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A joint study between the University of Auckland and the University of York (UK) into the impact humans have on the environment has been awarded a Marie Curie post-doctoral fellowship.

INTERACT (Integrating Archaeological and Climatological Datasets: Investigating Global Human-Environmental Interactions) is a new three-year post-doctoral collaboration between The University of Auckland and the University of York.

The project will receive 300,000 in funding from the European Union and is set to start in January 2015.

It aims to compare the way people dealt with the shifts in environment related to climate change in sub-tropical regions - those with access to domesticated plants and animals, and those which relied on hunting and gathering.

By exploring these interactions through a global, multi-disciplinary study it will allow for the results to be shared with archaeologists world-wide.

The project will build on fieldwork in Cape York Australia, and the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia.

The research will be led by Professor Simon Holdaway of Anthropology in the University of Aucklands School of Social Sciences, and Professor Geoff Bailey at the University of York.

Post-doctoral fellow Dr Matthew Meredith-Williams of the University of York will also be spending the first two years in Auckland working with Professor Holdaway before returning to York for the final year of the project.

"The post-doctoral fellowship will stimulate new collaborative research projects between the University of Auckland and the University of York and reflects the international focus of the research conducted at Auckland," Professor Holdaway says.

This project is funded by Marie Curie research as part of the European Union grant award system to encourage ground-breaking research in a broad range of fields. It is named after the pioneering physicist Professor Marie Skodowska-Curie, who discovered Radium could be used to successfully treat cancer.

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Whether ones skin be black or white, all people are equal; it may be that each is superior in knowledge, wealth, beauty but there is no superiority in human dignity.-Emilio Jacinto

patriotism will always be a virtue amongoppressed peoples, because it will at all times mean love of justice, of liberty, of personal dignity. Jose Rizal

There is something faintly disingenuous about the latest line of thinking, pushed by elected and appointed government officials, concerning cybercrime and human trafficking. Ever sincenewsbroke internationally about the absolutely abhorrent practice of child prostitution and abuse via the internet, local pundits and officials have attempted to recast the issue of human trafficking as one of cybercrime; overtly linking the issue to the current Supreme Court TRO on the implementation of the flawed Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (See Note on Critiques of the Cybercrime Prevention Act at the end of this essay). Recently, Senator Grace Poe, a staunch supporter of the Freedom of Information Act, came out in support of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 and exhorted the Supreme Court to lift their temporary retraining order:

We passed it in 2012, buts now its pending before the court because of the libel provision. Thats understandable, but now we really need it because cyberpornography is becoming widespread, she said. Philippine Daily Inquirer: Poe: Child porn underscores importance of cybercrime law

Without going to much into detail, the Cybercrime Prevention Act is a law that is fundamentally flawed through its restriction of basic essential human rights, while placing certain unchecked powers in the hands of government. There is little doubt the government needs new tools to survive in a changing world; which bills like the Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom attempt to address without the infirmities inherent in the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

With regards to the current form of discourse (as framed by Senator Poe and others), the conflation of human trafficking and child pornography (or cyber-pornography) is a dangerous and disingenuous one. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 has littleactualbearing on the issue of child prostitution and human trafficking in the Philippines, instead it supposedly combats the modes of dissemination, and backtracks prosecution from there. Yet, the focus on the method of dissemination obscures what is really at the heart of the problem: A decades long inability to combat child prostitution and human trafficking. We have turned our brethren into commodities, salable to the highest, or readiest, bidder. Patriotism as love of neighbor, and country as upholding liberty and inherent human dignity, is in short supply. For years, we have failed to protect Filipinos and create an inclusive environment, anchored on the protection of human rights, that allows them to develop and grow. This is a symptom of that problem.

The Perils of Short-Term Thinking and the Specter of Filipino Slavery

The disingenuousness of the current discourse on child prostitution and cybercrime is found in the intellectually bankrupt linking of the two via the TRO on the Cybercrime Prevention Act. Senior Superintendent Gilbert Sosa exemplified this way of thinking, when hesaid:

The debate on the Cybercrime Law focuses on the substantial part of it. But the police needs the procedural aspect of the law so that we can run after these pedophiles,

Lets be frank, the Cybercrime law is an expedient method for potentially shutting down (and that is up for serious debate, based on the information technology capabilities our government has demonstrated so far) thecurrent, favoredmethod for disseminating pornography to the Western world (dont forget, the primary market for pornography, whether vanilla or reprehensible is the West). Point of fact, we have a number of existing laws that can be utilized to combat and prosecute human trafficking and child pornography, regardless of the method used to transmit the material: the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (RA 9775), the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 (RA 9995), and the Anti Trafficking in Persons Act, (RA 9208, as amended by RA 10364). All of these, not to mention the usual laws we have on the books regarding pornography, prostitution, and human trafficking, are all useful and necessary in rooting out human trafficking though also in dire need of expansion and strengthening. The linking of the current situation with Cybercrime Prevention Act smells of an implicit attempt to whitewash long-standing failures on the part of government and police forces to truly combat and root out human trafficking throughout the archipelago. Child prostitution and human trafficking are not new problems, only the use of the internet to convey it.

