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Episode 17: Emotional Freedom
The most important freedom of all.
Why do we want what we want? Why do we want a certain car, more money, good schools for our children, a better physique, etc?
Many people say it's going to help them achieve something. But actually it's about a feeling – it's going to make them feel successful, accomplished, like they are making a difference.
Freedom is an emotion.
In this episode, host Niel Malan explains why emotional freedom is the most important of the Five Freedoms.
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Elite Entrepreneur Show, episode number 17. Today we are going to continue with our series on freedom. I'm going to talk to you about the most important freedom of all: emotional freedom.
If you are new to the show, welcome. We believe that elite entrepreneurs become elite because of a certain mindset and a massive amount of education that you need to succeed and to thrive in a dynamic and changing world. So welcome and let's dive straight in.
Let me ask you a question: Why do we want what we want? Why do we want to have a certain car? Why do we want to send our kids to private school? Why do we want to have a lean body and possibly some abs and maybe a tight bum? If you really think about it, why is it that we want those things?
Well, you know a lot of people would say, well, it's going to help me to achieve another goal. But then the question is, why do I want another goal? So a lot of people would say to me, "I want to have financial freedom". I would say, "Why do you want that?" And they will say, "Well, I'm going to be able to spend more time as my kids and be able to take care of my kids better".
So I ask why is that important? And then at some point, people will say, "Well, it's going to make me feel like I'm a good parent". It always ends in a feeling, or it's going to make me feel successful. It's going to make me feel accomplished. It's going to make me feel like I'm going to make a difference in this world.
Most of the time we acquire resources, we do so because we perceive it's going to make us feel a particular way. What is freedom, really? Freedom is an emotion more than anything else. It's a state of being. I can prove it to you.
Have you ever seen some people that seem to have an abundance of resources, they've got a huge amount of money, they've got a lot of success in business, they have a lot of friendships, but they seem miserable? Have you ever seen the angry rich guy?
Well, the question is why did those people go and acquire all that wealth and all those resources in the first place? They perceived at some level it's going to increase their happiness, but it didn't.
Where a lot of people go wrong with this conversation is they say that the money is the cause of the unhappiness. But actually, the two have nothing to do with one another. I'm going to really try to quantify this in this episode today. But the point is that the acquisition of resources, the attainment of goals does not necessarily lead to emotional freedom. You could have emotional entrapment even when you have all the other freedoms that we spoke about. You can have complete location freedom, time freedom, financial freedom, etc, but still be miserable. That's entirely possible. Trust me, and I've seen this happen more often than what you would realize.
The opposite is also true. I mean, have you ever seen someone that has very, very little? In fact, I'll tell you a story real quick. I have this gardener, a guy from Malawi. This guy always had a smile on his face and he really had very little means. He came to work on a Thursday morning and he always had a big smile on his face. He was always happy, always cheerful, always jovial. I remember the one time he finished a little bit late. We were putting some new plants in my garden. I offered to go drop him off at the taxi rank where they catch a ride back home, basically. We were running a little bit late and as we stopped, we saw that there was transportation waiting for him right there. This guy had the biggest smile on his face. He looked radiant. He ran over the streets and he was like, "Thank you so much". He was so cheerful.
I thought to myself, isn't it interesting how someone with so little can have so much? You see, that man had emotional freedom, even though he had such little resources. So it's entirely possible to have emotional freedom even when we don't have freedom and all other areas.
I believe emotional freedom is a standalone topic. Is it influenced by the other freedoms? Absolutely. But is it a requisite to have all the other freedoms and to have all other resources to have emotional freedom? Absolutely not.
Our mind is a great trickster and we have to be aware of this. You see, one of the greatest tragedies in life is that what we believe will make us happy, what we believe will make us feel better, often doesn't.
I'll give you another example, a totally different example. There is a lot of research that shows that when people become very stressed, the people's tendencies – and I'm including myself in this – the tendency is to do things that actually make it worse. The tendency is to eat more. The tendency is to exercise less. If someone is a smoker, which thank heavens I'm no longer, they would smoke more. If someone drinks a lot of alcohol, which I also don't, they would often drink more. They would often turn to either substances or television or spending time online or playing video games or something like that to feel better. The paradox is every single one of those things I just mentioned makes it worse.
Guess what are the things that help the most? Eating the green stuff, going to exercise, going to the gym, being social, going out, calling on friends, even if you are feeling miserable and you don't want to be seen in public. Our minds often tell us that the destructive stuff is the good stuff, but it isn't.
We don't always have very good perspective as to what will give us a level of emotional freedom. So I believe it warrants a full discussion. Before I get into what I believe is emotional freedom or what leads to it, I want to talk to you a little bit about resources. Why do we have resources?
What are resources? Resource is money, it's cars, houses, it's stuff, right? As you know by now, if you've been following my show for any period of time… And by the way, if you haven't watched or listened to episode number 12, I highly recommend that you go and do that before continuing with this one. Go to www.eliteinc.com/12. There I spoke about people believe that they have to choose between money and happiness. I often hear this, would you rather have money or would you rather have happiness? What I said in episode 12 is this is a stupid question. That's like saying, do I want a left leg or right leg? Have both, okay? They serve different purposes. I think it's really important, really important that you understand this.
The pursuit of happiness does not mean you shouldn't pursue resources. It doesn't mean that. Have both. And I'll tell you why. There is a relationship between money and happiness, up to about $70 000 per year. There is a massive body of work on this where they found, if people have more money, if they have greater financial resources, is there a link to happiness? And it is. Up to when people earn about $70 000 in the United States. I'm pretty sure in other parts of the world it's a different number. That's where I was able to find the research. So up to that point, there is a direct relationship. If you earn more, you are doing it for the happiness, but why? It's because you can do more.
You've got more freedoms in other areas of your life, right? But after that, it doesn't necessarily influence happiness anymore. So the question is, why would you then pursue earnings beyond $70 000 if it doesn't lead to happiness? Because it allows you to do all sorts of other things that indirectly influence happiness.
I'll give you an example. I'm currently watching on Netflix, I'm watching this brilliant series on Bill Gates. A lot of it goes about the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation that delves into what sort of issues they tackle in society to try and make things better. So for example, they were talking about polio, strive to eradicate polio and trying to create clean energy and so forth.
That's only possible because they have financial resources. It's only possible because he has invested in his own mind and his own education for a very long period of time. He developed a brand that's just superior. He is an elite entrepreneur because he invests in his own mind. If you know anything about Bill Gates, you know how much he studies, how much he learns.
He built relationships. You see what I mean? So he is able to have an impact on the world because of his financial resources, because of his resources and business. That's one reason why. Other reasons why is purely just to have security. Other reasons why it's good for the economy when entrepreneurs build businesses and having profit as a consequence of building a good businesses, It's a just good sign of good business.
My point is it's still absolutely important to pursue the acquisition and accumulation of resources, you know what I mean? Because you are able to make a bigger difference in this world and you are able to have a bigger impact. You are able to provide for your family and you are able to have security where your mind isn't trapped by constantly worrying about money. But the purpose isn't happiness. Do you understand what I mean? So I don't want you to ever get stuck in this questioning process of money or happiness. Have both. That's the short answer to that question.
Now let's go into how you achieve emotional freedom. First of all, there are two aspects. There is emotional entrapment and then there is emotional freedom. The opposite of the one doesn't necessarily lead to the other.
For example, the absence of entrapment doesn't necessarily lead to greater levels of happiness and greater levels of happiness don't necessarily lead to the opposite of entrapment. So we have to understand what keeps us slaves emotionally and we have to understand what makes us feel free emotionally.
