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Vanessa Alarid, lobbyist for Garrett Development, at the conclusion of a presentation to the House Transportation, Public Works, and Capital Improvements committee about proposed funding for Paseo del Volcan on the west side of Albuquerque. Photo credit: Danielle Prokop/New Mexico In Depth.
By Danielle Prokop / New Mexico In Depth /
SANTA FE— Lobbyist Vanessa Alarid described feeling like "a deer in the headlights" upon seeing Thomas Garcia at the Roundhouse on Jan. 24th. It was their first run-in since last month when Alarid accused Garcia, a former Democratic representative, of sexual misconduct.
Alarid might be seeing more of Garcia. He might be seeing more of her, too.
Garcia told New Mexico In Depth he is considering running for Rep. Tomás Salazar's (D-Las Vegas) seat in District 70. Alarid said Thursday she would help Salazar any way she could.
"I have promised Tomás Salazar that I will go around in his district and talk to any town hall he wants me to talk to, and participate in any sort of conversations," Alarid said. "If it's going door to door, I will make sure that he [Thomas Garcia] does not do to another woman or another person what he has done to me."
Garcia said he will make a formal decision in the next 30 days, shortly after the end of the session. He has not started the petition process, nor reopened a campaign account with the New Mexico Secretary of State's office, officials confirmed Thursday.
"A lot of factors go into making this decision to run for public office," Garcia said, "and one of my first
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priorities is going to be my family, and my responsibilities for my family."
Garcia's run comes at a time when allegations of sexual harassment against prominent figures are being made through national media, entertainment, political and service spheres.
Allegations from prominent women in New Mexico, like Alarid, caused the state Legislature to reexamine its harassment policy, and provide training to state legislators. Likewise, the secretary of state offered harassment training to lobbyists and has made public who showed up for trainings.
On the eve of the January session, New Mexico lawmakers ratified new rules for defining and reporting sexual harassment, and adopted conditions for oversight by outside counsel.
The New Mexico Legislative Council Service confirmed the sexual harassment training was completed by all members of the House and all but one senator.
Out of 505 lobbyists registered for 2018, the Secretary of State's Office confirmed 123, or 24 percent, participated in the state-sponsored harassment trainings as the legislative session was getting underway. This number does not include lobbyists who may have participated in private harassment seminars on their own time.
"I do believe we've come a long way with the sexual harassment policy," Alarid said. "Clearly the Legislature put importance, time and energy into it. And they recognized that they didn't have the protocols or avenue in which to address any accusations."
"We're absolutely changing the culture here, in New Mexico," she said. "And it started in the New Mexico Legislature, having those conversations."
The conversation between Garcia and Alarid might be a tense one should Garcia reclaim a seat in the Legislature. Alarid might have frozen when she saw Garcia this week, but she said she would have some words for him the next time she saw him.
"You are an evil, disgusting human being. You are pathetic," Alarid said, referring to Garcia.
Garcia said he did not do what he's accused of by Alarid and said she should seek help.
"That's just someone who has some sort of issues," he said. "I don't know what her issues are, but she should probably look into that. I've moved on with my life and I recommend she do the same. The capitol is the people's home. I had business. I'm a constituent just like everyone else and so I'm not going to be avoiding the capitol just because she's a lobbyist."
"She simply needs to do her job and not worry about my life," Garcia said.
Alarid says her way of life dramatically changed when she opened up about the alleged misconduct, making herself vulnerable in the public eye. She stopped counting the number of women who texted and called her after those instances topped 100, she said.
As for Garcia accusing her of making up false allegations, she asked why anyone would do such a thing, given the scrutiny they'd be exposing themselves to.
"There's a question of my character," Alarid said of the risk involved. "There's loss of clients, loss of being able to financially support my family."
Editor's note: This article was first published on New Mexico In Depth and has been republished with their permission. Minor style changes were made with permission.
Danielle Prokop is a legislative reporting fellow for New Mexico In Depth. A senior at the University of New Mexico, Prokop is double majoring in journalism and international studies, and is vice president of the Society of Professional Journalists student chapter. Previously she was Lead Editor at UNM's publishing lab, New Mexico News Port, where she also covered immigration and criminal justice issues, and an intern for Talk Media News in Washington D.C.
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The Velvets were an American doo-wop group from Odessa, Texas, United States. They were formed in 1959 by Virgil Johnson, a high-school English teacher, with four of his students. Roy Orbison heard the group and signed them to Monument Records in 1960.  Their first release was a tune called "That Lucky Old Sun". Their biggest hit single was "Tonight (Could Be the Night)", which hit #26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961. The follow-up, "Laugh", peaked at #90, and after a half-dozen further singles the group disbanded.

Virgil Johnson, a former deejay at Radio KDAV in Lubbock, Texas, was the lead tenor singer, with backup from Mark Prince (bass), Clarence Rigsby (tenor), Robert Thursby (first tenor), and William Solomon (baritone). The four were originally Johnson's eighth-grade pupils in an English class which he instructed in Odessa, also in West Texas, in the 1959-1960 school year.

"That Lucky Old Sun" (#46) and "Tonight (Could Be the Night)" (#50) made brief appearances in the UK Singles Chart in 1961.

Their complete recorded output runs to thirty songs, which were collected on one compact disc and released on Ace Records in 1996.

Aftermath
Johnson was later a school principal before his death in February 2013. Clarence Rigsby was killed in an automobile accident in 1978.

Members
Virgil Johnson (1935–2013)
William Solomon (1941–2006)
Mark Prince
Clarence Rigsby (1947–1978)
Bob Thursby

