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It's frowned upon in America to wish someone a 'merry Christmas'. We were there one Christmas a couple of years ago and the best wishes were a simple and boring 'happy holidays'. 'Merry Christmas' is an absolute no-no.
It's politically incorrect. Someone, somewhere, might be offended.
The old saying of 'when in Rome do as the Romans do' was ignored in our case, but no-one seemed to care. We were Australians, so perhaps we were excused for our ignorance.
Mind you, we were quietly advised that in 'their country' it was strictly forbidden.
With all the anti-Muslim sentiment sweeping the world we just (wrongly) assumed that it might have been the fear of offending Muslim people. We've assumed that ever since.
I'm glad to learn we were wrong. Yet horrified to learn that it is because of a minority group with even less of a minority (so to speak).
It's irrelevant to me who it is, so I won't dwell into it and it is best ignored.
'Merry Christmas' – I recently read – has as good as disappeared from the American vocabulary, and I'm disappointed to hear it being replaced with 'happy holidays' in Australia too.
I can think of more ways to offend a person than wishing them a 'merry Christmas', but I'm certain that none who still visits the Cafe will be offended.
So to those loyal few, we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and thank you for your loyalty.
We may even reward your continued visits here with a couple of posts in 2016.
Cheers, everybody.
By Michael Taylor • Posted in Cafe Talk
As evidence of abuse mounts, prosecution of Abbott Govt in ICC looking more likely
A year or even six months ago most pundits would have agreed it was highly unlikely that an Australian prime minister would face prosecution in the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding Government policy and treatment of asylum-seekers. But that was before the weeks and weeks of abuse testimony, of leaks by detention centres workers, and before the 'people smugglers' funding affair. Revelations of abuse (physical, sexual, psychological) of detainees, including children, at the Manus Island and Nauru detention centres, has meant prosecution of the Abbott Administration in the ICC is now far more probable. Indeed, a case against the Abbott Government has been filed with the ICC. Below, we explain what this case with the ICC will involve and, on the way, examine the numerous Australian laws and international protocols that the Abbott Government is accused of violating.
A. Submissions to the ICC re Abbott Administration
In October 2014 Andrew…
One for old time's sake
June 6th, 2010. The day Café Whispers opened.
June 6th, 2014. The day we closed.
So why this 'anniversary' post?
Well even a year after closing our doors we still have up to 3,000 visitors a month dropping into the Café, maybe hopeful that the doors have re-opened. And we still receive email (via The AIMN) from people (many we don't even know) who tell us they were disappointed we closed.
It just seemed fair to give those dedicated daily visitors a chance to simply get together again.
So what's been happening over the last twelve months?
I guess that's rather easy to answer: You just have to look at the mess this country is in, who is to blame, and what we're trying to do about it.
On the latter Carol and I have been kept more than busy over at The Australian Independent Media Network – mainly as overworked admins, not as a writers – where all the team is committed to holding the Abbott 'government' to account. The expectations we had here at the Café for the worst opposition leader in history have been exceeded beyond anything we could have imagined. Tony Abbott has quickly filled the role of being the worst prime minister in the worst government at the worst possible time.
He has ignored climate change. Jobs are being lost. Services are being eroded. Retirement savings are disintegrating. The poor are being used as scapegoats to the advantage of the wealthy. Refugees are (still) being dehumanised and (still) made to suffer for political gain. Our freedoms are being eroded. And much of this is unfolding under the stunned gaze of a seemingly compliant opposition.
Whilst – as stated – we are committed to holding the government to account, we are equally committed to holding the opposition to account as well. For in many areas they have been equally disappointing. And again like the government, at the worst possible time.
It has been a disappointing twelve months in Australian politics (though not without sensationalism) and for those with an interest in the environment, the future, social justice, science, education etc, it has also been a disappointing year for Australia.
The next twelve months don't look any brighter either.
Pity that.
It's not beyond the realm of possibility that in the coming months Tony Abbott will call an early election. From that moment on we can expect with complete certainty that the Murdoch media will go feral on Labor whilst hoisting Abbott and his government on a pedestal he/they are certainly unworthy of. It will be ugly. You can add the Murdoch media to the list of those we in the social media attempt to hold to account!
One thing that has annoyed me personally over the the last year is the mainstream media's fascination with political wedges. Maybe it's because the political parties themselves are aiming for nothing else. Repeated scoops such as 'Shorten goes soft to avoid being wedged', 'Abbott drove in the dividing wedge', or 'Shorten succeeded in wedging Abbott' ad nauseum are all we hear. Instead of focusing on wedges and mainstream media commentators, Tony, Bill, how about coming up with something that resembles workable policies and direction for all Australians?
Speaking of the media, the media frenzy that surrounded Tony Abbott's address to the National Press Club a few days before the expected leadership challenge earlier this year provided the perfect example of how out of touch the mainstream media is with the issues important to voting Australians.
After Mr Abbott's address he fielded questions from the invited media representatives and one after one they threw questions about the expected challenge. With the rare exception it was apparent that nothing else was worthy of consideration. They were only interested in the challenge.
They then scurried back to their respective offices and penned a story for their dwindling readership about (their) biggest issue in Australia: the challenge (that never eventuated).
They blew the chance to question Mr Abbott on the real issues: the budget, the lies about Labor's debt, same-sex marriage, the mistreatment of asylum seekers, growing unemployment, climate change and the government's ignorance to it, unfair subsidies to mining companies, negative gearing etc etc.
Think of any important issue … and it was ignored that day.
