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French consumer group presses charges against Google for privacy invasionWritten on Thursday, 27 June 2019 10:59
A French consumer rights group said that it has launched a class action lawsuit against US tech giant Google for violating the EU's strict data privacy laws.
Tech titans face clampdown from Australian regulatorWritten on Sunday, 23 June 2019 11:33
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) called for new regulations on Facebook, Google and other tech behemoths which could have far-reaching ramifications on their money-making procedures and their ability to choose which content consumers would consume.
The country's competition watchdog devised some recommendations which, if confirmed, would be among the most restrictive towards tech giants. These recommendations were created in an effort to limit the power of these tech giants due to global concerns of their influence and various other issues such as anti-trust, privacy abuse and the role they play in spreading discriminatory content and misinforming the public.
The ACCC plans to issue its final report by the end of June, following its 18-month inquiry into the issue. This report is expected to comprise of various proposals pertaining to controls that will be imposed on tech giants which handle a large quantity of personal data to use for marketing purposes such as the use of algorithms to coordinate which advertisements to display to customers, which tailored search results will appear and other tailored content.
In the lengthy preliminary report which was issued in December last year, the ACCC raised concerns about the market power of tech companies like Facebook and Google and how their operations are characterized by a "lack of transparency", especially with regards to the use of our data.
The report, which was initiated by the conservative government, read,: "We are at a critical point in considering the impact of digital platforms on society." It also shed some light on the impact the tech giants had on Australia's new industry.
In fact, it was found that since 2014, two tech titans were receiving a huge fraction of the revenues generated from digital advertising which resulted in the number of newspapers and online journalists falling by over 20 per cent.
"While the ACCC recognizes their significant benefits to consumers and business, there are important questions to be asked about the role the global digital platforms play in the supply of news and journalism in Australia," read the report.
The competition watchdog stated that it wanted to make sure the big firms did not "favor their own business interests, through their marketing power and presence across multiple markets".
"There are also issues with the role of digital platforms in determining what news and information is accessed by Australians, how this information is provided, and its range and reliability."
Rod Sims, ACCC chairman, stated that regulatory authorities In the UK, Europe and the U.S. were monitoring the outcome of their inquiry very closely as they are all still in the process of determining their policies regarding the issue.
Many are of the belief that the ACCC's recommendations are impractical and a little radical.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government has already begun to take action against the growing influence of Big Tech. This includes enabling criminal penalties for social media execs which allow the spread of violent or hateful content on their platforms.
Head of DIGI, the lobbying group formed by various tech behemoths to deal with the regulator, Sunit Bose, said, "We obviously need really clear rules for the internet that protect privacy, safety, the economic and social benefits of technology while also protecting competition and innovations."
She also argued that the Australian regulator's recommendations would hurt Big Tech, as well as start-ups and smaller companies that lack the resources to deal with the new regulations.
"the prospect of having to disclose such sensitive information will serve as a deterrent to global digital companies and start-ups initiating or expanding their operation in Australia," she said.
Google charged $1.69bn for anti-trust breach by EUWritten on Friday, 07 June 2019 05:10
US tech giant Google has appealed an EU fine of 1.49 billion euros ($1.69 billion) for unfair practices through misuse of its dominant position, a source close to the case said.
Huawei proceeds with plan B and announces its own soon-to-be launched OSWritten on Thursday, 23 May 2019 08:56
Chinese telecom giant Huawei says it could roll out its own operating system for smartphones and laptops in China by the autumn after the United States blacklisted the company. The international version of the system could be ready in the first or second quarter of 2020, said Richard Yu, the head of Huawei's consumer business.
Australia to pass new legislation against social media firmsWritten on Tuesday, 02 April 2019 13:00
On Saturday, the Australian government pledged to introduce new laws on social media executives in light of the latest terrorist attack in New Zealand.
The new law would be imposed on social media executives of big tech companies which could lead up to a three-year prison sentence if they fail to remove extremist material from their platforms.
This new legislation is to be discussed in parliament next week.
Facebook has said that it removed around 1.5 million videos which comprised of the livestreamed massacre which took play on March 15 in Christchurch mosque in New Zealand. It was a 17-minute video which was filmed by the terrorist himself going on a rampage and killing 50 innocent people. This video was almost immediately available online and Facebook quickly took the video down several hours after the attack.
"Big social media companies have a responsibility to take evry possible action to ensure their technology products are not exploited by murderous terrorists," said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Morrison met with several tech companies on Tuesday some of which included Facebook, Twitter and Google. At the meeting, Australia stated that it would advise other G20 countries to do the same and hold social media firms accountable.
At the meeting, Facebook said that it was "committed to working with leaders and communities" in order to "help counter hate speech and the threat of terrorism." However, the tech company refused to give any further comments.
Attorney General Christian Porter said that the new legislation would make it a criminal offence if social media platforms fail to discard "abhorrent violent material" such as murder, rape and terror attacks.
The fines for such an offence are expected to be worth billions of dollars.
Porter stated, "Mainstream media hat broadcast such material would be putting their licence at risk and there is no reason why social media platforms should be treated any differently."
Nigel Phair, a cybersecurity expert, hinted that this new law could not possibly imprison social media executives. He stated that jail was reserved for "serious criminal matters" and that executives based in Australia were not company "decision makers".
"Jails is for violent offenders, not marketing representatives in Australia of an American social media company."
He said that the social media firms could have done more than what they pledged to do on Tuesday. He added, "They didn't read the tea leaves back then, it'll be different how they read the tea leaves now."
France to increase taxes on internet giantsWritten on Thursday, 07 March 2019 08:35
French President Emmanuel Macron has planned to implement an increase in taxes on internet giants such as Google and Facebook.
After failing to convince his European counterparts to introduce it as an EU-wide tax, he decided to implement it in his own country. Many EU officials were against the idea such as Ireland which is well-known for its low-tax jurisdictions.
The matter will be discussed by cabinet ministers and then submitted to Parliament. The proposal put forward regarding the new tax mechanism suggests that lare companies operating within France are subject to a tax of three per cent on their digital sales made within the territory.
This weekend, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told Le Parisien, "The amount obtained from this three per cent tax on digital gross sales in France from January1, 2019 should soon reach 500 million Euros."
This new tax is called "GAFA tax" which stands for Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.
Indeed, the European Commission found that Apple paid just 0.005 per cent of corporate tax on its European profits in 2014 which equates to approximately 50 Euros per million. As a result, in 2016 Apple was ordered by the European Commission to make a payment of 13 billion Euros in taxes to Ireland.
Under EU law, internet giants are expected to report their income which has prompted them to opt for low-tax nations for business such as Ireland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Under the legislation which will be presented by French politician Bruno Le Maire on Wednesday, digital companies with sales of more than 750 million euros per year globally and more than 25 million n France will be taxed.
Le Maire stated, "If these two critera are not met, the taxes will not be imposed."
He also said that around 30 companies in China, Germany, the US, Spain and the UK will be affected by this tax.
According to Le Maire, taxing such companies "is a question of fiscal justice" because "digital giants pay 14 per cent less tax than small- and medium-sized European companies."
Ireland, Sweden and Denmark have refused the EU's efforts to implement a new tax due to fear of decreased investment. Germany had a somewhat neutral stance on the matter as it feared an adverse response from the S against its car industry.
While the prospect of enforcing this tax within Europe has failed, France is hoping for a global agreement by 2020.
France is trying to pursue "common ground" on the issue with members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which is comprised of representatives from the most advanced economies in the world.
Britain, Italy and Spain have also been working on a new digital tax while Singapore, Japan and India are in the process of planning their own schemes.
Recently, aggressive legal action by tax authorities has been taken against these companies.
Just last month, Apple reached an agreement to pay 10 years' worth of backtracked taxes which amounted to nearly 500 million Euros.
However in 2017, France tax collection drive experienced a setback when their court action against Google resulted in the internet giant not being liable to pay 101 billion Euros in taxes from revenues which were reportedly transferred from France to Ireland.
French tax is "symbolic and does not solve the problem of massive fiscal evastion," said Raphael Pradeau from the anti-globalisation lobby group Attac. "It's as if we accept that such firms can practice tax evasion in return for a few crumbs."
Google urges European parliament to reconsider copyright overhaulWritten on Wednesday, 06 March 2019 12:30
Internet behemoth Google deemed the overhaul of the bloc's online copyright law to be damaging for Europe for "decades to come" as it urged the European parliament to resist its approval.
European lawmakers have until next week to vote on the landmark legislation. This legislation that is aimed at modernizing copyright for the digital age has caused a lobbying war in Brussels.
This reform has been debated for the past few years by EU member states, tech giants and artistic creators. Google has tried to approach MEPs to discourage the law from being passed this month.
The biggest issue as of yet is the request for illegal content to be deleted off YouTube (owned by Google) and various other platforms using automatic filters otherwise, there would be liable.
According to Google's senior Vice President of Global Affairs, Kent Walker, the reform "creates vague, untested requirements" that would mean that many websites would end up "over-blocking content".
"This would be bad for creators and users who will see online services wrongly block content simple because they need to err on the side of caution and reduce legal risks," he said.
The "unintended consequences" could potentially "hurt Europe's creative economy for decades to come" he added.
Another issue is the provision to devise "neighboring rights" for media publishers.
News organizations are in favor of this legislation to be passed because they feel that tech giants such as Facebook have made billions from advertising that is very often tied to news stories, while the publishing industry suffers.
In reference to the implications of this planned reform on the publishing industry, Walker said that it "hurts small and emerging publishers, and limits consumer access to a diversity of news sources."
He warned: "Under the directive, showing anything beyond mere facts, hyperlinks and 'individual words and very short extracts' would be restricted."
Due to the controversy around the issue, the outcome of the vote remains uncertain.
Google set to spend $13bn in US data centre expansionWritten on Sunday, 17 February 2019 12:32
US technology behemoth Google has announced that it will spend $13bn in expanding its US data centre network.
India launches investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by GoogleWritten on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 11:17
US technology behemoth Google is at the centre of an investigation by Indian competition officials after it was alleged that Google may have engaged in anti-competitive practices.
Google stands accused of abusing the market dominance of its Android platform. The European Union conducted a 3-year investigation that only concluded last year.
The European Commission determined that the deemed requirements for Android device makers to use Google apps were illegal. The US tech leader was subsequently fined €4.3bn.
Reports emerging from India claim that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) began probing potential abuse of Android's position six months ago, following a complaint filed by a group of individuals.
In addition to this, it has been further disclosed that Google executives met with Indian officials to discuss the matter in greater detail. The CCI must now make their deliberations before deciding whether the case merits a further investigation, or if it should be dismissed.
A source told Reuters, "It is on the lines of the EU case, but at a preliminary stage. The EC's action would make it difficult for the CCI to reject further investigation without demonstrating the problem has been addressed."
Following the decision handed down by the EC, Google announced its intentions to stop bundling preinstalled apps with its Android platform and instead charge manufacturers a fee to licence its apps, as part of a bid to avoid additional fines.
Google has been in trouble in India before.
In February 2018, the CCI imposed an INR1.36 billion ($19.3 million) fine on the company for abusing its dominance in online web search and search advertising markets.
Google appealed against the fine, stating it could cause irreparable harm and reputational loss.
Irish capital is Europe's data hubWritten on Thursday, 24 January 2019 12:28
A new industrial revolution is underway in the heart of the Irish capital as clusters of warehouses housing vast quantities of data continue to emerge.
Dublin has really embraced technology in an effort to boost its flagging and shrinking economy following the global crash in 2008. Internet behemoths such as Facebook, Apple and Google all have their European HQ's in Dublin and the city has become the continent's No.1 data hub.
A familiar term within the ICT ecosystem is that 'data is the new oil' and will fuel the global economy. Those sentiments were echoed by Brian Roe, Commercial Director of Serve-Centric, which is a data center company.
Roe said, "Data is the new oil, definitely. These powerhouse developments provide 24/7/365 access to the massive data, processing power and storage that digital services around Europe require. People are saying, 'Well everything is going to come from the cloud'. Well where's the cloud? The cloud is data centers."
Ireland's industry lobby group Host has said the new phenomenon has become the unlikely engine room for everything from video streaming to phone apps and social media.
In addition to this, progressive government incentives, a highly-skilled workforce and high connectivity to Europe and America are helping attract data center construction investment which is expected to reach nine billion euros ($10 billion) by 2021.
The sector employs 5,700 people in full-time equivalent roles including 1,800 as data center operators, according to a report produced for Ireland's investment agency. Many of Ireland's brightest young talent were forced to emigrate after the recession, but many are no returning to avail of the exciting new opportunities presented by Dublin's transformation into a tech hub.
Data has become a hot topic in Europe following the introduction of GDPR. Enterprises have been forced to examine their data harvesting and storage practices in a more forensic manner. Consumers have also now been awakened to the dangers of providing their data online following the high-profile Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal which emerged last year.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) -- which provides cloud services for hire -- is a particular concern for Paul O' Neill, a researcher based at Dublin City University. "The ethical implications of hosting AWS data centers in Ireland are potentially vast," he said.
AWS, which has announced plans to expand its Dublin operations, sells controversial facial recognition technology to US police.
"These corporations are or have been involved in many of the dominant controversies and debates of our contemporary networked era including privacy, data breaches and surveillance."


