Book review: Philosophy for life and other dangeroussituations by Jules Evans

In Philosophy for Life And Other Dangerous Situations, Jules Evans explains how ancient philosophy saved his life, and how we might all use it to become happier, wiser, and more resilient. Jules explores how ancient philosophy can inspire modern communities – Socratic cafes, Stoic armies, Platonic sects, Sceptic summer camps – and even whole nations in their quest for the good life. Jonathan Simmons finds that Evans successfully delivers in his attempt to bring a therapeutic model of philosophy to general readers, but has reservations about the author’s approach

[Review of] Susan Guyette. Community-Based Research: A Handbook for Native Americans

Community-Based Research has a clear sense of purpose: This handbook is intended as a practical research guide for an era of self-determination in community development (xvii). The author seeks to provide the means for research to be planned, designed, and implemented by community members with the research priorities set by the community that lives the socio-economic conditions, rather than by an outsider who studies the community for informational purposes (2)

Oakum picking in the twenty-first century

This paper deals with employability courses for young people who are not in education, employment or training. It critiques the nature of such training and draws comparisons between provision for NEET young people and that to which the poor were subjected to in the nineteenth century

The competency framework for surveyors compared to other professions in Queensland

This paper will look at whether competency framework as an instrument for registation and endorsement applies to other professions regulated by government legislation

Limits on Flavor-Universal Colorons

A flavor-universal extension of the strong interactions was recently proposed in response to the apparent excess of high-$E_T$ jets in the inclusive jet spectrum measured at the Tevatron. The color octet of massive gauge bosons (`colorons') that is present in the low-energy spectrum of the model's Higgs phase is studied here. Experimental constraints already imply that the coloron mass must exceed 870-1000 GeV. The import of recent Tevatron data and the prospective input from future experiments are also mentioned

Boundary disputes - a clash of wills or a Shakespearean tragedy?

Boundary disputes between adjoining owners and the issue of boundary repair and resolution have been the subject of dissertations for doctorates’ in philosophy to social commentary by Shakespeare. Lord Hoffmann in the House of Lords appeal court during summation in Alan Wibberley Building Limited v. Insley 1999 eloquently expressed the folly of litigation over boundary disputes when he said, 'Feelings run high and disproportionate amounts of money are spent. Claims to small and valueless pieces of land are pressed with the zeal of Fortinbras's army.

An overview of adverse possession in Australia within the framework of the Torrens system of land registration and comment on a related court case

In October 2008, a decision was made in the Land Court of Queensland regarding an appeal against an annual valuation of land pursuant to the Valuation of Land Act 1944 (Qld). Aside from the fundamental issue regarding valuation of the subject land, the case, Tardent v Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water [2008] QLC also raised issues regarding adverse possession and access by encroachment on land gazetted as a nature conservation reserve. Given that each state and territory adopted the Torrens system of land registration and within the framework of legislation for each state and territory a degree of uniformity of solution could be expected? Surprisingly if the scenario was applied to the other states and territories a wide variety of solutions is possible depending upon individual state legislation. The solutions range from easement creation to adverse possession to revocation of nature conservation reserve which emphasises the need for property law reform within the states and territories. The aim of this paper is to examine state legislation to determine the likely most probable solution for the states and territories given the elements of the case and the conclusion will highlight the desire for standardised state legislation and operation of the Torrens system of land registration

Trusting an Abusive System: Systemic Racism and Black Political Engagement

Africana people in America have relied upon the utilization of political participation in order to address the economic and societal ills that plague its community. Africana people have made strides at all levels of the American government. Africana people were a vital voting block that helped to elect the first American President of African descent. However, studies have shown that the conditions of Africana people in America have not substantially changed since the Voting Rights Act of 1 965 was enacted. Africana political participation has not equated to socioeconomic equality on a large scale for the Africana community. Utilizing Feagin\u27s Systemic Racism Theory, this project looks to examine why solely relying upon the American political system is symptomatic of disagency for Africana people and argues that this dis-agency does not empower our people to seek solutions. It places the power to liberate in the oppressor\u27 s hands, thus maintaining the inequality that continues to exist in America. This article also argues for Africana people to look to themselves as the avenue for addressing the societal ills that it faces. It also argues that Africana people must be their own mechanism for liberation. In addition, the terms Africana and Black will be used interchangeably in the project because those terms are most readily identifiable to people of African descent living in America

Critique [of Economic and Psychic Exploitation of American Indians]

James Joyce once said that history is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake. This article by Gretchen Bataille and Charles Silet is part of our collective process of awakening. The first portion of this article recounts the psychological and economic consequences to the conquest and domination of American Indians by more recent immigrants from Europe, Africa, and Asia. However, one need not dwell upon the history or the tragic unpleasantness of these post-Columbian events. Instead, the focus here is on present blurry eyed attempts to live in and cope with a multicultural, twentieth century North American society