The idle man finds excuses and says: `Outside is a lion, I could be killed in the road.` (Solomon`s Proverbs 22 : 13).
If his neighbor upsets him, he will say that the whole village upsets him; if he notices a small trembling of the leaves, he will say that he doesn`t go to the field because the storm is ready to burst. If near his threshold there is a rabbit, he will say that outside is a lion who waits to snatch him. But he says this only because he doesn`t want to get out of the house and he wants to postpone work all the time.
We can see clearly that idleness is a sin and a vice from the fact that the active man never envies the idle while the idle always envies the active; in the same way the sober man never envies the drunkard and the drunkard always envies the man who doesn`t like debauchery.
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For pleasing God you don’t have to do anything else but love – `love and do whatever you want` says blessed Augustine – cause who loves for real cannot and does not want to do anything that may not please the beloved one…but since the prayer is nothing else than the overflow and work of love then it can be justly said about it the same thing: for salvation there is nothing else you need than ceaseless prayer. Pray and do whatever you want, you will reach the aim of prayer, you will acquire enlightenment.
2. Pray and do whatever you like and your deeds will please God and fr your they will be useful and salvatory.
Frequent prayer even when it doesn’t take into account the request you make, will not remain fruitless (Mark the Hermit) because in itself it is found a power full of grace. `Holy is His Name and anybody who calls the Name of the Lord will be saved.` Thus for example the one who hs prayed for a long time without feeling any improvement in his sinful life, received in the end by his prayer, a wisdom and an inclination to repentance.
3. Pray and do not try too hard to defeat your passions by your own powers.  The elder from the Patericon – who by falling defetead, meaning that falling into sin he did not despair but returned to prayer to God and afterwards he stood up – serves as a relevant example.
4. Pray and do not fear a thing, do not be afraid of misfortunes, of disasters, because the prayer will protect you, will drive them away.
Remember Peter, with his weaker faith, when he was drowning, remember saint Paul who was praying in the prison and many other similar cases. All these happenings show the power, the overarching extent of the prayer made in the name of Jesus Christ.
`It is in our power to pray in a certain way, but to pray with purity is a gift from God.` Thus sacrifice for God what stays in your power, at first bring at least a quantity, meaning as many prayers as possible and the power of God will strengthen your weakness, the prayer becoming a natural habit and it will be a pure, bright, ardent prayer as it should be.
6. Then in the end I tell you that if when you are awake your time is filled with prayer then naturally you won’t have time for sinful deeds or dirty thoughts.
You see how many profoundideas derive from this wise word: `love and do whatever you want`. Pray and do whatever you want! How joyful and comforting are those said above for a sinner full of weaknesses, for that one who is bent by the burden of the passions which struggle him.
The prayer, that is everything! It is given to us as an overarching means which leads to the salvation and perfection of our soul. This is the truth. But the name of prayer is connected with its condition: `pray without cease`, commands the word of the Lord. Thus the prayer will show its entire lucrative power and fruit only when it is said permanently, without cease, since the frequent repetition of the prayer depends on our free will while its purity is a gift from God.
I remember that in the army all the soldiers had a single purpose. I was struggling but there was sacrifice made by others us well, and it did not matter if they believed or not in the afterlife. Why to die the other one? He is a family man, they said and they went in a dangerous mission. The sacrifice these men made was even more precious than the sacrifice made by a believer. Because the believer believed in divine justice, in divine reward while those men didn`t know the sacrifice they made was not lost and they were to receive a reward for it in the afterlife.
During the German occupation, in the times of Dabachi [1], the Italians arrested many young Greek officers, they took them on a ship and drowned them. After that the first men they caught, they tortured to tell them who were those who had guns. There you should have seen what sacrifice some laymen made! In Konitsa, near our house, in the place where now the built the Church of Saint Kosma the Etolian, before that it was a mosque. They closed them in the mosque and they beat them with a lash all night long and that lash had at its ends balls with thorns or with raw wires and at their ends they put pieces of lead. And this steel wire ripped off the skin. And for not being heard the cries of those tortured men the sang and played music. From that it came out the saying `beating with music`. They hung them with their heads down and the poor men were spewing blood on their mouths, but they didn`t speak because they thought: `If we confess – because they knew who had guns – then afterwards they would beat everyone to confess.` That is why the first ones said: `Let us die to prove them the others don`t have any guns.` There were others who confessed for some amounts of flour that for instance someone had two guns. The people starved and they betrayed each other for money.  They were taking small children and they put them on the heated stove and they let them there to burn. And they did this to make their parents confess if they or other people had guns. `No, I don`t have` the grown-ups said and those men burnt their kids. What I means is that, although they were laymen, they preferred to die so that the others would not be beaten or killed. They saved many people in this way. Thanks to those brave men our people survived.
 If there is no heroism, nothing can be done. And you should know that who is faithful is brave too. Makryanis [2], the poor man, how much he suffered! And in what times.
He didn`t think of himself and he never took himself into account. He was not afraid they would kill him when he fought for his homeland. Makryanis had some divine experiences. If he had become a monk, I think he would have reached a level close to that of saint Anthony the Great. He was making 3000 prostrations every night and besides that he was hurt. His wounds opened and his guts came out and he put them back inside. Three of my prostrations equal one of his. He watered the earth with his tears. If we had been in his place, we would have gone to the hospital to take care of us. The laymen will judge us.
[1] Dabachi Constantinos, national hero, colonel in infantry during the Second World War. He died in 1943.
[2] Makryanis Ianis (1797-1864). He was one of the leaders of the Revolution from 1821. He was arrested in 1852 and in 1854 he was released from prison. Sick he spent most of his time in the house or in a cave from the neighborhood he had filled with icons. He died on 27th of April 1864.
Excerpt from Spiritual Awakening– Pious Paisios the Athonite, Evanghelismos, 2012.
They robbed 15 cells around Careia. They killed one to rob him. In that way everyone will have the opportunity to rob and take everything he wanted. Let`s say he wants to rob a field; he will say it was his grandfather`s or that he rent it for grazing thus see if you can figure that out. Afterwards the experts will say: `Unfortunately we can`t control them. Control is made only through computer and they`ll proceed to sealing.