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Doo-wop groups
Musical groups established in 1959
Musical groups disestablished in 1962
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Last week I addressed conflict in couples' relationships: how to remind yourself that your partner is not your sworn enemy while going through tough times, and how to show vulnerability to your partner, helping them to understand that you really do care.
Continuing down this path to better communication, I would like to touch and expand on a bit of insight from the great book The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts. Gary Chapman first penned the idea of love languages, bringing to life a theory that has helped many couples better understand each other.
Being in a relationship can be one of life's most rewarding experiences. There is nothing quite like sharing fun activities, peace and quiet, silliness, our deepest thoughts, our dreams and our time with someone else. As we grow closer and our partner gets to know us better and better, the intimacy created is something that is quite priceless.
But every relationship experiences its ups and downs. Conflict is inevitable, as partners will, over time, grow and change at different rates, encounter unexpected parts of their partner's personality and experience a variety of stressors that bring strain to the relationship.
One of the keys to managing and reducing conflict in a relationship is simply letting the other person know you care while, at the same time, feeling cared about yourself. While Hallmark commercials and romantic comedies make this look like a simple task, for many it takes a bit of thought and some intentional focus to really do it right.
In the Same Room, but Missing Each Other?
I've encountered many people who feel unappreciated by their partner for the efforts they are putting into a relationship. This is happening at the exact same time their partners are making effort to show them appreciation.
How is it that people can be making efforts towards the same goal, but completely missing the effort put in by the other person?
Simply, these people are not speaking the same language. They are missing each other's messages due to being unaware of 1) How to speak, and 2) How to listen.
This is not only inclusive of compliments, but of validation, gratitude and empathy. This category includes all affection expressed verbally.
Considered a display of affection by many, this category includes dates out or time in: any time spent focused on one another, either sharing an activity or engrossed in conversation.
Many are moved by the thought another person puts into a gift they give to them: the meaning of the gift, the time spent planning it, the financial expenditure and the object itself can have great meaning. One may also feel warm and closer to a person after giving them a gift.
From the little things like opening a door or cleaning up after dinner, to bigger efforts like clearing your partner's car of snow or getting major chores done around the house, many feel affection is expressed through activity.
Not only inclusive of sexual relations, physical touch can include something as small as the touch of a hand, brushing hair from another's eyes, or rubbing someone's back. Many feel affection through simple physical proximity to another.
Reread these descriptions and, as you do, think about how you like to receive love and affection. There are likely a couple of these you prefer: make a mental note of those. And how do you believe you show love and affection? Do you do this in the same ways you receive love and affection, or differently?
How do you believe your partner likes to show love and affection? This is a perfect opportunity for discussion, sharing this list with your partner, sharing your preferences with each other and thinking about how this has worked (or not worked) between the two of you.
Have you been bringing your wife flowers every week, when all she really wants is for you to empty the dishwasher? Have you been setting aside time to watch football with your husband, thinking it'd be nice to share in his interest, when all he really wants is to hear that you appreciate his efforts at a tough job?
Defining each others' love languages may be one of the most valuable conversations you can have. Not only does it help you better focus your efforts to please your partner, understanding what will make them feel good and connected to you, but it also teaches you how to listen.
Use these ideas to think outside the box, outside the few categories of the affection that you look for and to realize that there are efforts your partner is making that you haven't noticed before. Listen for their efforts. Learning to appreciate your partner for what they give can greatly relieve and reduce tensions. You may find that the love you've been searching for has been there all along.
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2. Slide3 AWARDS: Best Actor Academy Award(2002), Best Director for Academy Award(2002), Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay(2002), Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize(2002), BAFTA Best Film Award(2002), BAFTA Award for Best DIRECTOR(2002) Director: Roman Polanski Actors: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay. The Pianist 2002
3. Slide2 The Pianist 2002 Roman Polanski wins her third Oscar Award. It is a real drama of World War II. Adapted from the famous Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, the film tells the story of the survival of Warsaw in Poland; the famous pianist fled from a prison camp where the Nazi occupation was impossible to live in Poland. IMDB: 8,5
4. Slide5 Director: Roman Polanski Actors: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton... The Shawshank Redemption 1994 AWARDS: Best American Film Directors Best Picture Management Award in Movies, Japanese Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Movie, IMDB: 9,3
5. Slide4 Andy Dufrense, a successful banker in 1947, was unable to achieve the same success in his marriage and was deceived by another man by his wife. Andy's wife's lover, alcohol and the courage of guns and bullets to meet the courage one night is unacceptable. He could go back to his wife and his lover's house and maybe kill them, but he can't save Andy. That same evening his wife and her lover were full of bullets in the beds that night, and the police find Andy guilty for that. The Shawshank Redemption 1994
6. Slide7 Director: Roman Polanski Actors: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Clarke Duncan... The Green Mile 1999 AWARDS: Best Supporting Actor, Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film, Film Music Award IMDB: 9,0
7. Slide6 John Coffey, who was a man of great stature, was sentenced to death for the murder of his two young daughters. Unlike its frightening appearance, Coffey has a very subtle and complex inner world, with some supernatural powers. When the prison's chief guard asked Paul Edgecomb if he was indeed guilty, a dialogue would begin between them. With the healing of Coffey's powers, Edgecomb starts to develop. The Green Mile 1999
8. Slide9 Director: Sidney Lumet Actors: Henry Fonda, Lee J Cobb, Martin Balsam... IMDB: 8,9 12 Angry Men 1957
9. Slide8 The story begins after a closing speech. Under American law, the decision of the jury (whether or not he is guilty) must be taken unanimously. The unanimous decision implies that the jury will annul it and the case will be revised. The jury must decide whether a child living in the poor area of the city should decide whether he killed his father. 12 Angry Men 1957
10. Slide11 Director: Peter Jackson Actors: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortersen, Ian McKellen... IMDB: 8,9 The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King 2003 AWARDS: Best Movie Oscar, Best Director Oscar, Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar
11. Slide10 The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King 2003 Sauron's forces surround the capital of Gondor, Minas Tirith, to eradicate the human race. This kingdom, which once had a great power and guarded by a guard who lost his day to day, needs his monarch very much. Aragorn, responding to the call of his own race, the fate of Middle-earth is in his hands.
12. Slide13 Director: Christopher Nolan Actors: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart... IMDB: 9,0 The Dark Knight 2008 AWARDS: People's Choice Favorite Movie Award, Best Supporting Actor Oscar, Oscar of Best Sound Editing
13. Slide12 The threat, known as the Joker, comes out mysteriously, bringing chaos and chaos to the people of Gotham. The Black Knight must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to combat injustice. The Dark Knight 2008
14. Slide15 Director: Steven Spielberg Actors: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley... IMDB: 8,9 Schindler's List 1993 AWARDS: Best Movie Music Oscar, Best Director Oscar, Best Movie Oscar
15. Slide14 Oskar Schindler is a vainglorious and greedy German businessman who becomes an unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric German Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp, it is a testament to the good in all of us. Schindler's List 1993
16. Slide17 Director: David Fincher Actors: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf... IMDB: 8,8 Fight Club 1999 AWARDS: Best Motion Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay
17. Slide16 He participates in support groups to suppress her emotional state and to alleviate her sleeplessness. However, after you meet yourself on a plane with Tyler, you are dragged into an underground fighting club and soap making scheme. Together, two people out of control compete for love and strength. When the narrator is exposed to the secret agenda of Tyler's fight club, he must admit that Tyler is not who he says he is. Fight Club 1999
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Yesterday Tablet Magazine posted an article about the ongoing Robert Mueller investigation. The magazine has a unique take on the investigation and cites numerous events that illustrate why they drew the conclusions they did.
News that special counselor Robert Mueller has turned his attention to Erik Prince's January 11, 2017 meeting in the Seychelles with a Russian banker, a Lebanese-American political fixer, and officials from the United Arab Emirates, helps clarify the nature of Mueller's work. It's not an investigation that the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading—rather, it's a cover-up.
The group behind the goals of this investigation are counting on the American people to get bored and stop paying attention. They are also hoping that we are not asking questions about the cost and strange direction the investigation has taken.
Mueller presumably knows whether Prince's name was indeed unmasked and then leaked to the press—and that the leak was a crime. Mueller certainly knows that most of the case he has regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election was built by abuses of the foreign intelligence surveillance apparatus and other related crimes that are punishable with jail time. The identity of Trump's short-tenured National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was swept up and leaked to the press in the same way as Prince's. It was leaked to the same newspaper, the Washington Post.
As I explained last week, the identity of Attorney General Jeff Sessions was also unmasked from intelligence intercepts and leaked to the Washington Post. The fact that the FBI had secured a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant on Carter Page was also leaked to the Post. The warrant on Page was secured on the basis of the findings in the Steele dossier, an unverified piece of opposition research paid for by the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee.
The purpose of the Mueller inquiry is therefore not to investigate the mostly ludicrous-seeming charges in the Steele dossier, but to protect the institution of the FBI, former colleagues, as well as the national security surveillance system. Therefore the inquiry has to cover up the sinful origins of the collusion narrative itself—which was born in repeated abuses of power and subsequent crimes committed by US officials in the intelligence bureaucracy and the Obama administration.
Please follow the link to read the entire article. It reveals some of what President Trump is up against in trying to reclaim America for the average American.
The swamp is deep, and there will be a lot of resistance to cleaning it up. Hopefully there are enough honest people in Washington to get the job done. It is time for some people to be fired and arrested.
It seems as if there were some major infringements on the privacy and civil rights of American citizens during the last year or so of the Obama Administration. Fortunately, it looks as though these violations will be investigated and the guilty parties will be held accountable.
The Washington Free Beacon posted an article today about the ongoing investigation into the unmasking of the names of American citizens who were named in classified intelligence community reports. Oddly enough, many of these citizens were associated with the Donald Trump campaign for President or his transition team.
This is NOT politics as usual. The unmasking of American citizens and then leaking classified information is an example of using a government position for political purposes. Not only is it illegal, it is a danger to our republic.
Stay tuned. Even if the mainstream media ignores this story, you will be hearing more about this in the future.
President Obama has been relatively quiet since leaving the White House, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't have people representing his interests in the Democratic Party and the media. What are his interests? The main one is preventing President Trump from undoing his executive orders and other policies that were put in place that were not helpful to the American economy. On Saturday, The New York Post posted a list of recent Presidents and the economic growth under each.
There are some real questions as to the methods former President Obama and those who supported him plan to use to prevent President Trump from taking actions to improve the economy. It is becoming obvious, however, that one of those methods is to attempt to delegitimize President Trump. So far the attempts to do this have included bogus information accusing President Trump of strange activities while visiting Russia, a claim that the Electoral College is unfair, and a charge that the Russians helped President Trump win the election. So far the only success these people have had has been the destruction of General Flynn and the withdrawal of one of the President's cabinet nominations. However, we shouldn't conclude that they are anywhere near giving up.
Sometimes the best laid plans backfire. An illustration of that is found at Bloomberg.com today in an article by Eli Lake.
Oddly enough, these conversation involved members of the Trump transition team and contained information that would be of value politically.
The article also points out that Susan Rice has publicly denied any knowledge of President Trump's transition team being caught up in intelligence collection. I would like to remind everyone that Susan Rice's record on honesty is not spotless.
This scenario is an illustration of the nightmare those who opposed the Patriot Act saw coming–the intelligence community being used as a political weapon. The problem is not entirely with the Patriot Act; part of the problem is unethical politicians who do not understand that they are also required to abide by the law and follow the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment rights of a number of people were violated by the actions of the Obama Administration. Those responsible need to be brought to justice.


