text:
A skeptic converted? One family's experience of naturopathy and iridology.
Would you Adam 'N Eve it? Rhyming slang set to die out?
National Nude Day. No really, it's a thing ...
Tragedy! Staring at breasts does NOT increase a man's life expectancy.
Posts Tagged 'likeability'
Dear Tony. It's over. Regards, Australia.
Posted: February 8, 2015 in Political musings
Tags: Abbott, Australia, Australian Labor Party, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Ministers, Canberra, Coalition, gender gap, John Howard, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, leadership, leadership crisis, leadership spill, leadership styles, Liberal Party of Australia, likeability, political leadership, the importance of likeability, Tony Abbott, Turnbull
There are a number of reasons Tony Abbott will no longer be Prime Minister after tomorrow, and some of them are linked.
Offending your deputy. Offending half your backbench. Offending great lumps of the Australian public.
But the main reason is really quite simple. He is very obviously, as far as any elector can tell, just not a very nice man.
Being considered a nice person is a much under-rated trait in politicians, as it is in the most walks of life in the body of the population.
Most of the really powerful and successful people we have met – and we have met more than our fair share over the years – have had a few things in common. They are usually personally charming, they exhibit humility, they have "the common touch" whatever their station in life, and they genuinely care about other people's lives. Or at the very least, they seem to.
There are other characteristics, too. They tend to be ferociously hard workers, and they maintain a sense of perspective. Sometimes things will go wrong, sometimes they will go right, but there is never a reason to be nasty, or essentially unethical. Push the envelope, don't rip it to shreds.
They have some advantages, of course. In the realms of the uber-powerful or the uber-wealthy, the rules that the rest of us find ourselves tied up in knots in don't normally apply.
They don't get caught drink driving, because they have drivers. They don't end up in jail for tax fraud because they pay top dollar to stop that happening. And anyway, their affairs are so convoluted that the tax office doesn't really want to look too closely, stretched for resources to prosecute cases as they always are.
They don't seem as stressed as we do because they don't queue for airline seats and the seats they buy are more comfortable. They don't spend a day trying to negotiate a ticketing system to see a top show or sporting event, because their personal assistant gets them a seat in the Director's Box, where they are always welcome because of their referred authority. Their holidays, such as they are, are smoother, more private, less noisy, less hassle, and more satisfactory. And if for some reason they aren't, they throw money or influence at the problem.
But despite all this privilige, most truly successful people have an astounding ability to drop down to our level and chat amiably about our latest problem with an internet provider, how our local supermarket has stopped stocking our favourite fruit juice, or the problems we are having with our teenage progeny. It may be that they remember when they, too, were mere hoi polloi, or it may be that they recognise that while success is nice to have, it rests on the common consent of those around them.
There is a reason all those Godfathers in American hoodlum movies are seen kissing babies and helping little old ladies as they parade down the street in Little Italy. It's good for business. And keen observers of human nature as all successful people are, they work at it until it comes naturally.
This is not to say they are all paragons. Clearly they are not.
Some drink too much, either in binges or habitually.
The most significant politician in 20th century history, Winston Churchill consumed at least a bottle of brandy a day. People in Melbourne still talk in hushed tones of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke's capacity for the grog, even though he had the discipline to give it up when high office beckoned.
Some are sexually wayward. A bunch of Australian Prime Ministers have been enthusiastic adulterers, (the laws of libel dictate discretion here), and all the Kennedy brothers, Martin Luther King, and Bill Clinton also come to mind without much effort. Francoise Hollande, for that matter.
Yes, powerful businesspeople run foul of the law with some regularity, especially in civil court. But rather than rant and rave at their misfortune, they merely view it as a sort of occupational hazard. A bit like the rest of us view parking tickets.
So they aren't really like us, no matter where they started out. But in general, in our experience, it is the capacity to simply get on with people that marks the truly successful from the also rans.
Some time ago, we wrote a blog that talked about the demise of Kevin Rudd, which we titled "Kevin Rudd has his Lee Iaccoca moment". In it, we explained that Rudd's disonnection from the leadership of the Australian Labor Party rested entirely on his near-maniacal control freakery, which caused the distrust of those around him, (and it went back a decade), and an acid tongue which hurt people's feelings. In simple terms, he failed the likeability test.
Yes, Rudd had the capacity to be chirpy and chipper and even make us laugh with his obvious erudition and quick wit, especially in public. Sadly, though, no one near him, or very few indeed, actually liked him. More than one political groupie muttered in our hearing that they thought he was unhinged. He was better liked in the public, mainly the first time round because he wasn't John Howard, but he wasn't really mourned when he left the leadership either the first or the second time, when, of course, he was only returned to the top job because he wasn't Julia Gillard.
There were very few people rushing to lift his head away from the block when the axe started to fall in the initial leadership putsch that so reminds us of what's happening in Canberra tomorrow. And he simply couldn't believe it. Him! Kev! The smiling Milky Bar kid, the good Christian, the clever little bugger who overcame adversity, and the man who beat John Howard. Who could chat to the Chinese Premier in Mandarin, no less.
He didn't get it then, tears in his eyes at the enormity of the disaster, and probably still doesn't now.
Political leaders need to understand something central to their careers. Not being someone – Beazely, Gillard, Rudd, Howard, Turnbull, anyone – isn't a good enough reason to keep the top job. It might get you there, but then we want more. We want their capacity to be "not them" to turn into someone we can grow to support in their own right.
Was or is Rudd unhinged as the whisperers asserted? We suspect not. Personalities come in all shapes and sizes and types, and labelling someone barmy is just code for "not like most people". It doesn't really matter. But some character aspects were certainly publicly observable. Capricious when it came to policy announcements? Unshakeable certitude? Breathless cynicism? Two faced? Rudd was accused of all that by colleagues and more. Similarly, not for nothing is Abbot often referred to as "The Mad Monk", and not just because he was a Roman Catholic seminarian at one point. People can be very harsh to those they personally dislike. Both to his face (reputedly) and to the media, Tony Abbott has had to endure a repeated theme from his colleagues in the last week.
"You've done this to yourself." The phrase was no doubt delivered with some relish.
Exactly like Rudd, he has a terrible aptitude for making it up as he goes along, and his basic error has been his own over-weening self belief, expressed in an arrogant disregard for the real world outside his personal office bubble, and the Canberra bubble generally. We are not talking about mere self-confidence or a healthy regard for his own abilities. All leaders, in all spheres, need that. Abbott's major problem has been the apparent impossibility of his genuinely (as opposed to begrudgingly) believing he could be wrong about … well, about anything, much, really. From the outside looking in, it feels like "collegiate" is a word that he only discovered last Monday.
And his righteous self-belief has been expressed with such vehemence that he has carved out a hard-edged role for himself that is so acutely defined that now he simply can't escape it. He has created an image of himself that has become reality, inside him, and externally.
When Abbott was tearing down Julia Gillard, and just out-waiting the hapless Rudd when he returned as PM, people in general – the mug punters, you and me – even if they agreed with the need to get the Labor Governmet out before it made any more mis-steps, turned their head away from the spectacle in hand-over-the-mouth disgust at his tactics.
The people of Australia wanted the Labor Government gone so badly that their swallowed the reflux bile rising in their breasts and their concerns. But Abbott crucially mistook this mass real politik for "taking the country with him". (Which is why his current desperate appeal is based around "the country elected me to lead our party and the Government", which is a nonsense, of course. The country elected the Libs and the Nats because Labor needed to be flung out. They got Abbott as part of the package.)
With each prating, carping, negative act of savagery while Opposition Leader Abbott not only damaged Gillard but also his own long-term public persona. He should have seen a warning, for example, in the general head-nodding agreement – not just in Australia, but worldwide – when Gillard tore into him in the Parliament for what she characterised as his innate misogyny and sexism. People then, and now, felt sorry for Gillard, sensing that her competence might be in question, and certainly her political judgement and presentation, but also perceiving that there was a clear goal to damn her simply as a woman holding the top job.
The continual focus on her looks and dress sense in the rabid right media pack that Abbott did nothing to hose down, for example. Abbott standing and sneering in front of lunatics carrying "Ditch the Bitch" signs – such a specifically unpleasant anti-female expression – knowing full well that the TV cameras would film him grinning from ear to ear in front of them.
And then, the feeling grew, by implication, event by event, that Abbott just doesn't like women generally, or at the very least holds views better suited to the 1950s.
Where were the women in his Cabinet? With one exception, nowhere.
His later insistence, as Prime Minister, that successful Foreign Minister Julie Bishop needed a Ministerial chaperone to the climate change conference in Peru was just one recent example of a continuing round of mis-steps in this area, and his refusal to accept her offer of help with his under-whelming National Press Club performance was just the latest, along with his clumsy and offensive co-opting of her support for his staying in the top job, only to be shot down a few hours later by a cool and clearly angered Bishop.
And during all this growing female angst, what was Abbott's response to his enlarging personal "gender gap"? To announce a completely ill-thought through paid parental leave scheme as a "top of the head" sop to working women, that was derided as shooting from the hip and likely to be unaffordable the day it was announced, to gasps of despair from his own supporters.
Women from all walks of life noted that they didn't need more money so they could stay home and bake cookies for a while, they needed childcare places so they could continue to pursue their career. Until last week, it appeared no-one could hear them.
