by Dee McLachlan

We Frighten The Pants of Everyone With The New Strain

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Oh sure its not the government, its just messages from a rogue minister. The evening standard:

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says #SydneyWorldPride sent a message to the world that Australia is enriched by its diversity. Read more: https://t.co/I79e3HDpVt pic.twitter.com/TeifXX8ZSZ SBS News (@SBSNews) March 5, 2023

TL;DR: Schaut Picard Season 3. Wenn ihr Season 1 und 2 nicht gesehen habt, holt das nicht jetzt nach.

Ich bin ein alter Star Trek-Nerd. Discovery habe ich gehasst. Mit der "Enterprise"-Sequelserie bin ich schon nicht warm geworden. Modern Trek finde ich furchtbar.

Frher war Star Trek mal eine Utopie. Grundlegende Probleme waren gelst. Geld, Krankenversorgung, Essen, Fortbewegung ... alles gelst.

So konnte die Show von Ethik handeln, und abstraktere Fragen aufwerfen.

Das sah man schon optisch. Die Raumschiffe waren hell beleuchtet. Menschen waren kompetent. Vorgaben der Vorgesetzen basierten auf guten Informationen und langer Erfahrung und wurden nicht ignoriert oder auch nur in Frage gestellt (im Allgemeinen). Wenn also jemand Befehle nicht befolgt hat, dann war es der Captain, und es war auergewhnlich und daher spannend.

Modern Trek spielt in dunklen Verliesen, man kann kaum was erkennen. Die Leute vertrauen nicht ihren Vorgesetzten sondern jeder macht sein eigenes Ding. Kompetenz ist egal, Gefhle sind alles. Niemand wirkt vertrauenswrdig oder kompetent.

Das ist eine Dystopie, keine Utopie. In die neue Serie Picard habe ich kurz reingeschaut und war dann massiv enttuscht. Das war Modern Trek, nur noch schlimmer. Offensichtlich von Leuten gemacht, die nicht mit Star Trek aufgewachsen sind, die anscheinend auch einen Dreck auf die Werte gaben, um die es bei Trek frher ging. Das ist nur noch "The CW"-Style Massenware gewesen. Sehr betrblich, dass Patrick Stewart da berhaupt mitgemacht hat.

Warum schreibe ich das alles? Weil die 3. Staffel von Picard den ganzen Schei ber Bord geworfen hat. Heute kam die 3. Episode raus. Luft bei Amazon Prime und hat englische Tonspur.

Ich kann mich ehrlich gar nicht mehr erinnern, wann ich das letzte Mal der nchsten Episode einer Trek-Show entgegen gefiebert habe. Muss bei DS9 gewesen sein oder so.

Bei Picard Season 3 habe ich das wieder. Das ist der erste gute Trek seit 25 Jahren.

Wenn ihr also eigentlich Fans von Star Trek seid, aber angesichts des Mlls der letzten 20 Jahre angeekelt aufgegeben habt, dann solltet ihr Picard Season 3 nochmal eine Chance geben.

Ich wnsche viel Spa.

Das ganze Konzept der Strerhaftung bei Raubmordkopierern kommt ja nicht aus Gesetzen sondern da haben Richter sich selbst zu Gesetzgebern aufgeschwungen und das mal eben per Urteil selbst erfunden, das Konzept.

Wenn die das tun, und damit davon kommen, was tun die sonst noch so? Nun, sie eskalieren frhlich weiter. Das Landgericht Leipzig fand jetzt mal eben spontan, dass Quad9 (ein kostenloser DNS-Anbieter) nicht nur Strer sondern Tter ist, wenn sie einen Namen auflsen, der zu Raubmordterrorkopien fhrt.

Gut, der DNS-Provider kann erstens gar nicht wissen, zu welchem Port ich mich verbinden will. Aber nehmen wir mal an, das Problem gbe es nicht.

Nehmen wir mal an, das ganze Internet ist nur Webseiten, und Quad9 wrde jede Webseite aufrufen, bevor sie mir antworten, und sie knnten irgendwie magisch feststellen, ob da Raubkindsmordterrorkopien angeboten werden.

Dann wre das trotzdem wertlos, weil die Webseite ja Quad9 andere Daten zeigen kann als mir. Selbst wenn eine Raubmassenkindsmordterrorkopie erkennbar wre, automatisiert gar, knnte Quad9 nicht sehen, ob die Webseite mir welche anbietet.

Kurz gesagt: Ein bemerkenswert krasses Fehlurteil, offenbar gefllt gnzlich unbeschwert von Sachkenntnis oder Einarbeitung in die Fragestellung.

Das wre als wrde man den Richter einlochen, weil ich ihn nach dem Weg zu einem Restaurant gefragt habe, und spter stellt sich raus, dass das Restaurant irgendwelche Sanitrauflagen nicht eingehalten hat.

Das Landgericht Leipzig schloss sich hier brigens dem Landgericht Kln an:

Das Landgericht bezieht sich dabei auf die "berzeugenden Ausfhrungen" des Landgerichts Kln, das bereits im September 2022 die tterschaftliche Haftung fr Urheberrechtsverletzungen Dritter auf Cloudfare bertrug. Cloudfare betreibt nicht nur ein Content Delivery Network, sondern auch einen DNS-Resolver.

Vinyl chloride entered the spotlight after the Feb. 3 Ohio train derailment. But the hazardous substance has been around for decades and is everywhere from buildings and vehicle upholstery to children's toys and kitchen supplies and factories have been emitting the EPA-designated toxic chemical into the air for years. The train that derailed had the manmade and volatile compound on board, prompting temporary evacuations. But the derailment isn't the first time vinyl chloride has alarmed experts. Experts say that the volatile compound, "used almost exclusively by the plastics industry," has "leached into groundwater from spills, landfills, and industrial sources," and that people who live around plastic manufacturing facilities "may be exposed to vinyl chloride by inhalation of contaminated air." According to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which "tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment," there are 38 TRI facilities in 15 states mostly around the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern U.S. that use vinyl chloride, emitting about half a million pounds of the substance every year. The problem begins at vinyl chloride's origins. It's generated from ethane, which is obtained through fracking natural gas. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said ethane production hit a monthly record last year of more than 2.4 million barrels per day. The global PVC market is expected to become a $56.1 billion industry within the next 3 years. 

Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on corporate corruption and health from reliable major media sources.

Australia has become the first country to recognise psychedelics as medicines, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration took researchers by surprise and approved the psychedelic substances in magic mushrooms and MDMA for use by people with certain mental health conditions. MDMA and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, will be considered schedule 8 drugs - meaning they're approved for controlled use when prescribed by a psychiatrist - from July this year after the TGA acknowledged there were few other options for patients with specific treatment-resistant mental illnesses. The changes will allow MDMA to be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. They will still be considered prohibited substances ... for all other usages. "Prescribing will be limited to psychiatrists, given their specialised qualifications and expertise to diagnose and treat patients with serious mental health conditions," a TGA statement published on Friday said. Associate Professor David Caldicott, an emergency department doctor who appeared at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide ... was pleasantly surprised by Friday's decision. "The conditions for which these drugs might be used [post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment-resistant depression] are currently conditions for which you're basically destined to a lifetime of drug use. Whereas the MDMA particularly is used to facilitate psychotherapy, only for a few doses," [said Caldicott].

Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on mind-altering drugs from reliable major media sources.

According to the World Health Organization definition, 1.9 billion adults are considered overweight. Of these, more than 650 million people are classified as obese. In Australia, health authorities suggest being overweight is more dangerous to us than alcohol, and only second in "preventable health risk" to smoking. ABS health data claims 67% of Australian adults are overweight, an increase on 63.4% a decade ago. Last year, Australia's former conservative government released a "National Obesity Strategy", concerned Australia was facing health risks of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancers. That government did recognise weight is influenced by complex "social, environmental, and economic factors", but their framework of encouraging "healthy choices" as a remedy unhelpfully individualises a collective problem. First, shaming individuals into weight loss doesn't work. 95% of weight loss attempts fail. Two-thirds of dieters regain the weight they lose. Second, the structural giveaway here is an admission that the poorest "experience the greatest burden of disease linked to excess weight". Our societies have never produced so much food, and the time to prepare it are priced as a luxury, while highly processed items are inexpensive, easy and aggressively mass-marketed. It's not a failure of collective willpower that's jeopardising our health, but a diet of bad food that's culturally familiar, low in nutrition and super available.

Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on food system corruption from reliable major media sources.

With the Biden administration's mandate to slash carbon emissions "at least in half by the end of the decade," the Pentagon has committed to using all-electric vehicles and transitioning to biofuels for all its trucks, ships and aircraft. The plan ignores the Pentagon's continuing role in the annihilation of whales, in spite of the miraculous role that large cetaceans have played in delaying climate catastrophe and "maintaining healthy marine ecosystems," according to a report by Whale and Dolphin Conservation. This fact has mostly gone unnoticed. The decimation of populations of whales and dolphins over the last decade - resulting from the year-round, full-spectrum military practices carried out in the oceans ... has fast-tracked us toward a cataclysmic environmental tipping point. The other imminent danger that whales and dolphins face is from the installation of space-war infrastructure, which is taking place currently. This new infrastructure comprises the development of the so-called "smart ocean," rocket launchpads, missile tracking stations and other components of satellite-based battle. Throughout their lives, whales enable the oceans to sequester a whopping 2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. That astonishing amount in a single year is nearly double the 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon that was emitted by the U.S. military in the entire 16-year span between 2001 and 2017. Clearly, key path forward toward a livable planet is to make whale and ocean conservation a top priority.

Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on military corruption and marine mammals from reliable major media sources.

Huge amounts of plastic ends up rivers and oceans every year, harming the environment and potentially also human health. But what if we could pull it out of water with the power of magnets? [Chemistry student] Ferreira became determined to find a solution to remove microplastics from water. He started by designing his own spectrometer, a scientific instrument that uses ultraviolet light to measure the density of microplastics in solutions. "I could see there were a lot of microplastics in the water and they weren't just coming from big plastic breaking down in the sea," he says. It was on his local beach that Ferreira came up with a solution that could extract microplastics from water. "I found some oil spill residue with loads of plastic attached to it," he says. "I realised that oil could be used to attract plastic." Ferreira mixed vegetable oil with iron oxide powder to create a magnetic liquid, also known as ferrofluid. He then blended in microplastics from a wide range of everyday items, including plastic bottles, paint and car tyres, and water from the washing machine. After the microplastics attached themselves to the ferrofluid, Ferreira used a magnet to remove the solution and leave behind only water. Following 5,000 tests, Ferreira's method was 87% effective at extracting microplastics from water. Ferreira is currently in the process of designing a device which uses the magnetic extraction method to capture microplastics as water flows past it. The device will be small enough to fit inside waterpipes to continuously extract plastic fragments.

Note: Researchers from Australia are also finding innovative ways to rapidly remove hazardous microplastics from water using magnets. Explore a treasure trove of concise summaries of incredibly inspiring news articles which will inspire you to make a difference.

The reptilian annual World Economic Forum at Davos, where the masters of the universe meet to congratulate themselves on their benevolent dictatorship, is home to many sinister ideas. This year, one of the creepiest discussions of all was delivered under the guise of progress and productivity. Nita Farahany, a Duke University professor and futurist, gave a presentation at Davos about neurotechnology that is creating "brain transparency." The new technologies, which Farahany says are being deployed in workplaces around the world ... include a variety of wearable sensors that read the brain's electrical impulses and can show how fatigued you are, whether you're focused on the task at hand or if your attention is wandering. According to Farahany, thousands of companies have hooked workers ranging from train drivers to miners up to these devices already, in the name of workplace safety. But what we are really discussing is workplace surveillance. Farahany paints a picture of a near future in which every office worker could be fitted with a small wearable that would constantly record brain activity, creating an omnipotent record of your thoughts, attention and energy that the boss could study at leisure. Farahany acknowledges that there could be drawbacks here: "Done poorly, it could become the most oppressive technology we've ever introduced on a wide scale." All of this raises the question: what exactly is your employer buying when they give you a paycheck? For bosses, the answer is simple: "Everything."

Note: Tune into a fascinating, 17 min. conversation about this issue that raises important questions about the overreliance on technology as a tool of control, under the guise of workplace safety. For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on corporate corruption from reliable major media sources.

In the pandemic's bewildering early days, millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech tools that could help stop coronavirus' spread. In return, governments got a firehose of individuals' private health details, photographs that captured their facial measurements and their home addresses. Now, from Beijing to Jerusalem to Hyderabad, India, and Perth, Australia, The Associated Press has found that authorities used these technologies and data to halt travel for activists and ordinary people, harass marginalized communities and link people's health information to other surveillance and law enforcement tools. In some cases, data was shared with spy agencies. China's ultra-strict zero-COVID policies recently ignited the sharpest public rebuke of the country's authoritarian leadership since ... 1989. Just as the balance between privacy and national security shifted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, COVID-19 has given officials justification to embed tracking tools in society that have lasted long after lockdowns. What use will ultimately be made of the data collected and tools developed during the height of the pandemic remains an open question. Australia's intelligence agencies were caught "incidentally" collecting data from the national COVIDSafe app. In the U.S. ... the federal government took the opportunity to build out its surveillance toolkit, including two contracts in 2020 worth $24.9 million to the data mining and surveillance company Palantir Technologies Inc.

Note: Read an essay by constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead on COVID and the surveillance state. Detroit police recently sought COVID relief funds to install ShotSpotter microphones throughout the city. For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on the coronavirus and the disappearance of privacy from reliable major media sources.

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"Feel safe". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-05/australia-needs-to-do-more-for-lgbtq-people-feel-safe-loved/102052740 This week, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced at Sydney's WorldPride Human Rights Conference that Australia would spend $3.5 million as "a start" to support organisations advocating for LGBTQ rights in the Asia-Pacific. "As amazing as the announcement is, we still have so much work to do in...

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Today, Kerry Cassidy video BIG Intel 3/01/23: BOMBSHELL. This video explains the FF in Ohio in an interview with Dr Robert Young. (Dr Young has attracted his fair share of controversy over the years.)</p> <p>The five tanker train carriages contained volatile vinylidene dichloride (and was not vinyl chloride). Dr Young explains the catastrophy of the Ohio derailment. A 100-year catastrophy.</p> <p>Was this orchestrated by humans?</p> <p>The post <a href= "https://gumshoenews.com/dr-young-on-the-toxins-in-ohio/" rel= "nofollow">Train Derailment and Dr Young on The Toxins In Ohio</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gumshoenews.com" rel= "nofollow">Gumshoe News</a>.</p>

Below is a letter from ACT Director of Public Prosecution Shane Drumgold sent to ACT Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan outlining evidence of corrupt police trying to stop rape charges against Bruce []

March 4, 2023

I wrote this series in 2015. This article 12 in this series.

Late last year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams put into motion a plan expanding the use of force to drug and hospitalize people against their will. While this used to require clear evidence of imminent danger, it now requires only concern that a person may be having delusions or even simply not taking care of their physical health. Some have noted that this is meant to be used as a way to forcibly remove unhoused people from the streets, so its no surprise that advocacy groups and activists expressed concern.

The Consumer Advisory Board (CAB committee) I chair for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOMH), has also expressed concern. So we pressed DOMH for more information and guidance around the new rules for emergency interventions.

We wanted to listen to the training about the new rules which was given to clinicians and police officers. What were they being told about their expanding roles?

We also wanted numbers. How many people have been detained, imprisoned, or drugged under the new rules? How does that compare to the previous state of things? How was the sprawling bureaucratic superstructure of city government tracking outcomes on the ground in real time?

DOMH answered our call and offered a presentation. But as the presenter arrived, we quickly realized that this presentation could not be the same one that was being given to clinicians and the police. The presentation was straightforwardand without substance. First, the presenter offered no slides, PowerPoint, or handouts. While supplementary materials arent a requirement, data a...

Shermon Burgess : Pillar of the Community Crikey! Australian anti-Islamic activist Shermon Burgess becomes the latest far-right figure to convert to Islam, Scobie McKay, Crikey, March 3, 2023. Apparently, The Great Aussie Patriot (AKA the man who once sang the Continue reading

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Almost to the day that Russia began their military action against the Ukraine, there was a massive rollback of the virus hoax. Now that Ukraine is all but lost, they are moving on to a new external threat, China.

