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Liza Urena returned to the Concord campus last week and resumed her daily ritual of praying for the safety of the school and its students, which includes two of her children. She had been praying out loud since February, but was told in July she could not longer pray on campus after the district received a complaint.
"As long as she's doing that and not being demonstrative in what's she's doing, that's working so far. But this is a day-to-day kind of process," school board president Kassandra Ardinger said Wednesday.
"It remains to be seen, frankly," said Gilles Bissonnette, legal director for the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union. "Obviously, we're carefully monitoring this because it potentially raises some civil liberties issues."
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed the complaint with the district over the summer. Staff attorney Rebecca Markert said the Madison, Wis.-based organization just learned of Urena's return on Tuesday and would take some time to evaluate the developments, but expected the FFRF would be contacting the school district again.
On the other side, the Alliance Defending Freedom will continue to stand by Urena, who has been represented by the Scottsdale, Ariz., group since it learned of Urena's ban.
Sharp said whether it's out loud or silent, Urena feels she is getting her message out without disrupting anything or attempting to influence students in their own religious beliefs.
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As the warmth returns to the hills, so do the snakes crawl from their wherever it is that they hide away to return to our backyards. Texas is home to a wider diversity of snakes than any other state and while most native snakes are non-venomous, two families of snakes, coral and some pit vipers are. Of the 80 species of snakes in Central Texas, only four are venomous, rattlesnakes, copperheads, coral snakes, and cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins, have a bite of which to be wary.
Always use care when picking up or flipping over boars, logs, metal, or other items where copperheads may be resting. Indeed, keep a special eye out for the cottonmouth (water moccasin) near marshes, swamps, ponds, lakes, ditches, and canals Central Texas and along the Gulf coast. Most rattlesnakes are active at night though they're found everywhere so just listen. The coral snake is pretty rarely seen as it's shy.
So it's spring, when snakes are emerging to find food, and tend to have a greater risk than later in the season, and you believe you've found a snake; you want to know what kind. First, let's make sure. You'd be surprised, I've heard stories, even in my short time here, of discoveries that turn out to be lizards or hoses (no, I'm not suggesting you'll mistake a hose for a snake… though some have). Let's give this check list a review first:
- Does it have legs? YES? NOT a snake
- Does it have moveable eyelids? YES? It's NOT a snake (and you thought after #1 that these would all be easy didn't you?)
- Does it have external ear openings? YES? NOT a snake
- Does the animal have fins? YES? A fish
- Is the lower jaw separated into a right and left jawbone joined–at the chin–by a flexible ligament, rather than a single, rigid, lower jaw that does not allow movement between the right and left halves? And, does the animal have numerous ribs, rather than only a few pairs of ribs? Whoa. Yes? A snake
Is it venomous?
You may need to examine the snake's head to figure this out. Simply, don't. DO NOT do this with a live snake. Even attempting to do this with a dead venomous snake can result in injury or death. This is meant to be informative only, hire a professional to identify a snake that may be venomous and leave it be!
- Are there rattles at the end of the snake's tail? YES? A Rattlesnake, and venomous
- Does the snake have a pit (a depression between its nostril and the eye on the side of its head? YES? A Pit Viper, and venomous
- Does the snake have red, yellow-ish, and black bands on its body? YES? MAY be a Texas Coral Snake, and venomous. Many other snakes have similar markings; it's the yellow that distinguishes these but better safe than sorry, stay away from the pattern
- Now this one is toughest to ID as many non-venomous snakes look similar: Does it have cat's eyes (vertical pupils) with scales under the tail arranged in a single row? YES? Likely a Copperhead or Cottonmouth, both venomous
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If ANY snake bites you, the Centers for Disease Control says you should:
- Get medical attention as soon as possible
- Try to remember the color and shape of the snake to assist in the treatment of the snakebite
- Stay calm to help slow down the spread of venom
- Limit movement of the bitten limb and keep it below the heart
- Remove jewelry and constricting clothing before swelling
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- Slash the wound with a knife
- Suck out the venom
- Apply ice or immerse the wound in water
- Drink alcohol
- Drink caffeinated beverages
Finally, since I couldn't find a fun video about Snakes (other than Snakes on a Plane), I leave you with this walk down memory lane as a duck and a rabbit fight over the turn of their own seasons.
