One of Australias greatest bands. I saw them last year at Bluesfest in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Best band there. Many big Australian bands and artists came to support Bluesfest after COVID. This year none of them came. It was a big flop. Im not going back. There were no great Blues or Rock bands there.

POLICE are appealing for information after human remains were discovered in a burnt-out car in the Royal National Park at Waterfall.

Emergency services were called to Waterfall Flat car park about 10km north of Helensburgh after reports a Toyota RAV4 was well alight, shortly after midnight, yesterday (Tuesday July 4 23).

Crews from the NSW Rural Fire Service attended and extinguished the blaze.

Upon an initial inspection of the vehicle, skeletal remains were located inside.

Officers attached to Sutherland Police Area Command were notified and attended a short time later.

A crime scene was established and forensically examined by specialist police.

The remains are yet to be formally identified and have been sent for forensic examination.

As investigations continue, Strike Force Krautz has been established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Police are now seeking assistance from members of the public who may have been in the vicinity of the Royal National Park or travelled along the Princes Highway between Engadine and Waterfall between 6pm and midnight on Monday (July 3 2023).

Anyone with dashcam footage or information in relation to a dark-coloured Toyota RAV4 is urged to call Su...

Suzanne de Vive has a strong corporate and diverse academic background encompassing neuroscience, sustainability, executive coaching, and a Diploma in Town Planning which saw achievements in sustainable neighbourhood designs. A resident of Thirroul, she now heads Vive Think offering tools and training to empower organisations to cultivate innovative thinking and create sustainable solutions.

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The recent approval of a new coalmine by the Federal Government appears absurd, considering the urgent climate crisis we are facing. However, this coalmine is essential for steel production as it produces metallurgical coal. Although some aspects of steel production can be made environmentally friendly, we still rely on mining for metallurgical coal throughout the steel production process.

Environmental groups understandably express concerns about the impact on the environment, climate change consequences, and harm to wildlife and water ecosystems. However, its important to note that metallurgical...

APPLICATIONS for financial assistance to sports clubs and associations that use Wollongong City Council sportsgrounds have opened for 2023/24.

Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said Council wants to champion active and healthy communities, and one of the ways to achieve that is by supporting local sporting institutions. Councils Sports Grants will be awarded to projects that align with its Sports Strategy priorities which are:

• Increase opportunities for people to participate in sport
• Increase sportsground capacity and allow sites to be used for multiple sports and groups
• Renew and enhance existing sporting infrastructure, with a focus on gender equity, accessibility, and storage
• Invest in infrastructure to support and accommodate emerging sports and independent recreational pursuits.

Sports clubs are an important part of the social fabric of our community as they engage with people of all ages, Cr Bradbery said.

Councils Sports Grants are targeting local sports clubs and associations who need funding for small and medium-sized projects. That could mean improving or upgrading toilet amenities so that people of all genders, ages and abilities can safely use sports grounds or it could potentially support the installation of new lighting to improve the usage of a sporting field, especial...

Yesterdays multi-pronged, multi-generational action to stop native forest logging in NSW led to the arrest of six people between the ages of 17 and 76. 

The protests and lockons took place at Orara East State Forest in Coffs Harbour and Boambee State Forest a few kilometres away.

About 6.20am (Tuesday 4 July 2023), officers attached to Coffs Clarence Police District...

Sheep and cattle farmers across Australias south east have begun planting an elite variety of Old Man Saltbush this winter, to supplement feed during dryer conditions in anticipation of a potential El Nino predicted to cause widespread droughts in Australia in the coming years.

Anameka Saltbush is a specially selected variety of the drought-tolerant native shrub, developed over 15 years by the CSIRO, with partners in government and industry. Its unique for its higher nutritional value and improved palatability for livestock and its potential to regenerate the topsoil of land that is too saline or infertile. Its fast-growing, and occurs naturally in WA, SA, NT, Vic, NSW and Queensland.

Saltbush is generally not the first choice of feed for livestock, but its a genuine supplement when pastures have dried up. Even humans can eat it the seeds and leaves of Old Man Saltbush have long been a staple in bush tucker circles. It can be used like a leafy vegetable or salad, blanched or sauted, wrapped around meat or fish, or used as a stuffing for poultry. You can even dry it, for use as an herb. It has, as you might expect, a salty flavour, and is rich in protein, antioxidants and minerals.

CSIRO agricultural scientist, Dr Hayley Norman, says that during dry years when there is a shortage of available feed, Anameka saltbush can provide key nutrients that improve livestock productivity and health.

Anameka Saltbush is a moderate-energy, high crude protein and sulphur feed source that is full of essential minerals and antioxidants, Dr Norman said. It grows well on most landscapes, and once established, Anameka Saltbush can become a living haystack for grazing livestock for more than 20 years if managed correctly.

