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While England Slept: Disarming the Brits
How they disarmed our British cousins. It's the pitiful story of how Brits lost the right to self-defense.
Here in the USA, we hold with the Castle Doctrine even though we have never had castles. We have stories like this one in the news daily: Texas Sheriff: Homeowner's Gun Key to Saving His and Wife's Lives from Home Invaders.
Bad guys ignore gun laws. An unarmed home is just a target. And dead men don't talk...
Pic is a Taurus. That's the gun Marianne kept handy.
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The News Junkie: It's the pitiful story of how Brits lost the right to self-defense.
Perhaps, but the story isn't accurate. Martin shot the intruders as they tried to flee.
Wings, Bird Dog, wings. But the answer to that question doesn't make the story more accurate.
Zacka-- isn't armed...probly a Gemini...not a Taurus...!!
Just pointing out that the story was inaccurate. A jury found Martin's actions weren't justified, which relates to the original post about "how Brits lost the right to self-defense".
Not quite. Our Second Amendment came from British Common Law. In the past in England being armed was encouraged, now it's not. The violent crime rate has risen pretty much with the strength of gun control laws. It's not necessary that the bad guy have a gun if the law discourages self defense.
It's my understanding that (whether the thugs were running away or not) the intruders had a record and that the shooter was broken into several times.
Is your position that a career criminal breaks into your house (an all too common occurrence) that someone who shoots the criminal should go to jail for longer than the criminal?
FWIW: Whether the two individuals were shot as the prosecution alleged (and presented evidence in support of) or as the homeowner alleged in his defense, is irrelevant to the larger point of the article. The point being, the gradual constriction of the right to own a means of defense can result in the constriction of the right of defense with no real reduction in the amount of violence. Case study in point would be Jamaica. A small island nation with very strict gun laws, enforced by house to house searches and seizures, should after the laws have taken effect, find themselves with both a lack of guns and gun crime. That's not been the case and the regular, law abiding citizeny, find themselves the target of the latter without having personal resort to the former.
WTF? Per the AP: "Two suspects darted from behind the house and ran toward a field, firing at the home as they fled. The husband shot back and may have hit one of the suspects, Ellis County Sheriff Johnny Brown said. The woman called 911." That's a little different from the homeowner shooting as they "tried to flee." If they were trying to flee, they weren't doing it right: they were returning fire. Also, people who attempt armed home invasions need to be dead one way or another.
You know how to tell is someone's from Oklahoma? Ask him if his mama takes the Marlboro out of her mouth when she's tellin' the Highway Patrolman to kiss her behind.
Taurus makes a carbine version of the judge. The longer barrel should get most of the energy out of the .410 and .45. And, the carbine is easier to control and aim.
For myself, I have a Marlin in .357.
The real question is why are politicians and some others so opposed to honest citizens being armed. Guns are used over 2.5 million times by honest citizens in the U.S. every year to save lives and prevent crimes. Sure, some will respond that even with honest people accidents and mistakes happen that kill people. But yet the number of people who die by gunshot as a result of accidental or criminal actions by honest people is so much less then from other common causes like DUI, smoking, medical mistakes, etc. So why, then, do so many want to remove the ability for honest people to defend themselves even when the 2nd amendment guarantees us the right to keep and bear arms? There is only one reason; we must be disarmed first before we can be enslaved. There is no other possible or logical reason.
England and Australia will one day regret allowing their government to take their defensive weapons. Already violent crime in both countries has increased. I think Australia is particularly at risk. In a part of the world where they are nieghbors to countries heavily over populated and under-blessed with natural resources Australia looks tempting. At some point in the future (sooner if Obama has his way) the U.S. will become a 2nd rate world power and China will flex their muscles. While China has it's eye on many prizes Australia is at the top of their list. With a mere 22 million mostly unarmed citizens Australia is a tempting prize.
I smiled when I saw her name, and thought, "Another example of the wisdom of Ms. Marianne." Though my choice ended up being a S&W .38 Special w/Hornady Critical Defense ammo.
I never had the pleasure of meeting Marianne, though we corresponded. What a gracious and smart Lady she was.
I'm with you, Ron. Marianne was a real class act.
.38 spcl Hornady Critical Defense is a good round - as is all the Hornady ammo. Let's hope you don't have to ever use it!
As Joyce Lee Malcolm has written abut England:
In 1953 the government went beyond disarming the public of
firearms and with the Prevention of Crime Act forbade individuals carrying any article in a public place
"made, adapted, or intended" for an offensive purpose "without lawful authority or excuse." Carrying
anything to protect oneself was branded antisocial. Any item carried for possible defense was defined as an
offensive weapon. Police were given extensive power to stop and search everyone and individuals found with
offensive items were guilty until proven innocent.
Journal on Firearms & Public Policy
In theory self-defense is still legal in the UK, in practice the means of defense is effectively illegal unless the attacker is unarmed and smaller, weaker, or less agile than you.
I do find it unfortunate that the article has to start by mis-characterizing the Martin case, I think it dies the pro-civil-rights side no favors if people can so easily point to errors of omission that change the story so substantively.
GWTW says:
"The real question is why are politicians and some others so opposed to honest citizens being armed"?
Exactly. Even the hypocrite zachriel is armed.
The basic reason for the 2nd Amendment isn't hunting or target shooting; it is for defense against a despotic government.
Note that the recent school killings wwere done entirely with handguns — but the clear impression by the Media is that 'assault weapons' were used. Why? Because the government fears rifles, while criminals fear handguns, and the Media carries the government's water.
There is no better time to contact your Representatives and Senators than right now. Tell them that the 2nd Amendment is non-negotiable.
A longer and more detailed version of the story of British gun control is here:
Nice portable shot gun this is. I wonder how much they are?
I wonder what the kick would be with it?
More Guns, Less Crime was published in 1998 --the third edition is now out. Lott is a PhD economist and compiled stats as economists do.
Every politician in DC that can read MUST have read it by now (who can't read will have assigned a staffer to summarize).
The grabbers know that their 'public safety' grabbing premise is a huge, monstrously cynical lie.
Ergo, the senate debate coming right up (yes, it IS time to talk to a pol or three) will be a theatrical improvisation based on the premise that there is a fictional world where the Lott book could not have been written.
So, really, the question is as posed twice above (by GWTW and Dr Scott).
That's really the first question that pro-grabbers should have to face --framed as "why are you for more gun violence?"
Feinstein's feigned rebut that 'we have to start somewhere' implies that the gazillion guns out there now will wear out one by one (true, but it'll take thousands of years), and then, no more criminals!
No smugglers of foreign Saturday Nite Specials, freelancing and/or paying off the grabber taskforces, and no states west of the Cumberland Gap, or east of it for that matter, with citizens who have a garage to build their own guns in.
I think the Democrat Dons are just following orders from organized crime (ie, themselves) to get up another major contraband category (build on the Joe Kennedy model) --for a dual-profit 'war on drugs' ($ for mob, $ for pols) model.
And of course, hoping to start with guns and then contraband on down to the torches, pitchforks, tar and feathers, sticks & stones, pop-tarts & thoughts, before they get put in play where they ought to have been put in play the day after the Bullmoose Party lost.
note to Heltau, here's the worst you'll find against the Taurus --and reading between the lines, esp the late para re the 'double ought' .410 shell, the model you're after is among the six described, along with MSRP.
In England, the response depends on the government in power, generally exerting downward pressure on the police to push for certain prosecutions or otherwise. The judiciary have to interpret poorly written legislation written in a hurry to gain political advantage and in reaction to certain past events.