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Employment concerns
I was fired, denied medical leave, or have experienced discrimination in my workplace because I'm a woman/pregnant/have family responsibilities. What should I do? Where can I find a low-cost or pro bono lawyer who specializes in employment rights?
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is a serious and ongoing concern, but we are unfortunately unable to represent clients in employment matters. The resources provided below are for reference only:
* U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - information about pregnancy discrimination.
* You may be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - find more information from the US Department of Labor.
* National Employment Lawyers Association - "Find a Lawyer" search engine.
* Legal Momentum: The Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund. Due to funding cuts it can no longer take on new cases, but has a variety of publications available to download for free on their website.
* WorkLife Law: a Center of UC Hastings College of the Law. The WorkLife Law Hotline is a free service designed to help parents and other family caregivers who may be facing employment discrimination because of their family responsibilities. You can email them at firstname.lastname@example.com or call their hotline at (415) 703-8276.
* National Women's Law Center (NWLC) (202-588-5180) works on laws and policies for women and families. In collaboration with A Better Balance, ACLU, CA Women's Law Center, Equal Rights Advocates, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Legal Momentum, and National Partnership for Women and Families, NWLC is working to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
New York
* New York State Division of Human Rights - explains how to file a complaint in New York.
* Law firm Outten & Golden - all areas of employment law. Offices in New York, NY (212-245-1000) and Stamford, CT (203-363-7888), Chicago, IL (312-809-7010) and San Francisco, CA (415-638-8800)
* A Better Balance: The Work & Family Legal Center, based in New York, NY (212-430-5982). Issues include sick leave, family leave, fairness in the workplace, and valuing care work. You can also call to set up an appointment to attend their Families at Work legal clinic.
Also see A Better Balance's "Know Your Rights" Guide
* New York Employment Law Project: Legal Aid Society - provides representation, advice and community education to low wage and unemployed workers. To obtain an appointment from the Employment Law Project, call 888-218-6974.
* New York City Bar Association: Legal Hotline - a free advice hotline for low-income NYC residents on civil legal issues, such as divorce and family matters, consumer law, and public benefits. Provides referrals, but does not provide lawyers for representation. Eligibility is based upon income. (English: 212-626-7383; español: 212-626-7374).
* MFY Legal Services - provides free legal assistance to residents of New York City (212-417-3700). Provides referrals to a variety of organizations.
* New York Civil Liberties Union To receive legal assistance in the state of New York, visit their website or call 212-607-3300. To receive legal assistance elsewhere in the United States and Puerto Rico, find your local ACLU affiliate.
* South Brooklyn Legal Services- An organization that offers legal advocacy for people living in Brooklyn. The organization provides legal services for child care, consumer law, employment/unemployment, family law/ domestic violence, foreclosure prevention, government benefits, HIV, housing, pension benefits, special education, SSI/ disability rights, and taxes. 718-855-0733

