The Division of Marine Science at the University of Southern Mississippi (NASA Stennis Space Center location) invites applications for a four-year PhD position in coastal paleoseismology starting no later than August 2017. This is an NSF funded project that aims to recover stratigraphic records of past earthquakes and tsunamis along the Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand. The project is part of a wider study on Hikurangi margin geodynamics, and the student will have the opportunity to attend workshops where we aim to integrate coastal paleoseismology with a wide variety of other geological and geophysical datasets. The ideal candidate will possess a skillset that includes: quantitative micropaleontology, paleoenvironmental reconstructions, sedimentology of coastal systems, and experience in adventurous fieldwork. The candidate is required to have an MSc in geology, earth sciences, marine sciences, or a closely related discipline.
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Kcee clears the air on "E-Money"
Popular singer, Kcee has revealed who is older between popular musician Kingsley Okonkwo aka Kcee and his wealthy brother Emeka Okonkwo aka E-Money since E- Money is the richer one amongst the duo, he probably is the elder brother but this is not the case.
Kcee has finally cleared the air regarding their birth status, disclosing that he is the elder one.
"People ask me this question a lot. But the important thing is the fact that we are brothers from the same parents. To clear the air, I'm the elder brother," he told Ife Salako of Naija FM in a recent interview.
The singer also went further to reveal that he sponsored his brother, E-Money's wedding.
According to the Five star singer, E-Money is his younger brother but he started making money before him and footed their house rent and E-Money's wedding.
" Our relationship is really tight. I call it divine. Now let me shock you. I sponsored E-Money's wedding, I used to pay our rent because I was the first to start making money in my family.
I brought the light, name and fame to the family but most people don't know the genesis and I don't need to explain to anyone", he said.


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TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED (GE) GAINS
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Each year, an estimated one in six Americans become ill from consuming contaminated food. Sometimes this results in a 24-hour bout of diarrhea and vomiting that clears up on its own, but in other cases foodborne pathogens can lead to organ failure, paralysis, neurological impairment, blindness, stillbirths and even death.
While the majority of food contaminations are linked to imported foods, the mere fact that a food is manufactured on U.S. soil does not guarantee its safety. Most of the meat sold in U.S. grocery stores and restaurants comes from confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which can house tens of thousands of animals (and in the case of chickens, 100,000) under one roof, in nightmarish, unsanitary, disease-ridden conditions. It's under these conditions that foodborne pathogens flourish, and indeed studies have shown that the larger the farm, the greater the chances of contamination.
How CAFO Chicken Farms May Contaminate Other Foods
In one study, more than 23 percent of CAFOs with caged hens tested positive for Salmonella, while just over 4 percent of organic flocks tested positive. The highest prevalence of Salmonella occurred in the largest flocks (30,000 birds or more), which contained over four times the average level of salmonella found in smaller flocks. Organic flocks are typically much smaller than the massive commercial flocks where bacteria flourish, which is part of the reason why eggs (and other products, like meat) from truly organic, free-range sources are FAR less likely to contain dangerous bacteria such as Salmonella.
What many don't realize is that not only are you at greater risk of getting sickened from CAFO chicken meat, contaminated chicken litter from these farms can also spread disease throughout the food chain...
Study Shows Roundup Creates Botulism Breeding Ground in Poultry
CAFO chickens can also be heavily exposed to glyphosate when fed genetically engineered feed, and according to recent research,7 glyphosate residues will preferentially kill beneficial species of microorganisms in the GI tract, leaving pathogenic species that can cause harm.
What does this mean for you and me?
The essential implication is that poultry fed GE corn or soy would fall victim to dysbiosis, meaning unhealthy changes in their gut flora that threaten the health of the birds, as well as anyone consuming them. The beneficial bacteria in the poultry gut, such as Enterococcus, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, are killed off, allowing the pathogenic or disease causing bacteria to flourish. Varieties such as Salmonella and Clostridium are very dangerous pathogens for humans. Clostridia bacteria are some of the deadliest, with strains including C. tetani (tetanus) and C. botulinum (botulism).
Chickens bred in CAFOs are already routinely fed antibiotics, arsenic, and even antidepressants, all of which have serious adverse health consequences. But this German study8 suggests CAFO chickens exposed to glyphosate may become breeding grounds for Botulism, Salmonella and other major pathogenic organisms.
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Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba said the provincial government was concerned about the surge in Covid-19 infections, which signalled a second wave of infections in the province
Taverns and other places that draw large crowds will be a focus point when Gomba, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu meet this week to intensify the fight against the second wave.
HeraldLive reported that scores of unmasked patrons were sharing drinks in overcrowded taverns and not adhering to social distancing rules.
These were just some of the disturbing discoveries made by the police and Eastern Cape Liquor Board officials during tavern inspections over the weekend, the newspaper reported.
Broadcaster eNCA reported that 80% of people needing ventilators in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality public hospitals and half of those entering casualty wards, do not make it out alive.
According to the channel, there were no oxygen points left at Uitenhage Provincial Hospital and a ward meant for eight patients had 20.
The channel also estimated that 10 people die daily of Covid-19 at Eastern Cape public hospitals.
Hospitals filled to capacity
Hospitals are filled to capacity amid a critical shortage of beds, the channel reported.
This comes as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the Sarah Baartman District Municipality are battling a second wave of Covid-19.
The numbers of health workers testing positive was also increasing rapidly in the metro.
Gomba has announced that the provincial health department will this week continue to intensify the fight against Covid-19 by meeting with health workers, organised labour, religious and church leaders, civil society and businesses, especially tavern associations.
She said this will be done to ensure everyone plays their respective roles in the fight against the resurgence.
"This is why we need behavioural change because this virus, as we have been saying since day one, moves when people move. When people don't wear masks, like it has been the case in some areas, that means the virus spreads faster," Gomba said.
Gomba added: "Large gatherings are super spreaders hence we have been meeting with tavern owners about ensuring patrons are kept to the allowed numbers inside their places of business and that they adhere to regulations by, among other things, wearing face masks and not drinking from the same bottles or glasses."
Details of where the ministers and MEC will be in the province will be announced in due course, said provincial health department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo.
Among the points of discussion will be a call for the traditional initiation season to be reopened this summer.
Meanwhile, Dlamini-Zuma's deputy, Obed Bapela, said government and all stakeholders will not tolerate bogus initiation schools and anyone found to be disobeying the order suspending initiations due to Covid-19. He said those caught running illegal initiation schools will face the full might of the law in line with Disaster Management Act regulations.
With infection numbers increasing again, Bapela called on everyone to work together to defeat the coronavirus.
"The process to suspend initiation[s] included broader consultations with various sectors across the country. To this effect, we continue urging our traditional leaders and communities to observe the suspension of initiation[s].
"We all have to educate communities about the dangers of the coronavirus, especially as it relates to this important cultural practice," Bapela said.
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Long-Distance Bromance
Kevin Cash's bromance with Blake Snell is real.
It's no shock that Snell's dashing major-league debut last Saturday left an impression on the Rays' skipper. Snell looked much older than his 23 years when fanning six with just one run and two hits allowed in five innings during a no-decision against the Yanks. The left-hander, basically Tampa Bay's Opie, was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Sunday.
Turns out, Cash is counting the hours until the youngster slides back into the rotation. When speaking Tuesday on 620-WDAE, Cash gave a big verbal smooch to the rising star.
"I was at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon today, and somebody asked about Blake Snell, when is he coming back up, and I wish I was saying tomorrow," Cash said. "He was outstanding. And what a credit to Blake, our development system, everybody that has kind of helped him along – but especially himself. … He'll be here soon enough. It's good for us that we've just got a lot of tough decisions, because we've got great starting pitching."
Joe is excited about Snell's potential, but there's no sense rushing him back to the big leagues until the time is right.
Erasmo Ramirez is more than capable of handling the fifth-starter duties. Let the young guy grow without veteran batters staring him down in hopes of running his confidence through a blender.
Cash is right: Snell will tease the Trop with his talent soon enough. But that time isn't now.
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Wow, I'm first to make a comment. Gee, I don't know what to say. M & M turds ? James Loney's hair and choice of drinking establishments, Silverman's reputation being "tarnished". Oooops ! Brad Miller just scored the winning run in tonight's victory. Casali hit the game winner ! Congratulations!


