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Rising Stars Adult Theatre Company presents...
The Vicar of Dibley - Christmas The Second Coming
A stage play by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter adapted from the original TV series by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer.
With kind permission of Tiger Aspect Productions.
Following on from the success of their Vicar of Dibley play production in 2018, Rising Stars Adult Theatre Company are treading the boards once again with the sequel A Vicar of Dibley - Christmas The Second Coming.
Join the Vicar, Geraldine and the parish council once again as the village of Dibley prepares for their Christmas celebrations.
Has Mrs Cropley learnt to cook yet?
Is David content with his son's new Bride?
Is Owen still a little too friendly with his livestock and the villagers?
How will the village celebrate Christmas this year?
Is Frank still a boring old sod?
All these questions and more will be answered, No no no no no, yes they will.
Tuesday 26th November at 7:30pm
Wednesday 27th November at 7:30pm
Ticket Prices
Tickets: £14.00
Over 60s: £12.00
Under 16s: £12.00
Additional Information: Groups of 10 or more: £11.00 each when booked together
Other Information
Website: www.risingstarstheatre.co.uk


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Presenting at Windows Core Workshop 2010, Beijing, China
Taking place for the fourth time, the Microsoft Research Asia Windows Core Workshop brings together faculty from around the world and Microsoft kernel experts to provide information about and exchange experiences in Windows technologies for teaching operating systems.
As the WRK and CRK community is pretty active in the Asia/Pacific region, we are extremely proud to be invited to give a presentation about our experiences with the WRK here at HPI. Here is the abstract of Alexander's talk.

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What started out as being a match to secure second place ended up being part of a euphoric afternoon. Not only because of the final score of Ajax – Go Ahead Eagles. The 4-0 win was in line with expectations and the balance of power on the field. But what brought joy to each and every Ajax heart was the news from Rotterdam. Feyenoord lost its championship match to Excelsior, 3-0. The championship will be decided on the final day of competition play!
An interesting week awaits Ajax. The Ajacieds will play the return match in Lyon on Thursday. With a 4-1 victory in the pocket from the first match, a spot in the Europa League finals seems within reach. Next to that, Ajax is still in the running for the national championship. Feyenoord is definitely still the favourite, with more points, but the big question will be how the Rotterdam team process this blow dealt to them by Excelsior. Feyenoord will play its final game at home against Heracles Almelo, and Ajax will visit Willem II.
Disappointment in Deventer
On the other side of the Amsterdam euphoria was disappointment for Go Ahead. Due to this loss, the Deventer club will be officially degraded. Ajax saw PSV tie their game, and is thus assured of second place, and therefore the Champions League qualifying rounds. But the Ajacieds still have two irons in the fire in terms of qualifying directly for the Champions League group phase.
Beforehand, Peter Bosz has announced that he would most likely give several players the day off to rest. The coach feels that his selection is broad enough and good enough for him do feel comfortable to start with eleven different players than usual. It wasn't eleven, but Bosz made changes to seven spots compared to the win at home against Olympique Lyon (4-1). Only Andre Onana, Jairo Riedewald, Davy Klaassen and Kasper Dolberg remained.
One of the new players on the Amsterdam side had the first big scoring opportunity of the match. David Neres shot a precise pass from Justin Kluivert over Theo Zwarthoed's goal. The Go Ahead goalie was able to breathe easily afterwards when Abdelhak Nouri freed himself up, but shot just wide of his target.
Nice assist by Neres
The lead came after 24 minutes. Kluivert caught a ball outside of the penalty kick area and outplayed Zwarthoed with a dry low shot. Five minutes later, the score was doubled. It was Dolberg who scored this one, but the goal was, in large part, thanks to Neres. The Brazilian passed three Go Ahead players and sent a tailor-made pass to Dolberg after that. The Dane scored the 2-0 goal via Joey Suk's body.
In an almost identical manner, Neres put Nouri in a scoring position, but Zwarthoed prevented the industrious midfielder from scoring his first Eredivisie goal. Ajax had the most opportunities, but Go Ahead also took some shots. The visitors broke away threateningly at times, with Antonia's goal being the most dangerous one. The former Ajacied saw his goal get disqualified due to Sam Hendriks' offside – the latter also has a past at the Toekomst sports complex.
Davy Klaassen remained in the locker room after halftime. He was replaced by Frenkie de Jong, who didn't need long to distinguish himself. Three minutes into his playing time, he scored his first Ajax 1 goal with a header. It was one-way traffic towards Go Ahead's goal, but first Kluivert, and then Dolberg, failed to score the 4-0 goal.
Fans can't believe their eyes
At a certain moment, the Ajax fans' focus shifted. This came from the message from Rotterdam that Excelsior had taken a 3-0 lead in the first fifteen minutes of the second half. The Ajax fans couldn't believe their eyes. Would the 34th national title end up in Ajax's trophy case?
But the players on the field had no time for euphoria. The Aajcieds wanted to build up the score, as the goal balance could be important. Ajax has several chances, but only substitute Mateo Cassierra managed to score. That was the only downside of an otherwise perfect afternoon. The score could definitely have been higher.


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Jewish Democrats Brad Sherman and Howard Berman were headed for a face-off in the November general election after the two congressmen finished as the top two vote-getters in the June 5 primary.
Sherman led with 42% of the vote, compared to 32% for Berman, with five other candidates, including three Republicans, trailing far behind.
Under California's new "jungle" primary system, candidates from all parties compete in the primary, with the top two earning spots on the general election ballot.
It's the first time in recent memory that two incumbents from the same party have run against each other in a primary, not to mention two bald Jewish pro-Israel Democrats.
Turnout was high for a primary at an estimated 30%.
The unusual race was the result of redistricting which merged the two San Fernando Valley-based districts represented by the lawmakers into one.
Closely watched across the country, the Berman-Sherman contest has presented a painful choice for many Jews, including district voters locally and campaign donors nationally, who are being forced to choose between two strong Israel supporters with similar legislative records.
While Sherman was able to line up grassroots endorsements across the Valley, Berman's 30-year congressional tenure has earned him high-ranking boosters from the state Democratic establishment to the White House. Hollywood has also turned out for Berman, a proponent of intellectual property rights issues crucial to the entertainment and media industries.