Rural communities under Blair and Brown felt incredibly persecuted in general as they launched a successful onslaught against traditional values. This includes the infamous Martin case.
Under this government, the situation is not so bad as that. There have been cases of armed home defence that have been dropped, although after some pretty horrible experiences for the defenders. Some of them emigrated altogether.
As a freeborn Englishman, I hope that the American situation now in combination with recent common-sense decisions may show that the anti-freedom tide in the UK is reversing. It has a LONG way to climb back to the glorious freedom of the pre-Edwardian era, though and my hopes are slight.
Lets get some facts!
Homicide by firearm rate per 100,000 pop
England and Wales 0.07
Average firearms per 100 people
England and Wales 6.2
So USA has 14X more guns per person and 42 X greater rate of firearm homicide.
Gosh! All those guns in America are making me feel truly safe. Less talk. More data. Reference http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jul/22/gun-homicides-ownership-world-list#data
Statistics are fun. You can prove or disprove almost anything if you are sneaky enough. In the U.S. blacks commit about 75%-80% of all homicides. Hispanics commit about 13%-15%. Whites commit 5%-8%. So ask yourself why the government wants to take away all firearms from all American citizens? If they wanted to 'fix" the problem they should take them from blacks and hispanics!! But of course they don't want to "fix" the problem they want to disarm Americans. But as it relates to statistics it does indeed make more sense to take away the weapons of blacks and hispanics and yet I never NEVER see anyone who cites statistics on gun homicides suggest this obvious "fix". WHY??? If your statistics are real and you propose a statistical "fix" then why not the obvious "fix"???? Well putting aside the fact that no politicians or anyone else who wants to appear in public again would never suggest it because of the racial implications the simple fact is it won't "fix" it. We all know, the hawk knows that most of these homicides are committed by gang members who aren't going to obey the law. We could adopt England's strict gun controls and in fact homicides will increase and not decrease (as the did for England). But more importantly since we are talking about statistical lying, if England had 14% blacks and 14% hispanics their gun homicide rate would exceed ours!!! Your statistics are pure BS and I suspect you are clueless to it. We don't have a higher rate of homicides because we have private gun ownership. We have a higher rate of homicide because we have a high percentage of black and hispanic gangs. Now if the Hawk wants to work with me to pass a law that would give all our black and hispanic gangbangers to England when they are arrested then I do honestly believe we can get those stats to be equal...
You have assumed I am in favour of gun control in America.
ASSumption. No evidence for this in my comment. Re read it. The article suggests that the British, by being "degunned", are now somehow more vulnerable to firearm homicide compared to America. This is not true. I have presented simple facts - yes they are hardly difficult to understand yet I must agree once you thow in a "%" you have to call them stats. But, indulge me for a moment - you tell us that whites cause 5% of firearm murders in the USA - 2.97 * 5% =0.19 murders per 100000 population. That is double the firearm murder rate in England and Wales (all races). QED. Thank you. Good night.
I think you are rationalizing. England is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the first world because of violent crime. But their death rate from being gored by buffalo is well below that of the U.S. Therefore the people in the U.S. are stupid and should rush out and kill all the buffalo (or at least register them). Did I paraphrase you correctly. In fact the U.S. violent crime rate is lower then Canada and any European country when you ONLY look at the crimes committed by people of european descent. My point is simply that to compare England with the U.S. and ignore the gang problem and how it distorts the data is to ignore reality. We are not England and the comparison is meaningless. The problem with even bring up these inaccurate and trivial studies si they they seemingly support actions that will not work. To assume because of this study that somehow registering buffalo will reduce our level of buffalo injury to the same level as England is, well, stupid.
There's a million articles out there --there's even other articles from The Guardian citing violent crime as worse in England.GB than the USA. There's articles that lay 80%, articles that lay up to 97%, of USA gun violence as committed by urban gangsters --good luck on disarming the gangs.
ASsk a crime victim, or the bereaved, who might have deterred or fought off violence or death, if they've seen the statistics. Like a shark attack, it's a low probability/high consequence event.
The stat that is most important of all, given that all developed countries have about the same levels of violent crime* is the one that can't be assayed --how much crime is deterred before it makes and show at all, by the erstwhile criminal's avoiding potential defensive firepower? You'd have to canvass a sample of not just violent criminals but wanna-bes who demure because the victim may be armed?
(the one you want is by ''antiprise'', around 4th down from top, runtime 2:36)
I ran three Bing searches, and recommend all three for reams and reams of pro 2nd supporting factuals:
homicide rate england and usa
violent crime great britain and usa
how much gun crime is gang related?
But everybody trusts Thomas Sowell --let's read his short essay (bolding mine):
Gun control myths
Thomas Sowell
November 26, 2002
Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm of Bentley College deserves some sort of special prize for taking on the thankless task of talking sense on a subject where nonsense is deeply entrenched and fiercely dogmatic. In her recently published book, "Guns and Violence," Professor Malcolm examines the history of firearms, gun control laws and violent crime in England. What makes this more than an exercise in history is its relevance to current controversies over gun control in America.
Gun control zealots love to make highly selective international comparisons of gun ownership and murder rates. But Joyce Lee Malcolm points out some of the pitfalls in that approach. For example, the murder rate in New York City has been more than five times that of London for two centuries -- and during most of that time neither city had any gun control laws.
In 1911, New York state instituted one of the most severe gun control laws in the United States, while serious gun control laws did not begin in England until nearly a decade later. But New York City still continued to have far higher murder rates than London.
If we are serious about the role of guns and gun control as factors in differing rates of violence between countries, then we need to do what history professor Joyce Lee Malcolm does -- examine the history of guns and violence. In England, as she points out, over the centuries "violent crime continued to decline markedly at the very time that guns were becoming increasingly available."
England's Bill of Rights in 1688 was quite unambiguous that the right of a private individual to be armed was an individual right, independently of any collective right of militias. Guns were as freely available to Englishmen as to Americans, on into the early 20th century.
Nor was gun control in England a response to any firearms murder crisis. Over a period of three years near the end of the 19th century, "there were only 59 fatalities from handguns in a population of nearly 30 million people," according to Professor Malcolm. "Of these, 19 were accidents, 35 were suicides and only three were homicides -- an average of one a year."
The rise of the interventionist state in early 20th century England included efforts to restrict ownership of guns. After the First World War, gun control laws began restricting the possession of firearms. Then, after the Second World War, these restrictions grew more severe, eventually disarming the civilian population of England -- or at least the law-abiding part of it.
It was during this period of severe restrictions on owning firearms that crime rates in general, and the murder rate in particular, began to rise in England. "As the number of legal firearms have dwindled, the numbers of armed crimes have risen," Professor Malcolm points out.
In 1954, there were only a dozen armed robberies in London but, by the 1990s, there were more than a hundred times as many. In England, as in the United States, drastic crackdowns on gun ownership by law-abiding citizens were accompanied by ever greater leniency to criminals. In both countries, this turned out to be a formula for disaster.
While England has not yet reached the American level of murders, it has already surpassed the United States in rates of robbery and burglary. Moreover, in recent years the murder rate in England has been going up under still more severe gun control laws, while the murder rate in the United States has been going down as more and more states have allowed private citizens to carry concealed weapons -- and have begun locking up more criminals.
In both countries, facts have no effect whatever on the dogmas of gun control zealots. The fact that most guns used to murder people in England were not legally purchased has no effect on their faith in gun control laws there, any more than faith in such laws here is affected by the fact that the gun used by the recent Beltway snipers was not purchased legally either.
