#australasian history

[midnighttraindemo]

rather moldy copy of the 1913 australasian boy's annual that i picked up in an op shop down south last summer. the plate in the front says it was presented to one James Pye for 'first class attendance' at christmas of 1913.

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #Woodensday:

Octopus and Rat by Kuki Sii, Tongan artist wood carving w/ shell Sydney, Australia c.1970 + The Rat and the Octopus book by Temukisa Lelemia, illustrated by Murray Grimsdale Wellington, New Zealand 1998

“This carving and children's storybook depict the legend of an ungrateful rat and the octopus' revenge, as told for generations in Tonga, Samoa, the Tuamotus and other islands. Storytelling links islands and shares ways of thinkitig about animals over time and space.”

On display at American Museum of Natural History in NYC.

[techdriveplay]

Australia’s Favourite Craft Beer Festival is Back for a Whirlwind Tour in June - GABS

Attention beer lovers! It’s time to clear your schedule as the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) festival is back and bigger than ever in 2024! If this will be your first GABS experience, you’re in for a treat. With over 500+ beers on tap to choose from, all under one roof, you won’t know which way to turn.  Over 120 different breweries from all over Australia and New Zealand will be…

[primerjohn]

I was awestruck by this display. The density of detail between the buildings, people, and ships, is almost overwhelming. This was the last diorama of the series (or the first depending on which way you were coming from). The California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento was worth visiting for this series of dioramas alone.

*Smuggler’s Cove*

This O scale narrow gauge layout, Smuggler’s Cove, built by Michael Flack and the late Geoff Knott in Australia, depicts a fictional New England fishing community modeled after towns in coastal Massachusetts and Maine. Small and large fishing boats and the steamboat Sabino near the Maritime Museum play a prominent role in this coastal diorama. Look for intricate details such as the scratch built lobster traps, floats, and fish crates stacked on the pier. How many seagulls can you spot in Smuggler’s Cove?

*Geoff Knott and Michael Flack*

The late Geoff Knott and Michael Flack were insprred to build Smuggler’s Cove after discovering the history of rum-running along the East Coast of the US, in the carly 1900s, their inspiration for Smuggler’s Cove came after Geoff and Michael traveled to New England and visited Cape Cod, Boothbay Harbor, Bar Harbor, and Kennebunkport, Geoff and Michael helped to popularize O scale models. <Layout furnished by the Australasian Region of the NMRA>.

[sasheneskywalker]

books and articles about about comics, superheroes, dc and batman

books Ahrens, J., & Meteling, A. (Eds.). (2010). Comics and the City: Urban Space in Print, Picture and Sequence. A&C Black.

Bongco, M. (2014). Reading comics: Language, culture, and the concept of the superhero in comic books. Routledge.

Brode, D. (Ed.). (2022). The DC Comics Universe: Critical Essays. McFarland.

Brooker, W. (2013). Batman unmasked: Analyzing a cultural icon. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.

Burke, L., Gordon, I., & Ndalianis, A. (Eds.). (2020). The superhero symbol: media, culture, and politics. Rutgers University Press.

Dittmer, J., & Bos, D. (2019). Popular culture, geopolitics, and identity. Rowman & Littlefield.

DiPaolo, M. (2014). War, politics and superheroes: Ethics and propaganda in comics and film. McFarland.

Dyer, B. (Ed.). (2009). Supervillains and Philosophy: sometimes, evil is its own reward (Vol. 42). Open Court Publishing.

Geaman, K. L. (Ed.). (2015). Dick Grayson, boy wonder: Scholars and creators on 75 years of Robin, Nightwing and Batman. McFarland.

Giddens, T. (Ed.). (2015). Graphic justice: Intersections of comics and law. Routledge.

Heer, J., & Worcester, K. (Eds.). (2009). A comics studies reader. Univ. Press of Mississippi.

Irwin, W. (2009). Batman and philosophy: The dark knight of the soul. John Wiley & Sons.

Langley, T. (2022). Batman and psychology: A dark and stormy knight. Turner Publishing Company.

McKittrick, C. (2015). Fan phenomena: Batman, edited by Liam Burke.

Ndalianis, A. (Ed.). (2009). The contemporary comic book superhero (Vol. 19). Routledge.

O'Connor, L. R. (2021). Robin and the Making of American Adolescence. Rutgers University Press.

O'Neil, D., & Wilson, L. (Eds.). (2008). Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City. BenBella Books.

Packer, S., & Fredrick, D. R. (Eds.). (2020). Welcome to Arkham Asylum: Essays on Psychiatry and the Gotham City Institution. McFarland.

Pearson, R., & Uricchio, W. (Eds.). (2023). The many lives of the Batman: Critical approaches to a superhero and his media. Taylor & Francis.

Pearson, R., Uricchio, W., & Brooker, W. (Eds.). (2017). Many more lives of The Batman. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Picariello, D. K. (Ed.). (2019). Politics in Gotham: the Batman universe and political thought. Springer.

Pustz, M. (Ed.). (2012). Comic books and American cultural history: An anthology. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.

Romagnoli, A. S., & Pagnucci, G. S. (2013). Enter the superheroes: American values, culture, and the canon of superhero literature. Scarecrow Press.

Smith, M. J., & Duncan, R. (Eds.). (2012). Critical approaches to comics: Theories and methods. Routledge.

Smith, M. J., Brown, M., & Duncan, R. (Eds.). (2019). More critical approaches to comics: theories and methods. Routledge.

Weiner, R. G. (Ed.). (2009). Captain America and the struggle of the superhero: Critical essays. McFarland.

Weldon, G. (2017). The caped crusade: Batman and the rise of nerd culture. Simon and Schuster.

White, M. D. (2019). Batman and ethics. John Wiley & Sons.

Worcester, K., Heer, J., & Hatfield, C. (Eds.). (2013). The Superhero Reader. University Press of Mississippi.

articles Authers, B. (2012). What Had Been Many Became One: Continuity, the Common Law, and Crisis on Infinite Earths. Law Text Culture, 16, i.

