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Finck & Perras Insurance Agency has been providing insurance services in the Pioneer Valley and beyond for decades. Year after year, they win "Best in the Valley" awards and their reputation for stellar customer service is second to none.
When they first approached me about working with them on a website redesign project, it had been ten years since their last redesign. They were looking for a site that would create a more user-friendly customer experience and that did a better job of highlighting their great reputation in the community. The site needed a more modern look and feel, while still keeping with its local flavor. It was also essential that it be ease to update, thus avoiding the editing bottleneck that had existed on their old site.
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We don't know about you, but we can only take so much of the great outdoors, especially in the heat of summer. While others are barbecuing or heading to the beach this holiday weekend, we're planning to spend some quality time inside, playing games and watching TV. That's the real American way.
If you've got similar intentions over the next three days, we have some suggestions for a few DVDs that'll help you celebrate and appreciate this wonderful nation of ours without ever leaving your living room. It's all about kicking ass and taking names, American style. So let's get our patriotism on!
Seeing as the title of this feature was inspired by the song from Team America, this was a no-brainer. From South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, this musical action spoof features a team of paramilitary officers portrayed by marionettes in the style of Gerry Anderson's "Supermarionation" (as seen in the TV show Thunderbirds and others). Never before, and never since, have we seen a movie that pokes fun at both Hollywood action films and American geopolitics through the use of puppets so successfully.
Whether you approach it as an outlandish comedy or a cultural statement, there are some genuine laughs to be had here. Hollywood and Washington D.C. are the main targets, but the film also gets in some jabs at the rest of the world too (from an American-centric point of view, at least). And let's not forget about the crazy, wild puppet sex. This probably isn't the flick to throw into the DVD player when your parents are over, but it's great when you're entertaining a group of like-minded friends who just want to space out in front of the TV for a while.
"We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"
You didn't think we were going to do a feature about patriotic movies for the 4th of July and not include ID4, did you? This 1996 War of the Worlds update has it all – exploding world landmarks, evil aliens, that rousing motivational speech by President Bill Pullman and of course, Will Smith doing that likable badass thing he does so well.
This is the quintessential summer movie, and the quintessential "Don't Tread on Me" movie. Roland Emmerich seems to get a kick out of blowing things up, and we feel that enthusiasm as an audience. Sure there are plot holes you could fly a giant spaceship through (like the final demise of the aliens being dependent on the compatibility of Earthbound technology), but you're not supposed to think when watching this movie. You're just supposed to feel, to cheer and ultimately to enjoy.
By the mid-'80s, it looked as though the blockbuster Rocky franchise was nearing the end of its relevancy. The hard times of the 1970s had given way to the glitzy decade of the "Me Generation," and audiences wanted more spectacle than the simple story of a boxer overcoming adversity could offer. But Sylvester Stallone wasn't down for the count yet. Channeling the Cold War mentality, he set up a new challenge for Rocky Balboa that would escalate the struggle on a global scale.
Enter Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago, "The Siberian Express," a Russian boxing machine with the weight of the Soviet Union behind him. After Apollo Creed is killed in a match against Drago, Rocky goes behind Iron Curtain to challenge him on his home turf. The expecting training montage ensues. But Rocky isn't just there to avenge Creed, he's fighting for the respect of a nation. He even wins the Russian crowd over in the end, proclaiming that "everybody can change!" Except you, Rocky Balboa. Don't you ever change.
Speaking of Cold War movies, we just have one word to add: "Wolverines!" What better metaphor could there be for the scrappy, fighting spirit of America than a group of high school students who resist a fictional Russian invasion?
Back in 1984, director John Milius brought us Red Dawn. Set in an alternate universe where the U.S. is isolated and vulnerable to its enemies (a world that didn't seem so far fetched at the time), the film centers on the teen rebels – including Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Brad Savage, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey – who fight back the Soviets, and make the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of a country under siege.
You want to talk about patriotism? How about the inscription on Partisan Rock, as read by Thompson at the end of the film: "In the early days of World War 3, guerillas – mostly children – placed the names of their lost upon this rock. They fought here alone and gave up their lives, so that this nation should not perish from the earth." Now if you'll excuse us for a moment, we just have something in our eye.
From fictional soldiers to real ones, it's only fitting on a national holiday that we honor the men and women who made our freedom possible. And there's no war more popular in media culture than World War II. So when it came to choosing a representative film of that era, it was basically between this and Pearl Harbor. (Just kidding. You can take that finger off the "Add Comment" button now.)
The visceral opening 20 minutes, featuring one of the most captivating depictions of the storming of the beach at Normandy ever put on film, is reason enough to watch this again, but if you want another one, there's also the fantastic cast. Spielberg brings together Tom Hanks, Ed Burns, Tom Sizemore, Giovanni Ribisi, Paul Giamatti, Jeremy Davies, Matt Damon and more. Then, of course, there's the theme of living your life to the fullest and the true cost of war. Heavy themes for a summer movie screening, we know, but if you're in the mood for a great American film that isn't just mindless entertainment, look no further.
Great timing, Mel Gibson. The day we sit down to come up with a list of patriotic films to watch, you invalidate one of our choices with an ugly, racist, sexist tirade aimed at your girlfriend. So instead of picking the aptly named Patriot for this list (now that we think about it, it's not that great a film anyway), we'd rather steer readers towards another Revolutionary-war-themed project, the Emmy-award-winning HBO miniseries John Adams.
Paul Giamatti plays the title character, alongside Laura Linney as his wife, Abigail. The other founding fathers – including Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane), George Washington (David Morse), Benjamin Franklin (Tom Wilkinson), Alexander Hamilton (Rufus Sewell) and John Hancock (Justin Theroux) – also show up to play their part in history. If you've got the time to invest in a mini marathon (seven hours, to be exact) this intimate look at our nation's humble beginnings will give you a renewed appreciation for the brave men (and women) without whom there would be no Independence Day to celebrate.


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You're right, heaven forbid a head coach is actually accountable for his performances.Granto87 wrote:I thought Sheens would have picked a differnt side today, for his 600th and all. Poor bloke cant be accountable for the loss on his big day.
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Come on get real. It will be a massive blow but we were 5 minutes away from winning yesterday and he didn't play. Won't win another game? Hyperbole in the extreme!izotope wrote:lui is most likely our only hope, however waters played O.K.
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So this morning, the alarm goes off on my Droid2 and everything is fine. About an hour later the screen froze and would not unlock or slide. It was absolutely frozen. I was using the stock charger last night. I took it by a Verizon store and the rep pulled the battery and then it started back up with no problem. The big problem is he took ATK (free pre installed version) and killed all the apps and proceeded to tell me how I had to do this. I said "dude, their was nothing running last night and I have not even downloaded any new apps, etc..." I just got the phone on Friday of last week. I really am not a fan of ATK and he tried to tell me if I don't do this, the phone will freeze.View 7 Replies


