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Documents show no sign Albanese government lobbied the US to bring Julian Assange home
https://michaelwest.com.au/documents-show-no-sign-albanese-government-lobbied-the-us-to-bring-julian-assange-home/, by Rex Patrick | Jan 24, 2023
The government is hosting a media freedom roundtable yet Freedom of Information inquiries show no evidence of entreaties to the Biden administration to free Australia's number one victim of political and media persecution, Julian Assange. Actions speak louder than words, writes Rex Patrick.
When Independent MP Monique Ryan stood up in the Parliament in late November and asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese if his Government would intervene to bring Australian journalist Julian Assange home, those in the community that care about freedom of the press were provided with a glimmer of hope.
The PM answered: "I, some time ago, made my point that enough is enough. It is time for this matter to be brought to a conclusion. In that, I don't express any personal sympathy with some of the actions of Mr Assange. I do say though that this issue has gone on for many years now, and when you look at the issue of Mr Assange and compare that with the person responsible for leaking the information, Bradley Manning, now Chelsea Manning, she is now able to participate freely in US society."
The government will continue to act in a diplomatic way, but can I assure the member for Kooyong that I have raised this personally with representatives of the United States government. My position is clear and has been made clear to the US administration that it is time that this matter be brought to a close.
Press protections or press protection?
When the Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus MP, KC announced on the 19th of this month that he was calling together media organisations to discuss improved protections for press freedom, Assange supporters could also reasonably crack a smile. Dreyfus pronounced:
"The Albanese Government believes a strong and independent media is vital to democracy and holding governments to account. Journalists should never face the prospect of being charged or even jailed just for doing their jobs."
But it's now clear there's a big difference between saying, and doing. A set of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests has bought the Government's Assange façade crumbling to the ground.
In response to a Freedom of Information request to the Prime Minister for all correspondence or other records of communication sent after 23 May 2022 by or on behalf of the Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, to United States President Joe Biden that related to Julian Paul Assange, his office has come up with nothing.
In response to a Freedom of Information request to the Attorney General for correspondence or records of communication between him and his US counterpart Merrick Garland that relates to Assange his office also came up bare.
FOI Response from Houston Ash, Senior Adviser to the Attorney-General
It's a response that's left independent MP Monique Ryan disturbed.
"The US Government's prosecution of Australian journalist and publisher Julian Assange poses a major threat to press freedom around the world. Unfortunately, the evidence now available shows that, contrary to their statements, Prime Minister Albanese and his Ministers have done little to secure Mr Assange's freedom. None of them has written to their US counterparts to press for the espionage prosecution to be dropped", said Ms Ryan.
She's now rightly called on the government to disclose exactly what they have done, and will do, to secure Assange's release.
In media statements she referred also to a further request made to Foreign Minister Penny Wong's office for Assange related correspondence between her and United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. It also drew a blank.
Ms Ryan observed:
"If the Albanese Government was serious about working to secure an end to the US prosecution and Mr Assange's release, then he and his Ministers would have raised the matter formally, in writing, with their counterparts at the top levels of the US Government", It is now confirmed that they have not done so via any formal means."
Ms Ryan went on to highlight the Attorney's duplicitous stand. "Last week, in announcing a forthcoming national media roundtable, Attorney-General Dreyfus declared that 'Journalists should never face the prospect of being charged or even jailed just for doing their jobs'." Julian Assange is an Australian journalist who faces lifelong imprisonment for doing his job."
The Independent MP for Kooyong has signalled her intent to take the matter further. "When the Federal Parliament reconvenes in February, the Government will need to explain – in much more detail – when we can expect to see Mr Assange return to Australia"
The Albanese Government has been caught out saying something but not meaning it. They just want to appear that they're doing something, when behind the scenes they're doing very little, if anything much at all.
Nothing is to be gained by the continuing prosecution of Julian Assange. The US espionage prosecution sends precisely the wrong message at a time when freedom of the press is under threat in many countries worldwide.
The Albanese Government serve the United States better, and promotes a solid position itself, in pressing for the attack on Assange and media freedom to stop.
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Chris Hedges, The Real News Network, Fri, 20 Jan 2023
Thirteen years ago, WikiLeaks published extensive leaked US government documents detailing a range of criminal and unethical acts, from the slaughter of civilians in the "War on Terror" to acts of espionage against foreign heads of state. Since then, the persecution of Julian Assange has not ceased. This year, Assange is expected to stand trial in the US for violations of the Espionage Act. Journalist Kevin Gosztola joins The Chris Hedges Report to review the cases of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, and discuss Washington's wider war against whistleblowers and the truth itself.
Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor of Shadowproof, where he writes The Dissenter. He is the author of Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange.
Chris Hedges: The long persecution of Julian Assange, the publisher of WikiLeaks, is set to culminate in its final act: a trial in the United States, probably this year. Kevin Gosztola has spent the last decade reporting on Assange, WikiLeaks, and the wider war on whistleblowers. His new book, Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case against Julian Assange, methodically lays out the complex issues surrounding the case, the gross distortions to the legal system used to facilitate the extradition of Julian, now in a high security prison in London, the abuses of power by the FBI and the CIA, including spying on Julian's meetings when he sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London with his family, doctors, and attorneys, and the dire consequences, should Julian be convicted, for the press.
Joining me to discuss his new book is Kevin Gosztola. So Kevin, you do a very… I think your book and Nils Melzer are the two books I would recommend for people who don't understand the case. I use this show in this interview to really lay out for people who are unfamiliar with the long persecution of Julian and the legal anomalies that have been used against him. You know, what those are. So let's just start with what are the charges, what are the allegations, which is where you begin your book.
Kevin Gosztola: Yeah. And the intention was to look ahead and say, Julian Assange is likely to be brought to the US by the end of 2023, maybe 2024. We need something out there for the general public so they can wrap their head around the unprecedented nature of what's unfolding. And so the charges against Julian Assange, he was first indicted back in April of 2019. Or sorry, that was when it was unveiled. He was charged first with a computer crime offense. They alleged, essentially, a password cracking conspiracy. And that was of intrusion, of essentially agreeing to help Chelsea Manning anonymously access military computers.
And then the other charges were 17 espionage act offenses. ………………………………………………………… https://therealnews.com/julian-assange-and-the-us-governments-war-on-whistleblowers
This week's nuclear news
Some bits of good news. Eight things that went right this week, including big energy and health wins. Once Biologically Dead, the River Mersey in England is "Best Environmental Story in Europe".
Pandemic. The world needs a COP-like process for pandemic preparedness
Climate. A few pieces of good news on climate change (and a reality check)
Nuclear. Am I the only one who thinks that it's a bit bizarre to see the World Nuclear News bragging about new nuclear reactors going ahead in Ukraine – just as the IAEA staff are tearing their hair out about the dangers of nuclear reactors in Ukraine?
AUSTRALIA. Greens Senator Barbara Pocock 's reminder that the Kimba nuclear waste storage has no longterm plan for removal of that waste to permanent disposal. Media keeps mum about earthquake near planned nuclear waste dump.
Nuclear submarines deal an exercise in futility and should be sunk. Nuclear submarines are not going to have 'any effect' at all. Australia to become major hub for US submarines, [and target?]. Push in US Congress to exempt Australia from International Traffic in Arms Regulations, so that it can import nuclear submarines. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a good step towards a nuclear-free world.
Christina notes: Nuclear toys for the boys. What fun! To ramp up militarism, (and the USA weapons corporations) the US Congress might decide to dump Regulations on Traffic in Nuclear Weapons.
CLIMATE. The first breach of 1.5°C will be a temporary but devastating failure. Absurd that we listen to those causing the climate crisis' in Davos, says Greta Thunberg. The 'all-of-the-above' story used to sneak nuclear power in as a climate-action technology along with renewables . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU6vQXif5Xo Suffolk: Sizewell C nuclear 'should not get licence' due to coastal erosion.
CIVIL LIBERTIES. UK police powers increased, to shut down climate protests. UK govt to tighten anti-protest restrictions, despite criticism from human rights groups .
ECONOMICS. As the war rages on and military spending booms, the US arms industry is a big winner in Ukraine. Marketing: South Korea keen to market nuclear technology to United Arab Emirates, and missile technology, too. Poland's energy company agrees to buy France's NOT YET DESIGNED so-called "small" Nuward nuclear reactor!
The British government's Regulated Asset Base – the test case for reviving its nuclear power dream. "Great British Nuclear "- it's high time that they came clean on what this will cost. David Schlissel: Small modular reactor project likely to end badly for Utah utilities.
EMPLOYMENT. The French nuclear sector up against the wall in terms of recruitment.
ENERGY. Germany aims for faster expansion of wind energy, not nuclear. Prolonged outages of France's nuclear reactors. Renewable energy is the only credible path forward -António Guterres. Four separate reports show that the UK could save over €120 bn by 2050 by switching to a renewable energy strategy.
HEALTH. Investigation underway after nine nuclear missileers develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
LEGAL. Fukushima: court upholds acquittals of three Tepco executives over disaster. UK High Court to hear challenge against plans for Sizewell C nuclear station
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. The Nuclear Fallacy: Why Small Modular Reactors Can't Compete With Renewable Energy. U.S. approves design for NuScale small modular nuclear reactor, but significant problems remain.
