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Court upholds conviction of Victoria man who rammed his car into others
Jan. 10, 2013 at 7:03 p.m.
Updated Jan. 10, 2013 at 7:11 p.m.
Justices for the 13th Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday the conviction of a Victoria man in prison for ramming his car into others on a highway.
A jury sentenced Benjamin Ibarra, 25, to eight years in prison and fined him $1,000 each for the two aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one endangering a child charges listed in the February indictment. The sentences will run concurrently.
This came after jurors found Ibarra guilty of driving behind his ex-girlfriend on Port Lavaca Highway on March 14, 2011, and hitting her car. Then, witnesses said, Ibarra pulled in front of her car, in which she was carrying a 2-year-old, reversed and hit her from behind. She was traveling about 40 mph.
In a separate incident, Ibarra was also was given 10 years probation and a $1,000 fine each for one aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge and one endangering a child charge. The same indictment alleges that incident occurred 14 days later. The time Ibarra serves in prison is counted toward his probation.
Ibarra said he didn't know the victims in that incident, one of whom is a minor, but they contend they had problems with Ibarra.
Ibarra filed the appeal shortly after the trial ended on the grounds that some witnesses shouldn't be considered experts.
He also said there was insufficient evidence to prove he exhibited a deadly weapon.
Brendan Guy, appellate chief for the Victoria county criminal district attorney's office, said he was not surprised by the justices' ruling. He said the witness in question was a civilian who repaired one of the victim's cars after the fact and was qualified to lend his expertise about paint transfer that would've indicated whether her car had been struck.
"Obviously, the argument was without merit ... He had extensive experience in exactly that kind of damage," Guy said about the man's 17-year career.
Guy said the state had to prove Ibarra, who was not found to be intoxicated at the time of the wrecks, drove the car recklessly for it to be considered a deadly weapon.
Ibarra's attorney, Daniel Vela, of San Antonio, said that's just one thing the prosecution didn't do. He said he respected the justices' ruling.
"Weapons, under Texas Law, can be cars, but you need to use or exhibit them in a deadly manner. You have to have the intent to run somebody over or roll their car over ... We didn't feel that they necessarily showed at the trial that he had that intent."
None of the victims had any lasting injuries, Guy said.
Ibarra has until Jan. 25 to file a motion for a rehearing.


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Caron Butler Injury Changes the Game Plan for Dallas MavericksJanuary 2, 2011
If anyone has a patellar tendon I could borrow, that would be super, because mine is currently packed in dry ice being overnighted to Milwaukee, so maybe Caron Butler could be back this season. Also, Band-Aids and Neosporin would help—I didn't do such a good job taking it out.
But jokes aside, the Dallas Mavericks have lost Butler for at least two months, possibly the entire season. And besides driving me to self surgery, the Mavs suddenly might not be one of the top five teams in the NBA.
Assuming Dirk comes back within a week or so (knock on wood. I'm serious. Knock on it! Knock harder for Pete's sake! DO IT!!), the Mavericks' strategy for the rest of the season has changed. Because even two months without Caron means the Mavs are in no way guaranteed to keep up their torrid start to the season.
1) Rodrigue Beaubois is no longer a luxury
While some jerk wrote at the start of the season that Rodrigue Beaubois was a key to a Mavs' title this year, between the hot defense led by Tyson Chandler, the MVP performances from Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler seemingly finding his place in the Dallas offense, Beaubois became a luxury.
We could wait for him to heal, and hey, the Mavs were hot, beating every contender except for the Lakers, who they've yet to play.
But now, the Mavs are going to need a consistent, go-to scorer. Butler, despite his early struggles, was filling that role. He could get to the rim, create off the dribble and hit the three.
Beaubois lacks Butler's physicality, but he can do those things, and he's got a quicker first step and a more natural inclination to drive to the hoop. So the Mavs need him healthy and in a hurry.
2) Brendan Haywood is now expendable
The Mavs have the deepest center position in the league, with two All-Stars at the position. And despite Haywood's reputation, a suspension and goading from the media, he hasn't expressed any public frustration about being relegated to a second or even third-string center.
And he was another luxury the Mavs had. Should the oft-injured Chandler miss significant time (in which case, I might shoot my TV, Elvis-style) they had Haywood waiting in the wings.
Now Haywood might need to be turned into a scorer if Butler is out for the season. Kevin Martin for Haywood was floated out a few weeks ago, and while both parties shot it down, Mark Cuban better start burning up those phone lines again.
Even with a healthy Dirk, the Mavs' offense was struggling to find a second weapon to get it done (don't even get me started on Jason Terry), and now they need one more than ever.
3) Shawn Marion needs to keep his stellar play up with extended minutes
I think Shawn Marion has gone unheralded during his tenure with the Mavs, but he is a delight to watch. He never has plays drawn for him, but he has a nose for rebounds and often defends the Durants, Kobes and LeBrons of the world.
But he often splits minutes with Butler, in addition to backing up Dirk at power forward. Now he's the only true small forward on the team, and he's going to need to make his unique impact on the game.
Marion lacks Butler's perimeter game, but he also works well away from the ball, and can finish well. He's going to need to do that, and the Mavericks are going to need to adjust their game plan accordingly.
4) Dominique Jones needs to be ready to go. Now.
It wasn't an hour after the loss to the Bucks when rookie shooting guard Dominique Jones was headed to join the Mavs from their D-League team. The guard had been impressive in his 10-game tenure with the Texas Legends, averaging 18.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and five assists. That's pretty good versatility there, which shows he could possibly bring more to the table than Butler when it comes to an all-around game.
But Jones doesn't solve the problem of depth at the small forward position. Call me crazy, but the idea of Jason Terry or J.J. Barea at the 3 makes me break out in cold sweats at night. Brian Cardinal and Steve Novak don't help assuage that, either.
5) A big trade is more necessary than ever, but also harder to pull off
Here's the catch-22: Any trade the Mavericks would make for a Carmelo Anthony, a Kevin Martin, an Andre Iguodala or a Stephen Jackson would likely have taken Caron's $10 million expiring contract, in addition to someone like DeShawn Stevenson (also expiring).
But Butler won't be back until after the trading deadline, and there aren't many teams that are going to want to pay him to sit on the bench for the majority of the season. Especially not a team in the playoff hunt.
So what does it all mean?
To paraphrase the Simpsons, this Mavericks season started on a wing and a prayer. And now that wing is on fire, and the prayer has been answered...by Satan.
The season clearly isn't over yet, but with the Spurs rolling but old, the Lakers floundering, Kevin Garnett hurt, the Heat gaining steam but vulnerable and the Magic sorting things out with a new lineup, this was a good season for the Mavs to go deep into the playoffs.
And things aren't looking so rosy anymore.

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2011 in Review: Sting, Martin Scorsese, Bill Maher and Dozens More Look Back
America's smartest, funniest people tackle Occupy Wall Street, Lady Gaga and a bunch more things you wish you could forget
Martin Scorsese
WHAT 'OCCUPY' MEANS TO ME It's where I live. It's almost a new spin on Gangs of New York, with all the turbulence among the urban poor during the 1860s. The Five Points and Zuccotti Park, practically the same neighborhood. Lower Manhattan. Now it's spreading all over the country. Take away their livelihood, take away their money, and people have to get up and protest.
POLITICAL AWAKENING I came from a very conservative background. Films opened me up first, then literature. But what ultimately changed me was being a student at Washington Square College at NYU in 1960. The Vietnam War protests. They took me into the world. Made me aware. These Wall Street protesters see an unfair system. I agree. We have to rethink that system. Rework it. Get something done.
3D MOVIES I've wanted to direct a 3D movie since I saw House of Wax in 1953. Orson Welles said that making Citizen Kane was fun, like "the best electric train set a boy ever had." Working in 3D was like that for me. In addition to the mechanics of it, 3D brings you closer to the actors. I wouldn't mind making all my movies in 3D, especially when the technology gets better and eliminates the glasses. If I could go back in time, I'd shoot Taxi Driver in 3D. Bob De Niro in the mirror as Travis Bickle. Imagine how intimidating. "You talking to me? You talking to me?" Amazing possibilities.
