The Financial Services sector will indirectly benefit from the small businesses package that will see start-up fintech companies flourish, which in turn is expected to encourage innovation and competition within the sector.
"A suite of incentives aimed at small business helps traditional sectors but is also expected to quietly encourage the burgeoning financial technology players and disruptive innovators. Fintech players are often startups and small businesses, whose innovation today may make them the 'Aussie Google of tomorrow', said Madeleine Mattera, Head of Financial Services at Grant Thornton Australia.
"Digital disruption, innovation and transformation is inevitable in the current financial services industry landscape and we believe it provides great opportunity for the sector.
"It encourages important competition for the financial services industry but it also provides real opportunity for companies as well as super funds to invest in innovation and to work with new start ups in a collaborative way. The support promised by the government in facilitating new opportunities for crowd-source funding and expanding tax concessions for Employee Share Schemes are all a step in the right direction to providing support for 'fintech'.
We're pleased to see the Government does not appear to have proceeded with the introduction of a deposit levy on retail bank deposits. This will be warmly welcomed by smaller banks and credit unions in particular, who would have been disadvantaged by such a levy.
The Government's decision to also steer clear of substantial changes to superannuation thresholds and tax rates is welcomed by Grant Thornton.
"The Pensions Assets test which will result in wealthier retirees having their part-pensions reduced or becoming ineligible is not expected to have as significant an impact as other changes to Superannuation would have. Therefore, these changes are a welcome alternative to other previously proposed initiatives which may have resulted in unnecessary complexity and administrative burden for superfunds.


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Biden Team Reveals Theme Of Inauguration: 'America United'
The theme for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will be "America United," an issue that's long been a central focus for Biden but one that's taken on added weight in the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol last week.
In an announcement shared first with The Associated Press, the Presidential Inaugural Committee said that the theme "reflects the beginning of a new national journey that restores the soul of America, brings the country together, and creates a path to a brighter future.
In keeping with the theme of unity, the committee also announced that after Biden is officially inaugurated, he, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and their spouses will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and will be joined there by former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton and their wives. It will be one of Biden's first acts as president, a show of bipartisanship at a time when the national divide is on stark display.
The focus on unity has characterized Biden's presidential run from the start, and he's said repeatedly since winning the White House that he sees unifying the country as one of his top priorities as president. But the scope — and urgency — of the challenge Biden faces became even clearer last week after President Donald Trump sparked an armed insurrection at the Capitol, spurred by his repeated attempts to delegitimize Biden's win.
Security will be tight. The National Park Service announced Monday that it would shut down public access to the Washington Monument until Jan. 24, citing threats surrounding the inauguration.
Biden didn't express concern about his own personal security at the inauguration.
"I'm not afraid of taking the oath outside," he told reporters Monday. "It is critically important that there'll be a real serious focus on holding those folks who engaged in sedition and threatening the lives, defacing public property, caused great damage — that they be held accountable."
Trump is skipping Biden's inaugural, a decision Biden said was a "good thing," though Vice President Mike Pence and his wife plan to attend.
"This inauguration marks a new chapter for the American people — one of healing, of unifying, of coming together, of an America united," said Presidential Inaugural Committee CEO Dr. Tony Allen. "It is time to turn the page on this era of division. The inaugural activities will reflect our shared values and serve as a reminder that we are stronger together than we are apart, just as our motto 'e Pluribus Unum' reminds us — out of many, one."
The committee also announced plans for a major public art display spanning multiple blocks of the National Mall that will feature 191,500 U.S. flags and 56 pillars of light, to represent every U.S. state and territory. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Biden asked Americans to stay home for his inauguration, so the "Field of Flags" is meant to represent "the American people who are unable to travel" to the Capitol to celebrate his swearing-in, according to the committee.
It's not the only COVID-19-era change to the festivities. In keeping with crowd size restrictions to slow the spread of the virus, Biden will have a significantly pared-down inauguration, with traditional activities like the parade and the inaugural balls moving to a virtual format. But even as the celebration itself will be smaller, inauguration officials are preparing a significant security presence in preparation for what may be more pro-Trump demonstrations across Washington.
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MARCELO BIELSA hit the headlines for admitting he spied on opposing teams but wouldn't need much detective work to see how bad Middlesbrough were in midweek.
Boro were out-fought and outplayed by League Two Newport as they crashed out of the FA Cup.
Admittedly the poor Rodney Parade surface played a part but Tony Pulis's men lacked effort and quality.
Bielsa would have watched the 2-0 defeat with interest and will expect his side to bank three points at the Riverside at lunchtime today.
I saw most of the match and couldn't believe how bad Boro were and happy to back Leeds at 7-4 with Unibet.
The Elland Road men were knocked off the top by Norwich last week but I can't see how they can be underdogs today.
Boro have climbed to fifth but Newport exposed weaknesses and they're usually better away – boasting the second best record on the road in the Championship while at home 13 sides are better than them.
If you're not sure about Leeds consider Leeds draw no bet at 10-11 with 888sport.
Another alternative is both to score as it's trapped in five out of six league games for both teams. That pays 10-11 at Ladbrokes.
Norwich are above Leeds on goal difference and face basement boys Ipswich in the Old Farm derby tomorrow.
This looks a gimme for a side on form and while the Canaries are no bigger than 4-11 I'd be happy to take Norwich and over 2.5 match goals at 6-5 with Ladbrokes.
Elsewhere in the Championship I like Preston at Bolton and Sheffield Wednesday at home to Reading.
Moving to the Premier League and Man United, who remain unbeaten under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, head to Fulham at lunchtime.
Claudio Ranieri's men have lost five out of six and shouldn't be much of a match for the rampant Reds who are closing in on the top four.
United are fine on accas at 7-10 with Unibet and try on-fire Marcus Rashford to score first at 9-2 with Paddy Power.
It looks curtains for Huddersfield who have lost five in a row without scoring. New boss Jan Siewert faces another tough task as Arsenal come to town and the Gunners will be popular at 16-25 with Marathonbet.
Back-to-back draws have pushed Liverpool off the top on goal difference but they still have a game in hand over Man City.
Jurgen Klopp's men are wobbling but should beat a Bournemouth side whose best results come at home.On the road they've taken just nine from 36 and have one point from four visits to Anfield.
Liverpool are of course short at 2-9 but they could win to nil at 11-10 with Paddy Power.
Things are looking up for Crystal Palace and Southampton. Palace have won two out of three and are 19-17 with Unibet to hand West Ham a fourth successive defeat. However, the Hammers showed an improvement in form by holding Liverpool on Monday so maybe one to leave alone.
Southampton are unbeaten in six having changed boss and welcome a Cardiff side who like Bournemouth are better at home. Take Saints at 4-5 with McBookie against a side who will be mourning the loss of Emiliano Sala.
Luton have notched four wins in a row despite losing boss Nathan Jones and look best bets in League One at 6-10 with Marathonbet.
I also like Sunderland, who will give £4m buy Will Grigg a debut, at Oxford. Jack Ross's side are 19-10 at Marathonbet.
In League Two leaders Lincoln look good at just under evens at home to Northampton and I'm backing Bury at a similar price to return to winning ways at Morecambe.


