Bernie gave his presentation last night, about 8:30 ET, according to his office.
He tries to conclude it on a positive note. Watch for yourself…there are ads that will pop up about every 3-5 min if you don't have YT premium, but you can skip them within 5 seconds.
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Bernie Sanders returned Sunday to Michigan, the state that re-vamped his underdog 2016 presidential campaign, hoping to boost the candidacy of another long-shot progressive looking to score an upset.
Sanders joined Abdul El-Sayed, 33, for two rallies — the first at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit, and the second in the town of Ypsilanti, 30 minutes west of the Motor City.
"We've got a broken politics, our politics right now have been dominated by corporate interests," El-Sayed told the crowd, saying both parties are to blame for the issues plaguing the current political system.
El-Sayed also trumpeted his plan to create a "Medicare-for-All" healthcare system that he dubs "Michicare." He added that the state needs to "de-Devos" its education system, an ode to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a former chair of the Michigan Republican Party.
Sanders hearkened back to his upset victory in the state over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential primaries.
"On the day before the presidential primaries here in Michigan, the polls had me 27 points behind," Sanders told the crowd. "That was pretty good, because the poll the day before had me 36 points behind.
"Well, we won that election, and by the way, so will Abdul," Sanders said.
Join us in Detroit as we rally to get out the vote with Senator Bernie Sanders, Our Revolution President Nina Turner, and many more! Join the movement: abdulforgovernor.comAbdul hits the stage at 3:30 and Bernie will join shortly after.
Fox News continues to spread misinformation about the Mercatus Study. Here's Bernie's video which thoroughly debunks the myths about the Canadian health care system: Fox News is at it again. They can't accept what a right-wing think tank found: that Medicare for All will actually save our country trillions of dollars. pic.twitter.com/5HakZHBFEa — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) July 31, 2018 Tweets and news items of possible interest in the comments section. Hope you have a great day!
Bernie was up in VT yesterday for Montpelier, VT's Independence Day Celebration. It looks like he made at least one person happy.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says that the Trump administration is not serious about creating comprehensive immigration reform policy and says that the president needs to make it clear that the United States is not a nation which tears children from their parents.
Sen. Bernie Sanders may not be endorsing his own son's congressional bid, but he rallied on a hot Monday night in Maryland to fire up voters for Ben Jealous' campaign for governor.
The senator, known for his reluctance to endorse politicians, joined the former NAACP president outside an early voting center in Silver Spring, Maryland.
"I am proud to be here because Ben is one of those leaders who is not going to be nibbling around the edges, but understands we have got to transform the economic and political life of this country," Sanders said in a plaza outside the voting center as a crowd of supporters cheered. Jealous stood by his side.
Jealous has been tied in recent polls with Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker in Maryland's Democratic primary to challenge popular Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
Jealous and Sanders share support for tuition-free college and expanding Medicare to all. Sanders also praised Jealous for supporting a $15 minimum wage and equal pay for equal work.
Sanders also said he wanted to see Jealous become governor to be a loud voice against President Donald Trump in nearby Washington, D.C.
"And when the president of the United States continues to do outrageous things, like separating children from their parents, I want Mr. Trump to hear Ben Jealous' loud voice," Sanders said as supporters, many of them young adults, cheered.
Our National Priorities: Endless Defense Spending or Working Families?
Over and over again, myRepublican colleagues and some of my Democratic colleagues have come down to the Senate floor to complain about the $21 trillion national debt.
Over and over again, our Republican friends tell us that we cannot possibly afford to join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care as a right to every man, woman and child through a Medicare for All program.
We have been told that we cannot afford to make public colleges and universities tuition free, or to make sure that everyone in America has access to affordable housing, childcare, or a good job that pays a living wage with good benefits.
Even though over half of older Americans have no retirement savings we have been told we need to cut Social Security.
But, when it comes to spending $716 billion on the military - more than the next ten countries combined - all of a sudden there is a deafening silence from my Republican colleagues about the deficit.
Bernie Sanders was right, and Democrats are running on his message. But will the party listen?
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A vapor cigarette, also known as a smokeless cigarette, electronic cigarette, e-cigarette, or e-cig, is a revolutionary new system that provides an alternative to a traditional burning tobacco cigarette. Vapor cigarettes were originally invented in China but are now produced by several companies in the United States, Europe and around the world. Vapor cigarettes don't contain tobacco and do not produce smoke. Instead, there's a mechanism that heats up liquid with nicotine that turns into a vapor, which smokers inhale and exhale. Most vapor cigarettes are similar enough in appearance to be mistaken for regular cigarettes.
HOW A VAPOR CIGARETTE WORKS?
When a user draws on the end of a vapor cigarette the battery heats the liquid in the cartridge and changes it to a vapor. The vapor is inhaled and exhaled just like a traditional cigarette and a "vaper" could even blow smoke rings.
WHY A VAPOR CIGARETTE?
An e-cigarette is a battery-powered device that converts liquid into a mist, or vapor, that the user inhales. There's no fire, no ash and no smoky smell. E-cigarettes do not contain all of the harmful chemicals associated with smoking tobacco cigarettes, such as carbon dioxide and tar.
VAPOR CIGARETTE TYPES
E-cigarettes or vapor cigarettes can be classified as 1)disposable and rechargeable; 2)automatic and manual; 3)mini, mid-size and APV(mods).
Disposable vapor cigarettes are often designed to look and work like a regular cigarette and are widely available at a gas station, drug store, or other convenience store. They can't be recharged or refilled; choice of flavors is limited too. They are the best/most inexpensive way to try "vaping" out.
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Automatics work very much like smoking a cigarette. They produce vapor when air is drawn through them by the user. This is the most familiar and so the most popular option for most new users.
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A mini vapor cigarette,or KR808 model, is shaped and sized as close as possible to a real tobacco cigarette. It's a 2-part electronic cigarette with a battery and a flavor cartridge. The minis can be automatic and manual. They're usually the newcomer's first choice because of their looks and automatic battery. A mini is a good way to try out the system at minimum cost.
The mid-size vapor cigarettes, or 510 model, are about the size of a cigar. They offer double the performance of any mini. Most of them are manual 3-piece devices. They may feel too large for beginners and are slightly more expensive to start out with.
Advanced personal vaporizers (aka 'mods') are the biggest from vapor cigarettes and are best suit experienced users that seek ultimate performance. Currently all of them are manual and most models look nothing like a traditional cigarette.
When you buy your first rechargeable vapor cigarette it usually comes in a starter kit. A standard vapor cigarette kit includes a vapor cigarette, an atomizer, a cartridge (or a cartomizer) filled with liquid nicotine and a battery charger. Vapor cigarette kit may include accessories such as a set of flavor cartridges, an extra battery, a battery adapter, a USB charger , a car charger, a case , etc. In comparison to disposable e-cigarette buying a vapor cigarette kit is a the most economical way of smoking in a long run.
Despite a roaring variety of vapor cigarette brands there are only a handful of e-cig manufacturers in the world. While most brands sell the same mini model vapor cigarette, otherwise referred as KR808D, the quality varies wildly depending on the particular brand's manufacturer, safety standards and quality control. The top brands have continued to perfect the manufacturing process to create batteries and cartridges with slight changes. Those best vapor cigarette brands have full-time engineers who help design and perfect the products. They work on continuously improving battery life, vapor and taste.
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Intensive production and consumption has increased the availability of food, but it has also given rise to land degradation, climate change, water scarcity and an epidemic of obesity. Tackling these connections between ecological health and public health is crucial to transforming global food systems. But with much of the world transitioning to Western, meat-rich, processed diets, and so many trade-offs between health and environment, how can a shared understanding of sustainable, healthy and environmentally beneficial food be reached?
As a starting point, it's important to understand decisions taken in one policy area—such as health recommendations—may have implications for ecosystems and natural resources in another. Recommendations on omega-3 and fish stocks are a classic example of this. We can only start to define what a 'sustainable healthy diet' means by pulling together and understanding the interactions between fragmented recommendations and reporting indexes spanning public health and food. Moreover, we need to look beyond primary food production and agriculture to solve these issues, and see the impact of the whole value chain and its interactions—this involves sourcing, trading, packaging, production, distribution and consumption. In particular, tackling the consumption part—consumer behaviour—is key to enabling the necessary shift in food consumption patterns towards healthier and more sustainable diets.
Cities are paramount in understanding and stimulating improvement in consumption trends. Approximately 54 percent of the world's population lived in cities in 2016, and this number is expected to increase to 60 percent by 2030. This increase is giving rise to a number of challenges and opportunities. First, people living in cities tend to purchase food instead of growing their own, which makes them more vulnerable to food price changes. As in cities the cost of space goes up, the price of both household and retail space increases. As a result, people are storing less food, shopping more frequently with smaller baskets, and consuming more food outside the home. Higher food consumption in city households also means more concentrated food waste accumulation, with opportunities for technology to help increase the efficiency of sorting and recapturing food waste in ways that promote an efficient circular food system.
These are the early stage findings coming out of our food consumption work on the Food Reform for Sustainability and Health (FReSH) project, a project launched by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the EAT Foundation (EAT) in January, with 30 global multi-national food companies. The aim is to understand what the value chain and urban food consumption—the interactions, trade-offs and synergies—really mean for sustainable healthy diets.
Major companies with global food value chains—including Kellogg Company, Unilever and Danone Group—are working to share expertise and information on science and markets, and develop partnerships with non-business stakeholders. Under a project supported by Climate-KIC, these companies agreed to open up information to help identify relevant scalable solutions to the various sustainability challenges, including climate change mitigation. What we can learn from this private sector engagement will be a huge leap forward. There is no single definition of a 'sustainable healthy diet'. It is only by taking an umbrella approach, opening up silos and data, and really understanding consumption that we can identify the opportunities to transform the global food system for ecological public health.
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Tempest V, S/L "Jimmy" Sheddan, CO No 486 (NZ) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Fassberg, Allemagne, mai 1945
Le S/L "Jimmy" Sheddan fut le dernier commandant du No 486 (NZ) Squadron néo-zélandais et remporta 7.5 victoires contres des bombes volantes V-1 ainsi que 5.33 victoires aériennes.
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"Flying Officer Jimmy SHEDDAN, RNZAF, No. 486 Squadron.
This Officer has displayed the highest standard of devotion to duty. He has participated in a very large number of varied sorties during which much damage has been inflicted on such enemy targets as locomotives, barges, industrial buildings and mechanical transport.
On one occasion Flying Officer Sheddan was forced to bring his damaged aircraft down in the sea. He was subsequently adrift in the dinghy for 19 hours before being rescued. On resuming flying Ops, Sheddan quickly showed that his experience had in no way diminished his zest for battle and he set a fine example of courage and resolution in pressing home his attacks. Among his success is the destruction of three enemy aircraft."
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Bouncers Drag, Assault Guests Outside Gurgaon Nightclub
The attackers assaulted several people outside a club in Gurugram on the night of August 7.