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR. Demonstrators gather in Hamburg against threat of nuclear confrontation in Ukraine.
Ukraine steps up preparations for new nuclear reactors (NO this is not a joke!).
Mini nuclear reactor firm snubs Britain for the French: Newcleo blames political chaos for decision to build prototype across Channel.
Jeremy in nuclear wonderland. 2022 saw the slow demise of the Bradwell B nuclear plan.
France's new law on nuclear energy will be a gift to the nuclear lobby. French government moves to fully nationalise the nuclear industry.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission certifies NuScale's design for small nuclear reactor, despite predictions on uneconomic costs.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. The Problem With Primacy – America's Dangerous Quest to Dominate the Pacific. Diplomatic Cables Show Russia Saw NATO Expansion as a Red Line. Pacific islands urge Japan to delay release of nuclear plant waste water.
The IAEA expands mission in Ukraine to prevent nuclear accident. IAEA sends staff to all Ukraine nuclear plants to reduce risk of accidents. Ukraine says situation deteriorating at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Accident at Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant 'still cannot be excluded': IAEA . Ukraine storing weapons at nuclear plants.
French nuclear safety needs review ahead of reactor lifespan extensions, newbuilds.
40 safety incidents with UK nuclear weapons convoys over past 3 years. Call to end practice of transporting nuclear warheads through Cumbria.
Slovenia Extends Nuclear Plant Operation Until 2043. Slovenia's nuclear power plant gets permit for a 20 year operating extension.
SECRETS and LIES. Man arrested on suspicion of terror offences after uranium found at Heathrow.
SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. NATO activating space war center in France. New NASA Nuclear Rocket Plan Aims to Get to Mars in Just 45 Days
SPINBUSTER. A bit of panic in the UK small nuclear reactor lobby?
TECHNOLOGY. Canadian MP Charlie Angus Questions the Claims of SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7nR4P39ALo
WASTES.
China urges Japan to safely dispose of nuclear-contaminated water.
France's nuclear waste agency applies to create a long-term underground storage in Eastern France. France issues a 10,000-page dossier to convince people of the safety of the Cigeo nuclear waste site.
Diluted plutonium disposed of at Carlsbad nuclear waste site as program draws controversy. Many years for removal and disposal of radioactive waste from historic subterranean vaults at Berkeley nuclear power station.
WAR and CONFLICT. US may assist Ukrainian strikes on Crimea – NYT. Ukraine: Is the Hammer About to Fall?.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. CNN: Ukraine Has Become a 'Weapons Lab' for Western Arms . Ukraine Narrative Fraying, But Weapons Will Continue To Flow. Ukraine war boon/boondoggle for U.S. arms makers, Pentagon's warfighting capabilities. Germany Says US Must Lead Way On Tanks For Ukraine, As Republican Party Also Piles On Pressure Nuclear Notebook: United States nuclear weapons, 2023.
Plutonium Pit Bomb Plans Excoriated by General Accounting Office. Pentagon can't account for $220 billion in govt property, fails fifth audit. US Installs New Nukes in Europe: As Destructive as 83 Hiroshima Bombs.
The US has a new nuclear proliferation problem: South Korea. The Disastrous Downsides of South Korea Building Nuclear Weapons. It comes down to weapons.
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Push in US Congress to exempt Australia from International Traffic in Arms Regulations, so that it can import nuclear submarines
Democrat push to grant Australia a waiver to import nuclear subs earlier than expected
SMH, ByFarrah Tomazin, January 21, 2023 —
Washington: A maze of US regulations and export control laws stand between Australia and the multibillion-dollar AUKUS submarine agreement, prompting a key ally of the pact in Congress to propose a blanket exemption to accelerate delivery of the nuclear-powered fleet.
Democratic congressman Joe Courtney, who recently spearheaded a bipartisan defence of the Australia-UK-US pact amid jitters from some of his Washington colleagues, wants Australia to be given a waiver from strict US export controls that could otherwise derail the agreement.
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations is one set of rules which could delay for years the transfer of crucial technologies at a time when Australia is racing to bolster its submarine capacity before the retirement of its Collins-class fleet.
Defence Minister Richard Marles has said the government will announce by March which type of submarine it will acquire, after receiving a recommendation from Jonathan Mead, the head of the Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce.
The announcement is expected to provide the first concrete insights into the cost, timing and procurement of the AUKUS deal. The modelling so far has suggested that if the submarines are produced in Australia, as the government has suggested, the earliest possible delivery date would be 2055.
While President Joe Biden supports AUKUS, he needs the backing of a divided Congress to make good on his promise to share American submarine secrets with Australia.
Courtney, who co-chairs the bipartisan "AUKUS caucus" and is regarded as one of Congress' top navy experts, said a potential solution to the difficulties posed by US law would be to pass an exemption, with the support of the Pentagon, allowing Australia to bypass rules such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and related nuclear submarine laws, for the strict purpose of advancing AUKUS……………………………….
Australian officials have for years been pushing their US counterparts to reform their treatment under arms regulations, and the issue was front and centre of the December Australian-US Ministerial consultations between Marles and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin…………
In response to questions from this masthead, a spokesman for the Australian Department of Defence said it was anticipating that export arrangements would need to change "to ensure technology and expertise could be transferred seamlessly and effectively among AUKUS partners, as well as their respective industrial bases, within a suitably designed protective framework"…………
At a seminar last week, Democratic congressman Adam Smith, a ranking member of the House of Representatives armed services committee, also warned that while AUKUS was "a great idea, with a lot of promise" it "could also go bloop" unless some regulatory restrictions were eased.
And Mark Watson, the director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Washington office, suggested that "an AUKUS express lane is what we need" to avoid delaying or derailing the project due to the maze of red tape and complex US laws surrounding it.
But the regulatory hurdles are not the only difficulty the alliance faces.
One of the concessions Republican congressman Kevin McCarthy made this month to secure the speakership of the House of Representatives was a vote on a framework that caps discretionary spending at fiscal 2022 levels. Some fear that this could result in the US defence budget being cut in real terms, which Courtney warned "could have a very negative effect on AUKUS".
Helping Australia acquire nuclear submarines will also test America's submarine manufacturing industry, which has already been strained by the COVID pandemic. https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/democrat-push-to-grant-australia-a-waiver-to-import-nuclear-subs-earlier-than-expected-20230120-p5ce4e.html
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Nuclear submarines deal an exercise in futility and should be sunk
This decision – conceived in secrecy, born in controversy, and destined to become the hallmark of futility – will damage Australia for generations to come.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/nuclear-subs-deal-an-exercise-in-futility-and-should-be-sunk-20230117-p5cd3y.html David Livingstone Former diplomat 18 Jan 23,
The decision for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines has taken on a life of its own, divorced from disciplined considerations such as cost, effectiveness, and alternatives. At best, the decision is ill-considered. At worst, it's Treasury-busting lunacy.
Former head of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Peter Jennings has claimed that Australia's purchase of the subs – eight in total at an estimated cost of an additional $20 billion per year, out to about 2050 – is necessary to "deter" China. That's a big call in a number of ways.
In particular, what would the submarines deter China from doing? Is it to deter China from attacking Australia? There is no evidence that China even dreams of such a misadventure.
Australia is thousands of kilometres from China, and its approaches are characterised by maritime choke points and potential killing zones. That's thousands of kilometres where its forces would be exposed to attack; thousands of kilometres of stretched supply lines requiring enormous and sophisticated logistics.
We have seen Russia's logistical challenges in conducting a land war just across its border, logistical failures have been a key reason for Russia's military underachievement. The challenge for China in attacking Australia would dwarf anything Russia has experienced in Ukraine.
China would clearly fail in any attempt at a meaningful maritime assault on Australia. And that outcome is within Australia's existing military capabilities, including the conventionally powered Collins class submarines. With the acquisition of advanced missiles and drones, Australia will be even more secure.
So, what are nuclear-powered submarines supposed to deter China from doing? The answer, apparently, is to prevent China from attacking Taiwan.
But where in the universe of rational thought is Australia's acquisition of fewer than 10 submarines over the next two or three decades meaningful in China's equation about attacking Taiwan? By even generous estimates, the first boats are years away. The full complement of eight could be several decades away. And then what is the actual impact of the new additions to the fleet?
Operationally, you can expect that only one-third of the nuclear-powered submarines would be actively deployed at one time. That is likely to be about three submarines, somewhere closer to the turn of the mid-century than today. Is that really the defining regional capability that will keep China in check?
To think it might be is to cringe at the folly of the idea. To say it out loud is to invite ridicule.
Has Australia suddenly and mistakenly taken on the mantle of the "indispensable country"? Does Taiwan's future hang on Australia's purchase of a few eye-wateringly expensive submarines?