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The Music Machine: (Turn On) The Music Machine (1966)
With their matching bowl haircuts and all-black uniform (turtlenecks, leather pants, one leather S&M glove each), The Music Machine presented a sinister, gang-like image when their seminal debut album, (Turn On) The Music Machine, arrived on New Year's Eve 1966.
Formed in '65 under the leadership of singer Sean Bonniwell, initially as a folk rock trio named The Ragamuffins, The Music Machine eventually plugged in and reinvented themselves as psych-fueled garage rockers, bound to become a proto-punk influence, despite their short lifespan.
Their line-up also included guitarist Mark Landon (son of Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon *), organist Doug Rhodes (ex-The Association), bassist Keith Olsen (later a successful producer for Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, and many others **), and drummer Ron Edgar.
Their lone hit was the future Nuggets staple, "Talk Talk," which peaked at No. 15 and somehow managed to cram four time changes within one minute and 56 seconds of raw, urgent teenage alienation – thankfully immortalized with all due menace on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.
"Here's the situation; And how it really stands.
I'm out of circulation; I've all but washed my hands.
My social life's a dud; My name is really mud.
I'm up to here in lies; Guess I'm down to size … to size.
Talk talk! Talk talk! Talk talk! Talk talk"
But The Music Machine's real stone cold classic, if you ask me, is "Trouble," with its fire-and-ice combination of fuzz guitar and fruity farfisa (***), and the way both instruments get their frug on behind another lyric festering with anti-establishment intent and teen angst.
The rest of the album featured a balanced mix of covers ("Hey Joe," "See See Rider," "96 Tears," The Beatles' "Taxman") and generally impressive originals ("The People in Me," "Masculine Intuition," "Wrong," "Come On In"), but all of these sound rather tame when comped to contemporary garage rock savages like The Sonics and The Litter.
In fact, The Music Machine's version of Neil Diamond's "Cherry Cherry" sounds sweet enough to seduce the teeny bopper set, and Bonniwell's "Some Other Drum" reveals far greater songwriting maturity than his band's calculated, roguish posturing would suggest, and I'll quote:
So you see, life's just a card;
You play it right or you play it hard.
It's a personal slant; I would if I could, but I can't.
Everybody's singing their own song;
Everybody's got their own plan.
Some it seems are marching on time wrong;
They're only hearing some other drum."
The singer's dominance (pretty sure that bowl cut was a wig, baby!) would, first fragment the original line-up, then rebrand the band as The Bonniwell Music Machine ahead of a sophomore set released in 1968, by which time their underground spirit had faded, along with that brief moment in American music history.
But if you'd like to learn more about The Music Machine and other, oft-forgotten underground originals of the '60s and early '70s, there's no better resource than Richie Unterberger's essential Unknown Legends of Rock 'n' Roll, a book that educated and influenced me in oh so many ways.
* If this is true, and there are multiple sources to back it up it, then Michael, born in 1936, must have been a teenage dad in order to spawn a young man capable of wielding a guitar in 1966.
** Olsen was also instrumental in pushing the careers of Fleetwood Mac legends Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, as I explained in a previous blog.
*** The song's framework may ring a bell for fans of the fabulous '60s spook/spoof sitcom, The Munsters!
More '60s Garage Rock: The Electric Prunes' "Get Me to the World On Time," The Hombres' "Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out)," The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," The Litter's Emerge, Paul Revere & The Raiders' "Just Like Me," Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs' Best of …, The Sonics' !!!Here Are The Sonics!!!, Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Incense and Peppermints," The Troggs' "Wild Thing."
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Don't miss 'The Mountaintop' at the Pear
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PUBLISHED: January 21, 2016 at 4:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 17, 2018 at 8:08 a.m.
It's impossible not to be lured into Katori Hall's awesome, multilayered play, "The Mountaintop," onstage at Pear Theatre in Mountain View through Jan. 31.
Even if this 95-minute imagined version of Martin Luther King's last night (performed without an intermission) wasn't fully mesmerizing — which it is — the acting is so absorbing and the directing so tight that it's fair to describe this production as "must see."
Both solid Michael Wayne Rice, who plays Dr. King and actually has a more-than-passing resemblance to him, and a remarkable Nathalie Autumn Bennett as Camae, the sassy motel maid, kept the opening night audience riveted on their words, their actions, and their verbal and non-verbal communication.
Make no mistake: This is a wordy play. There are just two actors who spend the entire time in a rather commonplace motel room (Room 306) in the 1950s-style Lorraine Motel in Memphis. It's April 3, 1963, and King returns to his motel room, somewhat rumpled and exhausted after delivering what's known as the "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech at Memphis' Mason Temple, the world headquarters of the Church of God in Christ. He came to Memphis on behalf of the city's black sanitation workers who, he said, would "get their due." And King will be shot there — at the Lorraine – on April 4, then die an hour later at a hospital.
From this nugget of information, Hall created the entire play, starting out with straightforward facts, then slowly, meticulously weaving in bits of the surreal, sometimes spiritual, sometimes mythical. Although the surprising turn of events at the end are invented, they help to make sense of things that made no sense during that troubled time.
And how fortuitous that Pear Theatre scheduled this very timely play during a presidential election year. Renati has wanted to direct "The Mountaintop" since he saw its first production in London in 2009, and he's followed its development through its Broadway run in 2011 and its acclaimed regional premiere at TheatreWorks in 2013. He even corresponded with playwright Hall, who won the 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for best new play for "The Mountaintop."
All the stars aligned in 2016 for this magnificent assemblage that is now offered up for Peninsula audiences under Renati's pulsing direction. As meticulous, thoughtful and wise as Rice's King is, he is matched measure-for-measure by the quirkiness and skill of Bennett's Camae. Once she walks into the motel room carrying a tray with a carafe of coffee for King, all eyes shift to the flashy, saucy, downright impudent hotel maid.
Certainly Camae is a thunderous presence, but the special effects in this production — especially the downright scary thunder that roars through the theatre several times — add another dimension. A couple of other astonishing effects will remain unmentioned lest they lose that surprise element, but credit is due sound designer Will Price and lighting designer David Gottlieb. The extensive video montage, created by John Beamer, also adds a sobering touch toward the end of the play.
While Kuo-Hao Lo's modest motel room is grounded in reality, it also is a persistent reminder of King's humility. No grandiose hotels or luxurious suites for him. In fact, it's an in-joke in the play when he offhandedly remarks that he's stayed at the Lorraine so often his room is known as the "King-Abernathy Suite," a reference to his close friend and fellow African-American civil rights movement leader, Ralph Abernathy. Abernathy never appears in "The Mountaintop," but is actually referenced several times because he has supposedly left the motel to buy a pack of Pall Mall cigarettes for King (his favorite smoke). It turns out that Camae not only has some "Pell Mells" (her pronunciation) which she shares with King, she also pulls out several other surprises from that little apron she wears.
But all of this wouldn't be so excellent if it weren't for the thoughtful, sometimes funny, often sober, conversation that makes this important (if imaginative) work sparkle. Here's a sampling of her dynamic dialogue:
When King begins writing a speech he intends to give the next day, he says aloud "Why America is Going to Hell. America: You are too arrogant."
King shows he's only human when he tells Camae that she's pretty. She flirts shamelessly and says "You already told me three times." He protests that he's only mentioned it twice, but she says coyly, "Preacher K, you said it two times with words, and one time with your eyes."
And when King dejectedly tells Camae that the talk he gave that day wasn't well attended, he says, "Folks just don't care." She retorts, "No. Folks afraid of gettin' blown up."
He tells her that probably he'll die from smoking, but the wise-beyond-her-years Camae tells him that "civil rights will kill you before those Pell Mells."
Arguably the high point of the play comes when the brash maid slips on King's large suit jacket and shoes, jumps atop one of the double beds and does an affecting impersonation of the civil rights leader's way of speaking, ending when she emotionally calls for a "new day."
Powerful. Evocative. Compelling theater. Don't miss it.
Email Joanne Engelhardt at joanneengelhardt@comcast.net.
What: "The Mountaintop"
By: Katori Hall
Produced by: Pear Theatre
Directed by: Ray Renati
Where: Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View
When: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Through: Jan. 31
Tickets: $25-30; 650-254-1148 or www.thepear.org