DREAM CAST My wish for next year is to get my friends Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio together. Not for pasta – in a movie directed by me. I've done eight films with Bob, four with Leo. They are my friends and collaborators. Now I want to join them up. It's my dream. And I'm going to make it happen.


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Labelled both a misogynist and a racist following a disastrous interview with Playboy magazine, John Mayer spent the majority of 2011's Born & Raised seeking redemption for his arrogance, utter lack of modesty and general douchebag behavior. Having since battled a serious throat condition which could have derailed his career even more than his foot-in-mouth syndrome, Mayer often appears equally humble on the Don Was-produced follow-up, Paradise Valley. But despite its early talk of settling down, a later bout of Taylor Swift-baiting, a duet with on/off girlfriend Katy Perry and several celebrations of the single lifestyle, Mr. Mayer's LP6 suggests soft-rock's biggest philanderer still thrives on being the centre of gossip magazines' attention. Here's a look at five of the album's most tabloid-friendly lyrics.
'Dear Marie'
Perhaps realizing that fame has turned him into someone who would claim that his manhood is a white supremacist, Mayer tries to reconnect with his more innocent youth on this open letter to a former teenage sweetheart. Wondering aloud whether his playboy reputation has changed the girl in question's opinion of him, there's a surprising sense of desperation here – both with his repeated requests for the answer and his subsequent admission of Facebook stalking: [LISTEN]
'Paper Doll'
Despite previously dismissing former beau Taylor Swift's bitter dissection of their brief relationship as "cheap songwriting" a hypocritical Mayer now resorts to similar tactics on this featherlight slice of folky-blues. Referencing both one of the serial monogamist's recent hits and the sky-painting lyric from "Dear John," "Paper Doll" is a far from subtle response. Considering a full-throttle character assassination of a national sweetheart twelve years his junior might not elicit much sympathy, Mayer instead offers a more objective, if somewhat more patronizing, reason for why their A-list partnership didn't work out: [LISTEN]
'Who You Love'
The album's most blatant publicity-seeking number sees Mayer join forces with his latest on/off Billboard chart-topping squeeze, Katy Perry, for a schmaltzy reflection on how 'the one' often turns out to be the person you least expect. If the former Mrs Russell Brand's sickly-sweet riposte to the detractors who believe that Mayer will always be an obnoxious man-whore doesn't convince that the pair are definitely back on, then her closing cutesy giggle certainly will: [LISTEN]
'I Will Be Found (Lost at Sea)'
While the likes of JJ Cale cover "Call Me The Breeze" and "Badge and Gun" embrace Mayer's drifter status, this Beatles-esque ballad suggests that life on the open highway isn't all it's cracked up to be. Comparing himself to a "little birdie in a big old tree," Mayer initially expresses remorse for the womanising behaviour that has led to his 'wandering man' predicament before reassuring himself that his 'another notch on the bedpost' approach will eventually lead to something more permanent: [LISTEN]
'You're No One 'Til Someone Lets You Down'
The tale of a sweet-hearted girl who appears to have only just discovered the concept of disappointment, this shuffling old-school country number will no doubt inspire several cursory glances down Mayer's roll-call of celebrity conquests. Offering little in the way of clues as to who the naïve source of inspiration is, Mayer attempts to focus his efforts on providing some comforting words of wisdom but ultimately fails to hide his delight at the news that her idealistic view of the world has been shattered: [LISTEN]


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Scientific research in modern times certainly is a quite expensive activity. Scientists researching in universities must obtain external funding from research grants in order to be able to conduct their experimental investigations in laboratories, in the field, or in hospital clinics. Doctoral scientists with research laboratories in academia traditionally are thought to spend most of their time with performing experiments and teaching in the classroom. Today, all of that is ancient history!! The chief job of academic scientists now is to make money (via research grants) for their university or hospital employer. The very best scientist now is being defined as that faculty member obtaining the largest total pile of money from research grant awards. All other faculty activities now are strictly of secondary importance.
Those of us who have seen and smelled this modern change recognize that the search for more new and true knowledge cannot possibly be equated to obtaining lots of money from research grant awards. Success at gaining more and more new knowledge, proving a controversial hypothesis, or disproving some theory that was formerly regarded as being true, cannot be directly equated to dollars, yen, euro's, etc. Similarly, the quality level of research endeavors cannot be measured in units of currency; counting the number of dollars simply is not the same as measuring research quality and significance.
Some readers will not understand exactly what I am describing here. Of course, everyone understands that they must get external money in order to be able to conduct experimental research in science. This is reality, and it must be accepted. But, if one scientist obtains twice the funds acquired by a second scientist, does that by itself mean that the first is twice as good a researcher as the second? Not necessarily! Is the scientist with the most money the same as that scientist doing research of the highest quality? I think not! And in addition, we all have seen many examples of younger scientists with limited awarded funds perform some really terrific research studies, whereas some senior scientists with a big pot of gold just keep cranking out publications without much significance. One can also refer to the well-known and very illustrious research scientist, Prof. Linus Pauling, who was a double Nobel prizewinner in science, Pauling was notorious for being unable to force his creative mind into the rigid format for grant applications demanded by the National Institutes of Health; despite many efforts, that condition precluding him from getting much-needed research funds from that federal agaency; nevertheless, it is widely agreed that Pauling was a brilliant scientific researcher. .
This modern goal for faculty scientists differs greatly from former times when basic research aimed to find new knowledge for its own sake, develop new concepts, prove a disputed theorem, or establish a new direction in research. This modern situation is accompanied by the current general spread of commercialization into science. Basic research now is largely being de-emphasized in favor of applied research and engineering developments. The financial targeting of research has always been accepted as being part of industrial research and engineering work, but this was not accepted for basic scientific research in academia. It now is an important theoretical question of whether grant money is being acquired for its own sake, or for the conduct of research.
When all of this is put together, current university research must be seen to have become just another business activity. The aim is simply to increase profits of the employer, just as is the case in all small and large businesses. This change in direction is accompanied by many of the same problems prominently facing all competitive businesses, including (1) cheating, corruption, and dishonesty, (2) waste, (3) counterproductive competitive conflicts between different product developments, and, (4) personal greed and professional gluttony. In addition, too many scholarly research publications now are becomming analogous to commercial advertisements. These negative features are accompanied by the unavoidable cut-throat competition between all scientific researchers in university labs (i.e., since their research grants all come from the same pools of money), and also between all employing institutions (i.e., since each of these seeks to attract research grant awards only to themselves, as contrasted to being used for geographically diverse investigations of a given research problem).
These modern developments clearly have resulted in large changes in today's academic science and research. The entire direction of experimental investigations in universities has shifted away from its classical goals. Some small portion of science could masquerade as a commercial business without becomming problematic, but the other larger parts (i.e., basic research, theoretical research) lose their identity as science and are incompatible with such a change. Some even now believe that science has decayed and degenerated so much that it could be dying; this controversial conclusion will be dealt with much further in later dispatches.


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Patna DC Clerk/ Steno Admit Card 2016 post.asrb2014.org @ www.ecourts.gov.in-
A huge number of applicants who were applied for the Patna District Court Recruitment 2016 are now looking for the Patna District Court Admit Card 2016. The applicants are visiting the many internet sites to get admit card. The Admit Card will be declared for Clerk,Stenographer, Deposition Writer cum-Typist-cum Clerk posts on the various number of posts. The Exam will be conducted on 17th July 2016 at the various exam center across all over Bihar State. So applicants will be able to get their Patna District Court Admit Card/ Hall Ticket/ Call Letter 2016 firstly on the official page of Patna District Court @ www.post.asrb2014.org Candidate can also download the Admit Card from the given below link.
Points on Patna District Court Exam Details 2016-
- Organisation Name- Patna District Court
- Post Name- Clerk,Stenographer, Deposition Writer cum-Typist-cum Clerk posts
- No. of Posts- 3647 Posts
- Job Category – Government
- Location- Patna
- Article Category- Admit Card
- Exam Date- 17th July 2016
- Status- Available
- Website- www.post.asrb2014.org
Information Notability on the Patna District Court Clerk, typist Post Exam Hall Ticket 2016-
Every year Patna District Court releases the Notification to select the applicants on the various number of posts as per requirement in the respective department. So the board selects the applicants on the performance on the various steps conducted by the Patna District Court. A large number of candidate who were applied for the Exam for the various posts. So applicants can download the Admit Card for the respective posts from the official page by entering the details like Reg. No, and Date of Birth/ password. So applicants to be informed that they did not forget the Admit Card to attend the Exam, without the admit card applicant will not be applicable for the Exam.
