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Details: F2017C00792
Statement of Principles concerning otitis externa No. 59 of 2012
- F2017C00792
No. 59 of 2012 Determinations/Veterans' Entitlements as amended, taking into account amendments up to Veterans' Entitlements (Statements of Principles—Cumulative Equivalent Dose) Amendment Determination 2017 (No. 58 of 2017)
Administered by: Veterans' Affairs
Incorporated Amendments
Veterans' Entitlements (Statements of Principles—Cumulative Equivalent Dose) Amendment Determination 2017 (No. 58 of 2017) - F2017L01067
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Date of repeal 25 Jan 2021
Repealed by Statement of Principles concerning otitis externa (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 26 of 2021)
made under subsection 196B(3) of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Compilation No. 1
Compilation date: 18 September 2017
Includes amendments up to: Veterans' Entitlements (Statements of Principles—Cumulative Equivalent Dose) Amendment Determination 2017 (No. 58 of 2017) (F2017L01067)
The day of commencement of this Amendment Determination is 18 September 2017.
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Statement of Principles concerning otitis externa No. 59 of 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 18 September 2017.
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Self‑repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
OTITIS EXTERNA
No. 59 of 2012
for the purposes of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
1. This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning otitis externa No. 59 of 2012.
2. The Repatriation Medical Authority under subsection 196B(3) and (8) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the VEA):
(a) revokes Instrument No. 74 of 2001, as amended by Instrument No. 43 of 2002, concerning otitis externa; and
(b) determines in their place this Statement of Principles.
Kind of injury, disease or death
3. (a) This Statement of Principles is about otitis externa and death from otitis externa.
(b) For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, "otitis externa" means infective or non-infective inflammation of the external auditory canal.
(c) Otitis externa attracts ICD-10-AM code H60, H62.0, H62.1, H62.2, H62.3 or H62.4.
(d) In the application of this Statement of Principles, the definition of "otitis externa" is that given at paragraph 3(b) above.
Basis for determining the factors
4. On the sound medical-scientific evidence available, the Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that it is more probable than not that otitis externa and death from otitis externa can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (the MRCA).
Factors that must be related to service
5. Subject to clause 7, at least one of the factors set out in clause 6 must be related to the relevant service rendered by the person.
6. The factor that must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, otitis externa or death from otitis externa is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service is:
(a) swimming, diving or participating in other aquatic activities within the ten days before the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(b) undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation to the head or neck region for cancer, within the two years before the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(c) having received a cumulative equivalent dose of at least 20 sieverts of ionising radiation to the head or neck region within the two years before the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(d) having trauma to the external ear canal of the affected ear within the ten days before the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(e) having a foreign object or implement inserted into, or removed from, the external ear canal of the affected ear within the ten days before the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(f) having a specified condition involving the external auditory canal of the affected ear at the time of the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(g) having chronic suppurative otitis media of the affected ear within the one month before the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(h) having diabetes mellitus at the time of the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(i) being in an immunocompromised state at the time of the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(j) having a narrowing or obstruction of the external auditory canal of the affected ear at the time of the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(k) blocking the external auditory canal of the affected ear for an average of two hours per day, on more days than not, for the two weeks before the clinical onset of otitis externa; or
(l) for otomycosis only, using a course of oral antibiotic therapy or ototopical therapy for the treatment of otitis externa of the affected ear within the two weeks before the clinical onset of otomycosis; or
(m) swimming, diving or participating in other aquatic activities within the ten days before the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(n) undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation to the head or neck region for cancer, within the two years before the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(o) having received a cumulative equivalent dose of at least 20 sieverts of ionising radiation to the head or neck region within the two years before the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(p) having trauma to the external ear canal of the affected ear within the ten days before the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(q) having a foreign object or implement inserted into, or removed from, the external ear canal of the affected ear within the ten days before the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(r) having a specified condition involving the external auditory canal of the affected ear at the time of the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(s) having chronic suppurative otitis media of the affected ear within the one month before the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(t) having diabetes mellitus at the time of the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(u) being in an immunocompromised state at the time of the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(v) having a narrowing or obstruction of the external auditory canal of the affected ear at the time of the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(w) blocking the external auditory canal of the affected ear for an average of two hours per day, on more days than not, for the two weeks before the clinical worsening of otitis externa; or
(x) for otomycosis only, using a course of oral antibiotic therapy or ototopical therapy for the treatment of otitis externa of the affected ear within the two weeks before the clinical worsening of otomycosis; or
(y) inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for otitis externa.
Factors that apply only to material contribution or aggravation
7. Paragraphs 6(m) to 6(y) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, otitis externa where the person's otitis externa was suffered or contracted before or during (but not arising out of) the person's relevant service.
Inclusion of Statements of Principles
8. In this Statement of Principles if a relevant factor applies and that factor includes an injury or disease in respect of which there is a Statement of Principles then the factors in that last mentioned Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles as in force from time to time.
9. For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:
"a narrowing or obstruction of the external auditory canal" means an occlusion or narrowing of the ear canal due to anatomical anomalies (for example, exostosis, stenosis, osteoma), cerumen build-up or foreign objects;
"a specified condition" means one of the following conditions:
(a) acne;
(b) allergic contact dermatitis;
(c) dermatomycosis;
(d) herpes simplex;
(e) herpes zoster;
(f) irritant contact dermatitis;
(g) neurodermatitis;
(h) psoriasis;
(i) relapsing polychondritis;
(j) sarcoidosis;
(k) seborrhoeic dermatitis;
(l) Sézary syndrome;
(m) Sjögren's syndrome; or
(n) systemic lupus erythematosus;
"an immunocompromised state" means a state where the immune response has been attenuated by administration of immunosuppressive drugs, ionising radiation, malnutrition, a malignant disease process or certain types of infection;
"blocking the external auditory canal" means wearing or using ear protection or devices which occlude the canal or create a seal over the ear, including:
(a) ear plugs;
(b) hearing aids;
(c) hearing protection ear muffs; or
(d) stethoscopes;
"chronic suppurative otitis media" means a recurrent or continuous infective disorder of the middle ear characterised by perforation of the tympanic membrane, long standing painless aural discharge and varying degrees of hearing loss;
"cumulative equivalent dose" means the total dose of ionising radiation received by the particular organ or tissue from external exposure, internal exposure or both, apart from normal background radiation exposure in Australia, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Guide to calculation of 'cumulative equivalent dose' for the purpose of applying ionising radiation factors contained in Statements of Principles determined under Part XIA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, as in force on 2 August 2017;
Note 1: Examples of circumstances that might lead to exposure to ionising radiation include being present during or subsequent to the testing or use of nuclear weapons, undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedures involving ionising radiation, and being a member of an aircrew, leading to increased levels of exposure to cosmic radiation.
Note 2: For the purpose of dose reconstruction, dose is calculated as an average over the mass of a specific tissue or organ. If a tissue is exposed to multiple sources of ionising radiation, the various dose estimates for each type of radiation must be combined.
"death from otitis externa" in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's otitis externa;
"ICD-10-AM code" means a number assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Seventh Edition, effective date of 1 July 2010, copyrighted by the National Centre for Classification in Health, Sydney, NSW, and having ISBN 978 1 74210 154 5;
"other aquatic activities" means any activity where the external ear opening is submerged in water or prolonged pooling of water in the ear canal occurs. Such activities may include water sports, trekking through watercourses, prolonged exposure to heavy rains or being doused in water for lengthy periods;
"otomycosis" means a fungal infection of the external auditory canal;
"relevant service" means:
(a) eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
(b) defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
(c) peacetime service under the MRCA;
"terminal event" means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes:
(a) pneumonia;
(b) respiratory failure;
(c) cardiac arrest;
(d) circulatory failure; or
(e) cessation of brain function;
"trauma to the external ear canal" means any injury affecting the integrity of the epithelium of the external ear canal by mechanisms, including thermal, electrical and chemical burns and blunt or penetrating trauma. This definition includes:
(a) surgical or medical procedures; or
(b) bites or stings from insects, mites, ticks or other arachnids.
10. This Instrument applies to all matters to which section 120B of the VEA or section 339 of the MRCA applies.
11. This Instrument takes effect from 5 September 2012.
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
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The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
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Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
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Application, saving and transitional provisions
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Veterans' Entitlements (Statements of Principles—Cumulative Equivalent Dose) Amendment Determination 2017 (No. 58 of 2017)
Provision affected
How affected
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The Maritime Monument (Danish Søfartsmonumentet), located at Langelinie, close to Langelinie Marina, is a maritime memorial in Copenhagen, Denmark, commemorating civilian Danish sailors who lost their lives during the First World War. The monument consists of a bronze sculpture of a winged female figure, representing Memory, placed on a rhombus-shaped podium with a series of narrative reliefs on its side.