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Six bouncers and the manager of a nightclub in Gurgaon have been arrested after a video clip of them abusing a group of men and women outside the club went viral. A case of assault and sexual abuse has been registered against them.
The image shows men being pulled and punched by bouncers, who also push women who are trying to shield the men. A woman filming the video exclaimed: "There's blood. Please stop now," but the bouncers continued to slap and punch. Another clip shows at least one guard using a stick to assault. The men and women tried to fight back but outnumbered them.
The incident happened late on Sunday night in the Udyog Vihar area of the city. Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against club employees, including whistleblowers.
During the FIR, one of the men attacked – an IT company employee – alleged that as they entered the club, a security guard touched one of the women in their group in a violent manner. inappropriate and they objected. The manager then stepped out and told the people who were posted online, "Let's hit them and make them run," which is the allegation.
The group was then treated at a nearby private hospital.
There are also allegations that the bouncers took away a watch and "about Rs 10,000" from one of the men.
The club condemned the violence and fired the staff involved. However, they have denied the allegations of sexual abuse.
"With the naked eye looking at the videos and photos, it can be easily determined that the Guest initially engaged in verbal misconduct, which later turned into a bigger mess on both sides." , it said.
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Fieldfisher partner Vivien Davies argues that pro-female cultural shifts underway in Saudi Arabia, thanks to the comparatively liberal policies of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, need to be backed by legal reform to enable women to reach their professional potential.
At last, despite all the disruption of Brexit, it look as though this parliament will shortly be passing a new Act to simplify the process of taking security over goods including motor vehicles.
In this first edition of The Wealth Finance Brief in 2017, we cover a diverse range of topics.
In this edition of The Wealth Finance Brief we have sought to highlight the recent developments in the legal world which we think are of most relevance to private bankers.
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Leeds United Turning Profit On Flop After Permanent Sale
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Leeds United are earning a profit on flop Yosuke Ideguchi after selling him to his former club Gamba Osaka.
The Whites forked out £500,000 to take the midfielder to Elland Road and were confident he could make an impact in English football.
But Ideguchi failed to convince while on the books at Elland Road and has now been sold.
Although Leeds have not disclosed the fee received for the Japanese star, according to BBC Radio Leeds, they are making a profit.
The player failed to make even a single first team appearance at Leeds, but the club will make money on the transfer.
He was sent out on loan to Spanish side Cultural Leonesa upon arriving in January 2018.
Leeds were keen to hand Ideguchi regular first team football from the off to help his chances of going to the World Cup in Russia with the Japan national team.
He missed out on the squad though and was shipped to Germany with Greuther Furth on a season-long loan last summer.
Now Ideguchi is on his way back to Japan.
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MANAGING BEST PRACTICES: A day at the races
This past Memorial Day weekend I was invited to a single-day sporting event that has caused 66 deaths since its inception, with one-third of the deaths being among spectators. The required "license" to enter the event provides a notice that". . . management regrets that its efforts as to spectator safety do not eliminate risk of injury to spectators." More importantly, from a safety and health pro's perspective, spectators are highly urged to use personal protective equipment while at the event. I just had to see for myself what this was all about.
I'm referring to the 87th Indianapolis 500 race, the world's largest single-day sporting event, attended by upwards of 500,000 spectators. Safety and health pros seeking to expand their views may find some interesting parallels between the Indy 500 and our nation's progress with occupational safety and health.
The first Indy 500 race was run in 1911, the same year that the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) was founded. Indy cars today travel three times the top speed of the first Indy racers. And the American workforce then numbered a third of what it is today - but there was three times the number of workplace fatalities.
Reducing risks
Safety was just beginning to be taken seriously back in 1911, and the Indy 500 race was no exception. The rearview mirror, an essential safety feature on all cars today, got its first use at the first Indy 500 race. Indy 500 racecars and driver safety apparel and equipment are now a marvel of advancement. Although crashes in excess of 200 mph regularly occur, there have been no driver deaths during qualification runs since 1996 and there have been no driver deaths on race day since 1973.
Although surrounded by many apparent dangers, such as highly flammable fuel, the pit crews provide a choreographed activity with amazing speed and efficiency. Safety pros will realize that many hours of solid training and preparation is necessary to avoid injuries under such stressful and hazardous conditions.
This year, Indy 500 management expected about 200 people, including race crews and fans, to be treated for injuries and illness. Nearly 250 medical personnel, including 9 doctors, 20 nurses, and 90 EMTs and paramedics were present. Fourteen first-aid stations and 22 ambulances support the emergency medical personnel. Emergency helicopters are on standby, as are fire response vehicles, with each vehicle attended by four firefighters.
Noise from the roaring racecars at the Indy 500 is intense. Anyone who sits in the stands will experience very high, often uncomfortable, noise levels. Even spectators that view the race from afar in the infield sense the loud noise. But noise is part of the allure of the Indy 500. It seems to excite everyone.
Street vendors readily sell a single-set of disposable foam earplugs for one dollar. And veteran spectators bring their own hearing protection, many opting for the greater noise attenuation afforded by earmuffs. First-time Indy 500 spectators, who cannot imagine or appreciate how loud the noise can be, and elect not to bring or buy hearing protection, soon learn their mistake and end up shoving their index fingers into their ears. The Indy 500 must be the largest use of voluntary PPE anywhere. Amazing.
Hidden risk?
With all the safety advances at the Indy, how will risks be further reduced or explained to racers, crew, and spectators? I was especially curious about risks that are not readily apparent. For example, is the Indy 500 noise too loud for pregnant spectators?
My curiosity was aroused when I read about the mother of Sam Hornish Jr. (one of the leading Indy car racers). She was eight months pregnant with Sam Jr. when she attended the Indy 500. She believed Sam thought the noise was too loud because he spent the entire race kicking. But back when Mrs. Hornish attended the Indy 500 while pregnant with Sam, little was known if loud noise could adversely affect a fetus. At best it was subjective, and it's understandable to believe that a natural "earmuff" surrounds a fetus that the mother provides with her body.
But in the late 1990s, organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Conference of Industrial Hygienists described noise levels believed to be harmful to a fetus. ACGIH suggests that hearing loss could occur to a fetus, beyond the fifth month of pregnancy, at 115 dBC TWA (3-dB exchange rate) or 155 dBC peak.
At the 87th Indy 500 race, spending 50 percent of the time in Stand A and 50 percent of the time wandering the racetrack infield produced nearly 110 dBC TWA and slightly over 120 dBC peak noise exposure. Not loud enough to cause fetal hearing loss, but loud enough to create potentially unhealthy cardiovascular and endocrine effects on the fetus.
Continual improvement
The Indy 500, to me, provides a vivid example of how safety progress evolves. There are wins and losses, old hazards and new risks, and debates over voluntary versus mandatory protection. Supporters of auto racing in general point to safety equipment improvements over the years. Detractors respond that there have been more than 300 deaths during the past decade at all U.S. race events. Plus, they'll claim noise pollution is impossible to control, or that some race tracks lack even the most necessary protections such as a wall between the track and spectators.
Meanwhile, arguments continue about when voluntary safety features, such as the driver head and neck support device, should be made mandatory. A.J. Foyt, a four-time winner at the Indy 500, has stated with regard to the device, "I would never let anyone tell me what to wear."
I came away from Indy thinking safety is a continual improvement process that is too slow for critics, but too fast for others like A.J.
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A year later, religious extremism has failed to cease among the communities; it requires a long-standing resolution to avoid deep-rooted religious polarization in the country.
IPRI # 51, 21 April 2020
Out of the 21 million population in Sri Lanka, Buddhists form the majority of 70 per cent, while the Muslims are in a minority with 9.8 per cent. During recent years, a section within the Buddhist and Muslim communities generated a massive turmoil where innocents from both sides got affected.
After the Easter attack, the situation drastically changed; a small section within the majority community wanted to wreak vengeance upon the Muslim community. The timely interference of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, eased the tension among the people by forgiving enemies and their faults and by enlightening peace and prospering love.
A leader from the majority community requested to boycott all Muslim businesses including restaurants, clothing, and shopping complexes. Especially Muslim owned restaurants as they were suspected of serving medicated food with sterilizing properties for the Buddhist which was a huge blow for the Muslims. He stated that Muslims hardly visit shops outside their own community and that other communities should do the same.
It is unfortunate, that even a section with the clergy was supporting the above extremists. One of the religious leaders, in his speech, was reported to have stated that a Muslim doctor from the Kurunegala District has sterilized thousands of Buddhist women in order to curb population growth. Rumours and videos where, alleged birth control medicine was found on women's undergarments, on the seats of scooters and cafeterias near girl's schools.
The Muslims spoke to media saying that they were devastated after hearing this as they were having a hard time earning a living and that this segregation has marked a downfall of their economy. The rumours have affected them in the long-run as per the present day the community fears to enter their shops.
The Easter bombing has ostracized innocent Muslims due to extremist minority actions. The mosques feared retaliation and offered their condolences immediately to by hosting white flags and banners conveying deepest sympathies to the deceased. They feared to step out of their homes, they were distressed and that any harm would brace them and their family members. Terrifying them in attending work because of the spread of hatred invading the local community. They also feared to vote for the new president Gotabaya Rajapaksha as he was seen as a pro-majority and that he would be biased to them.
Suspicion is one of the major evils now against the Muslim community post-April 2019 attack. Videos went viral on social media platforms where Muslim men dressed up as women were caught and beaten up by the mob as they were hiding under the burqa and the niqab. The burqa and the niqab were banned for Muslim women by the government passing a special bill to identify the perpetrators as an aftermath of the attack. The emergency decree was severe that anybody who trespasses the law would be even penalized by the death penalty. In some instances, women who were wearing burqa were forcefully refuted and prevented when using public transportation. The law was against their religious customs and beliefs yet the majority of them provided their cooperation. The majority had to suffer due to the actions of a handful.
Distrust against the Muslim community has been prevalent ever since. Presently the COVID-19 virus trapping the entire world and once again the Jama'ath is accused of spreading coronavirus within the country. The Muslim fanatics are suspected to spread the virus in supermarkets, hospitals and other public spaces. The extremists fail to recognize that Muslims usually have extended families and the vulnerability of getting infected to the virus is obviously at a greater proportion. The central province recently detected two Muslim individuals who escaped quarantine tested positive for Corona and they belonged to the Muslim majority cities of Akuruna and Katugastota . They were caught amidst a religious gathering in their mosques. This further aroused the local communities who were flooding with anger and intolerance for the irresponsible acts headed by them at a critical time like this. Currently the two cities are locked down until further notice.
On 21 April 2019, terrorists owing allegiance to the Islamic State targeted churches and hotels in Colombo, as people were celebrating the Easter Sunday. More than 250 were killed, and 500 injured.
One year later, the International Peace Research Initiative (IPRI) within the Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme (CRPR) at the NIAS looks at the lessons learned, the road ahead, and issues that need to be addressed. The IPRI debate on "One year after the attacks in Sri Lanka" is multi-disciplinary, looking at inter and intra-ethnic relations, policy inputs, security and justice