Steps to Download the Patna District Court Exam Call Letter 2016-
- First need to applicants visits the official page Patna District Court @ www.post.asrb2014.org
- At the home page click on the Admit Card link.
- Search here Clerk, Typist Admit Card 2016.
- Click on that and fill the required details like Reg. No. and DOB.
- Click on submit and wait a little moment
- Check all details on Admit Card like Exam Date & Time, Place, Name, etc.
- Take print of this Admit Card to attend the exam.
Note:- Applicants must have to carry an Original ID Proof like Aadhar Card, Voter ID Card, Driving License, Passport, PAN Card, etc. inside the exam hall.
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text: A few good articles on the power of Technorati First Article Recent Comscore stats show Technorati continuing to surge in traffic, more than tripling since a year ago. Founder and CEO Dave Sifry recently mentioned about this staggering growth in a blog post. Technorati's internal numbers showed massive growth early this year. They had nine [&hellip


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From TradeDoubler to TD Pull, Push, Search and Call (I think!), back to TradeDoubler, new for 2011 sees its core businesses 'Affiliate' and 'Campaign' being gathered into 'Network', while 'Search' and 'Technology' will become independant units.
Urban Gillström, CEO of TradeDoubler
"TradeDoubler's focus will be to provide a world-class network, increase our own efficiency and create a strong sales culture. To succeed in our ambition to grow faster than the market we need to create a higher transparency - towards clients, publishers, partners, media agencies and employees"
Each unit will have a greater focus on sales with clear targets being set for sales and profitability, as well as responsibility for developing relationships.
Affiliate & Campaign Unit
In 2010, it is expected that the new 'Network' unit (encompassing 'Affiliate' and 'Campaign') will generate 85% of group gross profit, with 'Search' and 'Technology' estimated to generate 6% and 9% respectively.


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Sally - posted on 11/08/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )
SSI for my 10 year old son
Sally - posted on 11/08/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )
SSI for my 10 year old son
Schyla - posted on 11/09/2010
we applied for SSI for our child with a sensory possessing disorder anxiety and ODD and after fighting for over a year and half were finally told that she didn't qualify. I could not work because she required me 24 hours a day she wouldn't sleep she threw the worst tantrum (she was 3 and had been kicked out of every single day care in town that accepted the state assistance) we couldn't afford to pay for child care without it and we also couldn't afford for me not to be working. we finally took our child to a behavior therapist and there WE learned what worked for her and for our family. The sleep and the tantrums were only the tip of the ice burg. But as far as I know from my own struggle with it if you can afford it I'd get a lawyer and do your research. We have been fighting this for almost two years and are still getting no where but the therapist has helped us learn to manage and that has helped us help her. She is almost 5 now and attends Head Start for half days and we found ways to help her sleep and have a routine that we follow religiously.
This is just what happened for us when we attempted to get SSI for our child So again I say do your research and find a lawyer
Barbara - posted on 11/11/2010
My son has adhd and odd and I applied and is currently recieving SSI, I just made sure that when I went to the interview I had his medical papers and made sure that I took his medication with me. he was diagnosed with adhd at the age of 3 and odd when he was 11 and he is now 12. good luck.
Sabrina - posted on 11/11/2010
My son (11) has odd and adhd but he qualified for ssi for his Bipolar. I hired a lawyer who worked for o out of pocket we just paid him from the settlement. If we had lost the lawyer would have got nothing and he knew that he specialized in SSI. Trying calling a few Lawyers if they don't take childrens cases they may know someone who does. Don't lose heart it took over two years for us to get approved and I may have to do it again with another sibling.
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You have to go to the local agency that manages care for children with special needs. Generally speaking, those diagnoses do not qualify a child for SSI unless there are special circumstances. Also unless your state has a waiver program of some kind, there are family income and asset limits you would have to meet. I recommend going to your state's website and look for info on SSI and Medicaid.
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Are you guys excited for 'Struck By Lightning'? Watch out, lightning is about to strike!
We chatted with Chris Colfer and Sarah Hyland at the junket of their latest movie, Struck By Lightning, and they gave us a quick preview.
Chris plays Carson Phillips, the overachieving president of the writers club in his high school who unfortunately gets killed his senior year. "You get to see his last year of life in a series of sarcastic flashbacks," says Chris.
Chris and Sarah both love the fact that their characters are not clichés. "I really wanted to tell the story of a high school student who was overachieving and underappreciated," Chris tells us.
Sarah plays Claire Mathews, the not-so-nice cheerleader who's more complicated than she appears. "There is definitely a layer of something more to her," Sarah says.
Watch the clip (above) to see what else Chris and Sarah had to say about Struck By Lightning, and don't forget to catch the movie, in theaters now!


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Developers have confirmed that they are working towards submitting a planning application for the redevelopment of the former NPower offices site in Scarcroft.
This decision follows a second public consultation last month, when residents visted the site and looked at the proposals for houses that would replace the existing office buildings now NPower has relocated to Leeds city centre.
This meeting proved much more successful than an earlier public consultation held in July 2013, with the number of people in favour of the proposal increasing from 56 per cent to 70 per cent.
Jeremy Good, of England and Lyle, said: "This level of support is very high in our experience and when one is proposing new housing in a relatively small settlement.
"At the first consultation the level of support for the housing was 56 per cent and we feel that the changes made to the scheme have been well received by local residents as they directly respond to fears about the scheme raised previously.
"Following the consultation and discussions with the planners and ward members we have further changes to make to the scheme but we are working towards a planning application in the near future."
Objections raised by local residents at last year's meeting were chiefly concerned with the developments impact on rural views, traffic, and the additional pressure on schools and health services.
The most recent consultation put forward an amended proposal that was well received as a good design, though the issues of disturbance, the loss of greenfield sites, and overdevelopment were raised.
The site also includes the Grade II listed Scarcroft Lodge, a public open space that may be transferred to the parish, and a cricket pitch gifted to the local community.
A Scarcroft Parish Council spokesperson said: "We had a survey in 2011 and we formed a development group to be able to write our neighbourhood plan according to the powers the Localism Act had given us.
"We said that we couldn't say we didn't want no development because that would not be realistic, and many were in favour of the NPower site if Scarcroft had to be developed.
"The benefits that we would gain as a village from accepting these proposals are quite large, but we are very concerned about the deterioration of the listed building Scarcroft Lodge and that would have to be put right.
"We also desperately need the land they would donate to the village because we have very little publicly owned space, so that is an attractive offer. But it is really up to the city planners."


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Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)
15 Aug 2013 to 27 Oct 2013
Tony Albert, Jean Baptiste Apuatimi , Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art & Culture Studio, Frances Djulibing, Robyn Djunginy, Lola Greeno, Dale Harding, Evelyn McGreen, Lipaki Marlyapa, Dhundhunga 2 Munungurr, Noongar Doll Makers, Laurie Nilsen, Alison Page, Regina Pilawuk Wilson, Jimmy Pike, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, Tasmanian Shell Necklace Makers, Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Vicki West, Warrambool Dreaming – Lighting Ridge, Yirrkala Printmakers
Curator: Glenn Barkley
string theory: Focus on contemporary Australian art brought together over 30 Aboriginal artists and artist groups from across the country that work in ways that extend traditional forms of textile and craft-based practices. string theory continued the MCA's longstanding involvement with these important areas of artistic activity in Australia.
String theory is a scientific principle that posits a theory of everything. In the context of this exhibition, it implied expansion and connection across time and space, a porous and open-ended embracing of diverse approaches to the idea of 'fibre' or craft-based disciplines.
Many of the works on display used handmade string produced from plant fibres. This string was the lingua franca, or working language, of the exhibition. It was both a physical material and a conceptual means of connecting. String binds things and so acts as a metaphor for bringing people and ideas together. It can be tangled and it can be tidy, strong and delicate, complex and simple.
string theory deals in the transformation of media no longer considered fixed or discrete. A painting can be a weaving. A photo can be a basket. A text is a container, or a bag is a receptacle of ideas and a way of carrying things.