History

On a board meeting in the Danish Steamship Owners' Association on 10 November 1921, it was decided to terminate a war accident insurance policy. On a later meeting, on 15 March 1923, Johan Hansen proposed to use unused funds (circa DKK 435,000) for the creation of a memorial to seamen of the Danish merchant fleet who had lost their lives at sea during the war years. The proposal was unanimously approved on a meeting on 17 May 1923.  A committee consisting of Christian Sass, Johan Hansen, A.N. Petersen and Eilert Maegaard was put in charge of the project and DKK 50,000 was allocated to its realization.

Einar Utzon-Frank, Ludvig Brandstrup, Henning Hansen and city architect Hans Beck Wright were initially engaged as artistic consultants, They were later supplemented with Rasmus Harboe, Svend Rathsack, Anton Rosen, Edvard Thomsen and Emanuel Monberg in an invited competition.

An invited competition was initially held but none of the entires were found suitable and it was therefore followed by a second round. 59 proposals were submitted and Svend Rathsack's and Ivar Bentson's project was selected as the final winner.

The monument was officially inaugurated on 9 May 1928. Representatives of the Danish Royal Family, Government ministers, civil servants and representatives from commercial and cultural circles as well as surviving relatives of deceased sailors attended the ceremony. Speeches were held by King Christian X, the Chairman of the Danish Steamship Owners' Association and the lord mayor of Copenhagen. A cantata specially written for the occasion by Hans Hartvig Seedorff and Johan Hye-Knudsen was also sung at the event.

Over the years the limestone reliefs fell into an advanced state of decay. The base was originally carved in limestone but Italian marble was now opted for as a more weather resistant alternative. Restoration work was commenced in 2009 and the monument was reinaugurated Head of the Danish Shipowners' Association, Mr. Peter Bjerregaard on 15 September 2011.

Description

The winged female figure, representing Remembrance (Mindet), was modelled over the classical Hellenistic sculpture of Nike of Samothrace. The names of the 101 Danish merchant ships that sunk during the First World War as well as the names of the 648 sailors who drowned.

The reliefs on the sides of the podium were inspired by Borobudur on Java. The front of the podium shows a dramatic scene with a ship that is sinking after colliding with a naval mine. Sailors are jumping overboard and being evacuated to another ship. The relief on the left rear side of the podium shows Mars pointing with his sword towards an eagle that is attacking a gull as a symbol of the Great Powers' assault on the small, peaceful nation. On the right rear side is a representation of Mercury with his winged helmet, God of trade and seafaring, pointing towards three doves.  The fourth relief depicts a fatherless family.

Models and sketches
 Model submitted for the competition on 26 September 1924. 1924. Depicted in Architecten, XXVI, 1924, p. 223.
 Sketch sent to the Magistrate on 21 October 1924. Stadsarkitektens Arkiv.
 Ivar Bentsen: Rendering of the monument and the surrounding terrain. 1924.
 Ivar Bentsen: Three renderings sent to the Magistrate on 18 maj 1925. . Stadsarkitektens Arkiv?
 Model. Plaster. Dansk Dampskibsrederiforening.
 Model of head of first sketch. Bronze. H. 14 cm. Rathsack's Memorial Exhibition, Den Frie Udstilling, 1942, Car.no. 60.
 Preliminary version of Victoria holding a stylus in her right hand, in 1/15 scale. Rathsack's Memorial Exhibition, Den Frie Udstilling, 1942, Cat.no. 64.
 First version of the angle. Plastelina. H. 23, 5 cm. (1924-25). Rathsack's Memorial Exhibition, Den Frie Udstilling, 1942, Car.no. 65
 Draft model of the angle. Plaster. H. 57,5 cm (Ca. 1925). Rathsack's Memorial Exhibition, Den Frie Udstilling, 1942, Cat.nn. 66. Formerly Christiansborg Palace, reg.no. 444.
 1/7 scale model of Victoria, holding a wreath. Rathsack's Memorial Exhibition, Den Frie Udstilling, 1942, Cat.no. 67.
 Original plaster odel of head (Victoria). Plaster. (the rest destroyed). 75 x 45 x 77 cm. Formerly the sculpture collection at Christiansborg Palace, reg.no. 413 (now Grønbæks Samling). Gift to KØS, Museum for kunst i det offentlige rum, Køge, 1998. Inv.no. 189–002. Rathsack's Memorial Exhibition, Den Frie Udstilling, 1942, Cat.no. 68. Udst. Oslo
 Victoria with wreath and wings. Plaster. H. 105 x 68 x 108,5. Formerly the sculpture collection at  Christiansborg, reg.no. 414 (now Grønbæks Samling). Gift to KØS, Museum for kunst i det offentlige rum, 1998. Inv.no. 189–001.