The balance of submarines that Australia's acquisition is claimed to upend so dramatically as to "deter" China includes: China, up to 79 submarines; the US, 68 submarines; Japan, about 20 (and growing); and South Korea, about 20. And that does not include Taiwan's submarines, or those of the self-proclaimed Indo-Pacific power, the UK. That is well over 100 for Australia's friends, and they are generally of better quality than the Chinese subs.
Moreover, the US and Japan are taking significant and meaningful steps to increase their capacity to defend Taiwan. Foremost among them is the restructuring of US Marines to counter a Chinese maritime threat, and deploying to islands close to Taiwan.
And Japan, long constrained by its non-aggression constitution, will double its defence spending over the next five years. That is a massive increase for a country that already has one of the largest and best equipped maritime forces in the world.
If this brief review of some of the characteristics of the military balance affecting China's calculations about attacking Taiwan indicates that Australia's purchase of nuclear-powered submarines is insignificant, it is because that is precisely what it is. Militarily meaningless. Now and into the future.
It is Australia's version of Don Quixote jousting with windmill sails.
But this folly would come at a ridiculous cost. Projections of $170 billion are likely well off the mark, with the potential for double that cost.
The opportunity cost foregone would include the acquisition of more meaningful defence capabilities, including smart sea mines that lie undetected in strategic approaches, only activating in times of conflict and only targeting enemy vessels; off-the-shelf conventional submarines; long-range missiles and rockets; more fighter aircraft to dominate the sea-air gap between Australia and Indonesia; aerial and maritime drones.
And with the amount saved there would be money to retire national debt, build and adequately equip and staff schools and hospitals, and rebuild Australia's failing national transport infrastructure. Greater national security would be achieved through investing in a better Australia than in throwing vast amounts of national wealth at the chimera of security through acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.
But there is one aspect on which both proponents and opponents of the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines agree. The purchase will deeply integrate Australia's Defence Force with the US to the point where Australia's participation in a conflict between the US and China would be automatic.
The only difference is that the proponents cite it as a benefit to be celebrated, while opponents rail against the derogation of one of the most important elements of Australia's national sovereignty – the decision to commit Australia to war.
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The news on nuclear, and climate, this week
Some bits of good news. Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2023 so far. How the world fixed the ozone layer. The hole over the pole will be closed by 2066.
Coronavirus. Covid cases in China touch 900 million – study.
Climate. Look – this whole issue is mind-boggling. Glaciers are melting fast. It's probable that the cleanup of atmospheric pollution by China and others will, for a while, contribute to global heating. I recommend that everyone follow RADIO ECOSHOCK. It's the best place for getting the most up-to-date and thorough analyses of what is going on with our heating planet.
Nuclear. This week, I'm a bit overwhelmed with the climate stuff – actually more terrible than nuclear. But hey! the big tennis is on in my country – so nobody seems to care. (Except perhaps the flooded-out people). Christina's notes. NO – Sir Keir Starmer – nuclear power is NOT clean. Strange and contradictory messages from the global nuclear authority IAEA.
AUSTRALIA. Brian Toohey -on Australia's new arms race. Australia's 'optimal pathway' on AUKUS. Australia's nuclear submarine plan – a source of disagreement in US Congress. Population growth is not a good thing: it's a bad thing. Mining lobby tricks government with its big taxpayer fairytale.
CIVIL LIBERTIES. Julian Assange denied permission to attend Vivienne Westwood funeral
CLIMATE. Europe recorded its hottest ever summer in 2022. Worlds oceans were the hottest ever recorded in 2022. Extreme weather is pushing more people to flee their homes.
DECOMMISSIONING REACTORS. Lithuania deal to dismantle Soviet-era nuclear reactors could be world first.
ECONOMICS.
Small nuclear reactors: Eye-popping new cost estimates released for NuScale small modular reactor. The PG and E plan to sell non-nuclear generation assets could improperly increase rates, groups tell FERC. UK should not be building Sizewell C, and rollout of small nuclear reactors will be a nightmare – energy boss. Uncertainty over government funding for Rolls Royce's small nuclear reactors .
The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth. Slew of companies keeping watch on DOE nuclear cleanup work for small biz. Team Korea to bolster exports of nuclear energy systems.
EMPLOYMENT. The renewable energy transition is creating a green jobs boom.
HEALTH. An unacceptable risk to children.
LEGAL. Pacific states entitled to claims against Japan for discharge of radioactive nuclear wastewater.
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. Shouldn't a new and experimental reactor deserve a federal impact assessment? Adam Tooze: Why Nuclear Fusion Is Not the Holy Grail. How close are we to developing commercial nuclear fusion reactors? The problem with nuclear energy advocates. Japan and USA to develop small nuclear reactors "within each country and third countries."
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR. Scottish campaign groups hit back over claims nuclear power is cheaper and more reliable. Significant environmental victory for Savannah River Site Watch in stopping import of high level nuclear waste from Germany.
Trump suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on North Korea and blaming it on someone else in 2017, book claims.
Holtec seeks $7.4 billion government loan for expansion tied to new reactor. Going nuclear? MPSC to hire outside firm to study Michigan's energy future (but will the firm have vested interests?) California PUC launches rulemaking to consider extension of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.
New delay for Hinkley Point C nuclear power – could start operating in 2036. Rolls Royce's frustration as government holds back on orders for mininuclear reactors.
Swedish govt to amend law to be able to build more nuclear power plants. Sweden makes regulatory push to allow new nuclear reactors.
South Korea Curbs Plans for Renewables in Push For More Nuclear.
Bangladesh puts energy hopes in first nuclear power plant, despite delay, and climate concerns.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.
Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia. Ukraine as a country and its armed forces have become members of NATO: defense minister . Republican Rep Joe Wilson of South Carolina wants the US capitol to have a bust of Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky on permanent display. Not all American politicians want to adore Zelensky.
Nuclear deal between USA and Saudi Arabia sneaked in under the guise of "clean energy".
Djibouti the 92nd country to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
US military deepens ties with Japan and Philippines to instigate proxy war with China like it did with Russia.
The One-Person Monopoly of Nuclear Launches.
China's role in UK nuclear sector poses challenges for net zero push, say think tanks.
Alarm in Malta over the proposal for a nuclear reactor in Sicily.
Philippines looking at Chinese investors for cooperation on nuclear energy.
SAFETY. Deal on safe zone for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant getting harder -IAEA. IAEA plans "continuous presence" at all Ukraine nuclear power plants "to help prevent a nuclear accident" amid Russia's war . Irish Republic monitoring nuclear risk as a consequence of fighting in Ukraine. Nuclear convoys: 40 safety reports in three years. Terror police investigate after uranium found in package at Heathrow airport. Georgia's Vogtle nuclear plant startup delayed due to vibrating pipe.
SPACE. Space junk cowboys are ruining our night sky.
Huge cost for Japanese tax-payers to clean up the botched nuclear waste storage at Tokai reprocessing plant .
Nuclear waste project in New Mexico opposed in recent poll, company asserts local support.
Arctic nuclear waste ship gets funding. Nuclear colonialism?
Nuclear country Canada "helps" Ghana to develop nuclear waste disposal facility.
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release radioactive water into sea this year. Fukushima water to be released into ocean in next few months, says Japan . Pacific Island Forum could sideline Japan over nuclear waste plan.
WAR and CONFLICT.The Ukraine War Should Alert Us to The Need to Ban Nuclear Weapons. Ukraine on 'NATO mission' – defense minister. NATO to train hundreds of Ukrainian troops in US and Germany, in operating Patriot missile system . Ukraine legalizes foreigners in AZOV neo-Nazi regiment. Gordon M. Hahn: The West has been reckless with Vladimir Putin . Britain sending first NATO nation tanks to Ukraine .
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.
Nuclear weapons proliferation really just keeps on going. Support Arms Control, Not Nuclear Weapons.
The U.S. Can't Make Enough Plutonium Triggers for Its Nuclear Warheads. Savannah River Site, Los Alamos plutonium pit production plan could cost over $30 billion.
NATO member sending banned cluster bombs to Ukraine – media. German tank deliveries for Ukraine hinge on US. Pentagon backs Poland's plans for German, other tanks for Ukraine .
The C-17A Has Been Cleared To Transport B61-12 Nuclear Bombs To Europe.
Biden Administration Tramples on Japan's Post-World War II Pacifist Constitution By Pushing Country's Rearmament.
In a first, South Korea declares nuclear weapons a policy option.
to 9th January – nuclear news this week
A bit of good news. Quitea shortage of good news this week. I'm reduced to falling back on stories of individual goodness. Well, why not? Individuals in their millions are doing kind things every day – that just doesn't get into the news media. The Top 10 Acts of Kindness in 2022 Warmed Our Hearts and Restored Our Faith in Strangers and Neighbors.
Coronavirus. Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19
Climate. Climate change could cause 'disaster' in the world's oceans.
Nuclear. Not much happening, except hype for small nuclear reactors. Australia's nuclear submarines project is beginning to sound less like a goer, and more like something of a 171$billion ego-trip by former PM Scott Morrison, in a bid to look important on the world stage
Christina's notes: They're at it again! The nuclear industry dazzles journalists with its newest hogwash – "inflection point". Corporate media focusses on 'new' nuclear solutions. Are they stupid? Or is it just what they're paid to write?
