It is ok to fail, but better to be successful. MyHeritage had DNA linked me to a US based cousin. We have separate trees without common ancestors, but Ball is prominent in each. MyHeritage used generic trees to link us, providing me with a map. A common ancestor, it turned out, was the Potomac Ball line which includes George Washington. I immediately set about disproving the link in the hopes I would be unsuccessful. But I succeeded!
My family 'Ball' line goes to Salford, Manchester in the mid 1800's. We believe the line originated in County Cork, Ireland. However, Potomac Ball line originates in Manchester circa 1600. I'm confident, if I can research that far, I'll find a Potomac Ball before their migration to the New World as tobacco farmers. My Salford line includes a James Ball in mid 1800's whose father I've not yet found. It may have been a George Ball. The Potomac line includes a mid 1800 George Ball. However the Potomac George Ball would have been 9 years old when his first son was conceived. Unlikely. More likely is that my DNA linked cousin could not find their match and searched the Potomac way as a possible compromise.
My search continues for family. https://rumble.com/vf4h6d-editorial-28th-march-2021-genealogy-fail.html
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States Rising Up, Pushing Back Against Big Tech's Outsized Influence
New York state Sen. Michael Gianaris was ecstatic when Amazon named Long Island City in 2018 as a front-runner for its new headquarters, a project that would bring 25,000 jobs and $2.5 billion in construction spending to his district in Queens.But his support faded quickly...... [Full Story]
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"Ginger Mick was a likeable rogue who, before he answered the call to arms to defend democracy, sold fresh rabbits in the streets of Melbourne. This book by CJ Dennis tells of his tender love for Rose and his experiences at war in North Africa. The verse is full of humour and pathos and truly captures the spirit of the era.
Contents:
INTRODUCTION
I. DUCK AN' FOWL
II. WAR
III. THE CALL OF STOUSH
IV. THE PUSH
V. SARI BAIR
VI. GINGER'S COBBER
VII. THE SINGING SOLDIERS
VIII. IN SPADGER'S LANE
IX. THE STRAIGHT GRIFFIN
X. A LETTER TO THE FRONT
XI. RABBITS
XII. TO THE BOYS WHO TOOK THE COUNT
XIII. THE GAME
XIV. "A GALLANT GENTLEMAN"
https://rumble.com/vbglhf-call-o-stoush.html
I'm not blaming Dan Andrews because I dislike his politics. Andrews has done something few have remarked on. Thing is, the books I sell are awesome. Library quality and up to 70% off RRP. The profit margin is thin. We don't pay for a shopfront, so we don't charge for such. In the past we've sent out 40 book boxes and not charged postage and handling, giving a three week view time for customers. People love our books and don't send them back, which they can, again without being slugged postage and handling. Forty books don't cost the earth and don't create a library, but do build stock and replace wastage. The books are from the world's biggest and best publishers. The content is awesome and in any group, every one of our biannual 40 picks would appeal to some.
Schools, libraries and kindergartens get funding for stock items. But Dan Andrews has cut funding for this this year. Equity funding comes from the state government for things like picture story books for school kids. But this year it is diverted to other pet projects, like safe schools. So regional school kids are missing out because Dan Andrews who can toss away over a billion dollars to not build a road, or who funds red shirts with public money, has taken money from regional Victorian school kids. I challenge readers to find one worthwhile activity Andrews has engaged in. I challenge readers to substantiate a criticism of Matthew Guy. I can't fault Guy, or praise Andrews.
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States Rising Up, Pushing Back Against Big Tech's Outsized Influence
New York state Sen. Michael Gianaris was ecstatic when Amazon named Long Island City in 2018 as a front-runner for its new headquarters, a project that would bring 25,000 jobs and $2.5 billion in construction spending to his district in Queens.But his support faded quickly...... [Full Story]
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Here is a video I made Call O Stoush
"Ginger Mick was a likeable rogue who, before he answered the call to arms to defend democracy, sold fresh rabbits in the streets of Melbourne. This book by CJ Dennis tells of his tender love for Rose and his experiences at war in North Africa. The verse is full of humour and pathos and truly captures the spirit of the era.