I'll tell you some of the big things that I've noticed. Now, I'm not a psychologist and I'm definitely not a specialist on emotional wellbeing. These are just my own observations, but they are specific to entrepreneurs. Some of it is generically applicable. Some of it is definitely applicable to entrepreneurs.
I was having a chat with a really good friend of mine a couple of days ago who is running a very successful financial services firm. He started a company from nothing, up to 600 employees and their company is doing incredibly well and he is also finding himself a little bit stretched because he is involved in so many aspects of his business.
He said to me the other day, "Niel, you know, I'm such a people pleaser. I go and help everybody, you know? And what I find is I often get myself to a point where I'm so burned out, so stressed out and so stretched that it's very hard for me to take care of myself."
I think a lot of entrepreneurs can relate to that. We often don't have an awareness how we are feeling. We often don't have an awareness of how we are doing. Our awareness is what problem should I solve next?
If someone shows up, an employee shows up and there is a problem, boom, you dive in and you solve it. If your partner shows up, there is a problem, boom. You dive in and you show up. And by the way, men, the biggest paradox in this world is if your wife or your girlfriend tells you there is a problem, the opposite of what you should be doing is solve the problem. You should listen. That's the toughest thing in my entire life. My brain is still trying to wrap that up. But anyway, just a little bit of fun.
The point is that often entrepreneurs, we stretch ourselves. We love what we do, but we sometimes have imbalance, an imbalance in terms of we don't know how to take care of ourselves. We don't know how to take care of ourselves physically sometimes, but mostly we don't know how to take care of ourselves emotionally.
So not having that in check can lead to emotional entrapment. It can make one feel trapped even though you've got everything that you always wanted. I promise you, I'm guilty of this all the time. I would go and get… The business will be cooking, money is flowing and everything is great. I've got a large amount of freedom, but I still feel emotionally stressed. I feel tied up with commitments and that does not give me a feeling of emotional freedom. But guess what the cause is of that. It's not the business. It's, here, right? So that's one aspect of it.
I think another aspect of it is stress, chronic stress about money, about cash flow, about trying to make sure that we can pay the bills… definitely lead to emotional entrapment. I think that's why financial freedom is important for a lot of people.
I've come 100% to the belief that when people say that they want financial freedom, that's not really what they want. They want the absence of financial stress. That's actually what people want. Because I've asked thousands of people why they want more money? The answer generally is I don't want to stress. I don't want to stress about money. Financial fear. But guess what? It's impossible. It's completely possible to double your earnings from where you are right now.
Statistically, it's shown that the lifestyle doubles as well. And guess what? The financial stress follows you. So having more resources doesn't guarantee the absence of stress. No. We have to manage that we keep our spending the same and that we start building up cash reserves so that you don't have the financial stress. I mean, for me personally, I've got a very different view to most people when it comes to money. Most financial guys, they will start talking to you immediately about investment. They will tell the save more, which I do agree with 1000% and then they say invest that money.
The reason why they are saying invest the money is because ultimately if you invest long enough into different asset classes, you start getting passive income that overrides your monthly expenses, which according to Robert Kiyosaki, is the definition of financial freedom. But I tell you there is a big part of this equation that has to do with emotional freedom. And I think that's often what people don't acknowledge.
For me, nothing beats cash. Nothing beats cash. Why? Because on an emotional level it reduces my stress levels. What do I mean by cash? What I mean my cash is having cash reserves available in your business bank account to cover payroll. It's called a burn rate. So if you stopped selling today, if there is no more money coming in, how many months, how many days, weeks, months can you cover all of your fixed expenses? That's called a burn rate.
The longer your burn rate, the lower your stress levels are going to be. Bill Gates had a policy that said they always have to have one year cash in account and if they get close to that, they can't use that money for investment in further projects or products or whatever the case can be. They have to make a plan. They must go and raise more capital or sell more or something, but he wants one year cash in account.
Can you imagine your business when you have one year's worth of cash to cover payroll, to cover all of the expenses sitting in your account? Can you imagine what absence of stress you are going to have? How it frees up creativity. How it frees up mental resources. Imagine you've got that in your business, but now also imagine you've got that in your own personal account.
A lot of us prematurity, I think start investing our money into illiquid asset. For example, a lot of my mates are big into property. They jumped in and their balance sheets are huge. Their cash flow is an absolute shocker. Guess what? That balance sheet doesn't reduce stress. It doesn't reduce stress. It increases stress. Why? Because when interest rates are going up and tenants are defaulting and the municipalities are hiking rates, guess what? The financial equation changes and it causes more stress. Do you understand?
So for me, cash is king. For me, I build up cash in the business and I build up cash in my own personal account because the same applies. I should be able to, for one full year, not earn a cent and I have enough money in my account where I can live the same, the exact same lifestyle today without compromising travel, without compromising quality schooling for the kids or anything like that. One year, I should be able to cover all my expenses.
So what I do? I do build up cash first before I invest. That cash sits in account. It sets an interest bearing account where I'm earning 5%, 6%, 7% on it and I don't invest it. It's just sitting there. A lot of people are like, "Niel, are you nuts? You are money isn't working for you". Do you know what it is doing? It is reducing my stress levels for me and I'll take that any day, thank you very much. But that's just me. I'm not a financial planner. I'm not a financial advisor. It's just a different way of thinking about it.
Coming back to stress levels, so managing and reducing stress and starting with financial stress is a really big factor. I tell you there is another massive factor, which is fear. I think that we spent way too much of our lives living in fear, living in worry, living in a state of anxiety. It's not entirely a bad thing. I think fear does serve a purpose. A lot of people poo-poo it and say, feel the fear and do it anyway. There is a degree of truth to it, but fear serves a purpose. It makes you alert to things. It helps you to pay attention to things. It helps you to stay vigilant. So I don't think that fear and anxiety doesn't have a place. I think that there is a place, but you don't want to live in that space. You don't want to live in a state of perpetual worry, a state of perpetual fear.
I've got an uncle, for example, who is exceptionally wealthy and this guy just lives in fear most of his life, and he is so rich. But some part of him, it's just not enough. The not enough isn't driven by greed. It's driven by fear. It's driven by, "Oh my God, what if I lose things?" That's an unhealthy perspective to have. I think we want to put a bit of a lid on fear and make sure it doesn't control us. So that's on the one side that. That's what we want to try and get away from. But what should we move towards? What should we put our minds on? What should we focus on? I believe some of the factors that can the most meaningfully and immediately impact your sense and my sense of emotional freedom are the following.
The first is, pursue meaning. It has often been said… Steve Jobs said it. He said that it's so hard running a business that unless it's meaningful to you, you won't have the resilience, you won't have the staying power to see it through and to build something incredible. It has to be deeply meaningful to you. It has to be something that makes you feel gratified. It has to be something that makes you feel like you are going to make a difference. That's why on the previous episode when I spoke about impact freedom, I believe it's such a huge contributor to emotional freedom, because I've just seen this for myself. If I'm really connected with helping you guys, talking to you guys, creating content and passing on knowledge and value and empowering people, it just feels unbelievable.
Even if you are having difficult times and you are going through struggles and strains in other areas of your life, it's still exceptionally powerful to have a vocation that's meaningful.
So I believe one should pursue meaning above all else as far as your career is concerned, as far as everything else is concerned. Do work that's meaningful to you. Do you work that is personally enriching, personally enhancing. There is no worse death than doing work every day that you don't find meaningful. I use the word death meaningfully because if you physically die, you die only once. If you inside every day die, when you go to work that you hate and you work with people that you dislike, and you do work begrudgingly, you are dying every single day.
