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My husband’s mom’s funeral was today, June 25, 2022.
We know that on this earth our days are numbered. Each day and each breath is a gift from God.
We live our lives from moment to moment, yet so often we let our thoughts wander to the past or to the future.
Our breath, the breath of life from God, is an anchor to the present.
The petals on a flower don’t say on forever.
Wisdom comes as we age. We learn day by day how to accept the lessons that God teaches us.
Each smile, each tear, and each word is valuable.
The Tax Court of Canada did not live up to itself Legal observers say an unannounced promise to keep cases involving Muslims by a judge under scrutiny for bias related to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Tax Court Chief Justice Eugene Rossiter made the promise in a letter to the Canadian Judicial Council last October. Describing how the court would identify Muslim litigants or lawyers, he said Associate Chief Justice Lucy Lamaray (now retired) would make an assessment “according to the information on file”.
At the time, Council was investigating Justice David Spiro for attempting to interfere with the University of Toronto’s hiring process. Before it approved them in May, Justice Spiro delivered a 91-page ruling in a case featuring two federal Justice Department attorneys whose names — Rana El-Khouri and Dina Alethy — fit the category of Chief Justice Rossiter swore to his court. be on the lookout.
In the case, Palata Estate v. Queen, the estate of an entrepreneur was battling the Canadian government over a complicated tax-deferment strategy. The 18-day hearing unfolded before the Judicial Council’s inquiry began. But Justice Spiro delivered his ruling in February (a revised version appeared in March), according to the Canadian Legal Information Institute’s public database of court decisions. The Judicial Council was still investigating at that time.
The Tax Court’s promise became public when several of those who complained about the judge to the Judicial Council asked the Federal Court to review the council’s decision to vacate him. In the process of review, Chief Justice Rossiter’s letter became part of publicly accessible records.
Legal observers and Islamic scholars have called Chief Justice Rossiter’s promise “bizarre,” Islamophobic and anti-Semitic, not in line with the justice system’s commitment to equality.
But they are also not affected by the breach of the court’s promise. They say this exposes the absurdity of trying to identify Muslim names in the first place.
The Justice Department said the tax court had not advised it of any such policy. Ms. El-Khouri and Ms. Alythi did not respond to requests made through the department for comment.
The Tax Court and the Canadian Judicial Council declined to comment through spokesmen.
Justice Spiro is a former board member of the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), an advocacy group, and a former fundraising advisor to the Law School of the University of Toronto. The controversy surrounding them begins in the summer of 2020. Pressed by a CIJA member about the appointment of law school scholar Valentina Azarova as director of its International Human Rights Program, she discussed the matter with the university’s fundraising official. The CIJA strongly criticized Dr. Azarova’s published work on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
And Justice Spiro will disassociate himself, Chief Justice Rossiter said, “from any file at any time,” if anyone involved appears to be of Muslim religion.
Justice Spiro himself found the idea absurd. In a letter to the Judicial Council in February, he did not mention the promise directly, but commented on the futility of trying to identify the Palestinians before him.
The Judicial Council found that he made serious mistakes in talking to the law school about the appointment, but not serious enough to warrant dismissal. It ruled that properly informed people could not conclude that it was biased. Justice Spiro said he only warned the school to do due diligence because it would face controversy in the Jewish community.
Semi-new player looking for a new group (d&amp;d 5e) (online)

Hi, I’m 16 years old, and I’m somewhat new to ttrpgs like d&amp;d. I’m available all week from 3:00-7:00 pst and basically free anytime on weekends.

I have a few characters that I’ve been meaning to try out such as Stolosz, the goblin ranger who wants to grow his tribe in an effort to show that goblins can be diplomatic. Although I would most likely play him almost like a ferengi from dsp. Another character I’ve been meaning to try out is Velkyn Dhalmasca, the Drow (reskinned high elf) fighter/bladesinger. He would be from a respected noble family and the very definition of lawful.

If you have a spot for me in your group, hit me up on discord (Nick [Oh hi Mark]#8486)<gh_stars>1-10
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my initial thought is that using screenreaders, this basically exists. your point is that we get to hear OP's voice tho yeah?

I have a concern in how it relates to reddit though. writing is a more "intelligent" form of communication than speech because we get more time to choose our words more carefully. I think this could absolutely serve small communities but idk if it should compete w reddit because theoretically the discussion quality would be lower.

the counterargument to this is that plenty of ppl just type and hit submit without revising. editing text is way easier than audio though. 

edit: i would absolutely use this websiteShell Type Transformer,with secondary voltage 12VAC and power 24VA.
Padded Cell’s “Word of Mouth” 12 inch with remixes by The Glimmers and Binary Chaffinch is out on Monday. You can listen to samples and buy the 12″ here. To go with this release there is a great piece of animation by Nuno Costa which acts as a glimpse of the forthcoming visual show that will accompany Padded Cell’s Live performance with Dennis Young at Death Before Distemper on 21st June. Watch it here. Padded Cell will be playing a live gig tonight at Fopp Records in Covent Garden. They will be performing at 8pm with Depth Charge playing records before and after.