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Noura Erakat on Revisiting Zionism as a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
On November 10, 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379 declaring Zionism as a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination. A coalition of states introduced the resolution at the start of the 30th session of the General Assembly as an amendment to the Decade Against Racism in the context of Third World Revolt against imperialism; Palestinian liberation was central to this agenda.
Tarkine reveals its secrets in first Tasmanian BioBlitz event
Tasmania's Tarkine area has surrendered some of its secrets in Tasmania's first true 'BioBlitz'. Loading... Almost 100 people spent 72 hours with the Bob Brown Foundation's BioBlitz citizen science project. The wilderness area in Tasmania's north west is loved and contested, but remains undiscovered in many ways. Foundation campaign manager, Jenny Weber said their aim was to fill in gaps in two specific areas near the coast and button grass plains. "BioBlitzes are new to Australia.
Thinking Gender 2024
Thinking Gender 2024 “Dystopian Realities, Feminist Utopias” Thinking Gender 2024’s conference theme, “Dystopian Realities, Feminist Utopias,” considers what it means to live in the cataclysmic wake of racial capitalism, settler colonialism, and neoliberalism. At the same time, the theme celebrates how feminist, queer, and BIPOC scholarship, activism, and art enact utopias by imagining alternatives to hegemonic structures.
New Report: Life Without Parole and Felony Murder Sentencing in California
Over 5000 people in California are currently serving life without the possibility of parole. The findings of a recent report, published by UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center in collaboration with Felony Murder Elimination Project, indicates a need for reevaluation of the commonly held beliefs regarding the over 5000 people sentenced to Life Without Parole (LWOP) in California.
Storm Bellamy understands the power of her name to build an organic tea brand
The Bellamy name is synonymous with one of the most successful food brands in northern Tasmania. The ASX-listed Bellamy's Organic Foods is built on the promise of pure, 100 per cent Australian-made, organic baby foods. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. So naturally, the Bellamys know the power of their name and the popularity of organics.
The experiences and perceptions of mental health service provision at a primary health centre in the Eastern Cape
Original Research The experiences and perceptions of mental health service provision at a primary health centre in the Eastern Cape Duane Booysen, Phumeza Mahe-Poyo, Rosemary Grant South African Journal of Psychiatry | Vol 27 | a1641 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1641 | © 2021 Duane Booysen, Phumeza Mahe-Poyo, Rosemary Grant | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 Submitted: 17 October 2020 | Published: 13 August 2021 About the author(s) Duane Booysen, Department...
Comparative prognostic accuracy of sepsis scores for hospital mortality in adults with suspected infection in non-ICU and ICU at an academic public hospital
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Christopher P. Kovach , Grant S. Fletcher, Kristina E. Rudd, Rosemary M. Grant, David J. Carlbom Christopher P. Kovach, Grant S. Fletcher, Kristina E. Rudd, Rosemary M. Grant, David J. Carlbom Published: September 16, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222563 Figures Abstract Background Sepsis is a global healthcare challenge and reliable tools are needed to identify patients and stratify their risk.
Handful of compost
After a year of composting, Brian Baxter reckons it's ready to give a big boost to his pasture
Dr. Rosemary Grant - Lawrence County Record : Obituaries
She was married June 20, 1957, to Dr. Hugh Norris Grant; he survives. She was a retired teacher from Monett, had her doctorate degree from University of Arkansas and was a member of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Monett and Branson. Grant was a member of many clubs including Missouri League of the South, Daughters of the American Revolutions, Daughters of The Confederacy, Zeta Tau Alpha, Monett Symphony, Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Member, and Missouri State Teachers Association.
Maritime museum push for Lady Barron to showcase Furneaux Islands' shipwreck 'graveyard'
Tasmania's rich maritime history can be seen in the wrecks dotted around almost every treacherous stretch of the coastline, but the Furneaux Group of islands in Bass Strait is especially notorious for leaving vessels in ruin. The wreck of the trader the Sydney Cove in 1797 put the area on the map — even before British navigator Matthew Flinders charted the islands in 1798. From then on the local sealing and mutton bird industries boomed, and ships were regularly trading in the area.
