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2015 Queensland State Election - 31 January live cover links
Queensland Electoral Commission 2015 State General Election - Election Summary – polling results should begin to display after 6pm QLD time.
ABC Radio 612 ABC Brisbane – live cover on election night from 6pm to 10pm QLD time.
Televised Election Night Coverage: Queensland Votes - 6:00pm QLD time (on ABC in QLD only) and 7:00pm AEDT on ABC News 24.
ABC digital platform News & Analysis here on election night.
The Courier Mail Queensland Votes - newspaper cover today.
Labels: Queensland State Election 2015
The riotous history of Lismore, New South Wales
Papers Past:
Labels: Grafton, history, Lismore
Quotes of the Month
In fact, the speeds promised by Malcolm Turnbull's current NBN plans of 25 megabits per second will soon be defined by the US FCC as the bare minimum requirement of a broadband connection. [News.com.au 16 January 2015]
How times change for Tony Abbott, once the Jay Z of the party, he has been relegated to dad band status: everyone says they love it but don't seem to want be anywhere near it. [The Guardian 18 January 2015]
"I'm a Liberal Voter through and through…and I'll always vote Liberal. But I have to be honest and truthful with you Mr. Prime Minister, you're on the nose with Liberal voters and that's a real concern to me, because I don't want to see you give the keys to Bill Shorten at The Lodge….and the way you're going it's going to happen…. "You're the world's worst salesman, Prime Minister….It's the way you do things like the Medicare thing…education…all the backflips."
["Andrew" a Liberal Party voter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a recorded 3AW radio Mornings segment]
[@FightnIgnorance 21 January 2014]
Labels: #AbbottGovernmentFAIL
Only serious illness could explain this statement by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
The stress of this country's top political position appears to be seriously affecting Prime Minister Tony Abbott's health.
An inability to cope under sustained pressure is the only reason I can conceive for this badly-timed and impolitic statement made earlier in the day and quoted in the Brisbane Times on 30 January 2015:
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he will "absolutely" lead the government to the next election and has described the strong performances of potential leadership rivals Julie Bishop and Malcolm Turnbull as the result of their "good captain".
Visiting Colac in Victoria on Friday, Mr Abbott was peppered with questions about his leadership, the future of his chief of staff Peta Credlin - and whether he would stand aside for Ms Bishop or Mr Turnbull.
Mr Abbott responded by praising his "strong colleagues" and "strong team" but said they benefited from his leadership.
"One of the reasons why so many members of the team are able to perform so well is because they have got a very good captain," he told reporters.
"It takes a good captain to help all the players of a team to excel," he said.
Labels: Abbott Government, Tony Abbott
Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for Tony Abbott?
The Australian 29 January 2015:
NORMALLY, opposition parties are forced to cope with life in the wilderness. Not now. Today, and for almost 18 months, we have endured, enjoyed or been bewildered by government in the wilderness.
More disturbingly, the man in charge, so brilliant as opposition leader, so flawed as Prime Minister, shows few signs he is capable of leading his government out of it, and every sign the job is beyond him: that he is not up to it and might never be up to it.
The situation is that dire. Not because of a hostile media, a restless backbench or an effective opposition leader brimming with conviction or ideas, but because of the Prime Minister's own actions.
Frontbenchers as well as backbenchers are realising it's time to stop criticising staff and start directing the blame for the government's predicament where it really belongs. With him. They now accept they have to convince him to change and if they can't they will be forced to consider changing him. If their survival depends on his elimination, eliminate him they will. Count on it.
That is because ultimately Tony Abbott is responsible for all of it. He decides what is done, as well as who does it, he signs off on it or cedes the authority which allows it to happen, or simply turns a blind eye to it.
There is no guarantee the Prime Minister will perform better if he is forced to sack his chief of staff, Peta Credlin. Government insiders fear he has become psychologically dependent on her, a view supported by the private comments of friends who worry he would feel bereft without her.
Publicly his colleagues grappled with formulations to distance themselves from him after his decision to award a knighthood to Prince Philip without stabbing him in the front. Privately there was sorrow, anger, humiliation and as one said "utter utter disbelief" that he could do this to himself and to them. It will never be forgotten nor readily forgiven. Some were already doing numbers, apparently intending to impress upon him how much trouble he was in. After Monday, it acquired a deeper, more urgent focus.
According to one Liberal MP, the most obscure backbencher game enough or riled enough to put their hand up today would get 15 to 20 votes. Imagine what Julie Bishop could do if she wanted to…..
Excerpts from letters to the editor and published comments
The Australian (National Edition), 29 January 2015, page 11:
# I AM a long-time Liberal supporter and monarchist, and one of the barnacles you've just removed, Mr Abbott -- along with a million or more others. You don't seem to realise that where a lot of people will be prepared to go ahead with you, they won't be prepared to be dragged back into the past. Maybe you should have taken more notice of the reaction to your foray into the knights and dames debacle, among other things…..
# I PREDICT Tony Abbott will be rolled as PM by the end of this year. Due to his plummeting personal popularity, Liberal powerbrokers, with the exception of Peta Credlin, know it is highly unlikely the conservatives will retain government at the next election with Abbott as PM. He is seen as a private-school, university, Oxford-educated elitist more at home in the 1950s than today.
# the current PM is not suited to the job and the Liberal Party needs to replace him. The more successful PMs such as Bob Hawke and John Howard prided themselves on running inclusive governments where decisions were made by cabinet and then endorsed by the partyroom, not by the PM's office. How the cabinet allows his chief of staff to attend meetings shows a lack of collective spine. The PM is supposed to be "the first among equals", not an elected dictator.
# After what benighted Tony Abbott has done to her husband, one can only say "God save the Queen", because nothing can save the PM.
# Now that Tony Abbott has worked out the democratic principle of consulting before the event, perhaps we could have Australia Day over again? It rained, and I was laughing so much that I never got really patriotic, and what with the shark scare in Newcastle, things were dull in the harbour. Let's just call last Monday a trial run, a kind of rehearsal for the real thing?
The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Queensland), 29 January 2015, page 19:
# Tony Abbot's autocratic bestowal of a knighthood of the Order of Australia on Prince Phillip turns the clock back to colonial times ("I say, old chap, how about three cheers for the Empire?"). Tony needs to realise that most of us have moved on from those Empirical times. The awards given out on Australia Day are for "ridgy-didge" Aussies who have contributed to our country in some way (often by sacrificing much of their own time to assist their fellow countrymen (women) in some beneficial way). Even the lowliest recipient of an award on Oz Day would have contributed more to Australia than Prince Phillip (God bless him). What Tony has done in this instance is to totally devalue the worth and the significance of these awards both past & present. Let's hope Phil declines the award!
Herald Sun (Melbourne, Victoria), 29 January 2015, page 25:
# AS if it's not astonishingly dumb of Tony Abbott to confer knighthood on the Duke of Edinburgh, he then dismisses negative comments on social media as "electronic graffiti" and says the regular media are silly to devote any attention.
Wrong again, Prime Minister, social media are the voices of the people you were elected to serve but you seem to have trouble grasping that simple fact.
Please, Governor-General, do your job and dismiss him before he does any more damage.
# I VOTED for the "mad monk" thinking economic sense and good governance would prevail. Giving "Phil the Greek" a gong has shown he is out of touch with the populace of Australia.
The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), 28 January 2015, pages 18 & 20:
# TONY Abbott was born in England and obviously that's still where his true heart lies, again illustrated by the ridiculous knighthood awarded to a member of British royalty on Australia Day.
As with some (not all) other English migrants living in Australia who love to think of our country as still a colony of the British and can find little in comparison that brings Australia out on top, perhaps he should pick up his photos of the Queen and take his love for snobby titles back to the "green and pleasant land" of his birth where the class system is still appreciated and in force.
The best we can hope for after this Abbott gaffe extraordinaire is that the move towards an Australian republic is reignited and our country adopts the courage of the Canadians who rooted out the Poms and now proudly fly their own national flag without a hint of the anachronistic Union Jack symbol of outdated British dominance.
# WILL the next two Abbott knights be The Pope and Alan Jones?
# WHAT has the mad monk done now? Making Prince Philip a knight is like sending shoes to Imelda Marcos. By creating this knight, Tony has sped up his good night to the prime ministership.
The Canberra Times (Australian Capital Territory), 28 January 2015, page 2:
# I'd always thought that the republic issue was an insignificant one, an unnecessary change to our constitutional framework in the hope of some marginal symbolic benefit.
Then I saw the Prime Minister's announcement that an Australian knighthood was to be granted to Prince Phillip, and I reconsidered.