CSIROs Drought Resilience Mission is driving wider adoption of Anameka Saltbush in drought-prone regions across southeast A...

Russland demilitarisieren

In einer aktuellen Stellungnahme aus der Berliner Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) zur derzeitigen Debatte ber mgliche Sicherheitsgarantien fr die Ukraine heit es, jenseits einer formalen NATO-Mitgliedschaft gebe es lediglich zwei Optionen, die Kiew wirklich Sicherheit gewhrten. Die erste bestehe in der Demilitarisierung Russlands.[1] Dazu sei eine Reduzierung der Streitkrfte und der Rstungsindustrie des Landes auf ein Ma notwendig, das zur Verteidigung genge, aber keine Offensivoperationen erlaube, erklrt die SWP. Ergnzend sei eine Demilitarisierung der strategischen Kultur erforderlich. Weil sich diese jedoch nur ber langfristige Sozialisationsprozesse oder externe Schocks verndern lasse, seien eine eindeutige Niederlage der russischen Armee und ein Verzicht der russischen Fhrung und Bevlkerung auf ihr neoimperiales Rollenverstndnis ntig. Dafr sind ein Regimewechsel und eine gesellschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit der hegemonialen Vergangenheit unumgnglich, heit es weiter bei der SWP. Absolut sicher fhlen knne sich die Ukraine aber selbst in diesem Fall lediglich bei einer gleichzeitigen Denuklearisierung des russischen Militrpotentials und diese Variante, rumt die SWP offen ein, sei zurzeit unrealistisch.

Die Ukraine nuklearisieren

Die zweite Option, die Kiew verlsslich Sicherheit biete, besteht der SWP zufolge darin, dass die Ukraine ihr Abschreckungspotential durch eine unilaterale Nuklearisierung strkt, also entweder ein Atomwaffenarsenal aufbaut oder doch zumindest mittels einer Ankndigung, dies zu tun, Druck erzeugt. Zwar sei der Weg zu Atomwaffen ein sehr komplexes und langwieriges Projekt, das erst langfristig Sicherheitsgewinne brchte und der Reputation der Ukraine schaden wrde. Doch besttige das Beispiel Sdkorea, dass allein die Drohung damit helfen kann, US-Sicherheitsgarantien zu erhalten. Sdkoreas Prsident Yoon Suk-yeol hatte zu Jahresbeginn eine Debatte ber eine nukleare Aufrstung seines Landes ausgelst; daraufhin hatte US-Prsident Joe Biden erklrt, setze Nordkorea Atomwaffen ein, dann bedeute dies das Ende der nordkoreanischen Regierung. Die USA kndigten zudem an, ein nuklear bewaffnetes U-Boot vor die Kste Koreas zu entsenden.[2] Zu einer mglichen nuklearen Aufrstung der Ukraine heit es bei der SWP weiter, wenn Kiew diesen Weg whle, nhere es sich dem israelischen Modell ..., das auf starken Streitkrften, Atomwaffen und bilateralen Abkommen beruht. Eine Atommacht Ukraine sei aber aus Berliner Sicht nicht wnschenswert, weil sie die europische Sicherheitsordnung ... schwer belaste[n] wrde.

Das Modell Igel

Mit Optionen, die unterhalb einer Demilitarisierung Russlands, einer nuklearen Aufrstung der Ukraine und eines NATO-Beitritts liegen, befasst sich ein Ende vergangener Woche von der Deutschen Gesellschaft fr Auswrtige Politik (DGAP) publizier...

This is one of those Saturn Returns stories and begins with a dream in 2016

I had begun work as a curator and fell into a swine flu fever.

There was one sleep where I was walking among River Red Gums and saw human-shaped scars on the trunks, then realised people had gone through these doorways.

We spoke about the theme of relationships to the Riverina and she sent a letter of support.

When I told her about my dream, she laughed and said "You've been visiting my world."

It was thrilling to see her painting hanging in the Ngurambang exhibition and I hope it's the first thing you'll see when you enter the Gallery, from Wednesdays to Sundays until 20 August.

Just a reminder that America was not founded as a country with a caste system, political dynasties, and for the benefit only of the

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WOLLONGONG City Council is on the hunt for a local community artist to create an engaging artwork for a new Street Library (also known as a Book Box) at Corrimal.

The new Street Library will be installed later this year at Lukes Place Playground in Corrimal Memorial Park.

The successful artist will be commissioned to design an original artwork that will be scaled and/or cropped to size, and digitally wrapped around the new Street Library.

Council will pay an artist fee of $1,500 to the successful artist to cover costs and acknowledge their artistic contribution to the city.

