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Business Inspirational Speakers – Has Technology Changed The Fundamentals of Networking?
Business Inspirational Speakers South Africa
Has Technology Changed The Fundamentals of Networking?
Effective networking has been one of the cornerstones of building great businesses, since the dawn of time. Before the explosion of social Media it was a pretty simple process and was conducted face to face, at events designed to build relationships and meaningful connections.
his presentation by one of the best inspirational speakers in the field of time management training will show you that all the new social media options available today have completely changed the game, and presented us with a myriad of new ways of opening doors. This new form of media presents us with a number of innovative options for identifying and finding the right people to connect with, allowing us to become far more effective with our networking and marketing activities. All these changes are affecting not only the way we connect, but also the pace and scope of the connections we are able to make in a very short space of time.
These changes have seen a massive paradigm shift in how we function, communicate and do business, both online and offline. It has now become more important than ever to be highly versed in the art of effective networking. Building quality relationships and making real meaningful connections is still important. But the new high tech methods of networking have now made it far easier to find the right people to connect with and the process of making contact with them is far more streamlined.
No matter how technologically advanced we get; it will always be human beings that will make the final decisions. The principles of networking will always apply. The more people you really connect with and the more people you can offer mutually beneficial opportunities to, the better and more effective will be your network. Technology is not changing this it is just changing how we get to make these connections.
After attending this presentation by one of the most informative and entertaining inspirational speakers in the filed of time management training you will realise that the internet and social media have changed the networking and marketing playing field forever. You can now be sitting in your bedroom at 3 am in the morning communicating with someone anywhere in the world. Technology has turned us into a completely 24 hour society, where different time zones are virtually irrelevant. If you are willing and able to put in the effort, you can connect with anyone, anywhere at any time.
The trick to use this amazing new technology effectively is to carefully select the right people to connect with on the three main social media networks, namely LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Over time keep adding real meaningful value to your network by posting useful information, which will serve your social networking community, without directly trying to sell anything or promote your product or services. As you keep posting relevant, valuable and useful information on your social media networks, you will gradually be viewed as a subject or industry expert.
I post inspirational and educational articles and quotations every day on all my social networks. It has taken me about 18 months of consistently posting relevant material, which is viewed as valuable by my network, for me to be viewed as an expert in the field of human behaviour and expanded awareness. This status has resulted in a number of the people in my network contacting me to facilitate Key Note addresses or workshops at their respective businesses. You can do the same for your business if you post relevant material daily, which will be of real value and have relevance and meaning to your social network.
Never try to promote yourself directly on any social media site. As soon as anyone in your network feels that you are directly promoting your products or services via any social media channel, they will immediately stop following your work and will leave your network. The trick is to invest time into posting great material every day, which is of value to everyone in your network and then to wait for them to contact you. I know this seems counter intuitive.
The reality is that your social media network is no different to any networking meeting that you attend. When you attend any networking event, you work to build connection with the right people, so that you can build mutually beneficial relationships with them. This helps you ensure that over time they get to know like and trust you. Building trust and connection is a process it is not an event. It takes time and effort to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with anyone. This relationship you are attempting to build, results in both parties benefitting, you provide solutions to satisfy their needs and they purchase your products or services.
If you attend any networking meeting where you stand on your sales platform, trying to tell everyone how wonderful your products or services are. Everyone at the meeting will give you a wide berth and avoid you all together. The same is true for your social media strategy. Never try to sell anything on your social media platforms. Invest time to build connection with the right people and over time you will have created one of the most powerful networking and marketing systems possible.
Building your network and consistently posting valuable material takes time and effort. It can be a very challenging thing to do, as it can take quite a while before the people in your network learn to know, like and trust you enough to want to do business with you. The trick is to be consistent and post great material at minimum twice a week. You cannot just occasionally dip your toes into the social media pond and expect to get results. Consistency and relevance are the two bookends of a great social media strategy.
Once anyone that is interested in doing business with you, makes contact, take the conversation off the social media forum and continue the interaction via email, texting, telephone or face to face meetings. Once someone in your network has shown an interest in your services, they have been following your work for a while and over time have grown to view you as an expert. They already know like and trust you, so all that is left for you to do, is to convince them that you are indeed capable of delivering on your promises.
The quantity of unsolicited emails, messages and advertising messages we are exposed to every day, has made people detest spam. Anyone that uses this as a means to try to communicate their marketing message will very quickly alienate prospects. Never ever send out a bulk non personal email that has no soul or meaning to the recipient. This spray and pray strategy does far more harm than good. People are so overwhelmed with emails and information, that when they receive unsolicited messages they actually get turned off by the sender of these messages. The only way to use email marketing effectively is to use a carefully targeted and focused strategy, which includes targeted marketing, one on one scaling and personal, meaningful messages.
We live in such a now world, with instant popcorn, microwaves and instant everything that we expect networking to be instant too. Nothing could be further from the truth. Building relationships and connecting with people takes time. Your social media strategy is no different. The only way to succeed with your social media strategy is to accept that building connection with the right people will take time and effort. You need to be patient and measure your progress weekly to see what impact your strategy is having. Your computer guru, can very easily send you weekly reports on the activity on all your social media sites.
The trick to ensure that you connect with the right people is to follow basic business principals. First identify who you ideal client is by identifying specific demographic, psychographic and emotive characteristics, which your perfect client should possess. Once you have identified who your ideal client is. The next step is to search via Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn to identify exactly which business you want to connect with. Once you have identified the businesses you want to do business with, next search for the individuals within those organisations. These are the people you want to build connection with.
Many people have missed the point of an effective social media strategy and they have attempted to connect with thousands of people on their social media platforms. Very often these people are not interested in your product or service and will find no value in your postings. A superficial connection with thousands of people is of little or no value. To become really successful and turn yourself into a super achiever requires searching for the right people to connect with. Identifying the ones that you feel will contribute to your future success. Then developing a focused strategy to communicate with and build long term connections with these people.
Next begin to write articles that will be of service to your social media network. Each week view the reports from your computer guru and see what type of articles or posts get the best response. Over time keep polishing your posts until you consistently get good responses and positive feedback from your network. The more often you measure your performance and massage your message, the better the final result of your social media campaign will be.
The art of connecting, referring, helping people and sharing information about products and services has not changed. Networking remains a mutually beneficial process where people share ideas, leads, information, resources and support each other. None of these universal truths has changed. The main thing technology has changed is the pace of discovering the right people to connect with and number of contacts we can make in a very short space of time has grown exponentially. Social media has not changed the fundamental business principals, people still buy from people they know, like and trust.
Author: Andrew Horton Business Inspirational Speakers South Africa


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Atlanta Hawks versus Brooklyn Nets NBA Pro Basketball Playoffs Betting PreviewThursday, April 30th, 2015
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Atlanta Hawks holds a 3-2 lead in this best of seven opening round series with the Brooklyn Nets. The Washington Wizards after sweeping Toronto Raptors in four games will be plenty rested as they face the winners of the Hawks and Nets series. Home court has held up in this series as all five games have been won by the home team. The matchups in Brooklyn have been won by the Nets 91-83 and they pulled out an overtime victory 120-115 against Atlanta in overtime.
Jeff Teague has led the Hawks in scoring in this series with 16 points per game average. Teague has been bothered by an ankle injury. Many of the Hawks players are suffering through ailments. Al Horford had an injuring to his finger. Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver are going through nagging injuries as well. Teague is coming off back to back 20 point games in this series and has seen his minutes skyrocket to 38 per game over his past two contests. Kyle Korver has been a disappointment in the playoffs for Atlanta as he is shooting just 40% from the field and 33% from the three point line which is well below is seasonal averages. Brook Lopez has elevated his game since the All Star break for the Nets. At one point this season Lopez was in coach Lionel Hollins doghouse as he was demoted to a reserve. The big man responded as his solid play returned him back to a starters role. Brook Lopez is averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds in this series with the Atlanta Hawks white shooting 54%. Joe Johnson shooting touch has been way off as the veteran guard is hitting just 33% from the field.


