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"I know you are all very busy, but I want to get some of my critical thoughts out to you before we meet in the classroom. Also, I want to put them in writing before I forget them or they are overtaken by fast-moving events.
"You have heard me say I think the 'rule of law' is critical to the success of democratic governments. The current appointment of a Special Consul troubles me, for no crime has been identified. Congressional committees are investigating unsourced allegations that people associated with the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians. That is strange, for collusion is not a crime and does not appear in our legal code as a crime. What does that leave?
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"With no crime or even evidence of a possible crime, the Special Consul will begin by investigating people until a crime is found. A very strange process for a democracy that prides itself on adherence to the 'rule of law.'
"Only dictatorships of the left or right investigate people to search for a crime. Through coercive interrogations, the Stalinists, Nazi and religious inquisitors always found or constructed a crime and severely punished the culprits. Mr. Mueller and his rapidly expanding staff are doing what? Since they have no crime yet, they are investigating people in search of crime that they will eventually construct so they can prosecute the people who are suspected of participating in some imaginary collusion with the Russians or some barely related activity. Shades of the Stalin Government.
"If Senator Sessions had not so unwisely recused himself for any matters involving Russian collusion, we would not have a Special Consul and certainly not one like Mr. Mueller, who, if he is so honorable and ethical, would not have taken the anti-democratic task of investigating people to find some prosecutable crime. In addition, a legal reading of the legislation authorizing the selection and appointment of a Special Consul shows Mr. Mueller to be ineligible for the position because of his long-term relationship with Mr. Comey. Apparently that disqualification did not concern the Deputy AG Mr. Rosenstein but surely it would not have been missed by Senator Sessions if he had been doing his job as a full-time Attorney-General.
"Why is President Trump concerned and angry with Senator Sessions and the Department of Justice? Very simple, he sees his family and promises to the American people threatened by the unconstrained freewheeling of a biased Special Consul investigating people looking for a crime they can prosecute and an Attorney-General is not overseeing a police state type of disregard of the American 'rule of law.'"


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The collection will be unveiled at the Silmo trade fair in Paris.
The scene outside the party gave new meaning to the phrase "fashion circus."
Perrey Reeves of Entourage and Alison Brie of Mad Men fame attended the show.
An uncharacteristically suited Andre Leon Talley took in the show, with the likes of J. Crew president Jenna Lyons and d.j.-cum-fashionista Leigh Lezark.
Actress Deborah Ann Woll is no longer a fashion show novice.
The scene in the front row of Alexander Wang's spring 2011 show.
Alexander Wang indulged in some carny chic when he took over the Edison Parking lot—a strip of 8th Avenue in Chelsea—for his theme park bash Saturday night.
Kim Jones will step down as Alfred Dunhill's creative director this week.
At Don Hill's, Courtney Love dove into a set that included Stones covers and a hard rock rendition of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance."
Iman will be a judge next season on "The Fashion Show," but she's not going to any shows this week.
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen have postponed their runway presentation for The Row because of delayed sample deliveries.
Coty to launch first fragrance in 2012.
Prada SpA has taken full control of footwear and accessories brand Car Shoe.
Desirée Rogers, wearing Lanvin, was in a chatty mood while sitting front row at the Jason Wu show.
Industry veteran Paulette Garafolo becomes president of international, wholesale and manufacturing.
Be Inthavong's first venture since split with Steve Dumain.
Michael Kors is embarking on an ambitious growth plan for Asia as the fashion house hits the $1 billion threshold in annual sales.
Michael Belluomo, the former editor and owner of Sportswear International, died of undiagnosed cancer.
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Chanel Joaillerie, Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston, Dior Joaillerie, Louis Vuitton and Piaget will take part in the art fair.
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Happy Birthday, Claudette Colbert! The actress would have turned 107 today.
Gilles Bensimon is creative director of the new online retail concept.
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Artur Davis, a former federal prosecutor and outgoing Democratic congressman from Alabama, is returning to the practice of law and joining the Washington office of SNR Denton.
Davis will be a partner in its white collar defense and investigations practice, specializing in criminal and civil fraud matters. In a news release, the firm cites three areas he might work in: securities and financial crimes, public corruption and Foreign and Corrupt Practice Act cases.
Davis has served in Congress for eight years, and last year he lost a high-profile bid for his party's nomination for Alabama governor. Before coming to Washington, he was an assistant U.S. attorney in Alabama and he worked in private practice there.
"It was always my intent when I left the political world to return to the practice of law, not to lobbying, not to academia," Davis said in an interview today. "The hard-core practice of law is what I wanted to do, day in and day out."
He added that he decided to stay in Washington because the kind of law he wants to practice — much of it related to federal agencies — "frankly I couldn't find in Alabama."
As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Davis was among the Democrats who pressed the U.S. Justice Department to explain the firing of nine U.S. attorneys in President George W. Bush's second term. In the new Congress that convenes this week, Republicans will have a majority on the committee.
SNR Denton was formed in September from the merger of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and United Kingdom-based Denton Wilde Sapte. Davis said he was attracted to the firm because of its growth, describing it as "dynamic" and "entrepreneurial." "SNR jumped off the page to me," he said.
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The poet, novelist, storyteller, and columnist Jim Northrup's latest book is a short, fast-reading novel, Dirty Copper (Fulcrum Publishing, 203 pp., $15.95). In it, Northrup spins out the story of Luke Warmwater—the hero of his award-winning short story collection, Walking the Rez Road (1993)—who is back home on the Anishinaabe reservation in northern Minnesota after surviving a harrowing tour of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam.
Jim Northrup enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1962, and served for four years. That included a thirteen-month tour of duty in Vietnam with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines in the 3rd Marine Division from 1965-66.
The Vietnam War is never far from Luke Warmwater's thoughts in this engaging novel, which covers his first few years after getting home. Warmwater has post-war nightmares and daytime flashbacks after becoming the first Native American deputy sheriff in Carlton County, Minnesota. He then moves on to a job in the Waukegan, Illinois, Police Department.
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Jim Northrup will receive the Vietnam Veterans of America Excellence in the Arts Award at our National Leadership & Education Conference next month. His website is www.jimnorthrup.org
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This weekend my daughter came to me and said she needed a pirates treasure chest for a school project. The teacher said they could buy one but she wants us to make one. So, of course I said yes. On Monday she tells me, I need it by Thursday! Off to the store I go to buy pine and hardware. Last night after work and supper we head out to the shop and this is the result. I let her help whenever I wasn't using a power tool. She used my air staple gun to attach all of the strips of wood. I then put her in coveralls and rubber gloves and let her stain it. She wanted it to look old so after re-sawing the boards I left the rough side out so the stain wouldn't go on smooth. After staining it I took a torch and put a few burn marks on it. WARNING: Stain flames up a bit when it isn't completely dry and you hit it with a torch! The reaction from my daughter was priceless. Well, I didn't burn up her chest like she accused me of doing and she was pleased when we were finished. I don't know about her but I had a blast and I think it turned out alright! Thanks for looking.
