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Trump should be isolating Viktor Orbán, not feting him at the White House
By James Kirchick
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was one of the only European leaders to endorse Donald Trump's underdog presidential campaign in 2016. Now, it appears Trump will return the favor.
On Monday, Trump hosts Orbán at the White House. It's a meeting that could not come at a worse time. Voting for the European Parliament elections commences May 23, just 10 days after the autocratic Orbán poses for a grip-and-grin with the titular leader of the free world in the Oval Office.
Those elections are projected to result in increasing support for a variety of nationalist factions, from Nigel Farage's Brexit Party to Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini's Northern League, all of which seek to weaken the European Union and, in doing so, provide opportunities for powers such as Russia and China to divide the West from within.
Having transformed his country into the illiberal democracy he prophesied in 2014, Orbán has emerged as the most visible leader of these forces. Under such conditions, the United States should be isolating the Hungarian prime minister, not embracing him.
Monday's will be the first visit of a Hungarian leader to the Oval Office since 2005. White House meetings are a precious commodity that presidents typically dispense to close allies or to achieve clear-cut U.S. foreign policy objectives. Under Orbán, Hungary has repeatedly snubbed the U.S. and the liberal, democratic values it seeks to uphold in Europe. It has expelled U.S.-accredited Central European University, blocked NATO cooperation with Ukraine, unleashed state-sponsored Holocaust revisionism and anti-Semitism, and refused to extradite a pair of Russian arms dealers wanted for selling weapons to Mexican drug cartels, to name just a few of Budapest's more egregious rebuffs.
Orbán has largely gotten away with all of this by skillfully appealing to conservative politicians, activists and intellectuals across the Western world with an anti-immigration, anti-EU mantra, and it is this message that has attracted Trump's favor. Steve Bannon, Trump's ex-consigliere and a longtime admirer of Orbán, once referred to the Hungarian prime minister as "Trump before Trump."
But genuine conservatives, those who still believe in old-fashioned values such as limited government, individual rights and the rule of law, shouldn't be fooled: Viktor Orbán is not a democrat and he is working against America's traditional interests in Europe.
Since the collapse of communism 30 years ago, those interests have consisted of three major objectives: strengthening the European Union, guarding against Russian interference and bolstering liberal democracy. On all three fronts, Orbán has been at best unhelpful, at worst, counterproductive.
Earlier this year, the international rights watchdog Freedom House downgraded Hungary to "partly free" status, the first European Union country and first post-communist country to experience such a decline, putting it at the forefront of democratic backsliding in Europe. This demotion was registered in response to a series of moves undertaken by the Orbán government over the past nine years aimed at hollowing out Hungarian democracy, from rewriting the country's constitution to expelling the George Soros-founded Central European University to gerrymandering the electoral system in such a way that ensures perpetual rule by Orbán's ruling Fidesz party.
Trump's meeting with Orbán will also have the effect of boosting the illiberal, pro-Russian European far right over the mainstream, pro-American center-right. In his latest overture to Russia, Orbán announced in March that the Moscow-based International Investment Bank, which Western intelligence officials worry will be used as a cover for Russian intelligence operations, would relocate to Hungary.
Occurring at such a delicate moment in European politics, empowering Orbán could also undermine EU cohesion. In March, Fidesz was suspended from the European People's Party, the largest coalition of center-right parties in the EU parliament. Europe's mainstream conservatives hoped to send Orbán a belated message that his attacks on democratic values would come with a cost.
Yet Orbán has only been emboldened to solidify his status on the far right, a strategy he hopes to impose on the rest of the continent. Last week, he appeared at a press conference alongside Heinz-Christian Strache, a former neo-Nazi and leader of Austria's Freedom Party, which was founded by ex-SS officers after the Second World War. Though the Freedom Party currently serves in the Austrian governing coalition, with control over the Interior Ministry, its formal ties to Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has convinced the U.S. and other European allies to downgrade intelligence cooperation with Vienna.
Orbán sees the Freedom Party as a model for the rest of Europe. If it is possible "for the center-right ruling party to work together with the right-wing patriotic party," he told journalists, "then why can't this happen on the European level as well?" By welcoming Orbán to the Oval Office less than two weeks before a pivotal European election, Trump essentially sends the signal that the U.S. backs such a realignment across Europe.
Last week, in anticipation of the White House confab, a bipartisan group of senators, including Republican Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch and Florida Republican Marco Rubio, signed a letter to Trump criticizing the Hungarian government and urging him to "remain true to these democratic values that have undergirded our relations with Central and Eastern Europe since the end of the Cold War." This is the right message to send, and it is vitally important that more Republicans and conservative voices endorse it.
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Q. Why was an election called to consider the removal of Hinsley's "park" designation?
A. Developers approached the City of Longview interested in developing the Hinsley Park property. Any action to remove a "park" designation from a property requires approval by voters, so Longview City Council placed a proposition on the ballot for November 3, 2015.
Q. What happens if the park designation is removed?
A. An affirmative vote would not transfer the property immediately. If the park designation is removed, City Council would be given the authority to negotiate terms with developers and to sell the property. City Council could still choose not to sell the property if they were not satisfied with the terms of the agreement.
Q. If approved, would a replacement park be constructed?
A. In the proposal being discussed, the City of Longview would require the developers to fund and construct a replacement park with new amenities including replacement fields and disc-golf course.
Q. If approved, would Hinsley Park close right away? Would league play be interrupted?
A. If voters approve removal of park designation, Hinsley Park would not close immediately and there would not be an interruption to park services. Hinsley Park would continue to be used until a new replacement park was completed. League and tournament play would not be interrupted.
Q. How can we learn more about the proposal?
A. A public hearing is scheduled during a Special Called City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 29 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 300 W. Cotton St. The developers plan to provide additional information about the proposed redevelopment project at that time. Feel free to contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 903-237-1270 or visit LongviewTexas.gov to learn more about the proposal.
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Iran summons UK ambassador after 'illegal' tanker seizure
Thursday, 04 July 2019 5:14 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 05 July 2019 1:12 AM ]
Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned Britain's ambassador to the country after British forces seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Rob Macaire was summoned to the ministry on Thursday, hours after reports emerged that the vessel had been boarded by British Royal Marines and impounded.
Later in the day, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Moussavi took part in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)'s News Network, saying, "We declared to the ambassador that this move amounts to strange unconventionality, because the sanctions that they have announced are not based on the Security Council [resolutions] and the Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept this measure (seizure of the tanker)."
The Iranian diplomat further stated that the Spanish Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the move was made at the request of the US and that the seizure amounted to "implementation of a type of extraterritorial sanctions despite the fact that the European Union has invariably been against such bans."
Moussavi said that Iran denounces the seizure as "a destructive step," which contributes to further escalation in regional tensions.
Citing a Spanish source, France 24 reported earlier that the tanker had been seized by Britain at the US request.
Later in the day, acting Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Gibraltar detained the supertanker Grace 1 after a request by the United States to Britain.
Borrell was quoted by Reuters as saying that Spain was looking into the seizure of the ship and how it may affect Spanish sovereignty as it appears to have happened in Spanish waters.
Spain does not recognize the waters around Gibraltar as British.
Britain's Foreign Office did not respond to a request for comment.
Iran's nuclear deal: US withdrawal vs. EU's inaction
Almost a year since the US withdrawal from the JCPOA, Iran is still criticizing European countries for their inaction in the face of the US unilateral measures.
Experts believe that the measure taken by the British government in seizing the Syria-bound Iranian tanker is illegal and can have serious consequences for the government in London.
Since Iran's tanker was carrying fuel and oil to Syrian people for solely humanitarian purposes, the measure taken by the British government is not only illegal, but also inhumane.
Iran and Syria enjoy vast commercial and trade ties and under the international law, Britain has no right to interfere in their relations.
The US has avowed an intention to reduce Iran's oil exports to "zero" as part of the sanctions that it reinstated after leaving a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran last year. Both Washington's withdrawal from the deal and its reintroduction of the sanctions came while the accord has been ratified in the form of the United Nations Security Resolution 2231.
