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Seeing the Forest from the Trees: Yale at the Global Gathering
by Alisa Zomer
in Conferences, Diversity, Field Trips, The School
Technology is not a silver bullet. These words of caution are oft repeated but hard to abide by, especially when we are constantly bombarded with new devices promising to improve how we eat, live and even how we think. The promise of "technology for good" is increasingly prominent in the environmental movement, which is seeking momentum to break the stalemate over international climate change negotiations and worsening environmental degradation.
The challenge then is how to embrace new technology with cautious optimism. One emerging tool for consideration is Global Forest Watch, a satellite-based tool to monitor deforestation in near real time, managed by the World Resources Institute. For three days (October 29-31), civil society experts from around the world are meeting in Bogota, Colombia to…
Marching for Climate with F&ES
by Julia Luthringer
in Admissions, Field Trips, The School
This past Sunday was a big day for environmentalists, as people gathered in city centers across the globe to raise awareness for the growing need for management and policy that accounts for anthropogenic climate change. I was lucky enough to be at the march in New York City, along with a handful of other F&ES students, and walked in solidarity with over 300,000 other people demanding action be taken on the climate crisis. The event has since been monikered "The Largest Climate March in History," and has been covered by most of the world's high-profile news agencies.
As I was standing at 70th Street, between skyscrapers and the park, singing and chanting with other F&ES students, and meeting Yale Alums (who upon seeing our large hand-painted signs, would come…
Spring Break on St. Thomas: A Look at Caribbean Coastal Development
by Stephanie Stefanski
in Field Trips, Research, The School
Over spring break, Prof. Gaboury Benoit's Coastal Caribbean Development class traveled to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands to study firsthand the impacts and processes of coastal development. St. Thomas presents an interesting case study for tourism and development due to its high volume of tourists, limited resources, and vulnerability to hurricanes and climate change.
St. Thomas has an interesting history and culture. Originally owned by the English and then the Danish, it served as an important center for shipping and sugar cane production. After about 100 years as an independent port, the U.S. government purchased the island for strategic purposes during the First World War. Since then, it has remained a U.S. territory. However, the culture of the island is far from homogenous. From its time as…
F&ESers on the Ground: Sochi Style
by Kaylee Weil
in Admissions, Field Trips, The School
Hello from Sochi! For the past 10 days, I've been in Russia working on an F&ES project with four other amazing graduate students, teammates, and friends. I'm here with Diana Madson, Taylor Rees, Bo Uuganbayar, and Tom Owens. You might remember this story from Bo's blog post back in November, Winter is Coming to Westeros. For a quick recap, we all took a class together last semester, International Organizations & Conferences, and developed an amazing project idea to partner with Olympians to bring the climate change conversation to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Since September, the five of us have been working to do just that. We've been interviewing athletes, writing blog posts, connecting with mainstream media, and crafting a narrative to best deliver this story. From this…
The children of Kivalina
There's no hotel in Kivalina, and there's little extra space in people's homes: it's not uncommon for two or three families to live in a two-bedroom house. So all the visitors, including us, stay in the village's single school. As such, it's natural that we get lots of contact with the young people in the village. The day we arrived we spoke to the high school class, gave an overview of our research, and talked about what they do outside of school, which turns out to be a topic of great interest to everyone we spoke with: the elders, especially, struggle to keep alive the Iñupiat culture and subsistence way of life. Based on what the kids told us, the prognosis is mixed: they love to play basketball (the Kivalina Qayviks were…
A conversation with the elder – a dichotomy of tradition and modernity
by Liliana Dávila Stern
in Field Trips
While in Kivalina, we had the opportunity to meet with two elders from the community. "Elder", as explained to us, is a person of age 57 or older who is well respected in the community due to his or her accumulated wisdom. While we patiently listened to the elders' different descriptions of environmental impacts the community has faced over the last two decades such as water pollution, coastal erosion, decreased sea ice and reduced availability of wildlife for subsistence, I had so many questions. I wanted to learn how these environmental changes had impacted their traditional livelihoods. How had their livelihoods been modified over the years? What were the major causes of these changes? And, how was the culture being preserved by Kivalina's younger generations?
I soon realized how…
We are sitting in a small conference room at Kaladi Brothers Coffee in Anchorage, Alaska. In front of me on a piece of paper, Carl Wassilie draws a circle with a dot in the center and tells me this represents mindfulness. This symbol was Carl's answer to my question about what he had referred to earlier as the "Yupik mind." The Yupik mind is more than just a way of thinking, it's a way of being informed by centuries of stories passed from generation to generation through language, dance, and lived experience. This concept of mindfulness came up in many of our conversations with the people and organizations we met with in Anchorage and Kivalina, as well as our daily group conversations.
A key part of mindfulness for native…
Stranger with a 'Notepad'
Well, we have been in Kivalina now for about three days and although we are safe and warm, we are still strangers to this community. Our exploratory research into the everyday lives and afflictions of the people bring us to the dilemma of how to best make notes of the situation. Do we handwrite using a notepad? Or will breaking eye contact to take a note be disrespectful to the elder telling us amazing Inupiaq stories?
This is a dilemma that I am sure a lot of researchers have come across but the fact of the matter is that we need to put down our pads for a moment and just listen. Sure notes are important but missing any piece of the story to me is such a tragedy…
Interdisciplinary Research in the Arctic
by Susanna Berkouwer
in Field Trips
We've been in Alaska for almost five days now and we've learnt a tremendously diverse amount of fascinating information. We started with only a scientific understanding of climate change in the Arctic; rising sea levels and temperatures, melting ice sheets, thawing tundra, and changing migration patterns of ocean mammals. We then built on this scientific knowledge with social, legal and economic information pertaining to the Arctic region. We studied how the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 divided Alaska into 13 Alaska Native Regional Corporations that still cooperate on issues like health and finance, and how the act contributed to current social issues like alcoholism, domestic violence and suicide. We've experienced first-hand the corporate politics between these native corporations and the extractive industries, and the power struggle that they…
Yale F&ES Visits Kivalina: Climate Change at the Tipping Point
by Susanna Berkouwer
in Field Trips
Tomorrow, members of the class of F&ES851 Environmental Diplomacy Practicum will depart on a week-long research trip to the ultimate frontier: the Arctic. We will explore the social, economic, cultural and political implications of recent environmental changes for indigenous Inuit communities and their subsistence lifestyles.
Why the Arctic?
The Arctic is at several critical environmental, political, and social justice tipping points. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recognized the Arctic as a region of particular vulnerability to climatic changes. This summer, a NASA report found that the extent of Arctic sea ice dropped to 4.1 million square kilometers, a new record, with an additional decline in sea ice volume by 72 percent from the 1979-2010 mean. At the same time, the U.S. government's Bureau…


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Wusong Marina Development Concept
Shanghai, China
Assembledge+, along with local Shanghai architecture firm AMJ, created this concept urban design plan for a new marina, office, entertainment and shopping center in the Boashan District in the northern prtion of Shanghai. The site is adjacent to the existing Shanghai Cruise Ship Terminal and fronts onto the Yangsi River at the mouth of the Hongpu River which leads into the heart of Shanghai.
Building upon the metaphor of the two rivers the concept alludes to this transformation envisioning the scale of change from from east to west – from small human scaled "village" and gardens – to a high rise scaled international office, hotel, entertainment and retail marina center which represents the globalization and future of Shanghai. The design expresses the uniqueness of the history and location of the site, using two dragons to illustrate prosperity. The two dragons proudly stand and protect the City of Shanghai and its history.
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Chief Urban Design Consultant: Assembledge+ | Richard W. Thompson, FAIA (Principal in Charge), David Thompson
Local Planning Consultant in Shanghai: AMJ | Jie Feng, Minghua Xue


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Snakes of North Australia
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Northern Australia is home to a variety of snakes. Some, like the Taipan and King Brown are deadly while others such as small pythons are vibrant and colourful. At Fogg Dam, outside Darwin the largest biomass of animals in the world gather - water pythons searching for and feeding on native dusky rats.


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Top 5 Gifts for Your Groomsmen
Your big day is coming up fast, and your groomsmen have been there for you every step of the way. Gifts for groomsmen show the guys (or gals) in your wedding party just how much you appreciate them being there through the whole process. Groomsmen gifts should be fun with a practical aspect that fits the personalities of your groomsmen.
If you're not sure what to give the men in your bridal party, check out our guide on unique groomsmen gifts perfect for all the men in the wedding.
1. Customized American Oak Barrels
Personalized groomsmen gifts are the perfect way to show you care, and our customized American oak aging barrels fit the groomsmen theme perfectly. Oak aging barrels take your bourbon or whiskey from average to aged perfection, often in a matter of weeks. The selected liquor tastes much more expensive than it was originally with a smooth flavor that makes it perfect for drinking.
DSB barrels come in a range of sizes, from one liter to 20 liters. A two-liter barrel is the perfect introductory size and fits well in your groomsmen's home bars or kitchen countertops. If the groomsmen in your wedding party are more serious about their alcohol, consider going with a larger size to keep up with their alcohol demands.