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Article from Winter 2002 Issue:
Exploring Second
Youth, Wilderness, and Rites of Initiation
by Flynn
URL of this document is www.earthlight.org/essay44_johnson.htm
After years of working with young people
both as a psychological counselor at a college and as a vision
quest guide, I have had the privilege and sorrow of bearing
witness to a pain in many young people so great it can barely be
articulated. At one level, the transition from childhood to
adulthood is a difficult one for many. At another level, standing
on the threshold of the adult world, their vision undistorted by
the compromises we make as adults for the sake of social standing
and economic necessity, our youth feel the suffering in our world
more acutely.
Sadly, our society for the most part does
not acknowledge or respond to their pain. In the absence of a
response, many of our youth are lost and alienated, and abandoned
to find their own ways through the dark forest. More often than
not these rites of passage are self-destructive, involving drugs,
alcohol, promiscuity, violence, crime, and suicide.
Traditional, nature-based cultures offer us
an instructive perspective on this impasse. In these cultures,
elaborate rites of passage were created to meet the emotional and
spiritual needs of their young people on the threshold of
adulthood. These rites of passage enabled each community member
to enter this new stage of life with full consciousness and
support, unlike our culture where the passage goes virtually
unrecognized and unsupported.
In these cultures, the change of existential
status from a child to an adult was regarded as the most
important passage an individual would undergo in his or her
lifetime. It was seen as a second birth, a giving birth to the
individual's true self, and the renewal of the tribe was thought
to be dependent upon the successful completion of this passage.
It was also seen that to leave behind the safety and security of
the maternal matrix the young person had to be firmly grounded in
a new matrix.
The new matrix was Mother Earth, not in a
physical sense, because already within the context of a
nature-based society the young person felt 'at home' in the
world, but rather in a spiritual sense. Hence, a primary purpose
of initiation ceremonies was to introduce the young person to the
sacred myths and mysteries of the tribe, and to provide him or
her, through challenges, with an opportunity to experience
directly the power and mystery of a sacred Earth, or the
Drawing upon these traditions, particularly
the Native American and other wisdom traditions, the Vision Quest
follows a three-phase structure-separation, threshold, and
incorporation. This structure is archetypal in its origins,
mirroring the inner psychological landscape of young people but
also the dynamic of change itself. The separation phase
ritualizes a young person's passionate and often anguishing
search for an identity independent of his or her family and
strong enough to find a place within the larger community.
The young person leaves family and friends
behind and begins the four days of preparation, which precede the
actual vision quest. During this phase the young person is being
prepared physically, emotionally, and spiritually for the
challenge of spending three days and nights alone fasting in
nature. Myths and stories of passages are told to help
participants re-imagine their lives mythologically. Another
important feature of this phase is that participants tell their
own stories and are helped in clarifying their intention in
taking on such a challenge.
The day before their solos they go out to
find a vision quest site and then report how it went.
* * *
Linda, nicknamed the "Bionic Woman" because
of her vitality and strength, seems desperate in her eagerness to
win our acceptance. Linda tells us that her mother abandoned her
when she was a child. She says she has been dealing with
depression her whole life. She says she's looking for somewhere
in the world where she can feel "at home." When she went out to
find a vision quest site, her search was an ordeal. After leaving
a chosen site four times for one reason or another, she finally
found herself in some mud flats and decided to make it her home.
The wisdom she drew from her ordeal was, "I need to make a home
wherever I am." She states that her intention in undertaking a
vision quest is to learn to be giving.
Kevin is quiet, a thinker. There's a
stiffness to him, something weighing on him. He mentions trouble
with his parents, which caused him to leave home and live on his
own for a while. He found a site near Linda's. He chose a place
where two beavers were playing in the lake, drawn by their
playfulness. I reflect back to him that the playfulness of the
beavers may represent a part of himself that is seeking to come
out. He says that he used to be loud and rowdy, but it was all
show. Now he wants to be honest and truthful. Like many young
people, Kevin moves back and forth between extremes, trying on
different attitudes, as he seeks out the truth of his own soul.
His intention is to be open.
Bill has an interest in world religions,
especially Buddhism. He's amiable, but a bit aloof. His parents
are divorced and he lives with his dad. He has connected with
Kevin. Bill chose a site on a spit of land sticking out into the
western fork of the lake. A dream guided him to this place. He
intends to remain in his "purpose circle," a circle of stones
representing the power of one's true self, the whole time he is
out on his solo. He seeks awareness.
Paul is funny, gentle, and easy-going. His
parents are divorced. He found his site on an island. He chose an
opening in the forest, a soft, sun-filled glade, which captures
his spirit. He seeks clarity and focus in his life, and wants to
put the past behind him. He especially wants to discover how to
separate from his overprotective mother, without anger or
Maria is fiery, a compact ball of energy,
enthusiasm, and goodwill. This is her first time camping and
she's eager to learn new things. She's happy and loves her
parents dearly. She says she has had a blessed life. Maria also
encountered difficulty finding a site. She was looking for the
ideal spot, which she was sure she'd find because "Things always
work out perfectly for me." But other questers were in sight at
her first choice and the second spot she chose had already been
claimed by someone else. Almost to the point of hopelessness, she
surrendered to her situation and came upon a large rock with a
birch tree overhanging it. She decided it was time for her to lay
down on her "Promethean rock" and learn about suffering. To this
purpose she intended to stay on her rock the whole time. Maria is
a brave warrior: she faces her fear head on.
Emma, at seventeen, is the youngest. She's
always smoking and talking. She has multiple piercings. She looks
like she would be more at home in a coffeehouse in Greenwich
Village, yet she's doing fine. Emma's parents are divorced. Emma
went to the same island as Paul. She found a dead tree at the
edge of the woods and the shore of the lake. The tree formed a
natural seat, in which she lay down and fell asleep. She says she
felt held by the Goddess. Emma's intention is to discover who she
is, to discover her feminine soul, which has been put to sleep by
a culture that does not honor the feminine.
Carol is quiet but engaged. She is dealing
with a painful past of abuse. She plans on getting married in the
near future. She was brought to her site by an intuition and a
dream. She found a beautiful spot near a sandy beach on a small
cove. She told herself it would be her site if she found a
heart-shaped rock, representing her medicine name, "Big Heart."
She found one. Her intention is to let go of her painful
With the completion of this phase, the
participants are ready to enter the threshold phase-the solo. A
threshold is a betwixt and between place, a border place of not
knowing, of dying to the old but uncertain about what is being
born. As such, this threshold phase ritualistically enacts where
adolescents find themselves in their lives. The solo gives them
an opportunity to look deeply into themselves, to reflect on who
they are, and what their destiny may be. This is something they
are doing anyway. The difference, however, is that this ritual
provides an experience which heightens the possibility of
insight, of awareness, of vision, of a heart opening.
As they sit alone, the rhythms and sounds of
nature can foster an opening to the interconnectedness of all
life, to the sacredness of all life. Finding moments of
stillness, they can touch, maybe for the first time, the simple
beauty of being fully present to themselves and the world around
them. This experience of being fully alive in the moment is in
itself vision. With this vision they return to their core being,
which is inseparable from the heart of the world.
The morning the questers return to base camp
is always a special moment for me. One by one they trickle into
camp, their faces shining with an inner peace. They are who they
are. I greet each one with a prayer of gratitude for his or her
safe return. They have undergone an ordeal, both inner and outer.
A child could not spend three days and nights alone in the
At dusk in the growing darkness we gather
around the fire. A full moon balances temporarily on the edge of
an eastern hill. Moonlight dances on the lake and illumines our
faces. The scene seems primal: a band of men and women gathered
around a fire on the shore of a lake beneath a full moon; living
close to nature, close to our own nature, and close to each
other. In a moment the stories of their vision quests will
Linda struggled with depression and thoughts
of suicide. But she built a medicine wheel and prayed to the four
directions. This strengthened her. Then while out walking she ran
across a wild blueberry bush overflowing with fruit. She felt a
strong desire to give to the other questers, so she gathered the
berries and as she did she thought of each person questing with
her. This selfless act lifted her depression. Later she stripped
naked, covered herself with mud, and then dove into the lake,
washing off the mud and with it her dark thoughts. She emerged
from her baptismal reborn.
Like many young people, Linda has a longing
to be of service to something larger than herself. The difficulty
often lies in finding that something in a world that glorifies
the ego and its appetites. Linda's gift lies in her heart's
capacity to give. When she gives spontaneously from love and not
to win approval, her depression is assuaged by the grace of
communion. I affirm her warrior's heart and strength and
Kevin drew a bird on a large stone and
christened it "Flynn's Firebird," based on a Russian folktale I
