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6287.0 - Labour Force Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Estimates from the Labour Force Survey, 2011 Quality Declaration
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RELIABILITY OF ESTIMATES 1 Estimates from the LFS, as with data from all surveys, are subject to error. The data presented in this publication are subject to two sources of error:
NON-SAMPLING ERROR 2 The main sources of non-sampling error are response errors and non-response bias. These may occur in any enumeration whether it is a full count or a sample. 3 Response errors include errors on the part of both respondents and interviewers. These reporting errors may arise through inappropriate wording of questions, misunderstanding of what data are required, inability or unwillingness to provide accurate information, and mistakes in answers to questions. 4 Non-response bias arises because the persons for whom no response is available may have different characteristics in relation to labour market behaviour than persons who responded in the survey. 5 Non-sampling errors are difficult to quantify in any collection. However, every effort is made to minimise these errors in the LFS by careful design of questionnaires, intensive training and supervision of interviewers and efficient operating procedures. Non-response bias is minimised by call-backs to those households which do not respond, and is compensated for in the estimation process. 6 There are a number of other issues associated with collecting information from Indigenous persons in communities in remote areas. Although special procedures are used in some Indigenous communities, there may still be some cultural and practical difficulties in applying standard labour force concepts in these communities. Operational issues include the high turnover of trained interviewers in remote areas, the seasonal fluctuations in population numbers as well as in employment opportunities, and high population mobility. 7 Responses in the LFS may be given by any responsible adult in each selected household. Reporting errors may arise when the respondent provides information for another member of the household without being fully aware of their labour force details. Although this is a minor issue for the survey in general, the higher mobility of Indigenous household members may affect the accurate reporting of details such as active job search or availability for work. SAMPLING ERROR 8 The LFS estimates are based on information obtained from a sample of the population, and are subject to sampling error. Sampling error is the difference between the estimate obtained from a particular sample and the value that would have been obtained if the whole population were enumerated under the same procedures (referred to as the 'population value'). Standard error 9 The most commonly used measure of sampling error is the standard error (SE). This measure indicates the extent to which a survey estimate is likely to deviate from the true population value by chance. There is a 67% chance (2/3) that the sample estimate will differ by less than one standard error from the estimates that would have been obtained if all dwellings had been included in the survey, and a 95% chance (19/20) that the difference will be less than two standard errors. 10 The magnitude of the sampling error depends on the sample design, the sample size and the population variability. The larger the sample on which the estimates are based, the smaller the sampling error. The main contribution to sampling error for the Indigenous labour force estimates is the sample size. 11 Movements in the level of an estimate are also subject to sampling variability. The standard error of the movement depends on the levels of the estimates from which the movement is obtained rather than the size of the movement. The standard errors for both level estimates and movements between annual estimates are provided in Tables 1 to 5 (available in Downloads). The standard errors have been derived using the group jack-knife method. Relative standard error 12 Another measure of sampling error is the relative standard error, which is obtained by expressing the standard error as a percentage of the estimate to which it refers. The smaller the sample estimate, the higher the relative standard error. The small sample size of Indigenous persons results in estimates of labour force characteristics which are considerably less precise and less stable than comparable aggregate estimates for non-Indigenous persons. This is reflected in the relatively high standard errors for the survey estimates derived for Indigenous persons. 13 Very small estimates are subject to such high standard errors, relative to the size of the estimate, as to detract seriously from their value for most reasonable uses. In Tables 1 to 5 (available in Downloads), only estimates with relative standard errors of less than 25%, are considered sufficiently reliable for most purposes. Accordingly, while included in the tables, estimates with relative standard errors of 25% or more are annotated (highlighted by a red triangle), to indicate they are subject to high standard errors and should be used with caution. 14 Proportions and percentages (for example, unemployment rates) formed from the ratio of two estimates are also subject to sampling error. The size of the error depends on the accuracy of both the numerator and the denominator. A formula to approximate the RSE of a proportion or percentage is: 15 This formula is only valid when x is a subset of y. EXAMPLES OF CALCULATIONS Level standard errors 16 As an example of the calculation and use of standard errors, consider the estimate of 166,100 Indigenous persons employed in 2010. The standard error for this estimate is 6,600 (see L1 of Table 1, available in Downloads). This indicates that there is a 67% chance that the true value (the number that would have been obtained if the whole population had been included in the survey) is within the range 159,500 to 172,700 (that is, 166,100 + or - 6,600). There is a 95% chance that the true value is in the range 152,900 to 179,300 (that is, 166,100 + or - 13,200).Movement standard errors 17 Standard errors can also be used to interpret the reliability of annual movement estimates. For example, in 2008 there were an estimated 91,200 Indigenous males in employment, decreasing to 89,100 in 2009 (a movement of -2,100). The associated standard error for the movement estimate is 4,900 (see M1 of Table 1, available in Downloads) . This indicates that there is a 67% chance that the true value of the movement is within the range -7,000 to 2,800 (that is, -2,100 + or - 4,900) and there is a 95% chance that the true value is in the range -11,900 to 7,700 (that is, -2,100 + or - 9,800). Differences between estimates 18 Published estimates may also be used to calculate the difference between two survey estimates (numbers or percentages). Such an estimate is subject to sampling error. The sampling error of the difference between two estimates depends on their SEs and the relationship (correlation) between them. An approximate SE of the difference between two estimates (x-y) may be calculated by the following formula: 19 While this formula will only be exact for differences between separate and uncorrelated characteristics or subpopulations, it is expected to provide a good approximation for all differences likely to be of interest in this publication. 20 For example, in 2009, the participation rate of Indigenous males was 62.8%, 14.3 percentage points higher than the rate of 48.5% for Indigenous females. The approximate standard error of the difference between these two estimates can be calculated as follows: Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window. |


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We're very proud to announce that the English-Speaking Union's HRH The Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Awards has awarded Best Entry for Teachers to Philip Kerr's Translation and Own-language Activities.
