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Postings should appear in about 30 minutes from time of activation, if your posting has not appeared, please contact us and let us know the posting id.
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Please visit http://www.expatriates.com/scripts/posting/getlink.epl.
We welcome your ideas and suggestions for improving the site and app. Please use the forum below to to post your ideas and suggestions!
Changing of date and time8 votes
I would like to thank you for creating a platform that enables us to apply for jobs. I am really grateful. In sha Allah i hope I find a job soon.14 votes
One user in one day allow 1 time place add maximin
Why you allow to put one add in same day again,again and again.. please check in aziza jeddah house available add, aik add come 100 times ..
This is not good3 votes
Hi please why is expatriate limited only withing saudi Arabia number for activation
Does it means that people with USA numbers or people out of Saudi can not post ads on expatriate? Please I suggest you adjust this setting so that this beautiful website should go international.thanks9 votes
Please make a way to filter out obnoxious multiple entries of movers and packers advertisements.
If there can be a way to prevent these people from posting multiple entries that would be great. Also give them warning that if they continue spamming that would lead to permanently blacklisting their number.8 votes
Extreme Vetting before posting
The post specially in Vehicle categories are not verified before posting or activated. More and more rental services providers are using the page and making it useless because they enter every care name to gather attention. Please look into it.10 votes
Reorganise 'my ads' section.
Right now in 'my ads' section those that are expired, removal pending, active, inactive are all put together in the same page. It is very confusing when i am selling multiple items. So if you could pls keep atleast same like olx it would be better.12 votes
Wanted to check if you have any apartment in Nijmegen area? I only see in and around amsterdam, den Haag and Rotterdam5 votes
in uae
in uae people use dubizzle mostly and its an expensive service , please market expatriates effectively and i find you have huge potential in uae,
i wish i could be a part of it,
i used to live i bahrain and i know how well expatriates do it in Bahrain8 votes
Nice service7 votes
PLZ ALLOW TO PAY ADD ALL CATEGERY3 votes
please improve your site if i remove ads it's not permanently remove. if i open my ads box there should be two options activate & remove
please improve your site if I remove ads it's not permanently removed. if I open my ads box there should be two options activate & remove.10 votes
need to add profile pic option for profile on expatriates.com
need to add profile pic option for profile on expatriates.com so people will know more what kind of a company/ entity is posting ads28 votes
Add fresh produce(horticulture) section things like french beans,chilles pepper and such.
Add fresh produce(horticulture) section things like french beans,chilles pepper and such.5 votes
18 votes
separate between the ads how want job and who apply for a job when you send the jobs to our email
i want to receive the job needed from the employer not the employee8 votes
Disqus comment removing option
Haters and fakers comment bullshit.
We cannot remove.
Need deleting option and blocking.
If we do only i cannot see but public can see.14 votes
Make a Filter for Vehicles
I suggest that a Filter in Vehicle section should be added for CASH ONLY and INSTALLMENT OR LEASE ONLY.
it will really save the time4 votes
pdf file upload option shall be there
can we upload pdf files in place of pictures? is there any option for pdf files?17 votes
please add more filter options especially under vehicles for example mileage, manufacturer date,purchase date ,single owner etc..
please add more filter options especially under vehicles for example mileage, manufacturer date,purchase date ,single owner etc..4 votes
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First meeting: Wednesday 14th October at 6-7pm
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- Guidance for trainees who are shielding 17 July 2020
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Since we are tired of the thirty mile gap between us, the boyfriend and I have decided to narrow it down to a few feet, and move in together. And because he lives and works in Pasadena, and I live in Venice and work in Beverly Hills, we compromised and decided to move to Silverlake.
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In Chains
Label: Progrez
Release date: 2016-01-04
Catalog number: PRG2015126
Kevin Vega heads up our next Progrez cut with the fantastic three tracker – In Chains. A big part of the Progrez journey, Kevin has consistently delivered the goods with his lush progressive house vibes. His last outing, The Gambler gained a lot of support across the board and since then he has racked up several top notch remixes for the likes of Dofamine and Airwave & DJ Fire. He also featured on Bonzai Progressive's 500th release with his exclusive track – Afraid. With releases and remixes spread over various labels including Progrez, Bonzai Progressive, ADSR Records and GR8 Trance Music it's always worth checking this guy out, he never disappoints.
First up we have In Chains with its superb progressive meets techno fusion. A tight arrangement filled with rhythmic percussions and a solid kick that drives the techno end of the track. On the progressive side we are treated to some cool cascading melodic arps that mesmerize with an infectious hook. A deep throbbing bassline lurks below alongside a simple yet highly effective low note. Top notch stuff that will definitely keep those darker floors rocking.
Trojan quickly builds to become a solid slice of progressive with a hint of techno weaving through to add a little spice. We find ourselves completely hooked on this totally engrossing groove that holds on relentlessly with a series of spiralling arps and a band of rich strings that add some wonderful textures. At the bottom we find a solid bass that holds the track together beautifully while providing a warm glow over the sound. Definitely a track to look out for, a welcome addition in any set.
Rounding off this fine cut we have The Gentle Warrior which intros with a subtle kick that soon finds a full bodied thump alongside a rhythmic percussion section. A deep pulsating bassline is let loose and we settle into real progressive groove that is joined by a nice tonal stab providing cool contrasting sounds. Just before the break a fantastic synth riff comes in alongside melodic pads that take us through the break and beyond. A superb track that offers a nice, diverse range of sound, perfect for a proper music hungry crowd.


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The Impact of Systematic Edits in History Slicing
While extracting a subset of a commit history, specifying the necessary portion is a time-consuming task for developers. Several commit-based history slicing techniques have been proposed to identify dependencies between commits and to extract a related set of commits using a specific commit as a slicing criterion. However, the resulting subset of commits become large if commits for systematic edits whose changes do not depend on each other exist. We empirically investigated the impact of systematic edits on history slicing. In this study, commits in which systematic edits were detected are split between each file so that unnecessary dependencies between commits are eliminated. In several histories of open source systems, the size of history slices was reduced by 13.3-57.2% on average after splitting the commits for systematic edits.
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Negotiation at Work: Maximize Your Team's Skills with 60 High-Impact Activities
This book is approved for SHRM recertification credit. After reading the book, earn a passing quiz score and receive three professional development credits (PDCs).Scroll down for more information and a link to the quiz.
Serious activities for teaching the art of negotiation.
Negotiation is an essential part of doing business, but to be an effective negotiator one must master a wide variety of skills such as listening, self-awareness, conflict resolution, assertiveness, and more. So it stands to reason that in order to teach such a complicated subject, managers and trainers need proven, powerful activities.