Addition after the original post: My wife mentioned the Steiner Snakeman after I wrote this up and, turning to the community online, it didn't take long to figure out who he is, with an endless amount of gratitude for what he does. Todd Lapittus will come to your house and remove and relocate any "creepy crawly thing" for free: 512-944-0633 – You may run in to him giving a snake seminar to kids at one of the community centers. Todd, if you read this, I'd love to tell your story here; drop me a line.


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Oranje Camping has become a familiar sight at football tournaments in recent years and the owners are bringing the concept to the borough next July.
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The Council has turned down applications for licences for the events following a meeting at Woolwich Town Hall yesterday. It cited a lack of detail in the plans.
Residents on the Isle of Dogs are making a noise about plans to stage a huge festival in Greenwich to coincide with the Olympics.
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BRISTOL (AP) -- Carl Edwards isn't giving up anything to Kyle Busch and his domination of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, especially when it counts the most.
Edwards saw Busch lead 415 consecutive laps Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, then used him bumper to nudge Busch in the first turn on lap 470. That move caused Busch's car to wiggle just enough so that Edwards could drive by on his way to his second consecutive victory.
The triumph was also the sixth of the season for the Roush Fenway Racing driver, allowing him to close the gap of bonus points he's likely to face when the 12-race Chase for the championship begins. Busch has eight wins, and each is worth 10 Chase bonus points.
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Among the hotel's most prominent features is its hand-painted mural on the walls of the indoor pool, depicting a panoramic view of the rivers and landscape around Quebec.
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Guests can unwind in the hotel bar/lounge.
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Guests enjoy an indoor pool, a spa tub and a fitness center with cardio and strength-training equipment.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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Check-in time starts at 3:30 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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Chevron Credit Card Payment and Login
Making your Chevron credit card payment or need to login to view your statement or manage your account? The Chevron credit card is now available, and this guide covers precisely what you need to know about this card, including information on rewards, bonuses, and percentage rates and charges. If you already own the Chevron credit card and need information on your payment options or customer service, then please read below. To make a payment online or manage your account, follow the link provided below on this page to the Chevron credit card login. You will also find useful "pay my bill" information such as the credit card customer service number, payment mailing address, and billing phone number below.
Chevron Credit Card Payment
The Chevron credit card is issued by GE Capital Retail Bank.
Pay Online: You can set up an online account and enjoy 24/7 account management, go paperless and make payments for your credit bills. To make your Chevron credit card payment online click the "Pay Online" button below to login, register, view your statement or manage your account online. Newcomers can also register on that same page. Simply click the link that reads [First time users "Register Here"] below the login section.
Pay by Mail: The Chevron credit card payment mailing address is: GE Capital Retail Bank, Attn: Chevron and Texaco Card Services, P.O. Box 530950, Atlanta, GA 30353-0950.
Pay by Phone: The Chevron credit card payment phone number is: 1-800-243-8766.
Chevron Credit Card Customer Service: The Chevron credit card customer service number is 1-800-243-8766 for the Chevron card, and for the Visa card contact 1-866-448-4367.
Don't forget you can always go to your local bank and arrange a payment from a valid checking account.
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Chevron is a US based multinational energy corporation, with a large presence within the energy industry, being in the top 6 for global oil companies. It has recently acquired Texaco, which means that across the large number of US Chevron/Texaco gas stations, there are plenty of savings to be made with a branded credit card.
Chevron Credit Cards
There are two major personal cards; The Chevron and Texaco Visa Credit Card and the Premium Chevron and Texaco gas card.
- Chevron and Texaco Visa Credit Card – This card is not only a good gas savings card, but a good card for all your routine purchases, thanks to Visa being readily acceptable in almost everywhere that takes card. Purchases made on travel, dining and entertainment will translate into money off at the pump as long as you reach a certain monthly expenditure. For $300 or over spent each month, you get 10 cents per gallon in fuel credits, and for $1,000 or over spent each month you get 20 cents per gallon in fuel credits. Being a Visa, you also get access to ATM cash and $0 liability on fraudulent purchases. The maximum annual fuel saving you can gain is $300. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for purchases is 26.99%, and 29.99 for cash advances. Cash advance transaction fee either $10 or 5% of amount. Late payment fee up to $35.
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Full terms and conditions for these cards can be found on their website.