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Foster + Partners has won the design competition for Guangming Hub, a new Transport Oriented Development situated on the high-speed rail link that connects Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. The proposal also integrates three new metro lines in the city and is the central focus of a new masterplan for the region that aims to create a new urban destination.
Grant Brooker, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have been chosen as the designers for the Guangming Hub – a fantastic opportunity to develop a contemporary urban centre with an integrated and sustainable transport hub at its heart. The generously landscaped, walkable town centre will seamlessly connect to a smart autonomous transportation system, combining both wellbeing and convenience and creating a vibrant urban focus for the surrounding neighbourhoods."
The integrated team at Foster + Partners has used the latest technological tools to create a smart city that supports the flow of people and goods with robust infrastructure, effective transport networks, reliable public services and lush greenery. To devise the ideal urban massing, a set of key constraints that would influence urban growth in the region were developed. These constraints were fed into a specially created software programme, developed by the practice, which then presented an ideal masterplan. The masterplan was then further refined and detailed in terms of integrated transport links, with the Guangming Hub at its heart.
The Hub is envisaged as an integral part of the city, well connected with the surroundings in the masterplan area. Two major rail lines intersect at the site and the surrounding topography also serves as a significant barrier to movement in and around the site. To overcome this, the masterplan seeks to create a network of slow-moving autonomous vehicles with skybridges and shared surfaces for cyclists and pedestrians.
Young Wei-Yang Chiu, Partner, Foster + Partners, added: "The central idea is to capitalise on the natural beauty of the site, utilising the lush landscape to create a lively experience for visitors and locals. It will be a forest gateway into Shenzhen. Our proposals link the site with a slow-moving traffic network that provides efficient and easy connection to the Hub. These shared surfaces ensure better accessibility throughout the whole masterplan area and create a platform ready for innovative transportation solutions for the future."
The existing high-speed rail station lies at the centre of the site, oriented in the north-south direction. A sunken green spine in the east-west orientation cuts across the site and through the high-speed rail station at ground level. A new metro station is located to the west of the high-speed rail station, straddling the green spine. The intercity link station is located further west, towards the edge of the site, connecting Guangming Hub to the city. Easy wayfinding, minimum walking distances and shaded walkways characterise the scheme.
A large retail podium sits atop the underground metro and intercity link stations, with stepped green terraces that create a link with the surrounding forest, looking onto the central green spine. There are a series of office towers, situated at cardinal points across the site. Inspired by the traditional Chinese gateway that marks important entryways, these towers are envisaged as 'gateways' to the hub. The openings at the ground level of the tower buildings mark the central access to high-speed rail station. Subways and bridges to neighbouring plots create convenient connections for pedestrians, cyclists and autonomous vehicles. A new transport museum is situated on the bridge over the high-speed rail station, connecting the eastern and western halves of the site. Visitors will enjoy futuristic exhibition displays using latest VR, AR and projection mapping technologies against the panoramic view of the high-speed rail station.
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A few days ago Peter Hook & The Light performed New Order's "Low Life" & "Brotherhood" albums in said band's home town, Manchester. Louder Than War's Nicolas Cope was in the audience for us, along with Phil Newall on camera. Check out their joint review below.
A warm up gig in Cardiff set the platform for tonight. 6.30pm the doors opened, and the fans started flooding in, it was an early start and with 30 songs over 3 sets to get through it was a must .
The full house justified Peter Hook & The Light's journey, the intense heat generated from the crowd, many wearing 'Hooky No. 9' football style T-shirts, there is a real air of expectancy…most of the people in attendance had seen The Light previously, though which each progressive tour Peter Hook has approached a new swath of material, as such no-one really knew what to expect.
The initial set sees The Light effectively supporting themselves as they present a wide ranging selection of Joy Division tracks; opening with "Atmosphere" Hooky sets the marker of what I think he wants to archive. Resurrecting songs that people want to hear again and I think this is something New Order have missed out on for a long time. All signs of nerves are now nowhere to be seen, Hooky wielding his bass in iconic 'Viking' fashion.
The Light are on form tonight and showing the crowd just this and maybe taking people back to a time and place which only they can say.
"Digital", "Isloation", and a solid performance of "She's Lost Control" Hooky stood centre stage raised arm, clenched fist at times take us through some of Joy Divison's songs unheard for a long time. As the set closes Hooky salutes the crowd and politely leads his band off stage, only to return some 15 minutes later. I'm reminded of his "shitting it" remark – to be honest Hooky looks terrified, though that is nothing out of the ordinary – for a man who has spent a life on stage, and a founder member of one of rocks most important bands it is somewhat heartening that he remains so real, so grounded.
"Low Life" was released back in 85′ and is considered as one of New Orders best albums, an album that stamped their new identity and opened the door to a new sound.
Opening the set with "Murder", "Lonesome Tonight", "Thieves Like Us" and into one of my favourite tracks off the album "Love Vigilanties" but I've got a feeling I am not the only in here tonight as the crowd sing along aside me.
"Perfect Kiss" is stopped just as it starts; the band look to Hooky who has now stepped to the front of the stage, the crowd are equally confused; Hooky then berates a member of the audience and demands that he leaves, he reminds the guy who is in charge tonight as the guy is led off by security, the crowd love it and respond with cheers.
A brilliant version of "Sunrise", "Elegia", "Sooner Than You Think" and a truly sublime "Subcultre" builds the crowd up to a energetic performance of "Face Up" which gets the sprung floor venue genuinely bouncing.
It feels like you'd expect the lights to go up at this point and its time to go "Game Over". But it's just not the case.
"Brotherhood" released in 86′ – rock and dance split over one album , bonded by excellent lyrics, synths and melodic bass lines is next in store for the crowd tonight.
The fans tonight are now in full swing as The Light kick into "Paradise",Hooky's vocals still strong and the band are really tight, his son Jack stage right switching between guitar and bass works really well. Kehoe on the drums going hell for leather, Potts on guitar puts his own stamp on the songs.
"Broken Promise", "Bizzare Love Triangle" and "Angel Dust" show New Order leaving the dark sounds of "Low Life" behind but not forgotten.
An encore of "State Of The Nation", "Confusion", "True Faith" and a breath taking version of "Temptation" brings the night to massive ovation and respect on both sides .
A great evening in Manchester an outstanding show from The Light and signs they are not taking the foot off the pedal.
I make my way outside it's 10pm and the night is still young and seems cool.
Peter Hook & The Light have 9 gigs coming up this month starting next week in Germany and France.
Hooky & the band will then travel to South America at the end of the month to perform in Chile, Uruguay, Argentina & Brazil.
In December Peter Hook & The Light will perform six different Joy Division and New Order albums live over three separate nights at the intimate Hebden Bridge Trades Club in West Yorkshire.
December 8th – Unknown Pleasures and Closer live – Tickets here: BUY.
December 9th – Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies live – Tickets here: BUY.
December 10th – Low-Life and Brotherhood live – Tickets here: BUY.
Peter Hook's official website is here: peterhook.co.uk.
Peter Hook and the Light are on Facebook and Hooky himself tweets as @peter_hook1.
All words by Nicolas Cope. More work by Nicolas Cope on Louder Than War can be found here.