`Their politeness won`t go that far. They`ll be polite because they`re Europeans. They`ll show they are at their best. They won`t torment people, but the men won`t be able to live if they don`t have the sealing.
`Yes. See, if here for a wronged man who has a good intention, because for him the divine help is justified, the saints and the Theotokos and Christ will show up to him may times to save him, then the more in those times when the poor world will be in such a difficult situation. There will be a whirl, a short reign of Satab- antichrist. But afterwards this one will be slapped by Christ and all nations will be shaken and peace will come to reign in the world for many years. This time Christ will offer an opportunity to men to find salvation of their souls. Will Christ abandon His creature?
[1] see Dan. 9, 27; Apoc. 12, 6 şi 13, 5. See as well saint Irineus of Lugdun, The reprimand and overthrow of the false knowledge in five books, Book 5, Sources Chretiennes 153, Paris, 1969, pp. 323 şi 387.
[2] see Mt. 24, 22; Mc. 13, 20.
The temptations get close to men in the same way the eyelashes get close to each other. And God ordained this thing wisely so that we may get spiritual benefit. Meaning to knock insistently at the door of God`s mercy when you are surrounded by temptations and because of the fear of sorrows in your mind should be engrained the remembrance of God, so that by praying fervently to get close to Him. And in this way your heart will be sanctified, by calling the name of God without cease. If you do this, when you pray to Him, He will listen to you.
You know, sir, my father died and my mother, although she works hard, doesn`t have too much money, so we don`t have a very easy life. But last night my mother said when you make a good deed, God rewards you sure as a gun. So today I took these coins I saved them and I gave them to the poor old man sitting in front of the church. He needs them for sure more than me. And God because I made a good deed, will take care of me.
Won by the little girl`s kindness, the man asked her what she wanted the most.
Reaching a big store which was across the road, the man bought the girl a very warm and beautiful sheepskin.
The little girl didn`t know how to thank the stranger because he was so generous with her.
`You see, your mother is right`, he said. `God always rewards you for the good deed you made. You helped the old man and God gave me the chance to meet you exactly then. Now I helped you and be sure that God will help me too later since when we help each other God helps us too.
The kinder we are and the more care we have of each other, the more God sees our faith and protects us of evil.
For this we pray to you to take heed at us who stumble under the burden and affliction of the day. We have no strength, no understanding, no patience and our weaknesses and helplessness overwhelm us completely. Our lack of faith make us be hesitant. We do not have the love which doesn`t seek its own interest, we don`t understand the deep meaning of the trials and we don`t know how to straighten our lives but regard faith as a contract in which the most merciful God is obliged to reward our loyalty. We seek His blessings but so rarely we seek God Himself.
With humble hearts we fall down to prayer and ask for your help, you most beautiful Joseph and most patient Job. Give us patience and courage in troubles and afflictions. Help us in our faithlessness, making us faithful in the mercy of God. Open our heart and mind, help us heal ourselves of selfishness to understand the meaning of sufferance and thank to God Who is the spring of all kindness and Who gives generously with magnanimity His gifts to those who entrust themselves lovingly to His will.
At You I have met for the first time the freedom of restraint, sweeter than all the pleasures of the world. I found the power which comes from enduring sufferance and not from running away of it. I found the love which gives life. And I still find them slowly and hesitantly.


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I haven't really delved into the IP debate…
From a Cui Bono perspective under the current system, musicians/labels have a financial incentive to let people copy their work…..then they can just sue them. The act of producing a song that sounds like another song doesn't harm the original artist. Ive never not bought a song in favour of another song. If I was in the position that I had to choose between songs because of financial stress I probably wouldn't be buying songs…
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Some are more folkish, others are more rural and less developed. Some of the mansions are more extravagant, some are older, built amphitheatrically with impressive slopes that attract from afar the attention and admiration of the traveler.
The Pelion peninsula is the perfect example of traditional atmosphere, natural beauty and modern comfort.
In a corner of Thessaly, Pelion, is the ideal choice for a holiday full of warm and fun.
The natural beauty dominates the landscapes creating unique images of serenity and beauty, images of water, coexist with the green and the scent of flowers.
Pelion can be divided into four sections in order to ease the search of the villages.
The northern part of Pelion includes villages such as Kamari and Veneto.
On the east side, which includes the coastal villages of Tsagarada, Papa Nero and Agios Dimitrios.
On the west side includes villages like Amaliapoli, Anchialos.
And finally the south side where the city of Volos included and villages of central Pelion, and from the south coast of, villages of Kala Nera, Trikeri Platanias and Small.
Reason to choose Pelion for holidays
Pelion is rich in natural landscapes with streams and impressive rivers, dense forests of trees, impressive mountains and crystal clear sea.
The rivers and impressive paths on Pelion are suitable for those who love to walk in nature and climbing on rocks near the falls.
Far from the noisy crowds of tourist hotspots, and the hustle and bustle of city life, Pelion holiday provides an unrivalled opportunity for both serenity and, if you choose, adrenaline-fuelled activity.
Whether you are looking for a romantic getaway, an adventure weekend or a family holiday, your perfect Lions Nine suites is hiding in Mouresi in amongst the idyllic mountains and sparkling sea waters, just waiting to be discovered.
Holidays in Pelion offer many ways to keep you happily occupied for the whole of your break, no matter what your activity level.
You can do an amazing journey through the forest. Enjoy skiing in the ski center of Portaria, drink the “immortal water” in Makrinitsa, swim at the wonderful beaches and navigate between the villages with the legendary “Moutzouri”.
Any time you visit Pelion, it is certain that you will enjoy a wonderful holiday and the memories will accompany you for a lifetime.
Lions Nine Pelion Suites


The best blend of Hobart and Tokyo can be found at Bar Wa Izakaya.
We sat down with owners and brother duo, Richard & Julian to chat all things Japan.
These 2 started their journey at the Republic Bar just down the road, working in a variety of roles starting as far back as grade 7 and doing basic kitchen work through to becoming head chefs and booking bands.
‘After nearly 20 years, you get to the point where you need something fresh’, tells Richard. As it turns out, the opening of Bar Wa was a quick decision, they had never thought of owning a business, but they opened their doors and are now a favourite Hobart location.
