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What’s more, Gaga’s lyrics (particularly the “dick/dick” rhyme) effectively validate everything Ortenberg wrote in his WWD letter Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York Exclusive: Peaceful Pill Handbook was ordered by a 73-year-old Victorian woman who was told it was ‘prohibited absolutely’ Australian Border Force has seized and destroyed copies of a book that provides information on euthanasia and assisted suicide to the elderly and the seriously ill The Peaceful Pill Handbook, written by euthanasia advocate and former doctor, Philip Nitschke, is published in Holland but copies have been seized on arrival in Australia. Read morePeople who have ordered the book receive instead a note from the Border Force which reads: “Customs prohibits importation of documents relating to suicide .. The importation of a device designed or customised to be used by a person to commit suicide is prohibited absolutely.” Zola Ortenburg, 73, from Victoria, said she was furious to receive the note in her letterbox after ordering the book earlier this year, describing it as “censorship”. “My reaction was at first, ‘this is a joke’,” she said. “But then I got very cross as I should be able to read what I want to and make my own choices. My husband and I are in very good health and have no inclination to act on the materials in any way. But I want more information for the future and I should be able to access information about all sides of the argument so I can make up my own mind.” She added that magazines on display at newsagencies often contained material some would find offensive, but that those people had a choice whether to read it or not. Ortenburg believed Border Force time would be better spent seizing guns and illicit drugs. Her husband, Tom Ortenburg, 78, added: “If they ban this book then they should ban the Bible as well, because it has a lot of killing in it. Read moreBorder Force has been contacted for comment Zola Ortenburg has written to the attorney general to express her concern at the book being banned “Talking about this with my husband he reminded me that Adolf Hitler ordered books should be destroyed in 1933,” the letter states “How far away are from this happening in Australia “Does this mean that Australian Border Force has an oversupply of staff or perhaps should they be better utilised in stopping the ever increasing importation of drugs and there ingredients not to mention the guns and everything to do with them.” The Peaceful Pill Handbook was first published in 2006 Nitschke said this was the first time he was aware of the book being seized and prevented from entering the country “The vast majority of Peaceful Pill book sales are online We only keep a print versions because of the large but decreasing group of elderly who don’t want to use the internet,” Nitschke said “These seizures are a new and worrying development and I’m taken aback by yet another attempt by the federal government to interfere with the choices and decisions of elderly Australians The heavy handed use of censorship to restrict access to the Peaceful Pill Handbook now the world’s best selling manual on accessing a peaceful death shows how fragile any notion of free speech is in this country “Australia is the only country in the world that is trying to restrict access to this book.” He said mail directed towards the voluntary euthanasia organisation he founded was also being opened before it reached the Australian office “Meanwhile raids continue against Exit members who have imported drugs [to assist in suicide]; three in Australia “Always reference is made to ‘acting on information provided by Interpol’.” a Victorian woman whose 26-year-old son Lucas took his own life in 2012 said the book should be stopped from coming into Australia “In the five months he spent on the forum they praised him every step of the way “I’m shocked that anyone could just shrug this book off It’s not just elderly that have access to this book Parts of the book detail which methods are the most ‘peaceful’ and it’s all mapped out for them “There is no screening as to who can access this book Nitschke notoriously burned his medical registration and ended his career as a doctor in a public act of defiance against the Medical Board of Australia last year so that he would be able to continue running workshops for the over-50s about how to die peacefully and promote voluntary euthanasia The board had told Nitschke that if he continued to advocate for assisted suicide, he would be deregistered as a medical practitioner Accepting those conditions and continuing to work as a doctor would have made his position as head of Exit International untenable The board’s decision followed a long-running investigation into Nitschke’s conduct as a doctor and his involvement in the suicide of a non-terminally ill man who ended his life at the age of 45 after reading the Peaceful Pill Handbook The Australian mental health commissioner and psychiatrist said Nitschke’s view that anyone should be able to make a rational decision to end their own life regardless of their age or health status was a dangerous one He believes Nitshcke has taken the voluntary euthanasia debate too far I doubt the banning of books achieves much,” he said “There are legitimate issues about the end of life and we do need to have a discussion about these issues for those in intractable pain and with a severely impaired quality life and terminal conditions “But the debate in Australia has been complicated by Nitschke’s behaviour and his comments that it’s possible for most people to be able to make a decision to end their own life Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co.KG https://www.micro-epsilon.com Micro-Epsilon offers a worldwide unique range of high-precision displacement sensors Laser triangulation sensors with IO-Link interface For use in vacuum with 90° beam path for more compact design With air purge and cooling function for harsh industrial environments For the highest requirements on measurement precision For measurements on ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic materials with high accuracy Measuring wider ranges with high accuracy For measurements in applications up to 800 °C For mobile, non-destructive paint and coating thickness measurements on CFRP More flexibility with new measuring ranges of 6 and 8 mm Provides flexible cable lengths up to 15m for automation, machine building and robotics Enable measurement without contact with the target High precision in continuous operation Based on the ratio measuring principle Micro-Epsilon scanCONTROL laser profile sensors (scanners) are among the highest performing profile sensors in the world with respect to accuracy and measuring rate Provides automatic hot and cold spot detection The models can now operate at a measurement frequency of up to 30 kHz Enables high precision gap measurements Enables precise measurement of distance, displacement and position Micro Epsilon's thermoIMAGER TIM series is ideal for OEM applications Designed for metal sheet infeed measurements Allows a thermographic macro shooting To Measure the Bearing Gap in Wind Turbines For production processes and control ConfocalDT IFS2404-2 from Micro-Epsilon enables precise thickness measurements of transparent materials To recognise, detect and measure the temperature on a surface Micro-Epsilon offers modern sensor technology allied with high speed and maximum precision for "spectra-cular" measurements The high precision sensors recognize any color whether it is for painting technology, automation systems, medical packaging, quality control, surface-labelling, and printing technology tasks For displacement, distance and position Microscope Lens from Micro-Epsilon Enables Cameras to Macro Shooting of Individual Components Based on a Spatial Resolution of up to 28µm Measure displacement of blade cut depth Micro-Epsilon has launched a new position sensor with non-contact potentiometer that offers 8 times longer service life Wind turbines require 24/7 monitoring to avoid lightning, defective rotor blades or tower movements. 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Josh Matlow said during a TTC board meeting Wednesday afternoon Called Between Stations: The Connection Series, TTC officials described the campaign online as “a place for chance encounters and spontaneous moments and we’re leaning into that: helping Torontonians find real connections in our new social series.” In four videos several younger adults are featured on a streetcar moving on the streets of Toronto “Welcome to Between Stations where we connect real Torontonians off dating apps and in person on the TTC Let’s see if there’s a spark,” a narrator said at the beginning of a Valentine’s Day video A second video entitled City of Love was also focused on romance while the third and fourth instalments entitled Streetcar Social and BFF Express respectively were focused on people looking to make new friends they connect” along with the TTC’s Instagram handle were installed at stations as well as on subway trains As of Wednesday afternoon, the four videos had more than 3,300 views on the transit agency’s YouTube account. The videos were also posted on the TTC Instagram account A review of the comments left on video posts showed many positive comments left in response as some called the segments “cute” while others said they “love(d)” the videos Some shared concerns about safety while others wondered about focusing on this type of campaign amid ongoing operational issues “… the last thing any of us want is to be approached by strange men looking for love when we’re just trying to mind our own business and get places It’s a place where we’re constantly calculating our safety,” Chloe Bow Bow told CityNews many women “have had pretty negative interactions with maybe unwanted conversations with men on the TTC.” “I’ve received a lot of support from women in the community and also women outside of Toronto “We’re looking for safe and accessible transportation.” It’s a message Matlow reiterated at the board meeting “I’ve heard from many women that they feel generally unsafe on the TTC certainly (at) different times of the day and night and they certainly don’t want random men approaching them,” he said a former councillor and TTC chair who is now the agency’s chief strategy and customer experience officer said the aim of Between Stations and other campaigns is part of an effort to show the TTC is more “hospitable” and to change the perception of the system “I know there’s an urgency to increase our ridership to enhance our brand,” he told board members in response to Matlow’s comments “In no way at all (is it) encouraging people to approach people in the TTC but certainly a response to speak to a very different demographic in a different language and tone and on a different platform and one that’s actually received really good response.” the TTC’s head of marketing and customer experience said they wanted to convey “moments of friendship chance encounters.” She added the campaign was inspired by real-life stories where people made different types of connections on the TTC “We’ve had about 350,000 views with about an 87 per cent positive sentiment reading across the series,” Ortenburg said She went on to describe how TTC staff framed the Between Stations campaign after an “abundance” of research on Gen-Z residents (people born between 1997 and 2012) “The Gen-Z market is our growth opportunity for ridership on the TTC,” Ortenburg said “So after some very extensive research that we conducted from last summer through to last fall and research that we did generally about the Canadian experience and the lived experience of Gen-Z living in cities the idea came up for this series to talk about what it’s like to be a Gen-Z living in the city of Toronto and finding meaningful connections “As we position the TTC as the thread that makes living in the community possible we took that opportunity to speak to Gen-Z in a way that they want to be reached — which is through digital and social media They average about five hours a day on social media.” The