We make all of our aging barrels with quality American white oak for rich flavor from the aging process. We don't use any nails or glue to hold the barrels together. This means your groomsmen get pure oak flavor in their spirits without any extra flavors affecting the quality.
When you order a barrel from DSB for aging alcohol, you get the stand, bung and spigot, so your groomsmen can start aging alcohol right away. Even better, we offer laser engraving to customize each barrel. Add text in the font of your choice, with the option to position the text where you want it. Last names, nicknames and inside jokes add the perfect personal touch.
You can also add an image for even more customization. Use one of our stock designs or upload your own design. Our design tool makes it easy to get the exact look you want by customizing lettering and images and positioning them how you want them to appear. A bond between a groom and his groomsmen is special kind of "bromance". Let them know you can't say "I Do" without them with a 100% custom oak barrel.
2. Unique Wall Art
Give your groomsmen a practical gift they can admire forever when you choose a unique piece of wall art for them. Choose a piece of wall art that speaks to each groomsman's personality and décor. Deep South Barrels offers several wall art designs that come from old wine barrel staves.
Check out these options from our collection:
- Stave wall sign: For a custom gift, give each groomsman a stave wall sign. Vinyl lettering creates the saying of your choice on the sign, which is made out of section of a wine barrel stave. You can choose from a stock quote or customize them to fit each groomsman with your own saying.
- Barrelhead wall hanging: Another great option for groomsmen gifts is the personalized wall hanging barrelhead. The barrelhead retains much of its rustic charm. Choose your custom laser engraving design to customize the wall hanging.
3. Unique Mugs
No groomsman can have too many beer mugs. Help your groomsmen expand their beer mug collections with unique mug options. Look for mugs shaped like objects that reflect the recipient's personality or interests, or go with a classic design, like a boot-shaped beer mug. Other ideas include a beer flight set, an engraved beer stein or a custom growler.
Our mugs are the perfect fit for all of your groomsmen. These mugs look like an authentic barrel, with the same classic bands held in place by nails. We offer a range of sizes in our barrel mugs, from half liter to three liters, depending on how serious your groomsmen are about their beer. We have versions both with handles and without to suit the drinking preferences of everyone. The barrel mugs allow for engraving, so you can customize each one with the name of the recipient.
4. Flavoring Barrels
When you can't decide between a cigar-themed gift and an alcohol-themed gift, give both. A flavoring barrel lets your groomsmen infuse their favorite cigars with their favorite spirits. Imagine their excitement when they find out they can make their own spirit-infused cigars.
The flavoring barrels feature our signature American oak construction. To infuse cigars with a distinct flavor, your groomsmen simply put shots of favorite liquor or essences in the barrel. Whiskey, tequila, bourbon and rum all work for this purpose. Roll the alcohol around, coating the sides of the barrel as you turn. It only takes about 24 to 48 hours to infuse the cigars with the alcohol or essence used. The flavor stays in the cigar while stored in a humidor.
Make it a complete gift by giving your groomsmen everything they need to create their own infused cigars. Include the flavoring barrel, a few cigars and the recipient's favorite type of spirits. Better yet, buy yourself a flavoring barrel as well so you can infuse cigars ahead of time to go with the barrels you gift your groomsmen.
5. Small Batch Liquor
Carry on with the liquor theme by gifting your groomsmen small batch liquor (here's a list of our favorites). These products typically come from local distilleries, breweries and wineries. Because they are made on a small-batch basis, the spirits often have unique flavor profiles with a higher quality than the typical alcohol you buy at the supermarket. To customize the gift, find a brand that makes the spirits locally. If you're planning a destination wedding, choose a type of alcohol made in that area. Each time your groomsmen enjoy a swig of their alcohol gift, they remember your wedding day and the location where all the fun happened.
If the liquor doesn't feel like a big enough gift on its own, pair it with something else. One simple solution is to gift one of our aging barrels along with the alcohol. Another option is to include a corkscrew if you gift your groomsmen wine or a bottle opener if beer is the alcohol gift of choice. If whiskey is on the gift list, throw in a WhiskeyDisk whiskey stone to keep the spirits chilled without getting watered down. By pairing the small batch liquor with another gift, you give the groomsmen something they can consume plus a small gift they can keep to remind them of your wedding day.
Tips for Choosing Groomsmen Gifts
With so many creative options, it's sometimes tough to choose the best groomsmen gift to buy online. Wedding planning causes enough stress. Don't worry about your groomsmen gifts. We have some simple tips to help you choose the best gift option for the men in your wedding party:
- Set your budget: Before you start shopping for the best groomsmen gift for any guy, think about your budget to help you find options that fit within the overall wedding budget. Work with your partner to determine how much money is available for gifts. You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on the gifts. You can find many quality gift options under $100 if your budget is limited.
- Consider their styles and needs: What would your groomsmen really love? What interests do they have that might influence the decision? Really thinking about the personalities of your groomsmen can help you narrow down the options. It's also important to choose something that is practical or useful in some way to the recipient unless you want the gift to sit around collecting dust.
- Buy different gifts: There's no rule that says you have to give every groomsman the same gift. If some of the groomsmen love cigars, go for the cigar humidor or cigar infusion barrel for those party members. If others would rather age their spirits, opt for the American oak aging barrel for those groomsmen. It's okay to buy different gifts for different groomsmen to make sure everyone is happy.
- Go for quality: The groomsmen gifts symbolize your appreciation for the men who were there for you throughout the wedding process. Make sure that symbol sends the right message by choosing a quality piece. That doesn't mean you need to break your budget. It simply means the item you decide on should be something that will last.
- Create a bundle gift: Bundling several gifts together into one impressive groomsman gift really wows your wedding party. Think of items that go well together, such as several items related to cigars or a group of items with an alcohol theme.
- Add personalization: A simple way to make groomsmen gifts feel even more special is by personalizing them. Whether you add a monogram or a full name, this simple touch is available on many gift items suitable for groomsmen. Some items allow for longer inscriptions, so you can include a short saying or funny inside joke on the gift.
- Buy online: With all of the wedding activities leading up to the big day, you don't have time to wander the mall looking for the perfect gift. When you buy bridal party gifts online, you have the luxury of browsing all the options from home. Once you make your decision, you can easily order the gifts and have them delivered right to your door.
- Choose the timing: Once you decide on the gift for each groomsman, you need to figure out the timing for presenting the gift. If you choose a larger gift, such as a 10-liter aging barrel, present the gifts at a time and location that makes it easy to store the barrels. Giving the gift at the wedding venue can be challenging because the groomsmen have to worry about keeping track of them during all the activity. A popular option is to present the wedding party gifts at the rehearsal dinner. This allows the groomsmen to put the gifts in their car, take them home or store them in their hotel rooms.
Gifts for bridal party members provide the ultimate thank you to those who stand by your side through it all. At Deep South Barrels, we have a wide range of unique items perfect for your groomsmen gifts and your rustic wedding. Whether you order a personalized American oak aging barrel for the men in your party or go for another gift option, your groomsmen end up with a unique, memorable gift as a keepsake from your big day. Online ordering is quick and easy with laser engraving for simple personalization that sets your groomsmen gifts apart.


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After revealing the existence of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, sorry, Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII, to the world in March, Activision gave us a painful two-month until we could see what the game actually even is.
Well, that day is upon. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is being revealed this afternoon during a livestream that takes place at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST, about an hour and a half after this article goes live. You can watch the whole reveal right here.
Details on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 are few and far between. Treyarch will be developing COD: BLOPS 4, their first game since 2015's Call of Duty: Black Ops III. Rumours have persisted there will be no single-player campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. There was allegedly too little time to finish a traditional campaign in time for launch, and this has instead been replaced by a multiplayer battle royale game mode in order to "fill the content gap of no campaign".
Whatever the case, we'll finally know the full truth about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at 6pm BST today.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out on October 12th for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This is the earliest in the year a Call of Duty game has launched in the modern era.


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There were so many things to cover in BAD FOR YOU concerning Dr. Frederic Wertham's attack on comics. That's why, when it came time to discuss his critique of how they damaged a child's reading ability, we had to be limit it to only one panel in the book.
In honor of the latest excerpt at Tor.com, we thought we'd allow Dr. Wertham the room here to expand on his theory (or, depending on your point of view, knot his own noose):
Among the worst readers is [sic] a very high percentage of comic-book addicts who spend very much time 'reading' comic books. They are book worms without books.
How many children suffering from reading disorders are comic-book readers? The answer is simple. Most of them are.
Comics reading reinforces the reading disorder, if it has not helped to cause it in the first place…
The discrepancy between the easy appeal of the pictures and the difficulty of reading the text is too great to encourage anyone to try to follow what the characters are supposed to be saying.
Instead of learning good reading habits they acquire the habit of not reading. They become slow readers, meanwhile continuing to read their comic books.
In questioning hundreds of children I have found that comic-book reading and reading good books for pleasure are for all purposes opposites.
Reading difficulties are of course common in the school classes for children with retarded mental development. We have therefore in our investigation made special studies in these classes. They afford additional conclusive proof that severe reading difficulties and maximum comic-book reading go hand in hand, and that far from being a help to reading, comic books are a causal and reinforcing factor in children's reading disorders.
