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The SECP has fast-tracked the adoption of Shariah standards to bring about harmonization and standardization in the business practices of Islamic financial institutions. The SECP has notified seven more Shariah standards of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI).
The freshly notified AAOIFI standards are:
- Shariah Standard No. 21 – Financial Papers (Shares & Bonds),
- Shariah Standard No. 27- Indices,
- Shariah Standard No. 30 – Monetization (Tawarruq),
- Shariah Standard No. 44 – Obtaining and Deploying Liquidity,
- Shariah Standard No. 45 – Protection of Capital and Investments,
- Shariah Standard No. 46 – Al-Wakalah Bi Al-Istithmar (Investment Agency),
- Shariah Standard No. 53- Arboun (Earnest Money).
The SECP has been highly proactive in playing its role towards Islamization of the economy. It has endeavored to replicate the best international practices in the Islamic financial services in Pakistan. In order to bring about harmonization and standardization in the business practices of Islamic financial institutions, the SECP has been gradually adopting accounting and Shariah standards issued by the AAOIFI as benchmark for Islamic financial services industry.
SECP Proposes Tax Exemptions to Boost Investment in Pakistan
The SECP had earlier notified three Islamic financial accounting standards for adoption: IFAS 1-Morabahah, IFAS 2- Ijarah, and IFAS 3- Profit and Loss Sharing on Deposits in 2005, 2007 and 2013, respectively. While it notified earlier seven Shariah standards of AAOIFI: Shariah Standard No. 3- Default in Payment by a Debtor, Shariah Standard No. 8-Murabahah to the Purchase Orderer, Shariah Standard No. 9- Ijarah and Ijarah Muntahia Bittamleek; and Shariah Standard No. 13- Mudarabah in January 2016. Moreover, Shariah Standard No. 17 – Investment Sukuk, Shariah Standard No. 18- Possession (Qabd) and Shariah Standard No. 23 – Agency and the Act of an un-commissioned agent (Fodooli) were notified in February 2018.
Keeping in view the significance of the standards in the Islamic financial services market of Pakistan, the SECP has fast-tracked adoption of more and more standards, the SECP's Shariah Advisory Board on April 5, 2018, approved the adoption of aforementioned seven additional Shariah standards. Consequently, the Commission, approved publication of the draft Shariah standards for public consultation. The public has been invited to provide their comments within 14 days.


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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provides monthly updates of labour force data, but what do these numbers mean and how are they interpreted? Previous posts have provided background information on the Labour Force Survey and on employment figures. This post focuses on the key unemployment numbers and rates.
What are the key unemployment figures?
Headline figures released by the ABS include the number of unemployed people and the unemployment rate. Unemployment data is available by age, sex and regions, as well as other characteristics. The ABS also publishes a long-term unemployment rate (i.e. unemployed for 52 weeks or longer), duration of unemployment (including medians), unemployment ratio and estimates of people seeking full-time or part-time work.
Who is considered unemployed?
Through the Labour Force Survey, the ABS collects information on whether a person is employed or not. If a person is not employed, they are asked about their job seeking behaviour in the four weeks prior to the survey. To be classified as unemployed, a person must have undertaken particular steps, considered to be 'active search'. For example, looking through a newspaper is seen as insufficient to gain a job, but ringing about a job advertisement would be an 'active' step. For more information see the Library's publication, Unemployment statistics: a quick guide.
Not all job seekers are 'unemployed', who else is there?
In terms of the labour force framework, there are some people who could not be classified as unemployed as they did not meet the criteria in some way. To the outside observer, these people display very similar characteristics to the unemployed. For example, someone who has expressed a willingness to work, is available to start work, but is not taking any active steps to find work is not unemployed. Another example is someone who wants to work, has taken active steps to find work, but is not available to start work within the required timeframe (of the definition). These people are described by the ABS as 'marginally attached' and technically, they are outside of the labour force.
There are also people labelled as 'discouraged job seekers', who like the aforementioned groups do not meet the criteria for unemployed, but their reasons for not actively seeking work relate to some labour market condition (e.g. not enough jobs available).
How is the unemployment rate calculated?
The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people expressed as a proportion of the labour force (the labour force being the sum of employed plus unemployed). The rate tells you what part of the labour force has the potential to work, in comparison to all those who are actively working and looking for work; it seeks to identify available capacity.
The ABS generally publishes the rate for people aged 15 years and over. However, it is sometimes published for a narrower age range to represent part of the group of unemployed. For example, the youth unemployment rate usually refers to people aged 15 to 24 years. The Department of Jobs and Small Business provides the 'youth unemployment rate' by regions on the dashboard of their Labour Market Information Portal (see 'ABS Labour Force Regions – SA4 data').
What does change look like?
Generally, the change in the level of unemployment (i.e. number of people) is measured in thousands (increase or decrease) and the unemployment rate is measured in percentage points. The ABS provides estimates of monthly and annual change in the 'Key figures' segment of the Labour Force release (cat. no. 6202.0).
How do these figures line up with job seekers on Newstart?
The group of people counted as unemployed in the Labour Force Survey is not the same as to those who receive Government allowances, such as Newstart. Recipients of Newstart are subject to different criteria to determine their status as a job seeker. They are subject to age restrictions, asset/income tests and, in most cases, activity rules. A major difference is that people receiving Newstart may be working temporarily (for a short spell) or for a small number of hours per week. In the Labour Force Survey, undertaking any work of one hour or more would mean a person is classified as employed, rather than unemployed. Newstart recipients may also undertake education or training to meet their activity requirements. In the Labour Force Survey, people who are studying full-time and therefore not actively looking for work (nor available to work), would be considered outside of the labour force. More information is available from the Department of Social Services publication, Labour market and related payments: monthly profile.
How are job vacancies measured?
There are various sources of counts of available jobs. The Parliamentary Library publishes the ANZ series of monthly job advertisements in the Monthly Statistical Bulletin (see section 1.6). The ABS publishes estimates of available private and public sector jobs in Job Vacancies (cat. no. 6354.0). The Department of Jobs and Small Business publish a monthly Internet Vacancy Index, through their Vacancy Report. The Department also produce a more detailed annual publication, Australian Jobs, which includes future estimates of jobs by location, industry and occupation.
What about potential vacancies?
Business surveys are used to measure confidence in the Australian labour market. They feature a number of indicators to assist in analysing future expansion (or contraction) of the labour market. The NAB publishes a quarterly business survey and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) publishes the Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends. The RBA paper, 'Indicators of Labour Demand' (Bulletin, Sep Qtr 2013), provides useful background and comparisons for most of the listed measures.
For more information
Clients of the Parliamentary Library can request assistance to interpret ABS statistics, navigate the ABS website or find relevant ABS surveys and products by contacting the Statistics and Mapping Section via Library Enquiries.
Previous related posts… the Labour Force Survey and Employment
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The World Has Changed, So We Change the Way We Create
Guest Post by Anna Davalos, Owner, Alejo Media
If you haven't already realized, we are officially a video-centric world. The pandemic didn't make this so, it just accelerated what we video producers have known. Video reaches the world.
Of course, before Covid we did everything in person – we filmed you, we interviewed you, we invited you in to sit with our editors as we worked on your project.. But just because it's tougher to do this now doesn't mean we can't create beautiful videos just for you!