Austin, S. (2015). Batman's female foes: the gender war in Gotham City. Journal of Popular Culture (Boston), 48(2), 285-295.

Avery, C. (2023). Paternalism, performative masculinity and the post-9/11 cowboy in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 12(1), 65-81.

Bainbridge, J. (2007). “This is the Authority. This Planet is Under Our Protection”—An Exegesis of Superheroes' Interrogations of Law. Law, Culture and the Humanities, 3(3), 455-476.

Best, M. (2005). Domesticity, homosociality, and male power in superhero comics of the 1950s. Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, 6(1).

Brienza, C. (2010). Producing comics culture: a sociological approach to the study of comics. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 1(2), 105-119.

Camp, L. D. (2017). ‘Time to ride the monster train’: multiplicity, the Midnighter and the threat to hegemonic superhero masculinity. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 8(5), 464-479.

Camp, L. D. (2018). "Be of Knightly Countenance": Masculine Violence and Managing Affect in Late Medieval Alliterative Poetry and Batman: Under The Red Hood (Doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina).

Cocca, C. (2014). Negotiating the third wave of feminism in Wonder Woman. PS: Political Science & Politics, 47(1), 98-103.

Coogan, P. (2018). Wonder Woman: superheroine, not superhero. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 9(6), 566-580.

Cohn, N., Hacımusaoğlu, I., & Klomberg, B. (2023). The framing of subjectivity: Point-of-view in a cross-cultural analysis of comics. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 14(3), 336-350.

Costello, M. J., & Worcester, K. (2014). The politics of the superhero: Introduction. PS: Political Science & Politics, 47(1), 85-89.

Crutcher, P. A. (2011). Complexity in the comic and graphic novel medium: Inquiry through bestselling Batman stories. The Journal of Popular Culture, 44(1), 53-72.

Curtis, N. (2013). Superheroes and the contradiction of sovereignty. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 4(2), 209-222.

Fennell, J. (2012). The aesthetics of supervillainy. Law Text Culture, 16, i.

Giddens, T. (2015). Natural law and vengeance: Jurisprudence on the streets of Gotham. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law-Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, 28(4), 765-785.

Guynes, S. (2019). Worlds Will Live, Worlds Will Die: Crisis on Infinite Earths and the Anxieties and Calamities of the Comic-Book Event. Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, 3(2), 171-190.

Hall, K. J., & Lucal, B. (1999). Tapping into parallel universes: Using superhero comic books in sociology courses. Teaching sociology, 27(1), 60-66.

Hatchell, R. (2023). ‘We prefer protégé’: The temporal function of sidekicks in Young Justice and Titans. The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 12(1), 83-97.

Jeong, S. H. (2020). Sovereign Agents of Mythical and (Pseudo-) Divine Violence. Walter Benjamin and Global Biopolitical Cinema. The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence, 4(2), 81-98.

Jimenez, P. (2021). Wonder Woman, Feminist Icon? Queer Icon? No, Love Icon. In Wonder Woman (pp. 23-36). Routledge.

Lang, R. (1990). Batman and Robin: A family romance. American imago, 47(3/4), 293-319.

Petrovic, P. (2016). Queer resistance, gender performance, and ‘coming out’of the panel borders in Greg Rucka and JH Williams III’s Batwoman: Elegy. In Superheroes and Identities (pp. 221-230). Routledge.

Philips, M. (2022). Violence in the American imaginary: Gender, race, and the politics of superheroes. American Political Science Review, 116(2), 470-483.

Pitkethly, C. (2016). The pursuit of identity in the face of paradox: indeterminacy, structure and repetition in Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. In Superheroes and Identities (pp. 87-94). Routledge.

Powell, T. (2023). ‘You’re a refugee, are you not?’‘Extraordinary bodies’, monstrous outsiders and US refugee policies in superhero comics. The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 12(1), 9-20.

Romero, L. G., & Dahlman, I. (2012). Justice framed: Law in comics and graphic novels. Law Text Culture, 16, vii.

Schott, G. (2010). From fan appropriation to industry re-appropriation: the sexual identity of comic superheroes. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 1(1), 17-29.

Sereni, E. (2020). "When I'm Bad, I'm Better": from early Villainesses to contemporary antiheroines in superhero comics.

Sharp, C. (2012). 'Riddle me this…? 'would the world need superheroes if the law could actually deliver justice'?. Law Text Culture, 16, 353-378.

Shyminsky, N. (2011). ‘‘Gay’’ Sidekicks: Queer Anxiety and the Narrative Straightening of the Superhero. Men and Masculinities, 14(3), 288-308.

Valentine, G. (2021). Empire of a wicked woman: Catwoman, royalty, and the making of a comics icon. In Wonder Woman (pp. 93-112). Routledge.

Weston, G. (2013). Superheroes and comic-book vigilantes versus real-life vigilantes: an anthropological answer to the Kick-Ass paradox. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 4(2), 223-234.

Whaley, D. E. (2011). Black cat got your tongue?: Catwoman, blackness, and the alchemy of postracialism. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 2(1), 3-23.

Wolf-Meyer, M. J. (2006). Batman and Robin in the nude, or class and its exceptions. Extrapolation (pre-2012), 47(2), 187.

York, C. (2000). All in the Family: Homophobia and Batman Comics in the 1950s. International Journal of Comic Art, 2(2), 100-110.