Does the US government think Americans are going to defend a country that poisons them and sodomizes their children?

by Mike Stone (henrymakow.com)

Exactly one year ago, we discussed the possibility that the virus hoax was being swapped out for the Ukraine war hoax.

You may recall that at the time the country was still in the grip of the virus hoax. Fat, dumb Americans had done nothing to stop it. They refused to boycott the companies pushing it, refused to stop flying, refused to lift a finger in defense of their country. Thanks to them, we were on the brink of full Australia-style concentration camps. Then suddenly it all stopped. Almost to the day that Russia began their military action against the Ukraine, there was a massive rollback of the virus hoax.

No government or ruling body in history had ever voluntarily relinquished the kind of total control that our government had seized over the years 2020 to 2022. Never before in history. For a government as tyrannical and as traitorous as our own to do that was unthinkable.

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Forty years ago, Australia had an electricity system delivering cheap, reliable power. That is no longer the case.

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PMID:  Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Dec 20:1-17. Epub 2022 Dec 20. PMID: 36538276 Abstract Title:  High-Intensity Interval Training is Safe, Feasible and Efficacious in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) involves bursts of high-intensity exercise interspersed with lower-intensity exercise recovery. HIIT may benefit cardiometabolic health in people with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).AIMS: We aimed to examine the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of 12-weeks of supervised HIIT compared with a sham-exercise control (CON) for improving aerobic fitness and peripheral insulin sensitivity in biopsy-proven NASH.METHODS: Participants based in the community [(n=14, 5610 years, BMI 39.26.7 kg/m, 64% male), NAFLD Activity Score 5 (range 3-7)] were randomized to 12-weeks of supervised HIIT (n=8, 44 min at 85-95% maximal heart rate, interspersed with 3 min active recovery; 3 days/week) or CON (n=6, stretching; 3 days/week). Safety (adverse events) and feasibility determined as70% program completion and70% global adherence (including session attendance, interval intensity adherence, and duration adherence) were assessed. Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (VOpeak), exercise capacity (time-on-test) and peripheral insulin sensitivity (euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp) were assessed. Data were analysed using ANCOVA with baseline value as the covariate.RESULTS: There were no HIIT-related adverse events and HIIT was globally feasible [program completion 75%, global adherence 100% (including adherence to session 95.47.3%, interval intensity 95.36.0% and duration 96.82.4%)]. A large between-group effect was observed for exercise capacity [mean difference 134.2 s (95% CI 19.8, 248.6 s),0.44, p=0.03], improving in HIIT (106.297.5 s) but not CON (- 33.443.3 s), and for peripheral insulin sensitivity [mean difference 3.4 mg/KgLegFFM/min (95% CI 0.9,6.8 mg/KgLegFFM/min),0.32, p=0.046], improving in HIIT (1.00.8 mg/KgLegFFM/min) but not CON (- 3.11.2 mg/KgLegFFM/min).CONCLUSIONS: HIIT is safe, feasible and efficacious for improving exercise capacity and peripheral insulin sensitivity in people with NASH.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (anzctr.org.au) identifier ACTRN12616000305426 (09/03/2016).

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Germans have been freezing through winter since the Nordstrom Pipeline was destroyed.

While brainwashed left-wing rent-a-crowds in other countries have been protesting against Russias involvement in the Donbas, not realising the Ukrainians started the war in 2014, the German left-wing protesters are protesting against NATO, for increasing their heating prices (they are now buying liquid fuels from Norway and elsewhere), costing their government a fortune in weapons donations and creating an existential threat like never before.

When the European Economic Union was formed, Germany devalued their currency compared to everyone else and consequently got a better deal on exports, helping to make Germany an economic powerhouse within Europe.

Their success expanded to the world including China and led to a relatively comfortable, first-world sort of lifestyle, especially attractive to those east of Berlin, and also to Turks, who formed the largest minority labour force.

Germany and France are the two massive foundations of the new European unity.

The countries of the EU are an odd match economically, France profiteers from its post-colonial money-printing activities in a number of African countries, Britain already exited with all its banks, others are in it for free money and barely have blonde...

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

• NIKKEI 225 increased 428.60 points or 1.56% to 27,927.47
• Shanghai increased 17.74 points or 0.54% to 3,328.39
• Hang Seng increased 138.08 points or 0.68% to 20,567.54
• ASX 200 increased 28.20 points or 0.39% to 7,283.60
• Kospi increased 4.22 points or 0.17% to 2,432.07
• SENSEX increased 899.62 points or 1.53% to 59,808.97
• Nifty50 increased 272.45 points or 1.57% to 17,594.35

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD increased 0.00267 or 0.40% to 0.67557
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00112 or -0.18% to 0.62058
• USDJPY decreased 0.639 or -0.47% to 136.121
• USDCNY decreased 0.01288 or -0.19% to 6.90722

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 10.81 USD/t oz. or 0.59% to 1,846.81
• Silver increased 0.192 USD/t. oz or 0.92% to 21.081

Some economic news from last night:

China:

Caixin Services PMI (Feb) increased from 52.9 to 55.0

Japan:

Jobs/applications ratio (Jan) remain the same at 1.35

Tokyo Core CPI (YoY) (Feb) decreased from 4.3% to 3.3%

CPI Tokyo Ex Food and Energy (MoM) (Feb) increased from 0.1% to 0.3%

Services PMI (Feb) increased from 52.3 to 54.0

Australia:

Home Loans (MoM) decreased from -4.2% to -4.9%

Some economic news from today:

India:

Nikkei Services PMI (Feb) increased from 57.2 to 59.4

FX Reserves, USD decreased from 561.27B to 560.94B

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a green day:

• CAC 40 increased 63.90 points or 0.88% to 7,348.12
• FTSE 100 increased 3.07 points or 0.04% to 7,947.11
• DAX 30 increased 250.75 points or 1.64% to 15,578.39

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD increased 0.00153 or 0.14% to 1.06113
• GBPUSD increased 0.00464 or 0.39% to 1.19874
• USDCHF decreased 0.00407 or -0.43% to 0.93813

Some economic news from Europe today:...

Today thousands of Australias most dedicated and hard-working volunteers will be on deck to let you know more about what Lions Australia does. Many of Lions Australias 25,000 plus hardworking volunteers will be out in the community celebrating Lions Awareness Day this weekend.

Where theres a need, theres a Lion and after 75 years of helping others in Australia, Lions know their role as a service club is only becoming increasingly important.

Lions Awareness Day

Held today, Saturday March 4, Lions Awareness Day is particularly important this year as Australia continues to face some of the worst flooding in history.

Lions Australias CEO, Rob Oerlemans, said our country need volunteers now more than ever. Lions Australias 25,000 plus hardworking volunteers often serve their communities silently behind the scenes. Lions Awareness Day is a wonderful opportunity to recognise the incredible difference our volunteers make and give people an opportunity to learn more about our organisation.

When disaster strikes Lions volunteers are the first to offer support. Its been a big couple of years for our members with many communities impacted by flooding.

Vol...

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I used to think trauma was something that only applied to people exposed to extreme situations like war, genocide, abuse or crime. Yet, living on planet Earth pretty much guarantees you some trauma. 

Trauma comes from the Greek traumat, which means wound. It is an emotional wounding that results from experiencing or witnessing a highly stressful, horrifying event or series of events where one feels a lack of control, powerlessness and threat of injury or death. This sounds disturbingly similar to what humans are increasingly living through with climate change. 

Being pushed beyond my own limits by the climate crisis forced me to take its traumatic impacts more seriously. As I witnessed the continent where I live burn to the ground during one of Australias worst bushfire events, I felt utterly overwhelmed. Id spent the past decade helping to build the power of the climate movement, hoping to avert disasters like these. It was as though everyones work was burning to the ground, taking lives, homes and livelihoods with it. 

The months that followed were like a dream. I moved through the world numb, unaware that the trauma of the experience had sent me into a dissociative state. As often happens in trauma, my brain switched off my capacity to feel as a way of trying to protect me. 

Hidden tunnel discovered inside Egypt's Great Pyramid at Giza

A nine-metre-long hidden passageway has been discovered inside Egypts Great Pyramid at Giza. 

The corridor, which is two metres wide and located on the northern side of one of the worlds largest pyramids, was unveiled during a press conference on Thursday by Egyptian antiquities officials. 

The findings were made as part of the Scan Pyramids project, which uses infrared thermography, 3D construction technology, and radiographic muons, among other non-destructive and non-invasive techniques, to investigate the site. 

The project was launched in 2015 as a collaboration between Egyptian experts and universities in Canada, France, Germany, and Japan. 

Egypt from space: Satellite views of the pyramids, Nile, Cairo, and Suez

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You cannot guarantee that a file is truly an image, video, PDF, or text file by looking at file extensions. On Windows, attackers can execute a PDF as though it were an EXE.

This is quite dangerous, because a file that you download from the internet, mistaking it for a PDF file, may actually contain a very harmful virus. Have you ever wondered how attackers do this?

Trojan Viruses Explained

Trojan viruses derive their name from the attack of the Achaeans (Greeks) in Greek mythology on the city of Troy in Anatolia. Troy is located within the borders of today's anakkale city. According to the narratives, there was a model wooden horse built by Odysseus, one of the Greek kings, to overcome the walls of the city of Troy. Soldiers hid inside this model and secretly entered the city. If you're wondering, a copy of this horse model is still found in anakkale, Turkey.

The Trojan horse once represented a clever deception and an ingenious feat of engineering. Today, however, it is viewed as malicious digital malware whose sole purpose is to harm target computers undetected. This virus is called a Trojan because of the concept of being undetected and causing harm.

Trojans can read passwords, record the keys you press on your keyboard, or take your entire computer hostage. They are quite small for this purpose and can cause serious damage.

What Is the RLO Method?

Many languages can be written from right to left, such as Arabic, Urdu, and Persian. Many attackers use this nature of language to launch various attacks...

The message from the above Ikea advert should be clear Dont Buy Ikea

Laurence Dollimore Daily Mail March 1, 2023

Almost half of Brits believe ethnic minorities and LGBT communities are over-represented on television, a survey has found.

Some 45 per cent of people in the UK think ethnic minorities are over-represented, while just 26 per cent say they are under-represented, according to the new YouGov poll.

Meanwhile, 44 per cent of Britons believe gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender people are over-represented on their TV screens. However, there are no reliable figures to show if Britons perceptions about representation on television are correct.

It comes just weeks after a report by the Campaign for Common Sense suggested the unrecognisable to most viewers  as it accused the broadcaster of over-representing minorities.

Meanwhile the marketing departments of 500 major brands said in a 2017 survey that they were focused on promoting diversity to prevent perceived discrimination, with some admitting they had purposefully used fewer images of white and straight couples in their campaigns.

The YouGov survey spoke to more than 1,000 people in each of the seven countries that participated, including the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Chile, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.

It found that out of all the nationalities questioned, Brits were far more likely to believe ethnic minorities and LGBT people were over-represented on TV, reports The Times.

In neighbouring France, for example, just 19 per cent of people believe ethnic minorities are over-represented, while 33 per cent think they are under-represented.

In fact in every other country surveyed, more people believed ethnic minorities and LGBT people were under-represented on TV rather than over-represented a reversal of Britains results.

According to the latest UK census data, released in November last year, ethnic minorities make up 18.3 per cent of the population in England and Wales, while 81.7 per cent of people are white.

Meanwhile 1.5 per cent of Brits aged over 16 identified as gay or lesb...

Thank you Underminder who writes: The ABC's fair and balanced take but it's OK guys it's only satire so don't get outraged. Mark Humphries on the superannuation changes, ABC employees receive 15.4% of their base salary as contributions while the plebs they are trying to stir up get 10.5% rising...

Thank you Jill. This bloke is a shyster! Weasel words and word games. What a hypocrite! Conned and blustered his way into the job and now we all pay! pic.twitter.com/gK8awyDJDH JILL (@1Swinging_Voter) March 3, 2023

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Another chilling episode for the day.

The actors (Nazi or otherwise) are being brought into the light. There is so much going on it is difficult to keep up with what is unfolding across the globe. Nothing is as it seems nothing.</p> <p>The video is for across-the-board comments.</p> <p>The post <a href= "https://gumshoenews.com/world-wide-war-on-humanity-unfolding/" rel="nofollow">World Wide War on Humanity Unfolding</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gumshoenews.com" rel="nofollow">Gumshoe News</a>.</p>

From The Australian Teal independent MP Monique Ryan declared an ambition to be the prime minister one day, according to an affidavit tendered in her staffer Sally Ruggs Federal Court case against her. In evidence on Friday, Ms Rugg claimed Dr Ryan said: You dont understand, I need to be...

Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher doesnt miss the ultra-tolerant Waleed and the woke Project. Perhaps a quick note to ACMA might help get the message home: FreeTV Code of Conduct: https://www.freetv.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Free_TV_Commercial_Television_Industry_Code_of_Practice_2018.pdf 3.2.1 In broadcasting a news or Current Affairs Program, a Licensee must: a) not include material which, in the reasonable...

Homeless people need all the help and support the government can give. Unfortunately, some are left to their own devices and they end up sinking deeper into poverty.

What they need are jobs. When a person feels productive, so many things can change, and these are often for the good.

In a pilot program thats meant as an answer to the homelessness problem thats happening in Kansas City, the state made sure that they were provided with part-time work. This helped many immensely especially when getting the housing they desperately needed.

Kansas City Missouri has also now witnessed a lowering in litter collection because the pandemic slowed down court cases and community service clean-up programs.

By putting 26 of the citys 1,800 homeless people to work, changes happened. They made them clean the streets that they stayed in. This move targeted two issues in one go and they were able to remove more than 67,000 pounds of trash by the time the work time ended and this also gave the homeless workers the ability to consider themselves employed on a housing application.

We really wanted to focus on people that were home...

Such a myth about Ms Gillard's 'achievements'. ALP Mining Tax - COST MONEY - Scrapped. ALP Carbon Tax - Ruined industries. Scrapped. ALP NDIS - Launched unfunded and too soon. Now a mess Gonski - Absolute failure. But Tanya Plibersek praised them all. pic.twitter.com/GcM4Y6M7AJ JILL (@1Swinging_Voter) March 2, 2023

Albo didnt know the cash rate. Today his deputy Richard Marles was asked 3 times to explain Labors #superannuation policy, but couldnt. Its a super debacle. pic.twitter.com/YRaeH9sxSR Black Semi Fascist (@BFacist) March 2, 2023

Just as Winston Churchill ordered the destruction of the worlds first programmable computer, COLOSSUS, in 1945, almost half a century later the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard similarly ordered the destruction of an iconic Australian particle accelerator that was taking Australia to the bleeding edge of electronic engineering research, i.e,  MAGGIE, THE ION LADY.

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PART 1: THE COLOSSUS STORY

The worlds first programmable computer has a TOP SECRET military secret until the Year 2000, and until then, the 12,000 people who worked at Blechley Park during World war 2 could not tell their stories even to husbands, wives or children.

For incredible insight into the heroic ordinary people who helped to develop the COLOSSUS computer, I recommend that Ronalds space readers find the time to watch this truly remarkable behinds-the-scenes video of the untold facts, which have a shocking parallel with the saga of Australias Maggie the Ion Lady story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2tMcMQqSbA

The following screen captures are snapshots from the Colossus story and they are important to the terrible story of our Maggie.

COLOSSUS was a colossal size:

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OPINION: They say timing is everything, but theres a stark irony about World Pride happening throughout Sydney at the same moment as an inquiry into some of the harbour citys darkest and most shameful years. Away from the rainbow strip, just off Macquarie Street in a sandstone building raised from the citys bedrock, the New []

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the courtyard rat squatting on an empire of pizza boxes rainsoaked piles of stewing cardboard flattened packaging from long covid's eager merchandise anything to transcend an unimagined plague rat traps line the walls like doctors' obsolete portmanteaux from a much earlier decade

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If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love.
 Steve Irwin (22 February 1962  4 September 2006)

Humanity can no longer stand by in silence while our wildlife are being used, abused and exploited.
It is time we all stand together, to be the voice of the voiceless before its too late. Extinction means forever.
 Paul Oxton

Australian official mortality data show no clear evidence of significant excess deaths in 2020, implying from an older WHO definition that there was no COVID-19 pandemic. A seasonality analysis suggests that COVID-19 deaths in 2020 were likely misclassifications of influenza and pneumonia deaths.