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On Smitten, the debut from The Martinis, Joey Santiago's (of The Pixies) other band, Joey Santiago (guitar) and Linda Mallari (vocals) deliver a guitar-driven, power-pop record that has a lot in common with The Pixies, though is more straight ahead than quirky.
With the same post-punk blood pulsating through their songs, The Martinis and The Pixies, Santiago's love of playing guitar fast and hard, but with an equally appealing melodic sheen, is present, as all of the eleven songs here attest to.
With friends Josh Freese, Ben Mize, Paul Delisle, Mike Watanabe, and Dean Martin Hovey, The Martinis deliver a hook-laden, unforgettably poppy, rocking record here.
Whether it's the buzz of album opener, "Flyer", a fuzzy, guitar-driven mid 90s rocker. "New Scene", a bubbly, glowing pop song complete with harmonious backing vocals. Or, "Walls of Silence", a heavily distorted power-pop offering, The Martinis deliver guitar-rock the way it has always sounded the best: loud, energetic, and with so much pop sensibilities, you can't help but gush when you hear it.
Mallari's vocals give the sweet touch to Santiago's rocker heart, and together the duo, along with friends, knows how to make things both sugary and powerful. Smitten is an apt title for a pop/rock record that will leave you Smitten from the beginning of the album throughout the end.
I'll give it a B+.


I'm a freelance photographer in the South Florida area. I enjoy all sorts of photography and try not to limit myself to just one type. However, commercial product photography and portraits are my favorite. I can shoot either on location anywhere in South Florida area, or in studio.
With the background in technical drafting, I am a very detail oriented person. I am the same way with my photography; all of my images are looked at with fine-toothed comb and retouched as needed before I give my client their final photos. Most of my product photos are published in catalogs and brochures and used for websites.
Photography has been a part of my life since I was about 10 years old, when my parents gave me my first camera. Back then it was obviously a 35mm film camera. I mostly shot black and white, but also some color slides. I used to spend most of my pocket money on film, paper and chemicals. Using a small bathroom as a dark room, I would spent hours developing pictures.
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Concurrent RWS monad, combining a Reader, a Writer, and a State monad.
This module performs computations lazily. For a strict version, see Control.Monad.RWS.Concurrent.Strict.
A concurrent monad transformer reading an environment of type r, collecting output of type w and updating a state of type s to an inner monad m.
This is very similar to transformers' RWST, with the exception of the MonadIO constraint on every instance, which is necessary to perform STM actions.
Unwrap a concurrent RWS monad computation as a function.
Unwrap a concurrent RWS monad computation as a function, discarding the final state.
Unwrap a concurrent RWS monad computation as a function, discarding the return value.
withRWSC f m executes action m with an initial environment and state modified by applying f.
Run multiple RWS operations on the same value, returning the resultant state, output, and the value produced by each operation.
Run multiple RWS operations on the same value, returning the final output and the return values of each operation.
Run multiple RWS operations on the same value, returning the final state and the return values of each operation.


The White House on Monday announced the guests who will join President Trump Donald John TrumpRussia's election interference is a problem for the GOP Pence to pitch trade deal during trip to Michigan: report Iran oil minister: US made 'bad mistake' in ending sanctions waivers MORE and first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpTrump hosts annual White House Egg Roll with record 74,000 eggs Trump plugs border wall in exchange with young Easter egg roll attendee The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump team fights back over Dem subpoena MORE at the U.S. Capitol for the State of the Union address.
The crop of individuals who will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday night include family members of a couple allegedly killed by an immigrant in the country illegally, a young boy who says he faced bullying due to his sharing the last name "Trump," a survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and a woman Trump granted clemency last year.
"This year's guests come from all different walks of life, and each has an incredible story to tell. No matter their background, each one has something important in common: They represent the very best of America," the White House said in a statement.
More than 10 people will sit with the first lady while Trump delivers his annual State of The Union address.
Timothy Matson, a member of the Pittsburgh Police Department who suffered multiple gunshot wounds when a man opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in October of last year, will be in attendance. So will Judah Samet, a Holocaust survivor and a survivor of the Tree of Life shooting.
Joshua Trump, an 11-year-old from Delaware whose parents said he faced bullying in school because of his last name, will also be in attendance.
The White House statement says Joshua Trump was "thankful to the First Lady and the Trump family for their support."
The daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Gerald and Sharon David will also serve as special White House guests. Gerald and Sharon David were murdered in their home in Nevada earlier this year, allegedly by an immigrant in the country illegally.
Alice Johnson will also be there. Johnson was serving a life sentence for nonviolent drug and money laundering charges until President Trump granted her clemency last year after meeting with Kim Kardashian West about her case.
Other special guests include the first prisoner released as a result of the First Step Act and a woman recovering from an opioid addiction.
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The JV with GAC Component Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of state-owned automotive giant Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., will work out of a new 55,900 square-foot facility located in Changsha, China, with an estimated 116 employees at the start.
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MetLife Catastrophic Benefit Rider Pays In Addition To Base DI Benefit
ByTraditionally, disability income policies do not pay more than the monthly benefit amount stated in the contract.But some insurers are deciding that additional benefits might ...
By Linda Koco | May 18, 2003 at 08:00 PM | Originally published on National Underwriter Life & Health Magazine
Traditionally, disability income policies do not pay more than the monthly benefit amount stated in the contract.
But some insurers are deciding that additional benefits might be helpful–and necessary–in certain situations, so they are offering features to meet that need. One example is the retirement contribution feature discussed in the accompanying article.
Another example is a DI feature that pays an extra benefit if the insured suffers a disability of catastrophic proportions. MetLife rolled out such a contract early this year.
Called a catastrophic disability benefit rider, the feature can be added to MetLifes Omni Advantage, Essential and Select DI policies. It provides an additional monthly benefit if the insured suffers catastrophic disability. The insured may use the money for any purpose, says the New York insurer.
What is a catastrophic disability? It would be the most serious of disabilities, says Robert McNichol, a financial planner with MetLife Securities Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio.
"Examples include becoming unable to see, walk or communicate," he says. "This includes cognitive dysfunctions but not mental or nervous conditions." The insured does not have to lose the ability to perform activities of daily living such as dressing or eating.
By comparison, the base policy has a "very different definition of disability." McNichol says.
The rider can be written for up to 100% of the insureds monthly income, subject to underwriting guidelines. Maximum issue amount is $8,000 a month.
The coverage functions like accident insurance, McNichol says. "We probably will not see a lot of use of this feature," he says, but when a qualifying disability occurs, it can be very helpful to the insured.
The target market is the white-collar individual who may at one time have seen himself or herself as invincible but who now sees this is not so, says the planner.
The cost varies but might run perhaps three to five dollars a month. "For the price involved, it provides a lot of potential benefit," McNichol contends.
Reproduced from National Underwriter Edition, May 19, 2003. Copyright 2003 by The National Underwriter Company in the serial publication. All rights reserved. Copyright in this article as an independent work may be held by the author.