Isn't it ludicrous that Prince Phillip is deemed more worthy of an honour than any of the 22 million Australians who the Order of Australia knighthoods were (apparently) meant to have been reserved for?
What does it say about the Prime Minister's opinion of Australians as a people, and our nation's image of ourselves, if he could not find a single worthy recipient in this entire country, besides Angus Houston, to give this honour to?
And don't these questions only arise more forcefully when considering who should be Australia's head of state, which is surely the greatest honour this country can grant to anyone? What does it say of Australia that such a position is inherited by foreigners, with no input from the Australian people?
I am therefore proud to say that, as of Australia Day 2015, I am a republican. My thanks to Tony Abbott for coming up with such a persuasive example to show me how wrong I have been for so many years.
The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), 27 January 2015, page 17:
# MANY Australians will see the award of the KOA to Prince Phillip (The Advertiser, yesterday) as an act of supreme toadyism by the PM. What a sublime own goal in favour of the Republicans!
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney New South Wales), 27 January 2015, page 23:
# Woke up on Monday thinking it was January 26. Then I heard Prince Phillip has been made an Australian knight and felt it must be April 1.
The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania), 27 January 2015, page 15:
# I HAVE just heard that Prime Minister Tony Abbott has recommended to HRH, Queen Elizabeth II, that the Duke of Edinburgh be made a Knight of Australia. HRH is reported to have accepted.
As my wife exclaimed: "Tell me this is the First of April." My immediate thought was: "Is this bloke (Abbott) in touch with real Aussies?" My next thought was to go outside, find a rather large rock and hide underneath it for some time. Our Prime Minister, in my humble opinion, is a national embarrassment.
# Hilarious TONY Abbott has gone barking mad. So now we have His Royal Highness, Sir, Duke, Prince, Phil the Greek. What a hoot!
# WITH Tony's Abbott's selection of Prince Philip for a knighthood, are we expected to take the Prime Minister seriously any more?
The Guardian, First Dog on the Moon, 27 January 2015:
Labels: #AbbottGovernmentFAIL, Abbott Government, Tony Abbott
One Queensland LNP state MP takes media lessons from Tony Abbott?
This is the most revealing political response to media questioning since Tony Abbott's silent head bobbing incident.
Here is Queensland LNP MP Ray Stevens in the Brisbane Times on 22 January 2015:
Seemingly unaware he was being filmed, Mermaid Ray flapped, waved and bopped his way through a reporter's question about his investment and consulting involvement in a $100 million Gold Coast cable car project.
Video by Independent Australia (Ray's antics start at 2min 2sec point):
http://youtu.be/093UhTuZmPA?t=2m2s
Labels: elections 2015, Liberal National Party
CSIRO updated climate change projections for Australian - east coast zone covering NSW North Coast
CSIRO Climate Change Projections 2015
EAST COAST SOUTH PROJECTION SUMMARIES
Decreases in winter rainfall are projected with medium confidence. Other changes are possible but unclear. On annual and decadal basis, natural variability in the climate system can act to either mask or enhance any long-term human induced trend, particularly in the next 20 years…..
TEMPERATURE PROJECTIONS
…..There is very high confidence in continued substantial increases in projected mean, maximum and minimum temperatures in line with our understanding of the effect of further increases in greenhouse gas concentrations.
For the near future (2030), the annually averaged warming across all emission scenarios is projected to be around 0.5 to 1.3 °C above the climate of 1986–2005.
By late in the century (2090), for a high emission scenario (RCP8.5) the projected range of warming is 2.9 to 4.6 °C. Under an intermediate scenario (RCP4.5) the projected warming is 1.3 to 2.5 °C.
More hot days and warm spells are projected with very high confidence. Fewer frosts are projected with high confidence.
Extreme temperatures are projected to increase at a similar rate to mean temperature, with a substantial increase in the temperature reached on hot days, the frequency of hot days, and the duration of warm spells (very high confidence).
Frost risk days (minimum temperatures under 2 °C) are expected to decrease across the cluster (high confidence).
Some areas could experience around two to three times the average number of days above 35 °C under intermediate emission scenarios by late in the century.
EXTREME RAINFALL & DROUGHT
Increased intensity of extreme rainfall events is projected, with high confidence.
Understanding of the physical processes that cause extreme rainfall, coupled with modelled projections, indicate with high confidence a future increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall events, although the magnitude of the increases cannot be confidently projected.
Time spent in drought is projected, with medium confidence, to increase over the course of the century.
MARINE & COAST
Mean sea level will continue to rise and height of extreme sea-level events will also increase (very high confidence).
For 1966 to 2009, the average rate of relative sea-level rise for Australia, from observations along the coast, was 1.4 mm/year.
There is very high confidence in future sea-level rise. By 2030 the projected range of sea-level rise for the cluster coastline is 0.09 to 0.19 m above the 1986–2005 level, with only minor differences between emission scenarios. As the century progresses, projections are sensitive to concentration pathways. By 2090, the intermediate emissions case (RCP4.5) is associated with a rise of 0.30 to 0.65 m and the high emissions case (RCP8.5) a rise of 0.45 to 0.88 m. Under certain circumstances, sea-level rises higher than these may occur.
Late in the century warming of the East Coast coastal waters poses a significant threat to the marine environment through biological changes in marine species, including local abundance, community structure, and enhanced coral bleaching risk. Sea surface temperature is projected to increase in the range of 2.8 to 5.7 °C by 2090 under a high scenario (RCP8.5). The sea will also become more acidic, with acidification proportional to emissions growth.
A harsher fire-weather climate in the future.
FIRE WEATHER: There is high confidence that climate change will result in a harsher fire-weather climate in the future. However, there is low confidence in the magnitude of that change because of the significant uncertainties in the rainfall projection.
EVAPORATION: Potential evapotranspiration is projected to increase in all seasons as warming progresses (high confidence).
HUMIDITY: There is little change in relative humidity for the near future, but medium confidence in a decrease later in the century.
East Coast Cluster Report (2.7 MB)
Labels: climate change, NSW North Coast
Liberal Party State of Play (Part Two): Tony Abbott, Prime Clown of Australia
Taking a second twirl around the Australian reaction to Anthony John Abbott's latest political gaffe and cultural cringe - discovering howls of laughter alongside expressions of disgust.
The newspaper front page mocking the Prime Minister:
The political cartoons:
The Twitter response:
Abbott's response to the public response in The Age on 28 January 2015:
But when Mr Abbott was asked on Wednesday if he owed Mr Newman an apology for creating the knighthood distraction with his captain's pick during the last week of a tight state election campaign, the Prime Minister shifted the blame elsewhere.
"He wants to focus on his strong team with a strong plan," he said.
"I suspect it's the questioners that have stopped him from doing it.
"My focus is on jobs and families and I'm looking forward to getting back to that as quickly as I can."
His principal media ally's response:
Labels: #AbbottGovernmentFAIL, Abbott Government, Liberal Party of Australia, right wing politics
Banned BTEX chemicals found at AGL coal seam gas drilling site
The NSW Government prohibited the use of BTEX chemicals in coal seam gas activities on 6 March 2012, yet it may have been used in 2015 or alternatively the gas industry is allowing naturally occurring underground benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene to escape into the above ground environment:
NSW Environmental Protection Agency
AGL operations suspended and EPA investigating after BTEX chemicals detected in Waukivory well
Media release: 27 January 2015
AGL operations at Gloucester have been suspended and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating after the company informed the authority that it had detected BTEX chemicals at its Gloucester coal seam gas project.
AGL suspended operations today after announcing BTEX chemicals were found in samples from its Waukivory operations, said EPA Chief Environmental Regulator Mark Gifford.
"AGL informed the EPA that it was aware of these elevated levels of BTEX chemicals on 15 January, but it did not make these results known to the EPA or the public until today," said Mr Gifford.
"The EPA is very concerned at AGL's lack of timeliness and transparency in informing us of these results and we will be conducting a full investigation.
"The EPA can confirm that fracking fluid additives used at the Waukivory operation were sampled and analysed by Government environmental officers in November 2014 before fracking activities were allowed to commence.
"These samples were analysed for BTEX chemicals, which were not detected. Identifying the source of the elevated levels of BTEX chemicals found in AGL's samples will be part of the EPA's investigation."
BTEX is a group of chemicals known as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. These chemicals can occur naturally in coal seams. The Government banned the use of BTEX chemicals in hydraulic fracturing and are prohibited in Environment Protection Licences issued by the EPA.
Contact: EPA Public Affairs
Newcastle Herald 29 January 2015:
AGL will not be allowed to resume work at its Gloucester coal seam gas project until it can prove its operations do not pose an environmental threat.
The state government ordered the company cease operations at the pilot project on Wednesday until joint investigations triggered by the presence of toxic BTEX chemicals have been finalised.
Office of Coal Seam Gas and Environment Protection Authority investigators are working to determine whether the toxic chemicals found in water samples from wells are naturally occurring or were introduced by the company.