Campaign spending has been intense, with Berman topping Sherman by a 2:1 margin ($3.9 million vs. $1.8 million).
But that was only for the primary, which amounted to a beauty contest between the two frontrunners. Sherman's war chest for the November election tallies $2.1 million more cash than Berman's and both are expected to pour more dollars into the effort.
Berman and his wife Janis cast their votes early in the morning at Shaarey Zedek Congregation in Valley Village, later watching returns with supporters at campaign headquarters in Encino.
"We always knew this was going to be a tough fight" said Berman at the end of the day, "and our campaign will have the resources to take on my opponent and his dismal record."
Sherman spoke to supporters at his post-election celebration at The Gate To The Mediterranean restaurant in Encino.
"You are here at a victory party that is a preparation for a victory party in November," he proclaimed.
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- Expanding the diversification of online platform for sourcing: The online platform is one of the biggest sourcing channels. Apart from tapping talents from the standard channels like Facebook or Linkedin, a good starting point, it's always better to exacerbate the possibilities of finding the right match through niche skill sites like GitHub or Upwork for software developers. The other sourcing channels could be less conventional freelance work sites where you get to see the history of candidate freelance work along with the client's feedback.
- Offline channels like a job seminar or a conference is also a great way to showcase what the company has to offer in terms of projects and products, thereby immensely piquing the curiosity of both passive and active candidates.
- The recruitment database is an effective source of finding great talents. The relationship already formed at the time of initial correspondence provides a great head start and encourage them to apply. The automated messaging system keeps the candidates abreast about the open positions via emails.
- Constant interaction with the current high performing candidates and tapping their links can prove to be an effective way of sourcing a talented hire. By utilizing your employee networks can not only assist in increasing untapped talent but also increase the rate of response via a known network.
- A close affiliation with the hiring manager of an organization ensures the staffing agency has an exact understanding of the requirement in terms of personality and skills.
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OK. Here we go… You want to write a contemporary children's best seller, make it as dysfunctional and as negative as you can, avoid adventure (unless it is escaping from abusive parents/carers), make sure it is set in an orphanage, ensure there are plenty of zombies and threats of death, ensure that there is no hope (but indicate that hope might be forthcoming in the sequel) and ensure that there are enough adult themes that children want to pretend that they understand but don't to keep them mystified.
What is wrong with good old fashioned adventure and fantasy?
I'll tell you what.
Modern children's writers do not write for children, they write for publishers who demand formulaic best seller books which only satisfy the accountants.
Modern kids don't want to know about Rob Roy or Ivanhoe or Treasure Island or Swallows and Amazons even because they see them as dated and boring yet the irony is that all of the above mentioned books involved action beyond sitting in front of a computer screen bitching about having nothing to do except bitch about the world they can't really be bothered to take part in.
Schools are equally to blame… They judge children on their ability to read words rather than their ability to understand what they are reading. Schools these days are about awarding points for being seen to do things rather than the actual ability to do them.
I'm re-reading Stig of the Dump, its great.


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In their 70th year, the London Mozart Players and Howard Shelley present iconic works that represent the shift from the classical to the romantic era.
During their lifetimes Mozart, Beethoven and Hummel all enjoyed huge success. Yet today, while Mozart and Beethoven are still the headliners, Hummel is simply the support act. In this special Sunday afternoon concert, London Mozart Players and acclaimed pianist Howard Shelley present all three composers with equal billing. Mozart's ebullient Symphony No 34 in C contrasts with the precision and muscular strength of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, while between the two giants, Hummel's elegant Piano Concerto in F sits comfortably, its unceasingly melodic and virtuoso piano writing clearly demonstrating why Hummel's reputation should be reestablished in the classical repertoire.
Pianist, conductor and recording artist Howard Shelley, a champion of the underrated Hummel, has enjoyed a long association with the London Mozart Players. Enjoy their intuitive partnership as they perform these masterpieces, and judge Hummel's genius for yourself.
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Your house is on fire your children do roam. Except little Ann, who sits in a pan, weaving gold laces as fast as she can.
Most of us have heard some version of this rhyme during our childhood. Though the exact origin is unknown, many believe it comes from the centuries old practice of farmers burning their fields in the fall. The adult beetles would fly away, the larvae would scatter on the ground, and the pupae (little Ann) could not flee and were caught in the pan, so to speak.
The name "ladybug" appears to be an Americanization of the name Lady bird or Our Lady's bird. The name originated in Britain and may have come from associating the beetles red cloak with Mary (Our Lady) who was often depicted wearing a red cloak. The seven spots on its wings represent the seven joys and seven sorrows of Mary.
Most entomologists refer to them as lady "beetles" because true "bugs" represent a different family of insects.
Outside Britain, lady beetle spots vary in number and size. Some varieties are even black with red spots.
There are thousands of species of lady beetle world wide. Most are beneficial but some can damage plants.
Few people would have trouble recognizing an adult lady beetle but the young are often overlooked.
When it comes to controlling aphids, few insects are anywhere near as efficient as lady beetle larvae.
Consuming as many as 50 insects a day they can cut a swath through aphids and other sap feeding insects like the grim reaper. As adults this appetite slackens to about 20 insects a day.
Lady beetles reproduce all summer long, so their populations can expand to keep pace with the aphids.
Lady beetles have long been recognized for their ability to control crop pests and modern times are no exception.
Mankind has waged a running battle with destructive food pest since time immemorial. Fire, poisons, collecting pests by hand, flooding, plowing, you name it, and it has probably been tried and in many cases is still practiced.
Using predatory insects is one of humanities more successful agricultural practices, but even modern successes are vulnerable to the law of unintended consequences.
Asian lady beetles were released to control aphids in fruit trees in eastern Washington when a particularly virulent strain of aphid threatened to destroy them. This met with mixed success because the adult beetles may choose to fly away from where they are released in spite of there being plenty of prey and habitat.
It took many years, but Asian lady beetles finally became established and can now be found throughout Washington. The good news is that they continue to be efficient at reducing insect pests. An otherwise, healthy Asian lady beetle can live up to three years and may consume as many as 5000 aphids in its lifetime.
