Although digital strategy careers are quite sought after, there is lot of confusion regarding what they are exactly. Alongside understanding the definition of digital strategy, there are differences that separate it from close relatives. These two relatives being content strategist and social media strategist. Gaining a full understanding of the differences regarding these three will help separate you from heading into a career you may not have thought it was set to be. I will touch on all of these points and even give some helpful pointers given to make sure you will be well on your way to a career in digital strategy.
Seeing what goes into digital strategy is the first part of understanding the career altogether. In short, digital strategists are the brainstormers. Thus, it is of the utmost importance that discoveries are made to reach consumers through their market research. Once the consumer need is discovered, digital strategists begin to create market concepts and strategies for the digital products. The average digital strategist salary is around $67,000 per year however can go up from there. Becoming a digital strategy director allows that range to go up towards roughly $75,000 – $110,000 per year.
Ade McCormack, a digital strategist spoke with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT in 2015. McCormack described his position as focusing on "advising his companies on how the world is changing, and how they can capitalize on these changes." (BCS, 2015).
A Content Strategist is the person behind content generation not only online, but offline. Unsurprisingly, a Digital Strategist, however, has their content stay specifically online. Furthermore, Digital Strategist are far more prone to connect the space that exists between the digital and traditional marketing realms.
Altogether, with Social Media Strategists, their career is comprised of having a "deep understanding of how to use social media to reach goals." (Sims, 2015). Social Media Strategist and a Digital Strategist may seem like one and the same thing. More often, someone who is a well-rounded combination of a Content & Social Media Strategist is considered to be a digital strategist. You should be well versed in all of these aspects, as one employee is often hired to cover all of these bases.
How Do I Launch a Digital Strategy Career?
Much like many jobs in the Communication Studies field, there are ways to find yourself falling into a career like this. Typically employers prefer you to have a degree in Marketing, Business or Journalism (CareerFinder, 2017). A big quality of digital strategy is finding trends in your field and analyzing them to their fullest extent. Looking for a work environment involving information technology, marketing and advertising firms? Then a digital strategy career might be for you. Frankly, if you even want to run the entrepreneurial route, a self-starter could always use a digital strategist.
The Digital Marketing Institute provides some brief pointers for landing an interview. The first is of course preparing, researching and knowing the stuff you need to know. Secondly, you want to get specific with your stories and achievements — no one likes someone who rambles. Lastly, demonstrating your passion is extremely important. Furthermore, the best way to show your passion is by utilizing not only examples, but your personality as well.
This brief explanation may seem a tad ambiguous. This is due to a digital strategist wearing quite a few hats. The career title can often be interchanged with such titles as: "account executive, social media manager, web analytics manager, media planner, brand ambassador, financial and/or business analyst, business development associate, or any combination of these roles — and sometimes much more." (Libero, 2014). So although you may understand the difference between Content Strategist and Social Media Strategist, you still may find yourself doing one or both. Therefore being a Digital Strategist means dedication and passion within your digital content. You need to be able to connect all of the dots. Connecting these dots will bring traditional and digital together to create top-notch content that your consumer/client will love.
Libero, G. (2014, December) What is a Digital Strategist? And What the Heck Do They Do? Retrieved from https://medium.com/@GeneDeLibero/what-is-a-digital-strategist-ae3070433675.
Sims, A. (2015, September). Digital Strategist vs. Content Strategist vs. Social Media Specialist. Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-strategist-vs-content-social-media-specialist-ashia-sims-mba.
3 Digital Marketing Interview Tips to Help You Land Your Dream Job. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/3-digital-marketing-interview-tips-help-land-dream-job.


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Christie's Old Organ
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All the excitement, danger, heartbreaks and triumphs of this well known story, but without the big words. Lucy Aikin, an accomplished writer and writing as Mary Godolphin, accomplishes this with apparent ease in this little book. The story of a plucky family ship wrecked on a desolate island, saving what they can from the ship, is well known. The entire family, under the leadership of an intrepid father and mother works together to not only survive in this island, but actually prosper. This work would seem an excellent one for English as a second language speakers to improve their skill in English.
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Red-Robin
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Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico
Yee-Haw!! The Pony Rider Boys are on the move again! This time they are on their way to Bluewater, New Mexico, ready for whatever adventure they can find. But this time, trouble spots them on the train. Will the Pony Rider Boys be able to handle whatever comes their way?

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At the conclusion of the preconstruction phase, we will have developed a project plan utilizing the most advantageous and effective ways to execute your project. As the owner, you will recognize how the project will appear, the schedule, and how the facility will ultimately function. Additional costs incurred from Requests for Information (RFIs) and change orders after the start of construction will be minimized, allowing your project to move forward without lost time for unresolved issues or unrecognized budget constraints.


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As a Client Service Manager, Sandy will assist our corporate clients with a concierge style approach. Sandy will serve as a liaison between your HR team and the insurance company to help resolve and navigate healthcare challenges including billing, claims, eligibility, COBRA and service issues.
Sandy started her insurance career at Cambridge in 1997 and spent the last 12 years working as an Account Manager at Professional Group Plans. We are happy to welcome Sandy back to the Cambridge family where she started her career.
Sandy holds an active Life, Accident and Health Insurance License and is bilingual in English and Spanish. She is a great addition to our team and will be an asset to our clients.


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Scotland wins bid to host international sea lice summit
Quentin Bates
Dato: 17/10/2022
Kategori: Aquaculture
Tags: aquaculture, SAIC, Sea Lice
Land: Scotland
Organisers of the biennial International Sea Lice Conference have announced that Scotland is to host the next meeting in 2024, after a successful bid was led by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).
The conference will bring together leading international scientists, fish health practitioners and regulatory agencies to share research and exchange insights on the key biological and environmental factors associated with sea lice and their management.
'It is great to see such an important global summit returning to Scotland, where our aquaculture sector is thriving and we have a wealth of leading academic expertise,' said SAIC CEO Heather Jones.
'In collaboration with other Team Scotland organisations, SAIC is looking forward to welcoming representatives from the international academic community to share knowledge and new ideas about the management of sea lice, which is an ongoing focus for the sector as we continue to expand the economic impact of aquaculture while minimising its environmental footprint.'
The 2024 conference, which will be the 14th event since the 1992 inception of the series in Paris, sees the return of the International Sea Lice Conference to Scotland, after it was last held in Aberdeen in 2001. The decision-making process kicked off earlier this year during the 2022 summit, hosted by the Faroe Islands after a two-year Covid-19 delay. SAIC's bid highlighted the growing role of Scottish aquaculture in serving the global need for sustainable protein and the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing across the sector to tackle environmental and health challenges.
