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Can An Employer Ban Tattoos In The Workplace? (2025 Update)

Jan 8, 2025 | lawpath.com.au | Fiona Lu

According to recent studies, 19 per cent of Australians have at least one tattoo. Some Australians view them as forms of art, whereas others respond negatively and make assumptions about the person’s character. However, the issue is not whether tattoos look suitable, but whether they are socially acceptable in the workplace. Tattoos in the workplace are often a divisive topic, with many Australians believing that tattoos in the workplace are unacceptable.
Why AI is blackbox? Why can’t medicine find consciousness?

Nov 12, 2024 | medium.com | Fiona Lu

Fiona Guoguo Lu·Follow10 min read·--Fiona Guoguo Lu:Why is AI a blackbox? LLM:AI is often considered a “black box” because its internal processes, especially in complex models like deep neural networks, are not easily interpretable. Here’s why this perception persists:Complexity of Models: Modern AI models, especially deep learning networks, have millions or billions of parameters that are adjusted during training.
Attention is all I am

Nov 12, 2024 | medium.com | Fiona Lu

Fiona Guoguo Lu·Follow8 min read·--The question “What is I?” is profound, and it has intrigued philosophers, psychologists, spiritual traditions, and scientists for centuries. Understanding “me” involves exploring layers of self, consciousness, identity, and experience. Here are a few perspectives that provide insights into this question:From a biological standpoint, “me” refers to a living organism — your physical body and brain.
Corporate Trustee Structures: An Explainer (2024 Update)

Sep 11, 2024 | lawpath.com.au | Fiona Lu

Superannuation is an entitlement which every Australian has a right to. However, if you run a business, you may not like the idea of not being able to decide where your payments go. Many business owners find a solution in creating a Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) under a corporate trustee structure. In this article, we’ll discuss SMSFs and why managing it under a corporate trustee structure can be beneficial for your business.
Hidden Hunger: Food Insecurity and Challenges to Access in the Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities

Sep 3, 2024 | clasp.org | Fiona Lu

By Fiona Lu,Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities have historically been overgeneralized into one racial category. This has minimized the individual struggles of each ethnic group, including disparities in poverty levels and health outcomes across multiple populations. For instance, data from KFF shows that 63 percent of Marshallese live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line, while as little as 12 percent of Indian Americans do.
New TANF Pilot Allows States to Help Families Achieve Their Goals in Place of Outdated Work Measure

Aug 21, 2024 | clasp.org | Fiona Lu |Ashley Burnside

By Fiona Lu and Ashley Burnside,Since its creation in 1996, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has provided cash assistance to a smaller and smaller share of families with low incomes. One reason is that many states have never rethought their TANF programs, leaving them stuck with outdated rules and paternalistic requirements. August 22 represents 28 years since Congress enacted the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, which first created the TANF program.
How To Deal With Debt Collectors (2024 Update)

Feb 20, 2024 | lawpath.com.au | Fiona Lu

Are you tired of receiving the same curt emails, letters and phone calls from debt collectors? It’s understandable that you may want to ignore them at this point but it’s important that you don’t. A debt collector is a person from a credit or service provider or debt collection agency who collects debts on behalf of an individual (creditor or someone on behalf of a creditor) or a company.
California Voice: Push for menstrual equity legislation part of political youth movement

Apr 6, 2023 | marinij.com | Esther Lau |Fiona Lu

We often think of political leaders as old, rich, White men. But that stereotype is changing. As two young women of color from low-income California families, we’re already writing legislation that scores victories for our communities. A largely youth-led movement is now reshaping California politics. We know we can do it thanks to the trailblazing California women who came before us, yet women still hold only 42% of seats in the Legislature.
A Stanford drop out's stories of abuse, trauma and addiction

Mar 14, 2023 | medium.com | Fiona Lu

Hi, my name is Fiona Guoguo Lu, and I'm an addict. Since the internet doesn't have much information about my personal life outside of my LinkedIn profile, here's a brief overview. I grew up in China, and came to the United States in 2011 when I was 21, to pursue a master 's degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation in 2013, I taught myself Computer Science on Coursera, and spent the next decade of my career in software engineering.
The Enhancers by Anne K. Yoder

Feb 22, 2023 | strangehorizons.com | E. C. Barrett |Fiona Lu |Holly Day |Kim Harbridge

Anne K. Yoder’s debut novel, The Enhancers, tells the story of three teen girls navigating life in the dystopian near-future town of Lumena Hills. Organized around the Lumena Corp pharmaceutical plant and the drugs it produces, the town is flush with pills that can do everything from enhance brain structures and decrease unpleasant feelings to erase memories which the swallower (or the pharmaceutical company) wish to be forgotten.