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dailykhaleej · 5 years ago

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Coronavirus: UAE community heroes ensure no one sleeps hungry

Indian social employee Naseer Vatanappally and different volunteers have been actively concerned in community service in Naif for nearly two weeks. Picture Credit score: Equipped

Not all heroes put on capes. And whilst UAE’s first responders battle the COVID-19 pandemic on the numerous medical amenities throughout the nation, there are others who’re stepping as much as do their half in giving again to the community.

Whereas some are offering assist with the groceries and fundamental requirements for particular person households, others are guaranteeing there’s a sizzling meal on the desk for people who want it.

Indian resident Dinesh Khiara is one such member of the Thathai Bhatia community that believes everybody should play their half if they’ve the power to take action. It was with this in thoughts that he despatched out a message to his contacts on WhatsApp on April 1 to supply a serving to hand.

Indian resident Dinesh Khiara

Khiara wrote: “In case you are involved about you or your youngster not having the ability to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner be happy to PM (non-public msg) me with no worry, guilt or disgrace [sic].

When DailyKhaleek spoke to the 53-year-old, he defined the reasoning behind his transfer. “I’ve been a resident of the UAE for 41 years and this nation is my residence. If there’s a disaster, it’s my obligation to assist in my very own manner.”

Since his message was despatched out, Khiara has acquired plenty of calls from community members asking for assist. “I had a Filipino nationwide name me yesterday. I may supply them supply of two meals every and grocery vouchers that would offer fundamental meals provides for a couple of weeks.”

Khiara and his brothers, who’ve 114 workers members reporting to them, additionally determined to supply their workers an advance on wage. “Whether or not or not that is good enterprise sense, my brothers and I believed this was the appropriate factor to take action we stepped up.”

DONATING FOOD

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Whereas Khiara helps on a person stage, the Keralite restaurant community has banded collectively to supply meal packs for 300-plus individuals every day.

Indian social employee Naseer Vatanappally, who has been on the frontline of volunteering work at Naif in Dubai for about two weeks, has been instrumental in guaranteeing in depth help for a number of residents who’ve examined constructive for COVID-19 and their main and secondary contacts.

Working carefully with Dubai Police and Dubai Well being Authority, Naseer and his buddies have helped dozens of residents with signs to be shifted to hospitals and different quarantine amenities.

He has additionally been actively collaborating in distribution of meals and private safety provides to tons of of residents within the space and coordinating medical screening for 1000’s of residents.

Round 150 volunteers led by Shabeer Kizhur from Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) in Dubai have additionally been working day and evening with Dubai authorities and donors to distribute meals and medical provides in Naif, mentioned advocate Ibrahim Khaleel, secretary and authorized centre chairman at Dubai KMCC.

KMCC Dubai has began a 24×7 assist desk and assigned round 150 volunteers for distribution of meals and medical provides and to help screening programmes and transportation of sufferers in Naif and surrounding areas of Al Ras. Picture Credit score: Equipped

“For a lot of days, our volunteering groups have been supporting tons of of people that had contacts with sufferers by supplying meals and private safety objects like masks, gloves, hand sanitisers and so forth,” Khaleel instructed DailyKhaleek.

“Since yesterday, the variety of individuals we’re catering to has gone as much as round 3,000 after the present lockdown in Al Ras and surrounding areas. Now, it’s not simply individuals who have been quarantined. We’re serving everybody in these neighbourhoods.”

He mentioned the volunteers choose up and distribute lunch and dinner for 1,000 individuals organized by Dubai Police. The remainder of the meals donations are from numerous restaurant teams.

KMCC has opened a 24×7 assist desk to handle the issues of the residents within the space. “Our volunteers are helping the medical groups with testing and dealing with DHA and RTA for transporting constructive sufferers. We’re getting help from our different items in numerous emirates additionally.”

Khaleel mentioned unbiased volunteers like Ranjith Kodoth and different community teams like Sharjah Indian Affiliation are additionally actively concerned in community service.

Volunteers of assorted nationalities, who’ve joined the drive in Al Ras by the Day For Dubai initiative, have been on the positioning sporting the blue jackets.

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Shanavas Mohammed, who runs Golden Fork and Uppum Mulakum eating places, is a part of the restaurant consortium within the UAE that’s offering meals and fundamental groceries to those that are unable to afford them at the moment.

Working along with the Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre and Serving to Arms, a bunch of 25 Keralite eating places have taken it upon themselves to supply meals on the desk for these in want.

“Inside 10 days, we equipped shut to three,000 meals or 300 meal kits every day,” Mohammed revealed. “We now have a system whereby each restaurant, be it Ustad Lodge or Calicut Paragon, bands collectively and supplies 50 meals every. We take turns so no one restaurant is burdened with the fee.”

Ustad Lodge’s Mohammed Bineesh additionally added that all of it started with a WhatsApp group. “All of us restaurant house owners, round 25 of us, are on a bunch and the concept was floated round. Everybody instantly jumped on the thought and determined to contribute.”

Each, Mohammed and Bineesh added that their suppliers have been very supportive on this enterprise.

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“In the present day, they’re supporting us with discounted provides of staples corresponding to rice, oil, ghee, frozen parathas and hen,” Bineesh mentioned.

Mohammed additionally added that these in want of assist can attain out to the eating places or name on the numbers listed on their social media posts. “Even if you’re not in want of meals however provides corresponding to groceries, masks or gloves, we are going to do our greatest to assist,” he added.

MASK DISTRIBUTION

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Whereas main healthcare service suppliers like Aster DM Healthcare and Medeor Hospital have joined forces with the Dubai authorities to conduct mass screening programmes in Naif and Al Ras, different teams and volunteers have been supplying masks and gloves to a number of residents in numerous components of Dubai.

Shaji Shamsudheen, director of Metropolis Life Pharmacy in Naif mentioned the pharmacy gifted numerous PPE objects to healthcare employees in clinics in Naif and in addition distributed masks and gloves to the residents within the space.

Joginder Singh Salaria, founding father of PCT Humanity, mentioned the non-profit organisation distributed 1000’s of masks at numerous development websites and labour lodging in Dubai and donated 5,000 masks to Dubai Police for distribution.

He mentioned he has supplied to supply chemical tankers to Dubai Municipality for supporting its sanitisation drive and to assist conduct consciousness campaigns amongst blue-collar employees.

Social employee Ayesha Ismail, who heads Open Arms UAE, made the collective effort to distribute hygiene kits to 230 for employees in Dubai.

VIRAL KINDNESS

In the meantime, the worldwide motion referred to as #ViralKindness, a the brainchild of Cornwall copywriter Becky Wass, has additionally made its manner all the way down to Dubai. In a March 13 tweet that went viral, Wass’ buddy Paul Trueman posted on Twitter: “My intelligent, pretty copywriting buddy Becky needed to provide individuals a approach to share kindness, quite than their fears (and the rest) so she got here up with this card. Please be happy to share and print, for anybody in your avenue or community. #viralkindness”

The cardboard in query helps out those that are self-isolating with volunteers within the community providing to select up their procuring, submit their mail, present pressing provides or just make a pleasant name. Those that wish to assist can fill out the digital card and submit it on their community teams or flow into it by WhatsApp.

“After weeks of reports concerning the coronavirus, I felt as I’m certain many individuals did, very scared and helpless. Jon and I have been speaking about the way it should really feel if you’re in danger or can’t depart the home,” Wass instructed Huffington Put up. “We needed to do one thing to assist, however with out making issues worse.”