And on the main they continue to be ignored (although we can expect them to be twisted around a bit once the election is called).
That day in the Press Club – though now long forgotten by most – stands out to me as no better example of how the media fails us.
But to finish on a lighter note … my New Year's predictions were that by the end of the year we would have a new prime minister and that Port Adelaide would make the AFL Grand Final. I concede that both my predictions look a bit wobbly.
And now how about a song?
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 160,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 7 days for that many people to see it.
Temporarily under new management
On the 'All things must pass' thread, Michael said:
The Café won't be disappearing into the internet oblivion though; it will be kept open indefinitely as an 'archive' of everyone's contribution. So yes, by all means we'll still be here if you wish to continue adding comments on any of our existing posts, but I will not be adding any new ones.
Following on from this thought, I have agreed to look after the Café to allow Michael time and space to deal with the AIMN site and his studies. Rather than developing or changing the Café, I will just keep an eye on it, perhaps creating a new 'Cafe Talk' thread if threads get too long, especially for those on mobile devices.
Some Whisperers have indicated interest in a new site to continue on from the Café, so with that in mind, I have started work on creating Whispers' Cellar. I am quite busy at the moment with renovations to our kitchen, and my wife's 95 year old aunt died yesterday, so that will also require some time to sort out – funeral and sorting through belongings, wills etc. I am hoping to have the Cellar open for business in the next few weeks. If anyone would like to help out – author an occasional article, or assist with the administration of the new site, let me know.
Meanwhile, we can continue our discussions upstairs here at the Café.
By Bacchus • Posted in Cafe Talk
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Today's our fourth birthday, but sadly it will be our last.
When we opened we thought we'd last about a month! Now, four years later it's time to draw the curtain on what has been an amazing experience.
If it were possible I'd keep the Café open forever – but it's not possible. I'm focused on finishing my law degree as well as other internet ventures, and I don't seem to have the spare time that I'd like to have.
We finish with a proud record and that's a good way to finish.
Over the four years we've had almost 1.5 million visitors, 147,000 comments, and 1,200 posts. These are remarkable statistics. But best of all we've shared this experience with hundreds of amazing people, many of whom I now consider truly great friends. They all added to the experience, and they all made it worthwhile.
There are too many to thank – both as authors or commenters – so forgive me if I skip that formality. However, I would like to reserve a special thanks to Min. The Café wouldn't have had a heartbeat without her.
And of course we'll still be able to catch up with each other over at The AIMN, which has grown beyond all my expectations and where many of my friends from the Café now gather. So we'll see you there.
Anyway, shall we finish with a song?
Budget of the damned
Background: Herald Sun, Frankston Hospital December '13
My impression in the lead-up to Hockey's budget was that we would be damned if we did, and damned if we didn't. Damned if we were ill or disabled, damned if we were unemployed, and most definitely damned should we ever have the temerity to become 'a burden on society', and get old.
And it seems that for none else, other than the Gina types of our society, that this has been confirmed.
There is not much point in once again noting that Abbott promised no surprises, no new taxes, no increased taxes, no cuts to education, no cuts to health. I would suspect that for the vast majority of us, that given Abbott's political record that the surprise would have been if he had kept his word. Making promises is nothing but 'clever politics', and anyway you cannot believe anything said in the heat of a debate – nor at any other time, it seems. Tony Abbott promised to restore trust in government, then quickly discarded the notion.
As written by Robert Simms for The Drum:
Tony Abbott is a pathological liar who has lost the respect of the Australian people. He leads a beleaguered government, held ransom by extremists in the Senate. His government is illegitimate. He must resign and end our collective misery!
Simms was noting the irony of the hate campaign run incessantly by Abbott during his term as leader of the opposition. Surely it is now time for Abbott and barrackers to apply the same standards to themselves. But of course not.
Just prior to the election, the Herald Sun and without exception, all of the Murdoch stable gushed effusive praise. Ding, dong, the witch is dead, and the wordy nerd come power-tripper gone with her. All Hail the prince!
TONY Abbott stands ready today to become Australia's new prime minister with a set of economic and social policies to take the nation into a safe and assured future.
He has not wavered from the task of building a disciplined and cohesive Coalition team . . . In doing so he has proved himself a conviction politician . . . He has proved himself a man of principle.
Labor has lost its way as well as its heart. It has chosen to stoke class war to gain political advantage.
Not only is this un-Australian, it is also a betrayal of modern Labor.
The Herald Sun believes Mr Abbott should be given the opportunity tomorrow to restore Australia for Australians.
I hope that the writer of the above editorial is now equally as damning of the obvious the 'class war', the restructure of our society with the well off being deprived of a small slice of their massive pie while the poor will be grubbing around in the gutter.
But now, and even before Hockey's horror budget saw the light of day, (again from Simms):
This growing sense of hypocrisy is reinforced by the contradictory political persona the Prime Minister has crafted for himself. Indeed, six months after his election, many voters would struggle to articulate precisely what he stands for.
We have a budget emergency, yet the Government can still find billions of dollars for fighter jets. Abbott supported Gonski and the NDIS before the election, yet was eager to dump them after. He promised no new taxes, yet wants to charge for visits to the doctor. Even his Paid Parental Leave Scheme has been watered down, suggesting that if it was Abbott's signature policy, his autograph was forged.
From Ross Gittins:
If you thought a man who could promise "no surprises, no excuses" was a man who could be trusted to keep his word, more fool you.
Any experienced voter who didn't foresee that changing the government would mean this year's budget was a stinker, isn't paying enough attention.