In string theory, artwork was not only about politics or about community: it was about engaging with real social change. A number of the artists had not considered themselves artists prior to the exhibition but, rather, as participants in a wider-reaching dialogue between families, peers and tradition. The exhibition celebrated both the creation of objects and the exchange of knowledge through social, familial and community structures.
Tjanpi Desert Weavers' project was supported by Gandel Philanthropy and the Nelson Meers Foundation.
Noongar Doll Makers' project was supported by CAN WA.
An MCA national touring exhibition:
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts: 15 November 2013 – 5 January 2014
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory: 8 March – 13 July 2014
Caboolture Regional Art Gallery: 16 September – 10 November 2014
Cairns Regional Gallery: 13 March – 10 May 2015
Wollongong Art Gallery: 6 June – 30 August 2015
Glasshouse Port Macquarie: 18 September – 29 November 2015
'When I was around 12 years old, my Aunty introduced me to jawun, a bicornual (two-horn) basket unique to the North Queensland Rainforest. She explained how jawun is used for a variety of purposes, including leaching out toxic substances from bush fruits, carrying food, or for ceremonial and mortuary purposes.
In these ten photographs, my fellow countryman and cousin Ethan Rist wears a jawun made by my Aunty and senior weaver Ninni Murray. Ethan wears the jawun in the traditional manner: on the head and hanging down along the back. In each image the jawun is filled with objects from my daily life. The photographs were then taken at places I visited almost every day, such as the local supermarket. Optimism is simultaneously a self-portrait and a family portrait. For me, jawun is a symbol of positivity, resilience and hope: a reminder of where I come from, my family and my culture'.
Born 1981, Townsville, Queensland.
Lives and works Sydney.
Albert's work is held in a number of public and private collections within Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Queensland Art Gallery ǀ Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
Tony Albert, 'Optimism' in string theory (exhibition catalogue), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2013
Tony Albert on traditional culture in contemporary life
Tony Albert responds to string theory
This feathered string represents the Yukuwa, a type of yam vine that is an important totem of the Yirritja moiety. Besides physically representing the yam vine, the Yukuwa suggests a type of family tree, showing kinship lines and the way family groups are tied together. The string maps out the relationships of family, clan and kin. The Yukuwa also symbolizes renewal of people and land, it is expressed in body painting designs, song lines, dance, weaving and various ceremonies.
Yukuwa is often used at large gatherings of different clans. The feathered string is used as part of a dance, brought into ceremony by dancers and displayed as a form of identification. Once the ceremony is complete, the Yukuwa is given to a custodian to keep safe and is only show again at the next ceremony'.
Made especially for string theory, Djulibing's work is a reprisal of an earlier work by Mary Gubriawuy. The work, Yukuwa (Feather string yam vine) (1984) was shown as part of the exhibition Objects and Representations from Ramingining, curated by Djon Mundine for the Power Gallery in 1984. The J W Power Collection, University of Sydney, which is now managed by Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased the entire contents of the exhibition in 1984. It was the first major purchase of Australian art by the Power Collection, a deeply symbolic act that continues to resonate into the present.
Born 1963, Maningrida, Northern Territory.
Lives and works Ngangalala (Reny) Homeland, Northern Territory.
Yolngu people, Yirritja moiety, Daygurrgurr clan, Bangaditjan skin, Gupapuyngu language
While born in Maningrida, Frances Djulibing spent most of her childhood travelling between Elcho Island, Ramingining and Milingimbi. She was taught her artistic skills by her father Johnny Daingangan, and her weaving techniques by her mother Nancy Muwalpindi.
Currently residing about 10 km from Ramingining in North Eastern Arnhem Land, Djulibing is the Chairperson of Bula'bula Arts Aboriginal Corporation, as well as being a mother, grandmother, actor, weaver, linguist, translator, educator and comedian. She is best known for playing the lead female role in 10 Canoes, the 2006 film by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr, and was the subject of Darlene Johnson's documentary River of No Return. Recently, Djulibing worked as associate producer on Charlie's Country, the film by Rolf de Heer and David Gulpilil, and is part of a theatre adaptation of King Lear, titled The Shadow King, for Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre in October 2013.
Djulibing is committed to teaching her children and grandchildren the techniques and stories she learned from her parents, noting, 'These kids are our future and I want them to carry on the tradition'.
Glenn Barkley, 'Hours of doing' in string theory (exhibition catalogue), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2013
Frances Djulibing on reprising Mary Gubriawuy's work
'One of the countless injustices contributing to the damage was the systematic exploitation of young Aboriginal women and girls forced into years of mostly unpaid domestic servitude'.
Harding's own mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all 'in service', and over the years they have told him their stories and those of their contemporaries. These cultural and familial memories are loaded with the racism of our nation's histories and our continued silencing of them. These stories have been the single biggest influence on Harding's work to date.
– Tess Allas
Born 1982, Moranbah, Queensland. Lives and works Brisbane.
Bidjara and Ghungalu people
The artist is currently undertaking his Honours year of study having completed a Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art at the Queensland College of Arts, Griffith University in Brisbane. Throughout his degree the artist has received numerous awards including a Griffith University GAS Award in 2012.
Tess Allas, 'A stitch in time' in string theory (exhibition catalogue), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2013
Dale Harding on the validity of oral history
Born 1953, Roma, Queensland. Lives and works Brisbane.
Manadandanji people
Trained in graphic art and working across range of mediums including drawing, painting and sculpture, Laurie Nilsen is widely known for his sculptural works using barbed wire which engage with cultural, political and environmental debates and ideas. While much of Nilsen's work addresses issues that directly impact on the lives of Aboriginal people, he also recognises the universality of such concerns.
In the early 1990s Nilsen became a founding member of the Campfire Group Artists, becoming notable for being one of the first 'urban' Aboriginal artists whose work was collected by the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Today Nilsen is an active member of the proppaNOW collective in Brisbane that also includes artists Vernon Ah Kee, Tony Albert, Richard Bell, Megan Cope, Jennifer Herd and Gordon Hookey.
Nilsen is an important mentor to younger artists through his artwork and as a lecturer in contemporary Australian Indigenous art at Griffith University in Brisbane.
He was the recipient of the 24th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for sculpture in 2007. His work is held in numerous private and public collections, including the Australian Museum, Sydney, and the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.
Laurie Nilsen introduces Just another Black C (2011)
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'Vicki West is renowned for her work with bull kelp, a natural product that she sources directly from the oceans near her home in Launceston, Tasmania. Bull kelp was traditionally used by Tasmanian Aboriginal people to make water carriers and drinking vessels. It is a practice that has been handed down from generation to generation and West is one of the most active of the current keepers of cultural knowledge for this medium.
Inspired and informed by this knowledge, she creates work that is seemingly contradictory – traditional in form yet contemporary and highly conceptual in nature. In both content and form, the work speaks of the history of Aboriginal occupation in Tasmania, whispering to us of the unspeakable acts of violence committed against her people. Inseparable to this unspoken racism is the issue of environmental exploitation and degradation, and her work contains poignant concern for her country and the daily life of her people past, present, and future'.
– Tess Allas
Born 1960, Launceston, Tasmania. Lives and works Launceston.
Trawlwoolway people
An Aboriginal artist of the Trawlwoolway people from the North-East region of Tasmania, Vicki West's arts practice includes large-scale installations incorporating multiple elements, smaller-scale sculptural works, textiles, painting and new media. She draws on traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural practices and materials to create contemporary artworks that explore and celebrate cultural survival in the face of continuing colonial myths about the extinction of her people, noting 'we are still here'.
Tess Allas, 'Soundings' in string theory (exhibition catalogue), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2013
Vicki West on working with kelp
String was used for all manner of functional purposes by Aboriginal cultures: for fishing lines, nets and other snares and traps; to make bags for gathering and carrying; for hafting tools, and lashing structures such as watercraft together. It was also the basic 'stuff' for making body wear, and items of adornment usually for ceremonial purposes: necklaces, belts, armbands, headbands, pubic covers, chest harnesses. In Yolngu culture in North-Eastern Arnhem Land, string features in myth as an attribute of ancestral beings, attaining a sacred resonance and power. Lengths of decorated string are festooned from poles in ceremony, symbolically linking different clans and their territories together, and linking past, present and future generations.