Australian excess mortality became significant only since 2021 when the level was high enough to justify calling a pandemic. Significant excess mortality was strongly correlated (+74%) with COVID-19 mass injections five months earlier. 

Strength of correlation, consistency, specificity, temporality, and dose-response relationship are foremost Bradford Hill criteria which are satisfied by the data to suggest the iatrogenesis of the Australian pandemic, where excess deaths were largely caused by COVID-19 injections. 

Supporting this hypothesis also is the fact that the youngest 0-44 age group with lowest risks of COVID infection and death has suffered disproportionately the highest multiples of excess mortality with the advent of COVID injections-a result which is unlikely to have other natural explanations. Therefore, Australia appears likely to be experiencing an iatrogenic pandemic and the associated mortality risk/benefit ratio for COVID injections is very high.

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Above recent photograph: Two old Sydney gays. Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating with Sydney radio shock jock Alan Jones.

I dont know who Paul Keatings live-in gay partner is.

Below photograph: former Australian Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.

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The Treasurys statements explore the potential forms and implementations of an American CBDC.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released comments from Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang on the Next Steps to the Future of Money and Payments, addressing CBDCs and the approach the American government is taking to their potential implementation.

The original Treasury report released in September 2022 described the formation of a CBDC working group that would advance work on a CBDC. Liangs remarks confirmed the formation of that group.

One of the central tasks for the CBDC Working Group is to complement the Feds work by considering the implications of a U.S. CBDC for policy objectives for which a broader Administration perspective is helpful, Liang said. To give you a sense of how we are pursuing this work, I will describe our approach to thinking about CBDC options, the policy questions we are attempting to answer, and the kinds of recommendations we hope to develop.

Highlights from this description include a look at the potential forms that a CBDC could take, the potential for a separate retail and wholesale CBDC and the possible core features of the CBDC. Also discussed is the idea that a potential U.S. CBDC, if one were created, would best serve the United States by being intermediated, meaning that the private sector would offer accounts or digital wallets to facilitate the management of CBDC holdings and payments. In terms of technology, a retail CBDC might involve a different architecture compared to a CBDC that is intended solely for wholesale use.

In his piece for Bitcoin Magazine, Mark Goodwin described how Bitcoiners may have spent so much time looking for CBDCs, we missed the private-entity stablecoin monster right in front of our eyes.

The Treasurys released remarks suggest that a CBDC may well come on the backs of private entities, with major incentives to participate. The United States has gotten serious in regards to its consideration of a CBDC. And all this just as legislation has been introduced by Republican lawmakers that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC directly to anyone.

Although this bill may not have much of a chance of passing, notable is the specific angle of preventing a Federal CBDC, potentially leaving free those intermediated by private parties.

The remarks also described how a CBDC is one of many directi...

Indian historian, editor and journalist, Vijay Prashad writes about the changing global reality. The great majority of nations no longer accept being dominated and told what to do by the United States and European powers (Asia Times 25 February 2923). They have followed their own course in several recent occasions. One of them is in their response to the conflict in Ukraine. The West has been insisting on the vilification of Russia and pushing for war. Most other nations, including newly emerging powers, are calling for an end to vilification and a peaceful solution. The West is losing credibility.

At the G20 meeting in Bengaluru, India, the United States arrived with a simple brief. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at the February 2023 summit that the G20 countries must condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and they must adhere to U.S. sanctions against Russia. 

However, it became clear that India, the chair of the G20, was not willing to conform to the U.S. agenda. Indian officials said that the G20 is not a political meeting, but a meeting to discuss economic issues. They contested the use of the word war to describe the invasion, preferring to describe it as a crisis and a challenge. France and Germany have rejected this draft if it does not condemn Russia.

The map shows the divide between Asia, Africa, and South America on one side and the Unite...

Talisman Sabre

Manver der Serie Talisman Sabre werden von den Streitkrften Australiens und der Vereinigten Staaten seit 2005 alle zwei Jahre gemeinsam abgehalten. Regelmig nehmen Land-, Luft- und Seestreitkrfte beider Staaten teil. Zudem werden Truppen aus weiteren Lndern eingebunden. Die bungsserie gilt als das grte gemeinsame Militrtraining der USA und Australiens. Manverschaupltze sind gewhnlich der Bundesstaat Queensland im Nordosten Australiens sowie das vor dessen Kste liegende Korallenmeer. In der Vergangenheit kam es mehrfach zu Protesten, weil das Manver unter anderem das Great Barrier Reef zu schdigen droht.[1] Vor zwei Jahren waren rund 17.000 Soldaten aus sieben Staaten an der bung beteiligt. Im Jahr 2017 probten alles in allem rund 30.000 Militrs aus den USA, Australien, Neuseeland, Kanada und Japan das grte Landemanver unter Beteiligung australischer Truppen seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Ein beteiligter US-Offizier kommentierte Talisman Sabre 2021 mit dem Hinweis, das Manver habe gezeigt, dass die Vereinigten Staaten gemeinsam mit Verbndeten am Pazifik in der Lage seien, schlagkrftige Marineeinheiten zu formen und zwar binnen Tagen.[2]

Luftbewegliche Operationen

An Talisman Sabre 2023, das laut Angaben der australischen Streitkrfte vom 21. Juli bis zum 4. August stattfinden soll, nimmt zum ersten Mal Deutschland teil. Wie die Bundeswehr mitteilt, wird neben Krften des Seebataillons und der Luftwaffe ... eine Infanteriekompanie des Heeres zu der Kriegsbung nach Australien entsandt.[3] Dort solle sie unter anderem unter Fhrung eines australischen Groverbandes in einem herausfordernden Szenario luftbewegliche Operationen durchfhren. Dies geschehe in Zusammenarbeit mit weiteren Partnern in der Region. Genannt werden neben den USA und Australien Japan, Sdkorea und Indonesien. Laut Berichten nimmt an dem Manver auch Frankreich teil, das Sttzpunkte und Truppen in seiner Kolonie Neukaledonien im Sdosten des Korallenmeers unterhlt.[4] Darber hinaus ist es den Vereinigten Staaten offenkundig gelungen, drei Staaten aus der pazifischen Inselwelt Neuguinea, Fidschi und Tonga in die bung Talisman Sabre 2023 einzubinden.[5] Das ist insofern von einiger Bedeutung, als der eskalierende Machtkampf zwischen den USA und China lngst die Pazifikinseln erreicht hat (german-foreign-policy.com berichtete [6]).

Koloniale Welten

Mit der Beteiligung an Talisman Sabre 2023 baut die Bundeswehr ihre Prsenz in der Asien-Pazifik-Region weiter aus. Den Anfang hatte die Fregatte Bayern gemacht, die im August 2021 zu einer ausgedehnten Asien-Pazifik-Fahrt aufbrach und bis zu ihrer Heimkehr im Februar 2022 unter anderem Australien, Japan und mehrere Pazifikinseln besuchte, darunter die US-Kolonie Guam. Guam ist ein zentraler US-Sttzpunkt beim militrischen Aufmarsch gegen China.[7] Die Fregatte Bayern hatte zuvor einen Tankstopp auf Diego Garcia eingelegt, einer In...

In his online article How America took out the Nord Stream Pipeline, Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh sees the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea as a collaboration between Norway and the United States. Based on the testimony of a whistleblower, Hersh situates the planting of C4 explosive devices by U.S. Navy Divers under the cover of the BALTOPS 22 international naval exercise in June; according to Hersh, the explosive devices were triggered by a Norwegian Navy P8, which dropped sonar buoys for this purpose on September 26th, 2022.

First of all, it should be noted that neither the U.S., nor Russia, nor European states have been able to present any valid evidence of perpetration, so Seymour Hershs theory must be taken seriously. Unfortunately, however, his article fails to provide any evidence. Whats more, in addition to minor weaknesses in content, important questions remain unanswered: for example, Hersh does not address why the attack took place on September 26 of all days, why the detonations occurred 17 hours apart, and fails to mention the dark ships described by Jerry Javornicky.

The major event BALTOPS 22, with which Hersh links the attack, took place between June 5th and 17th, with the participation of over 45 ships and over 75 aircraft from 16 countries, including Germany, Poland, Sweden, Norway, the Baltic States, the United Kingdom and the United States. NavyMil reported that Scientists from five nations brought the latest advancements in Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) mine hunting technology to the Baltic Sea to demonstrate the vehicles effectiveness in operational scenarios. A June 12th NATO article is even more explicit: In support of BALTOPS, U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet partnered with U.S. Navy research and warfare centers to bring the latest advancements in Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) mine hunting technology to the Baltic Sea to demonstrate the vehicles effectiveness in operational scenarios. Experimentation was conducted off the coast of Bornholm, Denmark, with participants from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport, and Mine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness Measuring (MIREM) all under the direction of U.S. Sixth Fleet Task Force 68.

These publications confirm in essence the scenario described by Seymour Hersh. BALTOPS 22 is also conceivable as the setting for the attack. However, it should also be borne in mind that th...

Nebuchadnezzar by William Blake 1795

THE PAINFUL END OF ROLF HARRIS:

Convicted paedophile and disgraced Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is under 24-hour care as he battles neck cancer. It is believed the 92-year-olds health deteriorated earlier this year after the death of his dog. He is no longer able to speak and now has to be fed via a tube.

by Mary W Maxwell, LLB

Editors Note: In her 26 February 2023 article, Mary Maxwell played the part of a fictitious Justice Henry Doe, writing a dissent in the SCOTUS case of Brunson v Adams. In this article, she plays the part of Justice Jeffrey Doe. None of it should be construed as official.

The United States Supreme Court

Petition for Certiorari in Brunson v Adams, 22-380

Justice Jeffrey Doe joins Justice Henry Does dissent to the courts majority opinion and adds to it.

I respectfully join Justice Henry Does dissent, especially for his crucial recommending that this court request the appointment of a special master to look into a possible covert enemy in the 2020 presid...

Former US marine Daniel Duggan accused of training Chinese pilots is a victim of the United States governments political dispute with China.

The post Doing Washingtons Bidding: Australias Treatment Of Daniel Duggan appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Just like our gut, the soil in our gardens needs a rich diversity of microbial life to be healthy.

The increasingly shabby treatment of former US marine Daniel Edmund Duggan by Australian authorities in the service of their US masters has again shown that the Australian passport is not quite worth the material its printed on.

In January this year, Sydneys Downing Centre Local Court heard that Australian Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus accepted a request from the US before Christmas to extradite Duggan. Duggan is no longer an American citizen, but Canberra has often regarded this as irrelevant when it comes to the US-Australian alliance.

In a 2017 indictment unsealed on December 9, Duggan is accused by prosecutors of using his expertise to train Chinese fighter pilots to land on aircraft carriers along with eight co-conspirators working at a South African flight school. It is also alleged that the US State Department warned him to apply for written authorisation to train a foreign air force in 2008, which is a requirement of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). The allegation here is that he went ahead without securing authorisation, thereby breaching trafficking and arms control laws between 2009 and 2012.

Duggan has been held since October. In the finest traditions of Australian justice, he is being confined in conditions that suggest presumed guilt. His lawyer, Dennis Miralis, has stated at various points with some exasperation that his client is presumed innocent under US law. Duggans wife, Saffrine, insists that her husband is a victim of the United States governments political dispute with China.

This presumption has also been sorely tested by Duggans detention in a two-by-four-metre cell at the Silverwater jail, which also houses convicted terrorists. Miralis can only assume that the New South Wales Department of Directions has been all too willing to follow instructions delivered from on high.

Earlier this month lawyers for Duggan made a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee challenging these conditions. Their submission argues that the authorities have failed to protect Duggan from inhumane and degrading treatment, failed to segregate him from convicted inmates, violated his right to adequate facilities to enable him to prepare his legal defence, and denied his right to confidential communications.

The submission also references the assessment of a clinical psychologist who visited Duggan in the Silverwater prison. The psychologist...

Australias review by the anti-torture watchdog hasagainshone the spotlight on the human rights abuses permitted in the darkness behind prison walls, and provides clear guidance on how governments across the country can prevent torture and mistreatmentand be held more accountable when they do notin compliance with international human rights standards. These standards should set the floor rather than the ceiling when it comes to upholding and protecting human rights

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By Malcolm R. Hughes

I received a very interesting video via telegram of a talk by Todd Callender an attorney and international lawyer, on the subject of the Covid-19 vaccine. He paints a dire message for those who took the jab.

From the research of Dr David Martin PhD we know that the natural Coronavirus was a pathogen of the gut of canines. Since it could not cross the species barrier, scientists (?) created a at the University of Chapel Hill in U.S. DARPA provided grants to Chapel Hill to create a bio-weapon. Why would that be? Just read on! They were successful in 2002. In 2003 Coronavirus Sars2 was patented in the name of the CDC who continued to hold the patent until January 2020.

Who was it that insisted that the population have the annual flu vaccine? Of course it was th...

Contributed from Victoria by a member of the MEAA

Next Tuesday (7 March) ABC journalists will be walking off the job for 24 hours. This is their first strike since 2006. The current dispute is over the of management to offer an acceptable agreement, which resulted in more than 90 percent of the journalists voting for strike action unless a suitable offer is made.

In fact, the latest offer is less than the offer that had been made last year and rejected.

Both television and radio services are affected by the dispute.

ABC journalists rejected the first offer on 9 November last year

Journalists are asking for better job security, equal pay for journalists in the regions and for women, and inclusion of journalists form diverse backgrounds. They want a career path for junior journalists to gain skill and experience. There must be backpay to cover for the delay by the ABC in trying to work out a new agreement.  

ABC management is initially tried to impose a three-year agreement with a one-off payment of $750 and pay increases of 3.5 percent, 3 percent, and 2,5 percent. This will not even keep up with the inflation rate.  The new offer is a $1,500 once-off payment, and pay increases of 4 percent, 3.5 percent, and 3 percent.

This offer has been rejected because although a little more pay is offered, there is still nothing to improve job security and equality.

When voting, the journalists also supported a strategy that will involve Various forms of continuing industrial action. Expect further disruptions until a resolution is found.

MEAA Media Director Cassie Derrick said members are resolute and determined to fight for a better deal. A media release by the union said that despite a meeting with the ABC managing director David Anderson on Tuesday this week, nothing new was offered.

The media release quoted Cassie Derrick.

David Anderson listened to our concerns and has agreed to postpone voting on the current offer, but there was no commitment made about providing an improved deal that addresses the major concerns of the staff.:

This dispute has a lot to do with years of government attacks on the ABC and cuts in funding, championed by Rupert Murdo...

Rupert Murdochs companies are set to be sued out of existence after Rupert gave evidence under oath that Fox News commentators knowingly lied to their audience about the 2020 presidential election being []

This clip didnt seem real at first. But the laughter, combined with a profoundly disturbing scene It reminded me of something. Its been a while, but Oliver Stones gruesome satire of TV in Natural Born Killers might as well be running in prime time. Via: Australians vs. The Agenda:

Some years ago, an old man of about 85 years of age was admitted to a British hospital. He kept on insisting that he didnt have time to be hospitalised because his mother needed him. The staff didnt believe him. But he told the truth. His mother was one of the oldest people in Britain, and she was dependent on her sons help. The story appeared in the BMJ as a warning about distrusting what people tell their doctors.

I went on a lecture tour in North America after I had published my book about deadly medicines and organised crime in the drug industry and lost my way at a large hospital in Baltimore. I couldnt find the auditorium and the organiser of the meeting didnt answer her phone. I strolled around in despair while the time for my lecture was rapidly approaching.

As a last resort, I addressed the reception at the hospital. As I was in a hurry, I bypassed a large queue of patients and explained to the receptionist that I was not a patient but a doctor scheduled to give a lecture in a few minutes time.

Please go to the end of the queue, she replied with a stone face. I repeated that I was a doctor and asked for help to find my colleague who worked at the hospital.