Europe has suspended its trade with Iran, knuckling under the sanctions, despite being obliged by the agreement to safeguard Iran's business interests.
Earlier this week, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reminded the deal's European partners that they had undertaken 11 commitments to the country under the nuclear accord.
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These, he added, include Iran's oil sales, secure financial returns from the sales, and investment in Iran, as well as facilitation of transport, aviation, and shipping activities involving the country.
Observers deem the seizure of the tanker on Washington's apparent orders to be another instance of the European states' non-commitment to the deal.
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Solar City workers Tony Farias, left, Cody Corbett, middle, and Salvador Sanchez install solar panels onto the roof of St. Cross by the Sea Episcopal Church in Hermosa Beach. The church claims to be the first to use solar energy in the South Bay and expects to save thousands of dollars on their energy bills.
The choice seemed simple to Bill McLaren when he considered how much his church was buried in utility bills.
At St. Cross by the Sea Episcopal in Hermosa Beach, where McLaren serves on the vestry panel, monthly charges can range from $400 in the winter to a whopping $1,100 in the heat of summer.
It took time, energy and a considerable amount of research, but the solar panels McLaren started talking up roughly a year ago have arrived just in time.
The church on Monterey Boulevard now has 70 of them blanketing the flat part of its rooftop – which together are capable of generating 14 kilowatts. Once the sun-powered system is pressed into operation in the coming weeks, church leaders believe they'll slice their annual expenses in half.
Switching to an alternative energy source was both a practical decision and one rooted in social and environmental awareness, said the Rev. Rachel Anne Nyback, senior associate of the 400-family congregation.
Although St. Cross is believed to be the first church in the South Bay to use solar power, the concept has already caught on elsewhere in the state.
The group California Interfaith Power and Light, which unites religious leaders concerned about environmental issues, has been keeping a tally of solar-powered churches and religious institutions for a few years now, outreach director Jessica Brown said.
"I can think of 10 congregations off the top of my head that have solar panels. It's a relatively new phenomenon, but it's something that I have churches calling (about) all the time to see if they can do it," she said.
The installation at St. Cross is the work of the Foster City firm Solar City, which started an aggressive marketing campaign in the South Bay beach cities this spring. The company, which has a local office in Culver City, is offering a zero-money-down lease option statewide through July 31 to entice homeowners, businesses and nonprofit groups to go solar.
McLaren said St. Cross decided to make an upfront investment of about $68,000 so the church would own the panels outright. Factoring in the energy savings, the congregation should be able to "break even" in 10 to 12 years, he said.
Church leaders contacted six contractors before choosing Solar City, which McLaren favored for its local presence and Web site that allows customers to track energy use, money savings and system performance, including how many kilowatts are produced hourly. It also flags problems.
Since Solar City started advertising around the beach cities this spring, Southern California operations manager Michael Hayes said the company has sold and begun designing about 20 systems. And to sweeten the zero-down leasing arrangement, Solar City asked the beach cities to temporarily waive permitting and plan check fees.
Although Redondo Beach officials have not agreed to forgive the charges, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach are granting various waivers to homeowners, businesses and nonprofit groups that install solar energy systems.
McLaren said Hermosa's decision to forgo inspection and plan check costs probably saved St. Cross "a few thousand dollars" – another reason to justify its switch to sun power.


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Idaho football adds eight JC players
Wed., Dec. 18, 2013
After Idaho won just one game this fall in his first season as coach, Paul Petrino saw a number of holes on the Vandals' roster. He took a key step in filling a few of them today with the signing of eight junior-college players -- two defensive tackles, two offensive linemen, two linebackers and two defensive backs.
" ... Those are all places that we felt like we had needs and needed to improve," Petrino said. "I think it was a really good job by the whole staff in going out and finding guys that we feel like can fit the system and are good guys and can come in here and can compete right away."
We have all the details below, as well as a few notes and quotes from Petrino on each signee.
Petrino said all eight signees will enroll in January and be available for spring camp. One or two more JC signees are possible during the early period, which started today. Petrino mentioned that he will sign a JC running back "for sure," as well as one or two JC receivers and a defensive end.
Idaho will sign 20 or 21 players in total, Petrino said.
"I think all of them can come in and compete and start," he said of the eight that signed.
Bios courtesy of Idaho media relations.
Glen Antoine
6-3½, 325
Highland Community College/Round Rock High School
Antoine was an honorable mention Kansas Jayhawk Community College All-Conference selection as Highland advanced to the playoffs for the first time in school history. He had 32 total tackles and two tackles for loss in earning mention by 24/7 as the 26th rated defensive tackle in the nation in 2013. He played at Navarro Junior College in 2012.
A graduate of Round Rock High School, Antoine was ranked ninth among defensive tackles in the Lone Star Region and was 11th in the Centex Sweet 16.
From Petrino: Antoine is "your typical great big nose guard." Does a nice job plugging the middle and is able to rush the passer on third down. ... He was a longtime target for the Idaho staff. "It's great to have him coming."
Max Martial
Defensive lineman
6-4, 305
Iowa Western Community College/Palm Beach Central High School
Wellington, Fla.
Martial started every game as a senior for 11-1 Western Iowa and was a member of the 2012 NJCAA National Championship team. In the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, he was ranked 35th in total tackles among all players, which was ninth among defensive linemen. Iowa Western led the league in almost every defensive category – points allowed, total yards allowed, yards allowed rushing, yards allowed passing, interceptions and fumble recoveries.
From Petrino: Martial "is a great three-technique" tackle. ... He has good quickness, and can play the run and rush the passer well.
Kato Fawkes
Offensive lineman
Iowa Western Community College/Bishop Michael Eldon School
Freeport, Bahamas
Fawkes started every game for 11-1 Western Iowa and was a second-team Iowa Community College Athletic Conference selection. Iowa Western was the league leader in total offense (522.5 yards per game), passing offense (257.5 yards per game), completions (274), pass attempts (441) and touchdowns (28).
From Petrino: He'll play the strong guard position at Idaho. "Very big, physical, athletic." ... Originally from the Bahamas, Fawkes has played only a couple of years of organized football.
Jeff Travillion
Highland Community College/Hendrickson High School
In 2013, Travillion was a second-team Kansas Jayhawk Community College All-Conference choice as Highland advanced to the playoffs for the first time in school history.. He was part of an offense that led the conference in total offense (428 yards per game) and passing offense (305.6 yards per game), and was second in pass efficiency (146.1).
In high school, he was a four-year starter at offensive and defensive tackle. As a senior, he was a first-team 4A-25 All-District choice at offensive tackle. He also was recognized his junior year as a second-team choice on the 4A-25 All-District Team and the All-CenTex team.
From Petrino: "Probably as athletic as an offensive linemen as we saw out there." Petrino said he has great feet. ... Could be a guard or a tackle. "I think he'll be a great contributor for us."
Daniel Peterson
Mesa Community College/Millennium High School
Litchfield Park, Ariz.
As a sophomore, he was Mesa's tackle leader with 106 total tackles, which tied for first in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference. He also had six tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick. He had a career-high 14 tackles against Snow College and twice had 13-tackle games. As a freshman, he had 35 total tackles and six sacks. He had a season high of 11 tackles one in addition to one 10-tackle outing.
He was a first-team All-Region defensive back as a senior in high school as well as earning second team All-Arizona honors. He was Millennium's MVP and its Outstanding Defensive Player. As a senior, he had 77 total tackles, two interceptions (one of which he returned 99 yards for a touchdown), eight tackles for loss, five pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles.
From Petrino: He has 4.5 speed in the 40 and "can really run and fly."
Irving Steele
Ellsworth Community College/Stranahan High School
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Steele was a team captain as a freshman and sophomore at Ellsworth as well as earning first-team All-Midwest Football Conference honors both seasons. He climbed the NJCAA rankings and finished eighth in total tackles (110), seventh in solo tackles (64) and 11th in tackles for loss (16) in addition to totaling five pass breakups, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and a half sack. During his freshman season, Ellsworth was 19th in the NJCAA poll.