Translation and Own-language Activities is one of the latest additions to the popular Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series, edited by the celebrated Scott Thornbury. It tackles a controversial subject in a practical way, providing effective ways of integrating carefully chosen activities into language classrooms.
Since 1971, the ESU awards have recognised the best book published each year in the field of English language teaching and learning and this is not the first time the Cambridge Handbooks series has seen success. Jim Scrivener's Classroom Management Techniques (2012) and Graham Stanley's Language Learning with Technology (2013) were previous winners, so with Translation and Own-language Activities in 2014, it's a hat-trick of prestigious awards for Cambridge.
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text: Good News Translation 1People of Jerusalem, gather your forces!+ We are besieged! They are attacking the leader of Israel! God Promises a Ruler from Bethlehem2 The Lord says, "Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times." 3So the Lord will abandon his people to their enemies until the woman who is to give birth has her son. Then those Israelites who are in exile will be reunited with their own people. 4When he comes, he will rule his people with the strength that comes from the Lord and with the majesty of the Lord God himself. His people will live in safety because people all over the earth will acknowledge his greatness, 5and he will bring peace. Deliverance and PunishmentWhen the Assyrians invade our country and break through our defenses, we will send our strongest leaders to fight them. 6 By force of arms they will conquer Assyria, the land of Nimrod, and they+ will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our territory. 7The people of Israel who survive will be like refreshing dew sent by the Lord for many nations, like showers on growing plants. They will depend on God, not people. 8Those who are left among the nations will be like a lion hunting for food in a forest or a pasture: it gets in among the sheep, pounces on them, and tears them to pieces—and there is no hope of rescue. 9Israel will conquer her enemies and destroy them all. 10The Lord says, "At that time I will take away your horses and destroy your chariots. 11I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your defenses. 12I will destroy the magic charms you use and leave you without any fortunetellers. 13I will destroy your idols and sacred stone pillars; no longer will you worship the things that you yourselves have made. 14I will pull down the images of the goddess Asherah in your land and destroy your cities. 15And in my great anger I will take revenge on all nations that have not obeyed me." Footnotes: Good News Translation® (Today's English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. Bible text from the Good News Translation (GNT) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (www.americanbible.org). Learn more at www.gnt.bible . Discover .BIBLE resources for your ministry at www.get.bible/gnt Bible Hub |


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1. Do you recall any changes on your computer (software or Windows OS related), between the time it was running smoothly , right until the time you started experiencing these freezes?
If you do, try undoing whatever changes you have made, to see if your computer starts working normally again.
Don't remember the changes you've made? No problem. Try using the Windows System Restore utility to restore your computer to a point in time, when you didn't experience these problems.
2. Did you start experiencing this problem after you added or upgraded some hardware component(s) in your computer?
If YES, try removing the hardware, undoing the changes, restart your computer and check to see if your computer is functioning normally again.
3. Check for overheating (high temperatures) of hardware components like the CPU or video card
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- Improve the cooling setup within your PC case (better ventilation for the case, additional cooling fans, better HSF for CPU and GPU)
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If you like chocolate, this smoothie will blow your mind! Loaded with cacao powder and nibs, it has a slight crunch and a super-chocolaty taste. The pinch of salt compliments the cacao and increases the mineral richness of this energizing morning drink. Yum!
2 cups of almond milk (unsweetened)
½ cup cacao powder
¼ cup cacao nibs
¼ cup goji berries
2 tbsp agave nectar (or to taste)
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Eggplant Patties
Before I start, I'm proud to announce that Bread + Butter now has a fan page on Facebook. So if you've got a facebook account, please don't be shy and become a fan. You can go to the page here or click on the Facebook icon button on the sidebar to the right after the About Me section.
Now, I guess I got you intrigued as what this dish was yesterday. I had gotten a some pretty good guesses, but none came close. Well...here it is. Eggplant patties!! I wanted to try a new way to eating them. I figured I can make some kind of veggie ball with them. Or I can go the usual route of pan-frying or roasting, but you've all seen that already. Then I thought of making them into patties of some kind. Yes, that's what I'll do. Veggie patties. Mashed them after a brief boil in some water, mixed in chopped onions, herbs, panko crumbs and an egg as a binder. The latter is optional for those who don't want egg in them. Made 4 sizable patties.
I grilled these patties babies on the George Foreman grill. It's the big old one before all the new grades they put into them. The one that's a pain the butt to clean sometimes. Here's a trick to get all that crud off. As soon as you take all the items off the grill and unplug it, run a damp paper towel up and down the grill. It removes the stuff instantly. It has to be hot still.
Anyway, you can bake these also, if you don't have a grill. I realized I didn't have any buns. Hmph! I guess I'll live without bread for one day. Eh, buns...we don't need no stinkin' buns! I ate them just the way they are. But I thought it wouldn't be complete without a creamy sauce. I mixed together a simple tomato sauce and mascarpone combination with a dash of dry herbs that I simmered for a bit to combine them then let it cool. Really good. A great match with the eggplant. The sauce can be used as a dip, too.