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|1. The Flight of the Creative Class
|Part I: The Creative Age
|Part II: The Global Competition for Talent
|Part III: Losing Our Way
|Appendix A: Global Creativity by the Numbers
|Appendix B: Measuring the Class Divide
Chapter One
The Flight of the Creative Class
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In March of 2003, I had the opportunity to meet Peter Jackson, theAcademy Awardâwinning director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, at his film complex in lush, green, otherworldly Wellington, NewZealand. Jackson has done something unlikely in Wellington, a smallishbut exciting cosmopolitan city of roughly 400,000, and one certainlynot previously considered a global cultural capital. He has builta permanent facility there that is considered one of the world's mostsophisticated filmmaking complexes. And he did it in New Zealandfor a reason.
Jackson, a Wellington native, realized what many American citiesdiscovered during the 1990s: that paradigm-busting creative industries could single-handedly change the way cities flourish while drivingdynamic and widespread economic change. It took Jackson and hispartners a while to raise the resources, but they eventually purchasedan abandoned paint factory that, emblematic in its adaptive transformationand reuse, emerged as the studio responsible for the mostbreathtaking trilogy of films ever made. He realized, Jackson told me,that with the allure of the Lord of the Rings movies he would be ableto attract a diverse array of creative talent from around the world, enticingthe best cinematographers, costume designers, sound technicians,computer-graphic artists, model builders, editors, and animatorsto New Zealand.
Sure enough, during my visit to Wellington, I met dozens ofAmericans from universities such as the University of California atBerkeley and MIT working alongside talented filmmakers from Europeand Asia. Many had begun the process of establishing residencyin New Zealand, ready to relinquish their American citizenship forwhat they saw as greener creative pastures. One of them, a digitalwunderkind from the San Francisco Bay area, told me he was launchinghis new high-tech start-up in Wellington because of the technologyinfrastructure and environment there, which in his case createdadvantages that trumped even Silicon Valley. As we walked past aworld map with pins stuck in employees' native countries, the head ofdigital animation joked that the organization looked more like theUN than a film production studio.
Think about this. In an industry synonymous with America's internationaleconomic and cultural might, film production, the singlegreatest project in recent cinematic history was internationally fundedand crafted by the best filmmakers from around the world. But not inHollywood.
When Hollywood produces movies, it creates jobs for directors,actors, and key grips in California. Because of the astounding level oftechnical innovation required by films of Rings' magnitude âin areasfrom computer graphics and animation to sound design âsuch a projectalso germinates whole new companies, and even new nationwideindustries. George Lucas's Star Wars films, for instance, almost singlehandedlysparked the advancement of everything from video games to product tie-in marketing. The lion's share of economic benefitsfrom the Rings trilogy, though, is likely to accrue not to the UnitedStates but to New Zealand. In an equally mighty display of economicirony, Jackson's remake of King Kong is also being put together inWellington, with a budget running upward of $150 million.
Peter Jackson's accomplishment in tiny Wellington hasn't factoredinto any of the ongoing debates over global economic competitiveness.But the United States of America is now facing its greatest challengesince the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. This challenge haslittle to do with business costs and even less with manufacturingprowess. And, no, the main competitive threats are not China orIndia. Our country âfor generations known around the world as theland of opportunity and innovation âmay well be on the verge oflosing its creative competitive edge.
The core of this challenge is what I've come to see as the new globalcompetition for talent, a phenomenon that promises to radically reshapethe world in the coming decades. No longer will economic mightamass in countries according to their natural resources, manufacturingexcellence, military dominance, or even scientific and technologicalprowess. Today, the terms of competition revolve around a centralaxis: a nation's ability to mobilize, attract, and retain human creativetalent. Every key dimension of international economic leadership,from manufacturing excellence to scientific and technological advancement,will depend on this ability.
This new global competition for talent creates a serious threat tothe United States' long-standing economic hegemony on three overlappingfronts. First, a wide range of countries around the world areincreasing their ability to compete for global talent. Second, theUnited States is undermining its own ability to compete for that talent.And third, the U.S. is failing to cultivate and harness the full creativecapabilities of its own people in ways that position it to competeeffectively.
The global talent pool and the high-end, high-margin creative industriesthat used to be the sole province of the U.S. and the crucialsource of its prosperity have begun to disperse around the globe. Ahost of countries âIreland, Finland, Canada, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand among them âare investing in higher education, producingcreative people, and churning out cutting-edge products, fromcellular phones to computer software to blockbuster movies. Many ofthem have learned from the United States' success and are shoring uptheir efforts to attract foreign talent âincluding Americans. If even afew of these rising nations draw away, say, 2 percent each of America'screative workforce, the effect on our economy will be enormous. TheUnited States may well have been the Goliath of the twentiethcenturyglobal economy, but it will take just a half-dozen twenty-first-century Davids to begin to wear it down.The Flight of the Creative Class
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The valorization of research results is one of the Institute's key missions. We want to bring the results of fundamental research to practical use by promoting an active technology transfer and a culture of open innovation with our partners. AMI's research strategy is based on the philosophy of exploiting synergies that arise through the dual role of «early-stage research», which allows one, if the research problems are cleverly selected, to advance fundamental science and generate results that are of value to industrial partners.


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Review of the year - music
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The year kicked off in vitriolic style with The Hold Steady at the Cathouse. Now the paunchy book and vinyl nerds have a god to worship. Bow down people, here's Craig Finn. Similar idolatry occurred at Barrowland for LCD Soundsystem's umpteenth show in the last 18 months. James Murphy stil managed to generate a Friday night frenzy on a chilly Monday.
Running contrary to the indie vibe, Brian Wilson blew the tight trouser brigade away at T in the Park while Kanye West provided the highlight of T in the Fringe with an intense, no frills, greatest hits bombardment. As comebacks go, the return of Bis made more than a few weak at the knees. The same could be said for Heaven and Hell: no Black Sabbath classics but enough rock to justify endless horns in the air.
Whether you saw them in Glasgow or Edinburgh, there was little argument that the mighty Battles showed just what could be done with a bunch of raggedy technology, endless ideas and a very high cymbal.
There used to be no party like an S Club party. Now it's very much a CSS party these days. The catsuits and song titles are only part of it and they've played here loads over the last 12 months and have never disappointed. Following that hedonistic trend were Justice at the Arches, Daft Punk at Rock Ness and Brit rap oddballs Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip who made the night of Scotland's victory over France even more memorable with a show at Tut's.
Honourable mentions go to Art Brut at Oran Mor who did their star jumps crouched to avoid the venues low ceiling, Sonic Youth and Slint doing their classic albums at the ABC, M.I.A. (mostly for the stage invasion), Roisin Murphy, Regina Spektor, The Twilight Sad, Von Sudenfed (mostly just for turning up), Jarvis Cocker, Hot Club de Paris, Gallows at the Barfly, Klaxons on the NME tour plus Biffy Clyro, Arcade Fire and Bloc Party all at the Barrowland. Lest we forget, the spectacle of Aereogramme's farewell shows in the summer were a reminder that you don't always know what you've got 'til it's gone.