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"And of course the coolest part about the approach to Zanarkand is that the regular music is so awesome, they play the same music during the battles. No transition. None is needed. It's that cool."A video game trope, most seen in console RPGs. In a game, there's generally separate Battle Theme Music and a Victory Theme. Then there's a piece of Awesome Music, which is so long that in order to hear all of it in one go, the player would have to sit around in the party-menu screen doing nothing. The developers don't want that to happen, so instead they let the Crowning Music of Awesome stay on during battles and victories and everything else. The music overrides all other normal themes for as long as the players are in the area or for the entire duration of the sequence. This ensures the player will remember the music as intrinsically tied to that scene, area, or sequence; the player sliced monsters in half to this music, they opened treasure chests to this music, they even saw the characters do a victory dance to it. Alternately, in an intense situation, the battle theme or the regular boss theme plays during everything. It can be just as effective if the battle/boss theme is good enough.
— Comment on Final Fantasy X's Awesome Music page.
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Kate Olivia Wilde
Luke Jake Johnson
Jill Anna Kendrick
Chris Ron Livingston
Magnolia Pictures presents a film written and directed by Joe Swanberg. Running time: 90 minutes. Rated R (for language throughout). Opens Friday at Landmark Century Centre Cinema.
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Updated: September 24, 2013 6:10AM
Everything about "Drinking Buddies" seems just about right.
Take the fight, for example. There's this guy, Luke, who's helping his co-worker move. They rent a truck, but it won't fit in one of those narrow Chicago neighborhood alleys behind the co-worker's new digs, so they have to leave it in the middle of the street while they quickly unload the furniture.
Not quickly enough for the impatient motorist who lays on the horn and starts yelling for them to move the truck, NOW. The argument turns physical — but it's not one of those typical movie fights with punches that sound like baseball bats hitting leather sofas. It's brutal and aggressive but it's also kind of stupid and embarrassing and awkward. These are two guys who don't fight, getting into a fight.
So it goes with the causal conversations, the workplace friendships, the after-work get-togethers, the romances, the breakups and the quiet resolutions in "Drinking Buddies," a through-and-through indie-feeling film from director-writer-editor Joe Swanberg that almost never falls into the trap of being too smug, too cool, in its casual realism.
You know that annoying beer commercial where three hipster guys enter the bar and the narrator tells us how they increase their cool factor by playing the right song on the jukebox and ordering the right kind of brew? "Drinking Buddies" could have been the movie-length version of that commercial, but (thank God) it's the perfect, exact opposite.
Jake Johnson is Luke, a laid-back brewmeister who runs the floor at a Chicago craft brewery and pub. (The workplace scenes in "Drinking Buddies" were filmed at Revolution Brewing in Logan Square.)
Luke favors trucker hats and the kind of beard worn by lumberjacks or eccentric relief pitchers. He's friends with just about everyone at work, most notably Olivia Wilde's Kate, the public relations director/event planner for the brewpub, and why not? She's effortlessly beautiful, she's one of the guys, and she can match Luke beer for beer.
Why isn't Luke with Kate? Because he's already got a great girlfriend named Jill (Anna Kendrick), a schoolteacher, and Kate's with Chris (Ron Livingston), who's about 10 years older and about three times more successful than the younger crowd at Kate's job.
It takes only one brief camping trip for it to become obvious Luke and Kate are perfect for each other and Jill and Chris might be a pretty good match as well — but "Drinking Buddies" isn't some high-concept, ribald sex romp, nor does it follow the path most mainstream romantic comedies would take. The story is as much about what doesn't happen as it is about the events that do take place.
We like these people. Jill's a little too uptight and Chris is a little full of himself. Kate tries a little too hard to be one of the boys and Luke's a little — well, come on guy, enough with the trucker hats and the never-grow-up stuff. But those human flaws make them all the more endearing, because over all, these are four people we'd like to be friends with, and four people we'd like to see find happiness, whether it's in their current relationships or something waiting around the corner.
Olivia Wilde can be as exotically beautiful as just about any actress in the movies these days, but she's even more attractive here as the kind of girl who'll sit on the floor in jeans and tennis shoes and savor every ounce of that craft beer. (Wilde's real-life love interest, Jason Sudeikis, is hilarious in an uncredited role as the owner of the brewpub.) Anna Kendrick can pretty much do no wrong, and Ron Livington's been a reliable screen presence going back to "Office Space."