– Chapter Five, "Retooling for Illiteracy" from Seduction of the Innocent
In particular, that last quote really has the ring of scientific truth to it. Throwing around terms such as "special studies," "conclusive proof," and "causal…factor" make his argument sound so darn convincing. But where is the actual science behind those highfalutin' words?
One investigator decided to find out and recently published her own "special" study on Dr. Wertham's research notes. What she found was "conclusive proof" that the good doctor, in fact, had none.
"Lots of people have suspected for years that Wertham fudged his so-called clinical evidence in arguing against comics, but there's been no proof," according to an article by Carol Tilley, published in a recent issue of Information and Culture: A Journal of History. At least, there wasn't any until Tilley started digging through his personal archives (only made public in 2010), where she discovered evidence of how Wertham revised children's ages, distorted their quotes, omitted other causal factors and, generally, "played fast and loose with the data he gathered on comics." Read about her research here to discover how Wertham "misrepresented and altered children's own words about comics."
Sounds like Wertham suffered from his own special form of research "disorder" – or is that distortion.


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Many claims state that aspartame consumption leads to headaches, indigestion, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, dizziness and mood disorders, but as of 2014, the American Cancer Society states there is no scientific evidence available to support the validity of these assertions. Aspartame does not pose a threat to the health of people unless they suffer with phenylketonuria. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers aspartame to be safe.
People born with phenylketonuria are unable to break down phenylalanine, which is an amino acid found in aspartame. It is necessary for these patients to strictly limit their exposure to the compound to avoid any risk of developing brain malfunctions. Many international scientific studies assess the effects of heavy aspartame dosage in lab animals to test for tumor growth and other related health complications, but the American Cancer Society states none of these studies indicate the substance is unsafe for human consumption.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority both disagree with the results of two Italian studies that suggest leukemias and lymphomas in lab rats are exacerbated by high levels of exposure to aspartame, notes the American Cancer Society. Data sets from human studies also do not show sufficient evidence that aspartame increases the risk of developing lymphomas, leukemias or brain tumors.


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Larry Cherubino - Cruel Mistress Pinot Noir 2017A Lick of Licorice
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Built for early drinking, this pinot noir is made for your immediate pleasure, and displays ripe, dark stone fruits along with some sandlewood and a lick of licorice.
The palate is really vivid, velvety and voluptuous with moreish fleshy fruit, soft tannins and a spicy finish.
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A boarding ladder was dropped down from Aurora's poop deck as the rubber duck came along side, and was climbed with varying degrees of agility. A Starshina piped Boz and his pals aboard and they were met at the rail by Acting-Comrade-Captain-for-the-Day Tchaikovsky in a peach evening gown from Les Modes, abundantly trimmed in lace, and wearing a discrete diamante tiara perched on top of his ginger crew cut.
"Thought I'd best dress for the occasion," he explained.
Next day most of the gang had dug out their swimwear and arranged loungers around the six-inch gun on Aurora's foredeck. Dark Flo's Airtex Y-fronts gleamed white in the sunlight, her pert breasts supporting an angled reflector designed to give an even tan under the chin. The cruiser had rounded Cap de la Hague in the early hours and was rolling gently as she proceeded up the English Channel. Ginsbergbear had his deck chair aft of the third funnel, sheltered from the wind. He was reading a borrowed copy of Michael Moorcock's Cornelius Chronicles. In view of the impending apocalypse it seemed appropriate, but was not helping.
Phoebles was on the bridge being given a closely supervised turn at the wheel by an alert member of the steering committee.
Boz was in the wardroom consulting with Augusta King and Master Dorje.
"Les Chats Souterrains are capable of popping up almost anywhere at will. The situation back home might already be grave."
"The answer's in my Analytical Machine, I'm sure it is. We must find a way of getting to it." Insisted Lady Augusta.
"Permitted only a limited degree of autonomy the minions normally are. Given the current situation, less than happy the Lizard Kings must be."
"Or maybe they like it this way," said Boz. "Aren't they the Lords of Chaos after all? I think we must try and be patient until we can get to Larry and find out how things stand. We're just guessing wildly at the moment."
There was a commotion on deck.
"It's the white cliffs of Dover." Phoebles shouted down from the port wing of the bridge. Everyone clustered along the rail to view the towering white walls of chalk. Gulls turned lazy circles against an azure sky, the faint sounds of a gramophone playing a Kate Smith rendition of God Bless America drifted across the water. Ferdy sighed.
By the time the Aurora steamed into the Thames Estuary it really did feel as if they were coming to the end of a proper cruise, a cruise on a cruiser. The river seemed remarkably quiet. They saw no aircraft flying in or out of the Silvertown airstrip and the flood barrier appeared deserted. Rounding the Isle of Dogs not a boat passed them in either direction. When they got to Limehouse Reach Dark Flo appeared on deck with her Bergen rucksack.
Can you drop me off at the Den? I want to check they've not lost too much trade in our absence." A jolly boat was lowered and as it approached the ladder at the back of Bozzy's Catnip Den Ferdy and Ginsbergbear saw Sam the piano player come out onto the balcony to meet her.
And then Tower Bridge loomed before them. The cruiser's horn blasted out…
Whooooop whup whup whup
…the time honoured signal requesting that the bascules of the bridge be lifted. There was a delay as they drifted nearer and nearer, whilst any traffic was halted, and then the bridge began to open. The Aurora moved quietly into the London Basin, picked up a buoy for'ard and one aft. The Comrade-Officer on the bridge rang down 'Finished With Engines'.


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Tracking Abbott's Wreckage. "July Update"
Sally McManus is the Secretary of the Australian Services Union in NSW and the ACT.
She has been a campaigner and an organiser for more than 20 years and
spent a lot of time doing and talking about organising and campaigning.
Her blog is a comprehensive list of policy and other decisions taken by
the Abbott Government. I cannot vouch for the veracity of the entire
list, nor do I necessarily agree with everyone (although I have no
reason to doubt them) but I recommend the list to those with an interest
in how Tony Abbott is changing Australia.
259. Strikes out protections for consumers of financial advice before
the report into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia financial planning
scandal is tabled, which recommends a Royal Commission into the bank to
investigate allegations of fraud, forgery and a management cover-up – July 01, 2014
258. Refuses to confirm the existence of two boatloads of refugees
reported to be currently on board customs vessels. The Government previously denied the vessels were in trouble and refuses to comment on whether the refugees will be landing in Australia – 30 June, 2014
257. Revokes the residential determination of two asylum seekers from
Vietnam currently in high school in Adelaide and removes them to a
detention centre, resulting in up to 7 other children, also in school,
running away for fear of the same fate – 28 June, 2014
256. Cuts Dementia and Severe Behaviours Supplement, a payment to
those who provide care for people with severe behavioural and
psychological symptoms of dementia – 26 June, 2014
255. Breaks promise that no public servants will be forced
into redundancy as it is revealed that staff in Treasury in Finance will
be made involuntarily redundant – 24 June, 2014
254. Seeks to reintroduce Temporary Protection Visas after the High
Court strikes down the Government's attempt to limit the number of
permanent visas available each year - 22 June 2014.