To name a few:
Graphics! Motion and animated graphics are a great way to illustrate exactly what you want. These 3-D images come alive to create your vision, especially the "what ifs". If you can imagine it, we can create it with graphics.
The images you envision may already exist! In stock footage. We pros often turn to stock images when we can't film ourselves. This can be a great option when filming in person just can't be done. It's professional, can be very high resolution, and help fill in gaps in projects. We also have the option of previewing these images before buying them. So you don't have to pay for images you don't want.
Maybe we can't film your employees on their computers. But you can. User Generated Content (or UGC) is all over YouTube. And while you aren't a professional videographer, our team can give you tips on how to film what we need. We can give you the audio equipment and our editors can give it that very professional finished look and sound. We will walk you through the filming process. Given this pandemic the public wants to see authenticity. We are all in this together. And employees helping their companies succeed is very authentic. It will give your clients a sense of inclusiveness.
Let's talk photos. A good editor can create miracles with a beautiful still photo; make them move, sparkle, even rain. With creativity, artists posing as editors and powerful software photos take on new life.
Life is different now, the way we create has to be different too. And it can be just as impactful, creative and unique as you.
About the Author
Anna Davalos is an award-winning video producer. She started her career as a television news producer and has traveled the globe covering everything from politics to the Olympics to climate change.
Her true love (besides her family) is storytelling. Everywhere she goes Anna learns something new, and she brings that experience to your project, to create unique, one of a kind video just for you!
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The Ultimate Guide to Making Tough Business Decisions
The business world can be as cruel as the animal kingdom. And if you've been around long enough, you undoubtedly know that making tough decisions in the office is inevitable at some point. However, there are steps you can take to alleviate the stress of a difficult call –– no matter how intimidating it might seem at first.
Recognize the Unknown
A good leader is not only knowledgeable in their field –– they're able to understand that they don't know everything. When faced with a difficult decision, it can be tempting to clam up and isolate yourself. Don't do this. When you're facing a problem you're unfamiliar with, reach out to those who understand it more. For example: say you need to familiarize yourself with immigration laws more thoroughly to develop a modern hiring strategy. In this instance you might want to consult with an h1b lawyer to further understand the issue. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness; it's just the opposite.
Walk Away from the Problem
Literally, take a walk and collect yourself. The movement will be good for you (in more ways than one) and take you out of your usual surroundings. Making difficult decisions relies on being able to see multiple aspects to a situation. So make sure that you don't just sit in the same physical space the entire time. Consider the issue over a long stretch of time and in various places. It'll help in the long run.
How Bad Could it Get?
Things could get real hairy if you're not careful handling a tough decision. That's why it's imperative to consider the worst-case scenarios of a given option. If one path has a bevy of potentially detrimental consequences and a small chance of success, you need to take that into consideration. There's nothing wrong with being a pessimist, sometimes.
Put Emotion Back Into It
You've probably heard the phrase, "take your emotions out of the decision." It seems like sage advice. Considering a problem with an objective, disinterested viewpoint should yield the best result. Right? Well, not always. Chances are, if a decision looks good on paper, but doesn't sit well with your gut or your heart, there's something fundamentally wrong with it. That's not to say you should fly by the seat of your pants and make choices based solely on intuition; however, no matter what you ultimately decide, you have to be able to live with the decision you make. Ensure it doesn't go against your sensibilities even if it makes sense financially.


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From watching reality cooking shows to Instagramming our every meal, Australia's obsession with food isn't going anywhere soon.
How will the prospect readers discover your blog? Which channels should you use for the promotion of your content? Smart and consistent distribution can help you attract a wider audience. Moreover, it's always a good idea to think outside the box and experiment with new content types, formats, or even distribution channels. I picked this up during a free Kindle promotion and, as I type this review, I see the Kindle version has reverted back to $2.99: I would save your money and look for other resources. Your blog should have a primary color, a shade of grey, and a call to action color.
I am a newbie blogger and First time i made really short blog posts. They never make good position in google and never made me any traffic. Then i realized long blog posts is better than short blog posts. Next I wrote long blog posts and they give me traffic from search engines. You said 100{c81abff750b31a745e7406f92aff545fdc30f538cbd79fe2dec0c3b3fca011f6} correct. Really great empowering tips. I personally found the best one to tidy up your space (something i do absolutely not often enough but when i feel so much better). Again, I'm not saying that you should be a prolific writer to create captivating content.
Once you learn how to create a blog on Blogger you can create more than a blog in order to reach multiple audiences. But the idea here still remains, you will need to interact with the audience. The community will grow more and more as you put out content, so make sure that you always interact with the audience. Try every traffic source for a month or two. Then, focus on another one and so on. That's how your site traffic will grow in less than a year. Matthew — Thanks for this. I've been blogging for about nine years, although only seriously for about six. A career journalist, I bring a lot of that discipline to it and fully understand your point about traveling differently" than a straight leisure trip, but it's still fun.
Also I must say I'm pretty impressed with your Audience Overview – those numbers are really mind blowing. Thank you for this article, really useful. I don't see something else to add. As I'm a new blogger, I really enjoy reading posts like this one. I am going to bookmark this article and going to recommend to fellow bloggers if they ask any related query. And don't worry if others have answered it on the forum. Your blog will likely have different readers. While you shouldn't plagiarize, you can certainly use their post as a jumping off point.


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Marketing, is the promotion and selling of a product or services which includes market research and advertising, but it is not just about or advertising your product or services to the general public, it also includes winning customers from another end to your own end and. With the advent of internet, online marketing has been a very useful strategy for businesses to promote their products and increase the visibility of their brands. Online marketing activities are diverse and they cover all areas of the media and sharing information to get the attention of people. One of the prominent areas of digital marketing is content marketing.
Content marketing is a type of marketing that deals with the creation and distribution of real, valuable, relevant and important online material to attract the attention or get the audience not only to get their attention but to have on a regular basis in a bid to attain an ultimate customer relationship and a profitable business brand. The type of content you share or create is in relation with what you sell or about to sell, you are basically trying to get the attention of customers to educate, like, and trust you to do business with you. There are a lot of things put in place for content marketing such as common terms, strategy, activities, and importance. Social media is a necessary part of content marketing.
Content marketing can now be rightly called the "king of marketing". This is because everyone is looking out for content. The 21st century has come with the ease of searching for information. The customer just needs to go online, get to a search engine platform and slot in what he or she needs, the result page displays websites that have content relevant to the search query. This has expanded the borders of marketing. The customer of the 21st century is spoilt for choice. Hence, you must do more than just advertise your brand, you must provide regular and relevant information that will keep the customer hooked to your brand.
Brands churn out beautifully crafted and valuable content. This is what keeps your target customers hooked. If you want to people to loyal customers, the trick is simple. You must begin to give them relevant and timely content. This will make them see your brand as a Solution Provider, giving relevant information that they need about your field/industry. As times goes, they will come to perceive you as an authority in your field and always want to buy from you.
Content is beyond writing articles. It is a combination of tools, well planned and scheduled in order to bring out the best. You might want to run a very big online marketing campaign, but your brand is plagued with the littlest money available. You're at a loss. You don't even know where to start up from.