The bad news is that they have some annoying habits and may actually be "out competing" their native cousins.
Like all Lady beetles these can inflict a sharp pinch. They exude blood through their joints when they are stressed (a defense mechanism that can make predators sick to their stomach). The yellowish blood can stain surfaces and is a contaminant that ruins the flavor of wine even in very small doses.
The Asian lady beetle evolved to "winter over" by congregating in large numbers in rock outcrops. This overwintering trait has led to the biggest singular complaint about this beetle, its habit of invading homes in the fall. This usually reveals itself mid winter and early spring as heating systems wake the insects causing them to migrate to the interior instead of back outside. Sometimes hundreds of them will be attracted out of the attic to interior windows.
Under these circumstances the use of a shop-vac to collect the insects is preferred since flying insect sprays may kill them but then they are still laying around dead.
As with other nuisance insects, the maintenance of our homes is the best prevention. Keeping our homes sealed, caulked, and painted can greatly reduce the number of insects that make it inside. If needed, black light traps placed at a distance from a home can attract many of them away.
It is seldom necessary to resort to pesticides for their control, but if all else fails, applications to a building's exterior can reduce the number that enter the home. There is a risk that the insects' bodies may attract carpet beetles which also feed on woolens and feathers. So this really is the method of last resort.■


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ElectroStop® Plus 10/42/12 Electric Netting
A portable electric fence designed to contain and control the movement of meat and dairy goats, flighty breeds of sheep or to enclose rams and buck goats. Often used in managed grazing systems or to protect beehives from livestock and bears.
Features 10 horizontal strands (9 conductive), is 42" tall installed and has white plastic vertical struts every 12". For more support in uneven terrain, "Plus" nets include additional line posts spaced every 6'8" (vs. 12.5' for standard 42" ElectroStop®). The result, when properly energized, is a nearly impenetrable mesh to sheep, goats, coyotes and dogs.
New! Now available as a Complete Starter Kit—includes netting, extra support posts, solar fence energizer, ground stake and a wireless tester.
Common Uses
For small breeds such as Pygmy or Nigerian Dwarf goats use PoultryNet style netting. The tighter spacings are a better deterrent to these species than the wider spaced ElectroStop.
|ElectroStop® Plus 10/42/12
|42" installed
|Horizontal Strands
|10 (9 conductive)
|Vertical Strands
|Plastic struts, spaced every 12"
|Roll Length
|50' or 100'
|Premium Superconductor
|Electrical Resistance
|38 Ω/per 1000'
|Line Post Options
|Double Spike (DS)
|Line Post Material
|White PVC, 0.60" diameter
|Spike Length/Diameter
|Distance Between Posts
|Horizontal Spacings
|4", 4", 4", 4", 4", 4", 6", 6", 6"
(from bottom to top)
Each roll comes with 1 Warning Sign and 1 Repair Kit.
Each roll is a complete fence and can be quickly installed in less than 10 minutes. One roll (100 ft) weighs only 15 lbs. You will need a fence energizer to electrify the net.
- #203400 - $1.63 per ft (100' roll with double spike posts).
- #203401 - $2.38 per ft (50' roll with double spike posts).
See PDFs and videos above for additional installation instructions.
Warning! Due to risk of fire, do NOT use continuous output energizers with electric netting or electro-plastic conductors such as rope, twine or tape. Use only with a low or wide impedance intermittent pulse energizer. (Fi-Shock™ brand energizers which are sold as low impedance, continuous current output should NOT be used with electric netting.) All energizers sold on Premier's website use an intermittent pulse and are suitable for use with electric netting.
Dry conditions and wintertime usage may reduce the effectiveness of electric fencing. Ice and heavy snow can flatten netting and thereby damage it.
Dry or frozen ground may cause post spikes to bend or break if inserted with force. Pilot holes may be needed. We recommend using drivable or single spike posts in hard soils. Double spike posts provide more stability when the ground is soft.
Listed below are recommended optional components. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our fence consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
Posts and Accessories
FiberTuff™ Post, 42" tall, 22mm diaItem #208054 -
Fiberglass-reinforced support posts for ends, corners and major directional changes. Commonly used with electrified net fences.$5.50
Energizer Kits
Solar IntelliShock® 60 Energizer with Wireless TesterItem #113300 -
Solar powered 0.60 joule energizer used with electric fences to contain sheep, goats, poultry, swine, cattle and horses. Effective against predators.$285.00
Kube 4000 EnergizerItem #115110 -
A 110v wide-impedance electric fence energizer used for medium length fences. Safe to use with all polywire, polyrope, tape and electrified netting.$159.00
Handling Equipment
Ground Rod and/or Connecting Pin, 3 ftItem #151200 -
Effectively ground energizers or firmly secure handling equipment. Galvanized pin is resilient to rust and wear.$5.80
Fence Connectors and Accessories
5-Light Wireless Fence TesterItem #200006 -
Low cost 5-light wireless tester to measure approximate fence voltage. Used to determine if your energizer/charger is working properly.$15.00
Fence Connectors and Accessories
Warning SignItem #346000 -
Attaches to an electric fence or netting to warn people that the fence is electrified.$1.20
ElectroFence Gate (7.5 ft x 48" tall), black/white with black postsItem #340616 -
Easy access in/out of net enclosures without having to turn off the energizer!$58.00
Posts and Accessories
NetPost 15/42/DS (white) - For: ElectroStop & Plus 10/42/12, E'Stop 9/42/6 or PoultryNet & Plus 12/42/3Item #207007 -
Replacement line posts for Premier's netting. Designs for each type of net, double or single spike.$3.10
Fence Connectors and Accessories
Repair Kit for PoultryNet, PoultryNet Plus, ElectroStop, ElectroStop Plus & E'StopItem #201710 -
A handy repair kit that includes all of the essentials to patch tears and holes in electric net fences.$2.00
Fence Connectors and Accessories
Brass Ferrules for NettingItem #200500 -
Neat item used to repair broken horizontals in electric netting.$0.14
Fence Connectors and Accessories
Cord retainer (replacement only) for 13mm/.51" & 15mm/.60" net postsItem #200800 -
Clip designed for the spikes on standard netting posts. Keeps bottom black strand from sliding up and creating a gap at the bottom of the net.$0.12
Fence Connectors and Accessories
Replacement - Electrical clip for nettingItem #200900 -
This clip is designed to connect all the horizontals on any electrified netting together electrically.$0.25
Fence Connectors and Accessories
Top Cap (replacement only) for 15mm/.60" dia net postsItem #202203 -
Replaces lost, misplaced or broken plastic caps (for posts 0.575" in diameter) on netting posts. Holds top strand of net in place so there is less sagging.$0.20
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Deborah H from New Jersey
Fantastic fencing. Easy to set up and to move to another location.