'The success of this year's conference is a reflection of the resilience and determination of the aquaculture community, who embraced the opportunity to get together again in-person after Covid. I have no doubt that the Scottish hosts will continue to build on that momentum and create an engaging conference programme that will showcase academic and industrial expertise and help to forge crucial partnerships in support of our growing sector,' said Fiskaaling director Johanna Lava Køtlum.
Planning for the conference is already underway, and it is expected that researchers travelling to Scotland will have opportunities to experience the aquaculture sector first-hand with site visits and a range of sessions hosted by local and international experts on sea lice. Past events have featured a variety of research topics including the biology of sea lice, sea louse management, epidemiology, and interactions with the environment.
'This event brings together academics, industry representatives and other global stakeholders to share research, best practice and new developments, which can ultimately boost our understanding of sea lice and enable us to deal sustainably with some of the associated issues,' commented Professor James Bron of the University of Stirling's Institute of Aquaculture, a member of the International Sea Lice Conference scientific committee.
'In developing the programme, the scientific committee will be drawing on expertise from UK, Norway, Chile, Canada, Faroe Islands, the USA and other seafood-producing regions to ensure an internationally relevant programme and provide delegates with valuable global insights.'
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Hiring an abundance coach is similar to hiring a personal trainer. They can educate, provide motivation and help you achieve your goals. This page includes the testimony of one client after just one session with me.
With a goal of providing the best service I can, after a session, I often send the following questions to my clients to see how they did. Here are the answers from one client after just one coaching session. If my client's name is underlined, he/she has allowed me to link to their email address so you can contact them with any questions you may have about their experience with me.
Can you describe your experience during your session? Working with Sundi is easy! We did a phone session and our exchange was light and fun. She had a good sense of what I needed to hear to get closer to the bottom of an issue.
What benefits did you notice immediately after your session(s)? After a couple of rounds on the same issue, the charge I had at first, was gone. It's interesting to try and feel the anger or embarrassment...it just wasn't there.
What was the single biggest result or benefit you've noticed since your session(s)? Hope.
Have you noticed any secondary benefits since your session(s)? Anticipation of the next sessions! I look forward to great positive changes in my outlook, decisions, plans and goals.
Has the coaching made a difference in your life? How so? I've just begun with Sundi, however, since I did get immediate results, I have hope that I really can get past my limiting beliefs and create the life I really want to live! So yes, even this little bit of coaching is making a difference.


In today's brave new world, data and information of all sorts are rapidly proliferating. Many companies who have used traditional databases such as the Oracle database or Microsoft SQL Server for their data requirements since the 1990s have now started to explore new and different databases – primarily because their database license costs have been spiraling over the years, with more database servers and more CPU core licenses being required.
One strong database contender to replace the traditional large corporate database is PostgreSQL (also simply called Postgres, as a nickname of sorts). It has a double advantage in that it is provided as an open source community edition, and it is compatible with the Oracle database. This is quite attractive to companies who have been using Oracle databases, since some of their applications may install a lot of database-level code in the form of PL/SQL procedures, functions, and packages, and if the database-level code can be moved to an Oracle-compatible database, well and good. Of course, there are some applications created by Oracle such as Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) that cannot be moved to other databases like PostgreSQL, due to their deep integration with the Oracle database.
In this article series, we will explore why and how enterprises are starting to use PostgreSQL. In particular, we will look at enterprise-powered versions of the PostgreSQL database, such as EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EDBPAS), that are even more closely compatible with Oracle and make it easier to start using this low-cost database, either on premises or to the cloud. In the coming parts of this series, we will look more closely at the features of EDBPAS and explore installation and other features.
First, let us recap a few basic facts about PostgreSQL. Essentially, it is an open-source object-relational database that is more than 20 years old, and was inspired by the white paper "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks" by Edgar Frank Codd; the same paper that also influenced Oracle to create its initial relational database management system (RDBMS). PostgreSQL is owned by the Postgres foundation, and has an open source license. Because the database code is open source it can be forked and modified. It runs on the major operating systems – Linux, UNIX, and Windows. UNIX variants that can be used are IBM AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Tru64, BSD, SGI IRIX, and macOS. The database includes most ANSI-SQL:2008 data types, and supports many of the features of the SQL:2011 standard.
PostgreSQL is supported by a large international community, mainly in postgresql.org and other countries in the world. The PostgreSQL Global Development Group regularly releases updates. On 21st September 2017, PostgreSQL 10 RC 1 was released, which is the first release candidate of the new version 10 of PostgreSQL. The database is ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) compliant, object-oriented, and with geospatial features. There are some production PostgreSQL databases worldwide that have more than 4TB of data.
PostgreSQL, even in its open source version, has sophisticated capabilities suitable for large enterprises. One example is Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC). This feature enables concurrent access to the database and avoids table locks when data is being updated by database writer sessions, with database reader sessions being able to read the previous version of the data at the same time. MVCC thus allows the database to scale to a large number of concurrent sessions without succumbing to contention between readers and writers.
As another example of its enterprise-level features, the PostgreSQL database performs Write Ahead Logging (WAL) to achieve fault tolerance and write efficiency. Due to MVCC and WAL, the PostgreSQL database can also enable online (hot) backups. The WAL feature also makes Point in Time Recovery (PITR) possible from a database backup along with the WAL log, and also enables streaming replication (asynchronous by default) between the primary and standby databases.
Nested transactions can be performed via database savepoints, and the database also boasts a powerful internal query planner (optimizer). PostgreSQL is a database that is considered to be "compatible" with the Oracle database, one reason being its own PL/SQL-compatible language. Stored procedures can be created in 12 languages, including Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, C/C++, and PL/pgSQL, which is like Oracle's PL/SQL. Tablespaces can be created, and the database allows partitioning to manage large tables effectively and with better performance, with a maximum table size of 32TB.
The database allows datatypes such as varchar, integer, numeric, XML, and JSON/B. The database can also enforce referential integrity with foreign keys. There are out-of-the-box functions such as to_char, to_date, and constraints such as check, not null, primary. Foreign Data Wrappers (FDW) can be used to connect to external data sources, similar to the database links available in Oracle, except that PostgreSQL can connect to different databases such as MongoDB.
User Defined Functions (UDF) can be created in open source PostgreSQL, but an important consideration is that there are no packages (stored collections of procedures and functions) like those in the Oracle Database, and, as for reports, this has stopped a number of Oracle Database users from moving to the open source version of PostgreSQL. However, the EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server distribution does allow the creation of database packages.