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ICANN, W3C Call For End Of US Internet Ascendancy Following NSA Revelations
Alex Wilhelm	7 years
Key Internet stakeholders, including the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) have released a statement condemning pervasive government surveillance and calling for an internationalization of the Internet's underlying framework.
The Internet as we know it today is largely managed through a model that is multi-stakeholder, with various non-governmental groups keeping the trains on time. Through this system, no single government gets to hold sway over the Internet, which preserves its role as a catalyst for free speech, open inquiry, dialogue and porn.
It works pretty well, all things considered. There have been recent petitions to allow the United Nations larger influence into Internet function. The United States government was vehemently against it. Why? Here's current UN Secretary discussing what he views are the limits of free speech:
Freedoms of expression should be and must be guaranteed and protected, when they are used for common justice, common purpose. When some people use this freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others' values and beliefs, then this cannot be protected in such a way. My position is that freedom of expression, while it is a fundamental right and privilege, should not be abused by such people, by such a disgraceful and shameful act.
Would you like the United Nations determining what sort of speech fits the "common purpose"? Of course not. That's why keeping elements of the Internet's core structure in the United States, under our aegis, has been so beneficial; the free speech laws in this country are perhaps the most ironclad of any. Also, by keeping such institutions as ICANN here in the United States, we provide a fair buttress: If you want to mess with them, we're standing right next to, and behind them.
However, post-NSA revelations, the United States has lost its standing as the Internet's defender. Instead, it has been revealed that as a country we have systematically worked to undermine its encryption, and the inherent privacy that it grants users.
Instead of keeping the Internet safe, we have built an industry designed on its subversion. And now the Internet is ready to break up with us. From the joint statement:
[The parties] expressed strong concern over the undermining of the trust and confidence of Internet users globally due to recent revelations of pervasive monitoring and surveillance. […] They called for accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions, towards an environment in which all stakeholders, including all governments, participate on an equal footing.
This is a damn shame. If we as a nation hadn't decided that everyone's Internet was our own plaything to abuse, the Internet could have kept its center of gravity here, with our First Amendment and burgeoning Internet industry. Now, other parties may, in the future, have as much sway as we do.
I don't often get the chance to quote Senator Marco Rubio here at TechCrunch, but this is such a time. Following calls for greater UN control of the Internet, he explained the situation in the following way last year during the episode:
Last year, China, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan proposed an "international code of conduct" in an attempt to justify greater government control over the Internet and standardize international rules and behavior concerning cyberspace and information. These and other nations have been calling for more regulation over how the Internet operates and pushing to give the United Nations and ITU unprecedented control over Internet.
The Senator, his chamber, the lower chamber of Congress, and the Executive Branch were opposed. The irony is that while they were shouting that, their work funded the NSA's cracking of Internet encryption for all. For shame.
Losing primacy over the Internet is a material loss for free speech if it does happen. The statement is just that — for now.
Top Image Credit: Robert Scoble