Negotiation at Work is the answer. The book is packed with 60 interactive lessons designed to instill confidence and transform participants into strong negotiators. Each activity includes a description, detailed directions, goals, additional resources as well as notes for the trainer. The exercises are designed to help learners:
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Featuring transcripts from real negotiations, case studies, assessments, and even practice negotiation sessions, this handy book includes everything readers need to successfully train others in the fine art of negotiation.
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On This Day – 4 March
Posted on: Mon 4 Mar 2019
On This Day;
In 1997, U.S. President Clinton barred federal spending on human cloning.
In 2002, Canada banned human embryo cloning but permitted government-funded scientists to use embryos left over from fertility treatment or abortions.
In 1970, Janis Joplin was fined $200 for using obscene language onstage in Tampa.
Breakfast producer Zoe Kounadis joins Tom Mann to discuss more about these events from history.
Produced by Tom Mann
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SAN FRANCISCO (Inman News Features) -- A little noticed filing of an arbitration action by Homestore.com against AOL may come into play in the wake of the online homes information and real estate technology company's financial restatements and management reshuffling announced this week.
The arbitration surfaced in Homestore's November Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the third quarter of 2001. Homestore, in the SEC filing, contends AOL has breached certain obligations relating primarily to Internet traffic commitments under a five-year marketing and distribution agreement made between the two companies in April 2000.
The notice of arbitration seeks various remedies including damages and equitable relief.
Homestore's Form-10Q stated that AOL had yet to respond to the notice of arbitration and hadn't asserted any counter claims against Homestore under the original agreement.
Financial troubles
Westlake Village, Calif.-based Homestore,
Trading in the company's stock was halted Dec. 21 at $3.60 a share. It reopened Monday and Tuesday was trading around $2.50.
Stuart Wolff, co-founder and CEO, resigned on Monday, and company directors brought CEO W. Michael Long and other management team members from WebMD Inc. Joe F. Hanauer, a longtime Homestore board member and real estate industry executive, replaced Wolff as company chairman.
Whether the internal audit of the company's accounting practices has any connection to the AOL
Homestore spokesperson Dan Wool said earlier this month "there's no news to report" on the arbitration beyond what was stated in the Form 10-Q filing.
Homestore paid AOL $20 million in cash and issued about 3.9 million shares of common stock to AOL when the agreement was signed. Homestore at that time guaranteed its common stock would achieve specified 30-day average closing prices on specified future dates. The price was guaranteed to be $65.64 per share with respect to 60 percent of AOL's shares on July 31, 2003, $68.50 per share with respect to 20 percent of AOL's shares on July 31, 2004, and $68.50 per share with respect to the remaining 20 percent of AOL's shares on July 31, 2005.
The agreement stated that Homestore would cover any shortfall in cash payments to AOL. The aggregate amount was limited to $90 million, an amount reported as restricted cash on Homestore's balance sheet.
AOL did not return calls seeking comment on the arbitration.
Homestore filed the arbitration with the American Arbitration Association. The group wouldn't confirm or deny its participation the matter.
Arbitration benefits
Arbitration association spokesperson Katherine E. Burton said arbitration between business partners is common and that the group handled nearly 17,800 business arbitrations and mediations last year.
Businesses can name the association in a contract clause without giving the association notice of such provision. The number of matters arbitrated and mediated represents actual disputes and isn't indicative of all instances when an arbitration clause is included in a commercial contract, Burton added.
Resolution of such matters depends on the willingness of the parties, the complexity of the issues at hand and the extent of prehearing discovery, Burton said.
"An arbitration may be settled in anywhere from a few weeks to a couple of months," she said. "This rivals court battles, which may take four to seven years."
Burton also said business relationships between disputing companies tend to be preserved despite arbitration because arbitration is "an efficient confidential process that is generally less antagonistic than a court trial."
She also said arbitration is less disruptive to business activities because the scheduling is more flexible than that of a courtroom legal action.


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PUNTERS could do well by forgetting Lombo Navigator's run in last Saturday's WA heat of the Inter Dominion Championship when assessing his chances in Friday night's $50,000 Global Insurance Governors Cup (2536m) at Gloucester Park.
Engaged in an early speed battle with Ima Rocket Star, the duo opened up a 25m lead on their rivals after 450m last week and ran a record lead time for the 2536m of 64.4 secs before compounding to finish at the rear of the field in the race - won by Im Themightyquinn in a track record mile rate of 1.54.7.
Drawn the backline, Lombo Navigator will not get involved in any speed battle and could settle midfield in the moving line before having the last shot at the leaders.
A winner of 24 races and nearly $550,000 in stakes, Lombo Navigator could add the Governors Cup to his tally of wins.
All the early talk on the race has been about David Hercules.
Trained by Dave Thompson, the son of Artesian has not started since finishing seventh at Melton in Victoria.
Last Sunday, David Hercules warmed up for Friday night's assignment by winning a 2150m Byford trial in a 2.00.6 mile rate, running home his last 800m in a quick 55.9 secs to beat Lombo Air Express by five lengths.
Drawn ideally in barrier 1 he could start favourite, but can he hold off Lombo Navigator?
We'll know soon after the start time of 8.03pm.
Franco Renegade jumps up in grade from his win last Friday night, but gee, it was a tough victory and should be included in the novelties.
Clancy Maguire has drawn nicely in barrier 2 and can run a cheeky race.
FAMOUS ALCHEMIST looks the best of good things in the $25,000 Ertech Fillies and Mare Final (2130m).
In her only two starts since coming to WA from New Zealand, the daughter of Mach Three has done everything asked of her in winning at both of those outings from barrier 2 & 1 respectively.
Drawn barrier 1 on Friday night in a tougher field, the Gary Hall Snr trained, Gary Hall Jnr driven four-year-old should start a short priced favourite.
Leda McNally looked a shade disappointing in finishing fifth behind Aussie Made Lombo at her last outing.
It may pay to overlook that run when assessing her novelty prospects. At least go on her previous win at Gloucester Park, when she defeated Renaissance Franco by just over two-and-a-half lengths.
Centrefold Angel could run a nice race from the back line.
Her first foal, Lukey, won easily as a short-priced favourite during Tuesday's Gloucester Park midweek meeting. It would indeed be an unusual occurrence if Centrefold Angel can match her sons victory and score.
LUCKY DIVA could be a little bit of value in the opening event - the Collie Timber And Hardware 3Y0 Fillies Pace (2130m).
Drawn the outside of the front line, it could be anticipated that Lucky Diva is taken back to the rear of the field before following up the three-wide line and run on strongly in the home straight.
Three starts back, the Gary Butler trained filly ran the highly rated Am Opulent to a half-head.
There isn't any Am Opulents in Friday night's race.
Four legged Frenzy, My Heidi and last week's Daintys Daughter Classic winner Gota Good Lookadda could fill the placings.
Alkira Jetstar could overcome a awkward barrier draw of 7 and win the Duratec Fillies And Mares Pace (2130m).
