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Inoculation works and to not do so is not only utterly selfish, it is a threat to others in the community. Inoculation does not bestow autism on children, although that ridiculous claim is made by opponents of inoculation. The treatment of autism is improving, but the diagnosis is also improving. If Bill Shorten were born today he would be a different man. He would still have a stultifying enrichment program which was overwhelmingly socialist, but his #abbottphobia would be treated, with a number of counsellors working overtime to have him diminish the hatred by encouraging hatred of Howard, Thatcher and Reagan. It just so happens that the early age of diagnosis matches an inoculation schedule. It is not a cause, but a coincidence. Some advocates argue strongly for rejection of inoculation. They put their hands over their ears and call out "la, la, la" if one speaks reason to them. But they also gamble with the lives of their kids and yours.
The story is similar for GM crops. Philosophers may fear crops that are hardy, disease resistant and capable of growing in a more diverse landscape, but they also fear childbirth and population growth. There is a belief that with more GM crops, the more likely an uber disease will wipe out the entire crop. Of course, that could still happen with weaker, non GM crop too. But the big threat, according to anti GM advocates, is that the disease would be powerfully ironic. As if achieving immortality from memorable last words was wrong. Another fear of the anti GM lobby is that someone will profit from GM crops. But farmers are supposed to profit from growing stuff. There is nothing wrong with a farmer becoming rich.
In 1831, soldiers marching over the Broughton Suspension Bridge in England initiated mechanical resonance due to the timing of their march. The bridge collapsed, sending 40 men into the water. Twenty men were injured, six seriously. While the bridge was shaking, the men, some liking the sound, had begun whistling. In 1864, some Union soldiers had surrendered at Fort Pillow. The black ones were killed because of their colour. In 1945, FDR died in office, leaving the Presidency to the inept Truman. In 1955, Polio vaccine was announced to work. In 1999, President Clinton was cited for contempt of court for lying about a sexual harassment civil lawsuit. His doormat stood beneath him.
2014
Some things can't be ignored. One might try to, but they grow. One such problem was the abduction of a three year old girl from a sofa she was sleeping on. An open window showed how the abductor obtained her. A large search included helicopters with infra-red body heat sensors. The girl turned up more than a day later opposite her house. Too young to make sense of her experience, or talk about it. But the community needs to know the abductor will never do it again.
Another problem that cannot be ignored is journalist Greste. He is Australian and has worked for Al Jazeera. Australia values freedom of the press, even sanctioning the corrupt abuse of the ABC and Fairfax actively promoting crime and corruption. But, Egypt is beset with terrorists, and those who are closely aligned to terrorism happen to be journalists who work for Al Jazeera. And it isn't even a debatable point, Al Jazeera has shown the world the terrorist viewpoint which has inflamed activity throughout the world. It isn't censorship to want competence, to expect appropriate weight is given issues. But, when balanced reporting is irresponsibly put aside, there are tragic consequences. What Greste faces is appalling. So is the organisation Greste works for. Greste is currently under arrest in Egypt and facing a possible death penalty. His crime is being a journalist for a reprehensible body. My suggestion is the ABC and Fairfax cover the issue from a distance.
From the Bolt Report Supporter's Group we also have a very difficult problem to navigate which we cannot ignore. The issue is Islamic Terrorism which must be faced and can never be accepted. However, some have for their own reasons, broadened the issue to make sensationalist claims. One notes that such irresponsible behaviour is modelled by the ABC and Fairfax press as legitimate debate when advocating leftist positions. But what the ABC and Fairfax press do is wrong, and should not be copied in opposition to them. Last night, some valued contributors to the group got booted after they made claims along the line that all Islamic peoples are terrorist, that UK is a Sharia nation, that Australia is threatened by Islamic peoples migrating. Terrorism is wrong. Allowing Iran a nuclear capability is wrong. Supporting terrorism against Israel is wrong. But, the UK is still a united kingdom with a queen as head of state and strong secular values of a democratic state. And those who feel that all Islamic peoples are terrorist are bigots by definition. We welcome debate in this group, and will not accept the abuse which some post. We act proportionately. Booting is a last resort when we cannot reason. We don't have to agree on everything, or anything, but we must be civil, or we are not discussing.