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This page contains information about every enemy in Patapon 3 (in alphabetical order).
The Akumapon Tribe is a tribe of demons present in both Patapon 2 and Patapon 3. They have helms that look like crab claws, and they are purple in coloration. Akumapons can carry swords, spears, and bows. Some ride horses. Because they share the same suffix "-pon" as the Patapons, there are no names for the different classes of Akumapon.
Akumapon are especially dangerous as they carry Unique Equipment such as the Bow of Apollopon or Gesundbeit.
Main article: BalrogA new mini-boss which has a trident-shaped fork with a piece of meat on it and a very fat physique. It has small wings on its back and a short, devil-like tail. It has a few spikes on its back. It is red, yellow, purple, and black in coloration.
Despite how overweight it looks, it is nimble enough to jump back and forth a fair distance. It is probably based on the monster of the same name from The Lord Of The Rings.
The Balrog (like most other monsters) has two attacks. It also has the ability to heal itself by eating the meat on it's fork.
- Fork Stab- Once the meat on its fork is gone, Balrog will roar and its head will burst into flame. It will then lower its fork at your Patapons. It will then extend this fork, skewering one of your Patapons. This can be avoided only with the DonDon song (Melody With a Bounce). If you are accidentally skewered, press the buttons rapidly to release your Patapon. You will lose Fever, but you will not be eaten.
- Belly Flop- After lifting up its belly, Balrog will drop its fat stomach on the ground, causing a shockwave. This will stagger and/or freeze your Patapons. Avoidable with DonChaka, but you can defend rather well with the ChakaChaka Song (Lament of Defense).
There is a larger, more resilient purple and green version with a five-prong fork named Balrag. Balrag's shockwave is significantly more powerful and larger than Balrog's. If you stagger or kill either Balrog or Balrag while they still have meat on their fork, they will drop a bunch of Ka-Ching in addition to the normal reward.
Main article: BonedethThe Bonedeth Tribe is an enemy tribe in Patapon 3. The Bonedeth have many different classes and carry various weapons. The Bonedeth classes in the game are:
- Yarideths
- Tatedeths
- Yumideths
- Kibadeths
- Megadeths
Some of them even have different helmets, making them stronger in battle. Bonedeth also fight alongside monsters and Dark Heroes. Bonedeth fortresses can also be found in missions.
The Bonedeth are the resurrected corpses of the members of the Ah-Ooh Dynasty. The Ah-Ooh Dynasty was destroyed by the Patapons early on in the history of the Patapon world.
Cannons first appeared in Patapon 2. Cannons have been found in the Defense Practice and the Attack and Dodge Practice missions in Patapon 3. Normal cannons fire cannon balls that might light your Patapons on fire, and cause mediocre damage. A giant cannon can be found in the Patapon Training Grounds, and this one shoots boulders which can do major damage to your Patapons. There is also a snowball cannon that freezes Patapons and does lighter damage. The Bonedeth have the older Karmen cannons, too.
Main article: Cyclops
These monsters can be found in many missions. They vary in size, some being small and others very large. Normal Cyclopses wear a blue roman-style helmet, and have red circles all around their black bodies. Normal Cyclopses also have white bandages on their arms. They carry large, spiked clubs. Cyclopses have three attacks:
- Club Slam- the Cyclops holds its club behind its head and taps its foot. Then it slams its club down on your Patapons. Avoid this with the PonPata Song (Requiem of Retreat) or defend against it with the ChakaChaka song. You can be staggered easily from this attack.
- Rush n' Slam- winding up in the same fashion as before, the Cyclops runs at your forces and then slams his club down. Causes stagger, and can be avoided in the same fashion as the Club Slam.
- Boulder Toss- the Cyclops bends down and grabs the ground, the pulls up a chunk of Earth and lobs it at your Patapons. Defend against this attack with the ChakaChaka Song or avoid it with the PonPata Song. This attack also causes Stagger.
There are more powerful versions of Cyclopses called Mutant Cyclopses. They are blue-and-black in coloration, and are slightly more powerful. Cyclopses may be capable of simple human speech, as a Normal Cyclops says something about Patapons being delicious in the mission Traverse the Field of Giants!
Dark HeroesEditMain article: Dark Heroes
Dark Heroes have the same structure and wear masks similar to the Uberhero. They are a lot stronger than a regular enemy and are able to go into 'Dark Hero Mode'. They include Madfang Ragewolf, Naughtyfins, Standoffish Sonarchy, RottenLee Ravenous, Gluttonous Buzzcrave, Slow-moving Slogturtle and Miss Covet-Hiss. They are counter-parts of your Uberhero Patapon.
All of the Dark Heroes have a past relating to the Patapons. Madfang Ragewolf is supposedly Makoton, the Zigoton warrior. Naughtyfins is actually the Patapon Princess. RottenLee Ravenous is actually the mighty Zigoton general, Gong the Hawkeye. Standoffish Sonarchy, Gluttonous Buzzcrave, Slogturtle, and Miss Covet-Hiss are all members of the Ah-Ooh Dynasty. Sonarchy was the Prince, Buzzcrave and Slogturtle were generals, and Miss Covet-Hiss was the King.
Main article: Dragon
There are three different types of Dragons- Normal, Ice, and Dark. Normal dragons inflict Fire damage, Ice dragons inflict Ice damage, and Dark dragons cause Poison. RottenLee Ravenous rides a Dark Dragon.All Dragons have only one attack. First, they will roar, and then they will charge up in different ways:
- Normal- Normal Dragons lift up their head and their neck to rest on their back.
- Ice- Ice Dragons will lower their head slightly. If you don't pay attention, you will not notice this.
- Dark- Dark Dragons will lift their head up to the sky.
All three Dragons will then release Elemental Breath that is unique to their type of Dragon. Normal Dragons breathe fire, Ice Dragons breathe ice, and Dark Dragons breathe Poison Gas. In addition to elemental powers, Dragon Breath causes Knockback. Jumping and Retreating will not work, so instead, use Charge Defense.
Dragon PuppiesEditMain article: Dragon Puppies
Dragon Puppies are smaller versions of Normal Dragons. They stand on two legs instead of four and breathe only flame. Dragon Puppies have three attacks:
- Fire Breath- The Dragon Puppy will point its head to the sky and then breathe fire. Defend against with the ChakaChaka song.
- Claw Slash- The Dragon Puppy will rear back, then slash at your Patapons with both claws. Avoid with the PonPata Song or defend against with the ChakaChaka Song.
- Tail Whip- Without warning, the Dragon Puppy will lash out at your Patapons with its tail, causing knockback. The Dragon Puppy will then immedietly retreat. This attack is almost impossible to avoid.
Main Article: Fenrir
Fenrir is a large wolf that is purple and black in coloration. Fenrir has two attacks:
- Death Breath- Fenrir lifts up its head and then releases a purple mist that causes sleep and poison. Avoid with DonChaka or PonPata songs.
- Devouring Lunge- Fenrir will roar and then crouch on the ground, preparing to lunge. It will then pounce on the nearest Patapon, attempting to eat it. Press the buttons rapidly to release your Patapon from this deadly attack. Careful, because the Fenrir will also roar after being staggered and after being spawned.
There is also a slightly larger, yellow-colored thunder variant that shows up in the stage 'Thunder Lion of Svanki Pass'. Instead of sleep/poison breath, it exhales lightning balls that have a high stagger and fire ratio. The Thunder Fenrir accompanies Queen Kharma in the DLC quest (Meanwhile...) The Witch and the Thunder Beast.
Main article: Gargoyle
The Gargoyle is a large, flying beast that is black, yellow, red, and purple in coloration. It always starts out carrying a chest, which can be stolen if it is not destroyed by you or the Gargoyle. It is not an aggressive enemy, but should not be underestimated because it will taunt and mock the player if not killed or incapacitated. The Gargoyle has only one attack:
- Mini-Fiend- The Gargoyle will snap its fingers and unleash a miniature version of itself, which will cause all four of the status effects on the nearest Patapon until the Gargoyle or Patapon dies/retreats. Unavoidable.
In order to get the chest that the Gargoyle holds before either you or the Gargoyle destroys it, use soldiers who have Stab attacks. Be careful, as Strike attacks will destroy the chest.
There is a yellow version of the Gargoyle, called a King Gargoyle, and it has lots of horns and carries higher leveled chests.
Main article: Golem
The Golem is another elemental creature. It lives underground, and only its arms and its head can be seen above ground. The Golem has two types- Ice and Rock Golems. Ice Golems cause Ice damage, while Rock Golems cause Knockback. Golems have two attacks:
- Arm Slam- The Golem will lean forward and then slam his arms down on top of your Patapons. It can be avoided to some affect with the PonPata song, but it is best to use Charge Defense.
- Elemental Barf- The Golem leans backwards and then shoots either icicles or boulders out of its mouth. Avoid with PonPata or DonChaka.
Golems will often tunnel underground after they attack. They will move either farther away or closer to your Patapons. Golems are invulnerable while underground. Destrobo's charge attack is effective against Golems.
Huntable AnimalsEdit
Main article: Huntable Animals
There are only three Huntable Animals in all of Patapon 3 because of the removal of the Hunting Missions. The animals are:
- Mochichi- This round, black, flightless bird is a cousin of the Mochichichi. Found only on the Patapon Training Grounds, it will spit out three boulders and then run away.
- Motsitsi- A golden version of the Mochichi. Found rarely on the Patapon Training Grounds.
- Uji- A black and red shark that swims within the Earth. Only its fin is visible above the ground ussually, until it prepares to attack or is killed. Found only in the missions Man-eating Shark of Nuchara Swamp and Bonedeth Brigade in Tahi-Tahi Forest, it will raise its head above water, yell, charge, and then jump up and devour your Patapons. Once they are out of the water, they are completely incapacitated, but will become violent if they are allowed to jump back into the ground.
When killed, these creatures usually yield ka-ching or treasure chests. The first time a Motsitsi is killed it drops a Key.
Reaper (aka Deth)Edit
Main article: ReaperThe Reaper (or Deth in some cases) is a floating black-and-purple ghoul that caries a scythe. He has two attacks:
- Rancid Breath- The Reaper looks up and lifts his hand in the air. He then bends over and breathes a dirt-colored vapor that causes Poison and Sleep. It causes little damage, but lasts a long time, sor the DonChaka song is the only thing that will work against this attack.
- Scythe Swing- The Reaper holds its scythe in the air and swings it down on your Patapons, causing significant damage and Poison. Avoid with the PonPata song.
The Reaper can regain great amounts of health if it kills a sleeping Patapon, using its scythe attack. There is also has a stronger red variation with an axe called a "Double-Deth". Reapers are very irritating, as they will fly into your Patapons and push them back constantly, then retreat so that you have little to no time to attack them. They cannot be staggered, put to sleep, or poisoned. They are rather vulnerable to Knockback and Ice attacks.
- Main article: Snow Salamander
- Main article: Lava Salamander
Salamanders are large, two-legged elemental creatures. Their are two types of Salamander- Ice and Lava. Ice Salamanders cause Ice damaged and freeze your Patapons, while Lava Salamanders cause Fire damage and set your Patapons (and surrounding grass and Treants) on fire. Salamanders have only two attacks:
- Elemental Release- The Salamander will rear back, and then swing its head forward and release either freezing snowflakes or burning flames (depending on its type). This can be avoided with the PonPata or DonDon songs, and can be defended against with the ChakaChaka song. Yet Very, very rarely will it ever do the opposite (A flame salamander freezes a patapon and an ice salamander sets patapons on fire)
- Self-Destruct- After its health drops to zero, the Salamander will roar and slowly charge up. When this happens, DO NOT ADVANCE. After three measures, the Salamander will explode with deadly and possibly game-ending force. Avoid with the PonPata if you are close to the Salamander. If you think you are far enough away, just use the DonChaka or PonChaka songs so that you don't advance. This attack is more dangerous the larger the salamander, therefore quick, clean blow is recommended to maximize the safety of your party.
Salamanders are very dangerous, as they can easily freeze or burn poorly defended Patapons who attempt to use melee atacks.
The Treant is a tree-demon that is typically dormant. If it is set on fire, it will awaken and burst into flame. Treants deal fire damage, which is strange, as they are also highly vulnerable to fire attacks. Treants will absorb rain and gain HP, making it very difficult or impossible to kill them. Be sure to turn off the "Rain Dance" Set Skill when going to battle them. Treants have two attacks:
- Flame Lob- The Treant will put its hands behind its head and then throw firey embers at your forces. Avoid with PonPata or ChakaChaka.
- Uber-Flame Lob- After a normal Flame Lob, the Treant will remain crouched down and then release a double-onslaught of firey embers at your forces. Tricky to avoid, as the wind up is exactly the same as the post-attack posistion of the Flame Lob. Avoid with PonPata or ChakaChaka.
There is a stronger and blue-colored version of a Treant called a Deth-Treant. These are impossible to destroy if it is raining, as they gain thousands of HP back from the rain.
Size VariantsEdit
Though most monsters are of a uniform size, occaisonally there will be smaller or larger variants of them. They have the same attack power but more or less HP. The size variations of Cyclopses are easily noticeable in the DLC quest Eye Before Me, Except After Fifty.
- All of the enemies in Patapon 3 are brand new to the game except for the Akumapon.
- Some of the new enemies are based off Mythology. Cyclopses were a common antagonist in Greek Mythology, Fenrir was a demonic wolf from Norse Mythology, and both the Reaper and the Gargoyle are paganistic demons.