Submissions are open until 5pm Thursday July 13 2023. See here for more details and the Artist Brief.

Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said that this was an opportunity for local artists to flex their creative muscles.

Were looking for a local artist to create an engaging and original public artwork that can be used to decorate the new Street Library in Corrimal. Artists can use any medium that can be easily photographed and translated into a digital image, Cr Bradbery said.

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published March 17, 2018.

While genetically modified organisms (GMOS), and the pesticides that go along with them, are touted as the solution to feed the world, the reality is a far cry from this industry-spread ideal. In reality, 86% of the value of U.S. agricultural exports in 2015 went to 20 destinations with low numbers of hungry people and high rates of human development scores.¹ The top recipient? Canada.

In 2013 as well, U.S. farms contributed only 2.3% of the food supply to the countries with the most starving people.² Such countries, unbeknownst to many Americans, actually produce most of their own food already. What they need is not for the U.S. to step up its production of genetically engineered (GE) corn and soy, but to be given resources to distribute and increase access to food while helping local farmers to earn a good living.

If we took GMOs off the market today, we would still be feeding the world with the same inefficacy that we are today. We have starvation. We have the biggest famine in human history happening over in sub-Saharan Africa right now. However, the problem with GMOs is one much larger than failed promises or misguided expectations.

Instead, it's a form of technology that threatens human health, the environment and the very food supply we depend on. At the foundation, "GMOs Revealed" seeks to answer a question that's relevant to all of us:

"What if the desire to use technology to enhance our world and save lives has evolved into a lust that, when paired with corporate greed and politics, becomes a catastrophic mass experiment that harms you and your family? Genetically modified foods, also known as GMOs, represent one of the most controversial issues in the world today. What is more vital to humanity, to each of us, than our food supply?"

The Not-so-Green Revolution

As Zach Bush explains, many of the problems with industrialized agriculture began with the Green Revolution, which is not at all "green" as its name suggests. It's easy to forget that at one point, not so long ago, all food was organically grown in a way that supported the ecosystem and environment as a whole. This all changed in the 1940s when the Green Revolution took hold and industrial, chemical-dependent farming techniques quickly spread to become the norm.

When WWII ended, there was a glut of petroleum, and in pet...

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The Decline Of The Western Empire
Israel-Lebanon Tensions Rise Along The Border Over Violations Of Sovereignty
(30) Going Underground on Twitter: "As Julian Assange turns 52 today in a London prison with his health seriously deteriorating, a reminder of what he revealed: The Collateral Murder video shows Reuters journalists, Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen being gunned down by a US Apache helicopter. Several others https://t.co/dMUkrFtrAq" / Twitter
(30) Toby Young on Twitter: "If we say nothing when Nigel Farage is denied service by the banks, who will speak up when they come for us? This is a new and sinister form of cancel culture that we must not stand for. https://t.co/tMReE6trWF" / Twitter
(30) Andrew Bridgen on Twitter: "I put in for an Urgent Question in Parliament today:- The cancellation of @Nigel_Farage s bank accounts! Will the Government make a statement. Despite all the media and public discussion of this issue why was my question not accepted. I cant understand why my UQ was" / Twitter
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The Sydney Morning Herald has accused Australia of siding with Russia, China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia to sink a a Pacific Islands proposal for a $100 / ton of carbon levy on marine shipping emissions.

The post Claim: Australia is Opposing an International Shipping Carbon Tax Proposal first appeared on Watts Up With That?.

The Paris Agreement goal of keeping global surface air temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average is starting to fade into the background, climate experts say, as Reuters reported.

According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), in the beginning of June, average temperatures worldwide climbed above 1.5 degrees Celsius for several days.

The world has just experienced its warmest early June on record, following a month of May that was less than 0.1C cooler than the warmest May on record. Monitoring our climate is more important than ever to determine how often and for how long global temperatures are exceeding the 1.5 degrees threshold. Every single fraction of a degree matters to avoid even more severe consequences of the climate crisis, said Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Deputy Director Samantha Burgess, according to C3S.

Global average temperatures had gone above 1.5 degrees Celsius before, but not in the northern hemisphere summer, which began on June 1, reported Reuters.

Weve run out of time because change takes time, said Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a climatologist at Australias University of New South Wales, as Reuters reported.

Heat waves have been bringing dangerous temperatures to the United States and Mexico, as the Canadian wildfires continue to produce hazardous smoke and diminish air quality in Canada and the U.S.

As a climate scientist I feel like I am watching a global train wreck in slow motion, said Andrew Weaver of the University of Victoria, as reported by the PBS Newshour. The expectation is that 2024 will be even warmer than 2023 as this El Nio continues to develop. We know as well the warmer the global climate is, the more likely we are to have extreme event.........

