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Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician)
Ron Johnson
|United States Senator
from Wisconsin
|Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Serving with Tammy Baldwin
|Preceded by
|Russ Feingold
|Chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
|Assumed office
January 3, 2015
|Preceded by
|Tom Carper
|Personal details
Ronald Harold Johnson
April 8, 1955
Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.
|Political party
Jane Johnson
(m. 1977)
|University of Minnesota (BS)
|Net worth
|$10.4 million (2018)[1]
|Senate website
Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American accountant and politician serving as the senior United States Senator for Wisconsin. He is a member of the Republican party. Johnson was first elected to the Senate in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold and re-elected in 2016, again defeating Feingold. Before serving in the Senate, Johnson was Chief Executive Officer of PACUR, LLC, a polyester and plastics manufacturer.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Johnson was born in Mankato, Minnesota, the son of Jeanette Elizabeth (née Thisius) and Dale Robert Johnson. His father was of Norwegian descent and his mother was of German ancestry.[3] While growing up, Johnson delivered newspapers, worked as a caddy at a golf course, baled hay on his uncle's dairy farm, and worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant.[4] He attended the University of Minnesota while working full-time and graduated in 1977 with a degree in business and accounting. He continued studying until 1979 but did not receive a graduate degree.[5]
Business career[edit]
In 1979, Johnson moved to Wisconsin with his wife, Jane. They both started working with Jane's brother, Pat Curler, at his custom sheet extruder company. The company was named PACUR; the name is an abbreviation of "Pat Curler". Curler created the company with funding from his and Jane's father, Howard Curler. Howard Curler had been named CEO of the plastics giant Bemis Company in 1978, and for the first several years of PACUR's existence, Bemis was the company's only customer.[6]
For nearly a year, Johnson worked as the accountant and as a machine operator at PACUR. He traded 12-hour shifts with his brother-in-law, with whom he also shared a small cot. The company later expanded into the area of medical device packaging, which involved hiring salespeople and exporting products to other countries. In the mid-1980s, Pat Curler left PACUR and Johnson became CEO of the company. In 1987, the Curler family sold PACUR to Bowater Industries for $18 million; Johnson continued as the company's CEO following the sale. In 1997, Johnson purchased PACUR from Bowater; he remained the company's CEO until he was elected to the Senate in 2010.[7]
U.S. Senate[edit]
- 2010
The 2010 U.S. Senate campaign was Johnson's first run for elected office. He was described as a "political blank slate" because he had no history of campaigning or holding office.[8] Johnson attracted the attention of the Tea Party movement when he gave two emotional speeches at Tea Party rallies. According to The New York Times, Johnson said he "did kind of spring out of the Tea Party" and is glad to be associated with it,[9] although he did not join the Senate Tea Party Caucus following his election.[10]
In the September 14, 2010 Republican primary, Johnson, running a largely self-financed campaign,[11] defeated Watertown businessman Dave Westlake. Johnson won 85% of the vote, with 10% going to Westlake and the remaining 5% going to Stephen Finn.[12][13]
As a candidate, Johnson opposed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. He launched his campaign by telling the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the United States "would have been far better off not spending any of the money and [letting] the recovery happen as it was going to happen." The newspaper later reported that the education council Johnson led considered applying for stimulus money in 2009, but ultimately elected not to do so. The Johnson campaign stated that nonprofits consider "many possibilities," but that the council "made no application" for stimulus funds.[14]
Johnson's 2010 Senate campaign raised a total of $15.2 million, $9 million of which was his own money.[15][16] In June 2011, Johnson's financial disclosures showed that PACUR, the company where he served as CEO until elected to the Senate, had paid him $10 million in deferred compensation in early 2011. The compensation covered the period from 1997–2011 during which he took no salary from PACUR. Johnson said that he, as CEO, had personally determined the dollar amount and that the amount was unrelated to the contributions he had given to his campaign.[17][18]
In the November 2, 2010, general election, Johnson defeated Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold with 52% of the vote.[19]
After being elected to the Senate, Johnson claimed that he "sold every liquid asset so there would be absolutely no chance for conflict of interest." But that was not true. He also promised to place his assets in a blind trust. That also did not happen.[20][21]
- 2016
In March 2013, Johnson announced that he would seek re-election in 2016. In November 2014, he was again endorsed by the fiscally conservative Club for Growth;[22] that month, he said he would not self-finance his re-election bid.[23] In December 2014, the Washington Post rated Johnson the most vulnerable incumbent US Senator in the 2016 election cycle.[24] In May 2015, former Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, whom Johnson had defeated in 2010, announced he would run to win the Senate seat back.[25]
In the November 8, 2016, general election, Johnson won his re-election bid against Feingold with 50.2% of the vote.[26]
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation (Chairman)
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Chairman)
- United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Political positions[edit]
Environment and energy[edit]
In a 2010 interview, Johnson called scientists who attribute global warming to man-made causes "crazy", saying the theory is "lunacy" and attributing climate change to causes other than human activity.[27] In August 2015, Johnson said that "the climate hasn't warmed in quite a few years. That is proven scientifically."[28] In February 2016, Johnson said "I've never denied climate change. The climate has always changed, and it always will".[29] Johnson is a cosponsor of the Energy Tax Prevention Act, which would block the EPA from imposing new rules on carbon emissions.[30]
When asked about allowing additional drilling for oil in the continental US, including the Great Lakes if oil was to be found there, Johnson responded: "We have to get the oil where it is, but we need to do it responsibly. We need to utilize American ingenuity and American technology to make sure we do it environmentally sensitively and safely." After criticism from the Feingold campaign, Johnson said in July 2010 that his answer did not mean he supported drilling in the Great Lakes.[31]
In January 2018, Johnson said that he had an informant with information that the FBI and Department of Justice had conspired against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election; Johnson described it as a "secret society" and said that there was "corruption at the highest levels of the FBI".[32] The same day, he walked back the comments.[33]
In February 2018, Johnson suggested that a text message between FBI agent Peter Strzok and Lisa Page raised questions about "the type and extent of President Obama's personal involvement" in the Clinton emails investigation.[34] However, the text message from September 2016, which said "Potus wants to know everything we're doing", referred to the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, not the Clinton emails investigation which had concluded months earlier.[34]
In April 2019, Johnson defended President Trump referring to FBI agents as "scum".[35] Johnson said "I think there's a proven fact there was definitely corruption at the highest levels of the FBI."[35]
Fiscal issues[edit]
During the Obama presidency, Johnson proposed limiting federal spending in order to reduce the deficit, and was active in attempting to drive consensus on fiscal issues between Republicans in the Senate and the House. He was involved in the deals to raise the debt ceiling in July 2011 and January 2013.[10] Despite projections of a 1 trillion dollar increase in the national debt over 10 years, Johnson voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[36][37]
Johnson said that 2011 debate over whether to increase the US debt ceiling presented an opportunity to establish hard caps on federal spending.[38] He argued that Congress could not keep raising the debt limit, and needed to prioritize spending.[39] Johnson called for open negotiations over the debt ceiling, saying that the closed-door talks were "outrageous" and "disgusting." He said that default should not have been a concern, because the government had plenty of funding to pay interest on debt, Social Security benefits, and salary for soldiers.[40]
In January 2013, Johnson voted for the fiscal cliff agreement that reduced pending tax increases and delayed spending cuts that were precipitated by the 2011 debt ceiling deal.[10]