Here are but one example of the ideological agenda being presented to us, and for no one's delectation except those whose beliefs run to right-wing extremism. As someone tweeted: Welcome to the United States of Australia.
April 2014 – ". . .the government moves to dismantle Labor's GP super-clinic program by trying to claw back money from centres that are yet to be built. GP super-clinics with longer opening hours, more staff and broad medical services were a major plank of Labor's health policy in government, with $650 million earmarked for 60 clinics. Funding has been suspended to three clinics which are yet to be built – in Darwin, Rockingham in Western Australia and Brisbane".
December 2013 – "NSW will miss out on more than $150 million in funding for vital health services that has been cut by the federal government. This is bad news for public hospital patients. People living in western Sydney will be hardest hit by the cuts, with Westmead Hospital losing $100 million over three years. The Children's Medical Research Institute and the Westmead Millennium Institute will also lose tens of millions of dollars . . .".
And now in addition to this and a whole lot more which is likely to have passed under the radar, there is:
Billions of dollars will be slashed from already-strained public hospital budgets under plans that could lead to huge increases in waiting times for surgery and emergency treatment.
The Commonwealth will for the first time allow the states to charge patients for public hospital treatment, partly to deter people from circumventing a $7 fee for GP visits by going to the emergency department, despite strong opposition from doctors who say hospitals are not placed to deal with the administrative burden.
This seems to an ongoing theme of the Abbott/Credlin/Hockey government, that all should be government via 'deterrence'. The excuse for imposing a $7 fee has been that this will act as a deterrence: ". . . imposing more user charges in health in order to deter overuse". But surely it is the medical practitioner's role to decide on the level of care required by each patient, and not the role of governments to decide what is and what is not 'overuse'.
The previously-mooted $7 fee will apply to GP visits, diagnostic imaging such as X-rays and pathology services such as blood tests. Concessional patients and children under 16 years will pay the fee only for the first 10 services they use each calendar year. The government will cut its contribution to the cost of those services by the same amount, saving it $3.5 billion over five years. Part of the new fee will go towards a new $20 billion medical research fund.
Presumably, which will also act as 'a deterrence' to those individuals who go groveling at their GP's feet, begging for 'unnecessary' items (which therefore might be 'overused'), such as X-rays and blood tests.
Doctors have discretion to choose who pays the fee, but there is a catch.
If GPs choose not to charge a patient, they won't receive their $6.20 bulk billing consultation payment from the government.
Anyone for blackmail?
Patients will also pay more for prescription medications, with the general patient contribution rising next year by $5, while the contribution by concessional patients will rise by 80¢.
This may not seem like much, but here is a true indication of how means and just plain nasty this government is: ". . .the cost of the diabetes drug insulin will rise from $37.70 to $42.70. But if you're a concession card holder, you're in luck. Instead of the $5, card holders will pay an extra cost of just $0.80.
For instance, if you are a concession card holder and you need to buy Dabrafenib, a treatment for malignant skin cancers, you would pay $6.90 instead of the previous price $6.10″.
That's right. If you are a pensioner with cancer, this government is going to extract 80 cents out of you. Mean, petty and just plain nasty.
Consumers Health Forum chief executive Adam Stankevicius said the budget spelled the end of universal access to primary care under Medicare.
"It's very bad news for consumers, particularly the elderly and those with chronic disease."
The president of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Anthony Cross, said the introduction of the fee would lead to more people seeking treatment in emergency departments for problems more appropriately treated by GPs, and it would be "almost impossible" for hospitals to decide which patients should be charged for treatment.
Just a question, and this is again from news.com:
New rules mean you're going to have to wait six months if you want to receive Newstart or Youth Allowance and you've just left school or are a new jobseeker.
After that six month period, the government will provide you with six months' worth of income support — although you'll have to participate in Work for the Dole at 25 hours a week.
If you're still unemployed after the first 12 months, the government will not support you for the next six months — except in the form of wage subsidies to employers as an incentive to hire you.
The tedious cycle of six months on, six months off continues.
How are people meant to survive if they are unemployed and will not receive any form of assistance for six months? Beg on the streets? In typical Abbott/Hockey style the practicalities of things such as survival seem to escape them in their zeal to enforce this thing now known as 'a deterrence'.
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By Carol Taylor • Posted in Politics	• Tagged 2014 budget, Joe Hockey, Tony Abbott
Labor's vision for Australia misses one huge detail
I received this email today:
Some time ago I wrote to you asking you to complete a survey so I could see what you believed was Labor's direction for the future.
Today our party – the oldest organised labour party in the world – is undergoing a process of grassroots reform and revitalisation. That's why this was such a tremendous opportunity to hear from you.
I wanted to make sure all of you got a chance to see the results of this survey and what our community's vision for the future of Labor was. Read our report and take your chance to share my favourite part of this job – listening to people about the things that matter most.
Thanks for your support,
National Secretary
For whatever reason, I didn't complete the survey. Nonetheless, I was interested to read the report.
Sadly, it told me little, but I was extremely disappointed with the summary. Here is a part of it:
The policy areas of importance to supporters, namely healthcare, climate change, the NBN & schools funding, were policy areas already championed by the Party.
So why am I disappointed? I'm disappointed because Labor's vision for the future doesn't include on-shore processing of asylum seekers. It obviously wasn't an issue for the respondents. Not surprising when you consider that:
Respondents generally used the internet either every day, regularly consumed media television (68.10%) & radio news (65.18%), as well as Facebook (49.64%) and online newspapers (49.08%).