US President Joe Biden warned AUKUS nuclear submarine deal could come at cost to American fleet. Dear US Congress, thank you for saving Australia from itself.
Australia to buy long-range HIMARS missile system from United States – at unknown cost (? 2 $billion). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_M2JqeY8CA
Military join rescue effort as floods ravage outback. Bushfire deaths and smoke-related healthcare costs predicted to rise in next few years.
CIVIL LIBERTIES. Guilty of Journalism. Key US Allies Collaborate On Espionage Laws Considered Harmful To Whistleblowers And Journalists.
CLIMATE. Coal 2 Nuclear: From the fossil fuel frying pan into the fission fire. Under present conditions, a huge loss of the planet's glaciers will happen in the next 30 years. Writers protest against UK's imprisonment of climate activists.
Green surge is circuit breaker on nuclear revival. Nuclear power saw multiple gains in 2022, but economic and other questions remain.
Sizewell C Nuclear Project's biggest stumbling block is its funding problem. Sizewell C: How will the £20billion plant be fully-funded? Is EDF using Britain's "windfall tax" as an excuse to get out of uneconomic Hartlepool and Heysham nuclear reactors?
Japan's shortage of engineers and manufacturing capacity sets back its nuclear ambitions.
GUSTAFSON: Russian nuclear power – unsanctioned – is prospering worldwide.
ENERGY. Analysis Shows U.S. Wind and Solar Could Outpace Coal and Nuclear Power in 2023. European Energy Crisis: France Close to Electricity Rationing Over Problems with Local Nuclear Plants. The Future Remains Uncertain For Nuclear Energy. Nuclear is not the answer to the UK's energy requirements, and honesty about Sizewell is needed. Solar power innovation by two British local councils. Great Britain produced a record amount of wind-powered electricity in 2022.
ENVIRONMENT. Namibia orders Russian uranium exploration to stop due to environmental concerns.
HEALTH. Electromagnetic radiation – cellphones as a health hazard. Ionising radiation. Return to studying baby teeth for radioactivity from nuclear weapons and nuclear facilities.
HISTORY. It's all about the bomb: why civilian nuclear power is merely a cover for producing more nuclear weapons. Why Did Portland General Electric Want to Build Trojan Nuclear Plant in the First Place?
LEGAL. John LaForge Set to Be First US Activist Jailed in Germany for Anti-Nuke Protests. Take Japan to court for nuclear water dumping.
MEDIA. Under Musk, Twitter Continues to Promote US Propaganda Networks. Zelensky Expands Crackdown on Ukrainian Media. Media Silent as Latest Twitter Files Expose Flagrant Misconduct in Govt. & Journalism.
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY.
$Billions of tax-payer money to go to kickstarting the "new nuclear reactor" industry's "inflection point".
Small Nuclear Reactor (SMR) developers submit 6 designs for UK approval. SMRs – an oversold hype?
International nuclear fusion project may be delayed by years, its head admits. Is Nuclear Fusion Hotter Than the Sun?. Nuclear fusion may change our world but renewable energy sources will save it: experts.
PERSONAL STORIES.. Beatrice Fihn – a decade fighting to ban nuclear weapons. This man saved the world from nuclear war. His story is a heart-pumper.
POLITICS. German minister reignites coalition row with call to review nuclear exit.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. US and South Korea hold talks on "nuclear sharing". South Korea asks US for greater role in managing nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons and the resistance to reality. U.S. President Biden contradicts South Korea's President's claim that the two countries are planning joint nuclear exercises.
Pakistan supplies India with a list of its nuclear facilities. US Says 'All Options' On Table As Iran Nuclear Talks Remain Deadlocked.
Nuclear Ukraine? Amid concerns over alleged Russian threat, the world overlooks the real danger .
Canada: Pressure tubes at two nuclear reactors deteriorated far too quickly .
Letter in the Morning Star Exposes Links Between Subsea Coal Mine and Subsea Nuclear Dumping. Enforcement action revealed after Hinkley Point C worker death.
Japan to use Self-Defense Forces to guard nuclear power plants.
South Korea: Credible nuclear regulation needs independence transparency.
SECRETS and LIES.
White Lives Matter More in Ukraine. Japan
Data rewriting and erroneous statements…Sloppy handling continues at Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Unit No.2 of JAERI, Regulatory Commission suggests termination of review if no improvement is made. Kashiwazaki Kariwa, a Distant Recovery of Confidence TEPCO Shares Crisis Awareness to Prevent Misconduct. British-run spy tech powers Ukraine proxy war, putting civilians at risk.
Russian computer hacking team targeted 3 USA nuclear weapons facilities.
Can nuclear safety protocols be maintained in a poor country like Kyrgyzstan, where corruption is rampant?.
SPINBUSTER. Countering nuclear industry propaganda by telling the facts – Joshua Frank's book "Atomic Days". Workington under siege from new nuclear plans.
Fukushima, Our ongoing accident. Japan must work with the Pacific to find a solution to the Fukushima water release issue – otherwise we face disaster.
Feds push plan to dispose plutonium using nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad. Editorial: New Mexico right to ask for accounting of nuclear waste.
Indigenous Taiwanese kept in the dark as a massive nuclear waste dump was imposed on their island.
UK. Coal Boss Compiles Lastest Nuclear Dump Report for Government who have just Approved his Coal Mine.
WAR and CONFLICT. Before the Bombs Come the Platitudes. Cold War estimates of deaths in nuclear conflict. A Secret War in the Making: Americans Should Not Die to Defend Taiwan.
Number of civilians killed in Donbass revealed. Ukraine – The Big Push To End The War. CODEPINK calls on Zelensky, Biden and Congress to seize this chance for peace in Ukraine. Donetsk shelled in first minute of Christmas truce . Los Alamos National Laboratory's record $4.6B budget will still mostly fund nuclear weapons.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Pentagon pressures NATO allies to boost arms flow to Ukraine. Defensive and offensive operations: "tank-killers" part of new U.S. $45b arms package to Ukraine
North Korea to have "exponential increase" in its nuclear arsenal. Raytheon sells long-range missiles to Romania for war in Black Sea
Nuclear news to January 2nd
Some bits of good news. What went right in 2022: the top 25 good news stories of the year – Climate action – Return of threatened species – The rights of nature were strengthened – Land was returned to nature – and indigenous people – and more.
Coronavirus. Three years since coronavirus was detected in China, and how it changed the world.
Climate. Environmental review of 2022: another mile on the 'highway to climate hell'.
Nuclear. In reality – not much is happening. The corporate media is still banging on about nuclear fusion , a complete distraction from anything that is really happening in energy and climate issues. In fact, the most interesting thing that is happening is the Europe-wide cutting down on energy use – "demand reduction" – the most unsexy but effective way to address global heating. The other thing that the corporate media is banging on about is – small nuclear reactors (SMRs). They faithfully regurgitate nuclear industry handouts – even though these SMRs actually don't exist, and investors hold back – waiting for governments to pour even more tax-payer money into SMRs.
However, lurking all the time, is the risk of nuclear accident, especially in Ukraine. And as USA and NATO promise more advanced weapons for the Ukrainians, and Putin flexes his "unrivalled" nuclear-powered missile cruisers, the world could be now teetering on the brink of nuclear war.
Scott Morrison's booby trap: Buying US submarines is a huge mistake.
Australia's Atomic Dilemma: Is the Outback Going Nuclear?
Physicists push for nuclear science education: their environmental colleagues not so sure.
Howard ministers considered extinguishing native title over South Australia site earmarked for nuclear waste dump.
Foreign fossil fuel juggernauts dominate the annual Michael West Media Top 40 Tax Dodgers chart. Fossocracy Australia: government of the people, by the fossil fuel companies for the fossil fuel companies.
CLIMATE. Growing climate, nuclear risks spark doomsday fears. Growing urgency and intensity — Weather extremes won't be solved by nuclear power.
CULTURE and ART. MIND OF THE MACHINE Chilling AI predicts what nuclear war would look like with attacks on London, Moscow and Washington .
ECONOMICS. How did the US nuclear industry fare in 2022?
ENERGY. As France's nuclear energy sector falters, Britain's wind and solar power booms. France's nuclear headache – Macron on the brink of rationing electricity. Europe shows how to cut demand for energy use.
ENVIRONMENT. Hot water — radiation in drinking water.
MEDIA. US spies pushed Twitter to censor 'anti-Ukraine narratives' – media.
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. Nuclear Fusion: Don't Believe the Hype!. Small modular reactors will not save the day. The US can get to 100% clean power without new nuclear. Japan's Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing project delayed again – for the 26th time.
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR. Civil society groups urge feds to ban reprocessing used nuclear fuel. No new nuclear weapons in Europe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgfckOtqWb8
POLITICS. Canada's first new nuclear power reactor in 30 years has embarked on a crucial review. Can it pass quickly?
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. The 2022 nuclear year in review: A global nuclear order in shambles. Tucker "Gets It" – Putin Doesn't Want American Missiles on His Border. Ukraine became de facto member of NATO in 2022: DM . What the Pentagon Doesn't Want You to Know About China. Europe's nuclear industry heavily dependent on Russian fuel and technology – no sanctions there.