Please go to the end of the queue, the robot replied. It didnt matter to her how much I begged for help. She likely thought I was a psychiatric case with a delusion that I was a doctor, as she didnt tell me that the hospital information desk was close by.

I arrived at the auditorium right on time after having asked a friendly person in the corridor where the hospital information desk...

The acclaimed Palestinian writers Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd were invited to the Adelaide Writers Festival, South Australia, but have encountered a storm of false defamation from Zionists, pro-Zionist Mainstream media  and pro-Zionist politicians. Susan Abulhawa has also been falsely defamed for her humane, pro-peace views on the appalling Ukraine War. The eminent anti-racist Jewish Australian Festival Director, publisher  Louise Adler, is standing firm against this ferocious Zionist attack on free speech in Australia.

Palestinian writers Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd have been falsely defamed for alleged anti-Semitism and hate speech for criticising the century-long genocidal abuse of indigenous Palestinians by Zionists. However anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism because a large body of anti-racist Jewish scholars condemn racist Zionism, Israeli Apartheid, Apartheid Israel, and the century-long and  ongoing Palestinian Genocide (2.2 million Palestinians killed by violence, 0.1 million, and imposed deprivation, 2.1 million).

Thus anti-racist Jewish American scholar Professor Bertell Ollman (New York University): The Zionists are the worst anti-Semites in the world today, oppressing a Semitic people as no nation has done since the Nazis. Likewise anti-racist Jewish Canadian writer Naomi Klein: There is a debate among Jews Im a Jew by the way. The debate boils down to the question: Never again to everyone, or never again to us? [Some Jews] even think we get one get-away-with-genocide-free cardThere is another strain in the Jewish tradition that say[s], Never again to anyone.

Famed  anti-racist Jewish and non-Jewish writers and scholars Tariq Ali, Russell Banks, John Berger, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, Eduardo Galeano, Charles Glass, Naomi Klein, W.J.T. Mitchell, Harold Pinter, Arundhati Roy, Jose Saramago, Giuliana Sgrena, Gore Vidal, and Howard Zinn have condemned [Israels] long-term military, economic and geographic practice whose political aim is nothing less than the liquidation of the Palestinian nation (Google Jews against racist Zionism and Non-Jews against racist Zionism). Indeed 25% of US Jews and 38% of those under 40 say that Israel is an apartheid state.

Despite a century-long Palestinian Genocide and successive mass population expulsions (800,000 in the 1948 Nakba or Catastrophe, and 400,000 in the 1967 Naksa or Setback), today 7.5 million Indigenous Palestinians represent 50% of the 15.0 million Subjects of Apartheid Israel (while 7.0 million Jewish Israelis represent only 47%), but 5.5 million Occupied Palestinians (73% of the Indigenous Palestinian Subjects of Apartheid Israel) cannot vote for the government ruling them i.e. they are subject to egregious Apartheid as recognized by major world and Israeli human rights organizations.

Each year Israel violently kills about 500 Palestinians and a further 4,000 die a...

Resource businesses are booming in the vast steppes of Kazakhstan. Oil, gas, iron, copper, and uranium extracted by state-owned enterprises and joint-ventures with the energy majors and mining giants of the world comprise the core of a thriving export economy. Thanks in part to a welcoming investment climate and the ongoing Nurly Zhol (Bright Path) infrastructure modernization program, the country is developing into an important conduit for east-west commerce, harkening back to centuries past when the Silk Road was the main vein of world trade. But in the backyard of a debilitated Russia and in the pathway of an ascendant China, Kazakhstan is warming into a hotspot of geostrategic interest in and of itself, as it seeks a way out from becoming entrapped between its two assertive neighbors.

Last year brought distinct challenges to Astana, with high inflation sparking civil unrest, and Vladimir Putins invasion of Ukraine throwing regional supply chains into disarray. Many Kazakhstani commodities either transit Russia or undergo downstream processing there before entering world markets. These deep industrial ties are as much a legacy of the Soviet era as they are a reality of Kazakhstans remote, landlocked geography. Russia maintains a strong paternalistic relationship with its former satellite states, but its present alienation from the West is forcing that dynamic to evolve.

Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev perturbed the Kremlin last February by denying its request for his militarys participation in Ukraine, despite the fact that just one month prior, he had solicited the aid of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to quell domestic protests. Tokayev has since gone further in distancing himself from Moscow by banning the ubiquitous Z and other Russian military symbols, canceling the May 9th Soviet Victory Day parade, and even declaring that he would not recog...

If I was going to detain somebody, and they were a peaceful protester, I would endeavour to ensure that they didnt get three broken ribs and fractured vertebrae, like happened after your officers, Senator David Shoebridge put it to AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw last Monday.

Do you agree thats a poor outcome from an arrest? the Greens senator then asked the head of the federal police, who was proving rather reluctant to consider the arrest, which saw Iranian protester Hamid Sotounzadeh hospitalised with serious injuries, was an issue worthy of raising.

As footage circulated by Counteract shows, Sotounzadeh was set upon by Australian Federal Police officers on 9 February, as he was demonstrating against Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps across the road from that nations embassy in Canberra.

Indeed, that Sotounzadeh suffered fractured bones and was rendered unconscious due to officers setting upon him, for peacefully protesting the IRGC over the months-long repressions its subjected Iranians to, has led to the charge that the local cops acted in a manner akin to those in Iran.

The clip of the arrest shows a fellow protester gradually becoming more and more distressed as she approaches her friend whos lying on the ground, covered in scuff marks and no longer moving, as three AFP officers hover around him.

Sotounzadeh was still in hospital five days after the police assault. And despite an officer insisting hed failed to follow orders prior to their having set upon him, the man hasnt been charged with anything.

Investigating their own

Shoebridge...

Its no secret that Australian summers can be intense. Temperatures can regularly soar up into the 40s and the sun can be absolutely brutal. During these times, you want to make sure you can stay comfortable at home without having to blast the air con all day and night.

One of the best ways to do this is to make sure that your home is properly insulated. When people think about insulation, the first things that come to mind are usually ceiling, wall and underfloor insulation. And while these are undoubtedly important, all too often window insulation is left as an afterthought, which is baffling.

More heat gain occurs through windows than any other surface in the home. In fact, up to 87% of a homes heat energy can be gained through windows.

But there are solutions. One of the often overlooked benefits of window roller shutters is the ability to improve your homes insulation.

So lets have a look at a few ways that window shutters can help to insulate your home.

Prevent Thermal Transfer

High-quality window roller shutters are made from premium grade aluminium with a baked-on enamel reflective coating designed to reflect the sunlight. They feature non-flammable foam insulation and can help to reduce heat transfer by up to 75%. Insulating shutters trap a layer of air between the pre-insulated internal panel and external cladding, thus providing an effective barrier against heat loss and gain.

Roller shutters can reduce energy consumption from HVAC systems when heating or cooling your home or business during different seasons. Additionally, these energy-efficient benefits can also give a cost saving to you in the long run. Not only are roller shutters beneficial in controlling temperature but they also provide security benefits with additional protection from moisture and light penetration, leading to an all around product that provides most users with value.

Block the Sunlight

Installing roller shutters on the exterior of your home is a great way to block out excess sunlight and can significantly reduce the temperature inside. Not only will it decrease your electricity consump...

Transitioning was, for me, a way of making my body mine. It let me decide what this body was and what it meant. This is what five years of testosterone actually does to a girl. From the words of Abigail Thorn, trans YouTuber and playwright: the cause is my will.

The post What testosterone does to a girl appeared first on Overland literary journal.

eek comfort where you can, even if its in a dumpster
Have someone explain it to you like youre a toddler
Read more on ways you can help, even though there are none
Read Wittgenstein
Eat Life cereal
Have more questions than answers
Dance like nobodys watching
Change your password to Spiderman
Count backwards by sevens
Shout, How did we get here? during Happy Hour
Grade preschoolers artwork
Google Breathing for Beginners
Watch Shark Tank wearing pyjamas
Send TikToks to your therapist
Jump start your exercise
Nourish yourself by getting rid of mirrors
Re-create Grandpas famous lasagne
Learn how to make a prettier pie
Read a thesaurus
Lose yourself in the produce aisle
Stay connected with candy floss
Sit down to write an actual letter
Make your own Self-Care list
Sign off and repeat tomorrow.

This started as an erasure poem from an NPR article on self-care during the war in Ukraine. A few of the suggestions remain. I was reminded of a crisis centre whose response to my suffering was always to tell me to drink milk and have a bath. Most self-help out there seems equally absurd to me

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Back to Poetry Galley

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By G5+

[paraphrasing https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/whitney-plan-wreck-america]

In America, we have an oligarch problem, much bigger than that Putin faced in 2000.

The entire West is now captive by billionaire elites: media, the political establishment, and central institutions. The expansion from markets, finance, and trade to politics, social issues, and public health.

Th...

Contributed by Joe Montero

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released the tax expenditures and income statement. This is about tax concessions, credits, and deductions. Together, they amount to more than $150 billion a year. One third of this is superannuation discounts.

Given the reality of a tax revenue shortage, it makes sense to consider which of these giveaways is not justified. Clawing back some of the money could provide for the improvement if needed government services. The statement reveals that more than 55 percent of the benefit flows to the top 20 percent of incomes, with 36 percent to the top 10 percent.

Here is some of the detail. A third (35 percent) of rental deductions, including deductions for rental loss, interest costs, property maintenance, and council rates went to the richest. It is a similar story for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Another group of benefits mainly going to the same cohort include $150 billion a windfall from negative gearing, capital gains discounts, franking credits, and more.

Any move that helps to redraw the balance towards treating all Australians as equals should be supported.

It is clear that Australia has a welfare scheme for the rich, aiding the shift of income upward and away from those who need help the most. Australia cant afford to continue doing this, and it is unjust.

This is the reason why Chalmers announced the intention to cut the benefit to those with balances above $3 million in their superannuation accounts

The coalition and its backers are set against the cut and campaigning to have it stopped. In a cynical move to protect privilege.ge, they are accusing Labor of dishonouring its pledge not to touch tax breaks in the taxation system. This deserves to be called out for what it is.

The cut is not yet a done deal. For now, it is out for debate. The downside is that that action is to be delayed until after the next election. Its a strategy that will give those fighting to maintain the privileges time and opportunity to organise and deploy a scare campaign, pretending everyone is going to be targeted, and therefore a mistake.

There is also that very l little detail about intention has been given, and the benefit will...

The reality of the climate crisis makes it clear that we must leave the oil in the soil and the gas under the grass, as the Oilwatch International slogan goes. The fossil fuel industry knew this before anyone else. Yet the industry continues to seek new extractive frontiers on all continents in what has been labeled a fracking frenzy by campaigners. 

In Australia, unconventional fossil gas exploration has been on the rise over the last two decades. Coal seam gas wells have been in production since 2013, while community resistance has so far prevented the threat of shale gas fracking. The climate crisis and state commitments under the Paris Agreement means that the window for exploration is closing. But the Australian economy remains hooked on fossil fuels and the industry claims that fossil gas is essential for economic recovery from COVID, green growth and meeting net-zero targets.  

The Northern Territory, or NT, government is particularly eager to exploit its fossil fuel reserves and wants to open up extraction in the Beetaloo Basin as part of its gas strategy. The NT recently announced a $1.32 billion fossil fuel subsidy for gas infrastructure project Middle Arm and greenlighted the drilling of 12 wells by fracking company Tamboran Resources as a first step towards full production. 

Gas exploration is inherently speculative with high risks. The threat of reputational damage is high enough that large blue chip energy companies like Origin Energy a major player in the Australian energy market are turning away from shale. This leaves the field to smaller players who are willing to take a gamble in search of a quick buck. This is precisely how Tamboran came to prominence in Australia. After buying out Origin Energy in September 2022, Tamboran is now the biggest player in the Northern Territorys drive to drill.&nbsp...

Necromancy: King Saul talking to departed Samuel. This wasnt Samuel but an angel of light, a demon, appearing in the form of Samuel. Samuel was summoned by a witch. 

By many counts, Putins invasion of Ukraine has been an unparalleled mistake. He has united Europe and the West against this regime. He has, to quote NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gotten more NATO, not less. He has turned a country that was relatively polarized and divided on the issue of Russia relations as recently as the 2010 presidential election into a country that is overwhelmingly in favor of prosecuting the war to its end. And it has lost tens of if not hundreds of thousands of its soldiers on the battlefield over the past year.

What does Russia want from Ukraine that would justify such a steep price?

There are signs that Moscow itself might be having a hard time coming up with an answer. Over the past year, the Kremlin has vacillated between initially trying to get rid of the Nazi regime in Kyiv, to protecting the citizens of the Donbas from Ukrainian forces and expanding their hold on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as new territories.

In his Stalingrad anniversary memorial speech, Putin laid out Russias desire for victory, comparing it to the defeat of the Nazis in WW2. One interpretation could be that Russia seeks the absolute surrender of Ukraine and the creation of a new client state. Russias superficial pursuit of negotiations, which has been viewed as insincere by both NATO and Ukraine, would appear to contradict this to a domestic audience. Unconditional surrender, after all, requires no negotiation.

The creation of a client state, however, could require up to 800,000 Russian soldiers to occupy the country and support the client government. Russia would have to devote a significant amount of economic, political, and military resources to maintain that situation. And if the lessons from Afghanistan are to be learned, Russia would very likely find itself in a quagmire if they attempted to absorb the whole of Ukraine.

Thus, a more likely desire falls under Russias quest for self-defense. Most Russians who support the war claim it is an act of self-defense, namely, that NATO sought to destroy Russia and would have attacked it in any case regardless of whether Russia attacked Ukraine. This....

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Today James gives you a sneak peak of the "Lifestyles of Liberty" VIP (Very Independent Producer) webinar that will be hosted by Richard Grove of Autonomy on March 5, 2023 by previewing his presentation for the event.

This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! we talk to Hannah Gais [Twitter]. Hannah is a senior researcher and journalist with the Southern Poverty Law Center and the co-author (with Jason Wilson) of Leaked Chats, Documents Show Atomwaffen Founders Path to Continue reading

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A fascinating video with Dr. Lee Merritt & Karen Kingston on Its All Parasites: Cancer, Vaccines, Remedies!</strong></p> <p>More pieces to the puzzle?</p> <p>Is this why Ivermectin had successes as proved by the metadata analysis from 95 studies?</p> <p>What is the purpose? <span id="more-35443"></span></p> <p>It is interesting to note some parasites more or less turn their hosts into the walking dead. (<a href= "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/141031-zombies-parasites-animals-science-halloween" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Geo</a>)</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">These masters of mind control manipulate their hosts from within Some parasites can alter the behavior of their host in ways said Janice Moore, a biologist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">A parasite that can alter the behavior of its host, and in doing so improve its own transmission, is going to be favored by natural selection, she said. (See World War Z: Could a Zombie Virus Happen?)</p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href= "https://gumshoenews.com/covid-and-the-parasitic-world-view/" rel= "nofollow">Covid and A Parasitic World View</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gumshoenews.com" rel="nofollow">Gumshoe News</a>.</p>

March is the month named after Mars, the Roman God of War.  So March in your patch is an excellent time to wage war on it. Be it ripping out the weeds, mulching up a storm, or popping in a plethora of plants, March is the ultimate time to launch a full scale (but well planned) attack on you patch! So, all you weekend warriors March into action!