See also
 Memorial Anchor, Copenhagen

References

External links

Monuments and memorials in Copenhagen
World War I memorials in Denmark
1928 establishments in Denmark
Bronze sculptures in Copenhagen
Denmark
Denmark in World War I
Military locations of Denmark
Reliefs in Copenhagen

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A string of alleged legal education examination paper leaks has sparked public anger, with many critics scorning the Ghana School of Law for doing either very little or nothing to protect the integrity of the process that evaluates the competence of Ghana's aspiring lawyers. However, research conducted by Citi News has revealed that the increasing […] The post Ghana School of Law does not conduct exams appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
A string of alleged legal education examination paper leaks has sparked public anger, with many critics scorning the Ghana School of Law for doing either very little or nothing to protect the integrity of the process that evaluates the competence of Ghana's aspiring lawyers.
However, research conducted by Citi News has revealed that the increasing public anger over the alleged leaks appears misdirected at the Ghana School of Law.
The general position of Ghana's law is that the General Legal Council (GLC) is the primary institution that regulates legal education in Ghana.
However, the Independent Examination Committee (IEC), an institution created under the authority of Parliament in 2018, wields the exclusive mandate of conducting and managing both entrance examinations for admission into the Ghana School of Law and all internal exams taken by law students.
As Citi News found, the IEC, in the discharge of its mandate, is independent and not subject to the direction or control of the General Legal Council or the Ghana School of Law.
Exams conducted by the IEC: The Law
The Legal Profession (Professional and Post-Call Law Course) Regulations, 2018), L.I. 2355 details the functions of the IEC. Section 13(1) of the L.I. states: "(1) The Independent Examinations Committee shall administer (a) examinations for admission into the School; (b) examinations for qualification for enrolment; and (c) any other examination mandated by the Council."
Under section 13(2), the L.I. 2355 makes it clear that "The Independent Examinations Committee shall (a) determine the venue and time for the conduct of the Qualifying Certificate Examination; and (b) within a reasonable period after the completion of the Qualifying Certificate Examination (i) arrange for the examination scripts to be marked, and (ii) submit the examination results to the Board through the Chief Justice."
L.I. 2355 goes on to provide under section 13(3) that: "The Board shall, within two weeks after the receipt of the results, submit the results to the Council for consideration and approval."
Besides the preceding provisions, L.I. 2355 also spells out the quality of persons who qualify to serve on the IEC, stating under section 12(1) that "The Council shall appoint an Independent Examinations Committee for the School."
Section 12(2) provides that "A person is qualified to be appointed by the Council as a member of the Independent Examinations Committee if that person is (a) a Justice of the Superior Courts of Judicature or a retired Justice of the Superior Courts of Judicature; (b) a lawyer of not less than ten years standing at the Bar; (c) a legal academic who is at least of the level of a Senior Lecturer; or (d) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana."
IEC's role explained
As one credible source explains:
"The IEC chooses its examiners who set the questions and those who mark. The IEC decides whether to take questions from the Ghana School of Law lecturers regarding internal examinations. The Ghana School of Law has nothing to do with examinations".
Thus, as Citi News found, although lecturers of the Ghana School of Law often propose questions that sometimes form a pool of questions available to the IEC, the final say as to which should feature in a particular exam is reserved for the IEC.
Consequently, in its wisdom, the IEC can entirely ignore questions set by the lecturers or adopt them partly or in whole where necessary.
Another source adds, "The IEC is akin to the West African Examination Council, while the Ghana School of Law may be described as a Senior High School or Junior High School". The source explains that the "IEC is an external examination body, while the GSL is a school that depends on IEC for its examination."
Recent alleged exam leaks
In July 2022, the IEC rescheduled the Civil Procedure Exam for students of the Ghana School of law after reports that questions on the scheduled exam had leaked hours before students were to sit the exam.
The IEC's decision came after recipients of the alleged leaked questions had published them widely across multiple social media platforms. Eventually, the IEC conducted the rescheduled Civil Procedure Exam on August 25, 2022.
More recently, on September 23, 2022, the IEC postponed this year's entrance exam for candidates applying to pursue the professional law course at the Ghana School of Law after questions for the exam allegedly leaked overnight.
The exam was initially scheduled for 10 am, but the IEC eventually conducted the entrance exam at 1:30 pm after Citi News broke the news of the alleged leak.
In both instances, the IEC neither officially confirmed the alleged leaks nor publicly commented on widespread reports about the alleged leaks.
Ghana to get new lawyers
Meanwhile, the General Legal Council (GLC) has announced that it will "Call" newly qualified lawyers to the Ghana Bar on Friday, November 11, 2022.
The November date seems to break tradition, as the GLC typically calls freshly qualified lawyers to the Bar every year in early October.
A statement issued in Accra and signed by Justice Pamela A. Addo on September 26, 2022, did not explain the decision to hold the 'Call Ceremony' in November.
It only announced the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) as the venue for this year's ceremony and set the time for the event's start at 10:00.
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North Macedonia develops country's first National Food Security Strategy
30 June, Skopje, North Macedonia
Setting the basis for developing an integrated whole-of-government National Food Security Strategy in North Macedonia will be the focus of a new FAO project.
The project was launched today through an event in Skopje, organized by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy in partnership with the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia.
In his opening remarks, Ljupco Nikolovski, North Macedonia's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, noted that "at this time of global change, it is essential to ensure access to a safe, stable, affordable, and nutritious supply of food for everyone in North Macedonia" and "the Ministry of Agriculture is committed to support the whole process of National Food Security Strategy development, working with FAO, the Rural Development Network, the relevant government institutions, and other partners to reach this goal."
''Facing the challenges exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war to the domestic food security, the Ministry and the government have recognized the importance of having a National Food Security and Nutrition Strategy as a long-term roadmap of national priorities, actions, and resources needed to promote the country's agricultural production, enhance food availability, and improve the affordability of healthy diets for all people in North Macedonia, as well as making food systems sustainable and resilient to future crisis, which may affect the national food security'' – the Minister added.
Overall, the project aims to address the identified lack of food security strategic framework in North Macedonia by helping the Government to prepare the relevant background documents, studies, and analysis needed for development of the country's first National Food Security Strategy. The project, carried out as part of FAO's Regional Initiative on transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration, is expected to be completed by mid-2023.
The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences continue to destabilize food markets and expose weaknesses in our food systems. The ongoing war in Ukraine has further compromised global food security, threatening the lives and livelihoods of people around the world, including in North Macedonia.
Food supply chains, both domestic and international, have been disrupted and are continuing to affect global grain, fertilizer, and energy prices. International food prices have risen to new heights, compounding the already heavy burden on global food security. In addition, the growing frequency and intensity of extreme climate events are continuing to be a major disrupter of supply chains and major driver of food insecurity.
At the project's launch, Cheng Fang, economist from FAO's Regional office for Europe and the lead technical officer for the project, highlighted that "there is a clear need to secure a future-oriented perspective on food security for the Macedonian people, in the context of major global and regional challenges to food security, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war." He also thanked the Macedonian Government for giving a priority to the issue of food security in these critical times. "FAO, with its strengths and extensive expertise in sustainable development, is well positioned to support North Macedonia in capitalizing on agriculture as the most inclusive tool to ensure food security for all," he added.
More specifically, in close cooperation with the Rural Development Network of North Macedonia, through a consultative and participatory process, FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy will conduct the necessary collection of national food security and nutrition data, as well as a detailed analysis of relevant national policies, that will serve as the basis for outlining the future Food Security and Nutrition Strategy.
In addition, an institutional survey will be conducted for developing a proposal to establish a dedicated and permanent inter-institutional national coordination mechanism as a major state body involving all concerned ministries and national agencies to be responsible for the strategic oversight of national food security and nutrition strategy, legislation, policies, and programmes.
New FAO–North Macedonia agreement for a more competitive, sustainable, and resilient rural economy
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An apartment in Wilmington has been condemned after a city fire truck slid down an icy hill Tuesday and crashed into its building, officials said.
No injuries were reported as Wilmington Fire Department's Engine 6 slid downhill just after 9 a.m., hitting a car and the house at Oak and South Franklin streets.
The fire truck was dispatched to a multi-vehicle crash in the area, with one minor injury reported, city Sgt. Andrea Janvier told The News Journal. That crash involved more than 10 vehicles, a witness said.
The fire apparatus was parked near the crash site when it began to slide down the iced roadway, said James. R. Jobes, the city fire department's battalion chief for support services and administration.
The fire truck first hit an unoccupied, parked vehicle then the residential building in the 1200 block of Oak St., Jobes said.
Officials did not say if anyone was in the building at the time, but no additional injuries were reported, Janvier said.
Inspectors from the city's Department of License & Inspection checked the house for structural damage and deemed a second-floor apartment – above where the fire truck hit – unsafe for habitation, he said.
City officials are working with the landlord to provide temporary housing for affected residents, Jobes said. Delmarva Power crews also responded to the emergency, he said.
Streets in the area remained closed until about 11 a.m.
Contact robin brown at (302) 324-2856 or rbrown@delawareonline.com. Find her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @rbrowndelaware.