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Naperville mayor: Juul called off safety talk after finding out it would be public
A maker of a popular e-cigarette and accompanying vaping pods canceled a safety presentation Thursday that had been scheduled before the Naperville liquor commission.
Juul Labs, which earlier this year opened a regional office on Diehl Road near Route 59 in Naperville, canceled its presentation because "they were unaware this was a public meeting," Mayor and Liquor Commissioner Steve Chirico said.
Company representatives were setting up to make their presentation, but they "did not want it to be in a public setting," Chirico said during the meeting, which is public and subject to the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
Chirico had invited Juul Labs representatives to share with the liquor commission a presentation he saw when he visited the company's new office this summer. He said he thought the information the company gave about its device, business model and target market would be valuable for the commission and the public to hear.
A local Juul Labs representative did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday, nor did the company's media relations contact.
Vaping products makers including Juul have come under public scrutiny recently for vaping's connection with several lung illnesses and deaths, including three deaths in Illinois.
There also is much concern throughout the region about underage use of e-cigarettes and vaping products, many of which contain nicotine or THC, the mind-altering component of marijuana.
But Chirico said he wanted the liquor commission and the public to learn more about Juul's decision in October to stop sales of its non-tobacco and non-menthol-based flavored pods and suspend all of its U.S. advertising. The flavored options, including creme brulee, cucumber, fruit and mango, previously had been available only on the company's website requiring age verification for customers 21 and older.
Chirico said the company told him during his tour of the Naperville office about its aim of helping smokers quit combustible cigarettes.
"That's 100 percent what their market is," Chirico said. "A safer way for people to consume nicotine or a successful path to kick the habit of smoking."
Chirico said he thinks Juul is trying to build consumer trust in its e-cigarette, and the company said as much in a news release on its website.
"We must reset the vapor category by earning the trust of society and working cooperatively with regulators, policymakers and stakeholders to combat underage use while providing an alternative to adult smokers," Juul Labs CEO K.C. Crosthwaite said in the release.
Thursday's scheduled presentation also could have been relevant to a state law proposed by Rep. Grant Wehrli, a Naperville Republican representing the 41st District.
Wehrli in September filed a bill that would ban the sales of all flavored vaping products in Illinois, including those containing THC.
"Flavored tobacco products lure kids into a deadly addiction," Wehrli said in a post on his website about the bill -- House Bill 3887 -- which has been referred to the House's rules committee. "When nicotine is flavored to taste like cotton candy, chocolate, strawberry or other enticing tastes, children are being targeted. We are just now learning how damaging and deadly these new nicotine delivery systems are, and we need to do everything we can to keep these products away from kids."
Chirico said he still thinks a presentation from Juul would be valuable for the liquor commission and he will invite the company to present at a future meeting.