I served this with some zucchini sticks.
Makes 4 patties.
Eggplant Patties
1 medium eggplant - peeled and cubed
1 1/2 c panko crumbs
1/2 small onion - diced
1 garlic clove - minced
1 Tbsp dry parsley
1 Tbsp dry oregano
1 egg - beaten (optional)
Tomato-Mascarpone Sauce
8oz can tomato sauce
2-3 tbsp mascarpone cheese
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
For the sauce:
Combine all ingredients together in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally. Cook for about 5 min, then transfer to a bowl.
For the patties:
Put the eggplant in boiling water for 5 min until tender. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon and into a large bowl.
Mash the eggplant. Season with a little salt and pepper. Add in the onion, garlic, parsley, oregano, egg and panko. Mix well.
Divide into 4 patties.
To grill: depending on heat, grill patties for roughly 5 min per side
To bake: In a preheated 350˚F oven, bake the patties for 15-20 min on a lightly greased baking sheet. Flip the patties half way to give an even browning.
43 comments:
- Parita said...
Oh those were eggplant pattice? hmm thats really innovative jenn, love the sauce!
- August 10, 2009 at 1:52 AM
How wonderful. I love anything eggplant. I would love one of these patties on a toasted bagel with tomato. YUM!
- August 10, 2009 at 3:41 AM
- Andrea@WellnessNotes said...
What a great idea! They look and sound delicious! I can imagine them on top of a salad... :)
- August 10, 2009 at 5:18 AM
- Vrinda said...
Those r lovely patties with eggplant..
- August 10, 2009 at 6:07 AM
Very interesting way to make eggplant patties!
- August 10, 2009 at 6:23 AM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
I have not yet joined the ranks of the Facebook fan pages. I do have a personal FB account, but use it mostly for family/friends and personal stuff. Maybe I will eventually join the food bloggers on FB, too.
The eggplant patties sound delicious... I especially like the tomato mascarpone sauce! - August 10, 2009 at 7:21 AM
- Creative Classroom Core said...
I really love the sound of these - such a healthy twist on the regular burger. So yummy and clever!
- August 10, 2009 at 7:24 AM
- Heather S-G said...
mmmm...delicious! Wrap it in a grilled pita and call me happy!
- August 10, 2009 at 7:36 AM
- Nutmeg Nanny said...
These look really delicious. I have a love hate relationship with eggplant, but this looks like it would make me fall in love all over again:) I added you as a fan on Facebook. Make sure to fan Nutmeg Nanny too:)
- August 10, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Soma said...
Sounds really good. i esp like what you did with the sauce! Very creative. Love mascarpone.
Liked your string bean recipe very much. - August 10, 2009 at 8:20 AM
- Joie de vivre said...
Thanks for visiting! You are so cute with your fan page! I'll "fan" you today! :) - August 10, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Pam said...
I really need to give eggplant a second chance (bad experience when I was a kid). These patties look great, so does the sauce.
- August 10, 2009 at 9:15 AM
The eggplant patties sound delicious especially with the tomato-mascarpone sauce! Yummy!
- August 10, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Jenn said...
Parita: Thanks.
HH: Mmm...a bagel sounds nice right about now.
Andrea: Salad, yes!
Vrinda, hummingbird: Thanks.
Jen: I have a personal account too. I figured I'd use my time wisely on it rather than playing all the games. LOL.
Finsmom: ;-)
girlichef: Yes on a pita!
Nutmeg: will do!
Soma, 5 Star: Thanks.
Joie: Woohoo!!
Pam: I hope you do give them a second chance. They're not that bad. - August 10, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- zerrin said...
I thought it was chicken yesterday. But eggplant patties sound better with your special sauce as I adore eggplant. I can have these even at breakfast.
- August 10, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- nora@ffr said...
those pictures are stunning jenn!! these patties sound delish.. especially with eggplant. never tried it b4 but will giv a shot soon!!
cheers!! - August 10, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- Sarah Alaoui said...
eggplant=my favorite veggie, and these look beautiful.
- August 10, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Jenn said...
Zerrin: Sounds good breakfast.
Nora, Sarah: thanks. - August 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- Sweta (My Indian Dietitian) said...
Eggplant in patties-wow,must taste great!! Jenn-love your creativity :)
- August 10, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Diana said...
Buns are totally overrated. I'd eat these eggplant patties all by their lonesome any day! I bet they'd be awesome over couscous!
- August 10, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- Danielle said...
This looks sooooo delicious! I want to eat this riiight now!
- August 10, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Oh I would never have guessed, but why the heck did I not when I made something similar on my last post? Haha!
And I'm a FAN! :D - August 10, 2009 at 5:41 PM
- Pooja said...
Oh wow eggplant patties looks so delectable! Awesome sauce!
- August 10, 2009 at 7:03 PM
- chow and chatter said...
yum will become a fan lol
- August 10, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- Bob said...
Interesting. I have a sister who is nutty about eggplant, I'll have to send her a link.
- August 10, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Jenn said...
Sweta: It does!
Diana: Mmm...cous cous...yes!!
Danielle; ;-)
burpandslurp: lol.
Pooja: Thanks.