had told. I tell him it isn't my Firebird but his, the firebird
of passion that lies locked up in his soul, waiting to take
flight in the words that shape his poems. I honor his inwardness,
his silence, and his struggle to be open and honest. I tell him
his silence reminds me of my youth, during which I took refuge in
silence because of the immensity of my inner anguish and
self-searching. Kevin spent a lot of time meditating on the
beavers near his site. He longs for the freedom and spontaneity
of his true self.
As intended, Bill did not leave his purpose
circle. He sat resolute, focused, aware, like the Buddha. He sat
under his tarp tepee gazing out across the waters of his soul.
Bill has a shining spirit and a keen mind. His sparkling blue
eyes carry images of windswept, snow-streaked mountain places
high in Tibet. He is an ancient soul who has come to the modern
world in order to restore the memory of peace and stillness to
our noisy, rushed lives. He recites one of his poems, leaving us
spellbound. The poem describes himself as a reluctant messenger,
who prefers silence to words, solitude to company, nature to
civilization. I marvel at the breadth and depth of understanding
of this eighteen-year-old.
Paul struggled with the thought of
returning. He thought it was stupid to be out on his island alone
without food. He reasoned that the ascetic path was not the way
of spirit. If all he could think about was food, how was he going
to be open to spirit? His mind was restless. At one point he
found a stick and beat it repeatedly against his cup. After a
while he began to sing to the rhythm. Sound and song carried him
to the interior of his wild heart. On his own he had discovered
an ancient technique for inducing an altered state of
consciousness-drumming and chanting. Through this experience he
gained greater clarity into who he was and this clarity helped
him to separate from his mother with love.
Maria spent most of her time on her rock.
She watched as the loons dove deep and then surfaced far away.
Like the loons, she dove deep into herself, into her fear of the
night, into her fear of the unknown. Maria possesses a courageous
spirit, that draws her deeper into life and deeper into the
mystery of herself. As she faced her loneliness on the solo, she
learned to distinguish between her natural tendency to get lonely
and her capacity to be alone. She realized that ultimately she
was not alone: all of nature was with her. Listening to Maria was
like witnessing a flower as it unfolds into the fullness of its
Once again Emma curled up into the hollow of
the dead tree and slept. She slept almost the whole time she was
on her solo. She said she didn't want to look inside herself
because she was afraid she would find nothing there. My heart
went out to her. I wanted to take her into my arms and tell her
everything would be OK. But, even as she slept, Emma was being
held by the Great Mother. Perhaps it was too soon for her to
leave the womb of protection and innocence. Emma was like the
tattoo of a lizard at the base of her spine: her energies lay
curled up in repose deep within her, both awaiting and in fear of
the transformation into womanhood beckoning to her.
Carol wrestled with demons of betrayal and a
flickering self-worth. She stripped her clothes off and swam in
the lake, wishing to wash herself clean of her tainted past. She
swam furiously, the fury inside her erupting. She emerged from
the waters and set her mind upon the future, especially her
upcoming marriage. Yet her dreams told her that her demons would
not go to rest so easily. She was being called into a heroic
struggle with a wound that haunts her. But she carries her
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How can the soul survive the world's brutality? This is the essential, unanswerable question that Adrian Grima asks in and through his poems, beautifully translated from the Maltese by Albert Gatt. Taut with unexpected collusions, the poems walk the tightrope tensions of time and space. Turmoil, both emotional and political, is contained within the ascetic rigour of the lines; the mysteries of the distant are brought closer through eyes and lips, taste and touch. In Grima's world, a lull can be as keen as a knife, blood can be the ultimate betrayal. An arterial anxiety courses through his work. Between "thistle and sun", between skin and skin, between "departure and return", the poet repeatedly alerts us to the heart-breaking fragility of the body, besieged. Coexistent with his bruising awareness of damage is his faith in contact, in simple human pleasures, a conversation, a pot of flowers, a meal. Deeply intelligent and moving, here is a book with "sky in its wings, migration in its heart". Read it, be shattered, then soar.
Sampurna Chattarji
Adrian Grima – in collaboration with his talented and unusually resourceful translator, Albert Gatt – has produced a rich and memorable compilation of poems. Their geographical and emotional stew is international in its flavours yet always Maltese in its complex marinations. Grima succeeds in being – and these are potent combinations – both lyrical and true-to-life, both tender and unblinking, both comforting and challenging. His collection is a thought-provoking joy.
Jim Crace
All the poems are a love-letter of sorts, whether to a woman, to pain or even to life itself, as it were. A number of the poems either refer to foreign shores within the stanzas, or else end with a reference to a place, a decision that somehow makes the words and feelings leap from the page and from fiction into a more concrete reality, almost as though the poet were allowing us a glimpse into selected pages from his personal journal, so to speak. Indeed, a number of them are based on actual happenings or real people.
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Italy's RTW Fashion Designer: Francesca Liberatore
Italy's RTW Fashion Designer:
Francesca Liberatore
By Alison Hernon,
Fashion Director, Jejune Magazine
1. Designer Name:
Francesca Liberatore
2. Location of Business:
Rome & Milan
3. When did you start showing your collections?
February 2010 Milan Fashion Week
4. Where did you learn to design RTW?
When I studied fashion design for womens ready to wear at Central Saint Martins in London.
5. Please describe your experiences after studying fashion design?
It has been a constant growing process, one that pushed me to aim for the best and to fulfill my expectations. This process creates challenges based on the situations and a worldwide audience. Showing my pieces in some of the world's most celebrated cities and venues forges a link between my fashion and art.
I started working for some of the world's most celebrated design houses, including Viktor & Rolf in Amsterdam, Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris, and Brioni in Milan. When I launched my label, I won Italy's prestigious Next Generation competition promoted by Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana.
I constantly interact with the new generation's tastes. In addition to designing, I teach in Italy and abroad—from Milan to New York, Giordania, Vietnam, Perù, and Armenia—in the best fashion and design schools. I am also an international expert for the United Nations on CULTURE, different backgrounds and abilities. After winning the DHL Exported Award, I gained an important partnership with IMG, which brought me to permanently show collections during New York Fashion Week, on the most exclusive catwalk venues, Lincoln Center Salon, The Moynihan Station at the Dock Skylight, and Gallery 1 at Clarkson\Square.
6. How did you break away from working at big fashion houses to start on your line?
By winning competitions for a young designer, I got financial support to continue and evolve my collection.
7. Please tell us about your current Spring/Summer 2018 RTW collection?
For Spring Summer 2018, I explored the history of the feminine silhouette on an international journey through distinct historical time periods. This includes from rural America to the influence of Marie Antoinette of France to the Middle East. I look at beauty through many portals: the elemental, the minimal, the decorated, the celebrated, the intrinsic, the evocative, and the provocative.
The color Palette is intentionally controlled and precise: lightest blue, softest yellow, dirty greens, violet blue, and pink-tinged lilacs form a subdued, yet intoxicating, palette supported by dark dove grays mixed with white. Fabrication: purest cotton, French lace, and Jacquard silk.
8. Is there any message given behind this collection?
I created two signature prints for the Spring/Summer 2018 Collection. One print features watch mechanisms representing how time runs and the other features plane engines and aviators representing how time travels.
9. Please tell us about "T-Shirt For Life." What is it?
It was a Unicef campaign to help children in the third world countries. I carried this theme throughout my collections by making a new t-shirt for solidarity purposes.
10. How did you go about organizing "T-Shirt For Life?
As an International expert for the United Nations, I am interested in the social factor and world development such as inclusion, empowerment, and sustainability. I am currently doing missions around the world. So far, I have been in Cuba, Pakistan, Armenia, Peru, Giordania, and Vietnam. I am open to help others and to participate in initiatives as "A T-shirt for Life" for the Unicef campaign against death at a young age in less developed countries or "Vogliamo O" for the climate change effecting environment and the life of our planet.
11. Why is it so important to you?
It is important that people speak up! I think it is also important that beauty and the attraction that fashion or creative fields generate underline social tops to gain people's attention in a way that they can see them.
12. Please tell us about other collaborations you have participated in?
I constantly work for important collaborations, including the Fashion project at Moulin Rouge Paris with the capsule collection Moulin Rouge by Francesca Liberatore and in many important international partnerships, including, for instance, Swarovski Elements, Saga Furs, NAFA, and FURMEYE.
13. What stores is Francesca Liberatore sold at? Or is it online only?
The collections are located in several stores around the world, including: BECOOL, 51EAST DOHA, MARCELINO MINSK, HERCII SHANGAI, MARYLIN FLORIDA, ETC...
14. Do any celebrities wear your collection? If so, whom?
Kelly Osbourne, Taryn Manning, Steve Aoki, and lots of singers and actors.
15. Website & Instagram Info:
Website: http://www.francescaliberatore.it
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francescaliberatoreofficial/