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Laphroaig whisky honours Bessie Williamson
Laphroaig has introduced a new global travel retail-exclusive whisky honouring Bessie Williamson, its former owner and distillery manager.
Whisky tribute: Laphroaig Bessie Williamson Story will be released into global travel retail
Laphroaig 25 Year Old The Bessie Williamson Story honours the life of the only woman to own and run a Scottish distillery in the 20th century.
It has been launched in global travel retail as an accompaniment to the recently-launched Ian Hunter Story, a series of 15 'chapters' honouring another of Laphroaig's former owners.
Williamson worked directly with Hunter as his secretary, taking over the day-to-day operation of the business after he had a stroke in 1938 and eventually assuming the distillery manager position.
She was also responsible for positioning Laphroaig as a single malt Scotch in the US.
John Campbell, Laphroaig distillery manager, said: 'Laphroaig is a globally recognised whisky thanks to Bessie.
'It is well documented that Bessie was universally loved and respected by her colleagues at Laphroaig and the people of Islay.
'It is this aspect that we celebrate with this whisky, remembering her as a true icon of Laphroaig.'
The Bessie Williamson Story single malt has been matured in refill American oak hogsheads and refill barrels and bottled at 43% abv.
It is said to have notes of 'salty tar oil paste, sweet herbs and spices, acacia honey, tomato leaves and black pepper', with 'unmistakeable' Laphroaig coastal notes.
It is now available in global travel retail for around £410 per bottle.
'Islay icon': Bessie Williamson was instrumental in introducing Laphroaig to America
Whisky heroes 24 May 2016
Bessie Williamson, Laphroaig
First lady of Laphroaig and much-loved on Islay, Bessie proved Scotch was not just a man's world.
Latest news 30 September 2019
Laphroaig honours Ian Hunter in new series
The former owner's legacy will be remembered with 15 new single malts presented as chapters.
Legendary Bottlings 10 October 2019
Laphroaig 1967 Samaroli
This celebrated single malt remains, to many, one of the greatest whiskies ever made.
Laphroaig 16 Year Old debuts on Amazon
The Islay whisky will be available exclusively through the online retailer in Europe.
Latest news 14 May 2019
Laphroaig reveals 2019 Càirdeas edition
The Islay distillery's annual Friends of Laphroaig whisky is a triple-matured release.


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Getting up late on a Saturday morning, the forecast showed heavier rain and breezy conditions. I was very lazy and wondering about what I should be making for lunch. I wanted to make something simple and easy, at the same time nutritious.
I was reminded of Amma making Carrot Rice. As kids, my sister and I were not big lovers of Carrots except Carrot Halwa. I think my Amma thought she has to somehow make us eat carrots and came thru the Carrot Rice recipe in some book.
I think she must have been very excited and in the process added too much carrots than the recipe demanded. To be very honest, it was just the poriyal mixed in rice. She then made some changes to the recipe and only when we liked it, she confessed that the first one was bad.
So when I grew up to be an Amma myself, I try to make Carrot Rice for my daughter . She has it without any complaints.
Heat a pan or kadai, Add a of oil and fry the ingredients in Set 2 in the order given. When cool dry grind to a coarse powder.
Soak the rice for 3o minutes and cook the rice until 3/4 th done. keep aside and cool.
Grate the carrot and keep aside.
Heat up a pan or kadai and add the cinnamon and cloves . Fry the onion till brown and add the green chillies.
Add the grated carrots and cook until the carrots are cooked.
Now add the above mixture,salt and the powder to the rice. Mix well.


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class ReservationsController < ApplicationController

  customer_tab  :all
  before_action :authenticate_user!, except: [:index]
  before_action :check_acting_as, only: [:switch_instrument, :list]
  before_action :load_basic_resources, only: [:new, :create, :edit, :update]
  before_action :load_and_check_resources, only: [:move, :switch_instrument]
  authorize_resource only: [:edit, :update, :move]

  include TranslationHelper
  include FacilityReservationsHelper
  include ReservationSwitch
  helper TimelineHelper

  def initialize
    super
    @active_tab = "reservations"
  end

  def public_timeline
    @display_datetime = parse_usa_date(params[:date]) || Time.current.beginning_of_day

    @schedules = current_facility.schedules_for_timeline(:public_instruments)
    instrument_ids = @schedules.flat_map { |schedule| schedule.public_instruments.map(&:id) }
    @reservations_by_instrument = Reservation.for_timeline(@display_datetime, instrument_ids).group_by(&:product)
  end

  # GET /facilities/1/instruments/1/reservations.js?_=1279579838269&start=1279429200&end=1280034000
  def index
    @facility = Facility.find_by!(url_name: params[:facility_id])
    @instrument = @facility.instruments.find_by!(url_name: params[:instrument_id])

    @start_at = parse_time_param(params[:start]) || Time.zone.now
    @end_at = parse_time_param(params[:end]) || @start_at.end_of_day

    admin_reservations = @instrument.schedule.admin_reservations.in_range(@start_at, @end_at)
    user_reservations = @instrument.schedule
                                   .reservations
                                   .active
                                   .in_range(@start_at, @end_at)
                                   .includes(order_detail: { order: :user })
    offline_reservations = @instrument.offline_reservations.in_range(@start_at, @end_at)

    @reservations = admin_reservations + user_reservations + offline_reservations

    # We don't need the unavailable hours month view
    unless month_view?
      @rules = @instrument.schedule_rules

      if @instrument.requires_approval? && acting_user && acting_user.cannot_override_restrictions?(@instrument)
        @rules = @rules.available_to_user(acting_user)
      end