Chow and Chatter: Woohoo!!
Bob: Cool. She'll love this. - August 10, 2009 at 8:30 PM
- Sarah Alaoui said...
I just made these for my family for dinner (I baked them), and EVERYONE LOVED THEM. I'm going to start making them in college, so easy, healthy and DELICIOUS. I'm going to link to your recipe on my new post...thanks : ) (keep them coming, girl!) - August 10, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- Heather S-G said...
ps...I have an award for you over at my place!
- August 10, 2009 at 9:12 PM
- Jenn said...
Sarah: Awesome!!! I'm glad you like them.
Girlichef: Thanks a bunch!!!! - August 10, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- Phyllis said...
Haha...thanks for posting that tip on how to clean the original George Foreman grill. Maybe mine will come out of retirement now :)
I'm printing out this recipe to make - I love anything with eggplant and this is so creative! And I had zucchini sticks on Friday at an Italian restaurant - deep fried/greasy, nothing like your healthy version! - August 11, 2009 at 4:14 AM
- tavolini said...
That looks GREAT, Jenn. I love how you just throw together the tomato mascarpone sauce--that also sounds really, really good.
- August 11, 2009 at 5:45 AM
- lisaiscooking said...
This sounds like a great way to enjoy eggplant, and the that sauce sounds fantastic!
- August 11, 2009 at 7:40 AM
- Jenn said...
Phyllis: Your welcome. It makes it easier to deal with if it's still hot.
TavoLini, Lisa: Thanks. ;-) - August 11, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Reeni said...
What a clever use of eggplant. I would of never thought to do that. They look real yummy with the sauce!
- August 11, 2009 at 7:03 PM
This seems really a good idea, I'm craving for aubergine patties!
- August 11, 2009 at 11:28 PM
- Jenn said...
Reeni: Thanks.
Vegetarianzoe: Nice! - August 11, 2009 at 11:43 PM
- OysterCulture said...
oh my goodness, I love eggplant and this dish looks spectacular!
- August 12, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Jenn said...
Oyster: Thanks.
- August 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- pigpigscorner said...
Eggplants! I would never have thought of that! yummy!
- August 13, 2009 at 1:53 AM
- Jenn said...
pigpigscorner: ;-)
- August 13, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- loca said...
I made this and it was absolutely delicious. The sauce was so flavorful too!
- August 15, 2009 at 6:28 PM
- Jenn said...
Loca: I'm glad you enjoyed it.
- August 15, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- Unknown said...
WOW (impressed look). Your eggplant dish looks so yummy.
Here I bought a sauce pack for Sauce for Spicy Eggplant so as to skip all the seasonings! and i will try this friday after work.
http://yummiexpress.freetzi.com - August 20, 2009 at 11:38 PM


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If you choose to use dairy milk, you may want to add a bit of sweetener of your choice. You can do it by the bowl full so you can really control it.
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America, look into the mirror
By Robert Jensen
Published in The Hindu · June, 2004
[Also distributed as "It's not just the emperor who is naked, but the whole empire" on ZNet Commentary, May 30, 2004, and posted on Common Dreams, Global Policy Forum, Dissident Voice, May 24, 2004. https://archive.globalpolicy.org/empire/analysis/2004/0524jensenempire.htm]
Republican politicians took potshots at House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi last week after she called President Bush "incompetent" and criticized his judgment and leadership. Her conclusion — "the emperor has no clothes" — understandably made Republicans angry, because it is so obviously accurate.
Pelosi's remarks deserve scrutiny, but not because she was too harsh on the president. The lies and distortions that Bush and his top officials used to promote the U.S. invasion of Iraq were exposed long ago, and day-by-day the disastrous consequences of the occupation are obvious to all but the most fanatical of the Leader's faithful.
But the problem is not just that the EMPEROR is bare, but that the U.S. EMPIRE has no clothes, and in that respect mainstream Democrats stand before the world as naked as the most reactionary Republicans.
It is understandable that many think of Bush administration policies as a radical departure from past U.S. foreign policy, and certainly the doctrine of preemption (which is so far untested, because Iraq posed no threat to the United States; the U.S. invasion, therefore, didn't preempt anything but was instead a simple crime against peace) and the open call for world domination have taken the country — and the world — down a particularly dangerous path. But Bush is hardly the first president to engage in empire building.
A few years ago, anyone who described the United States as an empire was branded part of the loony left. But since 9/11, even conservative pundits talk of empire, albeit in perversely positive terms, exhorting U.S. leaders to seize the opportunity to remake the world.
But that project didn't begin with 9/11. Whatever point in U.S. history one claims as the beginning of the imperial project (the genocide of indigenous people in North America? the Monroe Doctrine? the conquest of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?), there is no doubt that U.S. empire building went into high gear after World War II. The fact that the United States doesn't acquire colonies in the same fashion as past empires, preferring instead to install compliant governments that will do its bidding, doesn't make us less an empire. The modalities of control change, but the game remains the same; set the terms for the world economy and derail the possibility of independent development by any means necessary, with a gargantuan military on call when violence is required.