Contents:
INTRODUCTION
I. DUCK AN' FOWL
II. WAR
III. THE CALL OF STOUSH
IV. THE PUSH
V. SARI BAIR
VI. GINGER'S COBBER
VII. THE SINGING SOLDIERS
VIII. IN SPADGER'S LANE
IX. THE STRAIGHT GRIFFIN
X. A LETTER TO THE FRONT
XI. RABBITS
XII. TO THE BOYS WHO TOOK THE COUNT
XIII. THE GAME
XIV. "A GALLANT GENTLEMAN"
https://rumble.com/vbglhf-call-o-stoush.html
=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Victoria has an election coming up in November. Possibly sooner if Dan Andrews corrupt ways catch up with him. Andrews has spoiled my entry to Victoria and Hallam. VicPol were powerless to act when a registered sex offender hooked up with a brothel madam dealing in ice and started calling himself Tony Montana and threatening people. He left over $10k property damage over a week while police could do nothing. But I had to cut my losses and move on. I went to Dandenong and found some part time work tutoring and, recently, selling picture story books to Kindergartens, Schools and libraries. My sales boss is great and supportive, but he is going to have to sack me soon because I'm not selling anything. And it is Dan Andrews fault I'm not selling anything. I'm not blaming Dan Andrews because I dislike his politics. Andrews has done something few have remarked on. Thing is, the books I sell are awesome. Library quality and up to 70% off RRP. The profit margin is thin. We don't pay for a shopfront, so we don't charge for such. In the past we've sent out 40 book boxes and not charged postage and handling, giving a three week view time for customers. People love our books and don't send them back, which they can, again without being slugged postage and handling. Forty books don't cost the earth and don't create a library, but do build stock and replace wastage. The books are from the world's biggest and best publishers. The content is awesome and in any group, every one of our biannual 40 picks would appeal to some.
Schools, libraries and kindergartens get funding for stock items. But Dan Andrews has cut funding for this this year. Equity funding comes from the state government for things like picture story books for school kids. But this year it is diverted to other pet projects, like safe schools. So regional school kids are missing out because Dan Andrews who can toss away over a billion dollars to not build a road, or who funds red shirts with public money, has taken money from regional Victorian school kids. I challenge readers to find one worthwhile activity Andrews has engaged in. I challenge readers to substantiate a criticism of Matthew Guy. I can't fault Guy, or praise Andrews.
=== from 2017 ===
The free speech advocates are right that section 18c of the racial vilification act is untenable with free speech. I follow the IPA, Andrew Bolt, Tim Blair, Mark Steyn and others. They are also very wrong not to speak out against my abusers who have silenced me. They know me. They have heard me speak of my issues. And they have let me drift down river without offering help. I went to meet Mark Steyn at a free speech event organised by the IPA. He spoke cogently that we need to speak out and risk for free speech. I thanked him, and told him that I had done that, and that I had lost everything, but live in hope. It is no accident I have lost everything. I have very well placed abusers in the ALP and public service who have targeted me in outrageous, unlawful ways. They exceeded any charter provided by 18c. I was so concerned for my loved ones that I distanced myself, but that fit in well with my abusers plans to discredit me. But that kind of suited me because they didn't feel they needed to kill me.
And that was part of my reasoning for distrusting Victorian Police whom my ice addicted abuser Stiffler claimed a connection. When I was trying to describe to police what Stiffler had done, I did not know what the reach of my abusers from NSW had been. "What are things that he said to you during the incident" "He said lots of things over the days and nearly eight hours he rampaged outside my door" "Such as?" "He said he was going to kill me" "How, what did he say?" "He was muttering a lot. He would scream he would stab me. He would break down my door. He would kill me in my sleep." "What did he say?" "He was upset I didn't let him have chips when I ordered delivery from Red Rooster or when I refused to go with him to a Brothel." "Are you saying you had a sexual relationship with him?" "No I did not. I simply am not the type of person who goes to brothels. I didn't judge him for it. I just would not go when he wanted me to go with him." Later, police asked, "Have you ever had adverse dealings with police in NSW?" "No." "Have you ever had any dealings with police in NSW regarding criminal conduct?" "No." but it seemed to me like they thought differently.