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With great sorrow, we would like to acknowledge the passing of one of this author. We were impressed by Mark's initiative and enthusiasm in submitting to the journal, despite only being an undergraduate student at the time. Mark's contribution to this year's issue of TBD* marked the beginning of what looked to be a long and promising career. The quality of his work speaks for itself. For this, we present this issue of TBD* in his memory.
Drawing on John Rawls's insights, I argue that an important ambivalence emerges when liberal commitments are applied to immigration between distinct cultures and that this ambivalence strains the possibility that democratic nations can ever take a fair stance on immigration. Seemingly, Rawls's idea of the "veil of ignorance" demonstrates that borders are always biased and this means that immigration in a democracy can only be fair if borders remain open. But, at the same time, Rawls's understanding of an individual's capacity to live in a free society relies on a coherent and contained culture, and this means that democracies should control immigration to maintain their cultural composition. As a solution, I argue that by considering political possibility in the way Rawls did—that is, as institutions everyone can agree to for their own reasons—a just immigration policy requires a right to asylum without requiring open borders.


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United Van Lines released their 39th Annual United National Movers Study earlier this month and South Dakota has the 12th "Top Moving Destination" in the continental United States. Inbound movers equaled 55.8%. Those state's also earning top moving destinations for 2015 include:
- Oregon (69.0% inbound)
- South Carolina (62.4%)
- Vermont (62.0%)
- Idaho (60.5%)
- North Carolina (58.9%)
And those state's with the highest outbound movers include:
- New Jersey (66.6% outbound)
- New York (64.6%)
- Illinois (63.2%)
- Connecticut (62.6%)
- Ohio (58.4%)
If you look at the United Van Lines study you'll see an interactive map that will show the results of the study from 1978 on. It's an interesting graphic and it also illustrates that South Dakota has not been an outbound state since 2001. That is thirteen years of more people wanting to live in South Dakota.
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Bruno was charged with homicide for killing the 75-year old owner of his rooming house. The
prosecution proved that Bruno stabbed the owner causing his death; and that the killing happened at 10
in the evening in the house where the victim and Bruno lived. Bruno, on the other hand,successfully
proved that he voluntarily surrendered to the authorities; that he pleaded guilty to the crime charged;
that it was the victim who first attacked and did so without any provocation on his (Brunos) part, but he
prevailed because he managed to draw his knife with which he stabbed the victim. The penalty for
homicide is reclusion temporal.
Assuming a judgment of conviction and after considering the attendant circumstances, what penalty
should the judge impose? (7%)
Bruno was charged with homicide for killing the 75-year old owner of his rooming
house. The prosecution proved that Bruno stabbed the owner causing his death; and
that the killing happened at 10 in the evening in the house where the victim and
Bruno lived. Bruno, on the other hand,successfully proved that he voluntarily
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was the victim who first attacked and did so without any provocation on his (Brunos)
part, but he prevailed because he managed to draw his knife with which he stabbed the
victim. The penalty for homicide is reclusion temporal.
Assuming a judgment of conviction and after considering the attendant circumstances,
what penalty should thejudge impose? (7%)
While walking alone on her way home from a party, Mildred was seized at gun point by Felipe and taken
on board a tricycle to a house some distance away. Felipe was with Julio, Roldan, and Lucio, who drove
the tricycle.At the house, Felipe, Julio, and Roldan succeeded in having sexual intercourse with Mildred
against her will and under the threat of Felipes gun. Lucio was not around when the sexual assaults took
place as he left after bringing his colleagues and Mildred to their destination, but he returned everyday
to bring food and the news in town about Mildreds disappearance.For five days, Felipe, Julio and
Roldan kept Mildred in the house and took turns in sexually assaulting her. On the 6th day, Mildred
managed to escape; she proceeded immediately to the nearest police station and narrated her ordeal.
What crime/s did Felipe, Julio, Roldan, and Lucio commit and what was their degree of participation?
Modesto and Abelardo are brothers. Sometime in August, 1998 while Abelardo was in
his office, Modesto, together with two other men in police uniform, came with two heavy bags.
Modesto asked Abelardo to keep the two bags in his vault until he comes back to get them. When
Abelardo later examined the two bags, he saw bundles of money that, in his rough count, could not be
less than P5 Million. He kept the money inside the vault and soon he heard the news that a gang that
included Modesto had been engaged in bank robberies. Abelardo, unsure of what to do under the
circumstances, kept quiet about the two bags in his vault. Soon after, the police captured, and secured a
confession from, Modesto who admitted that their loot had been deposited with Abelardo.
What is Abelardos liability? (7%)
In her weekly gossip column in a tabloid, Gigi wrote an unflattering article about Pablo, a famous singer,
and his bitter separation from his wife.
The article portrayed Pablo as an abusive husband and caused him to lose lucrative endorsement
contracts. Pablo charged Gigi with libel. In her defense, Gigi countered that she did not commit libel
because Pablo has attained the status of a public figure so that even his personal life has become a
legitimate subject of public interest and comment.
Is Gigi correct? (7%)
Michael was 17 years old when he was charged for violation of Sec. 5 of R.A. 9165 (illegal sale of
prohibited drug). By the time he was convicted and sentenced, he was already 21 years old. The court
sentenced him to suffer an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of six (6) years and one (1) day of
prision mayor, as minimum, to seventeen (17) years and four (4) months of reclusion temporal, as
maximum, and a fine of P500,000.Michael applied for probation but his application was denied because
the probation law does not apply to drug offenders under R.A. 9165. Michael then sought the
suspension of his sentence under R.A. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and
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Can Michael avail of the suspension of his sentence provided under this law? (7%)
Roberto bought a Toyota Fortuner from Inigo for P500,000. While driving his newly-bought car, Roberto
met a minor accident that made the examination of his vehicles Registration Certificate necessary.
When the policeman checked the plate, chassis and motor numbers of the vehicle against those
reflected in the Registration Certificate, he found the chassis and motor numbers to be different from
what the Registration Certificate stated. The Deed of Sale covering the sale of the Fortuner, signed by
Inigo, also bore the same chassis and motor numbers as Robertos Registration Certificate. The chassis
and motor numbers on the Fortuner were found, upon verification with the Land Transportation Office,
to correspond to a vehicle previously reported as carnapped.
Roberto claimed that he was in good faith; Inigo sold him a carnapped vehicle and he did not know that
he was buying a carnapped vehicle.
If you were the prosecutor, would you or would you not charge Roberto with a crime? (7%)
Miss Reyes, a lady professor, caught Mariano, one of her students, cheating during an examination.
Aside from calling Marianos attention, he confiscated his examination booklet and sent him out of the
room, causing Mariano extreme embarrassment.
In class the following day, Mariano approached Miss Reyes and without any warning, slapped her on
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What crime or crimes, if any, did Mariano commit? (7%)
William is the son-in-law of Mercedes who owns several pieces of real property. In 1994, Williams wife,
Anita, died. In 1996, William caused the preparation of a Special Power of Attorney (SPA) giving him the
authority to sell two (2) parcels of land registered in the name of Mercedes. The signature of Mercedes
in the SPA was forged and, through this forged SPA and without the consent and knowledge of
Mercedes, William succeeded in selling the two (2) parcels for Php 2,000,000. He pocketed the proceeds
of the sale.
Mercedes eventually discovered Williams misdeeds and filed a criminal complaint. William was
subsequently charged with estafa through falsification of public document.
Was the criminal charge proper? (7%)
Roman and Wendy are neighbors. On Valentines Day, without prior notice, Roman visited Wendy at her
condo to invite her to dinner, but Wendy turned him down and abruptly left, leaving her condo door
unlocked. Roman attempted to follow, but appeared to have second thoughts; he simply went back to
Wendys condo, let himself in, and waited for her return. On Wendys arrival later that evening, Roman
grabbed her from behind and, with a knife in hand, forced her to undress. Wendy had no choice but to
comply. Roman then tied Wendys hands to her bed and sexually assaulted her five (5) times that night.
Roman was charged with, and was convicted of, five (5) counts of rape, but the judge did not impose the
penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count. Instead, the judge sentenced Roman to 40 years of
imprisonment on the basis of the three-fold rule.
Was the judge correct? (7%)
Frank borrowed P1,000,000 from his brother Eric. To pay the loan, Frank issued a post-dated check to be
presented for payment a month after the transaction. Two days before maturity, Frank called Eric telling
him hehad insufficient funds and requested that the deposit of the check be deferred. Nevertheless, Eric
deposited the check and it was dishonored. When Frank failed to pay despite demand, Eric filed a
complaint against him for violation of Batas Pambansa Big. 22 (The Bouncing Checks Law).
Was the charge brought against Frank correct? (7%)
Assume that you are a member of the legal staff of Senator Salcedo who wants to file a bill about
imprisonment at the National Penitentiary in Muntinlupa. He wants to make the State prison a revenue
earner for the country through a law providing for premium accommodations for prisoners (other than
those under maximum security status) whose wives are allowed conjugal weekend visits, and for those
who want long-term premium accommodations.
For conjugal weekenders, he plans to rent out rooms with hotel-like amenities at rates equivalent to
those charged by 4-star hotels; for long-term occupants, he is prepared to offer room and board with
special meals in airconditioned single-occupancy rooms, at rates equivalent to those charged by 3-star
What advice will you give the Senator from the point of view of criminal law, taking into account the
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Trend Forecast for 2011
Snowboarding is full of trendy kids. It's built to be. At snowboard's heart, it's a bunch of kids with money, sold on the belief that if they buy this board or that hat they'll ride better, attract more attention, film a better sponsor me tape and blah, blah, blah. The some trends are long running, but as it is now 2011, a new decade, in a fairly fresh millennium, I see three big changes on the horizon.
1. A New Day for Gangsterism
It takes a special breed to completely disregard their nature, knowledge, background and cultural origins, but baggin' saggin' boarders have been doing it since before the average snowboarder was even rolling Michael Phelps-style in his Daddy's testicles. This new decade should however, usher in undeniable change to the G-Dawg way. Based on the belief that riding a plank of expensive wood down a hill of snow that costs millions to maintain is similar to hustling crack, coke, weed and whatever on a AIDS-plagued corner, the homeboys of boardin' have adopted the look of the streets. Luckily though, hip-hop is changing, and possibly our tee-to-the-knee homies will change as well. Rappers like Wiz Khalifa and many others have begun dressing in a style supported by such shops as Supreme. In short, in a skate influenced manor, but still representative of the streets. Could this midway point be the breakthrough the food-court gangsters of mountains everywhere need to establish credibility among their species once again?
2. Euros Unite
Like it or not, snowboarding culture is split into three distinct categories. We have the contest circuit, the stair-shoveling and skate-inspired video crews and finally the Europeans. While the contest takes care of itself, the Euros are loosing the ground they gained when Gigi, Andreas and more were in full swing. What's the final solution? Obvious, the Euros band together. Maybe they wear matching red arm bands to better identify each other in snowy environments. Maybe they comb their blonde locks in a similar style to support unity. But obviously, their true final solution will be mastery of the triple and quadruple corks. Bringing these tricks to the snowboard scene in one, large, fast and unrelenting manor will give the Euros all of the contest money, the enders in many videos and a restored place as the master breed among the snowboard ranks.
Peep Show changed everything. Colleen Quigley busted her tits out on a backflip, which resulted in an internet shit-storm for more badass boobie action. Girls proved they could do more than slam, tap ten-stair rails and spin 360s, too. But more importantly Jess Kimura proved (in Right Brain/Left Brain) that in 2011 girls are going to be in the magazines, movies and hospitals a lot more. With Jess on a mission from whatever cave she crawled out of, Marie Hucal and Darrah Reid making boys feel foolish and a slew of other women out there taping their tits down and hucking their meat, 2011 looks like the game changer women's snowboarding has been waiting, well, since forever for.