-- Paul, North Dakota, USAF Ret.
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#1 posted 12-05-2012 04:11 PM
#2 posted 12-05-2012 04:18 PM
Sounds like fun stuff!
-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."
#3 posted 12-05-2012 04:27 PM
I always had fun working with my daughter and watching her reactions when something unexpected happened. Sound like you had fun. She will always accuse you af trying to burn that chest up.
-- Bruce, Boise, ID
#4 posted 12-05-2012 04:32 PM
Way cool! I'm with johnstoneb – she'll never let you live that one down. Thanks for sharing.
-- Where The Spirit In Wood Lives On
#5 posted 12-05-2012 04:47 PM
The value of your time spent with your daughter is the most priceless part of the project. Having something you can talk and laugh about for years to come is irreplaceable.
Good looking chest also
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
#6 posted 12-05-2012 04:47 PM
Nice story, thanks for sharing. I have experienced the same with the last minute notification from my girls and I always make out like it is a big deal for not telling me sooner. But inside I cherrish every single time they come to ask for help with something like this becuase they grow up too fast. I hope she gets an A for the class!
-- -Al, Oak Harbor, WA
#7 posted 12-05-2012 04:52 PM
Good job and gret getting the kid involved. She will remember that for all time.
-- Handcrafted by Mike Henderson - Channelview, Texas
#8 posted 12-05-2012 04:54 PM
Terrific project! I love how you added instant age by torching it..Ill have to remember that. I just built a one day volleyball box (what you stand on for practice to hit at the girls etc) yesterday for my daughters team. turned out great!
-- "The beatings will continue until moral improves" -- Bart Ridings, Illinois
#9 posted 12-05-2012 06:18 PM
Thanks everyone! I'm sure Bruce and TZH are right. I'll hear about this for years. She seems to be more interested in doing things in my shop lately. Hopefully she will keep that interest and leave the boys alone for awhile. LOL
-- Paul, North Dakota, USAF Ret.
#10 posted 12-05-2012 06:27 PM
pop to the rescue
well done
instant old !
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
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#13 posted 12-05-2012 10:02 PM
Very cool! I was fortunate enough to have a grandfather willing to make stuff out of wood on a short schedule too! Keep it up, your grand children will never forget it.
#14 posted 12-05-2012 11:25 PM
VERY NICE! Congrats on an awesome piece, and on making her timetable.
I knew you could 'age' a piece with the torch, but it's a good tidbit to file away that not-quite-dry-stain can flare up!
#15 posted 12-06-2012 01:16 AM
Awesome chest, great job
-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.
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I started following The Daily Post a few weeks ago and honestly didn't read too many of them. I decided to change that today by actually blogging about a prompt they put up.
"This made her smile." For some reason, this sentence (taken from page 82 in Blood and Chocolate) gives me a romantic vibe. I don't really like that because I'm not a very romantic person at all. In fact, when I was younger and had little boyfriends or you could say crushes and they would give me presents like boxes of chocolate or something, I would give them back. Now I understand the look on their faces when I did that. It was mean and insulting, but hey I was young and had no idea how that whole thing worked. Now I do.
So this sentence could either go like this…"The young woman had finally caught the eye of the stud next door. This made her smile." OR…"The young woman had finally been chosen as the team's head LMT! This made her smile."
I don't know. I kind of like the first one better because if one of my goals had come true then I would not only be SMILING, but also jumping for joy, screaming, smiling, telling everyone I knew, and so on.
If you think about it, there are a lot of things that make people smile. But what kind of smile is it? A genuine teeth-showing smile or a toothless smile (grin)? I guess I'll assume it's a teeth-showing smile. Am I over-thinking this too much? HA! Nah…
Things that make me genuinely smile:
1. food
2. when I win an argument
3. seeing friends
4. when my dad picks on me (I pretend to hate it)
5. when my mom calls me to talk (not rhetorically bludgeon me)
6. my dog
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9. getting 100% on an exam
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Just revealed at the Frankfurt motor show the new 2018 Megane Renault Sport (the French, quirkily — or stupidly — decided to name it back to front, so what can we do…) will become the first hot hatch ever to feature rear-wheel steering when it goes on sale mid next year.
With a new 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the bonnet the 2018 model will also offer keen drivers the choice of 280 horsepower as standard or 300 horsepower if you choose to go for the hardcore Trophy version.
Additionally the lump is rated at 390Nm of torque from 2,400rpm available through to 5,000rpm, and the twist reaches the front wheels via a six-speed manual transmission or optionally a dual-clutch automatic with paddle shifters behind the steering wheel and a launch control function.
As per French tradition by now (hot Meganes have been around since 2004), Renault Sport will be offering the new 2018 Megane with two chassis options, Sport and Cup, with a limited slip differential included on the Cup.
Compared to the standard cars the Renault Sport offerings can be distinguished by 60mm wider bodywork and new 18-inch or 19-inch wheel designs, as well as a silver-coloured blade running through the front lower intake, functional extractor vents located behind the front wheels, a lip spoiler, and round the back a pretty sizable rear diffuser (Renault claims the thing negates aerodynamic lift at the rear axle, but doesn't say it actually adds any downforce) shrouding a massive single central exhaust outlet.
Step inside the 2018 Renault Megane Sport (or Renault Sport Megane, or Megane Renault Sport, whatever…) and you'll find sportier body-hugging seats, optional Alcantara upholstery, and aluminum pedals and gear lever, plus of course contrasting red stitching. Just like every other hot hatch on the market, then — how imaginative…
Braking power is courtesy of 355mm front discs gripped by Brembo callipers, but if you pay extra you can also have some fancy dual-material discs (combination of cast iron and aluminium).
We'd love to tell you how fast the 2018 car is, but Renault isn't saying, so we're guessing it'll match up squarely with stuff like Honda's Civic Type R and the Ford Focus RS, meaning 0-100km/h in the range of six seconds and a top speed limited to 250km/h.


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Uomo innocente was released in the year 1989。Uomo innocente is also called as An Innocent Man, Anni Huff M'Pesha, Délit d'innocence, Hombre inocente, Oskyldigt dömd, A Revanche Final, Um Homem Inocente, Von Bullen aufs Kreuz gele, Syytön mies。
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
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Film director Irena Salina's documentary entitled Flow: For the Love of Water has been described as water's version of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth. The film strives to put a human face on the global water crisis.