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Finance Transformation - How to lead an exceptional team
We explored the questions surrounding Finance Transformation at the first of our Focus on Finance event series at the Gherkin in November - We then created an insight paper to explore the debates had on the day in more detail. CFOs, Finance Transformation Leaders and HR Directors joined forces over breakfast to discuss whether transformation requires a person with a finance qualification, if career diversity is more important than a niche specialism and how to drive change in the workplace. The morning was led by Ed Harding, a CXO, author and coach who has spent 12 years working an interim portfolio of COO, CEO and CFO positions. Ed has four pillars of experience which are finance, technology, business change and financial services and believes that career diversity is a vital attribute to any leader of finance transformation. Ed noted that despite starting out in the working world as a chartered accountant, he saw that as a passport to other things. Whilst a qualification is important, the ability to engage with the rest of the business has been critical to his success. A room filled with senior finance and HR professionals was naturally filled with debate, opinion and thought-provoking insight into industry but the key debates surrounded the definition of the term 'lead' and how you may not require a finance qualification to be a programme director but to lead a transformation, you just might. The audience also discussed what they termed, the 'halo effect' - how you must first get buy-in from the c-suite and watch it filter down and above all, avoid talking about finance during the change, cost or headcount reduction and instead speak about maximising efficiencies and freeing up the time of the business to up-skill a team. It's all about framing the idea and empowering your team. The opinions and insight shared at our event has been used in an exclusive white paper focused on finance transformation. If you would like a copy of this paper please follow the link below. Download a copy of our Insight paper
Our ongoing conversation about Reverse-Mentoring
Reverse-mentoring has been the topic of conversation at Stanton House over the last month and it's a conversation we plan to continue into 2019. We recently produced a white paper focused on reverse-mentoring and its ability to improve diversity, retain millennial talent, broaden your demographic and even support your commercial objectives in the process. We spoke exclusively to thought-leaders, industry experts and the organisations who have mastered reverse-mentoring and presented their stories as case studies for you to take back into your organisations, as insightful reads but more importantly, evidence that the initiative works and that you should try it too.Then it was time to launch to our network and we decided two back-to-back events in Reading and London was the perfect opportunity to bring the white paper to life and see just how much of an impact one paper can have. Over two mornings, 80 HR professionals joined us from across Europe to listen to our esteemed panels who offered opinion, experience and practical advice of how to follow in their footsteps. Our spectacular panel was formed of Greg Young, CEO and founder of LeaderShape Global and VP of Balanced Leadership on the PWN Board; Ella Brown who is charged with reverse-mentoring the entire workforce of Microsoft UK, Laure Le Douarec, who created the reverse-mentoring scheme at BP 20 years ago who has since gone onto replicate the initiative at Nestle, Allianz and more; Adrian Edwards, Managing Partner of EMEIA at EY and his reverse-mentor, Sayeh Ghanbari, also a partner of EY. The panellists, led by David Garstang our Manager of Human Resources, explored the concept of the ideal mentor, how reverse-mentoring can improve racial, intergenerational, hierarchical and gender diversity, how it can help you develop as a leader and pragmatically, how to go about implementing a scheme of your own. The debates had everyone thinking. Every single guest took notes and a copy of our white paper away to try and make an impact to their organisation and we can only look forward to being updated on the progress of these schemes. Download our white paper on Reverse-Mentoring
Do you need a finance qualification to run a Finance Transformation?
We recently brought together a group of 20 CFOs, HRDs and Transformation Leaders and asked them this very question. Perhaps surprisingly, 73% believed that you could run a transformation successfully without being finance qualified but whilst deep finance process knowledge is critical to the success of the programme, this was not seen as important for the leader.Whilst picking the right ERP and having an effective Gantt chart are tools that help you succeed, if you really want to lead a successful transformation, we encourage you to shut down your spreadsheet and go and talk to your people. Be the face of the programme, engage the troops and show them the art of the possible.Do you need a finance qualification to run a Finance Transformation?
by Henry Yeomans
How do you retain a data scientist?
One of the biggest challenges faced by our senior tech network is how to retain data scientists. We have just published a white paper focused on reverse-mentoring which explores how pairing younger employees with more senior staff can help solve this very problem.We exclusively interviewed a Technology Strategist and Business Development Manager at Microsoft who states that without the reverse-mentoring programme, he wouldn't have stayed for five years.He said: "It's a great way to keep millennials in one company and understand what they need. Millennials can often glorify the idea of becoming a leader but not understand what it means – this was a learning experience. It's hard to retain millennials but only if you focus on the wrong things. Better salaries, better social options and enjoying the company are all huge benefits but they are also tools used to attract talent, not to retain employees."For access to the whole interview in our reverse-mentoring white paper, follow the link below and join the conversation – How do you retain a data scientist? Download our white paper on Reverse-Mentoring
What does it take to lead an exceptional team?
We explored the questions surrounding finance transformation at the Gherkin on Thursday at the first of our Focus on Finance event series.CFOs, Finance Transformation Leaders and HR Directors joined forces over breakfast to discuss whether transformation requires a person with a finance qualification, if career diversity is more important than a niche specialism and how to drive change in the workplace.The morning was led by Ed Harding, a CXO, author and coach who has spent 12 years working an interim portfolio of COO, CEO and CFO positions. Ed has four pillars of experience which are finance, technology, business change and financial services and believes that career diversity is a vital attribute to any leader of finance transformation. Ed noted that despite starting out in the working world as a chartered accountant, he saw that as a passport to other things. Whilst a qualification is important, the ability to engage with the rest of the business has been critical to his success. A room filled with senior finance and HR professionals was naturally filled with debate, opinion and thought-provoking insight into industry but the key debates surrounded the definition of the term 'lead' and how you may not require a finance qualification to be a programme director but to lead a transformation, you just might.The audience also discussed what they termed, the 'halo effect' - how you must first get buy-in from the c-suite and watch it filter down and above all, avoid talking about finance during the change, cost or headcount reduction and instead speak about maximising efficiencies and freeing up the time of the business to upskill a team. It's all about framing the idea and empowering your team.We will be taking the opinions and insight shared at our event and use it to create an exclusive white paper focused on finance transformation. If you would like a copy of this paper please get in touch. Request the white paper
Is reverse-mentoring a FTSE 100 trend?
As part of our extensive research project into reverse-mentoring, we analysed the FTSE 100 Index on a quest to discover how many companies support reverse-mentoring. To find out how many companies on the index have a reverse-mentoring programme on offer and to discover how to implement a programme of your own - download a copy of our white paper which explores the diversity tool's ability to improve racial, intergenerational, hierarchical and gender diversity in the workplace. Download our white paper on Reverse-Mentoring
Do you work for an established or disruptive employer?
LinkedIn has just announced its 'Top Startups of 2018' and offered a comprehensive list of reasons why joining a start-up could pay off. They're booming, popular and; on the surface, appear to offer a work life balance not available anywhere else but is this the reason professionals are leaving a life of security in a corporate behind and what about those headed in the other direction?We are producing a white paper which will explore the reasons why the c-suite is transitioning between disruptive and established companies and investigate what each type of organisation brings to the table.Before we begin, we would love to hear from you. Please spare just 60-seconds to take our anonymous survey via the link below and let us know if you have made a transition of your own. Do you work for an established or disruptive employer?
by Jacqueline Gordon
How do you balance diversity with your non-diverse workforce?
"If you are looking to promote diversity, don't lose track of the people who aren't diverse."We all need diversity in the workplace but as we explore in our white paper, it's not always an easy task, especially when you have to juggle tough targets to diversify your talent pool with a non-diverse workforce.As we investigate the simple and effective ways in which reverse-mentoring can improve diversity at every level, we interview a thought-leader who is exert in the issues surrounding board and senior team cohesiveness. He speaks of the importance of forward-thinking and not losing sight of your non-diverse workforce who got you to where you are today.For access to the whole interview in our reverse-mentoring white paper, please follow the link below and join the conversation – How do you keep track of the people who aren't diverse? Download a our white paper on Reverse-Mentoring
Can reverse-mentoring transform your business?
Our latest white paper explores how you can support an inclusive workplace culture, diversify your current and future talent pools, broaden your demographic, retain millennial talent and support your commercial objectives all with one simple, low-cost tool. Reverse-Mentoring. We have spent three months researching, interviewing and studying reverse-mentoring and the organisations that have used it to achieve greatness and it's about time we shared with you the product of our hard work.With exclusive case studies from the likes of EY, Microsoft and BNP Paribas, practical guidance from the experts and thought-provoking opinion from thought-leaders, our white paper is both an insightful read and a comprehensive guide of how to implement your own reverse-mentoring programme to improve racial, intergenerational, hierarchical and gender diversity. To download a copy of our white paper, please follow the link below. Download our white paper on Reverse-Mentoring
How to implement reverse-mentoring
We found this to be a common question within our network and decided to answer it. We exclusively interviewed Learning and Development consultant and executive coach, Caroline Lansbury to create a next-steps guide for organisations wanting to implement reverse-mentoring.To get a copy of our exclusive white paper, please follow the link below but in the meantime, we thought we would share one piece of advice that Caroline says is vital."While coaching may run its course in 4-6 months, mentoring has no set time frame. Through the case studies set out in this white paper it is clear that some relationships went on for a matter of weeks while others stretched on for years. It can start as a six-month programme or year-long experiment but what is vital is that you allow the mentors and mentees to control and adapt their relationship as they see fit." Download our white paper on Reverse-Mentoring
Have you been a reverse-mentor or mentee?
We are in the final stages of producing a white paper that investigates the ways in which you as a company can improve diversity at every level.By simply and strategically pairing together unlikely individuals, the white paper details how you can use mentoring as a tool to retain talent, diversify your talent pool and create an inclusive workplace culture – all while supporting your commercial objectives.Despite the paper not being published yet we have received a fantastic reception from our network with professionals across all sectors, informing us that they are eager to start their own programme or in fact, already have one underway.With so much enthusiasm around the white paper, we have decided to host an event later this year with a panel of thought-leaders, industry experts and the professionals who have founded their own successful reverse-mentoring programmes and together they will guide you on how to implement a scheme of your own. If you have taken part in a reverse-mentoring scheme or would like to find out more please email Jacqueline.Gordon@stantonhouse.com
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YOUR PEOPLE ARE YOUR BUSINESS
The Right and Wrong Way to Give Suggestions
Beware: The kind of note you put in the suggestion box could be holding you back.
By Ashley Keating
Employee suggestions keep a workplace churning—but some ideas stick more than others, finds a new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology. In fact, one type of tip could totally backfire.
Suggestions fall into two categories: those that identify methods to improve work practices and procedures (given in the "promotive" vice), and concerns surrounding existing behaviors (the "prohibitive" voice). In the study, scientists investigated the differences between both voices and their impact on managers and employees.
Turns out, bosses react better to promotive suggestions than prohibitive comments, unless the managers have a high degree of control over the issue in question. If an employee regularly submits prohibitive suggestions, they'll likely receive lower performance ratings, the study says.
Fair deal? Maybe not. But if you're an employee, be conscious of what kind of suggestions you slip in that box. And if you're a manager, you might want to keep it closed most of the time.
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Rurik II de Kíev (mort el 1215) fou un total de set vegades Gran Príncep de la Rus de Kíev entre 1173 i 1210. Fou també príncep de Nóvgorod (1170-1171), Bèlgorod Kievsky (1173-1194) i de Txerníhiv (1210-1214).

