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Scuttlebutt Europe #3862 - 19 June
In This Issue
Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand push ahead | Guest Editorial - May the Force be with... the Kiwis! | Bosun | Giraglia Rolex Cup: Freccia Rossa's Momentous Display | Andy Beadsworth and Provezza win the Dragon Worlds | One of the toughest jobs in yacht racing | A Classic Bol d'Or Mirabaud | Letters to the Editor | Featured Brokerage
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Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand push ahead
Battle resumed on Father's Day in the America's Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton with Jimmy Spithill's ORACLE TEAM USA looking to seize back the advantage gained by Peter Burling's Emirates Team New Zealand on day one. However, it was day two to the Kiwis again, with Emirates Team New Zealand recording two more back-to-back victories over the Defenders of the America's Cup, putting themselves 3-0 up in the first-to-seven series that will determine the winner of the 35th America's Cup.
After racing had finished on day two, Jimmy Spithill looked ahead to the five day break before racing restarts on 24th June and what ORACLE TEAM USA can do to put themselves back in the fight. "These are going to be the most important five days of this America's Cup campaign for us."
"I thought we took a good step forward from yesterday, but it is clear we have to find some speed from somewhere, that is no secret.
"If we were forced to race day after day we'd be in some serious trouble at the moment. This break coming up is a massive opportunity for us as a team to go away and regroup.
"Everything will be put out on the table, nothing will be off limits, and over the next five days our incredible shore team will be looking at every aspect of our boat.
"Nothing will escape our eyes, I can guarantee that. Whether it's system related, appendage related, sailing technique or strategy, we are going to look at absolutely everything.
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.
* Races three and four were run today on Great Sound and the result was the same. He KIWI dominance in this wind range is impressive.
The Kiwi foils and wing combine to generate 7-10% more speed around the race course over the American boat.
The questions are; do the Americans know what to do exactly to improve, and can they get it done in 5 days? No doubt they have the financial and human resources to put to the task. As Jimmy Spithill said tonight; the next 5 days will be the most critical of their campaign. Tune in next Saturday to see if the comeback specialists can do it once again. -- Paul Cayard, cayardsailing.com
Guest Editorial - May the Force be with... the Kiwis!
There's a lot of beef between these two Cup teams; beef being a middle English word currently employed enthusiastically by dear daughter Frances and her school chums...
When I saw the Kiwis at 5 to 1 to win, several weeks back, I thought this less of a bet than a chance to earn the money I would have got if I'd been working on the Cup again. Better not go into details, in case the IRS or HMRC finds out - or even worse, forensic accountability-wise, Mrs Fox.
There was no way a fierce leader like Grant Dalton and his ETNZ posse were going to make any of the mistakes they made last time around. In fact, while I think my theory that sport is a substitute for war is a decent one... in this case, I'm not so sure. For the Kiwis, this is war.
Jimmy Spithill is going to be hard to beat. He's an animal. I say this in a respectful way. I have to. His lovely wife Jennifer told me in San Francisco that he's so competitive, even a game of tiddly winks with the kids gets pretty serious.
The partnership with Tom Slingsby onboard is superb. We can hear it, courtesy of the incredible job the TV techs do, and in particular a guy called Haresh, who mixes all the audio in the live TV production like an aural wizard. The audio in this Cup is off the scale fantastic. Half of television is sound. Think about it.
As my favourite two Australians, Jimmy and Slingers are formidable in a strategic and tactical way, with a design and build team behind them that produces beautiful, slippery, frigging hi-tech boats. Oracle's loss will be Australia's gain when they set up their own team....
... because ETNZ are going to win. Yeah! It'll be tight, but my money, my actual money, is on the clever, cunning, talented, incredibly tight Kiwi design and tech team coming up with a faster boat. Come on... peddling. Leg power over arms. Says it all.
It's quite a load on Peter Burlings' shoulders. He's basically a kid. The comms onboard are... what? Nothing. It's the Pete show. And he's going to get stitched up, pre-start, by Jimmy. But Pete the Kid is bloody cool. He'll simply grind them down. Let his compadres pedal Oracle, the evil empire, ooooh, into touch.
My last film analogy was Game of Thrones, but this is more Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance, Star Wars, which my mate Kenneth, who operates the onboard remote cams so well, is a fan of.
Jimmy is not going to crash into ETNZ and trash their boat. He's a truer sportsman than that. And I doubt the obsessive pressure to win by Larry and his henchvader Russell is still there.
I think Larry is happy to sit back and enjoy the show, bucket list tick, billions spent and still spending, propping up the balance sheet. Russell meanwhile has been working on his legacy.
And the legacy is pretty damned good. It's the first Cup I've ever watched on TV. What a cracking show! Mrs Fox, Frances and me have been following avidly, commentating and theorising wildly. The speeds, the sounds, the complete mentalness of these boats is epic. Only the Apprentice winds us up more. Our neighbours round for a BBQ have been too, diving in to catch Sir Ben between flipping burgers and chugging cold ones – us that is, not Ben. Well, back then anyway. Ben's probably cooking up a storm right now.
Mrs Fox thinks Jimmy is a bit phwoar, beef in another sense – which is outrageous; what I may lack in terms of Jimmy's six pack I feel more than make up for in audio-visual 65 inch, 5:1 cinema surround sound equipment.
Pete the Kid is going to take him down anyway. Yeah! Booya! And the Kiwis crushing Oracle means the Fox household will be upgrading to 7:1 Dolby Atmos with a speaker in the ceiling soon. Oh yes. There's more than some old trophy at stake here, I can tell you...
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Giraglia Rolex Cup: Freccia Rossa's Momentous Display
Nearly 250 yachts featured in the week's sailing; 209 took part in the main event - the 241-nm offshore race from Saint-Tropez, France to Genoa, Italy where two yachts claimed the week's main honours. Overall victory of the 65th Giraglia Rolex Cup went to Freccia Rossa, a predominantly Russian-crewed TP52 owned by Vadim Yakimenko. Her success followed that of Momo. Dieter Schon's Maxi 72 from Germany winning the race's line honours crown as fastest finisher.
n the absence of a 100-ft Maxi on the start line in Saint-Tropez, the quest to win line honours at the 2017 Giraglia Rolex Cup was set up for the three competing Maxi 72s. Each had their own reasons to believe it could be their year. Alex Scharer's Caol Ila R, as the fastest performer during the popular three-day inshore series in Saint-Tropez, was the form yacht; Sir Peter Ogden's Jethou, a perennial race competitor, has amassed significant Giraglia mileage; Dieter Schon's Momo arrived in single-minded fashion having exclusively focused her preparations and set-up specifically for the offshore race.
Claiming the Rolex Challenge Trophy and a Rolex Submariner timepiece as overall race winner, Freccia Rossa, translating as red arrow, becomes the second TP52 in recent years to win the race - Franck Noel's Near Miss also won in 2012. Arriving in Genoa in the early hours of Friday morning, as the fifth yacht to complete the race, Freccia Rossa soared to the summit of the corrected time leaderboard. As the lack of breeze on the tricky passage from the Giraglia rock to the finish line continued to thwart the ambitions of those yachts still in contention, Freccia Rossa's status as race leader became race winner.