Because I didn't know why Vic Police were being so incompetent regarding my personal safety I didn't know if my abusers from NSW were involved. I am now working under the assumption that Stiffler was being protected by Vic Police because he is a pedophile and they had to protect him while his pedophile nature was not germane to the immediate issue. And Stiffler had heard from me elements of my issues with campaigning over Hamidur Rahman. But the depraved indifference of Vic Police, after my past in NSW, is much more disturbing. And free speech advocates cowardly hide when faced with my bravery.
One person who is Australian is former President of the ALP Michael Williamson. He has been sentenced to seven and a half years prison with a non parole period of five years. Another convict is his colleague Craig Thomson. Williamson has apologised for his activity and accepted responsibility for his wrongdoing. Thomson has blamed others and lied in his defence. Thomson's inadequate sentence was for one year, with a non parole period of three months. It would take a body like the Electoral Commission to fail to see the disparity between sentences. Thomson single handedly maintained a corrupt and inept government from 2010 to late 2013. Thomson is appealing his sentence. One reason for the disparity is the charges. Thomson has not been charged for all that he has done. The ALP defended both. In Thomson's defence, he isn't really Australian. So, according to ALP logic, he could be head of state, one day. The ALP want a republic because they'd prefer Williamson?
And that was part of my reasoning for distrusting Victorian Police whom my ice addicted abuser Stiffler claimed a connection. When I was trying to describe to police what Stiffler had done, I did not know what the reach of my abusers from NSW had been. "What are things that he said to you during the incident" "He said lots of things over the days and nearly eight hours he rampaged outside my door" "Such as?" "He said he was going to kill me" "How, what did he say?" "He was muttering a lot. He would scream he would stab me. He would break down my door. He would kill me in my sleep." "What did he say?" "He was upset I didn't let him have chips when I ordered delivery from Red Rooster or when I refused to go with him to a Brothel." "Are you saying you had a sexual relationship with him?" "No I did not. I simply am not the type of person who goes to brothels. I didn't judge him for it. I just would not go when he wanted me to go with him." Later, police asked, "Have you ever had adverse dealings with police in NSW?" "No." "Have you ever had any dealings with police in NSW regarding criminal conduct?" "No." but it seemed to me like they thought differently.
Because I didn't know why Vic Police were being so incompetent regarding my personal safety I didn't know if my abusers from NSW were involved. I am now working under the assumption that Stiffler was being protected by Vic Police because he is a pedophile and they had to protect him while his pedophile nature was not germane to the immediate issue. And Stiffler had heard from me elements of my issues with campaigning over Hamidur Rahman. But the depraved indifference of Vic Police, after my past in NSW, is much more disturbing. And free speech advocates cowardly hide when faced with my bravery.