Japanese lesson time…. Izakaya is a Japanese pub/tavern and Wa means Japan, but also often means harmony.
This duo has been to Japan a number of times and Richard in particular has spent his fair share of time in izakayas. ‘Every time I would sit down, I always ended up meeting new people and spending hours there. I know when it is really working here in the restaurant because you’ll see two strangers sitting at the bar start talking to each other, or two tables joining together making friends’, says Richard.
The dishes here are designed for a social dining experience, so much of the menu is shared plates.
The only condition is that the food must have a Japanese influence and, where possible, be locally-sourced.
Heads up, if you aren’t aware, they do a lunchtime special for Ramen, which is a favourite food pick at Hello Hobart! You can also get takeaway if you are pressed for time.
If you wish to pair up your meal with a drink, Julian & Richard say they make a mean whisky sour (with a Japanese twist) or Hanami (cherry blossom cocktail). You will also find a range of quality Japanese beverages like whiskies, sakes and beer. They also offer a sake tasting plate, a great choice for those who haven’t had the tipple before.
The menu has gluten-free, vego and vegan options – just ask the staff when ordering. Open 7 days, 12 pm to 12 am (kitchen closes at 11 pm). Find this fine blend of cuisine at 216 Elizabeth Street, Hobart.


Vocals - Sasha - An award winning vocalist and specialist in vocal looping, Sasha has been performing internationally for over 6 years. Her powerful voice and high energy performances are the perfect recipe for a party you'll never forget.
Sax - Sophia - One of the UK's leading saxophonists for events, Sophia Sax has performed at numerous luxurious and high profile parties across the globe. Sophia's unforgettable performances are the highlight of any party.
Electric violin - Lauren -Manages the band and has previously performed internationally for brands such as Vogue, GMC, HSBC and KPMG. She also regularly tours globally with her solo show.
Sax - Hannah - Originally from Brighton, Hannah loves playing a variety of music across the U.K. From playing alongsideto playing alongside DJs at Kendal Calling Festival, she enjoys performing in a wide range of styles.
Electric violin - Alex - Regularly tours with her shows throughout the UK and internationally. Alex has performed in some of the worlds most famous concert halls and arenas.
Sax - Abi - Previous clients include The British Grand Prix, The Superyacht Group and John Lewis. Abi has extensive experience of nightclub and restaurant residencies whilst also supporting artists at prestigious venues such as The Jazz Cafe, Camden.
Vocals - Hayley - An experienced international lead vocalist for luxury weddings and events Hayley has also headlined major cruise liners and regularly works as a session vocalist for original projects and collaborations world wide.
Sax - Sam - an experienced and exciting saxophonist on the UK Club scene. Having performed alongside DJ’s as well as touring with various jazz, rock and pop ensembles she plays with authenticity, versatility and with an ear for funkiness!
Sax - Elara - One of the leading house sax players in the UK. Elara brings her own unique touch to every event and has performed worldwide for Hedkandi as well as alongside leading DJs and producers.
Electric violin - Corey - Another RNCM graduate, and accomplished soloist, Corey has played at many of the UK’s top venues including the prestigious Mayfair Arts Club and Cadogan Hall.
DJ - Mina - Mina is our gorgeous dj, keeping everyone up on the dance floor throughout the shows. Catch her playing regular slots in her home town Liverpool, as well as for events and club night internationally.


Lobbying the County Council and it's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Stroud Against the Cuts will be lobbying this meeting outside from 9.30am. This map should show where the chamber is (the postcode is GL7 1SE if not).9739461554593432.000473d786097eea30e6e&ll=51.711741.will try to co-ordinate transport.,-1.963377&spn=0.009307,0.022745&z=15&source=embed
We are also calling on people to contact the current Chair of the Health and Overview Scrutiny Committee (stephen.mcmillan@gloucestershire.gov.uk) and our local county councillors, see http://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 for contact details.
These proposals constitute the biggest shake up of the Health Service ever in Gloucestershire.
Never before has a social enterprise been entrusted with such a large public health care undertaking as part of a single transfer.
Consultation of staff was limited to the details of the new arrangements rather than on leaving the NHS.
Once the transfer has gone through, the County Council will no longer be able to exercise democratic control over these services.
A full scale scrutiny of this proposed transfer of NHS services to a Community Interest Company should be carried out on behalf of the people of Gloucestershire.
We have also discovered that the County Council has a legal responsibility to scrutinise significant changes to our health care (through the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee) but that they have not done this properly. The failure to scrutinise this process comes in contrast to the way they DID scrutinise much SMALLER decisions about health provision, and previous close scrutiny of a similar plan to transfer Stroud Hospital to a social enterprise a few years back, which resulted in that plan being roundly rejected by councillors.


Today Australia is a great multicultural country that is tolerant and respectful of the many different races and religions from all over the world. Sadly in our past we did have racism over many decades. Back in the 1960's we finally got rid of what was known as the White Australian Policy.
WE NOW ENJOY THE MANY DIFFERENT CUSTOMS AND THE WONDERFUL VARIETY OF FOODS.
Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty - World War 2 Art Canvas
American Civil War Feb 8 - 1865 Martin Delany becomes first black Major in the US Army.
During World War One African Americans could not enlist into the US Marines.
African American soldiers of the US army drawing rations jn Northern Ireland United Kingdom aug 1942
Success Film, Africans American, Army Create, United States Army, Film Series, U.S. States, Negro Soldiers, Army Documentaries, American Soldiers
The American Civil War - Brave African American Soldiers.
WW1 Photo Postcard " Vietnamese Soldiers in a trench"
20th of September 1827, Hiram Revels of Mississippi, the first African American senator, was born
Second Lieutenant Walter Tull was the first black British Army Infantry officer
Africans in the French Army during World War 1.
More than 140,000 Chinese workers served in World War 1. Some of them are buried in Flander sFields
There was a lot of racial discrimination in the Amercan forces during World War 2. I treasure this photograph of an African American soldier wearing my dad's Australian Army slouch hat and my dad William Doughty, wearing his Amercan Army cap. This photograph was taken in Queensland, when the 6th Division was brought back from the Middle East for a break before being sent to fight the Japanese in New Guinea. My dad and his mate saved this African American soldier from being beaten up by some racist white American soldiers. These three soldiers became good friends after that incident.
Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty - World War 2 Art Canvas Print by Presented By American Classic Art
Australian aboriginal soldier, Harry Doyle 1917 -Trooper Doyle and the 11th LightHorse Regiment saw action in the Battle of Beersheba.
A Chinese Missionary Reader in a Canadian Labour Camp. February, 1918.
Chinese Labour Battalions in France celebrating the Chinese New Year on 11th February 1918
Chinese Labour Corps during WW1
World War 1 - Chinese Labour Battalions in France celebrating the Chinese New Year on 11th February, February, 1918.
World War 1 - Chinese Labour Battalions in France celebrating the Chinese New Year on 11th February, 1918.
World War 1 - Men of the Chinese Labour Corps stacking sacks of corn at Boulogne, 12 August 1917
World War 1 - Chinese bootmaker at a Canadian Labour Camp.February, 1918
World War 1 - A Chinese Barber at a Canadian Labour Camp. February, 1918.
Early Chinese worked harder & for lower wages & the Australian miners worried about them
Early Chinese miners worked harder & for lower wages & the Australian miners worried about them and they were known to assault and even murder them.
For many years Australia had the "White Australia Policy".
Early Australians were frightened of the chinese invading the country. There were many racist cartoons published in those days.
It's hard to believe we accepted so much racism in our past advertising and entertainment. These are unacceptable today. We have now embraced other cultures.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion"
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES THAT FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY AUSTRALIA IN WAR
LEST WE FORGET THEIR AMAZING SACRIFICE
Aboriginal service during the First World War When it was colonised by Europeans, Australia was declared terra nullius; there were no formally binding treaties made with Indigenous Australians, so there was no recognition of the rights of the Indigenous inhabitants. The Defence Act of 1903 stated that all males aged from 12 to 25 would receive military training; as Aboriginals were not of European descent, they were exempt from military service. (It was not until 1949 that all restrictions were lifted, enabling Indigenous Australians to join the Australian military forces.) At the outbreak of the war large numbers of Australians came forward to enlist, and Aboriginals also answered the call. Best current estimates are that about 1,000 Indigenous Australians – out of an estimated population of 93,000 in 1901 – fought in the First World War (though the real number is probably higher). It is not known what motivated Indigenous Australians to join the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), but loyalty and patriotism doubtless played a part. There was also the incentive of a receiving a wage. Indigenous soldiers were paid the same rate as non-Indigenous soldiers. In general, Aboriginals served under the same conditions of service as other members of the AIF, with many experiencing in the army equal treatment for the first time in their lives. There may have also been the hope that having served would deliver greater equality after the war. In reality, however, upon their return to civilian life they were treated with the same prejudice and discrimination as before. Only rarely did the Australian army note on a soldier’s attestation papers whether he was Aboriginal; often just a description, specifying dark complexion, dark hair, or brown eyes, was entered. However, note was made of a soldier’s Aboriginality, in the event of his being discharged as unfit for service because of it. By the end of 1915 it became harder for Aboriginals to enlist, and some were rejected because of their race. But this did not deter others, and some travelled hundreds of kilometres to enlist after being turned down at centres closer to their communities. Some who had been passed by the recruiter were then rejected while under training in the camps. Instructions for the “guidance of enlisting officers at approved military recruiting depots” issued in 1916 state that “Aboriginals, half-casts, or men with Asiatic blood are not to be enlisted – This applies to all coloured men.” However, some Indigenous Australians who were of lighter skin colour with mixed European parentage enlisted by claiming foreign nationality. It was usually left up to the recruiting officer to decide whether to allow the person to enlist, so darker-skinned Aboriginals did sometimes slip through. By October 1917, when recruits were harder to find and one conscription referendum had already been lost, restrictions were cautiously eased. A new military order stated: “Half-castes may be enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force provided that the examining Medical Officers are satisfied that one of the parents is of European origin.”
AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PILOT IN WORLD WAR TWO.
Colored heroes who won the Croix de Guerre. All of these are enlisted men of 369th Infantry who were decorated by the French High Command.
Eugene Bullard was WW1's only African American pilot
Eugene Bullard became the first African-American combat pilot, credited with two unofficial kills during World War I as part of the French Flying Corps
In 1932 James Banning & Thomas Allen became the first Black Airmen to fly across the USA
American Civil War Feb 8 - 1865 - Martin Delany becomes the first black Major in the US Army.
World War Two - African American driving a tank.
World War One - African American general.
World War One African American soldiers.
African American 5 April 1856. Booker T. Washington was born in Virginia. He was a key advocate of civil rights for freed slaves.
American Civil War - A group of African Americans.
American Civil War Feb 1st 1865, Abraham Lincoln signed the 13thAmendment to the U.S. Constitution Abolishing Slavery.
Trooper Horace Thomas Dalton who served in 11th Light Horse Regiment in WWI. Horace Dalton was so keen to fight for his country in 1918,
Martin Luter King Jnr. Civil Rights leader, 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have A Dream".
Civil Rights March 1963.
This photograph of an African American soldier wearing my dad's Australian slouch hat and my dad William Doughty, wearing his Amercan Army cap was taken in Queensland Australia. These two Aussie soldiers saved the black American from being beaten up by some racist white American soldiers. They became good friends after that incident.
THE White man in the photo is the 'third hero' that night in 1968 By Jing Chen December 9, 2015, Most people don't know Norman. Pictured
THE White man in the photo is the 'third hero' that night in 1968
Most people don't know Norman. Pictured. Norman is perhaps "the third hero of that night in 1968," writes Italian writer Riccardo Gazzaniga. With permission from Gazzaniga and GRIOT Magazine, SF Globe reprints Gazzaniga's essay on Norman here: Sometimes photographs deceive. Take this one, for example. It represents John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s rebellious gesture the day they won medals for the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and it certainly deceived me for a long time. I always saw the photo as a powerful image of two barefoot black men, with their heads bowed, their black-gloved fists in the air while the US National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” played. It was a strong symbolic gesture – taking a stand for African American civil rights in a year of tragedies that included the death of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy. It’s a historic photo of two men of color. For this reason I never really paid attention to the other man, white, like me, motionless on the second step of the medal podium. I considered him a random presence, an extra in Carlos and Smith’s moment, or a kind of intruder. Actually, I even thought that that guy – who seemed to be just a simpering Englishman – represented, in his icy immobility, the will to resist the change that Smith and Carlos were invoking in their silent protest. But I was wrong.