In England as in America, sensational gun crimes have been seized upon and used politically to promote crackdowns on gun ownership by law-abiding citizens, while doing nothing about criminals. American zealots for the Brady bill say nothing about the fact that the man who shot James Brady and tried to assassinate President Reagan has been out walking the streets on furlough.


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McDonald's has kicked off its Christmas campaign, which tells the story of Father Christmas and his reindeer as they go door to door on Christmas Eve.
The 90-second spot, created by Leo Burnett, launches today (18 November). It continues last year's #ReindeerReady theme. While visiting each house, Father Christmas keeps himself going with a steady supply of mince pies, but his reindeers are left without any treats.
He then makes a quick stop at a McDonald's, picking up bags of McDonald's "reindeer treats" – carrot bags – to refuel his reindeers. "Reindeer treats" will be sold in restaurants throughout the country over the Christmas period, alongside a festive menu.
A dedicated website will give consumers the chance to win McDonald's festive merchandise and decorations, as well as download an animated Christmas e-book.
Ben Fox, marketing director at McDonald's, said: "Our new 'Reindeer ready' campaign aims to remind customers that we are there when they need us at this time of year – from a Christmas shopping coffee break to a pre-party burger or even a mid-present delivery carrot stop. From TV to out-of-home, social to in-store, we will make sure there is a little reindeer magic for everyone this Christmas."
The spot was created by Andrew Long and James Millers, and directed by James Rouse through Outsider.
As part of the campaign, McDonald's has created a Snapchat filter through which users can turn their face into reindeer. In a Christmas game on the same social platform, users can try to catch falling carrots.
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Honors Undergraduate Research Journal
This quarter, work continued on the design and construction of a robotic fingerspelling hand. The hand is being designed to aid in communication for individuals who are both deaf and blind. In the winter quarter, research was centered on determining an effective method of actuation for the robotic hand. This spring 2008 quarter, time was spent designing the mechanisms needed to mimic the size and motions of a human hand. Several methods were used to determine a proper size for the robotic hand, including using the ManneQuinPro human modeling system to approximate the size of an average male human hand and using the golden ratio to approximate the length of bone sections within the hand. After a proper average hand size was determined, a finger mechanism was designed in the SolidWorks design program that could be built and used in the robotic hand.
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Tepe, Alan and Niku, Saeed
"Robotic Fingerspelling Hand for the Aid of the Deaf and Blind,"
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Pittsburgh Skyline from West End Overlook
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Though I'll always be a Cleveland man at heart, gotta admit the Pittsburgh skyline is one of the most beautiful in the country. On a grand scale, New York and Chicago have it beat, but the bridges and waterfront make it a strong competitor for the most scenic. What is your favorite city skyline?


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John Langalibalele Dube (1871 - 1946)
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John Langalibalele Dube-scholar, gentleman, leader, farmer, teacher, politician, patriot and philanthropist –was born in 1871 in the former Natal. He was educated at lnanda and Amanzimtoti (later Adams College). In 1887, he accompanied the missionary W C Wilcox to the United States of America (USA), where he studied at Oberlin College while supporting himself through various jobs and lecturing on the need for industrial education in Natal. He returned to Natal, but soon moved back to the USA for further training and to collect money for a Zulu industrial school -as he called it – modelled along the lines of the Tuskegee Institute.
In 1901, he established the Zulu Christian Industrial School on 200 acres of land at Ohlange in the lnanda district. Three years later, he also launched the IsiZulu/English newspaper llanga lase Natal (Sun of Natal), through which he began to establish his political reputation.
On this return from his third visit to the USA in 1905, llanga lase Natal had attacked the decisions of missionaries, among others, on land allocation rent and their failure to defend African interests. Dube protested and petitioned the Government against proposed legislation. He used his newspaper to amplify the need for African unity and African representation, and to air more specific grievances. He particularly emphasised the need for education and financial help from white philanthropists.
Among his sources of influence, Dube was drawing on the prevalent thinking among blacks in South Africa at the time, and this in turn was influenced by some trends in black thought in the USA. In Natal, this African-American influence was due to the American Zulu Mission.
Thanks to Dube's interventions, printing, shoe-making, blacksmithing, bee-keeping, bricklaying, bookkeeping and other vocational courses were taught for the first time at Amanzimtoti.
Dube's African industrial school and newspaper were a direct challenge to the colonial authorities and the white workers, who feared 'competition' from African and Indian artisans in the 1890s.
Dube bitterly opposed the arrest and trial of Dinizulu in connection with the 1906 Bambata Rebellion and actively assisted in raising funds for his defence. The Natal Government attempted to suppress llanga lase Natal before and during the Bambata Rebellion. Dube publicised Dinizulu's arrest, and his relationship with the Royal House became so strong and enduring that by the 1930s he was acting as their chief adviser.
In 1909, Dube was a member of the delegation to Britain to protest against the Act of Union and in 1912 he actepted the Presidency of the African National Congress (ANC).
In 1914, Dube was one of the ANC delegates who went to London to protest against the 1913 Land Act. In 1935, he became a member of the All African Convention and represented Natal on the Natives' Representative Council from 1936 until his death in 1946, when he was replaced on the Council by Chief Albert Luthuli.
John Dube fought all his life for the unity and liberation of all Africans.


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"The good seed cannot flourish when it is repeatedly dug up for the purpose of examining its growth" (J. C. Kromsigt).
One of my favorite things about trees, especially mature ones, is the way they provide shade and shelter from the natural elements. Yet, everyone knows a seedling doesn't give much of either. Trees need a consistent supply of sun, water, and nutrients over a long period of time to survive and thrive. In the Bible, Jesus uses the image of plants to describe spiritual growth (Matt. 13:1–32; 17:17–20; John 15:1–7).
Christians often wonder whether they are growing in holiness. Sanctification is a slow process of dying to the flesh (mortification) and living unto God (vivification). Just as it is impossible to know exactly what a tree seedling is going to look like in ten years, it is futile and frustrating to evaluate a person's growth in Christ over the short term.
Throughout the New Testament believers are encouraged to grow in long-term community with each other in the local church (Acts 2:42; Eph. 4:11–13; Col. 3:16). The apostle Paul describes this dynamic of growth within the body of Christ in his letter to the Ephesians:
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. (Eph. 4:15–16)
Jesus describes this organic union with his people by using the metaphor of a vine and its branches:
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. (John 15:4)
The Bible instructs all believers to gather regularly to hear the preaching of God's Word, receive baptism and the Lord's Supper (these are also known as Sacraments), and pray together (Heb. 10:25; 1 Cor. 10:16). Christ is present in these means of God's grace through the power of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 18:20; John 14:16–17, 26).
While the Holy Spirit is not limited to using Word, Sacrament, and prayer in his work of sanctification, these are God's ordinary means of grace. Christians should be diligent to attend a church where they are properly bathed and regularly nourished with sound biblical preaching and teaching. Supplemental Christian resources (like this website) can be helpful aids, but they are not meant to be substitutes for regular participation in the local church community.
Christians don't have to worry about whether they are being sanctified. God has promised to conform all his children to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29), for "he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 1:6). Christians do need to obey God's command to gather regularly with their fellow saints under the oversight of a faithful minister (1 Pet. 5:2–3). This is the way God has ordered his church on earth so that his sheep are properly cared for and guarded from the snares of the evil one (Heb. 13:17). You can be confident about your spiritual growth in Christ, because God is in control (Eph. 1:11–12).


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Communications is a rapidly changing and evolving field. With technology continually growing, the means by which people can network and communicate are now more diverse and varied than ever before. Mobile devices, tablets and social media have changed our communications landscape forever. News now seems to travel at the speed of light, and even the media at times seems to struggle to integrate all of these changes. In order to keep up, one needs to adapt to changes while at the same time having eyes and ears open to what's just around the corner as growth and innovation continues.