"One of the things that became immediately apparent to me was that water is a truly unifying element. We all need it, we all want it and more than anything else in the world it is the one thing that connects us all – Irena Salina.
If you live in or near the Vancouver, Canada area and would like to check out the documentary, it will begin showing on December 12th, 2008 at the Vancity Theatre. Go see it right away because it's only in Vancouver for a week!
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1181 Seymour St., Vancouver
tel. (604) 683-3456
In the meantime, you can check out the website here for more information and background on the people who made the documentary and how it was made.
Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question "CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?" Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround.


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Materials: Vintage wrought iron,15N20 nickel steel and EN42J carbon steel in the layers and edge.
The blade is 9 inches long and 1 3/8 inches wide. It is 6.3mm thick at the broken back and tapered towards tip and tang, 5.4mm thick at the tang blade junction
The blade weighs 200 g
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Happy new year, everybody!
As you can see, most of our crew has already returned from their homes and are hard at work, both on the COJ and our other functions in the University. We, as usual, encourage you to keep coding, keep learning and keep thinking on our site. And of course, we also encourage you to communicate with us on this forum: it's very gratifying for us to see you using our site and to read what you have to say about it.
There are some people that say that on December 21st the world will end (haye you seen that movie?), so live each day at its fullest, and make yourself the purpose of solving those hard problems on this year. That is as good of a new year's resolution as any
Happy 2012, and happy coding!
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Now we are doing the incorporation of new funcionalities to the system...
Also the maintenance, and fixing some bugs at the same time.
Later I will post a list with the most important changes.
Best regards.
Also the maintenance, and fixing some bugs at the same time.
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Venango County Recipe of the Day: Sandy's Watermelon Smoothies
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6 cups coarsely chopped seedless watermelon
1 cup lemon sherbet (any fruit sherbet will work)
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~Place half of the watermelon in a blender; cover and process until smooth.
~Add half of the sherbet and ice; cover and process until smooth. Repeat.
~Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.
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Regardless of which subject you are writing for, there are key points you should consider when writing essays. This workshop will provide some tips on how to plan, structure and draft an essay. It will also provide attendees with an opportunity to ask questions they may have about their own essays.
This workshop will introduce you to:
Who is this workshop for?
Although this class is an introduction to essay writing skills, it can benefit undergraduate students of all levels. If you are about to undertake your first assignment or need to understand the feedback on an assignment to try to improve future marks, then this workshop can help you.
This workshop is run by a Library Skills Adviser with the support of trained student Skills Leaders.
To book your place on this workshop, click on one of the dates below for the booking form
10:15 - 11:45, Thursday, February 11, 2016 14:15 - 15:45, Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Related study skills
The following sessions will help you to improve your academic thinking, reading and writing skills:
You also need to understand the concepts of referencing and paraphrasing that form an important part of academic writing.
If you already understand the basic principles of referencing and want to develop your skills in the appropriate system, one of the following workshops will help:
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Thursday, 10 August 2017: Nadezda Pisareva (RUS) and painting performance
Nadezda Pisareva is one of the most promising pianist of her generation. She already played in various classical festivals and concert all over the continent this summer and now she comes to Dresden. Her divinely performance will be accompanied by a painting performance from the artists of PleinArt.
Beginning: 8:30 p.m; Admission: free, but they are always happy about donations; How to get there: Palaissommer, Japanisches Palais, Palaisplatz 1, 01097 Dresden; TRAM 4,9 'Palaisplatz' stop.
More information: www.palaissommer.de/programm/nadezda-pisareva-rus-und-malerei-performance
Friday, 11 August 2017: Inselfestival Laubegast (street festival)
The Inselfestival Laubegast is a lovely street festival directly at the riverside. The community of Laubegast arranges this event every year to come together with friends and family and visitors to celebrate their lovely little village. So if the weather is nice, you should definitely visit this part of Dresden.
Beginning:7 p.m.; Admission: €6 for Friday night, but you can also buy a weekend ticket for €8; How to get there: Altlaubegast, 01279 Dresden, TRAM 4,6,10,12 and BUS 86 'Leubener Straße' stop.
More information: www.inselfest-laubegast.in-dresden.info/freitag/ (in German only)
Saturday, 12 August 2017: Soapbox Derby at Saloppe (racing event for the whole family)
This afternoon, the legendary soapbox derby of Saloppe takes place. The organisers are looking for the next winner of the 'grand prix de saloppe' and are excited to witness the most intense boarding race of the year. A soapbox is a self-made vehicle which is only moved by pure muscle power. The teams are also famous for being creative designers of their soapboxes. Old and young will have some fun watching this hilarious event.
Beginning: 3 p.m.; Admission: free; How to get there: Saloppe Dresden, Brockhausstraße 1, 01099 Dresden; TRAM 11 'Elbschlösser' stop.
More information: www.saloppe.de/programm/
Saturday, 12 August 2017: Singer-Songwriter-Night (concerts)
Tonight, new and promising artists are invited to entertain the audience with their own songs and stories. The four bands who play will take you to new places and make you forget about all your sorrows. Even though they all belong to the genre of singer-songwriter, they don't sound alike at all. Everyone of them brings their very unique side to the music. So the evening will bring you some new favourite bands.
Beginning: 7 p.m.; Admission: free, but they are always happy about donations; How to get there: Palaissommer, Japanisches Palais, Palaisplatz 1, 01097 Dresden; TRAM 4,9 'Palaisplatz' stop.
More information: www.palaissommer.de/programm/singer-songwriter-nacht-vol-02/
Sunday, 13 August 2017: The Guitarreros (concert)
The audience at concerts of The Guitarreros is always impressed in two ways: The high quality of the music and the joyful performance of Flamenco-Nuevo, Samba and Bossa Nova is presented by the twin duo Volker and Torsten Schubert. This time they will celebrate their 10th anniversary. The theme of their music is based on the colours of Spain, Brazil and India and the picture of the summer in those countries. So let them guide you to those exotic places and enjoy a great evening.
Beginning: 7:30 p.m.; Admission: €15 or €10 if you bring your student-ID card; How to get there: Theaterruine St. Pauli, Königsbrücker Platz 1, 01097 Dresden; TRAM 7,8 'Tannenstraße' stop.
More information: www.facebook.com/events/1860552830931702/
Monday, 14 August 2017: Wettbüro unplugged (unplugged Open Air concert)
The Altes Wettbüro organises unplugged concerts in their lovely garden during the summer months. Old and new bands will be able to perform for their audience, meaning you and your friends. So if you are in for a 'Feierabendbier' (after work beer) or any other after work drink with your colleagues, why not having it with nice background music at the Altes Wettbüro?