Daniel K from Mississippi
Great fencing! Makes it easy to move the animals to new areas.
Rachel S from North Carolina
First fence I've been able to manage set up and moving without help from my hubby! I keep the solar panel on at all times too. (Sold with the starter kit.) This has kept our pygmie goats in and predators out, held up well in all weather.
Amy M from Alabama
Purchased 400 ft for our goats. Would recommend. Very pleased.
Phillip G from South Carolina
An excellent tool for rotational grazing and expanding your fence line.
After I learned the proper technique for folding and unfolding this fence, it has become very easy to setup and move around. I have no issue containing sheep and goats in this, and training them was very simple. Took 1 day for them to respect the visual boundary after experiencing the shock.
My LGD also respects the boundary and doesn't remotely want to test it. I feel very confident using this and think it will last a long time with proper care.


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Freshman year can be a very difficult time for some students who are away from home, adjusting to the courseload, meeting roommates and, on top of all of that, dealing with the pressure to be successful. For some, freshman year might be the most difficult transition in life.
Ohio State puts on Welcome Week every year to help students begin the transition back to campus, but it doesn't stop there. The Office of Student Life has 40 different departments that are all dedicated to helping students succeed, said Dave Isaacs, communications and media relations manager for Student Life.
"What we aim to do is help (freshmen) transition from coming on to campus and then into their classroom setting, into their social setting, into really life at here, Ohio State, and life in the greater Columbus community," Isaacs said.
Another resource for first-year students is the First-Year Experience program. Bernie Savarese, director of University Orientation and First-Year Experience, said the university admits students one at a time, focusing on selecting students who are likely to succeed in all aspects.
Savarese said that when students do struggle, it is in areas such as time management and study skills.
He said there are numerous programs to help students in these areas, including the success series offered with the survey courses.
"We shouldn't leave a lot up to chance in terms of student success in the first year," Savarese said. Thus, the curriculum in a success series course is tailored to the issues they see most first-year students suffer from.
Ryan Lovell, senior director for Parent and Family Relations, said his office within Student Life offers information to families about the opportunities their students have at OSU.
"Students are more likely to do things if their family members know about them," Lovell said.
Savarese noted a correlation between first-year students who take advantage of the resources offered to them and a higher GPA.
"Students who are engaged always do better," he said.
David Tucker, a first-year in architecture, said after Buckeye Kick-Off that he felt the Welcome Week event had great energy and mirrored the inclusiveness he's experienced so far at OSU.
"No one ever leaves you out. Everyone is always interested in what you're doing. It's really an awesome campus, to be honest," he said.


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A successful online business needs a proper SEO plan which can change your online career. In today's world, we all depend upon online. It is the generation of online and many online business and marketers are made their career on it.
If we know about online success, that means we surely know about blogging. Yes! It is one of the biggest keys that can change any one's life if they do it correctly.
But what will happen if tell you that design a website and writing blogs are not enough, yes I'm talking about SEO?
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the kind magic which cannot do everyone, but If you are a blogger and making your effort to rank website and blogs. So you need to understand the SEO and their benefits.
So, let me explain to you great SEO tactics which will take your online business into next level.
Get Organic Traffic
Everybody wants to get high traffic to their website, and that is why they analyze their competitor and all SEO factor.
Once we got high organic traffic, so there is no chance to down your website ranking easily.
Organic traffic needs lots of effort and hard work, but it is sure that it is one of the best benefits of seo.
Brand Awareness
A website is more than that because it shows brand value If you have high traffic on the website.
Suppose that you have a 2000 traffic per day and you upload daily interesting content which keeps your user happy.
So, when a daily 2000 users are coming to your website that means the website has a brand value which is the great benefit of SEO.
Lead generation
We all want the best, and we all know the best things are evergreen. A search engine always prefers the best website or content to their users.
A website is generating leads because it is done with proper SEO and It has the most significant advantages of seo to get rank on the first page of the search engine which gives trust and believes to their user.
Long-term Tact
Doing SEO is a too long process, it takes almost 6-12 months to get ranking, but once it gets ranked, it goes up for a
SEO follow a complete algorithm of the search engine (Google), and because of this reason the search engine moved a website into the first page, and of course, it can also be moved down, but it takes a long time if you are following tactics accurately.
It Increases Website referral
Many people ask why SEO is important for business and we have already talked about SEO is the success key for online.
It is important because when our website get ranked on the first page, it has chances to get 30-40% clicks on that, which is beneficial for online business and now with this, we have one more great option which is a referral.
Yes! A high traffic website can be the best option for website referral. Suppose our site is ranked on the first page of the search engine and have 2000 traffic per day. So, here will we the excellent possibility for us when another similar website tries to give website referral.
There are significant benefits of SEO because some marketers use it but don't know the exact benefits of it. If you have a website and ready to do SEO, then read these secret benefits of SEO properly.