And at a stroke, with "PPL", Abbott skewered his own budget position with what looked like yet more Howardesque middle class welfare, and forced the Coalition into the position of "soaking the poor" to balance the books. It took Abbott 16 months to realise his mistake, and then his grudging retraction of the patently unworkable policy was mealy-mouthed. Tone deaf, as always.
Yet as he watches his colleagues say one thing to his face and then do another as they cast their private ballots, we would be very surprised if Abbott has any real understanding of what is happening to him. Well, we have a primer for him.
The very same people that don't want unfettered flows of refugees into Australia also don't want those refugees left floating about in the bowels of a navy vessel for weeks, or consigned to misery in tropical concentration camps, reduced to psychological illness, self harm, or worse. The first is an appeal to commonsense and good governance. The second is mean-minded and cruel. That our Government doesn't seem to care about the latter upsets many more people than just those on the left.
Similarly, there may be no pressing mood for Australia to become a Republic. Australians are deeply small-c conservative most of the time, and if something's working OK, such as our constitutional arrangements, we're pretty much happy to leave it alone.
But we do like Australia for the Australians – we detest knee-bending to the Poms in general, and royalty in particular, with the exception, perhaps, just a little, in the case of the Queen herself, who is widely admired. The "in itself unimportant" decision to knight Prince Phillip – the decision to bring back knighthoods at all, in fact – made us feel like the whole country was a laughing stock.
That Abbott couldn't have predicted this goes precisely to his inability to feel himself part of the herd, even momentarily or occasionally. His later embarrassed admission that his action had been a "distraction" during the disastrous Queensland election showed no sign that he really understood that he made us all feel faintly ridiculous, and as we hadn't done anything wrong, well, that he could swallow all that, thank you very much.
It is often said that a politician can survive anything but ridicule. The ridicule that swamped Abbott in the days after the announcement revealed with stark, lightning-bright clarity one unmistakeable fact. And it is this.
We really don't like him. This wasn't a "Silly boy, oh well, all's well that ends well" moment. This was a "You complete fuckwit" moment. His inability to truly take that on board in a convincing manner only made the whole sorry saga worse.
But his real problem – the one that will see him dumped – has been the gung ho manner in which he has chosen to address a "fiscal crisis" that the public simply doesn't perceive. Backing his even more socially inept Treasurer at every turn, he foisted on the public a panicky, poorly presented and savagely deflationary budget (the only thing missing was the word austerity) that no one understands or wants, and then utterly failed to sell it.
Meandering between a self-satisfied "I know more than you do" smirk and a frowning, headmasterish "you need this" assertiveness, he managed in just a few short weeks – ably assisted by his tin-eared Treasurer – to offend just about every "ordinary voter" in sight.
As Paul Kelly wrote in The Australian yesterday, "The Abbott-Hockey fiscal consolidation is undermined by a popular revolt, Senate vandalism and election results that prove the public is unpersuaded of the case for reform."
In this sentence, Kelly of course uses the word popular to mean "widespread" or generalised. But in fact, the core problem for Abbott is deeper than that. Not only is the broad mass of the public unconvinced of his policies, and therefore acting up, we are also communally delighting in watching Abbott being dragged bloodily from the throne. The revolution is popular. It is also popular.
In suburban households up and down the country, Madam Lafarge is click-clacking with her knitting circle in joyous expectation that Abbott's head will soon tumble into the basket in front of them.
We. Just. Don't. Like. Him. One too many (or perhaps a few thousand too many) ums and errs. One too many refusals to take responsibility. One too many unpleasant little jabs or full-blown haymakers. One too many unblinking cold stares.
Dear Reader, we have been on this planet 57 years, and since the age of 16 we have been actively involved in politics, current affairs or commentary to some degree or other, including even – once – facing the general public for endorsement ourselves.
Our fascination with ballot-box politics has seen us read, experience and learn voraciously everything that has passed our way from the minority governments of Harold Wilson, Ted Heath and the miners, Margaret Thatcher and the miners, Jim Callaghan's winter of discontent, the breaking of union power in the UK, Thatcher and Reagan staring down Gorbacev, the Blair "Noo Labour"revolution, the failure of American policy in the mid-East from Reagan and Carter onwards, the near-perpetual antagonism of Howard and Peacock, the glittering landscape of micro-economic reform under Hawke, Keating and Kelty, the near-collapse of democratic Government in Italy, and now in Greece, the demise of fascism in Spain and Portugal and their current struggles to retain good governance, the economic miracle of Germany and its internally-mutually-supportive PR-based politics and worker-inclusive industry, the stumbling from economic powerhouse to economic stagnant pond in Japan, the growth and gradual opening of China (where we have done business, and a country we admire), the Asian tiger phenomenon, the descent of Central America into chaos and murderous civil conflict and it's slow recovery, and, of course, the adventurism of Iraq and Afghanistan. All of it. We hoover it all up.
Which is why we feel it helpful to say that in all that time, and with all that political junkie obsessivenes, we have never – never – experienced such generalised dislike of a democratically-elected politician as we now experience in our daily life whenever Tony Abbott's name is discussed. Irregardless of whether we are talking to ironed on Labor voters, Liberals, Nats or Greens, the man simply cannot buy a good word from anyone. He is no longer even seen as a necessary evil. The people have spoken, daily, for months and months, if not, in reality, for years.
We just don't like him. We just don't like him, a lot.
With his leadership lying in the hands of a group of people who would rather like to keep their jobs after the next election, that is why he is about to lose the Prime Ministership. Not because (as will be said afterwards) he attempted the hard yards of economic reform. But because he royally fucked it up.
As Grace Collar remarked yesterday (also in the Oz) "Trust and confidence have been lost. One decision has already been made. This government – in its present form – and the Australian people have parted ways. This decision is final. It cannot be undone, no matter what. No appeal can occur."
People don't like Tony Abbott. His own people don't even like him. They may even hate him.
Malcom Turnbull, it will be noted by observant readers, is likeable.
And in politics, that, as they have been known to say, is that.
PS Even if Abbott somehow survives tomorrow – we dont think he will, but he might – he is doomed. The votes against him will reveal a very significant section of his party no longer believe in him. That is an impossible position for a Prime Minister to take to the people in 18 months or less. He has to win big – huge – to survive, and he's not going to. Simple as that. You heard it here first.
Kevin Rudd has his Lee Iacocca moment
Posted: February 27, 2012 in Business Management, Political musings, Popular Culture et al
Tags: ALP leadership, Australia, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, civil society, Gillard, John Howard, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Lee Iacocca, likeability, Paul Keating, politics, Rudd
Lee Iacocca - Henry Ford simply didn't "like him" - that was enough.
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca was famously head of both Ford and then Chrysler after he was fired by Henry Ford II – grandson of the founder of the company – despite being probably the most successful Ford executive of all time – with the simple words "I just don't like you."
At the time, the move shocked the automotive world and the world of commerce generally. It was widely seen as a foolish move by Ford. But I have a great deal of sympathy with the decision.
Life is just too short to spend time working with people you "just don't like".
At the heart of such antipathy always lays other factors – unspoken perhaps – such as incompatibility on personal, ethical or business values, lack of trust, lack of mutual respect, and so on. The stress that results from accommodating such deeply felt emotions is rarely, if ever, worth the effort, for either protagonist.
I have have left jobs, and resigned business rather than keep working on it, no matter how lucrative the position or contract, because of an essential loss of confidence in the key players. Not capriciously – I am no tantrum-throwing diva – but thoughtfully, having weighed my deeper feelings against all other factors. And I have never once regretted the decision.
In today's caucus vote, Kevin Rudd finally discovered, crunchingly, what it is like when "people just don't like you".
Despite opinion polls showing he would be more likely to defeat the Liberals at the next election, and that he was hugely more popular with the general public than Prime Minister Gillard, he was not just defeated, he was roundly and thoroughly rejected. In the end, despite the Rudd camp's spin, Gillard won the ballot 71 votes to 31.
In the news coverage of the last three days, cabinet minister after cabinet minister lined up to tell us, in excruciating and exhaustive detail, why Kevin Rudd was just one small step up from the anti-Christ. Either explicitly or by implication they branded him as dysfunctional, domineering, rude, non-consulting, mercurial, and borderline egomaniacal. As somebody has already tweeted to me, it's a shame the Oscars don't have a statuette for best soap opera, because The Public Murder of Kevin Rudd (Part Two) would have won hands down.
Politicians love to be loved. It's a big mistake to forget that in a party-based system the love you need most is not the public's, but your colleagues'. The same is true in business. And families. If we can't keep the affection of those closest to us, then what everyone else thinks won't save us. Rudd is seen here after the leadership "coup" in 2010.
You can't help but feel sorry for the guy. Perhaps.
It's no doubt a hard lesson for Rudd to learn, because by all accounts he's been avoiding learning it for his whole career. He was apparently widely disliked when he was an effective senior civil servant in Queensland. In a business not noted for shrinking violets, he was labelled as a pushy, self-aggrandising little oik long before the Labor caucus grudgingly turned to him as their best hope to overturn John Howard in '07. They tolerated him, biting down on their bile. Then as soon as they thought things were going wrong they dumped him so fast, and so hard, that the public were shocked. But if the public had known how much they didn't like him in the first place it would have come as no surprise at all.
