Maiden of the Moon

Democracy: dead in Greece for some time now...

ladyithildiel — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:21:56 GMT

As of a few hours ago and in a rapid, out-of-the-blue announced and illegally taken decision, the Greek government decided to shut down the historical National Television-ERT-under the pretense of 'saving money'.

For the record, the country's fiscal problems have more to do with our politicians' poor managerial skills than any of the social benefits' costs, ERT included.

Special police forces marched on the National TV transmitters to shut them down, going toe to toe with ERT employees and peacful protesters gathered to express their opposition against this whiplash decision; national TV channels went down all over Greece a few minutes ago, while they were transmitting!!

I must add here that the Greek National Television is one of the few available channels to Greeks living in other parts of the world-and the only Greek channels for some countries.

Over 2.600 people will be left jobless at the wake of this random act of the Greek government's latest provocation and while some of them are, as the Minister of press said, installed in their positions through less than legal channels-aka they got their jobs because they knew a politician or two-the majority do not fall under that category.

This is a blow to democracy in Greece and free speech and everywhere else. And it follows another recent act of tyranny, less than a month ago, when the government basically commandeered teachers ahead of schedule because they were considering starting a strike.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/11/greek-public-television-ert-closes-down/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/11/state-broadcaster-ert-shut-down-greece

It's way past time to get the truth out there! This is not the first event, it will not be the last and if Greece is starting out-EU's little 'experiment' if any of you have heard the news lately-then anyone, crisis or not, can be next!

Livejournal Content Strike!

ladyithildiel — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:01:08 GMT

Snagged by sweet atanone's and mommynerd's journals:

For those of you who don't already know, there has been a strike scheduled for Friday, March 21st, 2008, during which we hope to have many members of LiveJournal provide LJ with absolutely no content for twenty-four hours. This means no posting and no commenting. If you post elsewhere and have it set up to be posted through a feed on LiveJournal, don't do it. Stay away from LiveJournal for twenty-four hours. That can't be too hard, can it? I know some of you are probably quite active on LiveJournal and will find it hard to stay away for an entire day, just as I will, but this is something that needs to be done, to show the people running LiveJournal that we're watching the changes they are making, that we're paying attention, that we're discontent, and that we want to be heard and taken in to consideration. We are not simply users who can be tossed to the side and ignored. We are the people who make up LiveJournal. Without us, without the content we create, without our words, our voices, our creativity, our participation, there would be no LiveJournal. This is a fact, and it needs to be realized and understood and then taken in to consideration when making decisions regarding the way that LiveJournal is run. The strike is only a few days away, so there isn't all too much time to prepare. While this is unfortunate, it isn't enough to keep this strike from taking place. It will take place, the second it is meant to, and it would be best to have as many people take part as possible. Please, spread the word. Spread it fast. There are only a few days to organize this. If you find that you care about LiveJournal or care about the people you interact with on LiveJournal or simply want it to remain a place where you can entertain yourself without constant censorship and money-hungry practices being thrown in without the consideration of those who use the service, act now. If you don't wish to spread the word, that is fine, but please: refrain from using LiveJournal on Friday, March 21st. Do something else for a change. It's for a good cause. (:

For background on this strike and why it is being held, please read the following posts:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/394838.html
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395310.html

To find out exactly when the strike begins and ends, depending on where you are located, please see this:
http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395125.html

What's this about?

* It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board.
* It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'.
* It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions.
* And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, sex and depression. This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves.

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On a personal note:
When I joined LJ, some 3 years ago, I did so on a Basic Free account; the ability to get paid and, just last summer, permanent account,was only granted me thanks to the love and aid of some precious friends I will always be grateful to for that!♥Thank you so much, you know who you are!!!*huggles*
Truth be told, if I had to make a Plus account back then, I would have probably not done it, the ads would have put me off the notion from the very first moment!!

I'm very happy to be in LJ,I love it here, I love all of you, my friends and wonderful, fantastic people I've met and got to know better here;I like the experience here and the fact that it's not like other online journal services;it feels freer and more user-friendly than other journalling places I've seen and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else;it's 'home',so to speak!!

And it all began with me being talked into making a Basic account here...I'd like to see that option open for new users too, as well as for older users wanting to make a community or a writing journal or a journal for whatever other reason!Basic accounts should come back,it's as simple as that!

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!:)

ladyithildiel — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:26:21 GMT

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas/holiday season,filled with love, joy, health, and good times for all of you and your families!!♥

Have a lovely Christmas, a fantastic holiday,my sweet friends and watchers!!:):)

Click on the pic to see a bigger version and the credits!!:):)

My very first light textures!!!

ladyithildiel — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:59:10 GMT

Click the preview for more:

Icons' time!:)

ladyithildiel — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:12:36 GMT

All X-Men, all Gambit/Rogue!;)What can I say, I'm an incurable romantic!;)

See them here:
http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/46414.html#cutid1

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Fantasy icons' time!;)

ladyithildiel — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:24:14 GMT

At my graphics' journal here:

http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/46214.html#cutid1

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A few icons...

ladyithildiel — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:42:43 GMT

...and more, a little mixed post at my graphics' journal here:
http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/45852.html

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A little announcement!:)

ladyithildiel — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:00:41 GMT

The White Tree Fund is hosting a Tolkien lecture in Toronto next Thursday, September 27 at 7.00 pm. It will be held at Hart House, University of Toronto. Dr. John Browne is speaking on "Tolkien as Wordsmith: One Reader's Journey Through the Lord of the Rings". Tickets are $10 if you're a member of the Toronto smial or $15 for non-members. Please bring along any old children's books or magazines to be donated to the Parkdale Project Read, a local literacy group. For more info and to get tickets see: www.whitetreeefund.org.

Wish I was in Canada, I would so love to attend!!!:D

September Calendars' time!:)

ladyithildiel — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:55:52 GMT

See them here:
http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/44263.html#cutid1

A few Harry Potter icons...

ladyithildiel — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:44:39 GMT

...right here:
http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/43187.html#cutid1

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X-Men icons!!:)

ladyithildiel — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:49:59 GMT

Many characters and more to be found here!)Enjoy everyone!:D

http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/41874.html?view=1234066#t1234066

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June calendars...

ladyithildiel — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:39:08 GMT

...posted here:

http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/41433.html#cutid1

Enjoy, everyone!!:)

A few graphics...

ladyithildiel — Sun, 27 May 2007 14:22:28 GMT

...after a somewhat long time sans posting!:OMostly fantasy and Final Fantasy, but I am making more-yay for long weekends, huh?;)

Anyway, you can find the graphics here:
http://community.livejournal.com/luthiens_dream/41083.html

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