Giraglia Rolex Cup Offshore Race (Saint-Tropez - Giraglia - Genoa)
IRC overall:
1. Freccia Rossa (RUS), Vadim Yakimenko (winner Rolex Challenge Trophy & Rolex Submariner)
2. Momo (GER), Dieter Schon
3. Caol Ila R (GBR), Alex Scharer
ORC class:
1. DHL - Adelasia Di Torres (ITA), Renato Azara
Line honours:
Momo (GER) - 32 hours, 52 minutes and 4 seconds (winner Rolex Trophy, Rene Levainville Trophy & Rolex Yacht-Master)
Current course record:
Esimit Europa 2 (SLO): 14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 seconds in 2012
Giraglia Rolex Cup Inshore Series (Saint-Tropez):
IRC 0 Caol Ila R Alex Schaerer
IRC A Freccia Rossa Vadim Yakimenko
IRC B Absolutely II Philippe Frantz
ORC A Giuletta Marina di Cascais Alexandre Kossack
ORC B Foxy Lady Carlo Costigliolo
Full results and further information at: www.giragliarolexcup.com
Andy Beadsworth and Provezza win the Dragon Worlds
Photo by Neuza Aires Pereira / Clube Naval de Cascais. Click on image to enlarge.
Andy Beadsworth, Ali Tezdiker and Simon Fry win the 2017 Dragon World Championship in the final and only race of the day, sailed on the waters of Cascais in Portugal.
Overnight the Russian team Annapurna skippered by Anatoly Loginov were given redress by the race committee for a collision on the penultimate days racing which caused them to retire from that race. Their redress score re-duced the gap to 7 points from the Turkish flagged boat overnight with Lawrie Smith (Alfie) another 2 points adrift.
The final race of the regatta started on time at 1305 hrs local time on yet an-other steamy hot day on the Guia race course off the coast of Cascais. The breeze from the N/NW was lighter than most of the week at around 10 - 12 knots at the start, up to 15 kts at the top of the course.
NED412 took the race bullet by a comfortable margin to move up to 6th in the overall rankings and RUS76 (Rocknrolla) Dmitry Samokhin improving all week to finish clear in 2nd. GBR803 (Gorgeous Worgeous) Quentin Srauss, sailing in the Masters category, just snatched third on the finish line in his best result of the regatta.
In fourth, also a regatta best was JPN50 (Yevis ll) with Bocci Aoyama at the helm. Fifth was a very popular result for the Portuguese as Patrick Monteiro de Barros declared this race his regatta his last with his intended retirement.
Lawrie Smith (Alfie) with his Portuguese crew, Hugo Rocha, Joao Matos Ro-sa and Goncalo Ribeiro crossed 7th to confirm third place in the overall podium. Anatoly Loginov in Annapurna had to count a 17th but held on to second overall. -- Jonny Fullerton
Overall Results: (Top 10 of 70 boats after 8 races with 1 discard)
1. Provezza Dragon, Andy Beadsworth, TUR, 32 points
2. Annapurna, Anatoly Loginov, RUS, 36.2
3. Alfie, Lawrie Smith, GBR, 38
4. Desert Eagle, Hendrik Witzmann, UAE, 55
5. Rocknrolla, Dmitry Samokhin, RUS, 64
6. Troika, Pieter Heerema, NED, 65
7. Bunker Prince, Braslavets Yevgen, UAE, 65
8. Drago, Jose SM Matoso, POR, 68
9. Louise, Grand Gordon, GBR, 88
10. Jeanie, Jens Rathsack, MON, 88
Corinthian Trophy winner:
GER1180 Rosie, Benjamin Morgen
Masters Trophy winner:
GER1162 Desert Holly, Stephan Link
Full results: www.cncascais.com
One of the toughest jobs in yacht racing
They are by nature on the other side of the lens and fans rarely even know their names, yet they are some of the sport's unsung heroes. Indeed, most large sailing projects, events or teams wouldn't exist without them...
Now Mirabaud extends its prestigious yacht racing photography awards to moving pictures. The newly created Mirabaud Sailing Video Award will recognise professional TV, film and video producers, editors and filmmakers, who will be celebrated in their own right. The award will honour the best sailing videos each year, and recognise high achievement in sailing imagery, filming, editing and storytelling.
'We decided to launch this award because we have great respect for those who produce racing videos and work so hard at helping us to share our passion for sailing,' says Bernard Schopfer, the organiser of the contest.
'Our objective is to pay tribute to the quality of work we too often take for granted. I often observe cameramen at work at regattas. It seems a dream job, but the truth is they often work in tough conditions, using heavy and fragile equipment in an unforgiving environment. They deserve recognition for their work and this is what we want to offer.
The winners of the 2017 Mirabaud Sailing Video will be celebrated during the Yacht Racing Forum in Aarhus, Denmark, from 27 to 28 November 2017, in front of the sport's leading personalities, clubs and sponsors.
A Classic Bol d'Or Mirabaud
The 79th edition of the Bol d'Or Mirabaud met the expectations of the most demanding yachtsmen, running under ideal conditions, with a sustained "bise" wind, sometimes strong at night.
The three first boats winning in real-time had co-ed crews: a rare happening that's worth noting! Overall winner of the event, Alinghi was helped by Coraline Jonet, a confirmed racer who's already won the Lake Leman D35 championship four times, as well as the Bol d'Or Mirabaud in 2011. The second boat in the real-time ranking, Ladycat Powered by Spindrift Racing is Dona Bertarelli's crew, and she was aboard. Finally, the hydrofoil catamaran GC 32 Realteam, helmed by Jerôme Clerc, took advantage of Olympian Nathalie Brugger, who was in both the 2008 and 2016 games.
Arnaud Psarofaghis, who helmed the Alinghi catamaran, winner of this 79th edition of the Bol d'Or Mirabaud, is the nephew of Jean Psarofaghis, who won the monohull category in real-time (the Bol de Vermeil) aboard Sys & Co.
With 567 boats on the starting line, and 437 rated sailboats, this Bol d'Or Mirabaud beat all contemporary participation records, although still far behind the 1990 record of 684 registrants. However, the record of 125 Surprise one-designs registered in 2010 was beat with 132 this year! The last boat to cross the finish line, Sergio CooperTeixeira's Deluge, finished at 8:20:17 after twenty-two hours and twenty minutes of racing.
The J 70 CDE.CH, helmed by Marcel Stern, won the ACVL ranking ahead of Surprise Mirabaud 1 helmed by Nicolas Anklin and another J 70, Frederick Hedlund's Agera 3. The ACVL ranking is based on handicapped time; each boat is assigned a coefficient based on its characteristics, which is multiplied by the actualrace time. This allows small sailboats to compete with big ones, although that certainly wasn't the case this year with this terrible trio of seven meter boats.
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* From Adrian Morgan:
Of course the knives are out, or rather a critical post mortem on the latest failed British challenge needs to be undertaken. With so much public money spent on an essentially trivial yacht race that is only right and proper.