Biografia
Rúrik era fill de Rostislav I de Kíev. Batejat sota el nom de «Vassili» (i.e: Basili ), és mencionat per primera vegada en 1157 en una campanya contra Turov. En 1170 esdevé príncep d'Ovruixt.

En 1173 és designat per primera vegada gran duc de Kíev però és reemplaçat ben aviat per Roman I de Kíev, el qual al seu torn és succeït per Vsèvolod III de Kíev fins que Rúrik torna a arribar al poder l'any següent (1173). Entre 1174 i 1194 guanya nombrosos combats contra els cumans.

En 1195 esdevé de nou Gran duc de Kíev i fa la seva entrada solemne a la ciutat. En 1200 és destronat pel seu ex-gendre Roman Mstislàvitx de Galítsia que dona el tron a Ingvar I de Kíev. Reprèn poc després el poder. En 1201 Roman Mstislàvitx després d'una falsa reconciliació amb ell el captura, el tanca en un convent i el fa tonsurar. Nogensmenys, es veu obligat a alliberar-lo ràpidament sota la pressió del Gran Duc de Vladímir.

De 1205 a 1210 regna de nou sobre Kíev però és destronat entre 1206 i 1207 per Vsèvolod IV de Kíev, fill de Sviatoslav III de Kíev. Rúrik recupera ràpidament el poder, però de resultes d'una nova guerra civil, Vsèvolod IV de Kíev, torna al poder el 1211.

Mor en 1215 retirat al seu principat d'Ovruixt.

El seu caòtic regnat il·lustra la irremeiable decadència en la qual s'havia enfonsat la Rus de Kíev.

Unió i descendència
Rúrik s'havia casat en primeres noces amb una filla de Bielok, kan dels cumans. Després en segones noces, es casà amb Anna, filla de Jordi, príncep de Turov, unió de la qual en naixerien:

 Rostislav II de Kíev príncep de Kíev en 1205
 Anastàsia, esposa de Gleb, príncep de Txerníhiv.
 Predslawa, esposa de Roman Mstislávitx, príncep de Galítsia, de qui es divorcia en 1198 i que mor el 1202.
 Vladímir III de Kíev