Thanks to an old article by Gianni Mura, today I discovered the truth: that white man in the photo is, perhaps, the third hero of that night in 1968. His name was Peter Norman, he was an Australian who arrived in the 200 meters finals after having ran an amazing 20.22 in the semi finals. Only the two Americans, Tommie “The Jet” Smith and John Carlos had done better: 20.14 and 20.12, respectively.
But that record wasn’t enough, because Tommie Smith was really “The Jet,” and he responded to Norman’s Australian record with a world record. In short, it was a great race. Yet that race will never be as memorable as what followed at the awards ceremony. It didn’t take long after the race to realize that something big, unprecedented, was about to take place on the medal podium. Smith and Carlos decided they wanted to show the entire world what their fight for human rights looked like, and word spread among the athletes. Norman was a white man from Australia, a country that had strict apartheid laws, almost as strict as South Africa. There was tension and protests in the streets of Australia following heavy restrictions on non-white immigration and discriminatory laws against aboriginal people, some of which consisted of forced adoptions of native children to white families. The two Americans had asked Norman if he believed in human rights. Norman said he did. They asked him if he believed in God, and he, who had been in the Salvation Army, said he believed strongly in God. “We knew that what we were going to do was far greater than any athletic feat, and he said “I’ll stand with you” – remembers John Carlos – “I expected to see fear in Norman’s eyes, but instead we saw love.” Smith and Carlos had decided to get up on the stadium wearing the Olympic Project for Human Rights badge, a movement of athletes in support of the battle for equality. They would receive their medals barefoot, representing the poverty facing people of color. They would wear the famous black gloves, a symbol of the Black Panthers’ cause. But before going up on the podium they realized they only had one pair of black gloves. “Take one each,” Norman suggested. Smith and Carlos took his advice.
But then Norman did something else. “I believe in what you believe. Do you have another one of those for me?” he asked, pointing to the Olympic Project for Human Rights badge on the others’ chests. “That way I can show my support for your cause.” Smith admitted to being astonished, ruminating, “Who is this white Australian guy? He won his silver medal, can’t he just take it and that be enough!” Smith responded that he didn’t, also because he would not be denied his badge. There happened to be a white American rower with them, Paul Hoffman, an activist with the Olympic Project for Human Rights. After hearing everything he thought, “if a white Australian is going to ask me for an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge, then by God he would have one!” Hoffman didn’t hesitate: “I gave him the only one I had: mine.”
The three went out on the field and got up on the podium: the rest is history, preserved in the power of the photo. “I couldn’t see what was happening,” Norman recounts, “[but] I had known they had gone through with their plans when a voice in the crowd sang the American anthem but then faded to nothing. The stadium went quiet.” The head of the American delegation vowed that these athletes would pay the price their entire lives for that gesture, a gesture he thought had nothing to do with the sport. Smith and Carlos were immediately suspended from the American Olympic team and expelled from the Olympic Village, while the rower Hoffman was accused of conspiracy. Once home the two fastest men in the world faced heavy repercussions and death threats. But time, in the end, proved that they had been right, and they became champions in the fight for human rights. With their image restored they collaborated with the American team of Athletics, and a statue of them was erected at the San Jose State University. Peter Norman is absent from this statue. His absence from the podium step seems an epitaph of a hero that no one ever noticed. A forgotten athlete, deleted from history, even in Australia, his own country.
Norman left competitive athletics behind after this disappointment, continuing to run at the amateur level. Back in the change-resisting, whitewashed Australia he was treated like an outsider, his family outcast, and work impossible to find. For a time he worked as a gym teacher, continuing to struggle against inequalities as a trade unionist and occasionally working in a butcher shop. An injury caused Norman to contract gangrene which led to issues with depression and alcoholism. As John Carlos said, “If we were getting beat up, Peter was facing an entire country and suffering alone.” For years Norman had only one chance to save himself: he was invited to condemn his co-athletes, John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s gesture in exchange for a pardon from the system that ostracized him. A pardon that would have allowed him to find a stable job through the Australian Olympic Committee and be part of the organization of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Norman never gave in and never condemned the choice of the two Americans.
He was the greatest Australian sprinter in history and the holder of the 200 meter record, yet he wasn’t even invited to the Olympics in Sydney. It was the American Olympic Committee that, once they learned of this news, asked him to join their group and invited him to Olympic champion Michael Johnson’s birthday party, for whom Peter Norman was a role model and a hero. Norman died suddenly from a heart attack in 2006, without his country ever having apologized for their treatment of him. At his funeral Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Norman’s friends since that moment in 1968, were his pallbearers, sending him off as a hero. “Peter was a lone soldier. He consciously chose to be a sacrificial lamb in the name of human rights. There’s no one more than him that Australia should honor, recognize and appreciate,” John Carlos said.
Indigenous service in Australia's armed forces in peace and war – overview Indigenous defence serviceResearch conducted into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service in Australia’s armed forces has established that Indigenous people have served in military uniform from at least the time of Federation. In fact, the identities are known of three men who served even before 1901, in the colonial naval and military forces of Victoria and New South Wales, and pictorial evidence suggests that there may have been others.
This is remarkable chiefly because at the point of Federation Australia was still expanding white settlement in many remote parts of the continent, and the brutal (often violent) process by which Indigenous people were dispossessed of their traditional lands – often referred to as the “Frontier War” – was a recent memory. The remaining Indigenous population, believed to have been reduced by three quarters during the colonial period, existed as a marginalised, neglected, and severely disadvantaged group on the fringes of white society.