Ruralco poised to acquire agribusiness, TP Jones, but claims retail competition won't be harmed
Agricultural services group Ruralco is poised to acquire Tasmanian rural merchant, TP Jones, if shareholders ratify the deal at Ruralco's AGM in February. TP Jones has four retail outlets and 45 staff in northern Tasmania where Ruralco's subsidiary, Roberts Ltd is also established.
Uncertain economic climate for farmers dealing with backpacker tax changes
The Senate Economics committee will return its verdict on the backpacker tax compromise bills today, as the Coalition ramps up pressure on the Upper House to wave through its compromise proposal. Labor pushed for the snap inquiry after the Coalition backflipped on its original plan to enforce a 32.5 per cent tax on all backpackers' earnings, from the first dollar.
Tasmanian farmers face power price changes and consider private poles
Tasmanian farmers are facing power price changes that could leave big irrigators thousands of dollars worse off. But those with smaller pumps are scoring savings from more competitive electricity deals. And that difference could change farmers' energy use and infrastructure, according to Goanna Energy principal consultant Marc White. Mr White said farmers with current costs of $30,000 or more per pump could see a 15 per cent increase in irrigation electricity costs this summer.
Alpaca dual-purpose strategy markets meat and fleece
Alpacas are famous for their fleece, but a "dual-purpose" strategy like that of the sheep industry is coming soon. Commercial alpaca farmer, Ian Frith, runs 5,500 alpacas on two properties in New South Wales. He said alpaca wethers were shorn twice before being slaughtered at two yeas of age at his Illawarra Prime Alpaca abattoir near Berry. "Consumers are tending towards a healthier meat," Mr Frith said.
Search on for evidence of New Holland mouse in Tasmania after years since last sighting
After seeing thousands of empty traps, wildlife biologist Billie Lazenby is wondering about the fate of her favourite mouse. The last confirmed Tasmanian sighting of the native New Holland mouse was back in 2004. Since then the only evidence of their existence has been a few hairs stuck to some double-sided tape. Dr Lazenby said her efforts using Elliott traps over a decade had all yielded negative results. "Unfortunately I recorded a whole long list of zeros," she said.
Costs rise as failed forestry plantations are converted into pasture for beef cattle
Lynton Manley has thought a lot about uses for dead and dying eucalypt plantations on his farm in Tasmania's north-east. Mr Manley suggested it would be a fantastic set for a film about the end of the world. "Plantation Armageddon," Mr Manley quips, as he points to hectares of leafless trunks, all about five metres high. And yet his property, Icena, is wonderfully scenic, with a boundary along the Musselroe River and the edge of the Mt William National Park.
Single PMA food safety system replacing plethora of standards
A single framework for fresh food safety certification looks set to replace a plethora of food safety standards. The Produce Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand (PMA) is preparing to launch the simpler system, to save fresh produce growers, processors, wholesalers and retailers millions of dollars in costs. PMA technology manager Richard Bennett said after three years of development, the harmonised standard would be launched in October.
Aussie nut industry frustrated by HIA's Asia-only export program
Australian nut industry leaders have criticised the nation's horticultural industry body, which they accused of failing to grasp the importance of their exports. Rapid growth in almond, macadamia and walnut production has lifted the export earnings to just under $1 billion this year. But the Australian Nut Industry Council chairman Jolyon Burnett told a national tree nut conference that Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA) had not grasped the importance of nut exports outside Asia.
Multi-source electricity systems liberate remote communities
A suite of hybrid renewable energy systems are being installed from Rottnest Island and Coober Pedy in the west, to King and Flinders islands in Tasmania. Hydro Tasmania is designing and manufacturing modular renewable hybrid energy systems that reduce small islands' reliance on diesel. Hydro Tasmania's Simon Gamble said the prototype on King Island, on the edge of Bass Strait, was breaking renewable electricity records.
Renewable energy champion urges national regulations for the sector
Tasmania's electricity crisis, turmoil over reliance on renewables in South Australia, and the growing mix of solar and wind are prompting a rethink on energy. And as Australia's energy ministers prepare for an emergency energy meeting in Canberra, the chairman of the International Renewable Energy Alliance, Peter Rae is urging a "roll over to renewables".