And Jake Johnson's right there, holding his own. Very natural, very casual — and it takes just the right amount of hard work to come across as very natural and very casual.
Writer-director-editor Swanberg should actually get first billing, as it's his touch that makes "Drinking Buddies" something special. He shows us the Chicago you don't see in the mega-budget superhero movies set here. He gives us a script that sounds like real people talking. (One imagines there was some room for improvisation as well.) And just when we think we know exactly where things are going, they take another route.
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When I first ran for Senate in 2010, I promised I would bring my 20 years of problem-solving experience to state government.
Working together, we have Michigan on the comeback trail! We have added over 250,000 private sector jobs and there are 26,000 job openings within a 30 minute commute of the 7th State Senate District! Yet, much work remains. Please consider joining my campaign to restore the principles of limited government and personal freedom to the operations of our state.
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Learn how to make foam stamps that will dress up all of your papercrafts! In just a few simple steps, you can create your own Ruby Slippers Foam Stamp from Candace Jedrowicz. Make Dorothy proud with your stamped creations and show off your skills!
- Aleene's Foamtastic Glue
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- On a small scrap of craft foam draw one shoe.
- Cut out with a craft knife. Place the shape on the foam and draw a line around it.Cut the second shape out with a craft knife. The second shape will be slightly larger than the first.
- Position the larger shoe on top of the smaller with the top shoe back and down slightly.Trace around the top shoe on the bottom shoe.
- Your line should look something like this. Cut out the section between the lines.
- Line up the pieces to make sure they please you. Glue these pieces on another scrap of foam with Aleene's Foamtastic Glue.Cut around the shoes so that you have a double thickness of foam in the shape of the shoes.
- Glue two small pieces if foam together and glue them to the back of the stamp to use as handle.
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Twitter's New 'Dronies' Take Selfies To New Heights
There's no denying that we're a selfie-obsessed society. The word itself made it into the dictionary this year, and selfies are being snapped by celebrities, cartoon characters and regular Joes the world over.
But Twitter is taking the selfie phenomenon to new heights with its "Dronie" account – an unmanned aerial vehicle that is flying around Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking sky-high videos of the celebrities in attendance.


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APPTA is looking forward to many great webinars in 2014. In the mean time there is another one coming soon. It's on Friday 22 November and features Dr Jodi Ann Mullen. Check further details on our webinar page under PD/ Events.
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California Cheap Skate, Foreign Exchange will open at Pacific View mall
2 new stores to open at Pacific View mall
A new clothing company and a store selling merchandise for skateboarders are the latest additions to Pacific View mall in Ventura.
Both will be open this weekend at the shopping center off East Main Street in midtown Ventura.
California Cheap Skate, or CCS, sells skateboards, shoes, apparel and accessories targeted at 12- to 18-year-olds.
The company is owned by Foot Locker, which bought the former direct-to-consumer retailer in late 2008. Since then, it's opened up 21 stores, including three in California — in Sacramento, Santa Monica and now Ventura.
"In their view, the lifestyle and the proximity to the beach make Ventura the heart of the skater community in Ventura County," said Phil Carlson, senior property manager at Macerich-owned Pacific View.
A few stores away from CCS, Foreign Exchange is taking over the space vacated by Ann Taylor Loft, near Macy's on the lower level of the shopping center.
"We feel like they are a terrific fit for our market and a better fit for our demographic," Carlson said.
Foreign Exchange is based in Santa Fe Springs. Ventura is its 24th location.
"We're an up-and-coming brand," said Kenny Ahn, vice president of human resources. "We have quality, trendy fashion for extremely affordable prices.
"We take design ideas from all over the world and bring them into a melting pot of fashion. We see a budding community we definitely want to cater to in Ventura and an opportunity to serve the community with quality fashions," he said.
There have been a number of changes during the past year at Pacific View with the opening of the north end to include Trader Joe's, BevMo!, Staples and Massage Envy, and the addition of stores such as H&M, Sephora and Wet Seal.
Carlson said the mall is close to signing leases with more new retailers.
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You can just see the glow of my laptop where I was working on a clients web sIte in Tassie hosted through Rumcorps.net servers in Dallas Texas. As good an office as any!
Whales off the NW Coast
A pod of about 20 whales come fast from astern and passed either side of the yacht, frightening hell out of us.