RADIATION. Marie Curie's Belongings Will Be Radioactive For Another 1,500 Years.
SAFETY. German residents told to prepare for nuclear emergencies.
SECRETS and LIES. This Year's Nobel Peace Prize winners are deeply connected to the CIA. Every social media firm censors for US government – Musk.
SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Military satellites add to Earth's orbit, which is already crowded with satellites.
SPINBUSTER. Calling nuclear fusion a potential 'climate solution' may undermine actual solutions.
WASTES. In the Pacific, Outcry Over Japan's Plan to Release FukushimaWastewater.
WAR and CONFLICT. 3,000 civilians dead in Mariupol – Russian officials investigating – and claim that Ukrainian troops are responsible. Germany assumes command of NATO's 12,000-troop strike force EU. Britain to train 15,000 Ukrainian "warfighters" in Lithuania. 100,000 U.S. troops, 20,000 new, to stay in Europe, train Ukrainian counterparts . Historic Golden Rule Peace Boat On Its Way to Cuba.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. More weapons to Ukraine "to bring peace" – says NATO chief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2_ktxVQooQ Under pressure from Washington, Japan rearms. Increasing kill chain speed: Pentagon augments HIMARS for Ukraine, Latvia, Taiwan . North Korea says it will boost nuclear warhead production 'exponentially', as another missile fired. Russia Adds 'Unrivaled' Nuclear-Powered Missile Cruisers To Its Arsenal; Putin Says Has No Analogs In The World.
Nuclear news in Christmas week
It's that time of year, and I hope that you all did have a really lovely time, despite the madness of the festive season – and will continue to survive and enjoy the rest of it. And on to a good 2023, one can only hope.
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I feel that I should change my name from Christina to Cassandra. Not that I'm a princess, nor look like her! And indeed, I'm not as unlucky as Cassandra, in that nobody believed her warnings. Many do now realise the perils that the world is in. But still, for 2023, there's a prevailing complacency about pandemics. climate change, the "progress" of the Ukraine war, and about nuclear reactors and weapons .
Some readers have complained that this newsletter is too long. (Well, sorry – it's hard to prune it, and anyway, I hope that you just pick out the topics that interest you). I put outstanding stories in larger green text.
Recently there have been two remarkable articles that absolutely stood out – stuff that people really need to know.
This one – Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site – this one is must. If anyone ever tells you that nuclear waste is "manageable" – this article would enlighten them.
The other article has a much more subtle tone. It's about small nuclear reactors (SMRs). You could read it even as being in favour of SMRs. It is enlightening as it rather quietly suggests all the problems about SMR development. It touches ever so lightly on the nuclear weapons connection – "security" is the codeword for the military aspect. And even more interesting, it shows the mindset of the corporate leaders and politicians who are pushing for SMRs. The article is Building promises of small modular reactors—one conference at a time.
Meanwhile, over the past week – 2 things stand out. Both of them illustrate the gullibility, the lack of imagination, or the sheer subservience of the corporate press.
1, the fawning of the USA Congress, and the West in general – over the visit of Volodymyr Zelenskyy to get more weapons.
2. the euphoria over a tiny, and hugely expensive, experiment in nuclear fusion.
Herewith – the dreary old real newsletter. (things don't stop happening for Christmas, Hannukkah …….)
AUSTRALIA. The nuclear lobby is revving up its campaign, with submissions to the Senate to remove legal bans on nuclear activities. Australia has a new nuclear lobby front group "REPLANET Australia" . Fake, dishonest 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' group. Mining lobby tricks government with its big taxpayer fairytale.
CLIMATE. Greenland's glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimated.
ECONOMICS. Bank of America, investors, thrilled and delighted with the nuclear arms race. National Guard informs troops last paycheck before Christmas will be late as Biden admin sends $billions to Ukraine. Zelensky's diaspora delegation led by economic hit-woman who led plunder of Ukraine. The Ukraine Arms Drain. Never mind about sanctions – Russia's export of nuclear products and services is soaring.
EDUCATION. Propaganda drive: Nuclear Power 2.0 Eyes Opportunity, Steep Climb in Coal Country.
ENERGY. UK tipped to export even more energy to France despite blackout fears. Sunak's wrongheaded renewables tax risks trashing Britain's wind and solar ambitions..
'Historic' agreement reached at UN conference to halt biodiversity loss by 2030.
Canada's Federal environment minister rejects impact assessment for small modular nuclear reactor on the Bay of Fundy. ARC-100 SMR: Does the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada do anything other than recommending not to do impact assessments? — Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area Canada's Feds forgo environmental assessment for controversial nuclear project.
Highland campaigners 'disturbed and disappointed' to learn 15 radioactive particles discovered near Dounreay.
ETHICS and RELIGION. U.S. Faith Leaders Call for Xmas Truce in Ukraine as Zelensky Visits D.C. Seeking More Arms & Money.
What's not to like about nuclear fusion? Nuclear fusion – expensive, far away in time, and not clean, not safe.
Small nuclear reactors – the nuclear industry's last ditch chance to thrive?. Building promises of small modular reactors—one conference at a time – (my comments on this)
Dounreay pushes forward plans to build new 37-metre-high stack at prototype fast breeder reactor.
OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR. In protecting the biosphere from plutonium and other wastes, the first step is to stop producing them.
Bill Gates' Natrium project stalled, lacks Russian fuel – call for tax-payer funding for nuclear fuel development. The Nuclear Subsidy Tango of Bill Gates and Joe Manchin. Owner of Palisades to reapply for taxpayer funding to reopen nuclear power plant.
Macron 'panicking' as France faces 'catastrophic' nuclear energy crisis.
Nuclear Free Local Authorities 'bitterly disappointed' government will press ahead with 'criminal nuclear power tax'.
How Ukraine's Jewish president Zelensky made peace with neo-Nazi paramilitaries on front lines of war with Russia.
EDITORIAL JAPAN : Without national debate, radical nuclear policy shift intolerable.
The Democrats are Now the War Party.
Iran says Jordan summit 'good opportunity' for nuclear talks. Iran after a region free of nuclear weapons, Kharrazi says.
Chinese nuclear company still has a stake in UK's Hinkley Point C project, and approval to build Bradwell project.
Comments on a Jerusalem Post article that praised Ukraine's Nazi Azov battalion. Zelensky's 'Hollywood-style' US visit a 'proxy war' promotion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41asLQD1GiU European NATO members should reduce reliance on US – Macron .
SAFETY. In a blow to France's electricity supply, EDF extends maintenance at nuclear reactors.
SECRETS and LIES. Atomic Bomb Effects Cover-up Reported in New York Times. Dishonesty: British authorities knew it was wrong to proceed with the thermal oxide reprocessing plant (Thorp) at Sellafield.
SPINBUSTER. Despite the hype, we shouldn't bank on nuclear fusion to save the world from climate catastrophe. Media hype about nuclear fusion is designed to make research on thermonuclear weapons look acceptable.
The Claim That The Ukraine War Advances US Interests Discredits The Claim That It's "Unprovoked". Why all the hysteria over not clapping for Zelensky?
WASTES America's complicated problem of disposing of tons of plutonium bomb cores, as the government to spend $1.7 billion on more plutonium bomb cores. Getting rid of plutonium pits — so many questions. Trawsfynydd as a nuclear waste dump? Campaign groups want answers on increase in radioactive particles found on Dounreay foreshore. Exposing the dishonest spiel that nuclear waste is "manageable".
WAR and CONFLICT. Feverishly Racing Toward Our Own Destruction. Kremlin: "US & Russia On The Brink Of A Direct Clash" In Ukraine. While others are preparing for their holidays, NATO is preparing for war in Black Sea Ukraine: * Congress as War Prop * Christmas Truce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd-RvfQfUJI It's worse than they're telling you in Ukraine – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLh0KYZB9qM&t=249s
"Eva Bartlett: Western Silence As Ukraine Targets Civilians in Donbass" — In Gaza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETpa-W0lJMc
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. U.S, €100b European next-generation warplanes to carry U.S. nuclear warheads. Fusion Energy: the Nuclear Weapons Connection. Over 500 U.S. military personnel have sought Washington's okay to work for foreign governments: case of Azerbaijan.
Fake, dishonest 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' group
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The Australian Greens have strong, principled anti-nuclear policies (with some obvious allowances for the beneficial uses of nuclear technology e.g. nuclear medicine).
A group called 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' has nothing to do with the Australian Greens. The spokesperson for the group, Tyrone D'Lisle, is NOT a member of the Australian Greens. He resigned as convener of the Queensland Young Greens in 2013 following behaviour which he attributed to stress and exhaustion. A Greens representative said: "Mr D'Lisle's views do not represent Greens policies." D'Lisle resigned from the Greens altogether in 2017.
It is unclear if there are ANY members of the Australian Greens in 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy'. The group is either partially fake (it includes non-members of the Greens) or completely fake (with NO members of the Greens). We do not know if the group is breaking any state or federal laws by calling itself 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' when some or all members of the group are not members of the Australian Greens.