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A: You want union, not join.
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In the present stage of integration, private and public market integration is really what the European Community is all about. A stable security settin- itself, in part, a result of European integration - and cooperative politics in Western Europe have enabled the creation and maintenance of an elaborate legal system and common institutions facilitating the unification of product markets throughout the Community. Of course, the pervasive and incessant politicisation of Community decision-making at the Ministerial level tends to diminish attention for what actually happens in the Community industrial markets, while also obscuring its profound economic impact on Europeah society. It is precisely from the fascination with this vivid 'core' of the European Community that this book has arisen. I have attempted to combine empirical economic analysis, and a minimum of institutional description, with economic theory. Access to theory has been facilitated by the avoidance of algebraic tools, employing - only where necessary - geometric tools. In combining the analytical traditions of international and industrial economics, linked to a fairly detailed institutional economics of legal arrangements and competences at the EC level, it is hoped to provide the relevant tools to comprehend the industrial Euromarkets.
One: Market Integration From Below.- 1 Some efficiency effects of customs union.- 1.1 The theory of customs union.- 1.1.1 Basic propositions;.- 1.1.2 An economic case for the customs union;.- 1.1.3 Refinements.- 1.2 Empirical measurements for the European Community.- 1.2.1 Some caveats; 1.2.2 Ex-ante empirical studies;.- 1.2.3 Ex-post empirical studies.- 1.3 Improving technical efficiency.- 1.3.1 A simple model;.- 1.3.2 Qualifications and extensions;.- 1.3.3 An industrial economics approach.- 1.4 Some conjectures about the EC case.- Notes.- 2 Customs union and economies of scale.- 2.1 Efficiency effects once again.- 2.1.1 Technical economies of scale;.- 2.1.2 Customs union and decreasing costs;.- 2.1.3 A stronger case for the customs union?.- 2.2 Other supply economies.- 2.3 Economies of scale in the EC.- 2.3.1 Technical economies of scale.- 2.3.2 Economies of multiplant firms.- Notes.- 3 Customs union, market structure and firm size.- 3.1 Customs union and initial domestic monopoly.- 3.1.1 Imports from partners;.- 3.1.2 Intra-union exports.- 3.2 Intra-union trade and seller concentration over time.- 3.2.1 Theoretical considerations;.- 3.2.2 Empirical evidence;.- 3.2.2.1 General tests;.- 3.2.2.2 Case-studies: electric appliances and cars.- 3.3 Customs union and innovation.- 3.3.1 The product life cycle in a customs union setting;.- 3.3.2 Competition by innovation.- 3.4 Customs union and firm size over time.- Notes.- 4 Customs union and intra-industry trade.- 4.1 Defining and measuring intra-industry trade.- 4.2 The emerging theory of intra-industry trade.- 4.2.1 Monopolistic competition, scale and intra-union trade;.- 4.2.2 Oligopoly and intra-union trade.- 4.3 Intra-industry trade in the Community.- 4.4 Empirical tests.- 4.5 Epilogue.- Notes.- 5 Customs union and international production.- 5.1 Customs union, foreign production and 'welfare'.- 5.2 Direct investments and trade theory.- 5.3 Did the EC attract US direct investment? Empirical tests on the aggregate level.- 5.4 Did the EC attract US direct investment? An industrial economics approach.- 5.4.1 The theory of international production;.- 5.4.2 Explaining US direct investments in the Community.- 5.5 The 'American Challenge' and European market integration.- 5.6 Community direct investments in the European Community.- 5.6.1 Estimates of intra-Community direct investment;.- 5.6.2 Towards a theory of intra-union foreign production;.- 5.6.2.1 The single union-market perspective;.- 5.6.2.2 The firm-strategic perspective;.- 5.6.3 Implications for market integration-from-below.- Notes.- Two: Market Integration from Above.- 6 The Community's internal market.- 6.1 Some legal properties of the Common Market.- 6.2 Integration of industrial product markets.- 6.2.1 Border interventions;.- 6.2.1.1 The customs union;.- 6.2.1.2 National product regulations and market access;.- 6.2.1.3 Other disparities hampering intra-EC trade;.- 6.2.2 Domestic interventions;.- 6.2.2.1 The economic order of the EEC Treaty;.- 6.2.2.2 Community versus domestic interventions.- 6.3 Market segmentation by enterprises.- 6.4 Beyond product market integration.- 6.4.1 A disparate set;.- 6.4.2 Capital market integration.- Notes.- 7 The Competition Regime.- 7.1 Objectives.- 7.2 What kind of competition?.- 7.3 The scope of the EC Competition Regime.- 7.4 Private firm behavior.- 7.4.1 Cartels and concerted practices;.- 7.4.2 Abuse of dominant position;.- 7.4.2.1 Community law;.- 7.4.2.2 Theoretical considerations;.- 7.4.2.3 Mergers.- 7.5 Links with other EC policies.- 7.6 The consumer and Community-wide competition.- Notes.- 8 The Common Commercial Policy.- 8.1 Objectives.- 8.2 Commercial policy assignments to the Community.- 8.3 Forms of common trade policy.- 8.4 Commercial diplomacy vis-a-vis developed economies.- 8.5 Trade policy as development policy.- 8.5.1 Preferentialism: an analysis;.- 8.5.2 Preferentialism: the Community practice;.- 8.5.3 The Lome Conventions.- 8.6 The product structure of Community protection.- 8.6.1 Industrial tariff protection;.- 8.6.2 Industrial volume protection.- 8.7 Anti-dumping policy.- Notes.- 9 Community Policies for industry.- 9.1 Nature and scope of industrial policy.- 9.2 Community and national competences in industrial policy.- 9.3 Community surveillance.- 9.3.1 National public aids;.- 9.3.2 Crisis cartels;.- 9.3.3 Public firms;.- 9.3.4 Public procurement.- 9.4 Positive industrial policy.- 9.4.1 Community funds for industry;.- 9.4.2 Firm size policies;.- 9.4.3 Advanced industries.- 9.5 Trade policy as industrial policy.- 9.6 Searching for coherence.- Notes.


