Job may refer to:

Job, a scheduled and/or for a process handling for a computer in a batch processing environment

Job, slang for a robbery

Job (professional wrestling), a wrestling performer who loses a match

Job (role), a regular activity performed in exchange for payment

JOB (rolling papers), a popular French brand of rolling papers

Job opening, a desire by an organization to fill a position

Task to be performed

Job Corps, a training program administered by the United States Government

Job for a Cowboy an American death metal band

''Job: A Masque for Dancing'', a ballet by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams

Job Network, a set of employment organizations funded by the Australian Government

Job's syndrome, another name for the medical condition Hyper IgE syndrome (HIES)

Odd lot or ''job-lot'' is a non-standard quantity purchase performed by jobbers

People named Job or Jobs:

Job (biblical figure), the central character in the Book of Job

Jobs, a major character from K. A. Applegate's ''Remnants'' series

Joseph-Désiré Job, a Cameroonian footballer

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of consumer electronics company Apple Inc

Job Cohen, leader of Dutch Socialists PvdA

Job de Roincé (1896-1981), French journalist and writer

Job ben Solomon, a Muslim slave who was a victim of the Atlantic slave trade

Jacques Onfroy de Bréville called JOB, French illustrator

Publications and media:

Book of Job, part of the Hebrew Bible

''Job'', a novel by Joseph Roth

Job (Shea), a sculpture by Judith Shea

''Job: A Comedy of Justice'', a novel by Robert A. Heinlein

''La Job'', a Quebec adaptation of the British TV series ''The Office''

See also

Employment

Occupation (disambiguation)

Work (disambiguation)

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Coordinates	35°0′41.69″N135°46′5.47″N
name	Fareed Zakaria
birthname	Fareed Rafiq Zakaria
Birth date	January 20, 1964
Birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
education	Yale University (A.B.)Harvard University (Ph.D)
occupation	Journalist, commentator, author
spouse	Paula Throckmorton Zakaria
children	Omar, Lila, Sofia
religion	Islam
credits	''Time'' magazine, contributing editor (2010)''Fareed Zakaria GPS'', host (2008–present) ''Newsweek International'', editor (2000–2010) ''Foreign Exchange'', host (2005–2007) ''Foreign Affairs'', former managing editor
url	http://www.fareedzakaria.com }}

Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (Konkani/Hindi: फ़रीद राफ़िक़ ज़कारिया, born January 20, 1964) is an Indian-American journalist and author. From 2000, he was a columnist for ''Newsweek'' and editor of ''Newsweek International'', until moving to Editor-At-Large of ''Time'' in 2010. He is also the host of CNN's ''Fareed Zakaria GPS'', and a frequent commentator and author about issues related to international relations, trade and American foreign policy.

In 2010, the government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution towards journalism.

Early life

Zakaria was born in Mumbai (then Bombay), Maharashtra, India, to a Konkani Muslim family. His father, Rafiq Zakaria, was a politician associated with the Indian National Congress and an Islamic scholar. His mother, Fatima Zakaria, was for a time the editor of the ''Sunday Times of India''.

Zakaria attended the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai. He received a A.B. degree from Yale University, where he was president of the Yale Political Union, editor-in-chief of the Yale Political Monthly, a member of the Scroll and Key society, and a member of the Party of the Right. He later earned a Ph.D degree in political science from Harvard University in 1993, where he studied under Samuel P. Huntington and Stanley Hoffmann.

Career

After directing a research project on American foreign policy at Harvard, Zakaria became managing editor of ''Foreign Affairs'' magazine in 1992. In October 2000, he was named editor of ''Newsweek International'', and wrote a weekly foreign affairs column. In August 2010 it was announced that he was moving from ''Newsweek'' to ''Time'' magazine, to serve as a contributing editor and columnist.

He has written on a variety of subjects for the ''New York Times'', the ''Wall Street Journal'', ''The New Yorker'', and as a wine columnist for the web magazine ''Slate''.