Warm Areas

Frost free or occasional light frosts (North from about Coffs Harbour and all the way across to the west to Geraldton)

• Okay, its still pretty warm out there, but you could certainly consider popping in the following incredible edibles, especially towards the tail end of the month. Consider cabbage, Asian greens, rocket, silverbeet, cauliflower, beans, peas, spring onions, leeks, radish or cucumber.
• Whack some lettuce in but consider popping them under a shade cloth tent if the days are still quite warm.
• Hop into the herb patch with coriander (try a slow bolting variety if its still very warm), sweet basil, lemon grass and oregano.
• Feeling fruity? Go Carmen Miranda with some strawberries, watermelon, citrus, rockmelon, pineapple and passionfruit!
• Plants feel the need for a feed at this time of year. A seaweed tea, or any low environmental impact liquid fertiliser, is perfect for giving them a kick start as they establish. Apply to the soil early in the morning and in the concentrations mentioned on the packet.
• Ave a go with an avocado!
• Begin to prepare your potato beds now.youll be glad you did come April!
• Pretty up the patch with these flowering fancies- marigolds, sunflowers and pansies, cornflowers, violas, snapdragons, stock, verbena and lavender (non-invasive varieties of course!). Popping these in around your veggies will give some colour and interest to the patch, and act as beneficial insect attractors!
• Consider a green manure crop to add some life and love to an overworked patch. At this time of year, try millet, oats, lupins or field peas. This will improve your soil incredibly, and, as a bit of forward planning, youll find it well worth the effort!
• Water smarter at this time of year. Water first thing in the morning, and instead of quickie irrigation, a nice, deep drink a couple of times a week is far more beneficial!
• Top up mulch on your veggie patches, herb gardens and ornamental beds, especially important for weed suppression at this time of year. A hot tip is to mulch after watering the patch, to a depth of about 7cm. Keep mulch clear of plant stems.especially young seedlings. Choose a sustainable, low environmental impact mulch, one that will enrich your soil as it breaks down.
• Weeding is an important job to do at this time of year. Cut down the competition between your tasty treats and these sp...

by Dee McLachlan

No authority seems to want to deal with wrongful child removals.

I rode up to Sydney to attend a Malicious Prosecution trial Pastor Paul Robert Burton and Dr Andrew Katelaris brought a CIVIL case of maliciously prosecution against two top government officials Lloyd Babb and Michael Coutts Trotter. It was to go over five days, and I arrived to be there on the second day.

Who are these government officials?

Mr Babb was the Director Of Public Prosecutions and Mr Coutts-Trotter was the Secretary of FACS NSW. By the way, the executive in charge of a...

A national coalition of over 40 legal service providers, unions, ethnic community peak bodies, churches, and national organisations is calling on Minister for Home Affairs Clare ONeil to urgently bring widespread migrant worker exploitation out of the shadows.  

Led by the Migrant Justice Institute and Human Rights Law Centre, the Breaking the Silence proposal urges the Federal government to establish whistleblower protections that would enable migrant workers to report exploitation without risking their visa.

The Albanese Governments wholesale review of Australias migration system will report in April, as the Government is devising strategies for faster and greater migrant intake. 

With hundreds of thousands of international students, skilled workers and backpackers arriving or returning to the country, there is a historic opportunity and urgent need to implement these reforms within the next six months.

Additionally from 1 July, the Government will reinstate limits on international student work hours, putting tens of thousands of underpaid students at risk of visa cancellation if they speak up for working extra hours in order to earn the equivalent of minimum wage.

The Migrant Justice Institute has surveyed over 15,000 migrant workers over the past 5 years. These studies consistently found that around three quarters of migrant workers earned below the casual minimum wage in Australia, and a quarter earned less than half that. Nine in 10 underpaid workers suffered in silence and took no action. 

Migrant workers generally endure exploitation in silence for fear of jeopardising their visa or ability to stay in Australia. The proposed reforms in Breaking the Silence include:

•  A protection against visa cancellation for exploited migrant workers who take action against their employer and have breached their work conditions;

• A short-term visa to allow exploited migrant workers to remain in Australia and pursue a claim against their employers, with visa security and the ability to work.

Sanmati Verma, Managing Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre says:

The conditions for exploitation are built into our visa system. If migrant workers cant speak up without fear of losing their place in Australia, most will never come forward. When they leave Australia, new migrant workers will simply replace them in those exploitative jobs.

These whistleblower protections must be a cornerstone of the governments migration reforms.

Associate Professor Laurie Berg, UTS, and Co-Executive Director of Migr...

One year last Friday since the military presence of Russia in Ukraine, the proxy war on Russias border continues. The US and its allies settle in for ongoing war, and contrary to the claims, it is not going well. China has now put forward a 12-point peace plan. Andrew korybko (Andrew Korybkos Newsletter 25 February 2023) suggests that this presents the best chance of ending the war. Will this be allowed to happen? Korybkos article should be read by everyone.

The fast-moving sequence of diplomatic events that followed the release of Chinas peace plan on Friday Russias praise of it, Zelenskys unexpected interest, his announcement that he hopes to soon meet President Xi, and then Lukashenkos trip to Beijing next week extends credence to this prediction. The very fact that the Ukrainian leader didnt dismiss it outright like his American counterpart and other Western ones did is worthy of explanation since it defied many observers predictions.

Most observers are convinced that the Russian-NATO proxy war in Ukraine will be a protracted struggle due to each sides polar opposite envisaged end game in this conflict, yet China actually has a decent chance of negotiating a Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire after the positive reaction to its official peace plan. It was expected that Moscow would praise Beijings pragmatic 12-step proposal yet few could have foreseen that Kiev would also be interested in it too.

Zelensky reacted by saying that China started talking about Ukraine, and I think this is a good thing. But it actually begs the question, what will these words be followed with? The steps next are important, after which he announced that he has plans to meet with Chinese President Xi in the coming future. Approximately 24 hours later, his Belarusian counterpart Lukashenko disclosed that hell be traveling to the Peoples Republic on a state visit from 28 February-2 March.

Yesterday a quiet driveway off flood-prone Ross Lane in Lennox Head was the scene of an unusual moment of pre-election fervour, when political representatives and candidates from across the region and every level of government came together to announce that something was finally being done about Ross Lane, along with numerous other roads across 26 disaster-declared LGAs.

Ballina Mayor Sharon Cadwallader spoke first, saying that almost $4 million to sort out Ross Lane was a great day for the local community. This important project is really something, she said. This is where the rubber hits the road, people. This is where things happen for our community. And I couldnt be more delighted.

NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, the Nationals Sam Farraway MLC then spoke about the wider funding announcement, with the NSW and Commonwealth governments coming together to support 57 road-related infrastructure programs across northern NSW, with $312 million in funding.

If were going to be serious about building back better, we need real and meaningful programs and projects and funding streams that are going to deliver, said Minister Farraway.

WSP: Ms ZANELLI Responds

• an In My View article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on (and replying to) a very prompt response to one of three recipients of an Open Letter published on Friday 24th February 2023, seeking clarification to a public statement made by the Co-Chairs of the Governing Board of the Whitby Secondary Partnership (WSP).

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Ms Christina ZANELLI, Co-Chair of the WSP Board of Governors, has very kindly provided a prompt response to the concerns I raised in my Open Letter to her, her Co-Chair Ms Su CROSSLAND and Mr Jamie HENSHAW, the Executive Head Teacher of WSP on Friday 24th February 2023. I am a little surprised to note that my email addressed, primarily, to three dignitaries of the Whitby Secondary Partnership (WSP) Board of Governors should receive a response from Ms ZANELLIs Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust (YEAT) email client, almost as though YEAT has replaced WSP already.

In the interests of openness and transparency, I will reproduce (i.e. copy/paste) Ms ZANELLIs email to me (timed and dated 08:50 on Monday 27th February 2023), in which she has kindly invited me to attend the Public Meeting in March (for which invitation I have cordially thanked her), in its entirety, at the foot of this article followed by my response.

Before doing so, I have a number of thoughts to express on the subject of Ms ZANELLIs reply. To that end, I will first highlight some of her remarks in the form of excerpts (in blue type) some of which, in my view, raise more questions than answers.

Firstly, I am surprised (and disappointed) that Ms ZANELLI, in her opening sentence, appears to have attributed to me, personally, remarks cited in my Open Letter as specifically attributable to other sources, thus:

the proposed amalgamation is being characterised, by some, as akin to a hostile take-over bid amounting to the attempted privatisation, by steath of Whitbys secondary education provision.

This is careless. Ms ZANELLI appears to have misread my remarks. I have not decried academisation. Others have. I would have expected Ms ZANELLI or any other Head Teacher or (Co-)Chair of Governors to discern that important distinction.

I write with care; I do not appreciate having the words of others thrust into my mouth.

Ms ZANELLI explains that approaches were made to WSP by two secondary trusts (academies) in September (I imagine Ms ZANELLI means September 2022), but that the...

To date, much of the academic research on Bitcoin has lacked high-quality data and rigorous review. Its time to fix that.

This is an opinion editorial by Rupert Matthews, a lecturer at the Nottingham Business School.

Even though the Bitcoin network is open source and accessible to anyone with an internet connection, the Bitcoin community can at times be viewed as closed to new ideas, with many stories of people excluded as a result of promoting and supporting non-Bitcoin activities.

At the same time, the benefits of Bitcoin are immediately apparent to those within the community, who also need to support the sharing of information on Bitcoin to no-coiners in order to support wider adoption. Unfortunately, broader perceptions of Bitcoin in the media and the old guard of Wall Street have meant that the education process can be an uphill battle that must first dispel mistruths before actual education can begin.

Please remember, even one of our most ardent supporters was once a no-coiner too:

It is also worth remembering, no-coiners cannot all be Michael Saylors, and are not all lucky enough to have close personal friends (thanks Eric Weiss) willing to take the time to clearly explain the concept to us, or the personal motivation to spend thousands of hours educating ourselves. We likely needed several touch points, combined with some base understanding to create the mental curiosity to ask: What is money? And where does money come from?

Saifedean Ammous works are some of the best, most widely-referenced sources for answering these questions, but people still need to be willing to read the 274 pages of The Bitcoin Standard to access them.

The problem is then, not only whether we have the voices to promote education, but also whether we have enough voices to both compete against those selling their assets of choice from Wall Street, but also against uninformed journalists (who are often unable to own the assets they report on), and are greater in number or have wider audiences.

Unfortunately, the sources of conflicted views of Bitcoin dont end with Wall Street speculators and journalists. Nic Carter, in his critical review of the recent White House...

THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA has ordered the deportation of a Kazakh-born Irish citizen, who is believed to be a spy for the Russian Federation, according to reports from Australia and Ireland. The woman in question has been identified as Marina Sologub, 39, an ethnic Russian who was born in Kazakhstan, but grew up in the Republic of Ireland.

 J.G. Olsen / Financial Expositor

...

On one read, chokepoint capitalism is really just plain old capitalism. The regulatory barriers (or moats) that companies erect to protect their monopolistic/monopsonistic powerincluding regulatory capture, neutering of competitors, complex contractual terms with suppliers, and straight up non-compliance with their legal obligationsare how capital works to protect and reproduce itself.

The post Freeing the arts from the markets: a reading of Chokepoint Capitalism appeared first on Overland literary journal.

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Contributed by Joe Montero

The exorbitant cost of housing across Australia isnt going down. Its continuing to go up instead. The main driver at this time is rents. They have recorded staggering increases over the last year, by as much as 47 percent at Katanning in West Australia. In other places they have risen at least 10 percent. capital cities, regional centres and towns are affected.

The lack of affordable rental housing should be regarded as a national disgrace and cause an immediate response. Australians are being pushed into housing poverty. Other than a lack of a job, there is the biggest part of todays cost of living crisis. This crisis wont be solved without the measures to lower rents.

Some commentators are blaming the rent problem on a worsening shortage of dwellings. Maybe this is true in some places. Mostly in the inner-city locations near universities, which have experienced a new influx of international students. But it is not the general case. and when policy is based on the fallacy that it is, the effect is to make the problem even worse.

Housing unaffordability has been and is still being driven by a rising proportion of ownership in the hands of fund managers and corporations, able to take advantage of negative gearing provisions, tax breaks, and other forms of government support like public/private partnerships. Foreign based investors are provided with the added bonus of a five-year tax write off.

These benefits, it is claimed, help to overcome the supply shortage.

These fund managers and are not mainly in it to make profit form rents. Their interest lies in profiting from rising asset values.

Nevertheless, they can use their monopoly strength to influence the market through their control of a sizable portion of the stock by either not letting it or using monopoly power to raise rents.

Statistics on the degree of fund manager and corporate ownership are sketchy. This not an area that is being researched well. What we do have, provides somewhere between 12 and 30 percent of all housing stock. This might not seem like a lot. But when you consider that this portion is in a few hands and concentrated in the capitals, it becomes far more sig...

A diverse group of global thinkers answers 8 fundamental questions about economics and capitalism. In this video interview, Yanis Varoufakis has a go:

0:00 Prologue

01:19 Intro

01:38 1. Why does economics matter?

03:00 2. What are the differences between economic science and economic engineering? 09:46 3. What role does economics play in society? Does it serve the common good?

15:21 4. Economics provides answers to problems related to markets, efficiency, profits, consumption and economic growth. Does economics do a good job in addressing the other issues people care about: climate change and the wider environment, the role of technology in society, issues of race and class, pandemics, etc.?

...

From the Great Moderation to the Great Crash, the Great Recession, the Great Stagnation, the Great Inflation and, finally, to the Great Volatility. What are the forces driving this 50yr dynamic? Plus an answer to: What did the euro crisis teach us about the EUs various debt instruments?

A lecture delivered on 24th January 2023 in Zurich at the State Street Global Advisors Conference.

The post Whats behind the Great Volatility? Audio of SSGA Zurich Address appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

Gavin Hardeys Churchill Fellowship project report To investigate the potential of community food forests and orchards

The post Report: Community Food Forests and Orchards appeared first on CGA.

A magistrate has thrown out the criminal case against a police officer who knocked a man unconscious in a sling-tackle arrest during a heated anti-lockdown rally in 2021.

Beau Barrett, an acting sergeant, was suspended from Victoria Police and charged with recklessly causing injury and assault after footage of him tackling Daniel Peterson-English to the ground at Flinders Street Station went viral on social media.

by Mary W Maxwell, LLB

Editors Note: In her 23 February 2023 article, Mary Maxwell created a make-believe Supreme Court ruling in the Brunson case. She played the role of Chief Justice Jane Doe.  Now she offers a dissent in which she writes as Justice Henry Doe.

The United States Supreme Court

Petitioner Raland Brunson v Respondents Alma Adams et al

Dissent to the ruling dated March 21, 2023

Justice Henry Doe, with whom Justice Jeffrey Doe joins, dissenting

The majority opinion contains three flaws: 1. Its move to revive the Court of Equity is good but does not go far enough; a special master should be appointed to look into the allegation of an internal enemy and treason. 2. The time has come to discuss directly the way in which facts are precluded if they smack of conspiracy theory. 3. There is a need for sua sponte correction of...

The CRYSTALS-Kyber public-key encryption and key encapsulation mechanism recommended by NIST for post-quantum cryptography has been broken using AI combined with side channel attacks.

The CRYSTALS-Kyber public-key encryption and key encapsulation mechanism recommended by NIST in July 2022 for post-quantum cryptography has been broken. Researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, used recursive training AI combined with side channel attacks.

A side-channel attack exploits measurable information obtained from a device running the target implementation via channels such as timing or power consumption. The revolutionary aspect of the research (PDF) was to apply deep learning analysis to side-channel differential analysis.

Deep learning-based side-channel attacks, say the researchers, can overcome conventional countermeasures such as masking, shuffling, random delays insertion, constant-weight encoding, code polymorphism, and randomized clock. 

The NIST-recommended encryption algorithms are the result of a NIST competition designed to provide encryption able to withstand quantum-computer attacks. Shors quantum algorithm will be able to defeat current classical encryption in polynomial time when quantum computers become a reality. This is expected by some to be within the next five to ten years and has been called the cryptopocalypse.

The NIST approach to solving this issue is to develop more complex mathematical problems that are resistant to (although not necessarily proof against) quantum decryption. Such algorithms are described as quantum safe rather than quantum secure. Safe means it is safe until it is cracked; secure means it cannot be cracked by mathematical means. Basically, any pro...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottets brothers are still fugitives in hiding from a corruption inquiry and the NSW Liberal Party still has 20 seats to fill with candidates with the state election only []

My book review appears in todays Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age:

Imagine a weapon so powerful that it makes every person on the planet with a mobile phone potentially vulnerable. It isnt a scammer or traditional hacker but a new, much more virulent form of intrusion that takes control of all your personal information without you even knowing and uses those details to exercise intolerable influence over your life.

Israeli cyberweapon company NSO Group is the maker of Pegasus, the most infamous cyberweapon today. This tool has been used by democracies and despots for more than a decade, routinely sold by Israel to nations with which it wants friendlier relations.