Of course, admitting that would have been to admit that they had wrought a huge con on the Australian public at the election, so that wasn't on.
As a result the public was left confused and resentful.
But Rudd should have been left in no doubt what he'd done wrong. Labor caucus members certainly knew. Instead, if we are to believe his public utterances, he chose to re-make reality in his head, (and so did his advisors), and interpret his overturning by Gillard as merely the result of factional brawling and the ambitions of so-called faceless men, and the perfidy of his deputy.
My old Mum would have said "there's none so blind as those who will not see."
(Incidentally, in retrospect, the 2007 election, which was then and is still now often widely referred to as a triumph for Rudd's campaigning skills, would probably have been won by a drover's dog with a Labor rosette – the punters were simply sick of Howard's smug little face. But that's a different discussion.)
This is the lesson. It's not how smart you are. It's how likeable you are.
Likeability ... it's always there, shadowing us, and it determines our success.
The short story is that there comes a point at which you can't keep alienating the people near you and then expect them to support you, no matter how competent you may be, (and no one denies that Rudd has talents), because when push comes to shove if we're going to put our trust in someone it has to be someone, at gut level, that we like.
A Columbia University study by Melinda Tamkins shows that success in the workplace is guaranteed not by what or whom you know but by your popularity.
In her study, Tamkins found that, "popular workers were seen as trustworthy, motivated, serious, decisive and hardworking and were recommended for fast-track promotion and generous pay increases.
Their less-liked colleagues were perceived as arrogant, conniving and manipulative. Pay rises and promotions were ruled out regardless of their academic background or professional qualifications." Ouch.
The Gallup organization has conducted a personality factor poll prior to every presidential election since 1960. Only one of three factors – issues, party affiliation, and likeability – has been a consistent prognosticator of the final election result. Of course, the factor is likeability. (Note that Obama is effortlessly more likeable than any of the Republican candidates still standing, except perhaps Ron Paul, who is widely considered mildly nuts.)
Think none of this affects you because you're not in business or politics? Nu-uh.
Doctors give more time to patients they like and less to those they don't. According to a 1984 University of California study, there were significant differences in treatment, depending on the characteristics of the patient: the combination of likeable and competent was significant. Patients perceived as likeable and competent would be encouraged significantly more often to telephone and to return more frequently for follow-up than would the patients who were either unlikable and competent or likeable and incompetent. The staff would educate the likeable patients significantly more often than they would the unlikable patients."
In a survey of twenty-five hospital doctors initiated by Roy Meadow, a pediatrician at St. James's University Hospital in Leeds, England, researchers studied what happens when both likeable and unlikable parents bring in children. Considering what you've already learned about likeability, it's not surprising that children with likeable parents received better health care and were more likely to receive follow-up appointments.
I'm guessing the same can be said of schools.
Sooner or later, history shows us that the vast majority of disliked people come a cropper. Being liked is simply a pre-requisite for success, in all spheres of life. I am sure we can all think of contrary examples where fear, for example, was enough to keep the troops in check, but I am obviously speaking in broad brushtrokes here. In a future article, I will rehearse some of the components of likeability, because the good news is that they are skills that can be learned, not innate abilities.
We don't just have to be grinning, amiable idiots all the time.
Readers will note that I isolate likeability as the key survival factor: I do not say "being agreed with". We can disagree with people and still like them. In fact, the opposite is true: good governance, in business and politics, demands that we disagree with people when we genuinely perceive risk in their opinion or behaviour.
But the Labor caucus didn't just disagree with Kevin Rudd – in fact, ironically, many of them may have agreed with his essential analysis, which is that Gillard cannot beat Tony Abbott – although in my view, the jury is still out on that, as I have lived long enough to know that if a week is a long time in politics then 18 months is a lifetime and a half. No, it was about much more than whether they agreed or disagreed with him.
These people, who take their opinions from having actually met the guy – worked with him, dined with him, drunk with him, walked with him, sat in cars with him – unfiltered through spin doctors and media appearances – actually loathed him so much that they would rather struggle on with the Government's current level of performance than return to the smiling Milky Bar Kid, even if the cost was their own seat in Parliament.
Now that's disliking someone.
A public suicide. Messy, sad, and ugly.
I never thought Kevin Rudd was ever going to beat Julia Gillard today – that was the genius of the Gillard camp in forcing his hand and bringing the spill on, by letting a rumour getting about that he was about to be sacked anyway – but it was almost as if, in the last few days, Rudd was intent on some sort of phyrric suicidal exit on his own terms.
He was determined to face down those who didn't like him, by virtually ignoring them and appealing over their heads to the public. "Ring your local MP and tell him or her you want me back" he said (I paraphrase) instead of simply picking up the phone and calling the MPs concerned and having a good chat.
He was never going to get enough votes – he must have known that in advance, surely? – but he could have perhaps reserved his place in Labor history and even partially rehabilitated himself if he had gone down the road of "Mea culpa, I stuffed it up last time, how can I do it right for you this time?" and actually meant it.
Instead, by pressing the flesh in shopping malls and working the ever-hungry meeja for all it was worth, Rudd merely confirmed Labor MPs suspicions. He didn't really think he'd made any mistakes at all, despite a few mealy-mouthed mumblings to that effect on TV. And he also he left an abiding impression: "this bloke doesn't like me, need me, respect me, or want me. Righty ho, he can have that back, in spades. I'm voting for Gillard, even if that does mean I am a turkey voting for Christmas."
As a serious political force in Australia, Rudd is now finished. There will be no Lazarus rising, not even Lazarus twitching. I expect to see him foisted on the international community in some major role – or at some serious policy wonk think tank – as soon as he can pull the levers of his impeccable overseas contacts, especially in America and China. The ALP will ease his way, glad to see the back of someone that they never really believed was one of their own. As Paul Keating once remarked, "He's Labor, but not tribal Labor." In the end, that's what killed him: he just never really wanted to be one of the tribe, or was prepared to work at it, and they hated him for it.
Well, well. Moving on: Gillard will get a small bounce from her success today – in the last few days voters will have re-connected with her, grudgingly, with her guts, determination, refusal to get flustered, and inner steel.
All smiles - Gillard leaves the caucus meeting. But what of tomorrow?
These are qualities we value in a Prime Minister, and Gillard, despite other failings, has them. But she now needs to learn Rudd's lesson. She is widely disliked – mistrusted – and this time by the public. And they will be meeting in their very own caucus before too long. Many of Rudd's criticisms of her will have rung true with people, even as they admire the way she stood up for herself. She has a tiny window of opportunity – which will start closing immediately – to radically re-make her government.
For example, she won't – but she should – build on her new-found image of decisiveness by removing Wayne Swann as Treasurer, because although he is her ally and he is also technically competent he inspires no confidence whatsoever in the public in the second most important office in the land.
A dramatic, bold move would be to promote Swann's mate Stephen Smith to Treasury – his quiet, serious demeanour goes over well and he has proven himself a highly effective Minister – and move Swann to Foreign Affairs, where he will still be in the inner circle, and can't really do much damage, and where he already has good contacts to build on. Refresh, renew, revive. Show imagination. Show leadership.
Can Gillard be saved from herself?
And most of all, she should employ new speechwriters, and professional speaking consultants, to utterly transform her dreadful, whining, monotonic delivery of both formal speeches and her performances in the Parliament.
It is always hard for pollies to hear this, (I speak from experience), but the public has long since gone past their gentle amusement at how staggeringly irritating her delivery is, to reach a point of genuine annoyance. Quite apart from any policy disagreements or trust issues, her flat, nasal tones, distractingly repetitive and unhelpful hand movements, lack of light and shade, and holier than thou seriousness make her genuinely disliked.
When the usual answer to the question "Would you have this person round for a beer and a sausage?" is derisive laughter, then you're in real trouble. When you're a politician, it's terminal.
Frankly, I worry about the state of our public discourse in general. Because it's not as though the other side are much better.
The widespread opinion amongst those I speak to – including Liberal supporters – is that Abbot is an unpleasant little blow-hard, transparently seizing any opportunity to personally denigrate the leaders of the Labor Party and to talk the country down. That this is a common mis-conception of the role of the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition is no excuse for the policy vacuum that the Coalition currently offers, and the apparent vacuum in the heads of most of its leaders. As I have said before, if Gillard does anything right at all in the next six months, expect to see Abbott replaced with Malcolm Turnbull, quick smart.
And the final wash up?
The ultimate question, I suppose, is this: in a country full of well-educated, intelligent, hard-working, charismatic people, why are we led by such donkeys? And when will we demand better of our leaders, rather than just grumble ineffectively about them? What is it that we are doing wrong, if, as I firmly believe, we get the politicians we deserve?
On May 17, 2007, when he was all of 83 years old, Iacocca published a book called Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, co-written with Catherine Whitney. An article with the same title, and same two co-authors, has recently been published. As we leave the circus of the last week behind us, there are wise words in it for all Australians to consider today. In the book, talking about the quality of Government in America at all levels, Iacocca wrote:
"Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, "Stay the course." Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned Titanic. I'll give you a sound bite: Throw the bums out!"