Johnson has opposed increased government spending and the federal stimulus. He has supported broad reduction in federal tax rates, simplifying regulations on business and free-market health care options.[41] When asked if Johnson would get rid of home mortgage interest deductions (claiming mortgage interest as a tax-deductible expense), he said he "wouldn't rule it out" as part of an effort to lower taxes and simplify the tax code.[42]
Despite his prior stances on limiting the federal deficit, Johnson voted in favor of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act,[43] which the Congressional Budget Office found would add $242 billion to the federal budget deficit in 2018 and would result in the annual deficit topping $1 trillion in two years and rising to $1.5 trillion by 2028.[44][45]
Gun policy[edit]
Johnson is a strong supporter of gun rights. He is cosponsor of S.570, a bill that, if passed, would prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloging the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.[46] In April 2013, Johnson was one of twelve Republican Senators who signed a letter threatening to filibuster any newly introduced gun control legislation.[47] That month, Johnson joined forty-five other Senators in defeating the Manchin-Toomey Amendment, which would have required background checks on all sales of guns, including between individuals.[48]
Health care[edit]
Johnson opposes the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and has voted to repeal it.[49] During a radio interview in August 2017, Johnson said the following about John McCain's "thumbs-down" vote that ultimately killed Republicans' Obamacare repeal bill, "He has a brain tumor right now, the vote occurred at 1:30 in the morning, so some of that might have factored in."[50] A McCain spokesman called the statements "bizarre and deeply unfortunate." Johnson later stated that he was "disappointed I didn't more eloquently express my sympathy for what Sen. McCain is going through."[51]
In early 2014, Johnson criticized the ability of Congress to continue using pre-tax employer contributions to help pay for their medical care, rather than being subject to the full text of the Affordable Care Act that the rest of the nation must follow.[52] Johnson initiated a lawsuit against the Obama Administration offering ACA exemptions to members of Congress and their staff.[52] "I really do believe that the American people expect, and they have every right to expect, that members of Congress, the political class here in Washington, should be fully subject to all of the rules, all the laws that Congress imposes on the rest of America...", Johnson said.[52] In July 2014, a court ruled that the Senator did not have standing and dismissed the case. In April 2015, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit also said Johnson lacked legal standing to bring the case forward.[53][54]
Johnson has declined to support efforts to tie funding the federal government with defunding Obamacare, stating: "Even if we were to not pass the continuing resolution [to fund the federal government], you're not going to be able to defund Obamacare, absent of President Obama signing a law, which I think is highly unlikely."[55]
COVID-19 pandemic[edit]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson voted against the Families First Coronavirus Response Act which passed the Senate on March 18, 2020 by a vote of 90–8.[56] In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Johnson said he is aware "what a nasty disease COVID-19 can be, and how it's obviously devastating to somewhere between 1 and 3.4 percent of the population... [b]ut we don't shut down our economy because tens of thousands of people die on the highways. It's a risk we accept so we can move about. We don't shut down our economies because tens of thousands of people die from the common flu". His comments were met with criticism that he was "playing down" the threat of COVID-19, and Johnson responded by explaining he was "just trying to look at this very realistically".[57]
Johnson supported President Trump's decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which he stated was unconstitutional and "created incentives for children from Central America to take great risks to enter America illegally." Trump's decision made eligible for deportation, following a six-month waiting period, the approximately 800,000 unauthorized immigrants who entered the country as minors and who had temporary permission to stay in the country.[58]
In July 2011, Johnson introduced a bill that would impose a moratorium on significant new federal regulations until the national unemployment level falls to 7.7 percent – just below where it was when President Obama took office.[59]
Senate rules[edit]
Johnson is one of the Senate Republicans arguing in favor of the "nuclear option", "to speed up consideration of President Trump's nominees". Changing the Senate's rules to a simple majority vote would "ensure a quicker pace on Trump's court picks".[60]
Social issues[edit]
Johnson opposes abortion except in cases of incest, rape, or when the mother's life is in danger.[61][62] He opposes the funding of research that uses embryonic stem cells. Johnson has stated he disagrees with it morally and also has said that eliminating the funding of the research would help balance the federal budget.[63]
In March 2015, Johnson voted for an amendment to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow employees to earn paid sick time.[64]
Statute of limitations for sex abuse lawsuits[edit]
In January 2010, prior to holding elective office, Johnson opposed a Wisconsin bill that would have eliminated the time limit for future child sex abuse victims to bring lawsuits while allowing an additional three years for past victims to sue.[65] Johnson testified before the Wisconsin Senate that "punishment for the actual perpetrators should be severe," but questioned whether it would be just for employers of perpetrators to be severely financially damaged or destroyed by lawsuits.[66] He added that the bill, if enacted, might actually reduce the reporting of child sex abuse.[8][65] At the time of his testimony, Johnson was on the Finance Council of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.[8][65] In June 2010 he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "I can't think of a penalty that would be too harsh for these guys"[67] and in late September 2010, Johnson indicated that the legislation would have financially crippled organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs and that the punishment for child sex abuse should be "severe and swift."[65] He also sought to address reports about his testimony, saying "I sought to warn legislators of those consequences in order to correct legislative language so that any bills that passed would punish the perpetrators and those that protect them, not honorable organizations that do so much good for our communities. We must rid our society of people who prey on children."[68]
In November 2018, Johnson was one of twelve Republican senators to sign a letter to President Trump requesting the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement be submitted to Congress by the end of the month to allow a vote on it before the end of the year as they were concerned "passage of the USMCA as negotiated will become significantly more difficult" if having to be approved through the incoming 116th United States Congress.[69]
Donald Trump[edit]
Johnson became an important figure in the 2019 controversy surrounding U.S. aid to Ukraine. Johnson joined the U.S. delegation at the inauguration of the new president of Ukraine in May with National Security Council official, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, and the "Three Amigos" (U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and then-special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker).[70] In August 2019, Sondland told Johnson that military aid for Ukraine was linked to President Donald Trump's push for Ukraine to investigate the origins of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.[71] In October 2019, amid the impeachment inquiry into Trump, Johnson asserted that Trump had told him in August that he might withhold aid to the Ukraine "because of alleged corruption involving the 2016 U.S. election. Johnson stood by the president, saying he was sympathetic to his concerns and didn't see any bad motives on his part".[72] Johnson has said that he asked Trump if the aid to Ukraine was linked to the launch of the Biden investigation. According to Johnson, Trump replied that it was not; he asked Johnson who had given him this information. Johnson replied that it was Sondland, and Trump asserted that "he barely knew him."[73] In November 2019, at the request of House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes and temporary member Jim Jordan, Johnson provided a detailed timeline of his involvement with the Ukraine situation.[73] In February 2016, Johnson had been one of eight senators who signed a letter to then Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, urging reforms in the office of the Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin.[74] On October 3, 2019, Johnson told reporters he did not recall signing the letter, which contradicts Trump's allegations that Biden had improperly pushed for Shokin's removal.[75] That same day, Johnson also said that there was nothing wrong with Trump asking China, in October 2019, to start an investigation into 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Biden and his son,[76] although there is no evidence of any wrong-doing by the Bidens in China.[76] Johnson has been one of the few Republican Senators to defend Donald Trump's efforts to get Ukraine and China to investigate Biden (then, a potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate) and his son.[77] Sondland told the House Intelligence Committee, "I shared concerns of the potential quid pro quo regarding the security aid with Senator Ron Johnson."[78] Johnson went to the inauguration of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meeting later with Trump, he also discussed Zelensky and the aid to Ukraine which Trump had withheld, urging him to release it. He approached Trump subsequent to being informed by a U.S. diplomat that its release was contingent on Ukraine's willingness to conduct investigations Trump sought regarding the 2016 elections. He said he was disturbed by any linkage of the actions or the existence of a "quid pro quo" but became satisfied after Trump had personally denied to him that the release was tied to political investigations. On November 26, however, it would be reported by the New York Times that Trump had been briefed about a whistleblower complaint involving a quid pro quo before releasing the withheld military aid to Ukraine.[79]