The Greens community in Dubai has already seen a number of individuals fill out their particulars and submit the cardboard on Fb to assist with something throughout this disaster.

“It’s an anxious time for lots of people, particularly these alone and household elsewhere. Let’s help our community,” wrote one poster, whereas filling out her contact particulars to be reached in case anybody wanted her assist.

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tracyloveswork · 7 years ago

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Rise of the Poor Image

Interview with Zack Rosenberg, Trust﹠Safety/Community Representative, Tumblr and Amanda Brennan “Meme librarian”, Content﹠Community Associate, Tumblr

In Hito Steyerl’s essay, “Defense of the Poor Image,” she suggests that the worth of a digital image could be judged on its speed and penetration rather than resolution. In this case, we would give the greatest worth to the poorest image of all, the GIF.

An early file format for the internet, the GIF could provide a simple animation without requiring a plug-in at a small file size. With the onset of Flash and greater bandwidth, the use of the GIF fell out of favor but endured on message boards and forums. It’s ability to portray small loops of visual data found a new life embedded in online conversations. Its resurgence is due to its ability to translate information into a distilled and often entertaining format. It stands in the place of words.

Vintage Dancing Baby GIF

In Wim Crouwel’s “Type Design of the Computer Age” he felt that the computers will bring the development of new characters and communication symbols. This has come to be, but not through reinventing fonts, but through the creation of memes, emoticons and reactionary GIFs. This could be the universal pictorial language that Charles Bliss was seeking with his Blissymbolics.

The speed and penetration images can obtain on the internet, also has concerns for the creator. Steyerl speaks to how piracy is a threat to mainstream channels but can also provide exposure to works that are considered less commercial. How does a creator balance the threat and the benefit?

The Falcon goes into hyperdrive.

Many digital copies are also cut, edited and transformed into new works. This could be considered transformative but it could be appropriating. In the age of social networks and fandoms, how does someone protect their work?

Tumblr is a social network built around the idea of microblogging. Small digestible bits of media, a quote or a link are shared amongst followers. It invites discourse through posts versus the long diatribes you see on other blog platforms. It is also known for its audience’s embrace of the GIF.

Hope you like cats…

Tumblr is known for posting quick little things, microblogging and lots of sharing of media. Is that how you guys see yourselves?

Zack: I always like how it was explained to me, and how I explain it when I am on panels. Whether you are a creator or someone who is passionate about something, you are a curator of content that you believe in.

It’s almost like creating a museum of my personal passions. When you go to my blog it’s about my dog, really tasty food or comics and animation. It encompasses process… And what I mean by process is how to make an illustration or something move. The platform really goes into that well... as that backend look at how things are made.

To really boil it down, it’s my own museum of what I like.

Amanda: The way we frame it from the marketing side, is that Tumblr is a place to share your passion. And you can be passionate about a TV show, about food, about dogs… But this is where you go to meet the people who share your interests. And really dive into the community of people who love the thing as much as you do.

Original Longcat

And to compare it to something like Pinterest… When I think of someone who is using Pinterest, it’s usually a mom looking for a recipe or someone looking for a workout, or someone looking for wedding stuff. Here on Tumblr, it is more like that fandom activity where people are looking for TV show gifs or the latest Honey post. You might find that on meme site, or FB, but Tumblr is where people get a little weird and shout out their deepest weird feelings about the thing that they love.

Zack: To add to that… I think it is about creating content to have a conversation. Which adds another layer and what I find fascinating (and we talk about this in our metrics panels) is that people are sharing feelings and posting entire conversations in tags or gifs. And driving this sense of unity... because “I feel that too”… I feel that same thing via this fandom or this thing happening in the world. Let’s connect and join together and have a community of friends strictly on the platform.

It’s almost like it’s own visual language with emoticons and the memes. You can really have a whole conversation.

Zack: I can pull conversations, and they are just all GIFs. We are just responding to each other based on reactions from our favorite types of media. It’s such a fascinating cultural thing that we have gotten ourselves into.

Gleeful Wonder Woman

Apple just installed a feature where can pull GIFs directly into your responses and making that more accessible. Seeing that trend being baked into other products and how Tumblr contributed to that, is a cool accomplishment.

Amanda: If you are thinking about a GIF as language, there is a really good talk by Kenyatta Cheese on how they have come to define language. And how it evolved both with the internet and as a file format.

Zack: He dressed as an internet meme… that blew my mind.

Amanda: The culture has involved so much. I just got back from a cat convention. While I was there I presented a talk on the history of cats on the internet.

We started 1998 with the first use of emoticon cats in Japan, then we go through Long Cat, Nyan Cat, LOL Cat and Pusheen. And in the back row of this event, there were these women with gray hair and they all had they all had their flat Instagram cats.

Nyan Cat

At the end, I asked everyone who had participated in this sort of thing to send their URL and posted them on screen. Most people had 10-20k followers on Instagram, including these older women who you wouldn’t think of as someone who is very active on social media, but here they are… Coming to a convention to meet people their “cat crew”… with the flat cats. They are really owning their identity on social media. And this very heavy image focused community of cats. It was a weird time.

Zack: I am so jealous…

I understand because I am crazy dog owner. My fiance runs a Groot, my dog, Instagram blog. It’s as if it’s him talking and enjoying the world.

She has created a persona of him where he is writing the blog and his followers have been increasing by 10-15 each week. That is pretty good because it is just a back-burner project. One post a day kind of thing. It’s just funny to see how it is contributing to that dog community. Other dog blogs follow him… which is like surreal to me. People doing the same exact thing with their dogs. And I find that awesome.

Pusheen!

What I find interesting about what you just said, Amanda, is that there is a history to the cats on the internet. It seems you are trying to give credit to people who created these images. There are so many floating around without regard for ownership... People taking things and appropriating ideas.

Zack: And that’s my department. I am a trust and safety agent and a community representative in terms of trust and safety. Part of the job is moderating anything that infringes on copyright, DCMA, and that inlcudes GIFs. Technically there has been no legal precedence over how a sense of ownership goes over a GIF.

Because they are almost transformative…

Zack:They are transformative enough to be your own content, so we are actually going to honor people’s ownership. We have certain policies and procedures that can prove that you created the GIF first. We all have that metadata, that is not user-facing. People often come back with “that is from a movie, how can they have ownership over a GIF.” One, there is no legal precedence and two, it is transformative enough by law to be considered fair use and their property.

It’s like sampling in music.

Zack: Yeah… It’s a very interesting case. For one, most people do not understand copyright law… like just the general public… Which is a challenge in itself. We can’t educate users because that will put us in a gray area if they misinterpret what we say. We can only point them in the right direction. So often we will be like “now is a good time to read about copyright law, here’s a link.” We give them more of an informed direction.

Need a Nap

There’s a lot of interesting things going on with people who are creating their own content on Tumblr in how we define that sense of ownership and who owns what. There was a famous court case where (and we love to tell this story at our panels at Comic-Con) a guy was traveling overseas and a monkey took his camera. The monkey took a bunch of pictures with his camera. Eventually, he got his camera back and posted the photos online. A bunch of outlets took the photo and posted it. He felt it was copyright infringement, but a judge ruled that because he didn’t take the pictures, it wasn’t. The monkey took the pictures and the monkey owned the copyright. And that’s it. You have to be the one to create the visual aspect. And that’s an interesting aspect to how we distribute content. Especially when it comes to photos.