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No matter how old you are, reading books with child protagonists are always enjoyable. A children's perspective is a deep and mysterious one. We have a lot to learn from these books for the times we feel like we are losing our inner child!
The author's plane crashes and he has to make a forced landing in the Sahara Desert. He meets the Little Prince from B612 Astroid here. The Little Prince shares his story of how he ended up in the desert.
Harry Potter is an orphan living with his aunt and her family, but he is not happy in the household. One day he receives a letter from The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his life completely changes. His life will never be the same.
Jack Sawyer is an orphan and his mother has cancer. He goes on a journey to find a potion to cure his mother's disease. The adventure takes place in both our world and a fantasy world called "The Territories." Jack has to go through a tough and scary journey to reach the potion.
Ender's Game is known as one of the most important texts of the science-fiction genre. In the book, Ender was chosen for the army that was founded to fight the aliens that attacked the world. The series is full of clever implications about genocide and war.
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My Sweet Orange Tree is one of the saddest stories in the world. Zeze is the son of a poor family and he is beaten constantly. When his family moves to a new house, Zeze becomes a friends with a young orange tree in the garden. He shares everything about his life with this new friend.
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This one is a story based on real events. This book is based on the a life of a family that had to go back to Ireland during the Great Depression. Although the whole story is brutally real and depressing, this book gives us the chance to see the world from an innocent child's perspective.


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From villages to New Delhi to Geneva: Indian farmers protest against the WTO
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Tuesday 8 September 2009 , by KHADSE Ashlesha, Via Campesina South Asia
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(New Delhi, 8 September 2009) The Indian Coordinating Committee of Farmers' Movements including groups such as the Bhartiya Kisan Union and Karnataka Rajya Ryota Sanghe, a member of La Via Campesina organised a protest of more than 50,000 people on the 3rd Sep in New Delhi. This happened to be the inauguration date of the informal WTO mini ministerial organized by the Indian government in Delhi. India has been giving out a signal that the Doha round impasse has been broken and that the liberalization and "corporatization" of agriculture under the World Trade Organisation might finally reach a conclusion by 2010. This would put at risk the livelihoods of more than 2/3 of India's 1 billion people.
The protesters a dash women and men peasants arrived by trains, buses and walked from all across the country carrying banners saying "WTO out of agriculture", to show their opposition to the Indian government's initiative to revive the WTO. The farmers from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttranchal and Karnataka were addressed by the farmers leaders from the various states and also by Henry Saragih, a leader of the Indonesia Peasants Union and general coordinator of La Via Campesina. The farmers eventually jumped the police barricades, courted arrest and registered their protest at the Parliament Street Police station. 51,000 of them were arrested for disobeying the police barricade but were quickly released.
India's Via Campesina farmer's movements have been carrying out various actions besides the mass protests to fight against the WTO. They first had a meeting with the trade minister Anand Sharma on the 1st of Sep where he promised that India would not betray its farmer's. However, he did the contrary during the negotiations. They also co organized a national strategy meeting with other constituencies such as the Trade Unions. They also submitted a letter addressed to the Indian government showing their indignation at the fact that the Indian governments sudden and undue haste in concluding the Doha round would essentially threaten the very existence of millions of farmers and laborers by giving priority and control of global agricultural trade to highly subsidized developed country agriculture players. They were also appalled that contrary to its commitment to democracy, the Indian Government has been moving forward with other Free Trade Agreements and the WTO deals under complete secrecy and no efforts for consultations or debates whatsoever.
India has been losing more and more ground to developed countries especially the US in the negotiations of the only mechanisms to protect its vital agricultural sector from devastation – 'Special Products' (SP) and 'Special Safeguard Mechanism' (SSM). For instance, India can only protect eight or nine crops from tariff cuts and only 5% of agriculture products. This is ludicrous for a country which is one the 12 mega diverse regions of the world with an agro- diversity of more than a hundred crops in more than 15 agro-climatic zones and associated human cultures. Furthermore the SSM to prevent import surges have been rendered completely impractical by attaching various 'terms and conditions'. These apparent protection measures are essentially totally ineffective. Moreover, the US have been pushing for market access on specific crops such as corn, rice, cotton and soya---the crops heavily subsidized and dumped onto world markets and a source of livelihood for millions of farmers and agriculture workers in India.
It is not just a question of the loss of livelihoods, it is also a question of the model of agriculture that is ultimately being promoted in the WTO – the industrially and chemically intensive and environmentally destructive agricultural model owned by large agri-business in the US. India has a rich tradition of farming cultures and crops and these are being undermined at the cost of illogically promoting free trade.
"Minister Sharma promised us in a meeting with farmer leaders on September 1 that he would not undermine the interests of farmers in India at the WTO. Then he turns around and endorses an agriculture text that allows us to protect only 5% of our agriculture products from any customs duty cuts. Furthermore it has ineffective safeguard mechanisms that will not save our farmers from chronically subsidized products coming from the USA and EU. This is a clear betrayal of the 65 crore farming community that is already devastated by India's agrarian crisis", said Yudhvir Singh from the Bharatiya Kisan Union ( BKU) and La Via Campesinas co-cordinator for South Asia. We will intensify our mobilizations at the local, state and national level until Minister Sharma and the Prime Minister live up to their promises of protecting farmer's livelihoods.
India's Via Campesina farmers have avowed to fight against the injustice of the WTO system no matter where it goes. They plan to have a chain of mobilizations right up to the village level all across India leading to WTOs Geneva meeting at the end of November. In Geneva, Indian farmers with peasants from all around the world will mobilise within La Via Campesina to defend their vision of an alternative system of agriculture and a world of peace, diversity, justice and dignity. Their fight to keep agriculture out of the WTO is an important step to protect food and the diversity of the majority of the world's humans, cultures and the environment.
Ashlesha Khadse
Via Campesina South Asia
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As the demand for super-large TV displays grow, the need for higher resolution is set to increase, seeing the first uses of 8K display in 2018, according to IHS Markit.
While ultra-high definition (UHD) panels are estimated to account for more than 98 percent of the 60-inch and larger display market in 2017, most TV panel suppliers are planning to mass produce 8K displays in 2018. The 7680 x 4320 pixel resolution display is expected to make up about 1 percent of the 60-inch and larger display market this year and 9 percent in 2020, according to the Display Long-term Demand Forecast Tracker report by IHS Markit.
Innolux started developing 8K panels in 2017 and produced its first ever 8K LCD TV display (60Hz, 65-inch) in the fourth quarter of 2017. The display will be supplied to Sharp TV and Chinese brands in the beginning. Meanwhile, Sharp has also mass produced its first 8K LCD TV display at 70-inch in the last quarter of 2017 to support the Sharp TV brand in China.
Looking at the 8K display roadmap in 2018, it appears that Samsung Electronics and Sony are driving the market at this time. They plan to release their flagship 8K TV models in 2018. Samsung and Sony will consume almost all 120Hz 8K panels from Innolux, AUO and Samsung Display, with sizes varying from 65 to 75 and 85 inches.
BOE and CEC-Panda are now planning to develop 8K LCD TV panels in the second half of 2018 and taking on a differentiation strategy, LG Display will likely focus on developing OLED 8K panel in the future. LG Display unveiled the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED TV display at CES 2018.
Based on current plans, panel makers in the early stages of development will mostly develop 60Hz 8K displays based on a-Si technology, and those in the next stages are also likely to develop 120Hz 8K displays based on oxide technology. The latter has advantages, such as better aperture ratio and lower power consumption.