      @unavailable = ScheduleRule.unavailable(@rules)
    end

    @show_details = params[:with_details] == "true" && (@instrument.show_details? || can?(:administer, Reservation))

    respond_to do |format|
      as_calendar_object_options = { start_date: @start_at.beginning_of_day, with_details: @show_details }
      format.js do
        render json: Reservation.as_calendar_objects(@reservations, as_calendar_object_options) +
                     ScheduleRule.as_calendar_objects(@unavailable, as_calendar_object_options)
      end
    end
  end

  # GET /reservations
  # All My Resesrvations
  def list
    notices = []

    relation = acting_user.order_details
    in_progress = relation.with_in_progress_reservation
    @status = params[:status]
    @available_statuses = [in_progress.blank? ? "upcoming" : "upcoming_and_in_progress", "all"]

    if @status == "all"
      @order_details = relation.with_reservation
    elsif @status == "upcoming"
      @status = @available_statuses.first
      @order_details = in_progress + relation.with_upcoming_reservation
    else
      return redirect_to reservations_status_path(status: "upcoming")
    end

    @order_details = @order_details.paginate(page: params[:page])

    notices = @order_details.collect do |od|
      notice_for_reservation od.reservation
    end
    notices.compact!
    existing_notices = flash[:notice].presence ? [flash[:notice]] : []
    flash.now[:notice] = existing_notices.concat(notices).join("
").html_safe unless notices.empty?
  end

  # POST /orders/:order_id/order_details/:order_detail_id/reservations
  def create
    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound unless @reservation.nil?

    creator = ReservationCreator.new(@order, @order_detail, params)
    if creator.save(session_user)
      @reservation = creator.reservation
      authorize! :create, @reservation
      flash[:notice] = I18n.t "controllers.reservations.create.success"
      flash[:error] = I18n.t("controllers.reservations.create.admin_hold_warning") if creator.reservation.conflicting_admin_reservation?

      if creator.merged_order?
        redirect_to facility_order_path(@order_detail.facility, @order_detail.order.merge_order || @order_detail.order)
      elsif creator.instrument_only_order?
        redirect_params = {}
        redirect_params[:send_notification] = "1" if params[:send_notification] == "1"
        # only trigger purchase if instrument
        # and is only thing in cart (isn't bundled or on a multi-add order)
        redirect_to purchase_order_path(@order, redirect_params)
      else
        redirect_to cart_path
      end
    else
      @reservation = creator.reservation
      # validation errors are handled by simple form
      flash.now[:error] = creator.error.html_safe if creator.error.present?
      set_windows
      render :new
    end
  end

  # GET /orders/:order_id/order_details/:order_detail_id/reservations/new
  def new
    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound unless @reservation.nil?

    @reservation = NextAvailableReservationFinder.new(@instrument).next_available_for(current_user, acting_user)
    @reservation.order_detail = @order_detail

    authorize! :new, @reservation

    unless @instrument.can_be_used_by?(@order_detail.user)
      flash[:notice] = text(".acting_as_not_on_approval_list")
    end
    set_windows
  end

  # GET /orders/:order_id/order_details/:order_detail_id/reservations/:id(.:format)
  def show
    @order        = Order.find(params[:order_id])
    @order_detail = @order.order_details.find(params[:order_detail_id])
    @reservation  = Reservation.find(params[:id])
    authorize! :show, @reservation

    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @reservation != @order_detail.reservation

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html

      format.ics do
        calendar = ReservationCalendar.new(@reservation)
        send_data(calendar.to_ical,
                  type: "text/calendar", disposition: "attachment",
                  filename: calendar.filename)
      end
    end
  end

  # GET /orders/1/order_details/1/reservations/1/edit
  def edit
    redirect_to [@order, @order_detail, @reservation] if invalid_for_update?
    set_windows
  end

  # PUT  /orders/1/order_details/1/reservations/1
  def update
    if invalid_for_update?
      redirect_to [@order, @order_detail, @reservation], notice: I18n.t("controllers.reservations.update.failure")
      return
    end

    @reservation.assign_times_from_params(reservation_params)
    with_dropped_params do
      reservation_update_attributes = params.require(:reservation).permit(:note)
      @reservation.assign_attributes(reservation_update_attributes)
    end

    render_edit && return unless changes_valid_for_update?

    Reservation.transaction do
      begin
        # merge state can change after call to #save! due to OrderDetailObserver#before_save
        mergeable = @order_detail.order.to_be_merged?

        save_reservation_and_order_detail

        flash[:notice] = "The reservation was successfully updated."
        if mergeable
          redirect_to facility_order_path(@order_detail.facility, @order_detail.order.merge_order || @order_detail.order)
        else
          redirect_to (@order.purchased? ? reservations_path : cart_path)
        end
        return
      rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
        raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
      end
    end
    render_edit
  end

  # POST /orders/:order_id/order_details/:order_detail_id/reservations/:reservation_id/move
  def move
    if @reservation.move_to_earliest
      flash[:notice] = "The reservation was moved successfully."
    else
      flash[:error] = @reservation.errors.full_messages.join("
").html_safe
    end

    redirect_to reservations_status_path(status: "upcoming")
  end

  # GET /orders/:order_id/order_details/:order_detail_id/reservations/:reservation_id/move
  def earliest_move_possible
    @reservation       = Reservation.find(params[:reservation_id])
    @earliest_possible = @reservation.earliest_possible

    if @earliest_possible
      @formatted_dates = {
        start_date: human_date(@earliest_possible.reserve_start_at),
        start_time: human_time(@earliest_possible.reserve_start_at),
        end_date: human_date(@earliest_possible.reserve_end_at),
        end_time: human_time(@earliest_possible.reserve_end_at),
      }
    end

    render layout: false
  end

  # GET /orders/:order_id/order_details/:order_detail_id/reservations/switch_instrument
  def switch_instrument
    authorize! :start_stop, @reservation

    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound unless switch_value_present?

    switch_instrument!(params[:switch])

    if params[:switch] == "off" && @order_detail.accessories?
      redirect_to new_order_order_detail_accessory_path(@order, @order_detail)
      return
    end

    redirect_to params[:redirect_to] || request.referer || order_order_detail_path(@order, @order_detail)
  end

  private

  def reservation_params
    reservation_params = params.require(:reservation)
                               .except(:reserve_end_date, :reserve_end_hour, :reserve_end_min, :reserve_end_meridian)
                               .permit(:reserve_start_date,
                                       :reserve_start_hour,
                                       :reserve_start_min,
                                       :reserve_start_meridian,
                                       :duration_mins,
                                       :note)

    # Prevent overriding of start time params after purchase if start time is locked,
    # e.g. you are in the lock window or the reservation has already started and
    # you are only allowed to extend the reservation.
    reservation_params.merge!(reservation_start_as_params) if fixed_start_time? && !@reservation.in_cart?