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It takes a lot to become an expert in snowboarding. Those who are still starting to learn how to do it fall several times before even learning how to balance on the board. Therefore, if you reached a level where you can consider yourself an expert, it might be time to think about teaching others to learn how to snowboard. You can take snowboard instructor courses so that you will have the permission to teach beginners. You can even start a business out of a hobby. These are other reasons why being a snowboard instructor is worth considering.
You work only during ski season
It will not snow the entire year. During the winter season, you will be busy teaching others. However, for the rest of the year (which can be up to six months), you are free. You can decide to pursue other career paths, but you can also travel. You already made money from being a snowboard instructor.
You do not need an actual office
It can be quite dull working a regular job where you need to be inside an office for at least eight hours a day. When you pursue a career as a snowboard instructor, the world is your office. You are outdoors all the time. You will see the snow-covered mountains and hills. You can enjoy these natural wonders each day. It is something many people do not get the chance to do.
You meet different people
When you work in an office, you will do the same tasks each day. You also meet the same faces at work. However, if you work outdoors, you will teach different people each day. They have different skill levels. They also have different personalities. You do not know what to expect as you begin your job. Hence, you will look forward to each working day.
You can learn other skills
When you teach snowboarding, you will also learn time management skills and be committed to a job. You learn people skills as you interact with others. You can use these skills should you decide to pursue a different career path in the future. Your resume will look amazing because you have job experience no other candidate probably has.
You can enjoy different locations
You can find different ski resorts all over the world. If you have the skills, it does not matter which country you decide to work in. You will most likely find a job. If you open a business, you can decide which place to open it. There are tons of opportunities waiting for you, and you will enjoy the whole world in the process.
You can experience these benefits from being a snowboard instructor. If you are passionate about it and you see it as more than just a hobby, you can consider pursuing this career path. Besides, you are not going to work the entire year. If it is not winter, you can try other jobs to keep you alive and excited.


