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Nude at Work

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British Software Firm Seeking Nude Programmers

By Bob Johnson, XBIZ.com

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England — A local British computer software company is recruiting web coders to work in the nude.

The nudist-run software developer, Nude House, is a division of a larger company, Songbird, founded in 1977 by naturist Chris Taylor that markets a promotional e-commerce application called “Move your Mouse.”

The software product reportedly enables customers to display “hot spot” images on their websites that gives product information or links to email addresses when users roll over with their mouse.

A CraigsList ad from Nude House said it is looking for “lots of very attractive, nude young girls — 20-39″ who should be practicing nudists to sell its software and who can code.

The company is also looking for “attractive young, nude men” although no age was listed.

The jobs pay $37,600 a year.

Company spokesman Chris Taylor told The Register, “As far as I am aware this is not only the first U.K. office job for naturists in web-coding or web-selling, but is also the first worldwide facility for naturists to earn substantial sums of money from work that incidentally provides them with the capability to work entirely without clothes.

“Because it is the first establishment in the world it is difficult to advertise — many seem to confuse the issue of being without clothes as being a place without concerns for personal freedom, where sex is paramount in its many varied forms.”

The spokesman noted that the nudist jobs aren’t about sex, but on sales and technical ability and customers will never know they’re dealing with naked employees.

A web page for the company states, “New applicants will be required to work in the nude from the time they arrive at work until they leave to go home. Nude means no clothes whatsoever and no shoes either. Each of you — male or female — will behave decorously.”

The response so far has been modest, according to the company, that’s looking to fill up to 17 positions.

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Nude Photos Raise Questions about Private Lives of Judges

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Judge Lori Douglas

From TheStar.com … Toronto Edition

By Tracey Tyler

Allegations that nude photographs of a senior Manitoba judge in bondage, chains and performing oral sex were posted on an Internet porn site have kindled debate about how much of a judge’s private life is private.

The Canadian Judicial Council’s Ethical Principles for Judges — which judges are encouraged but not required to follow — say they should strive to conduct themselves with integrity and avoid conduct that would diminish public respect for the judiciary.

Can someone who poses naked with a whip be considered a person of integrity, or does the question open the door to inappropriate moral judgments about an individual’s personal life?

“Do we imagine that judges never disrobe or that judges never have sex lives? Of course they do,” said Bruce Ryder, an Osgoode Hall Law School professor who teaches in the area of judicial independence and ethics.

Ryder worries that “prurience” and “moral prudery” will drive the debate over whether Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba should be removed from office.

Manitoba Chief Justice Marc Monnin announced Wednesday that Douglas, of the court’s family division, has asked to be “temporarily relieved of her duties as a sitting judge” and will work in an administrative capacity until a complaint to the judicial council is resolved.

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Read Kindle Books on your new iPad

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Want to read my novels on your new iPad?  Just  follow this link and download the free app.

Just in time for the iPad’s release, Apple has approved an update to Amazon’s Kindle application to include support for the iPad (iTunes link).

The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, providing users the ability to read Kindle books using a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You can discover and read over 450,000 books in the Kindle Store, including the latest best sellers and new releases. You can also read your Kindle books on your Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Kindle, and Kindle DX. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across all of your devices, so you can pick up right where you left off no matter what device you are reading on.

Notably, the app is a “universal” application, meaning the same application can be used across all iPhone OS devices including the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Amazon had previously announced that it was preparing an iPad-optimized version of it’s Kindle software, which will now compete with Apple’s iBook application.

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Congressman Hank Johnson

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Congressman Johnson is concerned Guam will capsize with all the military personal and equipment the United States is stationing there. Here he’s quizzing a general about his concerns.

Congressman Johnson … Everybody who lives on an island knows that when an island begins to capsize, everyone is suppose to run to the other side.

Why would anyone object?

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Some residents don’t appreciate being mooned by new artwork

By AMY HAMILTON/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

The town of Silt has become the butt of jokes in recent weeks all because a new sculpture at the town’s entrance depicts a rock climber’s bare bum.

After the sculpture’s unveiling in late August – a rendition of large rock decked with wildlife, a fly fisherman, a coal car and a cougar perched atop – it’s the backside of a nondescript human figure climbing its west flank that’s been in the national media spotlight.