''I want to know exactly what has happened,'' Energy and Resources Minister Anthony Roberts told a parliamentary inquiry that is looking into gas supplies in NSW…….
Labels: Coal Seam Gas Mining, gas industry, pollution
Steve Cansdell avoided humiliating defeat at the ballot box by not nominating
Disgraced former Nationals MP for Clarence, Steve Cansdell, attempted to spin his second thoughts in The Daily Examiner on 21 January 2015:
In the end when nominations closed there was only one candidate, so the by-election was cancelled and, the only nominee was elected by default.
Popular opinion is that people were not putting up their hands to serve as an elected councillor because democracy had finally died within Clarence Valley Council in October 2011 and, no-one wanted to be involved with what is perceived locally as dysfunctional decision making.
Labels: Clarence Valley Council, political probity, politics, Steve Cansdell
AUSTRALIA 2015: for those who......
The year doesn't seem to have started well – each day brings unwelcome news of one kind or another. So here is a little quiet joy for those who: have to go to the ballot box twice this year; cannot bear to hear another politician say "I promise"; despair that they'll find suitable care for an aging relative; dread the next electricity bill; worry about what the future holds for their unemployed child; found out they need to be hospitalised; are worn down counting the cents at the end of the week and never hundred dollars bills; as well as those silently pleading for a decent break from January's heat.
http://youtu.be/dsPDY606Joo
http://youtu.be/87qT5BOl2XU
http://youtu.be/XoBMJAEOvPA
Labor and Liberal-Nationals voters really are like chalk and cheese
It would appear that the average Labor voter does have a different view of the world from his/her Liberal or Nationals counterpart.
Labor voters have a higher than average trust in the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). Liberal-Nationals supporters have more trust than the average in all news sources - except possibly the ABC.
Labor voters have a higher than average trust in environment groups and trade unions. While Liberal-Nationals supporters have more trust than the average in institutions such as the Reserve Bank, Parliament, religious organisations and, in business groups.
Essential Report 20 January 2015:
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
Note: 'Total Trust' is an aggregate figure achieved by adding 'A lot of trust' and 'Some trust'
There have been few significant changes since this question was asked in July last year.
Respondents had most trust in the ABC (53%), the High Court (53%), the Reserve Bank (49%) and charitable organisations (44%). They had least trust in political parties (14%) and religious organisations (22%).
The main changes since the last poll were for TV news media (down 7% to 25%) and religious organisations (down 4% to 22%).
Compared to the average, Labor voters had more trust in the ABC (61%), environment groups (42%) and trade unions (33%).
Liberal/National voters, compared to the average, had a little more trust in the Reserve Bank (59%), religious organisations (29%), newspapers (38%), TV news (33%), Federal Parliament (39%), State Parliament (35%) and business groups (33%).
Labels: Australian society, politics, statistics
Just the sort of prime ministerial car required for driving among Australian crowds in 2015?
Is Prime Minister Tony Abbott harbouring a fear of the Australian populace so deep that he now needs an armoured car in each state and territory, plus a spare, in order to feel safe? Or does he just enjoy spending millions to bolster his perception of his own self-importance?
BMW 7 Series High Security: This is the world's first armoured saloon to be fully compliant with the requirements for class VR7 ballistic protection (tested as per BRV 2009 guidelines)…..The optional Professional rear-seat entertainment system provides first-rate entertainment, with two 9.2-inch colour screens allowing the passengers to watch DVDs, follow the car's progress via the navigation system or go on the Internet. The system is controlled via its own iDrive controller in the centre console. A special rear air conditioning system is also available, and the seat temperature too can be adjusted, with cool air being blown at the body through perforations in the leather. And to complete the relaxing effect, there is the optional new massage function in the rear-seat backrests. If space is the measure of all things, the long version continues to provide the ultimate comfort in terms of legroom.
The Sydney Morning Herald 14 January 2015:
Mr Abbott's new ride is one of nine BMW armoured cars the government has bought under a $6.3 million contract, replacing the 12-year-old prime ministerial limo fleet of customised Holden Caprices.
The BMW 7 Series High Security cars were first used at the G20, ferrying world leaders around Brisbane, but have been phased into regular use over the holiday period.
The new V-12 prime ministerial fleet will be spread across the country and, when not needed by Mr Abbott, will be available for visiting VIPs such as foreign leaders and dignitaries.
International Business Times Australia 15 January 2015:
The prime minister will now be taken to his itineraries inside the fifth generation BMW 7 Series High Security car, equipped with VR7 ballistic protection standard that was tested under the BRV 2009 guidelines. The car can protect Prime Minister Tony Abbott from three highest risk factors - attacks using strong rounded objects and handguns of up to a calibre of .44 Magnum, attacks using the automatic AK-47 and attacks using explosive devices and armour-piercing weapons….
it can shelter the prime minister from three possible risky situations - street crime, organised crime and explosions….
The contract with BMW involving the current fleet was the subject of an argument between Labor and the current regime. Apparently, Holden was not considered to be awarded the contract, while it was found that BMW did not even enter a bid in the original tender.
Cartrade.com 16 January 2015:
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott gets a fifth generation BMW 7 Series High Security car .…..
The vehicle has been built using strengthened steel that has also been backed up by an interior that is made from sculpted synthetic fibers that are hard and stated to be heat resistant. The new vehicle gets additional safety features like inclusion of tyres that remain inflated even when punctured, a self-sealing petrol tank, an attack alarm along with an intercom system that allows the occupants to communicate with people outside without having to open the doors.
Business Insider 16 January 2014:
Abbott pulled up in his new ride at the Prime Minister's XI cricket match in Canberra on Wednesday.
Labels: stupidity, Tony Abbott
Clarence Valley Council votes to abandon referendum on creating a popularly elected mayor - for now
Clarence Valley Council media release, 27 January 2015:
Council votes against February poll
PEOPLE eligible to vote in Clarence Valley Council elections will no longer be required to go to the polls on February 21.
A by-election was to be held on that date to fill a position left vacant by the death of Cr Jeremy Challacombe, who died with his wife Sue in a motor vehicle crash on the Pacific Highway last year.
A constitutional referendum was to be held at the same time to determine if the mayor was to be elected by popular vote or by a vote of his or her peers.
But when Arthur Lysaught was the only person to nominate for the vacant councillor position, he was declared elected and there was no need for a by-election.
Mayor, Cr Richie Williamson, said the referendum was to be held in conjunction with the by-election to save costs but when the by-election became unnecessary, the cost of a stand-alone referendum
was not justified.
At an extraordinary meeting late today, council determined it would not proceed with the referendum.
Cr Williamson said the decision was the right one.
"This decision has saved ratepayers many thousands of dollars," he said.
The council's decision does not affect the State election, planned for March 28.
David Bancroft Communications Coordinator 6643 0230
Labels: Clarence Valley Council, elections 2015
Liberal Party of Australia State of Play: "Well, we've just punched through the Earth's crust."
In which Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott blunders by knighting Prince Phillip and then discounts the public reaction on social media because "it's anonymous". As anonymous as the votes cast by secret ballot at the next federal general election in 2016?
ABC News 26 January 2014:
Some of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's most senior colleagues are bewildered, angered and dismayed by his decision to award an Australian knighthood to Prince Philip.
Prince Philip and former Defence Force chief Angus Houston were named Australia's newest knights today, under an honours system reinstated by Mr Abbott last year.
Cabinet ministers have told the ABC the Prime Minister did not consult any of the leadership group before announcing the move.
Mr Abbott agreed it was a "captain's call", saying he consulted only with Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Order of Australia chairman Sir Angus.
Ministers said they would have opposed the knighthood, if asked.
One described it as a "stupid" decision that would make the Government an object of ridicule.
Another said the Prime Minister's colleagues were willing him to succeed, but he had started the year badly and had made the job of trying to lift Coalition's electoral credibility just that much harder.
"There is an old saying that when you are in a hole you should stop digging," one minister said.
"Well, we've just punched through the Earth's crust."
Another Coalition MP said the move reinforced the left-wing caricature of the Prime Minister: the appointment harked to Australia's past and the opportunity of making a positive statement about the future on the national day had been squandered.
The move to award an Australian knighthood to the Queen's husband has also been criticised by republicans, with former Western Australia premier Geoff Gallop calling it a "sad reflection" on Australia.
And it drew fire on social media from commentators including Canberra press gallery veteran Laurie Oakes, who tweeted: "Libs must wonder who can help a PM apparently determined to be seen as a joke. #jokeknighthood".