Now, let's consider a large cloud company and its database offerings. Many of us are aware of Amazon AWS and the Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) that it offers to customers around the world. Amazon allows the setup of multiple third-party databases in RDS (such as MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB). Amazon's own Aurora database was released initially with MySQL compatibility, followed by a PostgreSQL-compatible version in late 2016.
As per Amazon, this was due to customer demand and interest in PostgreSQL along with AWS optimizations for the cloud. The idea was to allow this database as an option for new greenfield deployments, or even migration from other existing databases in the company such as Oracle or SQL Server. Amazon now offers Aurora as PostgreSQL 9.6 on the Amazon Aurora cloud-optimized storage.
But what are the benefits of EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EDBPAS) as compared to the Aurora version? We continue in the next part of this article series, when we will look more closely at the features of EDBPAS, and then explore the installation and other aspects of this distribution, which is fast becoming popular around the world.


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Check out Jayne Davis' fabulous book — An Embroidered Spoon #RegencyRomance #HistoricalRomance @jaynedavis142
An Embroidered Spoon
By Jayne Davis
After refusing every offer of marriage that comes her way, Isolde Farrington is packed off to a spinster aunt in Wales until she comes to her senses.
Rhys Williams, there on business, is turning over his uncle's choice of bride for him, and the last thing he needs is to fall for an impertinent miss like Izzy – who takes Rhys for a yokel.
Izzy's new surroundings make her look at life, and Rhys, afresh. But when her father, Lord Bedley, discovers that the situation in Wales is not what he thought, and that Rhys is in trade, a gulf opens for a pair who've come to love each other. Will a difference in class keep them apart?
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Jayne Davis writes historical romances set in the late Georgian/Regency era, published as both ebooks and paperbacks.
She was hooked on Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer as a teenager, and longed to write similar novels herself. Real life intervened, and she had several careers, including as a non-fiction author under another name. That wasn't quite the writing career she had in mind...
Finally, she got around to polishing up stories written for her own amusement in long winter evenings, and became the kind of author she'd dreamed of in her teens. She is now working on the first few books in the Marstone Series, set in the late Georgian/early Regency period.
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Peter Conover Hains: The Civil War Veteran Who Served All the Way up to WWI
He retired in 1904—but the Army wasn't done with him.
Ulysses S. Grant: The Man Who Secured the Union's Victory in the Civil War
Grant Moves South explores the legendary general's pivotal successes and military strategies.
By Allison Wild
Léo Major: The "One-Eyed Ghost" Who Single-Handedly Liberated a Dutch Town
Major went above and beyond the call of duty in World War II and the Korean War.
Charlie Wilson's War: The Man Behind the CIA's Biggest Covert Operation
Congressman Charlie Wilson was a champion for the covert op that affected the outcome of the Soviet-Afghan War.
10 Dramatic Battles in American History
From the Battle of Gettysburg to the Second Battle of Fallujah, these conflicts will never be forgotten.
By Shannon Corbeil, We Are the Mighty
Rediscover America's First President with the Best George Washington Books
Meet the man behind the legend.
365 Days: Ronald Glasser's Moving Account of the Vietnam War
The American doctor was a beacon of hope for the soldiers he treated during his tour of duty.
The Earliest-Born American to Be Photographed Is Also a Veteran
In 1852, at age 103, Revolutionary War veteran Conrad Heyer sat down to have his picture taken.
That Time U.S. Troops Found 200 Tons of Stolen Nazi Gold
The Dawn's Early Light: Francis Scott Key and the Birth of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
As the Battle of Baltimore drew to a close, an American flag was raised—and the national anthem was born.
Beyond the Podcast: 10 Great Courses for Every History Buff
Explore the world's greatest history lessons from your smartphone.
By Catherine Phelan
Dying on Armistice Day: Private Joseph Sommers's Final Words
Private Sommers may have been the final American killed on Armistice Day.
By Ken Cruickshank
Anne Frank and Her Life in the Secret Annex
A book published by the Anne Frank House profiles the Secret Annex—the Frank family's two-year hideout—and the famous diarist's life inside.
8 Surprising Facts About Grigori Rasputin, Russia's "Mad Monk"
The mysterious historical figure remains an enigma, even in death.
That Time Los Angeles Fought off an Imaginary Japanese Bombing Raid
They called it the "Battle of L.A." There was just one problem—the City of Angels wasn't under attack.
That Time a WWII Bomber Pilot Climbed Onto the Wing Mid-Flight to Save His Crew
His crew tied a rope around his chest and he made his way onto the wing to extinguish the blaze.
Ruth Gruber: The Making of a Trailblazing Female Correspondent
In Ahead of Time, Gruber reflects on the early years of her career, including the assignment that took her back to 1930s Germany.
When Civil War Musicians Served as Battlefield Medics
The life of a Civil War regimental band member wasn't all treble clefs and drumsticks.
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This German Soldier Received the Same Wounds in the Same Town as His Father Did 30 Years Earlier
The past echoes through the present...


A former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Lateef Femi Okunnu, says it is "rubbish" for members of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to ask for slots in the cabinet of the Lagos State government.
A former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Lateef Femi Okunnu, says it is "rubbish" for members of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to ask for slots in the cabinet of the Lagos State government.
2019 Elections:We will obey: Nigeria Army responds to Buhari's statement.


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December 1950 - Marine 105mm howitzers hold Chinese Communist hordes at bay around Hagaru-ri airstrip as United Nations planes race to evacuate wounded. Guns fire right over airfield into nearby hills as the main body of 1st Marine Division returns from Chosin Reservoir area. Photo by TSgt Royce V. Jobe
I read this book on that fight, and once I started it, I couldn't put it down. Recommended.
Colder than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir (Bluejacket Books)
John Robert Mallernee, KB3KWS, in Vernal, Utah January 24, 2018 at 8:27 AM
When looking at our guns firing at the enemy, remember that ammunition flies in BOTH directions, and if we are close enough to hit the enemy, the enemy is close enough to hit us.
Those are a couple of MURPHY'S LAWS of combat.
bogsidebunny January 24, 2018 at 8:33 AM
I read that and like you CW I couldn't put it down.
Here's another great read: "The last stand of Fox Company" written by Bob Drury. It's a true story of U.S. Marines in North Korea.
I worked with a guy back in the late 1950s. He never spoke about it but a friend of his told me he was a Corpsman who was with the 1st Marine division in North Korea. His platoon was wiped out and he was wounded. He lay under the bodies of his buddies as the Chinese went around bayonetting the wounded. Ray was 6ft 4in weighed in at 270 lbs., but had the temperament of a teddy bear. He's long gone to his maker now but I'll always remember that gentle, silent guy.