I can't recall the name of this movie. I remember a few things from it. It was about a couple with a newborn. They lived in an apartment building. A demon started haunting the lady. I remember she would walk her baby and the little girls in the stairwell drew a pic of her baby carriage being hit by a bus. One time she was in the basement of the building and the lights went out and as the demon came out as she ran to the elevator. And at the end a lady from a bookstore, I think, helps her get rid of the evil.
but it also sounds like rosemarys baby?


Sponsored by OPCFHK, eight students from The University of Hong Kong Department of Ecology and Biodiversity recently participated in four different OPCFHK funded field research projects, led by leading international scientists, to gain first-hand experience in the field for the conservation projects.
The Foundation realized that there are growing opportunities for conservation-related jobs in Hong Kong and China. However the industry is experiencing a shortage of talent and more young professionals are needed. Therefore OPCFHK aims to encourage more students to consider a career in conservation by giving them a chance to experience a real-life conservation job in the field.
Description Studying the ecosystem of the Mabian Dafengding Nature Reserve, Sichuan to understand how diverse the animals and plants are in the region.
Description With their habitat shrinking due to pollution and by-catch, there are less than 50 baiji left in the Yangtze River. Students monitored the daily movements of the porpoise and baiji between the lake and river.
Outcome Enrichment items designed by students to stimulate giant pandas both physically and mentally in order to keep them healthy in zoological facilities.


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Minshull Vernon is first parish council in country to fund mobile speed warning sign
MINSHULL Vernon is the first parish council in the country to pay for a mobile speed warning sign to encourage drivers to slow down.
Belinda Ryan
The trailer-mounted speed indicator, which cost £10,000, is the latest calming measure to be used as a deterrent to speeding motorists.
Cllr Les Horne said: "It flashes the speed the driver is going up to 50mph and you can put whatever message you want on it."
The sign can be moved from one site to another – once highways have approved the location. Recently it has been used outside Leighton Primary School.
"If the speed is up to 30mph it would say thank you for driving safely," said Cllr Horne. "If they're travelling above 30 it's slow down there's a school ahead.
"If it's on a major road, above 40 it warns this is 30mph, slow down speed kills."
Although the machine flashes up the driver's speed it does not record registration numbers.
"It is just to make drivers aware of the speed they are doing and to warn them to slow down. It is not a method of catching drivers on camera for prosecution," said Cllr Horne.
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Liev Schreiber today picked up his third Emmy nomination for Lead Actor in a Drama series for Showtime's Ray Donovan, ahead of the debut of its fifth season, which Schreiber calls "really intense" — which definitely is saying something. "It's probably the toughest season I've ever shot," said Schreiber, who also earned an Outstanding Narrator nom this morning for HBO's documentary Muhammad Ali: Only One.
For Schreiber, if being a repeat nominee doesn't add to the pressure of his performance as the title character, being a father might.


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Have you ever been to Singles Party?
It's been very popular in Japan and called Gokon (合コン).
Traditional Gokon usually is taken place in the evening.
Thus people go there enjoy drinking and eating food after work.
There are various kinds of Singles Parties in Japan.
I'm going to introduce interesting 4 parties today.
As you can imagine, people use Pokemon Go with this party.
They gather at certain place and go find Pokemon together.
If you like Pokemon Go, you could find someone who shares the same interest with you.
No drunk people at Morning Gokon!
People would participate in Morning Gokon before they go to work.
Thus participants have time limit and tend to concentrate.
They usually have some coffee and breakfast and it is cheaper than regular party.
People usually go to cafe or restaurant to find a soul mate with this party.
Same as Morning Gokon, you wouldn't see drunk people.
They share table and talk during lunch.
It is also cheaper than regular Gokon.
The concept of this Gokon is to find inner beauties.
Women and men are gathered different time and separated into Women's bath and Men's bath.
There is a big wall between women's bath and men's bath.
They cannot see but can hear each other.
The idea is to see if you like people without looking at their face.
Haiku is a short Japanese poetry.
Participants would share their poems.
The voice and the way they talk are key points.
After exchanging few poems, they would go outside and see each other.
Singles Party is not the only place to meet singles, but it might be interesting to participate.
I've known some people went to the party and found partners.
It is one of the opportunities you could use to meet up singles in the city!