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Its official: Gothams Commission on Human Rights has dropped its lawsuit against seven Hasidic-owned stores in Brooklyn whose high crime it was to post signs giving the following notice: No Shorts, No Barefoot, No Sleeveless, No Low Cut Necklines.

On Tuesday, the commission agreed the signs can be re-posted provided they include an additional line saying what the shops had contended all along: All customers are welcome. Too bad it took 18 months of litigation to get here.

The signs in these shops were no different than the dress codes required by posh Manhattan restaurants or even some local pizzerias. Only in the fevered imagination of the citys human-rights office could they be construed as a nefarious attempt to impose Orthodox Judaism on customers.

Even after an administrative law judge rejected that argument, the commission continued to press a lawsuit, raising the proposed fines from $2,500 per store to an astonishing $75,000. Its hard to say whether this reflected some animus against Orthodox Jewry or simply an effort to extort more revenues for the city through small-business fines or a little of both.

On the eve of trial, the city essentially caved. The commissions statement that the store owners understand their obligations is pure face-saving. The shopkeepers won a near-total victory, thanks to the top-flight law firm Kirkland & Ellis, which took the case pro bono.

Still, the signals this litigation sent were disturbing, and the larger question is this: If the citys Commission on Human Rights is supposed to protect New Yorkers civil and religious liberties, who protects us from the Commission on Human Rights?

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Human Resources Manager, Islington

The City of London Academy Islington was judged by OFSTED to be a 'Good' school with 'Good' awarded for every category in November 2012. Ofsted acknowledged the Academy as making rapid progress and our 2013 summer examination results are the best the Academy has ever had. Over 80% of our Year 13 students secured a place at university and our GCSE results almost doubled, with 61% of our students achieving 5 A*-C grades with English and Mathematics; and 81% achieving 5 A*-C grades. Clear and crucial ongoing improvements are being made to secure our students' future here at the Academy and we are determined to continue to improve to an "outstanding" judgment at the next Ofsted inspection. Our Ofsted 2012 reads:-

We are looking to appoint an operationally and strategically motivated Human Resources Manager to lead on all aspects of Human Resources within a busy Academy environment. The ideal candidate will have strong Human Resources Management, excellent organisation, administration and communication skills. They will develop and manage the Human Resources function, providing support and guidance to management and employees. They will be CIPD qualified with a sound background in Human Resources policy and processes. A solid knowledge of employment law is also essential. For the right person, this post will offer you variety in your work, challenge, professional development and the opportunity to become Human Resources Director within two years.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks and excellent references.

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Malaysia in 2013 was marked by Najib promising legal reforms before the GE and restoring repressive laws after it.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government backtracked significantly on human rights after the May 2013 general election returned the ruling coalition to power with a significantly smaller majority, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2014.

The passage of new repressive laws, arrests of opposition activists, and greater repression of political speech marked the apparent end to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razaks proclaimed reform agenda.

Malaysia in 2013 was marked by a tale of two Najibs promising legal reforms before the election and restoring repressive laws after it, said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

Since May the government has cracked down on basic rights, curtailed free speech, and charged activists for organizing peaceful protests.

In the 667-page world report, its 24th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries.

Syrias widespread killings of civilians elicited horror but few steps by world leaders to stop it, Human Rights Watch said.

A reinvigorated doctrine of responsibility to protect seems to have prevented some mass atrocities in Africa.

Majorities in power in Egypt and other countries have suppressed dissent and minority rights. And Edward Snowdens revelations about US surveillance programs reverberated around the globe.

In Malaysia, previous progress on human rights was reversed by the passage of repressive new legislation, Human Rights Watch said.

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Human rights in M’sia: ‘A tale of two Najibs’

Crysis 3 Hydro Dam (Post-Human Warrior)

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[This is a review ofBeing Humanseason 4, episode 2. There will be SPOILERS.]