It's not something that happens once. It's something that happens daily. How do you solve that problem? You pursue meaningful work.
The next thing is a feeling of flow. Now, flow is a very interesting subject. There is a book called Flow written by a guy called Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Flow is the lack of awareness of what you are busy with.
Let me explain it to you. Have you ever been in a situation where you got completely lost in your work or in a conversation and hours later you emerge and you look at your watch and say, "Oh my goodness, where did the time go?" Well, guess what? You were in a feeling of flow. Flow is when you are deeply engaged in the work that you do. You find it meaningful. You find it interesting. You find it challenging. That's also really important. It's really important that you do challenging work because it puts you into a state of flow.
Now, I want to address a little bit of a paradox here real quick, which I'm really going to address in episode number 18. The paradox between some of the stuff that I've been teaching you is to have freedom – have time freedom, location freedom, et cetera. One would often think, what would you do with all that extra time? For me, it's to spend more time doing meaningful work and being in a state of flow rather than in a state of pure holiday mode.
Listen, I've done that. I've retired before and I spent a couple of months just being on holiday. You become miserable. You become a menace. You become bored. You apply yourself to all sorts of things that just… it doesn't lead to a meaningful life.
At the end of the day, you want to stay busy, but do you want to stay busy doing meaningful work. If that meaningful work for you is spending time with your kids and then you go to work, that's cool. If meaning for you is spending time at the animal shelter or working with children or other nonprofits that you feel passionate about, that's great. If meaningful work for you is helping entrepreneurs like I've got the privilege to do, or other communities, that's great, but you want to stay busy. You don't want to not stay busy. You want to challenge yourself. You want to constantly pursue challenges. That's really important. You don't want a life that has the opposite of challenge. Challenge isn't what makes you stressed. Stress is what makes you stress. It's the stuff we already addressed earlier.
Setting challenges for yourself in areas that are meaningful is highly engaging. So a state of flow is a beautiful thing because you don't have awareness of, "I'm not enjoying what I'm doing or when is this work on an end, when is this meeting going to end?" You are deeply engaged and that's a very powerful state of being. There is a lot that's written on this topic, so I'm not going to have enough time in this episode to really talk about how you get yourself into a state of flow.
Maybe I'll do an episode on this going forward, but it's a really powerful state. In fact, if I had to recommend a book to you, there is a book called Bold by Peter Diamandis. In one of his chapters he talks about… how to activate the state of flow, brilliant.
The next topic is gratitude, gratitude. So my good friend, Dr. John Demartini wrote a whole book on the power of gratitude. When you spend time feeling truly grateful for what you have in your life, you become wealthy.
I first heard the statement by Tony Robbins and at the time that I heard it I was physically broke and I said, "Listen, I hear what you are saying, but I'll have the money first. Thank you."
But what he said was true. He said that the quickest way to be wealthy is to be emotionally wealthy. And the quickest way to be emotionally wealthy is to spend time being grateful. I think it's something that we have to be proactive about. Gratitude for most people doesn't just show up. Problems just show up because they grab attention. They grab your mind much more so than what's great.
There is a really interesting reason for this. Our brains are hardwired to focus on problems. I don't know if you know this, but biologically, our brains are much more geared towards focusing on problems and what's wrong than what's right. I can tell you there is a very practical reason for it. I thought about it one day and I thought, why is that? I read about this thing called the Zeigarnik effect, which the psychologist with the surname name of Zeigarnik spoke about why our brains are much more responsive to things where there is no closure, where there are open loops, where there is danger. Her feeling was that it's a survival mechanism. So I thought about it and I thought, you know, it's really true.
Imagine the day in the caveman. You go out and you are the optimist, you are in a state of eternal gratitude. You go out for a hunt and you are just purely enjoying the sun and feeling great about life or whatever. And there is a little rustle, you know, there is a little noise in the bushes there, but you kind of ignore that because you are in a state of abundance. And a saber tooth tiger jumps out and eats you for lunch and you are dead, a very grateful dead person. That's maybe a bit overly dramatic, but do you understand what I'm saying? For survival, your brain had to immediately block out everything else and focus just on that danger. Why is it that little rustle of the leaves, you know that noise? What is it? And you had to immediately respond to that whole thing.
So biologically, we are designed to be much more responsive to things that are wrong.
Listen, how many things are wrong in this world? That's why I block out news. Again, a lot of people accuse me of being ignorant and I don't care what people say. That's their problem, not mine. My feeling is the more time I spend reading newspapers, the more bad news comes in. The more time I watch television, the more bad news comes in. I haven't had cable television (in South Africa we call it DStv) for three years because it's rubbish. Spending time on news websites, I block it out. Why? Because I want to control what goes in. I read books, I go to conferences, I listen to podcasts because I want to focus on the areas that I want to develop my brain in. Because I know if I allow a lot of the problems to come in, my brain would get obsessed with it. And that's why so many people are so negative.
It's the weirdest thing. I'm in South Africa at this point, as many of you guys know, and we've got a lot of problems around here. Then I look at some of my friends in the US and they are not necessarily in a better state of emotional well-being, but their relative level of safety, etc, is significantly better than ours. But over there, there are also problems. You know, there is Trump and there is the Chinese trade situation and so forth. Then you go to the UK and there is Brexit. You know what I mean? Everywhere there are these problems. And the problem is that if we allow the problems to dominate our minds, that becomes our reality.
The best way to offset this problem, this challenge is to be in a state of gratitude, because the more we focus on what's right, the less space there is for things that aren't right. But it's a proactive effort. In the same way as what you've got to go for a shower every single day, you've got to every day practice gratitude.
It's so funny. Once I was listening to this interview and there is this guy wrote the book called Scam and he basically said the whole self-development industry is a scam. All the guys that he interviewed said, "But why do you say that?" He said, "Well, it doesn't last. You go to this motivational seminar and you feel all pumped up for three days and then you come back and reality strikes and you are right back to where you were. It doesn't work".
The best retort, the best retort ever was the co-author from Chicken Soup for the Soul, a guy called Mark Victor Hansen. He said, "Listen, let me ask you a question". The guy said, "Sure". He said, "Do you shower every day?" He says, "Of course I shower". He said, "Why?" He said, "Well, every day some muck and sweat and whatever builds up". He said, "But you showered yesterday. Why would you…?" He said, "Because you get dirty during the day?" He said, "Well, that's just the same as what self-development is. Whoever said you are going to do your seminar once and for the rest of your life you are going to spend time in eternal bliss. It doesn't work like that. The world is full of muck and grime. It comes and sits on you. You've got to take a mental shower every day the same as a physical shower."
The guy was completely silent, like he couldn't come back from that. And I loved it. I was like doing a silent applause. I was like, whew. I'm not talking about motivational thinking or positive thinking. I'm talking just about gratitude. What are you grateful for? Another point… There are two more points. I know it's quite a long episode. Then I've got to run. I've got a meeting starting just now.
Another factor I believe that leads incredibly, contributes hugely to emotional freedom is taking risks. I'm going to qualify this. Fear happens as a result of fantasies that happen in one's mind, right? So I'm worried this thing is going to happen. This bad thing is going to happen and therefore my mind tells me, listen, there is danger on the horizon. Until I go and do it and then there is no danger on the horizon anymore. You know, it's a little bit like if you are in the dark and you have this nightmare. You know, the boogeyman is everywhere until you switch on the light, and then the boogeyman is gone.
