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The outdoor industry seems to latch on to buzz words like "storytelling" and "community" and use them in a purely marketing buzzword fashion, especially online. Everywhere I look I see brands and companies talk about their "community" when they are really only referring to people in relation to how they sell or buy the company products. I'm a huge fan of Baratunde Thurston ... and I think he's spot on here with his thoughts on what the word "community" actually means. What are your thoughts on how we are using the term "community"? What brands do a good job of creating a real sense of community and interaction that aren't solely based on helping to sell more product? One that comes to mind for me (especially in the early days) is Cotopaxi

Balaji Srinivasan's "Network State" is probably the closest one can get to a real #community.. It's about transcending "friendly" borders and delivering value where there's an alignment of ideas, a real connection between like-minded people, sharing a "common ground" and work can be done (and compensated); based not on an outdated and protectionist system, but on a higher purpose and mutual goals. - com :: common, communication; - munity :: freedom, security. Ironically, the term "munity" has been deemed obsolete. Balance is the reason.🧘🏻♂️ Borderless is the way. 🕉️ Eventually everything connects. 🌐 #ai #culture #socialmedia #governance #remotework #technology

While researching my novel Deadly Secrets, I came across this great example of investigative journalism by Matthew Benns. Dirty Money: The true cost of Australia's mineral boom. Check out my blog post to learn more. #newblogpost

After thorough analysis I realised that there are two basic and fundamental structural defects in the constitution of UN which are 1. Veto Power System for the permanent members of the security council of UN. Since there is a body of all stakeholders in the form of General Assembly wherein all member- countries of the UN are represented there is absolutely no need of Security Council to accept or reject the resolutions passed by General Assembly. As such Security Council should be dissolved forthwith. 2. All member countries of UN are not signatory to the Rome statute consequently some countries are not under the International Criminal Court (ICC) whereas all the member countries have to be under the jurisdiction of ICC so that peace prevails in the world. . Due to these defects America has made a mockery of the UN as it is reduced to a puppet in the hands of the America. Consequently America with some allies have invaded several Muslim countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya and looted these countries then leaving these countries after the loot is complete. Presently America with the help of Israel (both countries are not under the jurisdiction of ICC) is demolishing, doing cold blooded mass murders, devastation, destruction , displacement, ethenic cleansing, murder especially of children and women and genocide and the whole world including the UN have to be mute spectators of all this and nobody has the powers to question them because of these defects in the constitution of UN. More than seven decades have passed by but the above-mentioned defects in the constitution of UN were not rectified. Non-rectification of these defects has created a very grave situation as instead of peace maintaining organisation UN became a weapon of blackmailing and means of invading and looting the rich countries by some countries which were having the veto power also besides these countries were not signatory to the Rome statute consequently these countries were not under the jurisdiction of ICC. As the result these countries became law per se and virtually became terrorist countries of the world because they were not answerable to any forum for whatever they do. Now the climax of lawlessness has reached in Palestine where total devastation, destruction, cold blooded mass murders, genocide, ethenic cleansing, kidnapping and rape of innocent and unarmed civilians is being done and the whole world including UN have to be mute spectators because of the basic and fundamental defects in the constitution of UN have not been rectified. This is the highest time these defects are rectified by the General Assembly. Let General Assembly wake up after decades of slumber and rectify the defects as proposed above.

Video is a good way to extend the reader experience. Here, the author, Howard McGowan, reads an excerpt from Chapter 9 of his book, "An Odyssey in Reggae and Journalism. To find out what happens next, get the book on Amazon https://lnkd.in/eSnY8k73 #booksonjournalism #booksonReggae #bookreading #booktrailer

This week on Nation of Writers, dive into the life and work of W. C. Heinz, the acclaimed sports columnist, WWII correspondent, magazine writer, and novelist. For this episode we are joined by writer Bill Littlefield, editor of THE TOP OF HIS GAME: THE BEST SPORTSWRITING OF W. C. HEINZ, as well as Gayl Heinz, the daughter of W. C. Heinz and literary executor of his works. Listen now at the link in our bio!

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Ever feel misunderstood? Unsure if you're getting your point across and if the group is following your line of thinking? Check out this "Author Talks" article where a BBC journalist shares the communication blunders that keep you from getting your point across and what you can do to avoid them.