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Team sheets have dropped and we've avoided major carnage yet again! The key word is major as some would still have got burned, Tim Taranto owners have a forced trade on their hands as he's listed as injured. Paul Seedsman is another must-trade, he's had a poor month and is now injured as well. Dion Prestia, Tom Stewart, Shaun Higgins, and David Swallow will all hurt Draft owners, while popular rookies Colin O'Riordan and Quinton Narkle are also out of the sides this week.
On to the positives though, Ryan Abbott makes his debut, an easy downgrade if you're rolling with Oscar McInerney or Brayden Crossley. Also in is the much hyped midfielder Nathan Freeman! Tom Doedee returns for those who couldn't shake him last week, as does Brayden Sier. Jack Madgen and Brandon Starcevich also come in as fresh meat.
Finally, Zorko and Beams owners can breath a sigh of relief, Ben Jacobs isn't even an emergency.
Which rookie to bring in Freeman or Magden?
Freeman! Saints will want to get games into him the rest of the season and midfield is fantasy-friendly. Madgen is probably only playing one week while Howe is out and I doubt will go higher than 50 points.
Big choice you've got Bomber. I say Curnow – then again of that selection Ahern still a rookie, the rest premos or thereabouts. Ahern got more cash to make and if he's on the bench that's totally different to playing D6. BTW which Curnow? Seems that's your forward line & I was immediately thinking Ed & not Charlie.
Hmmmmm…I'm not sure how Charlie's been tracking BE etc, but he's defo been anything but consistent. I'd still likely go Curnow cause of his extra cash in the trade and Ahern to make a little more in the next week or 2. Mind you, I'd not count on him to score like he did last week – bit of an unknown as a rookie!
1. (to Dunkley). Likely to get you 25-50 pts/week. I can't see any other the others netting more than 30.
I'd go Ridley to Freeman. McLean to Dunkley might get you, what, 10-15 points? Might even cost if McLean suddenly kicks back into gear. Better to make some money for a bigger upgrade next week and lock down some bench cover.
Cheers. After Martin to Grundy (my other trade) I don't really have any bigger upgrades to do (only planned "upgrade" at this stage is Zorko to Macrae/Oliver/Beams/Crouch next week). The trade is primarily to get the emergency. Still recommend Freeman this week?
He's the only rookie averaging over 100 in the seconds…always a risk with injury but can't see him being dropped.
Who has the highest ceiling?
Who has the best security?
Looking for a good downgrade option that I can play the year out with!
Are u wanting to play one on field?
If so none of em move Big Mac fwd, do u have any mid/fwds u can move down.
Oscar will be harvested next week!
As for me I dumped him this week for Abbott. Forced changes with both Savage and bench cover injured this week. So much for being able to strategically upgrade for another week.
Geeez…Walters and Crisp both could get a role change any week…I guess Menegola is a better upgrade than Hurn so I'll say Walters to Menegola.
If your set on Hurn I'd say option 2 also.
But if it was me I'd probably go Ahern to Freeman and Irish to Whitfield.
Dusty, Stef or Ed Curnow?
Thanks guys, that's what I was leaning toward.
Leaves me with one of Stef to Grundy or Dusty to Macrae this week and the other next week.
Which defender out of ….
No brainer. Simmo all day every day.