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I used to love stand up comedy and when I say that I loved it, I mean I was obsessed with it. I listened to every stand up I could and I listened to the good ones over and over again. I think I loved them so much because I associated with them and their sense of isolation. They took their pain and made it into something funny. They laughed the pain away and helped me to do the same.
One of the best examples of this is when Louis C.K. was describing the current state of his sex life. It was so pitiful and sad but he made it funny and brushed it off. But the point of the joke was not vulgarity. He wasn't saying it in the sort of "look what I can say" tone. The point of the joke was to show how marriage changes your life and to try and turn sadness into laughter.
It is precisely the lack of any substance, other than vulgarity, that leaves me asking "Is that supposed to be funny?", in response to most modern comedy. There are really only three categories that modern comedy falls into.
Category one- the genuinely good comedy. This consists of a small group of comedians who are genuinely funny.
Category two- vulgarity and filth ARE the joke. Comedians like Amy Schumer, Ari Shaffir, Daniel Tosh, and Sarah Silverman would fall into this category. These comedians have no joke other than "look at me say gross things about sex and sometimes drugs", that's it. I dare you to find a single actual joke they have ever made that doesn't entirely rely on people being shocked by vulgarity. If you can find a single, intelligently crafted, good joke they have made, I would love to see it.
Category three- social justice / identity politics comedians. For a good description of the identity politic comedians, here is typically how they open their set, "Hey everyone, I'm Jewish/Indian/Muslim/Mexican, joke about identity, joke about identity, joke about identity." They are basically a one trick pony, if you really love hearing very specific jokes about Indian parents or Jewish mothers or Muslim fathers then you're in luck because that's all you are going to hear.
And, finally, the social justice "comedians", who are barely even comedians. I don't often put words in quotations like that, they are called "scare quotes", but I think it's justified here because most of these heavily political comedians like John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah, and others don't really seem to even be attempting to make jokes anymore. When I watch John Oliver's show, which I occasionally do or when I watch Samantha Bee, with a heavy sedative in hand, you see, that's a joke. When I watch those shows, they seem to me like normal news shows. I watch a ton of news and there is little difference between a show like John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" and a long version of what Vox does or what Vice News does.
Comedy has stopped being funny because the Jews that make up most of the comedians and comedy writers have lost their sense of humor. The Jewish mentality is always about attacking. Attacking gentile society, attacking traditional morals and standards, etc. Well, they succeeded in tearing down gentile society and traditional morals and standards. So, what do they do now? Well, they keep going. They push further and further into degeneracy and ever more radical left wing politics and, at some point, it gets incredibly stale and preachy.
The people have stopped laughing at your jokes and have started laughing at you.


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After a period of musical hibernation and two long years in the studio working on exciting new material. Shimmergloom are almost ready to release their first LP. Come celebrate the release of their new single 'When You Fall'. Supported by high energy and well loved punk rockers Axe Girl and more. It's shaping up to be great night of local music.
7pm to 10pm – $10 entry – Facebook event


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The Chairman of the Africa Federation, Alhaj Shabir Najafi is pleased to announce the appointment of Alhaj Seyed Hassan Naqvi as the Chairman of the Africa Federation Tabligh Board for the term 2016 – 2019.
Seyed Hassan has served in the same position for two terms, from 2011 – 2016. His vast experience and dedication in the field of Tabligh will provide added advantage in meeting the goals and objectives of the Board.
Brief Profile
Seyed Hassan Naqvi is the eldest son of late Maulana Seyed Ansar Hussein Naqvi one of the first Missionaries to serve our community in Africa.
Seyed Hassan is the Director of Thornswift Investments Ltd. and operating a transport & logistics company based in Dar es Salaam since 2007.
Seyed Hassan has served in various capacities in the organizations of our community in Africa and in the U.K. these are:
- 1984 – 1992 – Chairman – Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat – Dodoma
- 1999 – 2003 – Hon Secretary – KSIMC of Birmingham
- 2010 – 2016 – Chairman – Africa Federation Tabligh Board (AFTab)
- 2011 – 2014 – Electoral Commissioner – World Federation
Hassan bhai is keen to take up challenging role to make positive impact and meaningful contributions to the advancement of the existing infrastructure of Tabligh section, and to instill fresh ideas, to uphold and further the core values of ''living Islam'' in our daily lives.
Africa Federation emphasis during this term shall be geared towards the reformation of our Madressahs in our Jamaats if Africa to promote and harness better understanding of the religion of Islam and the Madh'ab of Ahlulbayt (AS) to the children from an early age, and simultaneously bring up standards of training for the Madressah Teachers and Administrators and in the teaching methods thus harmonizing these key elements of the Madressah in our system in all Jamaats under Africa Federation. This is one amongst several goals set for AFTAB during this term.
The Tabligh Sub-Committee shall be formed in the next few weeks, details of which shall be circulated in due course.
The AFED Secretariat extends its heartiest congratulations to Seyed Hassan Naqvi on his appointment and wishes him every success in achieving the goals set out for the Board for the term 2016-2019.
Hussein Karim
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Business Unit: Regional Solutions & Services Americas
Requisition Number: 240557
Primary Location: United States-Virginia-Chantilly
Assignment Category: Full-time regular
Experience Level: Mid level
Education Required Level: Associate's Degree / College Diploma
Travel Required: 20%
Job Description:
Service Project Manager - Building Automation/HVAC Controls
Position Overview
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and budgeting activities and financial reports concerned with new construction or retrofit projects. The Project Manager participates in the conceptual development of a project and oversees its organization, scheduling, and implementation.
Participates in pre-bid reviews and sales to operations turnover meetings to evaluate accuracy of the sales estimate and job layout. Analyzes plans, construction contract specifications and codes to determine project requirements. Follows up with appropriate management to assure understanding and satisfaction of job scope.
Manages the development of project plans in advance of project activity assuring effective execution by the Project Team. Monitors progress to assure compliance with the pre-determined execution plan.
Prepares or oversees preparation of engineering re-estimate reports. Utilizes financial and monthly forecasting to manage and contain costs. Utilizes financial and monthly forecasting tools and works with other team members to monitor, manage and control costs. Prepares or oversees preparation of progress billings, pursues timely payments from the customer and authorizes payments to material suppliers and subcontractors.
Obtains bids and selects reliable subcontractors to provide wiring, device installation, special construction or other services.
Participates in job site final walk thru and manages the final building automation inspection and the completion of all close out documentation such as As-Built drawings and system operating instructions, transfers or excess materials, billings, collections and payments, and all project records.
Establish project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within boundaries of company policy and contract specifications. Confer with engineering and specialists' supervisors to discuss such matters as work procedures, scope-and-scheduling and work sequence, project-specific safety plans, etc.
Work with our internal Financial Business Administration (FBA) team to manage financial aspects of contracts to protect company's interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the customer.
Communicate effectively with customers/contractors during the project.
Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience
BS/BA in a technical field, or advanced degree, where required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong knowledge of the building automation industry (specifically DDC) fundamentals and business operations; excellent contracting skills; an understanding of job financial reports and the ability to apply these in managing assigned projects; strong leadership, listening, verbal and written communication skills.
Previous project management experience.
Typically 2+ years project management experience.
Great communication skills.
Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the Unites States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.
Individual must possess a valid Driver's license in good standing.
Individual must be at least 21 years of age in order to participate in the required Siemens vehicle plan.
- SAP and PMCT experience a Plus.


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FROM NEWSDAY: "Despite an ongoing hiring freeze, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has hired the former Long Beach city manager, who served under the former Republican-controlled city council and was in charge when the city's credit rating sank to a notch above junk.
….. Theofan, who could not be reached, was hired as Long Beach city manager in 2004. In December,Moody's Investors Service downgraded the city's credit rating from A1 to Baa3 with a negative outlook. Theofan blamed the cash crunch on cleanup costs from Tropical Storm Irene and delayed tax payments from a large property owner."
Read the full article over @ Newsday: Mangano hires ex-Long Beach city manager


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My name is Sasha. I was born in Krivoy Rog and most of the time have lived in Kiev.
I bought my camera 5 years ago, but I've been taking photos seriously for just a year.
Once I bought a film camera, Zenit, hoping not to miss all the beauty my life'd bring to me.
After 4 years I felt that what I saw through the lenses is like a meditation to me.
I understood that to capture things which are ready for this is not enough for me more and I started to photograph people finding out that a person is the widest field for art. I try to see through people's eyes, the living being itself.
For me, film photography has more potential to show inner energy than digital. I suppose that technical progress makes the essence of things far from us. It surround us with comfort of material pleasures and we start to forget that this world is temporary and, maybe, we'll
loose everything already tomorrow.
I don't take pictures imitating earthly happiness, all my art is based on the transcendental sadness of his initial home. This sadness is not like suffering, but it's beyond the duality of happiness and grief.
I want to advise everyone who starts his or her way as a photographer, not to forget that behind all living things there is more than a physical shell, and this can be shown if you distinguish these two things.