    reservation_params
  end

  def fixed_start_time?
    !@reservation.admin_editable? || !@reservation.reserve_start_at_editable?
  end

  def reservation_start_as_params
    {
      reserve_start_date: @reservation.reserve_start_date,
      reserve_start_hour: @reservation.reserve_start_hour,
      reserve_start_min: @reservation.reserve_start_min,
      reserve_start_meridian: @reservation.reserve_start_meridian,
    }
  end

  def load_basic_resources
    @order = Order.find(params[:order_id])
    # It's important that the order_detail be the same object as the one in @order.order_details.first
    @order_detail = @order.order_details.find { |od| od.id.to_i == params[:order_detail_id].to_i }
    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @order_detail.blank?
    @reservation = @order_detail.reservation
    @instrument = @order_detail.product
    @facility = @instrument.facility
  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
    flash[:error] = text("order_detail_removed")
    if @order
      redirect_to facility_path(@order.facility)
    else
      raise
    end
  end

  def load_and_check_resources
    load_basic_resources
    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @reservation.blank?
  end

  def ability_resource
    if action_name == "index"
      current_facility
    else
      @reservation
    end
  end

  # TODO: you shouldn't be able to edit reservations that have passed or are outside of the cancellation period (check to make sure order has been placed)
  def invalid_for_update?
    params[:id].to_i != @reservation.id ||
      @reservation.actual_end_at ||
      !editable_by_current_user?
  end

  def editable_by_current_user?
    if current_ability.can?(:manage, @reservation) && @reservation.admin_editable?
      true
    elsif @reservation.can_customer_edit?
      true
    else
      false
    end
  end

  def save_reservation_and_order_detail
    @reservation.save_as_user!(session_user)
    @order_detail.assign_estimated_price(@reservation.reserve_end_at)
    @order_detail.save_as_user!(session_user)
  end

  def set_windows
    @reservation_window = ReservationWindow.new(@reservation, current_user)
  end

  def notice_for_reservation(reservation)
    return unless reservation

    if reservation.can_switch_instrument_off? # do you need to click stop
      I18n.t("reservations.notices.can_switch_off", reservation: reservation)
    elsif reservation.can_switch_instrument_on? # do you need to begin your reservation
      I18n.t("reservations.notices.can_switch_on", reservation: reservation)
    elsif reservation.canceled?
    # no message
    # do you have a reservation for today that hasn't ended
    elsif upcoming_today? reservation
      I18n.t("reservations.notices.upcoming", reservation: reservation)
    end
  end

  def upcoming_today?(reservation)
    now = Time.zone.now
    (reservation.reserve_start_at.to_date == now.to_date || reservation.reserve_start_at < now) && reservation.reserve_end_at > now
  end

  # Some browsers are not updating their cached JS and have an out-of-date calendar
  # JS library which uses unix timestamps for the parameters. This allows us to handle both.
  def parse_time_param(string_value)
    return unless string_value
    Time.zone.parse(string_value)
  rescue ArgumentError
    Time.zone.at(string_value.to_i)
  end

  def helpers
    ActionController::Base.helpers
  end

  # `1.week` causes a problem with daylight saving week since it's technically longer
  # than a week
  def month_view?
    @end_at - @start_at > 8.days
  end

  def render_edit
    set_windows
    render action: "edit"
  end

  def changes_valid_for_update?
    duration_change_valid? && NotePresenceValidator.new(@reservation).valid?
  end

  def duration_change_valid?
    validator = Reservations::DurationChangeValidations.new(@reservation)
    validator.valid?
  end

end

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So here it is - three years since my very first blog post! It doesn't seem like that long.
Maybe because my blog has been so dusty and neglected as of late. I totally blame social media ( blame shifter)- seriously!
I think of something and then BAM! I can post it on Instagram- or BOOM! I can put it on FB. And it's so quick and easy.
Technically, the blog is easy, too. It all comes from my phone. But my mind is more likely to throw out a random quick thought vs a long commentary. And for those of you who know me, quick and random are the way my brain usually works!
It has been an adventure of sorts being out of the classroom this year. It was a hard decision to make- but I'm very confident I did the right thing. I was reminded of just "how right" I was when I was putting away a few things in my room today and opened a drawer of my jewelry armoire.
What I saw was a little alarming. (Don't worry, it's not anything bad or inappropriate). I opened the drawer to put away a bracelet and here it was. Boom.
My One Little Word card that I made three years ago when I did the OLW project with my first grade class. I made each person, including myself, a card to carry to remind us of the word we chose.
The word we chose that would make a change in our lives.
My word was Prioritize. It was my goal to change some things in my personal and professional life to ensure that I was putting all the right people and projects first.
Just sitting down and making that list back then was such an eye opener! I "let go" of sooooo much drama! I realized that much of the hard work I was doing was SELF INDUCED! While there is definitely a set of standards I was expected to meet- I was piling on even more.
So I fixed it back then.
I left bags of school work AT SCHOOL. And I opened my eyes and realized that what I sometimes thought was my worst, was someone else's best- and that was ok!
I was (and still am) happier for taking a breath and working through all of that.
My OLW card popped up a year later when I switched purses. And then again on the dryer one time. Once I found it in the junk drawer in the kitchen.
I'm glad it doesn't have a "formal home". If it did, then I wouldn't get these great reminders every once in a while.
HA HA!!! Gotta love a squirrel!
I'm sure I said it at the one year mark and then again at the second- this little blog had made such a change in my life! I've learned so much from so many and have made some lifelong friends! Love you ladies!!
Hope this day finds you right where you want to be, my friends!!
Happy 3 year blogiversary! My world has become a better place knowing you sweet friend!
Oh my gosh- having a comment from "Miss T" back in the day was a huge highlight! And then we became friends- It's a beautiful thing!!
What a sweet post! Great reminder for all of us to remember what's important!
Awwww! I love love love this! And I'm so glad that while you prioritized, that you kept this blog and fostered the relationships you built because of it! I'm so thankful to call you my friend!
Awww! We are a lucky bunch of gals! Knowing ya'll are there makes such a difference for me- and it also helps me to giggle a little more each day- cause I know I am going to head in there and tell you all about it!