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The Annoyed Pit Boss
Have you ever been at a casino, sitting at a table playing and wondered, " What's the dealer thinking right now?" My guest for this episode of the podcast is going to take you right inside that dealer's head - and share some amazing stories.
Eric Sherwood entered the gaming industry following what I like to call a "forced career change" first as a dealer, then becoming a pit boss. As he got further into the crazy world of the casino business, he realized the stories from his day-to-day life were too good not to share.
First came the Twitter account and then came the book, "Dealt: Stories From My Life On The Felt".
Eric & I discussed his entry into the gaming industry, what inspired him to create his Twitter account, and he shared some tips & tricks for novice players thinking of hitting the casino and spending time on the tables.
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Big Ideas - Inventing A New Table Game
Every year, inventors come up with DOZENS of ideas for new casino table games, but only a handful actually make it to the casino floor. Maybe you've got an idea for a new game floating around in your brain and you've been wondering how to make it reality and get it out to the Vegas gaming community?
My guest for this episode could be the one to help make it happen!
Back for her third appearance on the show is Heather Ferris, the CEO & Founder of Vegas Aces Services.
This time around Heather & I chatted about the process behind creating a new game, what makes for a good casino game, and some of the challenges behind convincing casino execs to give a new game a chance.
If you want to learn more about Heather, Vegas Aces, and the services they provide be sure to go visit their official website. You can also follow Vegas Aces on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Vegas FAQ 2.0
Shortly after I launched this podcast, I put together an episode called Vegas FAQ, where I gathered together some of the more common questions that I saw being asked about Las Vegas and attempted to answer them.
It's been over 2 years since I released the original Vegas FAQ and in that time, the city has gone through some big changes. As such, some of the information covered in that episode is no longer accurate & the LAST thing I want to be doing is sharing incorrect advice. Plus, with the easing/removal of COVID-related restrictions, there's a large segment of the population that might be making their first ever trip to Vegas and I'd love to help make that trip a little more enjoyable.
I go over A LOT of material in this episode - including money & budgets, getting around the city, how to choose hotels, restaurants & shows and I'll also be covering the "sin" in "Sin City" (alcohol, drugs & prostitution).
And because there's so much information jammed into this episode, I've made my notes available to you to as a downloadable PDF file.
Guys Gone Vegas
"VEGAS BABY!!!"
That's the battle-cry heard in pretty much every airport around the world, as groups of guys get set to board their flights for what they hope will be the ULTIMATE guys' trip to Las Vegas. But will it be a trip to remember for all the WRONG reasons? My guest for this episode is here to help make sure that's NOT the case.
David Demontmollin is a 20-plus-year casino industry veteran, star of Discovery Channel's series "American Casino" and the author of "The Las Vegas Little Black Book: A Guys Guide To The Perfect Vegas Weekend".
David and I discussed how to plan an amazing trip to Vegas for you and your pals, covering everything from the perfect time of the year to travel, to picking your hotel, to how to get into nightclubs and much MUCH more.
Order "The Las Vegas Little Black Book: A Guys Guide To The Perfect Vegas Weekend" on Amazon (along with David's other book, "Classic Vegas Mistakes") and be sure to follow Classic Vegas Mistakes on Twitter.
Also, check out David's past appearance on the podcast on Episode #16 - "Classic Vegas Mistakes".
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Virgin Territory
After operating for almost 25 years, the former Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - just off the Vegas strip at the corner of Harmon Avenue & Paradise Road - shut its doors on February 3, 2020 in preparation for a massive re-brand and renovation to become the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, which officially opened in March 2021.
In addition to being Sir Richard Branson's first entry into the Vegas market, it also marked the first tribal casino presence in the city with Mohegan Sun Gaming & Entertainment taking over operations of the new 60,000 square foot casino.
My guest for this episode is Joe Hasson, the General Manager of the Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. We discussed his early career & how he got into casino management, the partnerships between Mohegan Sun & the other operators on site, and the challenges of opening a new property during a global pandemic.
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Total Immersion - The Psychology Of Slot Machines
I think we've all had that experience where a bunch of time passes and we have no idea where it's gone. Whether it's while driving down the highway, surfing social media or - sitting at a slot machine in a casino in Las Vegas.
But what causes that effect? Why do our brains drift away like that and take us out of reality?
My guest for this episode of the podcast is here to help us understand.
Spencer Murch has a PhD in Psychology & Cognitive Science from the University of British Columbia and, over the last several years, has been involved in several different research projects surrounding the cognitive science of gambling. Recently, Spencer completed a study surrounding "immersion" and being "zoned in" or "zoned out" during slot play.
Spencer took the time to jump on the show with me to explain the methodology behind the study and share the results of his research. We also talked about the part slot designers play in creating that "immersion", what the future of gaming may hold and how to avoid "zoning in" or "zoning out" while playing slots.
If you'd like to learn more about the psychology of slot machines, check out:
- Research Snapshot: Exploring zoned-in or zoned-out immersion during slot machine gambling
- Research Snapshot: The relationship between dark flow, depression, and multiline slot machines
Or pick up a copy of the book, "Addiction By Design" by Natasha Dow Schull.
Vegas From Across The Pond
I always love having other "Vegas fanatics" on the podcast, and my guest for this episode definitely falls into that category!
Joining me from "across the pond" is Steve White, better known on Twitter as @LasVegasUK. If you've ever listened to the ZorkCast presented by TravelZork, you'll recognize Steve as the British half of the show. Steve is also extremely well-versed in all things Vegas.
Steve & I chatted about everything from our predictions on potential changes coming to Las Vegas, to our very first trips to Vegas, to the unique Vegas guide that Steve is in the process of writing. Also, being that Steve is in the UK under full-on lockdown and I'm in Canada facing extremely strict rules surrounding travel, we thought it was worth having a discussion about travel restrictions & the impact they're having on international travellers.
Start following Steve on Twitter right now and be sure to check out ZorkCast, the official TravelZork podcast, for great Las Vegas advice - and travel advice, in general.
Best Of Jeff Does Vegas - Gambling, Gaming & More
Over the course of the last year or so, I've had the opportunity to talk gambling and gaming with some very cool guests and cover what I thought were some fun and interesting topics. We talked about everything from how to bet on sports, to apps that help you keep track of table game limits, to when "skill" becomes "cheating" and even superstition as it relates to Las Vegas.
As such, for this bonus "Best Of" episode, I thought it might be fun to take a trip back and listen to some of the highlights of those conversations!
And if you want to check out the full episodes, here they are:
EP#36: Sports Betting For Dummies
EP#51: Cheating The Odds
EP#52: Superstitious Feeling
EP#54: Know The Limits
Vegas...Unofficially
Fred Hazelton & Seb Gagnon are the hosts of a brand new Las Vegas podcast called The Unofficial Vegas Podcast. Fred is a Vegas veteran who visits annually as part of his gig with The Unofficial Vegas Guide and Seb is his good friend & co-host who's only had the opportunity to visit Vegas a couple of times.
I reached out to the guys to see if they'd be interested in joining me on the podcast to talk about their show as well as share some of their own personal Las Vegas picks, tips and tricks!
If you want to take a listen to The Unofficial Vegas Podcast you can find them on Apple Podcasts and Spotify or check them out on Anchor! And be sure to give the boys a follow on social media...find them on Twitter and Instagram!
Side Note:
Big thanks to Noe Perez from The Noe Perez Pod for having me on his podcast to chat. I had an absolute blast talking to Noe about my time growing up in Canada, working in radio, getting into podcasting and sharing some of my own personal Vegas tips & tricks. Be sure to check out the episode and subscribe to the show!
The Clip Show
The very first episode of the podcast was released all the way back on December 1, 2018. When I launched the podcast, I was simply looking for a creative outlet and a way to share my love for Las Vegas.
I've had the opportunity to talk to & meet with some amazing people - including entertainers, fellow podcasters and Vegas-related experts - and share these conversations with an amazing audience all over the world who are just as passionate about Vegas as I am.
18 months, 68 episodes and over 55,000 downloads later, I thought it might be fun to take a trip back and share clips of some of my favourite podcast conversations...so welcome to the first ever Jeff Does Vegas Clip Show!
And, in order of appearance, here are links to the complete episodes I pulled each of the clips from:
EP#45: My Special Guest - Mark Shunock
EP#43: KABOOM! The National Atomic Testing Museum
EP#13: Leaving It All On The Table
EP#19: Here's The (Time Share) Pitch
EP#35: My Special Guest - Jimmy Denning
EP#49: Pinball Hall of Fame
EP#42: Long Live The King - Elvis In Vegas
EP#21: Kill Resort Fees
EP#48: My Special Guest - Vin A.
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15-й Северокаролинский пехотный полк (15th North Carolina Infantry) представлял собой один из пехотных полков армии Конфедерации во время Гражданской войны в США. Полк был сформирован в июне 1861 года в Гарисберге, Северная Каролина.