text:
Q: Displaying a String of text (N) number of times For an assignment i have to create a program that creates a prompt for the user to enter a number (N), and then creates another prompt that then asks the user for a line of text. Which then the program has to display the line of text (N) number of times
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Question8 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner kb = new Scanner (System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter a postivie integer: " );
        int n = kb.nextInt();
        kb.nextLine(); //consume the rest of the line

        System.out.println("Enter a line of text: ");
        String text = kb.nextLine();

From this point onwards is where im having the trouble of implementing a loop which will display the text (N) number of times
for(int n; n<0; n--){
            System.out.println(text);
        }
    }
}

A: It looks like your loop won't start. What you're asking your loop to do is
Start at n. Keep the loop going as long as n is less than 0 (which it isn't. n is supposed to be greater than 0). Decrease n by 1.
I think what you were trying to do is
    for (int i = n; i > 0; i--) {
     ...
    }

A: In the head of the for loop you declare a new variable n that gets a vaue of 0 assigned.
You could use this (not recommended):
for(; n>0; n--)

Or better:
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)

A: In your for loop you declared a new variable. This variable n makes the other n used to get the value n invisible in the for loop as it's overridden. Another error you made in your for loop is that you did not initialize the variable you are using to iterate. So you where supposed to use the for loop on this case like below:
 for (int j = 0; j < n; j++){
     ...
  }

The variable j is use to make the number of iterations. In this case j iterates from 0 to n - 1 with a step of 1. That is iterating n times. You have to be careful to test the value of n from the user to verify it's a positive number else the for loop won't work well.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


ECM (exponential comparison method), ISM (interpretative structural modeling), AHP (analytical hierarchy process), Benchmarking analysis, and Dynamic System. The CRF analysis indicated that the total value of PTFI closure risk factor is 2,773 corresponding to an extreme closure risk rating. Benchmarking analysis showed that Australia and Canada are feasible benchmark target countries for Indonesia. The criteria of health and safety of community is a criteria with the highest discrepancy average value (-20,029) compared with nine other criteria of key sustainable mine closure success factors that should be applied in Indonesia to achieve Australian and Canadian standards. The AHP analysis demonstrated that the best alternative for sustainable mine closure is integrated planning based on the optimal utilization of natural resources applied from the beginning of mining operation (weight 0.594). To create sustainability after PTFI mining operation, all PTFI's stakeholders should be focused to develop the economic and social activities to replace full dependence on PTFI. The Dynamic system analysis showed that sustainability for social, economic, and environmental aspects in Mimika District cannot be achieved if the mining benefit and development activities are managed as usual or in the present condition until PTFI's mining closure. This research resulted four alternatives scenario policy of sustainable mine closure. The best scenario for implementation in Mimika District is very optimistic scenario that applied in 2017. This scenario to be resulted: the sustainability point to be achieved in 2028 or 13 years before PTFI's mining closure, Mining Benefit Transformation Result Value (MBTRV) – Mining Benefit Average Value (MBAV) is 59,01 quintillions rupiah and to have MBTRV is 149.42 quintillions rupiah when PTFI's mining closure, increasing of environmental quality value 62.71% when PTFI's mining closure compared with before applied scenario, conflicts potential is emerging in 2030 and conflicts occurrence is happened in 2035.
Under Direction of Santun R.P. Sitorus, Hariadi Kartodihardjo, and Marimin Post Graduate, Intitut Pertanian Bogor. Indonesia. 2009.