One of the keys to success in all relationships, both in business and in life, is being a good communicator. Successful talent management is no different, being well versed in the art of communication goes a long way in fostering success as a talent management professional. Students who are well versed in communications seem to have the most success in talent management as a professional career. Skills such as artfully managing employees, quality human resource awareness and fostering motivation in the work environment are all talents that can be fostered communications studies. Here are the top ten skills good communicators need to succeed in talent management:
1. Make communication a two-way street
Don't talk "at" people; make sure you are as good a listener as you are a communicator.
2. Have an open-door policy
Make sure your clients as well as your co-workers feel welcome to come to you with any issue — but set reasonable limits and parameters as to how much access they have to you.
3. Have a clear vision and goals for your relationships
Get very clear about the purpose of your business relationships, and make sure all parties are on the same page. This way all of you will know what you are striving for, and have a clear destination in mind.
4. Make sure all parties are clear about their roles and responsibilities
Co-workers and assistants should know what is expected of them.
5. Delegate respectfully and effectively
Don't do it all yourself! Delegate tasks to appropriate parties so you can be free to do your job well.
6. Be generous with your praise
Nothing motivates people like feeling genuinely appreciated, so make sure you "catch people doing things right."
7. Show that you care
Lead and manage from your heart, not always just with your head.
8. Set specific benchmarks for success
Know what success means for you. Whether it's your clients or your employees, take time to evaluate performance and then celebrate and reward successes both large and small.
9. Make use of technology and social media
There are a great many innovations that can enhance communication, so take time to become proficient and use them to your and your clients' advantage.
10. Stay tuned in to current trends
With talent management, this is one of the most important attributes you can cultivate. When it comes to your clients, knowing how to capitalize on changes in their industry will help them to be successful, ultimately making you as their manager more successful as well.
Erik Reiber studied in Philadelphia and now works at a technology magazine. He enjoys freelance work when his schedule allows for it.


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As part of my efforts to "practice, practice, practice," I'm going to take my camera with me on our trip to Philadelphia and only take one lens with me. I'm taking the lens that gets the least amount of use: the 50mm f/1.8D. I'm not sure why I haven't worked with this lens more, but I'm going to put it through its paces over the next two or three days.
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Stepan Co. recently reported that it has reached an agreement with BASF Mexicana, S.A. DE C.V. to acquire its surfactant production facility in Ecatepec, Mexico, and a portion of its associated surfactants business. The facility is located close to Mexico City and reportedly has over 50,000 m t of capacity, 124,000 sq-ft of warehouse space, a large laboratory, and office space. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.
"The acquisition supports the company's growth strategy in Latin America. We believe this acquisition significantly enhances Stepan's market position and supply capabilities for surfactants in Mexico and positions us to grow in both the consumer and functional markets for surfactants," said F. Quinn Stepan Jr., chairman, president and CEO, Stepan.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Taking a day of regular training camp away from their team facilities, the Minnesota Vikings traveled for an afternoon practice at U.S. Bank Stadium as a way for the new coaching staff and players to become more comfortable with their gameday surroundings.
Like many things under new general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O'Connell, the trip offered a fresh outlook for a team needing one after missing the playoffs three of the past four seasons.
Three days into camp, Vikings ownership is enjoying what it sees from its new leadership.
"The energy, the positivity, the communication, the collaboration, between the two of them and across the whole team and organization has been excellent," Vikings owner and president Mark Wilf said after practice. "We couldn't be more happy to have them on board. We're really excited about the season and seasons because they work well together and I think the players, especially veterans who have said, 'You know what, this is good energy and we are looking forward to playing with these guys and the leadership.' It's been positive from that standpoint. Can't wait to get this thing going."
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With only one home preseason game this year, the team took the opportunity to practice at its sun-splashed downtown stadium. Former Vikings All-Pro defensive end Jared Allen spoke to the team after practice and the team surprised Allen by announcing he'll be inducted into the team's ring of honor this fall.
The Wilf family, who approved the trade for Allen in 2008 after three playoff-less seasons, hope their most recent acquisitions pay off in the same manner.
Allen had 85.5 sacks in six years in Minnesota and helped break the playoff drought in his first season with the Vikings. Minnesota made it to the NFC Championship in Allen's second season.
"I remember like any trade, there's nerves and anxiousness," Wilf said "We gave up some picks for him and it was a lot of discussion about it, but it turned out to be one of the best things we did as ownership and in this franchise history is to get a player of his level here. Our first two seasons out of the block, we won the division. So, he made a big impact right away and we're fortunate it worked out."
Moving on from the disappointment of the final years of Mike Zimmer's tenure as coach, the Vikings chose not to make dramatic, sweeping personnel changes. Instead, the Wilf's believe a coaching change will be enough to get the team back in the postseason.
All of the main offensive pieces, including quarterback Kirk Cousins, running back Dalvin Cook and receivers Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen return in O'Connell's new system.
"I do believe we have a great roster and I give Kwesi and Kevin a lot of credit," Wilf said. "They did a great job of balancing a lot of factors to get us to be really competitive and I know our fans when they seem them starting tomorrow practicing, we have a lot of great talent here and more importantly it's starting to gel together in terms of a new system and new leadership and they're really taking well to it."
Like the move for Allen, ownership made the leadership change hoping for immediate returns.
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"It burns all of us to get back to winning ways and competitiveness to be where we want to be, winning divisions and championships and competing," Wilf said. "We feel we made a lot of great strides on that front and I can tell you the players are super energized and motivated as well. They don't like losing. A lot of them have come from winning college programs or they are winners in their own right and they don't like that taste either.
"So, like I said before, there's a lot of good energy and good positivity working toward these goals and I believe we'll get there."
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Art exhibition shines spotlight on mental health
New artwork co-created by patients at Bellsdyke Hospital, inspired by patients of over a century ago, is being exhibited at Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
'Staring at the Ceiling, Looking at the Stars' is an artistic response to materials from the Stirling District Asylum Archive – housed by the University Archive – and reveals the indiscriminate nature of mental illness.
Sound recordings and printed artworks have been produced by artist Sharon Quigley in collaboration with a group of patients and staff at the now-named Bellsdyke Hospital. They have delved behind the case notes, patients' letters and admission books to explore the identities of Asylum patients from 1906-14.
Hundreds of people were admitted to the Larbert-based Asylum during this time, including workers from Forth Valley's industrial and agricultural sectors.
NHS Forth Valley Endowments funded the project, developed in partnership by Artlink Central – a charity providing arts experiences within the NHS to improve patients' experiences and environments – and the University of Stirling Art Collection and Archive. The University Archive houses the Asylum records as part of its wider NHS Forth Valley historical archive.
The exhibition also includes a piece illustrating the botanical roots of medical terminology, inspired by a later tree survey of the Bellsdyke estate.
'Staring at the Ceiling, Looking at the Stars' will be on display at Forth Valley Royal Hospital's Atrium from 7 August to 1 January, 2016, then at the Art Collection in the University of Stirling's Pathfoot Building from 23 January to 27 May, 2016.
Sarah Bromage, Deputy Curator of the University of Stirling's Art Collection said: "The idea for this exhibition was sparked by the University receiving over 150 years of archive NHS materials relating to hospital care and treatment in Forth Valley.
"The Asylum records – brought to life through these innovative and thought-provoking works – are among the larger Forth Valley health board archive now publicly accessible through our archive reading room.