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Transcript Challenges & Benefits of Cultural Diversity
Challenges & Benefits of Cultural Diversity 1 Challenges of Diversity • Communication Barriers • Resistance to Change • Socio-cultural Factors • Education, age, and gender • Personality and Background 2 Communication Barriers • Ineffective communication of key objectives results in confusion, lack of teamwork and low morale. • Age, gender and culture influence the messages sent and received. • Barriers to communication are factors that block or significantly destroy successful communication. • Communication barriers may be temporary and can be overcome. • Awareness and recognition are the first steps in formulating ways to overcome the barriers. 3 Common Communication Barriers • Virtual Work: isolates team members from socialization and face to face interaction, creating a lack of clarity. • Emotions: can leave some people unable to verbally express themselves clearly and coherently. • Gender: can be associated to the different styles between men and women on how they explain things. • Culture: expresses the values and patterns of behavior which can be very confusing, making it difficult to communicate. 4 Communication Barriers 5 Resistance to Change • Refusing to accept new policies • Why change something that works • We've always done it this way • Scared of failure and not being able to learn/adapt to new things • Not wanting to spend time and effort changing • Not understanding what is expected (the fear of the unknown) 6 Sociocultural Factors • Race • Ethnicity • Culture • Religion 7 Education, Age, and Gender 8 Sociocultural Factors •How one was raised, will give them certain beliefs at a young age. Their believes may be a slightly different than those that we were brought up to believe. •In any form, our behavior was established, regardless of your background. Rules and behavior that one models is what they were taught. Beliefs may be different, making it difficult to understand the reason why you may have offended someone, if you are not familiar with their background. •Beginning to understand and learn about the background of the people you work with will create a united team and making a strong and productive team. Learning about ones background, you will begin to develop a perception of others and you will begin to be sensitive to the perspectives of others. 9 Education, Age & Gender One of the challenges faced in today's diverse world is the level of education. Different education levels can impact effective communication. Complex words and explanations may not be understood by a person less educated, or not educated in a certain field. Imagine a doctor explaining that you have a broken leg in medical terms! Age is another challenge in today's workplace. People may not be used to communicating with different age groups . Older people may use old phrases/words to explain things not understood by a younger audience. Younger people may also use words too modern and not understood by an older generation. Gender can affect communication as men and women often think about things differently. In Islamic culture especially, when a female and male communicate, certain traditions are followed, such as lack of eye contact and shaking hands, affecting perception and 10 communication. Personality Personality clashes can effect communication. If you do not like a person or the way they present themselves, you may not listen to what they have to say, or believe what they have to say. However, if you like a person's personality and agree with what they are saying, you may be more likely to listen, respect what they have to say and take-in what they are saying. A person's personality can affect communication for example if someone has a bossy and strong personality, they may disregard others. This may create a negative atmosphere and people may not listen to you. However if someone is more relaxed, open-minded and creates a relaxing environment, the audience may take more in and listen more. 11 Advantages of Diversity • Increased Adaptability • Broader service range • Variety of Viewpoints • More effective execution 12 Advantages of Diversity 1. Increased Adaptability: Organizations employing a diverse workforce can supply a greater variety of solutions to problems in service. Sourcing, and allocation of resources. Employees from diverse backgrounds bring individual talents and experiences in suggesting ideas that are flexible in adapting to fluctuating markets and customer demands. 13 Advantages of Diversity 2. Broader Service Range : A diverse collection of skills and experiences (e.g. languages, cultural understanding) allows a company to provide products/service to customers worldwide. 14 Advantages of Diversity 3. Variety of Viewpoints: A diverse workforce that feels comfortable communicating varying points of view provides a larger pool of ideas and experiences. The organization can draw from that pool to meet business strategy needs and the needs of customers more effectively. 15 Advantages of Diversity 4. More Effective Execution: Companies that encourage diversity in the workplace inspire all their employees to perform to their highest ability. Companywide strategies can then be executed; resulting in higher productivity, profit, and return on investment. 16 Advantages of Diversity An organization's success and competitiveness depends on its ability to embrace diversity and realize the benefits. When organizations actively assess their handling of workplace diversity issues, develop and implement diversity plans, multiple benefits are reported. Conflicts from diversity can be productive when people strive to understand one another, opening up new business opportunities and markets, by widening its customer base and by being able to better address specific consumer's needs in our multicultural society. 17 References • Terrill Lyknis, Shelley Wiedemeier, Vincent Williams, Melanie Gill & Sheri Keefer • www.multiculturaladvantage.com 18


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- March 2020-Litwiniuk Property advised on the purchase of an office in the building "Hanza Tower".
- February 2020 - Nationale-Nederlanden opens a new office in Gdańsk in the "Officyna" office building.
- January 2020-Wroclaw-office building "Aurea Business House"-Litwiniuk Property the Leading Agent.
- October 2019 - Fund Pomerania has rented space in the largest investment called "POSEJDON".
- September 2019r.-Joint-stock company has rented 760 sqm in the "Centrum Biurowe Maris" office building.
- August 2019 - "Chylonia Business Park" in Gdynia - commercialization by Litwiniuk Property.
November 2019-Hungary-Budapest-Tenant representation by Litwiniuk Property in Budapest.
Litwiniuk Property consulting company providing services in Hungary in the field of lease / commercialization and sales of A-class office buildings, logistics parks, shopping centers currently represents several Tenants while searching for a new location in A-class office buildings in Budapest.
"Representatives of Litwiniuk Property consulting company during many meetings in Hungary in Budapest, agreed cooperation on commercialization with leading international investors of class A office buildings.
We currently represent several Tenants during the process of choosing a new location, company headquarters in Budapest for local companies from Hungary and international corporations, performing a full analysis of the A class office space market in Budapest, presenting the most attractive locations of space for rent in accordance with the guidelines and expectations of clients.
The largest new office complex in Budapest is the investment "Agora". The project will have approx. 130,000 sq m. GLA. The first stage (office and commercial space) will have 68,500 sq m, flexible office space and co-working offices will provide over 8,000 sq m, and the total number of parking spaces will be over 2,000. The developer of the office complex is hb reavis "- said Patryk Litwiniuk - General Director of consulting company Litwiniuk Property.
According to the research forum in Budapest (hereinafter referred to as "BRF"), the total modern office space in Budapest currently amounts to around 3.5 millions sqm..
In Q4 2018, the office vacancy rate stands at 7.3%, representing a 90 basis points increase quarter-on-quarter and a 20 basis points reduction year-on-year. Similarly, to the previous quarter, the lowest vacancy rate was measured in the Non-central Pest (3.4%) submarket. The second lowest vacancy rate was registered in the Váci Corridor submarket (4.3%). The Periphery still suffers from an overwhelming vacancy rate (38%).
