LARGE EARTHQUAKE COMING FOR ALASKA?
Peaceful revolutions, a question about future religions, time line modulations (one that happened to me), sending white light to your other time line selves, and more on positive and negative energies are all in this week's newsletter. All these topics will make you think!
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Karin forwarded me a vision someone had about a coming earthquake for Alaska.
Gaia, what is the probability of a large earthquake either offshore or on mainland Alaska in the next three months?
Actually quite low, Tom. But if you add a few months then, as they border on what is termed the Ring of Fire, the probability rises significantly.
By a few months what do you mean?
More on the order of a year. There will be a buildup of pressure, with smaller quakes before then, but the probability is high for one within the next twelve months. Take that to the bank.
Kurt writes: I would like to know if this new surveillance system in China is going to be successful or not, and do we have to be worried of a similar system being launched here in the United States? Click here.
Gaia, will the new surveillance system in China be successful and what is the potential for a similar system in the USA?
Yes, Tom, the Chinese government's desire to have control over its citizens will work for a while, but eventually the desire for more freedoms will permeate the atmosphere and there will be secret movements to regain their freedom of choice. That will not happen immediately, let's say, within the next two or three years, but yes, we always look farther out and see this desire for freedom of choice taking hold during the next five to ten years. Movements like this take time to germinate.
Will they have the ability to end the Chinese leader's reign, or will he still be in place in, say, 10 years?
It will be coming to an end around that time period. There are probabilities, you understand, but that is the highest probability at this time.
What about a similar system in the USA?
The United States will move in the direction of more surveillance, but will not go to the extent of the Chinese. There is the ability of the citizens to object to too much surveillance. It will take more of a middle road. That is the highest probability for the USA at this time.
Could you have that conversation again and expand the discussion on the 10 positive energies. What exactly are the ten positive energies? Why 10 and why not 5 or more than 10? Would it be beneficial to humans to practice the 10 positive energies? If no why, if yes why? Are these like Ten Commandments that all the Universe follows, except us?
Gaia, are there any of the 10 positive energies that we can call upon, or are we locked into working with only negative energies? Also, why 10 positive and four negative? Why not equal numbers? And finally, do we work with all the negative energies?
Yes, Tom, your souls agreed to work solely with negative energies in a negative world, with no access to positive energies. Keep in mind that these are simply energies, Tom. Negative does not necessarily equate to bad. They are simply energies that no one had been able to harness in the past. You have accomplished this, which is why so many are amazed that you were able to do it in such a short time.
Regarding the numbers of positive and negative energies, your scientists will have to slowly learn about these over the coming years. Until now, no one had an inkling—speaking of your scientists—that there were all these different energies. You and your readers have been told something that will be debated for hundreds of years.
I had a long explanation in my ATLANTIS & LEMURIA book about how our souls volunteered for the "Earth Experiment" in order to "fast-track" the raising of our vibrational levels, with the eventual goal of melding together to form a Creator and take over for this Creator running our universe and allow IT to go to another level.
Patti writes: The U.S. people appear to be going through a revolution against the very wealthy and corporations. I feel like a pawn. Bless all the people who are standing up to them. Do these grass roots efforts make a difference to ensure change?
Please offer us an MBO to help.
Gaia, will the grass roots revolution against the misuse of power and money result in positive changes?
Yes, Tom, as you raise your vibrational level you counteract those who would abuse power and money. Each time you act in a benevolent way, it not only raises your vibrational level but assists in raising all those around you—the true Radiant Effect. Darkness cannot exist when there is light. Each time you request an MBO or say a Benevolent Prayer for someone, it is like a spotlight being turned on. You assist your whole population in rising above and shining the light. When you ask for it, you receive help from what you term angelic sources.
I have given you a number of Benevolent Prayers to say yourself and have others say. Remember that, when we all say these same prayers within a fairly short period of time, there is a crescendo effect where the energy created is much greater than the number of people who verbally say the prayer.
For my new readers, Antura is a member of my soul group or "cluster," as Theo calls them. Theo introduced me to him in 2008, and since then I've asked him thousands of questions because he is an ET, after having already lived 800 lives on Earth, mostly as an explorer. He's putting into use what he learned on Earth as part of a "first contact" team that goes all over the universe to emerging worlds that are, typically, thousands of years away from space travel.
Right now he's circling the Earth in a monster mothership that is cloaked, so that it does not scare the heebie-jeebies out of people on Earth, as it is three miles long, 20 stories high, and has a crew of 900, plus their families, totaling 1,500, from 37 different planets. You can read much more about Antura, his mothership, water planet, and even the "Great War" as they call it now in my book, FIRST CONTACT: Conversations with an ET. Here are more questions I asked this week.
Leigh Ann writes: Thank you for all of your teaching. I own all your books and follow you on Sedona Journal of Emergence.