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# 22269
GOULD, John (1804 - 1881)
Myzomela nigrita, Gray. (Black honey-eater, or Papuan black myzomela)
Lithograph with vivid original hand colouring, measures 560 x 375 mm (sheet), titled lower margin, Letterpress sheet of descriptive text included.
A plate from The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands (London : published by the author, 1875-1888), Gould's last great colourplate book, completed after Gould's death by Dr. R. B. Sharpe. Approximately 250 sets were issued, the full set containing 320 plates, each lithograph strikingly coloured by hand.
Reference : Ferguson 10033


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My jewellery and shop Mentioned on this blog. Nice. Ka ka
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Cast Badges Dec 2011
|Animal Badge Collection Dec 2011
|'Don't Stop' easycasr Badge
|'Redhead' easycast Badge
|'Yellow Bull' easycast Badge
|'For Rosey' easycast Badge
|'Green/surrender' easycast Badge
|Three Spotted Easycast Badges.
All these Badge hand-cast in my studio. All currently selling in store at Luck/House 33 High Street, Auckland CBD.
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365 Days Later: Lessons At An Early Stage Startup
Aerial view of downtown Chicago at night.
A little over a year ago, I moved to Boston for the summer to attend a new program, then called Boston Startup School, now known as Startup Institute. Motivated to learn more about the startup community and gain a valuable skill set to prepare me for a career in tech, I took a leap of faith and never looked back.
Fast forward one year.
In the past twelve months, I transitioned from student to alum to employee. I have met hundreds of companies, worn about a dozen hats, held four job titles, lived in three cities. Throughout the process, I had a front row seat in watching the program that I once attended change the lives of countless people.
As I reflect, I am reminded of a blog post posted exactly a year ago, in which I wrote about why I decided to join Startup Institute as an employee. In it I confessed…
"I am a total nerd. I love to learn. I strive to be challenged. I like it when my brain hurts. I am, what some may call, a perpetual student."
Well, I can tell you that my brain certainly hurts. The past 365 days have presented me with some of the most challenging and exciting experiences I can think of, and what's more, it's been a ton of fun! To keep with the theme, here's a few things that I have learned so far from being an employee at an early stage startup:
- Do not ask for permission, beg for forgiveness - Productivity is a necessity on a small team. Successful startup employees are growth-minded. They are able to identify problems that have not even occurred yet,. Understand the next steps that need to be taken and push forward to drive action.
- Does it make you nervous? – If yes, then do it! If you are uncomfortable doing something because it is challenging to you intellectually, you are doing something right. Strive to be surrounded by people who are smarter than you every single day.
- Failure is OK- Entrepreneurs are not afraid of failure. They stare it in the face everyday and defy the odds. So, if you have failed then it means that you have learned. If you fail, own it. Learn from it. Move on and do not repeat the same mistakes.
One year later, as I sit in the Chicago office, I am as humbled by where Startup Institute has been and where we are headed. I am excited to be a part of this team, this community, and to continually be given more responsibility than I probably should.
As I head into year two at Startup Institute, I continue to seek opportunities to be challenged and nerd out. Cheers to a whirlwind first year and to our new campus in the Windy City.
Give Kailey a shoutout on Twitter @kaileyraymond. Interested in Startup Institute Chicago? Check us out. #SIC


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We do more because you do more. By giving to the Annual Fund, you are going above and beyond to support our work on and offstage. With more than 85,000 served in McCaw Hall and 65,000 throughout the community each year, your gift is guaranteed to impact your community. If you would like to use a payment plan for your contribution, you will have the opportunity to do so on the next screen. Enter the total amount you wish to give on this page and click "Donate Now" to be presented with payment schedule options.


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Gotham Season 3 Episode 21 : Heroes Rise: Destiny Calling
With the deadly virus spreading throughout the city, the search for the antidote continues, as Fish Mooney, The Riddler and Penguin reveal plans of their own. Bruce meets Ra's Al Ghul and completes his last task in order to fulfill his destiny, but realizes he can't let go of his past.
Episode Guide
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UGH! I spent like an hour typing a blog this morning, only to have the power go out in my house and wipe out everything I had just written. That's the second blog I've lost due to screwy tech problems. And there's no auto-save, so there's no way to retrieve anything.
So umm, what the heck is this?
Could be whale blubber, could be an extremely large octopus. Could be Squidward on steroids. Sounds like a real life X-file to me. The truth is out there..........
So I still have the SARS. Although Kathy thinks it might be monkey pox. Or maybe one monkey pock. That's gross. My lungs feel like they are stuffed full of brillo pads. I can't stop coughing. My throat hurts from coughing. At night my head throbs from all the incessant coughing throughout the day. I can't talk without coughing, so my friends and loved ones are having to learn this new SARS language I'm speaking. And my house... well, let's talk about that. I need the health department to come in and declare a quarantine. My dishes are stacked up from, well, it looks like last July, because I can't get enough "feel good" energy together to wash them. And the laundry, mmm. Yeah. I need an au pair. For me. I need to be nannied. This is getting wierd.
David puts up with a lot of crap from me. He is a good man. He really is. Although, he's pretty easy to please... I've been keeping him in oatmeal raisin cookies and zucchini bread and that is a good thing. He took oatmeal cookies to work yesterday and I won over his whole office. Shoulda thought of that sooner. Maybe he'll get that raise now........
Having a bad dread day today. Need to re-Knotty Boy them. I think because I've been bedridden (with SARS) for the past few days that they got all squished. They're sad. Need some love.
Let's talk about my garden, speaking of things that need love. Y'know, what are those little foamy bug nest things that attach themselves to my plants (mainly my herbs)? Because they're really making me angry. I had a great crop of basil going, and now it's all sad and wilty and has black spots because of those foamy bugs. Maybe the foamy bugs are related to the giant sea creature mentioned above. But anyway, yeah, and my lavender is coming back after the fire, but it's not blooming. I want more! I want lavender everywhere. I love lavender. And rosemary, except that then my whole outside of my house would then smell like pizza. Not a bad thing, mind you, but I think I might get hungry every time I went outside.
Ach! Gotta go get some videos back.
:: old blevins ::
UGH! I spent like an hour typing a blog this morning, only to have the power go out in my house and wipe out everything I had just written. That's the second blog I've lost due to screwy tech problems. And there's no auto-save, so there's no way to retrieve anything.
Mused Lady Jane Grey at 8:58 AM


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Job description
Princeton University
Princeton Environmental Institute - the interdisciplinary center of environmental research, education and outreach at Princeton University -- seeks distinguished candidates for a senior appointment (tenured level) in the natural and applied sciences. The individual should have a demonstrated record of excellence in scholarship and teaching in a field that may include, but is not limited to, global change, biogeochemistry, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and environmental fluids and hydrology. We seek a broad thinker who can integrate perspectives across one or more disciplines including geosciences, ecology and evolutionary biology, chemistry, engineering, hydrology, and/or applied mathematics. The successful candidate will be jointly appointed in the department best suited to her or his research and in the Princeton Environmental Institute. Fields of specialization are open. The Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) is a globally recognized center for environmental research and teaching with more than 120 associated faculty members representing 27 academic disciplines whose research and teaching focuses on the scientific, technical, policy, and human dimensions of environmental issues. The Institute has legacy strengths in studies of the global climate system, biogeochemistry of the oceans and atmosphere, biocomplexity, and ecohydrology including several long-term interdisciplinary projects focused on climate and energy, the Southern Ocean, water and the environment, urban sustainability, and climate and disease. Applicants should apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/9341 and should submit a letter of interest along with a vita, a teaching statement, a summary of research plans, and a list of three potential referees. The letter of interest should include the candidate's vision of the field and identify major unanswered questions of interest to the candidate. Evaluation of applicants will begin on January 7, 2019 and continue until the position is filled. We seek faculty members who will create a climate that embraces excellence and diversity, with a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring that will enhance the work of the institute and attract and retain a diverse student body. This position is subject to the University's background check policy.


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There will be no worship at PEC on 12/11. Instead, we will be meeting in homes around Austin for brunch potluck and a time of prayer. Click here to sign up for which group you will join and the dish you'll be bringing.
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