Aesop January 24, 2018 at 10:28 AM
As an arty section chief, I was issued one of those M101A1 howitzers in the mid-80s.
Mine was manufactured in 1940, and the tubes have a barrel life.
When they get shot out, it gets turned in and re-barreled. They stamp the new re-barrel date on the top of the breechblock, and strike through the last re-barrel date.
The one I had was re-barreled in 1943 (after Guadalcanal), in 1952 (after Frozen Chosin) and in 1969 (after Tet).
It was pretty effing awesome to have a piece of hardware that had seen action in three wars all across the Pacific from malarial jungles to frozen hell.
Korea has to be experienced to be believed. It looks just like the M*A*S*H* set in Malibu (I've been both places), except in Korea, the hills are about 1000' up, and 1000' down, rather than Malibu's 200' or so each way. And it's farther to the beach.
But you can nearly always tell which way north is: find the HAWK missile battery on the nearest hilltop, and look which way the missiles are pointing: that'll be north. When I went there in '86 in October, it was 101° at the DMZ. When I left end of December, it was -5°.
That's also a nice long-exposure pic to catch the projo just leaving the barrel. Hopefully it made some good commies when it landed.
Third Coast January 24, 2018 at 1:54 PM
The U.S. Marines battle occurred mainly on the west side of the reservoir and is pretty well known, but not many people are familiar with the Army's Task Force Maclean that battled on the east side. Very horrific.
https://armyhistory.org/nightmare-at-the-chosin-reservoir/
Jeff Shaara The Frozen Hours is very good. After that I've been reading everything he's done.
Read this first, then read "The Last Stand of Fox Company".
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Why is profanity (cuss/swear/curse words) bad?
Rod Raineyposted 10 years ago
Boulismposted 10 years ago
You got me? I love a good curse from time to time!
Rod Raineyposted 9 years agoin reply to this
JThomp42posted 10 years ago
Because they are unnecessary. There are too many words in a vast language for one to have to use curse words. Honestly, it just makes one seem unintelligent.
visionandfocusposted 10 years ago
I was taught that it's a sign of a limited vocabulary. Now I think that while that's undoubtedly true, it also reflects a negative attitude derived from negative thinking patterns. When thinking patterns do not serve us, it's best to change them. We are more in control of our thinking (and therefore our lives) that we are led to believe.
chef-de-jourposted 10 years ago
I think the idea of certain words being 'bad' has evolved over time. It's a curious thing to have happened because aren't words just different sounds? Different sounds, different meanings. So how come some are deemed 'filthy' whilst others are clean? Two points:
1. There is no doubt a religious angle here. Profanity - it means not sacred (out of the temple) is that which is obscene or blasphemous. It ran parallel with cleanliness is next to godliness. Having a filthy tongue meant you were likely to be an unholy person, or a little crazed. So swearing was looked down on.
2. The cultural issue. Bad language belonged to the lower classes, was associated with poverty, drunkenness and lewd behaviour. The higher classes therefore didn't want anything to do with street language and condemned it.
Nowadays things are a bit different. I recall a court case some years back in London. A woman complained of offensive language being used by a market stall owner on one of London's oldest markets, in the East End. He was taken to court for use of four letter words! However the market man said his expletives were part of the market language, had been for centuries, and that he wasn't going to change a lifetime's habit, and didn't mean anyone any harm! The judge agreed and let him go scot free!
Also, how many movies do you watch these days that are full of slang and swearing? Doesn't make it 'good' but it does acclimatise us gradually to the cursing world. Many well heeled people these days (specially the young) curse like mad! And you see the written form in supposedly classy newspapers.
I really don't like too much swearing. It's cheap and nasty, debasing. As an ex coalminer I heard plenty, more than enough, but the words were used correctly and with proper emotion, not like in some movies, where they're spat out purely for show and bravado!
windygreenposted 10 years ago
Is It? OH ^#%@%$# !!! I guess I 'll have to remain silent then, @$@#%@!!!
~WG
rutleyposted 10 years ago
It just sounds disrespectful even in the company of a bunch of trash mouth people. I did get a kick out of windygreen's answer though....hahahhahahahahah
peachpurpleposted 10 years ago
If i dropped something or made a mistaken and said" SHIT!" Is it a swear / curse word? I don't say the "F" word because there are kids in my family. You may not know that they might listen and learn. Kids are good at imitating adults. Swearing the bad words often is bad. Should avoid to keep a good image in front of others and the kids too.
Rod Raineyposted 9 years ago
I tried to comment on your answer visionandfocus, but my comment was too long. (GRR blasted parameters!) Anyway, I deleted it and was going to write another, but I guess I can't. So here was what I was trying to say.
I don't get it, I mean less words, more limited, right? I think profanity is great to use in writing stories, poetry and (with moderation) things you are passionate about. I guess I can see why some would think profanity "reflects a negative attitude", but why do you think that is? As a child, I was told not to use such words, but I was never told why; I mean "because they're bad" is pretty vague. I would like my kids to know the meaning and origin of the words they hear in the world and if there is stigma attached to some words that would be part of it. I would like to know why too. I think if we dig deep enough, the basis for words being blacklisted would be trivial. If we are not aware of why we hold different beliefs, are we really in control of our own thinking?
I posted this question because there are so many things about our world and our ways that we just don't question. I tried to post another question after this one, but for some reason it did not show up (strange). Was my question inappropriate? I am fairly certain that you can post more than one question a day, but I am new to this. I will try again later.
Anyway, thank you all for participating in my first question here.
jlparkposted 9 years ago
If used in the appropriate context, around the appropriate people, it can work in your favour.
I mean, when you stub your toe really hard - "By golly gee whizz, did that smart!?!" doesn't make you feel any better. Even a muttered "%^%^$$$" or as I have done in this situations a 'breathe out" curse word - said quietly whilst exhaling....works better than anything else I've tried......I seem to stub my toes a lot, cause I've gotten this one down pat. Though, of late...I can't speak at all....I'm surprised I've not broken any!
There is one word I will not use....or type.
Why is swearing bad? Cause in the wrong situation, or at places of work, worship or in polite company is sounds crass, and nasty. In similar company, relaxing at home...one or two is okay. It's bad because we've put so much negative meaning into the words. LIke the one I won't say - cause it's demeaning to women.