Beginning: 6 p.m.; Admission: free, but you are also free to give what you believe is fair as a donation; How to get there: Altes Wettbüro, Antonstraße 8, 01097 Dresden, TRAM 3,6,7,8,11 'Albertplatz' stop.
More information: www.altes-wettbuero.de/index.php?page=va&id=3636
Tuesday, 15 August 2017: Mantra-Yoga (outside yoga session)
Let yourself be guided by the sensual voice of Carina Müller and the calm instructions of Doreen Wolff and enjoy an hour to restore energy. Take in the power and good vibes from the movements and the breathing and the atmosphere around you. Is there a better way to finish your day, than with some yoga at the park?
Beginning: 5 p.m.; Admission: free, but they are always happy about donations; How to get there: Palaissommer, Japanisches Palais, Palaisplatz 1, 01097 Dresden; TRAM 4,9 'Palaisplatz' stop.
More information: www.palaissommer.de/programm/mantra-yoga-stunde/
Wednesday, 16 August 2017: The Party (movie in original version)
It's a comedy wrapped around a tragedy with great actors and an even greater movie. It starts as a celebration and ends with blood on the floor. One critic phrased it that way: Shot in black and white and clocking in at just over an hour, it is one of the more original movies coming out of the Berlinale. Several elements stand out, like the production design by Carlos Conti (37°2 le matin) with its odd, detached feeling bringing to the movie, but also the daring cinematography by Aleksei Rodionov (Idi I smotri, Orlando!) combined with good editing makes the movie work.
Beginning: 8:15 p.m.; Admission: €6 or €5, if you bring your student-ID card; How to get there: Thalia Cinema, Görlitzer Straße 6, 01099 Dresden; TRAM 13 'Görlitzer Straße' stop.
More information: www.thalia-dresden.de/monat.php
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As the Supreme Court dismissed a plea for making Finance Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in 2G case, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said that he remains "constitutionally and politically accountable" as the nation suffered a loss in spectrum pricing in 2008.
"The loss has been caused to the government. Chidambaram was a part of the decision-making process. He is constitutionally accountable, remains politically accountable and that is what we are seeking inside Parliament and will continue to seek in JPC," BJP's chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
He said this in the backdrop of the Supreme Court dismissing a plea for making him a co-accused in the 2G case, saying there was no prima facie material against him of any criminal conspiracy or procuring of any pecuniary gain.
Highlighting the huge difference in the pricing of 2G spectrum in 2008 and 2012, Prasad said this showed that there was a loss to the government.
He said Chidambaram was very much a part of the decision-making process in fixing the Spectrum price along with A Raja "disregarding" the advice of finance ministry's officials for auctioning the Spectrum.
"It is well-known that the base price of 2G in 2008 was determined at Rs 1,600-odd crores disregarding the advice of finance ministry officials to go for auction. In 2012, when the market conditions are adverse the base price of 2G
spectrum has been fixed at Rs 14,000 crore by a group of ministers headed by Chidambaram.
"Certainly I would like to know and highlight this for the country that has the country suffered a revenue loss or not in 2008, as said by finance ministry officials, that a proper bidding procedure should have been adopted. Therefore, the loss has been caused to the government," Prasad maintained.
On the Supreme Court judgement in 2G case, Prasad said, "The Hon'ble Supreme Court has given a judgement and I have nothing particular to say about the judgement except that we will go through the entire order. But certain issues are quite glaring which need to be highlighted."
He said, "Chidambaram as the finance minister was involved along with the then Telecom Minister A Raja in the determination of 2G Spectrum pricing. Dr Manmohan Singh in Parliament in our presence has stated that Raja and Chidambaram came on the same page with regard to spectrum pricing. I accepted that."


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EVI-MED will provide insights into the major humanitarian, social, economic and political implications for the principal countries of arrival – above all Italy and Greece – as well as Malta which is a central pillar of the search and rescue effort. The project is also relevant to other potential countries of reception and settlement in Europe, including the United Kingdom.
This will be achieved through a diversity of research methods, including:
- The collection and standardization of a broad range of secondary data on migration, including statistics provided by search and rescue organisations and national and European bodies which will be integrated with data-sets made available by international NGOs, to create a synthetic database on migration trends and characteristics of flows.
- A survey of individual migrants – with at least 750 participants across Sicily, Greece and Malta – providing insight into profiles, routes, experiences and migration plans. This survey data will be complemented by 45 in-depth interviews focusing on migrant life-histories, decision making and use of networks.
- A systematic mapping of the 'reception systems' in Sicily, Greece and Malta, identifying governmental and non-governmental actors involved in the identification, management, reception, integration and potential return of migrants who make the journey across the Mediterranean.
- Overall analysis of the migration and reception situation, derived from the above data-sets and integrated with further interviews with experts and practitioners, the contribution of international advisors, and the evidence emerging from the existing literature and other research and ongoing research activities.
The project benefits from close collaboration with a number of well-established specialist organisations.
EVI-MED's wide-ranging engagement platform capitalises on the network of collaborations and partnerships established with Middlesex's Mediterranean Observatory on Migration Protection and Asylum (MOMPA) – a joint initiative of Middlesex University London and Middlesex University Malta.
The project outputs – including data-sets, policy briefs, academic articles, situation reports, interactive maps – will be made available through this project website, in order to advertise them as widely as possible through EVI-MED's 'engagement platform', networks and social media provided by partners and collaborating organisations. Other outputs include conferences, knowledge exchange events, consultations and briefings with national and European policymakers.


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(c) Ferret Info UK
Occassionally a ferret may become sick and refuse to eat his/her normal food, when this happens seek advice of your vet to find out why this has occurred.
Such problems can arise due to blockages in the stomach, kidney problems etc. not just stomach upsets. Its essential to find out quickly why this has happened as this will help not only with the course of treatment needed for the problem, but also in terms of what foods to try to feed them (for example ferrets with Kidney disease need to go on a low protein, low phosphorous diet). In times of such illness prevention of dehydration is more important initially than feeding your ferret.
Below you will find details of commercially available foods that can be used to feed a sick ferret, recipes to make your own Duk Soup, and also advice on how to syringe feed food and medication to a poorly ferret.
The following are some of the foods that many rescues and ferret owners have in their house for such emergencies, or some vets may prescribe, though there is no guarantee your ferret will eat these when s/he is not feeling well, sometimes you may have to resort to syringe feeding. You can also make your own liquid supplement often referred to as Duk Soup, see below.
Mix 1-2 heaped teaspoon to app 15ml warm water to produce a thin creamy liquid soup that can be served in a bowl, off a spoon or syringe fed to a poorly ferret. Very palatable and despite being made from milk protein is easily digested and well liked by many ferrets. Feed 4-5 times a day if this is all the ferret is eating.
ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein: 42% - Fat content: 24% - Crude ash: 7% - Crude fibres: 3% - Metabolisable energy: 4430 kcal/kg.
COMPOSITION: milk proteins, vegetable oils (soya), barley malt, minerals, egg yolk powder, vegetable fibres, fructo-oligo-saccharides, marigold extract (source of lutein), L-carnitine, Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D3 supplement, E1 (Iron), E2 (Iodine), E4 (Copper), E5 (Manganese), E6 (Zinc), E8 (Selenium), Lecithin, Choline, Folic acid, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Pyridoxine , taurine
Available as single sachets from vets or in bulk (10x50g) direct online via sites such as Pet Drugs Online, MedicAnimal, VetUK, PetSupermarket (app £2.30 a 50g sachet, so very affordable).
Mix 2 small scoops to app 15ml warm water to produce a thin creamy liquid soup that can be served in a bowl, off a spoon or syringe fed to a poorly ferret. Very palatable is easily digested and well liked by many ferrets. Feed 4-5 times a day if this is all the ferret is eating.
ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein: 37.8% - Fat content: 33.95% - Crude fibres: 4.46% - Metabolisable energy: 5142 kcal/kg.
COMPOSITION: Soy protein hydrolyzed, canola oil, corn oil, corn syrup solids, cellulose, defatted wheat germ, glutamine, ground limestone, dicalcium phosphate, DL-methionine, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, L-lysine, cysteine, taurine, tryptophan, vitamin A supplement, vitamin E supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, ethoxyquin, copper sulfate, manganese oxide, zinc oxide citric acid, mixed tocopherols, niacin supplement, calcium dipantothenate, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, biotin, ascorbic acid, sodium selenite.
Available through online vet stores (app £11 a 100g sachet) such as Hyperdrug
Mix 1-2 heaped teaspoons to app 15ml warm water to produce a thin liquid soup that can be served in a bowl, off a spoon or syringe fed to a poorly ferret. Very palatable is easily digested and well liked by many ferrets. Feed 4-5 times a day if this is all the ferret is eating. Accurate daily feeding dosage can be found here >
ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein: 45% - Fat content: 32% - Crude fibres: 3% - Metabolisable energy: 5142 kcal/kg.
COMPOSITION: Dried Whole Egg, Poultry Meal, Fish Oil, Tricalcium Phosphate, Silicone Dioxide, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Biotin, Taurine, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Sodium Benzoate, L-carnitine, L-Ascorbyl-2- Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Pyroxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement.
Available in 100g sachets from vets or online through VetUK (app £11 a 100g sachet)
Accurate daily feeding dosage can be found here > Bit hit and miss as to whether a ferret will/wont like this.
ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: 44.2% protein, 30% fat (in dry matter terms), 10.6% protein in wet pate form, again add warm water to mix to a thin soup.
COMPOSITION: Water, Pork Liver, Poultry Liver, Chicken, Corn Flour, Pork Protein Isolate, Fish Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Beta Carotene, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Folic Acid.
Duk Soup / Duck Soup is a catch-all name for any special food used for supplemental feeding of a sick ferret. None have duck as an ingredient! The term was coined years ago when a ferret named "Lucki Duck" was fed just such a mix to help him over an illness. Since then many rescues and owners have developed their own recipes, some have lots of ingredients others are simple but just as effective. This is great for building up weight on ferrets too.
The following is inexpensive, easy to make and the ingredients are simple to find (just need a blender)...
1) Take 5 chicken wings and boil in water till the meat and skin is falling off the bone.
2) While that is cooking (or after) take 1 small mug of kibble (e.g. Supreme Science), put in a bowl and pour on boiling water
(if you do it at the end you can use the boiled water from the chicken, and leave to soak in, top up with more water as
necessary until it becomes porridge like when you mix it).
3) Strip the flesh and skin from the bones (I bin the bones and grissle, as the grissley bits turn into lumps that block syringes
if you put that in) pop into blender add water from the chicken pan and blend to a fine smooth paste then add the
moistened kibble and reblend, add more water if necessary - you are looking to make a fine houmous like paste.
4) Pour into ice cube trays or small pots, cool and freeze. Will keep in fridge for 3 days.
Thats your very basic "Duk Soup" base.
5) Defrost before using, put 1-2 heaped teaspoons/1-2 ice cubes into a bowl for a single ferret serving. Add hot water to mix
to a thin liquid soup that is warm. You can add 1 teaspoon of RCC, Hills A/D, or some Lactol for some extra nutrients for
ferrets needing a real boost. Drizzle a little ferret oil ontop to serve.
NOTE - can also add 1 teaspoon of egg yolk, or some cats milk etc for variation. With anaemic ferrets it can help to add some blended raw chicken liver just before serving for a couple of days (app 1 teaspoonful). Alternatively the base (chicken and kibble mix) can simply be mixed with hot water and served warm with nothing else addded.
A poorly ferret can become anorexic very quickly, so syringe feeding will help ensure that the ferret is taking in good nutrition and liquid to maintain strength while it fights whatever is the cause of its ailment.
Syringe feeding sounds harsh but doesnt have to be stressful for the ferret. The following video show how easy syringe feeding can be, just make sure the food you intend to feed is nice and liquidy, warm seems to work better than cold, and you have a large enough syringe (20ml works well) to slowly trickle the food from the end (dont push too fast as you dont want the liquid to go down the wind pipe, far better to gently trickle so the ferret licks it from the end of the syringe).
Some ferrets require little and often, so 5-7 ml over every 1-2 hours to start with, but will normally increase the amount they will take in one feed to 20-30ml per feed every 4 hours. Ideally a ferret relying solely on liquid feed needs at least 90ml over 24hrs to remain hydrated.
Its always useful to have a few 20ml syringes in the house just incase you need them for feeding.
These can be obtained from a vets or even through ebay.
Some medication such as oral liquid Metronidazole (Flagyl, Norazole) or Enroflaxin (Baytril) tastes absolutely awful and cannot be hidden in any foods, so is best syringed direct into the ferrets mouth. This can be achieved by firmly scruffing the ferret and placing the syringe at the back of the jaw, often the scruffing will cause the ferret to yawn making it easier to squirt the liquid into the mouth, DON'T point the syringe to the back of the throat as this may cause the liquid to enter the wind pipe, instead point the syringe towards the side/front of the mouth and express the liquid into the mouth, then duck as you may find your ferret will spit. Note, there are palatable tablet forms of Enroflaxin such as XeDen which are less stressful to give than liquid baytril.