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Now, Gentle Reader (looks around furtively), I'd like to share something with you…
I do like a drink sometimes. Not in your weekly meeting, working through your steps with your sponsor territory, and definitely not in your one drink occasionally league, but I do.
And not only am I picky about what I drink (the only methylated spirit in the house goes into the burner for the fondue set), but I also have views on the type of establishment I like to drink in.
Wine bars. No. Theme bars (why are there Cuban and Hawaiian bars in Derby, for chrissake?). Definitely no.
Bars. Give me a good old-fashioned dive bar, with rock 'n' roll on the sound system, baskets of food you can stick your face in, and drinks glasses that don't make you look like a total dickhead every time you take a hearty swig. Tons of pork scratchings.
Somewhere that poor refugees, suffering from the hurricane of Planet Chaos where, somewhere along the way, had slipped off its axis. A place where problems need to be debated and solved accordingly. The fact that a few beers may well be involved in such lengthy discourse is neither here nor there.
This is why good bars were invented. To make the world a slightly better place for the time you're in there.
There are a lot of great bars in this world. For me, it's usually about four o'clock in the afternoon, before the evening crowd comes in. The daytime guys sitting there, they know the bartender; maybe there's a jukebox, maybe there isn't. If not, there should be. The sun's sort of getting low in the sky and coming in through the window, you've got the dust motes floating over the bar. It's what I call that sort of golden Billy Joel (think Piano Man) drinking hour, strongly reminiscent of another era. There's no mixologist behind the bar. If you were to order a drink with more than two components, you'd get the dirty look. Any requests for umbrellas and fruit (martini olives excepted, of course) would be highly inadvisable, as your ass would be grass.
I like old-school places where they bust your balls when you walk in the door. It's a wonderful place, just a perfectly poured pint of your favourite tipple or a good honest shot from the top shelf, the way it should be. No music except rock 'n' roll, no bullshit, everything you want from a real pub. It's an antidote to over-gelled, Ferrari-driving, name-wearing motherfuckers.
It's the antidote to everything trendy, and it's life, Jim. Just as we want to know it.
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I am a Chick-fil-a boycotter. Am I really angry and disgusted at their stance with homosexuals? Absolutely. Do I hate them? No. Do I hate Christians? Absolutely not. Let's make a fair distinction here. I don't hate the Christians who can't see gays as equals. I hate that some people interpret Christianity as a reason to exclude someone. I don't mind the debate that's going on right now. Ultimately, I think it will make us better people having gone through it just like our relationships with our loved ones grow stronger having gone through conflict. But if we're going to have something productive come out of this, let's be fair. Saying that all Christians hate gay people is like saying all Asians know Karate.
I was born and raised in Oklahoma, a very Christian environment. Most people here are Christians. Guess what? Not all the Christians here are gay hating bigots. I have Christian friends who were disowned by their families for being gay. But I also have Christian friends who lovingly accept their gay family members. All the people that I know and have met in person that are anti-gay are actually pretty good people in my eyes. I choose to see them in that light, whether we see eye to eye or not. I still oppose their views outwardly and vocally. The thing that makes us different is that I choose to include people despite the fact they think differently than me rather than exclude them.
While my views tend to side with the people who are likely to post something like this:
I can't agree with the bigoted wording here. First of all, this is a lame abuse of media. Good Christian people that do help at food shelters, unfortunately, are not news and are not going to be seen and counted among the "good Christians". I'd be willing to bet that Christians doing good in the world far outnumber the people who went out to participate in Chick-fil-a appreciation day. I happen to know lots of Christians who do lots of good things. And believe it or not, I even know some Christians who are anti-gay that do good things too and would never do something as ugly as oppose gays by eating a chicken sandwich.
I'm not a Christian, but I know good Christian people who side with people that would post something like that picture but would be offended by it. Many of my friends are the type of people who would say "not all Muslims are terrorists". I hope they're the same people who would show Christians the courtesy of saying "Not all Christians are gay-hating, self-righteous, self-serving evil people". Let's not take the people who refuse to see gays as equals and think eating a chicken sandwich increases their chances of going to heaven and lump them with those who share your views who also happen to be Christian.
The solution to solving the equation "X hates Y" is not substituting X and Y until it balances out (because it never will). A better approach is figuring out how to replace "hate" with "=" so X and Y can coexist.


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Six-pack abs or not, when it comes to good music, it's impossible for one's softer side to not make its presence felt.
For example when Bollywood hottie Hrithik Roshan listened to Pakistani singer-turned actor's latest Coke Studio Pakistan (season 8) song 'Rockstar' this Monday, he had to take to Twitter to express his feelings.
Rockstar. Serious talent. Such freedom. Mazaa aa gaya! http://t.co/Qqki3vZqm2@AliZafarsays
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) August 24, 2015
Acting like a true gentleman, Zafar was quick to return Roshan's compliment:
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— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) August 24, 2015
Zafar, the 35-year-old singer-songwriter who started his Bollywood career with the film Tere Bin Laden is now all set to appear in Coke Studio's season 8. In fact, his fans are already obsessing over the fact that he was seen humming a few lines in the preview video of Coke Studio in the song 'Sohni Dharti'
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Assistance to Youth at Risk
The latest ILO (International Labour Organization) global estimates on child labour indicate that Africa has the largest number of child labor; 59 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 are involved with hazardous work. More than one in 5 children in Africa are employed against their will in stone quarries, farms, and mines. Poverty remains the major reason behind this issue.
The Salesians of Don Bosco Anglophone West Africa provides care and assistance to poor and needy children at risk; especially children who find themselves in the following situation:
- Children who find themselves on the street, outside the classroom/academic environtment.
- Children abused in child labour.
- Children denied health care, food and nutrition.
Post Ebola Project. PEP!
Sierra Leone - The project PEP! cares for former children and youths from the Interim Care Centre, a former therapy centre for young people affected by the Ebola epidemic. More info
Boys Home Sunyani
Ghana - Don Bosco Boys Home assists children between the ages of 10 to 17, who are in the streets and those who living with families but exposed to danger, at risk and those denied basic education in Sunyani, Kumasi, Berekum and Techiman. More info
Pademba Prison
Sierra Leone - This project provides legal representation for poor inmates who would otherwise be unable to access legal services to ensure their rights are upheld. More info
Child Line 116
Sierra Leone - Don Bosco Fambul has been offering nationwide telephone consulting since 2009 to assist those seeking assistance. Call number 116 is available around the clock, nationwide, and free of charge social workers. More info
Don Bosco Child Protection Centre
Ghana - The Don Bosco CPC was established in 2014 in order to ensure security, good health, education and skills development of children at risk, by focusing on their integral transformation, creating a home for the victims of poverty. More info


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Company of heroes is fantastic for those who love an involved strategy game. Great graphics, authentic sound effects and a fitting sound track that combine to provide a gritty WWII experience. The campaigns take you back to some of the major battles of WWII and a driving storyline make it hard to exit back to windows. Even just cranking up a skirmish game can keep you trenched in with how quickly the tide can turn in battle: It has destructible terrain and buildings with great animations and damage effects.
Pros: Awesome graphics, intense sound and music Intelligent AI in units, they will take cover and so forth. Good fun, will keep you entertained for hours.
Cons: Finding time to play it!