And then there are certain parameters when it comes to the more dark web stuff… like privacy infringement. California specifically has changed privacy laws in response to the internet. We are generally heavy-handed when addressing privacy because we don’t want to be in the position of potentially breaking any laws. And that isn’t just photos. It’s phone numbers and other information that would not be public.

I could chew your ear off on policy all day…

How does a privacy policy work with memes?

Amanda: It’s so hard. I have been doing meme work now since 2011. We have shifted from “Oh, these are random images floating around the internet”, like Nyan Cat and Long cat. All of the old cat memes… No one knows the names of those cats or who owns those cats. It’s very hard to track down the information because someone just put it online on Funny Junk or some other site. People think that it can’t be traced back to me, because no one should know who I am on the internet.

Then as Facebook rolled out and the internet became more prevalent in our daily lives, things shifted. That’s when people became like “Oh, I have ownership of my internet content.” And that shift into “I own this and this is my copyright, and you can’t steal it.” has started happening. And we saw that as YouTube rose and the appearances of “Grumpy Cat”. That’s when the owners were like “This is my cat, this is my content I am making about my cat.” They got this micro-fame where they were able to turn it into money. You saw this with YouTubers like Tyler Oakley, who was able to build a brand on his internet content.

This was about the time when Fuck Jerry started to become popular. Fuck Jerry started on Tumblr as a meme repost site and Instagram account that steals everything from everywhere, and isn’t concerned with copyright. "It’s out there and now it’s mine". He has built a whole empire and made tons of money. His empire is built on stealing.

Haters Gonna Hate

There was also copyright issues around the dress. The dress that broke the internet. The girl who posted the photo did not take the picture and did not own the photo.

Zack: I remember that day because I was called down and asked: “Do you see this?” And I thought I was going crazy. I saw “blue/black”.

Amanda: I saw both… my eyes kept flipping back and forth… I really thought I was dying.

And the trend now is private facebook groups where people are making and sharing content. Then if it gets out and becomes a really big thing, do you want to admit that you made this thing in a secret FB group? The copyright thing gets blurry. Some people want to say “I own this thing and I am going to shout to the ends of the earth” and some are like “hmmm… I guess I made that. I am just going to step away from it and let the internet have it.”

Zack: There really are those two polar opposites. Working directly with it, there are people who understand the copyright laws and procedures. You swear an oath when you file a DMCA claim so we (Tumblr) are not liable. It’s a dispute between the two parties. But doing that scares a lot of people and that’s legitimate. There are people who say “I made this content” but I am not comfortable swearing an oath. Or I don’t have any proof of where it came from. There’s nothing we can do and it’s at the offending parties digression to remove the content.

Brain Freeze

The trend that I’ve been seeing, and you will see this in a lot of GIFs, people have their specific kind of signature. You’ll have these translucent tags to their blog or a copyright watermark symbol.

That trend has become more and more apparent because creators want that sense of ownership. It’s really a part of meme and GIF culture. We ask “How did you create this or make it look that way?” so we can confirm it is transformative. And then they can add a signature to it.

When we speak with artists, such as comic artists at our Comic-Con panels, we tell them “That’s the biggest thing you should do.” To prevent people from reposting or taking credit for your content, just add your name so it can’t be easily removed from the images or cropped out. It’s evolved to the point where people feel they need to protect what they create. Which is fair.

Protecting your ideas is important but there’s great benefit to people getting their stuff out there as well.

Zack: Certainly. Exposure is nice. If you are a creator and you want your content to be seen, you should put up as much as you can. If it ever comes to protecting your work, you do have that right.

I hear people say, “I don’t use Tumblr because my content is always reposted.” My response is that there is a team working around the clock to protect your content. You don’t have to file any type of government papers, as long as you are 100% sure that it’s your content, it’s safe. If that is someone’s reservation, what’s stopping you?

Every company legally has to have a team to protect from infringement and misattribution. Regardless.

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References/Links

Bad Monday

Steyerl, Hito. “In Defense of the Poor Image,” in The Wretched of the Screen. Eflux.com. Eflux, n.d. Web.

Kenyatta Cheese. “How Visual Media Affect Culture and Identity Globally”. You Tube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhN2Be4SPoE

Tumbler’s Fandometrics

Okrent, Arika. “In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius”, Chapter 15, “Those Queer and Mysterious Chinese Characters”, pages 160-172. Spiegel﹠Grau Trade Paperbacks, 2010

Tumblr’s Meme Librarian Has the Best Job on the Internet. Washington Post.

How much is too much? Considering infringement

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bloojayoolie · 5 years ago

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Apparently, At-At, and Bad: Here is a rollercoaster ride for you to read. Last week I went out of town on a driving adventure, I was gone for 6ish days and saw a bunch of national parks. My farthest east point was Niagara Falls. My basic path was almost straight their and then around the Great Lakes on the way back. One of the better experiences I have had recently. I came back to a decent week at work and a bunch of Chaos. Woke up Wednesday to find I could hear a beeping like the trash truck but from the wrong side of the house. Wondering what that could of been going on at at 7am and I went to investigate only to find that my new Jeep was halfway up on a tow-truck. I had parked on the road that day because I was drying out my tent in my garage. Of course I wanted to know what was going on. Turns out that the owner who sold it to the dealer I had purchased it from, had a lean out on it and never paid it off or told the dealer. (don't ask me how that chain of events worked, I am still not sure) Apparently the bill just went to collections and no one told anyone that the car was mine now. I was able to talk the tow-truck driver out of taking my car by producing my new title, and saying I would call the cops. Breathing deep I let it go, and tried to have a good day. As I was talking to a friend of mine Thursday, I found out that their cats went missing. Getting me to worry a about that person and their cat. They have been a pretty good friend to me lately (despite that I suck at texting or messaging on a regular) and I know they have been goin thru some stress unrelated to this. Of course this sticks to the back of my brain, in a "how can I help" kind of way, but also in a "I hope that my friend is doing okay." I have grown to care a great deal about this person over the last few years and I hate to see my friends in distress, as we all do. [If you read this my friend, I am still thinking about it. Let me know if I can help.] Continuing the ups and downs. I was at the movies yesterday evening (don't worries, no spoilers) and had my large bowl of popcorn and a soda. About half way threw the movie I noticed that the large, young, boy sitting to my right had reached into my popcorn container and took a big handful and put it on the nacho plate he was using. A bit upset by a stranger taking my popcorn, I ignored it at first and moved the popcorn to the other side. Few mins later I was so engrossed in the movie I had reach into the bucked to find that my popcorn is now wet (and not with nacho cheese, like you might expect... and it wasn't butter, I don't use butter on my popcorn), so l put it on the floor under my chair... So ten mins later he reaches under me and grabs the popcorn; I give him a "WTF" look and say "excuse me, this is my popcorn;" He didn't say anything back. Instead of starting some shit I walked out of the screening leaving he bucket with him. Talked to a employee about the problem. When the employee went back into the screening room the large man was no-longer in his place and I didn't see him. Figuring the problem solved I happily went back to the movie. Little did I know, I upset a *insert your bad word of choice* As the movie ended and I wasn't paying attending to who was around me, the credits pulled up and the man; who was a few rOws up apparently; came by and dumped a near full soda over my head and ran. So I breath deep, do what I can in the bathroom and leave. So I arrive home around midnight and found that one of my roommates had let Mordecai out of the house (he is a indoor cat). Immediately causing me to flip out. I start calling his name for about 10 mins outside, and thank whatever power was listening, he just walked over to me from wherever he was laying, watching me look for him, and did his "give me food, human" meow.. So I breath deep and feed the monster black cat. Took a shower and went to bed More ups and downs.. My chronic insomnia kept me up, or perhaps a adrenaline. I guess that was a bit of good luck. Another friend of mine really need a chat about the things stressing them out and I was able to help. Or at least listen. [Assuming they read this sorry your work environment sucks.] I slept in late and woke up from a nightmare about the events of the last couple of years (not uncommon). When I went downstairs to shake it off, I found all my fish except one is dead. I checked PH, nitrites, hardness and carbonate yesterday and they were fine... Not so good any more on account of the dead fish.. I went in my living room and found that Mordecai had killed two of my plants by pulling them down and dragging them all about the first floor. I guess the call of the wild is strong. Breath deep and move along today. Heading to another doctors appointment today (I hope they can get this figured out). Then I work tonight and all weekend (as usual in the summer). I am really looking forward to GoT, I know the cinematic battle that we expect might be long, but I am looking forward to the dragon/white- walker/royal house fun.. Pictured below is a few good things that have happened recently. Found on the ole FB. The stranger in the theater was none other than Einstein himself.