This is not F1, where sponsors have every right to throw money at cars and drivers in a bid to sell more stuff; this is Britain trying to sell itself, with the help of an Indian-owned car maker who must be wondering where its money went.
We must be critical, even to the point of attack or the next British challenge may indeed start late, have early design issues and end in embarrassing failure. Many backed Sir Ben's quest, including some photogenic royals. But blind support and wishful thinking are not enough, nor is exposure by a largely sycophantic media.
To win the America's Cup needs 110% dedication to... winning the America's Cup. The rest of it, the attempts to suggest it is also a crusade to save the planet, sustainability, promote the environment (how much carbon was consumed in this year's Cup; how much recycled?) encourage youth etc. are just an unnecessary distractions.
If Oracle wins, the next edition will be on us in a flash, the rules will no doubt once again make a mockery of level-playing, one to one competition and anyone thinking of entering the game better have no illusions, or delusions.
* From Mike Hayles:
Tell Ben Nichols, that it was fine on BT Sport even in Aldeburgh and it worked in France with a little help from Tunnel Bear.
* From Derek Paterson, Auckland NZ:
Alistair Skinner is "right on the money" with his comments. BAR had to start from scratch and that meant picking up some "past use by dates" from longer established teams. Now Sir Ben needs new people with uncluttered minds to kick on to the next level. Ignore the "moaning minnies" and think on Churchill's "fight" speeches
* From Nick Fry:
I was saddened to read some of the negative comments about BAR's entry into the present America's Cup. As there often seems to be many parallels drawn between my sport and sailing, I thought I would offer my two pence worth!
Brawn GP did not win the F1 World Championship starting from a piece of paper and a plot of land. We had been competing in Formula 1 in different incarnations for years. Challengers in top level sport rarely if ever win the World Championship at their first attempt.
As a British subject, I am very proud of Ben Ainslie, Martin Whitmarsh, and the entire team. The fact they made it into the Challenger semi-finals in their first effort is impressive and something we should all be very proud of that our government supported. Through BAR's hard fought and determined efforts, people are employed in a part of the country that was struggling.
Dreams of designers have materialized and will have implications for us as regular citizens in improved environmentally-friendly shipping or aerospace or defense. And we are lucky in having a sportsman like Ainslie so focused and driven as a great example to those young people who are scared to even try to succeed because they are handicapped by their own fear of failure.
It is unfortunate that the PR and the media had buoyed the hopes of the public without properly informing everyone of the Herculean task BAR had before them.
It is because we are willing to take the risk, to learn, and to improve which makes Britain a global leader in innovation, design, and sport.
Team New Zealand have red socks and a support of an entire nation. Certainly, our team deserves that level of support and encouragement to do even better in the next America's Cup.
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Clarion is a company where you feel well!
It's true that you have to push open the door of this company to understand that happiness at work exists in Lorraine and particularly in the Pompey industrial park.
It's the wonderful discovery that was made by twenty students in their 2nd year of the Talent Management in Organisations (HR) track of ICN's Grande Ecole programme, supervised by their professor Krista Finstad-Milion and welcomed by Estelle FERRY (accountant), Astrid GODEFROID (quality control), Christian COMPPER (repair service manager) and Jesus Hernandez (Director of Customer Service Dept. / CSD Senior Manager, Executive MBA 2008) Wednesday 17 May 2017.
Clarion is a Japanese company founded in 1940 which since 2006 belongs to the Hitachi group. The principle activity consists of supplying embedded information systems for the automobile sector. The company has been operating in France since 1983 at two sites: Vélizy and Custines (54).
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« Happiness at Work », a reality for the employees of Clarion
« Happiness at work » was initiated two years ago. The change strategy was initially neither understood nor perceived positively by the employees who were accustomed to omnipresent hierarchy, centralised management and a compartmentalised work environment.
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Today the concept has become a reality with the creation of open spaces, both collaborative and attractive: rest areas (free access to coffee machines and game consoles), well-being space (sports and massage rooms) and conviviality (beehives, outdoor patio). This new work environment encourages interpersonal communication and group cohesion. In addition, the employees are autonomous in organising their work schedules and holidays.
In short, the bet has paid off as can be seen by the absenteeism rate which in 2 years has dropped from 2.8% to 1.37 % today.
An approach which deserves to be known outside the company
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- How to put into place an « employer branding » approach at Clarion while making the « Happiness at work » approach more visible to the right candidates?
The challenge was met because the students were captivated by the subject and were consequently able to conduct a meaningful analysis of the issue and generate original recommendations. Our hosts were surprised by our students' capacity to understand the issue and provide creative solutions, several of which the company participants made good note of. It is now up to Clarion to decide how to internally relay the recommendations and make concrete proposals for deployment with their HR and marketing services. And, if needed, Clarion can get back to us to accompany them for the implementation of a solution.
A good example of a win-win strategy between ICN and Clarion which illustrates well the need for partnerships between the world of education and the economic world.
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Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw has told of his embarrassment after his Mercedes flipped over when he swerved to avoid a ginger cat.
The 32-year-old was on his way to join DJs Annie Mac and MistaJam at a Frank Ocean listening party and driving at just 15mph when the accident happened minutes away from his London home on Monday evening.
Speaking on his breakfast show on Tuesday morning, the former X Factor judge said he crashed into another car while trying to avoid the animal.
He said that after the incident, his friend reported the cat to police.
"I had been really listening to the Frank Ocean album and saying things in my head like 'texture' and 'atmospheric'," Grimshaw said.
"I wore my new trainers and I thought 'wait til MistaJam gets a load of this'. I got in my car and I was so looking forward to this.
"I turned out of my house ... my car flipped over and went over on its side. People were like 'you can't have been doing 15 miles per hour' ... I was, that's how embarrassing this was."
He added: "I came out of my street, turned right, saw quite a large ginger cat. I was like 'oh no, a cat'. Rather than killing the cat I drove into a car.
"The car that I hit made my car tip over. The woman's car is absolutely fine ... she needs a new wheel arch, which I guess I'm paying for."
Grimshaw said that he was driving so slowly that he knew that his car was going to tip over before it did.
"When it happened it happened quite slow-mo. It looks really dramatic. It looks like Vin Diesel did it. It looks like The Fast And Furious.
"It did it so slow mo, I thought 'oh no the car's tipping over'. I had time to think."
He added: "I kept thinking have I avoided that cat and now flattened it? All I could think was 'is this cat as flat as a pancake under this car'? It was really giving me anxiety.
"The police had to come, the fire engines had to come, every neighbour in the street was out."
He added: "The cat's fine. It sat there for the full two hours while I was out in the street.
"The cat met the police, the cat met the fire brigade, the cat watched me make a call to insurance to organise someone to pick the car up."
Grimshaw added that his friend reported the cat to police.
"She said 'I'm reporting that cat. I'm speaking to the police about that cat. They need to have a word with it.' I was like 'with a cat?'
"She reported a cat to the police by saying 'it's trouble that cat. I've seen it do this before.'"
He added: "It's not really the cat's fault. Everyone's fine."


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CALGARY- Following two incidents that required police involvement, pregnant women planning a home birth are being reminded about the importance of checking credentials.