What prompted Indigenous Australians to contemplate voluntary military service is unknown, and since official records are totally silent on this matter can only be guessed at or derived using surviving personal narratives. Official records, such as personnel dossiers compiled by the nation’s armed forces, also rarely shed light on whether individuals were from an Indigenous background, except in some instances upon enlistment. Because of the level of discrimination experienced by the Indigenous population at the time, men whose racial origin was not so marked that they could pass as non-Indigenous appear in the most part not to have acknowledged their heritage.
Boer WarDespite discriminatory provisions in early federal legislation which excluded “full-blooded” Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from census calculations and exempted them (and other races “not substantially of European origin or descent”) from military service in time of war, a small number of Indigenous men – perhaps as many as a dozen – are now known to have served in both colonial and federal contingents during the Boer War in South Africa (1899–1902). Although those who served in the ranks were most likely men whose heritage was not so marked as to cause them to be debarred from enlistment, at least two men who accompanied the 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse contingent in 1902 were described as “black trackers”. The total number of Indigenous men sent in this capacity is still unresolved.
First World WarWhen the First World War (1914–18) began, Australia used general enlistment to raise the Australian Imperial Force, separate to its home defence forces, and sent this overseas. Although the “substantially of European origin” rule still applied in recruiting for the AIF, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were still accepted for enlistment, apparently because their racial background was overlooked if they had not lived in a tribal environment. Even a few “full-blooded” Indigenous Australians (like Douglas Grant and Frederick Prentice) were accepted because they had been raised in white households. In 1917 the rule was modified to accept men who could satisfy a medical officer that they had “one parent of European origin”.
According to the most recent research, the number of men with proven Indigenous heritage who enlisted in the AIF stands at 823 (excluding 11 second enlistments); 152 of these were discharged before embarking for overseas. Other estimates have put the total figure between 1,000 and 1,200, and work is continuing to verify these additional names. Figures compiled by the Returned and Services League in 1931–32 provide a basis for asserting that earlier estimates of the number of recognisably “black diggers” were in the vicinity of 400 to 500, so it seems likely that the more recent figures include, in the main, those men of part–Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background who have been only subsequently identified as Indigenous by their descendants.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people served in practically all branches and units of the AIF: infantry, light horse, artillery, engineers, and even the flying corps (though not as airmen). They saw action in the Middle East as well as on the Western Front. The casualty rate (those killed, wounded, gassed, sick, or taken prisoner) among “black diggers” was proportionally as heavy as the whole of the AIF’s. Indigenous men won a number of decorations for gallantry in the field, including four Distinguished Conduct Medals and 17 Military Medals. Some reached non-commissioned rank, and Alfred John Hearps from Tasmania briefly served as a second lieutenant until he was killed in 1916, making him probably the first commissioned officer of Aboriginal heritage.
No names are presently known of Indigenous men who sought to enlist in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War, perhaps because the navy did not require the mass expansion of its existing personnel. Two Indigenous women served as army nurses, but one of these (Marion Leane Smith) served in a British unit in England after enlisting in Canada, and the heritage of the other has yet to be confirmed.
Second World WarA similar problem of defining “Indigenousness” exists for the Second World War (1939–45), where estimates of the number of Indigenous men and women who served have ranged between 3,000 and 6,000. Again, it seems certain that recent figures have become inflated with the names of persons who, although unquestionably of Indigenous heritage, either did not present themselves as Indigenous or did not know of, identify with, or wish to acknowledge their background. The lists of names maintained by several federal and state agencies and organisations are also known to contain many errors and doubtful entries, but as yet insufficient work has been undertaken to resolve these.
Australia in 1939 followed the practice of the First World War and raised a Second AIF, in which many Indigenous men duly enlisted despite continuance of the requirement that they be “substantially of European origin”. As a consequence, “black diggers” were to be found serving in the overseas campaigns of 1940–41, including the Western Desert, Greece and Crete, and Syria. After Japan’s entry into the war, Indigenous service continued in the south-east Asian and south-west Pacific theatres. Black soldiers fought and died in Malaya and Singapore, in Papua and New Guinea, in Bougainville and Borneo.
It was in 1944, after service in North Africa, Greece, and Crete, followed by service in New Guinea, that Sergeant Reg Saunders was commissioned lieutenant, having attended the Officer’s Cadet Training Unit at Seymour in Victoria. Widely reported at the time as the first commissioned Aboriginal officer in the army, it now seems truer to say that he was the first recognisably black officer. Hearps served briefly as second lieutenant in 1916, but it is still unclear to what extent his heritage was known or recognised during his service, whereas Saunders’ origins were proudly made apparent.
In the Second World War services other than the army also began accepting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recruits into their ranks alongside white personnel. Although only anecdotal evidence exists in the case of the RAN, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) had several airmen of Indigenous heritage. First among these (but unknown at the time) was Pilot Officer David Paul, a bomber pilot who was shot down over the Aegean Sea in 1943; while still a prisoner of the Germans, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. That same year Sergeant Len Waters became the RAAF’s first Aboriginal fighter pilot and served in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI, now Indonesia). In August 1945 Flight Sergeant Arnold Lockyer was shot down over Celebes, NEI, and was killed by his captors six days after Japan’s surrender.
A major difference to Indigenous service during the Second World War was the emergence of dedicated but usually auxiliary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander units raised for service within Australia. First noted of these was a special platoon raised in 1940 at the army’s training camp in Wangaratta, Victoria, but soon afterwards followed the Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit (NTSRU) in Arnhem Land. The NTSRU was disbanded in 1943, its role taken over by the white North Australia Observer Unit, which remained heavily reliant on Indigenous employees as guides and to help its members live off the land.
In 1942 the army had begun establishing an Indigenous garrison unit in the Torres Strait. From a single company this grew into the 830-strong Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, and although it was intended to have a static defensive role, in late 1943 it was involved in offensive patrolling into Dutch New Guinea. The RAN also took the initiative of establishing an Indigenous unit at Melville Island, off the Northern Territory’s coast. Dubbed the “Snake Bay Patrol”, it was an auxiliary outfit intended to secure the island against any Japanese infiltration and to assist with the recovery of downed airmen.
