Internet freedom will not be curbed or controlled, the head of the UN telecommunications body, Hamadoun Toure (R), pictured here, said as a meeting to review the 24-year-old telecom regulations kicked off Monday.

Internet freedom will not be curbed or controlled, the head of the UN telecommunications body, Hamadoun Toure, said as a meeting to review the 24-year-old telecom regulations kicked off Monday.

Such claims are "completely (unfounded)," Toure, secretary general of the International Telecommunication Union, told AFP.

"I find it a very cheap way of attacking" the conference, he said, as the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) set off in Dubai to review regulations reached in 1988.

Earlier, Toure told participants at the conference that the Internet freedom of expression will not be touched during the discussions at the meeting.

"Nothing can stop the freedom of expression in the world today, and nothing in this conference will be about it," he said.

"I have not mentioned anything about controlling the Internet."

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon who addressed the forum's opening by video underscored the importance of the meeting as a venue to enhance access to information and communication technology (ICT) across the globe.

"The overall objective is to ensure universal access to the benefits of information and communication technology, including the two thirds of the world's population currently not online," he said.

"We must continue to work together and find a consensus on how to most effectively keep cyberspace open, accessible, affordable and secure," he said.

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3 December 2012

Freedom Camping Rules clarified

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is making clear where people can freedom camp this summer on conservation land. Under the Freedom Camping Act, camping is expressly prohibited in areas clearly identified with relevant signage. At the same time, DOC has clarified sites that are now available to self contained campervans to stay overnight.

Its really good that we have clarity around the issue now says Neil Clifton who has been managing the changes for DOCs Freedom Camping options. While opportunities abound for freedom camping on public conservation land there are also some restrictions that ensure that everyone gets to enjoy special places in a pristine condition rather than spoiled and soiled from misuse.

Gazette Notices identifying the places where camping is prohibited and where it is restricted to self contained vehicles are now on the DOC Website http://www.doc.govt.nz/freedomcamping and copies of notices are available for viewing at all Conservancy and Area Offices, and DOC Visitor Centres.

We want people to get out and enjoy our natural heritage but we also want them to camp responsibly. says Clifton We are part of a campaign to encourage responsible camping and this initiative will directly benefit New Zealands clean image. While we are encouraging people to enjoy their camping we also have to be prepared for transgressions, so where we encounter non compliance, we can impose a $200 instant fine. Hopefully we can avoid having to do that.

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Wednesday nights teeming with acoustic performances, afternoons filled with fair trade coffee and tea made by volunteers, chatter about action, and selfless donations given to a good cause. This is the vision that General Manager Sean Matthews has for the Freedom Cafe: a nonprofit cafe dedicated to aiding in the fight against human trafficking.

Across the globe, there are over 2.5 million people being bought, sold and transported for exploitation each year. Human trafficking is the buying and selling of humans into slavery for exploitation. Victims often experience intense abuse.

On average, for every 800 people trafficked, only one person is convicted, according to the United Nations.

The goal of the Freedom Cafe, located at 10 Mill Road, is to end what is now the worlds fastest growing crime industry. The cafe is located in the basement of Fusion Community Church. The three main coordinators are Matthews, Chaplain Bryan Bessette and UNH senior and outreach coordinator Mike DAngelo.

Fusion teamed with Chi Alpha UNH, a chapter of Chi Alpha Campus Ministries USA, to produce and start the cafe. While starting in the ministry, they want to grow out of the ministry.

(Theres) a separation there, Matthews said. Were just trying to be (a) cafe.

The idea was thought of over the summer, taken off of a sister Chi Alpha chapter at UMass Amherst. There, the cafe has yet to open.

A lot of us are very passionate about (ending) human trafficking, Bessette said. In their opinion, the issue kept coming up, and we all like to drink a lot of coffee, he said.

Back in Durham, Fusion Community Church received a grant from The Assemblies of God and Chi Alpha alumni donations. These funds allowed the cafe to properly sustain its upstart.

We wanted to build a center where its not just something we talk about, its something we take action on, Matthews said.

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LANSING, Mich., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Michigan Chamber of Commerce announced today its support for passage of "freedom to work" legislation that would prohibit employees in Michigan from being forced to join a union or provide financial support to a union as a condition of employment. Currently, Michigan employees can be forced to participate in a union and are required to contribute financially or face termination.

"After surveying the Michigan Chamber's general membership (85 percent support), receiving clear direction from our Board of Directors and carefully reviewing the impact Freedom to Work legislation would have on Michigan, it is clear that now is the time for bold and decisive leadership to pass comprehensive Freedom to Work legislation that applies to both the public and private sectors," said Michigan Chamber President & CEO Rich Studley. "This action would make Michigan the 24th state (after Indiana) to enact Freedom to Work legislation and it would help create and retain jobs in Michigan and improve our state's economic competitiveness."

"We support this legislation because it is good public policy that will protect all employees from being forced to join a union and pay dues against their will," said Jim Holcomb, Senior Vice President & General Counsel for the Michigan Chamber. "It is important to understand that Freedom to Work legislation is allowed under federal law and does not prohibit a union's right to exist or prevent collective bargaining it just gives every employee the ability to decide for themselves if joining and financially supporting a union is the right choice for them."

The Michigan Chamber is a statewide business organization representing approximately 6,400 businesses of every size and type in all 83 counties of the state. Michigan Chamber member businesses provide jobs to 1.5 million residents. One of every 2.6 employees in Michigan works for a Chamber member firm.

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Internet freedom will not be curbed or controlled, the head of the UN telecommunications body, Hamadoun Toure, said as a meeting to review the 24-year-old telecom regulations kicked off Monday.

Such claims are "completely (unfounded)," Toure, secretary general of the International Telecommunication Union, told AFP.

"I find it a very cheap way of attacking" the conference, he said, as the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) set off in Dubai to review regulations reached in 1988.

Earlier, Toure told participants at the conference that the Internet freedom of expression will not be touched during the discussions at the meeting.

"Nothing can stop the freedom of expression in the world today, and nothing in this conference will be about it," he said.

"I have not mentioned anything about controlling the Internet."

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon who addressed the forum's opening by video underscored the importance of the meeting as a venue to enhance access to information and communication technology (ICT) across the globe.

"The overall objective is to ensure universal access to the benefits of information and communication technology, including the two thirds of the world's population currently not online," he said.

"We must continue to work together and find a consensus on how to most effectively keep cyberspace open, accessible, affordable and secure," he said.

Google has been vocal in warning of serious repercussions on the Internet if proposals made by member states are approved at the WCIT-12 meeting, including permitting censorship over legitimate content.

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