Its a good thing that the US government keeps releasing documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Last week, for example, another batch of 1,103 records was made public, which brings the total of documents unveiled by the Biden administration to more than 16,000.

But what about the rest?

The White House noted that 99 percent of JFK records have now been released. However, when taking into account that the total number of documents made public is more than 70,000, that means that hundreds of records are still locked away somewhere almost 60 years after that tragic day in Dallas.

Why?

To get an answer, we must first turn to Dr. Colleen Shogan, the current Archivist of the United States, who said the rules for disclosure are simple.

At the National Archives, we believe in the importance of government transparency and the accessibility of information, she said, adding that the goal of the National Archives is to ensure that the maximum amount of information is made available to the American people, while we protect what we must.

Thats not very specific.

A memorandum from President Joe Biden sheds a bit more light on why some documents have not yet been released.

[President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992] permits the continued postponement of public disclosure of information in records concerning President Kennedys assassination only when postponement remains necessary to protect against an identifiable harm to the military defense, intelligence operations, law enforcement, or the conduct of foreign relations that is of such gravity that it outweighs the public interest in disclosure, the June 30 memorandum states.

That is a bit more useful.

However, to get a more detailed answer as to which documents are still being withheld and why, one has to dig a little bit deeper. Specifically, this information c...

The icy wind was working up to a squall when King Hamlet (Sr.), contentedly stretching after enjoying a sumptuous luncheon repast, sauntered outside to his garden his favorite spot to lie down for a siesta.  Of course, such outdoor naps, even when bundled-up, were not always advisable on his remote, rocky Danish jutland of Elsinore Castle.  But he was a fresh-air fiend, and no foe to the rigors of damp, rheumatic conditions.  After all, he lived in a badly-heated castle not much firewood available on that rocky promontory!

What happened next is uncertain.  Two hours later, he was found dead.  His chamberlain Polonius estimated that the king had been dead for 45 minutes, give-or-take 10 minutes or so.  Moreover, as the kings most trusted advisor, he determined the cause of death as the lethal venom of a serpents bite.  Cursory examination of the body showed no fang-marks indicative of such a bite, but Polonius was confident in his conclusion.  After all, despite the inauspicious climate and absence of topsoil, various breeds of poisonous serpent were surprisingly present in the immediate environs of the castle.  Polonius also noticed some residue of liquid dripping from the kings ear, which he quickly concluded was the snakes venom.  Why the snake would have secreted its poisonous fluid directly in the kings ear was a matter of little conjecture.

Now the queen had been restless for quite some time, and was not unreceptive to the flirtations emanating from her dear husband Hamlets hirsute brother, Claudius.  Claudius, sympathetic to her distress, resolved her perturbations with a vial of poisonous distillations.  In the absence of a forensic investigation, the old kings corpse was expeditiously interred.  His brother, the jocular if shifty Claudius, quickly succeeded to the throne, and moreover, without undue delay, married the widow (expeditiously recovered from her grief).

Now the old kings only son, Hamlet, found such connubial swiftness unseemly to the memory of his much esteemed, now-dead father, and he brooded over Gertrudes hasty remarriage.  Despite his knowledge of the classics (for instance, the Roman Emperor Claudiuss fatal mushroom supper), the possibility of foul play never seemed to occur to him.  Evidently poisonous serpents were a deadly danger on the cold, rocky jutland of Elsinore.  But, in a remarkable, possibly unprecedented occurrence, the shade of his dead father did indeed return from that undiscovered country (from which, customarily, no one ever does), disclosing to Hamlet that his death was actually murder by his treacherous brother Claudius.

Furiously resolved and resolute in his unswerving intent to enact revenge on the murderer, Hamlet then proceeds to play practical jokes, display manic if pointless antics, talk to a disinterred skull, recklessly kill the innocent Polonius (and later his son Laertes), drive the lovesick Ophelia to suicide, and accompli...

Via: Michael Shellenberger: One of the big questions that those of us involved in exposing the secret U.S. government censorship effort have been asking ourselves over the last few months is: did the people involved know that they were breaking the law? That question appears to have been answered with a resounding yes by the []

NBC News reported this week that Donald Trump is not only still leading the GOP field, but that his margin is growing:

Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the rest of the Republican presidential field since Trumps latest indictment on federal criminal charges, according to a new national NBC News poll.

Another national survey, reported by NBC on Monday, shows a toss-up in a Trump-Biden matchup; Joe Bidens small lead is within the margin of error.

All of which raises the question: What would America be like if Trump or a similarly fascist Republican were to take the White House in 2024? What would the dire warnings about American fascism, were they realized, mean in real life?