In addition to these units, the services in the Northern Territory (principally the army) began the employment of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as labourers and support staff. Because these men were issued clothing, accommodated, paid, and rationed by the army many were inclined to think they had joined up; in reality they were civilian auxiliaries and not formally enlisted members of the service.
Another significant development during the Second World War was the acceptance into the armed forces of Indigenous women as part of the wider introduction of auxiliary women’s branches for each of army, navy, and air force. At least nine Indigenous women joined the Australian Women’s Army Service (including Lance Corporal Kath Walker, later famous as the poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and the Women’s Australian Auxiliary Air Force. Another three women joined the Australian Women’s Land Army, which aimed to maintain the nation’s agricultural production.
BCOFFollowing Japan’s surrender in 1945, in 1946 Australia sent a mix of army, navy, and air units to join a British army of occupation of Japan. The three Australian battalions dedicated to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) ultimately became the basis of Australia’s first regular or standing army. Although not engaged in war operations while in Japan, units from all three services formed the basis of the Australian force committed to Korea when war broke out there in June 1950. Claims have been made that as many as eight Aboriginal soldiers, including a sergeant and two corporals, were serving with BCOF in 1946, and it is known that several subsequently transferred from Japan to the fighting in Korea.
Korean WarDuring the three years of the Korean War (1950–53), between 30 and 35 Indigenous men are believed to have served there. Most did so with the army contingent, although one seaman (P.D. Syron) served in Korean waters with HMAS Condomine in 1952–53. At least two Indigenous army men were killed in action (S.K.J. Lenoy and T. Hazel), and one (Torres Strait Islander Corporal Charles Mene) received the Military Medal for operations during 1952. The most prominent Indigenous figure of the Korean War, however, was Reg Saunders, who returned to uniform from civilian life and served as captain at the battle of Kapyong, commanding a company of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR).
MalayaDuring this time Australia was also involved in a conflict in south-east Asia known as the Malayan Emergency (1950–60). Although claims have been made of as many as 25 Indigenous men having served in that theatre of operations, at present only nine definite names are known. Most of these would likely have been members of the regular army battalions sent on rotational tours from 1955, although there was also an air presence based in Singapore for most of the period of the Emergency.
The defence presence maintained in the Malayan region as part of the British-led Far East Strategic Reserve saw Australia become involved in a low-level military conflict when Indonesia launched a campaign to “confront” the newly-formed Federation of Malaysia. The period of Confrontation (1963–66), mostly fought out on the island of Borneo (where Indonesia had land borders with Malaysia), undoubtedly involved a number of Indigenous Australian soldiers. These were almost certainly members of the regular army, although claims that this presence numbered as many of 19 have not been verified.
Vietnam WarOverlapping the commitment with Confrontation, Australia became a participant in the Vietnam War (1962–73). Until the more recent commitment in Afghanistan (beginning 2001), Vietnam was Australia’s longest war and would eventually involve around 60,000 personnel. A large number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people also served in the conflict, but again precise figures are not known. The names of more than 160 appear certain, but claims of as many as 300 cannot presently be verified. More than 140 are from the army; 18 of these served in Vietnam as national servicemen, even though the National Service Act 1964 exempted Indigenous Australians from the requirement to register for this obligation. Although the numbers available for the RAN and RAAF are far from definitive (12 and five respectively), they at least confirm a presence.
As the largest service, the army also offered the most involved pattern of Indigenous participation in the Vietnam War. In addition to soldiers for each of the nine infantry battalions rotated through Vietnam before withdrawal began in 1971, Indigenous personnel served in most of the elements that made up the 1st Australian Task Force and its supporting branches and units, including armour, artillery, and engineers. Members have been identified in both the Army Training Team and the Special Air Service detachments sent to the theatre. At least seven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were killed (although not all were combat casualties) and three were known to have been wounded.
Peacekeeping and other overseas deploymentsWhile the Department of Defence website proclaims that Indigenous personnel served in the full range of overseas deployments undertaken by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) since 1975 (including Somalia, East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq, and various peacekeeping operations), no numbers regarding the size of Indigenous participation have yet become available. Only a few individuals have emerged who served in Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, and Afghanistan, but these at least provide a basis for the claim that since the 1990s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have become a welcome and integral part of the modern ADF.
Army Reserve unitsSupporting Department of Defence claims of significant progress in eliminating all forms of discrimination against Indigenous enlistment is the formation during the 1980s of three regional force surveillance units as part of the Army Reserve. These units – NORFORCE (formed in 1981), the Pilbara Regiment (1982), and the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment (1985) – are all largely, even dominantly, made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander personnel. Although lacking the numbers of the army, the RAN and RAAF are equally committed to maintaining a proportion of their workforce representative of Indigenous numbers in Australian society.
About the author: Military historian Dr Chris Clark wrote this brief history on the service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the assistance of a generous grant from the Gandevia Foundation. Dr Clark has been researching and writing Australian military history for more than 40 years, and has authored, co-authored, or edited more than 30 books, including The encyclopedia of Australia’s battles (3rd edition 2010). He was an officer in the Australian Army and later worked in various government departments as a strategic analyst and historian, and at the Australian National University and the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. He headed the Office of Air Force History in the Department of Defence for nine years before retiring in 2013. Dr Clark is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy


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Data is frightening, especially Big Data, and when you realize how it is used by so many…that’s the worst. However, there are not enough queries regarding whether or not it has to be this way. There is a constant identification of problems with little follow up. Are we bound to let ethical data usage slip out of fingers?
There are many good arguments and points about the nature of data and the problems that are continually being uncovered, but there seems to be much less for solutions and synthesis. In addition, there is also the problem that most people have no idea what data is, let alone what might be collected.
He continues, “we are not made subject but, referencing philosopher Rosi Braidotti, made ‘as if’ subject. To tease an example to come, a user is not a citizen of the U.S., but a user is ‘as if’ a U.S. ‘citizen’ on the basis of the NSA’s algorithmic interpretation of her data” (Cheney-Lippold 154). Therein lies the issue: organizations, whether the NSA or Facebook, are producing a social body rather than describing a social reality.
While it is empirically possible to define a “man” it is not so simple to do so for an actual person. we are told nothing about how we encounter the living, breathing, data-producing counterpart. Agency and ownership of our digital selves is lost to probability assessments and massive dragnets.