Ohoka Dakota is looking for five wins on end in the Quest Maritime Services Pace (2503m), and having drawn three on the front line, there is no reason why his winning run can't continue.
FRIDAY night's meeting will celebrate the Chinese New Year, with the first of 10 races being programmed for 5.03pm. The last will be at 9.25pm, followed by a big fireworks display.


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PARIS • South Korean economist Lee Hoe Sung has been elected the new head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body responsible for assessing climate science.
Dr Lee, 69, will replace Dr Rajendra Pachauri, who quit in February amid allegations that he sexually harassed a colleague at The Energy and Resources Institute, a New Delhi-based think-tank where he is director-general.
Dr Lee's election comes just before a UN climate summit in Paris in December, which aims to reach a global climate agreement.
He will oversee the next stage of the UN body's work, following the release of its fifth major report on climate change last November. The report warned that, based on current greenhouse gas-emission trends, the world is on track to exceed the UN goal of limiting global warming to 2 deg C by as much as two times, with devastating floods, droughts and a rising sea level the result.
"The next phase of our work will see us increase our understanding of regional impacts, especially in developing countries, and improve the way we communicate our findings to the public," said Dr Lee, after his election on Tuesday. "Above all, we need to provide more information about the options that exist for preventing and adapting to climate change."
He has been a vice-chairman of the IPCC since 2008, and was elected by peers from a shortlist of six.
Dr Lee is currently a professor in the graduate school of energy and environment at Korea University, according to the IPCC's website. He is also a council member for the Global Green Growth Institute and an executive board member at the Korean Academy of Environmental Sciences.
The next phase of our work will see us increase our understanding of regional impacts, especially in developing countries, and improve the way we communicate our findings to the public. Above all, we need to provide more information about the options that exist for preventing and adapting to climate change.
DR LEE HOE SUNG, the new chief of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
He is a member of the Asian Development Bank president's advisory board on climate change and has also served on the boards of car giant Hyundai and the Korea Petroleum Development Corporation
The IPCC was set up in 1988 to provide policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impact and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. It assesses thousands of scientific papers published each year, identifying where scientists agree and disagree.
The IPCC's sixth assessment report is expected to be completed in five to seven years.
Dr Pachauri stood down after a female researcher at his think-tank accused him of sexual harassment through e-mail, text and WhatsApp messages.
The 75-year-old, who had led the IPCC since 2002 and was a leading voice on the dangers of global warming, has denied any wrongdoing but tendered his resignation in February to UN chief Ban Ki Moon.
Dr Pachauri had supervised work on the two most detailed studies of climate change ever completed and had survived a scandal five years ago over exaggerated claims about the speed of glaciers retreating.
He accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the UN panel in 2007 for its work on sharpening climate science.


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Ice cream Diet: Weight loss Fact or perhaps Fiction
Ice cream Diet: Weight loss Fact or perhaps Fiction
Ice cream Diet: Weight loss Fact or perhaps Fiction
Fad diets really are a dime a dozen, and lots of are sexy for the identical reasons they are ineffective. The ice cream diet is but one that strategy, one that feels pretty great to be real – and it probably is.
A number of forms of this particular diet are present, but none are especially groundbreaking. So, exactly how can they work and are they worth it?
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The book version The original ice cream diet is founded on a book written by Holly McCord found 2002. The premise is simple: Add cake to the daily routine of yours and you will slim down. Though the particular diet in practice has very little to do with any weight reduction benefits linked with ice cream.
"This is a calorie restricted diet," talks about dietitian Jo Bartell. "Anytime individuals adhere to a calorie restricted diet and consume less calories than they melt throughout the morning, or perhaps a lot more than they ate before adopting the program, they shed weight."
The diet implies you are able to include the sweet creamy address to the daily life of yours and still lose weight. This is not since ice cream has any secret excess weight loss powers, but since you are restricting calories.
Along with ice cream, dieters are provided low extra fat, high fiber food plans. They are also told to consume more fruit and vegetables, which are all wholesome suggestions.
What is the verdict?
"There is undoubtedly a thing to be said for permitting dieters an address as ice cream every day," says Bartell. "When individuals are not feeling deprived and getting to enjoy one thing they love, they are going to be much more likely to stick to diet for body weight loss."
Obviously, there is backfire potential. Bartell warns that by creating ice cream "allowable" on a diet plan, you might come to consider it to be a food that will not affect the weight loss efforts of yours.
The ice cream diet boils down to caloric restriction.
"Anyone which eats 1,200 calories each day will lose some weight within the short term, since the body is in caloric deficit," she says. "This must do with insufficient energy rather than the ice cream."
Are there consequences?
Eating only ice cream is not good. And ingesting a lot of cake while on a calorie restricted diet carries much more risk than does a little weight.
It is unsustainable
A remarkable drop in calories are able to lead to fluid loss, which generates the impression of weight loss when you are looking at the machine but does not amount to very much in terms of physical change.
The weight reduction is not permanent and dieters are going to gain weight once again when they return to the normal daily diets of theirs.
Bartell adds that only some ingredients characterized as health food items are actually healthy, which many "cleanse" type diet programs are potentially risky since they market very low calorie intake.
It is unhealthy
A single glass of vanilla ice cream is able to contain 273 calories, thirty one grams of carbs, 14.5 grams of excess fat, and twenty eight grams of sugar.
Even fat free, milk based ice cream with "no glucose added" has no less than six grams of dairy glucose (lactose) per glass – and has no fiber.
"This frozen treat remains high in fat that is saturated and high sugar and must be viewed as being a once-in-a-while treat," states Bartell. Even though milk based ice cream does consist of calcium, as do some other, better choices, such as Greek yogurt.
Additionally, ice cream 's higher caloric foods leaves very little room for nutrient dense food over a reduced calorie diet plan. This may lead to nutrient deficiencies as time passes.
Therefore, what is the appropriate "diet"?
A strong, balanced diet full of veggies, lean proteins, fruits, and whole grains is frequently the healthiest option.
Combined with minimal hype and regular exercise, this practical approach is apt to provide you with the long lasting results you are after.
Occasional treats as ice cream are okay once you consume a normally healthy diet, though they shouldn't be the basis of your day sustenance.


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I had to walk back and grab this shot because I thought it summed up the Nabesna Road conditions perfectly.
This is one of a number of water crossings along this road. The water is fairly low on this day, it can be higher. As you can see, it isn't a problem with a high clearance vehicle, but it would be a challenge in a small rental car, and probably against your contract. There is a small visitor center at the beginning of the road, I recommend stopping in here for the latest road conditions. Even if they are closed, they will have the information posted on the outside of the cabin.
I should also mention, there aren't any services along this road. You definitely want to be self sufficient and have at least one good spare tire, along with plenty of gas and food.