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Schmidt, Gary D. Orbiting Jupiter. Fiction. Clarion/Houghton, 10/2015. 183pp. $17.99. 978-0-544-46222-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-9.
Their son Jack's narrative begins when a rural farm family takes in foster son Joseph, a 13-year-old who has a record of trouble as well as an infant daughter somewhere. As Joseph grows to trust the Hurds, he explains his abusive family history, his side of the legal infractions, and why he needs to find his daughter Jupiter. Despite the Hurds' succor, however, trouble tragically finds Joseph. Jack's spare taut account is eloquent in its directness. His loyalty and his family's support and love for Jack are more often expressed in their actions than their words. Although Joseph is the focus of the story, Jack and his parents emerge as heroic, caring figures in this deeply moving novel.
Linda Perkins, Independent


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A wonderful brace from Leroy Sane was all Manchester City could have hoped for to see off a very resilient West Brom side as the two Premier League teams locked horns at The Hawthorns on Wednesday night.
The Cityzens made it into the fourth round of the EFL Carabao Cup, despite the Baggies putting up a good fight.
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29 May 2018
A big Twin Town 2018 thank you
To everyone who was part of the Twin Town Challenge 2018: You. Are. All. Simply. Amazing. Here's Dr Mick to sum it up:
"WHAT a weekend! My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who have taken part in yet another incredible Twin Town Challenge. Whoever you are, whether you're on the organising committee, a volunteer, a sponsor or a participant, take a bow."
"SpecialEffect are being asked to help more and more people through technology each and every day, and your wonderful, generous support will enable us to help so many more."
Over a late May weekend, 100 cars costing less than £500 travelled to from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire to France and back in four-day extravaganza of challenges and track events to fundraise for us. The cars and teams did the 'movie' theme proud, and the quiet French town of Le Touquet witnessed a weekend invasion of Smurfs, Power Rangers, musketeers, sumo wrestlers and a host of Disney characters.
Organiser Brendon Cross, Managing Director of STL Communications said "The sight of 100 cars, 400 people in movie-themed fancy dress, not to mention over 50 volunteers, as they headed off to France was quite a sight to behold. Once in Le Touquet they enjoyed a fabulous programme of events including a day at Abbeville circuit and a street party with live bands."
This year's Twin Town Challenge has already smashed its fundraising target and the organisers are now hoping they might reach half a million pounds. The final figure will be revealed at 'Le Grand Ball' at Heythrop Park on 7 September. Tickets are still available: email firstname.lastname@example.com
Here's the highlights video.


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April 2019
The Easter weekend in April is soon upon us and around this time we see the start of the long warm days of summer slowly coming to an end and autumn easing in. The vineyards are now taking a break after the earlier than usual harvest this year, which means we can expect to see a trickle of 2019 vintage wines on our shelves shortly.
Our popular Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Celebration, now in its eighth year, will be held next month at The Vineyard Hotel, Newlands on the evening of the 31st May. Details to follow in our next newsletter.
In our What's Up! for April you can read about the Pinotage and Biltong Festival, The Vineyard Hotel Pinot Noir Festival and delightful get away cottage's in Korinberg as well as our April Flavour Focus.
For our recipe this month Michael Olivier gives us his delicious Old Cape Chicken Pie. We have an interesting line up of new wines in our stores, along with excellent daily tastings from well-known and newer estates. Please visit our website www.wineconcepts.co.za for details on our tastings and upcoming events at both our Newlands and Kloof Street stores.
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Kloof Street – Cape Town
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Flavour Focus evening for April at Newlands
Our theme for our flavour focus this month is on Unusual white wines and white blends and we have selected some special one's for you to try on the following date:
On the 26th April from 4.00pm – 7.00pm we will have wines from:
Paul Cluver, Keermont, Painted Wolf and Ridgeback
There is no charge so come and enjoy a tasting or two before you buy a few bottles to take home with you.
Pinotage & Biltong Festival 13th & 14th April – Perdeberg Winery
Get your purple and white outfits ready, round up some friends and don't miss out on the this year's Pinotage and Biltong Festival at Perdeberg Winery between Durbanville and Paarl on the weekend of the 13th and 14th April from 11.00 – 17.00.
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Pinot Noir Festival – 28th April – The Vineyard Hotel
Sunday, 28th April 2019, from 14:00 – 17:00 at The Vineyard Hotel in Newlands is when you get to experience top Pinot Noirs from wine producers in the Western Cape.
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Escape to Koringberg!
Hosts Nelia and Max Hounsell welcome you to their exclusive hideaway cottage's tucked away in the sleepy village of Koringberg in the Swartland! The two cottage's, both offering beautiful views, are nestled in a large garden with indigenous trees, shrubs,
succulents and cacti.
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There are many kinds of rubber sheets, and there are different categories according to different classification methods. At present, the source and use classification methods are mainly used.
The classification of rubber plates is classified according to the source and purpose, which can be divided into two major categories: one is natural rubber sheet NR, and the other is synthetic rubber sheet. Natural rubber is obtained from plants, and the processing procedures are mainly tapped, diluted, filtered, solidified, and dried. Natural rubber sheet is mainly made of natural rubber plus compounding agent and filler. The most critical properties of natural rubber sheet are good elasticity, strong tensile strength, good tear strength, high insulation, strong adhesiveness, and easy processing. Synthetic rubber is an artificially synthesized high-elastic polymer with many types, each with its own characteristics and a wide range of uses.
Synthetic rubber sheets are also divided into two major categories: First, general rubber sheets, and second, special rubber sheets. There are a variety of general-purpose rubber sheets, including styrene-butadiene rubber sheet SBR, butadiene rubber sheet BR, nitrile rubber sheet NBR, chloroprene rubber sheet CR, butyl rubber sheet IIR, EPDM rubber sheet EPDM, and the like. The styrene-butadiene rubber products have a comprehensive balance of good wet skid resistance, low rolling resistance, and good wear resistance. According to its properties, it is not required to be oil-resistant and heat-resistant, and can be used in any occasion without special requirements. The performance of butadiene rubber is close to styrene-butadiene rubber, which is cheaper. EPDM rubber has excellent resistance to ozone aging, heat resistance, weathering resistance, water resistance, chemical resistance, and excellent electrical insulation properties. The performance of butyl rubber is similar to that of ethylene propylene diene monomer, but it is slightly inferior to ethylene propylene rubber and has the best airtightness and damping; the disadvantage is the lack of processability. Nitrile rubber is mainly good oil resistance, heat resistance and antistatic properties. Neoprene has better heat resistance, ozone resistance, weather resistance, flame retardant, and good adhesion.
Special rubber sheets have excellent performance and have special properties that are not available in general rubber sheets, but they are expensive. The most commonly used are mainly silica gel plates and fluoroplastic plates. The main features of the silicone plate are high temperature resistance, low temperature resistance, ozone resistance, corona resistance, and air permeability. Fluoroplastic board has the characteristics of high temperature resistance, oil resistance, corrosion resistance, vacuum resistance, and flame retardant effect.
The rubber plates are classified according to their functional uses: They are mainly classified into oil-resistant rubber plates, acid-alkali-resistant rubber plates, heat-resistant rubber plates, insulating rubber plates, anti-static table pads, resistance rubber plates, and anti-slip rubber plates.