Five facts to pull out at your next real-versus-plastic-tree debate.
There is nothing like the aroma of a Balsam fir filling your living room over the Holidays. Smell is a powerful memory trigger and with Christmas being about traditions, the lasting fragrance of an evergreen is a key ingredient to great ambiance. But if you've given all that up for environmental reasons, you may be missing the bigger picture.
Life cycle studies examining the impact of real and artificial Christmas trees have found that it's more a matter of preference than principle. One of the better-known studies comes from the Montreal environmental firm, Ellipsos. Their independent report used a life cycle assessment method to guide consumers on selecting the best tree based solely on environmental arguments.
What did they find? Overall, the impact of real Christmas trees is small, and significantly less than artificial trees. And if you want to offset the carbon emissions of either purchase, make it your New Year's resolution to carpool or bike to work one to three weeks in 2016.
Low manufacturing impacts. The study found that natural trees contribute significantly less carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than artificial trees. Most of an artificial tree's impacts happen in manufacturing, which means the longer you keep it, the lower its impact on climate change. In order for the artificial tree's impacts to be lower than a real tree's, consumers would have to hold on to the artificial trees for 20 years – quite a bit longer than the average six year lifespan estimated in the study.
You can reduce your natural tree's impact. The main source of impact on climate change for a real tree comes from client transport. In other words, driving your car to pick up your tree instead of walking to a neighbourhood tree lot can make a difference. But unlike the impact of artificial trees, this is one you can influence.
Natural trees store carbon. Lots of it. Natural tree production has positive impacts on climate change because these trees sequester carbon during the 10 to 15 years it usually takes to grow them. And tree farms often occupy land where no other use can be made – such as areas under electrical lines. There are 20,000 tree growers in North America and it is estimated 73 million new Christmas trees are planted every year.
Natural trees produce oxygen. Just like the carbon storing argument, growing natural Christmas trees have other environmental benefits such as providing animal habitats and producing oxygen. According to U.S. Christmas tree growers, there are over 400,000 hectares in production for growing Christmas trees, and each acre provides enough daily oxygen for 18 people. At last count, Canada had over 30,000 hectares of Christmas trees.
Natural trees are recyclable and biodegradable. Most municipalities collect and compost or mulch trees, returning the tree's constituent parts to the environment. By contrast, artificial trees are made of petroleum-based plastics that are not recyclable. Typically, artificial trees are discarded after six to ten years and will end up in a landfill.
Still wondering about which is better?
While natural trees offer a number of environmental benefits, the study concludes that if you're just looking at impact, either choice is relatively small. To offer some context, the life cycle assessment says that the emitted CO2 for the natural tree is about the same as driving a car 125 km. For artificial trees, it would be the same as driving 322 km.
So while the effects of each can be small, the real impact here is on our understanding of sustainability, life cycles and the broader implication of the small choices we make on a daily basis. And if that means correcting misinformation and having a spirited debate about where your next Christmas tree comes from, then we here at Resolute are all for it.
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As a spiritual and moral guidebook, the Bible can often be confusing and contradictory. But what if the apparent contradictions were really just a code that hides a deeper meaning? Based on the writings of eighteenth-century spiritual teacher Emanuel Swedenborg, Bruce Henderson's A New Key to the Bible presents a transcendent way to read the familiar stories and parables and apply them to our own life journeys. Read more
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If the Bible is a divinely-inspired moral guide for personal and social good, why does it contain so many stories that seem to glorify violence and the mistreatment of others? Why does God sometimes seem so angry and cruel? And what about the parts of the Bible that just don't make sense?
In his vast writings, eighteenth-century spiritual teacher Emanuel Swedenborg offers clarification: beneath the often-confusing literal text of the Bible is a clear inner meaning that directly points to an inclusive, always-loving, always-present God. In A New Key to the Bible: Unlock Its Inner Meaning and Open the Door to Your Spirit, author Bruce Henderson guides the reader through Swedenborg's interpretation of the Bible, offering up a thought-provoking yet digestible way to understand the Creation story, as well as other famous parables such as Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Sarah, Moses, the life of Jesus, and the apocalyptic imagery of Revelation. At each step of the way, Henderson shows how these Scripture stories written thousands of years ago reflect our own spiritual paths and give meaning to the challenges we face along our journey in the present day.
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I Know You Rider!
Wednesday August 26 2015
We got to go on a road trip to southwest Wyoming for the I Know You Rider endurance ride, and The Raven and I got to ride Dudley on the 50 miler on Day 1, over pretty Western country around Evanston.
The ride story is here:
http://merritravels.endurance.net/2015/08/the-best-horse-endurance-ride-in-wyoming.html
Here are a few pictures from the ride, and photo up top is by Deb and Paschal Karl. Thanks Deb and Paschal!
The Raven is ready to ride Dudley!
A post-trailer ride stroll around ridecamp
On the trail in the morning, up on top
Well, the views would be great, if not for the smoke from the burning West.
Crossing a wide valley
That's the Bear River
Pretty Bear River!
I photobombed my own photo!
Labels: Dudley, endurance, endurance ride, I Know You Rider, The Dude, The Equestrian Vagabond, the Raven
Road Trip: The Good Kind
Fortunately, this road trip is not the evacuation kind. With the Soda fire 95% contained, and therefore not having to worry about moving horses to safety, we are off to the I Know You Rider endurance ride, "The Best Endurance Horse Ride in Wyoming."
As you can see, The Raven is ready to go! He's never ridden in Wyoming before. (He's sitting in the middle of the saddles there.)
Thanks for everybody's concern and prayers during the (unwanted) excitement of the Soda fire - keep those thoughts and prayers going for all the others threatened by wildfires, and for the families of 3 firefighters who were killed today battling a wildfire near Twisp, Washington.
Labels: endurance, endurance ride, road trip, Soda fire, The Equestrian Vagabond, the Raven, wildfire, Wyoming
Sleepless in Owyhee
It seemed a bit surreal that we were making an emergency evacuation plan. We didn't need it yet, but, we made plans. Sure, over the years, I've cringed during lightning storms, and watched the summer wildfires, and felt stabs of empathy and horror for friends who have dealt with fire and evacuations. Just yesterday near Baker City, Oregon, endurance friends Naomi and Lee had to evacuate, but with fire on their doorstep, the wind changed at the last minute and spared their house. But now we're actually dealing with it ourselves.
When the Soda fire started over in Jordan Valley over on the other side Owyhee mountains on Monday, we noticed. We took more notice when the 'pyrocumulus' clouds started becoming visible from down in our canyon when an edge of the fire was (rather suddenly) 20 miles away.
driving into Murphy
When on Thursday this fire had become the biggest fire in the country, and our endurance friend Karen was on notice for possible evacuation near Murphy, we decided we'd better have a plan to get all the crick critters out of here. It's pretty much a 5-mile one-way-out road for horse trailers. Murphy is 12 miles away as the Raven flies. There's a LOT of cheat grass on the Owyhee Front between here and there, which can burn in a flash, if the fire reached down onto the flats.
the road to Silver City is closed
We've got 13 horses here to move. Neighbors, who happen to be gone at the moment, have 9. Linda, further down has 1 horse and a whole 'nother assortment of 4-legged things. We've got a place to move the animals, some 12 miles or so down the highway to a pretty safe place. We've got all the horse trailers up and down the crick hitched up and ready to roll. It would take roughly an hour round trip, catching, loading, driving, unloading, driving back. It would take 2 loads with all four trailers = roughly 2 hours. (And we wouldn't shave it that closely!)
behind Murphy
