I was trawling the internet today and came across the following article:
AN OPEN LETTER: TO THE PARENTS OF THE VICTIMS MURDERED BY ELLIOT RODGER
on 27 May, 2014 at 06:05
By Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher
I love a good pair of kicks. I love a shopping trip.
Forgive my fashionable wiles, dear readers, for this will not be a deeply political post, but it will be an interesting one [!]
I was walking out of an Op-Shop a couple of weeks ago, with a pair of shoes, a necklace and two copies of their In-House publication [a ‘pricey’ 70 cents each] and I thought to myself:
Are op-shops making people more socially conscious?
Are people actually connected with their purchases — their materialism is supporting those less fortunate, but is this making people more socially conscious?
In my own mind, initially, I begged to differ. I disagreed with my own thought[!]
I’m an avid op-shopper, but I viewed my purchases as ‘shopping’, not so much in the sense of a ‘charity donation’.
Some peruse pages of books, websites, some peruse coffee shops and bars. I peruse coat hangers, I rummage, I try, I buy — as my form of relaxation. Among my friends, I have a solid reputation as a glamorous bargain hunter.
I watch Game of Thrones.
I’ve re-watched it a few times, and I’ve developed a couple of different understandings of it — through Public Relations and International Relations perspectives; cultural phenomena such as popular TV shows can do more than just depict theoretical scenarios, they are highly complex and can be understood, or ‘read’ in many ways.
Here is my understanding of Game of Thrones, Seasons 1-4, from a Public Relations perspective.
*******PROBABLY CONTAINS SOME KIND OF SPOILERS*******
ANZAC day, or April 25th, is one of those days where pictures speak louder than words.
On January 9th 2013, I found my Great Great Uncle’s grave in Cerisy, France.
My solo Eurotrip which birthed Politics in Kicks later the same year.
A day that had profound impact on my life.
This is my story.
3 Liberal, 1 Palmer United, 1 Green, and 1 ALP candidates all walk into a Red Room.
WA,
Meet Your Senators!
So. This was probably your face when we were told we had to vote again…
…..Senate Byelections are exciting things.
But seriously. They are!
Pictured: Your fair author and Dr. Alexey Muraviev
When: 6.30pm, March 25th
Where: St. Catherine’s College, UWA
Who: Dr. Alexey Muraviev, Head of Social Science and International Studies at Curtin University
What: Speaking at the Australian Institute of International Affairs WA Branch Meeting on:
“UKRAINIAN FRONT 2.0:
RUSSIA’S STRATEGIC INTENT, GEO-STRATEGIC CONSEQUENCES
& IMPLICATIONS FOR AUSTRALIA”
***Note: This Meeting was held under Chatham House Rule. ***
** Read about this rule HERE **
It took me less than 5 minutes into Alexey’s talk for me to realise how ill-focused the media reporting has been on the “Crimea Crisis”.
Our understanding has been distorted.This is what I learned…..
Keeping up with hackers and other threats on the Web is a never-ending challenge, in particular for large businesses such as Facebook. To that end, Mark Zuckerberg’s company today unveiled a security-focused framework called ThreatData, which aims to simplify ?
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed today that the company now has over 1 billion monthly active users on mobile devices. Zuckerberg cited the statistic during an investor call to discuss the just-announced acquisition of virtual reality firm Oculus VR. In the ?
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Pictured: Your fair author and Mr. Shingo Kouchi
When: 9am, March 19th
Where: Terrace Ballroom, The Hyatt
Who: Shingo Kouchi, Senior Recovery Expert, International Recovery Platform (IRP)
What: Speaking at the Institute of Public Administration Western Australia’s “Crisis Response” event along with CEO of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, Graeme Newton
and Office of State Security and Emergency Coordination’s Assistant Director General, Geoff Hay.
Disaster doesn’t pick a day, but if it had picked this particularly radiant Perth morning, I was in a room with the right people!
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