"We are delighted that as part of the project's legacy, a commissioned exhibition piece will be added to the University's Art Collection."
Artist Sharon Quigley said: "After a period of research within the archive I embarked on a journey with residents, working in small groups or one-to-one, exploring our creative common language.
"Through discussion, recollection, drawing and sound recording we set out to produce a new archive which would reassert the patients' voice. This new archive charts the people and the grounds of the hospital, past and present, whilst creating a response to its fascinating history and environment."
Lorraine Robertson, NHS Forth Valley Service Manager for Specialist Mental Health and Head of Mental Health Nursing said: "This commission shines a light on a portion of the archived history of mental health services in Stirling, and shows how much mental health facilities have changed since 1865.
"I'd also like to thank our current staff and patients who have been involved in creating artwork for this fascinating exhibition."
Catherine Middleton Findlay, Artlink Central Artistic Programmer, said: "We were delighted to be approached by Sharon Quigley and the University to develop this creative exploration of the archive, and through our unique relationship with NHS Forth Valley, to be able to offer an opportunity for patients and staff to become involved in the artistic response alongside her."
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Stefek's display cases were stuffed full of sparkling jewels and shining silver at its September 22 Fabulous Furniture, Silver and Fine Jewellery auction.
The auction featured fine jewellery including a stunning GIA certified 9.87-carat diamond, and several gorgeous pieces of Georg Jensen silver.
Jensen lived in the Netherlands from 1866 to 1935.
He trained as a sculptor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, but soon became a silversmith. Jensen is today known for his artistry in design and his fine craftsmanship.
He left behind a remarkable collection of beautifully crafted Art Nouveau creations.
Among them was this Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Partial Tea Service, sold For $10,000.
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If you ever leave a job, you want to know two things: have I done a good job and is the business in a better position than when I started working here? That is unless you've been fired and then the answer to those questions should be pretty obvious. However as Leicestershire announced today that at the end of the season, Andrew McDonald, their Elite Performance Director will leave his post to return to Australia, the answer to those two questions is an unequivocal yes!
McDonald took the reins at Leicestershire in November 2014 following a successful playing career for the club, where he helped the county lift the T20 Trophy in 2011.
However, he took on a side who had finished bottom of Division Two of the County Championship the previous season and leaves a county who currently sit fifth in the same division this year, just 20 points behind second place, which in any previous season would give them a good chance of promotion to the promised land of Division One cricket.
McDonald has done a good job, it is clear and the club are clearly in a better position than when he took over, so why is he leaving? Well, Leicestershire's loss will be the Melbourne Renegades and Victoria's gain, as McDonald returns to Australia to take up control of the two sides. Most importantly to McDonald however, the move also allows his family to settle again and have stability.
McDonald's comments on the matter clarified his confliction leading to the decision, "It has been an extremely difficult decision to leave Leicestershire County Cricket Club but I have to put my family first and we are now going to settle back home in Australia.
"I'd like to thank the club for this fantastic opportunity, I'll always be grateful for having the chance to both play and coach at the Fischer County Ground and will continue to follow the club's fortunes from afar.
"I also appreciate the fact that Leicestershire have allowed me the opportunity to return home and wish the club every success for the future.
It cannot have been an easy decision the club to allow McDonald to leave his contract early and return to Australia, however it shows great class and respect on the part of the club, for a player and coach who has given a great deal to the county.
The class and respect shown by Chief Executive Wasim Khan MBE is clear through his comments, "This decision has not been easy for Andrew and we are naturally disappointed to lose a person and coach of his calibre.
"We fully understand and respect the reasons for his decision. Andrew has done a fantastic job here in his two years as Elite Performance Director, with the team making great strides forward.
"Performances and results have drastically improved and Andrew has left a strong platform to build on. We will now look to build on his excellent work.
"Andrew is an outstanding leader and I have no doubt that Cricket Victoria and Melbourne Renegades will see huge progress with Andrew at the helm.
"Everyone at Leicestershire County Cricket Club would like to wish Andrew and his family well for the future.
The club moved quickly to announce McDonald's successor and have gone for continuity within the club, promoting Pierre de Bruyn from within.
De Bruyn joined the club joined as Second XI and Assistant Skills Coach last winter and has since worked closely alongside McDonald, de Bruyn previously worked as Head Coach and Technical Director with Tuks Cricket, the team that represents the University of Pretoria, after a very successful first-class playing career.
Wasim Khan MBE was excited to announce de Bruyn's promotion saying, "Pierre has made a huge impression since joining the club and has done a fantastic job this season. Pierre has stepped up to carry out a number of different roles and we feel that it is now the right time for him to take on this exciting new role.
"The club has made massive strides forward in the two years that Andrew has been here and Pierre will now carry on that excellent work in what are hugely exciting times at the Fischer County Ground.
Khan also announced that they would be appointing an assistant coach which would be announced next week, whoever that is coming in to support de Bruyn will be tackling a much easier task than McDonald took on two years ago.
If de Bruyn and the new assistant coach make the same improvements in a two year period that McDonald has, then Leicestershire fans can expect to playing Division One cricket by the end of that period, and if they are, the first person that Wasim Khan should be on the phone to say thank you to, should be Andrew McDonald. Time difference allowing obviously.


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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism checks at the UW System's 13 four-year campuses turned up three sites at which officials acknowledge using students arrested for drug activities to make controlled buys. Opponents say this practice could place students in dangerous situations and exploits their vulnerability to losing thousands of dollars of federal financial aid and tuition by being suspended from school. But supporters say it provides an opportunity for students to avoid felonies.


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James Bond Risks It All In New '007' Trailer
James Bond risks it all in the new trailer for No Time To Die.
Daniel Craig's Bond comes out of retirement after Felix Leiter (played by Jeffrey Wright) asks him for help.
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During a Monday conference call with the media, NFLPA* president Kevin Mawae said that he has no concerns about the charge the league filed with the National Labor Relations Board regarding the union's effort to decertify, in the obvious hopes of increasing their leverage in negotiations with the NFL.
"We're not a union anymore," Mawae said, via Jarrett Bell of USA Today. "So any case before the NLRB is trumped by our decertification. So it doesn't matter."
The NLRB disagrees.
"It doesn't change what [allegedly] happened," NLRB spokesman Nancy Cleeland told Bell. "The charge is still being investigated. By [the NFL] amending the charge, obviously, they still think it's live."
Cleeland is referring to the league's recent effort to adjust the initial complaint filed on February 14, at which time the league argued that the union was failing to genuinely bargain in order to launch the decertification-litigation strategy. After the decertification-litigation strategy launched, the league added to its charge the notion that the ruse was aimed at securing leverage, and that it doesn't constitute a legitimate bargaining tactic.
The filing complicates the legal action pending in Minnesota federal court, and it gives the NFL another possible path toward forcing the union to reconstitute itself and return to the bargaining table.
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Unemployment, gasoline or birth control–what will clobber Obama first?
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Barack Obama is a miracle worker–he was able to have his staff quickly gather hundreds of women and throw together an "emergency" half-day "White House Conference on Women's Issues," with Obama scheduled to pop in and give them a "pep talk."
Generally, President Obama's schedule is so jam-packed with his countrywide campaign commitments, that he doesn't even have time to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer while in Arizona, even though he is suing them for jumping the gun on locking down the U.S.-Mexico border, and flushing out illegal aliens–or "undocumented Democrats," as coined by Mark Steyn.
Regardless, in stark contrast to the vacuous contentions of the White House, who suggest women are worried about their access to birth control pills, the economy, jobs and national debt continue to dominate the center stage of politics all over the nation–and the numbers from today are not going to provide them with a Happy Easter.