We've only come across two people who identify as members of 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy'. They may be the only two people in this group. 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' acknowledge that they are a "relatively small group".
Update: 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' claim that the 'real' name of their group is 'Greens for Nuclear Energy Australia' but they can't change their facebook group name 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy'! Evidently the group has tried to change its name, an implicit acknowledgement that they have been falsely misrepresenting themselves as members of the Australian Greens and as a sub-group of the Australian Greens political party.
Furthermore, they are shifting their propaganda over to new sites called 'Australians for Nuclear Energy' … another implicit acknowledgement that they have been falsely misrepresenting themselves as members of the Australian Greens and as a sub-group of the Australian Greens political party.
It was only after Friends of the Earth exposed the fakery of this 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' group that they announced that their 'real' name is 'Greens for Nuclear Energy Australia' and decided to shift their propaganda to new sites which make no mention of the Greens.
What to make of the new name 'Australians for Nuclear Energy'? As far as we know there are only two members in the group, so it should be called 'Two Australians for Nuclear Energy'. Or to use their own terminology, 'A Relatively Small Number of Australians for Nuclear Energy'.
'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' lie. For example, they claim that "senior people within environmental organisations like Greenpeace or Friends of the Earth have stated they don't want to change [their position regarding nuclear power] because they will lose funding."
D'Lisle has been asked on countless occasions to substantiate or retract that claim but he has done neither. There is no truth to the claim. It is a fabrication. It is a lie.
D'Lisle claims he was not responsible for the lie but he refuses to say 1) who was responsible for it, 2) who else apart from him posts on facebook as 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy', and 3) whether anyone other than D'Lisle posts on facebook as 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy'.
The claim about Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace is a dishonest fabrication and it is also defamatory. Perhaps that is why 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' are concealing authorship of the lie.
Perhaps D'Lisle was responsible for the lie, in which case he has lied about Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace and then lied about lying. Or perhaps another member of 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' was responsible for the lie, in which case D'Lisle is concealing the deceit of another member of his group.
D'Lisle acknowledged in correspondence with Friends of the Earth that he has zero evidence to support the accusation against Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace. So why no public retraction and apology?
As for the contributions of 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' to energy debates, it's a concoction of misinformation, half-truths and outright lies:
* They claim that "civilian nuclear energy programs don't lead to nuclear weapons programs" even though they repeatedly have.
* D'Lisle thinks "the world is going nuclear". In fact, nuclear power has been stagnant for the past 30 years and its future is bleak, largely because nuclear power is far more expensive than renewables (including storage and transmission costs).
* They claim there were no radiation deaths from the Fukushima disaster DESPITE BEING WELL AWARE of the World Health Organization report which concluded that for people in the most contaminated areas in Fukushima Prefecture, the estimated increased risk for all solid cancers will be around 4% in females exposed as infants; a 6% increased risk of breast cancer for females exposed as infants; a 7% increased risk of leukaemia for males exposed as infants; and for thyroid cancer among females exposed as infants, increased risk of up to 70%.
* They make dishonest claims about the Chernobyl death toll. They suggest a death toll of less than 100. Blatant deceit. They ignore studies such as: the estimate of 16,000 cancer deaths across Europe in a study published in the International Journal of Cancer, and the World Health Organization's estimate of "up to 9,000 excess cancer deaths" in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. For a longer discussion on pro-nuclear deceit regarding Chernobyl, click here.
* 'Australian Greens for Nuclear Energy' trivialise Chernobyl (and other nuclear disasters) by peddling the argument that the psychological trauma was greater than the biological effects from radiation exposure. There's no dispute that, as the World Health Organisation states, the relocation of more than 350,000 people in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster "proved a deeply traumatic experience". How to compare that psychological trauma to estimates of the cancer death toll from radiation exposure, such as the UN/WHO estimate of 9,000 cancer deaths in ex-Soviet states or the International Journal of Cancer study estimating 16,000 deaths across Europe? They can't be compared. Apples and oranges. Most importantly, why on earth would anyone want to rank the biological damage and the psychological trauma from the Chernobyl disaster? Chernobyl resulted in both biological damage and psychological trauma, in spades. Psychological insult has been added to biological injury. One doesn't negate the other.
* And they make false and indefensible claims about numerous other nuclear-related topics.
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Top 4 NFL Players of 2014
The NFL has become the most popular professional sports organization in the United States. Americans love their football. The 2014 season has helped solidify the reputations of players who have been involved for years. It has also revealed a handful of rookies who have enough talent and training to become powerhouse players. Of those players, these are some of the 2014's best.
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Despite getting fined for taunting another player during the preseason, Peyton Manning has had an excellent year. During the first game of the season, Peyton lead the Broncos to a win against the Indianapolis Colts. By doing so, Manning became one of only two quarterbacks to beat all 32 NFL teams. This is an accomplishment that people will cite for decades.
Manning also set a record for career touchdown passes in October. With 509 touchdowns, he passed the previous record set by Brett Favre.
Manning was honored as the 2013 league MVP, so it's not surprising to see that the NFL Top 100 Players lists him as the best player of 2014.
Calvin Johnson
The NFL Top 100 Players listed Calvin Johnson as the second best player of 2014. Johnson has a history of working well with teammates while distinguishing himself as one of the league's best players.
2014 has been a big year for Johnson. During a Thanksgiving Day game played against the Chicago Bears, Johnson reached a career 10,000 receiving yards. This made him the fastest player to cover that many receiving yards in NFL history.
Johnson shows no signs of slowing down. He's been playing professional football since 2007, but he just seems to get better every year. If he isn't a Hall of Fame contender, no one playing for the NFL has a chance of getting in.
Every football fan knows that Tom Brady is one of the best players in NFL history. He is, after all, one of two players voted as Super Bowl MVP and NFL Most Valuable Player numerous times. The other player who accomplished that goal was Joe Montana.
The 37-year-old quarterback continues to amaze fans. Considering Brady's performance this year, it seems likely that he and the New England Patriots could go to the Super Bowl again. If the Patriots win, it will only make him more attractive to fans. One can only imagine that opposing teams hate playing against Brady, especially with Coach Bill Belichick pushing him to keep up the pace.
Over just four seasons, Earl Thomas has become the darling of the Seattle Seahawks. That's not an easy task for a safety. Somehow, Thomas has managed to execute every play perfectly. No one pays much attention when he tackles the offense to prevent a touchdown. It's a bigger event when he makes a mistake that lets opponents get by his defensive prowess.
The Seahawks know that Thomas plays an essential role in the team's success. When extending his contract, the team agreed to pay Thomas $40 million over the next four years. That makes him the highest paid safety in the NFL. He also gets a $9.5 signing bonus.
Picking Top NFL Players
Knowing how to pick top players can earn football fans respect from their friends and fantasy leagues. Those who like to bet on NFL games may find it even more important to stay current on player development. Forecasting a player's success, however, is incredibly difficult. Even professional sports journalists make mistakes.
There is a kind of science to picking great players and predicting wins, though. It has to do with gathering enough information to make smart decisions. Resources like DocSports.com NFL Picks can keep fans current on how well their favorite players and teams are performing.
Most people don't have the math skills to sort through reams of player stats. Those who really love football, however, can often use recent events to make informed decisions. An upset can ruin morale or spark fierce competition. Only those with the right information can predict how a team will respond to a season's events.
Who do you think has been the best player of 2014? Has anyone surprised you by exceeding your expectations?
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Home » Single-Seaters » F1 » 57 – 1959 United States GP
57 – 1959 United States GP
June 3rd 2016 - Last updated: September 19th 2019
Alex Harmer
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here).
Formula 1 visited the United States for the first time in 1959 (if we set aside the Indy 500s that counted towards the championship in years past), settling on Sebring, Florida, for its inaugural Grand Prix.
Already established on the sports car calendar, the venue was new to single-seaters and provided a challenge very different to even other airfield circuits. With punishing bumps and tyre-shredding surface changes it looked to be a race of attrition even before the cars ventured out of the pits.
Cooper's Jack Brabham arrived in Florida with a five-and-a-half point lead over Stirling Moss in Rob Walker's T51 and eight points ahead of Ferrari's Tony Brooks. All he had to do was beat his two rivals and the championship would be his. If only everything were that simple.
Cooper's plan was to have Masten Gregory – the team's fastest but least consistent driver – play the hare and goad Moss and Brooks into pushing the mechanical limits of their cars on the bumpy track. But Gregory had sustained serious injuries when he leapt from his Tojeiro Jaguar as it careened towards the earth bank at Goodwood months before. The feat saved his life but cost Cooper its ace in the hole. Young Bruce McLaren was tasked with beating the two older drivers instead.
Moss lined up first on the grid with Brabham, Schell, Brooks, Trintignant and von Trips up next, setting up a Cooper/Ferrari showdown. McLaren lay 10th, scuppering the works team's plans further.
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Moss rocketed away at the start, building a 10-second lead in the first five laps before a gearbox failure put him out of the running. Brooks was subject to a bump from team-mate von Trips in the first corner and, ever careful, pitted to make sure his car was safe to continue. The championship was now Brabham's to lose.