Grans Prínceps de la Rus de Kíev
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Facebook now allows its users to edit their comments, something I have been wanting for some time now. All you have to do to edit a comment you just made is hit the little 'x' in the top right of your comment. If you hit the 'x' within the first 10 -60 seconds of posting it the comment will be removed and copied back into the text entry area, where you can edit to your heart's desire. One catch is if someone posts after you, your comment will be not be editable. Also SMS and emails will still be sent for comments and edited comments.
The feature is simply designed to fix typos, which I do a lot, and comes with a couple other improvements. You can now just hit enter when you are done typing and want to post your comment. To start a new paragraph simply hold shift + enter and it will make a new line for you.
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National identities in soccer are real. Mostly they emerge from the styles of play and the youth coaching methods that predominate in any given country's soccer setup, and the values those styles and methods reflect. There is a reason why Brazil are almost always led by graceful and expressive attackers, and why England are always full of energetic workman who love long sprints and hard tackles, and why Spain have what seems like an endless supply of tiny imps who flit about on the ball for 90 minutes, and so on. Germany have one of the most recognizable national identities. And yet we seem to be witnessing the slow de-Germanification of the German national team.
The classic German team can play more or less attacking or defensive, more or less possession- or counterattack-focused, but the bedrock of direct, physically dominant play is always there. Recall the way Bayern Munich crushed Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals in 2013 and you'll know what uncut German soccer looks like.
Now, while the German team under manager Joachim Löw has been one of the best German teams ever, they are decidedly not very German. Löw's Germany play much more like a Spanish team than a German one. The deity Löw's Germany live to serve is the Possession God. They are all about keeping hold of the ball for as long as possible, cramming the team with as many playmaker types as possible, always looking at opposing defenses as locks to be picked rather than smashed.
You could tell in the makeup of the roster how little interest Löw has in making Germany play like a traditional German team. Take his most controversial decision in the lead-in to the World Cup: leaving Manchester City winger Leroy Sané out of the squad. The qualities Sané brings to a team are many of the qualities of a prototypical German winger. He is impossibly fast, super strong, is a monster when running at defenders with open space in front of him, and has a rocket of a shot on him. Sané had a great season this year, and under many managers he would probably be a starter for Germany.
Instead of building his team around a star talent like Sané, Löw left him at home. In Sané's place as probably the last attacker to get into the team is Julian Draxler. Draxler is a good talent, a quick and tricky attacking midfielder with strong creative skills and great dribbling. But he's nowhere near as good in an objective sense as Sané. Why take Draxler over Sané, then, when the one watching these games from home is so obviously better than the one who's there with the team? Because Draxler gives Löw the playmaking and possession security his team is built upon. Draxler is more Spanish in style than Sané, and that's exactly what Löw is looking for.
This seems like a good time to point out that Germany's transformation has unquestionably been a good thing. The success speaks for itself. Under Löw's guidance, Germany won the last World Cup, made the semifinal of the one before that, got to the semis of both of the last two Euros, and come into this World Cup as one of the big favorites to win. When so many opponents in international tournaments try to sit deep, defend, and hit out on counters, it makes all the sense in the world to combat that with an attacking style that specializes in breaking down deep defenses and neutering counters by making sure they don't start in the first place.
Löw's choice to make an un-German German team isn't an abandonment of German tradition or anything like that. Rather, it's a savvy adaptation to the current reality. Both of Löw's first two international tournaments in charge of Germany ended in defeat to the ascendent, quintessentially Spanish Spaniards: first in the final of Euro 2008, then in the semis of the 2010 World Cup. "Spain are a wonderful team," Löw said after that loss in 2010. "They are the masters of the game. You can see it in every pass. They can hardly be beaten." Germany learned from those defeats and Spain's run atop the international game, and now, with German players playing in a Spanish style, they've assembled something as strong or maybe even better than what Spain have. Every national team should be so wise and unsentimental when knowing when to deviate from tradition. Sometimes it takes a little deviation to become the best.
Even though we're currently in an era of possession obsession, and even though the players that best embody the possession game are the Xavi-esque controlling midfielders, there's a distinct paucity of those kinds of midfielders in the game today. It's telling that the very team that kicked off the possession craze, Barcelona, themselves haven't been able to find a new one since Xavi left. And yet there is still one true midfield maestro orchestrating beautiful symphonies for club and country, and his name is Toni Kroos.
Kroos is a true master of passing. He can pass quick and short and he can pass long, low, and hard. He can pass backwards, forwards, sideways, from in front of his defense and from between the lines of the opposing team. He can hit them with his right foot and his left, be they through balls or cross fielders or anything in between, and all with pin-point accuracy. Crucially, Kroos knows exactly when to play exactly which kind of pass in every scenario. The key to being a great controlling midfielder is knowing what kind of pass any given moment calls for, having the feel for when the opposing defense is vulnerable and so a raking pass out to the wing onto the strong foot of an onrushing winger is the smart play or when the charging run in behind should be ignored in favor of sliding the ball back to a center back to slow down things down.
The subtlety of Kroos's play doesn't lend itself to highlight reels. Unless you're watching an actual match, you can't feel Kroos's influence in quite the same way. However, it is hypnotic to watch Kroos hit perfect pass after perfect pass, so the highlight reel above will have to suffice until Germany start playing this summer. Once the real games start, you'll get to see the man's work the way it's best appreciated.
Reus is the most electric German player of his generation. That's saying something when it's been Reus's peers that have made Germany the World Cup-winning juggernaut they are today. However, while Germany have been out making all this history, Reus has been forced to sit on the sidelines during the biggest moments due to a couple agonizingly timed injuries. He missed the 2014 World Cup by getting hurt in a friendly right before the tournament was set to start, and a couple years later he missed the Euro 2016 in which his teammates got to the semis. Reus is exactly the kind of player Germany have missed during their run in international play, and it's sucked that such a great player hasn't been able to showcase his talents on the biggest stages.
Until now, that is. Reus only returned from yet another long-term injury a few months ago, but in that short amount of time he already cemented a spot for himself in one of the most talent-loaded national teams in the world. That's because Reus is a terror on the pitch. He is (or maybe was?) blisteringly fast, so adept at sprinting with the ball at his feet and keeping control of it even with multiple defenders bearing down on him. He's an expert goalscorer from wide positions, armed with a ghost's ability to sneak past bodies and a piledriver of a shot when he gets anywhere near the penalty area. He's an explosive player in every phase of the game, and it's explosion and goals that Germany need to add the cutting edge to their pretty possessions. After all, a Toni Kroos stroking gorgeous passes around is only effective if there's a Marco Reus on the end of the passes turning them into goals.
You're not going to believe this, but Germany play a lot like Spain. Specifically, they are ball-hogs. Germany's philosophy is all about getting on the ball, passing it around until their teammates are all in good position to attack, and then passing it around some more, patiently waiting for the defense to show its throat so Germany can strike.
And while Germany's overarching philosophy is Spanish in nature, they still have enough traditional German-ness in them to spice things up. Timo Werner and Thomas Müller are versatile players who are good on the ball, but they combine those skills with the strength and cussed determination of all great German goalscorers. Their defense is great and has a great mutual understanding since three of the four starters all play together at Bayern Munich. Their attack is amazing per usual, with lots of players who excel at keeping the ball and eventually getting it into the net.
If there is one potential weakness, it's in the center of midfield. Not in terms of its possession and creative duties, since Toni Kroos and Mesut Özil are two of the very best passers in the world. The concern is more about Kroos's parter in Germany's 4-2-3-1 double pivot. It'll probably be Sami Khedira starting alongside Kroos, and Khedira is no longer the player he once was. Khedira is a box-to-box player whose work-rate is still as high as it used to be but at 31 years of age, he no longer has the athleticism and stamina that used to cover for his technical shortcomings. That's pretty much a nitpick though, as Germany more than most teams have what they want to do and how they want to do it locked in.