Nor do the differences in style and tactics make Democratic administrations any less imperial than Republicans. The Cold-War liberals of the Democratic Party had no greater qualms than Republicans about using the military to extend U.S. power in the Third World. The blood of millions of dead Vietnamese is on the hands of liberal darling John F. Kennedy and conservative curmudgeon Richard Nixon alike. Whatever the differences in domestic policy in the postwar period between Republicans and Democrats, in international relations the consensus on each side of the aisle was firmly in favor of militarism to project U.S. power around the world. The only admirable people in either party were the few dissidents (such as Democrats Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening, the only two senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that justified expansion of the Vietnam War, or Republican Rep. Pete McCloskey, who challenged Nixon).
That pattern continues up to this day. We should not forget that for all the talk of Bill Clinton's "multilateralism," he launched an illegal attack on Iraq in 1998 and insisted on maintaining the harshest economic embargo in modern history on that country for eight years, which killed as many as 1 million Iraqis — policies that had virtually no support in the world. In short, Clinton killed more Iraqis than Bush as he ignored international law and world opinion. I doubt the fact that Clinton is smarter and more rhetorically gifted than Bush makes much difference to the dead in Iraq.
And while Bush bears primary responsibility for the Iraq War, he couldn't have done it without the help of some Democrats (such as John Kerry, who voted for it) and the inaction of others (such as Pelosi, who voted against the war but expended no political capital to mount a serious campaign to stop it and added to the case for war with false statements such as "Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons" as late as November 2002).
There's no indication that any of the current strategists in the Democratic Party have learned anything from all this. Kerry is not calling for an end to the illegal and immoral occupation but instead advocates a continued U.S. presence with an international fig leaf.
Neither Republicans nor mainstream Democrats seem capable of admitting that the invasion of Iraq was never about weapons of mass destruction, terrorist ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda, or creating democracy; it was simply an intensification of the longstanding U.S. project of controlling the strategically crucial energy resources of the Middle East. That project has gone on under Democratic and Republican presidents alike, taking different forms but always with that same goal of expanding U.S. power.
It's not just the Iraq War that is immoral. The whole rotten project of empire building is immoral — and every bit as much a Democratic as a Republican project. When politicians from both parties offer platitudes about America's benevolent intentions as they argue about the most appropriate strategies for running the world, we should remember this trenchant comment after World War I from W.E.B. DuBois: "It is curious to see America, the United States, looking on herself, first, as a sort of natural peacemaker, then as a moral protagonist in this terrible time. No nation is less fitted for this role."
This analysis doesn't mean voters can't judge one particular empire-building politician more dangerous than another. It doesn't mean we shouldn't sometimes make strategic choices to vote for one over the other. It simply means we should make such choices with eyes open and no illusions.
Here, I borrow phrases from Pelosi's condemnation of Bush: "When are people going to face reality? Pull the curtain back."
Indeed, Rep. Pelosi, pull the curtain back. You will see naked emperors, Republican and Democratic. You will see the cowardly legislators who chose to step aside before the war, when spirited opposition in Congress might have helped derail the disaster that is playing out in Iraq.
Pull the curtain back, and step in front of the mirror.


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Monday, July 26, 2010
The BrokeBack Club Should Be Strangled at Birth
I had thought people who are elected to Parliament might leave student politics behind them. They need to grow up.
All they are doing is playing into the media narrative that the coalition is already beset by split. The Tim Farron and David Davis incidents last week added more grist to their mill.
Of course there are differences between coalition parties. Otherwise the two parties would become one. So far any differences have been ironed out very quickly, and the fact that interpersonal relationships are good says a lot about the goodwill between the party leaderships. I actually think that goodwill is reflected in the vast majority of both parliamentary parties and their memberships. But MPs with a slightly more sceptical view must realise that anything they say which indicates dissatisfaction with the coalition will be exaggerated and often misreported if they are not careful.
23 comments:
- Craig Ranapia said...
These "recalcitrant Tory MPs" might also want to consider this:
'Does not play well with others' is a tiresome and undesirable quality in children. It's intolerable in adults, who presumably can bear the fact that the universe is not geared around them without having public trantrums. - July 26, 2010 12:01 pm
- Gavin Gamble said...
Just Posted to the same effect. Quite frankly infantile and extroadinarily damaging. David Davis should be Sacked, Quit or defect to the Labour Backbenches.
- July 26, 2010 12:13 pm
- Brian said...
DD is doing nothing worse than Simon "Straight Choice" Hughes. The Conservative Party is not the personal property of David Cameron and his cronies.
- July 26, 2010 12:26 pm
I would be more than happy to spit in the eye of any Tory MP forming such a club, twice over if they called it such a stupid arse of a name.
And lets face it Davis Davis has finally proved he has gone way past his sell by dater. I used to be a fan, but what do I know.
Opposition and dialogue and discussion are fine of course. That is quite clear.
But what these bozos have to remember is just what the Conservative Party is. David Laws, even Clegg, would fit quite happily in a Thatcher first cabinet - far more than say Gillmore.
Just look at the party post war. It was a broad based centre party.
Its 'extreme' actions took place when it was forced to confront politically motivated trade unions and unpick the Callaghan years - and those reforms have never been repealed by Labour.
The public are not interested in rabid politics that these bozos represent.
I am right wing, but I am delighted to see the Education Bill pass with a majority of 90 (!). The Budget ditto. Policing reforms have just been announced. I am happy.
The only thing 'broke-backed' is the Tory Right, they are descending into parody - and as a right winger that disgusts me.
No you twit, Galliamaufry, the Tory party is not Cameron's property, and it is NOT Davis' property either. HE is the silly arse who pointlessly walked out of the shadow cabinet - he is the one throwing his toys out of the pram. He is the one associating himself with a bunch of dicks.