Alberta Health Services says two women in the Calgary area had births that involved birthing attendants who were not certified. AHS says that not only is that a concern from a health perspective, but there are also regulations in place about who can assist with labour or deliver a baby.
Those include registered physicians, midwives, nurses or emergency medical services staff.
"They are regulated to actually provide any medical intervention or to treat or examine patients, and people who do that actually contravene the Health Professions Act," explains Dr. Verna Yiu from AHS. "Anything can go wrong at the home…we're just really recommending that if you do want a home birth, that you have somebody that is trained and regulated to be with you."
Calgary's Caitlin Dillman birthed both of her sons at home with the help of a midwife, and says she wouldn't have had it any other way.
"Both babies were born in my living room in a Canadian Tire blow up pool," she says. "As crazy as that sounds to so many people, it was incredible and I had 100 per cent positive experience because I felt so supported."
Anyone considering a home birth is reminded to ensure their birth attendant has the proper training and certification.
Click on the following links for more information:
- For a list of registered midwives in Alberta, contact the College of Alberta Midwives at (403) 474-3999 or visit http://www.college-midwives-ab.ca/
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- To find a midwife or for more information about midwifery and home births, visit the Alberta Association of Midwives website: http://www.alberta-midwives.com/
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It seems obvious that South Africa has significant challenges when it comes to justice in the country, with our justice system often showing itself susceptible to the corruption that seems to rear its ugly head everywhere.
But one thing people are never good at all over the world, South African or not, is seeing the plank in their own eye. While people like to talk about justice for all, equality, compassion and fairness etc., they very often don't show these same attributes in their personal lives. And often, culture is used as an excuse to overlook an opportunity to practice justice.
This thought of how culture rules over justice in our country in many ways came to me when I was talking to friends about something deeply ingrained in our South African culture. The mere mention of it stirs up emotions amongst many of our people. And it's a very good example of proving my point. I'm talking about the labolla.
While I realise this topic is highly controversial, there is the reality of saying that the (present) culture of labolla has had negative consequences on the institution of marriage in South Africa, especially within the youth. People can't afford the unreasonable bride-prices they need to pay and so they just don't get married. Sure, they live with each other, and have kids, but marriage is just not possible.
I personally know many cases where people have been untreated unfairly because of the (so-called) cultural demands of labolla. Marriage is a good thing that helps to build family in any nation, and ultimately family is the core of a nation, but because many are using the labolla as an occasion to take advantage of others we're seeing a degradation of the institution of marriage in our country. And so we're seeing a degradation of family. Effectively, some are playing the 'culture card' as an occasion to be unjust to another. Is culture so important that, even if it is unjust, it should still be practiced? Surely there comes a point when culture, regardless of what it is, should take a back seat to the greater issue of justice.
Perhaps it's true that the labolla is meant to cultivate family ties in unique ways, but it's also true that it's often used as a means to control others. I think one of our biggest problems in South Africa is that culture has become such a 'holy cow' that it is elevated above the things that should guide it – things such as justice, compassion, mercy, and love. These are just some universal principles that are to guide ANY culture, regardless of the age or background of that culture.
Every culture has points that seem to support these universal principles and other points which miss them completely. Those points that miss the mark ought to be jettisoned. It stands to reason. If not, then pro-apartheid South Africans can simply say that apartheid is a part of their culture. None of us will accept that. So should we accept injustice in other areas of our cultures when they show up?
I'm also using labolla to show how many of us in South Africa don't live with justice in mind, but are quick to criticise our leaders for not living justly, or leading justly. Corruption needs to be addressed at its core in the mind, as well as practically. What is it that guides others to use labolla as an occasion to take advantage of another? Why is it that South Africa seems to have this problem with money; that it rules us whether we are rich or poor? Everything seems to revolve around money.
The problem isn't capitalism. Socialists have historically shown their equal obsession with money in the past. Think of Ghana and everything that happened there, for instance.
Things start at home. When we talk about the corruption in our government, we better make sure we're not corrupt in our business dealings and in our family relationships or any other areas of our lives. We better not use culture as a way to take advantage of others, either. The evidence shows that, as a whole, money not only rules our leadership in an unhealthy way but rules the way the ordinary man on the street lives, regardless of whether they are rich and poor. When the poor take advantage of the poor through something like labolla we have to ask questions about the general worldview of our country, and we have to ask questions about ourselves and how we live our lives.
We should look at our own planks in our eyes before we criticise others. South Africa needs to decide what is more important: Culture or Justice; my needs or Justice. The decision will help us all know how to build our nation's future.


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Human rights activists show solidarity with Baiq Nuril Maknun during a demonstration at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta last year. (Antara Photo/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
Jokowi's Amnesty Last Hope for Indonesia's #MeToo Icon
Jakarta. The fate of Baiq Nuril Maknun, who was charged under Indonesia's notorious electronic information law for recording sexual advances by her boss, now rests on a possible amnesty from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo after the Supreme Court dismissed a review of her case on Friday.
Nuril became an icon of Indonesia's #MeToo movement after her court fight against her boss' defamation lawsuit captured public attention last year. Her failure to get justice since then represents the fear shared among many Indonesian women that their fight against sexual harassment, even if it is brought to court, could always be thwarted by a defamation lawsuit.
"Now is the right time for President Jokowi, the highest authority in the land, to bring justice by granting an amnesty [for Nuril]," Amnesty International Indonesia and Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network said in a joint statement on Friday.
According to the organizations, Jokowi does not need to wait for a formal amnesty request from Nuril to act on her behalf.
"This will be a significant show of support from the president for victims of sexual abuse in Indonesia who still face persecution," Amnesty and Safenet said.
Nuril was working as a highschool teacher in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, in 2012, when she recorded a telephone call from her headmaster, who has been identified only by his initial M., in which he told her the details of a sexual tryst with supposedly another woman.
Three years later, the audio recording circulated widely in the close-knit Mataram community, which made M. furious. The headmaster then reported Nuril to the police for recording and spreading the recording.
Nuril was first tried at the Mataram District Court, and then lost her subsequent appeals at the higher courts. Finally, the Supreme Court sentenced her to six months in prison and fined her Rp 500 million ($35,500) in September.
Nuril appealed to have the verdict reviewed but the Supreme Court rejected the request on Friday.
The court's spokesman, Chief Justice Andi Samsan Nganro, said in a statement on Friday that Nuril had recorded an improper conversation on a cellphone and then handed over the recording to other people, which led to the conversation being shared widely among the public.
According to the court, that was enough to uphold her sentence. Nuril was charged under a 2011 law on electronic information, specifically article 27, which prohibits anyone from intentionally distributing, transmitting or making available to other people electronic information that contains insult or defamation.
Meanwhile, M. was removed from his position as headmaster but remains on a job with the Mataram Education Department.


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Bryan Robson has urged Albion fans to create a "wall of noise" at The Hawthorns in tonight's showdown against Southampton.
A victory for Robson's men would take them away from the bottom of the table for the first time since late November and give them a renewed hope that Premiership survival can be achieved.
And while the Albion boss hopes his players can produce the goods on the field, he is calling on the home supporters to do their bit.