#funny #lol #humor #memes #meme #memehumor #dank memes #funny pics #rolf #lmao #Apparently #At-At #an

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lauraramargosian · 6 years ago

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Ruby Rose: ‘Dreamt Big’ when she felt ‘so small.’

“I dreamt of being a famous singer or an actor who, through my work, could inspire others to be themselves or hang in there. I had no idea how I dreamt so big when I felt so small, but I know it got me through each day. I wanted to be the person I couldn’t find in my life.”

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0910 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Ruby Rose during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on August 8, 2018 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)

Learning about Ruby Rose is quite inspiring, the way she rose to fame to inspiring millions of people through her actions is nothing less than inspiration.

Ruby Rose Langenheim is her full name and Rose was born in Melbourne to Katia Langenheim.

Katia Langenheim was a single mother at the time and Ruby truly describes her mother as a huge inspiration and role model.

She truly is one inspiring mama!

Further, Ruby was able to attend University High School and Footscray City College.

Isn’t it true that college students often change career paths?

It’s amazing how hard Ruby Rose worked her way to the top, from Orange Is the New Black, Pitch Perfect to Batwoman.

The lack of women starring in high-budget films has increased and that alone is inspiring to see, it’s history right in front of our eyes, I mean, she’s making history every single day.

Let’s take a deeper dive into her life, her story truly inspires those who are having a hard time with situations in life.

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She was the goddaughter of indigenous Australian boxer Lionel Rose and the great-granddaughter of Alec Campbell [the last surviving soldier from the Australian Battle of Gallipoli].

Inspiringly, Ruby came out as a lesbian when she was 12-years-old. In fact, her sexuality was a cause of bullying, including verbal and physical abuse from schoolmates.

Sadly, this even led her to a suicide attempt.

The truth is hard to digest but the world would not be as great as it is without her presence. Many things attributed to Ruby suffering from depression [like many other people in the world].

Of equal importance, Rose opened up about her sexuality growing up, sharing how she was saving money to transition from female to male.

“It was in my mind as something I wanted to do and then I just… didn’t. I guess I grew out of it. I even used to sleep on my front because I didn’t want to get boobs ever, which I think worked actually.”

Ultimately leading her to discover androgyny, which allowed her to model with different gender expressions.

“I remember being at a yum cha restaurant with my dad and the owner coming up and saying, ‘Excuse me, we’re trying to work out if you’re a handsome boy or a beautiful girl.’ It was a compliment and I was shocked, and when I thought about it I actually wanted to be a handsome boy.”

Presently, Ruby Rose is genderfluid, sharing

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“I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up everyday sort of gender-neutral. I think at this stage I will stay a woman but … who knows. I’m so comfortable right now I feel wonderful about it, but I also fluctuate a lot.”

All that matters is that she is comfortable and inspiring others to feel the same, as well as to be proud of who they are inside and on the outside.

Isn’t it great that her short film “Break Free,” literally opened a whole new world not only for herself but for her viewers, those she truly wanted to inspire with her short?

Buzzfeed shared a great article about her short-film and how it was made to inspire others to “break free,” from gender identities.

“With over 100,000 shares and 80,000 likes on Facebook – the film, written and produced by Rose herself – has a lot of people talking. She posted the project along with this brief description.

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“A short film about gender roles, Trans, and what it is like to have an identity that deviates from the status quo.”

Unfortunately, not one soul in the universe can please every person alive. In fact, after the project dropped, the gorgeous model spoke up bluntly on issues of bullying within the LGBTQ community, right on her Facebook page.

“You know what needs to stop just as much as homophobia, bullying within the LGBT Community…

A ‘bisexual’ isn’t just greedy.. ‘Pansexual’ exists and isn’t a cop-out.. ‘Straight’ people can be gay huge advocates and blessings to the community…

You can identify as trans without surgery, you can be gender fluid…

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in fact, guess what… you can be whoever you are and like whoever you like and WE should spread the love and acceptance we constantly say we don’t receive. I will delete any inter fan/follower bullying.. because it’s so backward and does not belong on my page.”

Lastly, she shared how this is her story [even though there were those who still complained about how she chose to share her story].

“In this film, I am telling my story which involved bandaging my breasts in the ’90s. I had no education on the harm Ace bandages cause as I was just a kid. I do not recommend anyone trying to tape down their breasts to use them.”

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Honestly, to those who have a problem with how Ruby Rose decided to approach her life, her choices, her sexuality, her visions for film and modeling…

Well, they can just take a seat in the back because negativity will never have a positive outcome.

So, in turn, why not leave the world better than you found it?

For instance, why not take a stand and tell your story, it doesn’t have to be the same as Ruby Rose’s “Break Free.”

In fact, it shouldn’t be the same, we all have a different path.

Are you ready for an honest ending?

Ruby freakin’ Rose has likely become the female crush of those who are even straight, I mean, damn, she is hot.

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Dealing with art reposters: copyright and website takedowns

Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of my artist friends complain about people reposting their art on the internet. Not just complain, but rant, plead, and beg reposters that reposting their art is disrespectful, that it hurts the artist, and please, please will people stop reposting their art without permission?

Dear artists: you don’t need to beg. You created art, you own the copyright in it.

That gives you power.

THE BASICS

Disclaimer 1: I am not getting into the issue of fanworks and the interplay of original works/derivative works. This post is just sticking with the basics: you, an artist, created an artistic work through your own effort, which you own the copyright for, and someone has reposted it in its entirety without your permission to their own website or social media account.

Disclaimer 2: For simplicity’s sake, this post is just talking about copyright. Issues like moral rights and Creative Commons won’t come into this, those are whole subjects in themselves, and this post is long enough as it is.

How do I get copyright? Automatically. There is no need to register anything, no need to get a lawyer to sign documents, no need to pay any fees, no need post it to yourself or make a sacrifice to Zuul, NONE OF THAT IS NECESSARY(1). Copyright arises automatically the moment you express your idea in material form, ie., the moment you put pen to paper, Photoshop brush to white space, take a photograph, etc. You make it, boom, you automatically own the copyright in it(2).