Zakaria is the author of ''From Wealth to Power: The Unusual Origins of America's World Role'' (Princeton, 1998), ''The Future of Freedom'' (Norton, 2003), and ''The Post-American World'' (2008); he has also co-edited ''The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World'' (Basic Books).

In 2007, ''Foreign Policy'' and ''Prospect'' magazines named him one of the 100 leading public intellectuals in the world.

Zakaria was a news analyst with ABC's ''This Week with George Stephanopoulos'' (2002–2007); he hosted the weekly TV news show, ''Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria'' on PBS (2005–2008); his weekly show, ''Fareed Zakaria GPS'' (Global Public Square) premiered on CNN in June 2008. It airs on Sundays at 10:00am and 1:00pm Eastern Daylight Time.

Political views

Zakaria self-identifies as a "centrist", though he has been described variously as a political liberal, a conservative, or a moderate. George Stephanopoulos said of him in 2003, "He’s so well versed in politics, and he can’t be pigeonholed. I can’t be sure whenever I turn to him where he’s going to be coming from or what he’s going to say." Zakaria wrote in February 2008 that "Conservatism grew powerful in the 1970s and 1980s because it proposed solutions appropriate to the problems of the age", adding that "a new world requires new thinking". He supported Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic primary campaign and also for president. In January 2009 ''Forbes'' referred to Zakaria as one of the 25 most influential liberals in the American media. Zakaria has stated that he tries not to be devoted to any type of ideology, saying "I feel that's part of my job... which is not to pick sides but to explain what I think is happening on the ground. I can't say, 'This is my team and I'm going to root for them no matter what they do.'"

Zakaria's books include ''The Future of Freedom'' and ''The Post-American World''. The first argues that what we think of as democracy in the Western world is actually "liberal democracy," a combination of liberal constitutionalism and participatory politics. The protection of liberty and the rule of law actually preceded mass elections by centuries in Western Europe. Countries that try to simply adopt elections without laying these preceding conditions end up creating not "liberal" democracy but illiberal democracy, like Putin's Russia. His second book, published in 2008, before the financial crisis, argued that the most important trend of our times is the "rise of the rest," the economic emergence of China, India, Brazil and other countries that are rapidly gaining ground. Zakaria argued that their new-found economic power was altering the structure of global economics, politics, and culture. The phrase "post-American world," has now passed into popular discourse.

After the 9/11 attacks, in a Newsweek cover essay, "Why They Hate Us," Zakaria argued that Islamic extremism was not fundamentally rooted in Islam, nor could it be claimed a reaction to American foreign policy. It had its roots in the stagnation and dysfunctions of the Arab world. Decades of failure under tyrannical regimes, all claiming to be Western-style secular modernizers, had produced an opposition that was anti-Western, religious, violent, and increasingly globalized. Since the mosque was a place where people could gather and Islam an institution that was outside the reach of censorship, they both provided a context for the growth of the political opposition. Zakaria argued for an inter-generational effort to create more open and dynamic societies in Arab countries, and thereby helping Islam enter the modern world.

Zakaria initially supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He said at the time, “The place is so dysfunctional... any stirring of the pot is good. America’s involvement in the region is for the good." He argued for a United Nations-sanctioned operation with a much larger force—approximately 400,000 troops—than was actually employed by the administration of President George W. Bush. After the invasion, he frequently criticized the way the Bush administration was running the occupation of Iraq. He continued to argue that a functioning democracy in Iraq would be a powerful new model for Arab politics but believes that at this point, an honest accounting would have to say that the costs of the invasion and occupation have been much higher than the benefits. He opposed the Iraq surge in March 2007, writing that it would work militarily but not politically, still leaving Iraq divided among its three communities. Instead he advocated that Washington push hard for a political settlement between the Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, and Kurds, and begin a reduction in forces to only 60,000 troops. In January 2009, he stated flatly that the surge "succeeded," militarily and did better politically than he would have predicted.