=== from 2016 ===
I go to my home tomorrow morning to take pictures. Then I go to the magistrates court to file an intervention order against a recalcitrant share house mate. I have never had to do such a thing in my life. I don't really want to. But He has left me with no choice. He has no reason to blame me for anything. But he despises me for being fat. I have politely turned down his offer to visit a brothel with him, or to share girls should he bring some home. I don't judge him for that, it is simply not how I roll. I don't drink alcohol and that upsets him too. But alcohol gives me gout and I don't need gout. I also don't smoke, including marijuana. I'm not his judge. But I don't hit flat mates. I don't drive drunk or drugged. I will never be arrested for drunkenness. And he has done all that in the last week, as fellas threatening to kill me and burn my goods I have stored in my home. He kicked in my door and so the police told me I had to move out for a time, leaving all my things exposed to him. Not having my shower, or medication, or papers or books or clothing beyond what I carried out at 4am after emergency police arrived Easter Sunday Morning. But I have been comforted and protected by friends. Whereas he only gets anything through manipulation and cruelty. And police protection which I don't get, until I get my intervention order.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
NSW Election today and Premier Mike Baird faces off with ALP Luke Foley. Conservatives have government through coalition between Liberal Party and National Party. The default position of the state is ALP, with ALP government at all times since 1941, with the exception of '65 to '76 (Askin), '88 to '95 (Greiner/Fahey) and 2011 to now (O'Farrell/Baird). But entrenched corruption has seen the ALP be on the nose of voters. ALP has not reformed, and is still subject to union power brokers and corrupt payments from the state's poorest. The ALP is supported by a corrupt judiciary and media who turn a blind eye to ALP corruption, but denounce conservative politic at any opportunity usually without foundation. The result of which has seen a change of Premiers but a similar direction of policy from O'Farrell to Baird. So far, no substance of widespread corruption has been shown by the 'independent body' the ICAC which has investigated and campaigned against Liberal government but tacitly accepted ALP corruption.
The policies being campaigned on are different. Conservatives have offered stable, responsible government which will rent electrical poles and wires for 99 years to pay for needed infrastructure. They have built things and offer to build more, including a new Sydney international airport, roads and trains. The ALP offer no new policies but promise to spend more, raise no new taxes, poles and wires to tax the poorest for electricity, oppose coal seam gas development. The ALP position is unbelievable, given their track record. The ALP leader has not held a lower house seat or a ministry position and is talentless, offering no direction or reform. But the ALP are coming from a low position and so are expected to improve through no fault of their own.
An utterly selfish, depressed young man has killed 149 and himself in a plane crash in Germany. When a bank manager steals bank money, it is the bank's fault from oversight failure. Here too, the airliner, Germanwings, bears some responsibility for their pilot suiciding and killing others. There are campaigners for suicide who do not support the chosen method, although they campaign for sad, depressed people to be able to suicide. Any analysis of the victims shows the depth of the tragedy. Young, accomplished, decent people who had much to offer, taken by a vain, self serving, self seeking, sad young man. There needs to be some changes at Germanwings, but not much. It is very hard to prevent such evil, as assassins have shown over the years. And this evil highlights the choice NSW has. Return a responsible pilot, or a self serving liar.
On this day in 37, Caligula named himself a Prince. In 193, Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by his own guard who then sold his throne to his enemy. Pertinax was only to reign for a few months, as did his successor, as the start of the year of five emperors. Important to remember the Roman year began in March (Spring). In 845, Paris was sacked by a Viking raider, rumoured to have been Ragnar Lodbrok. In 1889, the Yngsjö murder occurred in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter was arrested along with her son. Anna was the last woman executed in Iceland. She had had an incestuous relationship with her son and killed his wife to cover it up. Her son was sentenced to death, but commuted to life imprisonment and paroled in 1913, before dying of TB in 1918. In 1933, an Imperial biplane City of Liverpool was apparently sabotaged by a german drug smuggling dentist who left his niece on board the burning craft before leaping to his death. There were no survivors. Dr Voss had been aware that authorities were losing in on his smuggling operation. In 1959, China took over Tibet. In 1990, President GHW Bush posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour to Jesse Owens.
The late evening election result is the conservatives have clearly won the lower house but it remains to be seen if they are able to get legislation through the upper house.
The policies being campaigned on are different. Conservatives have offered stable, responsible government which will rent electrical poles and wires for 99 years to pay for needed infrastructure. They have built things and offer to build more, including a new Sydney international airport, roads and trains. The ALP offer no new policies but promise to spend more, raise no new taxes, poles and wires to tax the poorest for electricity, oppose coal seam gas development. The ALP position is unbelievable, given their track record. The ALP leader has not held a lower house seat or a ministry position and is talentless, offering no direction or reform. But the ALP are coming from a low position and so are expected to improve through no fault of their own.