This is a nice drive, through some beautiful, remote country. Outside of hunting season in the fall, you will see very few people, you might see more caribou then people! There are also some pretty neat old cabins and mines, it is definitely an area worth exploring.
The road to McCarthy is another great way to see the Wrangell-St Elias National Park.


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The Methodist Peace Fellowship (MPF) is an association of Methodist pacifists within the Fellowship of Reconciliation (England), part of the the International Fellowship of Reconciliation.
NEW: Be a sanctuary to yourself - a resource for the current coronavirus situation. For similar material see Communion in times of coronavirus.
We in the MPF are committed to the way of love and rejection of violence, to reverence for life and respect for every human person as a child of God. We believe that the Church should be God's peace movement, and that we are called to accept, to live in, and to witness to, the Peace of Christ.
MPF was founded in 1933 to inform and unite Methodists who covenanted together "to renounce war and all its works and ways."
For many years now, the MPF has been incorporated in the FoR and accepts its Basis. Anyone who joins the MPF now automatically becomes a member of the FoRE.
"Peace in the 21st Century" consists of a series of papers on key themes published by MPF. They can be downloaded from the Publications page, along with recent articles by our President, Inderjit Bhogal.
MPF has limited funding, through the R.J. Barker Fund, enabling us to award bursaries mainly to young people engaged in peace and reconciliation projects, conferences or courses.
For more information, or to join MPF, please contact the Secretary, Bea Foster, by email (MPF Secretary). You can download our Membership Leaflet, with more information, here.


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Fornite appears to be enjoying a resurgence of sorts lately. Epic Games was able to incorporate a free Battle Royale mode into their hero shooter. One that they admittedly barrowed from another upcoming franchise. And with it came a lot of curious fans (myself included) anxiously awaiting PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to land on Xbox One.
So now there are a ton of new faces with Fortnite on their systems, why not try to lock them in with some cool new updates? Epic will begin doing just that with Fortnite's Halloween Event beginning later this week.
Officially known as the Fortnitemares Event, it appears to be jammed packed with content. First is the introduction of a new zone within the game known as Hexsylvania. Here, Epic says you'll "get lost in the deep levels of the catacombs, the endless halls of flickering candles or the thick fog creeping across the map."
Within Hexsylvania players will embark on 25 new story quests within Fortnite. They'll also have eight new Halloween themed Heroes in which to adventure with. You'll use them to take down new enemies such as the Pumpkin Head Husk and the Vampire Taker. You'll also have new weapons at your disposal too that include the Pumpkin Launcher and the Grave Digger.
As you watch through the trailer you'll catch glimpses of some other cool "haunting new gear." One is a trap that drops a load of large tires on the invading ghouls. And other is a cryo pit that freezes your enemies as they attempt to walk through it. "Shooter it, stab it or squash it," our narrator says, "just don't let those creeps win."
Fortnite's 1.8 update will officially roll out on Thursday, October 26th for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. You can checkout the game's new Heroes below.There's no better time to get yourself into the Halloween spirit. Happy ghost busting.


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Ethicause was founded to explore the potential of using data ethics training for all employees, and not just data scientists, as a way to reduce security and privacy risks and increase trust.
The Premise
Imagine if all employees could be encouraged to see data through an ethical lens, to always see the humans the data represents, to take greater personal care of and responsibility for sensitive data in their possession, could that new approach to data handling help to reduce data breaches and privacy failures? And make them less costly when they do occur?
What if employees were encouraged to always ask questions like:
- Do I really have permission to collect or use that data, and am I living up to our own privacy promises or their privacy expectations?
- Do I even know what those privacy promises are?
- Do I really need the data at all for my mission?
- Am I using it for its intended or requested purposes or something else?
- Can I take into account the humans – the people, the families, the lives - that data represents?
- Am I doing all I reasonably, personally can to take care of that sensitive data?
- Am I doing my best to ensure the data remains accurate, and fairly represents the subjects of that data?
If employees are allowed to ask these questions and think about data this way, there's a much less chance of them making the kinds of mistakes (or simply data indifference) that could lead to a costly and embarrassing data breach or privacy failure.
The Universal Push for Ethics
There's growing talk about the need for ethics generally, the economic and competitive power of ethics, and the importance of data ethics in discussions about big data and artificial intelligence.
And recognizing this growing movement, in August 2019 the Business Forum issued a statement supported by the CEOs of nearly 200 of America's biggest businesses that ethics must now trump shareholder value as a corporate foundation.
But data ethics can also be applied to small data and human intelligence, a new front in employee security awareness that can help improve security and privacy by encouraging employees to take a more human and personal approach to handling sensitive data they come into contact with.
Data ethics can also help take the sting out of a breach or privacy failure - consumers are usually much more forgiving of ethical companies when they mess up.
Avoiding Accusations of Ethics Theater
There's an added bonus to corporate-wide data ethics training. As companies struggle to demonstrate that they're truly ethical, they increasingly run the risk of it backfiring from accusations of ethics theater or ethics washing - as happened to Google recently when they announced and then quickly had to disband their first external ethics board.
But any organization that's able to show it has a corporate-wide, top-to-bottom, round-the-clock commitment to data ethics, and especially as a security and privacy tool, will likely avoid the accusation of simply an ethics stunt. They're clearly walking the walk. And because data ethics training is affordable for even the smaller organization, budget is not an obstacle to better ethics.
The Bottom Line
Every organization should have a data ethics program, even if they don't fully believe in its value. It's good PR, it's great for security and privacy, it's a great trust builder and brand protector, it's good for employee morale, and they're banking forgiveness for future failures.
About the Founder
Neal O'Farrell has spent nearly 38 years in global cybersecurity and privacy, and was one of the first security entrepreneurs to come into conflict with the NSA for his work in advanced speech encryption. He first became interested in the connections between ethics and security when he was invited to be security and privacy advisor to the Stock Act panel in 2013, a Congressionally-mandated study into an amendment to the 1978 Ethics in Government Act. Learn more about him.
10 Reasons Data Ethics Is Great For Everyone
- Ethics generally is good for business, for building trust, and for fueling brands. Data ethics is the easiest way to demonstrate a commitment to ethics.
- It can reduce the likelihood of a data breach or privacy failure because it encourages employees to keep data collection and use to a minimum.
- Data ethics encourages employees to take greater personal responsibility for sensitive data.
- It can reduce the cost and impact of a breach – studies have shown that ethical companies are more quickly forgiven.
- It's great for morale. Most employees want to do the right thing, it's just that business can sometimes get in the way. Data ethics gives them permission.
- It's great for hiring and retention. Most people prefer to work for clearly ethical companies.
- Data ethics can offer a strong competitive advantage – described by TechCrunch as "the new strategic weapon."