From Saudi Arabia to Mexico, Pegasus has infected innumerable phones, many of which are owned by so-called enemies of the state including journalists, dissidents and human rights activists (though NSO claims its clients only target terrorists and criminals).

New York Times journalists Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti wrote in early 2022 that, cyberweapons have changed international relations more profoundly than any advance since the advent of the atomic bomb. Its a debatable statement, but theres no question that numerous other nations, including the US, China, Iran, Canada, New Zealand, Russia and Australia, also develop and deploy cyberweapons against friends and foes.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xq2up-139f1fd Gday Folks, On this latest episode Im joined by Andy and Ethan to chat about the latest development in A.I. ChatGPT. Check it out as I blow their minds with an introduction into what its capabilities are. The members are going to see first hand the power of this tool as i demonstrate []

Between 00:00 a.m. on the 1st january 2023 and 11:59 p.m. on the 24th February 2023, another 2,344 of our fellow Australians have died  as a direct consequence of having been unlawfully exposed to the Pneumonic Plague Virus that is commonly known as COVID-19.

31 St December 2022:

THE COVID-19 SCORECARD AS OF 31ST DECEMBER 2022

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The coronial inquest into the police-shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker will next week hear evidence from Aboriginal experts on community-led solutions to prevent future deaths in custody of Aboriginal people.

On 9 November 2019, 19-year-old Warlpiri and Luritja teen Kumanjayi Walker was killed after being shot three times at close range by police officer Zachary Rolfe in his community of Yuendumu. Constable Rolfe was charged with murder after the shooting but acquitted at trial. 

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA), with support from the Human Rights Law Centre are highlighting systemic injustices experienced by Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory and call for:

• an end to discriminatory policing and excessive use of force by police; 

• independent and robust police accountability mechanisms; and 

• proper resourcing for self-determined justice solutions, community-led alternatives to police and community-controlled health services. 

Quotes from Dr John Paterson, Acting CEO at North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA): 
As the coronial inquest recommences next week, the family and community of Kumanjayi Walker lead with tremendous strength. They continue to participate in this demanding process, at great personal cost to themselves and their families. At a time when we are set to hear evidence from Aboriginal experts and community members calling for self-determined justice solutions, we stand behind the family and the Yuendumu community in their calls for answers, accountability and justice for Kumanjayi Walker.

Aboriginal communities and organisations have always had the answers. The families and community have shown dignity and leadership throughout this ordeal and continue to do so. They must be listened to, and governments must act on community calls for change. 

Hundreds of our people have died in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody over 30 years ago. Yet governments continue to sit on their hands and fail to act. For as long as governments allow police to act with racism and impunity, deaths in custody will continue.

Quotes from Amala Ramarathinam, Acting Managing Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre: 

While this inquest has been a long and drawn out process, Kumanjayi Walkers loved ones and community continue to attend and participate at every step of the way. The family and community have led with dignity and strength throughout, as they gave evidence, welcomed the Coroner and all parties into their community and offered meaningful self-determined solutions, so that what happened to their loved one never happens to anyone else.

Plato argues with Aristotle, as seen on outer wall of SCOTUS building, Photo:  www.supremecourt.gov

by Mary W Maxwell, LLB

Editors note: The early part of this article contains the true content of Brunson v Adams, abridged, with our author Mary Maxwell inserting herself as Chief Justice Jane Doe. In the later part (under the photo of King Richard II), she speaks philosophically about the role of SCOTUS and presents options for solving the Brunson case. The pronoun we means the Court is speaking.

In The Supreme Court of the United States: RALAND J BRUNSON, Petitioner, v.
ALMA S. ADAMS, et, al., Respondents.  Decided [putatively] March 22, 2023

OPINION.  Ms Chief Justice Jane Doe delivers the opinion.

This case came to us from a citizen petitioner Brunson, disturbed by the refusal of 385 members of Congress to investigate allegations that the 2020 presidential election involved fraud. His case was dismissed at the district court in Utah for lack of standing. At the Appeal level in the Tenth Circuit, Respondents argued that they have immunity. We have jurisdiction, under 28 U.S.C.A. 1257(a).

Petitioner asks for speedy consideration as This case uncovers a serious national security breach that is...

Overland, the judges and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation are thrilled to announce the final results of the 2022 Judith Wright Poetry Prize.

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Overland, the judges and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation are thrilled to announce the final results of the 2022 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize.

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There is, apparently, a certain psychology attributed to those who collect and hoard. I am not sure if I fit the mould of a subject suffering from early deprivation or having an intense fear of intimacy, but I am a collector. I collect endings. Each one is different in its own singular way. Maybe I even orchestrate them in my life: manipulate break-ups, terminations, conclusions, finales. Such a habit might be symptomatic of a particular disorder, possibly a certain form of masochism.

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Today marks 2 very unhappy anniversaries the first anniverary is Russias ill-fated, illegal invasion of Ukraine, and the second anniverary is that 13 years ago, I set up this Ronalds space web blog in an effort to try and stop the Australian Federal Parliament from continually exploiting, dominating, defrauding, and randomly killing people.

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Yes, it really has been 13-years since I posted this:

THE FEDERAL POLICE STILL ENGAGE IN PROCESS CORRUPTION WHEN DEALING WITH POLITICIANS

When justice finally prevails, I shall be out of a job until then, I shall continue to try and tell you the truth. ( A life-time job?)

MEMORY LANE: a brief look at the role of the Australian Federal Police See no evil policies and practices when it came to the problem of welfare recipients being def...

Contributed by Joe Montero

The national accounts released on Wednesday show that wages remain stagnant as inflation rises.  This a stark rebuff of the ongoing claim by employer organisations and their political hacks, too high wages cause inflation.

Inflation happens when the quantity of money in circulation increases relative to what we can spend it on. By identifying what is causing the increase in the quantity of money, we come up with the cause of inflation at the time in question.

If wages have remained more or les static, they cant be the cause. It can be argued that a decrease a big enough effect.

Secondly, inflation is affected by the degree of growth of the national economy. If this is less than the growth in the money supply, the excess causes inflation. In the last financial year growth in the economy, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is said to have ben 5.9 percent. GDP per hour worked declined (0.7 percent) as did per unit labour costs (2.5 percent). Wage costs relative to output has decreased in net terms.

Prices went up by 8.5 percent. If wages were not the cause of inflation, then what was?

Consider the graph below.

It is clear from this that government the government contribution to GDP as measured has been minor. Changes in inventories, usually associated with increased output, has hardly moved.  The biggest contributor is private demand.

The graph below shows that non-discretionary spending on essentials(necessities) has remained static.  Discretionary spending on non-essentials experienced some Covid related disruption....

Every year the story is the same, where Australias internet speed is falling.

The buffoons in charge of the colony have no clue what theyre on about where the results speak for themselves, year after year.

From the survey conducted by speedtest.net in January 2023, Australias Fixed Broadband is rated at No. 76 globally.

According to some online project, Australia belongs to the First World list of countries, in essence meaning those who are aligned with the USs financial (debt based) fiat currency system.

What do Europeans do when they hear the war waged by the government of Ethiopia has killed more people than the war in Ukraine?

Europeans love to start the day with a little piece of Africa. Coffee for mum, tea for dad, chocolate for the little one and a banana pocketed on the fly by the teenager for the bus ride to school. Europeans know that their prosperity is built on the work of others. They know that without the oil extracted by workers in Nigeria, the coltan supplied by traders in Congo, and the uranium produced by miners in Chad, their cars wouldnt run, their phones wouldnt work and their homes would soon go dark. Yet, how many Europeans are able to locate the capital of Nigeria, Chad or Congo on a map? A kindergarten child can easily name several African mammals, but few would ever suggest the child memorize the name of an African language, society or personality. How can a civilization that thrives on labor in the Global South be so indifferent to these societies?

The literature provides three answers to that question. The first says roughly: Its capitalism. Capitalism masks social relations. In order to live, workers must produce goods or provide services. But the market-based exchange of commodities transforms relations between workers. Social relations are primarily experienced as relations between things. This is what Karl Marx calls commodity fetishism. Relationships of production disappear from the field of vision. We end up treating commodities as if they had an intrinsic value, independent of the labor that produces them. Hungarian philosopher Gyrgy Lukcs adds that capitalism reifies social relations. Social relations are objectified, while individuals are plunged into a contemplative stance. Passive, apathetic, depoliticized: the consumer is a spectator.

While Marx and Lukcs explain very well how one can use a product every day without knowing anything about the worker who produced it, they dont tell us why certain workers, certain societies or certain groups are particularly obscured in the culture of capitalism. The economist Samir Amin would answer that capitalism only extends globally through unequal exchange. Colonial domination cut the world into two types of capitalist development: the self-centered capitalism of the center, with...

By General Maddox. Sovereign citizens, also known as freemen on the land, have been a topic of much controversy and misunderstanding in Australia. Often portrayed in the media as radical, anti-government extremists, they are actually a diverse group of individuals who are seeking to exercise their rights and freedoms within the law. At the heart []

Many of us are feeling the overwhelm lately Here are 5 steps to keep it at bay.

Generative models extinguish the dream that Barthess Death of the Author articulates by fulfilling it. Their tissue of signs seems less like revolution and more like the fear that AI will create a recursive postmodern nightmare world of perpetual sameness that we will all accept because we no longer remember otherwise or how to create an alternative.

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Protests and watch camps have been part of actions throughout the North Coast of NSW over the last several months as locals have sought to protect their local state forests from logging. 

Yesterday, 22 February three activists who had been arrested at the Bulga State Forest action site faced court. All had pleaded guilty to the offences of entering a prohibited forest and putting themselves in an unsafe situation. Each of the three received no conviction and a nine month good behaviour period.

Magistrate Allison Hawkins took into account their good character and the fact that the offences occurred on forestry land and had not been an inconvenience to the general public.

Contributed from Victoria

The Baltic Sea Nord Stream1and 2 gas pipelines were blown up on 26 September last year. The initial response from some quarters was that the Russians did the deed. No one explained what they would have to gain by destroying their own multi-billion-dollar project, and one that would do a great deal to lift foreign trade earnings.

The gas wasnt flowing anyway. Nord 1 had been turned off over the conflict in Ukraine. This was to punish Germany for its involvement. Nord 2 had not yet entered service.

The story about Russia doing the bombing made no sense and died very quickly. Next came the accusation that it was the United States, via a story penned by American journalist Seymour Hersh Seymour Hershs who said that President Joe Biden personally ordered the deed. Washington has not denied it.

Nord stream gas pipeline sabotage

Video from Amit Sengupta

Given the probable blow to American prestige and the Wests involvement in Ukraine if this were to continue to air, the wests major media outlets put an effective ban on the story. The Nord pipeline is something not to be talked about.

Such an act is a major crime. To make it worse, it created a major environmental disaster over the Baltic region and added considerably to global carbon emissions.

All of this provides grounds to suspect that Washington was involved.

The hastily drawn up friendly nations team to conduct an investigation and bypass any that might come from the United Nations adds further grounds for suspicion.

Under these circumstances, it is no surprise that Russia  has no trust in the partisan investigation by only nations actively involved on the other side of the Ukraine conflict. Russia has called for an independent United Nations investigation. The partisan western nations are refusing to allow this to happen and accuse Russia of trying t...

TONY ABBOTTs FOOT-IN-MOUTH PROBLEM

The following statements were made by Tony Abbott on the 11th Febraury 2010 in regard to the 4 Home Improvement Program (HIP) deaths. 

These comments put the (current) 19,265 COVIDGATE deaths in their proper context, which is that most of these deaths  are culpable homicides and those responsible for these fatalities need to be held accountable before the courts.

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On the 3rd of September 2021, the NSW Supreme Court sentenced Shane Dowling (me) to 10 months jail for contempt of court and issued an arrest warrant but the Queensland Human Rights []

When it comes to your swimming pool, having the right equipment is your one and only hope of keeping your pool in perfect shape. While some of this equipment is essential and some you can take or leave, they all play a role in helping you stay on top of maintenance and enjoy your pool the way its meant to be enjoyed.

While talking about pool equipment might not be the most exciting topic, its important that you have all the necessary pieces to keep your pool sparkling clean. Today, well take a look at some of the most popular pool accessories and the role they play in pool maintenance.

Media Filters

There are many kinds of filtration systems designed to remove solid matter from your pool, and a media filter is one of the most popular. Media filters are circular-shaped tanks that work by having water from your pool pumped into them, which both traps microscopic particles and allows water to travel through them and go back to the pool.

As the media filter continues to clean your pool, the debris particles will build up and eventually start to block water from travelling through freely. With this in mind, you must regularly backwash or reverse the water flow to get rid of these particles.

Cartridge Filters

Along with media filters, cartridge filters are one of the most widely-used pool filtration systems. Cartridge filters are cylindrical tanks that come with a removable pleated filter. Unlike media filters, they do not need to be back-washed and can simply be lifted out and hosed down.

One of the main benefits of cartridge filters is that they perform exceptionally well at lower speeds and work perfectly with energy-efficient variable-speed pumps. This can help make the costs of maintaining your pool cheaper and save you a considerable amount on your energy bills over the years.

Water Pumps

Together with your water filter, your water pump works to keep your pool clean and free from unwanted bacteria and sediments. If you dont have a properly functioning water pump, your water filter will be of no use because therell be no water passing through it.

The water pump you choose needs to be in line with the specifications of your filter so that your pump wont prematurely damage or destroy it. Pumps are much more expensive than filters, so you want to make sure your pump is well taken care of and properly maintained.

Pool Liners

The main role of a pool liner is to cover up the walls and floor of your pool and create a barrier between the walls of your pool and the water inside of it. This is done to prevent leaks and protect the structural integrity of your pool, as well as prevent the growth of mould and algae.

Pool liners can ser...

Whether youre a tradie out on a job or a fitter and turner in a workshop, no work gets done without your tools. But they sure take a beating. Theyre constantly subjected to tough working conditions, grease, grime and physical damage.

Your tools are your livelihood, as well as a major financial investment, so its in your best interest to ensure they are taken care of and well maintained. This will ensure that you get the longest life out of them and that theyre always in pristine condition and good working order to help you get the job done properly.

Properly maintaining your tools is also important for workplace safety. A poorly maintained, damaged or defective tool is a potential safety hazard and could cause serious injury.

Today, were going to look at some basic tips for keeping your tools well-maintained and in pristine working condition. Not only will this mean that your tools are always ready to do the work that you need them to, but it will also save you money down the road on repairs or replacements.

Regularly Inspect Tools

Proper Workshop Tool maintenance starts with regularly inspecting your tools. Depending on the tool, some common things to check for include:

• Loose or cracked handles
• Corrosion and rust
• Cracked housings
• Frayed insulation or exposed wires
• Excessive vibration or noise
• Difficulty starting
• Blunt or damaged blades

If you find any instances of damage, you should get them looked at or repaired before attempting to use the tool, as damaged tools pose a serious safety risk.

Electric and Battery Tools

Taking proper care of your electric tools is crucial for not only extending the life of your tools, but also for ensuring that they continue to perform as expected. You should thoroughly clean and inspect your tool before every use, checking for frayed wires, cracked or worn housings, and other signs of damage.

Additionally, make sure that all fasteners and nuts are tightened securely before operation. If you are using a corded electric tool, ensure that the power cord is unplugged from the wall outlet when youre not using the tool in order to avoid potential hazards. You should also take care to ensure that cords are never positioned where they are a trip risk or could be driven over by vehicles.

For battery tools, its important to ensure that battery packs are properly charged using appropriate chargers. Battery packs should be properly stored to prevent damage and regularly inspected for damage, swelling or splitting.

When storing your electric tools, place......

Nine News published an AAP report on a rapists appeal against his sentence under a headline that not only erases the 14 women and girls this man raped and terrorised, it also completely misrepresents the actual case.

The rapist claimed his initial sentence was crushing. In response, the court said this analysis is flawed and of little assistance. One of the judges pointed out that An offender sentenced to a lengthy term of imprisonment may well consider the sentence to be crushing but in many cases a long sentence may be the proportionate response to the circumstances of that case.