Brandi Cooperposted 9 years ago
What is and isn't profanity has changed drastically over the years. Originally, profanity only extended to blasphemy (you had to speak ill of something holy or sacred, or you had to speak flippantly about religious figures or religion itself). Which means unless you were directly insulting or disrespecting a temple, religion, religious figure, etc. then you weren't using profanity. Hence taking the Lord's name in vain as one of the 10 Commandments - you were being flippant about God, which was considered profane, because He was to be respected, etc.
As far as English is concerned, most of our "profane" words are of Germanic/other descent, whereas the more appropriate terms come from Latin. This isn't by coincidence or mistake. This was a direct result of, first Romans, and then the Church's power over people. Romans would hold Latin in a higher esteem than the "vulgar" languages (which really just means the languages spoken by those who didn't hold a wealthy/politically sound position in society). Later on, the Church held Latin as the language in which all services and translations of the Bible were in. So therefore, Latin and words derived from Latin were better than words derived from other languages, because Latin was the language of the Church and others could be considered pagan or too secular to be used by higher society.
However, there have been dozens of linguistic studies and research into the use of swearing and the act exists in all human forms of communication (and even chimpanzees have their own version of profanity). It helps further communication with others and it even helps lower stress levels, increase tolerance for pain, etc.
So basically, there's nothing wrong with swearing (unless you're a Christian and you're taking the Lord's name in vain). It's a social construct to reinforced dominance and class striations by the Church and carried through by habit.
And there's absolutely no merit to the whole "sign of limited vocab/intelligence". Profane words are still words and still belong in your vocabulary, so you could literally know billions of words and still choose to use something others consider "profane". After all, sometimes, "ass" just suits what you're trying to say better than anything else.
Yeah, sometimes "Consume excrement and expire" just doesn't cut it. Love it! So much great stuff to go on here. You have yourself a new follower. Thank you!
wingedcentaurposted 8 years ago
This essay is a little meditation on swearing, in response to a question posed by a hubber, sixteen months ago. read more
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The dimmability is really impressive. I'll have to do a video showing how it dims along with a conventional bulb. I've never seen an efficient bulb work this well. Every other one that I've used cuts out after it dims just a little bit but this one actually provides useful dimming. Very cool!
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We don't hear enough Aussie voices like this one - from the Riverine Club, Wagga on Australia's Light Horsemen
100th anniversary of the great cavalry charge - Australia's 4th Light Horse Brigade in the taking of Beersheba
Forget Halloween - let's help Australian children understand the character of the people who made our country great.
This piece of Australian history helped to change the world. I hope and pray that we may once more live up to their example.
Here's the 4th Light Horse Brigade's story - courtesy of our Australian War Memorial.
The charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba
30 October 2007 by Robyn Van-Dyk
The battle of Beersheba took place on 31 October 1917 as part of the wider British offensive collectively known as the third Battle of Gaza. The final phase of this all day battle was the famous mounted charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade. Commencing at dusk, members of the brigade stormed through the Turkish defences and seized the strategic town of Beersheba. The capture of Beersheba enabled British Empire forces to break the Ottoman line near Gaza on 7 November and advance into Palestine.
British and Turkish lines prior to Allenby's attack on Gaza October 1917.
The mounted troops spent the summer of 1917 after the second battle of Gaza in constant reconnaissance and in preparation for the offensive to come. The Turkish forces held the line from Gaza near the coast to Beersheba, about 46 kilometres to its south-east. The Allied forces held the line of the Wadi Ghuzzer from its mouth to El Gamly on the East. The positions were not continuous trench lines but rather a succession of strong posts. Both sides kept their strength in front of the city of Gaza.
Allenby, Chauvel, Chetwode & HRH The Duke of Connaught. A02746A
The newly arrived British commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, General Sir Edmund Allenby used plans prepared by Lieutenant General Sir Phillip Chetwode. The plan was to attack Beersheba by using mounted troops from the east whilst the infantry attacked Beersheba from the south west. The preparation also involved persuading the Turkish forces that the offensive would again be against Gaza. Chetwode was in command the 20th Corps and the Desert Mounted Corps was under Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel.
Esani, Palestine. c.1916 Light Horsemen watering their horses. H16048
The greatest problem for Chauvel was to find sufficient water in the Beersheba area for his mounted troops. Information from reconnaissance revealed that there was none other than at Esani which was too far to the west to be of any use for a surprise attack. Chauvel, through studying the records of the Palestine Exploration Fund and after questioning local Arabs, knew that the larger ancient towns in the area to the south and south-west of Beersheba must have had existing water supplies. At Asluj the old wells were found and a fortnight's work put them into working order. This made the attack on Beersheba a feasible operation.
A Light Horse unit digs to locate a water supply outlet at Asluj. H03769
Various deceptions were employed to keep the enemy thinking the attack was going to be at Gaza including keeping the Infantry strength there until the last minute. Beersheba's defences were held by 1,000 Turkish riflemen, nine machine guns and two aircraft. The position was extended through a series of trenches and redoubts placed on commanding positions with good zones of fire; but on the east and south the trenches were not protected by barbed wire. The Turkish forces were relying on the forbidding open terrain as well as the absence of water to defend Beersheba. Calculating that the attack was most likely to be upon Gaza they were also not prepared for a force such as Allenby's which was moving on 30 October.
Chauvel's orders when he left Asluj early on the evening of the 30 October were for Major General Chaytor's ANZAC Mounted Division to close the Beersheba Road at Sakati (almost 10 kilometres north-east of the town) in order to prevent Turkish reinforcements from coming in and also to cut-off escape from the town. Once the road was secured, he was to storm Beersheba using Major General Hodgson's Australian Mounted Division. Allenby had insisted that Beersheba must be captured on the first day of operations. On the night of 30 October about 40,000 allied troops moved towards Beersheba, including most of Chetwode's 20th Corps and Chauvel's the Desert Mounted Corps, in a night march of over 40 kilometres.
Light Horsemen advance on Beersheba. J06574
Trekking since October 28 via Esani members of the 12th Light Horse Regiment arrived at Asluj on 30 October. Corporal Harold Gleeson mentions in his diary that he obtained no water at Asluj and at 6pm on 30 October recorded moving on towards Beersheba, marching all night on a "very weary and dusty ride of 30 miles." Private Hunter in his diary wrote "The dust was terrible. One could not see beyond his horses head. The horses braved the journey which was about 36 miles. Walked at my horses head for about 10 miles of flat country giving him a rest." The horses were carrying heavy packs on average of about 120 kilograms and their riders knew that there was no water available until Beersheba fell into their hands. Private Keddie: "On this stunt we have been told we would have to live on what rations we had for a few days."