An utterly selfish, depressed young man has killed 149 and himself in a plane crash in Germany. When a bank manager steals bank money, it is the bank's fault from oversight failure. Here too, the airliner, Germanwings, bears some responsibility for their pilot suiciding and killing others. There are campaigners for suicide who do not support the chosen method, although they campaign for sad, depressed people to be able to suicide. Any analysis of the victims shows the depth of the tragedy. Young, accomplished, decent people who had much to offer, taken by a vain, self serving, self seeking, sad young man. There needs to be some changes at Germanwings, but not much. It is very hard to prevent such evil, as assassins have shown over the years. And this evil highlights the choice NSW has. Return a responsible pilot, or a self serving liar.
On this day in 37, Caligula named himself a Prince. In 193, Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by his own guard who then sold his throne to his enemy. Pertinax was only to reign for a few months, as did his successor, as the start of the year of five emperors. Important to remember the Roman year began in March (Spring). In 845, Paris was sacked by a Viking raider, rumoured to have been Ragnar Lodbrok. In 1889, the Yngsjö murder occurred in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter was arrested along with her son. Anna was the last woman executed in Iceland. She had had an incestuous relationship with her son and killed his wife to cover it up. Her son was sentenced to death, but commuted to life imprisonment and paroled in 1913, before dying of TB in 1918. In 1933, an Imperial biplane City of Liverpool was apparently sabotaged by a german drug smuggling dentist who left his niece on board the burning craft before leaping to his death. There were no survivors. Dr Voss had been aware that authorities were losing in on his smuggling operation. In 1959, China took over Tibet. In 1990, President GHW Bush posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour to Jesse Owens.
The late evening election result is the conservatives have clearly won the lower house but it remains to be seen if they are able to get legislation through the upper house.
From 2014
There is a culture war being fought and the over dominant Left are fighting dirty. The issue of honours is being fiercely contested by many who would accept a knighthood and don't really feel it matters. The reason why they fight it is because it does matter. It is not only school kids who like to see the way up pointed to. People like a direction, and when school kids are constantly told that nothing matters, they can't excel at anything, that nobody is better, but people are merely different, then they lose direction .. they need someone to point up. The Left have always despised direction and authority. They still use authority. The last time an Australian asked the queen to intervene in Australian affairs was when the ALP asked the Queen to prevent a democratic election for the dismissal. And they say they don't trust her, that she isn't really Australian.
One person who is Australian is former President of the ALP Michael Williamson. He has been sentenced to seven and a half years prison with a non parole period of five years. Another convict is his colleague Craig Thomson. Williamson has apologised for his activity and accepted responsibility for his wrongdoing. Thomson has blamed others and lied in his defence. Thomson's inadequate sentence was for one year, with a non parole period of three months. It would take a body like the Electoral Commission to fail to see the disparity between sentences. Thomson single handedly maintained a corrupt and inept government from 2010 to late 2013. Thomson is appealing his sentence. One reason for the disparity is the charges. Thomson has not been charged for all that he has done. The ALP defended both. In Thomson's defence, he isn't really Australian. So, according to ALP logic, he could be head of state, one day. The ALP want a republic because they'd prefer Williamson?
Historical perspective on this day
In 37, Roman Emperor Caligula accepted the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. 193, Roman Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sold the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus. 364, Roman Emperor Valentinian I appointed his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. 845, Paris was sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collected a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. 1566, the foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, was laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. 1776, Juan Bautista de Anza founds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. 1794, Allies under the prince of Coburg defeated Frenchforces at Le Cateau. 1795, Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceased to exist and became part of Imperial Russia.
In 1802, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovered 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man. 1809, Peninsular War: France defeated Spain in the Battle of Medelin. 1814, War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeated the United States Navy in a Battle off Valparaíso, Chile. 1854, Crimean War: France and Britain declared war on Russia. 1860, First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka began. 1862, American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass– in New Mexico, Union forces stopped the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26. 1871, the Paris Commune was formally established in Paris. 1883, Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc. 1889, the Yngsjö murder in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter was arrested along with her son.