comments sparked a rebuttal from Matlow later on in the meeting “What I hear in general from the public is that they want us to focus on our priorities especially we’ve got to when we’ve got a cash-strapped transit system We are struggling to keep it affordable,” he said “Even though I know it’s not the intention women don’t want random guys coming up to them and I think we need to reconsider whether we want to continue doing this “When I hear that we’re doing focus groups on Gen-Zers to find out if they love this stuff or not it sends a message to a lot of people like why are we spending money on stuff like that when we are struggling to keep the whole system maintained?” Matlow encouraged a change of focus when it comes to social media “We will succeed when people feel like we are succeeding and the best thing we can do if we’re going to use a social media campaign is to focus on people’s priorities reflect those priorities and demonstrate that we are addressing them directly,” he said Colle said the posters are set to be removed from circulation as the campaign comes to an end Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform Monday is calling for rain and thunderstorms Stella Acquisto has the long-range forecast listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices The daughter of Noble Park sports legend Maurice Kirby has spoken out against draft plans to demolish a velodrome named in his honour Gayle George told Star News the family was not consulted by Greater Dandenong Council which had proposed to remove the Parkfield Reserve cycling track for a shared cycling path “The first I heard of it was when I was recently messaged on Facebook Her larger-than-life father Mr Kirby ran a cycling shop in Noble Park was a sports caller and set up the enormously popular Pedals Club for hundreds of children in the 1950s He had a heart of gold,” Ms George said Tom Ortenburg was one of many children that benefited from Mr Kirby’s kindness and passion for cycling “Where are the facilities for riding A place where you can ride around and teach the children in a safe environment “People are riding bikes more and more And we’re taking facilities away.” cyclists are opposing the notion that the Maurice Kirby Velodrome is ‘disused’ though no formal cycling club is based there says he trains at the track because it is a safer alternative for riding fast than on roads or bike paths A Strava app lists the venue with the best times of up to 19 riders who train at Greater Dandenong’s only velodrome “Sometimes I reach speeds of up to 50km/h You can’t do that on bike paths where there are joggers “You need infrastructure to provide for cycling as a sport.” Cycling Victoria chief executive Paul Jane said the velodrome was “an important community asset that has not been maintained to an acceptable standard” He said there was a widespread fear of riding bikes – 93 per cent of the population according to a state transport study – that could be overcome by safe places like velodromes “Places like the Noble Park Velodrome provide and are free on any other conflicting users that you may find of an off road trail.” Acting city planning director Ben Jackson told a 13 August council meeting that the velodrome was at the end of its life and would require significant works to comply with current standards He said there would be a move to recognise Mr Kirby at the site Engineering services director Julie Reid told Star News that a draft masterplan was created last year through “extensive” community consultation “No final decision has been made in relation to this reserve,” Ms Reid said “Council has recently sought community feedback on the draft masterplan and is reviewing this feedback at the moment.” “We see every seat in the bar as an opportunity to have a new and exciting experience as they celebrate the cocktail bar’s 10th birthday (a little belatedly) this year The Gertrude Street stalwart is not only remembered Bartenders want to recreate the experience There are memories of staff reciting historical cocktail recipes like poetry – or psychoanalysing a guest and matching them with a cocktail like some boozy Freud Milestone birthdays in the Elk Room scored by boisterous jazz bands First dates that became lifelong partnerships spurred by little more than alcoholic alchemy and perfectly dim lighting Zara and Michael Madrusan | Photography: Pete Dillon The Everleigh opened on July 4, 2011 but its story starts nearly a decade before – in 2003 Michael was working in New York City and he became enamoured of a 24-seat speak-easy-style bar called Milk & Honey “It was like nothing I’d ever seen,” he tells Broadsheet “It was the first opportunity I had to be transported in time when entering a venue A Spot at the Bar opens with a tribute to Petraske While you might not remember drinking cocktails in the early 2000s the delightful service and the speak-easy atmosphere were yet to surge to the levels we see today “Sasha was known for using fresh juice,” says Michael the concept of fresh citrus going into cocktails was considered a luxury.” The importance of Milk & Honey can’t be understated and Michael knows he owes Petraske for nudging him towards fate “There were only a handful of these bars that would go on to change the drinking world,” Michael says “To know that I was there at the beginning Photography: Courtesy of the Everleigh / Parker Blain Opening the EvMichael’s start at Milk & Honey founded a lineage that would lead to the Everleigh With Petraske’s blessing to open a bar in Melbourne Michael’s mother took out a mortgage on her home to help open the Gertrude Street space but it’s not a memory shared by those on the other side of the bar Michael: It came to a point about three years in. [Petraske] came to Milk & Honey one night and said, “I’ve got my funding organised for [Attaboy co-founder] Sam Ross for his venue “I think we should do something on the Upper West Side” We opened the Everleigh with a very strict, stern, Milk & Honey-style approach to the service which One of the great things we got to see pretty early on was