After adding an average of 246,000 jobs per month over the past three months, hiring hit the skids with March plunging off a cliff, reporting just 120,000 jobs created–less than half of what the private sector of the economy had been producing, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report released today.
And, although the unemployment rate slipped a sliver to 8.2 percent, it was attributed to another hoard of discouraged job seekers leaving the labor pool.
The really stark statistic that is rarely, if ever, mentioned in the mainstream media, is the "real" unemployment rate, which includes all of those people who have "given up looking for work, and those forced to settle for part-time jobs," and now sits at 14.5 percent, according to an unusually objective Associated Press article today.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), weighed in, stating … "The level of growth we are seeing isn't enough to make a difference for the millions of Americans still out of work, or families facing high gas prices and the uncertainty of a lagging economy."
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped to the plate saying that … 'the current hiring pace is unlikely to continue without more consumer spending.'
That's not very good news, because consumer spending is being choked off by the truly unprecedented 66-cent run-up in gasoline prices (to a national average $3.94 a gallon) so far this year, and will continue to be a counter-force to our economic recovery.
Instead of focusing on important women's issues, such as their right to join The Augusta Golf and Country Club, Barack Obama should remember that no incumbent president has been reelected while the unemployment rate was over 7.8 percent.
But, it seems like in the remote chance that the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent by November, as 99.999 percent of over-the-road vehicles in the United States cannot yet use "free" solar or wind power–the inflammatory price of gasoline will likely incinerate Barack Obama's reelection hopes.


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- Age? 39
- Born in? Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Married? Nope
- Kids? Nope
- Live in? London
- Educated at? Universities of Cape Town (South Africa), Edinburgh (Scotland) and Nottingham (England)
- Favourite movie? Brazil (1985, Director Terry Gilliam)
- Favourite musician? Johnny Clegg (South African)
- Favourite CSR report? Patagonia's
- Favourite flavor ice cream? Ginger
- Favourite non-CSR book? Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
- Favourite CSR book? Cradle to Cradle (McDonough & Braungart)
- If I could, I would ... Be a full-time writer
Of all the books you have written on corporate responsibility, which do you feel is the most important in terms of the message you were trying to convey?
The new one, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business (out 18 February 2011). Not only does it fundamentally challenge business and the notion of CSR - for example, it starts by stating that CSR has failed and should either be killed off, or reinvented - but it is written in an narrative style that I think makes it an easy read, with lots of fascinating cases and stories of 'the good, the bad and the ugly' of corporate sustainability & responsibility.
Which book did you personally enjoy writing the most?
The first one, Beyond Reasonable Greed (co-authored with Clem Sunter), mainly because I used lions and elephants as a metaphor for unsustainable and sustainable companies. It was fascinating researching the traits of both species, and it was fun creatively applying the analogy to business. It was also very forward looking and together with my co-author we developed two future scenarios for business: 'Oases in the Desert' and 'Plains of the Serengeti'. We even ended up with 'leophants' - those companies in between.
What made you decide to publish Landmarks for Sustainability? Which landmark is the most significant in your personal view?
The idea behind Landmarks, which I wrote for the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, was to capture the seminal events that have shaped the sustainability agenda over the past 20 years (although we also included a timeline of landmarks that goes back almost 100 years). There are certain corporate events - like Shell's Brent Spar fiasco, McDonald's McLibel trial, Nike's supply chain wake-up call and Enron's collapse - that most people in CSR have heard about, but they don't have the facts and figures at their finger tips. Likewise for positive breakthroughs in transparency, fairtrade, poverty alleviation and so-on. We also decided to make it highly visual (lots of photos) and readable (bullets, feature boxes, etc.) to make sure busy people could dip into it easily. For me, the most significant landmark event was the publication of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in 2005, because it shows us the extent to which all our other CSR and sustainability efforts are failing at a catastrophic scale.
The Top 50 Sustainability Books has a similar look and feel to Landmarks for Sustainability. Was that deliberate?
Yes, it was another book for the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and it was designed to be a highly accessible reference book. This time, however, we focused on ideas rather than events that have changed the sustainability world. Many people working in sustainability have heard about these classic books, but do not have the time to read them all, so we decided to provide short synopses, with key messages, pull-out quotes and extracts from interviews I did with many of the authors. I think it is a great guide to the most important thinking in sustainability over the past 50 years and more.
In The World Guide to CSR, what surprised you the most as you received contributions from all around the world?
The first surprise was the diversity of submissions - not just the usual suspects among the G20, but also countries like Armenia, Bangladesh, Iran, Iceland, Liberia, Peru, Romania and United Arab Emirates. The second and most delightful aspect was learning how each country's cultural tradition has shaped CSR practices, in some cases (such as in Azerbaijan, Turkey and India) with these influences having evolved over centuries.
Having now completed your world CSR tour, what are the most important insights you bring back with you?
There are so many insights: the fact that a lot of the most important social innovation is taking place in developing countries (like India), that awareness and expectations of CSR are higher in places like Brazil than in the UK, that many non-OECD countries and companies are still stuck in the CSR Ages of Philanthropy and Marketing, that Europe and America is mesmerised by the Age of Management, and that very very few companies anywhere recognise that the concept of CSR - and the larger industrial model of shareholder-driven capitalism - is fundamentally flawed and will never solve the problems it claims to be most concerned about.
How useful do you feel The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility remains? It was published a couple of years ago but the jargon has moved on. Do you plan a second edition?
In fact, a second edition came out this year (2010) - a paperback version with updated content, including additions on the global financial crisis and ISO 26000. Beyond this, I don't feel that the underlying concepts or the core codes and standards have changed fundamentally. It remains highly useful as a searchable reference book, especially since it is also out in an e-book version.
Beyond Reasonable Greed was an early book on the subject of corporate responsibility. Did people understand your message? What sort of reactions did you receive? Have companies traded in their fangs for tusks?
The timing for the book was perfect, as it came out just when the Enron and Worldcom scandals were hitting the headlines. So I think the message was intuitively understood, but it was not seriously acted upon. To use the language of the book, we saw the emergence of many 'leophants' after 2002. What is different, comparing this with writing The Age of Responsibility almost 10 years later, is that today there more lion corpses on the slab to dissect (like Lehman Brothers) and a number of genuine elephant companies to learn from (like Interface), as well as any number of injured leophants (like BP) that are getting left behind.
What do you feel Corporate Citizenship in Africa added to the CSR equation in South Africa? Do you feel the CSR message is understood by leading businesses in SA?
The book did a number of things. First, I would say that it was a book about Africa, not just South Africa, but it did point out the general lack of academic research on CSR beyond South Africa and Nigeria. Second, it confirmed our suspicion that most research on CSR in Africa was qualitative, with little or no country-comparative data. And third, it showed that research on CSR in South Africa was also quite skewed, largely towards business ethics. The question of whether CSR is understood by leading businesses in SA is different. The answer is unequivocally 'yes'. That is the interesting thing about many developing countries - businesses know that they can't succeed in societies that fail; often the business case is much clearer and the moral case much stronger.
Making a Difference is a call to action for individuals to leave a meaningful legacy. How would you describe your own personal legacy as you wish to see it?
Making a Difference, which is based on my PhD research, is not only about leaving a legacy, but also about what gives us deep satisfaction or meaning in our work as CSR practitioners. It turns out that motivations vary according to different leadership styles or change agent types - whether you are more of an expert, facilitator, catalyst or activist. As for my source of meaning, I most closely fit the expert type and derive my greatest satisfaction from being a thought leader (if indeed that's what I am) and inspiring others through ideas.