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Suspect in Appleton tire iron attack arrested in Kenosha County
Marquise Stewart, 29, was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide Friday in Kenosha County for attacking an Appleton man with a tire iron.
Suspect in Appleton tire iron attack arrested in Kenosha County Marquise Stewart, 29, was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide Friday in Kenosha County for attacking an Appleton man with a tire iron. Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2019/03/23/appleton-man-accused-beating-man-tire-iron-now-custody/3254959002/
Natalie Brophy, Appleton Post-Crescent Published 12:25 p.m. CT March 23, 2019
Marquise L. Stewart (Photo: Courtesy of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
APPLETON – A 29-year-old Appleton man accused of beating another man with a tire iron in June was arrested Friday in Kenosha County.
Outagamie County prosecutors charged Marquise Stewart in July with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, burglary with a dangerous weapon and criminal damage to property, according to court records. A judge issued a warrant for his arrest, along with a $500,000 bond.
He also had warrants out for his arrest in Rock and Washington counties and an additional Outagamie County warrant for driving without a valid license in 2017, according to jail records.
Jail records show Stewart was arrested Friday in Kenosha County and then transported to the Outagamie County Jail early Saturday morning.
Stewart is accused of breaking into a home in the 1100 block of West Weiland Lane on June 18 and attacking a man with a tire iron while he slept in his home, according to a criminal complaint. The victim had a deep 7-inch laceration on his forehead, another deep 4-inch cut back of his head plus other cuts on his head and arms, according to the complaint. He was taken to the hospital.
The victim and others in the home recognized Stewart as the attacker, even though he was wearing a ski mask. The victim said Stewart had threatened to kill him and a woman that Stewart had been in a relationship with. According to the complaint, the woman stays with the victim from time to time.
The victim told police Stewart threatened him several times, including after the attack.
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At press time, day after Thanksgiving was in the lead!
The Facebook poll only allows us to offer two options (not enough options!) but some Facebook friends also told us that since Thanksgiving in Canada happens much earlier than in the United States (October 14!), they like to decorate on December 1, or after the Canadian Remembrance Day (November 11).
What about you? Share with us where you live and which holidays you celebrate!
If you're among the 80ish percent who haven't decorated for Christmas yet, you've come to the right place!
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We have a great selection of garland, and some new pieces this year that are great for the holidays. Our best-selling garland is the pip berry and star garland and we have a new option with larger berries in burgundy and cream or red.
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We've got a word from a Nexpaq rep that the first batch of modular gadgets (approx. 150 units) will be sent out before the end of this month. The second batch (approx. 850 units) is to follow in March/April.
Despite delays, Nexpaq users will be pleased with what they're about to receive. The design of phonepaq (modular case for smartphones) and batpaq (standalone modular device) has been finalized, with noticeable improvements of the previous versions. The gadgets look rock solid with a nice feel in hand. So the wait has clearly paid off.
The current versions of phonepaq are suitable for iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Phonepaq boasts 6 slots for interchangeable modules. As of now, the following modules can be ordered on the official Nexpaq website: air quality tester, alcohol tester, laser pointer, led flashlight, loudspeaker, temperature and humidity sensor, SD card, usb-port module and extra-battery module.
Every single module is compatible with batpaq, which works with any mobile device.
We reckon Nexpaq devices will gain a widespread popularity by 2018-2019 if the company continues to release a broad range of new modules and keeps up the developing pace.
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okaasan (mom)
In rural Japan, a mother and daughter attempt to reconnect after dealing with the loss of a loved one the previous year. "Okaasan (mom)," is a pati...
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A recently engaged couple deals with the stress of competing for $10,000 on a public access gameshow. "Two Words" is a strangely endearing concoction of lo-fi satire and hi-fi love story. Written, Directed & Produced by Jordan Michael Blake. Starring Anu Valia, Brendan O'Brien & Jordan Michael Blake.
Two Words, Jordan Michael Blake, Anu Valia, Brendan O'Brien
In rural Japan, a mother and daughter attempt to reconnect after dealing with the loss of a loved one the previous year. "Okaasan (mom)," is a patient drama about family and tradition. Director, Writer, Producer: Kana Hatakeyama. Cast: Kako Hatakeyama, Kana Hatakeyama.
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Q: Trying to upload image from app in phonegap... Getting error code 1? I'm able to upload an image using the the camera, but I can't seem to get the correct file name to upload (error code 1 NOT_FOUND_ERR) when trying to upload a file from my app. What I'm trying to do is upload a default profile image to server when a user first signs up.
Here is my code, which is almost identical to the working camera upload I have:
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Testing on Android.
Update: Since I can't this working, I guess my next best option is to add a marker property for each user, and if that propery (default-img say) is "yes", then I'll display the default image in-app, rather than having it stored on the server.