Answering questions about the decision at an Australia Day event in Canberra today, Mr Abbott said he was "really pleased" the Queen had accepted his recommendations on the knighthoods and added that whilst the Duke had not called to say thank you for the honour, he did not "expect gratitude".
And he said social media criticism of the move was akin to "electronic graffiti".
"I think that in the media, you make a big mistake to pay too much attention to social media. You wouldn't report what's sprayed up on the walls of buildings and look, as I said, social media has its place, but it's anonymous," he told reporters……
The Age online opinion poll 26 January 2014 at approx. 10.30pm
Labels: #AbbottGovernmentFAIL, Abbott Government, Australia Day, Australian society, Liberal Party of Australia
Six ICAC recommendations concerning election funding which are never likely to be endorsed by a NSW government
In the last month of 2014 the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption released a report titled; Election funding, expenditure and disclosure in NSW: Strengthening accountability and transparency.
This 31-page report made twenty-two (22) recommendations which would make politicians, political parties and associated entities more accountable for their fundraising activities, finally allow voters to be aware of the sources of political funding in the lead-up to a state election and, allow for the de-registration of political parties in extreme cases of non-compliance.
Here are eight of those recommendations which are unlikely to be implemented no matter which major political party wins the March 2015 state election:
Labels: election funding, ICAC
Pure gold from a long suffering Liberal Party member
Victorian radio station 3AW released this video of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott taking a call from Liberal Party member Andrew McNabb during its Mornings program of 21 January 2015:
http://youtu.be/Bf8mYWOh9Vg
Australian Government still failing to meet its overall target for Indigenous representation in the public sector
Perhaps MP for Warringah and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott , the self-declared Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs, might like to inform voters as to how he is going to ensure that the 2.7 per cent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ASTI) representation in the Australian Government public sector is finally met?
He has managed to boost the percentage of ASTI employees in the Dept. of Prime Minister and Cabinet from 0.8 per cent in 2012-13 to 14 per cent in 2013-14 by transferring approximately 260 staff from the former Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to his department.(a)
However, this does not increase indigenous representation overall.
Excerpts from The Auditor-General Audit Report No.33 2013–14 Performance Audit, Indigenous Employment in Australian Government Entities:
* 5. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that, as at June 2013, there were approximately 248 500 Australian Government employees located in metropolitan and regional locations nationally.2 Of these, 167 2573 were employed under the Public Service Act. The remaining employees were employed by Australian Government entities under entity‐specific legislation. Entities employing staff under the Public Service Act are known as Australian Public Service (APS) agencies. Those employing under other legislation are known as non‐APS bodies.4 As at February 2014, there were 122 APS agencies5, and 86 non‐APS bodies including 66 Commonwealth authorities and 20 companies.6
* 2.43 ANAO analysis of 104 APS agencies indicated that 79 per cent (82 agencies), reported Indigenous representation within the agency of between zero to two per cent…..
* Overall conclusion
22. To promote increased Indigenous employment, Australian Government entities currently implement a range of strategies to support the recruitment and retention of Indigenous employees. These include: APS Special Measures and Identified Positions, and similar recruitment arrangements in non‐APS bodies, to attract and recruit Indigenous employees; Indigenous employee representative bodies, mentoring arrangements, and specialised training programs to enhance career development and increase retention; and cultural awareness training for non‐Indigenous employees to support an inclusive work environment. The development and implementation of these strategies reflects a commitment to increase Indigenous employment and retention. However, achieving the Australian Government's overall target of 2.7 per cent Indigenous representation in the Australian Government public sector by 2015 is unlikely, based on current data and trends.
23. The target of 2.7 per cent included both APS agencies and other Australian Government bodies. In June 2013, Indigenous representation in the APS was reported by the APSC to be at 2.3 per cent, a decline from 2.9 per cent in 2001, to 2.7 per cent in 2004, and 2.5 per cent in 2010. While there are significant differences in the level of representation achieved by entities in the public sector, in general, most APS agencies18 (79 per cent) recorded less than 2 per cent Indigenous representation in their workforces. Overall, based on a total APS population of 167 257, Indigenous employees would need to number 4515, nearly 700 (669) more than are currently employed in the APS, to achieve 2.7 per cent representation in the APS.
24. The overall performance of non‐APS bodies is more difficult to assess as a coordinated reporting approach does not exist for these bodies as it does for APS agencies. However some individual entity reporting does exist, which shows, similar to APS agencies, there is considerable variability amongst individual non‐APS bodies. The ANAO reviewed a sample of reports from non‐APS bodies for the financial year 2012 –13 which indicated that Indigenous representation in these organisations varied from 0.11 per cent to 68 per cent. In particular, non‐APS bodies with an Indigenous‐specific service
focus recorded higher representation. Based on available data for individual non‐APS bodies, it is likely that non‐APS bodies, in general, face similar challenges in recruiting Indigenous employees and contributing to the Australian Government target of 2.7 percent.
(a) As at 30 June 2014 the Dept. of Prime Minister and Cabinet had 2,467 employees, including part-time and non-ongoing employees. [DPMC Annual Report 2013-14]
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Top 10 Late Nigerian Actors Still Popular In Movies In 2018[PHOTOS]
Posted on November 4, 2018 by Naija Gists 4 Comments
By Anthony Ada Abraham
Top 10 Deceased Nigerian Actors Still Popular In Movies In 2018[PHOTOS]
Although some of these actors have gone to the great beyond, they remained present on screen and continued to dominate the industry somehow.
Meet the actors and how their legacies live on.
Sam Loco Efe
One of the actors that made Pidgin English popular in Nollywood, Sam Loco Efe, also left us after impacting the world in his own way. He died of causes suspected to be asthma on the set of a movie in August 2011 at age 66. But his movies are still evergreen.
A social media savvy person would always see him in some funny interlude as an excerpt from some of his job. He is still very much alive in our hearts.
Peter Eneh
Late Pete Eneh
Pete Eneh died in November 2012 after one of his legs was amputated at age 68. His death can be likened to some of his the roles he played in movies. He suffered in real life and couldn't beat the diabetes he suffered. But his movies are still very good to watch and also carries loads of messages.
Muna Obiekwe
He died of kidney failure in 2015. Though he is dead, his movies are still shown on various TV channels. He was a young promising actor who many believed would have accomplished a lot in the industry.
Aisha Abimbola
Take Aisha Abimbola for instance. The late actress who became our 'Omoge Campus' was a Nollywood fine rose. News of her death shook the industry that year. She died of breast cancer at the age of 47 in Canada. Since her death, her popular movie for which she was known, 'Omoge Campus,' continues to keep her memory fresh in the minds of her fans who only have to reach for it and she is brought to life again.
Justus Esiri
He died in February 2013 at age 70. He died of complications from diabetes in a Lagos hospital. Those who know him believe he is still one of the best in the game.
Enebeli Elebuwa
Elebuwa suffered a major stroke and was flown overseas for medical treatment. He died aged 65 in a hospital in India on December 4, 2012, and was laid to rest at Victoria Court Cemetery, Ajah, Lagos. But his movies are evergreen till today.
David Ihesie
The actor died in January 2012 at age 73. But his role in the industry can never be forgotten.
Ashley Nwosu
This actor is a great personality. His roles are very touching and sometimes intriguing. And his death on April 2011 after a brief illness hasn't stopped his popularity.
Dede One Day
This comic actor who slumped and died in December 2015 while performing on stage in Aba, Nigeria is still very popular among social media personalities. Just like Sam Loco, he is used to depict incident on some post on Instagram.
Bukky Ajayi
She died on July 6, 2016 after an unsuccessful battle with heart-related issues. Her big break into Nollywood was her role in the 'Village Headmaster' in the 70s. In March 2016, the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) awarded her with the 2016 'Industry Merit Award'.
Festus Aguebor
He died on February 23, 2016. The cause of his death was undisclosed and came as a shock to all his fans. He was known for his roles in the movies 'Igbodo' and 'Family Contract.'
Elder Maya Martins Njubuigbo
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4 thoughts on "Top 10 Late Nigerian Actors Still Popular In Movies In 2018[PHOTOS]"
mitchelle Odunaike on November 4, 2018 at 2:29 AM said:
I didn't know Peter bunor is dead. I still watched his movie today. Oh sorry.
Juliet Omorogbe on November 4, 2018 at 3:47 AM said:
I didn't know all of them have died especially madam Buki. I was still asking my inlaw about her last week.
Yepa am so behind
Emmanuel Makinde on November 4, 2018 at 5:49 AM said:
rest on
Fifelomo on November 4, 2018 at 7:18 PM said:
Rest on….
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10:00 am April 24, 2019 By Julian Horsey
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Фадей Фадеевич Белингсхаузен (; ) е знаменит руски мореплавател от немски произход, адмирал.