How much of your overall time do you spend writing/editing books on CSR?
Writing goes in waves, although considering that I have written and edited 11 books over the past 8 years, there have not been many periods when I am not writing. I suppose if I had to guess, I'd say I spend about 20% of my time actually writing, but probably 50% of my time is spent doing explicit or implicit research on which the books are based. Lately, a lot of the rest of my time has been spent sharing my thoughts and ideas with others, through teaching, workshops, training and various networks.
Which book gave you the most personal satisfaction and why?
I think that would be Business Frontiers, as this was my first independently authored book. In fact, it is a collection of my writings on social responsibility, sustainable development and economic justice over more than a decade, so it was very satisfying to see those collected together in one place. In addition, it allowed me to publish some of my more creative writing on the subject - with chapters like Holistic Business, The Corporate Battle for Hearts & Minds, Future Images Beyond the Information Age, Connecting Earth & Sky, Tree of Life, and even a poetic parable called Quest for Gold.
Which book about CSR have you not written yet?
There are many I have not written, and in fact I turn down book projects fairly regularly now. The more compelling question is, what am I passionate enough about to want to put in the blood, sweat and tears required to turn it into a book? I'd like to write up my CSR Quest world tour as a kind of travel book with a CSR twist. I'd also like to do a book on Purpose-Inspired Leadership, as well as writing a business parable (i.e. fiction book) that captures the lessons of CSR but never mentions the word. And I'd like to do a book calledSmart, Sustainable and Inclusive, which tackles the macro-level of economics and culture, rather than the micro-level of companies and CSR.
You are also somewhat of a poet and have published a collection of poems? Is this an insurance policy in case CSR doesn't work out ….. ?
Were it but so! No, not really. Poetry is just my way of expressing a deeper level of myself and being a bit creative (alongside my dabbling in painting, sketching and photography). It is probably my most authentic voice, but poetry is seldom the stuff of fame and fortune. It's a very personal and subjective hobby, which I do primarily for myself. If the words resonate with others - as they do seem to on occasion - then that's a bonus and I am delighted.
Do you like chunky Monkey?
I had to look it up, so I guess that is an answer in itself.
Anything else you want to mention?
People should know that I'm more interested in what is being done that what labels we give things. It so happens that I talk about CSR 2.0 - which I also call systemic CSR or radical CSR - and I use CSR to mean 'corporate sustainability and responsibility', but I really don't care if people have different jargon. For me, the proof must be in the results and for too long we have focused on measuring CSR activities rather than the societal impacts of business. My new test for whether a company is a CSR 2.0 pioneer in the Age of Responsibility is simple: what is their level of admission and ambition? i.e. do they admit the extent of their unsustainability and irresponsibility, and do they set audacious targets like zero waste, 100% renewable energy and rising stakeholder happiness.
Interview date: October 2010
Condensed version published on CSR Wire
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CFBX Winter Volunteer Drive January 9-15.
CFBX, the campus/community radio station at Thompson Rivers University, will be holding a volunteer drive between Monday, January 9th and Sunday, January 15th.
CFBX is an entirely volunteer run and programmed radio station and is always looking for energetic and creative volunteers to help out on air and off air. You do not need to have experience to become a volunteer, all training will be provided to you. Volunteers do not need to be TRU students to get involved.
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Kevin T. Schnepel
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Simon Fraser University
Kevin T. Schnepel is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2013 and spent five years at the University of Sydney. Kevin is an honorary associate of the School of Economics at the University of Sydney and a research fellow with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (the Life Course Centre).
Kevin's research primarily focuses on crime, health, labor, and environmental economics. His current research investigates key determinants of crime and recidivism such as job opportunities, the supply of addictive drugs, the presence of criminal peers, and the severity of criminal sanctions. He is also currently working on several projects investigating the long-term impact of public health policies and interventions addressing early-life exposure to environmental toxins.
Kevin joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in May 2016 and became an IZA Research Fellow in November 2021.


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'Race to the Pole – Captain Scott successful' claimed The Age's headline writer on 8 March 1912, the day after Norwegian adventurer Captain Roald Amundsen slipped quietly into Hobart in his polar ship Fram. The headline was in hindsight tragically way off the mark but it was not a deliberate 'alternative fact' of its day splashed across the established masthead. It was more an excited assumption based on expectation in the former British colonies of Australia and a misreading of Amundsen's Nordic reserve on his arrival there after 16 months in Antarctica in his well-publicised contest with British naval Captain Robert Falcon Scott.
The Tasmanian press were bemused as the bearded Norwegian made his way between the telegraph office and his waterfront lodgings. With his expeditioners and crew quarantined on the ship on the Derwent River, the 'mysterious' Amundsen guarded his news carefully as he telegraphed his backers, the Norwegian King Haakon VII, his countryman, the famed Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen and importantly his publisher, London's Daily Chronicle.
Only days later the news spread like wildfire with newspapers around the world publishing the febrile news that the Norwegian explorer, a 'tall, spare quiet-mannered man, not un-English in his facial and general appearance…genial and kindly… a practical determined man of great intelligence and executive capacity' [The Observer, 30 March 1912] was 'the hero of the Pole', reprinting Amundsen's narrative in the Daily Chronicle and his telegram to King Haakon VII from Hobart, 'Pole attained on 14 December, remained 17 December' [The Observer 16 March 1912]. The return of Scott from Antarctica was expected in the coming weeks. The press literally tried to beat down the door of the Norwegian's small room at the Orient Hotel.
Amundsen had visited Antarctica more than a decade earlier, in 1897-99, as First Mate on Adrien de Gerlache's Belgica expedition, the first to spend the winter in Antarctica.
In the intervening decade, he focussed his attentions on the Arctic on a three-year expedition in his small 46-ton vessel Gjøa from 1903-06. From his base at Gjøahaven, King William Island, Nunavit he and six shipmates successfully investigated the movement of the magnetic north pole (first charted in 1831 by James Clark Ross). On 31 August 1906 Gjøa reached Nome, Alaska, and Amundsen became the first to navigate the elusive Northwest Passage. He then began planning to reach the North Pole in an attempt dressed as a scientific expedition to conduct oceanographic research replicating Fridtjof Nansen's drift across the polar seas.
After the North Pole was 'won' in 1909, claimed by both Frederick A. Cook and Robert E. Peary, funding evaporated and the Norwegian secretly turned his attentions south, to the unattained and equally highly-contested South Pole. He famously only revealed his plans 'to take part in the fight for the Pole' in Madeira in September 1910, on the voyage from Oslo ostensibly to Cape Horn, north America and the Bering Strait. Amundsen surprised his crew on board Fram and informed key supporters especially Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen who had furnished the expedition with his famous Arctic exploring vessel Fram. Amundsen's confidante, his brother Leon, informed the press and telegraphed Scott in the Antipodes en route south. Scott was in port in Melbourne, Australia. The Norwegian Captain redirected his course towards the Cape of Good Hope and Antarctica, arriving at the ice barrier at the Bay of Whales, King Edward VII Land, 13 January, 1911.
Amundsen established his camp on the ice itself, the Ross Ice Shelf, a full degree – 60 miles – closer to the Pole than Scott's base across the barrier at Cape Evans, the site of previous initiatives in McMurdo Sound, 350 miles west. Both expeditions sledged to lay supplies before setting off for the Pole in the warm months late in 1911.
The ships' men had met and dined together earlier that year in February, when the surprised crew of the Terror Nova encountered Fram in the Bay of Whales during a survey voyage looking for a mooring. Scott, on a sledging journey to lay a depot, had expected that Fram would moor on Antarctica's Weddell Sea coast so the surprise was complete and the trek to the Pole silently intense.