The string figures of Yirrkala were documented by anthropologist Fred McCarthy, who in 1948 spent nine months in Arnhem Land, studying the construction methods of the string figures and their meanings. McCarthy collaborated with Ngarrawu Mununggurr to create a large collection of 192 mounted string figures, which is now held in the Australian Museum in Sydney.
The series of string figure prints in this exhibition were prompted by the reconnection of the community with this collection. In Yirrkala today there is a popular repertoire of simple figures and tricks that just about everyone knows, but the extensive lexicon of designs that McCarthy recorded is no longer current. These prints were made by older women – some practising artists; the eldest a near contemporary of Ngarrawu – largely recalling a past skill, something they used to do, something they used to be good at. Most had not picked up a string for many years. The women went about remembering how to make designs through a practical interplay of thinking and doing, of hand and mind. If they recalled particular techniques, and took pleasure in the fluidity of these manipulations, they might not necessarily remember the correct order in which movement built on movement in sequence to achieve a particular outcome – the figure they were searching for. Then they might work it out. Having 'got it' once, the next time they might 'fluff it' – a cause for laughter. The process could be testing, if not painful, shadowed as it was by the knowing sense of a loss that was not merely personal. In the course of things, each of the women recollected a number of designs – interestingly, largely different ones from each other – which became their own personal repertoire.
The making of collections of mounted figures was a way of hedging against the expected imminent loss of Indigenous cultures, by preserving a record. Loss is inherent to their conception and is something we can read in the strange 'stillness' of these images. In translating an ephemeral, embodied performance art into a fixed, stable two-dimensional form there is a lot that is left out, taken away. In the making, string figures are never still.
I can't help but feel these prints have a melancholic beauty like the collections on which they are based. But abstracted from that history, passed through the roller of the printing press, displayed in the white cube of the gallery, they are becoming something else.
- Robyn McKenzie
Robyn McKenzie, 'The String Figure of Yirrkala' in string theory (exhibition catalogue), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2013


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TELL CITY - The Perry County Public Library will present pianist and composer Deborrah Wyndham for an evening of ragtime music. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the gazebo in City Hall Park. The event is free and open to the public. No concessions will be sold, but guests are welcome to take a picnic and lawn chairs. No alcohol is allowed.
Tractor Club to meet today
BRANCHVILLE - The Ohio Valley Tractor Club will meet Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. at the Branchville Conservation Club.
Yoga in the Park Saturday
TELL CITY - EverBody's Fun and Fitness Center will hold Yoga in the Park at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 31 at Sunset Park. Instructor Jennifer Land will lead the class.
TELL CITY – Relay For Life of Perry County will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Perry Central High School track with opening ceremonies and the survivor and caregiver lap.
The day will continue with activities, games, a silent auction and themed laps.
At 9 p.m. the luminaria ceremony will begin to honor those who have fought cancer and remember those who have been taken by cancer.
The closing ceremonies will begin at 5:30 a.m. June 15, with the final lap at 6 a.m.
Tractor Club to meet May 29
BRANCHVILLE – The Ohio Valley Tractor Club will meet Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. at the Branchville Conservation Club.
St. Paul TGIF set for May 30
TELL CITY – St. Paul Catholic Church will host TGIF, formerly known as "Beer Brats, Burgers and Band," Friday, May 30 from 7 to 11 p.m. in the church parking lot.
Entertainment will be provided by St. Anthony area band, The Recycled Teenagers.
TELL CITY – Evangelical United Church of Christ at 802 10th Street in Tell City will host a blessing of the animals at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 1, on the grounds of the church.
All area residents are welcome to take domestic animals to this event.
The Rev. J.T. Hills will briefly speak and then will bless all animals in attendance.
Refreshments will be provided for humans and animals.
BRISTOW – United Pentecostal Church in Bristow will host its 61st homecoming and 21st pastoral anniversary Sunday, June 8.
Sunday school will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a potluck dinner served at 11:45 a.m. A service and special singing will follow.
Jerry Hutchinson of Kinder, La., will be the guest speaker.
Everyone is invited. For more information, call 843-5240 or 843-4747.
United Pentecostal Church is located at 20843 Indiana 145. Clarence Enmen Jr. is the congregation's pastor.
THE WILLIAM TELL CENTER will host its weekly dance at 7 p.m. Saturday. Country Sunshine will perform a variety of music. Cost is $5 and includes drinks and snacks. Line dancing is held Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
Card playing is held every Tuesday at 6 p.m. The public is invited to all events. Ed Hoffman has returned as president and can be reached at (812) 547-2714 for more information.
Baccalaureate service to honor seniors today
TELL CITY – Friends and family of the Tell City Junior-Senior High School senior class are invited to attend a baccalaureate service led by pastors from the Tell City community. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22 in the high-school auditorium.
Karaoke night set for Friday
Perry Central football families to meet today
LEOPOLD - A Perry Central Football Families meeting will be held at 6 p.m. today in the high-school study-hall room.
Bingo at Legion today
CANNELTON - In addition to its regular Friday-night bingo, the Legion will host bingo starting at 6 p.m. today.
William Tell Center karaoke night May 23
TELL CITY - The William Tell Center will host a karaoke night from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 23 at the center.
TELL CITY - Colors of Hope, a 5K run-walk sponsored by New Directions Health and Fitness Club, will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 7.
The race will begin and end at New Directions. Registration fees are $20 and forms are available at the club or online at www.newdirectionsfitness.com. Make checks payable to the club and mail or drop off forms at New Directions Health and Fitness Club, 632 Main St., Tell City, IN 47586.
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I saw a news feature recently which was such good news. The feature dealt with the fact, there was some evidence that the local ocelot population was slowly returning. This has to be good news and sound proof that the two-year hunting ban is successful.
Moreso, I was so happy to see the Chaguaramas Development Authority taking firm and decisive action against campers cum poachers, squatters and trespassers on its lands on the premise that their presence threatened the habitat of its animals and vegetation. Only recently a whale beached in Manzanilla was mercifully returned to the seas by sensitive and caring villagers who saw the enormous value of preserving the life of the creature. I am only sorry that turtle slaughter does not carry a stricter penalty.
This is the kind of social and regulatory enforcement that is required if we are to reverse the ecological damage caused by the hungry-mouth mentality of citizens.
This is certainly a most welcome development and should strengthen the resolve of all citizens.
Lystra Marajh


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Another day, another bizarre publicity stunt from Washington's favorite child bride.
Courtney Stodden, who made headlines last year for marrying 51-year-old actor Dog Hutchison when she was just 16, recently starred in a commercial for freecreditreport.com. The only problem: The website didn't hire Stodden.
The (extremely awkward and twitchy) commercial has been removed from YouTube, but you can watch it on Jezebel.com. That's also where you can read the full statement from the credit report site denying that they hired Stodden or had any knowledge of the video.
It has been inaccurately reported that Courtney Stodden was paid to star in an advertisement for FreeCreditScore.com. FreeCreditScore.com did not hire, approve, or compensate Ms. Stodden or her production team for an advertisement or to represent the brand in any fashion. She and a production team were among dozens of creative producers who responded on spec to a posting on Poptent.com, a crowdsourced video production service, where brands and agencies post specific video assignments to generate creative concepts for review and consideration by a brand…. Poptent and FreeCreditScore.com are working together to rectify this misrepresentation of the FreeCreditScore.com brand.
Here's more recent news about Stodden and her bid for a reality TV show.
Music lovers cringe: Courtney Stodden is recording a new single
Courtney Stodden 'poster child for plastic surgery gone wrong'
Courtney Stodden just ruined Christmas
Courtney Stodden turns down reality show, says her marriage is fine
Courtney Stodden on being a 'winner'
Courtney Stodden's husband quits movie over sexual content
Seattle strip club offers Courtney Stodden $5,000 to dance
Anderson Cooper impersonates Courtney Stodden
Courtney Stodden and her wrong-for-church dress
Courtney Stodden says she's a spoiled princess
Courtney Stodden gets ultrasound to disprove boob-job rumors
Child bride Courtney Stodden signs on for reality show
Why Doug Hutchison and Courtney Stodden aren't having kids yet
Actor Doug Hutchison on regrets with 16-year-old bride
Visit seattlepi.com's home page for more Seattle news. Contact Amy Rolph at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter as @amyrolph and @bigblog.