Historical perspectives on this day
In 238, Gordian II lost the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and was killed. Gordian I, his father, committed suicide. 240, Shapur I was crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire. 467, Anthemius was elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 627, King Edwin of Northumbria was converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York. 1204, the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breached the walls of Constantinople and entered the city, which they completely occupied the following day. 1606, the Union Flag was adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships. 1776, American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorised its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
In 1820, Alexander Ypsilantis was declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organisation to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece. 1831, soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England caused it to collapse. 1861, American Civil War: The war began with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina. 1862, American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurred, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw). 1864, American Civil War: The Fort Pillow massacre: Confederate forces killed most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. 1865, American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, fell to the Union Army. 1877, the United Kingdom annexed the Transvaal.
In 1910, SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, was launched. 1917, World War I: Canadian forces successfully completed the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. 1927, April 12 Incident: Chiang Kai-shek ordered the Communist Party of China members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front. 1928, the Bremen, a German Junkers W33 type aircraft, took off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. 1934, the strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, was measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Also 1934, the U.S. Auto-Lite Strike began, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers. 1935, first flight of the Bristol Blenheim. 1937, Sir Frank Whittle ground-tested the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
In 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died while in office; Vice President Harry Truman, became President upon Roosevelt's death. 1955, the polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, was declared safe and effective. 1961, the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, in Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1). 1963, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collided with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits. 1970, Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sank in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. 1980, Samuel Doe took control of Liberia in a coup d'état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country. Also 1980, Terry Fox began his "Marathon of Hope" at St. John's, Newfoundland. 1981, the first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) took place - the STS-1 mission.
In 1990, Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opened at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there. 1992, the Euro Disney Resort officially opened with its theme park Euro Disneyland. The resort and its park's name were subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris. 1994, Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam. 1998, an earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred near the town of Bovec. 1999, US President Bill Clinton was cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit. 2002, a suicide bomber blew herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market, killing 7 and wounding 104. 2007, a suicide bomber penetrated the Green Zone and detonated in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people. 2009, Zimbabwe officially abandoned the Zimbabwe Dollar as its official currency. 2010, a train derailed near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people. 2014, a wildfire ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.
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This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406, September www.createspace.com/5106914, October www.createspace.com/5106951, or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
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For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.
===
Inoculation works and to not do so is not only utterly selfish, it is a threat to others in the community. Inoculation does not bestow autism on children, although that ridiculous claim is made by opponents of inoculation. The treatment of autism is improving, but the diagnosis is also improving. If Bill Shorten were born today he would be a different man. He would still have a stultifying enrichment program which was overwhelmingly socialist, but his #abbottphobia would be treated, with a number of counsellors working overtime to have him diminish the hatred by encouraging hatred of Howard, Thatcher and Reagan. It just so happens that the early age of diagnosis matches an inoculation schedule. It is not a cause, but a coincidence. Some advocates argue strongly for rejection of inoculation. They put their hands over their ears and call out "la, la, la" if one speaks reason to them. But they also gamble with the lives of their kids and yours.
The story is similar for GM crops. Philosophers may fear crops that are hardy, disease resistant and capable of growing in a more diverse landscape, but they also fear childbirth and population growth. There is a belief that with more GM crops, the more likely an uber disease will wipe out the entire crop. Of course, that could still happen with weaker, non GM crop too. But the big threat, according to anti GM advocates, is that the disease would be powerfully ironic. As if achieving immortality from memorable last words was wrong. Another fear of the anti GM lobby is that someone will profit from GM crops. But farmers are supposed to profit from growing stuff. There is nothing wrong with a farmer becoming rich.
In 1831, soldiers marching over the Broughton Suspension Bridge in England initiated mechanical resonance due to the timing of their march. The bridge collapsed, sending 40 men into the water. Twenty men were injured, six seriously. While the bridge was shaking, the men, some liking the sound, had begun whistling. In 1864, some Union soldiers had surrendered at Fort Pillow. The black ones were killed because of their colour. In 1945, FDR died in office, leaving the Presidency to the inept Truman. In 1955, Polio vaccine was announced to work. In 1999, President Clinton was cited for contempt of court for lying about a sexual harassment civil lawsuit. His doormat stood beneath him.
2014
Some things can't be ignored. One might try to, but they grow. One such problem was the abduction of a three year old girl from a sofa she was sleeping on. An open window showed how the abductor obtained her. A large search included helicopters with infra-red body heat sensors. The girl turned up more than a day later opposite her house. Too young to make sense of her experience, or talk about it. But the community needs to know the abductor will never do it again.