The race settled down into an orderly procession, only punctuated by retirements and Trintignant in the remaining Rob Walker Cooper tearing after the leading cars. McLaren had made a good start and now lay second behind his team leader. The two works cars were taking it easy by this time; with Brooks still in the race Brabham still had to finish.
Even with Trintignant making up time the race slowed to a procession with Brooks behind in fourth. That is, until drama erupted on the last lap. Brabham, having opted to run a risky fuel strategy, began to slow, his Climax engine sputtering and finally giving up 400 yards from the finish line. He waved McLaren past, giving him the first victory of his illustrious career, and leapt out of the car. He pushed the Cooper to the line, losing out to Trintignant and Brooks but arriving in fourth. The new world champion collapsed, exhausted but jubilant. His was the first F1 championship for an Australian, the first for Cooper, the first for Climax and the first for a rear-engined car.
In one season the little team had upset the established order and ushered in a new era. ACH
About 100 Greatest Grands Prix | From the editor Damien Smith
The Grand Prix motor races we can never forget…
This was a special one-off magazine, dedicated to our love of Grand Prix racing and produced by the same team that brings you Motor Sport each month.
It seemed a good idea: whittle down 107 years of racing history to come up with 100 GPs that could be considered the 'greatest' – then rank them in meritocratic order. By week three, the old grey matter was beginning to ache…
Defining greatness was the first task. There were the obvious races – the wheel-to-wheel duels, the comeback classics. But there were also individual performances of supreme dominance, races that might not necessarily have been the most exciting to witness. Greatness goes way beyond thrill-a-minute, we decided.
Choosing which races should make the list was hard enough; ranking the top 100 in some sort of order was even tougher, especially when it came to the crunch: which should be number one? We never did agree unanimously on the 'greatest', but if the magazine was to be finished a decision had to be taken. And that's what I'm here for!
Will you agree with our choice and order? Probably not. But if steam begins to issue from your ears, take a deep breath. In any exercise such as this, there is no definitive list – because there can't be. Our top 100 is based on opinion, nothing more, designed to be a bit of fun and to spark good-natured debate among fans of the world's greatest sport.
You can download 100 Greatest Grands Prix in PDF form in the Motor Sport app.
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To The People Who Are Spoiled Or Bankrolled By Their Parents, You're Lucky
You sure are lucky.
Lexi Schroeder
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee University of Wisconsin Branch Schools
I have noticed an uprise of posts and articles regarding people who are in college and that they are funded a lot by their parents throughout it.
Some of them stating that their parents will send them money whenever they ask, pay for their food, textbooks, fees, whatever they need paid and that they don't need a job because their parents want them to focus on school. I'm not saying that that isn't a wonderful advantage because, it is, not worrying about finances throughout college, but in reality, I know my parents would love to help me out during my college career but they simply can't because they can't afford it, and just because they can't afford it, doesn't mean that they don't want me to succeed in college.
There were times throughout my life where my mom couldn't even buy me underwear when I was younger because she couldn't afford it, of course it's a lot better now, but they still can't just send me $100 whenever I ask. People will ask me, "why aren't you renting a house next year?" "Why can't you go out and get lunch?" Because, I pay for my own things and I use my own money, not my parents. So that's why I can't get a house next year because my parents would not be paying rent for it like some people's parents do, I would have to with my own money. I am in school full-time and work 2 jobs on campus and just applied for a paid internship. Just because my parents can't send me money every week doesn't mean that they don't love or support me, it's because they can't sometimes. I saw in a different article that said we are supposed to be well supported by our parents because that's what their supposed to do, I do agree but I also disagree. Good parents are supposed to support us, but my parents cannot support me financially like some other parents can support their child financially, and I'm okay with that. I know my parents work hard and totally would support me if they could.
Like I stated above, it is an awesome benefit to have your parents pay for everything while you're making your way through the first stages of adulthood, but truly, it does make me somewhat angry. Why? Because I wish it could happen to me and I'm sure people who are like me would agree. It's not jealousy either, it's more of "I wish that could happen to me so I didn't have to deal with all this extra stress." But, there is nothing wrong if you are well supported by your parents. Like I said before, I just wish I was that lucky. I work hard to apply for a lot of grants and scholarships so I can get to college next year. I paid for my first year of college all by myself without a single cent from my parents, because sometimes, I still watch them scramble with money and it makes me want to strive to be successful so I can help them in the future, like they've helped me throughout my entire life by supplying me with an endless amount of love. I struggle here and there with my finances and it can be really tolling on me, but it appears that most of these people that are getting things paid for complain about how difficult and stressful college is, and I don't blame them, because it is quite stressful sometimes, but try working 2 jobs during all that and then having more stress added on to your shoulders because you don't quite know how you're going to pay that bill that you have or that fee that you owe. And me having 2 jobs isn't making me focus less on school, I finished my last semester with a high GPA.
Of course some people have it worse than I do, my mom pays for my cell phone bill and my car insurance, but I pay for everything else. It's not like they let me go without sometimes either, every couple of months, my mom will drop $40 in my bank account or my dad will give me $20 when I see him. But overall, yeah, it sucks sometimes, especially when you have to drop $150 of your own money on a textbook that you end up reading maybe twice that semester. But honestly, I like to do it on my own sometimes because it's teaching me what the world is going to be like after college.
I will feel prouder than ever when I walk across that stage in 3 years because I have done it all on my own and achieved something so great with barely any help and have showed my parents that I did it and I am independent, but just because your parents paid for your college doesn't mean you shouldn't feel any less proud than me when you graduate as well, you just happened to be luckier than me.
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Acting Like a Witch No Longer a Capital Offense
Genealogist David Nelson says that actor Tom Felton—best known for his portrayal of Harry Potter nemesis Draco Malfoy—is related to some of those executed at Salem as witches.
"He is a distant relative of John Proctor — who was hanged on August 19, 1692. I have informed Tom's manager about witches in his family tree." Mr Nelson, of Salt Lake City, US, has been probing the Salem witches' history for four years.
He found the teen star is also related to seven others involved in the most infamous witch hunt in history — which was the subject of Arthur Miller's celebrated play The Crucible. [Link]
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November 4 - Sources close to the situation have told HLPFI that ships within Abis Shipping's fleet of multipurpose vessels are going under the hammer, after the bank pulled its financial support for the ships.
HLPFI learnt this morning from Adrem Shipbrokers that 12 of the Abis Shipping vessels were being auctioned - see more about the individual ships here.
Abis Shipping's website indicates that it currently has 21 vessels under its technical management, with three companies providing commercial management services for the vessels: Denmark based Ocean7 Projects, Dutch company Amasus Shipping and Norway's Peak Shipping.
According to sources, the situation - which has been going on for quite a while - has been dealt with "professionally" with none of the vessels being arrested and ships allowed to finish current sailings or deliver any cargoes already on board.
The ships are then being told to go to Rotterdam or Malta, where HLPFI understands they will be put into "warm lay-up" and await their fate.
Sources suggested that the Port of Rotterdam is already congested, however, with ships from the fleet of Dutch company Flinter, which also confirmed at the end of October that ING Bank was refusing to provide any more finance for nine of its vessels.


It's such a dreary, rainy day here in New York, so I checked out one of my new favorite sites for floral inspiration, Rosenow Floral. Looking at some pretty flowers can really brighten your mood. And as an editor, I love finding simple (you-can-do-it), inspiring ideas from the pros.
The next time I show up at a friend's door with flowers, I think I'll take a cue from this bouquet: Ditch the plastic wrap or generic paper that stores wrap around flowers, and instead, swoosh a couple layers of tissue paper around your arrangement. What an easy way to make a grocery store bouquet look super special!
When I was up in Maine last month, I saw tons of hobnail dishes and milk glass pots and bowls at the little antique shops. These arrangements are inspiring me to take those flea market finds and put them to use!
As a newlywed, I no longer need to hunt down wedding bouquet inspiration (sad, it was so fun picking and choosing flowers!), but for those of you who are, I wanted to share this beauty. I used various shades of plum and purple in my wedding, and if I had to do it over, I'd definitely consider pairing the purples with this vibrant yellow. How stunning!
Have fun browsing Rosenow Floral — you can peek at flower arrangements by color or look specifically at wedding ideas.


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Saint-Perdon  (en occitano Sent Perdon) es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Aquitania, departamento de Landas, en el distrito de Mont-de-Marsan y cantón de Mont-de-Marsan-Sud.

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Do you have a Singletrack Mind? Turns out I sure do! I was pretty excited to see this great photo by Dave Bateman land on an advertisement for the 2012 SRAM Singletrack Mind NSW Enduro Series.
If you're still planning what races to get excited about this year, it's well worth adding some of these ones to your wish list. With options to go hard as a solo, harder as a pair, or take more time off the bike to eat, chat and get excited in a three, the day is what you make it. The great race atmosphere at these events then just adds to the experience. Juniors have the option to race in a four as well. Surely that's why some of them are so quick!