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According to TMZ, new pictures of the Biebs, Lil Twist and Lil Za partying with pot AND codeine syrup(aka sizzurp) are being shopped around to the media.
In the alleged pics, Lil Twist and Lil Za are seen at a table rolling marijuana cigs. On the table are two sets of double cups (a known style of consuming sizzurp which was made popular by Lil Wayne).
Bieber is supposedly holding a double cup in his hand in the photos.
This is the third set of Bieber drug and partying pics to be released since his breakup with Selena Gomez in late December and has many thinking his friends are bad influences.
What do you think?
Keep checking back to Cambio for updates. We'll post the new sizzurp pics as soon as they're released!


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Roping as we know it today was invented and developed in the Americas. The hard-riding and rope-swinging American cowboy is an image that most people know.
In Iberia (where it all began), the swinging and throwing of a catch rope was not known by mounted herdsmen and not seen in the ranching culture. Cattle were, and still are, driven into corrals and chutes and then handled.
Some other peoples know the use of a rope, like the Samoyeds and other reindeer-farming peoples in or near the artic region, who catch their reindeer by throwing their ropes afoot.
The Mongolian people do ride when catching animals with a rope, mainly horses, but they have the rope and loop attached to a long pole, ride up to the animal to be caught, and slip the loop over its head.
The French Camargue riders also rope but do not swing and throw the rope like it is done in the Americas.
Roping as known today, especially from the back of a horse, is only practised by the vaqueros of Central and South America, and the North American cowboy.
Just when the invention was made, and the particular skill developed to throw a loop with the speed and accuracy necessary for successful roping, is not known. Mexican vaqueros brought it north into what was to become the USA, but that does not necessarily mean the technique was developed there, although that is rather probable.
It is however, well known that the California vaquero became a master in swinging his reata with such deadly accuracy that even in fights, many a man would not hesitate to face another one armed with a gun! The horses were swift and sure-footed, so that even elk, wolves, and coyotes were pursued and roped.
La reata, the rawhide-braided rope, was anglicized into lariat, then replaced by the hemp rope, then by today's nylon rope. Roping today at least in most contests is done almost exclusively with nylon ropes, thin diameters for calf roping, heavier ones for team roping and general ranch work.
The rope has a relatively small noose at one end, through which the rest of the rope is run, forming a loop. Once the loop is settled over the horns, or over the head, or around the legs of the animal to be caught, the slack is taken out by a pull, after which the horse breaks and thus tightens the rope, stopping the caught animal. This is achieved in hard and fast roping because the other end of the rope is tied hard and fast to the saddle horn, which was typical for the Texas cowboy (or to the saddle with the South American vaqueros, vaqueiros, and gauchos). Or this other end is held coiled up in the other hand of the cowboy, the one he also holds his reins in, while he uses his free hand to take a wrap or two around the saddle horn. This wrapping is called in Spanish dar le vuelta, from which the anglicized term dally derived. That is why this technique is known today as dally roping.
The small noose mentioned above is called a honda, which means in Spanish as much as a catapult, or slingshot. So, again it is easy to see how cowboy lingo is deeply steeped in Spanish culture and methods and therefore rich in Spanish and anglicized Spanish terms, because most everything derived from those early vaqueros of Spanish ancestry. Considerably more Spanish influence is of course still seen in the Mexican Charros. Charros have their own type of traditional horse show, and their contests involve not only the simple catching of bovine critters or horses, but also some rather fancy trick roping. After a lot of fancy swinging, the loop is dropped on an animal, or will all of a sudden stand upright in front of a horse galloping by, so it is caught.
The rope must be treated carefully, coiled neatly when not in use, and kinks are to be avoided. Most ropers will carry it attached to their saddle on the off side, respectively the side where their free hand is. There are many different catches, which are mastered by top ropers.
In today's North American contests, there are several different events, all timed events except for breed shows:
Here, a calf is being roped around the neck by a single rider, is stopped, thrown, and tied with a string called a pigging string . The calf is thus immobilized, while the roper's horse will keep the rope tight all through the process. Horses not only need to be fast, but must rate the calf to give the roper the best chance for a catch. All this takes place in a matter of seconds. The calf gets a head start, but the horse explodes after it, bringing the roper in position within a couple of seconds or little more.
(Heading and Heeling) This is an event in which two riders (ropers) go after a steer in the shortest possible time, one, the header, to catch the head or horns of the steer, then pulling him over so the other one, the heeler, can catch him around the hind legs. As soon as he does that, the heading horse turns around, and the steer is stretched out between the two ropers, and thus immobilized. Again, horses must not only be quick, but rate the steer, in order for the ropers to get a good chance for their catches.
This may well be the most difficult task. A single roper shoots after a steer, ropes him around the horns, after which lets his rope hang relatively loose around the off side of the steer. He then spurs on his horse to overtake the steer at an angle. This causes his rope to tighten around the caught animal, and when the rope is taut and the horse reaches the right point, the steer is toppled over and hits the ground flat.
This is an event in which a single roper catches a steer like the header in team roping, then he lets his horse sit down and hold the steer, thus stopping him. This is a class offered by the American Paint Horse Association as a substitute for a heading and heeling class, if the show management so desires. The horse is judged on its manners behind the barrier, its speed to get the roper to the steer, its ability to rate the steer, and to stop straight and turn the steer to face the horse. There is a limit for this class of one minute, or two loops (two attempts to catch the steer), whichever comes first
This is a timed event that is offered at breed shows and is available only for amateur and youth competitors. A calf is being roped, but the rope itself is attached to the horn only by a string, which will break free when the calf hits the end of the rope. A bright, highly visible cloth flag is attached to that end of the rope, so it is easy to see when the calf has been stopped and the rope broken loose. There is a limit of one minute or two loops, whichever comes first.
Single Steer Roping - showing the rope hanging on the outside, and the horse running in position to throw the steer.
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Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia) (21:21): Madam Acting Deputy President, it is a pleasure to see you in the chair, can I say, as I rise to speak and congratulate you on that role. It is also a pleasure to follow Senator Joyce in speaking and to have heard some of his remarks and commentary, particularly about the process of Murray-Darling reform and the example that this legislation can set in that regard. I too want to touch on some of those issues.
On the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2012, I would like to reflect briefly that, yet again, in this couple of weeks, I rise to speak on a bill that is, as they like to put it, 'time managed'. 'Time managed' is of course a euphemism for applying the guillotine and, to be frank, it is preposterous and ridiculous that this bill is being time managed. It is lunacy that it has come to this for a piece of legislation that enjoys bipartisan support, that is relatively non-controversial, that makes some sensible changes and that is, of its nature, legislation that you would expect to go through quite simply in a non-controversial debate in this place without the need for these types of extreme measurements.
It is not my fault, it is not my problem, that the government wants to make a fool of itself, that the government wants to expose itself, in conjunction with the Australian Greens, for having such contempt and such disregard for democratic processes that it is happy to rack up the statistics on the number of bills that it guillotines through this place. But it does show all those opposite for being hypocrites. It does demonstrate the hypocrisy inherent in all of those who have railed against the application of guillotines and the curtailing of debates in the past, in all of those who, especially when the coalition briefly held a majority in this chamber, talked about how that majority was abused and how outrageous it was that guillotines were applied—and Senator Polley is nodding. Yet, Senator Polley, this government has guillotined far more bills in the life of this Senate than the coalition ever did when we had a Senate majority.