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In February 2016, StandardAero announced its selection as a chosen maintenance provider for PT6A turboprop engines in support of Textron Aviation's PowerAdvantage program, offered for the Beechcraft King Air and Cessna Caravan. Part of Textron Aviation's ProAdvantage suite of support programs, PowerAdvantage provides owners and operators with predictable PT6A costs for both routine and unscheduled engine maintenance events. Engine models covered under the per-per-hour program include the PT6A-21, -41, -42, -60A, -114A and -135A.
StandardAero supports the global PT6A operator community from five Designated Overhaul Facilities located in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, backed up by a global network of service centers and mobile repair technicians. With more than 25 years of reliable turboprop experience, StandardAero provides operators with a truly nose-to-tail suite of services, including repair schemes, re-engining STCs, engine exchanges, rentals and Engine Condition Trend Monitoring (ECTM) analysis.
"We greatly value the trust placed in us by Textron Aviation, one of the industry's leading business turboprop manufacturers," said Peter Turner, President of StandardAero's Airline & Fleets business unit.
"As an authorized Designated Overhaul Facility, we are committed to raising the standard for PT6A customers worldwide, supporting King Air, Caravan and other bizprop operators with local support globally through our worldwide network of service locations."
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+   * Parsing a pathsUpdate to get the mapping of hiveObj -> [Paths].
+   * concatenated by "/". e.g 'usr/hive/warehouse'.
+   * @return mapping of hiveObj -> [Paths].
+   * Given a path tree in a list, return a string concatenated by "/".
+   * e.g &lt usr, hive, warehouse &gt -> 'usr/hive/warehouse'.
+   * @return a path string concatenated by "/".
+   * as a list.
+   * @return a path tree represented as a list.
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// For counters, representation of the "unknown value"
+   * Persist a full hive snapshot into Sentry DB in a single transaction.
-   * @return the last processed changedID for the delta changes.
+   *         change found then return 0.
+   * Get the notification ID of last processed path delta change.
+   *         found then return 0.
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+    // Initialize currentEventID based on the latest persisted notification ID.
-   * Retrieve HMS full snapshot.
+   * Retrieve a Hive full snapshot from HMS.
-      // TODO - do we need to save returned authz path?
+   * Get the last processed eventID from Sentry DB.


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4-5 years could do with a sabbatical.
and it's probably one of the better decisions I've made in my life.


I had an awful swim on Saturday. I just felt terrible in the water, which surprised me, because I've had some very good swims lately. On the way home I was thinking about Gloria asking me how my swim went, and me saying "Awful--I was lousy," and it just sounded so predictable.
So I decided to tell her a different story.
I walked in the door and the first thing Gloria said was "How was your swim?"
"Those bastards at the gym," I said. "I've really had it this time."
"What happened?" she asked, alarmed.
"They thickened the damn water," I said.
"They did what?" Gloria asked.
"Lap pools are supposed to have a viscosity of 2.5. I felt like I was swimming through molasses, so I asked at the front desk on my way out, and sure enough, they thickened it to 3.0. Bastards!"
"What? You can't do that," she said.
"I know!" I said. "What were they thinking?"
"I mean you can't adjust the water like that," she said.
"Sure you can," I said. "It's no different than adjusting the pH factor or the water clarity. Viscosity is just another chemical process."
"I had no idea," she said.
I did tell her the truth.