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by B. N. Sullivan
An Ilyushin IL-76 freighter has crashed shortly after takeoff from Karachi, Pakistan. The aircraft, operating as Sun Way flight MGC-4412, had just departed Karachi, bound for Khartoum, Sudan. It crashed into a residential area and burned. Local authorities say that there were no survivors among the eight crew members on board. Fatalities and injuries on the ground also have been reported, although the number of casualties has not been determined.
The accident happened just before 02:00 AM local time, on November 28, 2010. Eyewitness reports suggest an engine may have been on fire prior to the crash, and that the aircraft may have been attempting to return to the airport. The engine fire has not been confirmed by official sources.
Geo News reports that the accident site is "near Dalmia area in Gulistan-e-Johar locality." News media say that the aircraft crashed into a building that was under construction, near residential apartments housing Pakistani Navy officers. The crash sparked what has been described as a massive blaze.
A dramatic photo of the crash site has been posted to the MSNBC.com Photo Blog. Geo TV aired live streaming video of the burning accident site, some of which was also broadcast by CNN. RTVCHD posted this video on YouTube:
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About AmCham Events:
AmCham Singapore offers over 200 events annually that are wide ranging and customized to meet the various interests and needs of our members. Our events and series are generally comprised of thought leadership, networking, deep industry specific and advocacy events.
AmCham events are exclusive for AmCham members only and are not open to non-members. Exceptions are made when the Exeutive Office extends a special VIP invitation to guests or prospective members. Our flagship and signature events are held in our 5-Star hotel partner venues, while our closed door sessions, talks and seminars are typically held in AmCham auditorium and board room located at the heart of Orchard.
Our Flagship Events and Signature Series include:
International Women's Day
AmCham's signature event celebrating International Women's Day features distinguished male and female business leaders with a focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It also includes a "Learning Village" of AmCham member companies that specialize in executive coaching. At the Village, these consultants offer micro-coaching sessions to the senior business executives.
Event Format: Panel discussion & luncheon, "Learning Village" micro executive coaching sessions
Attendees: 250-350, board members, co-chairs, senior business leaders
Annual General Meeting
Held each April, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) convenes the AmCham business community to elect the Board of Governors and vote on Chamber issues that require a vote by the membership. The Chairman of the Board also delivers the state of the chamber addres. The AGM also features keynote speakers from the American business community, and our partners in the Singapore and U.S. governments. The AGM also recognizes member companies' corporate social responsibility (CSR) excellence through the AmCham CARES Awards.
Event Format: Luncheon, AmCham Cares CSR awards ceremony and red carpet, Keynote by government official (U.S. and Singapore)
Attendees: 200-300+ business leaders, board members, co-chairs
AmCham Women Pioneers
Launched in 2018, the Pioneers Series is presented by AmCham Women – the Chamber's primary platform to accelerate diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Pioneers gala dinner raises awareness of D&I issues through celebrating and featuring transformational global leaders in the private, public, and non-profit sectors that share AmCham Women's mission.
Event Format: Gala dinner, two panels of global leaders and pioneers
Attendees: 300+ senior business leaders, board members, co-chairs, international diplomatic community, AmCham friends and partners, media and AmCham VIP guests
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Invitation-only: Features global c-suite leaders in an intimate fireside chat setting that are carefully curated for specific senior business executives. This is an invitation-only event for senior business executives in the AmCham business community.
Event Format: Intimate lunch or breakfast, followed by a fireside chat moderated by a board member, invitation-only
Attendees: No more than 30 senior executives
Welcome Back Reception
Welcome Back is AmCham's largest annual social networking event. Members and guests reconnect with friends, meet Embassy staff and leaders in the American and local business community. This event is held in a beautiful setting and marks the unofficial beginning of the fall calendar.
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Human Capital Conference
AmCham's annual flagship half-day Human Capital Conference focuses on the challenges and opportunities in developing talent for tomorrow within the changing human capital landscape across the region.
Event Format: 2 expert panel discussions, 1 keynote over lunch, "Innovation Cluster" featuring AmCham's HR-tech companies and consultants
Attendees: 200-250 senior HR professionals, government officials
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The Balestier Series hosts distinguished Singaporean leaders from key sectors and Ministers from various Ministries who address AmCham members on subjects of significance. Launched in 2014, AmCham's Balestier Series celebrates two centuries of economic and commercial exchange between Singapore and the United States.
Event Format: Keynote with Q&A, Luncheon
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Held annually, the ICT conference is developed by AmCham's ICT Committee co-chairs and features a panel of experts that engages in a robust dialogue with the tech experts in AmCham's business community on the latest trends and innovations in the 4th industrial revolution.
Event Format: 1 expert panel, with Q&A, breakfast
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Kellam Clark did not set out to build an artist colony. He set out to build a boat.
Mr. Clark was just out of college and filled with ambition when he planned to buy a dilapidated sailboat with five friends, find a warehouse big enough to repair it in, then become a famous artist, sail around the world, and teach schoolchildren philosophy and art via a satellite transmission along the way. That was supposed to happen in the span of a couple of months between 1999 and 2000.
Mr. Clark never became a famous artist, or sailed around the world, but he did manage to find a warehouse.
For the past 13 years he has poured his passion and ambition into a sprawling complex on Dean Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, transforming it from a moldy abandoned assembly shop into a hot spot for creativity.
"Everyone just assumed I knew how to build a loft, which I didn't," he said. "So it took forever, and I just lived in it."
The industrial space Mr. Clark now calls home became a piece of art in itself, providing inspiration to the dozens of transient musicians, writers and creative types who drift through its vast and varied spaces every day.
Dean Street, as the building is called, is not a legal residence, according to city regulations, but that has not stopped its four bedrooms from filling up each night with friends and acquaintances of Mr. Clark, as well as a number of artists and travelers passing through New York.
On a recent Monday a small contingent gathered around the long, home-built wood kitchen table, smoking cigarettes, drinking gin and tonics and listening to 1920s-era jazz.
"The nature of most of the things I do are creative, and there's something about being in four white walls that really puts a huge damper on trying to get in that mind-set," said Tim Young, a 26-year-old songwriter who frequents the space. "Here you're living in exactly the frame of mind you try to get to when you need to create something."
The frame of mind cultivated at Dean Street did not come easily. Mr. Clark spent years living without heat and water, slowly fixing up the rented space. What he lacked in knowledge, he made up for in resourcefulness.
After landing a job as an exhibition installer at the Guggenheim Museum 12 years ago, Mr. Clark figured out a way to source many of the materials that now make up Dean Street: With a little finesse and a few free cups of coffee, he persuaded museum workers to help divert the museum's trash to rental trucks he hired.
Now, many of the walls and shelves at Dean Street are made from the museum's discarded wood pedestals. Mr. Clark's most prized possession from the Guggenheim is the mesh wall separating the bathroom from the kitchen – it was part of a Frank Gehry sculpture that the museum parted with after an exhibition closed.
Dean Street toes a fine line between an artist's and a hoarder's paradise. One room is made entirely from the contents of a Dumpster Mr. Clark found down the street a few years ago. But according to its residents and frequent guests, the messiness of the space is what makes it so remarkable.
"We're in a place with the inside of an artist's brain across each wall," said Foster Mickley, 27, a writer and photographer.
As Mr. Clark and his friends transformed the industrial space over the years, a transformation happened outside its walls as well. Crown Heights went from a crime-ridden, industrial neighborhood to a rapidly gentrifying area. Several similar warehouses on the same block as Mr. Clark's have been converted into condominiums and offices, and now Mr. Clark predicts he will be evicted in the next few years.
But no one seems worried about leaving. To those who live in and pass through the complex, Dean Street has become more a state of mind than an actual space.
"No one can stay in one place forever, but this will be something I'll never lose," Mr. Young said. "I'll be able to take a piece of Dean Street with me and keep that inside."
Mr. Clark is less sentimental about his seemingly inevitable departure. He believes that with all the skills he learned from rehabilitating the warehouse, he will simply create a new Dean Street somewhere else.
"I'm a very project-oriented guy," he said. "And I'll be able to do the work faster next time."


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text: November and December were unusually dry and unusually cold. Two days ago that spell snapped. It's warmer now, and has been dumping rain. This is what it was like all winter, last winter. At this time of year I spend a lot of time thinking about Seamus Heaney's bog poems, and especially Bogland, and especially the final line: the wet centre is bottomless. I understand what he means.


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Im watching food network and unwrapped is on. they are making gingerbread houses and someone just said how they save them..... UM HELLO you eat those. fools
moving on.
this weekend i went to new york to see sheer terror (yay)
on the drive in ct we got to go to BUFFALO WILD WINGS
half teriyaki and half mild buffalo
so we get to the hotel courtesy of my awesome uncle charlie! we found a parking spot close by with no meters and we were able to keep my car there the whole time!
me and mike went to the fred perry store. i got a skirt on sale!
for dinner we went to a place called macbar and the mac and cheese was pretty good. i got classic kind and mike got "lobsta" look at the cute container his came in!
he let me keep the container :)
then me and garvey got mini cupcakes at baked by melissa . the stand was so cute and the cupcakes were so good! i got smores and red velvet. garvey got more kinds than me because im a wimp.
after that we were in for the night.
the next morning i woke up pretty early.
all i wanted was to go to poptart world.....
the show itself was fun and i got to see lots of my favorite people.
today i had a doctors appt; and it was miserable.
ac/dc 1988 tour shirt
black leggings
original killing time hoodie
ac/dc- its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll
killing time- fools die/cheap thrills