From 2006, Zakaria has also criticized what he views as "fear-based" American policies employed not only in combating terrorism, but also in enforcing immigration and drug smuggling laws, and has argued in favor of decriminalization of drugs and citizenship for presently illegal immigrants to the United States of all backgrounds.

Zakaria and President Obama

Before the 2008 US Presidential election, Zakaria endorsed Barack Obama on his CNN program. In May 2011 it was revealed in The New York Times that President Obama "has sounded out" Zakaria concerning Middle East issues in meetings with him.

Wolfowitz meeting

In his 2006 book ''State of Denial'', ''Washington Post'' journalist Bob Woodward described a November 29, 2001, meeting of Middle East analysts, including Zakaria, that was convened at the request of the then Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. According to a ''New York Times'' story on Woodward's book, the Wolfowitz meeting ultimately produced a report for President George W. Bush that supported the subsequent invasion of Iraq. Zakaria, however, later told ''The New York Times'' that he had briefly attended what he thought was "a brainstorming session". He was not told that a report would be prepared for the President, and the report did not have his name on it.

Personal

Zakaria is a naturalized American citizen. He currently resides in New York City with his wife, Paula Throckmorton Zakaria, son Omar, and daughters Lila and Sofia.

Awards

Zakaria was conferred ''India Abroad'' Person of the Year 2008 award on March 20, 2009, in New York. Filmmaker Mira Nair, who won the award for year 2007, honored her successor. He has received honorary degrees at the University of Miami, Oberlin College, Bates College, Brown University, and Johns Hopkins University.

In January 2010, Zakaria was given the "Padma Bhushan" award by the Indian government for his contribution to the field of journalism.

In 2005, Zakaria was awarded the Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize from the Anti-Defamation League ("ADL"). In July 2010 the ADL expressed its opposition to the Park51 Islamic cultural center and mosque, planned for a site that is two blocks from the World Trade Center site. Zakaria returned the award in protest, saying that he could not "in good conscience keep it anymore". In support of his decision, he stated that the larger issue in the controversy is freedom of religion in America, even while acknowledging that he is not a religious person. He also wrote that a "moderate, mainstream version of Islam" is essential to winning the war on terror. On the August 8, 2010, edition of ''Fareed Zakaria GPS'', Zakaria addressed the issue, stating that in returning his award, he had hoped that the ADL would reconsider their stance.

Bibliography

''The Post-American World, Release 2.0, Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2011) ISBN 0-393-08180-0

''The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2008) ISBN 0-393-06235-X

''The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad'', Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2003) ISBN 0-393-04764-4

''From Wealth to Power'', Fareed Zakaria, (Princeton University Press; 1998) ISBN 0-691-04496-1

''The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World Essays from 75 Years of Foreign Affairs'', edited by James F. Hoge and Fareed Zakaria, (Basic Books; 1997) ISBN 0-465-00170-X

References

External links

FareedZakaria.com Official site

Global Public Square at ''CNN''

Column archive at ''The Daily Star''

Column archive (through 2010) at ''Newsweek''

;Interviews and articles

Andrew Mangino. "Trustee Zakaria '86 found his niche at Yale". ''Yale Daily News''

Fareed Zakaria interview - KCTS9-TV PBS Seattle

"The Interpreter". ''Village Voice'' profile. August 9, 2005.

Q&A with Fareed Zakaria on five-year anniversary of 9/11 attacks. South Asian Journalists Association blog. September 10, 2006.

Washington Post, PostGlobal Moderator

"Sweet Justice". Zakaria says that German wines get a bad rap. ''Slate (magazine)''.

Marion Maneker. "Man of the World". ''New York'' magazine profile.