Having some ferret oil in a saucer that is immediately available for the ferret to lick after the med is given can help calm the ferret after being given the meds and get the nasty taste out of their mouth. Do not be alarmed if your ferret foams or starts pawing at its mouth after taking these medications, this does sometimes happen and the ferret oil after can help. These are nasty tasting meds but can work well with some ailments so its worth persevering if you can, but of it is too difficult do speak to your vet to see if there is an alternative medication you can be prescribed instead.
Some ferrets will take these meds if a little ribena is mixed in to the liquid (not advised for insulinomic ferrets or long term use).
Some medications must/can be served with foods, others should be given before food or other medications so always check with your vet what is the case with the medication they are prescribing. Similarly some tablets can be crushed to powder whereas others have to be given whole so again check with your vet.
There are many different antibiotics available, some more palatable than others. Synulox PAL comes as a liquid and is strawberry flavoured and can be hidden in ferret oil, cat milk or duk soup. Similarly the tablet alternatives such as Noroclav can be crushed and mixed with oil/milk/soup.
Metacam, prescribed as a pain killer, can be hidden in ferret oil, cat milk or soup.
Zantac/Ranitidine may be prescribed as a stomach protectorant as liquid syrup or in tablet form (which can be crushed) and this can be served mixed in oil/cat milk, soup. As it does have a peppermint taste some ferrets can taste it in small amounts of oil.
Antepsin (carafate) may also be prescribed as a stomach protectorant BUT this should be administered at least 1 hour before food or any other medication, so has to be syringed.
Some tablets may be able to be given whole to some raw meat eating ferrets if wrapped in a small layer of minced beef (but do watch out for them spitting out the tablet).
With ferrets that refuse to accept medication hidden in any foods, then sometimes the only way to orally administer the meds is via syringe, with tablets this may have to be by crushing the portion of tablet to a fine powder and popping the powder into the syringe (by removing the plunger) then when the plunger is back in drawing up some tepid water into the syringe and shaking to mix the powder and water. Again check with your vets if this is OK to do with that medication.
Remember - Always seek the advice of a good ferret vet if your ferret appears poorly, ferrets hide illness well so by the time they show something is wrong by not eating, appearing lethargic etc it can be very serious and need urgent attention.
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[Senator Barry O'Sullvan] Well thank you everybody and I don't want to take a lot of time with the formality of introductions, so let me attach myself to the acknowledgements earlier of my Parliamentary colleagues, both State and our Federal two past Senators in Joanna Lindgren and Ron Boswell.
And I do want to make special mention though of the courageous candidates that we have, four of them, I believe in the room who are seeking to take office to replace Senator Brandis. It takes a lot out of you to offer yourself up for public office, so I acknowledge the courage and wish them all the best in the adventure.
Let me apologise in advance, perhaps for my speech because my staff, one staff members in particular spent a couple of weeks preparing the speech for tonight. Doing a lot of research, including a lot of statistics and some great quotes and I spent a couple of hours coming down on the bus from Toowoomba today to re-read it and mark it up myself. In the course of that I decided that it was too clinical and that events like tonight deserve people to be able to assess what you have to say from the heart, rather then necessarily from a prepared script. So I apologise in advance if I start to jump all over the place.
But I have a message tonight which I will come to a bit later in my speech. And I can already hear Trevor Watts muttering under his voice that he's heard this yarn before.
As I contemplated today in the bus, I remembered we all have events in our lives that sort of guide us. We learn something. Sometimes it comes on us quite unexpectedly. We learn something about ourselves.
I remember many, many years ago. I lived with my late wife on a beautiful farm, near the Ravensbourne National Park in Perseverance Valley. I apologise in advance if anyone here has relatives in Perseverance Valley because the story doesn't go well, regarding the neighbours.
There were four houses in Perseverance Valley that could see each other. We had guests, friends over for Sunday lunch and we're out on the veranda waiting for lunch and someone said to me, "what's the neighbour like there over the creek?" I said, "Oh, he's nuts." "He's nuts, he shoots at our dogs" and a whole litany of the indictment against this neighbour that I said he's nuts. I said "what about the people down the front?" There was a decommissioned church that had been turned into a residence. I said, "They're crazy. They're crazy." He was an artist and she was a sculptor and you never seen them. The church was always locked up and the grass was sort of four foot high.
Then they reflected on the third house that they could see and they said, "What are they like?" Now they were seriously, complete lunatics. Family of nine, they had no running water, they had no vehicle. They had no power attached. But the next split second, I thought to myself, "what are the chances of me being the only sane one in the valley?" Of course, it wasn't very high. So I said, "no they're terrific people, they're great neighbours."
But as my colleagues know here tonight, I've used that any number of times in arguments and debates. I feel like that sometimes, every day. Every day that I'm in the senate And I don't mean me in a singular sense. I've got colleagues there who share my views, share your views, share your values. But that doesn't seem to be that many of us. So some days I wonder, you know, whether we're the only sane ones in the senate and it's not confined to a question in the senate. It's confined to what's happening in our society and all around us, everyday.
Are we the only ones that get it? Are we the only ones who understand the potential impacts in the longer term of things that happen in our society? You know I live in a country where there's 80-90,000 abortions each year. I know that that troubles everybody in this room otherwise you wouldn't be here. But we are a democratically elected nation.
These legislatures that have made this possible, the struggle commence back in 1968 in South Australia. These legislators who have made this possible, are there to represent our interests. And when we see the figures and we hear the figures and they're consistent with the research of my staff. In the high orders of 70's when people, and I take Michael's point where they don't want abortions. They find it offensive, yet they're inclined to allow public process legislation to proceed on this flimsy argument that a mother or a woman has the right to make this decision. Ignoring of course that this young bub is growing, naturally growing inside of them.
So when I sit and think about that, I ask myself, "am I the only sane one in the country? Are we the only ones who are troubled by this?" Troubled enough to do something about it? You know we're nearly 80% of our brothers and sisters in the community of this country think this is a bad thing, yet consistently year on year, year on year there's a continued erosion around this particular point.
Now I'm not just fixated on abortion, I promise you. Conservatism is much more than abortion. Conservatism is about giving people the dignity of a job. It's about trying to create a social strata for them where they might not choose, for example, or it may not influence them on a decision about abortion.
We know from the statistics, that some 67% of women who have abortion, 50% of them are under the age of 25, cite economic struggles. We know that only 7% of them. We know that only 7% of them have a genuine foundation, in this test we have in our legislation in Queensland and other states about protecting the mother's health or the health of the unborn. With the mother's health, of course, trumping that argument.
For the other 93%, how is it that our society here in this country, and I'll try to answer this in a moment. How is it that such a high number of us in this country and indeed in developed nations. Our stats are not unique to Australia.