At Stranahan High School, he played running back and linebacker as a junior, and split time between linebacker and defensive end as a senior. He was a second-team All-Broward County defensive end, and was chosen to play in two all-star games – Broward North vs. South and Dade All-Stars.
From Petrino: Considered by some to the defensive MVP of his junior-college conference. ... Petrino said he has great speed. "That's two linebackers (along with Peterson) who can really run."
Doyin Sule
Santa Ana College/Fullerton High School
Fullerton, Calif.
Sule was a second-team All-Southern California Conference choice after tallying 48 total tackles (31 solo and 17 assists) as well as four pass breakups, two tackles for loss, two force fumbles and one fumble recovery. He also had four games of eight tackles.
A graduate of Fullerton High School, he was a three-year letterman in both football and track. He was a first-team all-conference choice as a senior after earning second-team recognition as a junior.
From Petrino: Described him as a safety. .... "He's long (and) has real good range." He's also physical. "He can be an enforcer at safety."
Marquis Wallace-Hatcher
5-11, 195
Diablo Valley College/Las Lomas High School
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Wallace-Hatcher recorded six tackles for loss and had 33 total tackles for Diablo Valley in 2012. He also had two interceptions and five pass breakups.
From Petrino: He played a lot of press man coverage at Diablo Valley College. Petrino said UI can put him on an island, which is something they haven't had from their corners -- perhaps with the exception of Solomon Dixon -- the last few years.
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Embracing failure
Last winter, I spent some time living in a large house on top of a hill in Berkeley, California that was being shared by a group of people who all worked in dance, physical therapy, massage and other things to do with movement and the body. It felt like a world apart from the games industry — in fact, finding a place in the house where I could use my computer without disrupting the "energy" for other people was a challenge. Yet it helped me to think about the aesthetics of games, precisely by forcing me to connect with playfulness outside of computation and dice rolls.
One of the housemates was explaining a class he sometimes teaches, called "monkey conditioning". Monkey conditioning is about exercising in a playful way: scrambling around, climbing things, being sociable and curious. He said that part of the work of designing a monkey conditioning class is working out what kind of goals to set, and how to make the goals interesting targets rather than benchmarks for failure. If you're like me, then this sounds to you a lot like game design.
Failure conditions and penalties represent a significant aesthetic choice for designers of games and other playful experiences. Other exercise classes, he said, might have a stricter failure threshold: you want people to keep trying to do something properly, and failing at it in order to train the body into something very strictly defined: it's a more transformative process, and one that brings the inherent reward of gaining something that was hard won. In contrast to other classes' focus on pushing the body to do something it previously could not do, this teacher saw monkey conditioning as much more about rediscovering what you can do.
If we want to get to grips with the joy of play, we have to address the pain of failure. Click To Tweet
When it comes to games and play, failure is a site of important design questions. What constitutes failure, if anything? How far does this game punish failure? How much time do you spend dwelling on repairing a failure, compared to exploring a new avenue for success? In Raph Koster's early work on game grammar, the absence of a cost for failure was to him a possible explanation for why a game might not feel like "fun". At the time Koster wrote this, he was thinking about the lessons learned from designing the early MMO Everquest; by now, there is a lineage of games influenced by Everquest with an a characteristic try-fail-repeat rhythm, perfected to ensure that players stay interested for longer. The monkey conditioning teacher might see the value of failure penalties very differently, preferring fewer failure moments. That speaks to the different aesthetics of fun that different designers might be going for.
As critically-minded players and designers, we can embrace failure in a number of ways. If we're more interested in a variety of aesthetic experiences beyond the search for stickiness and "fun", we could ask how the aesthetic of a playful experience is affected by how failure has been constructed. In most games, failure comes with a death, a true interruption to your stream of consciousness and intention and a forced return to a previous state. Gaming becomes an ascetic exercise in experiencing death time and time again and analysing its conditions, in order to better learn how to live. The level of asceticism depends on the harshness of the failure conditions: the level of fervour inspired by Dark Souls (2011) might be explained by this quasi-spiritual quality, its unrelenting interference in the illusion of a continuing ego.
In other games, failure is just a step in a different direction – if you're willing embrace the consequences of your past failures, you might discover something you would never have known had you clung to the dream of success. As The Sims has developed as a franchise over the years, death itself has become just a transition into a different form of life: ghosts, for example, are now playable characters who just happen to not be human anymore: the header image for this post, from The Sims 4 (2014), shows a bad-boy ghost in a studded leather jacket touching his cold dead hand to an adoring partner's face.
Failure has been on my mind for a long time, in one way or another. At Queerness and Games Conference 2013 a conversation was facilitated over Skype between two theorists – Jesper Juul, one of the figureheads of games studies, and Jack Halberstam, one of the figureheads of queer studies. Juul had recently published a book called The Art of Failure (2013), and Halberstam had published one called The Queer Art of Failure (2011).
Both theorists were accounting for cases where failure is seemingly embraced. In games, we go into this experience knowing that the software is, in most cases, designed to give us challenges that we will fail at at least a couple of times. Queerness is about accepting and loving ourselves for things that we may have been brought up to see as our failings: that's the point of reclaiming the slur word in the first place. A failure to be a "proper man," for example, gets transformed through queer-coded cultural signs into something beautiful in itself. Though not queer-coded, Octodad (2014) could be described as a camp game, because its aesthetic comes from one's failure to be a proper man.
Embracing failure can feel more alive and authentic than striving for success. Click To Tweet
These two scholars' ideas about failures reflect different aesthetics of playfulness. What Juul is exploring is almost a kind of masochism, failing over and over again and feeling that humiliation and frustration as a motivator to keep going, knowing that eventually we will overcome and the success will feel all the sweeter for it. Halberstam's failure is different, because it's a failure to succeed at a game that was rigged to begin with: nobody truly succeeds at heteronormativity, because everybody fails to fit the mould in one way or another. Better to fail fabulously and expose the system for its inadequacies, than to diminish oneself in order to pass as a success.
"Failing is something queers do and have always done exceptionally well; for queers failure can be a style, to quote Quentin Crisp, or a way of life, to cite Foucault, and it can stand in contrast to the grim scenarios of success that depend upon "trying and trying again." In fact if success requires so much effort, then maybe failure is easier in the long run and offers different rewards."
Both approaches to failure aim at constructing a kind of pride: either the pride at having perfected something that was difficult to achieve, or the pride that comes from reclaiming the failure as an expression of freedom. Both theories teach us that it is the game that produces the failure in the first place, just as heteronormativity is itself the source of queerness. Here's Juul on Portal (2007):
"Before playing a game in the Portal series, we probably did not consider the possibility that we would have problems solving the warp-based spatial puzzles that the game is based on—we had never seen such puzzles before! This is what games do: they promise us that we can repair a personal inadequacy—an inadequacy that they produce in us in the first place."
In life and in games, a question we can ask about our actions is how they design philosophies of failure. Is failure a proof of your inadequacies as a player, or does it expose the quirks of the game itself? When do we try to overcome the failure through transforming ourselves, and when do we let the failure stand testament to how the game was broken to begin with?
Raph Koster (2012/2004) "An atomic theory of fun game design"
Jesper Juul (2013) "Video games make us all losers" Salon (opening chapter of The Art of Failure)
Jack Halberstam (2011) The Queer Art of Failure


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Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the adventure drama The Call of the Wild directed by Chris Sanders and starring Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Omar Sy, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford and Colin Woodel. The film's original music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet). Hollywood Records/Fox Music have released a soundtrack album featuring the composer's score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the 20th Century Studios release.
Also opening wide is the supernatural horror movie Brahms: The Boy II directed by William Brent Bell and starring Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Christopher Convery and Ralph Ineson. Brett Detar (The Devil Inside, Wer) has composed the film's original music. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer's next Friday, February 28. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the STX Entertainment release.