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Residents in the small town of about 2,500 are divided on whether the sculpture, commissioned by the city, in the town’s roundabout is too cheeky.

“I have friends in San Diego and Nevada, and they said they saw a story about Silt,” said Poke Stiers, who owns the shop Tim’s Tools, near the sculpture. “I said, ‘Was it about our roundabutt?’ “

Most drivers in the roundabout do not pay any attention to the bare-bottomed climber, but some exit 1-70 just to see the sculpture.

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Bisexual and not in favor of same sex marriage

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Regarding one of the most controversial subjects in America society, same sex marriage, I found this piece to be eloquent, concise and thought-provoking.  Whether you agree with the author or not, this is exactly how each side of the issue should be presented in order to maintain a constructive dialogue.

From AfterEllen.com

By KarenR

I know there have been a lot of topics set up on bisexuality and what bisexuals are into and all that but I believe this point of view has not been represented here before. I believe same sex couples should get the same legal and financial rights as heterosexual couples but I don’t believe LGBT are entitlted to the word “marriage.” I would prefer it if marriage was kept out of state issues and left to the Church, however, till that happens LGBT should be able to accept that compromise of civil unions which offer the same benefits. Maybe it’s because of my religious and cultural upbringing but I don’t see why gay people want the word marriage. As an out bisexual in a opposite sex relationship with a bi guy, but who has been in numerous same sex relationships I think the difference between opposite and same sex relationships couldn’t be greater. A same sex relationship can’t offer all that an opposite sex relationship can and vice versa. So why not have different words? Why the fixation on SSM when there are other issues of greater importance? Personally, I like fitting in, being the majority, and not being an outlier too much to make my primary relationship a same sex one. But that doesn’t mean i don’t like to engage in same sex play on the weekends by hanging out at gay bars. I like having a taste of both worlds but still I think it’s important to differentiate between both relationships.

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To all the biphobic gay people out there your concerns are justified because i don’t know about other bisexuals but I tend to value heterosexual privilege and opposite sex relationships more than same sex ones, especially due to the biphobia in the gay community, and also because apart from personal satisfaction and enjoyment same sex relationships don’t have the same amount of societal value as opposite sex ones. Procreation is an important element of marriage and if two people cannot procreate they cannot offer the same amount back to society that they receive and they should not receive the title of “marriage.” To raise a child deliberately without a father and mother is unfair for a child. Sunday is father’s day in many countries and children without any story involving a father are prone to feel left out. Same with gay male couples having children and mother’s day. I don’t oppose LGBT couples having children but both a mother and father should be identified for the child, rather than replaced with parent 1 and parent 2. A lot of people who would otherwise be supportive of gay rights are not because of the belligerent nature of the gay rights movement that demands but does not compromise and because of changes they believe may affect them. I used to be really into the gay rights movement of same sex marriage but all the bi and hetero bashing made me re-evaluate things.

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I respect LGBT relationships but I believe if same sex couples want the same benefits as opposite sex couples you should seek civil unions and not try to take over an institution because you want “respect and dignity.” I don’t see LGBT in the Eastern world or in developing countries attempting that and with the population growth in Western countries the way it is you’ll be overtaken by those who respect traditional marriage in no time. I think it is a fundamental mistake for us, or t he wider gay community, to take on religious institutions and ask them to change because that will never happen.

LGBT here should follow the steps of those in the UK who are happy with civil unions and not want marriage. Gay superstar Elton John also echoed similar words.

A rational approach towards Same-Sex Unions

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Looking over headlines around the world, I ran across this beacon of light the other day.  It may take another few generations, but I believe the day may come that our diverse human sexuality is no longer news-worthy.

From ummid.com

September 03, 2009, M. Burhanuddin Qasmi

Following the footsteps of a few Western countries, the Delhi high court has decriminalized the consensual sex between adults of the same gender on July 2, 2009.

All the major media houses – electronic and print, were agog with flashing headlines the next day- “Homosexuality in India decriminalized” and “India ultimately democratized”. The judgment of the Delhi high court said that committing homosexual acts that is having gay or lesbian sex or having unnatural sex, which in turn means same-sex marital relationship or sex among bi-sexuals and transgenders, is no longer illegal in India.