Формирование
Полк был сформирован в Гарисберге как 5-й Северокаролинский добровольческий (5th Infantry Regiment Volunteers) 11 июня 1861 года. Впоследствии, в ноябре 1861 он был переименован в 15-й пехотный. Роты полка были набраны в округах Нортгемптон, Юнион, Кливленд, Франклин, Аламанс и Эджкомб. Полковником был избран Стивен Ли, преподаватель военного института в Шарлотте, но он в итоге стал командиром 6 (16) Северокаролинского полка, а вместо него 22 июня был избран Роберт Маккинни, который на момент избрания был капитаном роты А 6-го Северокаролинского полка и который так же был профессором военного института в Шарлотте. , первоначально капитан роты В, был избран подполковником, а Уильям Ярборо — майором.

На момент формирования полк насчитывал 12 рот:

 Рота A — (округ Нортгемптон) — капитан Стенселл (139 человек на момент формирования)
 Рота B — (округ Юнион) — капитан , затем Р. Джером. (138 человек на момент формирования)
 Рота C — (округ Кливланд)
 Рота D1 — (округ Кливланд)
 Рота D2 -
 Рота E — (округа Франклин и Гренвилль)
 Рота F — (округ Харнет)
 Рота G — (округ Франклин)
 Рота H — (округ Аламанс)
 Рота I — (округ Эджкомб)
 Рота K — (округ Эджкомб)
 Рота L — p (округ Франклин)