When we got the news that Karen was on standby to evacuate yesterday evening, Regina and I drove to Murphy. The fire and smoke was boggling - I mean, I've ridden out there; I know some of that country. And now it's burned!? And when you saw how long the line of fire and smoke was, and understood how huge this fire is, like 40 miles long and 30 miles wide - and you realized Murphy is just one small corner of this fire - it's almost incomprehensible. Fortunately, so far, no loss of human life, but it's sad to think of all the ranchers' cattle, and the wild horses in the fire's path.
A large contingency of firefighters were re-grouping at Murphy at sunset. Despite the 'cold front' predicted to blow in with strong north winds (in our direction) overnight, Murphy was not under evacuation orders, and fire crews seemed to think they could halt southern expansion.
looking back at Murphy from the other side
Around 11 PM, the wind kicked up here at home, the acrid smoke blew in, the temperatures took a dive, and the wind kept up howling much of the night. Not much sleep was had. (Nor the night before, as a lightning storm moved through to the east of us).
By morning, we were socked in with smoke. My lungs hurt from breathing it all night.
This morning's sunrise over Bates Creek
Inciweb had not been updated, so we drove back out to Murphy this morning. They're socked in with smoke too, but it appeared the fire line had indeed held, and we saw bulldozers and a plane out there working, and fire trucks headed out various roads toward the mountains where the heavy smoke was. So even with a strong north wind today, and the fire up to 277,000 acres (and only 15% contained), we're still in a safe spot, even with the closest moving fire edge 12-14 miles away as the Raven flies.
night view from west of Murphy… blurry from hand-held telephoto
It is somewhat maddening in this day and age of technology not to get updates (as of 2 PM, Inciweb said it was current, but the fire map had not been updated, and the news updates are old), but even more so for those nearest the fire and on the edge of evacuating.
We've been offered help in the form of trailers, help moving and driving, and places to board horses by so many people, and for that we are grateful. Now - we just sit and wait.
smoky day up the crick. eyes and lungs burn just standing or sitting around! good day not to ride
Here's a slideshow of pix from last night:
or a link to the album.
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Owyhee's On Fire
First a flash flood; now a fire.
Those aren't pretty fluffy clouds that turn into dragons or pigs or wizards.
Those are smoke clouds, bubbling up from the Soda fire raging in Owyhee County, the closest edge of the fire being 20-25 miles away from us as the Raven flies.
Lightning is expected to have ignited the fire on Monday along the Oregon/Owyhee county Idaho border, and in the last 24 hours, with gnarly winds buffeting the fire across drought-dry, cheatgrass-rich desert and grazing lands, the fire has quickly exploded in all directions, covering over 200,000 acres now (it was 100,000 yesterday!). At one point it grew 1.5 miles in 8 minutes.
As anxious Owyhee-uns (and Oregoni-uns) are keeping an eye on its progress, social media is buzzing and chattering with offers of horse trailers, and places to evacuate horses if necessary.
We are directly east of the lower edge of the fire (in fact slightly to the south), and with hot temperatures and wind forecast for the next couple of days (which is what helped the fire explode rapidly), I'm watching that forecast every hour. For the fire to spread here though, wind would have to come from the north at some point; but so far, winds are predicted to shift between southeast and southwest, up to 15 mph. Lucky for us, but not so much for those to the north, east and west of the fire.
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Owyhee Flash Flood!
Wednesday August 5 2015
I did not like the looks of the glowering dark blue storm cloud that was headed this way. It had to be heavy with lightning, and if it was, I prayed it would also drop some rain.
As it moved closer, menacing thunder rumbled - loud enough for me to hear. I saw a ground bolt or two over the ridge, saw sheet flashes and whirling sky bolts. And then began the lovely sound of raindrops. Which became a steady drum, and quickly a pounding rain - faster and harder, the wild torrent plummeted until a level of awe was reached and surpassed. It thundered raindrops, a curtain of water, a cataract from the heavens. The clouds turned from a deep blue to white, as the water roared down from the sky. And when it could not have possibly rained any heavier - it did rain harder!
The only other time I have witnessed such an astonishingly hard downpour was in Malaysia, but I was indoors for that one. I had to get out in this desert monsoonal rainstorm. So I did. Cold, pounding, amazing, gorgeous desert rain! I was soaked in a second, cold in two. I splashed through the downpour, sloshed through the new river flowing down the driveway over the creek - then jumped up on the house porch when lightning and thunder cracked pretty closely, and I stood dripping and shivering, gaping in utter amazement from the porch as the rain continued thundering down. The mountains had disappeared behind a curtain of water. The arena was under water. Everything was under water.
still pouring, even as the sun is chasing the rainstorm away
For some thirty minutes, the battering rain hurtled downward and flooded, then it finally eased off as the cloud moved northward. I squelched out into the arena, which was running off heavily into Pickett Crick - which had been completely dry for the last week. Turbulent water and silt gushed into it from both sides, and the crick churned and boiled brown as it rowdily cascaded downstream.
The sun came out, and the horses started to do what they usually do after a rain - they started to paw and then roll. But they were a little uneasy. Only one horse at a time would roll, then he'd stand and stare up Pickett Crick canyon. A great deal of water was rushing noisily down, making noises the horses hadn't heard before.
Batman is on alert, looking up the canyon. That's the receding rainstorm behind him
Jose is looking up-canyon, on high alert!
But there was something else. They started milling together in a tight circle, turning and stopping to stare up-canyon. One or two of them would give the big loud Deer Snort Warning, then whirl around to bolt away, sending the herd in a tight flight up a hill then spinning back together in a tight uneasy circle, charging back down the hill, swirling and stopping, staring with heads high, ears pricked forward.
bolting away
sprinting back
staring, snorting, agitated!
And then it came: rumbling, crackling, a slow-moving thing making its way down Bates Crick behind the horses, shoving everything not anchored deep out of its way: a flash flood! It arrived 30 minutes after the downpour had stopped. The horses ran away in terror to the far end of the pasture. I didn't run away from the flash flood, I ran towards it, a must-see magnificent spectacle.
Tree branches and debris shoved up against the driveway and the two drainage pipes were quickly overwhelmed, and the water shoved up and over the driveway. (Steph got this awesome video of it! - posted here on Facebook)
I was in utter awe, sloshing through very cold water (at safe spots), taking pictures and videos. The water rolled over the driveway like a wave; and a spilling roar of white-water (brown, actually) followed, cascading like class five rapids back down into the creek. It tore out a chunk of the driveway, and took part of a pipe fencing down as easily if it had been string.
Bates Crick was just 12 inches wide an hour earlier
It roared along, joining high-flowing Pickett Crick, and continued tearing on down-canyon. Bates Crick, which just had a light flow that you could step over an hour earlier, was now 4 feet deep, 15 feet wide at places, scouring everything in its way - Mother Nature's way of cleaning out her plumbing system.
Bates Crick, scoured clean of underbrush and tree parts! you can see how high the water rose (clear to the right edge of the picture). note how brown the water still is, an hour later!
After another half hour, the rushing water subsided, and some of the flooded areas had drained off back into the creeks, leaving behind a thick slimy muddy clay that sucked your shoes off. Sand-foam was left behind in places, such as where high water got caught and churned around in sagebrush before finding its way downhill.
Quail were out soon after, happily chirping away, in search of newly stunned and exposed bugs and worms.
The horses, meanwhile, were still on higher ground at a safe corner of the fence - and there they stayed until the next morning. Days later, the herd still doesn't want anything to do with Pickett Crick, even though it didn't get the flash flood, only high water. They probably won't cross it on their own for another 3 months!
on high ground, not budging for the next 12 hours!
It was a treat and a blessing to witness this rare, violent, awesome act of nature. As a neighbor Matt aptly said, "I love it when nature grabs us and gives us a shake - as long as we're safe!"
*This was particularly thrilling to be a part of, since I missed out on the last flash flood 3 years ago. I saw the cloud that hit, but I was on my way to City of Rocks!
Here are five videos I posted on Youtube of the flash flood:
https://www.youtube.com/user/equestrianvagabond
Labels: desert flood, desert rain, desert storm, flash flood, herd behavior, Owyhee, The Equestrian Vagabond