So there you have it: most respondents still favour mainstream media over social media.
If we want to change Labor's vision, we first need to change where its members get their news and opinion. Then we can really tell Labor what we think of off-shore processing of asylum seekers. And maybe they'll listen.
By Michael Taylor • Posted in Politics	• Tagged asylum seekers, Australian Labor Party, national broadband network
The Abbott/Credlin team are successful in nothing else, except perhaps confusing everyone.
Perhaps someone should whisper in Peta's ear (that's if they're game enough), that she might be a tad on the 'obvious' side. Going to ground doesn't help either, it just makes it all that obvious, via absence.
However, let's have a look at the absolute and utter confusion that the Abbott government are making of things. It's all taken straight from the John Howard Little Book of How-To's of course. . . but they're doing it so badly, and so obviously that it's an embarrassment. Therefore in the process, making naught but confusion.
Abbott won the election built on no vision for the future other than 'trust me', and no new taxes. There were vague and unexplained references that some sort of 'something' might happen, but nothing specific other than 'Ditch the Witch'. That was the aim; there was no other.
Very rare and far and few between were any commentators from mainstream who bothered to ask the question: What happens next? Rather, it was wink, wink, nudge, nudge. . . clever politics. And bugger the country.
However, and aside from the utter 'wanker' that many consider Abbott to be, this is serious business and the remaking of Australia.
Much has been written, and to give credit by mainstream criticising what are colloquially known as Abbott brain f*rts, and given credence by the Commission of Audit. . . however, due to lack of coherence Abbott brain f*rts they remain.
**Just as an aside, but if the Commission of Audit comes up with these you'beaut ideas, how is Hockey able to 'bung' them into the budget so quickly if the whole kit wasn't already preconceived? No, don't tell me. . .
However, back to the serious stuff, and one of the better, more precise articles in my opinion is via Bernard Keane, who states:
The Abbott government's National Commission of Audit has recommended the abandonment of Australia's post-war fiscal structure in favour of a decentralised state-based model of taxation and service delivery that would significantly reduce the Commonwealth's role in national life.
I hope that we've all got that. . .it's not just an Abbott brain f*rt, nor Eleventy Joe Hockey but a 'fiscal restructure'.
And by the way, has anyone else noted how we've been 'done' – a Howard strategy – throw in all kinds of furphies – such as granny being dragged bodily from the family homes under the 'leaked rumour' that the family home is to be included in the assets test for the old age pension – so as to distract the plebs, but meanwhile the Libs are onto serious business, such as 'the abandonment of Australia's post-war fiscal structure'.
In spite of economists from A to Z stating that a deficit, and especially such a low one for a vibrant economy such as Australia's isn't such a problem, it seems that the Abbott/Credlin/Hockey team are intent on forging ahead.
As the Catholic Social Justice Network states:
When invested wisely and efficiently, deficit spending has the ability to spur economic growth, create jobs, and accelerate recovery. In our current economic climate, NETWORK recognizes deficit spending as a necessary action in the restoration of a healthy economic environment. As society's most vulnerable are impacted the most by the recession, our call to justice and compassion moves us to action, and the need for deficit spending becomes even greater.
My impression is that the Abbott government is intent on sending us on a downward spiral while trying to fob responsibility off onto the states. There was the scare campaign over a 'deficit tax' which apparently won't effect most of us. So why start the scare campaign at all?
Or are the Liberals so disorganised, plus so inept that only a few days out from presenting their First Budget, that they do not know whether it's $150,000 or $100,000, whether or not it's $17.00 or $6.00?
However, most important of all is the social restructure. Post-war our society became more egalitarian, public schools, public hospitals. The Diggers demanded it. Having served their country, the leanest factory hand said, 'My kids deserve the same as your kids'. You start with the children, you start with health. You give all a level playing field – you give all access to the best education, the best health care and. . .let 'er rip. Kids from all classes, all races and cultures will show you what they can do.
The Abbott government's intent is to restrict access to almost everything to user-pays, meaning that 'if you can't afford it, then you don't get it'.
Blind Freddy knows that problems are NOT to do with old ladies sitting in mansions, lol-abouts who refuse to work – it's not about spending – it's about how the government rakes in money and spends money on the people with the ability to pay. Let's say it again – with the ability to pay.
Does the Abbott government have the balls to tackle the big end of town? There are small bleatings about it, but my guess is that THIS WHOLE PALAVER is a FIZZER.
Meanwhile:
Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull has described the Coalition's measures to stop asylum seekers arriving by boat as "harsh" but necessary to combat people smuggling.
This is coming from Turnbull, where the meaning of 'harsh' equates to using dried rather than fresh tarragon in one's Lobster Thermidor.
As a note, we've recently decamped to Wodonga, don't worry Bacchus, it has an even larger cellar. 🙂 Therefore apologies for the lack of posts. Plus on top of it Miggsy has his law exams in a week or so, so he's been cranky, pissed off, all of the above, being nagged to death, very busy.
This pic was one of my 'works in progress', but I kinda like it anyway. . .
By Carol Taylor • Posted in Politics	• Tagged budget 2014, Joe Hockey, National Commission of Audit, Peta Credlin, Tony Abbott
Budget for Abbott's Australia
The Abbott government has been working incessantly to work up to the Mother of All Scare Campaigns. There is an emergency! There is a crisis! About what, the government has been careful to avoid backing up with anything factual. Economists both left and right leaning have said not one single word in support. We do know that there is debt, writ large with a capital D and that somehow pensioners and disabled people are the cause of it. . . or at least both Hockey and Abbott sticking to their chosen theme would have us believe so.