He firmly believes a victory tonight would provide Albion with a springboard towards safety.
"Everyone knows how important this game is," said the Baggies boss.
"The players were nice and bright in training all of last week.
"They are right up for the challenge and now we also need our fans to be right behind us and make it a great atmosphere.
"Hopefully that will get a response from the players and the result that we need.
"We know it will take us to within two points of Crystal Palace which puts us within striking distance of getting away from the bottom three.
"But it also means we would jump above two teams and that would be absolutely great for confidence.
"We know that it's an important game but Harry Redknapp will be saying exactly that same thing to his own side.
"A win would give everyone at this football club so much confidence and such a lift for the rest of the season.
"It would put us in a great position going into the Birmingham game and for all those reasons that is why this is such a massive game."
Robson's side will not have a better opportunity to make up vital ground over Norwich and, perhaps more crucially, Crystal Palace - who both have tough fixtures looming.
Norwich's next five games include home fixtures against Chelsea and Manchester United, along with tricky tests at Bolton and Arsenal.
Seventeenth-placed Palace face Blues this weekend, before hosting Manchester United and Chelsea.
Southampton, meanwhile, play north London duo Arsenal and Spurs in their next two games.
Believing that Albion are on the cusp of turning their season around, Robson has promised not to abandon his attacking principles.
He said: "What I want the team to do is play football the way we have been playing and enjoy tonight's game.
"That will give us the best chance of getting it right," he added.
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Fred Bennett, 88, was father of Bridgewater man
He was born Nov. 2, 1919, in Shelton, a son of the late Fred and Catherine (Condon) Bennett.
He was raised on his family's farm in Shelton.
In his earlier years, Mr. Bennett was employed as a millwright for the Carpenters Union. A resident of Newtown since 1962, Mr. Bennett was the owner of Poverty Hollow Antiques until his retirement in 1998.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Bennett is survived by two sons, Fred M. Bennett of Holden, Mass., and David Bennett of Bridgewater; and six grandchildren.
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The West Coast Soldiers "have nothing on their minds, but payback"
Of their many roles, one of the main roles of coaches is to motivate their players. However, some teams out there are not lacking motivation and tend to be driven internally. The West Coast Soldiers out of Hudson, Fla., are one of those teams.
"We've had an excellent recruiting class for the 2018 season," Soldiers general manager Shane Hagen told Developmental Football USA. "We have nothing on our minds but payback for our only loss of the year and to win the championship."
The Soldiers rolled in 2017 on their way to a 12-0 record and an appearance in the United Football Federation of America Championship Game, where they came up short 48-35 against the Florida Stingrays.
"We are the only two teams that have been in the league since Day 1 and have never left and went anywhere else," Hagen said. "Playing in the Super Bowl, with both of us undefeated, it was a big rivalry."
Aside from being league finalists, 2017 was also a pivotal season for the Soldiers for other reasons.
"The Orlando Phantoms, we played them three times this year, a five-time state championship of the Bowl Weekend Championship, and we beat them all three times," Hagen said. "For us, that was a big win as a small organization."
West Coast looks primed to make another run in 2018 as the core of this year's team wasn't satisfied closing the door on 2017 with no hardware and they are already putting in work to reach a different outcome next season.
"A few guys retired, but most of the guys are coming back and we're going to build like we do every year," Hagen said. "We have more recruiters on the sideline to help with that and help guys get where they need to be. We've got a bad taste in our mouth with that one loss in the Super Bowl, so most of the guys aren't happy about that."
The Soldiers are led offensively by quarterback Nick Martino and a strong offensive line. Defensively, middle linebacker Chris Pulaski and safety Ricky Newton stand out among a solid unit.
"Chris went to arena after our season to play for the Georgia Southern Steam," Hagen said. "Newton is our defensive leader. He was a first-year player, but he's pretty much like a SCUD missle. Chris led probably every league in Florida with 125 tackles."
While 2018 is already being emphasized within the organization, there's still a chance the Soldiers will have more hard-hitting action still in 2017.
"I want to play teams from Texas," Hagen said. "I believe some of them go to that National Bowl Weekend. We're trying to get in that and play teams from other states. I know there's some really good teams from Texas we'd like to play."
Whether it be a college scholarship, an opportunity in Europe, or a pro contract, the Soldiers have sent 22 players to the next level in the past five years. That, plus their track record of winning, has players from all over driving out to The Sticks to play for the Soldiers.
"Guys commute from Tampa, Brooksville, Spring Hill, local towns 20 to 30 minutes away," Hagen said. "One of our coaches drives two hours to come to practice. It's not that they can't go to other teams and be talented on other teams, it's that they believe in what we do. We've sent more people to arena, overseas, college tryouts. We do everything we can to get players to the next level. We've sent players to Poland."
Hagen and longtime friend, owner Ed Meyers, drew up the plans for the Soldiers several years ago in Hagen's kitchen. After going 2-8 in their inaugural season in 2012, the Soldiers have gotten better every single year and have now become a regionally respected team that is ready to turn the corner to more.


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July 9th, 2008—Looking for a fun way to keep up with all the cool science and engineering breakthroughs that are taking place at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center? Now available for free from the iTunes store is the official NASA Goddard Shorts podcast series.
By going on iTunes and subscribing to the new podcast, you will gain an "all access" pass to the center, with short videos about the fascinating work being carried out by some of the most talented individuals that NASA employs.
Goddard Space Flight Center, located in Greenbelt, Md., is home to the Nation's largest organization of scientists and engineers working to expand our knowledge of the Earth, solar system and the Universe. Goddard has dedicated its mission to discover and learn more about space and Earth sciences so that we may obtain a better understanding of our planet and the mysteries of the universe. With so many exciting projects going on at the center, this new podcast series gives us a chance to show the world what we're up to.—NASA
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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small ax used to chip a block or timber to nearly the shape to which it is to be dressed.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
J I. 20. re tuadhuihh is re orduithy with axes & hammers. tuadh fnaighthe y a chip-ax.
Focalóir gaoidhilge-sax-bhéarla, or An Irish-English dictionary. Whereof the Irish part hath been compiled not only from various Irish vocabularies, particularly that of Mr. Edward Lhuyd; but also from a great variety of the best Irish manuscripts now extant ..


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Can a porcupyne be a pirate? It can if it's a porcupyrite! This black Gildan 100% cotton T-shirt features an adorable "gold" porcupyrite complete with eye patch, peg leg, and iron sulfide hat. It's got an adorable mug with what might be a hydroxyl group sticking out...or maybe it's just water? Sizes include S, M, L, and XL.
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Fermat's Theorem
Knowing derivative of function `f(x)` allows us to make some conclusions about behavior of function `y=f(x)`.
Fermat's Theorem. Suppose function `y=f(x)` is defined on interval `[a,b]` and at some point `c in (a,b)` takes maximum (minimum) value. If exist finite derivative `f'(c)` then `f'(c)=0`.
Note, that converse of Fermat's Theorem is not true, that is, if `f'(c)=0` then `f` doesn't necessarily have maximum or minimum at `c`.