Important Things to Know About Content Marketing
Search engine
A search engine is a system designed for easy search of information on the internet. The search results are brought about by varied result also called search engine result pages (SERPs). Starting a website that would be one of the top links found on a search engine results page is another marketing way of marketing goods and products. Search Engines work effectively with content marketing. The customers search for valuable information with their query, and if your site has relevant content, it brings it up on the result page. If a customer is in search of goods, services or needs an answer or solution to an issue, he or she would just enter the phrase or keyword and check for the results, it is very common that the customer would basically just look at the first few websites that come up. Business and brands have then decided to make it a point of duty to make sure their website rank high on the results pages. They optimize their website in a way that they use keywords and phrases to boost their search engine ranking and drive massive traffic on their websites.
Types of content
Content is everywhere; content is not only text. Going by the content marketing definition, content is anything that can be uploaded online to bring about views and traffic for the website. There are a lot of type of contents such as sales content, product content, generated content, event content, marketing and campaign content, advertising content etc. The most commonly used type of content is blogs posts. Examples of other types of content include eBooks, surveys, podcasts, infographics, memes, videos, memes and many others. The right use of any type of content will be depending on the business type, goals, aims and particular customer. Creating relevant content is really important when you are trying to get the attention of an audience to your website.
Content calendar
Content Calendar is specifically about having a schedule that determines what type of content goes up online and on what platform. This comes in handy, as content marketing could get bogus many-a-times. Hence, there is a need to be organized and structured. This way, the marketer can follow a timetable which helps show how things should be done.


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Sit less, move often, move more was the message from Dr. Nico Pronk (HealthPartners) at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences Symposium Thursday (June 5). He showed research evidence that providing sit-stand desks in his company was followed by reduced sitting time and reduced low back pain in employees. More than one speaker recommended standing and walking for a few minutes following sitting for an hour (or even after you sit for less time). 'Sitting is the new smoking' was mentioned by more than one speaker, suggesting that prolonged sitting had serious negative health consequences.
Dr. Saurabh Thosar (Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences) followed with evidence that people who report prolonged sitting time die earlier … this is even true of individuals who are highly physically active. Consequences of sitting for as short a time as an hour are reduced blood flow in the thighs and increased blood pressure. Dr. Jennifer Hess warned that stretching and fitness was not a substitute for ergonomics. She focused on balance and muscle symmetry. For example, a worker returning too soon from an injury can lead to avoiding use of a muscle that was not fully recovered and this can then lead to asymmetric postures that produce to further injuries. Shown below are Dr. Hess, Dr. Pronk and Dr. Thosar responding to a question from the audience. Occupational Health Sciences Director Dr. Steve Shea is on the right, coordinating the Q&A period.
Speakers provided examples of healthy exercise programs and addressed the need to provide exercise options appropriate for different cultural groups to have effective programs. Below, Occupational Health Sciences Senior Research Associate Dede Montgomery introduces Kadalyst Wellness Director/Partner Kerwynn Prinzing (standing at lectern) who described an activity program that had changed her life. A webcast of all the presentations with much more detail including data supporting the results described above will be available at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences Health & Safety Training web page under Outreach and Education, by mid-June.


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Shortly after the Presidential election in November 2016, the Washington Office of the American Library Association issued a press release indicating that the association was "ready to work with President-elect Trump." Almost immediately after it was released, ALA members took to social media to voice their frustrations with the statement, organizing around the hashtag #NotMyALA. You can review the tweets for yourself, but the general sentiment was that a number of Trump's statements and positions were grossly misaligned with ALA's core values, and if our organization was going to support the White House, we'd just as soon quit ALA than be complicit with this administration.
To their credit, ALA heard those frustrations and took action. Within a couple of weeks they rescinded the press release and then-ALA President Julie Todaro issued a message to members along with a supplementary Q & A document. I know that at least a few people opted to leave the association after those events, but I appreciated that the ALA administration responded to member concerns and did something about it.
This past fall, after waffling for a few weeks, I opted to renew my ALA membership. I've stayed active in the association, and continue to value what I've learned from other members, so I wasn't quite ready to let it go. Still, for me, #NotMyALA brought to light how the ALA Washington Office operates independently from the larger ALA organization. (Rory Litwin wrote a blog explaining aspects of its governance that I found helpful during that very confusing time in 2016.) And in the statements from Todaro and other members of the ALA administration, I got the sense that things would change–that there would be more interaction between ALA members and the lobbyists representing libraries in D.C.
Evidently that didn't happen.
Last week the Washington Office announced that the 2018 recipients of the James Madison Award were two members of Congress: Mike Quigley and Darrell Issa. The subsequent reaction on Twitter was again swift, with several library workers expressing their frustration with the selection of Issa, who, among other things, opposes Net Neutrality. This led to ALA President Jim Neal tweeting that the selection was not made by a member committee, and that he was recommending that the Washington Office consult with ALA members in the future. The Washington Office then updated their press release to state that they had consulted ALA members in the home states of these Congressmen.
Somehow, we're here again, with our lobbying office expressing support for a politician whose views often run counter to the mission of libraries as expressed in our Code of Ethics. I can only assume that we'll see the timeline play out in a similar fashion, with the award either being rescinded, or a new awards committee formed, followed by a statement that "No, ALA doesn't think we should abolish sanctuary states."
But the thing I've really been wondering is this: Who is in charge of our professional association? I've been a dues-paying member of ALA for a decade now, but it's not clear to me who at ALA can I call to protest this award? Who can I call to tell them to stop using the phrase "fake news" on our promotional materials? Or making light of college student food insecurity? Who can I call to tell them that Melvil Dewey's racist face shouldn't be attached to a podcast? Seriously, who is in charge? Because the last two ALA Presidents have had to walk back actions from the Washington Office, so I'm guessing this goes beyond who we elect to represent us.
Which brings me to the other issue roiling ALA: the search for a new Executive Director, and the debate over whether this person should have a library degree. Lots of people have weighed in on this, and I (clearly) don't understand the inner workings of the association enough to offer a strong public opinion as our members vote on the matter. That caveat stated, here's what I'm thinking…
The Washington Office didn't do anything wrong. The charge on their website makes it quite clear that their job is to "represent libraries on Capitol Hill." They lobby for money and policies that benefit libraries (especially funding IMLS), which I acknowledge has to involve working with members of both major parties in Congress, as well as the White House. Recognizing a prominent Republican like Issa with an award is probably a good move, in that it shows pragmatism in the face of the current political reality.
I know a lot of librarians will likely disagree with that assessment, and are furious with Issa receiving this award. A number of people expressing their frustration on Twitter made reference to "librarianship's values." Thing is, the Washington Office doesn't work for librarians, it works for libraries. I understand I'm wading into a synecdochic swamp here, but I think there's a distinction to be made. The Washington Office, and the Executive Director who will oversee it, are charged with representing libraries, not librarians. Sometimes our values as librarians and the needs of our libraries are in alignment, but as this year's Madison Award demonstrates, sometimes they're not.
And right now we're debating whether or not the Executive Director should be a librarian. I fully recognize that an MLIS degree does not automatically imbue someone with a deep commitment to patron privacy and intellectual freedom and desire to be open and inclusive. Likewise, there are leaders in our profession doing excellent work who don't have a library degree. (There are several examples, but right now I'll point to MIT Library Director and generally excellent person Chris Bourg.)