The senator also met in 2019 with Ukraine diplomat Andrii Telizhenko regarding the meme that Ukraine had interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[80] Johnson has promoted conspiracy theories that the FBI and CIA have sabotaged President Trump.[81][82][83] In November 2019, Johnson suggested that Colonel Vindman, who testified about Trump's phone call to the Ukrainian president, may have participated in efforts to oppose Trump's policies and remove him from office, saying it was "entirely possible."[84] Michael Volkov, Vindman's lawyer, characterized Johnson's attack as, "such a baseless accusation, so ridiculous on its face, that it doesn't even warrant a response."[85] Vindman was brought to the U.S. with his identical twin brother by their widowed father when they were three years old. He is a decorated veteran from the Iraq war, including having received a Purple Heart after being wounded in an IED blast. He is fluent in Russian and Ukrainian.[86][87][88][89] He was previously posted to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.[90] The Washington Post noted that "Johnson's letter intensified a campaign of attacks on Vindman from Trump and his allies, which has included speculation about the decorated war veteran's patriotism from conservative commentators and a White House statement on Friday criticizing his job performance."[91]
Johnson criticized Trump for firing Gordon Sondland, calling Sondland "a patriot".[92] After Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and replaced him with an ally, Johnson said, "I'm not crying big crocodile tears over this termination."[93]
Electoral history[edit]
|Ron Johnson
|Dave Westlake
|Stephen Finn
|Ron Johnson
|Russ Feingold (incumbent)
|Republican gain from Democratic
|Ron Johnson
|Russ Feingold
|Phil Anderson
|Republican hold
Personal life[edit]
Johnson and his wife, Jane, have three children, all of whom are graduates of the University of Wisconsin.[95] He is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.[96]
During his time in the Senate, Johnson has endorsed the Joseph Project. The Joseph Project helps unemployed persons in the Milwaukee area (some of whom have criminal records) find jobs and provides them with training in soft skills. Johnson has encouraged local companies to hire "graduates" of the program.[97]
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Death Line (1973)
Donald Pleasence is a police detective investigating a number of disappearances on London's tube network, linked to the cannibalistic descendants of underground-workers trapped by a horrific cave-in in the 19th century…..
Dark, dingy and visceral are 3 words that spring to mind when asked to describe Gary Sherman's "Death Line". The reels of this movie seem to be sodden with filth.
An opening credits sequence and a score which epitomises the seedier side of early 70s London get's us started but it's the actual premise of the movie which held much of my attention. The idea of a tribe of half-humans living silently under the metropolis of London's transport system is a fascinating one.
Pleasence puts in a cracking performance as the sarcastic and aggressive "Inspector Calhoun". David Ladd and Sharon Gurney do well as the pretty young couple who get caught up in it all after a late night on the train. Christopher Lee appears too, as a MI5 agent in all but a camero role.
The 'monster' is far from the villain of the piece, despite a taste for human flesh and eye for the ladies. It's actually those above-ground who are shown to be uncaring, callous and sordid. Memorable scenes include the extended pan of the cannibal's lair (set against the sound of dripping water alone) and the sequence where our monster, by now the last of his kind, roams the cavernous tunnels under London screaming the only words he knows: "Mind the dooooors!".
There's even a splattering of gore – a tube worker is impaled on a broom, another has a shovel put between his eyes and there's a nasty chase and attempted-rape sequence. All these scenes were heavily cut in the UK cinematic and VHS release, and it's only now that they can be seen in all their uncut glory.
This is a good horror thriller with an interesting plot and some neat performances. Atmospheric and surprisingly complex, you shouldn't miss this one – but you'll be surprised where your sympathy lies at the end.
hotdog rating: 7.5/10
Red River (1948)
Tom Dunson (John Wayne) leads a cattle drive 1000 miles to Missouri, accompanied by sidekick Walter Brennan and adopted 'son' Montgomery Clift. As the drive goes on, Dunson's men turn against his harsh methods and Clift realises to save the herd he must depose the increasingly tyrannical Dunson. Of course, Dunson swears vengence…..
Often regarded as one of the quintessential movies of the era, "Red River" is actually a must-see film for even the most ardent detractor of the western genre.
To start with, this is one of Wayne's best performances – probably in the top 5 of his career. Wayne's character "Dunson" is a bitter man, etched with regret and terrified of what the future may hold for his ranch after he's gone. These base motives drive him to damn nearly persecute his exhausted assortment of cowboys and ranch-hands, who thankfully, are lovingly made up with some strong staples of the studio westerns. First amongst these is Walter Brennan as the comic-relief chuck wagon driver and second is the magnificently immoral John Ireland as gunslinger "Cherry Valance". In addition, legends Harry Carey Jnr and Snr make important if brief contributions
Now, on to the other side of the relationship behind the entire picture: Montgomery Clift in what was his first actual movie role. Derided by some as nothing more than a pretty-boy, Clift is quietly electric as the level-headed 'son' of Dunson with an ability to gauge the pulse of the men in a more measured way than the uncaring Wayne. Clift's role is enchanting and he oozes intensity – consequently, worthy of equal billing with the Duke himself. To be sure, Clift's apearance alone, is enough reason to watch this film.
Hawks's fluid direction keeps the story moving along at at pace and there are some great shots of the cattle herd being driven over mountain-tops, through rivers and even across a rail-road. Quite a bit of the movie takes place at night which allows for some interesting sequences and camera shots, I am thinking particularly of the sequence filmed in the 'fog'. I would also point out the infamous 'revolver' scene between Ireland and Clift, in which they compare the size of each other's weapons; a hardly subtle if characteristic reference from Hawks.
But the director's greatest achievement is the injection of 'adventure' which excites nearly every scene; I also loved the stills of the hand-written pages in a book which separate the movie into sections; because, after all, Hawks was a storyteller first and a director second.
Dimitri Tiomkin's score is achingly epic and would be used to similar effect in Hawks's last masterpiece "Rio Bravo" (1959). A moody script with some stinging lines rounds off a picture which I find hard to critique in any meaningful way. My only gripe would be with the last couple of minutes. The final stand-off between Wayne and Clift is breath-taking but a slightly tacky 'feel-good' ending seems a bit ill at ease with what's gone on before our eyes for the previous 2 hours or so. Nevertheless, there's not much else that a film of this era could really do…..so it would be unfair to take such a negative view of the final moments.
Overall, this is certainly a film warranting inclusion in a list such as "100 films to see before you die". Thank you, Mr Hawks.
hotdog rating: 9/10
Return of Sabata (1971)
The iconic Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) and his usual bunch of trigger-happy and talented misfits are pitted against an Irishman who is taxing the hell out of a small-town. The townspeople think he is doing so to fund large scale infrastructure projects but really he is just stealing gold…..he's Irish, remember.