Произход, образование и участие в първото руско околосветско пътешествие (1778 – 1819)
Роден е на 9 септември 1778 година в град Аренсбург (днес Куресааре) на естонския остров Йозел (днес Сааремаа, тогава част от Русия), в благородно семейство балтийски германци. Образованието си получава в морския кадетски корпус в Кронщат. Участва в първото руско околосветско пътешествие през 1803 – 1806 на фрегатата "Надежда" под командването на Иван Фьодорович Крузенщерн. В края на пътуването е повишен в чин капитан-лейтенант.

Околосветско плаване (1819 – 1821)
В периода 1819 – 1821 Белингсхаузен ръководи околосветската експедиция с корабите "Восток" и "Мирний" с командир Михаил Лазарев, която е изпратена в Антарктика, за да проникне максимално в южната полярна зона.

Експедицията тръгва на 3 юли (стар стил) 1819 от Кронщад и пристига на 2 ноември в Рио де Жанейро.

Откриване на Антарктида (16 януари 1820)
От Рио де Жанейро Белингсхаузен се отправя право на юг, като обикаля югозападния бряг на остров Южна Джорджия, открит от Джеймс Кук. На 27 декември 1819, на югозапад от Южна Джорджия, на , открива о-вите Аненков, а на 3 януари 1820 в Южните Сандвичеви о-ви открива островите Лесков (), Високи () и Завадовски (). Оттам продължава на изток по 59° ю. ш. и два пъти се отправя далеч на юг, доколкото позволяват ледовете, като достига до 69° ю. ш. На 16 (28 януари) 1820 експедицията открива Антарктида; приближавайки се до нея в  (района на съвременния шелфов ледник Белингсхаузен). На 21 януари (2 февруари) участниците отново виждат брега, а на 5 и 6 (17 и 18) февруари експедицията достига почти до брега.

След това през февруари и март 1820 корабите се разделят и тръгват към Австралия (Порт Джексън, днес Сидни) през Индийския и Южния океан, които дотогава не били посещавани от никого. На 11 април 1820 двата кораба хвърлят котва в пристанището на Сидни, а на 8 май вдигат котва и през Куковия проток, разделящ Северния и Южния острови на Нова Зеландия се отправят към о-вите Туамоту.

Открития в Тихия океан (1820)
Там през юли и август 1820 експедицията открива атолите: на 20 юли – Аману (третично, 9,6 км2, ) и Фангатау (вторично, 6 км2, ); на 24 юли – Такуме (вторично, 5 км2, ) и Рароя (вторично, 41 км2, ); на 25 юли – Нихиру (20 км2, ); на 26 юли – Таенга (вторично, 20 км2, ); на 27 юли – Макемо (вторично, 56 км2, ), Туанаке (6 км2, ), Хити (3 км2, ) и Катиу (10 км2, ); на 28 юли – Таханеа (вторично, 7,7 км2, ); на 29 юли – Фааите (8,87 км2, ) и Факарава (16 км2, ); на 30 юли – Ниау (вторично, 20 км2, ).

След като преминава през архипелага Туамоту флотилията пристига на 3 август на остров Таити и пребивава там до 18 август, като руските моряци се срещат с "краля" Помаре. По време на престоя си Белингсхаузен открива на 11 август 1820, в северозападната част на архипелага Туамоту атола Матаива (16 км2, ). Същия ден корабите напускат водите на архипелага и се отправят на север-северозапад и на 15 август е открит остров Восток (0,24 км2, ) в южната част на о-вите Лайн. На , в Северните Кукови о-ви, Белингсхаузен вторично открива остров Ракаханга. Оттам флотилията се отправя на югозапад, преминава покрай о-вите Вавау и на 31 август в югоизточната част на о-вите Фиджи открива островите Тувана-и-Ра () и Тувана-и-Толо (), а на 1 септември, на  – о-вите Оно-Илау, където руските моряци слизат на брега и се срещат с местните жители. На 4 септември корабите вдигат котва и се отправят към Порт Джексън, където пристигат на 21 септември. След като пребивават там до 11 ноември 1820 "Востик" и "Мирний" тръгват към второто си антарктическо плаване.

Нови открития в Антарктика (1821)
От остров Макуори , разположен на юг от Нова Зеландия, експедицията се отправя право на юг, а след това на изток и три пъти пресича Южната полярна окръжност. На 10 януари 1821, на 70° ю.ш. и 105° з.д., Белингсхаузен среща паков лед и е принуден да тръгне на север. След това, на , открива остров Петър I и Земя Александър I, и се насочва към Южните Шетлъндски о-ви, където на 25 януари 1821 открива островите Гринуич (Березина, ), Ливингстън (Смоленск, ), Робърт (Полоцк, ), Нелсън (Лайпциг, ), Кинг Джордж (Ватерлоо, ), и Смит (Бородино, ), на 27януари Гибс (Рожнов, ), на 29 януари Сноу (Малоярославец, ), Елефант (Мордвинов, ) и Кларънс (Шишков, ).

На 30 януари 1821, поради лошото състояние на корабите, Белингсхаузен взема решение да прекрати по-нататъшното плаване в южните полярни ширини и се отправя на север. След извършен ремонт в Рио де Жанейро, на 24 юли (5 август) 1821 след 751-дневен поход експедицията се завръща в Кронщат.

Плаването на Белингсхаузен съвсем справедливо се определя като едно от най-важните и трудни. Знаменитият изследовател Джеймс Кук през 70-те години на 18 век първи достига Южното полярно море и виждайки на няколко места плътен лед обявява, че по-нататък е невъзможно да се проникне на юг. Повярват му и следващите 45 години не се организират южно-полярни експедиции. Белингсхаузен доказва неверността на това мнение и прави невероятно много за изследването на южно-полярните области. Неговата книга " Двукратные изыскания в Южном Ледовитом океане и плавание вокруг света в продолжение 1819 – 1821, совершенные на шлюпах "Восток" и "Мирный" " (Спб., 1831) и до днес се радва на интерес.

Следващи години (1821 – 1852)
След завръщането си от плаването Белингсхаузен получава чин контраадмирал и участва в обявената от Русия война срещу Османската империя. След това командва ескадра от Балтийския флот, а през 1839 е назначен за военен губернатор на Кронщат. На този пост получава чин адмирал и орден Владимир I степен.

Умира на 13 януари 1852 година в Кронщат на 73-годишна възраст.

Памет
През 1870 г. в Кронщат е издигнат паметник на Фадей Белингсхаузен.

Неговото име носят:
 връх Белингсхаузен () – в Антарктида;
 връх Белингсхаузен – на остров Сахалин;
 залив Белингсхаузен () – на Охотско море, на източния бряг на остров Сахалин;
 залив Фадей () – в море Лаптеви, на североизточното крайбрежие на п-ов Таймир;
 лунен кратер Белингсхаузен;
 море Белингсхаузен () – в южната част на Тихия океан, край бреговете на Антарктида;
 нос Белингсхаузен – в Антарктида;
 нос Белингсхаузен () – на източния бряг на остров Сахалин;
 нос Белингсхаузен () – на северния бряг на остров Южна Джорджия;
 нос Фадей () – на североизточното крайбрежие на п-ов Таймир;
 остров Белингсхаузен (Моту-Оне, ) – в Дружествените о-ви;
 остров Белингсхаузен () – в Южна Джорджия и Южни Сандвичеви острови;
 о-ви Фадей () – в море Лаптеви, на североизточното крайбрежие на п-ов Таймир;
 плитчина Белингсхаузен – в Аралско море;
 подводна котловина Белингсхаузен (58° – 66° ю.ш., 78° – 130° з.д.) – в южната част на Тихия океан;
 полярна станция Белингсхаузен () – на остров Кинг Джордж, в Южни Шетлъндски острови;
 шелфов ледник Белингсхаузен () – на Брега Принцеса Марта, Антарктида.