My wife Louise and I have been in Spain all this week while Jefferson Smith fills in for me on my radio/TV show, and weve learned more than a little that might answer those questions.

Most Americans, when they think of fascism, think of goose-stepping Nazi soldiers and death camps, and believe that that whole system of government was totally crushed by the Allies in 1945 at the end of World War II. But Spain was fascist right up until dictator Francisco Francos death in 1975 at the age of 82.

There are still many people here in Spain who regard the Franco time fondly; if you were on his side, supported his Falange party later called simply The Movement or were assiduously nonpolitical, life could be relatively normal.

Just this morning a Spaniard we spent a few hours with told us how most people simply avoided politics back during Francos time and are still, to this day, reluctant to discuss the horrors of his regime. There is talk of reparations for his victims, she said, but it is very contentious. Mostly, people avoid discussing thos...

If you thought TEMPEST/van Eck phreaking was interesting in the 1980s, check out whats possible by monitoring power fluctuations on modern LED displays. In case youre a normal computer user and wondering if you should be concerned about this, the simple answer is no, not really. There are many, many, many other issues with our []

Numbers can be dehumanizing. However, when placed in their proper context, they help to illuminate wider issues and answer urgent questions, such as why occupied Palestine is at the threshold of a major revolt. And why Israel cannot crush Palestinian resistance no matter how hard or violently it tries.

Thats when numbers become relevant. Since the start of this year, nearly 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza. Among them are 27 children.

If one is to imagine a heat map correlating the towns, villages and refugee camps of the Palestinian victims to the ongoing armed rebellion, one will immediately spot direct connections. Gaza, Jenin and Nablus, for example, paid the heaviest price for Israeli violence, making them the regions that resist most.

Unsurprisingly, Palestinian refugees have historically been at the forefront of the Palestinian liberation movement, turning refugee camps such as Jenin, Balata, Aqabat Jabr, Jabaliya, Nuseirat and others into hot spots of popular and armed resistance. The harder Israel attempts to crush Palestinian resistance, the greater the Palestinian reaction is.

Take Jenin as an example. The rebellious refugee camp has never ceased its resistance to the Israeli occupation since the famous battle and subsequent Israeli massacre of April 2002. The resistance continued there in all of its forms, despite the fact that many of the fighters who defended the camp against the Israeli invasion of the Second Palestinian Uprising, or Intifada, were killed or imprisoned.

Now that a new generation has taken over, Israel is at it again. Military incursions of Jenin by Israel have become a routine, resulting in a mounting number of casualties, though at a price for Israel itself.

The most notable and violent of these incursions was on January 26, when the Israeli army invaded the camp, killed ten Pa...

Litecoin (LTC) has been on a remarkable run in the past three days, emerging as one of the most impressive performers among cryptocurrencies this week. But whats causing this sudden surge in its price? 

The answer lies in the anticipation of a major event thats just around the corner: the impending halving of Litecoin, set to take place on August 2. Similar to Bitcoin, Litecoin undergoes halvings after a specific number of blocks are mined, roughly every four years. 

As the halving approaches, investors and enthusiasts are left wondering: will Litecoins price continue to soar, or is there more to this story than meets the eye?

Litecoin Price Rally And Resistance Breakthrough

LTC has demonstrated a strong performance in recent days, currently trading at $112.35 according to CoinGecko. Over the past 24 hours, LTC experienced a notable rally of 5.1%, and within a seven-day timeframe, it surged by an astonishing 29.0%.

Over the weekend, LTC managed to surpass the crucial $100 mark, and since then, it has sustained trading above this key level of resistance. This resilience indicates bullish tendencies and raises the possibility of a significant breakthrough, with the potential for the $100 resistance to transform into support.

Such a development could pave the way for a sustained bull run, potentially propelling the token to reach $130 in the near future.

Social Activity Volume And Halving Event Hype

The surge in LTCs price has coincided with heightened social activity volume, as observed by the blockchain analytics firm Santiment.

This suggests a correlation between price spikes and increased interest and engagement surrounding the crypto.

The anticipation of Litecoins upcoming halving event has generated a surge in demand for the asset, driving its price upward.

...

The World Health Organization is set to label aspartame as possibly carcinogenic. If the FDA or USDA actually considers labeling something as possibly carcinogenic, you know its bad. They let us eat and drink actual poison to improve their bottom line. Aspartame is an artificial sugar that is allegedly 200 times sweeter than the natural product. The FDA, European Food Safety Authority, Health Canada, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand, and UK Food Standards Agency and Cancer Research ALL approved the use of aspartame in independent studies. It was marketed as a sugar-free weight loss supplement, but that also proved to be false.