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Indiana University paper about lung transplantation retracted after misconduct finding
After a finding of data manipulation, the corresponding author of a 2014 paper by a team of researchers at Indiana University has retracted the work.
Here's the notice in Science Translational Medicine:
Science Translational Medicine is retracting the Research Article "The HMGB1-RAGE axis mediates traumatic brain injury-induced pulmonary dysfunction in lung transplantation" by Weber et al., following concerns raised by the corresponding author of the study about potential data manipulation. The Indiana University School of Medicine conducted an internal investigation, the result of which established that data had been manipulated in Figures 1, 2, and 3. Given the integrity of the manuscript is compromised, the corresponding author requested the Research Article be retracted.
The paper has been cited 26 times, according to Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science.
In a statement to Retraction Watch, Indiana University said that it "conducted a comprehensive and thorough investigation" after "learning of questions regarding the integrity of data" cited in the paper:
As a result of the investigation committee's findings, the university requested that the publication be retracted.
The misconduct involved laboratory research, and at no time were patients or research participants in danger. The laboratory involved has since closed.
The scientist in question completed training in 2017, prior to the investigation being completed, and is no longer affiliated with Indiana University or its partner hospital systems. Indiana University has notified the scientist's current academic institution of the investigation's findings.
Neither the retraction notice nor Indiana's statement specifies who was responsible for the misconduct. The lead author of the paper, Daniel J. Weber, finished his training at Indiana in 2017 and is now a cardiothoracic surgery fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. He did not respond to requests for comment.
The corresponding author, one of the paper's two senior authors, David Wilkes, became dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2015.
A spokesperson for the University of Virginia tells Retraction Watch:
UVA is aware of the retraction. Dean Wilkes raised the initial concerns about data manipulation and requested the investigation by Indiana University. He then requested the paper be retracted after receiving the results of the investigation. Based on that information, UVA does not plan to take any action.
In the statement, Fred Cate, Indiana University's vice president for research, said:
Indiana University takes any allegation regarding research misconduct extraordinarily seriously. While even a single instance of misconduct is unacceptable, the system worked as intended, and the scientific record is being corrected. We know the public places a great deal of trust in IU, and we will continue to be vigilant to ensure research conducted at Indiana University is done so in accordance with all relevant state and federal laws, university policy, and the highest professional standards.
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Science is taught both as a body of knowledge and skills to be learnt, and by experiences. This provides children with a basis for further learning. Pupils' scientific discoveries are stimulated by closely relating science to their everyday lives and their immediate environment. Through science our children develop the skills of careful observation, correct handling and accurate practical measurement. The children also learn to make sensible predictions based on observation, look for patterns, test their predictions to see if they work and change them if they do not, all skills which promote logical thinking. Independent learning is also encouraged through their use of reference books. Scientific attitudes of curiosity, responsibility and open-mindedness are developed to support scientific thinking as well as confidence in the use of the scientific language.


Eagle Wolf Orca is a transatlantic interior design company with a story to tell. They say that they are fueled by "passion, Young and gung-ho". Designer friends Fritz Riha, Emmet Rock and Marc Reisen finished their studies abroad, in London, Dublin and Palo Alto, and found themselves uninspired. In an attempt to recapture the former fulfilling feeling which they experienced together in Italy, they decided to form a transatlantic creative firm focused on the voice of the group.
The name comes from a dream that a close friend had one night. Riha and Rock soon found their inner spirit animal. The name of the group also means power in numbers, and individuality. The Eagle stands for representation and the ability to understand the overall pattern, which helps keep the concept clear and concise. The eagle is a reminder of where they came from, no matter how high they soar. The Wolf is the image of loyalty, perseverance and deep understanding.
This means that the group cares a great deal about team effort and overcoming hardships together. They say that the wolf can see into the future, and helps them accomplish their goals. The last element, the orca, means strength and focus. The orca is what keeps them focused and with their feet on the ground.
"Each of us share the ability to be excellent storytellers and visual communicator, whether it be in physical products, visual infographics or beautifully rendered artwork", said Rock, who also felt the need to clarify that their creations do not lack human empathy.
The group works together on Skype most of the time, and they talk about their concepts and give each other feedback. One of their last projects is a set of furniture which explores the relationship between human and nature, and each piece has something to say.
It is interesting to see how object develop a certain meaning. Besides their own projects, EWO help other people find their "story". Their entire website is like a story which enthralls the visitor.


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BBNaija Shine Ya Eye Season 6: Jackie B shares her son's reaction to leaving home
Jackie B has once again spoken about her 10-year-old son, who she had at the age of 19. While talking to two other roommates in the house Wednesday night, she shared more about him.
She said that for a long time, she was not separated from her son for more than five to ten days until she had to come to the BBNaija show.
She told her colleagues that she cried her eyes out when she wanted to leave because she would miss her son. Although she stressed that her mother would take care of her son, she claimed that no one is able to take care of their son the way you would.
Jackie B said that she became emotional and was impressed with how smart and intelligent she is when she heard him tell her sister that he was not crying while she was crying because he wanted to be strong for his mother.


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Jubilee is a 1978 cult film directed by Derek Jarman. It stars Jenny Runacre, Ian Charleson and a host of punk rockers. The title refers to the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1977.

Numerous punk icons appear in the film including Adam Ant, Toyah, Jordan (a Malcolm McLaren protégé), Nell Campbell, Hermine Demoriane and Jayne County. It features performances by Jayne County and Adam and the Ants. There are also cameo appearances by the Slits and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The film was scored by Brian Eno.

Plot
Queen Elizabeth I is transported forward in time to the film's present day by the occultist John Dee, who commands the spirit guide Ariel (a character from William Shakespeare's The Tempest) to bring them there. Elizabeth arrives in the shattered Britain of the 1970s and moves through the social and physical decay of the city, observing the sporadic activities of a group of aimless nihilists - mostly young women, including Amyl Nitrate, Bod, Chaos, Crabs and Mad.