I recently read this article about hidden portals being exposed. Are these the portals that Antura has been speaking of or is it something else? Click here.
Antura, do the portals found in the Earth's magnetic field have anything to do with the 60 portals we've previously covered and used to transport across from one planet to another?
Not at all, Tom. There is so much to learn here that I'm not allowed to discuss. Why, you ask? Because these are energies that you will have to learn about—your scientists. They are seeing energies never imagined before. But there is still such a mountain of knowledge to become even aware of. Still, humans are racing to rediscover these energies at a speed never before seen in any universe. But to return to your question, no, these are anomalies in your magnetic field and not the portals constructed eons in the past for you. One is something to learn about in a magnetic field and the other is a construction.
Fortune writes: I have a couple of questions you and Theo could help me understand.
1. I wonder how it is that just including the Reptilians in the Earth Experiment ended the war, what started the war in the first place?
2. It appears the Reptilians were created with more darkness than light, was this deliberate or an accident?
Antura, were the Reptilians constructed more in the dark than light? And did the war start simply when they started conquering worlds?
Many people believed that they truly were dark forces, but Creator loved variety, as you have been told many times. Therefore, the fact that they are not like most of the rest of the universe does not make them any less loved by Creator. That was what we had to come to grips with, that they did not have the same principles as us. Over a long period of time we got to understand them better, but it was an arduous task. And yes, it all started when they moved into this galaxy to find worlds where they could obtain elements they had used up in their galaxy.
Leigh Ann writes: Could you please ask Antura how truthful this article is (link below)? It describes the United States as having cigar-shaped motherships and numerous scout ships. Could some of the UFO sightings be the secret government program as opposed to extraterrestrials? Click here.
Antura, another claim cropped up of cigar-shaped ships and scout craft owned and manned by the U.S. and UN. Comments?
Another false claim, Tom. Yes, there are test vehicles that the U.S. and other nations are not making public, but trying to claim ET craft are actually man-made is simply to keep the public from being fearful.
Antura, some UFO researchers speculate that all the molecules inside an ET craft are held in place allowing 90 degree turns. And another theory is teleportation. Comments?
Good speculation, Tom, but neither one is correct. The ships have a way of neutralizing gravity inside the ships so that no one is splattered against a wall when an abrupt turn is made. That's all I'm allowed to say on the subject.
"Monday, around 3.45 am, and I couldn't sleep. I got up and went downstairs; switched on the computer and made a cup of tea. A short walk in the garden gazing at the stars. One, a brilliant bright light in the western sky grew to twice, three-times, its size. Next thing I knew it was 5.45.
"And again, time vanished. I thought I had just written one short email but now it was 6.40.
Can Antura say what these three instances were, and their meaning?
Antura, were people from Maggie's friend's home planet checking on her, including a visit and why did three ET ships follow her and her friend in the UK?
You are correct, Tom. They were checking on her to the point of a visit. She can undergo hypnosis to remember that visit, should she desire. They meant no harm. They were just checking on her progress as a number of planets are doing these days, as we have discussed before. They are her friends and she was easy to take a closer look at than some of their other charges. You can recommend a couple of different options we have discussed before.
Douglas writes: About July of last year noticed that I wasn't feeling good and after a while sent out an MBO regarding my health. Several months later after being diagnosed with cancer, the doctor was discussing steps I would need to change to combat disease. I had made all changes from time of MBO that were on his list. I flew through Chemo and later the radiation treatments. Now, only six months later, all of those are behind me and the cancer doctors are amazed for this 69 year old man to breeze into and out of that situation. Thanks to you and MBOs. Just wanted to share that experience with you. Keep it up and thanks.
I'll call him Robert writes: I ran across your books by accident. Or maybe by design… anyway, I had a supervisor, for more than 10 years, who matched the sociopath profile. She refused to promote me because I wasn't in the middle - that is, because I did too much, and because I had two full time jobs, by today's standards, due to short staff. Yep, that's what it was. So I realized I had to put my energy into spiritual growth. I did regular MBOs and BPs for many things, including that we have a better supervisor; she treated the women even worse. That supervisor was transferred, really promoted, to a job where she uses all of her positive abilities, and has far less opportunity to make people's lives miserable. We now have a supervisor who is totally positive, encouraging - obviously very interested in getting the job done - but totally supportive, instead of L-shaped ambushes.
Can't recall how this came up. Here is more about El Dorado, the City of Gold. Click here.
Gaia, was there ever a city called El Dorado, or was it just a myth?
As has been noted, the story got quite convoluted as it passed from one generation to the next. Yes, there was gold in ancient times worn in many different ways by the rulers, but the story was expanded to be a whole city, and that never happened. It would be as if two simple farmers were talking and hearing that their capital city and ruler had streets lined with gold. It was in reality the ruling class.