253. Offers asylum seekers $10 000 to voluntarily return home – 21 June, 2014
252. Refuses to halt return of refugees to war-torn Iraq – 18 June, 2014
251. Abandons the long-held, bipartisan position of referring to Palestinian land captured in 1967 as occupied – 06 June, 2014
250. Excludes Australian shipyards from a major new contract, sending jobs offshore and threatening the industry in Australia – 05 June, 2014
249. Cuts funding to the peak refugee organisation the Refugee Council of Australia – 30 May 2014
248. Takes money from the Royal
Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and gives
it to the Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Scheme – 28 May 2014
247. Breaks promise that no public servants will be forced
into redundancy after revelations that public servants in the Department
of Industry have been made involuntarily redundant – 19 May 2014
246. Scraps the National Water Commission – 13 May, 2014
245. Abolishes funding for Building Australia's Future Workforce —
Connection Interviews and Job Seeker Workshops and the Experience+
Career Advice initiative – 13 May, 2014
244. Abolishes the Get Reading Programme – 13 May, 2014
243. Scraps the annual subsidy to local ethanol producers – 13 May 2014
242. Slashes the Biodiversity Fund – 13 May, 2014
241. Cuts the Education Department's Online Diagnostic Tools Programme – 13 May, 2014
240. Abolishes the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and
Transplantation Authority which was established to encourage organ
donation – 13 May, 2014
239 Introduces annual reviews for veterans receiving military compensation payments due to illness or injury – 13 May, 2014
238. Terminates the Office of Water Science research programme – 13 May, 2014
237. Abolishes the Commonwealth Human Rights Education Grant – 13 May 2014
236. Abolishes funding to the Exotic Disease Preparedness Programme – 13 May 2014
235. Slashes funding from the Indigenous Health Budget – 13 May 2014
234. Cuts funding for Indigenous language support – 13 May 2014
233. Cuts funding to the Torres Strait Regional Authority – 13 May 2014
232. Abolishes the Congress of Australia's First Peoples, the only elected representative body for Indigenous Australians - 13 May 2014
231. Breaks election promise and slashes funding to Landcare – 13 May 2014
230. Abolishes the National Rental Affordability Scheme – 13 May 2014
229. Cuts funding from the corporate regulator ASIC which oversees the financial sector – 13 May 2014
228. Axes the first home buyers savings scheme – 13 May 2014
227. Reduces funding to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency – 13 May 2014
226. Abolishes the Improving Educational Outcomes Programme – 13 May 2014
225. Cuts funding to the Child Care Early Learning Projects and the
Professional Support Program which assist childcare workers gain skills –
13 May 2014
224. Reduces funding to the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership – 13 May 2014
223. Cut the Research Training Scheme, with tertiary education
providers to introduce student contributions for higher degrees – 13 May 2014
222. Ends the development of the Australian Baccalaureate – 13 May 2014
221. Cuts higher education reward funding – 13 May 2014
220. Cuts the Australian National University's HC Coombs Policy Forum – 13 May 2014
219. Cuts Australian Research Council funding – 13 May 2014
218. Abolishes tax break for mature age workers and replaces it with a
payment for employing people over 50 who have been on Newstart or the
DSP for more than 6 months – 13 May 2014
217. Cuts an incentive program for graduates to take up work in regional locations of need – 13 May 2014
216. Axes the National Partnership Agreement on Certain Concessions
for Pensioners and Seniors Card Holders which supports state and
territory concessions for senior citizens including energy rebates. – 13 May 2014
215. Kills off four grant programmes including the the Australian
Community Food Safety Campaign and Outreach Support Services for
Criminalised Women – 13 May 2014
214. Cuts $2.3 million in contribution to the World Health Organisation – 13 May 2014
213. Abolishes the Australian Interactive Games Fund which helped support local video game developers – 13 May 2014
212. Breaks a promise not to cuts funding to health by dramatically cutting hospital funding – 13 May 2014
211. Cuts $240 million over four years to community programs that support poor, sick or disadvantaged people – 13 May 2014
210. Cuts $25million over 4 years or a quarter of the funding to
Community Legal Centres who provide legal support to the poor and
disadvantaged – 13 May 2014
209. Cuts the Women in Leadership program – 13 May 2014
208. Breaks a promise to have one million more solar roofs across Australia and at least 25 solar towns – 13 May 2014
207. Breaks a promise to spend $2.55 billion Emissions Reduction Fund by committing less than half this amount in the budget – 13 May 2014
206. Orders the spending of $11.7 million to plan the privatisation
of: Defence Housing Australia, the Royal Australian Mint and the
registry function of the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission – 13 May 2014
205. Announces 3000 job loses at the Australian Tax Office – 13 May 2014
204. Freezes the Family Tax Benefit A at a set income level regardless of the number of children – 13 May 2014
203. Cuts the Family Tax Benefit B end-of-year supplement by 15% – 13 May 2014
202. Reduces funding for the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation – 13 May 2014
201. Reduces funding to the Australian Institute for Marine Science – 13 May 2014
200. Scraps a range of grant programs aimed at funding innovation and
start-up businesses, including: Australian Industry Participation;
Commercialisation Australia; Enterprise Solutions; Innovation Investment
Fund; Industry Innovation Councils; Enterprise Connect; Industry
Innovation Precincts; and Textile, Clothing and Footwear Small Business
and Building Innovative Capability – 13 May 2014
199. Rips a further $111.4 million over four years out of the operating budget of the CSIRO – 13 May 2014
198. Ceases funding for National ICT Australia, which is a research centre for communications and information technology – 13 May 2014
197. Abolishes Medicare locals – 13 May 2014
196. Reduces payments to people under 35 with a disability who cannot
find employment if they could work more than eight hours a week – 13 May 2014
195. Mandates religious education in schools by taking away the option for school to opt for a secular social worker instead – 13 May 2014
194. Abolishes the ABC's disability communities website Ramp Up – 13 May 2014
193. Abolishes the Disability Discrimination Commissioner – 13 May 2014
192. Abolishes the Better Schools Centre for Quality Teaching and Learning – 13 May 2014
191. Dismantles the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and
will establish a health productivity and performance commission – 13 May 2014
190. Abolishes the Seniors Supplement – 13 May 2014
189. Axes the tax break for people with dependent spouses – 13 May 2014
188. Axes the Diagnostic Imaging Quality Programme – 13 May 2014
187. Ceases the Dental Flexible Grants Program – 13 May 2014
186. Axes the Charles Sturt University's dental and oral health clinics – 13 May 2014
185. Axes funding for the nursing and allied health scholarships in Tasmania – 13 May 2014
184. Defers 13 Partners in Recovery
programs which help people with severe and persistent mental illness and
complex support needs – 13 May 2014
183. Cuts funding to the National Anti-Tobacco Campaign – 13 May 2014
182. Cuts Australia's Animal Welfare Strategy – 13 May 2014
181. Abolishes Health Workforce Australia and cuts the expansion of the Clinical Training Funding Program – 13 May 2014
180. Axes the National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health – 13 May 2014
179. Defers the National Partnership Agreement for adult public dental services until July 2015 – 13 May 2014
178. Reduces the Medicare benefit for optometry services and allows optometrists to charge more – 13 May 2014
177. Abolishes the GP Education and Training Limited and ceasing the Pre-vocational GP Placements Scheme – 13 May 2014
176. Axes industry and community clean
energy programs include the Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund,
the National Low Emission Coal Initiative, Energy Efficiency
Programmes, the National Solar Schools Plan, Energy Efficiency
Information Grants and Low Carbon Communities – 13 May 2014
175. Scraps The Australian
Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) which was set up to support new and
emerging renewable technologies and in doing so breaks an election
promise – 13 May 2014
174. Scraps the Housing Help for Seniors scheme which provided assistance to older Australians – 13 May 2014
173. Pulls $2.5 billion from aged care, including $1.7 billion from home based support such as Meals on Wheels – 13 May 2014
172. Cuts the benefit for unemployed people under 25 by moving them onto the Youth Allowance – 13 May 2014
171. Kills off the Gonski school funding vision by cutting future funding by $30 billion – 13 May 2014
170. Reduces Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme safety nets – 13 May 2014
169. Breaks a promise to make no cuts to health with a $368 million cut from preventative health measures – 13 May 2014
168. Cuts the Family Tax Benefit A end-of-year supplement by 17% – 13 May 2014
167. Increases the fuel excise twice a year by indexing it to CPI – 13 May 2014
166. Forces students to repay their debt earlier by lowering the wage they need to earn before payments kick in – 13 May 2014
165. Increases debt for students by increasing the interest on their fees – 13 May 2014
164. Makes it harder for retirees to access the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card – 13 May 2014
163. Guts the Australia Council and Screen Australia by cutting $87 million for the Arts – 13 May 2014
162. Forces
people under 30 to work for the dole if they want to receive any
financial support after a waiting period of six months with no financial
support – 13 May 2014
161. Imposes a six month wait for people under 30s to receive unemployment benefits – 13 May 2014
160. Cuts the Family Tax Benefit Part B – 13 May 2014
159. Cuts the old age pension by indexing it to CPI instead of wages – 13 May 2014
158. Increases the pension age to 70 from 2035 – 13 May 2014
157. Imposes a $5 increase on the cost of all medicines available
under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (80c for concession card
holders) – 13 May 2014
156. Cuts the 'Tools for the Trade' program which helped apprentices
buy their tools, and replacing it with a loan scheme apprentices will
have to repay – 13 May 2014
155. Caps the amount of money workers can recoup in entitlements if their employer becomes insolvent or bankrupt to 16 weeks – 13 May 2014
154. Breaks a promise to only cut the foreign aid budget by $4.5 billion and cuts it by $7.9 billion instead - 13 May 2014
153. Axes funding to the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, the national peak body for young people- 13 May 2014