But in the discussions around what credentials or experience the next ALA Executive Director should have, I've read or heard comments along the lines of "We just need someone with strong leadership experience, who cares if they have a degree?" And while I mostly agree with that sentiment, I wince when I think about what's happened to administration in higher education, where retired politicians with no teaching or research experience have been named university presidents.
Would we be okay with that within ALA? Should we seek out a three term Senator or a Governor who just hit their term limit to run our organization? They'd probably do a better job of getting IMLS funded in the next Federal Budget, but I'm not sure they would be prepared to tell law enforcement "no" when they come asking for circ records. But as ALA is structured right now, their job is only that first part. In other words, "Yeah, treating people with dignity and calling out appalling behavior is a nice idea, but we're going to need some money from the administration, so let's not antagonize the Justice Department right now."
I don't care that much about the degree requirement for the Executive Director. But I do care about having a professional association that represents the professionals first and the institutions that employ us second. I want to know that the people who are in charge believe at least some of the same things that I do. The last week has reminded me that we still don't have that.


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tower of circlesby Douglas Messerli
Aeschylus Prometheus Bound (translated into English by Joel Agee) / the production I saw was on the evening of September 3, 2013 at The Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa, directed by Travis Preston and performed with the help of the CalArts Center for New Performance.
Generally attributed to Aeschylus, and the first of what was probably a trilogy (Promethus Bound, Prometheus Unbound, and Prometheus Firebearer) Prometheus Bound is one of the earliest of Western works for theater, and has been highly influential in Western thought since its creation. Yet, it is also a play filled with difficulties, particularly for our own time. Like Wagner's Norse and German-inspired mythologies, Prometheus Bound is filled with sometimes arcane information and the complexly interlinking relationships between Greek gods and the humans the gods have encountered. For the contemporary English-language playgoer, the play's intensive reliance on a Greek female chorus who chant our their condemnations, sympathies, and prayers for the great Titan, can sound, at times, almost comical, their shrill, wailing chants spinning out into almost meaningless orisons. And what can a contemporary director do to stimulate an audience who for more than an hour are bombarded by the voice of one being, telling his story, sharing his suffering, and predicting his and other's futures, while all the time chained at the edge of a desolate cliff? How even to explain Prometheus' brief encounters with various messengers of Zeus—Hermes, Kratos, Okeanos, and Hephaistos—and the almost inexplicable, stumbling in of Io, who Zeus' wife Hera has turned into a cow, tormenting her with a magic stinging insects—even though she may later father Prometheus' eventual savior Heracles? Just as in long stretches of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, in Aeschylus' work there is often not much going on in terms of action.
And finally, the very fact that this work is only the first of three parts, makes for a sense of this first being a fragmentary episode. Although Prometheus foretells his and also our futures, we can never be certain that he really does have the ability to see what he claims to, and others throughout the work scold him for not simply suffering in quietude to ameliorate the wrath of Zeus.
But it is just that Prometheus can and does speak, that he refuses silence and denies Zeus' unfair punishment for helping mankind survive, in particular, stealing for them the power of fire, that we do care for this Titan, that we comprehend him, as Ralph Waldo Emerson described Prometheus, as "the Jesus of the old mythology"—again reminding us of Wagner's Brünnhilde, who also was punished for intruding herself upon mankind, and, like Prometheus, was punished to remain in isolation, in her case surrounded by a ring of fire, for a seeming eternity before she is freed. If, at the center of this sometimes static work, lay radical ideas about the fight against tyranny, positing in Prometheus a hero willing to help the human race and ultimately end the reign of the gods, how can a director steer a course to successfully get to that point?
Fortunately, seasoned director Travis Preston has saved his hero from shouting out his lines from linear rock, raising him to a vertical circularity that equates him more with Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. Simultaneously speaking from his towering heights, the Prometheus of this production remains a Titan, while also suggesting a Christ upon the cross. He is, in short, one of us, and something beyond us, willing to suffer the eagles' daily clawing and swallowing of his liver, in order to deny Zeus any pleasure in his punishment. Within the very stage set (the construction by Efrem Delgadillo, Jr.) we see both a continuity of time, a circle within the larger circle, the smaller bringing our hero through his daily sufferings, and the larger, a circle of community, a symbol of Prometheus' embracement of the human race.
The chorus, appropriately, not only speaks to him, but crawls up to join him in their shared sufferings. If there is sometimes something almost comical about their efforts, so too are any mortals' efforts to communicate with the gods.
Of course, even this striking visualization of Prometheus' position would mean nothing if Preston had not found an actor who might be able to live up to the position in which he has put him. Ron Cephas Jones not only has the taut, skin-and-bones body that encapsulates the Titan's suffering, but his basso voice booms out his thespian skills quite brilliantly—in near perfect opposition for what I previously described as the chorus' more soprano efforts. Bound for the entire play, unable to move by himself, he nonetheless seems almost in control of the busy choreography (by Mira Kingsley) of the chorus, sometimes wrestling with each, and other times circling in a round dance that might almost remind one of Stravinsky's pagan ritual in Rite of Spring.
And finally, the music (by Vinny Golia and Ellen Reid), heavy on percussion, creates through its jazz intonations a sense of tortured coolness that reiterates the extremes of Prometheus' emotional outpourings.
If at moments all these elements—direction, acting, choreography, and music—momentarily slide into a kind of repetitiveness or even stasis that might make us fear that the difficulties of this tragic work might have, after all, won out—overall there is enough excitement in this production that the plays' revelations brilliantly dominate. And even though the work ends, predictably, in utter despair, we can believe that one day the eagle will be shot, the Titan rescued, mankind freed from the caprices of the gods: Prometheus not only unbound but redeemed.
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We had a "champagne moment" this afternoon as WBBSA announced the Senior World Championship to be held later this year...
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The first World Seniors Championship for 19 years will be staged next season, featuring some of snooker's best known faces.
Seven world champions - Steve Davis, John Parrott, Ken Doherty, Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Joe Johnson and Peter Ebdon - as well as Jimmy White will be seeded through to the final stages of the over 40s event in November.
A qualifying competition next month is set to include Tony Drago, Mike Hallett, Darren Morgan, David Taylor, Nigel Bond, Dave Harold, Tony Knowles and Joe Swail.
Cliff Wilson beat Eddie Charlton 5-4 in the final of the 1991 World Seniors Championship.
There have been other seniors events since but this is the first to carry the World Championship title and will carry prize money of £50,000.
Johnson, one of the co-organisers, said: "I have been working very hard to pull this concept together and I am glad that with World Snooker's help we are making it a reality.
"I cannot wait to get out on the floor and battle it out with my old friends and adversaries. Snooker fans have been crying out for this type of event and I am sure that we will do our best to put on an entertaining Championship."
The qualifiers will be held at Cue Gardens, Bradford from May 28-30.
The televised final stages will be held at Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford from November 5-7.