I think taking risks is often like that. I think taking risks in life, taking risks in love, taking risks in business it makes you resourceful. It makes you better because when the risk doesn't pan out… sometimes it doesn't always pan out, sometimes there is a downside. You learn, I can cope with it, I can survive with it, I'm still cool. But more often than not, you actually get the goal accomplished and you become better in the process and it's engaging and it's fun. It makes you stronger. I think we should all take more risks more often.
I'm not talking about being dumb. You know Richard Branson says you've got to protect the downside and I believe that. You can't just go and do stupid risks. You've got to take small risks. But take them often because it makes you stronger emotionally, mentally and physically.
And then my friends, the final one before I sign off for today is relationships. The number one factor that will influence your state of happiness and health in life, emotional health in life is relationships. Massive amount of research has been done on this, absolutely conclusive. The relationships you have in your life, the quality of the relationships that you have in your life will more than anything else, determine how you feel about your life. There is nothing that will influence how you feel more about it. So make sure that your relationships with your partner, with your spouse, with your kids are solid and sound, and make sure your business relationships are also great.
Guys, I know it has been a very, very long show and you can see I'm very passionate about this topic, but I want to know what you think. I want you to go to www.eliteinc.com/17 and tell me, how do you feel emotionally? How do you feel emotionally? Do you feel that there are areas in your life where you feel stuck emotionally that doesn't necessarily have to do with the outside world? You may be carrying resentment towards someone else and you can't let go of that anger. You maybe have almost unrealistic fears about things. Or are there things that you do that emotionally make you feel free even though you may not be free in other areas of your life?
I want to know what you think. I want to know what your questions are, so please join us in the conversation. Go to www.eliteinc.com/17 and please comment. I love reading your comments and even if I don't always reply, I always read them and I really appreciate them. Thank you very much.
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Finally folks, I want to just tell you I appreciate you. Thank you so much for tuning in. If you are watching me right now or listening to me speak on a podcast, it means that you stayed the entire episode. I don't take it for granted. I know your time is valuable. Well done on educating yourself. Thank you for joining the conversation. I appreciate you and I'll see you on episode number 18 where I'm going to round up the topic of freedom. I'll see you on the next one.


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JCVD plays Chance, a bad fucking dude scraping by on the streets with just his kicks and one glorious greasy mullet that would make even Eriq La Salle's soul glow. Lance Henriksen plays Emil Fouchon that Wikipedia describes as a wealthy sportsman "who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation". Who doesn't like to hunt homeless men from time to time? Enter Natasha Binder, one hot mama. Well, Fouchon ends up playing his cat and mouse game with her daddy and her daddy bites the dust. Chance ends up teaming up with Natasha later to play detective and find her daddy. For some reason, Chance knows every goddamn person in the bayou. Well, they find out daddy's dead and Fouchon is now hunting them, but Fouchon doesn't know he's fucking with one Hard Target.
Later, the Quaker Oats guy shows up to whoop some henchmen ass. Special guest appearance by Imhotep himself, too. Little known fact, this movie was tentatively titled The Mummy Zero: Bad Asses on the Bayou. So, if you guys and your boyfriends are looking for some rattle snake abuse, then kick back while JCVD kicks some ass and spouts off some homophobe jokes that wouldn't fly these days. You won't regret it.


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Qimam is a fellowship program supported by a coalition of leading national and international companies that aims to identify, develop, and empower the most promising and distinguished university students in and from Saudi Arabia to achieve their full potential.
Qimam provides its fellows with one-on-one mentorship from senior public and private sector leaders, leadership training by professionals from renowned companies, visits to the Saudi Arabian offices of leading national and international companies, membership in the Qimam Alumni Network, and an award for their distinctiveness upon completion of the program during a high-profile ceremony. It will also share profiles of fellows with leading HR executives in KSA to facilitate their career opportunities.
The Qimam Fellowship was created based on the belief that Saudi Arabia is rich with extraordinary talent and that developing such talent is one of the best investments for a brighter future. In its inaugural year in 2018, more than 13,000 candidates applied to the program, of which 50 were admitted following a very rigorous evaluation process, including two in-person interviews by senior leaders from the public and private sector. More than 18,000 candidates applied in 2019. Profiles of our first Alumni batch from the 2018 program can be reviewed here and our second Alumni batch from the 2019 program can be reviewed here. Thoughts of our executive partners and our Alumni about their experience with the Qimam Fellowship are available here.
Qimam was founded by McKinsey & Company and Dr. Annas Abedin, a McKinsey Alumnus and entrepreneur, and it is funded by McKinsey & Company.
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Since 2018, more than 300 senior leaders from the public and private sector have generously volunteered their time to provide one-on-one mentorship and career guidance to our fellows, or to conduct in-person interviews with shortlisted applicants. These executives include:
The Qimam fellowship program in 2020 takes place over a 12-day period in-person in Riyadh, during which all of the benefits outlined below will be provided. All of these benefits will be provided by Qimam completely free of charge, including all costs for travel and accommodation.
In-person leadership training by executives and accomplished professionals from leading companies as well as workshops on how you can build a successful career in the area of your choice.
One-on-one sessions with at least three leading executives to get personalized input and guidance for your career plan. In addition to that, numerous other opportunities for you to directly engage and network with outstanding leaders (e.g., during the training sessions, the company visits, or the award ceremony). Click here for an excerpt of leaders who have volunteered to support the Qimam Fellowship since 2018.
Company visits
Field visits to leading companies in KSA, including Seera Group, Al-Khaleejiah, Careem, Cisco, General Electric, Ma'aden, McKinsey, STC, and others, which will provide you with a behind-the-scenes look at how these companies operate, an opportunity to engage with and learn from their top executives, and a perspective on career paths in these companies.
Recognition with the Qimam Award for High-Potential Leaders. The awards will be given at a high-profile ceremony on the final day of the program and will be attended by our corporate partners and other dignitaries from the public and private sectors (thoughts of our executive partners about their experience with the Qimam Fellowship are available here).
Building important and long-lasting connections with other program participants who share your ambitions and passions. After graduating from Qimam, you will all become a member of the Qimam Alumni Network, which will enable you to remain connected with each other as you go on to become leaders in your respective fields. The network will keep growing year after year with each new incoming class of Qimam fellows (click here to review the profiles of the Qimam Alumni of 2018 and here to review the profiles of the Qimam Alumni of 2019).
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After completing the training, we will publish your profile on the Qimam website and share it with leading HR managers and executives in Saudi Arabia. This will enable them to learn about you and reach out to you for potential internship or job opportunities. See here the profile book that we shared with top executives for our Class of 2018 and here for our class of 2019. The profile books are also available on our website here for our our Class of 2018 and here for our Class of 2019.
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August 27, 2019 8:11 am,
Blockchain technology has revolutionized the IT and other Industrial sectors in a big way. The unending advantages and stunning security features of blockchain technology made many industries to adopt this.
The opportunities in the blockchain field are increasing day by day. The requirement and demand for blockchain experience and knowledge has reached sky-high.
Firstly, let's discuss what is Blockchain?
To people who are not relevant to the blockchain, it is a collection of blocks or records interconnected in the form of a chain to store data is called blockchain. The strong and secure encryption of blockchain makes it distinctive from others. This technology secures data and prevents hacking and other manipulations.
At the starting phase of this technology, no one showed interest in this technology, but slowly it grabbed people's attention with its features and potential. Blockchain offers impenetrable security and secures every bit of transactions and their data. This has been acknowledged and appreciated by several industries.