Recently, my friend Frank laid out a black t-shirt with a pocket on his bed to wear that day. He went into another room and when he came back it was a blue shirt with buttons. As he had wanted to wear the black t-shirt, he searched, but could not find it. He went into the other room, and when he came back, there was the black t-shirt again!
It has disappeared for the time being, Tom. But it will return one of these days in the near future. You requested an MBO to find it and it will return to you. It just went out of your focus, but will be back.
Gaia, both my friend Frank and I seem to have had changes in our time line. Why the sudden changes that seemingly happened?
Yes, Tom, it was good that both of you noticed these switches, we will call them. The time lines are thinner right now, and it can cause objects to move back and forth for a few seconds or even days. There are energy surges that are taking place and these cause the wavering, we will call it, of the time lines. After all, you exist on a certain frequency, and when other frequencies are introduced, the frequencies modulate. That is the simplest way I can explain it for your readers, Tom. Frequency modulation. So, continue to pay attention, I would advise all your readers. You are not crazy. These switches really are happening.
I suppose I should ask, how long will this continue?
These energy surges will continue for several months, and yes, even a year.
Laurie writes: Have you ever asked Theo if you've been present/been a part of the start of a religion in Earth's FUTURE? So far, you've been asking about past and present-day systems (Christianity, Scientology, etc). Also, have you been instrumental in the start or development of religions on other planets?
Theo, will I have a life in the future for a religion that will begin in the future?
No, in the future, as you can guess, Tom, there will be several that will fade away, while others become much more benevolent. You will have a hand in that, not only in this life, but in others as well.
I suppose I was involved in the beginning of the Law of One, which I have not asked about?
Quite so, Tom. All records of the beginning of that religion are now buried, you could say, or underwater. There are a few that survived, or were channeled.
Have I started any religion on other planets?
Yes, as you guessed already, on Nommo you were one of the first souls to have a life there 18 million years ago, and you were the first, as you were on Earth, to honor the soul of your planet Nommo. Before that, you were but a fragment of a soul.
Aravind in Australia writes: Last night I said a BP stating: "Dear Guardian Angel, I request a Most Benevolent Outcome to send white light to all my time-line selves"
The moment I finished the prayer I felt a jolt of energy. Does this mean my selves in other timelines/home planets are sending white light as well?
This is the first time I said such a prayer. I was trying to find info on your blog, but the closest I came across is the daily affirmation prayer.
Theo, what effect does sending white light to your other time line selves have on them and you and does this mean they are doing the same?
Quite likely, Tom, that they are sending light to you from your upper time lines. The idea or impetus to do so, as we have mentioned before about the upper time lines, filters down to this Time Line 6. And, as you do so, it continues to filter down to the lower time lines. You don't want to break the chain, shall we say, but sending light to all the time lines reinforces it for even the upper time lines. So, try and remember to send light and love to all time lines each day. For most people it will be hard to remember each day, but it can become a habit if you do so in the morning when you awaken. You will find over time that your day brightens, literally, each time you send light.
Theo, what life is Aravind on?
Yes, you have here not a young or medium soul, but in the first quadrant of an older, experienced soul. And you are right; he will grow as he remembers on a subconscious level the work he wishes to do in this round.
Bill writes: I just read the newsletter and, as always, enjoyed it from the beginning to the end. I cannot thank you enough for all the work you do to get this out to all of us. I so appreciate it and enjoy it.
I wanted to ask you about something that happened a long time ago. I was flying somewhere (I cannot remember where) and there was a young guy (I was young then too, but he was younger) that told me about Reptilians and how they used us as slaves to dig for gold. He told me it was a very tough and horrible life and they were cruel to us and it was a horrible time.
At first, I just thought he was nuts, but something clicked in my head and I just listened. We were leaving the plane and he was whispering this to me. Somehow it resonated with me and I didn't discard what he said. Even before meeting you and then reading your newsletter, I thought about this meeting on the plane many times.
My question is, what kind of connection did this young man and myself have before the plane trip? I had never seen him before and haven't since. Were we together in a previous life, perhaps as slaves to the Reptilians?
Theo, what was the connection between Bill and the young man who told him that the reptilians enslaved them to dig for gold?
Yes, when he met Bill it invoked the memory of a past life when the two of them were enslaved together.
Was this the Reptilians or the Nibiruans?
It was a memory of an Earth life back when the beings of Nibiru would come every few thousand years and enslave the population to dig gold for them. It was not a life on another planet.
Jan writes: Could you ask about Grand Duchess Tatiana of the former Russian Royal Romanov family who was assassinated in 1917? I was wondering if she has reincarnated at all and if she could have reincarnated as Jackie Kennedy or as Melania Trump. She bears an interesting resemblance to both these women.
I enjoy your weekly newsletter. Thanks for providing it.
Theo, did the Grand Duchess Tatiana reincarnate as Jackie Kennedy or Melania Trump, and if not them, who and when?