Well, I am big fan of the original Sabata movie and the semi-sequel "Adios Sabata" with Yul Brynner in the title role as Indio Black. So, I am the sort of person this film is aimed at. Unfortunately, it doesn't even hit the spot for me.
The opening sequence is pretty cool and a bit of a play or 'spoof' of what you might expect in the opening of a European western. But quite rapidly the film seems to dwell on an incomprehensible plot – whilst spaghetti-westerns aren't known for the flowing narratives, this film is a bit bizarre in that it pays a lot of attention to plot-details which just don't really add-up – leaving the viewer a bit confused as why anybody is killing anyone else……
There are a couple of scenes which hark back to the fun and violence of the two earlier films in the series – once again we have acrobatic gunslingers more at home in the circus than in a dust-bowl and a bumbling portly Mexican with a penchant for gunsmoke – but unfortunately these moments are few and far between. In addition, unlike the original and 'Adios Sabata', the villain this time around is rather colourless, more like a bad leprechaun than something akin to the bond-villain type protagonists of the previous films in the series.
The score for the movie is another oddity. Music is of such importance in this genre and it just doesn't work here at all – the soundtrack is diabolical.
Lee Van Cleef is, as always, on top-form. His tongue-in-cheek style, charismatic sneer and piercing eyes are omnipresent throughout the proceedings but if you removed Lee Van Cleef from the movie, it would be pretty bad; including him raises it a notch but this is a poor and disappointing film reserved for italo-western completists alone.
hotdog rating: 4/10 (2 of these are solely for Mr Van Cleef)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek play the parents of a teenage boy dating an older single-mother in a sleepy Maine fishing town. Their lives are shattered when their son is killed his new girlfriend's ex-husband…..but will grief push them to into the abyss?
An enthralling drama, performed to 'best-picture' standard by an electric and eclectic cast. And believe me, for me to say this is unusual, I'm not frequently a fan of these sorts of movies.
Wilkinson plays Dr Matt Fowler, who on the outside at least, is the steadier of the pair whilst Spacek is a slightly more subdued version of her usual 'bad-shit mad' self – she's the neurotic, chain-smoking teacher. The pair's descent into uncontrollable grief is harrowing and whilst the ending is a bit predictable, it's still tense as hell.
The use of silence in this film is very effective; the scene in which Dr Fowler learns of his son's death and then trudges through a deserted school corridor to inform his wife is marvellous. My favourite moment of the movie occurs in the final third or so. Wilkinson's Dr Fowler is playing cards with his buddies, however, given his new-found grief, they no-longer heckle him about taking so long to play a hand as they once did. To paraphrase, he screams "for god's sake say something" as a silence encapsulates the room; his friends remain mute until one of them, an elder gentlemen fond of quoting poetry, slowly and methodically recites an achingly touching and relevant Blake poem to a visibly emotional Wilkinson. It's hard to watch but superbly done.
I really like this movie, it's the sort of film you just can't help being glued too, the sort of film that you actually switch off your phone to watch and the sort of film which just hangs around in your head for days. It's entertainment too.
hotdog rating: 8/10

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Conservative senators feel that the only thing worse than raising the debt limit is raising the debt limit without significant changes to the way Congress does business.
Even after the White House floated cuts to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for tax increases, Republican senators introduced a bill that puts the Cut, Cap, Balance pledge into legislative language. The group of senators want to push for a vote on the bill before the August 2 deadline on the debt ceiling.
Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mike Lee of Utah, Roy Blunt of Missouri, David Vitter of Louisiana, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Jim DeMint of South Carolina, all introduced the Cut, Cap, Balance Act of 2011 at a press conference on Capitol Hill.
"To me, this is akin to having a cousin who has a huge credit card problem and he says, 'Don't worry, I have a solution. I need you to come down to the bank with me to get a higher limit or to get an 8th credit card,'" said Vitter, referring to the budget dilemma. "Well, that's not the solution. The solution is doing something meaningful about the underlying spending and borrowing problem."
"None of us wants to raise the debt ceiling," Paul said. "None of us thinks it's a good idea to spend money we don't have … but we also think there would be some circumstances under which we would borrow more money."
"We have to have a binding plan saying we will do things differently," Paul added. (Social Security becomes a pawn in debt talks)
The bill, which currently has 21 co-sponsors, seeks to cut spending by $142 billion, cap spending in six different categories (non-defense discretionary, defense, social security, mandatory veterans, Medicare, "other" mandatory spending), and require the passage of the balanced budget amendment before the debt ceiling can be raised.
The move came the same day leaders from both parties met with the president at the White House to negotiate a deal on the debt limit increase. At a brief press conference after the meeting, Obama said that talks were "frank" and "very constructive," but that both parties remain divided on a "wide variety of issues."
Obama also told lawmakers Thursday that he will not sign a deal that does not extend the debt limit beyond the 2012 elections, and he gave Republican and Democrat lawmakers three options for a deal.
According to Roll Call, the three different packages range from deals that would be worth $2 trillion in savings, $3 trillion — the original number pushed by Vice President Biden — or $4 trillion. Obama has made it clear he favors the more ambitious package of cutting $4 trillion, which puts cuts to Medicare and Social Security on the table.
It's that spirit of compromise, however, that has conservative lawmakers pushing to tie the debt limit vote to the Cut, Cap, Balance Act, and more specifically, a balanced budget amendment.
That's the only way, say some lawmakers, to bind future Congresses to cut spending and balance the budget. (GOP senators move to prevent executive order on debt limit)
But while some may view the push for a constitutional amendment as nothing more than a stubborn, political move, the feeling among conservative senators, at least, is that after the disastrous Continuing Resolution deal in the spring, they have good reason not to back down.
"We didn't know details of the deal and it was pushed and pushed and pushed, then they came out with an 11th hour deal," one GOP source on the Hill told The Daily Caller.
This time, a budget deal needs to include spending cuts and caps that won't be ignored after five years, said the source. "There's got to be something else."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will put a balanced budget amendment on the legislative calendar, though he has not signed on as a co-sponsor to the Cut, Cap, Balance Act.
McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner have been tight-lipped about the status of negotiations. Boehner spoke to the Steering Committee after the meeting at the White House, but one senator who was in attendance declined to comment on what was said.
Blunt said that the speaker was "optimistic" in a meeting he had with Boehner and added that with another meeting scheduled for this Sunday, a deal could be announced sooner rather than later.
"There is substantial belief that whatever is going to happen is likely to happen in the next few days," said Blunt. "They are working hard to make something happen, but nothing's happened yet. There's no deal yet; nobody knows what the deal is."
"I think if they do get there they'll get there pretty quickly or they won't get there," Blunt added.


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2019 Bloomberg Customer Support Representative (French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish)
Posted Jun 24, 2019 - Requisition No. 75740
First impressions can make or break a client's perception of an organisation. This is why our Bloomberg Customer Support Representative role is about more than just handling inbound phone calls - it's about building a journey for our clients and connecting them to people who keep their businesses alive.
The Role
Our customer support model follows the sun. We provide seamless service, aiming to resolve the majority of incoming inquiries that come via phone and a good portion of the technical questions received via the Bloomberg Instant Messaging. It is a fast-paced environment so the ability to multitask, solve problems and communicate effectively is imperative to succeed in this role.
You're professional and personable, intelligent and love to help people out. You're a solution-provider, with a real passion for providing platinum customer support and thrive being on front-line handling customer inquiries. You'll work as part of our 500 strong global team, supporting our clients collectively in more than 18 languages day in day out.