4th LH Brigade horses resting prior to charging at Beersheba. A01742
On the morning of 31 October, Chetwode's three British divisions attacked the Turkish positions around Beersheba from the west and south supported by a sustained artillery bombardment of over 100 guns. By 1 pm they had driven the Turks from their defences to the west and south west of Beersheba, but the wells of the town were still in Turkish hands. The 4th Light Horse Brigade waited, scattered over a wide area as a precaution against bombing, to the south-east of the town. Private Hunter: "The Turks immediately started shelling us with heavies. Good cover and tact on our part prevented casualties". Their horses were unsaddled, watered and fed. William Grant was the Brigade's new commander following Brigadier General Meredith, who had been invalided home to Australia.
Trenches at Tel-es-Saba: objective of the NZ Mounted Rifle Brigade. A00404
The wells of Beersheba were vital for the welfare of the Desert Mounted Corps' horses, many of whom had been without water for several days. Enemy resistance at Tel El Saba, three kilometres to the east of the town, had been stronger than expected and it took a stiff day of fighting for Chaytor's force to capture this strong redoubt protecting Beersheba's eastern flank. The fall of Tel El Saba at 3:15 pm meant that the 1st and 3rd Light Horse Brigades were free to attack Beersheba from the East.
4th LH Regiment moving into action at the battle of Beersheba. A02789
At 3:30 pm there was only a few hours of day light remaining and orders were issued for the final phase of the struggle, the occupation of Beersheba. Chauvel decided to put Grant's 4th Light Horse Brigade straight at the remaining trenches, from the south-east. Chauvel knew that he must take the town before dark in order to secure the wells for Allenby's large force. Private Keddie recorded: "We began to talk among ourselves saying Beersheba will be taken and us not doing anything when about 5 o'clock our major came and said that Beersheba had not been captured but we were going in." Chauvel: "owing to the constant attacks from aeroplanes, which had devoted a good deal of attention to my own headquarters, it took some time to assemble them and push them off". General Grant gave the order personally to the 12th Light Horse Regiment: "men you're fighting for water. There's no water between this side of Beersheba and Esani. Use your bayonets as swords. I wish you the best of luck". The Light Horse were equipped with rifles and held their bayonets as swords, which would have been more suited to a cavalry style charge. Fortuitously their bayonet tips had been sharpened on the orders of Major General Hodgson, on 26 October.
Beersheba Situation Map (pre-charge)
Brigadier General William Grant. H00020
Grant made the decision to order his light horsemen to charge cavalry-style, when they would normally have ridden close to an objective then dismounted to fight. Trooper Edward Dengate: "we got mounted, cantered about a quarter of a mile up a bit of a rise lined up along the brow of a hill paused a moment, and then went atem, the ground was none too smooth, which caused our line to get twisted a bit . . . Captain Davies let out a yell at the top of his voice . . . that started them all we spurred our horses . . . the bullets got thicker…three or four horses came down, others with no riders on kept going, the saddles splashed with blood, here and there a man running toward a dead horse for cover, the Turk's trenches were about fifty yards on my right, I could see the Turk's heads over the edge of the trenches squinting along their rifles, a lot of the fellows dismounted at that point thinking we were to take the trenches, but most of us kept straight on, where I was there was a clear track with trenches on the right and a redoubt on the left, some of the chaps jumped clear over the trenches in places, some fell into them, although about 150 men got through and raced for the town, they went up the street yelling like madmen." Captain Robey was at their head.
Major Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh, by George Lambert. ART02753
Captain Jack Davies followed Robey's men towards the town and shouted when three miles away: "Come on boys Beersheba first stop". Major Fetherstonhaugh's horse fell shot and was himself shot through the leg. The major put his horse out of its misery then got down behind his dead horse and fired his revolver until he ran out of ammunition. Fetherstonhaugh wrote to Davies congratulating him. In the letter he also mentioned his own injury: "I got a bullet through both thighs, it made a clean hole through the left but opened out a bit and made a large gash through the back of the right which will take a little while to fix up".
While the 4th Light Horse Regiment dismounted at the trenches and tackled their objective on foot many in the 12th Light Horse Regiment were able to get straight through and take the town, Keddie: "we were all at the gallop yelling like mad some had bayonets in their hand others their rifle then it was a full stretch gallop at the trenches . . . the last 200 yards or so was good going and those horses put on pace and next were jumping the trenches with the Turks underneath . . . when over the trenches we went straight for the town."
Main street of Beersheba shortly after its capture. P01668.005
Sergeant Charles Doherty wrote that the horsemen who cleared all the trenches came up to an open plane which "was succeeded by small wadies and perpendicular gullies, surrounding which scores of sniper's nests or dugouts each were holding seven or eight men. After progressing another quarter of a mile, we turned to the right at an angle of 45 degrees to converge on Beersheba. The enemy's fire now came from the direction of the town and a large railway viaduct to the north. The limited number of entrances to the city temporarily checked us but those in front went straight up and through the narrow streets. Falling beams from fired buildings, exploding magazines and arsenals and various hidden snipers were unable to check our race through the two available streets that were wide enough for 2 to ride abreast." Private Keddie had a near miss: "I felt a bullet go past my ear and thought if that bullet had been a few more inches to one side" as did Trooper Dengate: "I suppose you heard about the capture of Beersheba by the 4th Brigade, well I was right in it, and came through safe, and with my skin intact, I got a bullet through the leg of my breeches, just above the knee, grazed my leg but didn't make it bleed."
Locomotive & well at Beersheba, blown up by retreating Turkish forces. P03463.001
The success of the charge was in the shock value and sheer speed in which they took the town before it could be destroyed by a retreating Turkish force. Harry Langtip described Beersheba: "The town is small but has some very nice buildings with tiled roofs. The water scheme is grand. We got into the army stores and helped ourselves to grain for the horses & got bivy sheets and peg posts. We got all the Turkish stores, there was everything from a telephone to a pack saddle. We got lots of horses and bullocks. There was rifles and gear lying everywhere. The Turks left bombs and if you kicked one up it went. One Tommie got both his eyes blown out by a bottle. He just kicked it out of the way and it must have been full of explosives."
Watering horses from a large reservoir after Beersheba was captured. P02041.012
Sergeant Charles Doherty: "The first party sent across to the large cement troughs had just finished when from the east came an unexpected fusillade of bullets. Through this assault made it appear that we had been cleverly ambushed, we retained control over the prisoners and secured what cover there was until further support arrived. Between 8 & 9:30 pm the 11LHR arrived and the 4th MG Squadron came in. Then a complete chain of outposts was established while the main body of prisoners, together with many scattered lots from the various redoubts were taken back to Brigade HQ."