River repairs start in Tasmania's big flood recovery efforts
The damage bill for Tasmania's June floods has climbed to an estimated $180 million. The Tasmanian Government has commissioned a study into what needs to be done to rehabilitate rivers that flooded. The Government has committed $8.7 million to replace priority roads and bridge infrastructure that has been extensively damaged. Lefroy farmer, David Brown, the co-ordinator of the Aussie Helpers flood recovery efforts has seen a lot first hand.
Meat futures products emerge to allow producers to manage price risks
High prices for Australian livestock are opening up futures trading in both cattle and sheep. Mecardo agribusiness analyst Andrew Whitelaw said the shortage of livestock across Australia was the confidence boost forward selling needed. Mr Whitelaw said unlike most agricultural commodities, beef and sheep producers had no hedging tools until now. "At the moment for the majority you're really locked into what particular price you can get on the day you sell," he said.
Trump, Brexit and the polarisation of politics checks global agricultural trade
A strong upward trend in commodity prices since 2000 appears to be at an end, according to Australian Farm Institute executive director Mick Keogh. He blames a return to political rhetoric for limits on free trade as responsible for stagnation in prices. Mr Keogh told Tasmanian grain growers the polarisation of international politics from the US to the UK and Europe appears to be ending 15 years of increasing trade in food and agriculture under lower tariff regimes.
Sensors and robots are being developed to lift the value of meat
A series of advanced scanning machines are being used to probe the eating quality of beef and lamb. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) is confident the data collected by some of the sensors and cameras in their trials will improve the grading of beef and lamb. MLA adoption manager Richard Apps said a range of technologies have potential to accurately measure the type of meat on a carcase and decide which markets it was best for.
BlazeAid volunteers awarded Order of the Outback after forging friendships on fence lines
The Order of the Outback has just been awarded to the voluntary group BlazeAid, for their work after fires, droughts and floods. The bi-annual award presented by the Burke Shire, in Queensland's Gulf country, affirms people and organisations which enrich the lives of people in the Australian outback through paid or unpaid work. BlazeAid has recently switched its focus from the drought in Queensland to Tasmania, where three camps are rebuilding fences after severe floods.
Triple target to transform agricultural education in Australia
The United States' framework for agricultural education is inspiring Australian educators to call for a transformation in schools. The 2015-16 winners of the prestigious Hardie Fellowship, Andrew Harris and Mick Davy, have just completed nine weeks of study of agricultural education in eight American states, including time at Cornell University.
Miner's multi-million dollar dam project to remediate environmental issues
The Chinese-owned MMG mine at Rosebery is moving contrary to the mining downturn and will spend $30 million on a new tailings dam to extend the mine's life. Tasmania's Minerals and Energy Council (TMEC) has confirmed mineral exploration and investment in new mine developments stalled in 2015–16.
Tasmania's miners embrace advanced manufacturing sector
Economic pain for Australian miners and manufacturers is bringing the industries closer together. And the relationship is being formalised in one 'basket-case' state, Tasmania, where miners are embracing advanced manufacturing businesses to move beyond digging and shipping cheap minerals overseas. Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council (TMEC) has established an advanced manufacturing chapter.
Meat and Livestock Australia reveals digital strategy for big data
Meat and Livestock Australia is starting a 'mega data' strategy to manage digital information for the entire meat business. MLA managing director, Richard Norton, said the 'Value Chain Digital Strategy' would be the first in Australia to deliver a range of data solutions 'seemlessly' through the farm and food supply chain. He said farmers, meat processors, distributors and retailers each had intellectual property and could capture and use terra-bytes of data.
Tasmanian emergency services combine to combat disasters
As three inquiries continue into Tasmania's management of bushfire and flood emergencies, Emergency Management Minister Rene Hidding says all recommendations will be heeded. Mr Hidding told Tasmania's first combined emergency services conference that the state's fuel reduction program was also being reviewed. The Minister acknowledged the way both the fire and emergency services had co-operated in responding to bushfires, severe storms and flooding in 2016.