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Turn Back The Boats- The Hardline Asylum Seeker Debate in Australia
Current policies surrounding asylum seekers in Australia are in place to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Australia by boat. These policies are justified by the assertion that they save lives. However these policies are inefficient and inhumane. Alongside these policies is a very public debate that is distorted by myths and misconception. Together the policies and public debate have placed Australia in major violation of International Human Rights Law. My aim through this article is to show that Australia's policy towards asylum seekers has always been unjust and together with the media and public opinion have created a very hostile perception of asyl
Important facts:
Before going onto anything else let's clear certain things up; a migrant is someone who decides to leave their country in order to seek a better life and can return home at any time, they can be granted temporary or permanent status to live in Australia.
Under the United Nations Convention relating to the status of Refugees 1951 and the protocol relating to the status of Refugees 1968; a refugee is any person who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their; race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group and political opinion. To seek asylum the person must be outside their country of nationality and they are unable or unwilling to return due to fear of persecution. It is important to note that people become refugees in the context of political violence and human rights violation committed against particular groups. People do not become refugees in the context of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis or famine, or for economic reasons or climate change.
An asylum seeker is a person who has left their country of origin and is seeking protection as a refugee to the government of a country that is a signatory to the Refugee Convention, which are primarily developed countries like Australia. Every refugee has at some time been an asylum seeker (From, Ross, 2011).
People fleeing persecution for reasons stated in the UN convention do not need identity papers or a visa to enter a country to claim protection under this convention. They can enter these countries by plane, boat, car and foot.
As of 2012 the UNHCR estimates that there were 15.4 million refugees and 45.2 million forcibly displaced people in the world. This includes people who have experienced traumatic experience in the context of political violence, (but do not fit into the refugee definition), due to general civil unrest, the effect of war where they are not targeted in the conflict and people displaced within their own countries by conflict.
The Australian government is a signatory to both the United Nations 1951 Convention and the 1968 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.
Australia's Humanitarian Program is divided into 2 main components: 1st is the Off-Shore Program (Resettlement)- for refugees and other humanitarian entrants who applied for resettlement in Australia from overseas. The on-shore program (asylum/protection)- for refugees and other people needing protection under complementary protection legislation, who those who apply for protection when already in Australia. Until their claims are decided, these people are referred to as "asylum seekers" (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_Australia
Prior to the invention of air travel people travelled using boats, all discoveries were done on boats even modern white Australia was discovered by boat. So how and when did it become a horrendous crime to seek the opportunity of a better life via a boat and without a visa.
In the 1930's more than 7,000 refugees from Nazi Germany were accepted into Australia. After World War II ended, almost 200,000 European refugees settled in Australia, in order to increase Australia's economic productivity. Prior to this Australia led a very monocultural society. The white Australia Policy placed a "dictation test on intending immigrants, forcing the exclusion of those who were perceived to be physically different, and those who were assumed to be culturally unassimilable" (Theophanous, 1995, pg. 3). It basically excluded most people, except the British and some Northern Europeans. In particular, it was extremely tough for Asians, Africans and Pacific Islanders and this effect was reinforced by the media in major scare campaigns. When these first waves of refugees came into Australia at the end of the Second World War the White Australia Policy came under extreme pressure. In return the policy turned its assertion towards assimilation. The Governments of the time believed that "social cohesion would only be maintained if Australia pursued a discriminatory immigration program" (Theophanous, 1995, pg. 3).
The public consensus was that Australia should adopt a migration program for economic gain however there was a disagreement over the "cultural and racial composition of the program" (Theophanous, 1995, pg. 3). The idea was to limit migration to the Anglo-Celtic stock; this was challenged by the expansion of the immigration program. Due to the declining number of British settlers emphasis then fell on including other Europeans including Eastern European Migrants. However a stark distinction was made between Europeans and people of other races, who were still excluded by the White Australia Policy. During this period migrants had to assimilate, they were "strongly urged to cast aside their own cultural heritage and adopt the language, values and norms of the mainstream Australian culture" (Theophanous, 1995, pg. 4). The aim of assimilationists for Australia during the post-war period was to do what had been done up until then, and that was to deny any cultural forms other than the Anglo-Celtic ideal. Even though many cultures did co-exist together within Australia, there was still an absurd idea that there was only one homogenous Australian identity and culture. As the post-war migration continued so too did the pressure on the assimilate policies. In the 1960's the "dictation" clause of the White Australia Policy was removed, however it was not until 1973 when the Whitlam Government sealed the final steps in eradicating the White Australia Policy.
The Whitlam Government introduced a number of measures relating to Australia's immigration policies which reversed the racist attitudes that were inherent in Australia's immigration policies at the time. With these positive changes Australia saw a new wave of immigration. With it came in April 1976 the first recorded instance of asylum seekers arriving unauthorised by boat. These were Vietnamese asylum seekers fleeing the violence in Vietnam. Initially there was some controversy regarding these asylum seekers, which included mandatory detention of asylum seekers. However between 1976-1985 70,000 Vietnamese refugees were settled in Australia, which was authorised by the then Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. However settlement in Australia was difficult, there were no settlement services including English classes to assist the new arrivals. They were expected to come in and melt in within the Australia system. Most came and joined the labour force, taking on menial jobs where English wasn't required. Public opinion was quite discriminatory, white Australia saw the new arrivals as coming into the Country and taking over their jobs and taking over Australia.
For the Vietnamese family kinship structure is very important, when the first wave of refugees arrived in Australia they were lucky if they had come with a nuclear family. The loss of this kinship structure had a catastrophic effect on the community. With parents working long hours, there wasn't anyone to look after the children. Children then became isolated and mum and dad found they had become distant from their children, the children then found comfort in gangs, drugs and crime. This then escalated into what was known as the drug and crime problems of Cabramatta. The Governments at the time realised they needed to do more to provide support to refugees upon arrival into Australia, thus the settlement program for Australia began.
During the late 80's and early 90's asylum seekers from Cambodia began arriving by boat. In response the then Hawke/Keating Governments introduced a policy known as mandatory detention aimed at deterring refugees. Under mandatory detention anyone who enters Australian migration zone without a valid visa is detained while security and health checks are performed. In additions to this the validity of the person's claim to asylum is assessed.
In the year 1990 numerous boats carrying asylum seekers from Somalia without documentations arrived on Australian shores. They were detained for 18 months without any progress on their status. Eventually they were all determined to be genuine refugees. In the mid-1990s numerous boats carrying Chinese and Sino-Vietnamese refugees were returned to their place of origin after their claims for asylum were refused. During this period a refugee from Indonesia was detained for 707 days before being granted refugee status. (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_Australia)
In 1995 Australia changed its laws to reduce Australia's intake of refugee's. "Previously a family application for offshore settlement had been counted as one of 12,000 places granted each year" (Isaacs, 2014. Pg. 323). After the change of law each individual member of a family in an application was counted as making an individual application for one of the 12,000 places. In 1996 Australia became the only country to link its offshore and onshore program by allowing the 12,000 places previously set aside for offshore applicants were to be replaced by any successful onshore applicants. "This meant that the more boats that came the fewer refugees would be accepted from UNHCR camps and the rest of the world" (Isaacs, 2014. Pg. 323). This is when the idea that boat arrivals were stealing the places of genuine refugees in camps, thus the term "queue jumper" was creating.
In 2004 The High Court of Australia ruled legal for the indefinite detention of asylum seekers. "The Australian government can now legally detain anyone reasonably suspected of being an illegal non-citizen for an indefinite period of time with no access to judicial review" (Isaacs, 2014. Pg 323).
Negative Media in Association With negative Government Policy
Negative Media in Association with Negative Government Policy:
As history has shown there have been many instances of a media campaign marked by fear against asylum seekers, however I would like to focus on a very tragic event that marked a very grim time in Australian politics. 2001 marked a very troublesome year for the Western World; there were the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and on the Pentagon. There was also the much publicised issue of the "Tampa". In August 2001, a Norwegian tanker the Tampa, picked up 438 people whose boat was sinking off the coast of Indonesia, and then the Australian Government refused permission for the Tampa to dock at an Australian port. The Government claimed that the asylum seekers had thrown their children overboard after being refused permission to enter Australian territories. The truth was that the rickety boat the asylum seekers were travelling began to sink and the asylum seekers had no other option but to throw their children overboard in order to survive. Throughout this saga and through 2001 there emerged in Australia a "negative and sometimes crudely pejorative asylum dialogue within the Government, media and other public discourse" (qtd in Klocker and Dunn 2003, pg. 71). Following the weeks after the September 11th attacks ministers of the Australian Government crudely "linked asylum seekers to terrorism", there seem to be, in the Governments opinion, an undeniable link between illegal immigrants and terrorism, Junior finance minister quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 September 2001 and Minister for Defence, quoted in The Insiders, on the 23rd of September 2001, (from Klocker and Dunn 2003, pg. 71). These assumption were based on the notion that at the time the asylum seekers were primarily Muslim and from Afghanistan and were people with "strange identities" (Klocker and Dunn, 2003, pg. 71). Some ministers were referring to how asylum seekers had thrown children overboard during the Tampa crises or that asylum seekers were threatening to sew their children's lips together whilst in detention. It is said to be noted that these accusation and links to terrorism and threats to children were found to be baseless lies.
News journalism is part of the "machinery representation which is influential in determining our knowledge of society and the policies that we are prepared to accept" (Klocker and Dunn, 2003 pg. 74). In this way the media are a significant driver of public opinion, what is stated in the media influences public opinion. The Howard Government lay claim that their asylum seeker policy was driven by public opinion; they heavily fed the idea that it was their policies which stopped the boats. However it can be said that they led through the media, rather than followed public opinion. This was a way to generate public concern and to construct asylum seekers as the other. Klocker and Dunn research proved that the Howard Government used negative language to describe asylum seekers, in fact over 90% of the language used was negative, thus to win the consensus of the public. They discovered that the most frequent used words by the federal government portrayed asylum seekers as "illegitimate, illegal and threatening" (Klocker and Dunn, 2003 pg. 77), as was seen and heard on mainstream media. Descriptions of "illegitimacy" were used to describe asylum seekers as "bypassing/transiting through safe countries, and seeking a migration outcome, as opposed to the refugee, and also taking places from genuine refugees" (Klocker and Dunn, 2003 pg. 77).The use of "illegitimacy" were used to declare that asylum seekers are not entitled to protection within Australia, which justifies their detentioning and exclusion. The use of "illegality" included words like "illegal immigrants, as unauthorised" (Klocker and Dunn, 2003 pg. 77). The third most common government set of description of asylum seekers as being a "physical and cultural threat" (Klocker and Dunn, 2003 pg. 78). There was an ever present threat to border integrity, which became a recurrent theme for the Government and consecutive Governments. "Its importance was highlighted by the naming of the 2001legislation to exclude asylum seekers with the Border Protection Bill" (Klocker and Dunn, 2003 pg. 77). I think it is very evident the Government has led negative rhetoric surrounding asylum seekers.
Unfortunately Australia hasn't learned from its troubled past, in fact today the Government policies and media approach to asylum seekers is still negative. It can be observed by one that if there is any positive rhetoric regarding asylum seekers it usually has to do with how much Australia (as white Anglo-Saxon) has assisted asylum seekers rather than implying that Australia merely provided a capacity for asylum seekers to achieve self- determination. Historically Governments have involved the media and together they have used very toxic terminology to describe asylum seekers.
Rudd, Gillard, Rudd
When Kevin Rudd won the 2007 election, a lot of optimism was bought with it. First came the national sorry day in recognition of the injustice suffered by Australia's indigenous population. Then Rudd abandoned the Howard Governments Pacific Solution, installing a more humane policy. Rudd sought to settle asylum seeker claims within three months and closed Nauru down. The Rudd Government also abolished temporary protection visas in 2008. As it turns out only 45 of the 1,637 asylum seekers detained in Nauru were found not to be refugees.