Боевой путь

В конце июня 1861 года полк был направлен в Вирджинию и 1 июля занял позиции у Йорктауна, рядом с позициями 1-го Северокаролинского полка. Рядовые, набранные в горных районах Северной Каролины, тяжело переносили климат побережья и почти 80 % полка пострадало от малярии. Полк на несколько месяцев отвели на северный берег реки Йорк, и только около 1 октября вернули к Йорктауну. После того, как федеральная армия в феврале 1862 года захватила Роанок-Айленд, полк отправили к Голдсборо на усиление отряда генерала Брэнча. 15 апреля полк вернули на вирджинский полуостров и он занял позиции на «Линии Магрудера» под Йорктауном, около Лис-Милл. Здесь 16 апреля полк участвовал в перестрелке в федеральной армией, в ходе которой погиб полковник Маккинни, и на его место 20 апреля был избран первый лейтенант Генри Доуд. 3 мая полк прошёл реорганизацию и Доуд был переизбран полковником.

После сдачи Йорктауна полк одним из последних покинул позиции и отступил к Ричмонду, где был размещён у Механиксвилла. Полк не принимал участия в сражении при Севен-Пайнс, а 29 июня был задействован под Саваж-Стейшен в составе бригады Хоуэлла Кобба. 1 июля полк участвовал в сражении при Малверн-Хилл, наступая на правом фланге бригады Кобба. В этом бою полк потерял 164 человека убитыми и ранеными из 692 на начало сражения. Был ранен и полковник Доуд.

После сражения полк отвели к Ричмонду. Здесь его роты L и M были переведены в 32-й Северокаролинский полк. В полк передали 250 необученых новобранцев. Полк не участвовал в Северовирджинской компании, и присоединился к армии генерала Ли только 2 сентября под Манассасом.

Когда началась Мерилендская кампания, полк находился в составе дивизии Лафайета Маклоуза. 6 сентября полк перешёл Потомак, 10 сентября прошёл Фредерик и был оттуда направлен вместе с дивизией к Харперс-Ферри на усиление дивизий Томаса Джексона. Полк прибыл к Харперс-Ферри 13 сентября, откуда 14 сентября был направлен в Южные горы для защиты ущелья Кремптона. Он занял позиции на левом фланге бригады в тылу бригады Махоуна. Полк занял позиции за каменной стеной, однако федералы прорвали фланг бригады на участке правее полка и вышли ему в тыл. Полк отступил, потеряв 14 человек убитыми, 48 ранеными и 124 пленными. В плен попали почти все правые роты: A, C, E, G и I. В полку осталось 133 рядовых и офицеров.

17 сентября он отступил к Шарпсбергу, где принял участие в сражении при Энтитеме. Дивизию Маклоуза направили на левый фланг армии, но командир бригады неправильно понял приказ и направил бригаду на позиции генерала Хилла, где разместил её левее бригады Роудса. Когда днём федеральная армия прорвалась на участке дивизии Хилла, генерал Хилл приказал бригадам Кука и Кобба атаковать наступающих федералов во фланг. Полковник Макрей в этот момент принял командование бригадой, в которой осталось всего 250 человек, и повёл её в атаку. Ему удалось отбить три контратаки федералов, после чего в бригаде осталось всего 50 человек. 15-й Северокаролинский в этом бою потерял 71 человека убитыми и ранеными и в строю осталось 52 боеспособных человека.

Примечания

Литература

 Hicks, George W., North Carolina Confederate Regiments:1861, PublishAmerica, 2012 ISBN 146269120X
 Weymouth T. Jordan, Jr. and Louis H. Manarin, «North Carolina Troops (1861—1865): A Roster» Office of Archives and History: Raleigh, NC 1973, ISBN 1626368112

Ссылки

 15th North Carolina Infantry Regimental History

Полки армии Конфедерации


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Jeff Baxter: A Look into the Life of a Guitar Legend
May 2, 2014 By Paul Leave a Comment
All of us striving blues guitar enthusiasts are lucky to have legends of music to inspire us into continuing to practice. No matter how deep you've gotten yourself into a rut, listening to a breathtaking solo performance by a legend of blues and hearing how that person creates such soul-hauntingly music with only a guitar and a few strings is always a nice restart. After recharging your batteries with such a fine example of what can be done with a guitar, your enthusiasm for learning to play may be renewed. This is the reason we're also presenting to you today an extended piece on Jeff Baxter: a look into the life of a guitar legend may just do the trick if you feel you're a bit stuck in your guitar practicing.
Jeff Baxter was born on December the 13th 1948 in Washington, D.C and his teens found him working at Manny's Music Shop in Manhattan. It was there where he first met the also soon-to-be guitar legend Jimmy Hendrix, in 1966, and their collaboration began. Hendrix invited Jeff Baxter to play in the band he was leading at the time, called Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, where the latter spent a little less than a year. The next few years were divided between working as a guitar tech and an amplifier repair man at another music shop and attending the School of Public Communication (Boston), in order to become a journalist. While training for a career as a journalist, Jeff Baxter never stopped playing in the various local bands he managed to get invited by. The lesson one can derive from this is that even though you don't bet put all your eggs in one basket and even though it's wise to pursue an alternative career path as well, one should never quit practicing and pursuing his or her passion with blues guitar playing.
Jeff Baxter then became more known for the first time two years from his initial encounter with Hendrix, in 1968, while playing as a member of the psychedelic rock band Ultimate Spinach, having joined them for their third and final album. After the band break-up, Jeff Baxter continued on his way to become a guitar legend by moving to Los Angeles and finding work as a session guitarist. It was there that he also founded his first band, Steely Dan, with which he later rose to fame. The collaboration lasted for three fortuitous albums, the third being Pretzel Logic, that still enjoys a cult status among guitar enthusiasts. After finishing the work on this album, it was time to move on again: Jeff Baxter joined the Doobie Brothers and continued to work his way to becoming a guitar legend.
With the Doobie Brothers, the now experienced guitarist improved his style, became more well-known and imprinted the band's sound with a jazzier feel. The collaboration lasted until 1979, but his career didn't end with it. While playing within all these bands mentioned, Jeff Baxter also continued to accept studio work and made a name for himself in that department as well. He continues to accept studio work and he has been a session guitarist for a variety of great artists over the years. We won't see this guitar legend retiring any time soon, judging by his awesome skill and stamina.
Although it may not seem like it, the difference between what a guitar legend can accomplish and what you can do isn't actually that great. It's all a matter of patience and an incredible amount of practice (ok, maybe it's also about a few well-timed opportunities). The point is: you too probably have what it takes to play like a blues guitar legend, if you give it enough dedication. Enjoy and good luck.
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Schumachers made a big improvement from last year.
I can see him doing well this season. Infact if it wasn't for his DNF in Korea which wasn't his fault and the collision with Senna in Brazil, he would have beaten Rosberg this season. Remember, Schumacher lost a lot of points due to collisions and mechanical failures this season, the gap in the points between him and Rosberg wasn't at all that big, Rosberg really should have had a bigger points gap to Schumacher due to Schumchers problems.
He out scored Rosberg from China onwards, with 4 retirements to Rosbergs 1.
There's some life in the old dog yet!
i see old hag failing miserably. May even be successful in finally killing a driver in an accident. I guess it would be a nice bet to put on for him to not finish the entire season.
IMO he deffo did imrpove this year! His problem is his qualifying performance (reminds me of Kimi in 2008 ). But I also agree that he has too many crashes! Of course it was not always him who was to blame! But still he made some silly mistakes! But well apart from Sebbie, Alonso and Button all drivers did so.
Failing miserably? So Rosberg failed as well?
i predicted for next season. Rosberg doesnt need to prove anything against accident prone uncle.
cant help it! i like Schumacher!