Fire on the road
No flames apparent so I hardly slowed down until I had travelled a hundred odd meters with no visibility. About the time I started to panic I came out the other side.
Flowers at Martin Place
RIP Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson.
Government protecting public
THE Immigration Department is no longer processing any humanitarian visa applications from Ebola-affected countries, which include Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
The government is also cancelling and refusing non-permanent or temporary visas held by people who haven't yet departed these countries for Australia.
The Greens, of course, would rather we were all put in danger.
Greens immigration spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young says it is a miserly, selfish and cruel announcement.
"Banning refugees from fleeing west Africa is like shuttering up the windows while a house burns down," Senator Hanson-Young said, calling for the decision to be reversed.
Shuttering up the windows could be better than setting the entire neighbourhood on fire.
It's time now Gough
Gough Whitlam, the 21st Australian prime minister, passed away earlier this morning. He served as PM between 1972 and 1975 before being sacked by the Governor-General and subsequently, by the electorate, at the 1975 general election.
As a young Infantry Sergeant I was called before my Officer Commanding and formally asked if I would continue to serve without pay in the event that Fraser maintained his attempt to rid Australia of Whitlam and his decaying government and supply dried up.
I answered in the affirmative recognizing the country needed to stave off bankruptcy and only suggested if the stalemate continued then the Army needed a plan to feed my wife and child.
I have dreaded this day, not so much because of the man's demise, but more because we now have to endure weeks of canonization by the media of a man who, at best, we can say, his road to hell was paved with good intentions.
The Left, and those who either ignore facts or make them up, will be working overtime to give him credit where none is due and to wash over his errors.
And they start;
He was good for women
Tanya Plibersek:
Gough's reforms for women were landmark. They included the election of the first Labor woman to the House of Representatives, Joan Child, in 1974.
She means other than Dame Enid Lyons who was elected to the House in the early 40s.
He cut Tariffs
Sure did. Tim Colebatch explains;
John Stone, deputy secretary of Treasury at the time, wrote recently that the committee's existence was kept secret even from Treasury. Stone wrote a memo endorsing lower tariffs as a goal, but arguing that an indiscriminate cut would leave excessively protected sectors unharmed, but close more vulnerable plants.
And sure enough;
A year later, after the tariff cuts, import volumes jumped by a third, and the current account deficit was here to stay. Manufacturing lost 138,000 jobs in two years, and high unemployment became entrenched. The tariff cuts were only one factor in all this, but they symbolised the defects in Whitlam's "crash through or crash" style of decision-making.
He instituted free Uni education.
Sure did and those who gained by that move have reason to be complimentary to Gough but in life there are no free dinners and someone had to pay. The taxpayer paid and in due course Hawke adjusted the scheme and brought in costs to students.
He brought the troops home from Vietnam.
No he didn't. All he did was bring home the few Training Team guys still left in country. 1 ATF had been withdrawn by the McMahon government before Whitlam cam to power.
From Wikipedia;
On 18 August 1971, Australia and New Zealand decided to withdraw their troops from Vietnam, with the Australian prime minister, William McMahon, announcing that 1 ATF would cease operations in October, commencing a phased withdrawal.
I've almost given up correcting Whitlam lovers on this one but as they maintain the rage, I will maintain telling them the truth.
Financial management.
As mentioned above, his road to hell was paved with good intentions, but, like the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd government the great programs were never placed against the balance sheet to see if we could afford them.
We couldn't.
In this graph from Catallaxy file Professor Sinclair says, Australia never recovered from the Whitlam era. I might add Whitlam tried to fund his grandiose schemes but did so by trying to borrow money from the Arabs. The Khemlani Affair put the icing on the cake as it became apparent to all that they were out of control. It gave Fraser the impetus to deny supply that ended in Whitlam's dismissal
Whitlam opened up dialogue with China.
Yep. he sure did. He visited China as Opposition leader in June of 1971 and whereas establishing diplomatic relations with China had to be considered, I would have preferred he wait until our troops had been withdrawn or otherwise recovered from, or died of their wounds. Troops were still in Vietnam (4RAR left in October 1971) and while our troops were being killed or wounded by the VC or North Vietnamese, these communist soldiers were just aiming the rifles. China was busy making the AK 47s and loading the magazines and for the years from 1972 thru to 1975, they rearmed North Vietnam, in partnership with the USSR, to enable the 1975 invasion.