Blockchain technology also allows businesses to lessen the charges for transfers and transactions. It fosters a faster and smoother exchange because it diminishes the need for a third-party.
This attracted several industries and started building apps basing blockchain technology. This created jobs in this sector for many young and talented aspirants.
Technical skills are crucial to spot a job in blockchain universe, several job listings require candidates with hard skills, including machine learning, java, python, C/C++, artificial intelligence, and amazon web services.
However, there are several opportunities for non-techies too. Employers also consider candidates with soft skills, such as creativity, communication, and problem-solving, and who are self-motivated, team players and entrepreneurial.
To give you more information about job roles and their pay in blockchain technology, one of our friends from Mrdesigner.org has developed an infographic. Please, share your thoughts on our infographic.


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Onboard Application Engineer
Onboard Application Engineer
At Bombardier Transportation, our trains and rail solutions move millions of people safely and reliably around the world, every single day. Join us, and you'll be part of a global team, sharing knowledge, experience and ideas across countries and cultures, and boosting our reputation as a global leader in rail technology. Your work will have a truly human impact, connecting communities, cities and businesses, and helping people to get where they need to be. It's all about progress.
Onboard Application Engineer
for our location in Stockholm, Sweden
The main purpose of this role is to integrate the Onboard Automatic Train Protection System (ATP) into a specific vehicle.
Since this is an integration of a safety critical system, a great portion of your work will be electrical design, creating schematics, write installation/de-installations manuals, analysing and documenting requirements.
- Development and integration of electrical systems throughout the entire development lifecycle.
- Produce electrical schematics, drawings and defining the bill of materials.
- Produce documents needed for the creation of safety cases and release info about the onboard system integration.
- Field surveys and data management including vehicle investigations.
- Produce the deviation reports based on deviations from the Technical Specification.
- Interfacing with different stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Participate in bid estimation work for new potential contracts
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
- Relevant previous experience in system design, interpreting requirements and writing documentation.
- Experience using one or several schematic drawing programs.
- Experience of ERTMS or other safety-critical systems is highly valued.
- Knowledge of job-specific tools (Synergy, Doors, others may apply) is an advantage.
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to a dynamic business environment.
- Swedish and English language skills required.
- Willing to travel (nationally and international).
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Bombardier Transportation is a global mobility solution provider leading the way with the rail industry's broadest portfolio. It covers the full spectrum of solutions, ranging from trains to sub-systems and signalling to complete turnkey transport systems, e-mobility technology and data-driven maintenance services. Combining technology and performance with empathy, Bombardier Transportation continuously breaks new ground in sustainable mobility by providing integrated solutions that create substantial benefits for operators, passengers and the environment. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Bombardier Transportation employs around 39,850 people and its products and services operate in over 60 countries.
Bombardier is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, National, or Local Laws.
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John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad
A number of people asked me about Robert T. Kiyosaki and his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. When I said I didn't think he was a real-estate guru, they insisted he was. Several told me I would like him, that he preaches a message like mine. Eager to find such a guru, I bought his book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, in a bookstore.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is one of the dumbest financial advice books I have ever read. It contains many factual errors and numerous extremely unlikely accounts of events that supposedly occurred.
Kiyosaki is a salesman and a motivational speaker. He has no financial expertise and won't disclose his supposed real estate or other investment success.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad contains much wrong advice, much bad advice, some dangerous advice, and virtually no good advice.
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State, Local Governments Lead Wage Hike Charge
Elected lawmakers who oppose minimum wages hikes often belittle their effectiveness. But the more than 5 million workers who saw their pay go up this week due to local and state increases probably see it a lot differently.
The 19 states that raised their wage floors lifted pay for some 5.3 million workers nationally. Some will see their income rise by as much as $2 an hour or $1,300 a year. Eight of the increases reflect automatic adjustments for inflation, while six were due to state laws approved by lawmakers. The final six are the result of ballot measures backed by voters.
Meanwhile, workers in 24 U.S. cities and counties also experienced a wage hike with the dawning of 2019. Taken together, the minimum wage now surpasses the abysmal $7.25 an hour federal standard in 29 states.
The country's local and state governments are laboratories of democracy and ones where elected officials can fine tune ideas and policies. One of the best that started there is the $15 minimum wage that took off after a handful of cities adopted it.
Seattle stands at the forefront of this experiment, and faced criticism after one report made it seem workers were being hurt by the new policy. But an updated document issued late last year said city residents at the low end of the pay scale were doing better than they were before the minimum wage hike was instituted, even if working fewer hours. And that is not likely to change now that many are making $16 an hour under increases taking effect on Jan. 1.
Of course, Capitol Hill must get involved to fix the wage floor nationally. Although it is likely a difficult lift, House Democrats must lead the push in Congress to raise the federal minimum wage. The spending power of minimum wage earners has fallen 40 percent in the past five decades. As the National Low Income Housing Coalition detailed in a recent report, full-time minimum wage workers would need to work 2.5 full-time jobs in order to afford a one bedroom apartment in most of the U.S.
Meanwhile, corporate America continues to pocket huge profits while hardworking Americans see their paychecks remain flat or worse. While economy boosters like to point to the nation's low unemployment rate, that doesn't mean much when workers can't pay their bills.
Cost-of-living projections show that by 2024 workers nationwide will need at least a $15 an hour full-time job to afford life's basics. It's time for Congress to take up legislation that would allow more than 40 million workers to have more money to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads.


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Welcome to Panama City Beach West
Panama City Beach West is the gateway from the 30A area to Bay County. You'll seamlessly traverse from Inlet Beach straight through Camp Helen State Park and before you know it, you have stumbled upon the community of Carillon Beach. Lake Powell and Powell Inlet are the heart of this community, giving locals and visitors the opportunity to choose between saltwater and freshwater fishing or the chance to kayak, paddle board or just simply hang out on the sand and watch the dolphins play. This area is growing rapidly and many buyers love the middle ground opportunity to experience 30A as well as Pier Park and all that Panama City Beach has to offer.
Neighborhood KeywordsBeach Nightlife Upscale Parks & Recreation Family Friendly Condos Cottages Established Waterfront Views
The Panama City Beach West area offers resort living as well as single-family residences and developments popping up rapidly. Homeowners are made up of a mix of families, empty nesters and investors.
A mixture of family beach life and amenity infused resort life.
Great beaches with house in available at a lower price than other areas but not for long. This area is quickly growing in popularity with quality product moving fast.
The best of both worlds – proximity to 30A and Panama City Beach.
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Location, location, location! If you love to be in the center of numerous options, Panama City Beach West is best for you.
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Burglars steal cash during café break-in
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Thieves broke down the door of a Nailsea café and stole hundreds of pounds worth of tips.
Burglars forced their way in to Café 119, in Station Road, between Saturday afternoon and the early hours of Sunday morning while the owner was asleep upstairs.
They stole a £60 float for the till and took £300 worth of tips which had been collected by dedicated staff.
Owner Dean Sandy discovered the damage when he opened up the café on Sunday morning.
He said: "They kicked the back door down and get in.
"They just took some float money under and the box of tips, which was about £300. "The girls normally build it up until they need it and then share it out.
"They didn't ransack the place or trash it and nothing else was broken or taken.
"I live above the property so it feels a bit weird someone has broken in below and gone through the café when I was asleep upstairs.
"I feel a bit unsettled."
Dean took over the café in July 2016 and was due to install CCTV at the business later this week.