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Does Lidia Thorpe think Australians are stupid?
By Amanda Vanstone
Updated October 28 2022 - 11:11am, first published October 27 2022 - 5:30am
No doubt Senator Lidia Thorpe would like this saga to be seen as one lapse of judgement. But it isn't. Picture by Keegan Carroll
Lidia Thorpe's admission that she has failed to exercise judgement just doesn't cut the ice. How stupid does she think Australians are?
For many Australians her failure to disclose her relationship with a former bikie boss is just filling in a bigger picture. It's a picture of someone whose judgement appears not so much occasionally - but in fact generally - to be wide of the acceptable mark.
Sadly for Adam Bandt it has revealed his own weakness and lack of judgement.
Everybody makes mistakes. It's a part of life. No doubt Senator Thorpe would like this saga to be seen as one lapse of judgement. But it isn't.
If the reports are true that she and the bikie used an encrypted messaging service to communicate and deleted them regularly that in itself is worrying. Why would you feel the need to do that? How many people do you know who do that? Nobody does it inadvertently. You make a decision to install the app, multiple decisions to use it and multiple decisions to delete messages. At every stage you make a conscious decision to hide your communications. There's always a reason people do that.
She should have had the brains to see the risks and declare the relationship herself ... devoid of that common sense she didn't. Perhaps that's being too soft. Perhaps she was well aware of the risks and consciously decided to keep quiet.
If that wasn't the case in the first instance it certainly was when her staff raised their concerns with her repeatedly. Hopefully the Senate enquiry will find out just how many times they did raise it, only to have her consciously make the judgement that she should reject their advice.
Turn your mind to the situation that would have unfolded in her office. A staffer might raise something initially and you reject it. They come back to the issue the next day or week. You reject it again. Another staffer raises it with you, you reject their advice as well. Every time it was raised she made a decision to ignore them.
These conversations wouldn't have been along the same lines as "I'm going to the cafe, do you want a sandwich?" No staffer, however close to their boss, just saunters in and casually mentions you're making a big mistake. A mistake that could come back to bite you and your party. The first time it was raised the air might have been one of friendly concern. But not the second. The second time a staffer raises it they are in effect saying you have made two mistakes. The first is the one you were warned about and advised to remedy by disclosure. The second mistake you are raising with your boss is that she was too stupid to listen to you the first time and so now you are forced to wipe her face with the dish cloth and raise it again. You get my point. These were not nonchalant chats.
Then when the committee hearing from the federal police about monitoring bikies sets a date for the meeting, when the agenda comes out, when you walk into the room, when the subject comes up. At each of these moments it enters your head that you have been advised to disclose something and you decide not to.
So for the Senator this isn't a one-off error of judgement. It is a determined and recurring pattern.
Her leader responds by saying he has made her resign a party position. Talk about wilted limp lettuce! He tries to cover himself by saying if it becomes clear more should be done he will. How about take her off all committees for a while and this one forever?
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In dealing with the explanation as to why he didn't know, Bandt says his chief of staff was told but didn't tell him. He tells us this was just an error of judgement by the man. Errors of judgement seem to pop up around Senator Thorpe. I hope what Bandt says is true and the staffer isn't copping the flack to protect his boss. If it is true then Bandt might consider the position of his chief of staff. It may be a one-off error. But it's not the volume of errors but the substance that counts. If a staffer always mispronounces a name it's an error, but not one of substance. Not telling his boss about Thorpe's undisclosed friendship is a very substantive error.
Some reporting of this sorry saga hints both that Thorpe has no real understanding of her error and that she feels she is still on high ground. Deluded is the appropriate adjective. She says defiantly that she didn't disclose anything from the committee meetings. Not the point at all. If she had it would make the whole saga much much more damaging. The error was in not disclosing the situation to her leader and more importantly to her colleagues on the committee. It's the lack of respect shown to the Senate committee system, its rules and conventions and to her colleagues.
How can committees expect the federal police to trust committees with sensitive information if they can't be sure that all relevant disclosures by senators have been made? Trust is important in all aspects of our lives. Damaging the confidence all witnesses have in committees is damaging the parliament.
Turn the situation around and imagine you're a private citizen, maybe working in an accounting firm that has a bikie or two as clients. You come across information critical to law enforcement but you're worried they've been infiltrated. Now you know that a senator didn't disclose a bikie relationship. Will you speak in confidence, on camera to a parliamentary committee?
Members of the public who vote Green must be wondering how all this happened.
Amanda Vanstone is a former Howard government minister and a fortnightly columnist.
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Amanda Vanstone is a former senator for South Australia, a former Howard government minister, and a former ambassador to Italy. She hosts Counterpoint on ABC Radio National and writes fortnightly for ACM.
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Headache, stomachache, body ache, earache and toothaches are some of the aches we have all experienced some time or the other. As the names suggest, the term ache is normally associated with some part of one's body. It is usually used to refer to any discomfort that is localized, which is not temporary, but long lasting. Most dictionaries define an ache as continuous, dull pain. In other words, an ache is not as acute as pain. The latter tends to be much more severe than ache. Pain is a general term. It can refer to discomforts of short or long duration.
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