Opening in limited release is the the comedy Emma directed by Autumn de Wilde and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Tanya Reynolds and Connor Swindells. The film's original music is composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Vanity Fair, The Split, Vita and Virginia) & David Schweitzer (Bob the Builder), as well as the songs featured in the movie. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers' score. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
Also opening in limited release is the comedy drama Standing Up, Falling Down directed by Matt Ratner and starring Billy Crystal, Ben Schwartz, Eloise Mumford, Grace Gummer, Nate Corddry, Jill Hennessy, Caitlin McGee, David Castañeda, Debra Monk and Kevin Dunn. David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Northern Exposure, Veep, Lady Dynamite) has composed the film's original music. No soundtrack album has been released. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival and is being released in theaters and on VOD by Shout! Studios.
Also opening in select cities is the thriller The Night Clerk written and directed by Michael Cristofer and starring Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas, John Leguizamo and Helen Hunt. Erik Hall has composed the film's original music. No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a young, socially challenged hotel clerk who witnesses a murder in one of the rooms but his suspicious actions land him as the lead detective's number one suspect, is being released in theaters and on VOD by Saban Films.
Also opening in select theaters is the coming-of-age drama Goldie written and directed by Sam de Jong and starring Slick Woods, George Sample III, Danny Hoch, Khris Davis, Marsha Stephanie Blake and A$AP Ferg. The film's original music is composed by Nathan Halpern (The Rider, Minding the Gap, Rich Hill, Swallow). Copticon Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer's score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and for more information about the Film Movement release.
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I wonder if Rez ever got his lawsuit against Krang off the ground.
Rez has probably moved on in life to cause misery to others.
Well, he did return twice in different forms. Once under a false account, then another time after Krang destroyed the General Discussion forums.
crazy times. too bad i wasn't here to see it, but i like hearing all the stories.
But so does Jo Dawn.
That's okay, JD. Remember the Drome rap! "JD, you hot!"
Technically, we're not supposed to have chat/spam threads as mentioned in the Guidelines, but we can let this one go for a while as long as it doesn't get out of hand.
Last I heard, he was in an intense legal battle with a 12" Krang's Android Body action figure, ranting and raving about "free speech" and his theory that allowing swearing on The Technodrome would solve all the world's problems.
I wish we still had the missing half of that rant he did. It was classic.
I feel like such a n00b. All those great users... like Reznorite... or Jarrah White... All of them had been long gone before I even joined the board.
Hey, my post count didn't increase, wtf?
OMG WE'RE IN THE FORUM GAMES! IT'S A TRAP!
I hear ya Bull....you're only a few months older than I am around here.
So, lemme get this straight. Any comment made on a previous comment in a thread that doesn't discuss the topic is classified as spam? O_o And, thusly, Cafe is a specific topic?? O_o I'm not complaining here as I hardly care about novelties like post-counts. I'm just trying to understand the conditions to which I must abide.
Another curiosity I have is about Rez. I remember him. He was a hot topic even back when I started. I think he posted a reply to a post of mine once upon a time. Clueless he was. But, I never saw that he was worth making into a big, universal joke. At least, I never found him that amusing. So... what am I missing? I wanna laugh too!
To Gobo: Stuff like the RPish posts are spam. Also the Cafe's SUPPOSED To be about ranting, talking about real life problems etc. But lately it's gotten off that track and been more random which technically = Spam.
Rez was a joke because of a lot of the posts he made. Stuff like threatening to sue Krang for banning him from the Technodrome, etc. lame stuff like that.
Yeah, an interesting law in Fantasy Land. I hope he's reading this. He'd poop his own lungs out with rage.


This is to show that fraud can happen even in Big Name outfits, and that they must be liable to the same regulatory processes as everyone else. In fact because of the size and importance of some of the clients that the Big Name outfits service, the impact of accounting fraud when perpetrated by them is much greater to the economy and the national image than when it is done by a No Name firm.
The Audit Oversight Board is the single most important line of defense for the shareholders and the general public against accounting shenanigans. Is this line solid like a brick wall, or full of holes like swiss cheese?
In 1990, the Internal Revenue Service seized most of the assets of Willie Nelson, claiming he owed $32 million in back taxes, including penalties and interest. He sued Price Waterhouse, contending that they put him into tax shelters that were later disallowed by the IRS. The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount.
From 2000 to 2006, PwC's affiliate of assurance service in Japan was ChuoAoyama Audit Corporation (中央青山監査法人, Chūō-Aoyama Kansa Hōjin?). In May 2006, the Financial Services Agency suspended ChuoAoyama following a suspicious audit of cosmetics company Kanebo in which three of the firm's partners allegedly assisted with accounting fraud and boosted earnings for the company by about $1.9 billion over the course of five years. The accountants involved were reprimanded by the Tokyo District Court but escaped prison time after a judge deemed them to have played a "passive role" in the crime.
Shortly after the suspension of ChuoAoyama (中央青山監査法人), PwC acted quickly to stem any possible client attrition as a result of the scandal. It set up the PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, and some of ChuoAoyama's accountants (but most of the international divisions) moved to the new firm. ChuoAoyama resumed operations on September 1 under the Misuzu name. However, by this point the two firms combined had 30% fewer clients than did ChuoAoyama prior to its suspension. Misuzu was dissolved in July, 2007.
In July 2007, PwC agreed to pay $229 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by shareholders of Tyco International Ltd. over a multibillion-dollar accounting fraud.
In January 2009 PwC was criticised, along with the promoters of Satyam, an Indian IT firm listed on the NASDAQ, in a $1.5 billion fraud. PwC has written a letter to the board of directors of Satyam that its audit may be rendered "inaccurate and unreliable" due to the disclosures made by Satyam's (ex) Chairman. PwC's U.S. arm "was the reviewer for the U.S. filings for Satyam." Consequently, lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. with PwC as a defendant. Two partners of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Srinivas Talluri and Subramani Gopalakrishnan, have been charged by India's Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the Satyam scandal. Since the scandal broke out, Subramani Gopalakrishnan retired from the firm after reaching mandatory retirement age; while Talluri remains on suspension from the firm.
In November 2010 The New York Times reported that PwC had been assisting the Russian Government with prosecutions in relation to alledged tax evasion at Yukos stating "...Then, in 2007, with the prospect of parole on the horizon, the same prosecutors — with what appears to be the complicity of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Yukos's longtime accounting firm — indicted the two men (Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev), again, bringing a new round of Kafkaesque charges."
India's accounting standards agency ICAI is investigating partners of PwC for professional negligence in the now-defunct Global Trust Bank Ltd. case of 2007. Like Satyam, Global Trust Bank was also based in Hyderabad. This led to Reserve Bank of India banning PwC from auditing any financial company for over a year. PwC was also associated with the accounting scandal at DSQ Software in India. In July 2006, PwC's Japanese affiliate Chuo Aoyama was handed a two-month ban. Following the Satyam scandal, the Mumbai-based Small Investor Grievances Association (SIGA) has requested the Indian stock market regulator SEBI to ban PwC permanently and seize its assets in India alleging few more scandals like "Ketan Parekh stock manipulations." The Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board, which regulates the profession in the UK, announced an inquiry in July 2009 into PwC's auditing of Cattles, the struggling sub-prime lender that failed to keep track of its bad debts.
^ "Willie Nelson Hopes for a Hit; So Does the I.R.S". New York Times. September 2, 1991. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEFD7113FF931A3575AC0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. "$32 million bill for delinquent taxes ... pay for the $45 million lawsuit Mr. Nelson filed last year against his former accountants at Price Waterhouse, who he contends put him into ill-advised tax shelters. The Government ruled against many of the tax shelters, and the I.R.S. later disallowed many of the tax benefits that Mr. Nelson claimed."
^ "Tax Shelter of Rich and Famous Has Final Date in Court". The New York Times. November 4, 1995. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E6DF1739F937A35752C1A963958260.
^ CPAs in Kanebo fraud avoid prison, The Japan Times (registration required), Aug. 10, 2006.