Motor ambulances waiting near the Beersheba town mosque. P01668.004
31 light horsemen were killed in the charge and 36 were wounded. Some originals from the Brigade who had enlisted in 1914 such as Edward Cleaver and Albert "Tibbie" Cotter, the famous Australian cricketer, were killed. The next morning Private Keddie rode over the ground to see if any of the horses could be found roaming but he recorded only seeing dead carcases. Keddie: "We were sent looking for the horses whose riders were killed so we made for the other side of the town where several other light horse regiments were . . . met some friends in the first light horse and yarned for a while they asked me what it was like in the charge gave them a full account". At least 70 horses died. The Turkish defenders suffered many casualties and between 700 and 1,000 troops were captured.
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the famous mounted charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade into Beersheba.
OUT! Barnaby JOYCE, Fiona NASH, Malcolm ROBERTS, Scott LUDLAM, Larissa WATERS - Disqualified from Parliament
Here's The Australian's report.
The Turnbull government has been plunged into turmoil and will head to a snap by-election after the High Court ruled Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and four other MPs caught in the dual citizenship saga were disqualified from federal parliament.
The ejection of the Nationals leader means the government will lose its one-seat majority in the House of Representatives and likely embolden Labor, which has threatened to cause chaos and confusion if Mr Joyce's election is deemed invalid.
Independent senator Nick Xenophon and former Nationals cabinet minister Matthew Canavan have been found eligible to sit in parliament.
Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash, One Nation's Malcom Roberts and former Greens senators Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam have also been disqualified.
The parliament referred the elections of the "citizenship seven" to the High Court after questions emerged about their dual nationality.
Under section 44 of the Constitution, any person who is "a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power" is incapable of being chosen or of sitting as an MP.
Mr Ludlam triggered the dual citizenship fiasco after being told in July he was a New Zealander at the time of last year's election.
The revelation prompted other parliamentarians, who faced weeks of questioning by the media, to make inquiries about their own status, leading to the referral of seven MPs.
The government argued Mr Joyce, Senators Nash, Canavan and Xenophon and Ms Waters should not be disqualified because they were Australian-born and unknowingly gained citizenship by descent.
In the case of Ms Waters, who was born in Canada, the government said she effectively became Australian-born when her birth was registered with Australian authorities.
But the government said Senator Roberts and Mr Ludlam should be found ineligible because they had some knowledge of their dual citizenship, as they were born overseas and migrated to Australia.
Only those who "voluntarily obtained or retained" their foreign citizenship should have their elections ruled invalid, the Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue argued.
Tony Windsor, represented by former solicitor-general Justin Gleeson, argued that allowing Mr Joyce to keep his seat would result in "radical instability" and he should be disqualified for being a Kiwi when he nominated for the 2016 election.
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The AWU WA Branch paid for Bruce Wilson's rented love-shack in inner-city Melbourne - where'd the bond go Bruce?
This episode doesn't involve a great deal of money - but it does give us an insight into Bruce Morton Wilson and the way he operated.
On Monday 29 June 1992 Bruce Wilson was appointed acting Victoria Branch Secretary.
On Friday 3 July he was back in Perth to get Blewitt installed as acting secretary in WA so Ralph could authorise Bruce's expenses under the Old Mates' Act. Not like it would have been logical for the Victoria Branch to meet the costs of their new acting boss!
Air travel plus the costs of a security system at home for the missus! Not a bad deal Bruce.
Wilson didn't waste any time taking the branch up on its offer to pay for his digs.
On 15 July 1992 Wilson did the paperwork to lease an apartment in Carlton. Note the Bond payment of $932.
On 15 July 1992 Bruce was set!
The AWU WA Branch had fronted the money for the bond - and it paid all the rental payments for his time in the inner-city pad.
So considering the deal he'd been given, how do you reckon Wilson showed his gratitude to the hard-working AWU members who'd stumped up the dough?
He pocketed the bond. Their money. Bastard.
Minutes of the Victorian Branch AWU Executive meeting that appointed Bruce Wilson - with Bill Ludwig's "help"
On 29 June, 1992 - just five days after the AWU Workplace Reform Association Inc was incorporated - Bruce Wilson was installed as acting state secretary of the Victorian Branch of the AWU.
Just prior to that meeting a standard branch executive meeting took place.
The minutes show that AWU National President and Bruce Wilson supporter Bill Ludwig had slipped down from Queensland to keep an eye on proceedings. No doubt to make sure the branch's business was conducted with the members' interests first and foremost.
Bruce apparently knew from 11 June 1992 (at the latest) that he was going to Melbourne - and that he'd need a local slush fund or two.
On 11 June 1992 the Re-Election fund was opened with a deposit of $15,000 and an address at the Clifton Hill Post Office - just up the road from Julia's Abbotsford digs.
By March 1993 the address had changed.
On 24 October 1994 $3,425 was transferred from this account to the AWU Members Welfare Association after Gillard's renovation payments to the Town Mode boys overdrew the account. Just as well there was plenty of slush to choose from!
AWU statement after its offices were raided by Federal Police today
Australian Workers' Union Statement
Comment from Daniel Walton, AWU National Secretary
This is an extraordinary abuse of police resources and taxpayer funds by a desperate government.
It is clear the ROC has been established not to promote good governance, but to use taxpayer and police resources to muckrake through historic documents in an attempt to find anything that might smear a future Labor prime minister.
This is a shameful new low for a government already scraping the bottom of the political barrel.
From the ABC
AFP carrying out raids at Australian Workers' Union headquarters in Sydney, Melbourne
MAP: Melbourne 3000
The Australian Federal Police is currently raiding the Australian Workers' Union offices in Melbourne and Sydney.
The investigation relates to whether donations made to activist group GetUp were authorised under union rules.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has asked GetUp to abide by disclosure laws that would require it to outline what funding it receives and how it is spent.
Groups subjected to such obligations are known as "associated entities" which are defined as a group controlled by one or more political parties, or operating to a significant extent for the benefit of political parties.
In a letter obtained by the ABC, the AEC said there were grounds to suggest GetUp's activities last year could be seen as having benefited Labor and the Greens.
GetUp has denied the claims and insisted it is an independent movement.
What happened to the Kerr Street mortgage?
This extract for the TURC's AWU WRA report describes the settlement and finance of the Kerr Street property.
On 22 March 1993, Bruce Wilson as Ralph Blewitt's attorney signed a transfer of the Kerr Street property as transferee.