[arkipelagic]

a too-common misconception about the origins of filipinos is that we are all descended from the aeta. we are not. “aeta” refers to a specific ethnic group native to certain places in luzon such as zambales and pampanga, but is also commonly used as an umbrella term for several related ethnic groups across the philippine archipelago. they are identified by physical characteristics such as dark skin and very curly hair (leading to a false belief that they are descendants of black africans) as opposed to those of majority of the country who have lighter skin and hair that is either straight or of looser curl patterns (also falsely believed to be markers of the so-called malay race.)

the aeta are an ethnic minority; as of 2010, there were a documented <100,000 out of millions of filipino citizens identifying as such. it is clear majority of filipinos are not of aeta descent. so where does this myth that all filipinos “descend” from the aeta come from?

generations of miseducation has led the average filipino to believe that, out of the hundreds of ethnic groups native to the philippines, it is the aeta in particular who are the original people who came to the philippines prior to the advent of the austronesian expansion. in other words, filipinos view the aeta as a pure people who are remnants of the old world.

this is not true because:

DNA evidence from the luzon aeta, mamanwa ata, batak, & other similar peoples indicate ancestry from BOTH the earliest settlers of what is now the philippines (commonly referred to colloquially and in the literature as negritos but also sometimes as basal australasians and first sundaland peoples) and later migrants associated with the austronesian expansion.

all other native populations in the philippines save for igorot peoples also show admixture from both negrito/basal australasian/first sundaland peoples and later migrants, most significantly the austronesian speakers. what’s notable is the varying degrees of admixture among aetas and non-aetas.

two graphic charts showing the peopling of the philippines and genetic admixture in modern populations. taken from the study, “Multiple migrations to the Philippines during the last 50,000 years” (2021) by Maximillian Larena et al.

i think what has happened is that “aeta” has become synonymous with the earliest inhabitants of the philippines, the real name for these ancient peoples being unknown to us moderns. it is only the flawed tendency to view indigenous peoples as unchanging relics of the past that has led to the biggest mistake filipinos make when discussing our origins: that is, the constant misuse of the term “aeta” to mean “pureblooded original people” when in reality aeta peoples are also descended from later migrants. when people say filipinos are descended from the aeta, they really mean to say filipinos are descended from the first settlers.

aeta peoples are our contemporaries; they are not our living progenitors but their own people with their own languages, ancestral lands, cultures, and histories.

[h2-so-4]

AIT or Aryan Invasion Theory (debunked): A superior "race" of white, horse-riding Aryans invaded the areas of the inferior and primitive Indus Valley population, which included the Dravidians (but actually no one said that the IVC was a pure, dark-skinned Dravidian civilization so idk where that idea came from), and civilized them.

AMT or Aryan Migration Theory: A group of usually horse and chariot-riding nomads and pastoralists usually called the Aryans migrated from the Indo-Iranian region to India and mingled PEACEFULLY with the population of the late Indus Valley population (who were already highly advanced, as we know), by which time the IVC was beginning to collapse, possibly due to change of climate and rain patterns (still not sure yet), and hence the people were abandoning these settlements spreading across the subcontinent. These Indo-Aryans on arriving mixed with this population and shared their genetics, art and culture with each other, which led to the introduction of Sanskrit and Vedic culture in India.

To any leftist who keep regurgitating the former busted myth, please stop. You look stupid. And to any rightist who keep using AMT as AIT to debunk it, they're not the same. These two theories have a sky-ground difference.

The previous one makes Aryans look evil. That they were some high-level royalty who invaded India. But, in fact, they were regular people, regular migrants, just how every migration used to happen 3000-4000 years ago. Like I said, most of them were nomadic settlers.

Sure, later on, the varna system came into existence and this was the beginning of a hierarchical structure in India for the first time (since during the IVC there wasn't any sort of social hierarchy according to current sources). But who's to say it was ONLY the Aryans? Remember. They're NOT a race. They're a particular group of people. And by the time the varna system was introduced already a hell lotta intermixing had happened. Hence it wasn't JUST the Aryans (history and especially anthropological and genetic history is not that black and white LMFAO), because it was a term for 'noble', not some kinda "righteous clan" or something. Idk why people keep thinking of it as a race lol. I thought that was already debunked with the AIT.

As for the indigeneity of the Aryans, technically no one is indigenous. Many of the adivasi and non-adivasi tribes came AFTER the Indus Valley Civilization. So the "who came first" logic doesn't really work at all. (There might've been many that came before as well, who knows. Point is, again, it's all a migration salad at the end of the day)

adjective

indigenous��(adjective)

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native:

This is the Google definition of indigenous. If we take THIS into account, there would be SEVERAL groups of people involved, instead of just one, like the IVC people, a few of the oldest nomadic tribes, mixed Indo-Aryans, etc. But I'm not gonna call ANYONE indigenous, or not indigenous. Because guess what, none of the humans are really indigenous to any place apart from the African continent. Also the Aryan migration led to the rise of a LOT of genetic subgroups, which was a key factor in leading to the most confusing anthropological history of the Indian subcontinent. It has a fuck ton of genetic markers and groups and subgroups, it's wildly confusing and historians are still trying to figure out every kind of intermixing that has happened. So STOP fighting over who is indigenous or not LMAO. Because guess what, we can never truly assert the indigeneity of a migrant species such as humans. (Yes we do call Native Americans the indigenous people of Americas, or the aboriginals the indigenous people of Australia and the Australasian archipelago, but they were also migrants at some point of time. Now before anyone says I'm disregarding the indigeneity of these groups, I'm not. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't CARE who's indigenous and who's not, because unlike the case of Americas and the Australasian islands, Aryans didn't INVADE India. They were simply another set of migrants, JUST like the IVC people, who also came from the middle-eastern region, and JUST like the adivasi tribes, who migrated from mostly the African and Australasian regions, probably, not sure again.)

I'll link the genetic studies done below because they explain it all way better than I can (and these research papers may also correct some of the incorrect statements I might've unnoticeably or ignorantly made in my own paragraphs so yeah):

Hence, at the end of the day, idk why we're banging our heads on the walls over ONE SIMPLE MIGRATION, which was NOTHING DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER MIGRATION. Migrations happen ALL THE TIME. Get over it, BOTH the sides of the political wings, and live in harmony lmao. The Aryans and Dravidians AREN'T RACES. They were just certain groups of REGULAR ass people jeez.

History is a complex subject, and the more evidence we find, the more we would know about our past. I have literally nothing against any of the political wings, but I do want to keep the current theories (which are NOT synonymous to hypotheses btw) and facts straight. I'm once again not saying these facts will never change, because that's not how history works. Maybe in the future, we might find out something completely different about India's past. But remember, whenever we talk about our country's past, we should keep it unbiased, unopinionated, and definitely factual and objective, without including our own views (both political and personal) into it. Interpretations? Sure. But they should remain at ONLY interpretations at best, and only the solid evidences should be claimed as facts.