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Büro in Warschau Warsaw Equator Ochota, Equator II
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Thirteen Things We Learned from Legacies 104 "Hope is Not the Goal"
Have you recovered from the turkey coma yet? How about all the shopping?
Well, I hope you have because Legacies is back TOMORROW folks. And, when last we left them, there was something LARGE outside the gates of the Salvatore School and it was ANGRY! Or was it just protecting the school?
I mean, either way, it has done some major damage and it going to cost someone an insurance claim . . . . and it seems that Sasha and Dana got snatched by whatever it was, too. And, yes, they were snatched just outside the school gates. THAT can't be too good for that whole publicity thing, can it?
But, never the less, let's see if we can learn just what exactly it was before we start the post-turkey episode that airs tomorrow.
So let's get started, shall we?
1) So, MG dreams about The Flash villain GRODD?
One second he's dreaming of GRODD, then he wakes up hearing him growl on campus.
But wait. Ghost Face, too?
Nope. Still dreaming!
2) Matty Blue!!!!
Even though two Mystic Falls High School kids are missing, it is always super great to see Matt Donovan!
Which bring me to:
3) Sure, the "guise of an exchange program" is gonna go off without a hitch . . .
Especially when the newly-sainted Lizzie is the first to "volunteer as tribute" and Alaric has given them permission to "compel them and collect materials for locator spells." MG goes along to keep an eye on Kaleb – the second to volunteer – and Hope volunteers because she wants to know what it's like to be "normal for a day."
Yeah, nothing untoward is gonna happen . . . #sarcasmfont
Oh yeah, and Landon's going with them.
4) Well, Dana didn't skip out to party this time.
Matty Blue sees the marks on her neck and deems the cause of death to be a vampire bite.
Uh oh, Kaleb . . . you just might be found out at this point.
But, no, Kaleb didn't do it. There's someone else hunting the teenagers of Mystic Falls High.
5) This is Jill. Her friendship with Dana "doesn't define her."
(No, it totally does.)
And she's resistant to MG's compulsion! Or is she?
MG thinks Lizzie is HOT! (Even in polyester!!!! * GASP *)
6) MG is a horrible liar.
And while Alaric doesn't seem to catch it, Lizzie sure does.
7) TFW, you go to put a 17-year-old girl's body in a body bag . . . and her body isn't where you left it:
Oh, Matty Blue . . . don't you know better than to leave a "suspicious death" body unattended???? You have lived in Mystic Falls your entire life, haven't you Matty?!
Which means that . . . you guessed it . . . someone turned Dana into a vampire.
Oh boy.
8) Alpha Dog (Jed) is really pushing this whole "initiation" thing.
When you're given two options – submit, or bleed and then submit – that aren't really great . . . maybe you should get the adults involved, Rafael.
Because, I really don't think that that's the way a pack should work.
9) Evidently, the school itself is magic.
When Rafael needs help, Josie puts her hand on the wall to siphon magic to use on Alpha Dog Jed and his cronies so they'll stop beating him up.
And Raf thanks her by snapping at her – literally – and telling her to stay away from him.
High School sucks, man.
10) Not only is Dana in transition, there's something else going on with her, too.
And whatever it is, it has something to do with spiders? Or something else that made this weird spiderweb show up on MG's hand.
In the words of Ron Weasley, "Why does it have to be spiders?"
And, you'll notice also on MG's right hand is what appears to be his Daylight Ring. Not really a relevant thing, I just like that there's some continuity to the original story.
No, Landon, that's not normal for a vampire in transition . . .
Just exactly what is going on here?
11) Ummmm . . . looks like Mystic Falls has a spider issue.
I'm talking like an Agragog-sized spider issue. Holy moly!
Guess what?
Josie and Rafael found Sasha . . .
And then Rafael and Josie get stuck in the web, too.
Somebody call Orkin!!!! There's a serious pest issue here.
11) When you can't get your hands free, you can only use the magic you can siphon from someone/thing else, the next best thing is to use your lips, right?
I'm sure it helps that you wanted to kiss the guy, anyway, but still.
12) I don't know what's going to happen between Landon and Hope, but they sure do pick some pretty spots to have those "deep" talks.
Landon doesn't know why he was drawn to the Stupid-Not-Stupid Knife. He doesn't know why any of this is happening. What he does seem to know is that a) he wants to spend time with Hope and b) he knows just what to say to her, to hurt her. And he does. But, honestly, she kinda deserves it. But he also deserves the lack of trust he's getting.
So, these two are perfect for each other! :-P
12) Josie is right, they really do need to be teaching "offensive magic" at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.
She makes a good point to her Dad with this one. Hope used "offensive magic" to save them from the spider. The fact that these "story book" monsters are around are proof that Alaric can't protect them from everything . . . and her argument is that learning "offensive magic" is the only way they can protect themselves.
Viva la revolution!!!
13) "Come on home, Dorian," Alaric said, "looks like there's nothing coming after you and the knife after all."
Yeah, that's not nothing, Alaric . . . .
That's some slick Oil Monster Thingy.
And it doesn't look friendly.
#1: These two are super adorable together. But . . .
Alpha Dog Jed needs to back off!
But once Rafael tells the werewolf pack about the accident that triggered his werewolf curse, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of "submitting" going on. Just a bunch of guys throwing around a medicine ball.
Why threaten Rafael – and beat him up – just to find out how he triggered his curse? Why go through all that? Why make it seem like Raf was giving something up in return?
I will never understand teenagers. (Unless, of course, there ends up being more to that.)
#2 The number of people that run to that abandoned house to "let loose" has increased by one – Rafael.
#3 Landon had one HELLUVA day.
The poor kid is having a rough day. (Not to mention Connor's current issue. But, he's a bully, so do we really care?)
Can you imagine finally getting back at the bully of your High School . . . and then that ^^ happens to his face?
Landon is having a Matt-Donovan-in-High-School day.
It would seem that Kaleb (and possibly MG, Hope, and Lizzie) seem to think all of these monsters have something to do with him. Until he brought them the skin of what used to be Connor, I think they thought it WAS him.
#4 Fire pisses it off.
Nope. You won't like it when it's angry.
(And it makes a real mess when it gets vanquished. Think EPIC squish.)