that the service style wasn’t right for the area Alastair Walker (staffer 2011–2015): The first year was a hard grind in terms of getting people through the door which was very trying for Michael considering he decided to do things on his own Pat Nourse (then Gourmet Traveller deputy editor now Melbourne Food & Wine Festival creative director): One of the remarkable things about it is the way it felt entirely part of the fabric of the city the day the doors opened like it had been there forever and was just waiting for us all to discover it It’s like that dream you have where you find a new room in the house you’ve always lived in – only with better drinks Kym Ortenburg (Gertrude Street Projection Festival co-founder very early days and it was a bar like no other in Fitzroy – and probably not in Melbourne The music was ’20s music and they hand-wrote all the bills Show-stealing serviceCocktails are only one part of the Everleigh’s success – it’s an all-encompassing experience The hospitality is immaculate and personable the atmosphere at once private and sociable the service was already hitting its stride Zara: I’d never seen hospitality be a dance … They were moving around each other incredibly well there was this complete unity around what they were doing so I saw hospitality and theatre as being one thing that was all bound up together I saw this space in the Everleigh and I was like Nourse: The thing about Zara and Michael and their team is they know that – a bit like Lance Armstrong’s whole “it’s not about the bike” thing – it’s not about the drinks but at a truly excellent bar like the Everleigh great drinks aren’t the end of the conversation Walker: The person that’s serving you – you feel looked after by them They’re genuinely interested in your choice of drink and engaged in your time And that’s why not having a menu to talk through with people was fantastic because you’re kind of forcing that conversation Classic cocktails done consummatelyAttention to detail defines the Everleigh Michael is as well-read as any cocktail authority is a dialogue between guests and staff to figure out what they’ll be drinking from history’s back catalogue New staff would have to learn five drinks a night so that you would constantly build the repertoire because of the “bartender’s choice” function You really did want to have something new to offer somebody on their second or third or fourth trip Zara: There’s no room for trends and evolution it’s learning a body of 2000-plus classic drinks that have been set in stone and just getting better and better and more refined and efficient at creating those Walker: One thing that always stood out for us was the attention to detail – treating ice like an ingredient If you’re not looking at these very small things you can often produce an average drink or an over-diluted drink The number of times we talk about dilution or temperature is just outrageous every day behind the scenes Ortenburg: There’s a massive artwork that goes up over the Atherton towers [on Gertrude Street] The projector for that one goes in the building next door to the Everleigh I went up there in the very early days of the festival … and there was the sound of a chainsaw I went in and one of the barmen was chainsawing this massive block of ice in the coolroom Happy Everleigh afterPart of the Everleigh’s allure is in the relationships formed around it lifelong friendships – cocktail bars are designed to be the backdrop to our most precious moments The service that founded the Everleigh has had a ripple effect on the lives of many who went through it and there are plenty of other relationships that blossomed thanks to the Ev Megan Everleigh (she and partner Ryan changed their last name to Everleigh; they had their first date there): I can’t imagine a better setting for a first date The staff were making signature cocktails for everyone so you have your beautiful table service and the charming staff who come over and say “Tell me about the sort of thing you’d like to drink tonight and we can make you up a special cocktail,” which immediately gives you something you can talk about on a date that’s not just “How many siblings do you have?” One of us could change to the other person’s family name or both of us could legally change our names You don’t want to have to explain your name every time you meet someone but if they ask you’d like there to be some sort of significance to it “What about Everleigh?” – which is where we had our first date Walker (married co-worker Heather Garland): We were just workmates and then towards the end of the first year Michael went away for four weeks to go back to New York If you imagine everything that could go wrong So Heather and I spent a lot of time together I was warned beforehand not to get into it with the staff Ortenburg: Last year there were really bad storms in the Yarra Valley so we didn’t have power for two weeks … We heard a van drive up our driveway and we thought “That’s really weird – no one should be here the town’s dead.” And there was the lovely Meg “Michael and Zara have sent me – here is a care package.” They’d sent up ice and cocktails and charcuterie and cheese and a little candle And Michael had written on the card: “We know you don’t have power Michael and Zara are determined to keep moving forward There’s some talk of a second Everleigh location outside of Victoria while a potential rooftop extension to the Gertrude Street OG has also been mooted the influential duo will take this anniversary to reflect then continue their own pursuit of excellence “One thing we talk about a lot – and are determined not to do as we hit these kinds of milestones – is resting on our laurels being aware of what we’re good at and assuming that’s how it will always be,” says Zara “This is motivation to do the things we do really well theeverleigh.com Bakeries and Restaurants That Opened or Closed in April 32 of the Hottest Dishes and Drinks in Melbourne Right Now Menu Reveal: Five Things To Order at Junda Khoo’s Ho Liao First Look: Filipino Pop-Up Palay Moves to Fitzroy for Good