Replacing free sugars with NSS [non-sugar sweetener] does not help with weight control in the long term. People need to consider other ways to reduce free sugars intake, such as consuming food with naturally occurring sugars, like fruit, or unsweetened food and beverages, says Francesco Branca, WHO Director for Nutrition and Food Safety. NSS are not essential dietary factors and have no nutritional value. People should reduce the sweetness of the diet altogether, starting early in life, to improve their health.

Aspartame is in everything from diet sodas, gum, energy drinks, candies, and even sold in pure form under the brands Sugar Twin and Equal. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found that the gastrointestinal tract hydrolyzed and absorbed aspartame, releasing aspartic acid, methanol, and phenylalanine. The liver oxidizes the methanol to formaldehyde than again to formic acid. Both methanol and formaldehyde are toxic to liver cel...

UPDATED studies to assess the flood risk to people, private property, infrastructure, and public assets within the Towradgi Creek catchment area have been completed by Wollongong City Council.

The Towradgi Creek Floodplain Risk Management Plan was adopted at last weeks general council meeting. The plan includes the suburbs of Tarrawanna, Corrimal, East Corrimal, Towradgi and small pockets of Balgownie and Fernhill.

Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said the adoption of the plan is an important milestone that will support appropriate flood risk management strategies such as development controls, emergency response measures, education, and infrastructure solutions to benefit the residents and businesses in the catchment.

Wollongong is naturally flood-prone due to our built-up areas being sandwiched between the escarpment and the ocean. There are many of us in the city who will remember the flooding of August 1998 or experienced the flash flooding events last year. Thats why Council is working proactively to mitigate the risk of severe inundation and storm events right across the Wollongong Area, Cr Bradbery said.

The work were doing through the Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan looks ways we can r...

On March 28, 2022, the Biden administration sent to Congress a "https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2022-04/news/biden-policy-allows-first-use-nuclear-weapons"> removed the longstanding doctrine of no first use of nuclear weapons, and opened the door to a nuclear response to a non-nuclear threat. Within months of the new U.S. policy, but without referring to it, the Putin administration responded that it might consider first use in case of an existential threat to Russia, including a non-nuclear one.  More recently, Sergei Karaganov, head of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, a non-governmental Russian think tank, argued that perhaps Russia should use a low yield tactical nuclear weapon in order to convince NATO to back off and stop threatening Russias security.

What drives human society to engage in such reckless behavior? The answer to this question is at once familiar to any student of human nature, human society and human history, and yet equally perplexing given the prospect of potential obliteration. This article is an exploration of such causes and their consequences, with possible implications that go far beyond human behavior alone, and may be grounded in universal principles.

We live in extraordinary times possibly more extraordinary than we realize. How many of those living even fifty years ago imagined that today we might be able to carry in the palm of our hand a device that can access most of human knowledge. Or quantum computers with almost infinite and instantaneous computing capacity, which are now being designed. We can now even peer at the birth of the universe.

We owe this to human intelligence, which is sometimes ridiculed, but is an extraordinary evolutionary development nonetheless. More specifically, we owe our superpowers to human technology, which is a product of human intelligence, and which further expands the production of human intelligence with new tools, even including the ability to augment human intelligence with artificial intelligence.

How did this come about? The answer is quite simple and well known, although only the most imaginative science fiction writers have even scratched the surface of its potential consequences. Intelligence is born of evolution.

Evolution, in turn, is born of competition, and more specifically the competition between life forms. In fact, if there is another form of competition, such as between astronomical or chemical or physical units, they might have to be defined as life forms by virtue of that competition. Even the most ancient and primitive life forms, such as viruses, compete against other life forms and against each other. This is the fundamental fact of e...

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(34) RichPeopleWeekly on Twitter: "Another backfire tweet pathetically trying to own people pressuring for accountability in a corrupt pharma run system. Ian doesn't understand that vaccines were given at the same time as the (undefined) placebo. All arms of the study received at least 1 vaccine. Sponsor=Merck too https://t.co/qRx3uFWj0R" / Twitter
(34) The Vigilant Fox on Twitter: "Steve Kirsch: We Cant Find an Autistic Kid Who Was Unvaccinated The Amish are a perfect example of a large group of people who are largely unvaccinated, testified @stkirsch to the Pennsylvania State Senate. You wont find kids with ADD, with autoimmune disease, with https://t.co/vBfWixDLbE" / Twitter
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(35) Andrew Whelton on Twitter: "But, buildings are still chemically contaminated indoors near the derailment site and Sulfur Run. So, what you are see is how the decision makers do not speak about or remove existing indoor contamination. This is the Shifting the Burden policy trap. https://t.co/pe890XbNrL" / Twitter
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Youve probably been hearing the term PFAS in the news lately as states and the U.S. government consider rules and guidelines for managing these forever chemicals.