[spann-stann]

Setting Blurb: The Eurekan Khaganate

The origins of the Eurekan Khaganate began in the early 2700's, with the terraforming of Venus and the distribution of colonial claims once the planet became more habitable. A collection of mining families from the Australasian region of Viceroyalty Pan-Pacifica banded together to stake a landhold in what would become Aphrodite Terra, the landmass along Venus' equator. In the time it would take for Venus to transition to become more Earth-like, the Eurekan expedition (and other colonial ventures) would reside in a cluster of mothballed orbital habitats.

The Eurekans' stay in their temporary habitat took a turn during the Crystalline invasion of the Solar System in the early 2800's. Refugees and shattered military commands began to flock to the inner solar system as the war progressed to the 2830's, mostly to temporary housing habitats used by groups like the Eurekans. Desperate to win decisive battles to raise morale, the Imperial military chose to lure the aliens onto the surfaces of Earth, Venus, and Mars and draw them into a prolonged series of ground battles, allowing the Imperial Space Force to gather in force to cripple the aliens' space assets.

The Eurekans and their neighbors in Venus' orbit went from housing refugees to serving as a staging ground for the Imperial Land Force, watching what was intended to be their future home become a meatgrinder for alien invader and human defender alike. One Land Force command, Г Brigade, Mongolican Dragoon Division, spent the remainder of the Human-Crystalline war garrisoned with the Eurekans. The cultures of the Eurekan population and Г Brigade began to blend, with members of both groups testing in and out of the Worker and Soldier classes. By the end of the war in 2890, three distinct groups lived side by side: the Eurekans proper, the Soldiers of Г Brigade, and a new group descended from interbreeding between the former two.

Before the end of the 29th century, as the surface of Venus became safe for human habitation, what remained of the "pure" Eurekans opted to settle on the surface as intended. Due to their small population size they were eventually subsumed into another colony of Australasian descent. Г Brigade returned to their home in Viceroyalty Eurasia, and the third group opted to remain in their habitat of origin. Having inherited the mix-and-match of material culture and customs of their ancestors' cultures, this group were instated as the Eurekan Khaganate.

Harkening to the Eurasian half of their ancestry, the Khaganate became an itinerate populace, nomads traveling from planet to planet in their now-mobile habitat. The Eurekans spent the first few centuries of their history in the Asteroid belt, providing services as miners and soldiers, developing mining sites and defending them from pirates and non-Imperials. By the end of the Fourth Dynasty (and the chaos it entailed), the Khaganate enlarged into several sub-Khanates. The growing Khaganate acquired several more habitats to accommodate their growing population.

As the Fifth Dynasty consolidated its rule over the League, and interest of bringing more extrasolar settlements into the fold (or back in the fold), the leadership of the Khaganate discussed the future of the Eurekan people. The growing sub-Khanates began to develop cultures of their own, and each one had differing ideas on the future of the Khaganate. The four largest Khanates agreed to divide the assets of the greater Khaganate between them and go their separate ways.

The 'Roo Khanate - Primarily a Worker subdivision of the Khaganate before it dissolved, the 'Roos preserved and perfected the mining skills of their ancestors that migrated to Venus' orbit. Currently the 'Roos are en route to the Tau Ceti system, hoping to find and extract the untapped riches to be found there.

The Thylacine Khanate - One of the two martial Khanates, the Thylacines inherited some of Г Brigade's obsolete armored combat vehicles. This allowed the Thylacines to become tank specialists, with at least one battalion of tankers serving in the League's TRAPPIST expedition.

The Wolf Spider Khanate - The Wolf Spiders are the second martial Khanate, descended from the original Eurekan's security and light infantry forces. While the Thylacines contribute to the Imperial Land Force, the Wolf Spiders put their skills to use in the Support Service Force's Department of Security and the Space Force's Void Infantry.

The Wobbegong Khanate - Fishermen by trade, the Wobbegong's maintained an orbital habitat to raise and harvest various species of marine life. The Wobbegongs were invited to settle the waters of Europa.

[madamlaydebug]

“Arab traditions record that the Adites, sprung from the blood of Ham, were the first inhabitants of Yemen, Hadramaut, and the countries of Mahrah and Oman”

“This statement fully agrees with the 10th chapter of Genesis, in which we find a considerable portion of the descendants of Cush inhabiting this region, where also modern science has discovered unmistakable traces of the Cushites”

The sons of Cush are Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca…

“There can be no doubt as to the name Seba; all classical writers give it to the inhabitants of Yemen”

SOURCE;

(The student's manual of oriental history. A manual of the ancient history of the East to the commencement of the Median wars Volume 2; 1870)

“Now it is supposed by many people that Ethiopia was only the country of that name in Africa. But in Gen. ii. Ethiopia, or Cush, is said to be encompassed by one of the four rivers which branched off from each other at the site of the Garden of Eden, one of which was the Euphrates and another the Tigris”

“The Ethiopia there referred to must, therefore, have been in Asia, and as shown by the author of the article "Eden” in Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, included Arabia and also Susiana, or Chusistan, to the east of the Euphrates, which, as its name implies, was also the land of Cush”

“The names, "Havilah” and "Seba" two of the sons of Cush, and "Dedan," his grandson, were the names respectively of portions of Northern, Southern and Eastern Arabia implying therefore that Arabia was the first home of the Cushite race.”

“These ancient Cushites of the Arabian peninsula originally consisted of twelve tribes—Ad, Thamoud (probably so named after Thamus or Tammuz), Tasm, Djadis, Amlik (Amalek), Oumayim, Abil, Djourhoum, Wabar, Jasm, Antem and Hashem.”

“From this it would appear that the Amalekites who occupied the country to the extreme north of Arabia and the south of Palestine were of this race.”

“It would therefore appear that the Aribah or Adites, the ancient inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula, previous to the arrival of the Semitic Arabs, were the Cushite founders of the first Babylonian Empire; and that Arabia, lying midway between African and Asiatic -Ethiopia, was the first home of the Cushite race.”