On the same, day, 22 March 1993, Bruce Wilson signed as Ralph Blewitt's attorney a mortgage of the Kerr Street property in favour of Jonathan Malcolm Rothfield. The amount advanced pursuant to the mortgage was $150,000 for three years. Interest was to be charged at a higher rate of 13.75% per annum and at a lower rate of 9.75% per annum, commencing on 22 March 1993.
Also on 22 March 1993 the Commonwealth Bank sent a fax to Slater & Gordon for the attention of Julia Gillard. The facts (sic) related to a certificate of currency for mortgage insurance.
The Mortgage document lodged at the Land Titles office records that on 17 September 1993 the mortgage was transferred to an entity called "Australian Housing Association Pty Ltd".
Here's the Seal of that entity taken from the discharge of mortgage document lodged with Land Titles Victoria.
The ACN 005 428 231 is recorded with ASIC as last being registered to a Victorian entity called NODCO.
NODCO is the name used by Nicholas O'Donohue lawyers.
And here is the complete mortgage file held by Nicholas O'Donohue lawyers.
O'Donohue Blewitt Mortgage File by Michael Smith on Scribd
Note O'Donohue's records the mortgage as commencing at 22 June 1993 - with 4 persons/couples providing the funds for the mortgage by 22 September 1993.
A safe custody package records the Blewitt mortgage as being introduced on 11 June 1993.
And this schedule records the receipt of interest payments - and the payor from whom the payment was received.
Ralph Blewitt's Home Building Society Account statements appear to show the first two mortgage interest payments from his account by way of personal cheques.
18 June, 1993 - $3,656.25 credit by "DT" (would be obliged if you know what the code means).
25 June, 1993 - $3656.25 debit by "PCHQ" (personal cheque matches other entries for known personal cheques)
15 Sept, 1993 - same amount in by DT
22 Sept, 1993 - same amount paid out by personal cheque
There is no corresponding withdrawal from the AWU Workplace Reform Association funds that match up with the payments into Blewitt's account - although the $50K cash withdrawal on 7 September may be a potential source.
The source of the funds banked into Blewitt's Home Account has not been established.
Here's the Royal Commission.
And this is the statement in which Wilson makes that allegation.
More soon, including analysis of Bruce Wilson's other accounts and some possible sources of the mortgage payments.
In conference with lawyer
On Thursday evening I was a little surprised to hear from my Australian lawyer - calling from Sydney airport with a boarding pass in hand.
We'd been trying to schedule a few days together in preparation for my private prosecution. He'd had a cancellation on Friday which freed him up, so two flights and one land border crossing later we were earnestly in conference.
We have at least another 2 or 3 days work ahead of us. I am not going to telegraph our punches, suffice to say he's a former detective inspector, police prosecutor and now at the bar specialising in criminal law.
These next few days will be quiet on the website - but there has been and will continue to be frenzied activity behind the scenes.
Direct evidence linking GILLARD to WILSON'S corruptly obtained money - cheques, account numbers, handwriting - it's all here
This is a forensic accountant's analysis of transactions on Bruce Wilson's private bank account - over and above salary and rental income.
On 22 March, 1993 Slater and Gordon settled the purchase of a house for Bruce Wilson at 85 Kerr Street Fitzroy, funded in part by $90K+ from the GILLARD/WILSON slush fund.
On 24 March 1993 renovations commenced on Gillard's property at 36 St Philips St Abbotsford. Here's one of her first quotes.
The Trade Union Royal Commission found that Athol James's evidence that Wilson provided the money to pay for Gillard's renovations was wholly truthful.
Gillard has been at pains to distance herself from the AWU-WRA's operations/funding/bank accounts. While Athol recalls Bruce dealing in cash, apparently that idea hadn't come to Bruce and Julia until after their first transaction - which involved this cheque from Bruce to his lover.
Here now is the unequivocal evidence of Wilson funding Gillard.
The financial relationship went way beyond the renovations.
Here are two cheques totalling almost $1,000 from Bruce to Myer in Melbourne.
How can we know these purchases were for Gillard? Her address is written on the back of the cheques.
On 10 September 2014 Gillard gave sworn evidence to the Trade Union Royal Commission, denying she received money from Bruce Wilson for her renovations.
There's plenty more evidence where that came from too. It wasn't just Mr James funded by Bruce.
And I haven't started reporting to you on the destination of many of the cash cheques - nor cheques written directly from Wilson's various slush funds rather than his personal account.
It's much better to confess you know Ms GILLARD. Might save you a bit of time in the slammer.
Every touch leaves its trace.
In June 1995 Bruce Wilson paid GILLARD's builder Con Spyridis $2,180 with a personal cheque we publish today
Here's Wilson's cheque - note the distinctive non-Wilson handwriting, the cheque was written out by Bill Telikostiglou.
Here's the statement showing the cheque was presented on 5 June, 1995 and was met on presentation.
Nine entries above cheque 181 for $2,180 in the statement is a 17 May 1995 deposit of $2,000.00.
The deposit slip is in Wayne Hem's handwriting - and where'd the money come from?
Now here's
Telikostiglou's cheque for $2,000
screen grab from his CBA statement showing where the $2K came from - a $10K deposit 3 days earlier
details of the $10,000 cheque which came from the phantom AWU employee Ms Debbie Lawn.
Here's what GILLARD told Peter Gordon about paying Spyridis.
an account from Con was put in my letter box last week, so that's the first account that I've had from him. It is an account dated June directed towards me, yeah, I think that's right, directed towards me, dated June and it's got a letter on it, some of which is not decipherable but talks about finishing off the tiles. The account is for $3780. I've paid $2000 of it already and I'm making arrangements to get the $1780 together to pay the rest of it.
Gillard also told the Royal Commission, the parliament, Martin Ferguson in her pre-selection interview, the Australian people and anyone else who'd listen that she'd paid for her own renovations.
Athol James said she did not - and the Trade Union Royal Commission believed him, not her.
Wayne Hem said she did not - he made a deposit of $5,000 into her account and he saw Telikostiglou pay builders on her behalf.
Ralph Blewitt says he paid $7,000 to builders to pay for some of Gillard's renovations.
And now the evidence from Bruce Wilson's cheque book - including our trace on the money right back to a dubious $10,000 cheque which apparently was comprised of funds that originated with the AWU itself (more on that soon).
When will the authorities act to bring GILLARD to heel?
PS - further to our post on Debbie Lawn and Bill Telikostiglou a couple of days ago.
http://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2017/10/gillards-greek-bullshit-artist-bill-telikostiglou-had-a-bigger-role-in-the-awu-scandal-than-we-thoug.html
Here's another AWU payroll deposit sheet - note the Telikostiglou/Debbie Lawn line entry!