Even if the term is new to you, chances are good that youre familiar with what PFAS do. Thats because theyre found in everything from nonstick cookware to carpets to ski wax.

PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are a large group of human-made chemicals currently estimated to be around 9,000 individual chemical compounds that are used widely in consumer products and industry. They can make products resistant to water, grease and stains and protect against fire.

Waterproof outdoor apparel and cosmetics, stain-resistant upholstery and carpets, food packaging that is designed to prevent liquid or grease from leaking through, and certain firefighting equipment often contain PFAS. In fact, one recent study found that most products labeled stain- or water-resistant contained PFAS, and another study found that this is even true among products labeled as nontoxic or green. PFAS are also found in unexpected places like high-performance ski and snowboard waxes, floor waxes and medical devices.

At first glance, PFAS sound pretty useful, so you might be wondering whats the big deal?

The short answer is that PFAS are harmful to human health and the environment.

Some of the very same chemical properties that make PFAS attractive in products also mean these chemicals will persist in the environment for generations. Because of the widespread use of PFAS, these chemicals are now present in water, soil and living organisms and can be found across almost every part of the planet, including Arctic glaciers, marine mammals, remote communities living on subsistence diets, and in 98% of the American public.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a health advisory in 2022, warning about their risk in drinking water even at very low levels. PFAS maker 3M, facing lawsuits, announced a...

We received 362 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, ME, New Brunswick, NH, NY, Ontario, Qubec, Quebec and VT on Saturday, July 1st 2023 around 02:16 UT. For this event, we received 5 videos and 2 photos.

Following Greeces latest election, after which Alexis Tsipras announced his resignation, a journalist asked me: What conclusion do you draw from this situation? Here is my answer:

The crucial conclusion to be drawn is that radicals are never welcomed for long into the club of the powerful, even if they are willing to betray their principles to serve the powerful well. Tsipras has every reason to feel badly treated by the establishment.

Having imposed on the people of Greece, efficiently and some would add ruthlessly, the policies that he was elected to oppose, he succeeded in stabilising Greece (at the expense, of course, of the majority of Greeks) on behalf of the international oligarchy. To do so, he embraced (in the name of the radical left!) oligarchic policies that even the most fervent political representatives of the oligarchy, when in government, had baulked at introducing. And what did he get for it?

While in government, doing the oligarchys dirty bidding, the establishment accommodated him, throwing his way the odd compliment. But, once the dirty deed was done, the powers-that-be abandoned him going all out in their support of their traditional political representatives the New Democracy party led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the ramp PASOK party. Without a shred of gratitude to their true saviour, Tsipras, they ditched him in an electoral environment where as a result of his own choices he stood no chance of garnering support from the people whom he had subjected to the troikas oligarchic torture.

In short, leftists dallying with betrayal beware: It does not pay!

The post Alexis Tsipras resigns: lessons for progressives appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

Strategic Culture.org June 30, 2023

The Ukraine proxy war against Russia can be increasingly seen as a disastrous defeat for the United States and NATO. That stunning outcome should be making world headlines. Instead, the Western media spin machine is in overdrive about a failed mutiny in Russia, which on an objective scale of important events is relatively minor compared with the colossal U.S./NATO scandal.

A month-long Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed to make any dent in Russias defenses despite billions of dollars and euros in weaponry funnelled to the Kiev regime by the NATO bloc. That is a veritably astounding calamity and scandal. The completely unnecessary death and destruction are obscene akin to World War One slaughtering by callous armchair generals and politicians.

Even Western officials and the corrupt money-grubbing Kiev regime are coyly admitting that the much-vaunted counteroffensive that had been hailed for months as an expected hammer blow against Russian forces is a failure. Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers as well as NATO special forces covertly on the ground have been killed. Hundreds of tanks and infantry vehicles have been pulverized by superior Russian firepower.

It is a slaughter and orgy of war racketeering that American and European political elites, along with their media servants, have endlessly promoted.

There will be hell to pay for the American and European rulers who have staked everything on their nefarious ambition for the strategic defeat of Russia (under the specious guise of defending democracy in a Nazi regime!)

The political consequences for U.S. President Joe Biden will make his Afghanistan withdrawal debacle in 2021 look like a picnic as presidential elections loom next year.

As for the European Union, whose leaders have slavishly followed Washingtons folly in Ukraine, the repercussions of economic and political chaos will fatally undermine this already teetering entity.

Ultimately, theres no getting away from the impending seismic geopolitical crisis, no matter how much the Western elitist mis-rulers twist and squirm to avoid accountability.