#5 Charmed flashbacks.
Like, seriously, Power of Three vibes alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll over this!!
Of course, with the reboot . . . I guess its less a "flashback" and more a "mirror?"
These three aren't Orkin, but they sure got rid of that thing.
#6 The Salvatore School made a bit of a decision for its vampire students.
Now, we know that Kaleb had been munching on Dana. But, it seems he was doing it because he doesn't like the "provided" food from the school.
Well – to borrow a term from Twilight – the school has decided all of its vampire students should be vegetarian. Kaleb claims all the provided blood is Stefan's old "bunny diet."
But as he's currently residing in the "witch dungeon," he might just have to get used to eating vegetarian if he wants to stay.
#7 Sheriff Donovan and Dr Saltzman have a little showdown.
The Sheriff is not impressed by Kaleb's feeding on the cheerleaders of Mystic Falls High School. But if the Sheriff threatens the Doctor's kids . . . the Sheriff might be the one in trouble.
This is something we need to keep an eye on, me thinks.
So, Guardian Gargoyle's purpose was to protect humans, right?
What's Oil Monster's purpose? Is he after the knife? Is he protecting the knife? There's no doubt that he's connected to the Stupid-Not-Stupid Knife, but how or why?
And is there a connection between Landon and all the story book monsters that have been appearing? What's his role in all this?
Let's all tune in tonight and see what answers we can get!


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Adobe's influence on technology cannot be understated. So, creating their annual Summit under the context of creating technological experiences without an obvious connection was a challenge. But this is the kind of challenge that Taylor Bennett Partners (TBP) love – one where they get to work with the latest in emerging technologies and implement them.
So many conferences rely on user data to sustain sponsor investment too. Yet with GDPR, that value has gone. Instead, TBP needed to secure engagement and prompt action from a string of highly interactive forms of contemporary tech.
Over three days, ExCeL London saw a 500 m2 jellyfish with 84 DMX fans, a giant malleable 'A', and eight cultural set pieces (each with geographically specific technologies and experiences). We're talking full size VR hang gliding over Google Maps visuals of the Swiss Alps, eating sushi off a conveyor belt in Tokyo and watching Jess Glynne perform atop the Golden Gate Bridge.
Engaging through tech
Let's not forget the ROI… TBP ran over 150 sessions across 12 different tracks so that, at any one point, 18 sessions were running concurrently. Adobe may be redefining the digital experience, but investors still need a ROI – which is why TBP created a VIP area within the Community Pavilion called the Customer Meeting Centre to host over 1,000 Executive level meetings, all schedule through a trackable software, during the event. (also used for their executive dining experience, hosted by Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton).
As far as Adobe were concerned, 6,138 delegates were in attendance, 2,950 contacts were scanned at the Adobe stand, 300 engagement surveys were completed and 250 people participated in a guided tour. This proved that, provided the experience is rewarding, customer data is just as obtainable.


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Dr. Danoukh leads the team of experienced, friendly, bilingual, helpful professionals. From left to right, Dr. Danoukh, Silvia, Mari, Karen, Mayra, and Lucy. We each share the belief that our care should be:
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The chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on finance, Yunus Carrim, on Tuesday warned that auditing firms would find it hard to oppose tougher penalties for professional wrongdoing, given their recent history of collusion with corruption.
"What has happened is outrageous, shocking. They should also be before the Zondo commission," Carrim told a meeting of the committee on amendments to the Auditing Profession Act as introduced by the Financial Matters Amendment Bill.
"On the issue of severe penalties, you are going to find it very hard to negotiate around. In my view, the minister should be able to impose the severest penalty."
The committee received comment from companies within the sector, including Deloitte and PwC. The latter argued that the section of the bill dealing with sanctions imposed by a disciplinary committee against a member of the profession needed to be amended to guarantee the right to appeal.
"Given the potential implications, including disqualification practice or significant financial penalties as may be determined by the minister from time to time, it is recommended that a right of appeal be provided for," the firm submitted.
It noted that since the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors (IRBA) is a professional body created by statute, the only recourse for an auditor who felt that he was wrongly sanctioned would be to lodge an appeal in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, which only allows review in limited instances.
PwC and the South African Institute for Chartered Accountants (Saica) also called for changes to provisions on search and seizure powers afforded to the IRBA in the bill.
PwC argued that the regulator already enjoyed the right to subpoena documents and information, adding that therefore "there appears to be no rational reason to extend the powers to such fundamental, and with respect, archaic powers" that risked infringing on constitutional rights.
Carrim remarked that the provisions on search and seizure closely followed those set out in the Financial Intelligence Centre Act.
"My personal view if you've got nothing to hide, given the depth of corruption in our country, then what are you afraid of?"
The state capture scandal, which is being probed by the Zondo commission, notably embroiled auditing firm KPMG and global consultancy firm McKinsey. -ANA


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Tomorrow TB145 — the asteroid dubbed "The Great Pumpkin" — will pass just beyond our moon. It's notable for at least two reasons: 300,000 miles is pretty damn close to Earth in astronomical terms and we only became aware of it a few weeks ago. This is, I suppose, a useful reminder of just how precarious our existence on this pale blue dot really is. Several times in our geological past similar heavenly bodies have wreaked havoc on the planet and even contributed to mass extinctions. We have every reason to expect that (pre)history will repeat itself eventually.
I've long been an admirer of NASA and our nation's forays into the abyss of space. I remember sitting in hushed dismay in Mrs. Dawson's classroom at Williamson Elementary School when the Challenger space shuttle broke apart just after takeoff, much the way my parents' generation still remember where they were when JFK was assassinated. Today with a number of impressive space programs around the world – ESA, Russia, India, Japan, China – and thanks to the growing cooperation among them, space exploration has thankfully lost some of the Cold War partisanship. The moment I noticed the striking resemblance of my dog Dante to that most famous of Russian space dogs, Laika, I became like a little boy again, filled with wonder and joy. (I should note that Laika had somewhat more graceful proportions, unhindered as she was by the corgi gene that makes Dante so distinctive in his own right.)