For example, consider function `f(x)=x^3` then `f'(x)=3x^2` and `f'(x)=0` when `x=0`, but `x=0` is neither maximum nor minimum. It is just a point where tangent line is horizontal and intersects graph.
Note that there may be maximum (or minimum) where `f'(c)` does not exist. For instance, the function `f(x)=|x|` has its minimum value at 0, but the value cannot be found by setting `f'(x)=0` because `f'(0)` does not exist.
Geometric interpretation of Fermat's theorem is fairly simple. Theorem states that if at point `c` there is maximum or minimum then tangent line at that point is horizontal, i.e. its slope equals 0.
Also, we require point `c` to be inner point of interval `[a,b]`. If point `c` is endpoint (either `a` or `b`) then Fermat's theorem doesn't hold.


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Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall: Tour of Canada - November 2-12, 2009
Governor General Michaëlle Jean announced today that Prince Charles and his wife The Duchess of Cornwall have accepted the invitation of the Government of Canada to undertake a visit to Canada in November 2009. They will visit Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and the National Capital Region.
Prince Charles to visit Canada - The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA–Prince Charles is coming back to Canada.
Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean announced Sunday that the prince and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit in November.
They will visit Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and the National Capital Region
Charles and Camilla Visit to Canada: November 2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit 12 cities and communities in four provinces across Canada from November 2 to November 12, 2009.
The visit by Their Royal Highnesses is a great honour for Canadians, said the Prime Minister. It will allow all of us, particularly young people, an opportunity to learn more about the heritage and traditions of which we are all proud.
Prime Minister of Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomes royal visit to Canada
Prince Charles is bringing his wife Camilla to Ontario for her first time, where she can visit her ancestral castle. The Duchess of Cornwall is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sir Allan MacNab, who was the prime minister of the Province of Canada before Confederation.
Duchess of Cornwall set to explore her Canadian roots | Canada | News | Edmonton Sun
Separatists to protest visit by Prince Charles
Royal visit to Quebec by Prince Charles in November will be met with resistance, says a separatist group.
In a letter published Monday in the newspaper Le Quebecois, Patrick Bourgeois, president of Reseau de resistance du Quebecois, wrote that Prince Charles' trip with his wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles, "puts a finger in the eye" of the province's people and history.
Canada's taxpayers to pay for plane for Charles and Camilla's royal visit
Canada's taxpayers will pay for an Airbus plane to usher Prince Charles and Camilla across the country during their 11-day royal visit next month, the U.K. Press Association reports.
Security costs during the trip, however, will be paid for by the British government, as Charles and Camilla will be escorted around by a phalanx of royal protection officers.
PRINCE Charles will save the taxpayer a fortune on his Autumn Tour next month by hitching a lift on a Canadian military aircraft.
Instead of chartering a private jet at a cost of more than �350,000, Charles and Camilla will hop across the Atlantic and back in a jumbo belonging to the Canadian Air Force
Wily Charles flies Canadian | The Sun |News|Royals
The Prince and Duchess are warned not to visit Quebec. I'm surprised they are still planning on going, but really - good for them. They shouldn't be afraid or not want the bad publicity.
Royal Examiner Story
:previous: The Canadians have one, and it seems apt given the subject. :mountie:
A former member of the terrorist FLQ is among several people promising to protest Prince Charles's upcoming visit to Quebec
The prince will make his first stop in the province in 33 years during a 10-day tour of Canada next month.
Pierre Schneider, once a member of the long-defunct Front de liberation du Quebec, predicted "fireworks" during the visit but refused to offer any details in order to keep them a surprise
canadaeast.com - Former member of terrorist FLQ promises 'fireworks' during Prince Charles's visit | THE CANADIAN PRESS - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada
Though this news about Monsieur Pierre has me concerned. Can't they PEACEFULLY protest? When they promise "fireworks" well that just blows their credibility as being legit IMO. :nonono:
The Department of Canadian Heritage has created a webpage for the royal visit.
Chatham-Kent's award-winning womens' horseback riding team have a date with royalty.
The Canadian Cowgirls Precision Riding Team has not only been asked to open the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair next month but provide escort for Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall.
Local riding team to escort Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA
TheSpec.com - Local - Royal visit likely to include Camilla's Dundurn Castle
The Prince of Wales appears to have let the cat out of the bag about his second stop in Hamilton when he and his wife visit next month.
The prince and his wife are slated to visit Hamilton on Nov. 5 for a lunchtime stop at HMCS Haida.
His message indicates the royal couple will also be stopping at Dundurn Castle, which was built by Sir Allan MacNab in 1835. The Duchess of Cornwall is the great-great-great-grand-daughter of MacNab.
Just days of ahead of a visit to Canada by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Canadians appear less than excited about the first-in-line to the crown.
According to a recent poll prepared by Navigator a Toronto-based polling, consulting and communications firm and obtained by CBC News, Charles has an image problem.
CBC News - Canada - Canadians apathetic about Prince Charles: poll
Prince Charles to open Royal Agricultural Winter Fair - thestar.com
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will officially open this year's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.
1) They didn't include the results for 18 to 24 year olds (previous polls have shown that surprisingly 18 to 30 years olds have the highest support for monarchy)
2) Polls relating to the monarchy in Canada are naturally skewed because of Quebec where the vast majority of the population is anti-monarchy.
That being said, the actual concern is that the majority of Canadians don't know how the government works in this country. There is total apathy with all our national institutions.
Royal couple visiting Niagara College's wine centre - St. Catharines Standard - Ontario, CA
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are visiting the college's Niagara-on-the-Lake campus next Thursday to commemorate the opening of its new Wine Visitor and Education Centre.
Although the federal government hasn't announced the stop, invitations were sent out from the college for the grand opening event with the Prince of Wales.
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In order to guarantee the protection of these data and their confidentiality, an EPFL Unit, the Centre for Digital Education (CEDE) is especially dedicated to the preparation and governance of the EPFL units for research. The CEDE examines each research project and ensures that the researchers involved respect the framework conditions.
EPFL has a legal duty to notify all persons of the processing of their data. Furthermore, each scientific project using personal data files is detailed on our dedicated website: https://campusanalytics.epfl.ch/. You can find all necessary information here, as well as our contact details, should you wish to get in touch with us on this subject.
EPFL will also use its new jurisdiction for research projects aimed at developing tools for assisting study management and improving support offered to students.
As far as possible, data are anonymized prior to their transmission to EPFL researchers. In cases in which access to personal data is necessary, this access will be subject to a strict duty of confidentiality. In no case will the work and results of research projects published allow the reidentification of an individual.