Yes, you would think that she would continue to incarnate as well-known powerful people, but there has to be balancing in all of these lives, so her next life was and is much more calm and simple, without being assassinated. A much more normal life—not a significant one as she lived them. Of course there was much balancing in that life, as she had taken the lives of others in previous lives. She is not well known in this new life.


Why led bulb made in Bharat is returning from consumer before completion warranty period.
... not sure what's the context of this question. Maybe the bulbs are faulty?
there is no quality in led bulb drivers, so they can run up to their warranty period.


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Bowen, Sir George Ferguson (1821–1899)
by R. B. Joyce
This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, (MUP), 1969
Sir George Bowen, Bradley & Rulofson, 1873-79
State Library of Victoria, 49332847 H12707
Sir George Ferguson Bowen (1821-1899), governor, was born on 2 November 1821 in Ireland, the eldest son of Edward Bowen, rector of Taughboyne, County Donegal. He went to Charterhouse, won a scholarship to Trinity College, Oxford, where he was twice president of the union and took first-class honours in classics (B.A., 1844; M.A., 1847), and began to read law at Lincoln's Inn. In 1846 he had some naval training, serving for sixteen days in the Victory. In 1847-51 he was rector of the Ionian University at Corfu, and joined the colonial service as political secretary to the government of the Ionian Islands. He travelled widely and wrote several political pamphlets and three books: Ithaca in 1850 (London, 1851); Mt. Athos, Thessaly and Epirus (1852); and a Handbook for Travellers in Greece (1854). In 1856 he married Diamantina, daughter of Count Candiano di Roma, president of the Senate of the Ionian Islands.
Bowen had been elected to a fellowship at Brasenose, which he held in 1851-54. In the 1852 elections he campaigned vigorously for Gladstone, through whose patronage he was appointed in 1859 the first governor of Queensland. On 10 December Bowen was welcomed in Brisbane as a friendly tutor in the enjoyment of the fruits of separation from New South Wales. His influence was greater than that of the governors in other Australian colonies which already had responsible government, and much of it stemmed from (Sir) Robert Herbert, who accompanied him from England, became colonial secretary and was premier in 1860-66. Because of Bowen's friendship Herbert's influence and ideas were reflected in the legislation they drafted together.
Bowen preferred to act through parliamentary institutions, rather than as an autocratic governor. Always willing to hand over responsibility, he appointed ministers and an Executive Council within a week of his arrival, appreciative of the existing administrative departments already established under control from Sydney. Bowen tried to expedite elections for the first Legislative Assembly and regretted their delay until May 1860, but deferred to the judgment of his chosen advisers. He also supported attempts to change the Legislative Council from an appointed to an elective chamber, clearly favouring the dominance of the lower house: 'no man of ability, character and self-respect could be found to undertake the duties of Responsible Ministers, if they were liable to see their measures defeated or thwarted by a hostile majority in the Legislative Council created without their advice or consent … any attempt by the Governor to surround himself with a camarilla or to create an oligarchy opposed to the Ministry enjoying the confidence of the Representatives of the people would only end in piteous and ridiculous failure so far as concerned the Governor personally'.
The legislation most urgently needed was on land, immigration and education. Bowen exaggerated the success of the Land Acts when he claimed that they had 'settled that long quarrel between the pastoral and agricultural interests which has raged in all new countries since the days of Abel the "keeper of sheep" and Cain "the tiller of the ground".' That quarrel continued during and after his governorship; while agriculture had limited success, the fortunes of cotton and sugar fluctuated and other crops expanded slowly but the pastoral industry remained dominant with Bowen's support. Politically he heeded a warning from the Colonial Office to avoid support of either pastoralists or their opponents and to 'abstain as much as possible from interference'. Socially, however, his sympathy was with the squatters. He gave fulsome praise to the gentlemen squatters he met on his extensive tours, especially on the Darling Downs, even writing of the 'sublimity' of the pastoral expansion. He enjoyed riding, shooting and fishing with them and recommended that no governor lacking these outdoor skills should ever be sent to Queensland. He also pleased urban interests by his ready accessibility and by the generous hospitality he and his wife displayed in Brisbane and the other small towns.
Bowen supported immigration, realizing that 'the most pressing need of Queensland is an accession of population to develop the rich and varied resources and capabilities of our vast territory'; yet the 1860 land order system neither worked well nor attracted sufficient farmers and had to be amended in 1864. Bowen hoped to attract Indian labourers to supplement other workers 'in the tropical districts where the climate (though salubrious) is too hot for Europeans to work in the fields'. When his ideas were opposed, his arguments revealed some of his prejudices: 'if capitalists and colonizing companies are not permitted to introduce Indian labor under proper regulation and supervision, they will ere long deluge North Australia with Chinese, Malays, Polynesians and hordes of other labourers under no regulation or supervision whatsoever'. His plan for Indians and later for Maltese immigrants failed. He then suggested Chinese immigrants, hoping they would prove 'industrious labourers on cotton and sugar plantations', but few of those who arrived worked on the plantations to which Pacific islanders (Kanakas) were introduced in spite of government policy. When conditions on German migrant ships were condemned in 1865, another avenue for population was temporarily stopped despite Queensland's continual need for agricultural workers.