- A verifiable data ethics training program can help overcome one of the biggest obstacles to ethics – accusations of ethics theatre or ethics washing.
- Data ethics encourages employees to see the humans the data represents, and that's great for everyone.
- And data ethics training is pretty easy because for most humans, being ethical is second nature.
Some Recent Observations On Ethics
"As FTC cracks down, data ethics is now a strategic business weapon."
Source: Tech Crunch
"Trust has become the new battleground for digital success. To win, organizations need to master the fundamentals of data ethics. Companies that earn consumer trust will be better suited to weather the inevitable — and yes, they are inevitable — data and policy breaches."
Source: Cognizant, "The Business Value of Trust"
"A singular focus on security is not enough. While data ethics is a new area for most businesses, it must be a key consideration as organizations evaluate starting or continuing their digital transformation journeys."
Source: MIT Sloan
"Organizations should begin taking steps now to reduce their exposure to digital risk by integrating a wide array of data ethics practices throughout their data supply chains."
Source: Accenture


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|EW - Beast Caverns
|Jaya comes in search of a runner that doesn't exist.
|PG13 - Some language.
Jaya, in the stables. It's been a long time before this that she's stepped foot in here again, and the barkeep's just a bit hesitant stepping passed the doors into barely familiar territory. She has a bound stack of hides in one hand and a writing stylus tucked over one ear as she takes careful steps into the stables this early morning, the scarred-faced woman peering about to see who would be present. She was certain the beast manager was around here -somewhere-….and she seemed not sure whether or not to make her presence known just yet. Just in case she wants to, you know, bolt for the door. Instead, a few more paces and she pauses before the first reached stall, taking time for her eyes to adjust a little before sighing at her own antics and calling out. "Hey!"
Having just finished up with giving out the duties for the day, Max is currently ensconced in his makeshift office, right at the end of the aisle, supposedly going over paperwork. Instead what he's doing is finishing off the last slice of a bubby pie and reading what looks to be suspiciously like a letter, rather than any kind of official documentation or stock tallies. The call has him lift his eyes briefly in the direction of the sound and offering in distracted return, "In here." Not quite having placed the voice just yet.
Hearing an actual reply, Jaya's quick steps take her down the row of stalls and into that makeshift office. She peers around the doorway to spot the beast manager with his pie and documents, watching him for a moment or two before a hand lifts in an awkward wave that he probably doesn't see. "Um…hey," she begins, her eyes taking in the office before returning to his face. And for the sake of saying something more than 'um….hey', "Pies for breakfast?" She tries to make that sound all witty and sarcastic, but it fails.
Max's attention had gone back to whatever it is he'd been reading, his expression forming a faint grimace around the last piece of pie slice, for something written. With Jaya's appearance and awkward greeting, the sheet of parchment is quickly laid face down and an altogether guilty look is quickly overtaken by a crooked grin as he licks his fingers clean. "For breakfast, lunch and supper if I had my way," his tone entirely too roguish for his own good. Wincing a little as he bends to deposit the pie tins into a drawer, the letter getting taken up, folded and set to his shirt pocket, the beast manager waves her on in, "You lost?" short tease for the woman's appearance back in the beast caverns.
Jaya eyes that sheet that has Max's attention, then that pie tin. His response on the pie is something she doesn't know what to make of, along with his tone, so she blinks a few times and does one of those, "Ahahaha"s noises. Stepping further into the office, her study of the place evident, "I must be," she answers his last, lips quirking at the memory and the short tease once her gaze lands back on Max. "Didn't think I'd be back here….a shame, actually." There's a small frown, there and gone, before she shakes the moment off and she takes a couple more steps further into the office. "Actually, I am here to check on something," she admits, her tone taking on something more formal and cordial as she steals a glance about her. "Hope you got a minute?"
The makeshift office come sleeping quarters is a simple affair. Desk with a two shelves behind it, near the door and over on the far side, a mattress that's neatly made up with a nest of blankets at it's topmost corner near the pillow that appears to have grown…fur? A simple press stores whatever other personal effects the beast manager might have. Max's attention however only briefly follows Jaya's glance about the area and then his eyes settle back onto the woman, expression neutral in the face of her tease save for a light narrowing of eyes but he says nothing in return simply waving her toward the empty chair opposite his at the desk. Moving carefully, he leans back against his chair and puts an assessing look over the woman, taking in the formally polite tone, "Checking on something? Waine been runnin' up a bar tab?"
Hands falling on the top of the chair first when she is waved to take a seat, "Well, as you know, I am quite fond of my barmaid," Jaya states, not sure how to launch into this other than to just blurt it out without any pleasantries. Pausing, she moves to fall into the offered seat then, her eyes stealing on the pillow growing fur with a dubious expression. "I want to do something nice for Suli, which is why I'm here," she explains, a hand going to her chest in emphasis. As to Waine? There's a low chuckle, along with a snort. "I don't do tabs, normally," she notes wryly. "I do make special cases, if I trust the tab to be paid in full within time limits. Your thugs have been drinking up my ale, though." She could be joking here, but her face betrays nothing.
"You'd be the only one," Max gives sardonically on the barmaid, not bothering to disguise his own views on the surly woman. Arms moving to fold lightly over his chest, dark eyes settle a dubious look onto Jaya as she seats herself, "Do something nice for her?" Her chuckle is met with a short nod of head over Waine not having run a tab, "Good." Brows then lift over talk of his men drinking up the ale, his mouth quirking up at one corner, "I don't pay them to drink, neither do I settle their tabs, so if they talked you into running a tab, best you sort it out with them." Although one can be sure that if this is the case, there is going to be some serious butt kicking done to make said thugs cough up.
Jaya appears taken aback, perhaps not expecting that response from the beast manager - even though she is well aware of the temperature between the two. Legs crossing as she leans back in the chair, her gaze speculative, "Suli's not bad once you get to know her," she decides to say after a moment, regarding Max with interest. "She's….resourceful. Good to have on your side," and she fixes the man with a menaingful look before she lets it off. "But anyway…something nice for her, right. She tells me she purchased a runner before the hatching and it has been stabled here. I was thinking of making something nice for her to use when she goes riding on it, as a token of my thanks. You don't mind if I go and take a look at her runner, hmmm?" Brows lift at that, then his thugs are addressed with a wry, "They have no tab. I rarely do it, like I said."
A thin smile flickers out in response to Jaya's reaction, with Max uttering a skeptical, "Mmhm," to her attempts to expound on the virtues of the barmaid but he neither adds to nor retracts from his earlier comment. As she continues to talk a frown settles into place and the beast manager leans forward, taking up a ledger to the right of him and starting to go through it. Without looking up from it, "How long before the hatching? A few new ones came in while I was away, but Zen has them and their owners all listed here," turning the ledger so that the bar owner could see for herself. Standing carefully to his feet, he moves around the desk and toward the door, "Any idea what it looks like?" Even although he knows every runner under his care, he still seems prepared to pursue this further. The matter of his men and tabs draws a dry chuckle from the man, "A joke," he puts out on her words, "Next time try adding in a few skirts they harassed and a brawl and I might believe you." Winking at the end.