The Labor Party, together with the Greens, have thrown out the window any semblance of regard for process of debate here. This example is just sheer lunacy, as I said before, because it should never have needed this. If the government had managed the chamber as you would expect a government of the day to manage this chamber, this bill would have appeared on a non-controversial list, there would have been a couple of speeches of not particularly great length from each side and it would have all been dealt with in a relatively simple way. But, no, the government have to decide that they, with the Greens, can exercise some brute force, can force this chamber to consider everything they want, when they want, how they want, under the terms they want. When you take those steps it elicits a reaction, and the reaction is that you get to sit here and listen to us give speeches on these topics because you have decided these things will be dealt with in a certain manner. Well, there are consequences for everything we do in life. This is the consequence for the government of deciding to set up this ridiculous process—a ridiculous process where bills like this that should be dealt with in a relatively seamless way will probably take longer than would have otherwise been the case. But that is the government's choice; that is their foolish choice. They may want to reflect on their worth as legislators for making these foolish choices, but I guess in the end the Australian public will make that decision for them in terms of why it is they have taken this ridiculous approach not just with this bill but with other bills that genuinely warranted sensible debate in this place and that could have been improved had the proper legislative processes been applied as we have come to expect.
As I said, this bill is an eminently sensible bill. The coalition welcomes this bill. It provides for some improvements to the operation of the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Scheme, the WELS Scheme, which relates to how water is used and, most importantly, how water is saved for various products. The operation of the scheme aims to conserve water by reducing water consumption. It aims to better inform consumers about the water efficiency of various products and to promote the adoption of more efficient and effective water-saving technologies. These of course are all admirable goals.
The bill is born out of the WELS scheme and the review in particular that the Howard government put into place when this scheme was first established back in 2005, with the passage of the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act. The act set out objectives around the conservation of water supplies, the provision of information and the adoption of efficient and effective water-saving technologies. It required a five-year review. That review was conducted and has provided the types of recommendations that are contained in the bill that is before us tonight. Back in 2005 when the Howard government took this very important initiative of putting in place the WELS Scheme, it was the first scheme of its kind providing for the star-rating water efficiency labelling that we see today when purchasing dishwashers, washing machines and fixtures and fittings, amongst other things. It was an important reform because it provided simple, clear information to consumers which helped them to select the most efficient products.
Efficiency is something that we are all concerned about today when it comes to household information. It is certainly something that those on the other side of the chamber should be very concerned about, because at a time when water, gas and electricity prices are soaring and will soar even more thanks to the government's carbon tax, star-rating labels that can help consumers to make informed decisions about the relative running costs of different products are more critical than ever before.
We all know that with the introduction of the carbon tax in just a few days households will be paying more for their electricity, their gas and, yes, for their water. Water utilities, which are major users of electricity to pump water across urban areas and townships and the like, will of course pass those costs through. In South Australia, the home state of the Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water—our home state—SA Water, the provider of water services to most South Australians, faces a direct carbon tax liability in excess of $6 million. That $6 million will of course be passed through to all South Australians on their water bills. So they will pay more for every drop of water that every South Australian uses because of the Labor government's carbon tax. That is a pretty simple equation to understand and it is why it will be more important than ever before for South Australians to have the type of information that the Howard government's WELS Scheme sought to provide them about efficiency of the products they choose to purchase. So we will see water prices rise not just for urban consumers, who might be worried about the types of products covered by this program, but also for many irrigators. They will end up paying a lot more for water as well.
One of the great ironies when it comes to water efficiency and the operation of the carbon tax is that the carbon tax will penalise Australia's most efficient irrigators more than it will the least efficient irrigators. Why is that so? Because the irrigators who are most efficient when it comes to the use of that scarce and finite resource are those who have invested in the highest cost forms of service delivery, either for the system of piping and pumping water or for drip-feeding type systems for their individual irrigated lands. The least efficient are those still using gravity fed open channel systems and flood irrigation systems on their properties. How do these stack up in terms of energy usage? They stack up with a very stark contrast. At the system level it is pretty clear that those who pipe and pump water pay enormous electricity costs to do so, whilst those who use gravity fed open channels pay no electricity costs to do so. Those who on their farms and properties use drip-feed irrigation practices have individual pumping costs that come with that, yet those who use flood irrigation practices often have very low pumping costs. So the carbon tax will actually make water efficiency for farmers a harder goal to achieve. That is the idiocy of the government's policy. They have implemented an arrangement where one of the government's policy objectives, namely the carbon tax, will operate in conflict with another of their policy objectives—namely, achieving water efficiency on farms.
I will use another example of the types of costs that will be incurred. The Central Irrigation Trust in the Riverland region of South Australia, for just one of their pumping stations, has an electricity bill of up to $400,000 per annum. They will, of course, face the 18 per cent price increase for power coming down the line in SA. As a result of that, the costs that they pass through to all of those irrigators in the South Australian Riverland districts will be greater and will ultimately flow through into higher food prices and produce prices for all South Australians.
So I do understand the importance of water efficiency. It saddens me that, although the government may be doing the right thing with this bill and doing the right thing by ensuring that this bill makes more efficient the operation of a scheme that provides households with greater information about how they can be efficient water users, in the end other government policies and in particular the carbon tax will make it harder for water users and especially irrigators to achieve the type of efficiency that they should.
Senator Joyce reflected a little on Murray-Darling Basin reform. I think it is important to again look, as he did, at a scheme that has worked well, that has been rolled out well and that dates back to the Howard government, as this scheme does, and compare it with another program of Murray-Darling Basin reform that was also initiated by the Howard government but that has gone so far off the rails under the Rudd and Gillard governments. There is indisputably a real crisis of confidence throughout the Murray-Darling Basin about the state and progress of basin reform at present. Whether it is upstream or whether it is downstream, you struggle to find people who agree with the approach taken by the government. They may have polar perspectives in many ways, but they very vehemently disagree.
The government has lost the confidence of people throughout those communities. People have lost confidence in many different ways. The government has particularly lost the confidence of those who are in irrigation communities, those who fear for the future livelihood of their communities, by failing to deliver the type of program the Howard government outlined for the $10 billion that was budgeted for basin reform. The government has failed to demonstrate that it can deliver a program that prioritises water efficiency, that prioritises keeping farmers on the land so they are able to grow food and produce using the least amount of water possible whilst returning water to the environment.
The government has instead prioritised buybacks—buybacks undertaken in a very random and sporadic way rather than buybacks or other activities that could return water for environmental flows without having a negative, devastating impact on those communities. So the government has lost the confidence of those communities, in part because when it comes to water efficiency, when it comes to the way they have tried to help those communities with water efficiency, they have not provided the assistance required.
So we have a situation under this legislation where households in urban areas may achieve water efficiency objectives, but in rural areas where the government has promised to spend valuable money on infrastructure projects that could achieve water efficiency it just has not followed through. It has not delivered. Meanwhile, downstream an equal crisis of confidence has occurred. Part of it is the federal government's fault for not selling its policy effectively, for setting false expectations around what Murray-Darling reform might deliver for South Australia, for not making sure there is an understanding that the reforms in the Murray-Darling are not just about getting a healthy, sustainable environment but also about maintaining healthy, sustainable river communities. But also in part in South Australia the crisis of confidence is, to be fair, not the fault of this federal Labor government. It is the fault of the state Labor government and in particular the new Premier, Mr Weatherill. Mr Weatherill was put there with Senator Farrell's blessing. I acknowledge that fact. I hope that Senator Farrell will be able to talk some sense into Mr Weatherill as time goes by, because he is doing more than perhaps any leader in this country at present to destroy confidence in Murray-Darling reform. He is doing more than perhaps any other leader to seriously undermine and jeopardise the capacity of this federal Labor government to deliver for the Murray-Darling for the long term.
Mr Weatherill seems to have forgotten that he was the environment minister in the Rann government that signed up when Mr Rudd was Prime Minister to the historic reforms for the Murray-Darling in 2008. He agreed to exactly the process that is being undertaken to date. He seems to have forgotten that all six members of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority were appointed by this Labor government, three of them by Senator Wong when she was the water minister, his close friend from South Australia and factional ally. He seems to have forgotten all of those very salient points and, while it is actually an independent authority proposing this plan, he seems to be hell-bent on trying to argue that they are just a political body bending to the will of the eastern states.
I suggest that nothing could be further from the truth and that they are, in fact, a body grappling with a very difficult situation that is being made worse by the failure of the Gillard government to outline and enunciate a clear plan for the implementation of whatever basin plan the Murray-Darling Basin Authority comes up with, an implementation plan that demonstrates it can be done in a manner that minimises the impact on regional communities, keeps farmers on the land and maintains sensible food and produce production levels into the future.