Always a good 'trumpeter' for Queensland, Bowen visualized even before he arrived an expansion of population and production with towns set on 'a chain of capacious Harbours at successive intervals along the coast'. The new settlements of Port Denison, Cardwell, Burketown and Townsville owed much to his enthusiasm. He gave special attention to investigating and encouraging a settlement on Cape York for which he held grandiose hopes as a future Australian Singapore. The resultant undeveloped settlement at Somerset typified his failure to impress the British government with the importance of either his ideas or Queensland's potential.
Bowen's interest in education was reflected in his speeches, for example, his spirited defence of classical education and competitive examinations. In 1860 he introduced entry tests for clerks joining the Queensland public service. He welcomed the government's support of local efforts in founding primary and secondary schools, wanting the latter to fulfil the role of the English public schools and the Irish Queen's colleges. He praised the encouragement of tertiary education by government scholarships to Australian and especially British universities, and hoped they would 'strengthen the cordial relations existing between this Colony and the Mother Country'. He regretted the government's decision to end payments 'on account of public worship', preferring to see 'the system of "State Aid" continued on a more liberal scale … until Churches should have been built and Public Worship firmly established not in the towns only, but also throughout the pastoral districts of the colony'. Although Bowen supported the increase of government as against church schools he tried to steer clear of sectarian issues. He avoided rather naively the conflicting claims to precedency between the heads of the Churches of England and Rome by 'taking care that the rival dignatories are never asked to dinner at Government House on the same day'. But he was soon drawn into disputes, sensationally when Bishop James Quinn threatened him with 'dreadful consequences' if he did not support Roman Catholic views; later rumour had Bowen about to be replaced by a Roman Catholic governor, possibly Sir Dominick Daly.
Bowen also faced criticism from radicals centred around Judge Alfred Lutwyche. He survived their constant attacks in 1859-64 and managed to remain fairly aloof but in 1863 he reported to the Colonial Office: 'probably there is no precedent in England for an onslaught of this nature on the Ministry and Parliament of the day by a criminal and common law judge, in the midst of the excitement of a general election … I should consider Mr. Lutwyche's conduct equally deplorable if he had issued his manifesto in favour of, instead of against, the political party now in office'.
In 1866 Bowen faced his most violent criticism, culminating in petitions for his removal on the grounds that he had overstepped the limits of responsible government. The issue began with an 1866 financial crisis when the treasurer, (Sir) Joshua Bell, proposed a bill for issuing inconvertible bank-notes to the value of £200,000 based on government credit. Bowen tried to persuade his ministers against the bill, arguing against repetition of the error of assignats in the French revolution and of greenbacks in the United States. When Bell, backed by the premier, Arthur Macalister, introduced the bill, Bowen reserved it and refused to yield. When Macalister resigned, Bowen recalled Herbert for a brief ministry. Meanwhile Bowen had been reviled by his executive, attacked in parliament, press and public meetings and faced with petitions for his recall. His advice to his ministers and his reservation were later upheld by the Colonial Office, especially as his Instructions specifically required him to reserve any bill making paper legal tender. As Macalister was defeated in parliament in May and August 1867 it can also be argued that Bowen did not oppose majority legislative opinion, although he probably exceeded his powers in appointing Herbert. The crisis at this stage in the evolution of responsible government in Queensland showed that a strong governor, convinced of the lack of wisdom in the course of action chosen by his responsible advisers, could find a reason for intervention and survive opposition and subsequent constitutional irregularities. The incident needs to be compared with Bowen's experience in Victoria in 1878.
Bowen's views were those of an English Liberal-Conservative and he showed clear opposition in Queensland to what he called the extremes of ultra-democracy and autocracy. The extent of his influence suggests the degree of opposition in Queensland to democratic and radical ideas. At the same time his refusal to become committed to any local interest, particularly to the squatters, encouraged the development of political factions.
In 1868 Bowen succeeded Sir George Grey in New Zealand. His dispatches continued to be long and flowery but W. Gisborne, New Zealand Rulers and Statesmen from 1840-1897 (London, 1897), claimed that he had learned wisdom in not sending 'angry retorts' to 'frequent reprimands' from the Colonial Office. He was in the colony at the end of the Maori war and boasted of his visits to Maoris, 'helping to confirm the loyalty of the well-affected, and of winning back to allegiance such of the tribes as had revolted against the Queen's authority'.