What's in it for you?
This is an exciting entry level position for candidates seeking a challenging, customer-focused opportunity. We would love you to bring your previous customer service experience to us; however through our professional training program we will make sure that you are ready to provide outstanding customer service to Bloomberg's 325,000 clients and 19,000 employees.
You'll never stop learning...we'll invest in your career, and coupled with our unique approach to career development, we will help you expand your skills and opportunities in this role. You'll receive an introduction to Bloomberg products, services, our clients and a broader insight into global financial markets. Our experienced Bloomberg Customer Support representatives have the opportunity to be involved in mentoring, recruiting, quality control and idea generation among other responsibilities.
You'll live and breathe Bloomberg's dynamic environment and contribute to helping our clients.
We'll trust you to:
- Provide extraordinary customer service to our clients on inbound and outbound phone calls and IB (Bloomberg Instant Messaging)
- Troubleshoot and resolve Bloomberg terminal related issues
- Transfer customer calls (if appropriate) to other business areas
- Identify, research, and resolve customer issues using proprietary company software
You'll need to have:
- Phenomenal customer service skills
- Strong telephone etiquette and a professional demeanour
- Read, write and speak fluent English plus one of the following languages (as a minimum) to business level; French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Multi-tasking and problem solving skills
- A desire to be part of a team but also work independently
- Flexibility to learn and grow in a dynamic, client-focused, environment
You'll need to be able to:
- Occasionally work weekends or on a bank holiday (day back in lieu)
If this sounds like you - please apply and we'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are. To learn more, visit our YouTube channel "Inside Bloomberg".
Please note this is a two stage application process, following the submission of your candidate details you will receive an email with directions to complete an online assessment. Your application will not be complete until you have submitted the assessment.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.


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The award-winning 9NEWS team is ready to help businesses of any size connect with Colorado audiences. In addition to our portfolio of dominant television programming (KUSA, KTVD, MeTV), 9NEWS has access to the latest consumer data, as well as state-of-the-art, best-in-class digital and social media tools. These tools include, but are not limited to, Google AdWords, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SEM (Search Engine Marketing), reputation management, digital display, and video ads.
Every business is different and so is every solution. At 9NEWS we are a one-stop-shop. We believe that you should be able to find an effective cross-platform solution working with just one team versus spending your valuable time chasing down multiple vendors and agencies.
The 9NEWS team goes through a thorough fact-finding and research phase with every business we work with. The goal is to identify key audiences and messages and then to determine the most efficient way to reach that audience with the right message. Producing results is at the core of the 9NEWS process and our team will work with you to identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and will provide you with in-depth reporting that will allow you to measure both the strength and effectiveness of your investment.
9NEWS also provides award-winning production and ideation services to help you develop or fine-tune your messaging.
For information about marketing and advertising with 9NEWS, please contact the 9NEWS sales department at 303-871-1450 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Duke TIP's 7th Grade Talent Search is the largest program of its kind in the nation. Since its inception in 1980, over 2 million students have participated. The 7th Grade Talent Search identifies academically talented seventh graders based on standardized test scores achieved while attending elementary or middle school. Candidates are invited to take the ACT or the SAT college entrance exam as seventh graders, which allows them greater insight into their academic abilities. Participants gain valuable benefits and have access to unique resources for gifted students.
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If you had any preconceptions of a traditional 'steakhouse', forget them because that is not what we are.
Fabulous food, wonderful drinks – all topped off with a modern atmosphere that will be unforgettable. We ask you to
come and take a seat with us and experience Herd for yourself. We are able to offer river view seating, booth seating
or just a stool at the cocktail bar if you just fancy a drink (…or two).
Please follow our Facebook Page (@Herd Steakhouse) where we will give you the latest news and updates.
We look forward to meeting you and making you part of our family.
"Very good service from staff. Food very nicely presented and good choice. Nice size and tasty portions. Surroundings nicely atmospheric. "Derek LeslieGoogle Review
"Loved every bit of it. The food was perfect. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the look of Herd was second to none. Also we thought it was very reasonably priced for the quality of food and surroundings.
Will recommend to everyone and we'll 100% be returning. Thank you."Dean NichollsGoogle Review
"Great steaks and good for a nice fancy night out."Jack DunnGoogle Review
Our Basement Bar is an amazing space that encapsulates where the original bank vault lay. It has a fully stocked bar and space for either a musician or a DJ. It is also on the same level as our outside terrace that has seating and over looks the River Derwent.
You may have seen our Basement Bar, but did you know that you could privately rent the space? The Basement Bar is open to the public over the weekend, but available for private hire around these times. We offer a range of bespoke packages around your requirements, so we ask for you to contact us directly to discuss these a little further.
Another thing you may or may not know about us, is our undeniable passion for cocktails! On the basis of this, we now offer a range of Masterclass Cocktail Making Classes. The Basement Bar will be yours for the duration of your Masterclass and you will be trained by our highly skilled bartenders.
This includes a breakdown of the origin of cocktails, a brief run though of the bar equipment, actual demonstrations of a selection of our cocktails and then – it's down to you.
We offer Basic Package through to our Premium Package. The difference throughout the package sizes are a variation of the following: more cocktails personally made by your group (and drank!), prosecco on arrival and an amazing selection of food served canapé style. Our minimum group size is 8pax and can be up to 20pax – it's down to you.
Ideal for birthdays, hen parties, stag do's and general 'get togethers'. Please contact us directly for our availability and quotes for your packages.


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This week, we all left the house and did stuff. Aaron attends a big music show and meets future guest Anna Coogan, then Jeremy and Stacy go to a comedy club to interview the hilarious Ryan Hamilton. Also included, lots of heavy breathing, more faniston voicemail, and hot talon sky sex. Sounds like my last date.
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We're not done hugging fanistons, Stacy has debacles, lumbersexuals are a thing that exists, and Trouble has a dirty dream about all of us in bed together. You will love this show, beyond a shadow of...
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Indeed, 76% of the region's respondents to our salary & market trend report 2015 said they have received an increase in their salaries since their last review – certainly more of a cause for celebration than the centenary of the Thames Valley's first bus service.
The Thames Valley is home to commercial heavyweights like Mars and Microsoft's UK operations, and the area is in a prime position to benefit from Crossrail and the potential construction of a third runway at Heathrow.
Revenues have accordingly increased for most accounting firms in the area, which has led to a return to volume hiring across the region. 29% of staff are now looking to make a career move within the next 12 months, which suggests the rest of 2015 will see a good deal of movement in the market.
Professional services firms in the Thames Valley experienced a particularly large increase in vacancies, with a lack of candidates available in audit, outsourcing and both corporate and personal tax. This shortage of professional services staff has led to some very attractive salaries being offered to experienced candidates; Senior Managers can expect to take home between £60,000 and £75,000 a year, while Directors can expect basic packages around the six figure mark. It looks like attractive job opportunities for accountants will be as regular in the region as its tried and tested bus service.


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Last week it was announced that more people in the UK are now dying from prostate cancer than breast cancer.
I find that quite shocking. Not purely because of the numbers, but because there is so little media coverage, advertising and awareness around men's cancers in comparison to women's.
Why is that? Perhaps women are more open about health issues, and more likely to discuss them openly (although recent figures around the decline in cervical smear tests may suggest otherwise – read my post about the importance of smear tests here).