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CUBAN BASEBALL STRUCTURE (Before 2008)
The Cuban Baseball Structure can be divided in two eras, before and after 1959. Before 1959, Cuba had a professional winter league. Anyone interested in this era can access the following link courtesy of Cesar Lopez of Cuban ball: cubanball.com
After 1959, Cuban baseball structure, number of teams and their names, has changed several times. The current structure has the Cuban National League and the Cuban Super League.
The two most important leagues in Cuba are the National League and the Super League.
The National League
It starts on November and ends in April. It consists of 90 games. All teams play each other. There are 16 teams.
The first places in each groups advance to the playoff. The two teams with the best records advances to the playoffs too. So you may have one group having 3 teams in the playoffs and one group having just one. The team with the best record plays the team with the worst record among the two non first place teams. Ex: In the 44 Cuban National Series, Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers was the only team from Group 1 that advanced to the playoff. In Group 2, Industriales Lions, Havana Cowboys and Santi Spiritus Roosters advanced.
Winners play for the league championship. The winner of each league plays for the Cuban crown. Current champion 44 national league 2004-05: Las Avispas de Santiago de Cuba (Wasps), Second place: Los Vaqueros de la Havana (Cowboys).
The National league is divided in two: West and East
West League:
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Group 3
Group 4
Cuban Super League
Runs from April to May after the National league. The Super league only has 4 teams: Occidentales (Westeners), Havana, Centrales (Centrals) and Orientales (Easteners). It consists of 30 games. Players from this league are eligible for "The Cuban National team".
Occidentales gets players from Isla de La Juventud Grapefruit Croppers, Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers and Matanza Cocodriles.
Havana gets players from Industriales Lions, Havana Cowboys and Metropolitanos Warriors.
Centrales gets players from Cienfuegos Shrimps, Villa Clara Orange Growers, Camaguey Ceramists, Santi Spiritus Roosters and Ciego de Avila Tigers.
Orientales gets their players from Las Tunas Magicians, Gramma Sorrels, Santiago de Cuba Wasps, Holguin Hounds and Guantanamo Indians.
Other Leagues
All teams are represented in the junior categories with one team. Every category has a national tournament. The following are the different categories in Cuban baseball:
Category 9-10 years old
Every province in Cuba has their own championship tournament before the start of The National League.
Developmental League:
Runs after the Provincial leagues and before the National League. It is where young prospects polish their skills. Cuba has 14 provinces and one municipality. Havana, the capital, has two teams. Therefore, there are 16 teams. Players from this league don't have too much of a chance to make the roster from their respective province. This league ends at the beginning on November.
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September 15th 2010
Japan Finally Intervenes in Forex Markets
After months of speculation, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has finally intervened in the currency markets. As the plummeted towards a fresh low against the Dollar, the BOJ swiftly entered the market, driving the Yen up 2% instantly. On the day, it finished 3% higher against the Dollar.
Over the last few weeks, Japan had been inching slowly towards intervention. [In fact, I was prepared to write a post yesterday about intervention being imminent, but that is neither here nor there…] The Finance Minister, Governors of the Central Bank, Members of Parliament, and even the Prime Minister himself had started to become increasingly vocal about the Yen's un-halting rise, and the need to control it. It had already touched a 15-year high, and was only 4% away from it's all-time low. With rhetorical intervention and its easy monetary policy failing to sway investors, the Bank of Japan sold an estimated $20 Billion worth of Yen on the open market.
By no coincidence, the intervention was carried out only one day after a Parliamentary vote to see whether Naoto Kan would be replaced as Prime Minister. Having defeated Ichiro Ozawa and survived the challenge, Kan evidently was determined to make good on his promise to rescue the economy from the brink of another downturn. (Only a few days earlier, he admitted, "We're conducting various talks, so other countries won't say negative things when Japan acts. We're studying now various scenarios, examining possible responses from markets when we take a decisive measure.")
Reaction to the intervention has been mixed. On the one hand, the fact that the BOJ waited so long before stepping in is evidence that this measure was taken out of desperation. According to Billionaire investor George Soros, "Japan was right to act to bring down the value of the yen. 'Certainly, they are hurting because the currency is too strong so I think they are right to intervene.' " Politicians and policymakers, on the other hand, were not so kind. One US Senator called the move "disturbing" and Jeane-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB, said it was "not…appropriate."
From these snippets, then, it's clear that the intervention is being conducted unilaterally and lacks any support from other Central Banks. Thus, if the BOJ is to continue selling the Yen, it will do so alone and perhaps even under the open contempt of other Central Banks. At the same time, it appears to have some credibility with investors, who may back off the Yen for the time being. That's because the BOJ is trying to make owning the Yen as unattractive as possible, by driving down interest rates and attempting to spur inflation. Whether investors will take the hint and stop and return to using the Yen as a funding currency for the carry trade is still unclear. (Despite unraveling significantly over the last two years, the Yen carry trade may still exceed $500 Billion). Japan also has to contend with China, which has been putting upward pressure on the Yen by buying Japanese bonds.
For that matter, it's not even clear whether the BOJ will continue to intervene. Perhaps it just wanted to send a message to investors by showing that it can weaken the Yen any time it wants. Besides, a protracted campaign to hold down the Yen would be expensive and doomed to failure over the long-term, as the BOJ learned the hard way in 2003-2004 and has probably been reminded of by the Swiss National Bank's recent failure to weaken the Franc. On the other hand, the BOJ needs to show investors that it is serious, and a "shock and awe" intervention campaign is probably the only real way to achieve this.
Either way, I think it's fair to say that those who bet on the Yen do so at their own peril. While I don't think the Yen is suddenly going to return to 100 JPY/USD, the fact that my personal reserves are not nearly as vast as those of the Bank of Japan means I'm not inclined to bet on it…


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"Designing a product is designing a relationship." – Steve Rogers
From a public relations visual communication perspective, Rogers' quote is particularly compelling – the word "product" can easily be replaced with "tactic."
With this in mind, a team of students from Alpha PRoductions, the student-run public relations firm at the University of Florida, recently embarked upon a logo design project for an upcoming panel on diversity in public relations hosted by the College of Journalism and Communications' Department of Public Relations.
"Diversity is an evolving issue in public relations because the variety of communities and their interests are expanding, placing our education and research mission front and center," said Juan-Carlos Molleda, chair and professor of the UF Department of Public Relations.
"The richness of perspectives and voices make relationship cultivation between organizations and publics dynamic and our goal is to actively involve our students and partners in this conversation," he said.
The Alpha PRoductions team, led by students Josh Ferrari and Sydney Dixon, wanted to visually represent these varied communities and interests in the logo design for the event. Authenticity in public relations is imperative, and the team wanted to avoid the common clichés that all too often pervade representations of diversity (think: multi-colored hands or people stretched skyward or interlocking). Three important steps yielded the final result.
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Find Inspiration
"Steal like an artist" is an oft-repeated mantra by creatives. While it is clearly unethical to swipe another's design, identifying appealing and relevant visuals to serve as inspiration is a useful step in the creative process. The students used a logo by Luna & Kit as a starting point: The interlocking circles are evocative of a Venn diagram, each circle its own entity, yet overlapping areas represent those things we have in common.
Consider Visual Theory
With a general idea of where the logo layout was headed, Dixon began to look for objects and a color scheme that would represent the richness of perspectives mentioned by Molleda.
"It just immediately popped into my head," Dixon said of the thumbprint idea.