Coverage of his many appearances on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". Sajaforum.org

Review roundup of "The Post-American World" at SAJA Forum

One-on-One with Thomas L. Friedman. Omnivoracious. September 7, 2008

Audio: Fareed Zakaria in conversation on the BBC World Service discussion show ''The Forum''

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Coordinates	35°0′41.69″N135°46′5.47″N
name	Russell Peters
birth name	Russell Dominic Peters
birth date	September 29, 1970
birth place	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
medium	Stand-up, Television, Film, Radio
nationality	Canadian
genre	Satire, Improvisational comedy, Observational comedy
active	1989–present
subject	Racism, Race relations, Stereotypes, Multiculturalism, Indian culture
influences	George Carlin, Steve Martin, Cheech and Chong, Don Rickles, Eddie Murphy
signature	Russell Peters Autograph.svg
website	RussellPeters.com
spouse	Monica Diaz (2010–present) 1 child }}

Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and has been nominated for four Gemini Awards.

Early life

Russell Peters was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to Eric and Maureen Peters. His family is of Anglo-Indian ancestry and is Catholic. His father was born in Pune, India and worked as a federal meat inspector and his mother was born in Calcutta, India. He has an older brother named Clayton who was born in Calcutta.

He went to Georges Vanier Catholic Elementary School from kindergarten to grade 8, Bramalea Secondary School for grades 9–10, and North Peel Secondary School for grades 11–12 in Brampton.

Career

Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. He has since also performed in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Iran, Denmark, South Africa, the Caribbean, Vietnam, New Zealand, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Sweden, India, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Norway , Lebanon, London, Pakistan and Trinidad among other places.

He hosted the Canada Day Comedy Festival 2006. His comedy special ''Russell Peters: Outsourced'', aired on Comedy Central on August 16, 2006. The DVD version features his uncensored performance. The DVD has been popular, especially in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies. ''Outsourced'' remained on the National DVD Chart over one and a half years after release.

In September 2008, it was confirmed that Peters made a deal with Fox to develop a new sitcom, based on his experience in Canada. Peters says, "It's really a snapshot of where my family maybe was ten years ago" and he ensures that the sitcom is "Something that will be funny and honest." Peters participated in a USO tour of Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Africa and Greenland in November 2007 with Wilmer Valderrama and Mayra Veronica. Peters' latest DVD/CD combo ''Russell Peters: Red, White, and Brown'' was recorded on February 2, 2008, at The WAMU Theatre at Madison Square Garden. Peters and his brother, Clayton Peters, who is also his manager, self-produced and financed ''Red, White and Brown''. It was released in Canada in September 2008 and in the US on January 27, 2009. Peters also currently produces and stars on the radio situation comedy series, ''Monsoon House'', on CBC Radio One.

Peters was the host of the 2008 Juno Awards televised ceremonies in Calgary on April 6, 2008, for which he won a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series". The 2008 awards broadcast received the second-highest ratings ever for the program. He was asked to host the Juno Awards for a second year in a row. The 2009 Juno Awards took place in Vancouver on March 29, 2009.

Between June 2008 and June 2009, Peters earned $10 million, making him one of the highest-paid comedians during that twelve-month period.

Between June 2008 and June 2010, Peters earned $15 million, continuing his run as one of the highest-paid comedians.

On October 26, 2010, Peters released his autobiography, ''Call me Russell'', co - written with his brother Clayton and Dannis Koromilas.

Russell first appeared as a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast on December 17th 2010, episode 63. On June 21st 2011, Russell went onto the Joe Rogan podcast again, this time with Junior Simpson. Joe Rogan was the main host and Brian Redban was the co-host/technician.

Popularity

Peters' popularity extends to several countries. In Canada, Peters became the first comedian to sell out Toronto's Air Canada Centre, with more than 15,000 tickets in two days for the single show. He ended up selling over 30,000 tickets nationally over the two-day sales period. A total of over 60,000 tickets were sold across six cities. In Sydney, Peters had a record breaking audience of 13,880, making the event the largest stand-up comedy show in Australian history He broke a UK comedy sales record at London's O2 arena when he sold over 16,000 tickets to his show on February 14, 2009 . Peters attributes his sudden widespread popularity to a stand-up performance he did on the Canadian TV comedy series ''Comedy Now!'' that was uploaded onto YouTube and became viral. While the initial video upload featured his performance in its 45 minute entirety, subsequent videos uploaded by other YouTube users were snippets of that performance, chopped into each of the cultural groups he targeted. According to Peters, those snippets made their way to those specified cultural groups, and were well received by them.