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The Invite (you have missed it if you are reading this after 24 August 2019)
We request the pleasure of your company at a reception to celebrate the not-a-wedding of
Ian Weldon
whoever turns up
Saturday, 24 August 2019 at 3pm
at the Photo Space, 1 Quality Square, Ludlow SY8 1AR
No boxed gifts, loose notes will do.
Nibbles, refreshments, alcohol followed by partying and rivalries.
Free NHS care
Hyacinth, do we have to invite this lot?
Dad, I know they are a bore but we have to invite them, just to the reception though. With any luck you won't have to talk to them.
Dad, you weren't supposed to leave these notes on the invites!!
Ian Weldon
( text and images by Ian )
Ian was born in the north of England but didn't hang around for very long. With a previous job list including: Milkman, Salesman, Soldier and HGV Driver he was always on the move. Photography came to him later in life, at the age of 30, and he started to photograph weddings to make money so he could pursue other photography projects. Turns out, weddings actually became his project.
Disgruntled with the industry's arbitrary rules and traditions, Ian saw a need for a more documentary approach to weddings. He began to make a body of work surrounding an industry and culture that he saw as antiquated, photographing the reality in his own irreverent and humorous way.
This is how he sees weddings. Ian is not a wedding photographer.
The genre of wedding photography is often highly staged and associated with cliché, resulting in what can be a formulaic document of an occasion which is always unique and abound with emotion. Ian's unorthodox methods cut through the fantasy, fairy-tale and composure, and capture the real character of each wedding day, with humour, warmth and affection.
"I've tried, I really have, but there's no easy way to tell you that I'm not a Wedding Photographer. I mean, as much as I'd love to stand around for hours lining people up, ordering them around and taking photographs of every combination of family member & guest, I've more important things to be doing. And quite frankly, so have you."
Ian describes his approach as a photographic democracy where one photograph is no more important than any other – where all things are equal and people the same as objects.
Rather than arranging family shots, climbing on a step ladder and following a list of desired shots, he will be found capturing what the couple and most others will have missed. The uncensored domestic backdrop of the preparations with the cans of beer and last minute ironing, expensive flowers transported in cardboard boxes, the inclement English weather, smokers out the back, split trousers, the desperate grasp for the canape, the waiting, forced smiles and the dad dancing.
Ian's work came to the attention of Martin Parr after he gave a lecture on his work in Barcelona and the attendees of the lecture happened to be wedding photographers. Whilst there, Martin was asked if he knew the work of Ian Weldon, made note of his name and later looked up his portfolio. The next time Martin was in Newcastle, he arranged to meet with Ian and the conversation turned to how, in-spite of approaching galleries and magazines, Ian's work was not taken seriously, being just wedding photography. However, Martin and Rudi Thoemmes, the publisher of RRB Photobooks saw the value in Ian's photography – as the most real wedding photographer – and offered him an exhibition and book of his work.
"Here is a photographer who shoots weddings as they really are: comical family occasions, with too much drink and wild things happening. You may think well of course he would, but if you look at the award-winning wedding photographers they nearly all pander to normal schmaltz that is so dominant in the industry. We believe this is the first time a 'wedding photographer' has been exhibited in a 'proper gallery". Martin Parr
In partnership with the Martin Parr Foundation, the Photo Space is delighted to welcome Ian Weldon to Ludlow, Shropshire, with an exhibition of his work "I Am Not A Wedding Photographer".
This work was exhibited for the first time at the Martin Parr Foundation in summer 2019, to coincide with a new book co-published by RRB PhotoBooks and the Martin Parr Foundation,
copies of which are available to buy at the Photo Space.
The exhibition runs from Saturday 24 August 2019 and continues (except for the cake) until 12 October 2019.