Dixon's gut reaction resulted in the perfect metaphor: a thumbprint is an immediately recognizable symbol of humanity, yet it is common knowledge that each individual has a unique set of fingerprints.
Dixon used the Adobe Color CC tool to arrive at the colors for the logo. She considered various shades of beige and tan for an ombre effect, but also entered "diversity" into the Color CC search tool, which yielded a triadic color scheme. This scheme, which features a navy blue, red and tan, appealed to Dixon because each color is bold in its own right but becomes more vibrant when combined with others, again serving as a powerful metaphor for diversity.
Finally, Dixon passed on the style guide she created, which included the original logo inspiration, three different color scheme options and an illustration of a tree composed of overlapping thumbprints, to Ferrari, who arrived at the final logo design. The choice of four thumbprints was an obvious one; the event includes four panelists.
When tasked with designing the final logo, Ferrari knew he wanted to make the end result simple, but impactful. "I wanted to offset the organic shapes of the thumbprints with clean, modern lines in the typography," he said. "The event is about diversity, and therefore contrast was a high priority for me when designing the final piece."
Ferrari used the font Avenir Next in two different weights, demi bold and regular, to show contrast between the event name and the slogan, while still maintaining a cohesive feel.
Typically with design, symmetry should be avoided because it can be overwhelming to the eye and make it hard for the viewer to find a focal point. With four panelists, and four thumbprints, Ferrari had to make the thumbprints appear less symmetrical. He flipped and rotated the different colored thumbprints to make them slightly imperfect looking. To help draw the eyes of the viewer from one side of the logo to the other, the thumbprints were tilted toward each other and overlaid, to make a connecting point between each print.
The title and slogan, contrasted enough by the linear font, were displayed in navy blue to tie into the color of the last thumbprint. The navy blue color choice also gave the title and slogan a weightiness that would draw the eye to it.
All involved were happy with the results of the final design, including Molleda. And while a solid logo does not a successful event make, the creative process undertaken by the students is indicative in many ways of the value of diversity: incorporating multiple perspectives, talents and efforts is key to reaching more meaningful and authentic results.
Diversity in Public Relations is sponsored by the Hispanic Marketing and Communication Association. Panelists include Barbara Bermudez, Account Coordinator, Ketchum; Deborah Bowie, CCE, IOM, President and CEO, United Way of North Central Florida; Bill Imada, Chairman and Chief Collaboration Officer, IW Group; and Cheryl Procter-Rogers, APR, Fellow PRSA, PR Strategist and Executive Coach, A Step Ahead PR Consulting and Coaching.
The event will be live streamed on the Department of Public Relations web page at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 22 at http://www.jou.ufl.edu/diversityinpr/. Viewers are encouraged to join the conversation by Tweeting @AlphaPRoduction and using the hashtag #DiversityUF.
Kay Tappan is a faculty member in the Department of Public Relations at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. She serves as the faculty adviser for PRSSA and Alpha PRoductions. Her passion and the focus of her teaching is visual communication.
Sydney Dixon is currently a senior public relations student at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. She serves as an account executive for Alpha PRoductions, the student-run public relations firm associated with the University of Florida chapter of PRSSA, working with the client the University of Florida Department of Public Relations.
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OMG had a different meaning in the 1800's - Old MononGahela rye. The Monongahela is a river in western Pennsylvania named after a Latinized version of the Native American word Mechmenawungihilla. The word means "falling banks" in reference to the geological instability of the river's banks, which are high, get washed out and therefore collapse. This region was the site of America's first civil war, the Whiskey rebellion of 1794. It later became the epicenter of American distilling when whiskey production boomed in the 1800's. Monongahela whiskey was considered so marvelous that it became the standard spirit of the young nation. Of the 2500 known stills in American, most were in this area; in 1810, Kentucky produced 2.2 million gallons of whiskey from primarily corn, Pennsylvania produced 6.5 million gallons of mostly Monongahela rye. Historians think the world began expect that whiskey should be barrel aged because it took longer for Monongahela rye to get to its markets on the East coast - and it tasted darn good. OMG was considered world class, even earning a shout out in Melville's Moby Dick ("unspeakable old Monongahela") in 1851. OMG's dynasty grew even more after the Civil War destroyed nearly all transportation from Kentucky south. But Prohibition changed all this. The distilleries in Pennsylvania all went out of business and the industry there never recovered to the extent the bourbon distilleries in Kentucky did. Rye whiskey had faded away...until now. High West is proud to be part of bringing back a true American product. We have painstakingly researched the recipe for our OMG Pure Rye, made from 80% rye and 20% malted rye. While it patiently ages to become true OMG, we thought you might like the un-aged version because its, OMG! Pretty good!


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Look at this bright red gown from Vera Wang, with full skirt and details. Is it any less graceful than a white wedding gown?
Blue is always soothing! This is the color of skies and oceans! Glittery details on a blue wedding gown look just superb. If you are in love with blue like me, you will choose this gown!
And this is a ravishing rosybrown wedding dress. Who says brown is dull?
Purple is equally pleasant as blue. This beautiful purple wedding gown with a silver studded waistband is a superb offbeat wedding gown.
A color in the range of red and blue, but it neither has the dazzle of red and submissiveness of blue, is maroon. Maroon wedding gown has the grace of a queen and charm of a blushing bride!
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Monday, February 07, 2011
On the Murder of David Kato, the Ugandan Gay Rights Campaigner
We the undersigned condemn in the strongest possible terms the murder of Mr David Kato the Ugandan gay rights campaigner. We wish to state emphatically that homosexuality is neither a sin nor a social or cultural construct. It is a biological given. Homosexuals are human beings like everybody else. Scientific research has been helpful in clearing the fog of ignorance entrenched by some religious texts in regards to homosexuality. Our opinions of homosexuality must change for the better just as our opinion of slavery has changed even though it was endorsed by those same religious texts. All violence against gays and people deemed to be gay in Africa must cease forthwith.
We call on the government of Uganda to find and prosecute all those involved in the murder of Mr Kato, including the newspaper that called for the hanging of gays. We also call on African governments to learn from the South African example by expunging from their laws all provisions that criminalize homosexuality or treat homosexuals as unworthy of the same rights and entitlements as other citizens. African states must protect the rights of their citizens to freedom and dignity. Homosexuals must not be denied these rights.