SOURCE;

(John Garnier, “The Worship of the Dead, Or, The Origin and Nature of Pagan Idolatry and Its Bearing Upon the Early History of Egypt and Babylonia”; 1904)

“For some reason, the Cushites in Babylon, all at once swarmed out all over the earth”

“The historian Ridpath says, “We don’t know what caused the Hamites to leave Chaldea”

“The Bible account of the confusion of tongues gives a definite reason for the dispersion”

“Going east, these Cushite tribes overran the Semites in Elam, then continued on their eastern trek”

“Under the name of Dravidian they settled all along the coast of India and Ceylon”

“When pushed on by the later Aryans, they peopled the islands of the Pacific”

“A branch of these Cushites from Chaldea became the Mongols who peopled China and Japan and later crossed over into America and became American Indians”

SOURCE;

(Early Creationist Journals; 2021)

Haplogroup Q is the predominant Y-DNA haplogroup among modern Native Americans…

Haplogroup P is the direct paternal ancestor of haplogroup Q…

Haplogroup P is primarily found in indigenous populations of Melanesia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Oceania…

“The earliest South Americans tend to be more similar to present Australians, Melanesians, and Sub-Saharan Africans

SOURCE;

(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1317934/)

“The northeast Asian affinities of present-day Native Americans CONTRAST with a DISTINTIVE morphology seen in some of the EARLIEST American skeletons, which share traits with present-day Australasians (indigenous groups in Australia, Melanesia, and island Southeast Asia)

SOURCE;

(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982469/)

[archival-dodger]

My upcoming thesis readings: Intimacy, Violence and Activism: Gay and Lesbian Perspectives on Australasian History and Society eds. Graham Willett and Yorick Smaal; Australia’s Homosexual Histories, Gay and Lesbian Perspectives V eds. David L. Phillips and Graham Willett; Making the Australian Male: Middle-Class Masculinity 1870-1920 by Martin Crotty.

As with a lot of works on histories of sexuality and gender dating from the early 2000s to the 2010s, these works reflect both the more expansive use of the term ‘homosexual’ (in which trans subjects are encompassed by the term, albeit through dubious assumptions about the relationship between trans people and sexuality) and the relative absence of trans historians in academia*, leading to some spectacularly unnuanced approaches to reading historical gender(s).

*In the Australian context, this has been a complete absence until extremely recently.

[qnewsau]

Michelle Visage is now hosting Drag Race Down Under. It’s a milestone for cis women in drag

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/michelle-visage-is-now-hosting-drag-race-down-under-its-a-milestone-for-cis-women-in-drag/

Michelle Visage is now hosting Drag Race Down Under. It’s a milestone for cis women in drag

Drag Race Down Under is back for a fourth season, only this time something is different. The Australasian franchise is no longer helmed by the eponymous RuPaul.

Instead, this season the main judge and host is RuPaul’s long-term “best Judy” Michelle Visage, a woman from New Jersey who came to fame in the late 1980s as a member of dance-pop group Seduction.

Visage has worked as a panellist and judge on all US variations of Drag Race since 2011, and on the UK and “Down Under” (Australia-New Zealand) spinoffs.

On Down Under, Visage has now become the authority who determines who sashays and who stays in the fierce contest between ten queens.

This promotion has significance far beyond Visage’s own career. Importantly, it has prompted debate in drag communities that brings to light tensions across queer gender politics, and also reveals shifts in drag culture – for which Drag Race’s huge global popularity is largely responsible.

The mother of queens

On one hand, Visage’s elevation to host can be seen as a milestone for cisgender women in the world of drag, a culture long dominated by cisgender gay men such as RuPaul himself.

Along with the rising mainstream profile of drag over recent years, a growing number of cis women have identified and performed as drag queens (a category sometimes called “bioqueens”).

In 2021, UK Drag Race contestant Victoria Scone made headlines as the first cis woman to compete on a Drag Race franchise.

More recently, runaway pop sensation Chappell Roan – famous for elaborate costumes and makeup – has claimed the mantle of drag queen. Cis women have also performed as drag kings for decades, though “kinging” remains comparatively marginal and under-resourced.

Visage taking the reins is something categorically different: a position of power and authority within the drag world conferred by no less than RuPaul, the world’s preeminent drag artist.

It’s one thing for a cis woman to self-identify as a drag artist; it is quite another to be anointed as a drag gatekeeper by the individual who almost single-handedly brought this queer artform to the mainstream.

Although notoriously reluctant to allow trans women to compete in Drag Race, RuPaul has no qualms about extending queendom to Visage. In the foreword to Visage’s 2015 memoir The Diva Rules, RuPaul wrote Visage “knows the world of drag (she’s a drag queen herself)”.

Not so long ago, cisgender heterosexual women in gay culture were often dismissed as “fag hags”, a sometimes misogynistic (and also homophobic) label that reduced them to mere hangers-on.

Now, Visage is in the spotlight. The season’s blocking, editing, wardrobe and dialogue all position Visage as direct successor and equal to RuPaul.

There can be no doubt: on Drag Race Down Under, this cis woman is now the mother of all queens.

More than an ally

Since Visage was announced as host, Drag Race fandom has been alight with debate, with many concluding Visage lacks necessary credentials.

Online disputes among Drag Race fans flared on Reddit, asking if “they couldn’t find an Aussie?” and questioning whether Visage could legitimately be considered a drag queen herself.

Most conspicuously, Willam – a US Drag Race celebrity alum – was indignant “a drag ally is the host of a drag show”.

On the podcast Race Chaser, Willam said:

Why would you have someone who is not a drag queen hosting a drag show? […] It’s like someone who is coeliac hosting a baking competition.

But Willam seems to have missed some new developments, as well as certain histories, in drag culture.

Visage and RuPaul first met in New York’s ballroom scene, a subculture established in the mid-20th century by Black and Latinx queers, especially trans women (or “femme queens”) in response to racism in white-dominated drag spaces.