FermenTasmania adds culture to agriculture and Tasmanian food
Homemade pickles, fermented cabbage, bottle your own ... the trend towards fermented and other cultured foods has sprung up alongside the foodie movement. Fermenting is one of the oldest methods of production for yoghurt, beer, keffir, kimchi and kombucha, but now it is cutting edge trendy. FermenTasmania founders Tom Lewis and Kim Seagram are at the forefront of the trend, with a centre of fermented excellence adding to the culture of agriculture in Tasmania.
Bee-powered technology uncovers sub-lethal effects of pesticides
A micro sensor being manually fitted to a bee records the insect's movement in and around bee hives. The kinetic energy of bees in flight is being harnessed to power tiny radio frequency ID tags used to monitor bees. It is like the idea to give light to African school children from batteries in footballs charged by the kids' play. But the bee-powered batteries in the sensing technology are microscopic in size.
Bee-powered technology uncovers sub-lethal effects of pesticides
The kinetic energy of bees in flight is being harnessed to power tiny radio frequency ID tags used to monitor bees. It is like the idea to give light to African school children from batteries in footballs charged by the kids' play. But the bee-powered batteries in the sensing technology are microscopic in size. "The end sensor that we're working on is self-perpetuating," CSIRO research fellow, Dr Stephen Quarrell said.
Gains in Tasmanian farmland values hit double digits
The capital value of Tasmanian farms rose last year at double the long-term rate. Tasmanian farmland values increased in line with the gross value of livestock production, at about 12 per cent in 2015. It is the first time most farmland sales data has been aggregated for Tasmania by the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group's subsidiary known as Rural Bank. Agribusiness general manager, Andrew Smith said the results were compiled from Government records of about 400 farms sold each year in Tasmania.
High raw wool prices obscure disruption in textile supply chain
Australian wool growers will be paying more income tax after sustained price rises for most of this year. While returns from superfine fleece are lagging the general market, buyers of the stylish lots and broader merino and cross bred fleece continue to buy at a premium. Chairman of Australian Wool Innovations and stud merino breeder Wal Merriman said the supply of wool was tight. "We've had a similar amount of supply the last five years and we've had a great increase in price," he said.
Tasmanian farmers demand climate change action after floods ruin farms
Some flood-affected Tasmanian farmers want to see more action on climate change, a topic which has received little debate during the election campaign. Cropping, dairy, livestock and horticultural producers farming on waterways across north and west Tasmanian have watched their hard work wash away during floods, which have been described as the worst since 1929. Damian Atkins from Caveside, has a property at Mole Creek on the Mersey River.
Tasmanian farmers demand climate change action after floods ruin farms
Some flood-affected Tasmanian farmers want to see more action on climate change, a topic which has received little debate during the election campaign. Cropping, dairy, livestock and horticultural producers farming on waterways across north and west Tasmanian have watched their hard work wash away during floods, which have been described as the worst since 1929. Damian Atkins from Caveside, has a property at Mole Creek on the Mersey River.
Poppy processor Tasmanian Alkaloids rules out growing mainland crops
Poppy processor Tasmanian Alkaloids has ruled out growing poppies in mainland Australia. The business is one of three with an Australian Government licence to grow poppies for licit medical use. Managing director Doug Blackaby said three years of trials in Victoria had not produced crops equal to those from Tasmania. "Those results do not compare to the sort of yields we can achieve here in Tasmania," he said. "So the decision has been that we've ceased our R & D work [in Victoria].
Award-winning export lamb abattoir adopts Tasmanian brand strategy
Tasmania's fastest growing abattoir Tasmanian Quality Meats (TQM) is opening new markets with a premium lamb brand. The Cressy meatworks is creating the brand for heavy lambs, for the high-end domestic market and export to the USA. TQM managing director Brian Oliver said the export award-winning business had increased its access to higher value export markets this year. "I think we need to get more money for the product we're doing," he said.
New Australian Bauxite mine makes first sale to overseas cement maker
The first sales from Tasmania's only bauxite mine near Campbell Town have been finalised this week. The mine is the first new bauxite mine to open in Australia in the past 35 years. Australian Bauxite CEO Ian Levy said the company had concluded its first sale 5,500 tonnes of Bald Hill bauxite to a cement manufacturer overseas. "Bauxite is an ideal product [for cement] if it meets certain engineering specifications, which luckily ours does from Tasmania," he said.