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2. Diran Adebayo, Writer, UK
3. Kayode Adeduntan, PhD, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
4. Biola Adegboyega, University of Calgary, Canada
5. Shola Adenekan, Editor, The New Black Magazine, UK
6. Pius Adesanmi, PhD, Carleton University, Canada
7. Akin Adesokan, PhD, Indiana University, US
8. Joe Agbro, Journalist, Nigeria
9. Anthony Akinola, PhD, Oxford, UK
10. Anengiyefa Alagoa, Writer, UK
11. Ellah Allfrey, Deputy Editor, Granta Magazine, UK
12. Alnoor Amlani, Writer, Kenya
13. Ike Anya, Public health doctor and writer, UK
14. Bode Asiyanbi, Writer, Lancaster University, UK
15. Sefi Atta, Writer, US
16. Lizzy Attree, PhD, University of East London, UK
17. Damola Awoyokun, Writer, UK
18. Doreen Baingana, Writer, Uganda
19. Igoni Barrett, Writer, Nigeria
20. Tom Burke, Bard College, US
21. Jude Dibia, Writer, Nigeria
22. Chris Dunton, PhD, National University of Lesotho, Lesotho
23. Ropo Ewenla, PhD, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
24. Chielozona Eze, PhD, Northeastern Illinois University, US
25. Aminatta Forna, Writer, UK
26. Ivor Hartmann, Writer, South Africa
27. Chris Ihidero, Writer, Lagos State University, Nigeria
28. Ikhide R. Ikheloa, Writer, US
29. Sean Jacobs, PhD, New School, US
30. Biodun Jeyifo, PhD, Harvard University, US
31. Brian Jones, Professor Emeritus, Zimbabwe
32. Martin Kiman, Writer, US
33. Lauri Kubuitsile, Writer, Botswana
34. Zakes Mda, PhD, Ohio University, US
35. Colin Meier, Writer, South Africa
36. Gayatri Menon, PhD, Franklin and Marshall College, US
37. Valentina A. Mmaka, Writer, Italy/South Africa
38. Jane Morris, Publisher, Zimbabwe
39. Mbonisi P. Ncube, Writer, South Africa
40. Iheoma Nwachukwu, Writer, Nigeria
41. Onyeka Nwelue, Writer and filmmaker, India/Nigeria
42. Nnedi Okorafor, PhD, Writer, Chicago State University, US
43. Ebenezer Obadare, PhD, University of Kansas, US
44. Juliane Okot Bitek, Writer, Canada
45. Tejumola Olaniyan, PhD, University of Wisconsin, US
46. Ngozichi Omekara, Trinidad and Tobago
47. Akin Omotosho, Actor and filmmaker, South Africa
48. Kole Omotosho, PhD, Africa Diaspora Research Group, South Africa
49. Samuel Sabo, Writer, UK
50. Ramzi Salti, PhD, Stanford University, US
51. Brett L. Shadle, PhD, Virginia Tech, US
52. Lola Shoneyin, Writer, Nigeria
53. Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate for Literature
54. Olufemi Taiwo, PhD, Seattle University, US
55. Kola Tubosun, Writer, Fulbright Scholar, United States
56. Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, Writer, Nigeria
57. Abdourahman A.Waberi, Writer, US /Djibouti
58. Binyavanga Wainaina, Writer, Kenya
59. Ronald Elly Wanda, Writer& Lecturer, Marcus Garvey Pan-Afrikan Institute, Uganda
60. Kristy Warren, PhD, University of Warwick, UK
French Version
lettre de pétition: Sur la Assassiner de David Kato, l'ougandaise des droits de Gay de campagne
Nous, soussignés, condamnons dans les termes les plus énergiques l'assassiner de M. David Kato de la campagne ougandaise des droits des homosexuels. Nous tenons à affirmer avec force que l'homosexualité n'est ni un péché, ni une construction sociale ou culturelle. Il est une donnée biologique. Les homosexuels sont des êtres humains comme tout le monde. La recherche scientifique a été utile dans l'élimination du brouillard de l'ignorance entretenue par certains textes religieux en ce qui concerne l'homosexualité. Nos opinions de l'homosexualité doit changer pour le mieux même que notre avis de l'esclavage a changé même s'il a été approuvé par ces mêmes textes religieux. Tous violence contre les gais et les personnes réputées être gay en Afrique doit cesser immédiatement.
Nous appelons le gouvernement de l'Ouganda à trouver et à poursuivre tous ceux qui sont impliqués dans la assassiner de M. Kato, y compris le journal qui a appelé à la pendaison des homosexuels. Nous appelons aussi les gouvernements africains à s'inspirer de l'exemple sud-africain par radiation de leur législation toutes les dispositions qui criminalisent l'homosexualité ou de traiter les homosexuels comme indigne des mêmes droits et avantages que les autres citoyens. Les États africains doivent protéger les droits de leurs citoyens à la liberté et la dignité. Les homosexuels ne doivent pas être privés de ces droits.
Portuguese Version
Carta de Petição: sobre o assassinato de David Kato, o Uganda Gay ativista de direitos
Nós, os abaixo assinados condenam nos termos mais fortes possíveis o assassinato do Sr. David Kato o activista dos direitos gays de Uganda. Queremos declarar enfaticamente que a homossexualidade não é pecado, nem uma construção social ou cultural. É um dado biológico. Os homossexuais são seres humanos como todos os outros. A investigação científica tem sido útil para limpar o nevoeiro da ignorância enraizada por alguns textos religiosos em relação à homossexualidade. Nossas opiniões sobre a homossexualidade deve mudar para melhor assim como a nossa opinião sobre a escravidão mudou mesmo foi aprovado por esses mesmos textos religiosos. Toda a violência contra homossexuais e pessoas consideradas gay na África deve cessar de imediato.
Apelamos ao governo de Uganda para encontrar e processar todos os envolvidos no assassinato do Sr. Kato, incluindo o jornal que pedia a suspensão dos gays. Apelamos também aos governos Africano de aprender com o exemplo Sul Africano por expurgando de suas leis todas as disposições que criminalizam a homossexualidade ou tratar os homossexuais como indignos de os mesmos direitos e os direitos dos outros cidadãos. Africano estados devem proteger os direitos dos seus cidadãos à liberdade e dignidade. Homossexuais não devem ser negados os seus direitos.
Swahili version
Mauaji ya David Kato - Mwanaharakati wa haki za wapenzi wa Jinsia moja nchini
Sisi tuliosaini hapo chini, tunashutumu vikali mauaji ya David Kato,
Mwanaharakati wa haki za wapenzi wa Jinsia moja nchini Uganda.
Tunasisitiza kuwa
mapenzi ya jinsia moja sio uovu wa aina yoyote, katika tamaduni zetu.
Hili ni jambo linalotokea kimaumbile na wapenzi wa jinsia moja ni binadamu tu
sawa na wengine. Utafiti wa sayansi umesaidia kuondoa kasumba hii mbovu
iliyowekwa na baadhi ya vitabu vya dini juu ya wapenzi wa jinsia moja.Lazima
tubadilishe maono yetu na mawazo tuliyonayo juu yao ili tuboreshe uhusiano
Lazima uhasama na chuki iliyopo dhidi ya wapenzi wa jinsia moja iangamizwe
Tunatoa wito kwa serikali ya Uganda kuwafungulia mashtaka wote waliohusika
katika mauaji ya David Kato pamoja na gazeti hilo lililotoa wito wa chuki na
mauaji ya wapenzi wa jinsia moja.
Pia tunatoa wito kwa mataifa mengine ya Afrika yajifunze kutoka kwa serikali ya
Afrika Kusini na kuondoa tamaduni zinazoakandamiza wapenzi wa jinsia moja na
kuwanyima haki zao za kibinadamu sawa na wananchi wengine. Mataifa ya Afrika
yanawajibu wa kulinda haki na uhuru wa raia wao. Na wapenzi wa jinsia moja pia
lazima wapewe haki hizi.
6 comments:
- Writerdelic said...