AAP chose a discredited quote to sensationalise a headline and then they erased all the women and girls this man chose to rape. He didnt rape social media. He didnt rape those women and girls because of social media. He raped them because he chose to commit a crime against them. How does social media earn a place in this headline? Are they trying to suggest hed never have raped a woman if hed had his Facebook account removed?

One of the things Ive learned since I started FixedIt is that women, men, and even children who are raped or abused by violent men will often read media reports about the crimes committed against them. Its part of trying to understand what happened, why it happened and what other people think about the perpetrator did to them.

The women and girls he raped were aged between 15 and 28. Imagine being one of those women, or someone who loves them, and reading this headline. How it would feel to see his sentence described as crushing and his crime minimised to social media rape.

These headlines are not victimless crimes.

The trial judge called his actions depraved, despicable and evil. Theres some words that might belong in this headline.

The rapist was initially sentenced to 40 years, with a 30-year non-parole period. An error was identified (the starting point for his indicative sentence on one count was higher than the maximum penalty) and the appellate judges imposed a sentence of 35 years with a non-parole period of 26 years and three months. A reduction, yes, but this is not the story told by an inaccurate, sensationalised, misleading, and ignorant headline.

EXCLUSIVE: Bowling clubs are becoming fewer and further between in Queensland's capital city as the great Aussie pastime of going down to 'the bowlo' is being replaced by that other great Aussie pastime: property development and gentrification. Linda Rose reports.

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We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! we talk to Meghan Conroy [Twitter]. Meghan works at the Digital Forensic Research Lab and Continue reading

Leigh Vossen and Sheldon Munroe of Students Against Mandates join us today to discuss their organization, how and why it was formed, and how it is working to lift the mandates and restrictions on students across Canada and to make sure that those mandates are never imposed again.

The actions of the Reserve Bank of Australia, must comply with the law, that being the Reserve Bank Act 1959.

Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C1959A00004/Amendments

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THE PLACING LIFE IN PERIL IS A CRIME

The question is properly one of fact, as dependent on the existence of peril, and the design to expose to peril.
Justice Brooking at paragraph 29 of Crown versus Faure (VSCA 166 1999.)

http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSCA/1999/166.htm6

In the same paragraph, which was over 2-pages in length, Justice Brooking further defined the crime of murder with this statement It is the design to place in peril that constitutes the crime.

NOTE THE CRITERIA:

Criteria #1: The existence of peril.

The first COVID-19 fatality in Australia occurred on the 26th January 2020:

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Unites States President Joe Biden turned up in Ukraine this week. A big deal was made of it. After all, to go into a war zone is extremely dangerous, which the propagandists zealously promoted. The narrative is that Ukraine backed with Western military support is winning the war.

Nice story. The trouble with it is that its fiction. True enough, Biden did turn up in Kyiv. But he did so after an agreement with the Russians  that there would be no attack. Backing this is the little fact that the Russians can hit the capital any time they want. This has been proved. The strategy has never been to take the city. The focus has been on the Russian speaking majority territories.

While there, Biden waxed lyrical about defending democracy against autocracy. He failed to mention that the present administration in Kyiv emerged out of a coup against an elected government and the outlawing of opponents. He failed to mention Ongoing attacks against the Russian speaking population. He failed to mention anything about the key role being played by the Azov Battalion and other Nazi militias in the war effort.   

Zelensky speech with Nazi Azov Battalion prompts Greek lawmakers to walk out

Video from The Hill

On board was the team of handpicked and embedded journalists to do the job of sanitising the story and as propagandists for war. No one else was allowed to be there.

More important is why Biden went there. Two plausible explanations exist, one domestic, and the other involving foreign policy.

There is a presidential election next year. Biden intends to stand. His problem is that he is unpopular. The tide is even turning within the Democratic Party. His main base of support is the Wall Street faction funding the party. Even here there is some uncertainty.

Though Bitcoiners often fight solar power as merely another ESG attack vector, it could make Bitcoin more resilient and decentralized.

This is an opinion editorial by Robert Hall, a content creator and small business owner.

I dont know where you come down on the solar energy debate, but whether you are for or against investing in more solar power is irrelevant. Regardless of how you feel about green energy, installing rooftop solar panels has become a prevalent choice for homes, schools and business owners over the last 10 to 15 years, and installations dont seem to be slowing down any time soon.

Did you know nearly 4% of U.S. homes have installed solar panels? This isnt a small number and it will continue to increase, especially with the Inflation Reduction Act providing subsidies for solar energy.

A study by Princeton University found that added solar capacity could increase from 10 gigawatts (GW) in 2020 to five times as much by 2024 and 100 GW per year by 2030.

As you can see, solar energy isnt going anywhere anytime soon. So, instead of being hostile to solar energy, should Bitcoiners think about changing their position on solar? I think it might be time to reconsider.

Hostility Toward Solar

In Bitcoin circles, solar is often synonymous with ESG, a set of guidelines used by socially-conscious investors to determine how companies impact the environment and communities where they operate. Sounds harmless right?

But if you are in the know, you understand that behind the nice-sounding platitudes, there is an agenda being enacted by the elites in society to control how much energy others can use, how much meat they can eat, how many miles they can travel and so on. Its a very twisted way of looking at the world.

This worldview is unsurprising because these elites are used to getting their way and using the Cantillon effect to their advantage. For that reason, many Bitcoiners associate solar power and ESG considerations with the fundamental problems of the legacy economy.

But the real question we face as Bitcoiners and as free people of the world is: What can we do to secure our freedom in an environment of increased surveillance and raging inflation that is stealing our wealth and our time?

The answer is that we need to acquire our own energy production.

Personal Energy Sovereignty

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The United Nations torture prevention body has formally terminated its visit to Australia after being forced to leave the country early in October following the prevention of full access to prisons and mental health facilities in New South Wales and Queensland. 

Terminating a visit has only happened on one other occasion to Rwanda. Since its establishment 15 years ago, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UN SPT) have made over 80 visits to more than 60 countries.  

In 2017, Australia ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), requiring every state and territory to have designated a National Preventive Mechanism to carry out inspections and oversight of police and prison cells (as well as other places of detention) to protect against torture, mistreatment, abuse and systemic failings.  

Despite having 5 years and multiple deadlines, including the latest deadline in January, Australia has failed to implement anti-torture mechanisms for people behind bars. 

The SPTs termination of its visit is yet another blight on Australias international human rights track-record and puts Australias credibility on human rights issues at risk. Australia is now also in danger of being included on a UN list of countries whose lack of OPCAT compliance is concerning. 14 other countries on this list (such as Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan) are also substantially overdue in meeting their OPCAT obligations. 

Maggie Munn, Gunggari person and Acting Executive Officer, Change The Record:

The rates with which human rights abuses occur in this country within detention facilities, prisons, and hospital or care settings is outrageous and we had an opportunity to shine a light on that and bring about change with the United Nations SPT visit. That this opportunity no longer exists because of state governments playing politics and refusing the entry of the delegation to these facilities is an appalling stain on Australias human rights record. 

Legal, advocacy, health and community services sectors have long called for our governments to implement OPCAT and to put an end to the human rights abuses that continue to cause harm to so many. States and territory governments must stop playing politics with peoples lives, and start upholding international human rights laws.

Amala Ramarathinam, Acting Managing Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre: 

It is a stain on Australias human rights record that the UN has been forced to terminate its visit. The Don Dale Royal Commission, the Disability Royal Commission, the Aged Care Royal Commission, as well as many other inquiries and coronial inquests, have painted a dire picture of the hu...

Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world. A large part of this dishs appeal is its versatility. It can be carefully made to suit either the wild taste buds of children or the discerning taste of a connoisseur.

But what is it exactly that makes pizza great? Is it the toppings? The sauce? The radius of the pie? Depending on ones preferences, the best topping and the best sauce is going to differ greatly from person to person.

That being said, one aspect of pizza that should stay consistent is the quality of the dough. The pizza dough is quite literally the foundation of this famous Italian dish. Without a proper foundation, everything else falls apart.

To help you out, here are some key tips for making the perfect pizza dough. With these tips, youll be sure to impress your friends and family with your homemade pie!

1. Gather the Right Ingredients
   To make pizza dough, all you need are five simple ingredients: flour, warm water, yeast, olive oil and salt.Making sure you get the right amounts of each ingredient is essential for achieving the perfect dough.Start by measuring out one teaspoon of active dry yeast into a bowl of warm water and let stand for a few minutes.Next, combine 2 cups of flour with 1 teaspoon of fine-grain sea salt or table salt if thats what you have on hand in a large bowl.Finally, pour about 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the measuring cup and then stir it into the flour and salt mixture.
2. Combine the Dry Ingredients in a Bowl
   Next, start combining these ingredients in a bowl. At this stage, you can also add any herbs or spices you would like.Whisk these together with a wooden spoon until everything is evenly mixed. During the process, you should start slowly adding some more warm water little by little, making sure youre working towards an elastic consistency.Kneading will help further develop the gluten in the dough and make it less sticky.At the end, your dough should form a sticky ball which is stretchy and soft but not too wet or dry.
3. Cover the Dough with Plastic Wrap or a Damp Cloth and Let It Rise in a Warm Place
   After mixing up your dough, youll want to cover it with either plastic wrap or a damp cloth and place it in a warm spot for about an hour or two. During this time the dough will rise and small bubbles will appear on the surface. When that happens, youre free to shape it into whatever size pizzas you like.This method of letting the dough rise before cooking ensures that your pizza bases are light and fluffy rather than dense and chewy when baked. So, dont skip this step if youre aiming for divinely delicious dough with some fluff.
4. Pre-Bake the Dough
   ...

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Proclamation of the King

The author of this request to the Prime Minister and Cabinets Office sought to discover the legal instrument to create the new title for the King of Australia distinct from the King of the United Kingdom. In 1973 the Queen of Australia was created by statute within the Royal Style and Titles Act, this was the statutory creation of Australian Queen allbeit beyond the power within the Constitution to do so.

The Act provided a mechanism of general acceptance for the Queen to adopt a new title to be used in relation to Australia and its Territories. The author of the request below attempted to discover the legal instrument that created the new title for the King to adopt for the same purpose 'so as to be used in relation to Australia and its Territiories.'

The first 3 question have failed to be satisfied and it is only the last question below...

  4.  The legal instrument or mechanism which authorises the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, on advice from the Prime Minister, to proclaim the succession of the British Crown.

... Thats has been satisfied. That of the legal instrument to proclaim the succession of the British Monarch. But what of the new Royal Style and titles Act to create the new title for the King to adopt for use in relation to Australia and its Territories? It is still wanting to this day. Where in this constitutional monarchy of Australia can we look to for the valid legal creation of a new title to be used in relation to Australia and its Territories that the King can adopt?

The proclamation is merely a description and not a legal title and the first three questions of the below request remain unanswered.

See the government's response to the Freedom of Information request:

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Background

My 12 July 2021 blog article titled "NASA and UAP: an updated official statement is available," drew attention to a 10 June 2021 interview with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, by U.S. media outlet "Politico."

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-administrator-bill-nelson/

In the "Politico" article, Nelson revealed that, as a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, he was briefed, on observations of UAP by Naval aviators. So, he had later, once he joined NASA, directed a senior member of staff, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, to look into the topic.

In my own article, I described then recent statements by NASA personnel about UAP; and the contents of part of NASA's own website, which presented a then current statement about UAP. 

NASA study of UAP

On 9 June 2022 a NASA media release came out titled "NASA to Set Up Independent Study on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena." It read:

"NASA is commissioning a study team to start early in the fall to examine Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) - that is, observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena - from a scientific perspective. The study will focus on identifying available data, how best to collect future data, and how NASA can use that data to move the scientific understanding of UAPs forward.

The limited number of observations of UAPs currently makes it difficult to draw scientific conclusions about the nature of such events. Unidentified Aerial Phenome...

Police, NSW Forestry and National Parks have all informed local forest protection activists that they are not welcome on public land, at a range of sites, to set up a watch camp on logging activities of NSW Forestry at Doubleduke State Forest. 

The Save Banyabba Koalas forest protection camp has now been moved on four times after originally setting up legally in Tabbimobile and then Doubleduke State Forests. 

Originally they set up in Tabbimobile State Forest before they were told to move and they relocated to Doubleduke State Forest (which is next door to Tabbimobile). It was here that six police vehicles were sent to shut down the Save Banyabba Koalas forest protection camp, said Susie Russell, North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) spokesperson, told The Echo.

The camp moved to another, open area, of Doubleduke State Forest. On Sunday they had up to 30 people visit the camp as part of an open day before NSW Forestry arrived on the Sunday afternoon to inform them that they had to move as both Tabbimobile and Doubleduke State Forests were being clo...

Australia is home to 0.3 per cent of the world's population but 20 per cent of the world's pokies. Pokies' users in New South Wales lose an average of $4,500 per person every year, or $11.4 billion a year. It's time to make the gutless politicians tame the pokies.

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This year there has been a surge in the number of companies which have launched UAP databases. These include PhenomAInon; UPDB; and Enigma Labs.

PhenomAInon

On 7 May 2022, a new website called PhenomAInon, was launched by OtoAI Limited Liability Company. Papers to create this new LLC, were filed on 28 May 2021, filing number 2021-001008746, showing its home address as Sheridan, Wyoming. Its registered agent was an entity called Cloud Peak Law LLC. The home page of the website states:

"PhenomAInon is the world's first Cloud native Data and AI platform for phenomenon based data analysis. We are building a connected framework and Open Source Phenomenon Platform (OSPP) to provide data ingestion, data and AI analysis, and insights pipeline for research, collaboration, and community."

In a blog post dated 8 May 2022, I noted that the various individual databases that appear on the PhenomAInon website, were remarkably similar to those created by Jacques Vallee, in his CAPELLA data warehouse, perpared by him, on behalf of Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) for the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP.) Later, many of the BAASS related individual databases were withdrawn from the PhenomAInon site, although no reason was ever given for this latter action.

In attempting to determine how these DIA AAWSAP BAASS generated databases came to be made publicly available I noted that in the book "Skinwalkers at the Pentagon" by James T. Lacatski et al, there is the following quote:

"The authors are aware that the AAWSAP BAASS Date Warehouse, rather than lying fallow in a dusty warehouse or on a discarded hard drive, has been recently reactivated and is currently in use in various locations related to the government study of UAPs."

Media release

On 20 July 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense published a media release titled "DoD Announces the Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office." The text of the release reads:

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"On July 15, 2022, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence [DNI], amended her original direction to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security by renaming and expanding the scope of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group [AOIMSG] to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office [AARO], due to the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2022, which included a provision to establish an office, in coordination with DNI, with responsibilities that were broader than those originally assigned to the AOIMSG.

Today, USD (I&S) Hon Ronald S.  Moultrie informed the department of the establishment of AARO within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and named Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick, most recently the Chief Scientist at the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center, as the Director of AARO.

The mission of the AARO will be to synchronize efforts across the Department of Defense, and with other US federal departments and agencies, to detect, identify and attribute objects of interest in, on or near military installations, operating areas, training areas, special use airspace and other areas of interest, and, as necessary, to mitigate any associated threats to safety of operations and national security. This includes anomalous, unidentified space,...

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By Steven & Evan Strong

21/02/23

Over the last four decades I have met many Original Elders. For some the title is a self-proclaimed political statement that has little to do with cultural wisdom known and is more about a tally of grey hairs. For others, they are indeed worthy recipients of an acknowledgement of their knowledge of Original Lore. But beyond that there are three Elders where any such description falls well short of the mark.

                The late Aunty Beve and Uncle Marbuck are Elders of the highest degree, their Original Lore pedigree is impeccable. But above and beyond their lofty station, stood Karno. From our perspective, which granted is subjective, we have never met anyone as immersed in Old Way sensibilities as Karno. From the first meeting, what stood out was that deep penetrating stare. It was something any on the receiving end fully agree that when he did focus on you there were no secrets, everything was exposed. So many others said exactly the same thing, they insisted that when he did really lock in on someone, their soul, and the deep inner secrets held within, were his for the taking.</p> <p>...</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div>

Why have Federal Labor gifted $50,000 to Corazon Mining to continue drilling operations at the junction of the Mann and Clarence Rivers is the question being asked by the Clarence Catchment Alliance (CCA).