^ Rocky road for new accounting firm, The Daily Yomiuri, Sep. 2, 2006.
^ What happens to PWC, The Auditor For Satyam?
^ Raghavendra Verma, Keith Nuthall (2009-04-08). "PwC partners charged over Satyam". Accountancy Age. http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2240046/styam-partners-charged. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ "Timeline: The Bernardo/Homolka case". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/16/f-bernardo-homolka-timeline.html. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
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Ray Donovan Season 2 Finale 2014 "The Captain"
Ray Donovan "The Captain" Season 2 Episode 12 airs on Sunday September 28, 2014 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on Showtime.
Episode Synopsis: "The Captain" – Season 2 ends with Mickey hatching a new plan that sends him to the races to bet big. Meanwhile, Abby becomes torn between her two potential protectors, Ray and Jim.
Show Synopsis: Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, RAY DONOVAN does the dirty work for LA's top power players. The new one-hour series stars Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award nominee Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role as the go-to guy who makes the problems of the city's celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear. This powerful drama unfolds when his father, played by Oscar® winner Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
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Jordan Magrath
Jordan, who currently resides in Seattle, WA, has slowly become a film fanatic over the past couple of years. He attributes his love for film to the smash hit THE DARK KNIGHT which has created an (un)healthy obsession with both Christopher Nolan and the Batman franchise. Although he appreciates all genres of film, his favorite movies are typically psychological thrillers, with an emphasis on non-traditional narratives.


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Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan (Chan) until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the "snake fist" fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the "eagle's claw" style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.
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Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Genre: Action, Drama
After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth. This film is adapted from a television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1978, to August 17, 1980. The first and fifth episodes of the series were edited into this theatrical feature film. Taken together, the two episodes ran 148 minutes, without commercials, while the film runs 125 minutes.
Empire of passion
A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband had plenty of sake to drink and was in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well. To avert any suspicions, she pretends her husband has gone off to Tokyo to work. For three years the wife and her lover secretly see each other. Finally, suspicions become very strong and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, her husband's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrives to investigate her husband's disappearance.
Country: France, Japan
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Considers one possible conceptual model for human existence
Genre: Short
No one is safe when a killer, wielding the deadly contents of his toolbox, methodically stalks his prey.
The Brink's Job
After a long period of bad luck, small-time criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transports, netting $30,000. Surprisingly, their robbery doesn't make the press. Curious, Tony then checks out Brinks' headquarters and discovers their security standards are unbelievably lax.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
A look at a dysfunctional family dominated by the controlling madness of its matriarch, Eve. Her reluctant husband and their three daughters make doomed efforts to cope with Eve's demands, while also trying to get on with their own lives. But, all bets are off when an ebullient stranger enters the picture.
Movie Movie
Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.
The Wilderness Family now face terrifying times in fierce winter storms, an avalanche, and being attacked by a ferocious pack of hungry wolves. Watch as America's favorite family stands strong together to prove that the best things in life are really free.
At a Catholic public school, Benjamin Stanfield is tired of being the teacher's pet and decides to play a practical joke on his form master Father Goddard. In confession, Stanfield tells Goddard that he has accidentally murdered his friend Blakey and buried him in the forest. When Goddard investigates the matter, he finds a buried scarecrow. Goddard is outraged, but, due to the seal of confession, he knows he cannot expel Stanfield. Shortly after, Stanfield once again enters the confession booth, telling Goddard that what before was a practical joke, he has now made happen. In disbelief, Goddard once again goes to the forest to investigate the matter. This time, he discovers Blakey's dead body. The plot soon thickens as Stanfield's fellow student Arthur Dyson mysteriously disappears…
A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Extremely introverted, she has, as Aunt Em teases her, "never been south of 125th Street", and refuses to move out and on with her life.
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.
Every Which Way But Loose
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love – with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.
Heaven Can Wait
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
A young woman doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas. The patients are then shipped off to an institute that looks after them. The young doctor suspects there is more to this than meets the eye.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune "Earache My Eye."
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
Genre: Musical, Romance
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Country: Canada, Panama, Switzerland, UK, USA
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Thriller
The Deer Hunter
A group of working-class friends decides to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos — not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend — and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
The wife of a Marine serving in Vietnam, Sally Hyde (Jane Fonda) decides to volunteer at a local veterans hospital to occupy her time. There she meets Luke Martin (Jon Voight), a frustrated wheelchair-bound vet who has become disillusioned with the war. Sally and Luke develop a friendship that soon turns into a romance, but when her husband, Bob (Bruce Dern), returns unexpectedly, she must decide between staying with him and pursuing her new love.
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion, from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed, as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number they become more open and Bennell, who has by now witnessed an attempted "replacement", realises that he and his friends must escape or suffer the same fate. But who can he trust to help him and who has already been snatched?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Paradise Alley
Sylvester Stallone is fighting the odds again, this time in the wrestling ring. As Cosmo Carboni, he and his two brothers dream of getting out of Hell's Kitchen (circa 1946) and into the big time. The exit signs point to Paradise Alley, a sleazy private club where the floorshow consists of raucous wrestling matches with big purses. Stallone not only starred in and wrote this action-packed film, he also made his directorial debut in this tale of three guys who could take anything Hell's Kitchen could dish out.
Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff…Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
The Boys In Company C
Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.
Country: Hong Kong, USA
When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Billy Lo is a Hong Kong-based movie actor, who is a box office draw. His girlfriend, Ann Morris, is a singer who is also climbing to the top. Now it seems the syndicate wants Billy and Ann to join their "management firm". But Billy knows that they will be treated like property, so he refuses and tells her to do the same. So they try to "encourage" him to join but he still refuses. He would be advised that they will not stop, so he must stop them, permanently. He is even more hesitant to do that but when an attempt on his life is made, he fakes his death and alters his appearance, and decides to go after the syndicate; taking them out one at a time.
Good Guys Wear Black
The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.
Midnight Express
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Warlords of the Deep
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of Atlantis. The diving bell disabled, a deep sea monster attacks the boat. They are all dragged to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants of the lost continent, an advanced alien race that makes sailors their slaves.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer.
Five Deadly Venoms
A kung-fu student is instructed by his dying teacher to track down five of the teacher's ex-students. Each of the five is equipped with a lethal martial arts skill, and the teacher fears this might be used for evil purposes. However, not only does the teacher not know the identity of the students (who all wore masks under his training), but some of the students also don't know each other!
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills though his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.


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Our constitution sets out how we will operate, taking into account the different needs and priorities of people living within Northumberland.
NHS Northumberland CCG Constitution VERSION 14.5 March 2018
The NHS Constitution has been created to protect the NHS and make sure it will always do the things it was set up to do in 1948 – to provide high-quality healthcare that's free and for everyone.
Mapping who we engage with
NHS Northumberland CCG is committed to collecting the views from a range of Northumberland residents, including patients, the public, and carers. This includes listening to the views from protected characteristic groups.
For all engagement and consultation activities, we try to collect demographic information. This includes through surveys, from people taking part in focus groups, or those attending public meetings. This helps us to understand who we are engaging with.
Completing these forms is completely voluntary, and so the number of people providing this information can be less than the number of people who attended an event or complete a survey.
In 2018, we looked at the questions we were asking people. Please see below for some example questions we will be using in our consultations and engagements:
Equalities Monitoring
Would you be prepared to give us some information for Equality and Diversity monitoring?
Do you consider your health to be:
Have significant health problems
Do you consider yourself to have a disability, long term illness or health condition?
If yes, does this impact on your health?
Prefer not to know
What race/ethnicity best describes you?
What religion are you?
Please tell us your sexual orientation?
Does your gender identity match you're your sex as registered at birth?
What is your marital status?
For more information about our Equality and Diversity work please visit the Diversity and Inclusion page.
Current Engagement
The CCG is working to further strengthen our current links with practice Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) as part of our public participation work. Our Communications and Engagement Strategy 2018 can be found on our website here.