This brought to mind one of John Howard's favourite techniques, this being to prime up his audience usually via the media so as to create 'a situation'. Newspapers, shock jocks et al would dutifully comply running numerous *shocking stories* complete with photos taken by willing neighbors/rellies and other assorted accomplices of, for example: long haired 'louts' who refused thousand-dollar-a-week jobs on sublime tropical islands due to the fact that they preferred to loll about on the dole in some mall in an unnamed western suburb, or a 'pretend' disabled person caught by his worthy neighbor *gasp* on his roof. Clearly people with disabilities cannot be disabled if they can find themselves on a roof.
And it worked very well. Following a few weeks of such stories, which by some miracle would appear simultaneously in all major newspapers; to the rescue – our fearless then PM, little Johnny promising to 'come down hard on' such rorters. A thankful public sighed with relief that we had such an alert PM who knew how to 'take action'.
John Howard, did however accomplish this with at least a modest amount of subtlety, a trait which Tony Abbott and his team are the antithesis of.
Tony Abbott in an attempt to emulate his hero Howard makes a mockery of all things Liberal. The ham-fistedness and inept handling of this government's attempt to reshape Australia in a regression to some unknown ultra-conservative stance way beyond anything which Howard would even contemplate, nor want, is an embarrassment to all.
Abbott therefore commits falsehoods, but one must consider that he does either with such ego that 'it doesn't count', or with an ignorance which cannot be excused away as 'new to the office of Prime Minister'.
TONY ABBOTT has told voters not to believe everything he says.
In an extraordinary admission last night, the Opposition Leader said his only utterances that should be regarded as "gospel truth" were carefully prepared and scripted remarks such as those made during speeches or policy pronouncements.
However, it would seem that we are not to believe even the carefully prepared and scripted ones.
To date the government has encouraged speculation on (and the list is not exhaustive), that the family home of pensioners will be sold from under them if they expect to collect the pension; that pensioners are a drain on the economy and society, (while completely ignoring the contribution that people in their 70's, 80's and beyond have made to Australian society); that pensioners and people with disabilities should be 'encouraged' back into the workforce (which jobs and how? remains an unknown); that 'everyone' will have to pay $6.00 to visit the doctors (while dismantling the super clinics).
And now comes the penultimate of lies, that the Deficit Levy is not a tax. That is, families on $80,000 will be losing out by $800.00pa, more than the average of one month's mortgage payment while at the same time giving millionaire mummies a 'gift' of $75,000 for 6 months of bonding time with bubs. Is something not quite jelling here?
John Howard knew not to frighten the horses. The Tony Abbott/Credlin duo do not have that sort of finesse, intelligence nor acumen.
By Carol Taylor • Posted in Politics	• Tagged deficit levy, Scare campaigns, Tony Abbott
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Electronic structure design for nanoporous, electrically conductive zeolitic imidazolate frameworks
Keith T. Butler, Stephen D. Worrall, Christopher D. Molloy, Christopher H. Hendon, Martin P. Attfield, Robert A.W. Dryfe, Aron Walsh
Electronic structure calculations are used to develop design rules for enhanced electrical conductivity in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. The electrical resistivity of Co2+ based zeolitic imidazolate frameworks has previously been found to be ∼1000 times lower than that of Zn2+ based materials. The electrical conductivity of the frameworks can also be tuned by ligand molecule selection. Using density functional theory calculations, this controllable electrical conductivity is explained in terms of tuneable conduction band edge character, with calculations revealing the improved hybridisation and extended band character of the Co2+ frameworks. The improvements in the methylimidazolate frameworks are understood in terms of improved frontier orbital matching between metal and ligand. The modular tuneability and previously demonstrated facile synthesis provides a route to rational design of stable framework materials for electronic applications. By outlining these design principles we provide a route to the future development of stable, electrically conductive zeolitic imidazolate frameworks.
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Butler, K. T., Worrall, S. D., Molloy, C. D., Hendon, C. H., Attfield, M. P., Dryfe, R. A. W., & Walsh, A. (2017). Electronic structure design for nanoporous, electrically conductive zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5(31), 7726-7731. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7tc03150e
Butler, Keith T. ; Worrall, Stephen D. ; Molloy, Christopher D. et al. / Electronic structure design for nanoporous, electrically conductive zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2017 ; Vol. 5, No. 31. pp. 7726-7731.
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The fine dining institution starts afresh with a relocation to One Fullerton and a new culinary team spearheading a collaborative direction.
There's a misconception that a restaurant with a great view offers little else. Although this thinking may apply to tired revolving restaurants with cliché-ridden menus and slick rooftop bars with underwhelming food, Saint Pierre tells a different story. The move from Sentosa to One Fullerton brings a stunning panorama of Marina Bay to the table, but most importantly highlights an essence-centric menu envisioned by chef-owner Emmanuel Stroobant. Elegant interiors by acclaimed designers FBEYE International visually address the shift in direction for the fine dining establishment.
Since the changes were unveiled last April, more innovation has come to the fore courtesy of newly-appointed executive chef Mathieu Escoffier. The 29-year-old French chef has worked at top kitchens around the world—from Alain Ducasse in Paris to Daniel Boulud in New York, and most recently at Joel Robuchon in Bordeaux. Head chef KimKevin De Dood and pastry chef Jonathan Allaert also recently joined to complete the kitchen team. Given the restaurant's reputation and the high calibre of both the kitchen and front of house staff, expectations can be stratospheric. One is assured of a top-notch experience they moment they arrive; the welcome is warm and polished, allowing one to immediately relax in the intimate 30-seater restaurant.
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Q: Typesetting Hoare triples - padding I'm trying to typeset a Hoare triple, which is used for reasoning about program correctness. In the text I'm referring to, they look something like this:

I'm aware the stmaryrd package includes relevant commands, so I've tried something like this:
\usepackage{stmaryrd}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\DeclarePairedDelimiter\Hoare{\llparenthesis}{\rrparenthesis}
% ...
\[
    \Hoare*{x > 0} P \Hoare*{y \cdot y < x}
\]

Unfortunately, this gives me a Missing delimiter (. inserted). \Hoare*{x > 0} error. If I remove the asterisk from the command, it compiles but the spacing looks off:

Notice how close the parentheses are to the contents of the pre and post conditions. How should I go about improving this?

A: The symbols \llparenthesis and \rrparenthesis are not "growing delimiters" and are only available at standard size.
I suggest a different syntax, in order to cope with the spacing of the middle term:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stmaryrd}

\newcommand\Hoaretriple[3]{%
  \llparenthesis\,#1\,\rrparenthesis
  \mathrel{#2}\nolinebreak
  \llparenthesis\,#3\,\rrparenthesis
}

\begin{document}

\[
\Hoaretriple{x > 0}{ P }{y \cdot y < x}
\]

\end{document}

A: You could fix the spacing manually by inserting some command for it. Either by inserting the space in your \Hoare definition like I did or directly in the formula.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stmaryrd}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\DeclarePairedDelimiter\Hoare{\,\llparenthesis\,}{\,\rrparenthesis\,}
\begin{document}
\[
    \Hoare{x > 0} P \Hoare{y \cdot y < x}
\]
\end{document}

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Have you read Emile? Is it the kind of book that can really be read, cover to cover, without undue suffering? Does it matter which translation one reads?
I've never read Rousseau, but he doesn't have a good reputation as a parent, since he abandoned his own children in an orphanage, not a classy one either.
I've read some of Emile, but haven't read the whole thing. I have been given to understand it's very intense. Honestly it's not on my list right now. Too many damn books to read.
I think his abandonment of his own children is one thing that makes this book fascinating. I'm looking forward to feeling totally outraged. He says THAT, but abandons his own children???
With GWB out of office, there are alot fewer occasions for wild bouts of righteous indignation, so I have to pore through the classics.
"With GWB out of office, there are alot fewer occasions for wild bouts of righteous indignation, so I have to pore through the classics."
I dunno I managed to feel outraged pretty much every day, but then, I loathe the media.
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You can change your life by traveling more often. In fact, G. Martinez of Martz Roofing & Construction says that traveling is the best way to reinvent life for some people when compared to other methods like reading books, watching videos, and using local programs.
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A citizen of Netherlands is officially known as the Dutch, not a Netherlander or "Netherlandist." If you want to look well appeared, say Dutch.
Netherland means "lying low" in Dutch. And it is not far-fetched, for the country is literally low. Only about half of it is more than 1 meter above sea level. Out of this, the highest point is only 321 meters above sea level. So if the sea level were to rise 2 meters overnight due to a tsunami or something, half of Netherland would be submerged. Fortunately, the area is not prone to tsunamis. Netherland is also flat. Ironically, while the land lies low, the Dutch are the tallest people on earth. The research has revealed it's due to proper nutrition and DNA. Other reports have attributed it to their high consumption of dairy.
The country has two capital cities, as already stated. The first is Amsterdam, which is the official capital by the law. Then there is Hague, the terror of the wicked. It is the seat of government and was initially the first capital from 1584.
The Netherlands has liberal laws some of which might not make the holy pope happy. Some controversial drugs like marijuana are legal in the Netherlands. But they are only sold in licensed drug stores. The people are, however, free to grow cannabis in their farms for personal use. So although Netherland lies low, it is the perfect place to get high.
Prostitution is also permitted in the Netherlands. The prostitutes only need to be at least 18 and their clients at least 16 years. You can also legally abort a pregnancy at any point from conception. The law has been in existence since 1981.
Netherlands exported 1.3 liters of beer. Half of this was shipped to the U.S. So how can Americans be sober? If you are a beer lover, then Netherlands can only be your natural home. But the Dutch are not drunkards, as you may conclude. While they make the world drunk on beer, they are known as the world's biggest coffee drinkers. The Dutch drink more than 145 liters of coffee annually.
The international court is located in the Netherlands. While the court is busy jailing the world's lawbreakers, the Dutch themselves are the most law-abiding citizens on earth. The crime rate in the Netherlands continues to drop to below 0.9 percent per year. For this reason, a third of the country's prisons are empty. Many prisons have been closed. About 1,900 prison workers once feared they would lose their jobs for lack of criminals. The Netherlands has had to lease some of its empty prisons to Norway and Belgium. Now you understand why the international court is located there.
Now you have a better idea of which country you are visiting. Enjoy your trip. Take time to enjoy 'Hollandse Nieuwe,' which is the Netherlands' most famous food. Now, in case you are wondering what it is, it's fish. Take time to learn how the Dutch eat it. It can be served raw together with chopped gherkins and onions.
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The 92-year-old criticised Donald Trump for his attitude to climate change, saying that action needs to be taken to avoid more damage.
U.S. President Donald Trump is "out on a limb" in his attitude to climate change as nearly every other government, as well as an angry younger generation, are demanding action, British naturalist David Attenborough said on Monday (December 3) at U.N.
The 92-year-old, whose TV series "Blue Planet" was avidly watched around the globe, has been credited with raising awareness of rampant plastic pollution in the oceans.
He was speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the most important U.N.
Asked about Trump's decision to abandon the U.N.
Process, Attenborough said the United States was "out on a limb".
"I can only hope that, for whatever reason and for whatever mechanism, that that will change in the United States," he said.
Attenborough, who has been broadcasting on the natural world since the 1950s, was on Monday the first holder of the "People's Seat" at the U.N.