In March 1873 Bowen took office as governor of Victoria, where he faced a political crisis reminiscent of 1866 in Queensland. It began during his first leave, which he spent in England from January 1875 to January 1876, when the acting governor, Sir William Stawell, showed 'too little flexibility in the exercise of his temporary powers'. The issues were mainly related to rivalry between the two Houses of parliament and between political factions, and involved such questions as reform of the Legislative Council, protection, land taxation and payment of members. Bowen was well aware of the increasing rivalry and in October 1877 told the Earl of Carnarvon that 'a sort of political madness has seized on both sides, and that language rarely heard in British communities is openly held; some members of the Council talking of hiring and arming Irish mobs, forming vigilante committees, etc., while some members of the Assembly advocate violent and revolutionary measures'. Graham Berry gained a large majority in the elections of May 1877 and continued his fight against the Legislative Council's blocking of legislation providing for its reform and for payment of members. Bowen was strongly opposed to the council's tactics and argued with its president, Sir William Fancourt Mitchell and the support given by the conservative Argus. Anticipating a deadlock between the Houses Bowen, for his first time as a governor, sought guidance from the Colonial Office. Herbert told him to follow his ministers' advice in virtually all circumstances, specifically on spending moneys approved only by the assembly, although he regretted that 'the power of self-misgovernment conceded to the Australian Colonies has hardly any conceivable limitation so far as intra-colonial questions are concerned'. In December 1877 the council refused to pass the appropriation bill which included provision for continued payment of members. Backed by Herbert's advice, Bowen thought he was safe in consenting to Berry's attempt, aimed at some of the council's major supporters, to break the deadlock by a wholesale dismissal of public servants on the so-called 'Black Wednesday'. Private and confidential letters from Bowen to Berry (one of them marked 'do not mention this to any one. Burn this letter') reveal the close alliance between governor and premier. Bowen was advising Berry throughout, for example, suggesting what to include in the address to the Queen and tell the Age but not other newspapers and rebuking him for speaking too much in the past to the press. Berry was opposed at first to the sweeping dismissals but his hesitations had been overcome by his colleagues. Bowen did not stand in the way but later persuaded Berry to reinstate a few officers. The governor probably exaggerated when he later claimed to have 'saved the Banks, the currency and the trade of Melbourne from molestation and danger at the hands of certain extreme parties'. Bowen realized in May 1878 that 'my reluctant consent, purely on constitutional grounds, to these dismissals … has damaged my further reputation and my career to a degree that I shall never recover. It will never be forgotten either in England or in the Colony'.
Bowen was unlucky when Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, who had replaced Carnarvon, disapproved Herbert's advice and virtually recalled Bowen in August 1878. The governor undoubtedly exaggerated the importance of his place in the crisis for the dispute went far beyond his constitutional powers. On this lesser issue and the disagreement between Herbert and Hicks-Beach, opinions were divided both in England and Australia. Sir Charles Nicholson later wrote that Bowen's actions had prevented his appointment as governor of New South Wales but Hugh Childers, Gladstone, W. E. Forster and Lord Dufferin expressed approval of his actions. Bowen quoted Dufferin's opinion in one of his farewell speeches; 'a Governor should unflinchingly maintain the principle of ministerial responsibility … it is better he should be too tardy in relinquishing the palladium of colonial liberty than too rash in resorting to acts of personal interference'. In Victoria a petition assailing Bowen, signed by fewer than five hundred, included only eight of the thirty members of the council and five of the eighty-six in the assembly. Berry described these parliamentarians as 'an extreme faction … a defeated and embittered one'.
Long before this crisis Bowen had realized that Victorians were far more likely than Queenslanders to resent any interference in their 'colonial liberty' by the Queen's representative. In one of his first speeches he showed awareness of Anthony Trollope's warning of their propensity to 'blow' by referring to Melbourne as 'this great city, the most populous, the most wealthy and the most energetic in Australasia'. This did not prevent him from advocating Federation as the 'hope of all farseeing and thoughtful Australians'. Throughout his term, both before and after 1878, he tried to respect the limits of responsible government. In spite of his close relationships with Berry, he claimed to maintain a 'dignified neutrality' towards contending factions. As in Queensland he gave notice that he would be available to members of the public once a week and in addition that 'persons having business which will not admit of delay will be admitted at any hour he may be in town and disengaged', and he hoped to make Government House 'a neutral ground on which men of all parties can meet in harmony'. Aided by his wife he was a social success, travelled extensively, supported all types of clubs and dispensed generous hospitality.
Bowen left Victoria in February 1879. He was governor of Mauritius in 1879-82 and Hong Kong in 1882-86 and then retired from the civil service. In 1887 he chaired the royal commission on a new constitution for Malta. His interest in colonial questions was maintained; although he took no active part in British politics, he served on the executive of the Imperial Institute. He showed continual concern in education, acting on the governing body of his old school, Charterhouse. His interest in languages and the classics had been maintained as well as his writing. In The Federation of the British Empire (London, 1886) he advocated active steps towards that goal and in selections from his dispatches, Thirty Years of Colonial Government (1889).