How is it that so many people don't want this to happen, yet the legislators just roll on with incremental changes. We almost had it last year. I promise you, you should join me in celebrating the people in this room: Trevor. Who else we got? Fiona, Mark, wherever he is. I promise you without those people, we'd of had carte blanche abortion in the state of Queensland last year.
And someone else who needs to be acknowledged and I'm going to out him. The man who's catch cry is to 'Man the Barriers' or 'Man the Barricades.' The retired Father of the Senate, Ron Boswell, who I know went and I don't care that word gets back on what I'm saying here. Who went and visited the leader of the opposition and advised him that his great weight and influence would be applied to certain things if our side of politics, did not stand together as one and resist the legislation or the proposed legislative changes. Ron Boswell. Ron Boswell. As he has done with so many things on so many occasions.
We are losing this battle. Not just around abortion, we're about to lose the battle around euthanasia. Don't think that I've given up hope. I will stand along with many of my colleagues and we'll fight until we bleed. But we're going to lose it if we enter the fray in the same way that we've resisted these changes in recent times in our society. And it's not unique to Australia.
Now 56 million, 56 million abortions recorded worldwide annually. I'm going to repeat that and there's a reason for it. I done some calculations before I started. 56 million abortions worldwide annually. In the time it's taken me to say that sentence twice, there's been 17 abortions in the world. 17 abortions in the world.
I think that there are two problems. One bigger than the other. We people who regard ourselves as decent people, who regard ourselves with people of value. At risk of retreating into our own enclaves of resistance.
Last year we endeavoured to get a rally outside of Parliament House to mobilise people who shared our views in opposing the changes to abortion laws in this state. And I've done the calculations on that too. Not very good at math, but I do have a calculator. Of all the Queenslander's, taking on the point of 78% would not want it to happen. 0.00004% turned up outside Parliament House to resist it.
Nobody turned up to resist. The decent people were home cutting up their carrots and picking their kids up from school and trying to keep their businesses running. Doing anything but going to a rally outside of Parliament House.
Unless we mobilise, unless we find ways to do, to resist. We're going to get more of the same.
Let me tell you how, I want to tell you just another little story. We had a challenge in Parliament in 2016, early 2016 like 2015. Please forgive me for people who've heard me tell this little story before. We had a problem in this country where there was a very rare disease, a hemolytic something or other. Very aggressive effecting young women predominantly. Triggered often by pregnancy.
A massive pharmaceutical company called Alexion. Alexion had the patent on the drug with 11 years to go. Quite literally holding our government to ransom to get this onto the pharmaceutical benefits scheme. $24,000 a month was the treatment. $24,000 a month.
Now I can name you these 72 children and I can go to my office or bring a piece of paper and read them out. I can tell you the names of some of the mums and dads and grandparents. These young people were dying, month on month. Kidney failure, liver failure and then of course it entered the brain and by then, it was all but done. Three years, the full weight of my government, our government, battled to try and reach an agreement with Alexion to get this onto the PBS.
I must say, I'm going to give great credit to Peter Dutton, who was then the Minister for Health. A member for somewhere or other out here, around Petrie or something. Dickson? And Peter Dutton done the best he could in very difficult circumstances.
Before I get to the punch line. The moral to the story is, we should never give up. We should never give up. Battling this stuff takes leadership and it takes courage. It takes the most courage, when it feels like we're not winning. That's the loneliest, that's the loneliest fight that you can have. When you don't think you're winning. But I really believe that we can win.
I'll come to the punch line of the Alexion thing because it's well known that I don't always play by the Queensbury rules. Because I find them somewhat restrictive.
So what I done was I invited the representatives of Alexion to my office and I slid a piece of paper across the table to them. They looked at it they weren't quite sure what it was telling them, but it was an itinerary for me to travel from Canberra to Sydney, and Sydney to Los Angeles, and Los Angeles to a small town in North Carolina.
They said to me, I don't quite understand Senator. I said, Oh I'll illuminate you. That's where ... and I named a Primary School. It was a Catholic primary school. Named the primary school and they said, look I still don't understand. I said, well that's where your Chairman's children go to school. And I intend to go there and stand with a placard. I'd pay my own way, so don't get excited that you've got some angle on me here. I'm going to have a placard to ask why are your children more valuable than mine? I said I'm not going to leave there until we get a result. I said, I'll be on every breakfast show in the world. I said I've started jogging to try and lose weight, so I present a bit better.
Well within three weeks, a three year dispute was completed. And that taught me a very bad lesson in life, that we oughtn't always, because we are decent people.
We are conservative people, we're not prone to chaining ourselves around trees or throwing ourselves in front of dozers. But whatever it is we've been doing, it hasn't been working. Whatever it is we have to do in the future, it has to be different. The pace of change is now alluding us. The pace of change, this massive, massive white noise of information has been channelled into our children, onto our campuses. Into our own lives.
I'm not into that Spacebook thing, but some of my family is. They tell me it's a portal for people to send things for them to read and look at, that they didn't really want to see or read about. It's inconsistent with their own prime values.
Just the other day and I want to read you this. It's critical and we need to accept it. I think it articulates where we find ourselves. It was Paul Kelly in The Australian. For those of you who follow political writers and those out of the Gallery in Canberra. He's a very respected and often thoughtful reporter and he wrote this about us. About us.
"Conservatives these days excel at drum-beating, making a lot of noise, writing a lot of articles and losing every substantial battle," Kelly said. "They are fragmented, intellectually confused and strategically inept."
Now this for me as a Conservative was not pretty reading, but it was not inconsistent with where my mind was at in terms of how we are not succeeding.
"Much of the nation is still conservative in its instincts but this constituency is denied inspiring or effective leadership. Conservatives lost the issue of same-sex marriage. They are likely to lose the issue of religious freedom. They are losing the battle over legalising euthanasia. On almost every front from climate change to coal to gender politics to Western civilisation's heritage, they are on the defensive."
Paul Kelly is spot on. Paul Kelly is spot on. We are retreating to the enclaves of ourselves. We are keeping each others company. We go out and we print a few brochures and we make some noise and we go on the hustings and then we go home. Because a lot of these challenges are not in our home. They're not in my broader circle of people.
My children aren't challenged with some of these issues, to my knowledge. I don't wake up everyday thinking about drug addiction or abortion or domestic violence, because it's not in my immediate circle. I can't say that with absolute certainty, but it's not evident within my immediate circle.
And I've looked at this phenomenon across the world, we are retreating to our enclaves of ourselves. We're doing it intellectually, we're doing it ideologically, and we are circling the wagons. And not doing what my great mentor and friend here has said, and that is to 'Man the Barricades.' They are two different things.