An early scene, set in a squat, introduces the audience to this group of characters and also to Sphinx and Angel, two incestuous bisexual brothers. Amyl Nitrate instructs a group of young women about history — in so doing, valorising the violent criminal activity of Myra Hindley — before reminiscing about her time as a ballet dancer. Bod, a sex-hating anarchist, has just strangled and killed Queen Elizabeth II, stealing her crown in an arbitrary street robbery.

From there the group move on to a café, where Crabs picks up a young musician called simply Kid, Mad tears up some postcards, and Bod attacks a waitress with a bottle of ketchup. Bod contacts impresario Borgia Ginz. On meeting Ginz, however, she is surprised to find Amyl performing a pastiche of "Rule Britannia". Sphinx and Angel establish a relationship with Viv, a young former artist, whom they take to meet Max, an ex-soldier. In exchange for sexual favours, Crabs takes Kid to see Ginz, who auditions Kid's band and signs them up under the name "Scum". Sphinx and Angel try to talk Kid out of this, but he just laughs at their lecturing. Ginz is branching out into property management and has purchased "abandoned" properties such as Westminster Cathedral and Buckingham Palace, which are transformed into musical venues.

Meanwhile, Mad, Bod and Crabs asphyxiate Happy Days, one of Crabs' one-night stands, with red plastic sheeting. They proceed to break into the flat of androgynous rock star Lounge Lizard, whom Bod throttles to death. A fight breaks out between Kid and a policeman, at a disco session in Westminster Cathedral. After the gang all watch Kid's TV debut together, Viv and the three males pay a visit to Max's bingo hall, where violent police activity causes the death of Sphinx, Angel and the Kid. Revenge attacks on the two police officers responsible follow. One of them is castrated to death by Mad and Amyl; the other, who has just started an affair with Crabs, is blown up on his doorstep with a petrol bomb by Bod.

Finally, Ginz takes the four women off to Dorset — "the only safe place to live these days" — an unreconstructed right wing aristocratic enclave, where he signs a recording contract with the gang. Interspersed with these displays of contemporary anarchic violence, Dee, Ariel and Elizabeth try to interpret the signs of anarchic modernity around them, before they undertake a pastoral and nostalgic return to the sixteenth century at the film's end.

Cast
 Jenny Runacre – Queen Elizabeth I / Bod
 Little Nell – Crabs
 Toyah Willcox – Mad
 Jordan – Amyl Nitrate
 Hermine Demoriane – Chaos
 Ian Charleson – Angel
 Karl Johnson – Sphinx
 Linda Spurrier – Viv
 Orlando – Borgia Ginz
 Jayne County – Lounge Lizard
 Richard O'Brien – John Dee
 Adam Ant – Kid
 Helen Wellington-Lloyd – Lady-in-waiting
 Claire Davenport – First Customs Lady
 Barney James – Policeman
 Lindsay Kemp – Cabaret performer
 Gene October – Happy Days
 David Haughton – Ariel
 Siouxsie Sioux – herself
 Steven Severin – himself

Influences
The film is heavily influenced by the 1970s punk aesthetic in its style and presentation. Shot in grainy colour, it is largely plotless and episodic. Location filming took advantage of London neighbourhoods that were economically depressed and/or still contained large amounts of rubble from the London Blitz.

Reaction
The film had many critics in British punk circles. Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood manufactured a T-shirt on which was printed an "open letter" to Jarman denouncing the film and his misrepresentations of punk. Jarman, according to biographer Tony Peake, was critical of punk's fascination with fascism, while mocking its stupidity and petty violence.

Jubilee is now considered a cult classic, and was released by the Criterion Collection.

Adaptations
In November 2017, the film was adapted by Chris Goode as a play at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre. Toyah Willcox, who played the role of Mad in the original film, performed the parts of Queen Elizabeth and Bod in this stage revival.

References

External links

 Julian Upton: Anarchy in the UK. Derek Jarman's 'Jubilee' revisited Bright Lights Film Journal, Issue 30, October 2000
 Jubilee an essay by Tony Peake at the Criterion Collection
 Jubilee: No Known Address . . . or . . . Don't Look Down . . . an essay by Tilda Swinton at the Criterion Collection