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學院別 > 成功大學 > 管理學院 > 國際企業研究所
論文名稱(中文) 領導者親和型與嘲諷型幽默對員工情感與工作績效的影響
論文名稱(英文) The effect of leader's affiliative and aggressive humor toward employee's emotion and job performance
系所名稱(中) 國際企業研究所
系所名稱(英) Institute of International Business
研究生(中文) 黃意清
研究生(英文) Hartaty Wijaya
學號 R66065021
口試委員 指導教授-史習安
口試委員-顏郁芳
口試委員-簡俊成
中文關鍵字 親和型幽默 嘲諷型幽默 領導引發的情緒 情緒活力 情緒疲憊 工作績效
英文關鍵字 affiliative humor aggressive humor leader triggered emotions emotional vitality emotional exhaustion job performance
中文摘要 本研究目的是來探討如何兩個不同型的領導者幽默感會影響員工情感與工作績效。 由於領導者是員工的榜樣,因此我們認為領導為給予者和員工將成為接受者,因為員工會受到心理上的影響。這種情況最終會影響他們的行為以及工作績效在組織裡。一開始本研究探討的內容為領導者親和型幽默對領導引發正面情緒的關係,以及領導者嘲諷型幽默對領導引發敷面情緒的關係。而兩個關係的結果為正面相關。
此外,情緒調節可以緩和領導者親和型幽默對領導引發正面情緒的關係。基於領導者引發的情緒,員工將通過心理狀態做出反應,他們會感到遊活力或疲憊。之後,由於這種心理狀態出現了,這會影響到員工的行為。本研究表明,情緒活力調節領導者引發正面情緒與工作績效之間的關係。而情緒疲憊並沒有調解領導者引發負面情緒與工作表現之間的關係。 根據目前的研究,為了提高員工的工作績效,領導者可以考慮將幽默作為他們與員工的溝通方式,讓員工在工作場所可以更快樂。
英文摘要 The study purposes for examining the effect of two kinds of different humor in leadership toward employee emotion and performance. Since leaders are the role model for employees, we assumed that leaders as giver and employees will become the receiver as they will be affected psychologically. This situation will eventually shape their behavior and further affect their work performance in organization. We covered our study by examining the relationship of affiliative humor toward leader triggered positive emotion and aggressive humor toward leader triggered negative emotion. The result showed that both relationships positively related.
Furthermore, emotional regulation moderates the effect of aggressive humor toward leader triggered positive emotion. Next, based on leader triggered emotion, employee will response through psychological state either they will feel alive or exhausted. After that, since this psychological state is showed up, this will take effect on how employees behaved. This study showed that emotional vitality mediates the positive relationship of leader triggered negative emotion to job performance. Following by emotional exhaustion doesn't mediates the relationship of leader triggered negative emotion to job performance. Based on current study, to improve employees job performance, leaders might consider to use humor as their communication tactics with employees, that the use of humor to let employees more happy in workplace.
摘要	III
ACKNOWLEDGES IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS	V
LIST OF TABLES	IX
1.1 Research Background and Motivation	1
1.2 Research Questions	4
1.3 Research Structure	4
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW	6
2.1 Affiliative humor and leader-triggered positive emotion	9
2.2 Aggressive humor and leader-triggered negative emotion	10
2.3 The mediating role of psychological state	11
2.3.1 Leader triggered positive emotion, emotional vitality, and job performance	13
2.3.2 Leader triggered negative emotion, emotional exhaustion, and job performance	14
2.4 The moderating effect of member power distance toward affiliative humor and leader triggered positive emotion	15
2.5 The moderating effect of emotional regulation toward aggressive humor and leader triggered negative emotion	17
3.1 Research Framework	19
3.2 Research Hypotheses	20
3.3 Measurement	21
3.3.1 Sense of humor	21
3.3.2 Leader triggered emotions	21
3.3.3 Emotional vitality	22
3.3.4 Emotional exhaustion	22
3.3.5 Member power distance	22
3.3.6 Emotional regulation	22
3.3.7 Job performance	22
3.3.8 Control variables	23
3.4 Questionnaire Design	23
3.4.1 Affiliative humor	23
3.4.2 Aggressive humor	24
3.4.3 Leader triggered positive emotion	25
3.4.4 Leader triggered negative emotion	26
3.4.10 Control variables	29
3.5 Data Analysis Methods	30
3.5.1 Descriptive statistical analysis	30
3.5.2 Reliability analysis	31
3.5.3 Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Validity analysis	31
3.5.4 Pearson correlation coefficient	32
3.5.5 Common method variance (CMV) and Non-response bias	32
3.5.6 Hierarchical multiple regression analysis	33
4.1 Descriptive Analysis	35
4.2 Reliability Analysis	36
4.3 Confirmatory Factor Analysis	37
4.4 Common Method Variance	39
4.5 Non-Response Bias	40
4.6 Pearson Correlation	41
4.7 Hypotheses Testing	43
4.7.1 Regression Analysis	44
4.7.1.1 Affiliative Humor, Leader Triggered Positive Emotion, and Member Power Distance	44
4.7.1.2 Aggressive Humor, Leader Triggered Negative Emotion, and Emotional Regulation	46
4.7.1.3 Leader Triggered Emotions, Psychological State, and Job Performance	48
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSIONS	50
5.1 Theoretical Implications and Research Contributions	53
5.2 Practical Implications	54
5.3 Limitations and Future Research	55
Questionnaire for Leader (Chinese Version)	62
Questionnaires for Employee (Chinese Version)	67
Questionnaires for Leader (English Version)	71
Questionnaire for Employee (English Version)	76
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Jafri è un cognome ed un'espressione comunemente associata a quei musulmani che si riconoscono nella Shīʿa che sono discendenti del 6º Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, che era un diretto discendente dell'Imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib e del profeta Maometto. Dal momento che il clan Jafri traccia la sua ascendenza a partire da Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ, i suoi componenti usano spesso il prefisso onorifico Sayyid (o suoi sinonimi, quali ad esempio "Sādāt"). Molti Jafri sciiti vivono in Iraq, Iran, India e Pakistan. Anche alcuni musulmani sunniti associano il loro nome all'espressione "Jafri".

Jafri può originare sinonimi quali "Jafari", "Jafry" o "Jaffery" in urdu / farsi e "al-Jaʿfari" in arabo.

Persone di spicco col prefisso onomastico "Jafri"
 Mohd Murtuza Jafri, produttore e regista cinematografico indiano
 Ahsan Jafri, musulmano indiano, già parlamentare
 Ali Sardar Jafri, scrittore indiano in lingua urdu, poeta, critico e autore di colonne musicali cinematografiche
 Syed Hasan Imdad Jafri, studioso sciita e poeta che ha tradotto numerosi libri di Fiqh dall'arabo in lingua urdu
 Azra Jafri, sindaco di Nili, capitale della provincia afghana di Daykundi
 Daud Danish Jafri, già ministro dell'Economia e delle Finanze d'Iran
 Hussain Mohammad Jafri, presidente del Centro di Studi islamico pakistano della Agha Khan University di Karachi (Pakistan)
 Ibrāhīm Jafri, politico iracheno
 Javed Jafri, attore indiano
 Kamran Jafri e Hooman Jafri, due fratelli cantanti che vivono e operano a Woodland Hills (California)
 Liaquat Ali Jafri (Maulvi Liaquat Ali), già leader religioso musulmano di Allahabad (India)
 Madhur Jafri, attrice indiana
 Masoud Jafri Jozani, regista, sceneggiatrice e produttore cinematografica iraniana
 Mehdi Jafri, regista cinematografica iraniana di fama internazionale
 Mohammad Ali Jafri (Aziz Jafri), comandante dell'Esercito dei Guardiani della Rivoluzione Islamica in Iran
 Salim Jafri, poeta e organizzatore di festival poetici, noti come mushayra a Dubai e in Pakistan. Il Premio Salīm Jafrī per la poesia si chiama così in suo onore.
Khurram Jafree, grande banchiere pakistano
 Mohammad Taqi Jafri, apprezzato studioso, pensatore e teologo iraniano
 Saeed Jafri, attore indiano
 Zamir Jafri, poeta pakistano
Ibrahim al-Ja'fari - già Primo ministro d'Iraq.

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