text:
Of all bad men religious bad men are the worst.
-C.S. Lewis
You Can't Blame Religion For Everything
By: Mackadal | August 31, 2009
I don't know why I bother with this, when you'll just go back to a lifetime of irrational stereotyping and hypocrisy. I guess I just had to let my anger out. Must be why they're called rants.
They hate others for disagreeing with their beliefs. They disrespect the figureheads of others` belief systems. They turn a blind eye to suffering. They are the cause of unnecessary anger and fear.
Wake up, dickheads. Because I'm talking about atheists.
To date, I have met about 1 atheist who is willing to let me believe what I want, as long as I don`t hurt anyone. Who understands that I am an intelligent, well-read person whose opinions have some logical basis. Who accepts that I don't hate gays, women, minorities, left-wingers, and especially the non-religious even though I'm a Christian.
Sure, maybe false prophets have committed unspeakable atrocities, speaking in the name of a warped interpretation of Scripture to fulfill their own personal desires. But for every Spanish inquisitor, every homophobic evangelical, every fundamentalist council member, and every West-hating terrorist, there are countless Salvation army and soup kitchen workers, peace-seeking missionaries, progressive scientific monks, pro-integration activists, and compassionate shopkeepers who forgive a starving thief, who follow some sort of religious faith.
SciVille of NYRA once complained that vegetarianism is the only practice that does not harm others that the type of people reading this rant hate and slander. I'd like to add religion to that list, please. It is deeply unsettling to have people whose beliefs you've pledged to accept slander, mock, ridicule, misinterpret and stereotype something you have devoted your heart, mind and soul to. Just because it may be your right to act like a bigoted moron, doesn't mean it is advisable to at every opportunity. You need to learn to forgive your ancient opponents and foster understanding and peace, something Jesus often preached to his followers.
Though you may like to think otherwise, it's not like atheism has always been a beacon of hope and enlightenment. Joseph Stalin and other earlier Bolsheviks forced secularism on their new country by slaughtering hundreds of clergymen and women, sometimes mocking their chastity by tying monks and nuns together at the ankle before drowning them. Though Hitler was technically a member of the Catholic church, he never willingly attended services or saw religion as a part of his life, and he used many secular utilitarian views as justification for the Holocaust, views echoed today by many atheist academics such as Peter Singer. In the famed Scopes trial of 1925, plaintiff William Jennings Bryan was a liberal champion fo the people, who denounced Darwinism and the textbook in question, Civic Biology, as placing whites at the top and blacks at the bottom of an evolutionary scale, and which advocated for "humane elimination of social parasites". Not to mention Sam Harris's denial of evidence from first-hand witnesses, instead basing his arguments on rudimentary opinion polls found in mainstream newspapers.
Am I trying to denounce and persecute atheism? Fuck no! (although you'll probably make me out to be doing just that). I'm simply pointing out that not every Christian is an angry bigot, and that not every atheist is tolerant, progressive and open minded. Black-and-white views like that are exactly what you criticise the religious of doing, and it's why a lot of people hate ad fear you. If you want secular philosophies to succeed, stop yelling at liberal Christians on the Internet and go out and help the destitute, proving that atheists have morals, or join Amnesty International or a similar group and fight real religious persecution, of all belief systems. But leave my religion the fuck alone.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Comments: For definition of the prime in the systematic name, see 2-Carb-36.2.
1. Henry, R.J. and Darbyshire, B. Sucrose:sucrose fructosyltransferase and fructan:fructan fructosyltransferase from Allium cepa. Phytochemistry 19 (1980) 1017–1020.


*Notes: you should not be working past 40 seconds on any of these minutes. In order to SUCCESSFULLY accomplish this workout in the desired time frame, you MUST go smooth and unbroken on all movements with short and quick transitions. Choose loading based off the coaches prescription. This is the type of workout to be SURE you can, rather than to "see" if you can. Whichever level you're thinking, it may be best to choose the option below that.


text:
Levaquin Claims Lawyers
The flouroquinolone levofloxacin, and marketed under the trade name Levaquin by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, has been given a "black box" warning by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to reports that it may cause tendon ruptures. A black box warning is the strongest warning the FDA can give before a pharmaceutical like Levaquin is recalled.
Levaquin is used to treat cases of bacterial infection, and is particularly useful against infections that affect the sinuses, skin, airway, and urinary tract. It is part of the fluroquinolones known as third generation. This means its antibacterial spectrum is not as narrow as previous generations. Levaquin has also been found to be useful against anthrax, and has been stockpiled by the government since the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
Levaquin was first approved by the FDA in 1997. Between 1997 and 2005, there were reportedly 794 cases of spontaneous tendon rupture that could be tied to Levaquin, as well as other quinolones. These tendon ruptures have been known to occur in patients both during and after using the drug, especially among the elderly. When used in combination with certain steroids, the risk of tendon rupture is even greater. Tendon ruptures have occurred most prominently in patients' Achilles tendon, but ruptures have also occurred in the thumb, hand, bicep, and shoulder. Cases of other tendon-related problems, such as tendonitis have also been linked to the drug.
Public Citizen, a consumer watchdog group, petitioned the FDA for the black box warning. The warning was finally issued on July 8th, 2008.
If you or a loved one is currently taking Levaquin, discontinue its use and see your doctor immediately. If you suspect you or a loved one has been injured by Levaquin, please contact the Personal Injury Lawyer Directory to find an experienced injury lawyer in your area as soon as possible. You may be entitled to compensation for your injury.
Click here for detailed information on pharmaceutical injury law.


I am so excited to share the second part of this stunning Sky Meadows styled shoot today! This look was a complete departure from the more vintage, rustic style from part one, with a more wild, edgy, Goddess infused look. A grecian inspired J Crew dress, leather jacket, and studded boots gave a soft yet tough vibe, and Christina totally rocked it. Tons of thanks again to Megan of Reverie and Ramble for putting my visions into action in such a stunning way.
If anyone can be called a modern day Goddess it is this lady. Thanks for totally killing it, Christina!


text:
Contact: Press Newvamajority
New Virginia Majority Statement on Medicaid Expansion
Today, Virginia voted to accept federal dollars to expand Medicaid, giving nearly 400,000 Virginians access to affordable, life-saving healthcare. This victory belongs to each and every mother, grandmother, student, home healthcare worker, and community member who have been pushing for Medicaid expansion for over six legislative sessions. We are excited to join all the states who have expanded Medicaid and made thousands of families healthier. This victory would not have been possible without the countless calls and demonstrations from the community demanding that legislators prioritize this issue.
"As a mother of an autistic child, I know just how important Medicaid is for many things here in Virginia. Medicaid helps fund not just our schools but also our special education programs here in Virginia," said Monica Hutchinson, organizer for New Virginia Majority. "This expansion will have a ripple effect. Not only will hundreds of thousands of Virginians receive the care they deserve, but our schools will also receive extra money in their annual budgets. Today was a huge victory for the people in Virginia."
New Virginia Majority builds power in working-class communities of color across the Commonwealth. We organize for racial and economic justice through large-scale political education, mobilization and advocacy around dozens of issues. We fight for a Virginia that is just, democratic and environmentally sustainable


text:
Lincoln rebrands MKX as Nautilus as brand drops confusing MK name
Michael Martinez
LOS ANGELES -- Say hello to the Lincoln Nautilus and goodbye to the brand's "MK" naming scheme that some customers still haven't deciphered after more than a decade.
First to go is the MKX, which will become the Nautilus when the 2019 model reaches showrooms in the spring, officials with the luxury brand said Tuesday. The MKX, Lincoln's top-selling U.S. nameplate, also will get a new front end and new eight-speed transmission to better compete in the U.S. and China.
Lincoln's transition back to conventional names -- strongly hinted at when it replaced the lowly MKS with the more stylish and plush Continental last year -- comes with the brand on pace to close out its fourth consecutive year of rising U.S. sales.
Dropping the MK sets Lincoln apart from the luxury brand mainstream, where most automakers rely on alphabetical names such as the Mercedes-Benz CLA and Lexus IS or on alphanumeric names such as the BMW X1 and the Audi A3.
It plans to rechristen the MKC small crossover and MKZ midsize sedan (originally called the Zephyr) when those vehicles get significant updates. The slow-selling MKT is expected to be discontinued within a few years rather than renamed, and Lincoln is widely expected to fill that void with a large crossover called the Aviator.
The Nautilus adopts Lincoln's new mesh grille design that the brand has rolled out on four other recently redesigned vehicles. But that's not the only change to the front end. Everything from the A-pillar forward was redesigned, said Robert Parker, Lincoln's director of marketing, sales and service.
"I think it wears the new face as good if not better than any vehicle we've launched it on," he said.
Parker said the brand chose the name Nautilus, Latin for "sailor," because it fits well with the travel theme evoked by the Navigator SUV and Continental sedan. He said it also reflects Lincoln's journey -- a term executives have used to describe the brand's attempt to become a major luxury player.
"There's a lot of challenge associated with the letters and putting those together," he said. "As we move forward, we need to be easier to work with. People associate names with cars a lot easier than they do letters."
The Nautilus will come with a new standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that gets 245 hp.
Hot segment
The name and styling updates are aimed at helping Lincoln stand apart in the hotly contested U.S. midsize utility segment. Last year, the brand sold more MKXs in the U.S. (30,967) than any other Lincoln vehicle. It's bringing in customers from rival brands with a 40 percent conquest rate, executives say. MKX U.S. sales this year gained 1.8 percent to 25,436 vehicles through October.
The utility is also a vital vehicle for China, the world's largest auto market, where Lincoln expects utility vehicles to account for 70 percent of sales by 2024.
"SUVs are having a banner year for us both here and in China," Lincoln President Kumar Galhotra told reporters ahead of the auto show here. "It's a very vibrant market."
The Nautilus will come with a new standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that gets 245 hp and an optional 2.7-liter V-6 engine that gets 335 hp. Both will be paired with Ford Motor Co.'s new eight-speed automatic transmission. Auto stop-start comes standard on both engines.
An all-wheel-drive version is optional.
The SUV comes with a host of driver-assist technology, including pre-collision warning and blind-spot monitoring.
Interior improvements
The interior includes improvements that will give the Nautilus best-in-class legroom and headroom, which is a major factor for midsize utility customers, Parker said. It will come with a 22-position seat.
The utility also comes with a host of driver-assist technology, including pre-collision warning and blind-spot monitoring. New for the 2019 model year is a feature called evasive steering, where the car will assist the driver by aggressively turning the wheel when the driver moves left or right to avoid a crash.
"The technology in this vehicle is thoughtful and purposeful," Galhotra said. "We focused on bringing in innovative features to make each drive effortless for our clients."
Lincoln did not disclose pricing details.
VinFast makes U.S. debut at L.A. show with 2 electric crossovers
Lincoln to launch month-to-month subscription service in 2018
How an airport argument reinforced Lincoln's decision to kill the MK names
Kia EV9 concept signals brand's next EV
Hyundai's Seven concept previews 2024 3-row EV