Perhaps its because prostate cancer is seen as an old man's illness, and not something for younger guys to worry about?
Indeed, the latest figures have been explained as resulting from an aging population where men are living longer than previous generations, and so the chances of them developing and dying from prostate cancer are higher than before. Previously, deaths resulting from prostate cancer have been more difficult to quantify, because an older man with prostate cancer may die of other causes (e.g heart attack, old age) before prostate cancer can be attributed as the cause of death.
Well, let me tell you, prostate cancer is not just an old man's disease. And it doesn't always have symptoms. My Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer aged 57, during a routine examination for another ailment, with no prior symptoms at all. By the time he was diagnosed it was already stage 4 and inoperable – all the NHS could do was offer life lengthening treatment. He died aged 59.
Today would have been his 7th wedding anniversary to his beautiful wife. They should have had many more anniversaries together, not just the 5 they had. They should have had many more years together; years of travelling, and eating, and enjoying life.
It's time to stop only raising awareness of the "most popular" cancers, and time to stop an awareness bias mainly to women's cancers. I'm not talking about funding and I'm not suggesting that women's cancers don't need to be highlighted. What I'm saying is that men, and the women in their lives, need to start being more open, talking about prostate cancer and proactively getting checked. Men over 50 are at risk, but aren't offered a routine test by their doctor. It's time to take control, ask for the test, and deal with the consequences.
Advanced prostate cancer can be treated with hormones to lower the development of testosterone which contributes to the cancer's growth. Let me put that another way – its chemical castration. No man wants to hear those words.
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We are pleased to announce that we have published a case study on developing research data management policy at research group level. The report, which was co-written by the Open Exeter project and the Marine Renewable Energy Group, is available in ORE and looks at how RDM policy and procedures were developed and implemented by the Group.
Marine Renewable Energy research on the University of Exeter's Penryn campus is led by Dr Lars Johanning and is part of the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences (CEMPS). The group decided to develop a research data management policy to ensure that the data it uses are secure, will be reusable in the future and can be shared easily amongst collaborators. The policy work was accompanied by a review of the way in which the group store data. This work has been supported through the Bridging the Gaps initiative and led by Dr Ian Ashton in conjunction with others in the research group.
Read the case study here – comments welcome!
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We have been working on such a special project the last few months which we can finally share! We have designed the uniforms for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation uniforms including an exclusive screen print collaboration to celebrate the goal of ending HIV in NZ by 2025!
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For the most part, I love living in the quiet countryside of Virginia, miles away from traffic jams, crowded streets, and noise pollution. The only times I really have second thoughts about living out in the sticks is when I get a food craving and there's no restaurant even remotely close enough to get the dish in question, be it a fragrant Indian thali, a platter of vegan sushi, or, in this particular week's craving, hakka noodles.
Good thing I know how to make them myself! The recipe is in my book, Vegan Without Borders — the gorgeous hardcover book filled with gorgeous photos by Sara Remington that LOOKS like a coffee table book, but is also a super cookbook filled with my favorite global recipes.
If you've never had hakka noodles, why not give them a try? Hakka noodles can be found in well-stocked Asian or Indian markets – look for Wai Wai or Ching brands. If unavailable, you can substitute angel hair pasta or rice or wheat vermicelli.
Hakka Noodles
The texture of this dish should be dry rather than saucy, as the noodles absorb the flavorful sauce. For a less spicy dish, use less red pepper flakes and sriracha (or leave them out). For extra protein, add diced extra-firm tofu or thin strips of seitan. This recipe is from Vegan Without Borders by Robin Robertson © 2014, published by Andews McMeel Publishing.
8 ounces hakka noodles or angel hair pasta or rice or wheat vermicelli
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon neutral vegetable oil
1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
4 cups shredded cabbage
1 small carrot, coarsely shredded
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 scallions, minced
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon natural sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons tomato puree or ketchup
1 teaspoon sriracha or other hot chili sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
Cook the noodles according to the package directions. Drain well, rinsing under cold water, then transfer the well-drained noodles to a bowl. Toss with the sesame oil and set aside.
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, garlic, scallions, and ginger and stir- fry for 4 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the mushrooms, if using, and red pepper flakes and stir-fry for 2 minutes longer. Add the cooked noodles, soy sauce, tomato puree, sriracha, and vinegar, and stir-fry for a few minutes longer to mix well and heat through. Taste and adjust the seasonings, if needed. Serve hot.
Serves 4
Chef's Tip: To make this dish in a flash, buy bagged shredded cabbage and carrots instead of shredding your own.


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Instant Communication: The Good and The Bad
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Information can travel across the world (or across your organization) in a matter of seconds. How does the speed and ease of communication make for more effective communication? How does the speed and ease of communicating pose a challenge for quality communication?© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com June 4, 2020, 4:39 am ad1c9bdddf
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The speed and ease of communication can make for effective communication for the organization when there is vital information for all employees to know immediately. For example, a policy change, organizational change such as a new product or service, even a new locale, would be the type of news the organization wants it employees to know quickly - rather than waiting to publish a formal letter that is mailed to all workers. Email systems and even he use of intranets accessible only by employees are great venues to ...
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This solution is over 300 words and includes a reference. It thoroughly discusses how instant communications within the workplace comes with both good and bad consequences. Organizations find through email and even intranet usage, they can quickly convey a message to all employees, regardless of work location and even work hours. There is good to this, employees can be advised of policy changes or new product launches immediately. But this can also be bad in that emails meant for "internal" use can easily be sent "outside" the company.


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Thanks for the Feedback
By Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
(Viking, 348 pages, $32.95)
We're told that feedback is like a gift. But most of us treat it like a colonoscopy – something to be endured.
That's not unnatural, consultants Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen argue in their book Thanks for the Feedback, which presents the gift-colonoscopy example. We desire to learn and improve, which feedback can assist, but we also long to be loved, accepted and appreciated just as we are. And feedback calls for change, indicating we're not good enough as we are.
Receiving feedback, they stress, does not mean you have to take it. But it does mean engaging in the feedback conversation skilfully and giving due consideration to the ideas expressed by the giver. "It's about managing your emotional triggers so that you can take in what the other person is telling you, and being open to seeing yourself in new ways," they write.
An important first step is to separate appreciation, coaching and evaluation. Appreciation is when someone acknowledges your worth. Coaching is direction aimed at helping someone to learn, grow or change. Evaluations are like a report card from school or a performance review, indicating whether you have been meeting expectations, and may come with consequences.
All three mingle in feedback conversations, and they can ignite emotions if, say, the person on the receiving end is seeking appreciation or coaching and seems to be receiving evaluation. Sometimes recipients want evaluation, which can be the touchiest element, and are frustrated to receive appreciation or coaching.
We need all three. But there must be an alignment between what the parties want to give and receive. That includes when somebody intends to give one type of feedback but it is interpreted as another.
They say that both parties should know the purpose and discuss it.
"Be explicit about what you think the conversation is about, and be explicit about what would be most helpful to you. Then discuss and, if you need something different, negotiate. Remember: Explicit disagreement is better than implicit misunderstanding. Explicit disagreement leads to clarity, and is the first step in each of you getting your differing needs met," they write.