Източници

 Географы и путешественики. Краткий биографический словарь, М., 2001, стр. 38 – 41.
 Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands .
 Свет, Я. М., История открытия и исследования Австралии и Океании, М., 1966, стр. 223 – 230.
 Трешников, А. Ф., История открытия и исследования Антарктиды, М., 1963, стр. 21 – 32.
 Период на тюленолова. В: Л. Иванов и Н. Иванова. Антарктика: Природа, история, усвояване, географски имена и българско участие. София: Фондация Манфред Вьорнер, 2014. с. 48 – 51. ISBN 978-619-90008-1-6 (Второ преработено и допълнено електронно издание 2014, ISBN 978-619-90008-2-3)

Външни препратки
  Книгата "Двукратные изыскания в Южном ледовитом океане и плавание вокруг света"
  Биография на Фадей Белингсхаузен
  Карта на Антарктическата експедиция

Родени през 1778 година
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Руски мореплаватели
Руски адмирали
Изследователи на Антарктика
Изследователи на Океания
Руски хидрографи
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Published on 16 April 2006.
The average student has sixteen hours of formal teaching time each week. As a medical student, I have thirty-five hours of formal teaching time each week. Where is the logic in providing the same level of student support to all, despite clear disparity in the time available to supplement this support through paid employment?
It'll be interesting to see whether he actually answers the question, as previous experience has shown that he, erm, doesn't. I'll let you know the response either way.
I am currently the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Higher Education Minister, Kim Howells MP. When I was appointed I took the decision that as I was a member of the government, albeit at a very junior level, I would not sign EDM's.
Strange, then, that during his PPS-ship, his signature appeared on 111 EDM's. What's all that about?
Thank you for your letter of 24 May, addressed to Alan Johnson, enclosing correspondence from Mr Simon Howard of (address removed) about the student support arrangements. I am replying as Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education.
I appreciate Mr Howard's concerns about the difference in the number of contact hours medical students receive in tuition, compared to those on standard degree courses and appreciate why he feels the financial support should depend on the hours of study per week. However, time spent with lecturers will differ for individual students, depending on the type of course they undertake. Mr Howard may not realise that in addition to time spent in lectures and in tuition/contact time, students are also expected to undertake different types of activity. These include a personal study time, working with other students, research and project work. This is to enable students to develop and build upon the work carried out in lecture time and is part of the educational experience and development. As autonomous bodies, institutions are responsible for the service they provide for their students, including the level of contact time.
Nevertheless, I am aware that it is not always possible for some students to supplement their income from part-time employment. That is one of the reasons which we provide additional help through the Access to Learning Funds (sic) to those experiencing financial difficulties during their course. The Fund is administered directly by students' individual institutions which are best placed to assess students' circumstances. If Mr Howard has not already done so, he can obtain further information about the application process from the student services at his institution.
I do hope this clarifies the position for Mr Howard.
So he did quite well, and did seek out an answer to the question.
This 860th post was filed under: News and Comment, Politics.
Comment posted at 23:56 on 17th April 2006.
Will he answer the question? Probably not, because "Where is the logic…" reads like a rhetorical question – more an assertion of your opinion than a straight question. It invites a fuzzy response.
Looking on the bright side, you haven't wasted your postage stamp. I'm a great believer in people letting their MP know of their existence and what their concerns are.
Comment posted at 12:30 on 18th April 2006.
That's very true… it was intended more as a challenge that a straight question. I fully expect that he'll come back with a response that the top-up fees scheme will improve university funding, and yada-yada-yada. It just frustrates me to have a career politician as an MP, who would toe the party line to the bitter end rather than actually representing the views of his constituents, however strongly these are expressed by the locals.
I suppose I should be grateful that I actually get a reasonably speedy response, however frustrating, as some MPs appear not to bother.


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Johannesburg, South Africa. In order to curb the high crime rate the police use robots to fight crime. This is an immediate success and the police order several more robots from the developer, Tetravaal. After falling foul of these robots, two criminals, Ninja and Yolandi, kidnap Tetravaal's chief engineer, and genius behind the robots, Deon Wilson, with the aim of getting him to deactivate them. To their surprise he is transporting one of the robots, Scout 22, as he is working on a personal project to give robots consciousness. Ninja and Yolandi see the opportunity to have a robot on their side and immediately set about attempting to train the robot to help them in their criminal activities. They also give him a name – Chappie.