101 Soon after the raid on Folkestone, the bombers began raids on London: one daylight raid on by 14 Gothas caused 162 deaths in the East End of London.
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I have argued for a while that stock markets will probably be fluctuating in broad trading ranges for a while. This is a viewpoint also shared by Marc Faber and backed up by my study of expected returns.
More evidence comes from Chart of the Day, with a chart illustrating rallies that followed massive bear markets. A "massive" bear market is defined as a decline of greater than 50%. Since the Dow's inception in 1896, there have been only three bear markets whereby the Dow declined more than 50% (early 1930s, late 1930s until early 1940s, and during the very recent financial crisis). The chart also includes the rally that followed the dot-com bust during which the Nasdaq declined 78%.
"The current Dow rally has followed a path that is fairly similar to that of post-massive bear market rallies. The initial surge of the current rally lasted nearly 300 trading days and has been trading flat/choppy ever since. If the current rally were to continue to follow the post-massive bear market rally pattern, the current choppy phase would continue for another 200+ trading days," said Chart of the Day.
The study's conclusion more or less ties in with how I see the lie of the land.
Source: Chart of the Day, September 17, 2010.


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An FBI Agent called me on the phone last Monday night to ask me if I would like to "look in on" a group of us they are watching in North Texas. I told him that I would be happy to open up a dialogue by breaking the ice, if he liked, but that I would not be spying on my own people. I have not heard back since.
I see from the leaders a resolve that legal action is over and arming for a fight is on the agenda now. I count about 2,000 men under force of arms across the nation and many more in sympathy. I think 50,000 under arms would be a powerful opponent to the Communists.
The resolve among the average Christian I meet is that we know the Communists World Government/ mark of the beast is coming, but all they know to do is turn down the mark when it is offered and hope for the best. They hate the income tax and property tax but don't know what else to do but pay it or be jailed. The whole nation of Christ is holding its breath.
The American Center for Law and Justice reports that the case I offer is "outside the scope of isses" they deal with. If they only knew how in the groove we really are. We are the elephant in the room that no body wants to talk about in the open.
I have a call in from a Dallas, Tx lawyer who will talk with me Monday about the class action. This clss action is the last nonviolent option I know to offer our people.
Mr. Robert Ingle has agreed to join the "Slave Freedom/ Mark Of The Beast Class Action Law Suit," as a co-complaintant. Interest is showing in the law suit from the Amish Commmunity in Kentucky and an Arch Bishop in Atlanta.
We are still searching out a legal team to handle the case.
Dr. D. James Kennedy has written through an assistant that he cannot join the law suit but thinks well of our work.
I found also in a read of "The Communist Manifesto" that the function of its 10 Planks is to twist a nation with a free market economy (including freedom of conscience and free exchange of ideas) into a godless, secular humanist socialist communist slave state. We will save the details for the class action law suit.
Relief sought: Do away with or allow a simple "opt out" with no negative consequences for Christians who do not wish to be slaves, attend Secular Public Schools (10th Plank of "The Communist Manifesto") or be in such close proximity to the "mark of the beast" issue, in accordance with Biblical teaching. No requirement to have or use a national id card, etc.