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All I can say is "flexibility" and "beautiful eyelashes!" Do those toes taste yummy, Evan? I can't wait to tickle those toes in a few weeks! Love, Grandma Barby


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Regrets for today. I have work to do before going on leave. I will also miss next meeting being away all week. Kind Regards, Marco -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Michael(tm) Smith Sent: 30 September 2010 10:44 To: HTML Accessibility Task Force Subject: Agenda: HTML-A11Y Task Force on 30 September at 15:00Z * Time of day conversions You can check for the correct time of this meeting in your time zone using the Fixed Time Clock at: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=9&day=30&year =2010&hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 ** preliminary agenda for HTML-A11Y Task Force Telecon 30 September 2010 Meeting: HTML-A11Y telecon Chair: Mike agenda: this agenda+ Identify Scribe http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/index.php?title=Scribe_List agenda+ Keyboard Access Requirements follow-up agenda+ Drag & Drop (any follow-up needed?) agenda+ general "all bases covered for Oct 1 bug deadline" check-up agenda+ Actions Review http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/track/actions/open agenda+ Subteam Reports: Canvas; ARIA Mappings; Media; Bug Triage agenda+ next meetings, confirm date/time, choose scribe agenda+ be done ** Resource: Previous Teleconference Minutes HTML TF: http://www.w3.org/2010/09/23-html-a11y-minutes.html Media Subteam: http://www.w3.org/2010/09/22-html-a11y-minutes.html ** Resource: Key Task Force URIs Task Force Wiki: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/Main_Page Consensus Procedures: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/consensus-procedures Work Statement: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/html-task-force.html ** conference infrastructure access information a.k.a. dial-in instructions Reference: http://www.w3.org/Guide/1998/08/teleconference-calendar.html#s_273 2010-09-30, 15:00Z (for 60 minutes) Dial the Zakim bridge at one of the following three telephone numbers: +1.617.761.6200 (This is a U.S. number). +126.96.36.199.79.03 (This is a French number) +44.203.318.0479 (This is a UK number) You should be prompted for a pass code, this is 2119# (A11Y#) IRC: server: irc.w3.org, port: 6665, channel: #html-a11y. During the conference you can manage your participation with Zakim commands as follows: 61# to mute yourself 60# to unMute yourself 41# to raise your hand (enter speaking queue) 40# to lower your hand (exit speaking queue) The system acknowledges these commands with a rapid, three-tone confirmation. Mobile phone users especially should use the mute function if they don't have a mute function in their phone. But the hand-raising function is a good idea for anyone not using IRC. * IRC access There will also be an IRC channel available. The server is irc.w3.org, the port number is 6665 (note this is not the normal default) and the channel is #html-a11y. * Gregory Rosmaita's scribing and participation tips http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/wiki/Teleconference_cheat_sheet For more on the IRC setup and the robots we use for agenda and speaker queuing and for posting the log to the web, see: - for RRSAgent, that captures and posts the log with special attention to action items: http://www.w3.org/2002/03/RRSAgent - for Zakim, the IRC interface to the bridge manager, that will maintain speaker and agenda queues: http://www.w3.org/2001/12/zakim-irc-bot - for a Web gateway to IRC you can use if your network administrators forbid IRC, see: http://www.w3.org/2001/01/cgi-irc - for more on W3C use of IRC see: http://www.w3.org/Project/IRC/ -- Michael(tm) Smith http://people.w3.org/mike To report this e-mail as Spam, please forward it to: firstname.lastname@example.com -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by Websense Hosted Security - http://www.websense.com/content/HostedEmailSecurity.aspxReceived on Thursday, 30 September 2010 14:46:56 UTC
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There are many people that I am thankful for on this journey to not only becoming a psychologist, but in creating this website.
To Daniel Fava, Nikki Elledge Brown, and Nicole Bonsol: thank you for being guides to writing my own copy (Ms. Brown and Ms. Bonsol) and setting up the techie stuff (Mr. Fava). From it's infancy to what it might become, I'm way less afraid of it because of you!
To my mentors and sanity keepers: Marianne Wright, Debby Boddington, and Linda Tilley. I have learned so much from each of you and I cherish your words of wisdom, even if it is just to trust myself. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do.
To Sherrie Presseau: My one and only goddess of all things office. You made me take care of myself and therefore better serve the people I am so privileged to care for. I am thankful to call you a friend.
To my friends, family, and puppies: Thank you for understanding all of the late nights, missed dinners, missed walks, weird moods, and me becoming Snuffleupagus during my degree and getting my hours. Your support has meant the world!
To my parents: Thank you for always believing in me and asking me to believe in myself. I miss you more than words can say!
And, finally, to my husband, Ryan: There is no way I would be here without your support and care. Thank you for always being my "logic brain" and for holding me up when I thought I would fall. You are my safe place!


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Dorie Clark is an adjunct professor at the Duke University School of Business. She's the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and Stand Out (named the #1 leadership book of 2015 by Inc. magazine). She's a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and she regularly consults and speaks for clients such as Microsoft, Google, and The World Bank.
Dorie's first job out of graduate school was as a political reporter. When she was laid off from that job, she began the process of reinventing herself. She tried a lot of different things, not all of which worked out.
She worked in two unsuccessful political campaigns and then turned her talents to running a nonprofit. After two years of doing that, Dorie realized that running a nonprofit is exactly like running your own business.
So…Dorie decided to start running her own business. For the past 11 years, she's run her own marketing and consulting company. She's done all kinds of activities to help build her brand and the brands of her clients, including:
- Writing books
- Giving speeches
- Doing executive coaching
- Launching online courses
In this interview, we talked about what a personal brand is and how to build yours. We took a deep dive into social networking, how to do it, and why it's essential to building your personal brand.
Why Dorie Decided to Start Her Own Business
Dorie was the head of a small nonprofit for two years. She decided to start her own business because running the nonprofit and being responsible for the livelihood of three other employees was super stressful. Also, she didn't get paid very much.
Working for herself and being responsible only for her own income and needs seemed like a move toward a more stable, less stressful life.
Dorie's time as the head of that nonprofit was an incredibly valuable learning experience. Running the nonprofit taught her what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to be a jack of all trades, because you're responsible for everything that happens in your business.
"You have complete independence. Yeah, you might have to solve problems yourself, but you don't have to answer to anyone, you don't have to answer to a boss, nobody's telling you what to do. Everything is more fulfilling because you are making the choice to do it."
– Dorie Clark
Why Dorie Decided to Write Her First Book
Dorie made a New Year's resolution in 2009 to publish a book that year.
She'd always wanted to write a book. She thought it would be cool, and she also thought it would raise her company's profile and demonstrate thought leadership in her field.
All of that turned out to be true. What Dorie didn't count on is how difficult it would be to actually publish her first book.
In the first six months of 2009, Dorie wrote three book proposals. They were all turned down because she didn't have a big enough author platform.
So she went back to the drawing board and figured out how to build that essential author platform. She was able to do it primarily through blogging.
Dorie signed her first book deal with Harvard Review Press in 2011 and her first book came out in 2013.
Why Dorie Chose Blogging to Build Her Author Platform
Blogging was a natural choice for Dorie because of her experience as a print journalist. Also, audio and video were much more expensive and complicated to jump into back in 2009.
Audio and video are much more accessible to new people now than they were back then.
How to Become a Recognized Expert in Your Field
Becoming a recognized expert involves three key components.
1. Creating Quality Content
Content creation is the linchpin of becoming a recognized expert. You can't be known for your ideas unless you share your ideas publicly. You have to share your ideas, and you have to share your ideas a lot to break through the noise today.
The biggest mistake Dorie sees in the marketplace today is people not creating enough content. So many bloggers think that posting one blog post a month is enough. The truth is, Dorie spent three years posting 50 to 100 blog posts a year before she saw any measurable uptick in inquiries about her work.