He also does not usually keep money at the premises.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to get in touch.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said: "We were called to reports that a café in Station Street, Nailsea, was broken into over the weekend.
"The break-in occurred between 4pm on March 2 and 9am on March 3.
"Entry was forced and a quantity of cash taken.
"Police enquiries into the incident are continuing.
"Anyone with information is asked to contact us, quoting reference 5219046461."
Dean is preparing to update the café and make it bigger by converting the upstairs flat into a seating area with separate rooms.
He also wants to open it as a bistro three nights a week, with an alcohol licence.
He said: "I've lived in Nailsea nearly all my life and I thought the town needed something new and local."
The changes are expected to take three months and Dean will also change the name of the business.
Dean took over the business from his mum Hazel Jarvis who ran it for 13 years and still works in the café.
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Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village
Metro Detroit Mommy will receive tickets to this event in exchange for this promotional post. All opinions expressed belong to those of the author. Your experience may differ.
Tis the season for creating traditions and memories. One of my favorite holiday memories is spending the evening at the Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village with my Mom, Dad and son. This was before I was married, well over fifteen years ago. I remember the food being fantastic and unique, as it always is at Eagle Tavern. There was music, candlelit tables, and joy, warmth and love filled the space and each one of the chairs were filled with friendly patrons whom we got to know during dinner. It was a great way to get in the Christmas spirit and we created memories to last a lifetime with our family.
Holiday Nights gives participants a chance to get in the Christmas mood by strolling the lantern lit streets of Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. Voted a top ten family holiday destination by USA Today and Reader's Digest, Holiday Nights is sure to leave you in the spirit.
Learn how traditions have evolved to those we still celebrate today, including the origins of drinking hot chocolate at the Giddings Family Home during the mid-1700s, popular stocking stuffers at the J.R. Jones General Store, to the early days of Christmas first being recognized as a national holiday inside Ford home, Edison Homestead and Sarah Jordan's Boarding House. Take home a bit of inspiration for your own holiday meals after watching holiday recipes come to life during the cooking demonstrations inside the historic kitchens.
You can read about Rachel's experience here: http://blog.metrodetroitmommy.com/2015/12/experience-holiday-nights-at-greenfield.html
You can enhance your experience by adding dinner at Eagle Tavern (not recommended for younger patrons) or choose the casual buffet-style holiday turkey dinner (perfect for kids) at A Taste of History where your children will have the opportunity to meet Santa. Both dinner packages sell out early, so it is best to get your tickets early.
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These contracts require the parties to work quite differently than in the old JCT ways. For instance, the procedure under the NEC contract for compensation events includes quite defined and tight timescales for notification, which can come as a bit of a shock to those not used to them. Under PPC2000 the multiparty nature of the contract and the collaborative way everyone is required to work means that newcomers to the contract have to relearn the relationships and processes.
It may be that the continuing high level of usage of the JCT forms explains why there is a tendency for people working under the newer contracts to slip back into doing things in the way they always have. One of the challenges for project teams using other contracts is to alter the way they think and operate.
Successful projects are those that recognise that initial contract training is not enough. To move away from the JCT process you need a long-term cultural change programme focused on people. It's a bit like driving a car. After you've turned the steering wheel and pointed the car round a bend, you can't take your hands off the wheel and congratulate yourself on a job well done. But that is what a lot of people expect to do when they adopt a new contract.
It is also important to deal with the myth that under NEC or PPC2000, in the partnering contract environment, the signed contract can be put away in the drawer. In fact, it's the opposite. When using a new contract it needs to be consulted frequently and used as a day-to-day management tool.
When using a new contract it needs to be consulted frequently and used as a day-to-day management tool
So it's good that one of the guiding principles of the NEC contract at the beginning was that it was to be written in "ordinary language" with an aim of clarity and simplicity. But there is a question as to whether it has managed to achieve this aim.
For example, look at the payment provisions under the "priced contract with bill of quantities" and how defective work is dealt with. Broadly, the contract says that the contractor gets paid for completed work. It then unhelpfully says: "In this clause, completed work means work without defects which would either delay or be covered by immediately following work." Apologies to the authors of NEC, but if I were a project manager looking to the contract to tell me whether to pay for a foundation base that might not be quite up to scratch, I do not think this would be too helpful.
I think what it means is that the "work" is viewed as an element, in this case foundations, and that this work is completed if it has been done AND has no defects or no defects that are either (1) to be covered up by the next phase of work or (2) are likely to delay work. So in the case of foundations where there is a defect, say in the starter bars for columns, the foundations would not be paid for as (1) they will be covered up by later works and (2) rectification is likely to cause delay. Presumably just one of these heads would be enough to qualify.
It was interesting that when I asked a couple of experienced NEC users what this clause meant, they couldn't tell me. Worse, when I asked how they dealt with defective work under NEC, they summed it up as "much the same as under the JCT contracts". That emphasises the need for a continuing cultural change process.
Andrew Hemsley is managing director of consulting at Cyril Sweett.


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Thanks for sharing a great post, it is surprising how quickly clothes mount up that you don't need and getting round to sorting them can seem like a huge job. Thanks for the encouragement to get sorted.ReplyDelete
It can seem endless can't it? Doing it as I go made such a difference to me rather then having to go through my whole wardrobe, of course a big weight change after giving up smoking turned it into a huge job anyway. Good luck with getting it done :o)Delete
Great tips! I am always struggling to keep my wardrobe under control. Stopping by from Treasure Box Tuesday.ReplyDelete
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I never heard that phrase "giving up means letting go" but after saying it in my head a few times, it totally makes sense with purging clothes! My husband and I went thought our clothes a few months back and we actually have a large box of SAVED shirts b/c of some meaning... Now I'm wondering why we have it. :/
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Fleimio at the IMM Cologne 1/2015
Fleimio exhibited its assortment at the Imm Cologne fair 19.–25th of January 2015. Fleimio stand E039 was in hall 11.1. Fleimio exhibited at the IMM for the first time.
Earlier Fleimio has exhibited e.g. on the Stockholm Furniture Fair, Ambiente, Habitare and Maison & Objet. You are able to check the photos of fair presentations on these fairs at www.pinterest.com/fleimio.
Fleimio was selected to the ZDF's Volle Kanne TV-programme telling about the newest trends from the furniture industry. TV-programme was shooter on the Fleimio stand on the 19th of January 2015.
The imm cologne is the most important furnishing show in the world's most important furnishing market. Right at the start of every year, it presents the new international furniture and interior trends and surprises visitors with numerous market-ready innovations. The huge depth and breadth of what's on show is combined with high standards of product presentation. The imm cologne also provides an effective platform for up-and-coming designers. Trade visitors appreciate its distinct business atmosphere and high standards of service and organisation. The days on which the fair is open to the general public give exhibitors ample opportunity to conduct product and market tests and allow consumers to gather information and ideas for future purchases. For one week in January and in close association with an extensive programme of events in the city of Cologne, it is the epicentre of the international furnishing and design world.


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The CLASSICS Act is Not a Reversal of Copyright Doctrine
As the world mourns the passing of Aretha Franklin, we need no further discussion about the value of recording artists. The anthem of a generation, Franklin's first hit, "Respect" was not written by her but by Otis Redding, who first recorded the song in 1965. But in 1967, Aretha made that song what it is—"owned it" as we say today—along with the work of producer Jerry Wexler, engineer Tom Dowd, and the studio musicians at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, including King Curtis, who gave us that instantly-recognizable saxophone solo, and who was murdered in 1971.