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The Christian spectator. New ser. [of The Monthly Christian ..., Volume 6
WONDERFUL is the change which has come over the English mind in reference to the toleration of religious differences. When, in the Westminster Assembly, the doctrine of toleration was first propounded, and its practice pleaded for, it was hooted at as a heretical novelty, to be denounced rather than reasoned against. The Presbyterians who formed the majority of the Assembly reviled it as "the Diana of Ephesus of the Independents." Yet the toleration sought was of a very mild and moderate character, scarcely going beyond Washington Irying's quaint definition—"Liberty of conscience means, liberty to think as you please, provided you think right." The Westminster divines would only have modified this statement into " liberty to think, as you please, provided you do not think very wrong.". Unitarianism and Quakerism on the one side, and Roman Catholicism on the other, would certainly have been deemed intolerable.
It is said that one of the parties of the Pilgrim Fathers discovered, in mid-ocean, that a Unitarian had concealed himself amongst their company, and was escaping from persecution with them. They at once proceeded to discuss the question of throwing him overboard, pleading the history of Jonah as an authoritative example. The precedent was admitted to be applicable, but it was resolved not to carry out the extreme measure unless a storm arose, which would clearly decide the question. Meanwhile, the intruder was put in irons to await his doom. Happily, they enjoyed fair weather during the remainder of the voyage. The poor wretch was kept a close prisoner till the return of the vessel, when he was again put on board, and re-consigned to "the tender mercies" of Laud and the Star Chamber, which were "cruel." Remembering the hard usage subsequently dealt out to the Quakers and Baptists in New England, he seems to have been dealt with very leniently.
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During the great Irish campaign of Cromwell, the citizens of New Ross, despairing of a successful resistance, desired to surrender on conditions, and the mayor came out to make the best terms he could. Amongst other stipulations, he demanded liberty of conscience. The victorious general replied, "As for liberty of conscience, Parliament dictateth to no man's conscience; but if by liberty of conscience you mean the right to celebrate the Mass, that Parliament alloweth not."
A toleration thus restricted and modified we have outgrown. But we are almost the only people in this world who have done so. With a self-righteous wonder we look back upon our ancestors, and round upon our contemporaries, marvelling that they should have been, and should still be, so bigoted and intolerant. There is nothing upon which an Englishman so prides himself as upon his freedom from this sin. He thanks God that he is not as other men are. He feels it his duty to testify against the world at large on this point. Every report of persecution, or suffering, for religious opinion, in any part of the world, at once sends up a deputation to the Foreign Office; and that complete letter-writer, Lord Russell, forthwith pens a despatch to the Sultan of Turkey, or the Queen of Spain, or the Emperor of Austria, pointing out their offence, and platitudinizing thereupon. We are an example to mankind and a joy to ourselves. Universal toleration is the bright consummate flower of English civilization in the nineteenth century.
The writer of these lines ventures to doubt whether we have so much cause for self-glorification as is commonly supposed. He is not, it is true, quite such a heretic as the title of this paper might seem to imply. But the showman, if he would attract visitors to his exhibition, must magnify his giant, and minify his dwarf, on the picture outside. He ventures therefore to exaggerate his heresy, that he may gain a hearing for himself.
Let it then be first inquired how much of our present toleration results from a decay of positive faith. Ours is an age which is not quite sure of anything, or very zealous for anything which cannot be negotiated on 'Change, or entered in a ledger, or made palpable and apparent to the senses. We have not faith enough left to persecute for our creed. Our forefathers believed resolutely. They grasped doctrines with an undoubting tenacity. They spoke that which they knew. Things were "most surely believed among" them. The present fashion of holding everything doubtfully and conditionally had no place with them. We seldom rise above a hesitating assent. The credenda of Christianity are received as only probably true. They are regarded not as axioms to be built upon with unfaltering trust, but as probabilities supported by the balance of evidence.
This seems to the present writer to be the one grand defect of
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modern English life and the fruitful source of innumerable evils -social, political, and religious. The one thing needful for us is to regain a steadfast conviction, a firm faith in objective truth, as eternal, immutable, and paramount.
The strong conviction, the resolute belief here pleaded for, of course implies that he who thus believes regards all opposing views as false. Two contradictories cannot both be true. The belief of this involves the repudiation of that. My Yes, if it be absolute, necessarily carries with it a No as its opposite pole. Instantly, however, the universal toleration of the age is up in arms. It is regarded as tolerant to say that probably there is truth on all sides, and that every party in the Church is more or less right. I am permitted to plead for my own opinions, but the moment I denounce those of my opponents as erroneous and declare that all who dissent from my view are wrong, I come under the ban. Bigotry, intolerance, narrowness of intellect and heart, are the only phrases by which such a spirit can be characterised.
If, however, this be intolerance, it is the intolerance of the New Testament, and of the heroes of the faith in every age. Paul resisted Peter to the face. Even John, the model of gentleness and forbearance, declares that his opponents are liars, walking in darkness. "He that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth and the spirit of error." All reformers and men who have wrought deliverance in the earth have possessed the same spirit of unfaltering faith, and of resolute resistance. No two things can be more dissimilar than the indifferentism and latitudinarian tolerance so common at the present day, and the earnest belief required for the execution of great purposes.