In 1910, Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. 1913, Guatemala became a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. 1920, Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affected the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. 1923, Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara. 1933, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool was believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger set a fire on board. 1939, Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
In 1941, World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan – in the Mediterranean Sea, British AdmiralAndrew Browne Cunningham led the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italianheavy cruisers and two destroyers. 1942, World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully raided the German-occupied port of St. Nazaire. 1946, Cold War: The United States State Department released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. 1951, First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mao Khe, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflicted a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp. 1959, the State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolved the Government of Tibet.
In 1968, Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto was shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship. 1969, Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis made a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. 1970, Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260. 1978, the US Supreme Courthanded down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. 1979, a coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania led to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Also 1979, the British House of Commons passed a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government, precipitating a general election.
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush posthumously awarded Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. 1994, in South Africa, Zulus and African National Congresssupporters battled in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths. Also 1994, BBC Radio 5 was closed and replaced with a new news and sport station BBC Radio 5 Live. 1999, Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces killed 146 Kosovo Albanians in the Izbica massacre. 2000, three children were killed when a Murray County, Georgia, school bus was hit by a CSX freight train. 2003, in a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attacked British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull. 2005, the 2005 Sumatra earthquake rocked Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 was the fourth strongest earthquake since 1965. 2006, at least one million union members, students, and unemployed took to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.
In 1802, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovered 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man. 1809, Peninsular War: France defeated Spain in the Battle of Medelin. 1814, War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeated the United States Navy in a Battle off Valparaíso, Chile. 1854, Crimean War: France and Britain declared war on Russia. 1860, First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka began. 1862, American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass– in New Mexico, Union forces stopped the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26. 1871, the Paris Commune was formally established in Paris. 1883, Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc. 1889, the Yngsjö murder in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter was arrested along with her son.
In 1910, Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. 1913, Guatemala became a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. 1920, Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affected the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. 1923, Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara. 1933, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool was believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger set a fire on board. 1939, Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
In 1941, World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan – in the Mediterranean Sea, British AdmiralAndrew Browne Cunningham led the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italianheavy cruisers and two destroyers. 1942, World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully raided the German-occupied port of St. Nazaire. 1946, Cold War: The United States State Department released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. 1951, First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mao Khe, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflicted a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp. 1959, the State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolved the Government of Tibet.
In 1968, Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto was shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship. 1969, Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis made a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. 1970, Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260. 1978, the US Supreme Courthanded down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. 1979, a coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania led to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Also 1979, the British House of Commons passed a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government, precipitating a general election.
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush posthumously awarded Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. 1994, in South Africa, Zulus and African National Congresssupporters battled in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths. Also 1994, BBC Radio 5 was closed and replaced with a new news and sport station BBC Radio 5 Live. 1999, Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces killed 146 Kosovo Albanians in the Izbica massacre. 2000, three children were killed when a Murray County, Georgia, school bus was hit by a CSX freight train. 2003, in a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attacked British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull. 2005, the 2005 Sumatra earthquake rocked Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 was the fourth strongest earthquake since 1965. 2006, at least one million union members, students, and unemployed took to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.
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Today's reading: Judges 1-3, Luke 4:1-30 (NIV)
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Today's Old Testament reading: Judges 1-3
Israel Fights the Remaining Canaanites
1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?"
2 The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands."
3 The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, "Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours." So the Simeonites went with them....
Today's New Testament reading: Luke 4:1-30
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."
4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.'"
5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours."
8 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only....'"