Comedy

Russell Peters' stand-up performances are mostly made up of observational comedy where he uses humor to poke fun at the subjects of race, class and culture, often using his own life experiences as well as impersonations of different cultural accents to illustrate his act. Russell Peters uses his minority status to allow him to poke fun at different races in his performance, but according to an interview done for ''The National'', he does not intend to put down or offend different races and cultures, but instead tries to raise them up through humor. For example: "Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad".

Personal life

Peters proposed to girlfriend Monica Diaz García on July 10, 2010 at the Los Angeles International Airport. He announced the engagement via Twitter. The couple married on August 20, 2010 at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The wedding was attended by about 20 guests, including an Elvis impersonator. Peters and Diaz had their first child, a girl, due February 23, 2011. When announcing the pregnancy, Peters told The Canadian Press, "Did I get married because she was knocked up? I would say that expedited it." His daughter was born two and a half months early,on December 14, 2010, but was healthy as Peters stated on his Twitter. She was given the name Crystianna Marie Peters.

Awards and recognition

He has been nominated for four Gemini Awards, the Canadian television awards. He has also been nominated for Best Male Comic at the Canadian Comedy Awards. Peters has been featured at such shows as Montreal's Just for Laughs (Juste pour rire) Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Festival.

On June 28, 2011 it was announced that Peters will receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and will be inducted on October 1 at Elgin Theatre in Toronto.

1997 – Nomination for the Gemini Award in the category "Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series". This was for ''Show Me The Funny'', from the TV-series ''Comics!'' (1997)

2004 – Nomination for a Gemini Award for his Comedy Now! special.

2008 – Nomination for a Gemini Award for hosting The Junos.

2008 – Winner of a Gemini Award for 'Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series'.

Filmography

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Notable roles played

Peters has appeared in a few films, most recently ''Senior Skip Day'' also starring Larry Miller, Tara Reid, and Gary Lundy. Besides this, he has also had short appearances in the 1994 film ''Boozecan'' as Snake's Friend, the 1999 film ''Tiger Claws III'' as Detective Elliott, the 2004 film ''My Baby's Daddy'' as the obstetrician, the 2006 film ''Quarter Life Crisis'' as Dilip Kumar, the 2007 film ''The Take'' as Dr. Sharma, and the 2008 film ''Senior Skip Day'' as Uncle Todd.

Peters is scheduled to star as "Pervius" in ''National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus'' he is also going to appear in a CBC movie entitled 'Breakaway'. He also acted in Duncan Jones's movie ''Source Code'' as Max, an amateur comedian with a bad attitude. ;Acting roles – television

"Comics Without Borders" (2008)

Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown (2008)

Senior Skip Day/High School's Day Off (Australia title) (2008)- Uncle Todd

;Appearances on television

"Lopez Tonight" - Himself (February 2, 2010)

"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" – Himself (2009)

"The 9th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards" (2008)- Himself (Winner – Best Large Venue Stand-up)

"CBC News: The Hour" .... Himself – Episode dated 18 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" – Himself – Episode dated 15 February 2008 (2008)

"Def Comedy Jam" – Episode #8.4 (2008) TV episode – Himself/Comedian

"Pulse: The Desi Beat" – Episode #1.9 (2007) TV episode – Himself

"Video on Trial" – Episode #3.3 (2007) TV episode – Himself

"Comics Unleashed" – Episode #1.6 (2009) TV episode- Himself

The 4th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2003) – Himself

The 5th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2004) – Nominee (Male Stand-up)

MTV Cribs (Where he featured on two different episodes)

;Self

Heckler (2007)

Let's All Hate Toronto (2007)

References

Further reading

External links

Official website

Russell Peters at Facebook

Russell named first Toronto ambassador

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