text:
Public Relations - Conversion Course - Grangegorman
TU Dublin - City
Course Name Public Relations - Conversion Course - Grangegorman
Course Provider TU Dublin - City
Alternative Provider(s) TU Dublin - Technological University Dublin
Course Code TU320
Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) More info... Major Technological University Dublin Level 9 NFQ
Location (Districts) Dublin City Centre, Grangegorman
Qualification Letters MA
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment Commencement Date: September 2022
Expand+Minimum Entry Requirements?
Applications are welcome from holders of an honours bachelor's degree with at least a 2.2, or equivalent, in any discipline. Applicants in the final year of their degree are also welcome.
The course welcomes applicat...
Hide-Minimum Entry Requirements?
The course welcomes applications from mature and other applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree and for whom recognition of prior learning, experience and career history will be taken into consideration.
Applicants for whom English is not their first language and who have not undertaken their undergraduate degree through English, should have a minimum IELTS average score of 7.5 with no component below 6.0.
Previous experience of public relations or related work is not necessary, though we're always pleased to talk with applicants about it.
Qualified candidates will be called for interviews which take place monthly from January to June.
Interview Yes
Comment Location City Centre Grangegorman.
Expand+What is a Postgraduate Conversion Programme?
A conversion programme enables graduates of one discipline to acquire a qualification in a different discipline at Postgraduate Diploma and Masters Level. Having studied a particular degree you may deci...
Hide-What is a Postgraduate Conversion Programme?
A conversion programme enables graduates of one discipline to acquire a qualification in a different discipline at Postgraduate Diploma and Masters Level. Having studied a particular degree you may decide that you wish to change your career path and consider undertaking a conversion programme at TU Dublin.
What is... Public Relations?
Public relations is strategic communications, working for an organisation or for the clients of a consultancy to engage with the audiences and stakeholders that matter to them. Whether it's a product launch, media event, dealing with investors and financial markets, or coaching business leaders in social responsibility, strategic communications creates the dialogues that help build relationships and maintain reputation.
Our MAPR graduates understand not only what has to be communicated, but why – and the impact their communications have on the world around us. They operate at the intersection of business strategy, public policy and civic society using a range of tools and techniques to communicate purposefully and clearly.
The MAPR is the oldest public relations masters in Ireland, and the only PR course in the country recognised by the Public Relations Institute of Ireland, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (UK) and the Public Relations Society of America, giving our graduates additional recognition in industry.
Subjects Taught
Expand+Course Content
The course is structured around core concepts, practical communications and research leading to a dissertation on a topic of the student's choosing on which they work with an experienced academic supervisor.
· P...
Hide-Course Content
· Public Relations Theory & Practice 1 and 2
· Corporate Environment and Strategy
· Managing Public Affairs
· Society and Ethics
· Marketing Environment
Practical communications modules
· Digital Public Relations
· TV Production and Presentation
· Public Relations Writing
· Research Methods
· Dissertation
Expand+What are my career opportunities?
MAPR has become recognised by the Irish public relations industry as one of the most important sources for the recruitment of future public relations managers, and our graduates are highly in demand for their skills...
Hide-What are my career opportunities?
MAPR has become recognised by the Irish public relations industry as one of the most important sources for the recruitment of future public relations managers, and our graduates are highly in demand for their skills and attributes.
Graduates are equipped to take up full-time employment in Irish and international public relations consultancies, in-house public relations departments, and related strategic communications roles in Ireland and abroad. Recent graduates have assumed positions of responsibility in commercial and corporate public relations, as well as in public affairs where they specialise in political public relations or advocacy activities within the voluntary/NGO sector. Other specialist areas include public relations sectors as diverse as healthcare, entertainment and lifestyle, agriculture and sport. A number of our graduates have gone on to establish their own consultancies.
Further Enquiries Kevin Hora, PhD, MPRII
kevin.hora@tudublin.ie


The Park Avenue Cube at 432 Park Avenue. Image courtesy Phillips.
Phillips auction house is making a big move, but it's hardly going far.
The move, which will happen in fall 2019, will involve the auction house taking over 55,000 square feet of commercial space, including the "Park Avenue Cube," a white-glass modernist structure that is lit up at night and holds more than 5,000 square feet of space on two floors on the northwest corner of 56th Street and Park Avenue.
Phillips will also occupy a double-height, column-free underground concourse of more than 30,000 square feet with direct access from Park Avenue, and executive office space with an entrance on 40 East 57th Street, across from the Four Seasons Hotel.
Under the leadership of CEO Ed Dolman, formerly the longtime CEO of Christie's, Phillips has experienced substantial growth in the past four years, including strengthening its team of contemporary art specialists, opening an office in Hong Kong, and holding regular auctions in Asia. In 2014, the company also opened a new 31,000-square-foot showroom and European headquarters in London at Berkeley Square.
The move in New York "marks a significant milestone for our company, our employees and our clients, who will all benefit from the many opportunities presented by this expansion," said Dolman in a statement. "The new location offers a state-of-the-art exhibition space to display contemporary art, design, watches and jewelry, and matches the unrivaled setting we offer collectors in our London gallery in Berkeley Square in Mayfair," he added.
Along with auctions and exhibitions, the space will feature a cafe, auditorium, and private sales galleries. The architect for the space has yet to be named.


We are manufacturing all type of Mechanical Seals for Zero Leakage and Friction Power saving with clean atmosphere. We made designed as per our customer technical specification and job equipments. We have fully technical person and site service engineers.
Our range of Mechanical Seals include Balance Seal, Agitator Seal, Single Spring Seal, Multi Spring Seal, Process Pump Seal, Blower Seal, Bellow Seal and Seal Spares.


Love is in the air—today is Valentine's Day! There are tons of romantic ideas you can plan for your loved one. What about spending time together at home, creating a romantic atmosphere, and cooking an exquisite dinner?
We've put together a list of tools for Mac® or PC that will help you prepare the perfect Valentine's Day. If you haven't installed Parallels® Toolbox yet, don't worry—just download a free trial. (It will only take a few minutes.) Good news for all Parallels Desktop® for Mac users: You can activate Parallels Toolbox for free.
1. Make a GIF out of your last holiday video and send it to your date. You can even include colorful text with the details of your dinner invitation. Check out this tutorial to see how.
2. As soon as your lovingly prepared dinner is in the oven, open the "Timer" in Parallels Toolbox so your dish won't get burned.
3. Record an audio with a love message or with your latest composed song. Personalized messages are always a great way to impress a loved one.
4. Don't forget to activate Presentation Mode when showing the created video. You don't want Skype messages popping up—and a clean desktop always makes a better impression.
5. Set your Date Countdown to next year's Valentine's Day so you won't forget. You can start planning ahead how you want to surprise your valentine next year.
Have a wonderful Valentine's Day! Let us know in the comments below, on Twitter, or on Facebook which tools you used to prepare your perfect evening with your loved one.