Ownership is a concept central to most 21st century debates and dilemmas, it would seem. Data is undeniably valuable, a fact that most people acknowledge, yet we have so little knowledge and control over how it functions (as we have discussed earlier).
St. Louis Map Room (a project of Thorp’s) allowed participants to use analog and digital technologies to collectively author 60 to 100 large scale transmedia maps that express their lives and realities in the city.
Now what about solutions? Well, it’s unfortunately not so simple. Data artist Jer Thorp believes that it begins with individuals taking ownership of their data and taking the opportunity to educate themselves on what is being taken from them and what are they giving up. We ought to take more time to use our data for our own ends. Be conscious of what something like Facebook or, to be timely, Cambridge Analytica is doing with these massive, ever expanding collections.
One way to move down this path is to make data more human. This is something that Thorp strives to do, and it’s something that I like to think about and try as well. There is a great potential for data to be used to tell very human stories, paint beautiful (and educational) images, and take ownership of contexts.
There is an inescapable attachment to the human systems which produce data that is overlooked by all parties. In our current data lives “institutions are disassembled, meaning becomes multiple, and individuals lose their idealized autonomy and authorship of life” (Cheney-Lippold 172). We have the ability to turn this around and, rather than be disassembled and abstracted by data indices, deconstruct and interrogate the institutions and structures which are set to “evaluate” us.
Data is frightening, but it doesn’t have to be Tagged With: big data, data, data mining, future, humanism, ownership, storytelling, Visual
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The burning bush that Moses saw must have been frightening and Moses was asked to remove his shoes as He was standing on holy ground. A strange sight indeed!
Those are some strange decorations but interesting!Thanks for sharing!
glad you reposted, i did not see them last year. love the vw bug and the piggys are my favorite and they are strange and out of the norm. your star header is stunning. i love that, is is made of glass?
Ah, strange perhaps, but you not only stopped you also photographed :-). Me thinks there is method in their madnehave seen some odd decorations!Those piggies are just so funny!
Hi Ginny, They are 'different' for sure....I guess I'd prefer any of those over those HORRIBLE Plastic blow-up yard ornaments...GAG--those things are horrid....
people truly do have uniqueness, don't they?
I love that Bug!Yep, some real unusual decorations for sure...
Ginny, we have simplified our decorations to a lighted angel made of wire and plastic with lights arranged around it to take the place of our tree. It seems the new ornaments get larger and more unique every year. It's awesome to watch the grand-children stare in wonder and amazement this time of year!
Humm.. some very unique Christmas decorations.. yet interesting!
Have a Wonderful week, Ginny!
Goodness, those are some very unusual decorations!
On the one hand I like your bright colorful post..an on the other- it demonstrates the ultimate in tackiness (lol)..(not you) but, it may be advertising, so I guess they feel they have grounds?Love your charming header!
I just read Dawn Traders comment and realized I've seen pigs too but she put things into perspective didn't she!One year they had a tree in Macy's decorated with Tiki dolls!
My brother says that in Europe they always give a small gift of a pig in some form.. something about bringing good fortune in the new year. I have seen peppermint in the form of a pig sold in catalogues. He brought a teeny, tiny, itsy bitsy pig and I put him in with my little kids nativity set. Now as for the other lights...very, very unusual!


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First, I let it sit too long - two days in fact, due to not being inspired enough to cook it.
Second, and this is the "duh" part, sugar will also draw water out of meat. The biochemist in me was not speaking very loudly when I came up with this plan. As a result, the meat came out kind of dry.
I need to design a marinade at physiological salinity, or slightly more if I want salt to enter into meat ( the whole brining concept - Yum)
Sometimes science, and common sense can find itself in the same place.
Flavorwise, the combo worked great, especially with the deglazing, and it combined well with my cilantro pesto. The Man didn't like it, but he is not a huge fan of this flavor combo anyway since he doesn't like ginger and meat.
Your culinary ventures put me to shame. I have bearly cooked in the last year and for most of the last few years I lived off bear bones stir fries and pastas. Which is a step or two above the mac an cheese people assume students eat but lacking in any real style.
The pizza description has me physically drooling....I have not been too much in cooking mode lately, too busy growing future food! Nice to see you back here.


Here’s a new empirical study of the impacts of automation and resulting employment changes on high and low wage employees over time.
Empirical studies are important because they replace conjecture with reality (but it’s easier to write a paper about conjecture.)
Automation’s long term effects on workers (5 years after a major automation event) are far larger than the short term effects, impacting both their economic and their overall well being.
Contrary to theoretical conjecture, highly educated and high-wage employees are displaced more often than their low-wage counterparts. But the latter are economically impacted for longer.
Caveats: The data are from only one country (the Netherlands) so more data and analysis is needed from other geographies and political climates as well. Further, the impact of automation on workers may change in the future.
AI returns for businesses have been elusive
MIT Technology Review is more often than not a booster of emerging technologies. A refreshing new article on their site is headlined
The net of their analysis is no surprise: higher costs, greater difficulty, longer lead time and smaller gains. That’s no surprise to me.
I’ll add that the tools themselves operate at the giblet level (see: CEOs are seeking major business initiatives, not AI or other tech giblets.)
ERP, CRM, Supply Chain, HRMS and similar systems have been embraced because they’re not technologies, they are model-focused (domain specific) solutions, each designed with a model for how their core functions are supposed to operate for businesses and from a business point of view.
There have been major breakthroughs in AI technologies but, outside of what the big 12 AI firms (such as Google, Amazon and Baidu) are doing for themselves, there are no model focused AI based solutions. More on this in future posts.
Huge lags between technical innovation and GDP impact
MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT PhD candidate Daniel Rock, and Chicago Booth’s Chad Syverson have published an AI economics brief worth reading. It’s a summary of a large body of work on why AI in particular isn’t boosting the economy yet, as evidenced by productivity and GDP data. Syverson’s productivity piece is particularly refreshing.
The Analyst Syndicate is now planning research on automation micro and macro economics. (This includes, but is not limited to, the effects of AI.)
Action: Share your specific economic-impacts interests and questions with us.
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