Jaya leans forward with a frown to take a look at the offered ledger. Her eyes scanned the list, not finding the Telgari's name anywhere on it. "She didn't give me an exact date," she admits on how long before it was purchased, the barkeep stealing a look Max's way. "But….that can't be right. You sure this is updated?" and she taps the ledger, her lips pressing together. As to what it looks like, the dark haired woman is looking back down at the ledger as if the answer to that question would be there. "She would know, obviously," she finally answers, looking away from the ledger to lean back in the chair with a shrug. "Thought maybe /you/ could help me out there - since you're the manager around here and all," and she waves a hand around in front of her in indication of the office. As to the men and tabs, she gives Max a /look/, head tilting slightly to the side at him. "And I would lie and scratch their backs because….?" she drawls on that, trying to maintain her even composure. "Though, Waine's been eyeing me something fierce. I think he's itching for me to black an eye out. What do /you/ think? Should I knock his eye out?" Oh yes, she'll toss the words right back at him, and it's possible that the barkeep is trying on jokes for size for that matter.
"Aye well, it didn't come in under me. I'd have remembered. And it didn't come in while I was away either," Max remarks from at the door and reaching for his hat that had been hanging on a peg. His hand stills a moment before setting it to his head, meeting that look of Jaya's and then a smirk peels out, "You'd have to go a lot further than lying and scratching their backs to have them switch camps, darlin'." Her words over Waine draw laughter that starts out deep in his chest and then is cut short with a grimace of pain before commenting wryly, "Now that I'd have to see. Waine'll have you over his knee and spanked before you can blink, darlin'." Taking a step over the threshold and simply expecting the bar owner to follow him, the beast manager nods to the ledger before her, "Bring that with you."
"That's right. You skipped out for awhile," Jaya notes when he does, getting to her feet as she watches him go towards the door. It's something she wants to bring up, but for now… "I'm not afraid of your thugs, shuga," she drawls on switching camps, settling her bound stack of hides under one arm. She catches that grimace of pain, though, her frown present despite her teasing quips. Her eyes lingering on him, "As for Waine, /darlin'/, I think you and I both know I can handle myself - should he manages to." Brows lift with meaning at that, then the woman is grabbing up the ledger and appears ready to follow him. "Besides, beast manager. Don't make promises your man can't fulfill."
"Took a tour of the countryside," Max gives with twist of a smile but doesn't expand further than that. Moving out of his makeshift office a long look gets sent back over his shoulder to Jaya for her bold words of not being afraid of his men, nothing but an unreadable smirk greeting that. Heading toward the first stall, he misses her frown, as he turns out a wry chuckle, "You caught me on a good day." Whatever that's supposed to mean. Nodding his head toward the big black stallion housed within the stall, "Starflight. Belongs to the Weyr," this with a thrust of chin down toward the ledger she carries and then starts toward the next one that holds a white mare, "Raindance. Came in with Grawson, a messenger from one of the stations." A rough snort greets her last, "That's for you and him to work out. But you might want to bear in mind the string of skirts he already has skipping around after him." Back to their amble down the aisle, with him expecting the bar owner to check him against the ledger, "Charger," a bay gelding, "belongs to the Weyr too."
"A tour?" Jaya considers that for a moment. "And I suppose you and Phineus enjoyed yourselves on this tour?" The question is given dryly, her gaze remaining firmly on Max's back as she follows him out of the office. Then he starts naming the runners in the stalls they passed, her eyes going from the runner indicated to the ledger she has in her hands with a small frown. "You think I need such advice?" she levels at the man on his last about the thug, her gaze falling on Charger. "Is this all?" she asks then, her gaze falling on the ledger once more as she turns it this way and that. Perhaps Suli's name will show up then? "This can't be right," she states, now taking to throwing her suspicious looks Max's way - as if this is, somehow, his fault.
Having come to a halt near the stall of a high strung palomino stallion shifting from hoof to hoof within, his tone fills with a small margin of pride for the strong willed beast, "Renegade. He's mine" Its then that Jaya's words hit him and have the man narrowing a hard look onto her, "What the fuck do you know about Phineus?" his voice dropped down to a dangerous level as one of the 'hands passes by. For a moment all else being set aside as he awaits her answer, but when another lad casts a curious glance their way he gathers himself together and heads to the next stall, "Spring Breeze, she's the Weyr's too." Pointing to roan gelding a short way down, "Seafoam. He's Lyle's from Southern who's here visiting with his uncle." Brows peak upward, "Calling me a liar?" Max's hands pocketing as he casts a glance down to the woman, "If she bought a runner, it ain't here. Face it darlin'," a small smirk appearing for the barmaid potentially having been caught out in something, "she lied to you."
Oh, that dangerous level. Jaya passes a glance at Renegade, lingering at best, before Max's tone seems to stop her in her tracks. Glancing at the passing stablehand, her own tone cold, "Alara came to me about it," she notes to him in a low voice as another stablehand passes by. Eyes flicking to his, "She wanted to know if my family had any connections to him, since he was a trader. Clearly, they don't." Arms coming to fold awkwardly around her stack of hides and ledger, "But I see it means something to /you/," she adds dryly. "He hurt Ahni, didn't he? I saw him at the bar. Alara didn't reveal much, but I'm not a fucking dimglow." Hard eyes linger on that point, then she purposefully looks away from him. As to him being a liar, Jaya very much wants to by the look she sends him. Lips draw together as she stares at the last runner called, "Why would she lie about something like /this/?" and she thrusts the ledger out forcefully as she throws his little smirk a look. "I know you don't like the woman…." she trails, regarding the man darkly as her thoughts, for the moment, turn inward.
"Not connected…" Max leans away a little from the bar owner, some of the darkness in his expression schooling away leaving in its wake a tight jawed silence as his eyes linger over Renegade. Finally he casts a sidelong glance Jaya's way, his hard look perhaps saying more than his words on the topic of whether or not Ahnika had been hurt, "He won't be doing it again," a cold smirk settling in as he avoids adding further fuel to whatever rumor might be out there. In fact, if anything, he'd prefer to shift the spotlight of the conversation off of himself and the red-haired weyrling as evidenced by the snort that follows, "She's covering something up," he states blandly. "You might want to go over the exact where and when of her having told you she'd bought a runner and perhaps you'll find your answer there," another last look the palomino's way and the he's heading to the adjoining stall to rub a fond touch over Spring Breeze's neck, "Was she supposed to be somewhere at the time she said she was buying said invisible runner?" Offering prompt of further thought on the matter to Jaya.