In ballroom, individuals are adopted into Houses, who then compete in categories such as “Vogue” (a dance style inspired by fashion modelling) or “Face” (a beauty category that focuses on the contestant’s face) at regular balls. Ballroom and drag are not synonymous, but ballroom has been a strong influence on contemporary drag culture and Drag Race.

Visage entered the ballroom world in the late 1980s, adopted into the House of Magnifique, becoming a top vogue dancer. As she said in her memoir, she was a “wild drag child”.

As a white, cisgender heterosexual woman, Visage was an outlier in ballroom but, nonetheless, the community became her “surrogate family”. During these years Visage created her drag persona. Born and raised as Michelle Shupack, she changed her named to Visage (French for “face”) after winning the Face category at many balls.

Drag and ballroom were once necessarily peripheral. They were spaces marginalised queer people carved out for themselves where they could celebrate, empower and compete, setting their own rules.

Yet, in the past decade, the global Drag Race phenomenon and social expansions of gender categories have changed how people engage with these previously underground subcultures.

All drag is valid

In this new drag-world order, Visage can ascend to a rightful place as a bona fide drag queen – a status she claims with “drag queen” tattooed on her upper thigh.

For Visage, all genders have equal claim to the artform:

I think that trans women do drag just like biological women do drag, just like trans men do drag […] all drag is valid, and all drag is welcome.

As the drag artist Michelle Visage, her name has become synonymous with a distinctive aesthetic: leopard print, exaggerated make-up, big hair, long nails and (until recently) artificial DD breasts – a high-camp nod to her New Jersey roots.

Michelle Visage’s elevation to Drag Race Down Under host is a milestone for cis women in drag. Stan

“This is my shield, my superhero costume,” Visage explains. “When I put on my makeup, my drag, I feel like I can take on the world.”

She may not yet have conquered the world, but this queen has certainly conquered Drag Race, forging a new frontier for cis women in drag culture.

Written by Yves Rees, Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University and Joanna McIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Swinburne University of Technology

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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Rena monrovia when you transport something by car

Rena Monrovia When You Transport Something By Car is more than just getting from one place to another; it's a trip through the heart of the country. Read on.  You should know the rules in Rena Monrovia before you use your car to move things. The city has rules about what kinds of things can be moved and how much they can weigh. For instance, if you need to move big or heavy things, you might need special permits or have to take certain roads so as not to cause traffic problems. If you know and follow these rules, you can avoid fines and make sure your journey goes smoothly. This blog will teach you about “Rena Monrovia When You Transport Something By Car”. Specs Detail Capacity High Speed Fast Efficiency Optimal Safety Secure Technology Advanced Comfort Superior Flexibility Adaptable Sustainability Green Service Premium Reliability Trusted Who is Rena monvoria? The Rena holds the unfortunate distinction of being the largest ship ever lost in New Zealand waters. Originally built in 1990 and named the Zim America, it had a gross registered tonnage of 37,209 tons and a deadweight of 47,000 tonnes, indicating its maximum carrying capacity. In comparison, the previous record for the largest vessel lost in New Zealand belonged to the Soviet cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov. This ship, which was 155 meters long and had a gross tonnage of 22,352 tons, sank on 16 February 1986 after striking rocks in Port Gore in the Marlborough Sounds while exiting Queen Charlotte Sound. The incident resulted in the death of one crew member, and, over the years, several recreational divers have lost their lives while exploring the wreck. Before Mikhail Lermontov, the largest ship lost in these waters was the Canadian Australasian Line's passenger liner Niagara. This vessel was sunk by a German-laid mine off the Mokohinau Islands on 19 June 1940. Thus, the Rena's sinking marked a new, somber record in New Zealand maritime history due to its significant size and capacity. Top Features Of Rena Monrovia When You Transport Something by Car Picking Out the Right Car Choosing the right car is very important for moving things. In Rena Monrovia, you can use different vehicles based on the size and type of the things you need to move. A regular car or SUV might be enough for small to medium-sized things. But a van or pickup truck might be better if you need to move bigger or heavier things. You should check the vehicle's load capacity to make sure it can safely take the things you want to move. Packing and Securing Things Goods must be properly packed and secured to keep them safe and avoid damage during transport. Use good packing supplies like bubble wrap, packing peanuts, and strong boxes to protect fragile items. Use straps or ropes to secure bigger items inside the car so they don't move around while it's being moved. This is very important in Rena Monrovia because the roads can be windy and there is a lot of traffic. Plan your route To get where you need to go quickly and without problems, you must plan your routes well. You can use GPS and mapping services to find the best ways to help you avoid construction zones and areas with a lot of traffic. Rena Monrovia can get crowded at certain times of the day, so planning your trip for those times isn't busy can save you time and stress. Also, knowing ahead of time about any road closures or detours can help you make necessary changes to your plan. Safety and Responsibility Getting the right insurance is very important when transporting fragile or valuable things. Make sure that your insurance covers the things that are being moved by calling your insurance company. In Rena Monrovia, some types of things may need extra insurance because they are valuable or dangerous. You can avoid losing money if there are accidents or damage during transportation by learning about the insurance standards and ensuring you have enough coverage. Use of Sustainable Methods Using environmentally friendly transportation methods is becoming increasingly important in today's world. In Rena Monrovia, where environmental awareness is growing, it is important to consider how your transport decisions affect the environment. To lower your carbon footprint, choose fuel-efficient cars, carpool when you can, and don't take as many trips as needed. Along with being good for the earth, these actions can save you money in the long run. Using cars to move people and things has become more popular because they can be used for various purposes. Regarding ease, cars are hard to beat, whether you're taking a family road trip or having packages delivered. Car transportation is necessary for domestic and business reasons because it can cover different terrains and fit various schedules. Additionally, improvements in car technology have made this mode of transportation much more efficient and easy to reach, allowing a wider range of people to use it. Packing Items for Transport Follow these helpful packing tips for securing fragile items and organizing for speed to make sure your move goes smoothly: How To Pick The Right Packaging? Choice of Materials: Depending on how fragile the item is, use strong boxes, bubble wrap, or foam blocks. Clear Labelling: Write how to handle the contents of the box on the label to avoid any misunderstanding. Fill Voids: To stop things from moving, fill empty places in containers. Write "Delicate" on things: Label the boxes with words like "Fragile" and "This Way Up" to show how to handle them. How To Keep Fragile Things Safe? How to Wrap: Use bubble wrap or packing peanuts to protect fragile things. Use the Right-Sized Boxes: Put fragile items in boxes with gaps to keep them from moving around. Label Very Well: Label boxes "fragile" and give clear directions on how to handle them. How To Set Things Up To Be Efficient? Sort Items: Put similar things together to make them easier to find and keep them from getting damaged. Use Strong Materials: Choose strong boxes and packing materials to save space and keep things safe. Tip: Keep fragile things away from heavy ones; if you need to, add extra padding. Label Clearly: Write on each box what's inside, where it's going, and how to handle it. Note: Remember that being organized lowers the chance of getting lost while moving. Learning from mistakes is important, as my clients did when they had to move things around and got lost for hours. Don't make the same mistake again; organize before you move! Future of Rena Monrovia When You Transport Something By Car Rena Monrovia is likely to have a big influence on Monrovia's car traffic in the future. The company seeks to transform urban transportation by constantly investing in cutting-edge technologies, giving environmental practices top priority, and pledging innovation. Their forward-looking approach promises to mold the future of car transportation, improving its efficiency, sustainability, customer focus, and economy. Pros Cons Efficient Costly Reliable Limited Eco-friendly Customizable Innovative In conclusion Rena Monrovia When You Transport Something By Car is a forerunner in the ever-changing field of car transport, transforming the sector by employing creativity and dedication to consumer pleasure. Rena Monrovia is a shining example of transit quality from its rich past to contemporary issues. Their uniqueness stems from their commitment to sustainable living, tailored services, and effective crisis management. Rena Monrovia is leaving a legacy in the sector by embracing technology and community involvement, transforming the future of vehicle transport in Monrovia. FAQs Rena Monrovia provides what vehicle transportation services? Rena Monrovia offers a broad spectrum of car transportation services, including: Personal car movement; logistics and delivery options Transport choices tailored for unique events Children's friendly and easily available means of mobility environmentally friendly mode of transportation How can Rena Monrovia guarantee carry goods' safety? Rena Monrovia guarantees the security of the goods by: We use sophisticated monitoring and tracking devices with certified and seasoned drivers Offering premium methods and materials for packaging. Providing complete choices for insurance. Routinely maintaining and checking automobiles What should I do if there is an emergency during transportation? Should an emergency strike during travel, Rena Monrovia has: A clearly designed crisis reaction strategy Representatives in customer service are accessible Twenty-four-hour Specialised response teams ready to manage several situations proactive approaches to keeping clients updated Policies implemented to guarantee the security and safety of every transported commodity or service Read the full article