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1978 LGBT-related films
British fantasy films
Punk films
British avant-garde and experimental films
1970s avant-garde and experimental films
Films set in London
Films directed by Derek Jarman
Bisexuality-related films
Transgender-related films
1970s English-language films
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Giuseppina Tuissi - partisan
Key figure in capture and execution of Mussolini
Giuseppina Tuissi came from a strong
anti-fascist background near Milan
Giuseppina Tuissi, who was among a group of partisans who captured the deposed Fascist leader Benito Mussolini as he tried to escape to Switzerland in 1945, was born on this day in 1923 in Abbiategrasso, near Milan.
Tuissi and her comrades seized Mussolini at Dongo, a small town on the shores of Lake Como, on April 27, 1945, along with his mistress Claretta Petacci. Having heard that Hitler was preparing to surrender to the Allies, Mussolini was trying to reach Switzerland before flying on to Spain in the hope of finding refuge under Franco's nationalist dictatorship.
He and Petacci and their entourage were executed at the village of Giulino di Mezzegra the following day before the partisan group took their bodies to be put on public display in Milan.
Tuissi, however, would herself be killed less than a couple of months later, probably at the hands of fellow partisans who suspected her of betraying comrades during a period earlier in the year in which she had been held captive and tortured by Fascist militia and handed over to the Nazis but was then released.
Although she was born Abbiategrasso, about 30km (19 miles) southwest of Milan, Tuissi lived and worked in Baggio, a suburb of Milan. Her father Umberto, a blacksmith, her brother Cesare and boyfriend Gianni were active anti-fascist militants and members of the resistance movement.
In 1943, Tuissi became active in the movement, operating as a courier under the pseudonym Gianna. Despite being small in stature and slight in build, she became known for her courage.
Luigi Canali, otherwise known as Captain Neri,
with whom Tuissi had a close bond
Her attitude towards the Fascists, who remained in control of the puppet Republic of Salò (also known as the Italian Social Republic) even after the Allied invasion, hardened after her boyfriend was captured and murdered by Fascist thugs.
She teamed up with the partisan Garibaldi Brigades, becoming a close associate of Luigi Canali, who operated under the pseudonym Captain Neri, and began plotting attacks on Fascist and German forces.
But they came under the surveillance of Mussolini's secret police and were seized in the village of Lezzano by Fascist militia in January 1945, taken to a prison in Como and subjected to torture. Soon after being transferred to the German SS headquarters in Monza, where she was further tortured, she was released.
There has been speculation about why she was allowed to leave, ranging from a gestapo officer deciding to spare her after being struck by her bravery, to being allowed to leave so that she could be followed by SS officers and would lead them to Canali, who had managed to escape from prison.
It is said that she was offered the chance to flee to Switzerland but declined, preferring to remain in Italy to continue the work of the resistance.
However, the suspicion that she and Canali had betrayed their fellow resistance fighters while in captivity remained, even resulting in a death sentence being handed down by a "People's Tribunal" , although their closest comrades in the 52nd Garibaldi Brigade ignored it, welcoming them back. Their leader appointed Canali to the rank of captain.
A small cross on a wall in Giulino di Mezzegra marks the spot
at which Mussolini was killed by Tuissi and her comrades
The day after the Mussolini execution, however, Tuissi was arrested in Baggio and held until May 9, during which time she was interrogated by Pietro Vergani, regional commander of the Garibaldi Brigades and a member of the Italian Communist Party. She was told that Canali had been executed.
Disillusioned and saddened by the death of her close colleague, she and Canali's sister went to Milan to confront Vergani, demanding to know the circumstances of his death. Despite threats, Tuissi continued to ask questions and arranged to meet the editor of a daily newspaper in Milan.
She disappeared on April 23, 1945, her 22nd birthday. What happened to her has never been established but the suspicion is that her body was thrown into Lake Como at Cernobbio. This was backed up by the evidence of witnesses who saw two men and a girl arrive on a motorcycle at the lakeside in the town at around 9pm, heard shots and the sound of something hitting the water, then saw the motorcycle leave with the two men but no girl.
Four men were arrested, including Vergani and Dante Gorreri, the Communist Party secretary for Como, but all were released because of procedural irregularities.
The Visconti castle at Abbiategrosso in Lombardy
Tuissi's town of birth, Abbiategrosso, has a fine 14th century castle built by Gian Galeazzo Visconti and a basilica dedicated to Santa Maria Nuova that was built to celebrate the birth of Gian Galeazzo's son, but its more recent claim to fame is as a prominent member of the Cittaslow movement, an offshoot of the Slow Food movement, which promotes a calm way of life and a spirit of neighbourliness. It has attracted many Milanese to buy property there to escapes the pressures associated with city life.
The sumptuous Villa d'Este on Lake Como at Cernobbio
Cernobbio is known because of the presence of the Villa d'Este, the vast complex built as a 16th century summer residence for the Cardinal of Como, but it is only one of many fine villas fronting the water. The town once attracted large crowds hoping to catch a sight of movie star George Clooney, who had a house at nearby Laglio and would occasionally be spotted at a cafe in Cernobbio. Scenes from the movie Ocean's 12, in which Clooney starred, were filmed locally. The place still has a neighborhood feel to it, especially on summer evenings and weekends when the main piazza is full of families and couples.
Labels: 1923, Abbiategrasso, Baggio, Benito Mussolini, Cernobbio, Dongo, Fascists, Giulino di Mezzagra, History, Italian Resistance, Lake Como, Luigi Canali, Milan, partisans, Republic of Salò, Second World War
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Dear Australians,
I'm sure many of you are as relieved as I am that the Religious Discrimination Bill (also known as the Bigot Bill) was not passed, thus preventing religious groups from being given the right discriminate against . However, what some people appear to have missed is that the bill was always about much more than giving bigots the right to legally judge, humiliate, and vilify others due to their sexual identity and orientation. Behind the smokescreen of celebrating sexual liberations, the nuances of religious abuse and coercive practices remain unaddressed.
As a therapist, I advocate the practice of not letting issues hide under the metaphorical carpet. While the Religious Discrimination Bill has been shelved indefinitely, the whole saga brought up a few things we best discuss now before things boil over again. Let's take this opportunity to reflect and have a heart to heart about what has taken place. I'll start. I've got quite a bit to say so I recommend you make yourself a cuppa …
In response to my first letter to Australians, Dear Australians, We Need Coercive Control Laws Not a Religious Discrimination Bill, I received the feedback from someone who said: "I didn't even know Australia already had freedom of religion laws". It's not the first time I've heard this. From police officers to common citizens, there is a lack of understanding of current legalisations relating to religious practices which, once understood, provide insights into deceptive government behaviour that should raise everyone's eyebrows. Three key points are:
The Religious Discrimination bill was an attempt to undermine the Australian constitution.
Historical events in Australia and Biblical times are not well known or understood.
Freedom of Religion cannot be discussed without also considering religious abuse.
As with many complex issues, in order to appreciate how factors interrelate, examining history explains a lot about how we came to current circumstances. I'll start with Australian history and why we are a secular nation.
Penal Colony and Church Act
Australia began as a penal colony with convicts being sent from the United Kingdom. At the time of the first fleet, 1788, the dominate religion in England was Protestant Christianity, Church of England. The supreme governor was their monarch, King George III. (The current Supreme Governor of the Church of England is Queen Elizabeth II).
Convicts sent to Australia in 1788 were expected to attend weekly outdoor Church services. The first church building established in Sydney Cove, 1793, was Anglican (another way of saying Church of England). The chapel was burnt down in six years later. The arson attack is believed to have been done by disgruntled convicts who objected to being forced to attend; this many have been inspired by atheistic beliefs or devotion to an alternative form of Christianity.
Most of the convicts were Anglican, however, one tenth were Irish Catholics, with smaller percentages of other faiths, like nonconformist Protestants. Angst between Christian denominations began in Europe during the reformation era (c.1517-1648).
When King Henry VIII founded the Church of England in 1534 many Catholics fled to Ireland, thus preceding English/Irish conflicts were often Anglican/Catholic tensions. A cycle of revolts and tensions persisted between English Protestants and Irish Catholics for many centuries.