While I may despair in many ways at the state of Murray-Darling Basin reform and just hope that Senator Farrell can use his factional influence over Mr Weatherill and his influence over Minister Burke to try to get this reform back on track and restore some level of public confidence, I at least do not despair tonight for the WELS Scheme. I recognise and support the amendments that are proposed. They will hopefully ensure the scheme operates as smoothly as possible, provides a streamlined approach to ensure prompt registration of products, avoids the need for too many amendments to supporting state legislation and provides clear civil penalties for the way any contraventions to the act are dealt with in future. This type of streamlined approach to these types of schemes is something the coalition supports because it makes regulation simpler, it is something we hope to see more of in the environmental space and it is why we have advocated a one-stop shop when it comes to land based environmental approvals that can reduce the extent of bureaucracy and duplications and ease the cost of doing business into the future.
I do hope that this legislation achieves the water efficiency outcome that it seeks to and that it builds on the success of the Howard government's WELS Scheme. I pay tribute to those who established that scheme—Mr Howard, John Anderson, Greg Hunt, Malcolm Turnbull and others—and pioneered water reform. I just hope to see more successes like it in the future.


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Artie calls Vladek a "murderer." Why does he use this word to describe his father, and is he justified portraying Vladek in this manner?At the conclusion of Maus, Artie calls Vladek a...
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This question has been answered, but you seem to be asking for more explanation. Art calls his father a murderer for destroying his mother's diaries because now he cannot find out what his mother was like through her eyes as her views and writings of what is happening are gone. Who his mother really is as viewed by herself will never be known by Art because of his father's actions. Art needs to find out about Auschwitz because it is the key to understanding his father and why his father is such a hard man to love or even like with all the fighting between Art and his father. Remember that he began the book as a way to make peace with his father and hopefully learn more about his family history. His father takes a different approach because he has lived through the horrors and doesn't want to relive them. Art has not seen the awful events which Vladek lived through, so Art doesn't quite get reluctance to explain what happens in the lives of his mother, father, and now unknown brother. Vladek just wants to forget what happened and live in the present without thinking of the horrors of what happened to him, Anya, and his son. Both Art and Vladek have valid reasons for why they act as they do.
Take a look at the context; Artie calls Vladek a murderer for burning Anja's (Artie's Mother's) diary. Artie is racked with guilt and anger over his mother's suicide. He is clearly torn between blaming himself, apparently for not being a more dutiful and loving son, and blaming his father for being a selfish and picky man. However, the destruction of Anja's diary essentially destroys the essence of what is left of her. Artie's statement is a partial accusation of his father's driving her to suicide, but it is more completely a judgement on his father's insensitive destruction of her intimate thoughts contained in the diary. Artie (the author Art Spiegelman) is an artist and writer; the destruction of the diary would be an especially keen loss, a sort of "death of one's soul".
- At the end of Book I, Art calls his father a "murderer" for destroying his mother's diaries after her suicide. What deos he mean by that? Why is it so important for Art to find out aboutAuschwitzand why does his father take a different approach?
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The budget for the fiscal year that ends in June included $4.2 million for extra pay for court-appointed lawyers in time-consuming cases. The Supreme Court had processed $3.7 million for waiver payments as of May 8, according to a memo from the court. There was just $343,730 in the account as of Thursday, reported Executive Secretary Karl R. Hade.
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A worldwide survey by the Pew Research Center finds Muslims in the Balkans are markedly less rigorous in their religious practices than their counterparts elsewhere.
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According to the survey less than half of the Muslims surveyed in the Balkans see religion as central to their lives - and only 15 per cent of Albanian Muslims consider it as such.
The survey, which involved more than 38,000 face-to-face interviews in over 80 languages, finds that while there is broad agreement on the core tenets of Islam, Muslims across the 39 countries and territories surveyed differ significantly in their levels of religious commitment, openness to multiple interpretations of their faith and acceptance of various sects and movements.
Muslims in Eastern Europe also report lower levels of religious practice than Muslims in other regions. They also tend to be less observant than their counterparts in other regions when it comes to mosque attendance.
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Mumbra terror suspect radicalised 12 youths across India in 6 months
Officers said the self-radicalised Mumbra resident Umar Nazim's group was conspiring to carry out terror attacks on Indian soil and had even managed to raise funds
Umar Nazim
By all appearances, Umar Nazim was just another wholesaler of carbonated drinks, residing with a friend in a nondescript flat in Akram Manzil Building in Mumbra. Till the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Maharashtra Police knocked on his door at around 2 am yesterday, neighbours hadn't the slightest inkling that they were sharing space with the recruiter of a UP-based terror group.
Nazim alias Najeem Samsad Ahmed was one of the four suspected ISIS activists arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Uttar Pradesh ATS and counter-terrorism agencies of Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and UP. According to a statement by the UP ATS issued in Lucknow, six others were taken into custody and were being questioned in Noida.
Nazim, a native of Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Gazi Baba alias Muzammil alias Zeeshan from Jalandhar (Punjab), Mufti alias Faizan from Bijnor and Zakwan alias SK alias Mintu from Narkatiaganj (Bihar) were arrested on charges of hatching terror conspiracies and planning to launch a major terror attack in the country. The UP ATS is seeking a transit remand to take them to Lucknow.
He resided at Akram Manzil building in Mumbra
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Nazim, according to sources in anti-terrorism agencies, was the biggest catch; he was allegedly the main recruiter of a radicalised Islamic group that has its origins from in Bijnor and is suspected have close links with the ISIS' Khorasan module.
Also read - 10 suspected ISIS activists held, were planning major attack: Police
A suspected terrorist, who was killed in Lucknow's Thakurganj on March 7 after 12 hours of an anti-terror operation, belonged to the Khorasan module, an eastern zone offshoot of the ISIS.
A senior IPS officer said Nazim had recruited "a dozen people" from across the country in the last six months and the group had begun its operations in Bijnor. "The group first befriended and influenced potential victims on social networking sites, and then radicalised them through regular chats on instant messenger apps."
The officer said the group exposed the Mumbai-based man to radical material, but failed to turn him to its side.
He said prima facie, it appears that Nazim was "self-radicalised".
Sources said his terror group had raised funds for a terror attack in India and was in the process of procuring ammunition to execute its plans.
Neighbours clueless
According to neighbours, Nazim moved in with a friend, Gulfam, in Akram Manzil building in Rashid compound, Mumbra, on April 5, and claimed to be a wholesaler of aerated drinks. Following last morning's raid, Gulfam and another roommate, Uzefa Abrar, were detained. They were released post questioning later at night.
Also read: Youth's alleged decision to join ISIS forces his family to leave Mumbai
"He admitted before the investigators that he had no plans to fly to Syria (ISIS' home base) and was preparing to strike in India. The UP ATS took him to Lucknow," said the IPS officer.
A neighbour echoed the other residents' shock. "We never suspected anything."
Asif Shaikh, the local electrician, said some unidentified persons had visited the building on two occasions, asking for a room on the third floor. "I asked who they were, but they didn't say much and went their way."
On radar for weeks
Based on seizure of incriminating documents after the Lucknow operation last month, the UP ATS expanded its probe to five states. Thereafter, it received intelligence input on the activities of a group planning to carry out terrorist acts and recruiting youths from across the country through social media platforms. The UP ATS kept some suspects under surveillance with the help of Delhi, Bihar, Punjab and Maharashtra Police. Those arrested yesterday has been on the agencies' radar for several weeks.
Investigators suspect that these terror suspects were in contact with dozens more people in the hopes of recruiting them. Cash in lakhs of rupees, mobile phones, SIM cards and important documents related to the ISIS were recovered from them.
The Mumbra connect
In January last year, the National Investigation Agency had arrested ISIS' India chief Muddabir Shaikh from Mumbra during a pan-India operation along with other counter-terrorism agencies. He was tasked by his foreign handler to recruit more youth in India and make them capable to carry out strikes. Mudabbir had been trained online to plan attacks and make bombs, said an ATS source.
10 No. of suspected terrorists nabbed yesterday in a pan-India operation