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Happy belated #WorldTreeKangarooDay! Tree-kangaroos are aboreal Australasian macropod marsupials, genus Dendrolagus with 14 species - all listed on the IUCN Red List.

Top: Plates 26 + 27 in John Gould's A Monograph of the Macropodidae, or Family of Kangaroos (1841-2) Bottom: Plates 49 + 50 in Gould's The Mammals of Australia (1863)

Left: Ursine Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) Right: Grizzled Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus)

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New Post has been published on https://sydneyentclinic.com/richard-harvey/2024/05/03/facial-plastic-surgeons-are-otolaryngologists/

Facial Plastic Surgeons are otolaryngologists

Our society has been advocating for the regulatory body in Australia (AHPRA) to recognize the inherent training of all otolaryngologists in facial plastic surgery. In fact, otolaryngologists are one of, if not the main, providers of facial plastic surgical care to the Australian Community. However, in response to the complaints of a minority of plastics surgeons,  we assume under some false sense of turf-protection, AHPRA has interpreted the national law in a way that prevents otolaryngologists accurately advertising their skills and training. Otolaryngologists are proud of their unique training and even when they make their primary specialist training clear and unambiguous, AHPRA still has issue with us using the term “facial plastic surgeon’.

This is personal for me, as I often need to reconstruct the nose, teeth, upper jaw, face and forehead as part of my work to remove tumours and reconstruct noses. But closer still, I had a brother-in-law who struggled to see the right specialists due to the inability of otolaryngologists to clearly advertise their training. My brother’s general practitioner was also equally confused. This story was reported on February 7th, 2024 in a publication “Strict rules leave patients confused” from the Australian press: https://apple.news/ABUS6ztxDRzC8FJHUm17itQ

  Otolaryngologists are ‘facial plastic surgeons’ and need to ensure that the Australia public know that when they seek expertise and training from a surgeon skilled in this area, then otolaryngologists should be identifiable.

My colleagues published an outstanding history of facial plastic surgeons in the AJO recently and can be downloaded here.

  Otolaryngologists (OHNS) have “as good” or better understanding of head,neck and facial anatomy than any other speciality group

  There are no other speciality groups that cover the knowledge, anatomy, understanding of disorders and the surgical management of conditions of the Head, Neck and Face as OHNS.

  There are 8 modules in the OHNS curriculum, 3 deal with Universal professional skills, patient management & social determinants of health.  All the 5 surgical modules are focused on Head, Neck and Face.

  Otolaryngologists are one of main contributors to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery societies around the world

International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS) is an organization that represents and supports facial plastic surgeon societies around the globe

Key to certification is: Have earned prior certification by the National Examining Body in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery or Plastic Surgery.