"I just bet he won't," Jaya's voice is clipped in regards to the trader in question, watching his face with her own guarded expression in place. Regarding that cold smirk, "Covering something up," she echoes Max's words, not entirely believing that. "Suli? What for? Why would-" she stops, hands coming halfway up as she shakes her head to the thoughts and questions. "Wait. This is crazy! She-" she pauses again, watching Max with Spring Breeze as his question gets her to pause. Shaking her head, "She's been here, /riding/ her runner," she notes on the barmaid and the times the woman went missing. "She said so." Annoyed now, throwing a look towards Spring Breeze as if that one would have the answer, "So there's no runner," is her conclusion, jaw tightening at the implications noted by the beast manager on the Telgari not being truthful.
A lazy baring of teeth grows that holds no mirth or warmth and simply adds further to the vaguely cruel air the man now wears, "Me, covering something up?" The 'innocent' act not given much effort and so is an outright failure. That calculated expression of laziness pins onto Jaya, "You got something you want to say about it?" a brow hiking upward in challenge. But he leaves it all aside, leaning a shoulder up against the mare's stall, watching as Jaya tries to work through her barmaid's lies. Quieter and with more sincerity of regret for the woman, "There ain't no runner and she ain't been here, Jaya. I don't know what her game is, but if I were you, I'd get someone to tail her. See where she's going when she says she's here riding." A twist of lips appears briefly before it disappears again, "Maybe she's found herself something on the side, eh?"
"Not you," Jaya is quick to correct on covering, eyes rolling to the ceiling briefly at that baring of teeth. "But unless you got something you want to release off your chest…." a finger lifts to tap her ear slowly, indicating that she was definitely there to hear it in any capacity. Finger dropping, "Tailing her seems a bit extreme," she notes on Suli, her expression an uneasy one. "There could be any number of reasons why….and if she did find something on the side, I'd think she would tell me…" Right? Maybe not. It does bare some thought, though. Actually, a lot of it. There's uncertainty here now, and she's not liking it. She reluctantly gives Max his ledger back, passing one of the runner's stalls a lingering look before a new player enters this drama. Tall, blonde, and dressed in slightly worn clothes, Lorayit's voice can be heard before they even notice his presence: "Hello! I'm looking to ride a run—Oh hey, Dicori!" The farmer being escorted by one of the stablehands towards the two, the man passes Jaya a long look in greeting before he regards Max. "Didn't think I'd run into you so soon already," he notes to her briefly, then he turns and nods to the beast manager. "Lo," he gives his name in greeting to him with a charming smile and a hand thrusting forward. "You're the beast manager? I need a runner."
A drop of head with a short shake of it in amusement greets her offer to unburden himself to her and then he's lifting his gaze back onto the woman with a rueful twist of lips, "I'd hate to be the one to bore you to tears, darlin'." The dry amusement falls away and Max settles a level look onto the bar owner, "Extreme?" A soft snort and then he's pointing out, "You ain't gonna know what her deal is, unless you –do- set a tail on her. She's lied to you already, you really think she's gonna just out and spill the beans if you call her out on it?" There looks to be more he might have said on the matter except for Lorayit's entrance, dark eyes going the other man's way in a flicker of attention which then settles back onto Jaya with a mildly questioning look. Pushing away from his lean, Max keeps his hands firmly pocketed despite the hand being offered him, "Lo," he echoes the name given as if trying to place it. Flowing an assessing look over the farmer, he returns in what could be considered a mildly interested tone of voice, "Don't think I've seen you about before. You a new Weyr resident then?" Not responding to his being the beast manager or the man's need of a runner just yet.
"Nothing hardly bores me, these days," Jaya drawls dryly on that score, shaking her head. "Unless you're planning to tell me you're really a woman?" Dry humor ebbs away at Max's next comment on her barmaid, her expression turning dark. Silent through his words, "I'll talk to her," she decides to say, her teeth pulling briefly at her bottom lip absently. "It doesn't make any sense. She has no /reason/—" she could have said more, and she wanted to, but then there's that familiar voice before Lo makes his entrance into the conversation. Dark eyes regard the farmer with suspicion (as is her way) before she meets Max's questioning look with a raise of brows. She's silent as Lorayit addresses himself to the beast manager, his hand hand dangling in the air for a few seconds before he realizes that the pleasantry was not going to be offered back. Staring between the two and the stony silence, "Am I interrupting?" Lo asks, his eyes going from one to the other and back again once the stablehand scurries off. Max's curiosity gets an offhanded wave of fingers, for he regards Jaya's silence with interest first. "You know, I never got your name," he puts forth as if this sudden thought occured to him right at that moment. Back to Max, his hand dropping away, "I'm a new resident," he agree to that easily, nodding as he waves fingers towards his own clothing. "Farmer by trade. Heard there's good land this way. You know about it?" Lorayit - all kinds of friendly. It's only then that Jaya finally responds to him with a flat response to his question for her: "Because I never gave it."
Keeping a deadpan expression in place, Max glances back toward his office and quarters and then shifts his attention back onto Jaya, "So you saw the little black number I had hanging up in there, huh?" He's kidding, right? Broad shoulders lift and fall in a shrug when she insists on speaking to her barmaid on the matter of the non-existent runner, "Your call." And then leaves the matter there to plant a bored look onto Lorayit, leaving the bar owner to answer on whether or not the farmer was interrupting. He hardly even seems to notice the unmet hand that drops away as he keeps that same unreadable expression in place, except for when the briefest edge of a smirk flickers out, "So you've met our illustrious Headwoman then have you? She get you all nicely situated and squared away?" Only one who knows the beast manager will hear the trap he lays for the man, silking through his tone that turns a notch 'friendlier'. An easygoing shrug rolls out, "Wouldn't know." This to there being good farm land beyond the Weyr, "You come far to lay claim to this 'good land' we have out here?"
"I'm jealous, actually," Jaya keeps up with the deadpan pretense, shaking her head and for the moment, seeming to keep her focus on Max. "Looks like we share the same size. Does this mean we can be 'besties', now?" And since Max is willing to let the matter with Suli drop, she is willing to, too. At least, in current public company. The barkeep shows bland amusement at Max's words for Lorayit, dark eyes flicking finally to the blonde farmer to gauge his response on the Headwoman. A hand reaching to rub at the back of his neck, "Ahh, Indira, right?" Lo picks the name in open hesitance, blue eyes seeking somewhere beyond Max as he seems to recall some recent memory. When his hand drops, "You know, I haven't gotten around to it yet. Dicori, you'll take care of that for me?" He turns to Jaya when he asks, partially-joking to avoid the look in the beast manager's eyes. She'll get her out of /this/ sudden discomfort, right? "I mean, that's if you prefer me just /calling/ you 'Dicori'…" - Jaya's gaze merely tells him that he's on his own, so he has no choice but to turn back to Max. "Anyway, I've heard 'rumors' that the land is good out here," he continues to say just as easily, not betraying any nervousness at the sudden questioning. Regarding Max and Jaya boldly, "And I didn't come /far/. Are you running this stable or not?" Turning to Jaya with a gesture to the beast manager, "Is he? It's kinda important," and Lo injects just enough seriousness into his tone to emphasize that. Jaya snort, turning a long look onto Max as she answers the farmer with, "Well it's definitely not /my/ stable, shuga."