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Platycheirus celsus är en tvåvingeart som först beskrevs av Violovitsh 1975.  Platycheirus celsus ingår i släktet fotblomflugor, och familjen blomflugor.

Artens utbredningsområde är Kazakstan. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Fotblomflugor
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Пигес или Пиге (, Πηγαί, до 1926 година Σουρσούκιοϊ, Сурсукьой) е село в Гърция, дем Места (Нестос), административна област Източна Македония и Тракия. Според преброяването от 2001 година има 1036 жители, а според преброяването от 2011 година има 770 жители.

География
Селото е разположено северозападно от Керамоти, в равнинна местност, част от долното поречие на Места. Целият район представлява малък полуостров, създаден за милиони години от наносите на Места, който се врязва на около километър в Бяло море.

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В Османската империя
В XIX век е село в Саръшабанска каза на Османската империя. Според гръцка статистика към 1911 година селото е изцяло мюсюлманско със 70 жители мюсюлмани.

В Гърция
В 1913 година селото попада в Гърция след Междусъюзническата война. Според статистика от 1913 година има население от 74 души. В 20-те години на XX век турското му население се изселва по споразумението за обмен на население между Гърция и Турция след Лозанския мир и на негово място са заселени гърци бежанци. Според статистика от 1928 година село Сусуркьой и Кутунджали наброяват 73 семейства с 274 души, като са изцяло бежански.

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Wroxall, Isle of Wight, England
View of Wroxall
Appuldurcombe House
Appuldurcombe House (also referred to as Appledorecombe or Appledore Combe), was once known as the "grandest house on the Isle of Wight", but is a literal shell. This 18th-century baroque country house once belonged to the Worsley family. It is now managed by English Heritage and is open to the public.
Appuldurcombe began as a priory in 1100. It then became a convent, followed by the Elizabethan home of the Leigh family. The large Tudor mansion was bequeathed to Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet, in 1690. He began planning its eventual replacement. It was used as a home, an hotel, a school and even as a billet for troops in both World Wars.
The house is reputed to be most haunted on the Isle of Wight. Accounts state that it is the haunt of the "Mad Monk"; a dark, shadowy figure; an "old-fashioed horse-drawn chaise" that travels along the driveway to the house; a horrible smell; and the sounds of a baby crying. Gay Baldwin, the renowned author on ghosts of the Isle of Wight, devotes an entire chapter to the house (see below).
Pictured left is Appuldurcombe House courtesy of Cpsterling.
Appuldurcombe Road,
Wroxall,
Isle of Wight,
PO38 3EW.
www.english-heritage.org.uk
For further information, please read Haunted Heritage by John Mason and Isle of Wight Ghosts: Book Four by Gay Baldwin.
Wroxall is a village on the Isle of Wight, England.
It lies in the central south of the Island.
Pictured left is a view of Wroxall courtesy of MyPix. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.


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Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784?) was the first professional African American poet and the first African-American woman whose writings were published. Born in Gambia, Senegal, she was enslaved at age eight. She was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston, who taught her to read and write, and helped encourage her poetry.Born about 1753 in West Africa, she was kidnapped in 1763 and taken to America on a slave ship called The Phillis (this is where she got her name). She was purchased in Boston by John Wheatley. Wheatley and his wife Mary instructed the young girl and encouraged her education including study of Latin and history. Mrs.Wheatley arranged for Phillis to work around the house and allowed Mary Wheatley to tutor Phillis. Mary Wheatley taught Phillis science, geography, and history. Phillis was also taught English and studied the American Bible extensively. Within 2 ½ years of joining the Wheatley family, Phillis was fully literate. At the age of 12 she was reading the Greek and Latin classics, and passages from the Bible. This amazed the Wheatleys. Phillis was encouraged to continue to learn and was allowed to express herself, so much so she was also provided pen and paper on her nightstand in case she was inspired to write during the night.In 1773, Phillis Wheatley was sent to London with Nathaniel Wheatley. However Wheatley's visit did not go unnoticed. She held an audience with the Lord Mayor of London, she was also scheduled to have a session where she recited a poem to George III was arranged, but Phillis returned home before expected. A collection of her poetry was also published in London during this visit. Wheatley was free of slavery, but not given the full rights of a free woman. On October 18, 1773 she was given this "freedom" as a result of her popularity and influence as a poet.In 1775, she published a poem celebrating George Washington entitled, "To his Excellency General Washington." In 1776, Washington invited Wheatley to his home as thanks for the poem. Wheatley was a supporter of the American Revolution, but the war hurt the publication of her poetry because readers were swept up in the war and seemingly uninterested in poetry.In 1778, Phillis was legally freed when her master John Wheatley died. Three months later, Phillis married John Peters, a free black grocer. Wheatley was unable to publish another volume of her poetry. Wheatley's husband, John Peters, was imprisoned for debt in 1784, leaving an impoverished Wheatley behind with a sickly infant daughter, Eliza. Wheatley became a scullery maid at a boarding house, forced into domestic labor that she had avoided earlier in life while enslaved. Wheatley died alone on December 5, 1784, at age 31.Phillis Wheatley, like most authors, wrote about what she knew or experienced. She believed that the power of poetry is immeasurable.
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Civil engineering is one of the oldest branch of engineering. It includes the study of transportation, land topography, geology, water, soil, sanitation systems & their planning, designing construction and operation in a complex context of social, economic, and environmental condition. It is all about development of country and improvement of human life. The department of civil engineering offers a four year bachelor of technology degree course in civil engineering. The first batch of students for this course was admitted in the academic session 2012-2013.
This course provides the knowledge of science and art related to civil engineering along with exposure to management and social sciences. The objective of this program is to prepare graduates to become leaders in solving social problems in the areas of resource extraction, efficient infrastructure and urban planning, public comfort, safety and force majeure mitigation.
The department is well set to provide excellent civil engineering graduates. Not only a high standard of knowledge is given but also administrative, management and software skills are inculcated in the young graduates. Academic activities also emphasizes on all-round development of students.


Twelve Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell questioning his handling of a domestic violence incident involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.
The letter notes Goodell's statements in media interviews that the league did not see until Monday a highly publicized video of Rice punching his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino. The letter says Goodell and the NFL have not stated how aggressively the league sought to obtain the video and how law enforcement agencies responded.
The letter is signed by the senior Democrat on the Judiciary panel, Michigan congressman John Conyers, and 11 other Democrats.


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There is another Apple 1 for sale at Bonham's on December 5. Corey rated this one at a 7.
There is also a sale offer letter, hand written by Jobs along with photos of a prototype unit. $75 for a bare board. What a deal!
Looks quite nice from my limited view.
It's cool, but there are a lot of other things I'd drop 1/4 mill on if I had it. Oh, to have enough that 1/4 million was like a quarter dollar. But it would probably spoil me.
This one doesn't appear to be on the registry, unless I'm missing something.
The seller actually owns two Byte Shop Apple-1's: the one being auctioned is marked "01-0044" and another one that he intends to give to charity marked "01-0049". Neither of these are on the registry, and both have been made operational from what I understand. Both were traded in by their original owners for an Apple II, and then given to the present owner by Steve Jobs as a gift.
Interesting - another picture of that elusive prototype with the big orange capacitor surfaces.
This letter was clearly written before they had production units on hand. I wonder what Jobs was really offerring to sell for $75.
I thought it said in the letter that it was $75 for a bare board. I'll have to re-read it. That would probably have not been too far off from normal. A fully assembled (as far as they were) board was $666.66, and back in those days the chips were a bigger portion of the price than today probably, plus there would be a fair amount of labor solding in all the sockets and discrete components and then installing all the chips, testing, etc.
It mentions the number of chips and the 16k of RAM, so it seems like it's talking about populated boards. I've never heard of Apple selling unpopulated boards, but this was early days, maybe he was trying to get rid of some samples to a friend or something, or just needed weekend beer money.
For the owner: I have screenshots to proof, it was me.
Send me a pm or go to the Apple-1 Registry and click on contact.
Congrats Achim...by my count that makes 4? What are your plans for the two newest additions to your collection? Will they also be put on display somewhere?
Thank you Jimmy. Definitely I will try to find a place to display the Apple-1. Two Apple-1 I lent to museums (for free). 5 are now in my collection.
Well, next year I could make a picture of 3 of 5. Probably in 2019 at least one more Apple-1 will join my collection, so maybe 4 of 6 or even better.
Glen is a funny and friendly guy. But I will not handle the Apples the way Glenn did. Glenn wrote to me about some pictures I could use for the Apple-1 Registry but so far, I have none. And I don't copy/paste pictures without written permission.
Some owner offered to send me pictures but many owners are very busy or live far away from the bank deposit box.
And I've got still knowledge of some Apple-1 but the owner want to keep anything confidential and I do respect this fully. But I save all information in a hidden part of the registry to preserve the history.
Btw, thank you for sharing so many pictures and information about your Apple-1. And I like your new frame for the Apple-1.
Maybe one day there will be an exhibition and all owners are invited to join. If Apple Cuppertino would call, I guess many would come. But this is highly unlikely and luckily other options exist.