Circling the wagons is almost a confession that we're in a hell of a lot of trouble here. We'll have to defend this out from under each of these wagons. Where as 'Man the Barricades' as my good friend Senator Boswell often says, is to draw a line in the sand. Then create a retreat of those opposing us.
We don't even have an organisation in our ranks that has 48,000 emails. Some of you who were at an event I spoke at recently and dozens of other events.
Some hairy armpit in Melbourne pushed a button, sent 48,000 emails and closed down the live cattle trade in this country. Took away the dignity of tens of thousands of people and their businesses, and the people they employed, and their communities, the economy of the community that they're in because Conservatism - this fight is not just about abortion it's not just about euthanasia, it is about so much more - it's about not leaving legacy debt for our children and our grandchildren. It's about giving people the dignity of a job. These things are consistent with each other, they are not in conflict with each other.
People say to me, am I, (and I'm talking about typically pro-choice people who already know the answer to their question or so they think). They ask me whether I'm pro-life or pro-choice. I always have a little bit of fun. I tell them I'm pro-choice and you can tell by the look on their faces that they're about to challenge me I gather.
But, not the choices you're thinking about. I got some other choices and with my colleagues here, we're able to move motions through our last State Counsel, or State Conference, unanimous. Unanimous. 800 delegates that we need to do more for mothers who find themselves in this position.
I've said it before and I'll continue to say it. We still treat women in this category the same as we treated women in the 40's and 50's. Only worse, at least then we handed them off to an aunty in Townsville to let the baby and manage the affair.
Now they don't even feel like they can come to their parents or their partner or their favourite auntie. They feel like there is only one choice. There's no pro-choice for them, there's just the one choice. Get a $78 ticket to Melbourne where you don't have to explain it anymore about what sort of abortion you want.
Down there, you can do it on course of genetic selection. Time doesn't even allow me to go into raising other issues because it would deny me the chance to close this speech in a particular way.
You get into euthanasia. Have a look at what's happened in Belgium and the Netherlands. A child under one now can be euthanized just on the consent of the parents, nothing more. No medical tests, no medical examination. Between one and 12, they can be euthanized as long as they get the parent's consent and there's some medical considerations and arrays of other things.
Last year, there were over 100 people euthanized in Belgium, for mental illness. Bipolar, for God's sake.
Humanity has no capacity. Humanity has no capacity. It doesn't matter whether it's euthanasia or stem cell research. Its abortion, it's capital punishment. There you go, coming out the lips of a retired homicide detective.
Humanity is not developed enough and nor will it ever be, to be able to make decisions about life. We have to find other ways. We have to be pro-choice. We have to give choices. But not the ones that, the minority and they are the minority, want.
So why is it happening? And I'm risk at going over the time Julie and I'll try and truncate this.
Why is this happening? Well at the end of the road, at the end of the cul-de-sac, are Parliaments. And I said this recently and forgive me for those who set through that speech too. There is no such thing as a Parliament, there's just a collection of people who make it up.
There's the Boswell's, the Lindgren's and these other people who have vying to come and represent us in the Senate. And our good colleagues here from the State Parliament. There's no such thing as a Parliament, there's a collection of people.
We are day in, day out, week in, week out, putting the wrong people into the Parliaments. We had 19 Federal members who voted against the will as a result of the postal plebiscites of their own electorates. This is in a democratic, this is in a representative democracy.
In that instance, a participatory democracy. Though asked a question and they provide an answer. Despite that, their members put themselves, in every instance, before their electorate. So we're putting the wrong people into the Parliament.
I challenge you. Even here, even amongst us. So many of us have spent more time picking our 5-star environmental fridge, or a car, or an iPhone we're going to buy. Researching it. Feeling the pinch here? On the internet, having a look at what people had to say about it, comparing the size. Ring your nephew, he's got one. … than we do investigating who it is we're going to vote for at the next electoral plebiscite. State or Federal. State or Federal.
We have to turn this around people. You can't do it in this room, just us. This requires, this is requiring us to dig deeper. To bring more people in line. To bring other like-minded people on a campaign. To hold our politicians to account.
There's so many ways you can do that. You can do that by supporting organisations like Cherish Life and there are many of them. Who are providing the leadership.
Long after many of us are gone to bed, the executives of this organisation are still up. Designing the next brochure, looking to see when the next campaign is going to be, looking to get the next rally outside Parliament House.
You can support them. You can do that in a number of ways. You can financially support them, and if not them, someone else. You can give of your time. For those of you who have the capacity; your intellect, your ideas to help design a campaign to get us to North Carolina. Many ways to skin these cats.
But if we don't, we're going to see more of the same and over the last three decades, we've had more changes, can I say, in abortion law, in the last three years in this country than we had from when this started for us back in 1968 or 1969. 56 million abortions and we feel helpless.
We think there's nothing we can do, we're a little nation. We're down here in the middle of the water. You know we're living fairly comfortably. Fat bellies, safe houses. Not happening in my place, we are retreating to our enclaves.
We have to challenge each other to leave that. It's time for us to chain ourselves to a tree. We can reverse this.
Last week in the U.S. Senate, a vote to change aspects of the abortion law, challenging Wade vs Roe, was only defeated by a couple of votes in the senate. So it's only a matter of time and they will get back.
That had to do with the 20 week theory about babies start to have, sorry, feel pain and also mental distress. Now there's arguments by some scholars who believe it's before that. I got to say, I hope I haven't made you feel too uncomfortable, but I really don't care if I have.
Because we do, coming to dinner's not enough. Writing a cheque's not enough. We go home and if you're like me, you watch the TV and shitty thing comes on or I send a cheque off to bloody save the whale or save the children in Somalia and I feel good. Knocked a couple hundred out of the chequebook and put it in and I think, well that's 'job's done'. Well it's not done. It's not done.
And the more of us that can share this, the easier the burden and the task is for each of us. This isn't about feeling good. You'll never feel good, we're never going to get to where we feel absolutely good. But I got to tell ya, we can get a lot further than where we are.
So I say to you, using the words of my great mentor here, Senator Boswell, we need to 'Man the Barricades,' and we're not enough. You need to get other people to 'man the barricades' for you. You need to help tie them to Cherish Life. You need to help tie them to Emily's Voice. You need to help tie them to other organisations who are fighting this specific scourge.
When the call to arms come and it will come this year. I guarantee you we're going to stare this, we're going to stare this in the eyes this year. Changes to legislation in the State. I really, really hope when I'm out the front of Parliament House with my bus load of people or two bus loads from Toowoomba, I hope as I look around, I recognise many of the faces here. With your daughters and your sons and your grandchildren because that's the only way you'll have these legislators focus and go, hold on a minute, somethings happening outside of here.
We need to have a vote pick. Because that's the only language they know. So thank you for tonight and I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable, but it was intended. Thank you.