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Two state lawmakers say they want to make college more affordable, degrees more attainable, and schools more accountable to both of those goals.
Assembly members Celeste Riley (D-Salem) and Joe Cryan (D-Union) unveiled a package of 20 bills on Thursday that address a wide range of higher-education issues: graduation rates, transferrable credits, income tax breaks, online learning, and performance-based funding among them.
The legislators said they hope to stem the loss of top student talent and increase the enrollment of New Jersey residents for whom the college experience is becoming a mirage.
"We know it's going to create a debate,'' Cryan said. He pointed out that tuition and fees have grown well above 20 percent annually on average over the past six years, and said that by enacting these bills, "We are providing real savings to the higher-education consumer."
Getting Down to Basics
On a fundamental level, the bills set benchmarks for higher-education institutions to meet. For example, under one bill, a four-year public institution could be closed for failing to graduate at least 60 percent of its students over six years. In another bill, the Secretary of Higher Education would have to develop performance-based funding plans. A percentage of state aid would be based on factors such as the pace at which students complete credits, or for county colleges the number of students who move from remedial to college-level courses in a given year.
Another bill would freeze tuition for nine semesters, while one proposal would establish an income tax deduction for student loan interest paid.
The lawmakers and higher-education experts expressed sensitivity to the idea that tighter measurements of performance, coupled with limitations on revenue, might lead some institutions to turn away students that can't help them meet the goals.
So what would be the cost of such proposed changes? That is a question even the sponsors admit they don't fully know. Riley, chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, plans to hold a series of hearings at universities around the state and acknowledged that these proposals probably will undergo change before becoming laws.
Peter McDonough, Rutgers University's senior vice president for External Affairs, talked of the bills as a starting point, a recognition that change is needed in a pattern that has seen financial support for higher education decline since the Whitman years.
"Twenty-five years ago the state made up 70 percent of the funding for higher education and tuition made up 30 percent. Speaking roughly, that is completely flipped," he said.
Susan A. Cole, chair of the New Jersey Presidents Council, which is a coalition of officials representing the state's public, private, and community colleges went further.
"It's important for us to understand the problem we are trying to solve," she said. "If the problem is that the cost of higher education in the public sector is too high in New Jersey, and that's the problem we want to solve, then I don't believe regulating from Trenton how we structure academic programs is going to solve that problem."
Cole, who also is president of Montclair State University, said, "That problem is directly related to and caused by the fact that support for public institutions in New Jersey is inadequate and irrational."
She explained that legislators' continued cuts to public funding for higher education have helped exacerbate academic problems that the legislation is designed to help correct.
At the county- or community-college level, they see a different aspect of the problem. "We are open-door institutions,'' said Jacob Farbman, spokesman for the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. They deal with students out of high school who often are not ready for college, and it is a consideration that as a consequence of some of these bills they may find themselves accepting even more students in that category as other institutions become choosier about who they admit.
Farbman explained that county colleges have had a program since 2008 that is designed to improve the success rate of those students — the "Big Idea'' project, in which, for example, a student's problem area is diagnosed and then addressed in order to improve achievement. "We're doing a lot more precise diagnostics, so to speak,'' he said.
Two bills in the package deal directly with county colleges. One would mandate schools develop plans to graduate 33 percent of students by 2020 — something Cryan and Farbman both said is realistic. The other would establish a two-year scholarship program similar to one in place at Cumberland County College. That institution collaborated with the chamber of commerce and created a scholarship fund that was tied to a high school student's attendance and performance, according to Farbman.
The lawmakers as well as the educators said Thursday that the bills are just a starting point for discussions and hearings into complex issues.
The process of pinpointing higher-education problems and solutions began a few years ago and involved observing best practices here and in other states, the lawmakers said.
Some of the proposals seem guaranteed to generate debate.
One bill that might be the most controversial — A-2807 — would freeze tuition and fees for nine semesters after a student enrolls at a four-year public or private institution. That might save a student more than $10,000 over six years, according to the sponsors' estimates, but it might also cost the state approximately $8 million, necessitating a subsidy at least in the early going, they acknowledged.
The High Price of Doing Nothing
But Cryan and Riley argue that the cost of doing nothing is steeper. By their calculations, more than 33,500 students every six years are left without a degree and holding massive debt with no way to pay it. They measured six years because of the difficulty students have completing their schooling in four.
Another bill, A-2813, would require the closure of a four-year public institution that fails to achieve a six-year graduation rate of at least 50 percent for full-time undergraduates.
There are bills that speak to addressing high school students' college readiness, setting a ceiling of no more than 120 credits for a bachelor's degree, barring four-year public institutions from requiring the purchase of meal plans, and directing the state Office of Higher Education to study the cost of online courses and whether any savings are passed on to students. The bill would mandate that such a study would list online courses being offered, the cost compared to similar classroom courses, and whether any savings are passed on to students.
And there is a bill — A-2810 — that would provide for a state income tax deduction for student loan interest and mandate that it be equivalent to federal levels. The latter establishes a maximum allowable deduction of $2,500 based on income levels. This bill possibly could cost the state approximately $10.5 million, according to an Office of Legislative Services estimate, the legislators said.
The nature of some of the bills — some would limit colleges' revenue streams while others would mandate improved performance — seem at loggerheads, according to Cole.
None of these measures will be dealt with in a vacuum.
Pay It Forward
The package is likely to get serious consideration in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Last year, Riley and district-mates state Senate President Steve Sweeney of West Deptford and Assemblyman John Burzichelli of Paulsboro pushed for New Jersey to adopt a version of the so-called "pay forward" option that allows students to repay tuition out of post-graduation income.
Although Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill in January that would have set up a commission to study the idea, Sweeney reintroduced it and it is moving through the committee stage.
And there are other political considerations. These far-reaching higher-education discussions will be conducted as New Jersey — a state that seemingly always has one eye on the next election — slowly gears up for a gubernatorial race that could include Sweeney.
Riley said Thursday she had not formally reached out to the governor's office about these new bills.
No Surprise
The bills did not come as a surprise to higher education officials. Rutgers' McDonough said none of the concepts are brand new; there have been broad, general discussions in the past about some of them, and everyone is aware that many of these bills today do not resemble what they will become.
"This is not going to an adversarial process but one where we can understand what's good, what's bad, and what needs to be improved," he said. "They are goals we all share."
As Cryan put it, "Our intention was to provide a very specific set of proposals for debate for various issues that matter to the higher-education community. We want to create that debate in a holistic approach."
He summarized the bills' goals as providing students affordability, access, and achievement.
But Cole continued to sound a note of caution and said that the debate parameters have to be set.
"It's not that their intentions are wrong," she said of the lawmakers, "but if we don't put them in the context of how many students we want to educate, what should it cost, who should pay that cost, if we don't address the structures of our very big investments in statewide financial aid programs, and if we don't look at how much of what we do incentivizes higher costs, we're never going to solve the problem."
The complete package consists of 20 bills that address various facets of higher education:
College Readiness
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May 21st, 2019 | Christopher C. Quinn
Every year, nationally, there are approximately half a million accidents involving large trucks (those with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds). The results are devastating. Over a recent five-year period, these types of accidents resulted in an average of over 4,000 deaths and nearly 115,000 injuries every year. Although large trucks account for about 5% of vehicles on the road, 11% of all motor vehicle crash accidents in 2017 occurred in crashes involving large trucks. Also, about two-thirds of fatalities and injuries that occur in truck-car collisions are suffered by the occupants in automobiles.
Why Truck/Car Collisions Are So Violent
Physics plays a big role in the outcome of truck-car accidents. Automobiles typically range between 3,000-4,500 pounds. When loaded, tractor-trailers can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. Although both vehicles are subject to the same force at impact, the automobile's much smaller mass leads to it experiencing higher acceleration. Any change in the velocity of an object – speeding up, slowing down, and changing direction – constitutes acceleration. The human body can withstand virtually any constant speed. (Space shuttle astronauts traveled at 18,000 miles per hour.) However, to avoid damage to the human body, the rate of travel must be changed relatively slowly.
At the moment of impact in a vehicle crash, a tremendous amount of kinetic energy, measured in terms of "G-force", is released. Unrestrained occupants in a car can be subjected to upwards of 120 G's, ten times as much as fighter pilots can experience. Seventy G's is enough to tear the pulmonary artery in a person's heart, an injury almost impossible to survive. Impact force can be reduced by a seat belt. While seat belts do occasionally contribute to a serious injury or death, the use of seat belts can dramatically increase the chances of surviving an accident.
Truck/Car Accident Injuries
Accidents involving large trucks can often be horrific, resulting in fatalities and catastrophic injuries. Some serious injuries include:
Head/brain injuries
The majority of head injuries from traffic accidents are concussions. However, accidents involving large trucks frequently result in traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Depending on the severity, TBIs can substantially and permanently compromise a person's ability to function.
Spinal cord injuries
Massive collisions can cause spinal cord injuries which leave survivors partially or completely paralyzed. People with spinal cord injuries often need lifelong care that may cost millions of dollars.
Neck injuries
In addition to whiplash, these injuries can include herniated disks and fractures. Herniated disks occur when a collision causes the disk to move out of place, creating severe pain in neck, back and legs. Abrupt impact or twisting of the neck during a collision can cause complex neck fractures that can result in a lifetime of medical problems.
Back injuries
In large truck accidents, a person's back can experience damage to the bones and soft tissue, resulting in chronic pain and serious physical impairment.
Injuries to internal organs
The enormous impact of a truck accident can injure organs within the chest, abdomen or pelvis, resulting in internal bleeding, reduced function, organ failure, and other complications.
Severe burn injuries can occur when a truck carrying corrosive materials is involved in a crash. Burn hazards can also result if fuel from the vehicles ignites. Injuries can be extremely painful and can leave victims vulnerable to serious infections.
Extreme collisions in a large truck accident can cause limbs to be severed. Limbs can also be so severely damaged that removing them becomes medically necessary.
Bone fractures
In a severe collision, any of the body's 206 bones can be broken. Some fractures such as that of a femur may be life-threatening. Other breaks may never heal properly (e.g., scaphoid fractures.)
A large truck accident can cause deep cuts or a jagged tearing of the flesh. These open wounds can result in permanent scarring and disfigurement.
Causes of large truck accidents
HKQ Law Personal Injury Attorney Christopher Quinn notes that, "There are number of factors that can lead to a truck crashing. Our Personal Injury team works tirelessly to determine the precise cause of the accident." HKQ Law investigates all the circumstances surrounding the accident, including:
Driver Fatigue
The National Transportation Safety Board estimates that 30%-40% of all semi-truck accidents involve some element of driver fatigue. Regulations restricting the number of hours truck drivers can operate are not always followed by trucking companies or drivers.
Driving under the influence of alcohol, street drugs, prescription drugs, and even over-the-counter medications can substantially impair a trucker's driving skills, posing serious dangers for other motorists.
Distracted Driving
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) truckers who text while driving are over 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident than those who refrain from distracted driving.
Unsafe Driving Practices
These practices include speeding, failure to check blind spots, following another vehicle too closely, failure to use turn signals, frequent lane changes and road rage.
Inadequate or Improper Training
An FMCSA study concluded that inadequate or improper truck driver training resulted in thousands of truck accidents. Truck drivers who were properly trained would be less likely to engage in unsafe driving practices.
Faulty Equipment / Improper Maintenance
Large truck accidents can be caused by problems with components such as brakes, steering, tires, fuels systems, suspension and hydraulic systems. The problems can be the result of manufacturing defects or poor maintenance.
Overloading / Improper Loading of Cargo
An overloaded truck can travel down a hill much faster than anticipated by the truck driver, requiring additional braking force to stop in time. Loads that are not properly distributed can cause the truck to be off balance which can lead to multi-vehicle accidents or rollover accidents.
Road Conditions
Truckers can face a variety of conditions such as snow-covered surfaces, pot holes, poorly designed roads and confusing or insufficient signage. While these conditions can contribute to an accident, commercial truck drivers still need to meet a higher "duty of care" than other drivers in order to avoid liability.
Defendants in truck accident lawsuits
While the truck driver may be the most obvious defendant, there are a number of other potential defendants, including:
- Truck driver's employer
- Owner of the truck
- Company leasing the truck
- Owner of the leasing company
- Owner of the trailer
- Company leasing the trailer
- Maintenance and repair service companies
- Freight loading contractors
- Broker of the freight and trucking company
- Manufacturer of truck, trailer, or components
- Governmental agencies responsible for road conditions
Recovering Damages
In a personal injury lawsuit, victims of truck accidents can seek compensation for economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages compensate for actual costs, such as medical expenses and lost wages due to time off for work. Non-economic damages cover intangible costs such as pain and suffering. Pennsylvania also allows an injured party to make a claim for punitive damages.
In a wrongful death lawsuit, economic damages can include medical, funeral and estate administration costs, loss of income and other financial contributions of the deceased, and value of the services that the deceased would have provided. Non-economic damages can include emotional and psychological loss, grief and emotional distress. Punitive damages may also be awarded to punish a defendant for conduct that is particularly reckless.


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You will inevitably embarrass yourself at your company Christmas party
Waking up drunk. Leaving early. Discussing your sex life. Forgetting who you hooked up with. Quitting in a drunken stupor.
There's no greater microcosm for sheer excruciating embarrassment like the company Christmas party, where alcohol and personal boundaries don't mix. This video from our friends at Fast Company captures the pain of the morning after, when your foibles will replay in your head, and hopefully will act as a cautionary tale to prevent you from further infamy.
Consider these poor souls your own version of the Ghost of Christmas Future and dial it down. As you head out to meet your coworkers, remember: party safely, and party barely. Save the weird behavior for your friends.