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Hey, Mr. Producer, How About Doing Ten Minutes Worth of Research?
This Sunday evening, CBS will be airing a TV movie called Loving Leah. It's a fictional story about a woman in the Lubavitch community who, recently widowed and childless, will now end up marrying her husband's brother. Of course, the brother is not Lubavitch (or even religious), but that's a separate issue.
Of course, the producers could have actually called up a rabbi -- any rabbi -- Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, whatever, and asked "hey, do Lubavitch Jews actually *do* that anymore? Do they really have widows marry their dead husband's brother?" Of course, no one performs yibum anymore -- in fact, we've pretty much outlawed it and mandated chalitzah. But no -- why let a few facts get in the way of a good story?
This reminds me of the episode of Grey's Anatomy where an Orthodox Jewish girl decided it's better to die than to receive a porcine heart valve transplant. Again, a simple phone call to any rabbi would have revealed that any rabbi -- from the frummest Orthodox to the most secular Reconstructionist would have told her that she is not only allowed to have the transplant but that she should actually do so.
What really annoys me about this is not so much the fact that they got it wrong -- heck, we all make mistakes. But the fact that they got something wrong in a community that 98% of the viewing knows nothing about (or worse, has gross misinformation about) only helps to perpetuate bad stereotypes about Lubavitch Jews and Orthodox Jews in general.
So, how about if, instead of making stupid mistakes and painting Orthodox Jews in a bad light, producers actually pick up a phone and run a thirty second plot summary by a rabbi -- any rabbi? Is that too much to ask?
Hat tip: Pesky Settler. (Go to PS's blog and see the YouTube clip of Susan Essman [one of the stars of the show] trashing Lubavitch Jews).
Product said...
The news media always finds stupid and ignorant pundits on every topic, but couldn't locate one rabbi?
Maybe all is not lost. Try to give them a poke, if you care. CBS may be biased, but I doubt they would deliberately mislead.
Lion of Zion said...
harry marlyes had a post about 1/2 year ago about an episode (don't remember which show) that relied heavily on the advice of a (chabad) rabbi
Jewish Atheist said...
It's not just Orthodox Judaism. Anytime there's a movie about anything you know about (chess, fly-fishing, guns, auto mechanics, Greek philosophy, whatever) you'll find ten huge, glaring errors that a two-minute conversation with an expert should have prevented.
I assume they just don't care about accuracy.
mlevin said...
That's why I love Lost. That show doesn't really have major mistakes, because people overly analyze every little thing. Like i remember in the first season, the made a mistake where a character was holding a gun with his right hand, but in a close up shot it looked like a left hand. Viewers picked it up within minutes.
i just walked away from the show. my wife is still watching it (she loves it).
first of all, the show makes it patently clear that the decision here to perform yibbum is extremely exceptional and contrary to the norm.
and whatever mistakes (or rather i would prefer to say unrealistic scenes) there are in the movie, there is no anti-jewish bias here.
JEWISH ATHEIST:
"guns"
yes. last night i saw "my bloody valentine." there is a scene where a girl, who presumably never fired a gun before, shoots someone holding the gun in one hand. i was thinking how unlikely this is, but then again its hollywood. anything can happen. including a girl shooting a pistol with one hand or yibbum.
Wolf, What do you expect? Accuracy? From CBS?
LOZ,
Thanks for the follow up. However, yibum today is not just "contrary to the norm-" it's downright frowned upon. I'm not aware of any single Orthodox rabbi that would permit it.
It's very simple. No Yibum no plot so they chose to ignore this inconvenient truth.
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WITNESSING the ANC's political and economic mixed messages of the last few weeks, it has become increasingly clear that Cyril Ramaphosa's two months as ANC president have been substantially better than his first two weeks as South African president.
Elected on a wave of optimism, Ramaphosa was an almost 'maximum pendulum swing' away from the leadership of Jacob Zuma. Everything about the man smacked of new modalities, from ethics to policy execution.
In the mid-December to mid-February period, just not being Jacob Zuma was enough to set the bar high – albeit off a dismally low base. And the Davos-friendly Ramaphosa was perfectly placed to impress.
But how things have changed since February 15. South Africa has gone from an unrealistic 'Ramaphoria" feel to an equally sensationalist yet depressingly bleak 'Ramaruin' sentiment.
South Africans have been used to schizophrenic politics for some time. And, given the ANC's increasingly polarised internal dynamics, these contradictions have only served to increase in recent years. But now, they threaten to undermine any progress South Africans were starting to sweetly smell.
First it was Malusi Gigaba's budget that found favour among the broader business community, but unleashed a flurry of condemnation from the trade union movement and other civil society movements.
So much so that the ANC was forced to backpedal to a degree, calling for a review of zero-rated foodstuffs to assist the poor in combating the double whammy of VAT and fuel levy increases. Surely, such concessions should have been part of the original budget itself.
In this way, Ramaphosa's ANC clearly got off on the wrong foot with poorer segments of the populace and now needs to save face through additional concessions.
Secondly, the Cabinet reshuffle, while pretty significant, was a pastiche of compromises. Once again, the business community would cheer a retreaded but highly respectable Nhlanhla Nene and Pravin Gordhan back in the economy's driver seat, but many former Zuma supporters (JZ & NDZ) were retained.
While internal ANC dynamics and the very 'soft' Ramaphosa victory were obvious contributory factors, the trade-offs are still an inhibiting factor to a full fumigation of the era of rot.
Not to mention the optics of former president Zuma seated and beaming at the ANC's 2019 elections workshop as though nothing has changed. Again, the mixed signals diluted the 'renewal' approach that provided Ramaphosa with such a kickstart only 14 days ago.
But both the budget and the Cabinet reshuffle were compromises that were still largely acceptable within President Ramaphosa's new style of inclusive government. The 'Ramaphosa effect' could withstand some degree of dissatisfaction on both accounts and come out still with its message of promise and hope intact.
That was the case until Tuesday last week when – on the back of an EFF motion in favour of land expropriation without compensation – the ANC was forced into a political corner and, with amendments, voted with the EFF.
It might have been a piece of sublime tactical politics from Julius Malema, but it was also a very weak hand played by the ANC. Suddenly, the party became a follower rather than a leader. Within an afternoon – despite the change of semantics in the resolution – it was Malema who was calling the shots.
Within a day, the EFF leader was even fielding questions from an ever-sycophantic media – as if he held the key to the passing of any constitutional amendment.
And technically he does, as his numbers are needed by the ANC to enable this. Malema might have been looking a little shellshocked once Jacob Zuma was ousted – after all, the 'gift that kept on giving' was no longer there. But suddenly, his role as kingmaker was back in play.
And there's the rub. While legal brains will no doubt ponder upon a host of wording options for any constitutional amendment in an effort at urgent damage control as confidence in the economy and adherence of the Constitution take a dangerous pounding, there has been a disturbing lack of leadership from the ANC on the broader debate.
It's all been left to Malema – no doubt just the way he likes it.
For an issue as potentially damaging and divisive as this, the softly-softly reassurance from Ramaphosa has been weak. With an 8% party (the EFF) dictating the narrative, Ramaphosa needs to substantially up his own rhetoric. Similarly, the almost embarrassingly weak comfort from newly reappointed Finance Minister Nhanhla Nene just got lost as Malema pounded his message home.
And, as if that was not enough, Malema's linkage of the land issue to his desire to unseat Nelson Mandela mayor Athol Trollip was filled with racial invective, elevated even by his (Malema's) own standards.
Such language is not only a direct contradiction to the spirit of the new Ramaphosa era, but the 'cooperation' between the ANC and EFF on the expropriation matter lends added credibility to the Malema world view – especially in the absence of any leadership by Ramaphosa on this matter.
But perhaps Ramaphosa just cannot provide the necessary reassurance. Remember that at Nasrec in December, the ANC's land debate was so fiery that competing factions were physically at each other's throat.
With the EFF pressing the ANC's most sensitive buttons on this issue – and Ramaphosa just too timid to frame the debate in the face of increasing EFF provocation - South Africa's brief honeymoon with the new president is more vulnerable.
One can surely not disagree with President Ramaphosa that the issue of land needs to be clarified once and for all – after all, it can gnaw away at the tenuous goodwill achieved. But it is equally the responsibility of the majority party to frame a debate within the context of a deeply divided nation becoming dangerously more divided day by day on this very issue.
President Ramaphosa should know that pleasant platitudes might just not be enough when it comes to fending off the Malema factor, who clearly smells blood by dominating this narrative.
Ramaphosa therefore faces an early and exceptionally serious challenge. In framing the debate, he has to distance himself from the increasingly vocal racial undertones and from those who view a simple (and populist) constitutional amendment as an invitation to undo the post-1990 reconciliation compromise with a series of potential unintended and deeply damaging consequences.
After only a few weeks in office, playing 'nice' might not be enough any more. But whether his own party will let him lead, is entirely another question.