152. Slashes Disability Support Pensions by indexing to inflation – 13 May 2014
151. Abolishes
the highly successful Youth Connections program that supports young
people who have not completed, or are at risk of not completing Year 12
or equivalent qualifications also costing hundreds of community sector
jobs – 13 May 2014
150. Breaks a promise of "no new taxes" by introducing a fuel levy – 13 May 2014
149. Announces
the sacking of 16,500 public sector workers as whole Departments are
abolished despite promising only 12,000 job losses – 13 May 2014
148. Cuts $500 million from indigenous programs over five years – 13 May 2014
147. Breaks a promise of "no new taxes" by introducing a
deficit tax rise of two percentage points for people earning more than
$180,000 a year – 13 May 2014
146. Scrapping a net $1.2 billion in tuition subsidies for universities – 13 May 2014
145. Scraps
the Australia Network, Australia's international television service
broadcast across our region that provides news and current affairs from
an Australian perspective – 13 May 2014
144. Breaks promise of "no cuts to the ABC or SBS" by cutting $43.5 million from the ABC and SBS – 13 May 2014
143. Undermines Medicare by imposing a $7 fee increase for GP visits – 13 May 2014
142. Tears up Federal Government's agreement with states and territories to help fund increasing health costs – 13 May 2014
141. Scraps caps on university fees, meaning universities will be able to charge whatever they like for degrees – 13 May 2014
140. Abolishes the COAG Reform Council —
which provides information to Governments so they can track the
performance of their programs – 13 May 2014
139. Sacks the National People with Disability and Carers Council — which pushed for and then helped build the NDIS – 13 May 2014
138. Releases the Commission of Audit report which recommends savage
budget cuts that would negatively affect every Australian – 1 May 2014
137. Breaks a promise to introduce the paid parental leave scheme he took to the election – 30 April 2014
136. Spends $12.4 billion on new fighter jets whilst claiming a
budget "emergency" and preparing to make big cuts to health and welfare –
23 April 2014
135. Abolishes the research and development tax incentives board – 11 April 2014
134. Begins dismantling GP Super clinics – 8 April 2014
133. Cuts 480 jobs from the Environment Department who are
responsible for protecting places such as Kakadu, Antarctica and the
Great Barrier Reef – 7 April 2014
132. Forbids public servants from making political comments online,
even anonymously, and instructs them to report on colleagues who do – 6 April 2014
131. Establishes a secret, publicly funded "hit squad" to target
political opponents led by the man who provided a "chaff bag" for Alan
Jones to auction at a Young Liberal fundraiser – 1 April 2014
130. Imposes fees and charges on people who become bankrupt – 1 April 2014
129. Axes free legal assistance for asylum seekers – 31 March 2014
128. Defunds Ethical Clothing Australia that worked with industry to
protect outworkers in the textile and clothing industry from
exploitation and abandons the Governments ethical procurement guidelines
– 30 March 2014
127. Opposes a UN resolution to conduct war crimes inquiry in Sri Lanka – 28 March 2014
126. Closes all Medicare offices on Saturdays – 26 March 2014
125. Brings back the awards of knights and dames which were abolished in 1986 – 25 March 2014
124. Cuts 400 jobs from the industry department – 25 March 2014
123. Ensures a human rights enquiry into the Manus Island detention
centre is shut down and human rights lawyers are denied access to the
centre – 23 March 2014
122. Abolishes one third of the jobs in Treasury costing approximately 300 jobs – 21 March 2014
121. Cuts welfare payments to orphans of soldiers – 16 March 2014
120. Moves to deny funding to artists or events that refuse corporate sponsorship for ethical reasons – 15 March 2014
119. Cuts hundreds of jobs at the CSIRO – 14 March 2014
118. Reopens 457 visa loophole to allow employers to hire an unlimited number of workers without scrutiny – 12 March 2014
117. Overturns a ban on cattle grazing in the Victorian Alpine National Park – 6 March 2014
116. Frustrated and defeated an attempt at the UN to highlight the humanitarian consequences of nuclear war – 5 March 2014
115. Axes funding earmarked to save the Sumatran rhinoceros from extinction – 28 February 2014
114. Introduces legislation to allow people aged between 17-24 years
old to work for half the minimum wage and be exempted from all other
work rights including health and safety laws and protections should they
be injured at work – 26 February 2014
113. Misleads the Australian public about what occurred on Manus
Island when asylum seekers were attacked killing one person and injuring
seventy-seven. Once the information was known to be untrue, waited five
days to correct the record – 25 February 2014
112. Contravenes 113 years of established practice by moving to
release the previous Government's confidential cabinet papers to the
Royal Commission into the Pink Batts scheme – 22 February 2014
111. Scraps food grants program for small farmers – 21 February 2014
110. Pressured SPC Ardmona to cut the pay and conditions for workers in return for Government money – 20 February 2014
109. Blames carbon pricing for the close of Alcoa smelters and
rolling mills and the loss of nearly 1000 jobs, despite the fact the
company states it had no bearing on their decision – 19 February 2014
108. Breaches the privacy and puts in danger around 10, 000 asylum
seekers and their families by releasing their personal details on the
Department of Immigration website – 19 February 2014
107. Fails to ensure the safety of asylum seekers in our care on
Manus Island who were subjected to a vicious attack, which left one
person dead and seventy-seven seriously injured – 18 February 2014
106. Reverses the previous government's decision to care for refugee
children who are without an adult family member (ie unaccompanied
minors) in the community and sends them to detention centres in Nauru – 17 February 2014
105. Removes poverty reduction from the goals of the foreign affairs budget –February 17, 2014
104. Appoints a climate change sceptic to head a review of our renewable energy target – 17 February 2014
103. Pays hundreds of indigenous workers in his Department up to $19
000 less than non-indigenous workers doing the same job and cuts the
budget for the representative body the National Congress of Australia's
First Peoples causing two-thirds of the staff to lose their jobs – 15 February 2014
102. Breaks a promise to provide fibre-to-the-premises for all Tasmanians for the National Broadband Network – 13 February 2014
101. Unemployment rate jumps to highest in more than 10 years – 13 February 2014
100. Lies to the Australian public about the reasons Toyota gave for
their decision to close in order to blame the workers and their union – 12 February 2014
99. Takes down a website providing information to the Australian
public on the ingredients and nutritional content of foods. It is later revealed that the person in the Minister's office who gave this directive is married to a lobbyist from the junk food industry and was still a share holder in their lobbying company – 11 February 2014
98. Destroys the Australian car manufacturing industry by refusing to
provide any industry assistance leading to the decision of Toyota to
shut costing up to 30 000 jobs – 10 February 2014
97. Launches a Royal Commission into unions – 10 February 2014
96. Attempts to reintroduce temporary visas for asylum seekers found
to be fleeing persecution preventing them ever settling in Australia and
retrospectively applies them to 20 000 people. This is stopped in the
Senate twice by the ALP and The Greens – 7 February 2014
95. Supports a reduction of penalty rates and other Award minimums in
a submission to the Fair Work Commission's review of all Awards – 4 February 2014
94. Lies to the Australian public about the wages and working
conditions of factory workers at SPC Ardmona in Shepparton and uses this
incorrect information to blame them for their job insecurity – 4 February 2014
93. Launches an "efficiency study" into ABC and the SBS – 30 January 2014
92. Cuts the wages of Australian troops deployed overseas by almost $20 000 per solider – 29 January 2014
91. Intervenes on the side of Toyota to support cutting Australian workers wages and conditions – 28 January 2014
90. Privatises the 104 year old Australian Valuation Office costing nearly 200 jobs – 24 January 2014
89. Seeks to wind back the World Heritage listing of Tasmania's forests – 23 January 2014
88. Withdraws funding for an early intervention program to help vulnerable young people – 22 January 2014
87. Exempts Western Australia from national environment laws to facilitate shark culling – 21 January 2014
86. Defunds all international environmental programs, the
International Labour Organisation and cuts funding to a range of
international aid programs run by NGOs such as Save the Children, Oxfam,
CARE Australia and Caritas – 18 January 2014
85. Violates Indonesia's territorial sovereignty while turning back asylum seeker boats – 17 January 2014
84. Politicises the national school curriculum by appointing a former Liberal staffer and a Coalition supporter, both critics of the current curriculum to conduct a review – 10 January 2014.
83. Directs that people already found to be refugees who arrived by boat be given the lowest priority for family reunion – 8 January 2014
82. Fails to contradict or take any action against a member of his
government, Senator Cory Bernardi, who makes divisive statements about:
abortion, "non-traditional" families and their children, same sex
couples, couples who use IVF and calls for parts of WorkChoices to be
reintroduced – 6 January 2014
81. Scraps funding from the Jewish Holocaust Centre –January 3, 2014
80. Devastates Australia's contribution to overseas aid by cutting $4.5 billion from the budget, causing vital programs supporting those in extreme poverty in our region to collapse - 1 January 2014
79. Drastically reduces tax breaks for small business and fails to publicise it – 1 January 2014
78. Appoints Tim Wilson, a Liberal Party member and Policy Director
of a right-wing think tank to the position of Commissioner at the Human
Rights Commission even though this think tank argued for the Commission
to be abolished – 23 December 2013
77. Approves private health fund premium increases of an average 6.2% a year – 23 December 2013
76. Breaks his promise to provide the promised customs vessel to monitor whaling operations in the Southern Ocean – 23 December 2013
75. Requests the delisting of World Heritage status for Tasmanian forests – 21 December 2013
74. Cuts funding to the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Programme
which makes it mandatory for large energy using businesses to improve
their efficiency –17 December, 2013
73. Breaks a promise to make no cuts to health by cutting $150 million from hospital and health services – 17 December 2013.