I definitely agree that Homophobia is a terrible societal ill and the murder of David Kato is a most atrocious example of hatred and persecution of gays. Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity irregardless of beliefs or affiliation,and it is the state's duty to protect the rights of all its citizens. HOWEVER, the direct attack and belittling of religion expressed in this text is very unnecessary and only serves to cause provocation and friction. It reads as an attack by a certain cluster of beliefs against another cluster of beliefs hence it defeats the purpose of advocating for people to respect one another's beliefs and rights. It rather reads like one is staging a conflict of ideas (and one that cannot be won in this manner for you cannot reason with people by attacking a profound base such as religion) and instead of reasoning with people the old age issue of homosexuality vis a vis religion has simply been perpetuated on a most provocative front. For me the whole message was lost because of this one very glaring factor; I find no difference between this provocation against religion and a provocation against homosexuals, both of which are wrong and derogatory to progress on the matter. Why not simply concentrate on what we as people can universally agree on, that an atrocious act such as the killing is wrong, and that homosexuals are indeed human beings who have rights and must have their beliefs respected, just like everybody else?
- February 07, 2011
- Lauri said...
Because, Novuyo, the justification for these attacks rests firmly on interpretation of religious texts. Arguments from that perspective allow homophobes to relax into a self righteousness that, at least I feel, needs to be condemned.
I agree it is the state's mandate to protect all citizens' rights but there is this odd entanglement of state and religion in Africa that is very difficult to pull apart.
- February 07, 2011
- Writerdelic said...
But here is the thing; two contradictory ideologies have been brought to loggerheads; the matter has not been made a universal one, and hence narrows perspective to this idea of science and religion. The person who gives weight to science over religion is right, just as the person who gives weight to religion over science is equally right; it is everybody's right to choose what they believe. What is wrong, is to attack and persecute others for their beliefs, whether or not they clash with your own, as was done to David Kato; such intolerance is born of the idea that there can only be one and one way only and any other way is wrong wrong wrong; but there are many ways aren't there, and we must respect each other's freedom to choose our ways; tolerance, 'there is more than one way,I have no right to force upon others my way, each to his own way' . You cannot attack religious text without implicitly attacking the principles of religious foundation, and therein lies the provocation. The problem of state and religion is one that should be lobbied for without the need to say religion is wrong on the matter, because it implies that by legalising homosexuality the state would be saying religion is wrong on the matter, and it is not the state's mandate to give weight to one ideology over another (as you say it currently does to religion); the state is meant to function as a body that protects equally the rights of it citizens. The moment you say 'science is right religion is wrong state change laws' you are misrepresenting state's duty and inciting people to think the state should take sides on the matter, which it shouldn't. I think this is what people do not understand, this role of the state; and the state is hardly ever neutral on the matter is it? Is religion wrong or right on the matter, is science wrong or right on the matter, well that depends on the basis of one's beliefs doesn't it. I do not think you can address homophobia by attacking religion using science as a basis and hope anything positive can come out of it. Is it not more effective to lobby for tolerance of different belief systems, co-existence, respecting another's right to freedom of choice, understanding that we all live differently and that we need to respect our diversity (and all of this the state has a mandate to promote) without bringing in one form of ideology as being superior to another? Because the debate and conflict of ideologies never ends, it really never does, the moment you say to people 'this ideology is wrong based on that ideology' you are simply inciting a never ending conflict.
- February 08, 2011
- Unknown said...
The Bible also tells us that after Noah cursed his son after seeing him naked, the son became the father of all black people and they were a cursed nation. Does that mean that being black is a sin against God? Does that mean that, like homophobia, racism is acceptable, simply because the bible says so? The bible may say that two men shall not lie together, but it also says that God will judge.
Some people are born gay - get over it.
- February 10, 2011
- Anengiyefa said...
@Writerdelic, the state should protect the right of every person to hold any beliefs that they choose to hold. It is wrong for the state to act in favour of the religious beliefs of some only. The state will not be saying religion is wrong, because even in those parts of the world where homosexuality has been decriminalised there are significant numbers among the population who still hold religious beliefs that are not favourable to homosexuality.
Its not just about science versus religion. Its about the upholding of rights that are fundamental and universal to all humans, in this case, the right to the pursuit of happiness. The fact that there are those who detest same-sex love and believe that it is wrong, is not a valid reason for the homosexual members of any society to be deprived of the right to pursue happiness insofar as the rights of others are not infringed.
It is this crucial fact that has been recognised in the more advanced societies, and increasingly in the less advanced ones such as Brazil and India. Decriminalising homosexuality is not tantamount to a declaration that religious doctrine is wrong, since those who hold those beliefs are free to continue to do so. Laws and policy in a secular state with a secular constitution should not be guided by religious doctrine, but instead by rationality and the respect for universal rights and freedoms, which by the way, includes the right of citizens to hold whichever religious beliefs they wishh to hold.
- February 10, 2011
- Writerdelic said...
That is what I have been trying to say Anengifeya, you have hit the nail on the head, you have put it better than I have, in which case we are in total agreement.
- February 11, 2011


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One of the key differences between Android, iOS, and other mobile operating systems and their desktop or notebook counterparts is support for multi-window modes. On a desktop PC you can open as many windows as you'd like and arrange them side-by-side or in other configurations. On a phone or tablet, you're usually stuck looking at one app at a time.
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Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACBFF) announced that it has set Friday, August 24, 2018, as the record date for the distribution of Australis units. The distribution is in connection with the spin-out of its subsidiary Australis Capital Inc.
"There is massive demand for additional capital to fuel the growth of the U.S. cannabis industry, as well as intense interest among investors to gain access to the American market. We are very pleased to have created this opportunity for Aurora's shareholders," said Terry Booth, CEO of Aurora. "The unparalleled access to numerous compelling business opportunities in the U.S., positions Australis well to generate significant shareholder value."
The distribution was previously announced on August 17. According to the statement, Canadian shareholders as Friday will be eligible to receive the distribution. Non-resident shareholders will be entitled to receive a cash payment net of any applicable withholding taxes following a sale of their respective units in the open market by an independent custodian following the distribution. Aurora expects that distribution and listing of Australis on the Canadian Securities Exchange should be completed by the end of September.
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Australis Capital plans to identify and invest in U.S. cannabis and real estate assets. Investments may include and are not limited to equity positions and/or debt in both public and private companies, financings in exchange for royalties or other distribution streams, and the possible acquisition of certain entities. Australis' stringent investment criteria for growth will maximize returns to shareholders while focusing on significant near and mid-term opportunities with a commitment to regulatory requirements, governance, community, and culture.
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The distribution will be paid on the basis of one unit for every 34 Aurora shares outstanding on the record date. Each unit will consist of one common share and one share purchase warrant of Australis. Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one share at an exercise price of $0.25 per Australis share, on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date that is one year after the distribution.
The statement went on to say that in accordance with applicable securities laws, only Canadian beneficial shareholders can participate in the distribution. Canadian beneficial shareholders or their broker representatives are required to confirm Canadian residency by no later than September 14, 2018, otherwise, they will be deemed to be non-resident shareholders and will receive the net cash proceeds from the sale of their units. Canadian shareholders who hold their shares in Aurora through a brokerage or other account are therefore urged to contact their brokers to ensure that their brokers have confirmed Canadian residency in the manner to be provided by CDS following the record date.