Then things went from great to worse for asylum seekers as politics was interplayed with their future, with a rise in asylum seekers arriving by boats and increases in claims under Rudd's term as Prime Minister. Mr. Rudd attempted to blame the increase on the international political climate at the time and not on the abandonment of the Pacific Solution, which the Coalition lay claim to and which became the consensus amongst the media and population. When this claim failed for Kevin Rudd, he proposed what has become known as the Indonesian solution. Under this plan Australia would give Indonesia funds and intelligence in exchange for a crackdown on people smugglers and transported asylum seekers. Unfortunately the Indonesia Solution failed for Kevin Rudd.
When Julia Gillard came to power in what has become known as Australia's first Coup. She strongly believed that it was unfair that special privileges were given to asylum seekers arriving by boat; this exemplifies the negative rhetoric surrounding asylum seekers as they somehow cheated into arriving in Australia, and she was also against a return to the Pacific Solution. She instead argued for establishment of a regional offshore processing centre. In May 2011, the Gillard Government announced a new plan where new asylum-seeker claims will be "swapped" for long-term genuine refugees in Malaysia, this became known as the Malaysia Solution. This later became ruled as unconstitutional because Malaysia was not a signatory with the United Nations Convention. Underlying the rhetoric of this policy has been the idea that asylum seekers arriving by boat are somehow taking the place of genuine refugees, as if there is a line and queue. In reality being granted a visa in a refugee camp is like "winning a lottery ticket". There is no refugee line, visas are granted via case by case and the most serious cases are granted first.
In 2012 the Gillard Government reinstated the Pacific Solution after an expert panel placed 22 recommendations. Mark Isaacs became a Salvation Army worker at Nauru during this term. When the Pacific Solution was in place, whilst under the Howard Government there was no room for any other workers besides the immigration workers and security workers, however under the Gillard Government, the scheme hired Salvation Army to look after the needs of the asylum seekers. Mark Isaacs spent 4 terms working at Nauru, he gives a firsthand account of the conditions there and the inhuman nature of the place and the policies the Governments have implemented.
In another twisted bid Kevin Rudd, after being reinstated as Prime Minister of Australia. Made a deal with the Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, where new asylum seekers would be sent to Papua New Guinea where legitimate cases would be granted asylum to live in Papua New Guinea, but they would lose any right to seek asylum in Australia. This policy received much criticism by the Greens and other Human Rights Groups. But the majority of public consensus and the Coalition agreed with the policies, claiming that Australian's had, had enough of seeing innocent people dying at sea.
Operation Sovereign Borders
We now turn to the current situation, with a Liberal Coalition Government with Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Operation Sovereign Borders is a military-led response to tackle people smuggling and to protect Australian borders, a hard-line policy the Coalition took to the September 2013 federal election. Its aim is to stop asylum seekers from reaching Australia by boat, and without a valid visa and it also includes denying those asylum seekers resettlement in Australia. The Policy includes;
Turning back boats, including providing support to transit countries to intercepts asylum seekers departing their shores.
Intercepting all vessels travelling from Sri Lanka and arranging for the immediate return of all passengers, regardless of their asylum seeker status.
Increasing the capacity of offshore detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru, and denying those in offshore detention resettlement in Australia, even if found to be genuine refugees.
Purchasing and deploying vessels, such as orange lifeboats, to turn (and tow) back asylum seekers whose boats are unseaworthy
Reintroducing temporary protection visas (TPVs) for asylum seekers currently in Australia, awaiting determination of their refugee status
Denying refugee status for those who are reasonably believed to have discarded or destroyed their identity documents- the Coalition government wants to simply refuse to process such asylum seekers
(From; ASRC Operation Sovereign Borders)
This hard-line policy affects asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their home countries, and those living in transit countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. The policy aims to deny asylum seekers resettlement in Australia and leaves them stranded in transit countries or in offshore detention centre's adding to their trauma and mental instability.
The UNHCR has raised many concerns regarding offshore processing, stating the "legal framework and physical conditions for the detention and treatment of asylum-seekers remain below international standards and, overall, do not provide for a safe, fair and humane standard of treatment" (UNHCR Regional Representation, Canberra, 2013). This report looked at conditions in the regional processing centres in Nauru and Manus Island, it also looked into the Australia and Papua New Guinea agreement in this report it concluded that there were "no legal and regulatory framework for processing asylum claims" (UNHCR Regional Representation, Canberra, 2013). This report also outlines many issues that it identified as being problematic. This included;
Constitute arbitrary and mandatory detention under international law;
Do not provide a fair, efficient and expeditious system for assessing refugee claims;
Do not provide safe and humane conditions of treatment in detention; and
Do not provide for adequate and timely solutions for refugees
(UNHCR Regional Representation, Canberra, 2013).
As well as militarising the asylum seeker debate the current government has also shrouded its policy in secrecy. The government has restricted access to information regarding all aspects of the military action. This includes;
The number of detected vessels still attempting voyages
The number of turn back boats and the use of lifeboats to transfer asylum seekers
Conditions and security incidents in offshore detention centres
(ASRC, Operation Sovereign Borders)
Mark Isaacs is a Salvation Army worker hired to work at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre whilst the previous Labour Government was in power. In his book, "The Undesirables; Inside Nauru" Mark raises many concerns he has regarding Australia's treatment of Asylum seekers. His book is an interesting read and it outlines the daily struggles on life in a detention centre, it also gives accounts of the lives of the men held in detention, their hopes, dreams, failures and the threat of indefinite detention.
Concluding Remarks
Concluding remarks
Through this article I have tried to argue the point that Australia has always had negative and often harsh perspectives on migration and in particular on boat arrivals. In recent times the policies have become harsher, the government has shifted its rhetoric onto people smugglers stating that they take advantage of innocent people by tricking them into endangering their lives and those of their loved ones, and somewhere amongst this debate we have justified the turn back the boats policy. However with all of this Australia has failed its obligation towards the Human Rights Treaty. Australia has claimed that many of the asylum seekers that come via boats are "economic migrants", however in many instances this has been proven false, majority of Asylum seekers arriving by boat are deemed to be genuine refugees. If we take time to look at why asylum seekers are taking that risk we can see that their perilous voyage is in desperation and is usually the last resort. An asylum seeker can find them in a refugee camp or transit country for years, even decades. Receiving a visa to travel to another country is like winning a lottery ticket, according the refugee council. In this frustration the asylum would try anything to find safety, even risk their lives and travel by a rickety boat. They cannot return to their homes, they live in fear of persecution. In camps and transit countries they live as second class citizens with next to no rights, they are not safe. In the end they take that journey as a last resort or they risk living like stateless citizens in countries which they don't care for their welfare.
It is true that not everyone applying for asylum will be granted refugee status; however does that mean their fear of persecution and harm is not real. According to the UNHCR as of 2012, there were 45.2 million forcibly displaced people in the world. This includes forced migrants, asylum seekers and internally displaced people. This shows that as a global trend there are numerous unstable problems including war, civil unrest, natural disasters, genocides and climate changes, which are forcing people to flee their homes, towns, cities and countries to look for a safer place to settle. It is human nature to seek a better life, and there is nothing wrong with that. For the lucky few who can be recognised as "refugees" resettlement becomes easier and they can go on to re-build their lives. But there are many more out there who fall out of the criteria of a refugee, but who still live in fear of persecution and or cannot go back to their homes, live in unsafe environments and cannot return back to their homes and most likely cannot afford to pay for the expensive migration visas. How do we as a globe address this? Can the developed world provide a scheme where people can seek asylum on other grounds besides refugee applications. Offcourse this will be for people who are displaced. There surely can be a more humane way to deal with the most vulnerable people in our societies.
Australia together with the United Nation should push for better conditions for those seeking asylum in transit countries and where refugee settlements are established. Australia can also process claims and applications quicker and increase its intake of refugees from transitional countries and refugee camps. For those that do come via the boat are so allowed under international refugee law, Australia should deal with this humanly and justly. They should be allowed to remain within the community and, does it really matter that asylum seekers are allowed to live within the community until their applications are processed? The Refugee Council and Amnesty International also believe that no one individual should be subjected to prolonged detentioning, decision making and unlawful profiling. Enough is enough, attempts to close borders are almost certain failure and an aggressive response cannot prevent the phi light of people. They have suffered and their torture has been prolonged enough, Australia needs to recognise this. They are not criminals they are humans who are scared and are attempting to find a better life for their families.
By Zafirah Akbar
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The Lorain County Community College Board of Trustees on April 24 launched a new initiative titled MyUniversity: a guarantee that embeds the ability for students to earn college credit and college degrees right at area high schools.
The MyUniversity plan is the second phase of Lorain County Community College's "Our Promise" initiative, which began with a tuition guarantee announced in March, 2014.
"This community has demonstrated its support of Lorain County Community College and the University Partnership program for 50 years and most recently with the passing of Issue 2 because they know quality higher education is critical for our future," said LCCC President Roy A. Church. "MyUniversity is one significant way we are delivering on our promise to deepen the impact of the University Partnership program."
MyUniversity will significantly increase the number of high school students in Lorain County and the surrounding area who can successfully earn free college credit while still in and at their high school. MyUniversity will enable high school students to even go as far as earning an associate degree simultaneously with their high school diploma. Students can then continue on to earn a bachelor's degree by as early as age 20 in high demand careers through LCCC's University Partnership program. In doing so, students can save over 80 percent of the cost of a bachelor's degree through MyUniversity, essentially saving families tens of thousands of dollars in college debt.
"This program removes the traditional boundaries to college access and has the potential to significantly increase the number of Lorain County students with a degree that will help them compete in the global economy," said LCCC President Dr. Roy Church.
This combined high school and college experience creates the roadmap for student success in college and beyond. It builds pathways to bachelor's degrees in these areas:
Business Administration
Computer Science and Engineering
IT – Computer Information Systems
MyUniversity will also connect students to these and other careers earlier using LCCC's MyPlan and the professionals in Career Services, "Who will help align academics and career goals through their resources, expertise and tools," Church added.
Lorain City Schools with its Titan College along with the Avon Lake and Midview school districts are the first districts in Lorain County that have chosen to participate in the MyUniversity program.
MyUniversity is based on the success of programs like Titan College and the Early College High School. Titan College provides students in the Lorain City Schools with college classes that are taught on the Lorain High School campus. Students may enter Titan College at any grade level. Early College High School allows students starting in the ninth grade to participate in a combined high school and college experience on the LCCC campus. It is for first-generation college students from across Lorain County.
"The MyUniversity program gives students the chance to earn as little as one semester of college credit all the way up to a full associate degree while working toward their high school diploma. That can build momentum for them to achieve a bachelor's degree," said Avon Lake Superintendent Robert Scott.
"This program can help eliminate two years of college expense and save students up to 80 percent on the cost of a college education," said Midview Schools Superintendent Scott Goggin, "while providing a robust high school and college experience."
"With the average cost of student debt in Ohio reaching $30,000 for a university degree, this can help eliminate that debt," Church said. "And LCCC has many scholarship opportunities that can further reduce the cost of your education."
MyUniversity is centered on a learning community framework, Church noted.
"The MyUniversity program provides access to learning pathways created with the student's interest in mind while offering opportunities to develop academically, socially, and creatively. MyUniversity participants have access to an enriched educational experience by developing a plan that utilizes the best that their high school has to offer in conjunction with LCCC's top-rated faculty," Church said.
For more information, visit www.lorainccc.edu/ourpromise.
MyUniversity Key Facts:
• Students can earn an associate degree and high school diploma simultaneously –
but have the flexibility to participate when they are ready.
• Students can earn bachelor's degree by age 20 to prepare for careers in
high-demand, well-paying jobs.
• MyUniversity can save students up to 80 percent of the cost of a bachelor's degree.
• Includes onsite and ongoing academic and career advising.
• Enjoy full high school and college experience.