In 1798, when a major conflict broke out in Ireland, Catholic rebels were transported to New South Wales.
In 1804, Catholics in New South Wales attempted to overthrow British rule. Consequently, Catholics priests were forbidden from practicing clerical rites in Australia for 16 years.
To help ease religious tensions, in 1836 Governor Bourke introduced the first Church Act. This provided subsidies for land and the building of chapels to Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian denominations equally. Members of the Anglican Church objected to the Act because they believed the Church of England should have more distinction over other Christians.
Overall, the Church Act successfully brought about a sense of peace, which was further enhanced with later amendments that made provisions for Jewish, Methodist, and Baptist communities. Despite government support for all religions, segregation took place with Catholic-only or Presbyterian-only workplaces. "No Catholics/Jews/Protestants/Other need apply" was not an uncommon on employment ads. Social expectations of marrying within one's faith remained the norm. Name calling and derogatory remarks about other's beliefs was commonplace, even amongst children who were echoing their parents prejudices.
Australia Constitution 1901
As Australia moved towards forming a constitution, the men in Commonwealth government roles had varying Christian heritages. Through a conscious awareness of how conflicts can arise from any one religion dominating others, like what occurred in Europe and Australia's early colonial days, section 116 of Australia's constitution stated:
The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth.
According to Australia's first census in 1911, 96% percent of Australians considered themselves to be Christian. Thus, it can be assumed that section 116 was aimed at ensuring no "Christian" religion was to be imposed. I highly doubt there was foresight to perceive the great diversity of religion that Australia would have in 2022, nonetheless, its intention come to fruition, mostly.
The high number of Christians in Australia's early days did not include First Nations people. Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were viewed as being more like animals than people, let alone communities who deserved to have the right to freely exercise their religion. It was not until 1971 that First Nation People were indiscriminately counted in an Australian census.
Between 1860 and 1870 landowners could acquire indigenous workers then force them to work on sugar fields, as pearl divers, on cattle and sheep properties, and other hard laborious positions. If paid, it was only a fraction of what white workers received; some reports claiming indigenous Australians received 3% of Europeans earnings. (Reminder: Scott Morrison has a very narrow view of slavery looks like.)
Mistreatment of indigenous Australians was commonplace and long standing. All the way up to the 1960s, countless Australian aboriginals were taken from their families and incarcerated. Many were forced to live in (Christian) missions or on reserves with freedoms to move around cities and towns only allowed if they had an exemption certificate. These were dubbed "dog tags" and in order to get one, individuals had to promise to give up their culture, language, family, and religious beliefs.
The secular basis of the Australian constitution was not specifically designed to be tolerant of Eastern faiths like Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism, either. From the time of the gold rush onwards, Asians, particularly Chinese, were the target of racial discrimination. From additional taxes being placed upon them if they wanted a gold mining license, to the first Immigration Restriction Act and Regulations of 1861, racism towards "heathens" prevailed.
The government's white's only polices, banning immigration from all non-European countries, came into effect in 1901, the same time as the constitution.
As for those who wanted to follow traditional beliefs, like Celtics, or other paganism, section 116 wasn't designed for them either. The Christian assumption that such practices were demonic prevailed, as evidenced by state laws that forbade witchcraft, sorcery, and fortune telling. In 2005, Victoria became the last state to remove laws prohibiting paganism and occult-based beliefs and practices.
Christianity has a long history of non-tolerance towards alternative belief systems in a variety of contexts. It's an attitude that supposes indigenous Australians, Asians, pagans, or anyone other than a Christian, have inferior religious beliefs, therefore they don't really matter. (As I've discussed before, Christian supremacy has significant links to Aristotelian philosophy.) Colonialist Australia inevitably inherited some of its attributes of superiority from its English roots, but our constitution is secular, so perhaps our hearts were in the place and we just need to do a bit of reflection?
Australia's move away from bigotry and hatred has occurred in steps, baby steps … alongside our progression has been an increased global awareness of human rights … stay tuned for the next blog – Dear Australians #2.2: Australia and Human Rights.
Over the coming days I will be publishing more letters to Australians that I hope will encourage deep, thoughtful, respectful discussions about issues relating to the Religious Discrimination bill. If you'd like to be kept up to date, subscribe to receive notifications of new posts by email.
Korff, J. (2021, March 29). Creative Spirits: Australia has a history of Aboriginal slavery. Creative Spirits. https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-has-a-history-of-aboriginal-slavery#was-there-ever-aboriginal-slavery-in-australia
National Museum of Australia – Bourke Church Act. (n.d.). http://Www.nma.gov.au. Retrieved February 22, 2022, from https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/bourke-church-act
Places of worship | Religion, church and missions in Australia. (2016, May 17). State Library of NSW. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/religion-church-and-missions-australia/places-worship
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Our readings this Sunday are all about the wideness of God's mercy and the inclusion of all peoples in the kingdom of God.
In our first reading (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7), the prophet Isaiah, speaking on behalf of God, prophesies the day when all peoples who "join themselves to the Lord" will be welcomed into the house of the Lord.
Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, ministering to him, loving the name of the LORD, and becoming his servants -- all who keep the sabbath free from profanation and hold to my covenant, them I will bring to my holy mountain and make joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
In our Gospel reading (Matthew 15:21-28), we hear of a Caananite (Pagan) woman who, though considered as a "dog" by Jews of the day, showed her great faith, "joining herself to the Lord". She begged Jesus to heal her daughter. After testing her three times, Jesus praised her faith and healed her daughter.
At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that District came and called out, "Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon." But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her. Jesus' disciples came and asked him, "Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us." He said in reply, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, "Lord, help me." He said in reply, "It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters." Then Jesus said to her in reply, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And the woman's daughter was healed from that hour.
In our Epistle reading (Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32), St. Paul rejoices in his ministry as "apostle to the Gentiles". But in so doing, he expresses the hope that the Gentile's "joining to the Lord" will inspire his own countrymen to conversion.
Brothers and sisters: I am speaking to you Gentiles. In as much as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.
Most of our ancestors were once Gentiles (non-Jews) who worshiped other gods. And at some point, through the efforts of St. Paul and others, and the courage of the martyrs, they came to "join themselves to the Lord". And thus we have come into the wideness of God's mercy. May we lead others to the same through our own example and witness.


This is a very small garden in Southfields that needed some raised beds (because of dogs.. you can just see him on the right). The client wanted a wild and formal look all at once in a very small space so I have put in Juniperus skyrockets, Buxus balls, Stachys and Hebes to give definition but have also added small geraniums, euphorbia, eryngium and lavenders to give a frothier/wilder look. This has only just been planted so we'll go back in a month to see what's doing best – no doubt the euphorbia and eryngium will do their usual thuggish "thing" but we'll keep them under control – and the climbers at the back will need some help.


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GIA DREW FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
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Gia has called Maine home for twenty years and has lived in Kennebunkport since 2006. She graduated from Syracuse University and Savannah College of Art and Design, and was a teacher and coach for two decades, including 9 years at Kennebunk High School.
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