(1)Yes, the U.S. has a copyright registration system but it’s there as an option to access certain legal extras under U.S. law. It is not a condition to have copyright in the first place. (2) There are exceptions to the “you make it, you own it” rule, the most common one being when you are employed to make the art (eg., you’re employed in an animation studio drawing storyboards, all the storyboards you draw belong to the studio). Being employed to make art is NOT the same as being commissioned as a freelancer to make art: if you are commissioned as a freelancer to make art, at default what you create will be copyright to you, and your client gets a permission to use that art for the purpose they commissioned it. If the client wants to own the copyright, they’ll need a written document signed by you that transfers copyright from you to them. And yes, professional artists do charge more for that transfer.

Is my copyright recognised in other countries? Yes, provided your country and the other country are members of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. Under this treaty, all signatory countries agree to recognise copyrights from other signatory countries. Since the Berne Convention currently has 172 signatory countries, in the vast majority of cases when someone else uses your work online, they’re doing so from a country where your copyright is recognised and can be enforced in that country’s legal system.

What does it mean to have a copyright? As a copyright owner, you have exclusive rights to deal with your work. The precise rights may vary depending on the type of work and what jurisdiction you’re in, but fundamentally in the context of reposting they are:

the right to make reproductions of your art (ie., make copies); and

the right to communicate your art (eg., transmit it to or through a website).

These rights are exclusive to you meaning you are the only person who can copy and transmit your art. Anyone who wants to make copies of your art or upload it to a website will need your permission to do so (and you’d be within your rights to charge money for that permission if you wanted), otherwise they risk infringing your copyright. Which brings us to the next part.

PERMISSION VS. INFRINGEMENT

What’s a licence? A licence is a permission from you to another party that lets that other party use your art. For example, if you upload your art to Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook, you have granted Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook a licence to reproduce, display, and host your art within the Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook system. (Want to know the exact wording of that licence? It’s set out in the terms and conditions you agreed to when creating your Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook account).

That permission does not extend to every person, mutant, and unicorn to use your art. If you upload art to Tumblr/Twitter/FB to display, you’ve given a permission to that website, and no one else. Now, Tumblr/Twitter/FB allows other Tumblr/Twitter/FB users to share/reblog/retweet things from your page to their page, and that’s fine, they can do that because it’s a function of the website’s system which you’ve agreed to operate in. That is completely different to a person downloading your art from your page and reuploading it to their own account either on the same website or a completely different website for hits and likes, ie., reposting, ie., likely copyright infringement.

What is copyright infringement? Copyright infringement is when someone uses (eg., copies) all or a substantial part of your art without your permission, and when no copyright exception applies.

Internet defence myth: “The artist put their art on the internet, that’s permission for anyone to use it!” – NO. The artist put their art on a particular place on the internet (ie., their own website, own Tumblr, own Pixv) on their terms. That is not permission for anyone on the internet to download and use their art. If you find some art online that you really like and want to use, contact the artist and ask them.

Internet defence myth: “I changed 10% therefore it’s okay!” – NO. “Substantial part” does not work like that, it’s not about how much you’ve copied, it’s about what. If what you’ve copied is the key, distinct, or essential part of the work, that will be a substantial part even if it’s only 1% of the whole picture. Think of “The Scream” by Edvard Munch: the screaming face is, proportionally, a very small part of the larger picture, but it is the most recognisable and distinctive part. Now, what is and is not a substantial part gets very subjective, but in the context of reposting where a user reposts a whole picture, or crops the edges to remove a watermark/copyright notice/artist credit but keep the pretty art that caught their eye in the first place? That is clearly a substantial part amounting to copyright infringement (and in some jurisdictions, an infringement of laws regarding artist attribution and/or metadata).

What’s a copyright exception? An exception to copyright is a situation where the use of your art meets certain criteria that the law says using art without permission is allowed.

Internet defence myth: “It’s fair use!” – Are you in the United States/South Korea/Israel/other fair use country? If so, then sure, let’s talk fair use. If you’re not in a country with fair use, then you do not get to claim fair use. No fair use for you, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

The majority of jurisdictions in the world do not have fair use. I’m not going to go into every country’s variation, but many (e.g., the U.K., Canada, Australia) will have fair dealing which is a very different creature to fair use. Basically with fair dealing, in order to not be an infringement of copyright, the use of an artwork without the copyright owner’s permission must be for a specific purpose, such as parody or satire, or criticism or review, as well as be fair. If the use of an artwork is not for that specific purpose, it is an infringement of copyright. Reposting art for hits and likes or aesthetics without any serious attempt at comment? Definitely not going to get the fair dealing exception.

For those in the U.S.A.: yes, you get fair use, but it’s a defence against copyright infringement, not a get out of jail free card. The number of times I see people slapping “this is fair use!” on things that are clearly not going to pass the test is ridiculous, and there’s a line of thinking around the internet that just invoking the words “fair use” summons a magic shield to ward off any legal action. It doesn’t do that. Yes, you can claim that what you’ve done with copyright material is fair use, but a copyright owner is free to disagree with your claim and, if they think they have a case, take legal action against you at which point the fair use argument will be tested in court (as the Star Trek Axanar guys found out the hard way – spoiler, judge said no fair use). Now, the fair use debate is huge and ongoing, and this is not the place for it, I’m just focusing on reposting. And in the vast majority of cases where art is reposted in its entirety for hits and likes with zero attempt at critique or parody, it’s likely that fair use won’t apply.

Internet defence myth: “Reposting is okay because it gives the artist publicity/exposure!” – NO. “Giving publicity/exposure” is not an exception for copyright infringement, and helpful as publicity/exposure is, it doesn’t pay the bills. Creating art is work, and just as I get paid to do my work, so should professional artists get paid for their work. There are plenty of think pieces and articles and comics on how harmful it is for the creative sector to be expected to produce high quality work “for exposure”. And when reposting is done without attribution or credit or a link back to the original artist/source, then the exposure “argument” is utterly worthless (and may also be an infringement of moral rights where applicable).

Internet defence myth: “I credited the artist therefore it’s okay!” - NO. Some artists may be all right if you repost with credit. Other artists are not okay with it. Check the artist’s website/statement/permissions, don’t just assume that they’re going to be okay with credit. As far as law goes, the fact that you credited the artists means nothing: you reposted the art without permission where no copyright exception applies, therefore you infringed copyright and the artist copyright owner can act on that.

Internet defence myth: “I’m not making any money I didn’t mean any harm therefore it’s ok!” - NO. As far as liability for infringement goes, none of that matters: you reposted art without permission where no exception applies, you infringed copyright. The fact that no money was made may be taken into account in terms of damages or remedies, but at the end of the day, copyright was infringed, and the artist can hold you liable for it.

WHAT CAN I DO WHEN SOMEONE REPOSTS MY ART?

You can take legal action, which yes, comes with costs, time, effort, and stress. That being said, as a copyright owner, you do have that legal right, and if your art is being infringed in a way that’s earning money for the infringer, court action would be worth considering. Get legal advice first.

In the majority of cases where you don’t want to get a lawyer but do want a repost of your art taken down, you have two options: contact the reposter and get them to take it down, or contact the website hosting the reposted art and get the website to take it down.

Contacting the reposter: A lot of artists seem to take the gentle, friendly, almost apologetic “could you please?” approach to this. That’s up to you, but I will suggest that although you should certainly be polite and courteous, you shouldn’t be afraid to be firm. (Do NOT be aggressive/insulting/rant in all-caps). You’re the copyright owner, you’re the one with the exclusive rights, you’re the one who can hold the reposter legally liable for the infringement. Send a calm, professionally-toned message/email stating that:

you are the artist,

you own copyright in the named images (provide link to images on your official website/blog);

that you did not give permission for the person to reproduce the image and reupload it (list specific HTML links to where the infringing images are located);

that you request that the images be immediately deleted, and/or a new repost be made with credit, and/or an apology;

that if no action is taken or you don’t receive a response, you reserve your rights to further legal action.