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2 People Critically Injured In Long Beach Shooting, Suspects Taken Into CustodyA shooting in Long Beach left and man and woman critically injured Wednesday night.
Facebook Loses $119 Billion In One Day, Setting Wall Street Record
Filed Under:Facebook, Stock Market, wall street
NEW YORK (CNN) — Facebook just suffered the biggest wipeout in stock market history.
Shares plunged 19% on Thursday after executives warned that revenue growth would slow as the company focuses on user privacy.
The sell-off vaporized about $119 billion in market value — the biggest single-day loss for any public company in history, according to Thomson Reuters.
For founder Mark Zuckerberg, the loss came to almost $16 billion, according to Forbes, which tracks billionaire wealth in real time. That dropped him from fourth to sixth on the list of richest people in the world.
Facebook Chief Financial Officer David Wehner said on a conference call with investors that Facebook is "putting privacy first" after the Cambridge Analytica scandal triggered a wave of horrible press, customer angst and regulatory scrutiny around the world.
As an example of its new strategy, Wehner said Facebook will put more development muscle behind the company's Stories feature. That will put a drag on sales because Facebook makes more money on its core News Feed than its other products.
Facebook says it will spend a lot of money to accomplish its goals. Wehner said the company will invest billions of dollars per year improving safety and security after a bruising period of headlines about Facebook's role in enabling fake news and election meddling.
"We think that's the right thing to do for the business," he said.
The company's previous worst single-day performance was July 27, 2012, when the stock fell 11.7%. The stock tanked that day after the company failed to convince investors that it could sell mobile advertising. Mobile now makes up 91% of the company's advertising revenue.
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Dr Jeffrey Bannister is senior consultant and CTO at Orbitage. A native of Ireland, he received his PhD in telecommunications from Trinity College, Dublin. He has been a lecturer, research fellow and course developer at Dublin Institute of Technology, Temasek Polytechnic Singapore, and Trinity Colleage in Dublin.
He has assisted a number of high profile organisations and government agencies in reskilling and upskilling technical staff as these organisations implement digital transformation plans. This has involved competence identification, job role profiling and competence gap analysis.
He is an active member of the MOGSC Competency and Training Working Group (CTWG), where he has been involved in driving development of a competency framework.


Outdoor digital menu boards help in the ordering process, create a dynamic way to promote specials and limited time offers, and increase a Quick Service Restaurant's (QSR) bottom line.
With any new project, the overall goal(s) is the very first item that should be considered. The goals can be any of the following: increase customer engagement, raise revenue, or create brand loyalty. Depending on the goal(s) set will dictate the QSRs overall content strategy. Do not move forward with the project until the goals have been defined and are clear to all parties involved in the project. Digital boards must be updated with fresh and relevant content, on a regular basis, to maximize your investment. Will your restaurant be able to handle the demands of updates? Failing to not properly prepare for the digital menus can be a colossal mistake.
After setting the goals, determine the number of stores that will utilize digital menus. Deciding on the number of locations will help negotiate the best cost for the necessary hardware and software. Many companies will discount products based on large roll outs. Therefore, there will be a big price difference between 1, 25, 100, and 500 stores. A QSR may want to test a few markets, based on environmental extremes, to evaluate the ruggedness of the solution.
The overall project goals will dictate what hardware is necessary. If the goal is to highlight promotional items to increase revenue, consider installing a presell board in the drive-thru. If the goal is to easily update menus with FDA guidelines and to have the ability to daypart, then a full digital menu board will be the best option. And, then, comes the most important aspect: research, research, research! There are a number of companies, on the market, that claim to provide outdoor solutions, but have never actually deployed them in an exterior environment! The 'solution' may be a few 'Photoshopped' images that were doctored up using some dynamic stock imagery. Be wary of these providers and always ask for references. Inquire where you can see the actual products deployed at a quick service restaurant near you. Seeing is believing!
Site surveys are generally very inexpensive given the cost of installing new equipment in a drive-thru. Surveys usually cost under $500 and will provide a great deal of insight into how smoothly the installation will progress. If planning on installing multiple stores in a metropolitan area, you will likely be able to negotiate a better rate per survey. A number of items are discussed during the site survey, which include an evaluation of the existing footer, cabling and data wiring, and de-installation of current signage.


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The international community reiterates their support for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
BY Libyan Express	 Dec 31, 2020
Libyan Political Dialgoeu Forum receives support from the international community. [Photo: Libyan Express]
The Ambassadors of Germany, Italy and the United States as well as the Charge d'Affaires of France and the United Kingdom, joined by UNSMIL, held a virtual meeting with the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, to reiterate their governments' support for the success of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.
In a joint statement released by the US embassy in Libya, the heads of mission welcomed recent prisoner exchanges and urged rapid progress to facilitate the reopening of the Misrata-Sirte coastal highway as agreed by the Joint Military Commission in October.
The heads of mission noted that for the intended formation of the executive authority within the LPDF framework strong and engaged Libyan leadership is needed ahead of elections in December 2021.
The statement also noted that the heads of the mission stressed the importance of public commentary to be constructive and in support of the process.
Concerning all these elements, the statement said that they are closely monitoring actions by all parties to fulfil their commitments to the success of the UN-facilitated dialogues and, as the internationally recognized government, the GNA has a particular role to play in fully supporting this process.
The heads of the mission concluded the statement by calling on the international community to support the UN-brokered political process in Libya.
FranceGermanyItalyLPDFUnited States
LPDF approves selection mechanism for a new executive authority
Acting UN Representative virtually meets with 1000 Libyans
Constitutional Committee continues efforts to reach constitutional agreement
For: World powers express full support for the UN-brokered political process in Libya


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