If, then, it be true that our modern toleration is largely the product of mere indifferentism, it is no matter for boasting or selfglorification. It may, indeed, be questioned whether, on the whole, this phase of our religious life does not indicate retrogression rather than progress. Persecution for conscience-sake is a bad thing, and pugilism is a bad thing; but an ex-champion of the prize ring,"fat and scant o' breath," with his nerves unstrung, his muscles relaxed, his bull-dog courage and tenacity all gone-discoursing with unction of his pacific life, and perorating against his former courses, would not be an edifying spectacle.
Yet, further, does not our modern toleration demand a large measure of compromise and reticence as essential to its maintenance ? All minor differences of opinion are to be concealed or surrendered, in order to make things pleasant. We agree to tolerate one another on condition that our lips shall be sealed on controversial questions. Awkward topics must be kept out of sight, and terms of compromise must be agreed upon by which all
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parties shall give and take reciprocally. Non-essential points, as they are called, must be mutually surrendered for the sake of peace. So, and only so, we can consent to tolerate one another,
This spirit appears most forcibly in a little tract entitled "No Sect in Heaven," which has had an immense circulation in a great variety of forms. It describes Churchmen and Dissenters of every name coming up to the gates of the celestial city and demanding admittance there, but they are all, in turn, excluded until they have stripped off everything that was special in the creed of each and have reduced themselves to the uniformity of abstract Christians, like the world-famous abstract Lord Mayor of Martinus Scriblerus. This may, possibly, be true of the heavenly state, but by implication it teaches a very false and dangerous lesson for our earthly life. Virtually it implies that the claims of truth and of personal conviction are secondary and subordinate to those of peace, and that we are at liberty, nay, that it is our duty, to square our creed by the consensus of Christendom. If this be the true theory of the Church, sects are to be merged into unity by the abandonment of all conscientious convictions, the individual is to be sacrificed to the multitude, and truth to be immolated at the shrine of peace. But truth is a sacred thing. Her claims are paramount and supreme. We are not at liberty to surrender one jot or tittle of personal conviction for any consideration of expediency or convenience. He who balances the greater or the less importance of truths in order that he may sacrifice the latter, is guilty of treachery to the great cause of conscience. Let us remember who said, " Whoso shall break one of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven." He who truly understands the Divine sanctity and authority of truth will echo in speech and action George Wilson's grand versification of Athanasius' grand words, Ego Athanasius contra Mundum.
ATHANASIUS CONTRA MUNDUM.
O Athanasius! thy too subtle creed
Makes my heart tremble when I hear it read,
And my flesh quivers when the priest proclaims
God's doom on every unbeliever's head.
Yet I do honour thee for those brave words
Against the heretic so boldly hurled, .
"Though no one else believe, I'll hold my faith,
I, Athanasius, against the world."
It was not well to judge thy fellow-men.
Thou wert a sinful mortal like us all;
Vengeance is God's; none but himself doth know
On whom the terrors of His wrath will fall.
But it was well, believing as thou didst,
Like standard bearer with thy flag unfurled
To blazon on thy banner those braye words,
"I, Athanasius, against the world."
Thy faith is mine; but that is not my theme:
'Tis thine example I would preach to all ;
Whatever each believes, and counts for true
Of things in Heaven or earth, or great or small,-
If he believes it, let him stand and say,
Although in scorn a thousand lips are curled;
" Though no one else believe, I'll hold my faith,
Like Athanasius, against the world."
A toleration which cannot accept this outspoken ayowal of personal conviction is worthless. It should be based not upon the concealment or surrender of differences, but upon the mutual forbearance of their unfaltering, unflinching advocacy. To demand compromise as a condition of toleration is itself the height of intolerance. If it be affirmed on one side that two and two make four, and on another side that two and two make five, is it a true and rational toleration which agrees, for the sake of peace, that a compromise shall be accepted of four and a-half, or which stipulates that the ugly question shall be consigned to silence and oblivion? Can there be any real arithmetical agreement whilst this compromise is accepted ? Or can persistent silence be the mode to procure a settlement of it? Would not the most intolerant statement on the one side and the other be preferable to any such suppression of discussion ?
Let it, again, be borne in mind that those who were intolerant of the opinions of others, were ready to suffer in the advocacy of their own. They were fully prepared to endure what they inflicted. They went to the prison or the scaffold as uncomplainingly as they sent their opponents there unhesitatingly. They accepted the principle of non-toleration on both sides. The persecutor was ready, when needful, to become a martyr. Saul of Tarsus furnished the raw material for Paul the Apostle. Those who, under the Commonwealth, ejected Episcopalians from their livings, uttered no unmanly complaints when the wheel of fortune turned. On Black Bartholomew they uncomplainingly went forth from their parsonages, and cheerfully submitted to the stern reprisals of their now victorious opponents. In the present day we have a softness of fibre which shrinks equally from the infliction and the endurance of suffering. We can neither impose nor pay a penalty for the advocacy of unacceptable doctrines. An effeminacy of character has come over us which knows not
"How sublime a thing it is
Te suffer and be strong."


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