And he and his cronies are behaving like a bunch of spoilt selfish children - you can argue against policy without acting like arseholes. - July 26, 2010 12:59 pm
- Colin said...
The real question is what would such a club hope to achieve? I agree with Gallimaufry that the Conservative party is not the property of Cameron, and there should indeed be healthy, open debate within the party. That said, it should always be constructive, with a view to making things better - not just idle carping for the sake of it.
It seems to me that the entire "Brokeback" endeavour is designed to be nothing more than a nuisance. Such behaviour is, as Iain puts it, childish, immature and unbecoming for supposedly adult politicians. - July 26, 2010 1:26 pm
- Unknown said...
You can't really seriously believe that the 'goodwill is shared between the parliamentary parties *and their memberships*?
I was (until the Shock Doctrine budget) a liberal activist. I worked hard in the constituency, and when we lost, we were devastated, but re-encouraged by the coalition- I suggested we meet with our local Tory party now that we were both on the same side - that we come together to get to know one another better, to find out our differences, to get beyond the blind loathing of the campaign. The response was not printable on anyone's blog, but I think we can safely say that the blind loathing of the campaign is as strong as ever. - July 26, 2010 1:34 pm
- Tapestry said...
Looks like AV will be effectively defeated by a Labour amendment, supported by Conservative MPs. Same could happen to Huhne's windmills. The result could be interesting, where the govt loses its policy programmes to a combination of the Labour opposition supported by its own MPs.
Redwood is worried by such irregularity, but the new generation of Tory MPs don't giveashit. - July 26, 2010 2:01 pm
- Dr Kevin said...
if we could liken the coalition to mixing colour.
if i mixed 5 parts blue (tory) to 1 part yellow (lib dem) then i should get a very dark green. instead i seem to be getting the equivalent of a half : half mix. a middle of the road green
my point? that despite there being over 5 times as many tory mps as lib dem mps in the coalition - its funny how we seem to have an equal mix of lib dem and tory policies in the government.
and as a tory - if all we are going to have is slightly right of centre lib dem policies as the government agenda and nothing else (ken clarke) then there isnt much point of the tories being in power at all. - July 26, 2010 2:13 pm
- Libertarian said...
@Gavin Gamble
I guess no one ever explained democracy in the UK to you. Davis was elected by the people of Haltemprice and Howden.
No one in the UK elected a government ( it was chosen by the Queen) and not one single person voted for a coalition candidate.
So why Davis should be sacked is beyond me. In fact if more MP's actually stood up and represented their voters we would be in a far better place - July 26, 2010 2:48 pm
- Mirtha Tidville said...
There is no doubt that many Tory MP`s are well fed up with `Dismal Dave` already and want to see the back of him thats what all this is about.....cant say I blame them either..
- July 26, 2010 3:07 pm
- Desperate Dan said...
I wish Parliament would hurry up with the new law that enables constituents to turf out psychologically flawed egomaniacs like David Davis if X% vote to do so. If the coalition fights the next election as the coalition it will also be a good opportunity for the Tories/LibDems, whichever is appropriate, to field a spectacularly good candidate against the resident nutter.
- July 26, 2010 4:48 pm
- Unsworth said...
If the intention is 'to be a thorn in the side of the coalition' then that is crass. Argument simply for the sake of argument then? Why bother? What is the point? Do these people wish to achieve anything, or are they just modern-day Luddites?
However, if the intention is to put forward a particular point of view that is another thing.
Debate by all means, but opposing just for the sake of opposing is meretricious and self-defeating.
It's not recalcitrance, it's sheer inanity. As you say, these clowns need to grow up. Let them put up decent and supported argument, rather than unfounded opinion. - July 26, 2010 5:09 pm
Its hilarious to see some comments.
Mirtha - we just passed a real Tory measure, Education, by 90 votes. Where is the dissatisfaction there? From you maybe.
Just mouthing slogans is infantile if it is divorced from reality.
Libertarian - did you miss the leaders debates? Why is Labour currently agonising over its new labour? leaders matter and its silly to pretend they are not a huge factor in the way people vote. Brown was a crap PM its one reason why many voted for Davis.
Dr Kevin - in no way do I see policy developing in the same way you do.
I suspect that the minority partner is always going get a bit more than its weight might suggest - but if so why do we see some commentators saying there is nothing in this for the LibDems?
Truth is the coalition came up with an agreement - an agenda - for govt and is seeing it through. Both sets of back benchers voted overwhelmingly for it.
Lets not be fooled by a desperate opposition, desperate newspapers and a few desperate bozos. - July 26, 2010 5:10 pm
- Brian said...
Treversden, Laws and Clegg might have indeed fitted in Lady Thatcher's first cabinet but what of the rest of the LibDems - Callaghan's cabinet? Don't you think David Davis would have fitted into that Mrs T's government either or have you forgotten Norman Tebbit and Nicholas Ridley? margaret Thatcher reformed both the politically motivated trade unions AND the complacent, steady-decline accepting British management and Establishment attitude that the postwar Butskell consensus had created. The Tory Party is a broad church and cold-shouldering someone because their beliefs don't match with the present marriage of convenience is short-sighted. Where will your precious coalition be when the next Labour leader offers Vince or Simon a bigger box of choccies?
- July 26, 2010 5:14 pm
- golden_balls said...