We have been building links with PPGs through our engagement work on the Joint Health Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS) and the Musculoskeletal and Pain Service engagement and we are working to re-establish quarterly Locality PPG meetings in each of the localities (North, Central, West and Blyth Valley) as an opportunity to have two way conversations and feed in the views of PPGs to our staff and board.
We have engaged with practice representatives including GPs and practice managers at our monthly Locality Meetings, and strengthening our links with PPGs has also been has been discussed with and Healthwatch Northumberland. Information has been shared with practices and PPGs in the Practice Update ebulletin.
The first North Locality PPG meeting has been held and work is continuing to establish this model across the other three localities.
Any PPG members interested in coming to locality PPG meetings can contact the CCG's communications and engagement manager on email audrey.barton@nhs.net for more information.
Planned Engagement
The CCG is planning on a period of engagement with local councillors and community groups in Rothbury to continue a conversation about the inpatient ward at Rothbury Community Hospital and services being shaped around a Health and Wellbeing centre on the site.
The CCG held a public consultation in 2017 on the proposal to permanently close the inpatient ward at Rothbury Community Hospital, and to shape existing health and care services around a Health and Wellbeing Centre on the hospital site. This proposal included continuing discussions with local people about how the centre could be modelled.
Full information about the consultation and final decision to close the 12 beds in the inpatient ward can be found at the following link Rothbury Community Hospital.
The Northumberland Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee met in October 2017 to consider the decision by the CCG and they referred the issue to the Secretary of State for Health, on behalf of Northumberland Council, who in turn referred the issue to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP), a non-departmental public health body.
The IRP found that further action was required locally to agree and implement the proposed health and wellbeing centre, potentially including inpatient beds. The letter from the Secretary of State can be found here.
In December 2018 a new group was established by Northumberland County Council which met in public to consider the findings of the IRP and examine proposals for the future of Rothbury Community Hospital with the aim of reporting back to the Secretary of State on progress.
At a further meeting of the Review Group in January 2019 the CCG set out a number of general proposals as to what kind of additional services could be provided in a health and wellbeing centre at the hospital and agreed to hold a period of engagement to discuss the ideas further with the local community.
The CCG will inform the Review Group of its decision by late Summer 2019. Further information can be found here.
Closed engagement
Closure of Collingwood Medical Group
Collingwood Medical Group in Blyth is no longer providing GP services for patients. The practice took the difficult decision to terminate its contract and after careful consideration of all the available options, the CCG reluctantly decided that the practice would close permanently on 30 November 2018.
The CCG held a period of engagement and a series of drop in sessions for patients to come along and find out more information on the closure and how to re-register with another practice. The practice has now closed.
Northumberland Joint Musculoskeletal and Pain Service
The CCG held a period of engagement on the potential development of a new joint musculoskeletal (MSK) and pain service in the county. The engagement took place with patients, the public, stakeholders and GP practices in Northumberland and included a survey in paper and digital formats and a visit to a practice.
To view a copy of the full engagement feedback report click MSK Engagement Feedback Report November 2018
Berwick Integrated Hospital Development Listening Exercise
The listening exercise which was held in spring for people in Berwick and the surrounding area to give their views on the possibility of a new integrated hospital development has now closed.
The full Berwick Engagement Feedback Report can be viewed here.
Dental Services in Rothbury and Hadston
NHS England conducted a period of engagement on dental services in Rothbury and Hadston, full information can be found at the following link Dental Services in Rothbury and Hadston
NHS England consultation – Routine prescribing in primary care
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More Diversity Seen in Pool of Graduates
By Scott J. Cech — March 25, 2008 1 min read
Racial and ethnic diversity among high school graduates will sharply increase in the United States, even as the overall number of graduates dips over the next seven years, a new report says.
There will be almost 207,000 more Hispanic graduates—an increase of 54 percent from 2004-05 to 2014-15, according to "Knocking at the College Door," a demographic analysis issued last week by the Boulder, Colo.-based Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, or WICHE.
The regional organization, which promotes greater access and excellence in higher education, also anticipates an increase of about 46,000 Asian and Pacific Islander students, for a 32 percent rise.
Non-Hispanic black and American Indian/Alaska-native graduates are expected to rise by single digits over that decade. Non-Hispanic white graduates are expected to drop by 197,000 students, a dive of 11 percent.
For more stories on this topic see Colleges and Careers.
For background, previous stories, and Web links, read Dropouts.
Brian T. Prescott, a senior research analyst at WICHE, said the changing demographics represent a challenge to higher education policymakers, "particularly now in the growth in the number of students who have traditionally not participated in college."
M. Peter McPherson, the president of the Washington-based National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, agreed. "The real question for the country is will we see another surge of students going to college," said Mr. McPherson, a past president of Michigan State University. "That's the wild card here."
The report's other significant finding is a projected moderate national decline in high school graduates overall until 2014-15.
But the report states that not all regions will see the same demographic shift. Over a 10-year span ending in the 2014-15 school year, for example, the number of high school graduates is expected to rise by more than 20 percent in six states in the South and Southwest.
Eight states—most in the Plains and New England—are projected to see a dip of 10 percent or more in the number of graduates.
Students of Color Graduation Rate
A version of this article appeared in the March 26, 2008 edition of Education Week
Equity & Diversity Opinion How Teachers Can Get America's Story Right
The attack on the U.S. Capitol shows why we need more inclusive schools, writes a teacher advocate.
Scott Goldstein
Equity & Diversity Opinion Eight Strategies for Engaging in Culturally Relevant Teaching
Mariana Souto-Manning answers questions about her book, "No More Culturally Irrelevant Teaching," in the final post of a two-part series.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Author Interview: 'No More Culturally Irrelevant Teaching'
Mariana Souto-Manning discusses her book, which highlights designing spaces where BIPOC students feel, see, and experience belonging.
Equity & Diversity Opinion When Social-Emotional Learning Is Misused
Your school's SEL practices could be driving inequity, warn educators Eve Colavito and Kalila Hoggard.
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Q: Pipe program output to rsyslog I have a process running that writes it's output to a file, like this.
processx > /var/log/processx.log 2>&1

How would I write/pipe/forward this to rsyslog instead (including the 2>&1 redirect)?

A: Either pipe it to logger processx | logger (and the options you want) or use the Text File Input Module for rsyslog to read your existing file.


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December 24, 2018 John Lewis
BlacKkKlansman Box office, Cast, Reviews, Release date, Story, Budget, Scenes
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BlacKkKlansman Box office $88.6 million. BlacKkKlansman Release date on May 14, 2018. BlacKkKlansman Reviews are amazing. BlacKkKlansman Cast is new and talented. Now I,m going to tell you all BlacKkKlansman Box office, Cast, Reviews, Release date, Story, Budget, Scenes. BlacKkKlansman is an American biographical comedy-drama film. John David Washington BlacKkKlansman is the main character. You will also see John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier in action. BlacKkKlansman IMDb reviews 7.6/10 (IMDb Rating). BlacKkKlansman Budget is only $15 million. But all the cast in BlacKkKlansman is doing very well work.
This movie was very inspiring because there is still lots of racism down south and I feel a movie like this needed to be made First off, I would like to commend Mr. Spike Lee for his impressive interpretation of Ron Stallworth's autobiography, Black Klansman. I believe BlacKkKlansman was a very well made movie, and it was an effective way to address the very real problem of racism in our country. On the other hand, I was not impressed with the shots Mr. Lee took at President Donald Trump, as they seem to blame Mr. Trump for all of the violent protests that have been going on in our country.
There is no argument that Mr. Lee or anyone else would be able to make that would convince me that the use of this clip was not meant to slander President Trump and fully blame him for all of the far-Right riotings. I do not condone those protests, and neither does President Trump.
a major black player in the film industry still exploits residual racism hiding in the marginalized corners of America. Lee obviously has an agenda, always has. Why does he constantly need to exorcize his own demons through his art?