"You have to do a lot more than you might otherwise suspect you have to do, that's the truth. The good news is most people won't last that long. Most people will not keep it up, and if you do, you are far more likely to succeed, because the field has thinned."
– Dorie Clark
2. Social Proof
Social proof is your credibility. What is it about you that is going to get people to take you seriously? How can you demonstrate that you know what you're talking about and that your suggestions will work?
3. Your Network
Your network is who you surround yourself with. The world judges you by your associations. Your network can also be the early ambassadors for your ideas.
How to Create Multiple Revenue Streams without Spreading Yourself Too Thin
Dorie has several income streams that feed into her business. She developed them over the last seven years.
Her income streams are:
- Consulting—this is how her business started
- Executive coaching
- Writing books
- Business school teaching
- Giving keynote speeches
- Affiliate income from online marketing
- Online courses Dorie has developed
- Live events
That may seem like a lot of spinning plates, and it is. But they aren't burdensome, because Dorie developed each income stream independently and systematized it before moving on to another income stream.
Dorie recommends that you focus on building one income stream per year. Once you have that income stream systematized and automated, you can build another income stream without sacrificing the first.
As you build new income streams, they should relate in some way to the other income streams that you have previously built. If you build income streams that target wildly different audiences, you could very easily be pulled in too many different directions. In contrast, if you build income streams that support each other, each income stream you build will make the others stronger.
As you build new income streams, opportunities will appear that you never expected.
Dorie didn't plan to organize live events. She started to organize do so after her customers asked if they could be part of live events.
What Is a Personal Brand?
"Basically, 'personal brand' is a modern colloquialism for your reputation. That is something that has existed from the beginning of time."
– Dorie Clark
If your reputation isn't what you want it to be, it's probably worth your time to think about how to change it. If you're not reaching people in the right way, if you want to be understood in the world, then you have to understand what your reputation is, and make sure it's congruent with how you see yourself.
Reframing the question of your "personal brand" that way allows you to see that authenticity is a vital part of your personal brand. In fact, if your personal brand is inauthentic, audiences and customers will realize that, and they will steer clear of you.
One of the problems that entrepreneurs face when they first start out in business is that we feel like we have to project this image that we have it all figured out.
One of the first iterations of Dorie's website had a background image of skyscrapers, as if that represented her power in the marketplace. The truth is, that type of stuff is silly.
People really respect you if you have something interesting to say and you say it in your own unique voice. That's what makes you stand out in this crowded world.
"The ultimate source of strength is not pretending to be anything other than what you are. Some people are going to be like, 'whatever.' Some people aren't going to like your message. But for those who resonate with your message, it is such a breath of fresh air to have somebody say it the way they've never heard it before. There's a huge amount of power in that."
– Dorie Clark
How to Build Your Personal Brand to Increase Your Influence and Get More Clients
One thing you can do to build your brand is to make a concerted effort to write for "name brand" publications like Forbes. There are two benefits of writing for well-known media outlets like this:
- You get exposed to new audiences who have never heard of you.
- You build your reputation and personal brand because you're associated with respected publications.
Creating content that allows you to associate with blue-chip brands that people have already heard of creates a social proof that's valuable, as you're beginning to establish your personal brand in the marketplace.
How to Start Writing for Blue-Chip Brands
If you're starting from scratch, what you want to do is develop a portfolio of "writing clips" that show you can write an article like your target publication. One of the best places to showcase your writing ability/style is on your personal blog. You can also publish your article on LinkedIn or Medium where there is no barrier to entry.
From there, you want to start writing for more and more prestigious brands to raise your own reputation.
You can figure out the best publications to read in your industry by simply having conversations with people and asking them what they read. Ask them where they get their information from. Target those publications.
More Ways to Get Social Proof
Social proof is all about making the public aware of connections that enhance your credibility and stature. Think about who you're connected to that would make people think better of you.
Think about your:
- Clients
- Former or current employer (Many former Google employees have become bestsellers, for example.)
- Educational affiliations. Did you go to an Ivy League school? Or a well-respected school in your field?
- Professional associations. If you take on a leadership role in a locally or nationally recognized professional association, that can be great social proof.
Social proof is all about networking.
Interviewing as a Form of Social Networking
Doing interviews is a great way to meet people and network with them. It allows you to have a conversation with people you wouldn't be able to meet on your own.
The key to this strategy is you're offering value to the person you're interviewing by giving them access to your audience. That's why they're willing to talk to you.
This works especially well if you can time your interview to coincide with something they are promoting, like a book or movie.
Organize Dinners to Get to Know People
Another way to get to know people is to organize dinners in your community. Dorie did that when she moved from Boston to New York. It worked really well for her.
Another thing you can do is organize dinners or drinks for a group of people if you go to conferences on a regular basis. By taking it upon yourself to organize these types of social gatherings and being the host, you're establishing yourself as a person who has social value.
Links and Resources Mentioned in This Interview
https://dorieclark.com/ – Dorie's website
https://dorieclark.com/entrepreneur – download Dorie's 88-question self-assessment that helps you think about how to utilize multiple income streams to support your own life.
Books by Dorie Clark
Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It
Reinventing You, With a New Preface: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future
Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive
Places to Publish Your Articles
https://www.linkedin.com/ – a networking site for professionals. You also have the ability to publish articles on LinkedIn for free.
https://medium.com/ – another place you can write articles and gather a following, with no barrier to entry.
Tom Corson-Knowles is the founder of TCK Publishing, and the bestselling author of 27 books including Secrets of the Six-Figure author. He is also the host of the Publishing Profits Podcast show where we interview successful authors and publishing industry experts to share their tips for creating a successful writing career.


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Categories: Family-Friendly, Visual Arts
We see them every day – in fire trucks, patrol cars, ambulances, on the news. It's easy to see the uniform, but sometimes a challenge to see the whole person who wears it. We share the creative output of two first responders to give a glimpse into a richness that deserves attention. Officer Darrell Dunn, Ferguson Police Force, is a serious artist with a prodigious output. His paintings are alive with color and emotion. (The late) Lt. John J. McManamon, Cleveland Fire Department, cartooned, sketched and painted his whole life. Here he gets a long deserved viewing of his work.
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Geneticist as driver, down the gene
and you keep expecting bends,
real tyre-testers on tight
mountain passes, but instead it's dead
straight, highway as runway,
helix unravelled as vista,
as vanishing point. Keep your foot
down. This is a finite desert.
You move too fast to read it,
the order of the rocks, the cacti,
roadside weeds, a blur to you.
Every hour or so, you pass a shack
which passes for a motel here:
tidy faded rooms with TVs on
for company, the owner pacing out
his empty parking lot. And after
each motel you hit a sandstorm
thick as fog, but agony.
Somewhere out there are remnants
of our evolution, genes for how
to fly south, sense a storm,
hunt at night, how to harden
your flesh into hide or scales.
These are the miles of dead code.
Every desert has them.
You are on a mission to discover
why the human heart still slows
when divers break the surface,
why mermaids still swim in our dreams.