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In last weeks season premiere, the Being Human producers set the table for this season, casting Joshs future into the dark and doubtful while his friends tried to work through his perpetual wolfishness. For Sally, things seemed to be a bit too good after making her way out of day spa purgatory before they turned quite dark and Aidan seemed to be heading toward a fuller relationship with Kat while his long lost wife Susanna and the shuttered Boston vampire political machine re-emerged.

This week, the ball was kicked down the field a little as the focus remained on Josh and Noras heartbreaking dilemma while the mysteries surrounding Sallys newfound powers continued. As for Aidan, he finally got a chance to talk to Susanna as we found out her greatest secret.

About that return, it seems like that pill went down a little too easy for Aidan. Granted, producers have pulled this before (Henry), but despite all that Aidan has seen, we still should see some kind of perceivable shock on his face as he stands talking to a woman who he loved deeply and who he thought had passed away two centuries ago.

Her vamp turn at the hands of Bishop (a wonderfully evil, manipulative, and all-too-brief a return for Mark Pellegrino) way back then was predictable, but the fate of their son was not.

Susannas visually upsetting scene of self flagellation at the end of the episode also came as a bit of a surprise, but it may have shed some light on her motives. If (when) Aidan finds out about their son, one can expect him to react with anger. After that scene, we have every reason to wonder if that is what she is hoping for, though her answering the door with a stake in one hand certainly leads one to believe that someone or something may be after her.

Another thing that came out of Susannas appearance this week is that she will apparently not stand in the way of Aidans relationship with Kat until she inevitably does, of course. Thats a sad thing about this show all relationships seem doomed. Nora is a prime example of that and its her obvious frustration that drives the group to go to extreme measures to excise Josh from his wolf-body prison.

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The preliminary post-mortem report of Sunanda Pushkar the wife of Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor who was found dead in a hotel room here last Friday has indicated that it was a case of drug overdose, police sources said.

The findings by a three-member-panel set up at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences were on Monday submitted to Sub-Divisional Magistrate Alok Sharma conducting an inquest into the sudden and unnatural death of Sunanda Pushkar.

Speaking to The Hindu after receiving the interim post-mortem report, Mr. Sharma said he was yet to go through the document. But, he said the inquest report would be submitted to the police by Tuesday.

AIIMS sources said that traces of chemicals found in her body indicated consumption of some anti-depressant and that there were nearly a dozen injuries on the body. The SDM would now wait for the toxicology report and other findings to ascertain if the overdose did lead to death.

Following the death, the police sources said they had recovered some empty strips of a prescription psychiatric medicine from the hotel in Delhis diplomatic enclave where the body was found.

Even as the post-mortem report established the reason behind the death, the inquest report would use it as well as the testimonies recorded before the magistrate and other circumstantial evidence to find out the circumstances under which the intake of the medicines had gone up beyond the prescribed levels.

Veteran journalist Nalini Singh, who spoke to Sunanda Pushkar a night before her death, has purportedly told the SDM that the latter sounded depressed over an alleged relationship between her husband and Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar.

The purported telephonic conversations between the two happened after a heated Twitter war between Sunanda Pushkar and Ms. Tarar.

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New Delhi: A three-member team of senior doctors at AIIMS here today began post-mortem on the body of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, even as police continued to probe various angles including suicide in the case.

Hours after his wife was found dead, the 57-year-old Union Minister of State for Human Resources was admitted to AIIMS after complaining of chest pain.

Sudhir Gupta, Head of Forensic Sciences Department at AIIMS said the post-mortem is being videographed to ensure transparency in the procedure.

Pushkar was found dead in her suite at the Leela Palace hotel last evening and the body was shifted to AIIMS at around 3:30 AM for post-mortem.

Tharoor was admitted to the ICU of the cardiothoracic centre of the AIIMS and a number of investigations including ECG were carried out on him. The Minister was discharged at around 12 noon.

Doctors said he was brought to the hospital with a "cardiac condition" but he is stable now.

Continuing investigation, police questioned a number of hotel staff and checked the CCTV footage of the lobby of the third floor of the luxury hotel where she was staying.

Sources in police said call details record as well as Pushkar's tweets were being checked. Pushkar and Tharoor had checked into the hotel on Thursday as their home was being painted.

A number of hotel staff, including those who had gone to her suite, were being questioned to corroborate the version of Tharoor and his staff.

Pushkar and Tharoor were at the centre of a raging controversy when reports emerged that she was upset over reported text and tweet messages between her husband and Mehr Tarar, a Pakistani journalist.

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