72. Scraps the Home Energy Saver Scheme which helps struggling low income households cut their electricity bills – 17 December 2013
71. Defunds the Public Interest Advocacy Centre whose objectives are
to work for a fair, just and democratic society by taking up legal cases
public interest issues – 17 December 2013
70. Defunds the Environmental Defenders Office which is a network of
community legal centres providing free advice on environmental law – 17 December 2013
69. Axes funding for animal welfare – 17 December 2013
68. Breaks his election promise of no cuts to education by cutting funding for trade training centres in schools – 17 December 2013
67. Abolishes the AusAID graduate program costing 38 jobs – 17 December 2013
66. Cuts Indigenous legal services by $13.4 million. This includes $3.5 million from front line domestic violence support services, defunding the National legal service and abolishing all policy and law reform positions across the country – 17 December 2013
65. Abolishes the position of co-ordinator-general for remote indigenous services – 17 December 2013
64. Breaks his promise to unequivocally support the NDIS by
changing the name of NDIS "launch sites" to "trial sites" and flags cuts
to funding – 17 December 2013
63. Abolishes the National Office for Live Music along with the live music ambassadors – 17 December 2013
62. Cuts $2.5 million from community radio – 17 December 2013
61. Weakens the ministerial code of conduct to let ministers keep shares in companies – 16 December 2013
60. Disbands the independent Immigration Health Advisory Group for asylum seekers – 16 December 2013
59. Dumps the National Occupational Licensing Scheme which was
designed to increase productivity by making it easier for skilled
workers to work interstate – 14 December 2013
58. Axes $4.5 million from charities and community groups for the Building Multicultural Communities Program – 13 December 2013
57. Starts dismantling Australia's world leading marine protection system – 13 December 2013
56. Scraps the COAG Standing Council on Environment and Water – 13 December 2013
55. Breaks his NBN election promise of giving all Australians access to 25 megabits per second download speeds by 2016 – 12 December 2013
54. Overturns the "critically endangered" listing of the Murray Darling Basin – 11 December 2013
53. Dares Holden to leave Australia. Holden responds by announcing
its closure which costs Australians tens of thousands of jobs – 11 December 2013
52. Approves Clive Palmer's mega coal mine in the Galilee Basin which opponents say will severely damage Great Barrier Reef – 11 December 2013
51. Demands that the few childcare workers who got pay rises "hand them back" – 10 December 2013
50. Approves the largest coal port in the world in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area – 10 December 2013
49. Removes the community's right to challenge decisions where the
government has ignored expert advice on threatened species impacts – 9 December 2013
48. Downgrades national environment laws by giving approval powers to state premiers – 9 December 2013
47. Undermines Australia's democracy by signing a free trade
agreement with South Korea allowing corporations to sue the Australian
Government – 6 December 2013
46. Damages our diplomatic relationship with our nearest neighbour East Timor – 5 December 2013
45. Repeals the pokie reform legislation which was designed to combat problem gambling – 4 December 2013
44. Suspends the Wage Connect program, despite it being proven to deliver good outcomes for unemployed people – 3 December 2013
43. Axes funding to the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia, forcing the 46 year old organisation to close. It is later revealed that a staffer in the Assistant Health Minister's office had links to the Alcohol Industry – 27 November 2013
42. Breaks his promise to support Gonski and back flips three times – 25 November 2013
41. Shifts Australia's position at the UN on Israeli settlements – 25 November 2013
40. Damages our diplomatic relationship with the Indonesian
Government by refusing to apologise for tapping the phones of their
President, his wife and senior Government officials – 23 November 2013
39. Converts crucial Start-Up Scholarships into loans, increasing the
debt of 80,000 higher education students by $1.2 billion – 21 November 2013
38. Gifts two navy patrol boats to the Sri Lankan government to stop asylum seekers fleeing the Sri Lankan government – 17 November 2013
37. Introduces a Bill to impose on workers who are elected onto
unpaid union committees huge financial penalties and jail terms for
breeches of new compliance obligations – 14 November 2013
36. Condones torture by foreign governments by saying "sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen" – 14 November 2013
35. Hides information from the Parliament and the people about the government's treatment of asylum seekers – 13 November 2013
34. Abandons Australia's emission reduction targets - 12 November, 2013
33. Separates a refugee mother from her newborn baby – 10 November 2013
32. Cuts 600 jobs at the CSIRO – 8 November 2013
31. Abolishes Insurance Reform Advisory Group which provided a forum
for industry and consumer bodies to discuss insurance industry reform – 8 November 2013
30. Abolishes the Maritime Workforce Development Forum which was an
industry body working to build a sustainable skills base for the
maritime industry – 8 November 2013
29. Abolishes the High Speed Rail Advisory Group whose job it was to
advise Governments on the next steps on implementing high speed rail for
eastern Australia – 8 November 2013
28. Abolishes the Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of
Infant Formula which for 21 years ensured companies comply with
agreements on the advertising of infant formula – 8 November 2013
27. Abolishes the Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee who ensured
research on animals in the Antarctic complies with Australian standards –
8 November 2013
26. Abolished the National Steering Committee on Corporate Wrongdoing
that for 21 years worked to make sure the law was effectively enforced
on corporate criminals – 8 November 2013
25. Abolishes the National Inter-country Adoption Advisory Council which provided expert advice on overseas adoption – 8 November 2013
24. Abolishes International Legal Services Advisory Council which was
responsible for working to improve the international performance of
Australia's legal services – 8 November 2013
23. Abolishes the Commonwealth Firearms Advisory Council a group of
experts in gun crime and firearms which was set up after the Port Arthur
massacre – 8 November 2013
22. Abolishes Australian Animals Welfare Advisory Committee a diverse
group of experts advising the Agriculture Minister on animal welfare
issues – 8 November 2013
21. Abolishes the National Housing Supply Council which provided data
and expert advice on housing demand, supply and affordability – 8 November 2013
20. Abolishes the Advisory Panel on Positive Ageing, established to
help address the challenges the country faces as the number of older
Australians grows – 8 November 2013
19. Refuses to offer support to manufacturing in Tasmania, despite
requests and warnings. Caterpillar announces the move of 200 jobs from
Burnie to Thailand, costing around 1000 local jobs – 5 November 2013
18. Provides $2.2 million legal aid for farmers and miners to fight native title claims – 1 November 2013
17. Abolishes the 40 year old AusAID costing hundreds of jobs – 1 November 2013
16. Launches a successful High Court challenge which strikes down the
ACT Marriage Equality laws invalidating the marriages of many people
and ensuring discrimination against same-sex couples continues – 23 October 2013
15. Denies there is a link between climate change and more severe
bush fires and accuses a senior UN official was "talking through their
hat" – 23 October 2013
14. Appoints the head of the Business Council of Australia to a "Commission of Audit" to recommend cuts to public spending – 22 October 2013
13. Cuts compensation to the victims of bushfires – 21 October 2013
12. Instructs public servants and detention centre staff to call asylum seekers "illegals" – 20 October 2013
11. Appoints Howard era Australian Building & Construction
Commission (ABCC) Director to help reinstate the ABCC with all its
previous oppressive powers over construction workers – 17 October 2013
10. Axes the Major Cities Unit a Government agency with 10 staff
which provided expert advice on urban issues in our 18 biggest cities – 24 September 2013
9. Breaks his promise to "stop the boats" – 23 September 2013
8. Scraps the Social Inclusion Board, which had been established to guide policy on the reduction of poverty in Australia – 19 September 2013
7. Abolishes the Climate Commission – 19 September 2013
6. Appoints himself Minister for Women – 16 September 2013
5. Appoints only one woman into his cabinet and blames the women for his decision, saying he appoints "on merit"– 16 September 2013
4. Abolishes key ministerial positions of climate change and science – 16 September 2013
3. Breaks his promise to spend his first week with an Aboriginal community -14 September 2012
2. Takes away pay rises for childcare workers – 13 September 2013
1. Takes away pay rises from aged care workers – 13 September 2013
The Broken Promise Count
1. Does not spend his first week as Prime Minister with an Aboriginal community – 14 September 2013. This promise was made in front of indigenous elders and participants at the Garma Festival on 10 August 2013, this is a live recording.
2. Fails to "stop the boats" – 23 September 2013. This promise was repeated so many times I can't count. Here's Abbott's 2013 campaign launch speech.
3. Breaks his promise to support Gonski – 25 November 2013 and 13 May 2014. Fails to commit to future funding or to require States to match the Commonwealth funding commitment. See paragraph two from Christopher Pyne on 29 August 2013
4. Breaks its NBN election promise of giving all Australians access to 25 megabits per second download speeds by 2016 – 12 December 2013 This was the Coalition's policy they took to the election first announced 9 April 2013.
5. Changes name of NDIS "launch sites" to "trial sites" and flags cuts to funding – 17 December 2013. The unequivical promise to deliver the NDIS in full was made 20 August 2013 and is in the policies they took to the election
6. Breaks his election promise of no cuts to education by cutting funding for trade training centres in schools on 17 December 2013. He made this promise at the National Press Club on 2 September 2013 and in writing on 5 September 2013 as part of their policy commitments.
7. Breaks a promise to make no cuts to health. He made this promise at the National Press Club on 2 September 2013 and in writing on 5 September 2013 as part of their policy commitments. This promise was first broken on 27 November 2013 when they cut funding to the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council and again on 17 December 2013 when they cut $150 million from hospitals and health services.
8. Fails to provide the promised customs vessel to monitor whaling operations in the Southern Ocean – 23 December 2013 Promise made by Greg Hunt – 9 April 2013
9. Breaks a promise
to provide fibre-to-the-premises for all Tasmanians for the National
Broadband Network. This promise was confirmed my Malcolm Turnbull on 17 August 2013 and confirmed as broken by the NBN Co executive chairman Ziggy Switkowski on 13 February 2014.