The same clothing size? That cracks through the deadpan expression and has Max putting an amused look onto Jaya before settling his attention back onto the newcomer with a bland indifference save for the lightly raised brow at the tell coming from the other man to being discomforted. Stating with a carefully crafted smile in place he points out in mild tone, "If you have to ask, you haven't met her," and then with a nod over to Jaya, "And no, she can't do it for you. The Headwoman runs a census of the population here and such expects everyone except the dragonriders, to present themselves to her personally." So helpful isn't he? The bold pressing on whether or not he runs the beast caverns, earns Lorayit a slight narrowing of eyes, and yet still he doesn't exactly answer in either the affirmative or the negative, "Maybe if you tell me why it's so important, I can pass the message onto the beast manager for you?" one corner of his mouth curving upward slightly as he decides to go with the route of ruse for a while. And if Jaya's of a mind to give him away, he probably won't stop her, but neither is he sending her any kind of conspiratorial looks right now.
"Weren't you the one that told me what's life without a little mystery?" Jaya levels this at Lorayit, her lingering amusement more on stumping Max with her comment than with the farmer before them. "Guess they were just words, after all. Be sure to come by the bar again at a /decent/ hour next time and I might be a bit more nice." The smile is quick, bratty and gone in seconds. Looks like Lo's not getting any help from the bar owner - at least, not now is her curious study of the man is any indication. With Max busting his chops as well, "/My/ business," Lo is quick to drop, his easy demeanor starting to slip with a long speculative look Jaya's way. "But thanks for offering," he adds, his gaze returning back to Max with something glinting in his eyes. "It's clear I've interrupted something between you two," and fingers flick between beast manager and bar owner rapidly as he takes a step back. "Perhaps I will find another way to, ah, get what I need." Blue eyes settle on the dark haired woman, his gaze easily could be seen as one to unsettle, before he turns his gaze on Max and tips his head to him as if in farewell.
The interchange between farmer and bar owner is given only the barest appearance of interest with Max turning his attention back toward the bay mare currently trying to tug at his shirt sleeve. And while a hand unpockets to rub idly between Spring Breeze's ears as she drops her head further down over the stall door, dark eyes fix to Lorayit an open smirk in place for having finally rattled the man's cage, "Good luck with your quest to find the beast manager," he puts out with seemingly genuine intent, "If I see him around, I'll be sure to let him know you're looking for him." And no, he's not about to correct the farmer on whether or not he'd interrupted anything, letting him draw his own conclusions, for whatever reason.
Since neither is giving him slack, Lorayit merely accepts that fact with a nod and makes his unusual exit the same way he made his entrance. "Are you like this to /all/ newcomers?" Jaya levels wryly at Max as her gaze remains on Lo's retreating back. Waving in the farmer's direction, "Or do you just like giving folks a hard time?" Nevermind that she was doing the same, of course. She's willing to watch the man vanish before speaking again, turning her gaze towards Spring Breeze since it has the beast manager's attention. "I guess I should be getting back," she says then after the lingering pause, her mission at the stables, clearly, a failure.
With barely a glance in the departing man's direction, Max's words appear to go toward the mare rather than Jaya, "Only the ones that make me twitchy." Her next comment draws a faint smirk from him and he sets a short edged grin onto the dark haired woman, "You want I should run after him and throw myself at his feet begging for a second chance?" a light snort meets the likelihood of that ever happening. "Tell you what," that smirk re-appearing, "seeing as how you all are such good friends," sardonic there, "why don't –you- go running after him and apologize for the unruly behavior of the impolite stablehand, hmm?" Specifically designating himself that title with a vaguely pointed look going the bar owner's way for keeping his position unknown to the farmer for the time being. Only toward the end does the slight edge of regret slip into his expression, words and tone more sincere, "Sorry you had to find out this way." That her barmaid had been lying to her.
"There are ones that actually make /you/ twitchy?" Jaya hitches up a brow at that, which is probably not seen by the beast manager. "And he might actually like that little act, if you perform it." Lips quirk at Max talking about her and Lo being 'such good friends', the woman brushing a strand of dark hair from her face at it in non-chalance. "He's a bit forward, but he seems alright," she puts out there on the farmer, having met him before. Eyes on Max now, "He'll figure out who you are, eventually, /stablehand/," she notes with open amusement now at him. "Twitchy or not." She steps away from the stall and him then, his last words drawing silence from the bar owner. She clearly just doesn't know what to make of the Telgari, her frown echoing in her choice of words. "I'm sure she has an explanation. I'll talk to her, get to the bottom of it." Easy.
At any other time he might have clarified his use of the word twitchy, or put it in context. This however, does not seem to be one of those times for Max merely sends an echo of a smile to the woman in return. He does however quirk an amused brow for her next, "He some kind of girly-boy then?" and then a low chuckle shorts out, "Thought you liked forward, darlin'." Shoulders move in a seemingly indifferent shrug to the farmer eventually finding out his true designation, "More'n likely." Setting to the task of rolling his sleeves up now, a fine set of raked lines being revealed down his one forearm, the beast manager merely nods to her words of having a chat with her employee not about to harp on the subject of putting eyes on the barmaid in question. Instead he offers a simple though dubious sounding, "Good luck with that.'
"He claims to be not," Jaya answers on the farmer and whether or not he's a girly-boy, the corner of her mouth lifting at that. "And I do - like forward. Sometimes. I like to be the one being forward." There's a shrug matching that admittance, and the bar owner's turning to start making her exit as well. Her eyes do catch his arms, her brows furrowing at what she's seeing, but when she meets his eyes she doesn't make comment on it. Instead, a hand lifts up in a stilted wave, "See you around, Max," she drawls in the sudden thoughtful mood put upon her, clutching the bonded stack of hides close as she starts to head out of the stables. Over her shoulder, "Save that dress for me, shuga." Smirk.
Amusement continues to hover over whether or not the farmer is of the more effeminate variety of male or not and then slips away into a contemplative look over words of being forward but he says nothing of it. With a quick smile, there and gone again Max finishes rolling up his sleeves and lifts a hand in idle farewell, "Fair trading, Jaya." Having turned as she did, to head back to his office, a soft snort is all that meets her comment over the non-existent dress.
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