His wife, by whom he had one son and four daughters, died on 17 November 1893. On 17 October 1896 he married Florence, daughter of the mathematician, Dr Thomas Luby, and widow of Henry White. Bowen died at Brighton on 21 February 1899. He had been appointed C.M.G. in 1855, K.C.M.G. in 1856 and G.C.M.G. in 1860, and recognized by an honorary D.C.L. (Oxon, 1875) and an LL.D. from Cambridge.
Bowen was self-opinionated, obstinate and long-winded but such defects and his errors of judgment as in Victoria did not outweigh his abilities and his contributions as a governor. His role was particularly important in Queensland where his alliance with Herbert shaped colonial legislation and his influence ensured the operation of effective parliamentary government.
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This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, (MUP), 1969
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Adam Liberatore, who had a 0.85 WHIP and 0.61 ERA before the All-Star Break but 1.95 WHIP and 9.45 ERA after, is expected to undergo an arthroscopic left elbow debridement Tuesday, which should allow him to return for the 2017 season.
Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the operation in Los Angeles on Liberatore, who set a franchise record July 9 with his 24th consecutive scoreless appearance. Alex Wood recently returned to action after a similar procedure in July.
Liberatore was placed on the disabled list August 3 (retroactive to July 30), and pitched 9 1/3 innings in 14 games thereafter with a 9.64 ERA and 18 baserunners.
The best part of tonight's game at Colorado for the Dodgers is that Corey Seager didn't appear to be seriously hurt by either of the two pitches that hit him.
Dodgers at Reds, 4:10 p.m.
Bud Norris and Adam Liberatore have been activated from the disabled list by the Dodgers, who optioned Ross Stripling and Casey Fien to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Norris, who is starting tonight, has a 4.34 ERA in seven games (six starts) for the Dodgers, including his most recent appearance July 31, when he left after facing two batters.
Clayton Kershaw is expected to meet the Dodgers in Cincinnati, where he will throw off flat ground Friday with a tentative bullpen session scheduled for Saturday.
Bud Norris remains scheduled to be activated from the disabled list Friday, with Brett Anderson starting Saturday.
Lefty reliever Adam Liberatore is expected to be activated from the disabled list Friday as well, meaning the Dodgers would have to make two roster moves in the next 24 hours.
Kenta Maeda, whose next turn in the rotation would be Sunday, might get extra rest, with the Dodgers turning to an in-house spot starter in that case.
Rich Hill is pitching a simulated game at Camelback Ranch tonight.
Hyun-Jin Ryu is rehabbing but has not picked up a baseball. He is not expected to return for the Dodgers in 2016.
Pirates at Dodgers, 1:05 p.m.
Note: Justin Turner has been scratched with a right-hand contusion, replaced by Rob Segedin at third base.
Today: Brandon McCarthy starts on five days' rest. (A.J. Ellis, making his third start since July 28, will catch.) Bud Norris will make a rehab start of approximately 75 pitches for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga.
Sunday: Brett Anderson makes his 2016 debut. At Rancho, reliever Adam Liberatore is scheduled for a rehab outing.
Monday: While the Dodgers have a travel day, Rich Hill is likely to have a rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Tuesday: Kenta Maeda starts the series opener in Philadelphia on six days' rest, with Liberatore rehabbing again for Rancho.
Wednesday: Scott Kazmir starts, also on six days' rest.
Thursday: This would be Ross Stripling's turn, but according to what Roberts said today, Stripling will be available in long relief. McCarthy or Norris might make the start.
Over the next several days, pitchers that could be optioned to make room for Anderson, Norris and Liberatore include Urias, Stripling, Grant Dayton, Josh Fields and Josh Ravin.
A flurry of moves have been made by the Dodgers before tonight's game in Colorado.
Louis Coleman (right shoulder fatigue) and Adam Liberatore (left elbow inflammation) have been placed on the disabled list. For Liberatore, the transaction is retroactive to July 30.
Joining the Dodgers from Triple-A Oklahoma City are pitchers Julio Urías and newly acquired Josh Fields. In addition, outfielder Andrew Toles has been optioned to Oklahoma City to make room for tonight's starting pitcher, Brock Stewart.
On July 23, the Dodgers could use a July 10 Kenta Maeda.
Maeda went seven innings on July 10 against the San Diego Padres — one of just two times this month when a Dodger starter has completed seven innings (the other being Scott Kazmir's seven innings on Tuesday).