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Coffee & cupcakes & reflexology too – session for women living with advanced cancer
This event has past.
Location: Counterpart Resource Centre
Chase away those winter blues with a cheery morning tea at Counterpart. Drop in for brewed coffee, a range of teas, homemade sweet treats and good company. And to top it off you can enjoy a gentle pampering reflexology treatment. This is a great opportunity to chat with other women living with advanced cancer and with our volunteers. We hope to see you here.
Please let us know if you are planning to come so we can book your reflexology time.
This session is part of our Making Connections program for women living with advanced/metastatic cancer.


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There were some Celtic fans worrying that they'd scored too early against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night - and it turns out they had every reason to feel fearful.
Moussa Dembele gave the Scottish club a dream start at the Parc des Princes, scoring after just 56 seconds.
However, eight minutes later and Neymar had levelled the scores for PSG. By 80 minutes the home side were 7-1 up.
Thankfully for Brendan Rodgers and his players, PSG didn't add to their tally in the closing stages of the match.
Although on the face of it, 7-1 was a humiliating scoreline for the Bhoys, the truth is it could have been even worse. The gulf in quality between the two teams, at this moment in time, is enormous.
Vladimir Weiss's tweet caused a stir
PSG were 4-1 up at half-time - thanks to Neymar's brace plus further goals from Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe - and this led to a very cheeky tweet from the former Rangers winger Vladimir Weiss.
Addressing another former Rangers player, Filip Sebo, the Slovakia international tweeted: "Didnt know PSG:Celtic is an exibition game. @SeboFilip did you?"
An exhibition game? Harsh.
Celtic fans weren't happy
Needless to say, Celtic supporters did not react well to the tweet - at all.
Check out the replies…
Sebo was making things worse
Sebo, meanwhile, wasn't making things any better.
"It's not a charity game for the Celt*c fans? Looks good!" he tweeted.
The retired forward then added: "Ok,I'm blue with all my heart. But pls stop @PSG_inside #Hahahahahahahahahaha"
PSG scored three more goals in the second half
PSG gave both Weiss and Sebo three more reasons to smile in the second half.
Goals from Marco Verratti, Cavani and Dani Alves completed the rout for the Parisians.