We also need no further evidence that the somewhat arbitrary line in copyright law, which places pre-1972 sound recordings in a class separate from those made after February of that year, has little to do with the timelessness of many recorded songs. Who knows how many times Aretha's records will be played over the coming decades via Sirius XM or Pandora or other non-interactive digital services, but is it truly unreasonable that these corporations should pay a license fee for that privilege? Is it wrong, for instance, that the heirs of engineer Tom Dowd, who passed away in 2002, receive some fraction of a royalty for his contributions to the sounds of Franklin, Coltrane, Mingus, Clapton, Charles, Rod Stewart, et al?
Some critics of the CLASSICS Act seem to think it is wrong on principle—that CLASSICS creates a royalty "windfall" that these authors never expected at the time in which they made these sound recordings. This is how copyright critic and scholar Annemarie Bridy described her antagonism toward CLASSICS via Twitter a couple weeks ago, and it is the reason she calls the bill a reversal of copyright doctrine. "My only dog in this fight is not wanting to see © created retroactively for existing works whose very existence is proof that their creators needed no copyright incentive for their creation. I see no doctrinal justification for it," Bridy tweeted.
And I wouldn't pick on one critic alone for her tweets except for the fact that I'm sure Bridy represents the views of many who feel likewise, despite the fact that her position—although posing as a statement of raw principle—is doctrinally unsound, historically inaccurate, just plain mean-spirited, and kinda dangerous as a rationale.
By dangerous, I mean to say that even if CLASSICS does represent a shift in legal doctrine (and I hold that it does not), why should this alone be an argument against its adoption? Doctrinal change is the reason Bridy has advanced degrees and a job at a university instead of being restricted to "women's work." Doctrinal change is the reason Aretha's "Respect" became an anthem that added the essential ingredient of boogie to the civil rights movement. What exactly is wrong with doctrinal change? It's the only way this country has ever managed to live up to the grand promises in its founding documents.
With regard to copyright law, Bridy's premise is that because copyright's purpose is incentive, it is therefore superfluous to establish a new copyright protection for works for which the incentive obviously existed at the time of their authorship. In my view, this is the mean-spirited part of her argument—and it is a view shared by others—which espouses a too-mercenary approach to copyright's purpose. It is an extension of the sentiment that copyright is a "devil's bargain" which society makes with artists in order to get them to produce what we want out of them. (And it is a sentiment I find especially unpalatable in context to artists of color.)
But in addition to this being a rather craven way to relate to any artist, it is also historically oversimple—particularly with regard to the public performance right and pre-72 sound recordings, which are technically protected by common-law copyright due to a rather muddled definition of the word "published" in the evolution of statutory copyright. (See new post by copyright historian Zvi Rosen for more details).
Suffice to say that Bridy poses an argument which, to the casual observer looks reasonable, but which the copyright expert recognizes as glossing over the complicated legal status of pre-72 sound recordings. Nobody I know disagrees that the 1972 threshold created a copyright mess, but Bridy's opinion does little to untie that know when she conflates constitutional copyright (i.e. its foundational purpose) with statutory and common-law copyright in the service of blasting a very narrow, and very simple, amendment to the law.
A Doctrinal Shift?
As a broad rebuttal to Bridy's premise that CLASSICS represents a dramatic shift in principles, it is neither settled legal doctrine, nor settled history, that copyright's sole purpose is incentive. While the debate continues as to whether intellectual property rights are indeed grounded in natural rights, there is at least enough scholarship on this subject to reject Bridy's over-reliance on the assumption that once incentive has been achieved, copyright has fulfilled its only value. (Moreover, even the incentive calculus entails a bundle of rights, enforceable over many years, and includes more than pecuniary transactions.)
But we don't even need to get into the more theoretical aspects of intellectual property law, or debate the extent to which Lockean principles of property and labor informed the Constitution and the earliest American statutes. Because even without all that, CLASSICS is just a tiny amendment to the Copyright Act that accomplishes more or less what every amendment to copyright law has always done: respond to changes in technology.
Nearly every update to copyright law represents an effort to identify and protect the creative expressions of authors in the context of new technologies, whether these have been new means of producing and distributing works or new means of copying and potentially infringing works. And it is also worth noting that many of the limitations to copyright's protections have also been written in response to new technologies.
So, when Bridy declares that the recording artists working before 1972 had no expectation of this royalty stream, she's overstating what CLASSICS does by understating the obvious—that no artist working well into the 1990s likely imagined the expansion of non-interactive, digital streaming "radio" services. Yet, somehow the artists whose recordings were made after 1972—and are, therefore, receiving royalties from these services—are not the beneficiaries of a copyright "windfall" in Bridy's view? She's conflating a technological change in the market with an aberration in copyright history to make a case that this amounts to a doctrinal reversal.
As discussed in this post, the sound-recording right itself has almost never played much of a role between artists and their consumers. Artists like Aretha Franklin made sound recordings, consumers bought physical copies, and the radio broadcasters successfully argued against paying royalties on the (then not unreasonable) grounds that radio play sold records.
Today, digital streaming has largely replaced sales of recordings, and relatively new players like Pandora provide a radio-like experience, including thousands of pre-72 sound recordings because, like Aretha's classics, they still kick ass. But they also earn revenue for these services, which can no longer claim that their play promotes record sales. And all CLASSICS does is insist that a portion of the revenue earned from streaming these songs goes back to the artists, supporting artists, and supporting creators who made them. That is anything but a reversal of copyright doctrine. It's a reaffirmation of a founding principle of copyright: R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
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George Osbourne, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, toured HPL Prototypes in Allesley, which is involved in both the aerospace and motoring industries.
Mr Osbourne maintained his party was the party for business - on the same day that 67 of the nation's business leaders came out in support of the Conservatives - and rallied support for two of Coventry's Tory parliamentary candidates.
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Libya, the 12th largest olive oil producer in the world, plans to boost its economy with a new emphasis on olive oil exports. Officials at the export promotion center in Tripoli said Libya will promote the quality of its olive production in order to expand exports to Europe. It will engage the private sector players to enhance productivity and carve a niche for Libyan olive oil in international markets.
An exhibition of olives and dates was held last month in Tripoli, where Libya's production of olives and olive oil was discussed as a potential trade opportunity. Government officials acknowledged the high expectations of the lucrative European markets regarding standards of quality, packaging and labeling of olive oil. The officials said a national label would be developed in order to facilitate marketing and establish a reputation of trust for Libyan olive oils.
Olive crops easily tolerate spells of drought, which makes it a good fit for the arid climate of Libya. The country already has more than 8 million olive trees and produces 160,000 tons of olives and 32,000 tons of olive oil annually, according to data released by the Libyan ministry of agriculture. The country has 3.6 million hectares of arable land.
Libya is experimenting with the Arbequina olive variety from Spain. Arbequina is known for its highly aromatic fruit. It was introduced in Europe in the 17th century, and is now mostly grown in Catalonia. Following encouraging results in experimental production of this variety in Libya, now more than 1,900 hectares have been planted under two agricultural projects.
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Volume 2011: 19.6 million 9l cases
Volume 2012: 19.8 million 9l cases
Change 12-11: +1%
2012 ranking: 2
Bacardi celebrated its 150th anniversary in style last year by throwing parties around the world. In addition to its year-long birthday party, the brand also had strong sales figures to celebrate, growing global volume sales to 19.8m 9l cases.