This question is particularly relevant considering during last years Federal elections every candidate for electorate for Page at the 2022 federal election, support[ed] the call for an end to mining activities in the Clarence River catchment, said the CCA in a press release.

Residents of the Clarence, who have made their opposition to mining exploration in their catchment very clear, need to know that the Federal Government has recently gifted $50,000 dollars to Corazon Mining, by way of an Innovation Connections Grant, to continue drilling operations at Mt Gilmore west of Grafton at the junction of the Mann and Clarence Rivers, said the CCA. 

This is hard-earned taxpayers money and comes on top of 200,000 taxpayer dollars provided to the same company by way of a co-drilling grant a year earlier.

Contributed by Joe Montero

The Albanese Government is rapidly pushing through changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, which is part of its response to climate change causing carbon emissions, and the previous governments utter failure. It could come into effect as early as 1 July this year.  Legislation must get through the parliament first.

Labors Mechanism claims to provide a path towards achieving the policy of reducing carbon emissions by 43 percent by the end of this decade. This is certainly a step up from what Scott Morrisons government had offered. The question is, is this still enough?

Australia is not going to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas from the atmosphere alone. This requires a global effort. But achieving this is a political process. IA process that needs nations in the best position to lead by example. If Australia offers such leadership, other nations, especially in our part of the world, would be encouraged. They would be convinced that economically more advanced nations were not using the situation to impose the burden on those less economically advanced.

Decisive action by the Australian government is also the way to win the publics support. Only through this, can the publics involvement as participants in cleaning the mess and creating alternatives be achieved. This would be another way of leading by example.

Unfortunately, the present government remains much too wary of upsetting the coal and gas corporations. They and their lobbyists are powerful and donate t election campaigns. When bowing to them, Labor weakens its own policy and allows loopholes. The main one is to continue with carbon offsets, allowing the polluters to buy their way out of reducing their emissions. This is a continuation of the old policy, and the target will not be met if this remains.

When the government continues to hand over billions of dollars of taxpayers money in generous handouts to the same corporations, it gives them little incentive to change. These handouts must end as well.

Pressure on the Albanese government to sort this out has been mounting. Whether this results in a bolder approach is yet to be seen.  

One thing we can be sure of it that the fortunes of the Albanese government ar...

Today James demonstrates the proper way to formulate a question about someone's research if you want to get a useful answer. And, as an added bonus, you'll learn how the UNFCCC was rigged from the outset and how the much-ballyhooed IPCC report is nothing but a negotiated political document!

Screen printing is a popular method of creating custom-designed hats. This process involves
placing a screen on a cap and using a squeegee to push ink through the screen and onto
the cap surface. When printing on a curved surface, it is important to use screen meshes in
the 86-110 range. This will help to minimize the chance of a "double image" or smearing
when squeegeeing.

Cap Screen Printing

Cap Screen Printing is a method of printing graphics onto the surface of an item. A screen is
a mesh-like material that is coated with a thin layer of ink, which is then forced through it
onto the object being printed. This is the main technique used to decorate T-shirts, but it is
also possible to print on other objects such as caps and beanies. Caps and hats are an increasingly popular type of custom apparel, and you should consider offering this service if youre a print shop. This is a great way to sell products to customers who are looking for headwear that can be decorated with a logo or design. In addition, the price of screen-printed hats is low, which can make them an attractive option for customers. However, you should take into account the costs of equipment and
specialized accessories before offering this service.

The first step is to order a cap thats large enough for the press you plan to use. A five-panel
hat with no center seam is the ideal choice because it can accommodate the screen printing
process without looking wonky. Foam trucker and soft military-type hats are also suitable for
this type of printing. Once youve ordered your cap, prepare the surface to be printed with spray adhesive. You can also use a squeegee to push the ink on the caps surface. A squeegee is a rubber blade
thats designed to hold a flat surface and push ink through a screen onto it.

Before printing, you should also ensure that the cap fits correctly on the lower platen of your
printer. This platen will usually have two different plates for tall and low-profile hats. You may
have to use a special tool thats fitted with two pieces of neoprene rubber attached to it,
leaving a gap between them to accommodate the front seam on six-panel hats.
Another important consideration is the size of the squeegee youll need. The squeegee
should be large enough to cover the entire area of the cap, but not so big that it will damage
the surface.

Benefits Of Cap Screen

Screen printing is a popular way to decorate caps and headwear because it's easy to use
and inexpensive. It also offers a variety of color options, which makes it an ideal decorating
technique for many different companies and events. It is a process of using a mesh stencil to create a d...

There are some rules that you should follow when it comes to wearing branded apparel.
These include things like avoiding behavior that may reflect poorly on your brand, as well as
protecting the logo and design of the clothing. Corporate logo apparel provides a
professional look that communicates unity and seriousness across your company. It also
conveys a sense of reliability and readiness.

Corporate Shirts

Corporate Shirts are an excellent way to promote your companys brand identity. They allow
employees to dress in a more professional manner, and they also give your business a
sense of prestige. They also make employees more accountable and responsible for their
behavior in public, which is important if you want your company to be respected.
Companies that use corporate apparel have significantly improved customer perceptions,
which results in increased sales and loyalty. It also helps employees identify with the
companys values, mission, and goals. Having your employees wear corporate apparel can unify your team. This is especially true if the clothes dont divide or stratify employees by rank.
Aside from this, corporate apparel can increase communication between staff members and
managers. It can also give your company a cohesive and team atmosphere, which is
important for employee morale and business performance.

When you give your employees the option to purchase company-branded clothing, you can
increase productivity and improve company morale. They can buy tee-shirts, hats, and other
apparel that they can wear at work or on their personal time. As part of your corporate apparel program, you need to ensure that your employees understand the rules of wearing their uniforms in the workplace. These include any embellishments they can or cant add to their garments, as well as their appropriate behavior in public when they are wearing the uniform. For example, if an employee wears their companys logo embroidered on a polo shirt and he or she is driving to work, they cant make an obscene gesture at someone in the car as this would be inappropriate. It is also important for your employees to know when and how often they need to replace their uniforms. This is because low-quality uniforms wear out more quickly than high-quality ones.

To keep your corporate apparel program running smoothly, its essential to set a uniform
policy that is compliant with state and federal regulations. This policy should also include guidelines on safety and religious considerations. It should also be easy to administer and manage. Having a custom-branded online portal will help you to streamline this process.

Corporate Shirts Melbourne

Customisin...

While visiting Canberra in January 2021, I looked (again) at a collection of Tasmanian naturalization certificates held in the National Archives of Australia in series A804. Heres one of the stories found in these records which I tweeted at the time but have reproduced here for posterity. Lets have a look at one of

  Live vegetation is waste management? Above is our consultants tree branch from his street verge taken out by Blue Mountains {city} Council waste management truck last Thursday 16th February 2023.  We felt Council might like to get out of its isolated ivory tower high rise offices away from ratepayers and find out what is actually []

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I am cautiously optimistic about the return of the artist as worker. Legislated fair pay, workplace safety, collective bargaining, public value, and yes, access to unemployment benefits offer a steady way forward for a troubled sector. Its no surprise that more radical plans for a post-work utopia are not in Labors sights: it remains our (essential) work to imagine them.

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Contributed by Jim Hayes

The cost of access to health services is rising in Australia. Anyone dependent on access to frugs from The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, those on the lowest incomes especially, are feeling the pinch of having to pay more out of pocket. At the start of 2021 the cost of a prescription for those on a health care card was $6. It is now $7.30.  This might not seem like much. But consider someone having to get four prescriptions per month. Around $30 out of pocket on a regular basis is a considerable blow, especially if already feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living in general.

It doesnt stop here. The out-of-pocket cost of seeing a doctor is going up too. The number of consultations fully bulk billed declined by 4 percent between 2019 and 2022. The gap between the Medicare rebate and charges by general practitioners continues to widen, causing those without a healthcare card to pay more. Even those with a healthcare card are increasingly having to pay something.

Note that the subsidisation of Covid vaccines distorted the figure coming from government and underestimating the rising cost of accessing the rest of the health system.

Consultations with specialists are even worse. Then there are the new or increased fees charged by hospitals for services. Health care card owners are hit with three consultation and then often hit with $75 a visit for health services referred to the private sector.

Australia is seeing a rise in the numbers not seeing a doctor because of the cost involved, and this is leading to poor health consequences.

We are starting to learn more about what is going on because the present government is a lit...

Male whales along Australias eastern seaboard are giving up singing to attract a mate, switching instead to fighting their male competition.

Associate Professor Rebecca Dunlop from The University of Queenslands School of Biological Sciences led research analysing almost two decades of data on humpback whale behaviour and found singing may no longer be in vogue when it comes to seduction.

In 1997, a singing male whale was almost twice as likely to be seen trying to breed with a female when compared to a non-singing male, said Dr Dunlop. But by 2015 it had flipped, with non-singing males almost five times more likely to be recorded trying to breed than singing males.

Big social changes

Its quite a big change in behaviour so humans arent the only ones subject to big social changes when it comes to mating rituals.

The researchers believe the change has happened progressively as populations recovered after the widespread cessation of whaling in the 1960s.

If competition is fierce, the last thing the male wants to do is advertise that there is a female in the area, because it might attract other males which could out-compete the singer for the female.

By switching to non-singing behaviour, males may be less likely to attract competition and more likely to keep the female.

If other males do find them, then they either compete, or leave.

Ramming, charging, and head butts

Dr Dunlop said in humpbacks, physical aggression tends to express itself as ramming, charging, and trying to head slap each other.

This runs t...

Freedom republishes a report from Alarm Phone:

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

On December 14, a boat disintegrated in the middle of the English Channel, killing at least four people. The total number of passengers on board has not been confirmed, nor the number of people still missing from the group. Less than two weeks ago, Kent Police reported they fear up to six people are still lost at sea. Despite the 30 days since the sinking, we still dont know...

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tgqni-1396684 Firstly if you like the conversation youre hearing please do subscribe to one of the links below:www.patreon.com/realnewsaustralia or www.buymeacoffee.com/generalmaddox On this 2 hour episode author Shannon Rowan joins me to discuss some odd occurrences that people have been documenting around the world. Are these Glitches in the Matrix? A belief has seemingly entered the []

Im happy to announce that Declassified Australia, the news website that I co-founded in 2021, will be co-sponoring the upcoming Belmarsh Tribunal at Sydney University on 4 March.

Its the latest in a long tradition of similar events around the world, aiming to hold the powerful to account. In this case, its about highlighting the profound injustices of the ongoing incarceration of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

The speakers include:

Bernard Collaery
Bob Carr
Bridget Archer
David McBride
David Shoebridge
Dean Yates
John Kiriakou
Jennifer Robinson
Karen Percy
Kelly Tranter
Kerry OBrien
Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Mark Davis
Mary Kostakidis
Monique Ryan
Nadeena Dixon
Stella Assange
Yanis Varoufakis

More information is here.

PS. Declassified Australia recently obtained a Walkleys News Fund grant to assist us in the coming 12 months to develop and grow our independent journalism.

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The attempted murder of Jordan Shanks (Friendlyjordies) has not stopped him, and he has posted a new video on his YouTube channel titled Who firebombed Friendlyjordies?. In his video, Friendlyjordies asks for []

IN MARGOS FIRST podcast for the upcoming NSW election, she chats with the independent candidate for Lane Cove, Victoria Davidson. Davidson is seeking to win the seat of Lane Cove from the deeply conservative Liberal MP, Anthony Roberts. Roberts is the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Homes in the Perrottet government. At the []

IN DECEMBER 2021 I became a volunteer for Dr Sophie Scamps.  Why? I became increasingly frustrated about the Governments total lack of action on climate change and its obvious and escalating integrity issues. So I started following my local MP on social media (I recommend you do the same, regardless of where you stand politically).  []

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Andrei Charrett, an engineer, has lived on the northern beaches for 20 years and loves spending time in the ocean surfing and kitesurfing. Andrei is married with two children who voted for the first time at the May 2022 election.

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A word from Margo I FIRST VISITED the Liverpool Plains, THE NSW food bowl, and the surrounding nature refuge, the Pilliga, in 2014, when I live tweeted direct action to try (but failed) to save the endangered Leard State Forest being felled by Whitehaven Coal for a coal mine. Ill never forget visiting the Pilliga Pottery []

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Rosemary is a farmer on the Liverpool Plains concerned about protection of farmland and water resources.

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A legal challenge against the Australian Government, seeking fair and equal access to the age pension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, will be heard by the Full Federal Court next week.

Proud Wakka Wakka man Uncle Dennis* is bringing the case, where the Federal Government will face court for the first time in connection with its failure to close the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people. Uncle Dennis is bringing this case with the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service and the Human Rights Law Centre, with support from DLA Piper.

The Full Court will consider whether Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are denied equal access to the age pension due to lower average life expectancy, and whether the pension age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be lowered. Uncle Dennis and his legal team will argue that the gap in life expectancy means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not have the same opportunity to retire and receive support through the age pension as other Australians.

The Full Court has been presented with facts agreed between the parties, including that social, economic and health inequalities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a direct result of colonisation contribute to the gap in life expectancy today.

Earlier this week, the Federal Government publicly acknowledged that the gap is not closing fast enough, and committed millions in additional funding towards Closing the Gap initiatives. It remains open to the Albanese government to take the initiative to address age pension inequality out of court, by making simple changes to the eligibility age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Social Security Act.Such a move would support several Closing the Gap targets, by improving financial security and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people later in life.

Proud Wakka Wakka man Uncle Dennis said:
As an Aboriginal man, Ive seen too many of my people dying at a very early age. We are lucky to get to 50 years old.

White people are living longer because they havent lost what we have lost. This is about acknowledging what happened here. So many things that Aboriginal people are suffering from today, are because of how we have been treated since colonisation. Our language, our culture, our identity comes from this land. We didnt have a problem, a problem came here.

Its only fair for the pension age to be lowered. The pension is an important part of caring for and looking after our people when they cant work anymore.

But this isnt just about money. This is about telling the truth and doing whats right. If we dont tell the truth we will never be free.Things will never get better unless we acknowledge something is wrong. Truth and accounta...

The mainstream media lies to the people all the time.

Sometimes you can prove it, other times you can't.

Another way to lie is via ommission.

See:

Much has been written about how Australias welfare system operates as a way of punishing marginalised, disabled and poor people simply for being poor, creating what is effectively a system of eugenics. However, the aspect of the welfare system that most deserves this label is one of the least talked about. Lets discuss Centrelink's relationship-testing.

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Locals up and down the coast of NSW are standing up to protect koalas, wildlife and forests and are putting themselves on the line. A watch camp is now being set up by locals at Doubleduke State Forest, between Grafton and Casino.

Regardless of the draconian state laws that have been put in place to deter non-violet peaceful action by the coalition government and supported by NSW Labor, locals are taking action. From the Bulga State Forest on the mid-north which inspired locals to take action at Lorne State Forest to Yarratt Forest north of Taree they are seeking to protect their forests from logging and the damage to koalas and other native animals. 

Celebrated writer, Behrouz Boochani, has been visiting Australia for the first time after spending years imprisoned in this nation's notorious offshore detention centres for asylum seekers. It has been a bittersweet moment for his friends, some of whom have not seen him for a decade. Linda Rose with this personal reflection.

To cut a long story short, it all boils down to the need to go as far away from oneself as possible before one realizes another need to come back to reclaim what has been lost in the process while tying the knot of the opposite ends and merging them into a new transformation.

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EXCLUSIVE: A popular minister retiring from the electorate means the battle for the sleepy middle-class seat of Ryde in Sydney's leafy north-west is well and truly on. But only after a couple of false starts. Chiara Bragato reports.

With the NSW Liberal-Nationals government still allowing developments on floodplains, NSW Labor candidate Andrew Broadley told The Echo Labor would not allow new housing for anyone to be developed in the floodplain.

According to Labor leader Chris Minns, NSW has experienced an escalating number of major flood events in recent years. 

Its increasingly clear that we cannot continue to develop and build on dangerous floodplains, and risk putting more people in harms way.

There are too many government entities responsible for planning, flood recovery and reconstruction, and while all intentions are good, there is often too much buck-passing and a lack of accountability.

Other than the Minister for Local Government, there are five separate ministers in the current government with various planning powers.

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