text:
Q: Makefile Issue in Eclipse CDT When I try to compile my program, I get the following:
**** Build of configuration Debug for project SpaceInvaders ****

make all
Building target: SpaceInvaders
Invoking: GCC C++ Linker
g++  -o "SpaceInvaders"  ./src/SpaceInvaders.o   -lSDLmain -lSDL
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 0 has invalid symbol index 12
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 1 has invalid symbol index 13
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 2 has invalid symbol index 2
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 3 has invalid symbol index 2
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 4 has invalid symbol index 12
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 5 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 6 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 7 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 8 has invalid symbol index 2
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 9 has invalid symbol index 2
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 10 has invalid symbol index 13
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 11 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 12 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 13 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 14 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 15 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 16 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 17 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 18 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 19 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 20 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 21 has invalid symbol index 14
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 22 has invalid symbol index 22
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../../lib/crt1.o: In function `_start':
(.text+0x18): undefined reference to `main'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [SpaceInvaders] Error 1

**** Build Finished ****

I believe the main issue is founded on that of the relocation specifier which states that relocation 1 - 20 has an invalid symbol at indexes 14, 2, 22, 12, and 13.
What do I do about this? I know virtually next to nothing about a makefile. I saw a potential duplicate which asked the same questions, but the answers invoked assumed that the user actually knew how to use a makefile. If anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be very grand.

A: The underlying error here is actually the last one: 'undefined reference to `main'. G++'s way of reporting that isn't exactly the best...
You need to have a function called 'main' to start up most types of application (types that don't work that way, like embedded or smart-phone applications, will have their own instructions on how to do the equivalent somewhere). The file that contains that function needs to be listed in the makefile. If Eclipse is managing the makefile, then the file containing that function needs to be known to Eclipse.
In this case, I see you are using SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer, as appropriate for games like Space Invaders). This is one of the types of application that, I think, doesn't have a simple user-written main. Instead there is some kind of low-level magic going on behind the scenes to set everything up. The error means that magic is failing, and however you are configuring it, it's not working to come together to make a complete system.
If you are not an expert on Eclipse and C++, what you will need is a tutorial on how to set things up correctly in your specific environment. Try, for example:
http://davw.nfshost.com/c/sdl_eclipse.html
I suspect the relevant bit is 'In the Compiler->Preprocessor section, add the defined symbol "main=SDL_main"'.


text:
Up to 1.5 million people turn out for Tour de Yorkshire
Tour de Yorkshire, Hebden Bridge. The peloton on Keighley Road, hebden Bridge centre.
The first ever Tour de Yorkshire has ridden into the history books after a momentous three days of racing.
One and a half million fans at the roadside and TV audiences in more than 150 countries witnessed some of Yorkshire's finest scenery, with crowds at key points in the race comparable with the Tour de France.
Initial spectator figures from police and race organisers show that on Stage One, 250,000 people watched by the roadside, followed by 450,000 on Stage Two and 750,000 on Stage Three.
Now, organisers are already looking ahead to next year's race.
Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire said "Once again we've seen staggering crowds provide a rousing welcome for these incredible riders.
"We thank the people of Yorkshire and the riders, the crowds, the Tour Makers, the ASO and our team at Welcome to Yorkshire should be immensely proud of the weekend's achievements.
"I salute each of the 144 riders in the men's race and 98 in the women's, and the 6,000 who took on the sportive."
Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, added: "It was an emotional return to Yorkshire, who did of course put on the grandest of all the grand Départs last year.
"This was again a special moment, an historic three days and a great advert for cycling and the passion and the heart that Yorkshire has for the sport."
Police also praised the fantastic atmosphere created by an early estimate of around three quarters of a million spectators on the third and final day of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Mark Milsom, who commanded the police operation on Sunday, said: "Despite a somewhat wet start to the day the crowds exceeded all expectations and provided the final stage of this exclusively Yorkshire event with an unparalleled atmosphere.
"At the present time we haven't taken one report of a crime related to the policing operation today and that speaks volumes of the good natured atmosphere created by spectators who've lined the route in their thousands."
The Tour de Yorkshire will return in May next year on a new route with new start and finish towns.


Welcome to Battlefield Primary School Please click on the school logo below to access the 2018-2019 School Handbook . Twitter : Twitter. Tweets by Battlefield... Border Embroideries supplies schools and clubs throughout the UK and beyond with customised embroidered clothing.
The Oxford Primary Maths Handbook Australian Curriculum edition has been updated to cover curriculum essentials. This book is suitable for ages 8 and above.
Croftfoot Primary School. 13 likes. Croftfoot Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.


You should change your oil and rotate your tires, but that's only half the battle.
Every driver knows the importance of oil changes and routine maintenance help keep any car ticking, and air filters clog, brake pads wear out, and serpentine belts stretch as the miles add up. Usually there are warning signs that let you know something is off, but there could be things you're doing — or not doing — that will make your engine sputter to a stop.
If you're the type of driver who wants to keep your car for as long as possible, these are the four things you need to know.
Washing your car does more than make it look nice. It aids longevity by cleaning away contaminants that cause corrosion. Paint protects your car's body panels from the elements, but the underside has it rough as it's continually exposed to water, dirt, and grime that forms rust. That's why it's especially important to wash your car during the winter when there is salt on the road. Road salt keeps the pavement free from ice but is notorious for eating holes straight through metal parts. Most cars have drainage points so rust-causing water can drip out from the chassis, exhaust, suspension and other hardware under your car, but that doesn't mean you don't need to give it a good wash every so often.
Colin Chapman, creator of the legendary Lotus sports car brand, summed up his engineering philosophy as "simplify, then add lightness." What he meant is that the less a car weighs, the better it will drive. If you have kids to shuttle to school, materials to haul to a jobsite, or outdoor gear to take to the trail, you probably don't drive a lightweight sports coupe. Still, Chapman's words apply whether you have a minivan, pickup, or SUV.
The more a car weighs, the harder the engine, transmission, brakes and suspension have to work. While cars are designed to carry extra weight, over the long term any unnecessary strain will take miles off its life, so remove excess stuff and only drive with the essentials. If nothing else, you'll get a few extra MPG out of it.
Between breakfast, cleaning up, and checking your your online life, it's always a rush to get out the door in the morning. When you finally hop in your car, you drive off right away hoping to beat traffic. However, like you, your car needs time to get ready to roll when it's been resting for a while. After a few hours of sitting, motor oil, which lubricates the parts in your engine, cools and sinks to the bottom. When you fire up your car, the oil pump distributes oil through the engine, but it takes time for all the parts to get oiled up.
Driving immediately after start-up increases friction between tightly-packed engine components, wearing them out faster. Let your car idle for 30-60 seconds after you start it to allow the oil to get up to temperature and flow through the engine. Waiting a minute for this to happen prolongs your engine's lifespan, but if you absolutely must hit the road, drive gently for the first mile or two.
Most cars redline at above 6,000 RPM. But in everyday driving, it's not often that you crest even half that. Modern drivetrains are programmed to keep engine revolutions low in the name of efficiency, and while it's indisputable that high RPMs burn fuel faster and increase strain on components, it's actually good for the engine to run through its RPM range on occasion. This helps clean out carbon deposits that can foul the valves, throttle body, intake manifold and the combustion chamber itself.
Untreated carbon buildups can cause misfires, reduce performance, and require extensive work to clean. Prevent carbon gunk building up in your engine by letting it reach the redline every few hundred miles. Never do this unless the engine is fully warmed up, and you're somewhere safe, like a wide-open parking lot or merging onto the freeway. Yes, it will waste some gas, but it's an easy way to make your engine last longer.
Even if you take great care of your car, parts are bound to wear out and need replacement eventually. When that happens, don't skimp on paying for a qualified mechanic to make repairs with high-quality components. Using cheap parts or ignoring your car's maintenance needs is only going to damage it in the long run, and investing in repairs is almost always going to be less expensive than buying a new car.
If you want to make your car last longer, keeping it maintained is a guaranteed way to do it.


text:
2 miejscowości w Polsce:
 Rojków – wieś w woj. łódzkim, w pow. zduńskowolskim, w gminie Zapolice
 Rojków – wieś w woj. mazowieckim, w pow. wołomińskim, w gminie Poświętne