During that next summer, Amundsen was able to chart a new course to the Pole, arriving on 14 December 1911 with his sledging team Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting. Amundsen planted the Norwegian flag and Fram's ship pennant at the place he named Polheim on the King Haakon VII plateau, nearly four weeks ahead of Scot. He marked the spot with a Norwegian flag and a tent, in which he left a letter to his King and to his rival.
The subsequent events of the summer of 1911-12 – Amundsen's successful return and the death of Scott and his companions Bowers, Evans, Oates and Wilson – are legendary, as are the varying interpretations of the 'race', each expedition team's dynamics, politics, judgement and decision-making, and the relationship between the two polar explorers. So too is the aftermath in the making and representation of national heroes.
On a very human level the details of the mechanics of Amundsen's successful expedition are compelling – how did Amundsen win the race to the pole? How did he prepare for the extremes of the ice barrier and the Polar plateau? How did his choices of fur clothing, dogs over ponies, ski, sledge, tent and equipment design, nutrient balance in food rations affect his expeditioners' daily lives to enable their success?
A new panel exhibition of images and text explores these choices. Curated and developed by the Fram Museum in Oslo the exhibition is drawn from original materials held in Oslo. It presents a fresh Norwegian perspective and features images taken on the expedition itself, by Amundsen, Bjaaland and other expeditioners, combined with insights from original expedition diaries, both sources that Roald Amundsen himself used in his obligatory lecture tour following the expedition.
More than an account of the travails of expedition life, the exhibition looks at Amundsen's time in the Arctic and how he adopted and adapted experiences and encounters there. It was on his Gjøa expedition to chart the Northwest Passage that Amundsen first met Netsilik Inuit communities with whom he formed close relationships. He learnt a great deal about survival in the polar environment, about layering loose fur clothing, ice construction (igloo making), hunting, nutrition, sledge design, dog handling and much more.
The construction and layout of Amundsen's Bay of Whales base at Framheim itself was modelled on Inuit communities with many of its workshops and accommodations built out of snow and ice and linked by a series of weatherproof passages.
He combined this with knowledge from his practical experience, Nansen's patronage and expertise, and strategies for working with his small group of expeditioners, all drawn from Norwegians generally at home in snow or on skis. Comfort and warmth were critical, with the installation of a steam bath, also enjoyed on the Gjøa expedition, in Framheim.
Captain Roald Amundsen's careful narrative of his expedition included his understated casual account of sledging to the Pole and back where 'everything went like a dance' [World's News Sydney 13 April 1912]. Burnt by experience in losing funds, rewards from press rights from his Northwest Passage voyage, Amundsen, in common with his fellow polar explorers, controlled that narrative with a strong hand. He was feted in Hobart. After the Fram sailed for South America he undertook a two-week lecture tour entitled How I reached the Pole beginning in Adelaide, where his many well-wishers included the Chief Justice and the masters of the number of Norwegian sailing barques in Port Adelaide, Melbourne and ended in Sydney 6 April 1912.
Amundsen, billed as 'The hero of the Hour' and 'the greatest celebrity to visit Australia' by Punch [21 March 1912] illustrated his lecture with 100 coloured transparencies, lantern slides, many of which are on display in ANMM's Vaughn Evans Library. This new graphic exhibition brings some of the polar adventurer's Antarctic experiences to audiences of the 21st century, as if Amundsen were in the room, illustrating not 'a dance' but an incredible feat of endurance and skill.
When questioned about Scott, Captain Roald Amundsen replied 'I do not see why he should not have reached the south pole and I think it is likely to be heard of anytime now.' [Observer 30 March 1912]. It was not until the end of the following summer, February 1913, that the fate of Scott and his companions was confirmed and reported, to Amundsen's great dismay.


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(Beautiful shot, isn't it?)
I think I got pretty lucky with this picture. I actually took this on the 15th on the way into Toronto, and not while leaving Toronto. With a simple Twitter filter, it looks even better too!
So the final day of my trip was not what I expected, unfortunately. I woke up to an empty house. My uncle had left me some cash on the table for bus fare (which I kept trying to insist against, but I'm bad at refusing money from people, especially relatives), and I made myself breakfast. Eventually the phone rang, like it did a lot when I found myself alone in the house for that week. It was my aunt Kathy calling to talk to me this time, so I picked it up, and she explained what had happened.
Apparently her dad had gone through a very difficult night, and he was being re-admitted to the hospital. She was with him now, and she wasn't able to leave him. Her daughter, my cousin Valerie, whom we had gone to see The Monuments Men with on Monday, would be coming at about noon to come get me and take me to the bus terminal in Barrie for my bus headed to Toronto at 2.
I made sure that my bag was packed, kept my phone plugged in for as long as I possibly could, and spent most of the day listening to my audio book. Eventually my cousin arrived, and we were off to Barrie. One thing that I'd never realized about her before, since we hadn't spent a lot of time together, is that she's a bit of a crazy driver XD I grabbed onto the handles in the car rather tightly each time she decided to make a turn. Soon we arrived at the terminal, we said our goodbyes, and I had a bit of time before my bus started boarding, so I grabbed a burger at the Burger King they have in the terminal.
Outside of the terminal I happened to spot this, which I think is one of the coolest things ever! You can pay money and buy a used paperback book, or even donate a book of your own to the cause just as easily. I absolutely love this idea! I really really wish they had something like this in Welland, or at least in St. Catharines. It's not only a great idea for the environment, but it's a great way to get people reading.
Saw these houses while driving through Toronto to get to the terminal, and something about them stuck out to me, so I decided to take a picture. It amazes me how much they can fit into one city. Not just various goods and services but apartment buildings, old fashioned homes, countless universities and schools, and everything else that Toronto contains. One day I hope to call Toronto home. That might only be for a total of 4 months, but perhaps it will be for longer than that. There's no way of knowing just yet. I guess I'll have to find out.
And that concludes these blog segments on how I spent my Reading Week. I hope I didn't bore anybody! I'll be back to writing about my regular home life - and mail! - soon :)


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Hallsville Quarter Phase 1 and 2
In 2014 Turney's were chosen as preferred contractor to carry out hard and soft construction works on Hallsville Phase 1 Canning Town…works involved from waterproofing level the full and complete installation of a large roof garden along with demolition and granite paving to ground level areas, works to the podium included void former and membrane build up, decking, free draining paving, ducting, drainage, furniture, timber planters, bespoke white concrete steps, resin bound surfacing, fitness equipment, play areas with soft surfacing, extensive lightweight topsoil with tree and shrub planting , turf and 12 months aftercare. This then followed on with Phase 2 again including three roof gardens the bulk of the work included 4,500 m2 granite paving imported from China and bespoke purpose built white concrete planters
Podium Level
We built up from the water proof membrane level, allowing for void former, sub-bases, permeable block paving, kerbs, concrete pads for play equipment and gym equipment. Included was the ducting works, drainage man hole covers and build up and drainage channels.
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All soft works were carried out by Turney Landscapes including the soil, barks etc.
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Sky Gardens
We built up from void former on these three private sky gardens. We constructed timber planters and laid paving on pedestals, allowing for falls where required. These areas were filled with soil and planted.
North Service Yard
We built timber sleeper walls and planted, all other items were by others.
This area included access ramp, steps and planters, we installed all the granite block sets and granite paving including all channel drainage and manholes.
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Having completed Phase 1 in 2015 Turneys were again rewarded with our hard work by negotiating Phase 2 works which have now been completed and handed over..
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