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MetOcean Solutions recently completed the development of high-resolution wave and hydrodynamic hindcast models offshore Senegal and Mauritania, West Africa.
"Senegal and Mauritania coastal areas are influenced by oceanographic processes, including tides, coastal upwelling/downwelling, eddies, internal waves, and highly-energetic wave conditions," says Senior Oceanographer Dr Séverin Thiébaut. "Our challenge was to ensure the models would adequately replicate those multi-scale processes and both ambient and extreme metocean conditions."
The Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) model was used to resolve the wave climate and the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) was applied to simulate the hydrodynamic circulation. The technique implemented is known as 'dynamical downscaling', using information from large scale global models to drive regional/nearshore models at much higher resolution. All models were carefully calibrated with measured data from several current meters and wave buoys that were made available.
The SWAN model simulates the growth, refraction and decay of each frequency-direction component of the complete sea state, providing a realistic description of the wave field as it changes in time and space.
"In order to reliably replicate the regional and nearshore wave climate, the SWAN nests were defined with increasing resolutions of 5 km, 1 km and 100 m," explains Séverin. "This approach allows the model to resolve fine-scale features near the coast while still accounting for remote influences to the area from far-field generated swell."
Full spectral boundaries were prescribe from the MetOcean Solutions' global wave model to the 5-km SWAN domain. The latter was used to force the boundaries of the 1-km SWAN domain, which in turn was applied to the boundaries of the high-resolution 100-m SWAN domain (Figure 1). All model nests were simulated in series over 39 years (1979 to 2017).
Figure 1: Snapshot of modelled significant wave height from the 5-km resolution SWAN parent nest off the Senegal/Mauritania coasts, delimited by the outer rectangle on (a). Extents of the 1-km resolution child nest are represented by the outer and inner rectangles on (a) and (b), respectively. Extents of the 100-m resolution child nest are represented by the inner rectangle on (b).
This ROMS model is an open source state of the art ocean model which has been used widely in the scientific community and industry for a range of ocean basin, regional and coastal scales. ROMS has a curvilinear horizontal coordinate system and solves the hydrostatic, primitive equations subject to a free-surface condition. Its terrain-following vertical coordinate system results in accurate modelling of areas of variable bathymetry, allowing the vertical resolution to be inversely proportional to the local depth. Two ROMS nests were defined with horizontal resolutions of approximately 6 km and 2 km for the regional and local model grid domains, respectively, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: ROMS (a) regional (6 km) and (b) local (2km) computational model grids. The red lines illustrate the transect corresponding to the vertical sigma grid structures provided in the following figure. Note the bathymetry is represented with distinct colorbars in (a) and (b).
The terrain-following grid configuration consisted of 30 and 23 vertical levels with increased resolution at surface and near-bottom to better represent the boundary layers (Figure 3). The model was produced over 25 years (1993 to 2017), delivering 3-dimensional current, water temperature and salinity and sea surface elevation data.
Figure 3: Representation of the 30 vertical sigma levels of the regional grid domain over a cross-shelf transect along the latitude of 16.064०N.
Hindcast datasets offer key baseline information for project scoping, offshore and coastal design, project planning and environmental impact assessments.
For further information about MetOcean Solutions hindcast datasets, please contact hindcast@metocean.co.nz.
hindcast, oil&gas, coastal
Modelling the dispersal and settlement of drill cuttings
Drilling operations at sea produce a mix of fine rock fragments that need to be discharged into the ocean. While inert, these fragments (known as drill cuttings) can have sediments, contaminants and drilling fluids adhering to them. To help regulators and marine managers assess the potential impact of drilling operations, MetOcean Solutions is regularly engaged to model the dispersal and settlement of drill cuttings in the marine environment at locations all over the world.
"Drill cuttings settle on the seabed, where they can cause adverse environmental impacts," explains Oceanographer Remy Zyngfogel. "The oceanic discharge of drill cuttings occurs over specific time periods, but their dispersal and deposition are driven by random variables such as currents and turbulence."
"To determine where the drill cuttings end up on the seabed, we use a variety of methods and leverage the expertise of our multidisciplinary science team. This includes modelling the hydrodynamics of the region and simulating the trajectory and the settling of the drill cuttings to the seabed. Regulators and marine managers require good knowledge of the likely footprint of deposition and how thick the deposits will be at increasing distances from the drill site."
Project Director Dr Brett Beamsley oversees the hydrodynamic modelling. "We use different models to produce the historical datasets needed for the studies," advises Brett. "Oceanic and coastal currents vary according to synoptic and seasonal winds, tides and density differences. To account for this variability, and to provide robust statistical estimates of dispersal and deposition, we use historical data to recreate the actual oceanographic conditions, typically hour-by-hour for a 10-year period. We recreate these currents using the most appropriate model. For offshore studies, we use the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS), whereas for smaller-scale studies at inshore sites SCHISM or Delft3D are used."
An example of 7-day mean surface current circulation and Sea Surface Temperature (°C) for the south-eastern region of Brazil.
Remy uses the historical current dataset to determine the dispersal of drill cuttings. "Once we have the historical currents, we use a particle tracking model to trace the dispersal and deposition of drill cuttings for simulated discharges at different times of the year," he explains. "Ocean currents vary with factors like seasonal winds and riverine discharges, so the depositional footprint will differ depending on which time of year the drilling is done. The size of fragments discharged into the sea depends on the rock type and the drill bit design. From an estimate of particle size, we can determine settling velocities - the finest fractions of the drill cuttings settle through the water column very slowly and become widely dispersed, whereas larger particles settle quickly and much closer to the discharge location."
Example deposition thickness for drill cuttings discharged from a marine location. The spatial distributions of deposition thickness are color-coded with values in mm on each contour line in four zoom views: 100x100 km (top left), 10x10 km (top right), 1x1 km (bottom left) and 100x100 m (bottom right). The release site is indicated as a black cross.
"The modelling represents what is likely to happen statistically, over long time periods. Naturally, for any given discharge, the drill cuttings will disperse according to the flow conditions at the time. For example, if discharge occurs during high current flows, the drill cuttings will be transported further, and the deposition will be more spread out. If current velocities are low at the time of discharge, the cuttings will accumulate closer to the discharge point."
Where pre- and post-drilling sediment samples have been taken, it is possible to verify the dispersal modelling.
"We often use barium as a tracer," explains Remy. "Drill cuttings contain elevated concentrations of barium from the drilling fluids. This makes barium an ideal tracer of discharged cuttings. Seabed samples taken before and after drilling can be used to determine the change in barium concentration and thereby verify the modelled deposition of the cuttings."
"The modelling provides a statistical representation of possible outcomes, taking into account the natural variety of current flow conditions. The modelled results typically show good agreement with observed barium levels, which means that operators and regulators can confidently use the modelling to determine the extent of potential adverse effects. This information is used both when applying for permits and post-permit, in the design of environmental monitoring programmes."
Contact us if you would like to discuss modelling the discharge of drill cuttings or historical current data for your drilling location.
oil&gas, Hindcast
Storm watch helps safe management
Forecasts of wind and wave conditions are vital for effective and safe management of near- and offshore operations. MetOcean Solutions has developed a warning system based on ensemble forecasting, which allows us to provide warning of upcoming severe wind and wave conditions for up to 7-day horizons, thereby helping operators plan for safe and efficient management.
Accurate high-resolution forecasts of wave conditions at local scales can be done using nested or grid-refining models such as SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore). Such forecasts capture local wave transformation and dissipation, and can be done at a reasonable computational cost. However, at horizons beyond 2-3 days a forecast inevitably suffers from the onset of chaotic uncertainty that is a physical characteristic of the atmosphere-ocean system.
Ensemble forecasting is a method that quantifies this uncertainty in longer-range forecasts, providing probabilistic guidance for management decisions. MetOcean Solutions can customise a forecast warning system for any offshore or nearshore location based on the 7-day forecast wind speed, significant wave height (Hs) and maximum individual wave height (Hmax). The method used to estimate extreme Hmax accounts for the long-term uncertainty of the severity of the environment and the short-term uncertainty of the severity of the maximum wave of a given sea state, complying with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO standards).
Example of Storm Watch programme. T indicates present time.
We use such ensemble forecasts to provide the best possible site-specific warning to clients of upcoming severe conditions, using pre-set thresholds to define the level of alert.
Up to 60 wind and wave ensemble forecasts can be used to support a storm watch programme.
An example of email alert is illustrated below. All components of the email can be customised upon request.
Example of Storm Watch alert email.
Storm watch guidance. Orange shading indicates when the alerting thresholds are exceeded. Wsp: windspeed. Hmax: maximum wave height. Hs: significant wave height. 90 PCTL: 90th percentile.
Wave height warnings. Red shaded area represents the incoming wave direction for which thresholds are exceeded.
MetOcean Solutions can set up a storm watch programme for any location. For more information, or to discuss your site, contact us at enquiries@metocean.co.nz.
forecast, oil&gas
Validation of tool for safer and more efficient offshore oil & gas vessel operations
November 01, 2016 / MetOcean Solutions
The MetOcean Solutions' tool can predict conditions that are unsafe for FPSOs.
A paper detailing research carried out at MetOcean Solutions has just been published in the Ocean Engineering journal.
The research, done by Ian Milne, Sebastien Delaux and Peter McComb, presents the validation of a tool used to predict the behaviour of the large vessels used for the processing and storage of oil and gas in remote and deepwater offshore locations under different metocean conditions.
Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) and Floating Liquid Natural Gas (FLNG) vessels are used around the world. These huge vessels (lengths of up to 300-400 m) are moored using a turret system, which lets the vessel rotate around the mooring fixed to the seabed. Once tethered, the vessels are typically left for up to 25 years in one location from which they are only moved if the safety of operations is threatened.
The combined forces of wind, waves and currents determine the alignment of the vessels. Therefore, the ability to forecast headings is important to operators as certain directions could result in roll motion which may compromise safety and hence require operations to be shut down.
Supported by a research and development grant from Callaghan Innovation, MetOcean Solutions has developed a tool for the prediction of vessel heading. The paper details the validation of the tool using measurements from an operating FPSO.
"The model predicted the vessel heading within an accuracy of 5% for a range of environmental conditions," states Dr Sebastien Delaux. "It is great to have a good validation, and we are looking forward to finalising the tool and making it operational, so that we can help operators identify dangerous conditions. The tool will also be useful in planning stages to assess the operability of an FPSO for a particular site."
Ian Milne is now with the University of Western Australia.
Data for the validation of the tool was provided by OMV New Zealand.
Click here for details of the Callaghan Innovation Research and Development Grant.
The full journal article can be found here.
November 01, 2016 / MetOcean Solutions/
ports, maritime, oil&gas


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Demon Slayer becomes the First Anime in Decades to hit No. 1 in the U.S. Box Office
In its Second Weekend, Funimation/Aniplex has earned $6.4 million, beating Mortal Kombat which ended up in second place at $6.2 million, winning the Box Office Battle for a Second Weekend. According to Anime News Network's Egan Loo, If this continues after the announcement of the final tallies on Monday, Demon Slayer will be only the second Japanese film ever — and only the second anime film ever — to rank #1 at the weekend box office in the U.S. The first Japanese film was Pokemon: The First Movie over 21 years ago.
Demon Slayer has become the third-highest grossing anime film of all time in the United States with an estimated US$34,118,776 as of Sunday. It surpasses the former #3, Dragon Ball Super: Broly (US$30,712,119), and only trails behind Pokemon: The First Movie (US$85,744,662), and Pokemon 2000 – The Movie (US$43,758,684).
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Q: Java map Set to another Set (Using Model Mapper or Any other way) In the project currently I'm working on, has a Project class,
public class project {
  private Integer projectId;
  private String projectName;
  //getters & Setters
}

This project is using as a Set in User class
public class User {
  private Integer userId;
  private Set<Project> projects;
  //getters & Setters
}

I need to map this User class to UserDto. UserDto is like below.
public class UserDto {
  private Integer userId;
  private Set<ProjectDto> projectDtos;
  //getters & Setters
}

The ProjectDto is also same as Project class.
public class projectDto {
  private Integer projectId;
  private String projectName;
  //getters & Setters
}

To map User and UseDto, I tried below code. But it's giving an error.
private UserDto map(User user) {
  UserDto userDto = new UserDto();
  userDto.setUserId(user.getUserId());
  Set<ProjectDto> projectDto= new HashSet<>();
  Type setType = new TypeToken<HashSet<ProjectDto>>(){}.getType();
  projectDto = modelMapper.map(user.getProjects(), setType);
  userDto.setProjectDto(projectDto);
  return userDto;
}

Following error is returned:

failed to convert org.hibernate.collection.internal.PersistentSet to
java.util.Set

It'd be great if you could support me for this. Answers without using ModelMapper are also welcome.
Thanks in advance!

