Dreamer Easy

Commentary on the successful LHC switch-on here and here. irritant01 informs me that, sadly, an RSS feed is not available for the latter. btw, anyone got any idea what a "deSitter space transition" is?

Never mind the strangelets, have some Torchwood SPOILERS in the form of creepy as hell footage of location filming.

Meanwhile back in reality - specifically, in my other home turf, Montgomery County MD - transgender civil rights are safe with the failure of a dodgy petition.

And in Australian news: Homeless will get a place to call their own: "Common Ground Sydney... is looking for a site suitable to be turned into units for about 100 chronically homeless people and some low-paid workers. It aims to improve on what homeless people are usually offered in Australia - a few nights in a crisis shelter, "transitional" housing or a berth on a housing department waiting list. Some people alternate from park bench to night refuge for years. They cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars in services that assist them but do not end their homelessness."

Mercy Ministries complained to the Press Council about the SMH's expose, but their complaint was dismissed.

"Bible literacy is slipping and not just among atheists."

ETA: Australian women working in casual or contract jobs are up to 10 times more likely to be sexually harassed. "... the findings were part of a growing body of evidence that "precarious employment" was linked to a variety of adverse working conditions, and to poorer mental and physical health for the workers."

I know you'll all be amazed by Mercy Ministries' attitude to lesbianism, with young women resident in their program not just prohibited from changing in front of each other, but from touching each other in any way, or telling each other why they're in the program. Women who become friends are made to sign "separation contracts". Of course, there's more to this than homophobia: it leaves the victims totally reliant on the program for emotional support.

Gloria Jean's funds Mercy Ministries to the tune of $150,000-$170,000 a year, plus donations from customers.

Complex ties link Mercy Ministries to Hillsong and Gloria Jean's. Despite the expose, Gloria Jean's will continue to financially support Mercy Ministries, although other sponsors have quickly cut their ties.

Centrelink and the Australian Medical Association investigate.

More victims come forward.