As well, separate evaluation conversations from coaching and appreciation. That is particularly important for performance reviews, where all three can be intertwined. If someone walks into a performance session determined to learn how to improve, the harder edge of evaluation can get in the way if they seem to fall short of the rating they were expecting. Everything else gets missed, as their internal voice shrieks in fury at the dismal evaluation. The authors recommend that the evaluation conversation and the coaching conversation should be separated by at least a few days, and preferably longer.
"The evaluation conversation needs to take place first. When a professor hands back a graded paper, the student will first turn to the last page to check their grade. Only then can they take in the instructor's margin notes. We can't focus on how to improve until we know where we stand," they advise.
Another important improvement would be to avoid "switchtracking" – having both people in the conversation wanting to discuss different aspects of behaviour, each trying to trump the other. The example they give, perhaps familiar, is of a romantic weekend going awry when the husband gives his wife red roses and she responds, "Try not to take it the wrong way, okay? But if we're going to be married for the next 30 years, I need you to know that red roses are not my thing."
It's not the first time she has mentioned this and he vaguely remembers previous feedback, but still wants thanks rather than an admonishment. He now wants to talk about why she can be given red roses and act so sharply, while she wants to talk about the fact that she tells him things and he doesn't listen. Same focus, red roses, but two tracks.
It may be helpful that both elements are on the table, but the conversation will be unproductive unless the parties are clear that both of them have to discuss both topics. It's vital, therefore, that you spot when your conversational train switches track, and give each their separate time. You need to say: "I see two related but separate topics for us to discuss. They are both important. Let's discuss each topic fully but separately."
Three triggers block feedback: Truth (differing views on how accurate the feedback is); relationships between the two parties (one can't receive feedback easily from the other); and identity (the feedback is threatening).
The book is organized around those triggers, jammed with information on how to handle all aspects of feedback, until I wanted to scream, coach-like I hope, "Enough already!" But my evaluation is that it's a highly useful compendium and, if you struggle with feedback, you will appreciate it.
Beauty Queen: Inside the Reign of Avon's Andrea Jung (Palgrave, 228 pages, $30) by Deborrah Himsel, a former vice-president of the company, looks at what makes leaders great and what makes them fail.
Power Cues (Harvard Business Review Press, 262 pages, $28) by presentations expert Nick Morgan shares lessons from brain science that can help you lead groups and persuade others more effectively.
The Digital Marketer (John Wiley, 354 pages, $30) by Larry Weber, CEO of the Racepoint Global agency, and consultant Lisa Leslie Henderson takes you through the intricacies of new marketing methods.
Harvey Schachter is a Battersea, Ont.-based writer specializing in management issues. He writes Monday Morning Manager and management book reviews for the print edition of Report on Business and an online work-life column Balance. E-mail Harvey Schachter


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[Note: discussion on LC comments (item 3) may depend on attendance] AGENDA Teleconference Web Ontology Working Group May 22, 1200 (East US), 0900 (West US). 1700 (London), 1800 (Budapest) Duration: 45-60 min Bridge: +1.617.761.6200 then 9326#. IRC Chat: irc:irc.w3.org (port 6665), #webont 1. Administrivia Chair: Schreiber Scribe: Baget Role Call Approve Minutes of May 15: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-webont-wg/2003May/0271.html Next telecon: May 29, chair Hendler, scribe Hawke (to be confirmed) 2. Action item review ACTION: Jim Hendler to report back on implementation feedback. ACTION: Dan Connolly to create a test for imports ACTION: Jim Hendler and Dan Connolly to compose a response to the LC comment on local and compound keys. ACTION: Peter Patel-Schneider to work on proof for issue 5.26 B1,B2 ACTION: Dan Connolly publish XML syntax ACTION: Peter Patel-Schneider and Jeremy Carroll to discuss solutions to bugs in RDF Semantics in Budapest ACTION: Jeremy Carroll to make changes to test document concerning datatypes, as discussed ACTION: Pat Hayes and Ian Horrocks will review changes ACTION: Peter Patel-Schneider to design test that shows effects of recent proposed changes to RDF datatyping and sent to Jeremy Carroll ACTION: Sandro Hawke to do publishing of Test ACTION: Jim Hendler respond to XMLLiteral response 3. LC comments Overview of general comments: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-webont-wg/2003May/0280.html 3.1 Proposed response to Golbeck's comment on owl:imports (Heflin): http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-webont-wg/2003May/0301.html 3.2 RDFCore: NP completeness of owl/RDF mapping http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webont-comments/2003May/0052.html Description of the problem with possible fixes (Carroll): http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-webont-wg/2003Apr/0003.html Response by Patel-Scheider: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-webont-wg/2003Apr/0004.html 3.3 RDFCore: owl:class not needed? http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webont-comments/2003May/0004.html #owlref-rdfcore-owl-class-denotation It has been suggested to RDFCore that owl:Class is not needed. RDFCore requests the creation of test cases to clearly illustrate the differences between owl:Class and rdfs:Class. 3.4 XMLLiteral examples for I18N (Carroll): http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-webont-wg/2003May/0285.html 4. AOB -- NOTE: new affiliation per April 1, 2003 Free University Amsterdam, Computer Science De Boelelaan 1081a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 444 7739/7718 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Home page: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~guus/ [under construction]Received on Wednesday, 21 May 2003 10:57:37 UTC
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Hi, I'm writer Elizabeth Howard.
I am a journalist, #digital content specialist, and Demand Poet.
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I am a freelance researcher, writer and journalist.
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I transitioned to #writing features for The Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Business Journal, among others.
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"Peace, and love, and hope abide this Christmastide" – Donald Fraser's touching setting of these words provide the emotional heart of our Christmas program. Join us as we celebrate the season with an abundance of familiar carols in fresh arrangements and Stephen Paulus' Three Nativity Carols with harp and oboe. Our intimate venues, meaningful message and exquisite singing are sure to warm your spirit this holiday season! Directed by Dr. Karen Kenaston-French in her premiere season!
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A BIZARRE scam in which a thief kisses and hugs her unsuspecting victims has swept across the county.
More victims have come forward to report a woman, who has been stealing cash from people in town centres while pretending to be collecting for a charity for the deaf and blind.
It is not yet clear if it is just one woman or several different women who have been carrying out the distraction thefts, but similar attempts have been reported recently in Wantage, Didcot, Wallingford, Abingdon and Witney.
The Oxford Mail reported on the scam last week, after a woman stole £250 from a man who donated to her outside Sainsbury's in Wantage.
READ AGAIN: 'Deaf charity' distraction theft at Sainsbury's
He gave her £5 and, when she hugged him in an apparent show of her gratitude, she used the contact to swipe the cash from his wallet.
Following the report, one reader called to say that the same thing had happened to her outside Waitrose in Witney, also of someone claiming to be collecting for a deaf charity.
The woman, who asked not to be named, said: "I opened my wallet and said 'I'm not giving you £10', so I gave her all my change, about 90p.
"I thought it was very strange because she gave me a kiss. It startled me, then she walked away."
"I couldn't believe it when I read about it happening in Wantage - the cheek of it."
She said she had closed her wallet immediately after handing over the coins, at about 12.30pm on October 30, and nothing was stolen.
In both Wantage and Witney, the people targeted were standing in the disabled parking area.
Another Oxford Mail reader, also responding to the initial article, said her husband had been targeted in Abingdon town centre.
ALSO READ: Masked men pretend to be police in distraction burglary
The woman, who also asked not to be named, said: "She was collecting for the deaf and blind and seemed not to be able to communicate - 'please' was the only word she uttered.