While yet to penetrate the Asian market to a significant degree, sales remained strong in the US last year, helped along by innovations such as Bacardi Wolf Berry blueberry and wolf berry rum and Black Razz raspberry and black sapote rum housed in temperature and light activated bottles.
The brand marked its 150th birthday with a limited edition rum blended by eight Bacardi family members and bottled in a hand-blown crystal decanter inspired by the coconut palm planted at the entrance of the first Bacardi distillery in Santiago de Cuba. Only 1,000 decanters of Ron Bacardi de Maestros de Ron, Vintage: MMXII were made, with 600 being given to family members and 200 going on sale in the US for £1,280 each.
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My name is Abel Tshepo Monnakgotla (a.k.a. AT-M). I was born in South Africa (Ditsobotla District, Botshabelo Village – now known as Putfontein) on the 30th August 1970. I am an entrepreneur in the Transport Industry. I run the AT&T Monnakgotla Group of Companies as the Administration Director. The Group comprises of six companies that I partner with my wife (Talita). I am a long-term fan of Township Rollers FC and a staunch member of the Lutheran Church. I have been a proud Gaborone resident since 1973 and would prefer to be called a Gab-nian since I don't have any other place that I call home than Gabs-City (GC). Contrary to this position, I am a Son-in-Law of Hukuntsi Village i.e.; my alternative home village.
DJ LEXY J: I'd like to know your relationship with music, when did the love begin? How far back can you remember?
MONNAKGOTLA: My love for music started in the early 80's when we used to have Pantsula Competitions at Naledi Secondary School, Gaborone Secondary School & Lesedi Community Hall. Well, I did not make it as a dancer but I used to support a friend of mine called Reuben Makgato. He would enter competitions and compete with the likes of Dakota (Theophilus), Mzekezeke, Lebeka-phanzi etc. During those times we listened to South African music e.g. Sipho Hot-Stix Mabuse, Senyaka, Brenda Fasi, Mercy Phakela, Yvonne Chaka-chaka, etc.
DJ LEXY J: What kind of music do you love and how often do you indulge yourself?
MONNAKGOTLA: Well, coming from a Disco Music era, I have evolved as a person to Reggae & Ragga in the 90s and now I am an African Jazz lover. Finding African Jazz joints in greater GC is not a problem but my biggest enemy as a business person is time. When I find time during weekends and long holidays I visit places like the famous Millennium pub in Mogoditshane, Chilli-bar in Matebeleng, Gabane Beer Gardens etc. As is clear, I like going out of Gabs-City to near-by villages since I find a relaxing atmosphere there and avoid a 'clash' with fun-makers from the younger generation. Besides visiting these places on Sunday afternoon after Church, I like chilling at home in Oodi, sitting at the balcony in my house, listening to Jazz Programmes on RB2, Gabz FM and Motsweding FM (my home radio station). I would like to confirm that Reggae/Ragga has not disappeared from my music taste as I still listen to the RB1 Reggae Programme on Fridays (22h00 till 23h00), RB2 on Saturdays (around 12h00 till 13h00) and finally Motsweding FM at 14h00 till 15h00. Reggae is my soul music!
DJ LEXY J: How has music influenced your life over the years?
MONNAKGOTLA: Music has assisted me to mature into the person I am. South African Disco Music took the Teenage-hood out of me ie; I had friends that I enjoyed dance practices and Pantsula competitions with. In the 90s (while attending college in the UK), I fell in love with Reggae and Ragga due to my interaction with students from the Caribbean. We went clubbing, partying, you mention it (you know what I mean – adolescent life). When I finally came back home from Coventry (UK), I decided to marry my long-time sweet-heart (Talita) and this forced me to tone down into African Jazz at the time when Bra Hugh Masekela was a hit, the time when African Jazz Pioneers were re-launching their albums, the time when we started recognising Jonas Gwangwa's music. This type of music (Jazz) helps me to un-wind business stress, not forgetting my Reggae Classics.
DJ LEXY J: Does the music you listen to now differ from what you listened to growing up?
MONNAKGOTLA: Yep…. Very different. Actually I always wonder as to how I found Disco Music interesting. Currently I pay attention to lyrics, I pay attention to instruments; I look for and follow deep melodies from different instruments. Jazz-Jazz-Jazz (in Uncle Shima Monageng's barry-tone).
DJ LEXY J: Can you think of any particular music/song that you associate a memory, mood, or place with?
MONNAKGOTLA: "Chikisha"….. Sipho Hot Stix Mabuse. This song flashed party mood, happy-people, dancing. This song up-lifted my teenage-hood spirit. Even today, I can afford to jerk-up my aging bones and dance. This actually surprises even my nephews and niece (Batlogolo), as they think I never danced in my life.
DJ LEXY J: What is your all-time favourite song(s)?
MONNAKGOTLA: Chikisha – Disco (Sipho Hot Stix Mabuse); Two Sevens Clash – Reggae (Joseph Hill & his Culture Group); and Chileshe – African Jazz (Bra Hugh Masekela).
DJ LEXY J: Who is your all-time favourite Artist, and why?
MONNAKGOTLA: Bra Hugh Masekela….. I have lived with his music festival in Gaborone Extension 2 (African all) in the early 80s. This guy used to practice his trumpet day-in, day-out and as kids (10 year olds etc.) we used to think he was crazy. I came to realise what he had been doing all those years when he rocked to fame in the late 90s. I had a collection of his music from then and I attended most of his shows in GC. He is an inspiration and baffles me with the energy he still displays at this time of his late age.
DJ LEXY J: What's on your playlist and how do you choose the music that goes onto it?
MONNAKGOTLA: Well, I have left the playlist to the Radio Announcers Fridays & Sundays. But, I get happy when I hear Bra Hugh, Jonas Gwangwa, Bra Soccer Moruakgomo, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and Joseph Hill. The list is endless!
DJ LEXY J: So long, have yourself a super duper day!


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Once upon a midnight madness sale I sauntered, steeped in sadness,
Through the shiny piles and aisles composing my computer store.
Suddenly there came a rapping. "Skeet skeet skeet." Had I been napping?
Energy, it had been sapping from my soul for weeks or more.
Yea, those loathsome customers had chilled my being for weeks or more.
Back-to-school had drained my core.
Soon the winds would bring the winter - time to sell each mouse, each printer.
"Profit!" said I, "Thing of evil? Nah," applying Avacor.
For while came the rare exception, money flowed from deep deception.
Ignorance would find reception warm throughout each corridor.
From these fools I'd find the dollars flow down every corridor.
Idiots I did adore.
There I saw him, by the mobos, dressing like those unkempt hobos -
Greasy hair atop the fat and pimples that adorned each pore.
Mannerisms quite absurd, he stood there mumbling, looking nerdy,
Yet I could not find the word he brought to mind inside the store.
In that squalid rust of malice did he slither through the store,
Saying naught and nothing more.
Fate approached him as a customer who seemed at once to trust him.
"Are these cameras any good? I've never shopped for one before."
Glasses thick, stubble unshaven, spewing trivia like Cliff Clavin,
On he went, this crazy maven bragging of his Slashdot score.
"If you read my blog, you'd know my postings rate above a four.
'Funny' and 'Insightful' are the words you'd see with five or four."
After which she fled the store.
Then a man who lacked acumen caused his targeting to zoom in.
"Windows spyware drives me nuts. Removing it is such a chore.
"This Mac mini sure looks swell so buying it would end my hell, no?"
"Apple's switching to Intel so I would wait a year or more
"And you'll want new software too if you don't wait a year or more."
Quoth the maven, "Leave the store."
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