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The high court verdict came blatantly and argued that it is against the fundamental right of liberty and life to punish the adult and consensual practitioner of unnatural sex. The on record judgment thus reads:

“Moral indignation, howsoever strong, is not a valid basis for overriding individuals’ fundamental rights of dignity and privacy. In our scheme of things Constitutional morality must outweigh the argument of public morality, even if it be the majoritarian view.”

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A New American Trend?

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Apparently going topless is a revelation.  It shouldn’t be.  Why we’re so freaky about the human body in America is a puzzle to me.  Maybe it’s because so many of us have given our bodies over to Twinkies and donuts.  People like being naked because it feels good.  They like the sense of freedom, the feel of sunlight and fresh air on their skin.  They like the joy and magic of being human.  There should be more breaches, walking trails and swimming holes, etc. for adults who understand this sensual sense of freedom.  The following article about women who are bold enough to protest our archaic nudity laws reflects a step in this direction.

From The Daily News, New York

By Joe Jackson

Some were shocked. Others disgusted. But for some, it was the breast day ever!

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Dozens of semi-nude women gave the city a Double-D eyeful Sunday when they bared their boobs in Central Park and then marched through the streets.

The daring display was part of “National Go-Topless Day” – indeed, there is such a thing – and stunned jaded New Yorkers and wide-eyed tourists alike.

“This is unbelievable – and super,” said Dalvin Jan, 21, who rents bicycles for a living on Central Park South. “I’m going to tell my wife to join in.”

With Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” blaring from speakers and chants of “free your breasts, free your mind,” the troupe of bare-breasted women – and their enthusiastic male supporters – paraded their way along Central Park South.

“We’re all here for the same reason – to allow women to be free in the park like men,” organizer Sylvie Chabot, 54, of Montreal, told the crowd at a midday rally at Columbus Circle.

Motorists honked their horns in support while bemused tourists took photos from passing tour buses.

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Quick Draw Gates

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Henry Gates can draw the race card quicker than Matt Dillon can draw a Colt six-shooter; tiresome as this kind of story is and still all too common.  Of course the news media couldn’t get on it fast enough.

It’s disturbing in this day and time, when such accomplished men still rely on the color of their skin as a dependable old standby.  I suppose, when Gates applied to Yale University to earn his undergraduate degree and wrote “As always, whitey now sits in judgment of me, preparing to cast my fate. It is your decision either to let me blow with the wind as a nonentity or to encourage the development of self. Allow me to prove myself”, the hand writing was on the wall.  Makes one wonder if his success was acquired by sucking the benevolent tit of affirmative action, or by the good graces of quotas.  Makes one cringe when you consider all the black men and women who struggle through their successes and failures like everyone else.

Even more disturbing is the fact that Barack Obama sanctioned it.  Like so many others, I thought, once elected, he would lead the United States down a new path of more enlightened understanding; show us that blacks, like so many already believe, have the capacity for individual success without relying on all the old crutches.  Looks like we may have to continue to depend on some future generation to end this kind of thinking.  In the mean time, seems a significant percentage of our black population is going to hang on to their prejudices and hatreds.

Just food for thought:  Not not ago, while driving down a New Mexico highway late at night, I was pulled over by two over-zealous patrol officers for making what they called an improper lane change.  They had roared up out of nowhere and drove along side my rear bumper for several irritating miles .  I thought it was teenagers giving me a hard time.  I eventually sped up and pulled in front of them to pass a slow moving car in my lane (improper lane change).  When they pulled me over, I told them it looked like they were goading me by tailing so close in the next lane, which led to an angry exchange.  They told me to get out of the car, searched me, decided I needed to be cited for three additional violations and threatened to haul me to jail.  I thought of this incident when I first heard this story involving Henry Gates.  Had it happened to him, it would have been because he’s black.  In my case, the whole affair ended with my apology, a handshake, and a warning to use my signal when changing lanes.

What did Mr. Gates achieve?  If the police ever spot someone breaking into his house, will they dare profile the burglar if he’s black?