I took it that Whitlam favoured the Chinese communists over the sacrifice of the Diggers and while he later had Jim Cairns as his deputy I can understand why. If Whitlam was iffy, Jim Cairns was an out and out communist and did all he could to assist the communists to win the war.
I thought recognition was a bit early – wait until my mate's bodies are cold in their grave, I thought at the time.
He instituted Multiculturalism.
Yep he did. With the exception that the South Vietnamese who fought his communist mates weren't included in his version of multiculturalism. He is quoted as saying;
"I'm not having hundreds of fucking Vietnamese Balts coming into this country with their religious and political hatreds against us!"
If the Vietnamese hated anybody, other than the communists who were busy murdering and raping their countrymen, it could only be politicians who said such things. The religious Vietnamese he talks about were, on the main, Catholics with some Buddhists thrown in. The only reason he could hate them so is because they were fighting the communists.
As a further example of his political leanings he denied any reports of violations in communist SE Asia;
'In September 1978, Whitlam addressed a conference in Canberra where he declared that he did not accept the validity of any of the reports about human rights violations in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos. He was particularly emphatic about Cambodia, declaring: "I make bold to doubt all the stories that appear in the newspapers about the treatment of people in Cambodia."'
He supported Jim Cairns until he had to sack him over treasury matters. He never sacked him while he was courting the communists.
Australia's Dr Jim Cairns and the Soviet KGB
by John Ballantyne
National Observer (Council for the National Interest, Melbourne),
No. 64, Autumn 2005, pages 52-63.
When he was a senior Cabinet minister in the Whitlam Government, Cairns set out to use his high office to promote Soviet foreign policy aims. In 1973, when he was Minister for Overseas Trade and Secondary Industry, he sponsored a visit to Australia of representatives of communist North Vietnam. On April 26 — the day after Anzac Day — Cairns was photographed with his guests in the Sydney Town Hall, surrounded by Viet Cong flags and a huge picture of dictator Ho Chi Minh.
In 1974, official letterhead stationery of the Australian WPC described Cairns both as President of the Committee of World Peace Councillors in Australia and as Deputy Prime Minister. One such letter, dated 2 September 1974, advertised a visit to Australia later that month of a WPC delegation, headed by long-time KGB agent and WPC leader, Romesh Chandra.
It is worth remembering that Australia's Constitution (section 44) clearly states: "Any person who … is under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power … shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or member of the House of Representatives." Cairns's loyalties to a foreign power — and an enemy foreign power at that — should have automatically disqualified him from sitting as a member of parliament, let alone from becoming Deputy Prime Minister.
It is little wonder, then, that when Cairns became Deputy PM on 10 June 1974, the then US Ambassador to Australia, Marshall Green, warned Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam of Washington's alarm that Cairns might have access to classified information on US bases in Australia. Whitlam assured Green that Cairns had not asked about the functions of the US bases and would not be briefed on the matter.
I never looked up to him, always thought he and I were on different sides but he certainly caused a lot of debate and even though he could never fund his grandiose ideas he did at least have them. It wasn't an untimely death but I dread the media over the period between now and his state funeral and will stay away from the ABC lest I throw something at my expensive TV in frustration at the lies that are about to wash over us.
November 11 1975 was a big relief and a highlight in my life.
Vale Gough.
Good luck, Joel
LABOR frontbencher Joel Fitzgibbon says the party must attract better candidates and boost its campaigning in rural Australia, as well as revitalising its policies for farmers and regional communities, or it will fail to regain government.
"Australia has 44 rural electorates," Mr Fitzgibbon said. "The Labor Party holds just five of them.
"Two are held by independents.
The Tories(He means the Coalition – Tories are Brits!) hold the rest — some 84 per cent. In the past 30 years, Labor has held no more than 13 rural electorates. This must change — not for Labor's sake, but for the sake of all rural communities."
Here's a tip Joel. Tell the rural communities that under no circumstances will the ALP ever, ever close down an entire rural industry as they did with the live cattle export trade, based on an ABC TV show, and if, and it's a big if, they believe you, you might stand a chance of gaining some rural seats.
For that matter, how the hell do they even hold five seats – what are the voters in those electorates thinking?