10. Breaks a promise to introduce the paid parental leave scheme he took to the election on 30 April 2014 by reducing the promised benefit for those earning above $100 000.
11. Breaks promise of "no cuts to the ABC or SBS" by cutting $43.5 million from the ABC and SBS.
12. Breaks a promise of "no new taxes" by introducing a deficit tax rise of two percentage points for people earning more than $180,000 a year.
13. Announced to sacking of 16,500 public sector workers as whole Departments are abolished despite promising only 12,000 job losses and through natural attrition.
14. Breaks a promise of "no new taxes" by introducing a fuel levy.
15. Reduction in foreign aid budget of $7.9 billion over five years despite promise to not exceed $4.5 billion and cut via indexation.
16. Increases the pension age to 70 from 2035 after promising last month that changes to indexation and pension age would come in three years.
17. Cuts to old age pension by indexing to CPI, while it was promised there would be no changes.
18. Scraps The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) which was set up to support new and emerging renewable technologies and in doing so breaks an election promise.
19. Tears up Federal Government's agreement with states and territories to help fund increasing health costs despite promise of no cuts to health.
20. Breaks a promise to make no cuts to health with a $368 million cut from preventative health measures.
21. Reduces the Medicare benefit for optometry services and allows optometrists to charge more, despite promise to not cut health budget.
22. Axes the Charles Sturt University's dental and oral health clinics, despite promise to not cut health budget.
23. Abolishes Medicare locals, despite promise to not cut health budget.
24. Breaks a promise to spend $2.55 billion Emissions Reduction Fund by committing less than half this amount in the budget.
25. Breaks a promise to have one million more solar roofs across Australia and at least 25 solar towns.
26. Breaks a promise not to cuts funding to health by dramatically cutting hospital funding.
27. Breaks election promise and slashes funding to Landcare
28. Breaks promise that no public servants will be forced into redundancy after revelations that two public servants in the Department of Industry have been made involuntarily redundant since September.
29. Breaks promise that no public servants will be forced into redundancy as it is revealed that at least 30 staff in Treasury will be made involuntarily redundant


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Evening everyone, little late with today's post because I've been busy working on some design team work today. I Managed to get all my samples finished this afternoon ready for collection tomorrow, then finally got some garage work done this evening.
Anyway ontotoday's share before I nod off to the land of ZZZZZZ!!! Lol
I have a couple of Father's Day cards I made using the Hunkydory fun little book images, think these are percent for the male cards, teamed up with some Hunkydory and kanban papers from my stash. embellished with a few gem to finish.
I Matt and layered all elements of these cards onto Matt black cardstock available fmom Crafter Companion
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SEATTLE — Rockies fireballer Jon Gray and his healing foot traveled with the team to San Diego on Thursday night. He will fly with the team to Denver on Sunday night. He will pitch again for the Rockies soon. But he will not, most likely, add to the rotation.
Colorado manager Bud Black said Thursday that a six-man rotation is unlikely.
"No. Right now? No," Black said. "What you would need is six guys who are good. You can't have a weak link. They all have to be performing. And if you have a guy who's pitching really well, then he's pitching one day later. You want your good guys out there more often."
Colorado's 4.30 ERA and .254 batting average against five starting pitchers are at the median of the major leagues, ranking 15th. The Rockies' ballpark-adjusted numbers, sanding off the hitter-friendly advantage of Coors Field, are even better. It's a vast improvement over recent seasons, after finishing 26th last year and dead last in 2015.
When Gray suffered a broken left foot in mid-April while fielding a groundball on the mound in San Francisco, he became the second pitcher lost from Colorado's rotation. Chad Bettis left spring training to confront testicular cancer. The Rockies filled in those positions and an open fifth slot with three rookies: Antonio Senzatela, 22; Kyle Freeland, 23; and German Marquez, 22.
The rookies have excelled, with a collective 3.57 ERA over 29 games. Tyler Chatwood and Tyler Anderson, though, have struggled, with a combined 5.43 ERA.
Gray ran on the field in Seattle on Wednesday for the first time since his injury. He has been running on a treadmill, trying to get his legs in shape. And he will face hitters in a simulated game when he returns to Coors Field next week.
"We'll ramp up his intensity," Black said.
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Some time ago I bought and assembled a RepRap Prusa with the intention of using it to prototype things. It has saved me countless hours in prototyping my CNC but getting good quality prints out of it has been challenging at times. Granted my standards for good have gone up even as I've developed a hunger to print as fast as possible.
Printing fast has worked for the CNC, which has large, fairly simple geometries. It's nice to be able to print an axis end in two hours, rather than eight. But when I try to print small, accurate objects I tend to run into issues, especially with PLA. The biggest one has been that smooth surfaces end up ridgy, see for example the print in the image below:
That print is supposed to be a linear bushing with circular sections, but the print is garbage due to the ridges. I tried a lot of things to reduce them, most focused on the mechanical rigidity of the printer. I tightened everything up and added diagonal braces in the X-direction. I even 'floated' the entire printer by sitting it on soft foam blocks so that the entire printer could move as a rigid body when the bed and extruder moved rather than cushioning jerk with elastic deformation. Amazingly enough, this simple idea CAN actually improve print quality for wobbly printers quite a bit, but did not fix my problem.
The focus on mechanics and dynamics is probably not surprising given my background, but it turned out to be misplaced. What should have clued me in that the mechanics were not to blame is that everything got a lot worse with PLA, even when using the same travel/speed/acceleration settings that I had been using with ABS.
Eventually I did realize this and started looking for extruder/heat problems, measuring and adjusting temperatures and filament diameters, changing nominal nozzle diameters and so on. None of these seemed to have any effect.
Finally I ran across a post (I don't remember where I found it), that said to just print perimeters slower. This seemed crazy since i) the mechanics were sound ii) the extruder is perfectly happy running quite quickly with the beast of a stepper I have on it. But I tried it and my prints instantly got better.
Here is a print with perimeter speed of 40 mm/s. Although it's difficult to tell in the photo, the surface is actually quite a bit better than the bushing printed above using 80 mm/s perimeters. Finally here is the same print, but with 20 mm/s perimeters:
The difference in the photos is much more evident here and even more so in the real world. Note that all prints were made with aggressive, active cooling. So what gives? Why does the print quality improve when printing slower in PLA, even though the extruder and printer stiffness are the same that was used for ABS at much higher speeds?
I have a theory, taken from the post that recommended printing slower and combined with (my own) conjecture about the print material. The theory is that communication lag between the host software and firmware causes the motion to stutter a bit, particularly on smooth curves that are discretized with many small segments. With limited lookahead, the printer does a few segments very quickly and empties its buffer before the host can refill it. This causes the printer to periodically, but regularly, stall. Since the temperature of the extruder has to be kept high to print at high speeds, the PLA in the nozzle is runny and gobs out during these stalls, creating the surface ridges. I suspect the surface imperfections are less noticeable with ABS because it generally is not as liquid as the PLA, allowing you to get away with higher feeds without noticing the buffer starvation.
I should be able to test this by changing the baudrate on the printer. Doubling the send-rate should allow me to increase (ideally double) the feedrate, but will require recompiling the firmware to test. When I get a chance to test the idea out, I'll post the results.
In hindsight, slowing things down was an obvious thing to try. My Prusa bobs like a cork on the soft-feet at 80 mm/s and all of my experience on other 3D printers suggests that slower printing gives improved results. But I wanted to have it all and kept increasing the feedrate. However, if I am right about this, perhaps I can go back to printing at high feeds while keeping the high print quality.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Improving 3D print quality, by doing the obvious
Posted by James Gregson at 10:47 PM
Labels: 3D printing, casting, making
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- Toby Robb said...
Makes sense that the ridges; if not oscillations from the required extruder position must be oscillations in the filament position.
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You actually make it look so easy with your performance but I find this matter to be actually something which I think I would never comprehend. It seems too complicated and extremely broad for me. I'm looking forward for your next post, I'll try to get the hang of it! National calendar day
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Daily 5-- Part 3 Accountability
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- Erin Hoke said...
Your ideas are wonderful. I am excited to try them! How many students do you have? I would love to have only 18!
- May 19, 2011 at 8:23 PM
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Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful Daily 5 work. I started using Daily 5 and CAFE in February and enjoy it, but now is the time to start refining my practice.
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- May 20, 2011 at 3:07 AM
Thank you so much for sharing all of these great ideas. I can't wait to share them with other teachers at my school.
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- May 20, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Mrs. Ibarra said...
Thank you so much for sharing. Everyday I head over to your blog to see what's new with the Daily 5. I feel so inspired to finish the book (if only I could find it...HA!).
- May 20, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Ashleigh said...
I'm so glad I stumbled on this blog. You have such great information. I'll be sure to share this site!
- May 22, 2011 at 10:05 PM
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- June 24, 2011 at 5:57 PM
- Moonstarr4 said...