Of course as a kid I was fed a diet of Star Wars and Star Trek, but there was also the world of Ray Bradbury and, later on in seminary, the epic television series Babylon 5. The journey into the outer space was almost as central to my idea of humanity as the spiritual journey itself. It was never a question in my mind that human beings should one day venture into the homelessness of space. We are, after all, inherently migrant creatures; we need to travel and journey and explore. We are, in the words of the Catholic liturgy, a "pilgrim people".
But now, I no longer take for granted that we should venture forth. I think we have still to answer a prior existential question: Are we worth saving at all? And while I, as an individual, firmly hold an affirmative answer to that question, we – as the human race – haven't yet answered it for our collective self. So long as we think in terms of "colonizing" space, rather than exploring or migrating, we show that we're still trapped in the old ways of thinking that created the mess our world is in now. So long as technocrats, bankers, billionaires, and oligarchs control the venturing forth as a means to save themselves while the rest of humanity perishes, we show that we still haven't learned even basic lessons of solidarity and brotherhood.
I'm not saying that technocrats and bankers aren't worth saving, naturally. But until we understand that there's something of value in the experience and lives of the poor, the marginalized, the sick, the weak, the forgotten and the unloved, then we haven't really begun to evolve in a higher sense and we have no business spreading our nonsense beyond the confines of our home planet.
I happen to think that there's still hope for our kind. But TB145 is a reminder that time may not necessarily be on our side.
~BT Waldbillig
October 30, 2016


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Record $25 million jury award to Middlesex County man brain damaged by misdiagnosis. The plaintiff's New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers say verdict is justified for several doctors' negligence.
October 31, 2008, New Jersey: In 2001, a former Trenton man suffered permanent brain damage due to continuous misdiagnosis by physicians. John Stanford was 40 years old when he was misdiagnosed and mistreated by physicians and medical specialists at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Over a five day period in 2001, Stanford, repeatedly reported to the emergency room at the Hamilton, New Jersey hospital for care. He kept seeking treatment by the hospital physicians and staff for his worsening headaches, right leg paralysis, and continuous falling. Despite he and his family begging the hospital staff to treat his worsening symptoms, he was discharged home. A CT scan of his brain was performed on his first visit to the emergency room. The CT scan clearly revealed a cyst doctors overlooked that led to an aneurysm causing irreversible brain damage.
JusticeNewsFlash educates patients and families on how to avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment by doctors and hospitals:
-Report all symptoms to your doctor or health care provider immediately
-If a doctor refuses to address your symptoms go to a different doctor
-If a hospital refuses to treat your worsening symptoms go to a different hospital
-Always bring a family member or friend who will advocate for you
-If you do not feel you have received the care you need, demand to speak with hospital supervisors and/or administrators.
JusticeNewsFlash.com allows lawyers, journalists, and other professionals to provide breaking news to their communities regarding medical malpractice lawsuits, wrongful death cases, doctor and hospital patient negligence claims, victims' rights violations, and nursing home abuse and neglect litigation.
Patients' advocate voice of Heather L. Ryan, JusticeNewsFlash specializing in wrongful death articles, medical malpractice stories, health and law litigation, and injured persons seeking compensation from hospitals, insurance companies, doctors, surgeons and defective product manufacturers.


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Now a few years removed from the breakout success of his fantastic debut effort, Chaos and the Calm (recorded in Nashville, as it so happens), British singer-songwriter James Bay has certainly settled into the modern musical landscape as an impressive and interesting figure in the pop and rock world, and one who has a lot more range and substance that his ballad-y biggest hits might initially suggest. As he preps to release his highly-anticipated sophomore LP Electric Light this May, James has already managed to subtly reinvent himself, changing not only his look (goodbye extra long locks) but his sound, adopting a more layered, experimental bent crafted over much of last year in an intimate writing space. You've no doubt heard his latest standout single, "Wild Love," and perhaps saw his recent triumphant SNL debut, but if you want to see Bay do his thing in person (always the preferred method of of soaking up his anthemic and earnest sound), you're in luck, as his rapidly expanding 2018 tour slate now includes a Sept. 14 stop at Ascend Amphitheater. Tickets are available now right here, but we're excited to announce that we're also giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky fan. Read on for more about the show, and enter for a chance to win below!
Hailing from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, James Bay developed an early love for music after hearing Eric Clapton's "Layla" at only 11 years old. After moving to Brighton to study at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, Bay really developed his sound and honed his live show by performing the city's open mic circuit, an exercise which also initially garnered interest from Republic Records. Discovered after a fan uploaded a video of one of his performances to YouTube, Bay quickly nabbed a lucrative major label record deal, and released a string of four EPs from mid-2013 to early 2015. The young singer, now just 27, found breakout worldwide success with his debut LP, 2015's Nashville-recorded Chaos in the Calm, landing at #1 in the British charts and garnering awards attention, including multiple Grammy nominations, facilitating tours with the likes of Hozier, Taylor Swift, and as a buzzy solo performer at festivals and clubs around the globe.
Though his forthcoming sophomore followup, Electric Light, set to arrive on May 18, builds on the same pop, folk, soul, r&b, and alternative influences that fueled his debut, Bay intentionally spent much of last year experimenting with new ideas and sounds in a conscious effort flex his range beyond "ballad-y acoustic guitar guy." Composed in East London's Baltic Studios, James co-wrote and co-produced Electric Light with longtime friend and collaborator Jon Green, sessions originally meant to be demos which ended up providing the genesis for much of the raw, layered, backbone of the record, fleshed out by talented producer Paul Epworth. Already, with singles "Wild Love" and "Pink Lemonade," Bay is forging a second wave of success while branching out as an artist, earning recent praise of his latest video featuring Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer, as well as a buzzed-about debut on Saturday Night Live. As he returns to the road and preps his new release, the modern icon in the making has never seemed more confident or in touch with his own artistry, and as a city instrumental in helping him get here, Bay's Nashville return is sure to be nothing short of magical.
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Winner will be announced Monday, April 2 at 5 p.m. CDT, and will receive one pair of tickets. Good luck!
James Bay will perform Friday, Sept. 14 at Ascend Amphitheater. The show is all ages, begins at 8 p.m., and tickets are available for $27.50-49.50.