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More Change of Tone
Another story from a Church with a change of tone. From the woman who wrote to Pope Francis and who got a phone call in reply: The number was from Rome, with a 06 dial code, and as soon as … Continue reading
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Conflicted on Abortion
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text: I've just walked to the London Library by way of the Regent's Canal. It's a long time that I've done the full stretch from Bow in the east to Regent's Park in the west. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever done it except on a bicycle. It's a pleasure to see London from the back view, as from a railway train, past Victoria Park, past Broadway Market, past the Towpath Cafe which was setting up for breakfast and the smarter gardens east of Duncan Terrace, up and over Islington by way of Chapel Street Market and down through some of Islington's seedier estates to Dixon Jones's King's Place, which I've never seen from the canal, through the new developments north of King's Cross, past Nick Grimshaw's smart aluminium pods at the back of his Camden Town Sainsbury's and the egg cups which are all that remains of Terry Farrell's tv-am to the creamy Regency houses on the north side of Regent's Park which have canal boats moored at the end of their gardens and the brilliant green of the canal-side as it goes through the zoo. Apart from a brief detour to pich up a map of Piedmont in Daunt's in Marylebone High Street, it took the best part of three hours, ending with a cappuccino at the Royal Academy. I recommend it.


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Turn the Lights Out On Trash!
After watching the movie WALL-E, the 7th grade students discussed ways we could keep our planet from becoming the uninhabitable Earth in the movie. We talked about how some plastics, stryofoam, etc. could be around Earth for billions of years and even end up in outer space someday. They really wanted to do an outer space theme portraying how trash can last forever using neon and glow-in-the-dark colors! They chose the theme "Turn the lights out on trash" to show that just because the earth may look clean, there is hidden trash all over our planet. When the lights are on, the trash is invisible and the galaxy looks clean, but when the blacklight is turned on all the trash that is hidden can be seen. They really enjoyed this contest and worked VERY hard and are very proud of their trash can!


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The accomplished goalkeeper joined AmaZulu FC from Bidvest Wits ahead of the 2018-19 campaign. Josephs won major trophies with Ajax Cape Town, Orlando Pirates and Wits during his successful Premier Soccer League (PSL) career.
The Cape Town-born shot-stopper is competing with Siyabonga Mbatha, Energy Murambandoro and Neil Boshoff in the AmaZulu goalkeeping department.


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September Moon has been named as one of the bands competing in this year's Ranch Factor. This "Battle of the Bands" tournament, hosted by 95.9 The Ranch, will be held at Railhead Smokehouse in Willow Park every Tuesday night. September Moon will have their first shot at being "the next big thing in Texas Music" on August 13.
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Filming for the music video of September Moon's single Abilene continued today in Blum, Texas. The band is working with Pete Miller Music and Jagg Pette Media, both based out of Dallas-Fort Worth. Fans were invited to star as "extras" last week in a live shoot at the Thirsty Armadillo in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The video is expected to debut at the beginning of June.
Brown, Rublein in Hometown Magazineon
Vocalists Daniel Brown and Katherine Rublein shared their love story in Voyage Dallas, an online magazine that features inpiring people and places in the DFW metroplex. The article highlights their journey from open mic night to forming September Moon and beyond. Check out the article at http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-katherine-rublein-daniel-brown-september-moon-fort-worth/.
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Bass player Will Shotwell of September Moon married Morgan Batton of Arlington, TX, today. Shotwell proposed in September 2017 at the spot of their first date, an Arlington favorite: Spaghetti Warehouse. Fans may know Morgan from her hard work behind merch, videography, and just about anything the band could need. Best wishes to the happy couple!


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Create a Bootable USB Recovery Drive for Surface
When the Windows on your Surface don't start, or the built-in recovery info has been removed from your Surface, you can use your USB recovery drive to access the recovery tool and solve problems. Especially reset your Surface to factory settings with the USB recovery drive.
- Two ways to create USB recovery drive for your Surface:
- Way 1: Create a bootable USB drive with recovery image
- Way 2: Create a USB recovery drive on your Surface
Way 1: Create a bootable USB drive with recovery image
If you can't get the recovery tools on your Surface, and haven't created a recovery drive from your Surface before, download the Surface image files from Microsoft Surface official site, create a bootable USB recovery drive for your Surface to solve problems.
To create a bootable USB recovery drive for your Surface, an external USB with available storage is needed. For Surface RT, and Surface 2, the USB should be at least 8 GB. For Surface 3, and Surface Pro 1/2/3/4, the USB should be at least 16 GB in size.
Step 1: Download a recovery image for your Surface.
1. Get into a PC that is accessible to the internet.
2. Open the web site: download recovery image for Surface, and sign in with your Microsoft account.
Tips: If you don't sign in with a Microsoft account, you won't see the download dialog.
3. Click on Step 1: Select your product, and then the Surface models will be showed for you. Select your Surface model and it will jump to the next dialog.
4. Enter the serial number of your Surface, and click on "Register".
5. When registered successfully, click on "Continue".
6. Click on "Download" button and begin to download recovery image for your Surface.
Tips: Don't download the files directory to your USB drive, save them to the PC device. It will take you about 3 hours to download the recovery image file, make sure you have enough time, and wait for it patiently.
Step 2: Format the USB drive to FAT32 prior.
While waiting for the downloading, you can formatted your USB drive to FAT32 prior.
1. Insert the USB drive into the PC.
2. Open File Explorer, right-click on the USB drive, and select "Format".
3. Under File System, select "FAT32", and then click on "Start".
Your USB will be formatted, and everything on it will be erased. Make sure no important data on it, if have, move it to other place.
Step 3: Create a USB recovery drive for your Surface.
1. When your Surface recovery image is downloaded, copy it to the USB drive that has been format to FAT32 prior.
2. Double click on the recovery image zip file, and decompress the recovery image on the USB drive.
Step 4: Use the USB recovery drive to boot and reset your Surface.
With the USB recovery drive created for your Surface, you can reset your Surface to factory settings when you get problems on it. For more info to reset your Surface, see How to reset Surface tablet with a USB flash drive.
Way 2: Create a USB recovery drive on your Surface
You can create a USB recovery drive on your Surface, if there is nothing wrong on your Surface, and the recovery partition hasn't been removed from your Surface.
Step 1: Open your Surface, and login to Windows.
Step 2: Prepare a USB drive that has available storage, and insert it into the USB port on your Surface.
Step 3: Format the USB drive to FAT32 prior.
Step 4: Swipe in from the right side of your Surface screen, tap on "Search". On the search box enter: recovery. Select "Create a recovery drive".
Step 5: When the User Account Control dialog pops up, tap on "Yes" to continue.
Step 6: Select "Copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive", and tap on "Next".
Step 7: Select your USB drive, indicate whether there is enough space available on your USB. If yes, tap on "Next" to continue.
Step 8: Tap on "Create" button.
The recovery image and recovery tools will be copy to the USB drive. Make sure your Surface is stay awake during the copy progress that will take about 15 minutes.
Step 9: After the recovery tools are copied to your USB drive, you can: Select "Delete the recovery partition" to remove the recovery tools from your Surface. Tap on "Finish" if want to keep the recovery info on your Surface.
Step 10: Unplug the USB drive from your Surface and keep it in a safe place.
You can use the USB recovery drive to start and restore your Surface when having problems.
You also can free up storage space for your Surface by deleting the recovery partition after the recovery image and recovery tools were moved to the USB drive.
But make sure to keep the USB drive to a safe place, and don't use it to store other data.