"She had a clipboard but no collecting tin, which would have made me suspicious.
"My husband, not wishing to be unkind, gave her a small donation."
Although the woman did not attempt physical contact, she said she 'blew him kisses' afterwards.
She said she was also collecting names and addresses on the clipboard, which had the logo of a charity on.
On Saturday, another member of the public reported that two young women were operating at the Orchard Centre in Didcot.
They were fraudulently collecting donations on behalf of the Oxford Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre, which is a legitimate charity.
Peter Ryan, who manages the charity, confirmed that the organisation does not have anyone on the street collecting donations.
He said: "I would advise the public to be vigilant when donating money to fundraisers on the street.
"It is important to note that genuine charity representatives and volunteers will have no objection to proving their identity when asked, along with the appropriate documentation and contact information for the organisation they are collecting for."
ALSO READ: Dine and dash conman to get free Christmas dinner...in prison
Mr Ryan said he heard of similar reports earlier this year, of two young women carrying out the same operation in Oxford city centre.
He said the women were seen holding clipboards with a disability logo on a pad of paper, and that police advised people to report them immediately if seen.
Commenting on our website last week, one reader said: "I've seen this fraud take advantage of people in Oxford.
"Tried asking me for a donation by using the same tricks (pretending to be deaf, blowing kisses, trying to make you feel guilty) but I quickly realised there was NO CHARITY anywhere on her list of donations or clip board and it was quite clearly a scam."
Another added: "I have also seen this lady doing this.
"She normally stands right outside where I work and if she hears sirens or sees police, she slips the clipboard into her side bag and disappears.
"It's utterly disgusting."
Police issued a warning last month about a woman, pretending to be from a deaf charity, carrying out distraction thefts in South Oxfordshire.
She was described as a slim woman in her 20s with dark hair, who spoke with an Eastern European accent.


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Ten ways to tell if your exhibitors need training
Are you a show producer or meeting professional in charge of organizing a tradeshow as part of your convention or sales meeting? You might be frustrated by some of the common errors exhibitor make on the show floor. In addition their mistakes can have a detrimental effect on the image of your event. Below are a few red flags that indicate your tradeshow exhibitors need training. Some solutions follow
· The staff sits down in the booth during the show.
· More that three people are working at the same time in a 10' x 10' booth.
· No one is qualifying prospects or capturing contact information.
· Each sales person is using a different sales pitch.
· The display is poorly designed and unprofessional looking.
· It takes more than three seconds to figure out who the exhibiting company is and what they do.
· Display signage and graphics are too wordy, too small or too cheap.
· The booth appears cluttered, crowded or poorly merchandized.
· There are no lights illuminating the exhibit, products or graphics.
· Exhiibitors complain to management about their results.
· Use in-house staff to train your exhibitors on exhibit marketing techniques.
· Hire a trainer to take the burden off your staff and add value to your event. A third party trainer gives your program more credibility. Hearing instructions from an outside source gives the lessons more validity.
· Give exhibitors an actual book or list of books that will teach them how to exhibit better.
· Provide training tools and tip sheets on your website or in email communications.
· Hire a speaker to present a tele-seminar before the event.
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Patrick Hollingworth works with senior organisational leaders to help them and their businesses move through an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous landscape.
He describes himself as "a student of people and places, and the way they interact with each other under conditions of uncertainty and complexity".
His interest is in non-linear organisational leadership and structural responses to conditions of uncertainty and complexity. His book on this concept called The Light and Fast Organisation: A New Way of Dealing with Uncertainty, is published internationally by Wiley and Sons.
In addition to helping senior leaders, he regularly speaks at conferences both in Australia (he lives in Sydney) and internationally. Patrick's clients include multinational companies such as British retailer Marks and Spencer, American energy giant Chevron and British-Australian miner Rio Tinto, through to major Australian banks such as CBA, NAB and Westpac, communications giant Telstra, private hospital chain Ramsay Health and numerous government departments end education institutions.
After completing a Bachelor of Science with Honours in anthropology, geography and psychology, he spent more than a decade as an employee of a large multinational consultancy, working on the some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects ever built in Australia. During this time Patrick saw the very best of what large organisations can achieve, and also the very worst.
At the same time, Patrick continued a love affair with mountaineering which had begun during his time at university.
His mountaineering has taken him to great heights—quite literally. He's summited multiple 8000-metre peaks, including Mount Everest*. He even helped his Nepali Sherpa friends set up their own mountain-guiding business based in Kathmandu.
Over the past 15 years, he has climbed in the small light and fast alpine-style teams, and he's climbed in large heavy and slow expedition-style teams (he's even led a number of them himself). He's seen the very best of what alpine style can offer, and also the very worst of what expedition style can deliver.
Patrick lives and breathes this stuff—he truly understands what its like to lead teams through extended periods of uncertainty, ambiguity and doubt.
It's one of the reasons that Patrick continues to climb to this day—it gives him a great environment in which to further test and explore his thinking
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One Hell of an Inferno: The 1967 Tasmanian Bushfires
Opens 16-12-2016, closes 19-03-2017
Argyle Galleries 1-3
Black Tuesday, 7 February 1967. The day 110 fires exploded into an inferno that engulfed south eastern Tasmania in the state's most catastrophic natural disaster. From near Lake Leake in the north to Recherche Bay in the south, from Triabunna in the east to the upper Huon River valley in the west, bushfires burnt through 2640 square kilometres of forest, farmland and urban areas.
Fourteen hundred homes and other buildings were destroyed, 64000 farm animals perished and 900 people were injured. Some towns were almost wiped out, Hobart's city centre was threatened. Worst of all, 64 people lost their lives.
One Hell of an Inferno: The 1967 Tasmanian Bushfires tells the story of the fires, why they occurred, their impact on people, communities and the environment, and how they could happen again. It tells how Tasmanian Aborigines successfully lived with and used fire for thousands of years, and how the Tasmanian environment developed in conjunction with fire. It finishes by showing the beauty of Tasmania's bush, an environment which is threatened every summer.
For an overview of the exhibition, see the below introductory video featuring footage of the fires as well as interviews with people reliving their experiences on Black Tuesday.
To explore some of the themes of One Hell of an Inferno, and see more video interviews featured in the exhibition, visit the below links:
Indigenous Fire Management
Community Day
Sunday 5 February 2017
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
TMAG presents a special day commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the 1967 Tasmanian Bushfires. Families can get involved with art and science activities, and curators will be leading tours of One Hell of an Inferno.
Visitors can learn about identifying bushfire hazards and risks, property preparations and what to include in their own bushfire survival plans from the TFS's Bushfire-Ready Neighbourhoods Program.
Volunteers from the Tasmania Fire Museum will be on hand allowing visitors to get hands-on with real TFS uniforms and trucks, including an authentic 1941 Ford V8 pumper fire truck that saw action on Black Tuesday.
936 ABC Radio Hobart will also present a live broadcast from TMAG between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm on the day.
Download a program of events here
This project has been generously assisted by the Tasmanian Community Fund.
Visitors can also explore more stories about the fires in the Tasmania Fire Service's 1967 Bushfires Storymap and visit the Clarence City Council's exhibition What Would You Take? at the Schoolhouse Gallery in January 2017. You can also find out how to ensure your home is prepared for a bushfire at the Tasmania Fire Service Bushfire Ready Neighbourhoods website.
Image details: Gore Street Mill on fire, South Hobart. Image courtesy Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office