Facial Plastic Surgery is nationally and internationally recognised, and a well-defined training path,  as a surgical specialty in its own right (https://www.abfprs.org/, https://eafps.org/ , http://www.iffpss.org/) and encompasses many international societies, not limited to:

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

ASEAN Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

Canadian Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Colombian Society of Facial Plastic Surgery and Rhinology

Ecuadorian Society of Rhinology and Facial Surgery

European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

Facial Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery (India) FRCS(I)

Pan Asia Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Taiwan Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The Brazilian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

The Korean Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The Mexican Society of Rhinology and Facial Surgery

Venezuelan Society of Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery

  Otolaryngologists are one of the main contributors to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery research

  Of the list from Google Scholar on all “plastic” journals includes 3 of the top 20 dedicated to facial plastics and the majority of these by OHNS authors . OHNS contributing significantly  to two others.  Note this list includes everything including maxillofacial, ophthalmic and dermatology, thus the ‘facial plastic surgery’ by OHNS weighting is very large:

  Publication h5-index 1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 63 81 2. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 48 66 3. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 46 64 4. Plastic and Reconstructive surgery. Global Open 42 56 5. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 41 50 6. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 38 48 7. Dermatologic Surgery 37 49 8. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 34 47 9. Annals of Plastic Surgery 34 44 10. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 30 43 11. Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 30 43 12. JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery 29 40 13. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 28 33 14. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics 27 37 15. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal 27 32 16. Microsurgery 25 38 17. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 25 35 18. Facial Plastic Surgery 23 34 19. Journal of cosmetic and laser therapy 23 33 20. Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery 22 40

  There is cross speciality collaboration as general plastic surgeons invite otolaryngologists to speak and provide education at their meetings about facial plastic and reconstructive surgery

  https://aestheticplasticsurgeons.org.au/event/2019-asap-conference/ (Jacono)

https://www.plasticsurgeryhub.com/blogs/asaps-conference-australasian-society-of-aesthetic-plastic-surgeons-annual-conference/ (Davis)

https://www.surgeryforfacialaesthetics.com.au (Jacono) again in 2024

  NSW public hospitals recognize plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head/neck and face as part of the “core” scope of practice for otolaryngologists:

  Model Scope of Clinical Practice – Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

  Core training includes: “plastic and reconstructive surgery of the nose, face and ears along with the skin of the head and neck”

  https://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/files/attachments/final_model_socp_for_otolaryngology_1.1_-_26_sep_2023_0.pdf

  The father of modern day facial plastic surgery is Sir Howard Gillies – an otolaryngologist from New Zealand

  The Australia Society of Plastics Surgeons list him as such in their book(1):

“Outstanding among surgeons who honed their skills at that time was Harold Delf Gillies, an ear nose and throat surgeon originally from New Zealand, who would eventually become known as ‘the father of plastic surgery’.

This is why the field of “facial plastic surgery” is entrenched in otolaryngology both in Australia and internationally.

  Sir Howard Gilles, the recognised father of facial plastic surgery and the subsequent discipline of plastic surgery, was an otolaryngologist

  Sir Howard Gilles, is the recognised father of facial plastic surgery and his understudy Benajamin Rank established contemporary Australian Plastics Surgery as its own discipline.(2)

  The otolaryngology surgery curriculum is dedicated to surgery of the head/neck and face

  All 5 surgical competencies of the ONHS curriculum deal with surgery of the head/neck and face. In the OHNS curriculum,  one section is entiurely dedicated to “Facial Plastic (and reconstructive) Surgery” but all sections have plastic and reconstructive components to their subjects.

  Plastic surgeons attend events by otolaryngologists to learn about facial plastic surgery

  Plastics surgeons are one of the main groups of attendees that register for the AAFPS events:

https://www.aafps.com.au/education/

In North America and Europe, Plastics and Otolaryngologists work together to provide the education, trained and care in facial plastic surgery.

Other examples of different surgical groups working together include “Spine Surgeons” who have contributions  from both orthopaedic and neurosurgical trained surgeons. Another example is “Hand Surgeons” who come from both plastics and orthopaedic training background.

Otolaryngologists see plastic surgeons and maxillo-facial surgeons as collaborators in the provision of care to the Australian community and not as competitors. This collaboration is what will provide outstanding care to the Australian public.

  The American college of surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons England and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons recognise that otolaryngologists are trained in facial plastic surgery

  For the American College of Surgeons: “Head and neck oncology and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery are also fundamental areas of expertise for the otolaryngologist.”

(https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/education/online-guide-to-choosing-a-surgical-residency/guide-to-choosing-a-surgical-residency-for-medical-students/faqs/specialties/#:~:text=The%20American%20College%20of%20Surgeons,surgery%2C%20otorhinolaryngology%2C%20pediatric%20surgery%2C)

For the Royal College of Surgeons England: “ENT surgeons also deal with cancers in this region of the body. Many will undertake plastic and reconstructive work on the face”

https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/careers-in-surgery/trainees/foundation-and-core-trainees/surgical-specialties/

Royal Australasia College of Surgeons – have multiple statements including the attached media release : “Facial cosmetic surgical procedures are also a component of surgical training in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery (Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS)).” (https://www.surgeons.org/News/media-releases/College-of-Surgeons-welcomes-review-of-cosmetic-surgery)

And RACS media statements about poorly trained ‘cosmetic practitioners’ usually includes plastics and OHNS equally represented (https://www.surgeons.org/en/News/media-releases/Media-statement-from-RACS-and-specialty-societies-on-cosmetic-surgery)

Figure below: The structure of surgical training and societies in Australia (the specialist societies (ASPS and ASOHNS are responsible for training):

      Beasley M. Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons 1971-2021. Hornsby, Australia: Ice Cold Publishing; 2022.

Solish MJ, Roller JM, Zhong T. Sir Harold Gillies: The Modern Father of Plastic Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023;152(1):203e-4e.

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Fwd: Postdoc: CSIRO_Canberra.HistoricalViralGenomics

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Events 7.28 (after 1900)

1911 – The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began as the SY Aurora departed London. 1914 – In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I. 1915 – The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti. 1917 – The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans. 1932 – U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. 1935 – First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 1938 – Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. 1939 – The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered. 1942 – World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. 1945 – A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26. 1957 – Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992. 1960 – The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. 1962 – Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students. 1965 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. 1973 – Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. 1974 – Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. 1976 – The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. 1984 – Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles. 1996 – The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. 2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. 2002 – Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. 2002 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. 2005 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. 2010 – Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. 2011 – While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. 2017 – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. 2018 – Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.