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


(1) After approval by the board of directors of each constituent bank or trust company, the plan of merger and merger agreement shall be submitted to the office for approval, together with a certified copy of the authorizing resolutions of the board of directors of each constituent state bank or state trust company showing approval by a majority of the entire board of directors of each such state bank or state trust company, and evidence of proper action by the board of directors of any constituent national bank.
(2) Without approval by the office, no asset shall be carried on the books of the resulting state bank or state trust company at a valuation higher than that on the books of the constituent bank or trust company at the time of the last examination by a state or national bank or trust company examiner before the effective date of the merger.
(a) The resulting state bank or state trust company meets all the requirements of state law as to the formation of a new state bank or state trust company, except that this provision shall not apply to the establishment of branches by merger as provided in s. 658.26.
(b) The agreement provides an adequate capital structure, including surplus, of the resulting state bank or state trust company in relation to its activities which are to continue or are to be undertaken, and also in relation to its deposit liabilities in the case of a resulting state bank.
(c) The valuation is fair.
(d) The merger is not contrary to the public interest.
If the office disapproves a plan of merger or merger agreement, it shall state its objections and, the provisions of chapter 120 notwithstanding, give an opportunity to the constituent banks, trust companies, or banks and trust companies to amend the plan of merger and merger agreement to obviate such objections.
(4) If the resulting state bank is not to have trust powers, the office shall not approve a merger until adequate provision has been made for successors to fiduciary positions held by any constituent trust company or any constituent bank.
(5) Approval by the office, by final order or otherwise, of a plan of merger or merger agreement shall be deemed subject to approval of the plan of merger and merger agreement by the stockholders of each constituent bank or trust company as provided in s. 658.44(1) and shall also be deemed subject to approval of the merger and the plan of merger and merger agreement by each appropriate federal regulatory agency. Unless all such approvals have been obtained and proper evidence thereof submitted to the office within 6 months after the approval by the office, the approval by the office of the plan of merger and merger agreement shall be deemed to be revoked and terminated; however, the office on its own motion, or at the request of the constituent banks or trust companies for good cause shown, may extend the time for a period not exceeding 6 months.
(6) No merger with a resulting state bank or trust company shall take place or be effective without the issuance by the office of a certificate of merger.
History.—s. 4, ch. 28016, 1953; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 33, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 146, ch. 83-216; s. 19, ch. 89-229; s. 7, ch. 90-51; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 126, ch. 92-303; s. 1788, ch. 2003-261; s. 29, ch. 2005-181.


If you've ever graced the drive-thru of a Chick-fil-A, you may have wondered about the family who founded it…and how they found success. Trudy Cathy White is the only daughter of Chick-fil-A founder, Truett Cathy, and his wife, Jeannette. She would tell you that her life has been marked by mountains–that challenged her–and she's learned secrets for navigating rough terrain. In her book, Climb Every Mountain: Finding God Faithful In The Journey of Life, Trudy shares huge and helpful insights for moms like you!


Fans have been clamoring for Culture 2 since Migos dropped their platinum-selling Culture album earlier this year. From the looks of things, they'll be clamoring for a good bit longer, too.
Quavo was preparing to play some music during a routine Instagram Live session recently when he revealed that he lost the hard drive containing the tracks from the forthcoming album.
In a video of the Instagram Live session, Quavo can be heard speaking to a few other folks in the studio, apparently trying to find the missing files. The mood in the video is light, and it even feels like Quavo could be joking, but by the end of the vid it appears he's being dead serious.
The Migos have been teasing Culture 2 for quite a while now. Back in June, Quavo announced the album was coming soon as he, Takeoff and Offset performed. During an interview with The Hollywood Fix a little less than two weeks later, Offset said Culture 2 was coming in October.
Now, it honestly appears pretty damn unlikely that Migos didn't save their songs on some sort of cloud storage system, or at least an external hard drive of some kind. But then again, you never know. Maybe they didn't, and the world will be left without Culture 2 for even longer than they expected.
Check out a video of Quavo seeming baffled by the prospect of a lost hard drive containing songs from Culture 2 below.


he view from the highest point in Big Bend Ranch State Park, Oso Mountain, provides a look in all directions of this largest state park in Texas. Oso Peak (5,135') sits in the Chihuahuan Desert system. A trail does not exist to this summit, and some difficult bushwhacking and scrambling is required to reach the top. Briars, cacti, and loose rock await, but stunning views are the reward. This panorama was taken on an October evening near sunset.


text:
Pakistan FM Qureshi held important meeting with Sri Lankan President, makes an offer from Pakidtani President
Karachi - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held important meeting with Sri Lankan President, makes an offer from Pakidtani President.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with the newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on Monday.
During the meeting, the foreign minister discussed issues of mutual interest, matter pertaining to regional peace and bilateral relations.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi felicitated Rajapksa on being elected as the seventh Sri Lankan president.
On the occasion, Qureshi also handed over a letter of President Arif Alvi to the Sri Lankan president inviting him to visit Pakistan.
The foreign minister expressed hope that under the leadership of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will strengthen further.
He also appreciated the people of Sri Lanka for valiantly fighting the scourge of terrorism.
The Sri Lankan president thanked the Pakistani leadership for extending him felicitation on his election and inviting him to visit Pakistan.
Qureshi is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka to discuss cordial relations and issues of mutual interest. On his arrival in Colombo on Monday, the foreign minister was received by Ambassador Selvaraj and other dignitaries.
Qureshi is also scheduled to meet Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as part of his visit.
Top US diplomat Alice Wells resonates longstanding desire of Pakistani officials
Competition between old and new power houses poses challenges for Pakistan's foreign policy
Pakistani FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi gives important statement over Iran peace deal
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sternly warns India yet again
Pakistani PM Imran Khan warns India and World over military strikes at the Line of Control


are a crucial part of the team. The responsibilities range from web design to event planning. However, brewing coffee and photocopying are also part of the job.
Main parts of his job are to support the research team by doing scientific research, preparing data from studies and contributing to organise events like the annual SUMA Congress.
Sebastian received his M.A. degree in Information, Media, Library in 2019 from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Before that, he did an apprenticeship as a Specialist in Media and Information Services at the German National Library of Economics (ZBW).
is responsible for updating the website searchstudies.org, supporting current studies and helping to prepare lectures. She has joined the team in february 2019.
She successfully completed her bachelor's degree in Media and Information in november 2018 at the University of Applied Sciences and is now studying Information, Media, Library to receive her master's degree.
was responsible for analyzing as well as the evaluation of data provided by this project using the analytic platform KNIME. As a student assistant he also was responsible for minor tasks.
Currently he is in the 6th semester of his library and information science studies and writing his bachelor theses.
You can find him on Linkedin and Xing.
was an undergraduate student and has been working as a student assistant since the first semester. After Sebastian Sünkler, he was the responsible person for the website searchstudies.org. He also took care of the course materials for the University's online learning platform, as well as general office duties. Recently he had also been responsible for the creation of Information Retrieval explainer videos.
Sven Konstatin is currently the founder of whiteboardpersuasion.com.
was also responsible to create explainer videos for Information Retrival topics. As of this Semester, the explainer video Project was part of the Hamburg Open Online University (HOOU). The project focused on making course material available for the general public.
Markus Günther joined the team in 2015 when he was a master's student. His main job was to support an application for third party funds for a research project concerning news aggregators. That meant the research and identification of relevant literature, the processing and structuring of already existing approaches regarding the topic, and the creation of a temporary project plan. Markus graduated in the same year.
Markus Günther is now responsible for the PR at the Max-Planck-Institut.
In her short period at the Hamburg University of Applied Science and as a part of the team, Emmy Le's work has concentrated on the Relevance Asessment Tool (RAT). Her task is to create a new outline for an intuitive user interface.
In september 2015 she moved to Hamburg after finishing her basic study in Media Education and Literacy – Audiovisual Culture and Communication at the Faculty of Human Science at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg.
Emmy Le is currently working as Junior Product Manger E-Commerce Search at Otto(GmbH & Co KG).
Jenny Krieger startet as student assistant in 2014 and was instrumental in helping to create the Searchlab. She was also responsible for the organization of events like the SUMA-Kongress and SWIF-Workshop. That is among all the other office related tasks, where she helped create processes still in place today.