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There ain't such thing as a free lunch, let alone a free dinner. But prime-minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim refuses to listen to the Election Commission, let alone a NGO such as Bersih 2.0. Instead, Mr. Anwar had whacked and threatened both not to go overboard in shackling him, arguing there was nothing wrong with free concert, free dinner or free access to military camp.
Both Election Commission and Bersih have been slammed by Anwar strong supporters for being petty and making a mountain out of a molehill. After all, what is so wrong to finally have a more comfortable campaign session with all-paid-delicious-dinner thrown in? The villains have been defeated and it's only natural to enjoy the fruits after 20 years of "Reformasi".
Actually, if Mr. Anwar had campaigned in Port Dickson as if he was in the opposition, people would probably like him better. Without free dinner, free concert, free online-tuition, free government machinery, people would probably appreciate him more as a future leader who is humble, trustworthy and genuinely despises corruption. But then he would not enjoy a campaign fit for a king, would he?
Fine, if his party – PKR (People's Justice Party) – has the necessary internal funding to throw a grand party to welcome its president back to parliament, 20 years since he was sacked from the government, then by all means give away the free concert, free dinner and whatnot. Unlike DAP, however, PKR obviously fails to convince the people they are different from the corrupt UMNO once in power.
Apparently, the defiant prime-minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibahim decided to go against critics and attended a controversial dinner last night in Port Dickson. Initially, the organiser said the 380-table dinner was not a "free event" in retaliation against arguments that a free dinner constituted to bribery. Such stunt is no different than UMNO's free dinner to buy votes.
The event's organising committee treasurer Yong Yee Seng and Chairperson Wong Chee Swee claimed attendees paid RM60 each. However, according to Malaysiakini portal, it was discovered that some attendees had received free tickets. Turns out, someone who was a great admirer of Anwar had splashed between RM300 and RM400 per table and gives away the tickets.
Anyway, the so-called ticketing system was just a gimmick as every Tom, Dick and his hamster could walk in and out without having their tickets checked. When grilled, Mr. Wong, who happens to be Lukut's Kuan Ti temple committee member, conveniently said some employers paid for the tables and sponsored the free dinner for their employees.
But the biggest problem with the dinner was not because it was free and smells fishy. The free dinner has raised eyebrows because Mr. Anwar showed up at the controversial dinner and sat together with an underworld gangster – "Heavenly King" Tee Yam @ Koo Tee Kam. Mr. Wong, along with Mr. Koo waited at the entrance to greet Anwar, as he arrived to a lively lion dance performance.
You don't need a rocket scientist to tell that the main sponsor of the free dinner was none other than the so-called "businessman" Koo. Coincidently, this was the same mafia king who had tried sucking up to Mahathir Mohamad back in June by planning a grand birthday party for the 93-year-old man prime minister. PM Mahathir had eventually ditched the celebration, which would cost 200-table at the HXC Grand Ballroom, ICC Pudu.
As one of four "Heavenly Kings" controlling the country's triads, prostitutions, drug, night clubs, gambling, extortions and whatnot, Koo Tee Kam owned the "vice territory" of Bukit Bintang area. Also known as Ah Lek or Pai Kah Lek, because he walks with a limp, the triad boss had served as an advisor for several Chinese bodies including several Chinese guilds in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Disguised as a generous philanthropist, Tee Yam @ Koo Tee Kam was a "powerful and influential" figure in both the "white and dark" worlds. In 2005, he made headlines when he was released from the Simpang Renggam detention centre where he was held for 17 months without trial under the Emergency Ordinance 1969. He was rearrested almost immediately.
However, his rearrest was short-lived as he spent only three days under detention at Bukit Aman after his lawyer – Muhammad Shafee Abdullah – managed to "fix" the problem. Yes, Shafee is the same lawyer currently representing ex-premier Najib Razak in a massive criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering and abuse of power charges in relation to 1MDB scandal.
In 2013, Koo escaped death when a bomb strapped below his Jaguar exploded as his driver were driving by Taman Taynton View in Cheras. It was a chaotic world back then. Crime watchdog MyWatch co-founder S. Gobi Krishnan had alleged that drug gangs were renting out firearms for as little as RM300 for three hours and supplying bullets at just 80 sen each.
Amusingly, the underworld boss Koo was stripped of his datukship by the Sultan of Pahang for "tarnishing the image of the award" after his detention under Emergency Ordinance, only to be awarded a more prestigious "Dato Sri" title by the same sultanate in 2013, a disgrace to the nine monarchies in the country who have been known to sell royal titles in exchange for money.
Believed to be worth more than RM1 billion in assets, the gangster chief is feared to be shifting his focus on Anwar after failed to bootlick Mahathir. So, why the heck the prime-minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim needs to sit at the same dinner table with a triad boss who owns more than 25 night clubs, gambling dens, prostitutions and other underworld business?
It appears Anwar has shot his own foot thanks to his own stubbornness and defiance. In fact, his free 380-table dinner drama is worse than Najib Razak's 5,500-table mega dinner held at PKFZ (Port Klang Free Zone) in 2013 where Bond girl Michelle Yeoh was busy soliciting votes for the prime minister. Between actress Michelle Yeoh and gangster Koo Tee Kam, Anwar obviously has made a grave mistake.
Sure, Anwar can claim he didn't know that the mafia boss would be at the same main table hosting him. He can even claim ignorance and sabotage over the dinner fiasco. But his credibility and reputation will definitely take a hit. The fact that there were no prominent DAP leaders at the dinner speaks volumes that they knew something was wrong with the event. Sadly, Anwar didn't realise what has he gotten into.
Source : Finance Twitter
Dato Koo Tee Yam, is believed to control most of the underworld activities in Kuala Lumpur namely loan sharking, pirated discs and goods, prostitution, drugs, illegal gambling and murder among others. He has also diversified into many legitimate businesses such as discos, clubs, security companies, restaurants, construction and many more. Controlling assets worth more than RM1 billion, he is the head of the so-called "Four Heavenly Kings" that controls a large criminal empire in West Malaysia.
During the 2004 General Election, Koo Tee Yam allegedly handed over RM20 million in donations to the Prime Minister personally. The meeting was supposedly arranged by former MCA Youth leader Dato' Seri Kee Yong Wee @ Kee Ah Mat. Since then, he boasted that the police couldn't touch him. When the then IGP came into power, incensed with what he heard, arrested Koo Tee Yam under the ISA. The newspapers had a field day on the story.
In order to get out and reassert control over his criminal empire, Koo Tee Yam arranged a meeting with the Prime Minister's men including the aforementioned Datuk Johari. It is alleged that RM7 million exchanged hands to secure his freedom, and with that he was free and left for Hong Kong shortly afterwards.
Source : Malaysian Rumours
Source : Justice4otk
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Guys have u all forgotten the man of the 4 heavenly kings who have slot machines license and held the dinner for the previous PM. he and his cronies and children wrecked the commercial with thier association with the previous PM. where are they now?
Heard they are all high profile now and wanting to find the current Finance minister to solve thier license issue. Thank Goodness its MR Lim our hero who will not favour such black sheeps who monopolise and wrecked the commercial world becos of thier influence in the previous gov.


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I have just accessed my 1Password for Families account via a web browser as I needed to deauthorise a specific device (it had been stolen).
In the process of doing this I noticed that I have an enormous list of 'authorised devices' going back as far as 2015. These were primarily browser sessions. I appreciate this is probably caused by the fact I clean my browser cookies regularly and so each time I access the 1Password portal and new autorisation is made. But this raises 2 questions in my mind:
If someone more knowledgeable could advise I'd appreciate it
Hi @sphardy,
When you authorize a device your Secret Key is stored on that device. In either the event the you remove that authorization through the web interface or if you've removed the Secret Key from it by clearing the cache or other means then the Secret Key will need to be input in order to log in. The fact that it is listed as an authorized device is essentially irrelevant if you've otherwise removed the Secret Key from it. I can't really comment on the implications for things other than 1Password.. There is no reason to assume that because what I've said here is true for 1Password that is also true for other services or apps.
Further to this - I have a guest user for our Team who is a Virtual Assistant. The old VA is gone, and I've just onboarded the new VA, which I've achieved by initiating a Recovery Action.
Will all of the old VA's authorised devices be invalidated by the creation of the new Master password (via Recovery Action)?
I would recommend keeping the device list clean, so you immediately see if there's a device on there that should not be. I check the list regularly for my account.
Will all of the old VA's authorised devices be invalidated by the creation of the new Master password (via Recovery Action)?
Only in that they will be prevented from receiving updates to data created or edited after this change. Their access to existing data on their devices is not revoked. The only real way to "revoke" access to data is to change that data. Also, it might be worth considering what benefit re-using the same 1Password account for the new VA provides, vs deleting the old account and creating the new VA their own. Especially considering this is a guest account I'm not sure I see the benefit of doing recovery vs deleting and creating new.