BlacKkKlansman Story:
"BlacKkKlansman story" is between an African American Police officer who successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch. Mr. Lee was dredging up racism that only exists on the fringe of American society is at best naive and at worst intentionally misleading. However for our white brothers and sisters to comment on something they don't experience in their daily lives, it's easy to say it's "on the fringe".
Blackkklansman is a sight to behold, I mean where should I start from the airtight acting to the depiction of a real-life story, Spike Lee really captured the struggle years of the black people, even though this is only a minor case but through it Lee widens the scope and gives an incredible shameful portrait of racist America, and he does all of that while managing to sneak in a comedic twist in true Spike Lee fashion.
BlacKkKlansman Detail:
Director: Spike Lee
Producer: Jason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele, Shaun Redick
Writers: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz
Main Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama
Release Date: 10 August 2018
In Theaters: Aug 10, 2018, Wide
On Disc/Streaming: Nov 6, 2018
IMDb reviews: 7.6/10 (IMDb Rating)
Rotten Tomatoes reviews: 95%
Common Sense Media reviews: 4/5
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $88.6 million
Also Known As: Black Klansman | BlacKkKlansman | BlacKkKlansman 2018
BlacKkKlansman Scenes:
BlacKkKlansman Scenes
John David Washington as Detective Ron Stallworth
Adam Driver as Detective Flip Zimmerman
Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas
Jasper Pääkkönen as Felix Kendrickson
Topher Grace as David Duke
Ryan Eggold as Walter Breachway
Ashlie Atkinson as Connie Hendrickson
Paul Walter Hauser as Ivanhoe
Corey Hawkins as Kwame Ture
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This is one of the best films in the "political dark humor" category since Dr. Strangelove. It's the best film I've seen this year by a mile. Bravo! This film kind of reminded me of something. it's important to remember that the last person who used "America First" as the campaign slogan was Pat Buchanan who ran is a far-right racist and anti-Semitic campaign and who intentionally took the term from the pro-Nazi factions in the late 1930s in America.
BlacKkKlansman movie encompassed what movie-making is truly about .l loved every aspect of the movie from the directing, acting, cinematography, music and costumes.all were top notch .encapsilating the entire movie. When a scene has music it was interpreted so beautifully that spike lee allowed the movie to go on longer than other directors would have..so he could truly capture the mood and transport the viewer totally into the moment.
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Fat and Cholesterol are Good for You by Uffe Ravnskov is a new book which includes updated and simplified sections from his previous one (The Cholesterol Myths). Ravnskov also presents his own idea about the cause of heart disease, an idea that explains all the findings that do not fit with the present view. It is a powerful book. Also see his web site. The Amazon.com reviews average to 5 stars. Published January 26, 2009.
As someone who isn't a "sweets person," I was surprised at how much I craved sugar during my first Whole30 — until I started reading condiment labels. "So much of our food is filled with sugar and unknown chemicals and substances, and it falls on each person to find out what is in the food and make an informed decision on whether or not they want to consume those substances," says Cohn. "Read all food labels and ingredient labels, and look up any of the ingredients on a label that you have not heard of to find out what it is."
CrossFit, Inc. does not dispute that its methodology has the potential to cause rhabdomyolysis.[70] The company states that exertional rhabdomyolysis can be found in a wide variety of sports and training populations and argues that its critics have conflated CrossFit's high awareness of rhabdomyolysis with high risk.[13][71] One CrossFit spokesman stated that "ESPN's report on the 53 deaths in US triathlons from 2007 to 2013 should have put the issue to rest."[71]
As with paleo, doing keto for more than a few weeks could lead to nutrient deficiencies according to Andy Yurechko, MS, RD, of Augusta University Medical Center in Georgia . He says lack of fiber is the biggest concern for keto fanatics, who may experience constipation. But it's possible to get fiber by eating lower-carb vegetables like broccoli and chia seeds.
In 2007, the first annual CrossFit Games were contested in Aromas, California, on a small ranch owned by the family of Games director Dave Castro.[6] For the initial Games in 2007 and 2008, participation was open to anyone who made it to Aromas. The Games would also award an Affiliate Cup to the group from one CrossFit gym that had the best combined individual standings. In 2009, competitors had to qualify after over a hundred athletes had shown up in 2008. The athletes earned an invitation through either placing high enough in the previous year or through placing in the top worldwide in a set of qualifying events called Regionals hosted at a few CrossFit gyms. The CrossFit Games also added a separate set of team-based events for the Affiliate Cup, marking the first use of a designated Team Division, with teams of four (two men and two women).[7]
Can a vegan diet help you lose weight? People become vegan for a variety of reasons, from animal welfare and sustainability to improved heart health or weight loss. Learn how a vegan diet may help people lose extra weight and maintain a healthy weight long-term. We also look at the best foods to try and tips to make the transition to a vegan diet easier. Read now
CrossFit is promoted as both a physical exercise philosophy and a competitive fitness sport, incorporating elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, girevoy sport, calisthenics, strongman, and other exercises. It is practiced by members of over 13,000[6] affiliated gyms,[7] roughly half of which are located in the United States,[8] and by individuals who complete daily workouts (otherwise known as "WODs" or "workouts of the day").[9][10] CrossFit has been criticized for allegedly causing people to suffer from unnecessary injuries and exertional rhabdomyolysis.[11][12][13]
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In a book with children's rhymes and nursery rhymes I found this: "Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie".
Now, read these lines over and over again. When they come out fluently, pick up your lute (or guitar) and pluck the open second course with the thumb in the same rhythm as your voice.
Wait , hold on! Do you see the small figures that are placed before the tablature letter? Good, they show you which finger you should use to stop the tablature letter: 1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring and 4 = your little finger.
Now we're going to try something that's perhaps too hard for you. I've added a second voice that will make the little tune into a little solo piece. Here again, you will meet the small figures. Follow them and you're on the right path to real playing.
Now to the right hand: Your thumb plucks the basses. The melody is played with alternating middle and index finger strokes. Now, go ahead and practice, over and over again, slow and steady, and the blackbirds will appear!
Wasn't that a dainty dish, To set before the king?
There came a little blackbird, And snapped off her nose.
She put her finger in her ear, And cracked it right in two.


Much of our dissatisfaction in life stems from spending too much energy in one or two areas of our lives, and not enough in others. As a result, we often feel angry, tired, lonely, frustrated and out of balance. But, there are solutions! To register for my free teleseminar: Reclaim Your Dreams: Create More Time To Do The Things You Love!," check out the Announcements section.
For a little weekday inspiration, connect with me on Facebook, where I share weekly tips and tools, words of inspiration, and more. Just click the "Like me on Facebook" button to view and add your comments. Once on the page, be sure to click "Like" on the upper right hand corner of the page to receive the posts.
We all need a sense of balance in our lives. It is what keeps us young and living healthy, happy and fulfilling lives. Yet, in today's busy world, we may be pulled in multiple directions and put our own needs on hold.
Relationships with our families, friends, co-workers and communities are important and valuable. They provide a sense of belonging, and fill our needs for connection and contribution. However, when under stress, we may feel overwhelmed by our commitments and obligations, and maintaining balance may seem like a daunting task.
Yet, our dreams and goals are important and deserve our time and attention. They provide the fuel to keep us going and serve to make us whole. Our dreams enrich our lives, bring blessings to others, and strengthen our meaning and purpose. Should you put your dreams on hold, believe they are out of reach, or not know what they are, you can rest assured that they exist and are closer than you think.
Years ago, I did an exercise from What Color is Your Parachute, by Richard Nelson Bolles. The exercise entailed making a list of everything I enjoyed doing as a child. I used the exercise to help me define my career path, but the concept can be used to clarify your goals and dreams, as well. As for me, the very things that lit me up as a child, such as dancing, listening to and supporting others, travel and writing are the elements that have shaped my life today.
Want to identify what lights you up? Take out your pen and paper, and see what you discover!
As always, I would love to hear your comments! Just click on the "Comments" tab next to the blog title.
Special Note! Someone present on the call will receive a free 90-minute Discovery Session! Valued at $225.