Considering that Joel was called an auto electrician in a suit by General Cantwell I can't see him recognizing, let alone addressing, ALP failures. With Shorten in denial and the ALP continually blocking the Coalition's attempts to wind back spending, the punters can see they haven't learnt any lessons from the election.
Joe Ludwig, who was the Senator responsible for closing down the live cattle trade, is still in the Senate – a veritable time bomb ticking quietly as he waits for the opportunity to totally stuff up some other industry.
Murderer dictating Church Investments
THE priest at the forefront of the Anglican Church's push to dump millions of dollars in fossil fuel investments on ethical grounds was also responsible for the most notorious act of terrorism on Australian soil.
In June 1978, members of the Ananda Marga organisation were implicated by a police informant, Richard John Seary, but his evidence has been discredited. A member of Ananda Marga, Evan Pederick, claimed in 1989 that he had carried out the Hilton bombing on the orders of another member, Tim Anderson. Both men went to prison, but Anderson was acquitted on appeal in 1991. Pederick served eight years in prison.
Evan Pederick is now an Anglican Priest obviously having found God whilst incarcerated for the murder of three Australians. In the late 70s his God was a part of the Amanda Marga Sect formed in India in 1955 and responsible for the deaths of many who disagreed with the their teachings.
Today, Father Pederick heads a parish in the southern Perth suburb of Cannington and has been the driving force of the church's sell-off of holdings in coal, oil and gas companies.
Pederick says;
"The church of God simply can't profit from an industry that damages God's creation or which destroys the lives and livelihoods of human beings," Father Pederick told The Australian.
"If we do, we deserve the blowtorch on our belly for it."
We already know he is capable of murdering people because of his politics, so any motion of his to avoid profit from an industry which destroys the lives of human beings has to be considered as rank hypocrisy.
Over and above that fact, the industry he is railing against has raised the living standards of billions of humans, created millions of jobs and brought about serious input to several nation's GDP.
I wonder if the Anglican Church are embarrassed about this?
They should be but I doubt it.
Edmund Rice protests
Apparently today, 30 odd schools in the Edmund Rice Australian Network across Australia are going to use students as political pawns to protest the detention of children in Australia's detention centres.
From St Bernard's College web site;
This Friday 17th October at 11.35 am students, parents and staff will sit in silent protest in the school grounds with their mouths taped and their hands tied. We aim to raise awareness in our communities of the shameful policies of the Australian Government and the Federal Opposition that are affecting the mental health of more than one thousand children currently being held in detention.
I wonder what action the schools took when thousands drowned under the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd government and why aren't they protesting at the fact that the parents of these kids in detention created the circumstances affecting their mental health by placing their kids in danger on the high seas in the first place.
Oh for the days of my youth when teachers taught language, science an maths and left their politics at home.
Booker prize winner out of order
Man Booker prize winner Richard Flanagan says Prime Minister Tony Abbott's environmental policies make him ashamed to be an Australian.
Well mate, I'm ashamed that as an Australian you denigrate our country in an international forum and I'm worried that citizens of other countries might believe your left wing ramblings actually represent Australia.
They don't.
From Cut and Paste at The Australian;
Guardian Australia online, yesterday:
THE winner of the Man Booker prize, Richard Flanagan says he is "ashamed to be an Australian" because of Australian prime minister Tony Abbott's environmental policies …
Flanagan, The Guardian, December 16, 2010:
AUSTRALIA does have a dismal public life largely bereft of courage or humanity
More shame! ABC television's Q&A, August 27, 2009:
RICHARD Flanagan: I must say I felt deeply ashamed to be Australian through the Howard years
Flanagan, The Guardian, November 28, 2007:
Every mainland capital city now has a water supply crisis so severe that people have been murdered by neighbours for watering gardens.
Flanagan, The Good Weekend, ¬October 21, 2006, on his new book, The Unknown Terrorist, dedicated to David Hicks:
(David Hicks is) just a naive young man who, through the romance of adventure, ended up in bad company …
Flanagan in The Unknown Terrorist, 2006:
…Jesus is history's first, but not last, example of a suicide bomber.
On all accounts his book is readable and maybe even worthy of the Booker prize that he's been awarded, but I think I'll pass on spending good money on buying the book. I wouldn't want to encourage him or give him any oxygen. There is plenty of good literature available written by people with a greater grasp on reality than this clown, penned by authors who appreciate what a great country we have and would never think of denigrating it publicly like he has.