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How to Edit a List on Facebook
On Facebook, it is possible to organize the people you've connected with through the Lists feature.
This not only helps in filtering the posts you see on your news feed, you can choose specific lists for sharing updates with specific people only.
Facebook lists have three main categories: close friends, acquaintances and restricted. Plus, you can add your own.
The close friends category is ideal for your best friends or those of whom you want to get updated about more often. Including them in this list will allow you to be notified every time they post on Facebook.
The acquaintances list can include friends or colleagues that you don't necessarily want to keep in touch with that often. You have an option not to include them when posting a status update by selecting friends except acquaintances in the audience selector section.
The restricted list is meant for people you really don't want to share updates with. Those included in this list won't be able to see your posts except only when you tag them in your update.
In addition to the above pre-defined Facebook lists, you can create new lists and add your existing friends to a specific list.
If you want to do so, the steps are easy.
How to Add a Friend to a List on Facebook
First, go to each friend's profile page or Timeline.
Hover your mouse over the Friends button to show the lists available. Then click on the appropriate list you'd like to add your friend to and they'll automatically be added to that list.
How to Edit a List on Facebook
If you want to edit your lists, it is also fast and easy to do.
Just click on Home on the top right hand of your Timeline or profile and find Lists in the bottom left column.
If the list you are looking to edit is not shown, click the More button to display all your lists.
Below the Lists section are the specific list categories. As an example, you may want to add people to the Close Friends List.
Click on the list you wish to modify. In this example, click Close Friends and you will be brought to a new page.
There are a couple of ways to manage adding friends to a list.
1. Use the Manage List button in the top right hand corner.
You can then Add/Remove friends or choose update types.
For Add/Remove friends, Facebook will show you a box with a list of your friends. Click on the names that you wish to add or remove. Then click Done.
For Update Types, click the link.
Via this button, you will be able to modify and filter the types of updates you receive for your friends in a given list. For example, you may choose to create a list and choose to only show photos from the friends on that list.
Just tick and untick the update you wish to show.
2. Use the Add Friends to this list box
In the right corner, there's a box with a plus sign where you can type in the name of a person you'd like to include in the list. It sits below the heading On this list.
You can click into the box and start typing a name. Facebook will refine the names it shows based on the letters you type. Find your friend, click their name and hit Enter.
Below the Add Friends box, Facebook may also show List suggestions with names of people you might want to add. Beside each name is an Add button that you can click to include that person in your Close Friends list.
You can repeat the above steps for any list you'd like to a create or modify.
Creating and managing lists on Facebook is a great way to make sure that you catch what your friends are sharing. As you connect with more and more people on Facebook, sometimes an update can get lost in the shuffle.
Adding someone to a list is an easy way to see what they have been up to.


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The Senate, Wednesday, debunked the rumours that it is mocking the President Muhammadu Buhari-led anti-corruption fight.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki had, two days ago, stressed that the Senate is fully in support and also is contributing to the anti-corruption fight powered by President Buhari. According to him, ""When fighting corruption, I am convinced that prevention is better than cure."
Saraki give the charge at the launch of Senator Dino Melaye's book titled, "Antidotes For Corruption – The Nigerian Story."
Corroborating the above, a statement from Senate said "Contrary to the views being expressed by some mischievous elements that Senate is mocking the anti-graft war of the Federal Government, there are more than enough proofs to show that the lawmakers are working to strengthen the anti-corruption process and institutions for increasing the efficiency of the war."
"Senators definitely acknowledge the successes and achievements recorded so far by the Buhari administration in the bid to eradicate corruption. They acknowledge that a lot has been done in the last two years to eliminate this vice from the national psyche."
"Available facts point to the fact that the Senators are really complementing the efforts of the executive arm in order to achieve better results. Today alone, two anti-corruption bills passed the second reading stage in the Senate and were referred to relevant committees for further action. The bills are : 1) the Proceeds of Crime Bill and 2.) Assets Forfeiture Bills. Both bills are private member bills sponsored by Senators. A third anti-corruption bill is already in the works."
"Also, today, the Senate passed a motion in which it resolved that all statutory corporations should submit their budget estimates within two weeks and should refrain from spending money on capital projects. This is a strong move to block loopholes through which revenues due to government are being siphoned. That is sure one of the boldest moves to stop corruption in revenue generating agencies."
"With all these moves, the Senators are backing their talk on fight against corruption with tangible action. Therefore, mischief makers who want to knock the heads of the executive and the legislature should desist from their dirty antics. These two arms are working from different angles to achieve a common purpose. The goal to eliminate corruption is shared by both arms of government."


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CR 104 Llano River & Cabin
Property Details
- County: Llano
- Address: CR 104
- Zip: 78643
- Type: Horse Property, Ranches, Recreational Property, Riverfront Property
- City: Castell
- Price: $545,000
- Acres: 30
- State/Zip: Texas 78643
- Beds: 2
- Status: Available
- Baths: 1
TALB Member:
Tory Virdell | Broker/Associate
Office: 325-247-5776
Home: 325-423-4237
Cell: 325-423-4237
1000 Ford Street
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Tory Virdell | Broker/Associate
- Office: 325-247-5776
- Home: 325-423-4237
- Cell: 325-423-4237
- 1000 Ford Street
- Llano, Texas, 78643
Property Description
The Pelton Llano River Ranch is a rare find at a Fair price! The ranch lays out wonderfully with the rarity of The Llano River on the South side and Elm Creek on the North end. There is approximately 600+/- of Llano River and 700+/- of Elm Creek. The Ranch has half the ranch in improved grasses for livestock and the other half in native Live Oak pasture. There is a beautiful long ridge running East & West with Granite Outcrops that creates multiple awesome homesites! There are spectacular Live Oak trees all over the North half of the ranch and the Ridge overlooks Elm creek and ranch land to the North. The ranch also boasts a good water well and a spectacular Cabin set in the west side of the ranch and would make a great place to stay before you build your dream home. The cabin was well built in 1999, has 2 bunk rooms, utility room, bathroom and a full kitchen. The garage/storage area is big enough for your equipment, ATVs & tractor. The East fence will need to be completed to perimeter fence this 30 ac. tract. The main part of the ranch and the river are split by CR 104 and allows for all of the building room you want out of the floodplain! The Llano River is excellent for all types of fishing and recreational activities.
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