Most decent people would, in response to such a letter especially from an artist they admire, respond and apologise and do as requested, hopefully having learned a good lesson. But let’s say you’re dealing with someone who doesn’t care, who sends back a ranty message with <insert>Internet Defence Myth</insert> and that you should be grateful that they like your work. What do you do then?

Contact the hosting website:Almost every social networking and filehosting site, certainly all the big-name ones like Facebook/YouTube/Tumblr/Twitter/Instagram/etc., have notice and takedownmprocedures built into their systems. These are methods by which copyright owners can send a notice to the website telling them that someone on their site is infringing their copyright, and the website will remove that infringing material.

The exact procedures used by Facebook/Tumblr/Twitter/etc., and places like RedBubble/Society6/Etsy/etc., vary. Some make you click through and fill in a whole bunch of form fields, some ask you to send an email to a specific address. Whatever procedure, the majority of these websites are based in the U.S., meaning that the procedure meets the requirements of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Essentially, the DMCA grants websites immunity under U.S. law from infringement actions provided that they have and act on certain procedures regarding infringements on their website. The notice and takedown procedure is part of this procedure.

Even if you yourself and/or the reposter are not in the U.S., if you want the website to take down the repost you will have to go through the DMCA form. Importantly, when you go through the process there will not be someone at the website’s offices making a legal judgment on whether or not a repost infringes copyright; all that matters is that you, the copyright owner, have sent in a correctly filled form/letter stating that the website is hosting material that infringes your copyright.

Second important point: whether you file a notice through a website’s reporting form or send in an email, that notice/email will very likely be shared with the reposter. As the DMCA process requires that you include your full name and contact details, this means your personal details will likely be given to the reposter. If you’re comfortable with doing this you should do so, however some artists understandably don’t want that personal information sent to a disrespectful reposter. While I certainly don’t advise making up completely false ID information to file legal notices (amongst other things, it’ll give the infringing reposter reason to file a counter-notice, see below), it may be worth using instead of your full legal name, the online handle your art is known by, your secondary email, a P.O. Box address, or try generalising your address to a city, state/province and country. If this approach is rejected by the form, you’ll just have to fill in your contact details properly. If you’re a professional artist with an agent or lawyer or other authorised representative, that’s easier: you can name your representative as a contact instead.

Links to major social network notice and takedown forms

Facebook: Report A Violation or Infringement of Your Rights. Form-fill notice. You do not need a FB account to file a notice.

What right is being violated or infringed? Check Copyright then (presuming you are reporting an actual image, and not someone using your idea or style which can’t be protected by copyright) Continue with your copyright report

Copyright Report Form: Click I found content which I believe violates my copyright then Please click here to continue with a copyright report

Contact information. Fill in all the fields, and include direct links to the infringing material on Facebook, as well as a link to the image as it appears on your official website/blog.

Click Yes at the bottom then enter your name before hitting Send.

Twitter/Vine/Periscope: Report copyright infringement. Form-fill notice. Note that it requires a Twitter account, and you have to be logged into Twitter to file a notice, so the notice will be linked to your account. Note also that Twitter says that they will send a copy of all DMCA notices to Lumen for transparency (with your contact information redacted).

Tell us about yourself: Click I am the copyright owner. This opens more form fields below.

Contact information: fill this all in.

About platform of infringing material: Click Twitter/Vine/Periscope as appropriate.

About your copyrighted work: Give the title of your original work and a link to your official website/blog where the original image can be viewed.

About the infringing material: Click Tweet/Moment/Profile image as appropriate. This will open another form field for you to give the direct link to the infringing Tweet/Moment/Profile. There is also a form field for you to describe how your image is being infringed (you can say “[username]’s Tweet has reproduced my copyright image without my permission” or something to that effect).

Required statements: Click both boxes, type in the exact statement as required by the form, and type your name (try your online handle?) otherwise Twitter won’t let you submit.

Hit Submit.

Instagram: Copyright Report Form. Form-fill notice, that is almost exactly the same as Facebook’s notice form. Does not require an Instagram account to file.

Click Continue with your copyright report then I found content that may violate my copyright then Please click here to continue with your copyright report.

Contact information. Fill in all the fields, and include direct links to the infringing material on Instagram, as well as a link to the image as it appears on your official website/blog.

Click Yes at the bottom then enter your name before hitting Send.

Tumblr: DCMA Copyright Notifications. Form-fill, but less detailed than the ones previous. Note that Tumblr explicitly says that the form is for external content that has been reposted on Tumblr without your permission (eg., it was taken from your website/Facebook/other non-Tumblr site and someone posted it to Tumblr). (They have a separate form for stuff you posted to your Tumblr account and another Tumblr user has reposted without attributing you.)

URL of infringing work or material: give the exact HTML link to the infringing image file on Tumblr.

Source URL for work (optional): I’m actually not sure what this is referring to (Tumblr, you and your inexact drafting, why) but it’s an optional field, so it’s not necessary to fill it in.

Add more exact URLs to other infringing works if necessary.

Description of work claimed to be infringed: Give the title of your copyrighted work, maybe the year you created it, and a link to where it may be viewed on your official website/blog.

Contact information: as usual.

Click all three of the click-boxes, and your full name (I’m not sure if typing your online handle as a pseudonym will suffice?) and hit Submit Notification.

As you can see, while the exact boxes and click throughs may vary, each website is asking for the same DMCA requirements: contact details, link to infringing material, link to your original material, legal declarations, and electronic signature. Etsy also has a form system, but other websites (eg., RedBubble, Society6, eBay) require you to send an email to their designated email address. This email has to fit the requirements of the DMCA, and a simple Google search for “DMCA sample notice” will turn up plenty of examples with wording you can use.

NB: The DMCA notice is a notice under U.S. law, and thus should only be used with websites subject to U.S. jurisdiction. If you send a notice saying “this is official notification under section 512(c) of the DMCA to remove infringing material” to, say, WeChat, or the website of the local community of artists in Canada or Singapore or France, you’llaccomplish nothing except maybe giving a lawyer a good laugh.

What happens when you file a notice: The website should take down the infringing image file you have notified them about. How quick this is depends on how well the website is managed, although the big social media sites are fairly prompt and will typically take down infringing material in 24-48 hours.

Counter-notices: When infringing material is removed, the reposter who put it up would be sent a notice saying that it has been removed, and why. Under a typical website’s DMCA notice and takedown procedure, the reposter may, at that point, send in a counter-notice saying that the original takedown notice is incorrect (eg., that the person claiming to be the if they truly believe they were not infringing copyright (ie., that they had permission from you to upload the image, or their upload comes under a copyright exception). If that happens, the website will forward the counter-notice to you and give you a 10-14 days to come back to them with a legal document saying that you have commenced legal action for copyright infringement against the reposter, or a court order that prohibits the website from reinstating the material. If you don’t get back to the website with such a document, the website will put the material back online.