Today's callup of Ross Stripling gives a gassed bullpen a much needed long man. Since the All-Star Break, the Dodgers are third in baseball in relief innings — 31 2/3. The last two games, the Dodgers made 15 trips to the bullpen — using seven relievers in Washington on Thursday and eight in last night's 16-inning 4-3 loss in St. Louis, including starter Bud Norris for 1 1/3 innings.
We started this week with streaks and enter the weekend on the same topic.
Justin Turner has hit home runs in consecutive games. His ninth-inning solo homer gave the Dodgers a 3-2 lead against the Cardinals on Friday in St. Louis. That was before the Cardinals tied the score in the bottom of the ninth with a Jedd Gyorko solo home run and won the game 4-3 in the 16th with a Matt Adams walk-off homer.


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Travels With an Alien
It's this way... I never know whether C.W. sleeps or not. He pretends to, but then he may just be having some fun at my expense. In either case, he slides in this morning as I was writing, looking much like a sleepy, confused teenaged boy, rubbing his eyes and yawning.
"I had a nightmare last night," he said.
I continued typing. "That's nice," I said.
"It scared me."
"That's nice."
"Are you even listening?"
That got my attention. I stopped and looked at him. "What's up?"
"I had this scary dream."
"About what?"
"That weird preacher who's running for president."
I thought. "The one that acts a little crazier each day?"
"That's him."
"So what did he do in your dream?"
"It was about that bizarre woman in Kentucky, too."
"There are lot of bizarre women in Ky...." Then it dawned on me. "Oh," I said. "That one."
"Yeah," he said. "The one they locked up."
"Yep. But what did she have to do with the crazy preacher?"
"Did you see where he offered to take her place in jail?"
"Seems I read something about that. Why?"
"In my dream they took him up on his offer."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah. They let her out and locked him up."
"A real zero-sum exchange," I said.
"He got out after awhile, in my dream."
"None the worse for wear, I hope."
"Oh no. He seemed very happy."
"To see his wife and family, I suppose."
"Oh no," he said. "Just the opposite."
This really got my attention. I turned and said, "Tell me more."
"He was holding hands with someone."'
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"No, another inmate."
"No. Who?"
"A big, ugly, mean-looking man."
"Get out of town."
"Really," he said. "You won't believe what he told the reporters."
"He said, 'I have quit ignoring this thorn in my side, and I'd like to introduce you to my fiancé, Rufus Lee.' Then he started to leave."
"What happened next?"
"He said, 'I'd talk more but we're going over and get my divorce papers and a marriage license. You can get them both at the same place in this county.'"
"C.W," I said, 'why don't you go back to bed?"
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About C.W.
C.W. is a weird alien from a place far away named Falloonia. He is able to change shapes at will so I can't really describe him. He is likey to appear in any shape, anywhere, anytime. He has a bizarre sense of humor, as you will see. Not only can he appear in any shape he chooses, he sometimes appears as multiple shapes and can even go back in history in a process he calls "enphasing."
Don't ask.
So I hope you enjoy the little dude as much as I do, sometimes.
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Dictionary of Falloonian Phrases
C.W. often uses phrases from his home planet to express thoughts. These appear below as they are used in the daily posts.
Berilincha: The chewing off of one's own genitals, slang for an act that does not portend long-range good fortune. The phrase might be compared to the American "Cutting off your own nose to spite your face." One can notice the Falloonian penchant for the more melodramatic in the formation of this metaphor.
Consuractic: A series of irrational acts, one leading to the other. It literally translates as despoiling your food with your own feces and then saying that you're hungry.
Contacura++: Literally, the act of sitting on a baby's face, i.e. a foolish course of action. He often uses the term in discourse to describe the short-term decisions of our species that can had disastrous long-term effects. See also Jared Diamond's seminal work Collapse.
Lashewenga: The act of eating with your toes, which Fallooninans can do if they wish but, of course, don't encourage. It refers to an act that may accomplish a purpose but in an unseemly way.
Shalowaraten++: A verbal trick implying that "black is not black when I want it to be white," i.e. the act of disavowing a command by claiming that one is taking it out of context. For example, "Take all your money and give it to the poor" actually means "God wants you to be rich" and "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" means "Nuke 'em back to the stone-age." See also: Joel Olsteen.
Wanakalate++: To perform a physically impossible act such as, for a Falloonian, licking aBakataloran Tree. Falloonians can't extend their tongues outside their mouths so that would not happen. Since it would be quite tasty, and therefore pleasurable, C.W. uses it to replace a vulgar American phrase implying a potentially pleasurable but physically impossible act.
Wabobeling: There is not a literal translation. C.W. usually uses the term for an approximation of "masturbation."
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A veteran of the United States Navy with the Vietnam Service Ribbon, I enjoyed a successful career as an urban planning consultant. Now, I write on a variety of topics, including the southern Delta and how an alien might view our society. You can check out my newest book and offerings at www.wattensawpress.com.