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Morning
He never deserted them, but they in cowardly fear of their lives, fled from him in the very beginning of his sufferings. This is but one instructive instance of the frailty of all believers if left to themselves; they are but sheep at the best, and they flee when the wolf cometh. They had all been warned of the danger, and had promised to die rather than leave their Master; and yet they were seized with sudden panic, and took to their heels. It may be, that I, at the opening of this day, have braced up my mind to bear a trial for the Lord's sake, and I imagine myself to be certain to exhibit perfect fidelity; but let me be very jealous of myself, lest having the same evil heart of unbelief, I should depart from my Lord as the apostles did. It is one thing to promise, and quite another to perform. It would have been to their eternal honour to have stood at Jesus' side right manfully; they fled from honour; may I be kept from imitating them! Where else could they have been so safe as near their Master, who could presently call for twelve legions of angels? They fled from their true safety. O God, let me not play the fool also. Divine grace can make the coward brave. The smoking flax can flame forth like fire on the altar when the Lord wills it. These very apostles who were timid as hares, grew to be bold as lions after the Spirit had descended upon them, and even so the Holy Spirit can make my recreant spirit brave to confess my Lord and witness for his truth.
What anguish must have filled the Saviour as he saw his friends so faithless! This was one bitter ingredient in his cup; but that cup is drained dry; let me not put another drop in it. If I forsake my Lord, I shall crucify him afresh, and put him to an open shame. Keep me, O blessed Spirit, from an end so shameful.
Evening
"And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
Matthew 15:27
Matthew 15:27
This woman gained comfort in her misery by thinking great thoughts of Christ. The Master had talked about the children's bread: "Now," argued she, "since thou art the Master of the table of grace, I know that thou art a generous housekeeper, and there is sure to be abundance of bread on thy table; there will be such an abundance for the children that there will be crumbs to throw on the floor for the dogs, and the children will fare none the worse because the dogs are fed." She thought him one who kept so good a table that all that she needed would only be a crumb in comparison; yet remember, what she wanted was to have the devil cast out of her daughter. It was a very great thing to her, but she had such a high esteem of Christ, that she said, "It is nothing to him, it is but a crumb for Christ to give." This is the royal road to comfort. Great thoughts of your sin alone will drive you to despair; but great thoughts of Christ will pilot you into the haven of peace. "My sins are many, but oh! it is nothing to Jesus to take them all away. The weight of my guilt presses me down as a giant's foot would crush a worm, but it is no more than a grain of dust to him, because he has already borne its curse in his own body on the tree. It will be but a small thing for him to give me full remission, although it will be an infinite blessing for me to receive it." The woman opens her soul's mouth very wide, expecting great things of Jesus, and he fills it with his love. Dear reader, do the same. She confessed what Christ laid at her door, but she laid fast hold upon him, and drew arguments even out of his hard words; she believed great things of him, and she thus overcame him. She won the victory by believing in Him. Her case is an instance of prevailing faith; and if we would conquer like her, we must imitate her tactics.
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I am a decent man and don't care for the abuse given me. I created a video raising awareness of anti police feeling among western communities. I chose the senseless killing of Nicola Cotton, a Louisiana policewoman who joined post Katrina, to highlight the issue. I did this in order to get an income after having been illegally blacklisted from work in NSW for being a whistleblower. I have not done anything wrong. Local council appointees refused to endorse my work, so I did it for free. Youtube's Adsence refused to allow me to profit from their marketing it. Meanwhile, I am hostage to abysmal political leadership and hopeless journalists. My shopfront has opened on Facebook.
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I am publishing a book called Bread of Life: January.
Bread of Life is a daily bible quote with a layman's understanding of the meaning. I give one quote for each day, and also a series of personal stories illustrating key concepts eg Who is God? What is a miracle? Why is there tragedy?
January is the first of the anticipated year-long work of thirteen books. One for each month and the whole year. It costs to publish. It (Kindle version) should retail at about $2US online, but the paperback version would cost more, according to production cost.If you have a heart for giving, I fundraise at gofund.me/27tkwuc (Gofundme finished the fund raiser, 2017)
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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August, September, October, or at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows a free kindle version.
The Amazon Author Page for David Ball
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Other Stuff
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I'm now on MAGAbook to sidestep FB censorship
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I'm looking for former students to endorse me
https://www.superprof.com.au/write-recommendation-13371374-1cc2cf0f56166c9b04ad4097fc7d0b67.html
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