Tasmanian poppy production savaged, but TPI bucks the trend
Rising stocks, declining demand, and more productive poppy crops are causing Tasmania's poppy growers a world of pain. The state, which is Australia's smallest and most isolated, supplies half the global stocks of licit narcotic raw material. But Poppy Growers Tasmania fears the two major poppy processors could halve their contracted area for new Tasmanian crops.
Wine and ukuleles make an unlikely but sweet combination for Flinders Island vineyard
On Flinders Island, wine grape grower Jim Murphy is looking for a 10-fold yield increase this year. "Last year we only got 100 litres out of here," Mr Murphy said. "This year we'll probably get 1,000." Like most of Tasmania, Flinders Island's small band of wine grape growers are into their 2016 vintage early. Wine and ukulele maker, Jim Murphy said his Butter Factory vineyard near Whitemark on Flinders' south-west coast cops harsh "roaring 40's" winds.
Storm Bellamy understands the power of her name to build an organic tea brand
The Bellamy name is synonymous with one of the most successful food brands in northern Tasmania. The ASX-listed Bellamy's Organic Foods is built on the promise of pure, 100 per cent Australian-made, organic baby foods. So naturally, the Bellamys know the power of their name and the popularity of organics. Now two of the tribe have started their own tea business with their given names on the Storm and India Tea Sisters label. "Tea is something we've always been passionate about," Storm Bellamy said.
Beef semen sales surge as farmers look to improve genetic potential of cattle
The volume and value of Australian beef semen sales are rising rapidly this year. Domestic and export demand for Australian beef genetics is up, according to seed stock supplier ABS Australia. ABS beef product manager Bill Cornell said Australia's declining cow numbers and positive outlook for beef was behind the surging sales. "Our business is looking like doubling itself inside this year," Mr Cornell said.
The quest for the perfect wave for renewable energy is being solved by Australian science
Australia's search for the perfect wave is being solved with a wave energy atlas. The CSIRO wave atlas project is mapping the wave energy potential of Australia's vast coastline for renewable wave energy farms. Atlas project leader Dr Mark Hemer said the project found most of Australia's south west and southern coastline had some of the world's best wave energy resource. "We've just released a development version of the atlas," he said.
SK Capital Partners looks set to acquire Tasmania's largest poppy processor
Westbury-based poppy processor, Tasmanian Alkaloids (TA), looks set to be sold to a private US investment business, SK Capital Partners. Last year, Johnson & Johnson, indicated it intended to sell its subsidiary, Noramco and with that its narcotic raw material provider, Tasmanian Alkaloids. Yesterday TA's staff were told the firm, SK Capital Partners, was taking over when the deal was finalised in June 2016.
Tall tales transporting legends of the track and turf
From the LED lighting to the 'air-ride' suspension, Hayley Sheehan moves horses in style. "It's very much a girl's truck," Ms Sheehan said of the Volvo she drives up and down between Queensland and Tasmania. "There's no lifting, no back-breaking work to be done. "You've got to be reliable in this industry, and you've got to provide the best that you can." Ms Sheehan's Longford-based business, Tasmanian Horse Transport, has a fleet of trucks, customised with horse-comfort in mind.
Tasmania quits national farm body over doubts about new structure
The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) is quitting the National Farmers Federation over the NFF's move to unify state and national farmer advocacy groups. The TFGA will leave at the end of the month, unsatisfied with the NFF's bid to incorporate it and other state farmer bodies as divisions and remove duplicative state structures and costs. CEO Peter Skillern said the TFGA felt it was no longer beneficial to remain with the NFF.
Tasmanian estate brewer's journey from paddock to pint of beer
A large practical experiment in beer making is coming to a climax on a farm at White Hills near Launceston. Tasmanian craft brewer Will Tatchell is gathering all four essential ingredients from his family's farm to make his first 'estate' beer. The autumn harvest hops will be combined with the farm's own spring water, yeast and malt from a paddock of home-grown barley. "We can't get a closer paddock to the brewery. We've got to time it nicely with the hop harvest," Mr Tatchell said.
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