If this is how the Condem government behaves after just afew short weeks i dread to think what will happen come the spending review in november and beyond.
The party conference season will be an interesting one this year !
and to those who say in a coalition we should expect splits i can see this will be your mantra over the next five years if it makes you feel better please continue to think so. For the rest of us we'll see as it as two divided parties in a divided government. - July 26, 2010 6:17 pm
- Scary Biscuits said...
Dale has the very fashionable, centre right opinion that MPs represent the party rather than their constituents (the opposite of what the best MP of all time, Edmund Burke, said when he declared that he represented the people of Bristol at Parliament, not the other way around).
@Thatcher cabinet revisionists: we've moved on since then. The state is literally twice the size it was in 1979 and the domestic (non-military or foreign service) 8 times. Right wing today means not putting up taxes from an already unsustainable level. I don't care who that doesn't play well with @Craig Ranapia: it's a fact that you can't put keep putting taxes up for ever and its also very unlikely that we can create an economic recovery in this way either. Sack the whole lot of us if you want, @Gavin Gamble, you'll still not change that fundamental fact.
Hurray for DD and long may he and other backbench MPs of all parties continue to represent the views of their constituents and stick two fingers to their leaderships and fashionable, Westminster opinion. - July 26, 2010 7:36 pm
Dear goldenballs, the'ConDem' (ha ha I am in stitches) govt is doing nothing particularly wrong as far as I am concerned.
Its getting a grip on the mess left behind by Labour.
Dear Galliamaufry
You neatly make my point for me - Norman Tebbit was not in Mrs Thatchers first cabinet - perhaps you are getting your Normans mixed up because Norman St.John Stevas was. need I say more.
Of course Ridley was not in that cabinet either.
What Mrs Thatcher famously had of course was a 'Willie'. How right wing was he -? And in fact of course it all went wrong for Thatcher once Willie retired.
And lets not forget Mrs Thatcher signed us up to the Single Market. Bless her she was brilliant but you and others should stop looking through rose tinted specs at a non-existent past. In your dreams did she change the 'steady-decline accepting British management and Establishment attitude'.
The Tory party is not and never has been a hot bed of right wing ferment. Standing up to Arthur Scargill (or Galtieri) does not make it right wing.
Just LOOK at her cabinets. This coalition govt is absolutely no different whatsoever to that one. - July 26, 2010 7:37 pm
@Desperate Dan. I agree with you 100%. David Davis is so conceited that he still thinks that he will be a good future leader of the Tory Party. The man never accepted his heavy defeat as the Tory Party leader and his self-importance is in the size the millennium tent in Greenwich. Even if the Tory Party swerves to the Right in the next election,he will not be the candidate to lead the Party as he will be too old and a gneration will be skipped.
- July 26, 2010 7:48 pm
- Mirtha Tidville said...
Sadly I think its you who are divorced from reality...NO slogans from me just saying that there are many backbenchers who dont like Mr Cameron and never will. There are others who can tolerate him but not the coalition hence the reason for this thread...
You may think this coalition is the best thing to happen to politics but there are many more who dont - July 26, 2010 9:33 pm
- Cynic said...
"You may think this coalition is the best thing to happen to politics but there are many more who dont"
...then you have a choice don't you ... but remember ...that's the way the public voted. You can be as purist and right win as you wish but unless you convince them , and you haven't, you will never have power and never achieve anything. - July 27, 2010 7:44 am
- Cynic said...
"David Davis should be Sacked"
if you sack every backbencher who makes fun of his party you will soon run out of MPs. He made himself look a twat. Punishment enough. - July 27, 2010 7:45 am
Desperate - you cannot recall an MP just because you do not like him. There has to be some reason like fiddled expenses.
Mirtha the tory back bench voted unanimously for this coalition. You have no evidence for your assertions. After one of the strangest elections I can ever remember we are where we are and Labour are out of office.
This govt is going to undergo great unpopularity in making very significant cuts in public spending. Thats why Browns term of office was so disastrous. Once the spending genie is out of the bottle it is very difficult to put back.
Its all very well bleating about 'we need to be more right wing' - do that and you NEVER get in office.
The public are not 'more right wing'
You do what is possible - and in terms of LIBERTY the coalition IS doing what Davis wants. Only nut-jobs scream about 'right wing ideology - July 27, 2010 8:57 am
- Brian said...
Dear Treversden,
The Single Market was an attempt to remedy the clear faults of the Common Market that your, no doubt hero, Grocer Heath signed Britain up to on a false prospectus (eg Common Fisheries Policy). Maastricht (economic and monetary union) was a step too far.
I may be fairly accused of looking back through blue-tinted glasses to an era that stopped the postwar consensus and helped make this country wealthier, but I have 20-20vision of the dangers to the Tory Party leadership of ignoring its right wing.
I trust you will realise that just as the USA is a different country with its own interests so the Libdems are a separate party with no loyalty to Dave beyond temporary convenience. There is no "Special Relationship" beyond that of tart and client. - July 27, 2010 11:19 am


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(CNN) — All I wanted to do was to fall asleep in my tiny seat on the last leg of a grueling day of air travel, when I was cornered by the Talkative Airplane Seatmate — a species oblivious to yawns and one-word answers.
My chatty neighbor was a forklift accident expert — a job he described in great detail as my eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
I mentioned that I was barely functioning after an 11-hour flight from China to California, followed by a six-hour layover at San Francisco International Airport.