In theory, this means that even though you have successfully filed a notice to have an infringing repost taken down, the reposter can, if determined or malicious enough, get it put back up. I have no idea how often counter-notices are used, although I’ve seen some commentary that counter-notices aren’t as common as often as people think, particularly when it’s clear that the infringer is infringing copyright. If you do get a counter-notice, your only option to get the infringing material taken down again and stay down is to deal with the reposter and potentially commence legal action. Sometimes this may be worth it, particularly if you have a good case for infringement and the reposter has maliciously sent the counter-notice when they have clearly infringed copyright, because the reposter may have then exposed themselves to extra penalties in a lawsuit. Sometimes it might not be worth it. This, however, is for you yourself to decide, and maybe get private legal advice about.

FINAL NOTE

Reposting is incredibly frustrating for artists, especially when artists don’t even ask people to pay them for the privilege (even though artists have every right to if they so wished), they just want a credit or link back. Do the right thing: if you want to repost, ask permission from the artist, make sure you include full credits to them and links to where people who like the art can contact the artist. It costs hardly any effort to do that, the artist will be grateful and likely create more art for you to enjoy – and you won’t be exposing yourself to any potential legal action.

Artists, it’s your art, you own the copyright in it. Don’t hesitate to use that power where necessary.

This post is general information only, not legal advice. Anyone who needs legal advice specific to their situation should consult a lawyer.

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Perspective & Advice for Those Facing Insurmountable Odds

Throughout our journey with Voyage, the one thing we have learned over and over is that hidden within every challenge is a blessing or opportunity. It’s up to us to determine whether a challenge we face will be a step back or the catalyst for a step forward.

We had the honor of connecting with some of the city’s brightest leaders and role models and we asked them our question of the month: What is the best advice you have for someone who feels like they are facing insurmountable odds.

Below, you’ll find their advice and links and other info so you can learn more about them, their work and how to connect with them. We’ll be interviewing many of these amazing individuals in the coming weeks, stay tuned.

Bryttany Barrick | Fashion Enthusiast & Owner of Bryttany Bee Boutique

The best advice I could give for someone who is facing insurmountable odds is to stay calm, and stay focused. It sounds easier said than done, but even the smallest steps count. One thing that I’ve done to remain grounded at a time like that is keep a small notebook with me to help organize my thoughts. Even just writing out a checklist helps significantly. Take things day by day, one step at a time, and before you know it, the odds will be in your favor.

IG: @bryttanybee Business: @bryttanybeeboutique FB: http://www.facebook.com/bryttanybeeboutique

Dillon Potts | Videographer & Photographer

The best advice I can for someone who feels they are facing insurmountable odds is to remind yourself of your value, accept that failure is part of the chase, give every opportunity your all, and overall be the best version of yourself and in turn, you will find yourself achieving what you once thought was impossible.

Instagram: Or @dillonpotts Facebook: https://facebook.com/dpottsmedia/ Portfolio: https://msha.ke/dillonpotts/

De’Arion “DJ SaucyD” Wafer | DJ & Upcoming Producer

To answer this question, I say nothing is too impossible to conquer nor is it too great to overcome. You can achieve anything you put your mind to because you’re in control. Those odds you are facing can make you doubt yourself, make you feel like you won’t amount to anything, and make you lose all motivation for what you want to do. But, you should face these odds head on and set out to do what you want, find your purpose, and find your passion. You’ll feel like you can conquer anything once you do this. Motivate yourself, surround yourself with positive energy, and those that support you in all that you do. I figured this out by the obstacles I went through this past year. I have dealt with failure, adversity, heartbreak, the closest people around me bringing me down, and even losing friends. I know you may have gone through the same things because it’s life. We all face at least one or all of these obstacles. I gave these examples to express the fact that those insurmountable odds were hindering me from moving forward. You may feel the same. In the midst of my hardships I found myself and my passion: music. I became a DJ and I am now venturing into music production. I have networked with amazing people, gotten noticed for my craft, and my business is booming! I can’t seem to catch a break during the weekends and I love every bit of it. Also, I recently graduated with my Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from UNT Dallas at the age of 20. I beat the odds. Anything is possible.

Instagram: @dj.saucyd

Mercedes Davis Sr. | Founder of Intelligent Minds and Author of the Kingdom Of Heaven

I would just say don’t give up there is no point on going back to square one when you prayed to be where you are now you might not be where you want to be but the gap between who you are and who you want to be is a lot smaller then it used to be.

Amazon: http://bit.ly/kohbook Instagram: Intelligentminds1

Thottie Jay | American rapper,Singer & Songwriter

Image Credit: Brian Irby (@_brianirby)

God will never give you more than you can handle. Take things one step at a time and remember; you are bigger than the obstacles that are being thrown your way.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t_hottiejay/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1xHOXir0m9hPcMWbITS9Cv?si=4-o-WaALRFCg9elrBA_NcA Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/thottie-jay/1425228905

Diana Padrón | Professional model & owner of Lollitalo Handmade Gifts

From my own experience, I would say that God does not give us battles that we cannot combat , so we must rely on the adversities of life and see each disappointment as an experience and learn from it. Always think positive to bring light and love where you need it most. Your mindset shapes your life, and if you choose to see obstacles you will see only obstacles, but if you focus on a solution a clear path will present itself.

And remember that in the end everything will be fine and if it is not, it is because the end has not come yet.

“You’re gonna be happy” said life, but first I’ll make you strong.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/dianakpadron/ https://www.instagram.com/lollitalo/

Tylor Herbert | Photographer, Owner of Tylor Michelle Photography

The best advice I can give is to change your attitude. To know that you are capable of anything and are capable to overcome anything you set your mind to is key. Make small steps towards your goal and always remember that even the small steps are a step forward.

Website: tylormichellephotography.mypixieset.com FB: Tylor Michelle Photography Instagram: @tylormichellephotography

Fredrick Henry | Dallas local

God gave you what you can handle. Life cannot deny someone who gives it their absolute all.

Instagram: @fred_fntz

Steezie Stee The Brute | Rap Artist / Model

Stay strong and patient life wasn’t meant to be easy but if God ain’t give up on you then you shouldn’t give up on yourself and tackle reality passionately.

Instagram: @SteezieStee @Reverbnation

Austin Snodgrass | Photographer

The best advice I would give to someone who feels like they are facing insurmountable odds would be to never forget your value and how much you have to contribute. Don’t compare yourself. Most of my battles with growing as a photographer have come from comparing myself to other creators and creatives. Rely not just on yourself, but on those closest to you that you trust. Insurmountable odds seem less daunting when you have a team of friends cheering you on that believe in you. Another piece of advice I would give is to be aware of your mindset. Instead of thinking, “I don’t know if I can do this”, think “I can do this. It’s going to be rough and I might fail once or twice, but I’m going to put in the work necessary to do this”. My favorite quote of all time is “You did not wake up today to be mediocre”. I’m also a believer that your dreams are only as crazy as the work you’re willing to put in to achieve them. All of this to say, when you feel like odds are stacked against you, take a look at your mindset and the people you trust the most. It just might change your perspective.

Facebook: /208vibes Instagram: @208vibes Website: 208vibes.com

Edward Sena | Photographer and Graphic Designer

Go all out, if you tell yourself you can’t do it then how will you ever persevere and get stronger. There will always be obstacles and negatives, surround yourself with people who believe in you and will be there through all odds, through all situations. When I had to withdraw from college I was nearly homeless and stuck in Pennsylvania, 1,500 miles away from home, a friend let me stay at his home while I tried to get everything back on track. The right group of people can turn any negative odds positive, no matter how slightly they may turn.