A: first add a constructor to ProjectDto class:
public class ProjectDto {

  private Integer projectId;
  private String projectName;

   public ProjectDto(Integer projectId, String projectName) {
      this.projectId = projectId;
      this.projectName = projectName;
   }
   //getters & Setters
}

then with java 8 stream API, it can be done like this:
private UserDto map(User user) {
    UserDto userDto = new UserDto();
    userDto.setUserId(user.getUserId());
    userDto.setProjects(user.getProjects().stream()
            .map(project -> new ProjectDto(project.getProjectId(), project.getProjectName()))
            .collect(Collectors.toSet()));
    return userDto;
}


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1558/9 [REGINALD] MOHUN I 1
HENRY CHIVERTON 2
14 Dec. 1562 GEORGE BROMLEY
REGINALD MOHUN
1571 BASIL JOHNSON
JOHN CONNOCK
1572 HENRY MACWILLIAM
PAUL WENTWORTH
16 Nov. 1584 PETER EDGECOMBE
EDWARD DENNY
1586 JONATHAN TRELAWNY
RICHARD EDGECOMBE II
26 Oct. 1588 JONATHAN TRELAWNY
JOHN JACKSON
GEORGE WRAY
20 Sept. 1597 HENRY NEVILLE
EDWARD TRELAWNY
29 Sept. 1601 SAMPSON LENNARD
THOMAS EDMONDES
Liskeard, a duchy of Cornwall borough, had sent Members to Parliament since the reign of Edward I. It owed its prosperity to fairs and markets and to its position—re-established early in Elizabeth's reign—as one of the 'coinage' towns of the stannaries.3 Elizabeth confirmed its privileges by charter in 1587. The town was governed by a common council of nine capital burgesses or governors, from whom a mayor was chosen each year. A set of 'constitutions' for the borough, drawn up locally a year after the charter had been renewed, added 15 inferior burgesses to the governing body. All 24 held office for life. The council appointed a steward, usually chosen from the local gentry, a recorder and legal counsel.4
Election returns were made in the name of the mayor and burgesses, who met in the common hall or hall house. For every Parliament for which returns survive, one Member at least was returned on a 'blank'. An irregularity in procedure in 1593 was brought to the notice of the House of Commons. Apparently the Liskeard authorities 'refused to deliver their indenture to the sheriff': instead, one of the elected representatives handed it directly to the clerk of the Crown. The return, now lost, was accepted by the House.5
Electoral influence seems to have been divided between the leading local gentry (Peter Edgecombe of Mount Edgecumbe and Jonathan Trelawny of Menheniot) and court patrons (the 2nd Earl of Bedford and Sir Robert Cecil). As lord warden of the stannaries until 1585, Bedford presumably nominated the following outsiders: George Bromley (1563), brother of the lord chancellor and a friend of William Cecil; Henry Macwilliam (1572), a well-connected gentleman pensioner; and Paul Wentworth (1572). Both Reginald Mohun I and Henry Chiverton had local estates, and John Connock, four times mayor of Liskeard, also owned a local manor. It is not known, however, how Basil Johnson, a Holborn lawyer and a recusant, came to be returned for Liskeard in 1571. Bedford's influence was already waning by the time of the 1584 elections, which were dominated by Peter Edgecombe, who took the senior seat and offered the junior seat to his son-in-law Edward Denny. Edgecombe's eldest son Richard was returned in 1586 at the age of 16 to the junior seat, the senior seat then being taken by Jonathan Trelawny, himself only 17 years old, who, after a long minority, restored the Trelawny family to a position of prominence in the county. Trelawny retained a seat at Liskeard until the 1597 Parliament when he represented the county. His fellow-Members in 1589 and 1593 were John Jackson, a London lawyer whose return for Liskeard has not been explained, and George Wray, a close neighbour and relative of Trelawny, whose brother later became steward of Liskeard. In 1597 both MPs were connected with the Trelawny family: Henry Neville was Jonathan Trelawny's brother-in-law and Edward Trelawny was his cousin. In 1601 both Sampson Lennard and Thomas Edmondes were outsiders, and it seems likely that they were both nominated by Robert Cecil, who is known to have been offered some borough seats by Trelawny.6
Authors: R.C.G. / M.R.P.
1. E371/402(1).
3. Carew's Surv. Cornw. ed. Halliday, 202; CPR, 1566-9, p. 236.
4. J. Allen, Liskeard, 57-67, 231-3, 537-45; R. H. Peckwell, Cases of Controverted Elections (1805-6), pp. 110-145.
5. Cott. Titus F. ii, anon. jnl. f. 37.
6. HMC Hatfield, xi. 405.
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U.S.|A Study Documents the Paucity of Black Elected Prosecutors: Zero in Most States
A Study Documents the Paucity of Black Elected Prosecutors: Zero in Most States
Robert P. McCulloch is the prosecutor in St. Louis County, which includes Ferguson, Mo. About 95 percent of elected prosecutors in 2014 were white, according to a nationwide study by the Women Donors Network.CreditCreditScott Olson/Getty Images
By Nicholas Fandos
WASHINGTON — Sixty-six percent of states that elect prosecutors have no blacks in those offices, a new study has found, highlighting the lack of diversity in the ranks of those entrusted to bring criminal charges and negotiate prison sentences.
About 95 percent of the 2,437 elected state and local prosecutors across the country in 2014 were white, and 79 percent were white men, according to the study, which was to be released on Tuesday by the San-Francisco-based Women Donors Network. By comparison, white men make up 31 percent of the population of the United States.
The numbers are being released as debate continues about racial imbalances in the criminal justice system in the wake of police-related deaths in Ferguson, Mo.; Staten Island; and Baltimore.
While the racial makeup of police forces across the country has been carefully documented, the diversity of prosecutors, who many law enforcement experts say exercise more influence over the legal system, has received little scrutiny. Prosecutors decide in most criminal cases whether to bring charges. And, because so many criminal cases end in plea bargains, they have a direct hand in deciding how long defendants spend behind bars.
"What this shows us is that, in the context of a growing crisis that we all recognize in criminal justice in this country, we have a system where incredible power and discretion is concentrated in the hands of one demographic group," said Brenda Choresi Carter of the Women Donors Network, who led the study.
The data was compiled and analyzed by the Center for Technology and Civic Life, a nonpartisan group that specializes in aggregating civic data sets. The Women Donors Network, which undertook the project, is composed of about 200 female philanthropists who promote a variety of causes, including diversification of elected officials by race, class and sex.
Researchers looked at all elected city, county and judicial district prosecutors, as well as state attorneys general, in office across the country during the summer of 2014. Kentucky had the most elected prosecutors, 161, and four states — Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire and New Jersey — had none that were counted by the study.
The Race Gap in America's Police Departments
Hundreds of police departments across the nation have forces with a white percentage that is more than 30 percentage points higher than the communities they serve.
Although the study found that 14 states had exclusively white elected prosecutors — Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming — there are only 13 because Connecticut's attorney general exercises only civil jurisdiction and is not a prosecutor. In Kentucky and Missouri, which also has more than 100 elected prosecutors, all but one was white, according to the analysis.
The study also found that 16 percent of elected prosecutors were white women, 4 percent were minority men and 1 percent were minority women.
"I think most people know that we've had a significant problem with lack of diversity in decision-making roles in the criminal justice system for a long time," said Bryan A. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, a group that offers legal representation for poor defendants and prisoners. "I think what these numbers dramatize is that the reality is much worse than most people imagine and that we are making almost no progress."
Mr. Stevenson said that while African-Americans had increased in number in mayoral positions and police forces in recent decades, the numbers suggested that the prosecutorial field had not kept pace.
Melba V. Pearson, a Miami lawyer and the president of the National Black Prosecutors Association, said a "long stain" caused by the imbalance was responsible for mistrust in the system by African-Americans and other minorities.
"They have to see someone that looks like them," she said. "When you walk into a courtroom and no one looks like you, do you think you are going to get a fair shake?"
Ms. Pearson said she tried to show African-American lawyers that they needed to be represented in all roles in the criminal justice system, including as prosecutors, a role traditionally stigmatized in the black community, to ensure fair outcomes.
Mr. Stevenson questions whether it is possible to diversify the ranks of prosecutors, given that most of them are elected and incumbents often serve long tenures. With 85 percent of incumbent prosecutors re-elected without opposition, according to a study, sitting prosecutors will either need to start making diversity a priority in vetting their successors or the system will need to be significantly altered to give state bar associations and other legal entities more of a say, he said.
The new study did not look at federal prosecutors, who are appointed, or other state or local appointees. The Women Donors Network planned to make a database of all elected prosecutors available on its website later on Tuesday.
Correction: July 10, 2015
An article on Tuesday about the lack of black elected prosecutors across the nation, using information from a study by the Women Donors Network, misstated the number of states that the study said did not have elected prosecutors. It is four, not three. The article, using additional information from the study, misstated the number of states that have exclusively white elected prosecutors. It is 13 — not 15, as the article initially said, or 14, as the study's authors contend. (The study counts Connecticut as the 14th state, but the state's attorney general exercises only civil jurisdiction and therefore is not considered to be a prosecutor.)
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