Local killed in Syria
A QUEENSLAND man has died after travelling to Syria to fight for the terrorist group Islamic State (IS).
AFGHAN-BORN Zia AbdulHaq, 33, was killed during the conflict on October 3, The Australian newspaper reports.
A foreign fighter believed to have been part of AbdulHaq's unit confirmed the death to The Australian on Monday, but he has yet to detail how or where he died.
AbdulHaq migrated to Australia in his 20s. He lived in Logan, south of Brisbane, with his now ex-wife and son before travelling to Syria to join IS in August.
RAAF strikes a blow
TWO bombs have been dropped by a Super Hornet in Australia's first direct strike on a terrorist target in Iraq, Defence has revealed this morning.
Hooray F***k!
Two bombs! The tide of war has surely changed!
Even armchair-warriors will be aware by now that fighter bombers do not win a war by themselves, even if they cost the Australian government $250 million each. Troops are need on the ground and so far, the Iraq army haven't exactly covered themselves in glory.
The western powers have handed over the tactical advantage to the terrorists by rattling on and on about how we won't drop our bombs unless we can be guaranteed that no civilians will be hurt. The Terrorists, who read Facebook, Twitter and local media, react accordingly, adjust their tactics and the subsequent windows of opportunity for the fighter bombers to attack are fleeting.
$250 million dollars per copy of RAAF, USAF and other airforce's fighter-bombers cruising around looking for politically correct targets, in between refueling training, while the Terrorists hug the civilian population.
It's going to be a long war.
News reports show videos and pics of Terrorists raising their black flag near Kobane. Why are they still alive, I wonder? If the news cameras can see them why can't the missiles or smart bombs?
The only people being serious about this war seem to be the Terrorists and if that continues, a lot of innocent folk are going to be decapitated or sold into slavery.
Is there an agenda I'm missing?
RAAF flies first combat mission in Iraq
And doesn't do anything!
The fighter bombers did not launch any missiles and both returned safely to their base in the United Arab Emirates.
Significantly, the combat patrol was a self-contained Australian operation with the Super Hornets controlled by a RAAF Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft and refuelled by a RAAF KC30 aerial tanker.
It is understood they were airborne for at least seven hours.
Great work if you can get it. Cruising around in
Flight Sim mode Combat mode on combat pay with little threat and no targets, practicing air to air refueling.
C'mon, strike a blow, you've have been over there for weeks. I note the British government debated deploying their attack aircraft on a Friday and they were attacking on Saturday.
We are looking lame.
Senate Inquiry stinks
Wow, simply wow!
A Senate public inquiry has been initiated into the Newman government based on the fact that Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney refused to give Clive Palmer preferential treatment and approvals to enable development of Galilee Basin coal assets.
The Greens supported this move and can I say again "Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney refused to give Clive Palmer preferential treatment and approvals to enable development of Galilee Basin coal assets"
That's funny, I thought one of the Greens major ambitions is to see the coal industry closed down and yet here they are backing a coal baron.
Mmmm… maybe they have other priorities.
The Senate inquiry is due to be released a week or two before the Queensland elections……Gee, I wonder if the whole idea is just to sling mud at Newman in the state election.
Couldn't be, could it? Pup, the Greens and the ALP wouldn't stoop that low, would they?
The select committee, which will consist of five members but only one from the Coalition, has a reporting date on or before March 27 next year, very close to the date of the next Queensland election.
Palmer, who isn't even in the Senate, and coincidently is seldom in the House where he is charged with working in the interests of Australia, not his business interests, had to get his minions,
Senator Private Lambie and Senator, The Brick, Lazarus to move the motion for the inquiry.
Senator Lazarus said people were on the phone to him crying about the way [the LNP] are running QLD – sure this warrants investigation?
Yes folks, that is an adult saying that and actually using the sentence in the debate.
As a matter of interest, The Queensland Paliament is accountable to the Queensland people, not the Australian Senate. The whole exercise is setting a dangerous precedence and is obviously a vengence attack on the Queensland LNP by a businessman who has been refused preferential treatment, as he should have been.
I wonder if the Terms of Reference can be broadened to include investigation Clive's withdrawal of $12 million from a mining development bank account funded by a Chinese partner which Palmer used in his campaign to get the balance of power in the Senate.
A balance shared by Lambie and Lazarus.
God help us.