A link to register will be coming soon. In the meantime, email me at Theresa@reconnecting2you.com to hold your place.
***The teleseminar will be recorded and available for replay. A link will be sent to registrants following the program.
The teleseminar is free. Dial-in numbers will be provided for your particular country upon registration. Local long distance charges may be applied by your local carrier.
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One way to increase your energy is by letting go of what drains you. Ironically, we often turn to those very things – TV, food, sugar, alcohol, (can you name a few others?) to give us a boost or to help us relax. Hmmm….time for a dose of more effective dose of medicine!
Some years ago, I took a 12-week course called The 4 T Prosperity Program (Tithe Your Time, Talents and Treasure); a spiritual class created by Stretton Smith to help his students create greater joy and prosperity in their lives. I took the course at Sacred Center with August Gold, the church's minister, who insisted on adding a little something extra of her own to the syllabus: a 12-week requirement to "turn the volume down," by reducing our exposure to the news, and unplugging the television. Whew! The resistance in the room was palpable! After all, what would one do?
To join in the experiment, click on "Comments," located next to the blog title, and let me know what you choose to substitute in place of the tube, then come back next week to share your results!
Theresa Conti is a Reconnective Healing® Practitioner, Certified Life Coach and Workshop Presenter with more than 25 years experience in the healing field. She is the author of "I Am the Treasure," a book of inspirational poetry, and "Harvest Your Light," a guided meditation program. Theresa specializes in helping her clients manage stress, break through blocks,, and create a life they love. For more information, visit Theresa's website.


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Are Democrats Ignorant of Facts or Just Too Arrogant to Care?
By AWR Hawkins Sep 22, 2009 12:00 AM ET
Through various policies and legislative acts from the Progressive Era to our own day, Democrats have been inextricably linked to burdensome taxation, government expansion, limitations on individual liberties like gun ownership, and most recently environmentalism. In all these things, the Democratic Party goes against the history of free people and travels instead down the path to serfdom and despotism.
Do the Democrats do this incidentally, ignorant of the facts? Or are they so arrogant that they pursue their beloved agenda knowing the costs, yet simultaneously turn a blind eye to them?
Consider President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression. Although his fiscal policies were detrimental to prosperity, Democrats praise them.
From the moment FDR was sworn into the presidency in 1933, his solution for the Great Depression was characterized by high taxation. And while many of these taxes were on personal income, in a clear attempt to "soak the rich," all were not. In fact, his tax hikes were so broad and varied that he actually "tripled taxes during the Great Depression, from $1.6 billion in 1933 to $5.3 billion in 1940."
Tax increases at such astronomic levels were largely the result of various excise taxes, which FDR "levied on alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, matches, candy, chewing gum, margarine, fruit juice, soft drinks, cars, tires (including tires on wheelchairs), telephone calls, movie tickets, playing cards, electricity, and radios, [among other things]." We don't have to be economists (or senators and congressmen) to understand that while taxes like these may have indeed soaked the rich, they did so at the expense of drenching the middle and lower classes as well.
Such tax policies dried up the coffers of many employers and forced them to forgo adding personnel to payrolls, as demonstrated by the fact that unemployment "averaged 17%" throughout the 1930s. This detrimental effect aside, President Obama and the Democrat leadership cannot wait to implement similar tax policies during the current economic downturn. Just months ago, in July 2009, Obama talked about his openness to "sin taxes," which would include taxes on soft drinks and many of the other things FDR placed excise taxes upon.
Historically speaking, higher taxes lead to larger governments, which in turn tend toward larger deficits. So with Obama's tax proposals in mind, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that 2008's national deficit of just over 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) will grow to 11.4% of GDP by the end of 2009. This means part of Obama's solution to our current economic downturn includes driving us deeper and deeper into debt nationally. It's like FDR all over again.
In addition to repeating and renewing financial woes, Democrats have been relentless in their efforts to restrict personal liberties like gun ownership during the last four decades. In 1968 they passed the Gun Control Act. During the 1970s they were able to achieve complete handgun bans in certain cities or districts. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was passed in 1993 and was quickly followed by the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Then, in 1996, Democrat Senator Frank Lautenberg's amendment to broaden the Gun Control Act of 1968 was passed, and the push for further restrictions has only increased in the 21st century.
Yet if history teaches us anything, it's that gun control only controls law-abiding citizens: criminals will not relent from carrying and using guns because they are by nature hostile to the very laws that make carrying and using guns illegal. This much has been demonstrated in Europe and Australia, where gun bans emboldened criminals who appreciate the fact that their victims can't fire back.
After Britain banned handguns in 1996, the four years that followed witnessed a 40% rise in gun crimes. And in Australia, where they not only banned guns in 1996 but also made it "a crime to use a gun defensively," "armed robberies rose by 51%, unarmed robberies by 37%, assaults by 24%, … kidnappings by 43%, [and] manslaughter rose by 16%."
Yet in 2003, Obama, while an Illinois state senator, not only opposed the right to private gun ownership but also supported an Australian-like ban on the use of guns for self-defense.
And this brings us to the Democrats' ongoing push for environmental agreements like the Kyoto Protocols. Availing themselves of scare tactics like Bill Clinton's 2002 prediction that "New York City is going to be underwater from global warming … in 50 years [if we don't do something]," Democrats energetically seek to stifle technological advancement in order to save the planet — as if our wealth is the planet's curse. Yet Vaclav Klaus, current president of the Czech Republic who lived through the Soviet Union's domination of Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, knows firsthand "that the higher the wealth of society is, the higher [too] is the quality of the environment." And he warns that the current environmental hysteria is but communism repackaged: "This ideology preaches Earth and nature, and under the slogans of their protection — similarly to the old Marxists — wants to replace the free and spontaneous evolution of mankind by a sort of … global … planning of the whole world."
But in the face of Klaus' warnings, Obama continues pressing for a cap-and-trade system that will charge such an exorbitant "sum for greenhouse gas" emissions that it will make coal-burning power plants too expensive to build, which will in turn make electricity more scarce and more expensive, thus forcing us to adopt green habits in order to survive.
We can only conclude that Democrats who support high taxation, larger government, gun control, and rabid environmentalism are either ignorant or arrogant. If ignorant, their liberalism is lamentable but it can be overlooked. If arrogant, their liberalism is unforgivable, for it is practiced to the peril of their own countrymen.
AWR Hawkins is a conservative writer who holds a Ph.D. in military history from Texas Tech University.
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If you want grow in your company and get into a managerial role, mere talent or knowledge of work will not do.You need to be a real manager who has a very strong personality that can be tough as and when required and should have the knack of getting things done at the right time in the right way. You need to analyze your strengths and weaknesses before you dive into the role. You should understand that a manager's job is not just to manage the work in a better way but should also manage people with different attitudes. You need to be able to keep everyone from your team on the same page and should be able to resolve conflicts between employees in the best possible way. You need to keep on motivating your employees and should know how to influence senior leaders. You should be able to manage your subordinates and also your higher-ups efficiently. Are you ready to take up the challenges once you become a manager? Do you have the qualities of a leader in you? You need to first assess yourself and understand where you stand in the race to become a manager. In order to do this, you need to take up everything disc personality test.
This test has been designed by the Disc Bodhi management consulting firm that seeks to help people like you to analyse your strengths, weaknesses and provide you with various tools to help you overcome your weaknesses. Once you take these simple steps, you will become aware of your capabilities and will come to know where you stand in the race to become a manager. The Everything DiSC® Management Profile which is also sometimes referred to as disc personality test will help you adapt your style to achieve successful outcomes. You would now be able to communicate effectively and would engage with your peers with greater confidence. You will be able to influence your employees and also managers efficiently. If you still find some shortfalls, you can take up everything disc employee training to overcome them. The firm brings in several business leaders who would provide their inputs on how they have become successful managers. The training helps you adapt to the needs of the people you manage with ease. Your management skills would become much more effective. You would be able to take the right decisions and align yourself to organizational goals with greater efficiency.


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