IG: @edwardsen3.14 , @edwartsena

Maggie Bryant | Photographer, Creative, Leadership Consultant at Life Leadership

Courage doesn’t always roar; sometimes, it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day saying I will try again tomorrow.” When I face seemingly insurmountable odds I try to remember to just take the next step. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when looking at the big picture, but when I break it down into small bite sized pieces it allows me to get wins along the way which then inspires & motivates me to do more!

IG: @maggiebryantphotography, @katteosborne, #altardstate @altardstate

Andres Gutierrez | Conceptual portrait photographer

My advice for anyone facing any insurmountable odds is to always remember no one has ever achieved something great without trying. So even against all odds you will achieve what you think is the impossible. You must take any negative energy and turn it into positivity to believe in yourself. Use any doubt you have against you as fuel to become better than the goals you have set. There are also lessons to be learned from failing, learn and grow from it. It takes time and dedication but when you want to overcome something you must work for it and the rest will work itself out.

IG: http://www.instagram.com/sights.not.seen

Emerson Funes | photographer & Outcast

Keep fighting no matter how hard it is because you will gain so much more then you expect in the beginning. It will help you become better and strong.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umei.effects/

Kelly Vega | Video producer & Photographer

I’ve learned that every experience, both the good and the bad will eventually get you to where you are supposed to be. Every win, every loss and every mistake. Don’t be afraid to fail at something new and don’t be so hard on yourself for feeling lost, confused or like you haven’t achieved all that you wanted to achieve. Don’t expect success overnight, be patient and focus your energy and emotions on the things you can control. You have passion and you are beautifully gifted. Work hard, explore your deeper self and show yourself what you’re capable of.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kvstudi0s/ Instagram: @k.vstudios

Mogli (Logan Estrada) | Pizzaiolo & Producer/DJ

Image Credit: Syneca Milan ([email protected]). Insta: https://www.instagram.com/followsyneca/

The best advice I could have for someone who feels like they are facing insurmountable odds would be to “take a step back and face everything one at a time, one after the other.”

IG: @mogli_music Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/moglirecords

Shane McCormick | Photographer, Artist & Problem Solver

Image Credit: Shane McCormick

I have faced insurmountable odds more than I’d like to admit. There is a lot of pressure that comes with being a photographer in an oversaturated environment. Over time, I have learned to work well under pressure, but that wasn’t always the case. A quote I like to think about from time to time is “who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for.” If you choose your battles wisely and learn from your mistakes consciously, you may find that the odds you face become less and less insurmountable. When you’re stressed out, under pressure, or feeling like you’re not good enough, take a moment to look yourself in the mirror and say, “you got this.” When I tell myself this I tend to forget about the problems I’m facing and go into the situation more confident and energized than before.

IG: www.instagram.com/portrait_god Website: http://www.shanemccormickphoto.com/

Antonio Acosta | Photographer

As for the advice, I would say to break down those odds into smaller so they are more manageable to handle and focus on one at a time as to not overwhelm yourself.

Peytan (E-KYD) Ivory | Recording Artist/ Creator

Alright, so the best advice I can give. I have a few things to share; First things first I have to state its all a mind game at the end of the day. Knowing that information, you have to attack it internally. Even though all the destruction is happening externally in your physical reality.

Tip #1: Don’t take it personal. I know when you’re going through something you can feel all alone and personally attacked, but thats not the case at all. As people we are really good at masking our pain. It might look like someone has it all together and all the answers but that could be a facade. Pretty much we are all in the same boat at the end of the day. We all have something we’re trying to overcome. You’re not alone in the struggle.

Tip #2: Don’t take it to heart and let it encrypt your spirit. You never want your heart to grow weary and heavy. You need to keep your heart pure at all times. Once something has taken ahold there it’s pretty much solidified. I don’t consider myself religious, just more spiritual but a good proverb to keep close- “Guard your heart with all diligence, then from it flow springs of life.” You don’t want to accept the odds – as fact in your heart because you could possibly open the door to more crisis within your realm.

Tip# 3: Take a look back and see all that you’ve overcome in your past and let that give you the confidence to pull through. This too shall past type of vibe. Life is all about overcoming. We’ve been overcoming odds since we were children. Try to think back to a situation that you were able to grow from and remember the steps you took to make it out. Thats what I do. When the climb to the top is getting too grimy for me I look back at all the things I’ve managed to pull through and I tell myself if I can make it to where I am now I can get to where I’m trying to go.

Tip #4: Have a “Light At The End Of The Tunnel” mentality. Pretty much you’re in this dark tunnel, you wanna always have your mind set to I’m going to make it to the light. I know there is light at the end of this tunnel type of thinking. You have to KNOW that you’re going to make it to the light regardless what is going on. No matter what darkness is surrounding you. You have to DESIRE the light. If you don’t have that deep seated belief you’re going to be stuck in the tunnel. Its your decision. Be stuck in that darkness or get to the light no matter what.

Tip #5: Go out and have fun! Take your mind off all the heavy stuff. Go out with your friends or if you have no one go out alone. Try to enjoy the moment while you’re out. Forget all that you gotta deal with for a few hours and just enjoy being. Try to put into perspective the grand scheme of things which is we don’t have control of a lot of the things we go through and understand life didn’t come with a blueprint – knowing that, try to let go and just be for a while until the solution comes. Remember within your being that the answer WILL come.

Instagram: @imekyd & @itsflightcrew

Ronnie Cade | Content Creator

For anyone who feels like they’re facing insurmountable odds, I say to persist and tap into your creativity. If there’s a will, there is always a way. You may just need to think outside the box in order to beat the odds.

IG: https://instagram.com/authenticdiscourse | https://instagram.com/somaticmovement

Darby Mcvay | Videographer & Content Creator

My advice to someone that feels like they’re facing insurmountable odds is purely this; just keep going. No matter how many people say no, no matter what the odds are, if you have something you’re passionate about and you believe in it, never ever give up. All an idea needs is the right opportunity, the right timing, yours will come.

IG: @darby_mcvay

Jose Patino | Photographer & Videographer

Stay consistent on the course to your goal and if you need to, take a few minutes to relax and remind yourself why you began this journey. History has proven that greatness takes time and only those who are willing to push through and sacrifice are those that reach success. After all, if it was easy everyone would do it right?

Website: ajpproduction.com Instagram: @_jpproduction

Angeles | Business Owner

Image Credit: @rddproductions

The best advice I can give for someone who feels like they are facing insurmountable odds is to have courage in yourself, hustle hard, and stay positive. You can truly conquer whatever you put your mind to.

Website: Titasnatural.com Facebook: @titasnatural

Shun | Designer/Creator of THE MOVEMENT

We must never forget who our Creator is!

Website: Www.Movementpiecesbyshun.com IG: Themovementpiecesbyshun

Anai Garza | Food Enthusiast and Baker

I would advise that person that you have to take it day by day because you only live once and life’s too short to not enjoy it. Find yourself a supportive close-circle in friends and family that shares your views and goals and always remember every day to take some time to pamper and take care of yourself by doing something small you really like such a meal you enjoy, mediation, working out, or eating a dessert, you’ve earned it by working every day to overcome your odds.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lilpastries/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilpastries/

Ryan Daniel, D.D.S.

You were born to be a beacon of light. You were born to overcome any fear or any fright. You were born with the heart, will, & passion to never give up, & fight. If they say there is no way, you make it. Never ask for permission to be great, you just take it.

Instagram: @d.dental1

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