"The international coalition launched its war on Gaddafi on Purim. Gadaffy says this is more proof that Al-Qaida is behind this colonialist, zionist crusade. I say that's more proof Khadafi's had
his
head in the hot desert sand for too long." ~ Yasha Harari
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I was walking through the Wellington CBD the other day on one of those rare fine days that occasionally falls between earthquakes that warrant a 7.2 on the sphincter scale and hurricane-force Southerlies, when I came across this sign:
I’m not really sure of the sign’s intention. What kind of caution should one exercise here? Run fast to avoid falling people? Refrain from undoing the hand-brake on those scaffold wheels? Don’t look up in case they are Scottish migrant workers? Damned if I know, really. Had I not donned a hard-hat I would have scratched my head.
Anyway, I thought that question on warning messages crossed with kilt imagery would segue nicely into a “Show us ya Messages” open post.
I’ll go first.
Here’s a couple from a Project Costing Model I put together recently.
How ’bout you all? Anything snigger-worthy from your apps that you’d like to share?
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have been crowned the most generous Americans in 2013 — after they donated 18 million Facebook shares valued at more than $970 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the Associated Press reports.
An annual ranking of the top 50 donors in America, produced by publication The Chronicle of Philanthropy, showed that the wealthy donated a total of $7.7 billion last year — four percent more than in 2012. Aged below 30, Zuckerberg and his wife have become the youngest ever philanthropists to occupy the top position.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy notes that charities are “eagerly awaiting” further news on how Zuckerberg and his wife will allocate the 36 million Facebook shares they have donated to the Silicon Valley non-profit organization over the past two years, which is worth about $1.5 billion.
Pierre Omidyar, the billionaire founder of eBay, has made his leap into online publishing after The Intercept, an online site from his First Look Media (FLM) network, went online today featuring a big-hitting story about the NSA and drone attacks.
An introductory post explains that the publication will cover numerous industries and topics as part of its mission is to “to hold the most powerful governmental and corporate factions accountable.” The Intercept is described as being the first of “numerous” digital publications that will launch under the FLM banner, though there’s no indication of the areas that these additional sites will focus on.
Former Guardian writer Glenn Greenwald is on board as editor of The Intercept, as had been expected after he announced his union with Omidyar last year. The twelve person team includes film-maker Laura Poitras and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, both of whom have been prominent names in the continued coverage of NSA leaks and stories, which were kicked off by Greenwald last year.
Initially, the publication will focus on reporting more disclosures from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, but it will focus on wider independent journalism over the longer term:
Our longer-term mission is to provide aggressive and independent adversarial journalism across a wide range of issues, from secrecy, criminal and civil justice abuses and civil liberties violations to media conduct, societal inequality and all forms of financial and political corruption. The editorial independence of our journalists will be guaranteed, and they will be encouraged to pursue their journalistic passion, areas of interest, and unique voices.
Omidyar announced his foray into online news last October. The entrepreneur landed Greenwald as his ‘star’ signing, and says he is putting $250 million behind the First Look Media initiative.
Pierre Omidyar, the billionaire founder of eBay, has made his leap into online publishing after The Intercept, an online site from his First Look Media (FLM) network, went online today featuring a big-hitting story about the NSA and drone attacks.
An introductory post explains that the publication will cover numerous industries and topics as part of its mission is to “to hold the most powerful governmental and corporate factions accountable.” The Intercept is described as being the first of “numerous” digital publications that will launch under the FLM banner, though there’s no indication of the areas that these additional sites will focus on.
Former Guardian writer Glenn Greenwald is on board as editor of The Intercept, as had been expected after he announced his union with Omidyar last year. The twelve person team includes film-maker Laura Poitras and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, both of whom have been prominent names in the continued coverage of NSA leaks and stories, which were kicked off by Greenwald last year.
Initially, the publication will focus on reporting more disclosures from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, but it will focus on wider independent journalism over the longer term:
Our longer-term mission is to provide aggressive and independent adversarial journalism across a wide range of issues, from secrecy, criminal and civil justice abuses and civil liberties violations to media conduct, societal inequality and all forms of financial and political corruption. The editorial independence of our journalists will be guaranteed, and they will be encouraged to pursue their journalistic passion, areas of interest, and unique voices.
Omidyar announced his foray into online news last October. The entrepreneur landed Greenwald as his ‘star’ signing, and says he is putting $250 million behind the First Look Media initiative.