Another problem that cannot be ignored is journalist Greste. He is Australian and has worked for Al Jazeera. Australia values freedom of the press, even sanctioning the corrupt abuse of the ABC and Fairfax actively promoting crime and corruption. But, Egypt is beset with terrorists, and those who are closely aligned to terrorism happen to be journalists who work for Al Jazeera. And it isn't even a debatable point, Al Jazeera has shown the world the terrorist viewpoint which has inflamed activity throughout the world. It isn't censorship to want competence, to expect appropriate weight is given issues. But, when balanced reporting is irresponsibly put aside, there are tragic consequences. What Greste faces is appalling. So is the organisation Greste works for. Greste is currently under arrest in Egypt and facing a possible death penalty. His crime is being a journalist for a reprehensible body. My suggestion is the ABC and Fairfax cover the issue from a distance.
From the Bolt Report Supporter's Group we also have a very difficult problem to navigate which we cannot ignore. The issue is Islamic Terrorism which must be faced and can never be accepted. However, some have for their own reasons, broadened the issue to make sensationalist claims. One notes that such irresponsible behaviour is modelled by the ABC and Fairfax press as legitimate debate when advocating leftist positions. But what the ABC and Fairfax press do is wrong, and should not be copied in opposition to them. Last night, some valued contributors to the group got booted after they made claims along the line that all Islamic peoples are terrorist, that UK is a Sharia nation, that Australia is threatened by Islamic peoples migrating. Terrorism is wrong. Allowing Iran a nuclear capability is wrong. Supporting terrorism against Israel is wrong. But, the UK is still a united kingdom with a queen as head of state and strong secular values of a democratic state. And those who feel that all Islamic peoples are terrorist are bigots by definition. We welcome debate in this group, and will not accept the abuse which some post. We act proportionately. Booting is a last resort when we cannot reason. We don't have to agree on everything, or anything, but we must be civil, or we are not discussing.
Historical perspectives on this day
In 238, Gordian II lost the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and was killed. Gordian I, his father, committed suicide. 240, Shapur I was crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire. 467, Anthemius was elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 627, King Edwin of Northumbria was converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York. 1204, the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breached the walls of Constantinople and entered the city, which they completely occupied the following day. 1606, the Union Flag was adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships. 1776, American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorised its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
In 1820, Alexander Ypsilantis was declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organisation to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece. 1831, soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England caused it to collapse. 1861, American Civil War: The war began with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina. 1862, American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurred, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw). 1864, American Civil War: The Fort Pillow massacre: Confederate forces killed most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. 1865, American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, fell to the Union Army. 1877, the United Kingdom annexed the Transvaal.
In 1910, SMS Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, was launched. 1917, World War I: Canadian forces successfully completed the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. 1927, April 12 Incident: Chiang Kai-shek ordered the Communist Party of China members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front. 1928, the Bremen, a German Junkers W33 type aircraft, took off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. 1934, the strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, was measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Also 1934, the U.S. Auto-Lite Strike began, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers. 1935, first flight of the Bristol Blenheim. 1937, Sir Frank Whittle ground-tested the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
In 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died while in office; Vice President Harry Truman, became President upon Roosevelt's death. 1955, the polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, was declared safe and effective. 1961, the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, in Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1). 1963, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collided with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits. 1970, Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sank in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. 1980, Samuel Doe took control of Liberia in a coup d'état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country. Also 1980, Terry Fox began his "Marathon of Hope" at St. John's, Newfoundland. 1981, the first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) took place - the STS-1 mission.
In 1990, Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opened at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there. 1992, the Euro Disney Resort officially opened with its theme park Euro Disneyland. The resort and its park's name were subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris. 1994, Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam. 1998, an earthquake in Slovenia, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred near the town of Bovec. 1999, US President Bill Clinton was cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit. 2002, a suicide bomber blew herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market, killing 7 and wounding 104. 2007, a suicide bomber penetrated the Green Zone and detonated in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people. 2009, Zimbabwe officially abandoned the Zimbabwe Dollar as its official currency. 2010, a train derailed near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people. 2014, a wildfire ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.
===
This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
===
Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406, September www.createspace.com/5106914, October www.createspace.com/5106951, or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
===
For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.