The tumult from the Prigozhin affair in Russia over the last week, which saw a mutiny attempt by the chief of the Wagner private military company, came at a convenient time for the U.S. and EU. It momentarily distracted from the unmitigated disaster that Washington and its NATO allies have created in Ukraine. But as the Prigozhin charade dissipates, the focus will rightly turn to the far bigger scandal of Western-led defeat in Ukraine.

Who will answer for the countless lives lost, the millions of displaced, and the American and European economies and livelihoods thrown into disarray? All of the Western so-called leaders, as well as the shameless war-propagandizing media outlets, are a rogues gallery that will face searing scrutiny...

From The Natural Child Project/Robin Grille: One of the most commonly heard parental laments is about how children try to get attention. So many behaviors that adults dont like are brushed off as merely attention-seeking devices. Dont worry about him, we say, he is just doing it to get attention.

When children use oblique ways to get attention, such as causing a ruckus, exaggerating or feigning their hurts, picking on other children, showing off, being coquettish they risk being ignored or put down, as nearby adults roll their eyes in exasperation. Sometimes, this also happens to children even when they directly and openly call for the attention they crave. Instead of scorning the child, why dont we ask these questions: When a child is being manipulative, instead of direct, how did he learn to do this? How did he come to feel that he shouldnt openly ask for a hug, an answer to his question, sympathy or just to be noticed or played with?

All children begin their lives with complete frankness about their needs. Babies and toddlers reveal their longings with no compunction: what you see is what you get. If a child reaches out for attention and for warmth and she gets it, her ability to be open and directly assertive is reinforced. By begrudging our childrens healthy attention-seeking behaviors, we unwittingly train them to be indirect. We leave them little room for much else, so they go for the attention they need and deserve through the back door.

Our society tends to consider childrens needs for attention as a bother. No wonder children become indirect attention seekers, some even going to great lengths to fall ill or get injured in order to be noticed. Children who have too often been denied attention can become insatiable, as if no amount of limelight ever fills their cup. Attention is life-giving, a basic need and a human right. Children deserve all the attention they want.

When you wholeheartedly give a child the attention she asks for from the beginning, she soon has her fill. This is precisely what helps her to become more autonomous. As she grows, she asks for less of your attention (research shows that well-attached babies grow into children who are more independent), and when she does want attention, she asks directly, boldly and clearly.

Punished for feeling

Time and time again children are heavily reprimanded for committing the offence of crying or being angry. Lets get this straight: emotions are not bad behavior. Emotions dont hurt anyone. Suppressing childrens emotions does, on the other hand, cause them harm: over time, if done repeatedly, it unbalances their brain chemistry, it stresses their immune and digestive systems, and it undermines their ability to relate to others.

Emotional censorship starts early. One of the most common thin...

Unseasonable rain continues to fall across Australia's north in what's meant to be the region's dry season, helping lower temperatures to near-record levels. The surprise soaking is forecast to last at least another five days, gradually shifting from the Kimberley and Northern Territory this weekend, to Queensland and New South Wales next week. Here's what's going on. Why is it raining in the dry season? The cause of the rare winter rains can be traced back to two pools of cold polar air, which earlier this week moved north through WA and caused a dramatic change in the winds blowing over Australia. These rivers of winds are known as jet streams, which blow about 10 kilometres above the earth's surface and form the boundary between relatively warm and cold air.

QUESTION: Martin,

You said to watch France and an early warning indicator. Might Europe be on the precipice?

My family, friends, and I thank you for everything that you do.

Best wishes,

JC
ANSWER: What we are watching in France is far more than simply a police shooting of a 17-year-old youth. The New York Times reported that in subsequent years, several beatings by the police and deaths in custody led to minor protests. This appears to be cumulative, but economic stagnation is eating away at Europe. While the overall unemployment rate in France is about 7%, the youth unemployment rate of ages 15 to 24 remains over 20%. This is a direct source of the unrest. All civil unrest is ALWAYS rooted in economics. A simple correlation between the global economy and economics reveals the source.

The danger is that as the economic conditions of Europe get worse with all the insane regulation for Climate Change that is reducing food production to eliminating jobs, all for a theory pushed by the WEF to create a new world of totalitarian order, we see hostility rising not just internationally, but also domestically and this can spread as a contagion throughout the EU. You cannot destroy the livelihood of so many people without dire consequences. This is partly why they also want the international war to divert attention from their failed climate change agenda.

The recent events in France are an uncanny repeat of the youth/racial riots of the autumn of 2005. That is when two youngsters of Arab origin were electrocuted while trying to escape arrest by the French police. This time, two police officers shot a juvenile of Algerian origin as he tried to escape in a stolen car. The evidence that surfaced showed that the police officer was in no d...