Still, he recounted his life story, showed pictures of his family and listed his hobbies. I finally fell asleep, but when I opened my eyes, he opened his mouth again.
Most travelers have crossed paths with the Talkative Airplane Seatmate at some point, discovering that even lackluster responses and chilly body language can't stop the stories or personal questions from coming.
"As soon as the guy beside me sat down in the aisle, I knew he was itching to strike up a conversation. I avoided eye contact like the plague, but he wasn't a master of social cues," wrote an air traveler this month in a post on Flightsfromhell.com, a Web site where passengers vent about their horrible flight experiences.
"I grabbed my book and made the mistake of turning my light on, an action that inspired him to break the ice. Immediately, he was completely facing me, leaning into my seat and asking me questions."
Twenty-four percent of business travelers like talking to people on planes, according to a survey by the corporate travel management company Egencia. When trying to signal they want to be left alone, half said they start reading, 38 percent listen to music and 15 percent pretend they are sleeping.
Gregg Rottler, founder of Flightsfromhell.com, said he tries to stop talkers in their tracks by bringing a bag full of newspapers and reading throughout the flight.
Randy Petersen, editor and publisher of Inside Flyer magazine, flies up to 70 times a year on business. He said his favorite defensive strategy is to put on headphones immediately.
"I never want to be a curmudgeon," Petersen said. "[But] there are plenty of people out there who find 11 o'clock at night on the red-eye from LAX to JFK to be a perfect time to be talking. I take the red-eye because I need to get some rest before I go immediately to a meeting."
Nervous, nosy or networking
Why do these overly aggressive talkers do it?
"I think most of them are clueless, to be honest," said etiquetteexpert and author Anna Post, who is also a spokeswoman for theEmily Post Institute.
"They're not thinking about how their chatting could be affecting someone else. They're just thinking that they want to talk, so they're talking."
Some also may be trying to network — especially during tough economic times.
If you're not sure how much to talk with your neighbor or are faced with a Talkative Airplane Seatmate, Post offers the following tips:
To chat or not to chat? There is no obligation to talk with the stranger seated next to you, but some eye contact, a smile or a nod can serve as basic acknowledgment of that person. If you'd like to start a conversation, remember that some people may be shy or exhausted.
Stick to basic subjects. "Avoid things that are overly personal," Post advised. "Avoid hot button things like politics. … You're in a small space, you don't want to set off any fuses." Good topics? Your destination, the movie that just played or the book the person is reading.
Early clues that your neighbor has had enough. When people begin answering questions with a question or respond with "uh huh, sure, mmm hmm," it's time to back off, Post said.
Signaling you've had enough. "I like to do the long, slow unwinding of my iPod ear buds," Post said. "It gives them plenty of time to recognize where I'm going without just cutting them off short. Then when they take a break, I say it's been great chatting, I'm going to turn on the movie for a bit or I'm going to go back to my book now."
Be polite but firm. Post advises against telling the person directly that you don't want to talk. Instead, turn your attention to another task such as reading or doing work.
Networking in the air. Looking for business contacts is fine, as long as you're not pushy. Being overly aggressive can damage a potential business relationship.
Talking with a colleague. When sitting next to a co-worker, a boss or someone you supervise, chat at least a little, Post said. "If they're senior to you, follow their lead. Let them set the tone for how much to chat. If you're on more equal footing, it's going to be a bit more give and take."


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TORRANCE, Calif. – A California man convicted in connection to the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 2-year-old girl in 2015 was sentenced Wednesday to 55 years to life in prison.
Michael David Ikeler, 38, of Torrance, was convicted last month on a count of lewd act upon a child under the age of 14 and two counts of sexual penetration of a child under age 10, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges in September 2015 and was ordered to stand trial. A jury found him guilty on the three counts on Jan. 27, Ardalani said.
"He's a monster. He's full of evil. No child should go through this," the victim's mother, who only gave her name as Marisol, said through tears outside the courthouse on Wednesday. "I hope he dies and rots in jail. Hope he gets what he deserves."
Ikeler was arrested one week after the April 2, 2015, kidnapping of a toddler who was dropped off in an alley hours after her disappearance from a self-serve carwash 14929 Western Ave in Gardena.
Her mother frantically called 911 after the woman's older daughter told her she had vanished, authorities said at the time he was charged.
The girl's disappearance prompted a massive search that police called "an unprecedented response."
She was located approximately 2 1/2 hours later about 8 miles away in a parking lot in Cudahy. A woman who found the little girl said she was sitting on the ground, alone, next to a dumpster.
The child was naked and kept covering her eyes, the woman said, noting she appeared to be in shock.
Graphic images of the child's injuries had to be shown in court to prove his DNA was all over her body. Relatives described it an excruciating moment for the family.
"I look back and I don't even know how I could sit there," said Connie Espino, the victim's cousin. "To this day, I myself have nightmares."
After she was found, the little girl was taken to a hospital and treated for unspecified injuries. She was then reunited with her family.
Today, Marisol said, her daughter is "doing so good. She's a very happy child."
A neighbor who saw Ikeler altering a car that matched the description of the one sought by police called investigators three days later. Police said they linked him to the crime through DNA evidence, as did multiple witnesses and his car.
Investigators "worked day and night ... to find the person responsible for this horrific attack," the police news release stated.


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