Your thoughts are so helpful for new teachers going into this. I am a reading specialist and we are going on our second year with the daily 5 and we are really getting into the conferring and being accountable. So thanks for sharing your ideas and thoughts, it is helpful. K:)
- June 29, 2011 at 10:41 AM
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- August 12, 2011 at 1:51 AM
I love your postings about Daily 5! They are so helpful and very informative. I am starting Daily 5 and am so excited! I was not able to get the conference form to open. Can you please email it to me? Thanks, Debbie
- August 5, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Sorry--totally forgot to include email address!
Thanks, Debbie
- August 5, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Honestly, I AM SOOO HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE THIS BLOG OUT HERE FOR ALL OF US.. I am new to the daily 5 but the school I just got hired into began it last year.. I am so thankful that you have all of your ideas posted!! Thank you Thank you..
- August 27, 2012 at 8:55 PM
Beautiful! Just Beautiful! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for some sort of rubric or rating scale to help me assess all of the wonderful things that go on during Daily 5! And I needed a scale/rubric which would allow me to get a grade to put in the gradebook! You have just made my whole week---and it's only Tuesday!
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DETROIT - Jeff Daniels is giving "Dumb and Dumber" fans some hope about a sequel to the 1994 hit comedy.
Daniels appeared on "The Jimmy Fallon Show" Wednesday and spoke about the idea that's in the works.
"Next week is a big week," said Daniels.
He confirmed the Farrelly Brothers are doing a rewrite on the movie. The buzz about the sequel cooled in June when co-star Jim Carrey dropped out of the follow-up to the 1994 box office smash. Carrey cited a lack of enthusiasm for his decision to pull out.
Daniels said, "I'm hoping he (Carrey) forgot what he did, that he's still on board, I think he is."
He went on to say the only reason the sequel is being considered is because Carrey wanted to do it.
"I think next week it'll either come together or it won't. Indications are it probably will. Warner Brothers is the one that makes the decision and my hope is that they'll say yes," said Daniels.
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School Resource Officers help bridge the gap between the School District, the Police Department, and the students/community. School Resource Officers are police officers who assist in mentoring, coaching, teaching and protecting the students and School District staff. Three Newton Police officers are currently assigned as School Resource Officers working with the Newton Public Schools - USD 373. All the SROs are members of the National Association of School Resource Officers. Officer Jon Adkins is a certified ChildFirst Forensic Interviewer.
|Officer Gary Littlejohn is assigned to Newton High School. He is a track and basketball coach for St. Mary's Catholic School.
|Officer Charles Shell is assigned to Chisholm Middle School and Santa Fe 5/6 Center.
|Officer Jon Adkins is assigned to Northridge Elementary School, Slate Creek Elementary School, South Breeze Elementary School, Sunset Elementary School, Walton Rural Life Center and Cooper Early Education Center. He is a football coach for Chisholm Middle School.
In addition to their assigned schools, the School Resource Officers assist each other, the Patrol unit and the Investigations Division.


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The A-Class Office Market
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The Barbados office market has experienced relatively stable growth in recent years. Historically, Bridgetown was the hub of corporate/commercial accommodation, however as a result of limited parking and general congestion, the corporate office market has migrated out of Bridgetown to a number of key business districts. These districts include Collymore Rock, Wildey, the South Coast business district and the burgeoning Warrens area.
In characterizing the various grades of office buildings on the island, we use a proprietary grading guide developed from the US model and modified to account for the specific nature of the Barbados market. While they may vary in relative terms throughout the Caribbean, A-Class buildings generally represent the highest quality office space available in a particular market, while B & C-Class buildings are always defined in relative terms to them. The profile of an A-Class building includes a prominent location, high quality finishes and appointments in all common areas, a minimum of 4 parking spaces per thousand sq. ft. of rentable area, sophisticated plant and equipment (energy management systems, backup power supply etc.), facility for extensive high-speed data and voice cabling, CCTV security and professional management. Whereas in larger markets green buildings are becoming increasingly common particularly in the A-Class segment, to date there are no LEED certified buildings on the island.
The total of A-Class space (excluding Government buildings) in existence today is approximately 700,000 sq. ft. Occupancy in this sector has traditionally remained steady and is presently in excess of 95%. Average rental rates are in the $45 – $55 per sq. ft. per annum range, however the ground floor in high traffic retail locations can command more. Achieved rental rates experienced marginal increases in the 2002 – 2005 period, and a more significant increase (7%) during the 2006 – 2007 period. Expectedly there has been a leveling off in 2008 – 2009 and we expect this will continue throughout 2010. To date we have not seen any signs of negative absorption within this segment, however demand is expected to remain flat for the next 18 months. Typical anchor tenants include large insurance companies, banks, accounting firms and offshore entities. A notable exception is the medical profession, who generally occupy boutique offices in the Belleville area. Traditional demand drivers include corporate tenants with expanding operations, tenants upgrading from older or lower grade properties, and new regional and global entities establishing operations in Barbados.
The majority of A-Class leases are structured on an absolute net basis, whereby tenants have responsibility for all the operational expenses of the building in the form of a variable service charge that is reconciled at year-end. Service charges are averaging from $15 – $25 per sq. ft. per annum, and run as high as $30 in some cases. Lease periods average between 36 – 60 months and typically provide for renewal options along with the usual escalation clauses. Tenant fit-out costs range from $125 – $225 per sq. ft. (inclusive of furniture) subject to the desired level of finishes. We note an increasing trend whereby tenants are negotiating separate contracts with Developers for the outfitting of their premises with an amortization over the term of the lease.
As part of an overall economic stimulus package, Government is proceeding with the construction of two significant office buildings in Warrens. When complete they will represent an additional 150,000 sq. ft. of office space added to the existing supply. When considered with a number of buildings occupied by governmental agencies, Barbados will have reached an A-Class inventory well in excess of in excess of 1,000,000 sq. ft.
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Pith is an eclectic pursuit of social and artful dining experiences. Our communal supper club pops up in venues around the world, serving a seasonal tasting menu for just ten guests each evening.
Raw beef with juniper and pickled pear
Spelt bread with butter and preserved beets
Duck mousse with blackberry and rye
Celeriac soup with chives and maple syrup
Raw fluke with squash and sage
Halibut with wild mushrooms and smoked olives
Beef with fresh and fermented kale
Concord grape pavlova
Apple tart with toasted almond ice cream
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Delicious — The New Yorker
Yes, chef! — The New York Times
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Tokyo A partnership with HEAPS Magazine. Collaboration with local ceramic artists, designers, farmers, and chefs. Beef tartare with fish sauce and hijiki. Summer deer with squash and chestnut. Eggplant with pistachio and wasabi leaves. Hojicha ice cream.
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The history of Clophill, Bedfordshire, UK
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On May 24 the usual Empire Day celebration took place at the School. Mr. Crouch gave a short address on "Duty to the Empire," a recitation, and patriotic songs were sung, and the National Anthem brought the proceedings to a close. As usual many of the villagers assembled to witness the celebration.
The coronation Committee are making good progress. The village has been canvassed for subscriptions and the villagers have made a generous response. Altogether (including a donation of 3 guineas from Lord Lucas, and one of like amount from the American ambassador) about £36 has been subscribed. This was considered most satisfactory. A Sub-Committee was appointed to draw up a scheme, and they propose to provide a free meat tea to all inhabitants over 14, and a plain tea for children under that age. It is also proposed to have a programme of sports, in which all may take part who are that way inclined.
Nearly £40 has been subscribed for the Coronation Festivities, so that a good tea for all the children and a substantial meat tea for all adults will be provided, and a good sum left over for sports after tea.
The Primitive Methodist Sunday School Anniversary Services were conducted on Sunday by Mr. W. Harris, of Bedford. The special hymns and recitations of the choir and children were excellently rendered. The school festival was held on Whit Monday. The scholar's tea was at 3.30 and at 5 p.m. A large number sat down to a public tea. The evening was spent in the meadow lent by Mr. Burgoine, and the teachers and friends made it a very happy time for the children, what with cricket, games, racing for prizes, and other amusements.
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Heya. Today I'd like to return to a deeply loved pattern I haven't sewn in a while. The Moneta. This time it's in a fun Stewie Griffin print jersey that looks fun and carefree at first but true to Stewie's personality is filled with messages he would say.
Again, I sewed up size M with no alterations apart from shortening the skirt. All the seams are finished with the overlocker. the hem and sleeve hems are finished with twin needle. I sewed a strip of fabric to the neckline while slightly stretching the band and it gave me a nice finished neckline with a neckline band. I added an elastic silicone strip to the shoulder and waist seams for stability.
Other than that I have nothing to say except I love this dress, but you all already knew that because it's a Moneta and it has awesome print.
The fabric is from a remnant bin in Abakhan and it's so freakin' awesome, I could cry. I actually bought it with the idea of making a shirt or two for Mr.Man but that didn't happen and the fabric had been sitting in my stash for almost a year. But then we were going to see the latest Star Wars movie and I felt that I absolutely needed to make this fabric into a dress so I could wear it to the movies. With two hours left until the end of the work day and until I had to leave home for the cinema, I pulled out the fabric and was done with plenty of time left. Aaaaaaaaah, the joys of TNT patterns. They whip up so fast.
For previous Moneta versions I have made, follow these links: