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Friday 5ive: The 5 Fastest Finishes of Dominic “The Hondey Badger” Mazzotta

DominicMazzottaBy: Albert Cameron – It was inevitable: we now live in a Post-Chris Dempsey & Mark Cherico Pittsburgh MMA circuit. To the big credit of the Pittsburgh promoters, they’ve been cultivating the main eventers of tomorrow (or today, as perspective would allow) and we haven’t been left with fights that aren’t relevant, with fights thrown together because there has to be main event. What has kept the Pittsburgh MMA circuit strong is that these promoters have maintained a steady and lineal stream of champions and contenders. Without the brass ring, the other fights lose their shine as well. In the spirit of those champions and contenders, Pinnacle FC has announced that their next main event will be Dominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta vs. Rob Hannah, a champion vs. a fierce contender. To celebrate Pinnacle FC’s main event announcement, we’re dedicating this week’s Friday Five to the Five Fastest Finishes of Dominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta.

No 5: Tim Goodwin (4:37 of Rd. 1; TKO) – Pinnacle FC: Pittsburgh Challenge Series 10

For Dominic Mazzotta’s first fight in the Pinnacle Fighting Championships, he drew a very tough opponent in Tim Goodwin. Truth be told: no matter who Dom fought, it would have been a tough opponent. We often hark back to the adage that Pittsburgh fights are more on the side of “classic matchups” than “mismatches” (and that’s not just me being a homer). Tim Goodwin came in to the fight with fantastic wrestling credentials; throughout the fight, he displayed some very good striking prowess as well. The fight between Tim Goodwin and Dominic Mazzotta could come down to a few factors: who would get the striking edge, who may have had a better training camp, and who would get the winning posture when it came down to the finish. Without position, there is no submission; Mazzotta knew this. When Mazzotta scored the ogoshi (the proper Judo term for a “hip toss”), he landed and scrambled into Goodwin’s guard. From there, Mazzotta took the back and secured the figure four body lock; Mazzotta had position and it wasn’t long before the submission happened. Dominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta had made an impact on the Pinnacle Fighting Championships.

No 4: Bhrandon Poindexter (1:54 of Rd. 1; Arm Bar) – Caged Power 10

I use the Randy Couture adage that “Iron Sharpens Iron” a lot; it’s a metaphorical way of saying that the people you train with make you stronger, the higher caliber of training partner equally correlates to the quality of athlete you become. Your school’s reputation also has a lot to do with the quality of iron that it attracts; having a law degree from Harvard Law means something, just as training with the Mat Factory and having a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from their staff truly means something. I’ll admit ignorance when it’s mine to own: I am not as familiar with the Caged Power promotion as I’d like to be and was not privy to this fight. Coming into the bout with Mazzotta, Poindexter had an extensive amateur career; with amateur and pro careers considered, Poindexter was the veteran in the bout. Both Mazzotta and Poindexter cut their teeth in the NAAFS; the same NAAFS that Cody “No Love” Garbrandt and Jessica “Evil” Eye came up in. According to the official record, Dominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta finished the fight, via arm bar, in less than 120 seconds.

No 3: Varon Webb (1:17 of Rd. 1; Rear Naked Choke) – Pinnacle FC: Pittsburgh Challenge Series 11

We, as fight fans and the public at large, give a lot of credit to Dominic Mazzotta’s ground credentials. He is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he trains with some of the best wrestlers in Pittsburgh’s metropolitan area; but his dynamic striking is often muted in comparison with his submission skills. Again, understanding that position leads to submission, Mazzotta often uses his striking ability to either keep opponents at bay or break through defenses to get into the positions that he’s looking for. In the fight with Varon Webb, Mazzotta had good striking posture and used his deadly accurate Tae Kwon Do ability and nearly knocked the man out with a stiff head kick. Webb recovered just enough for Chip Snider to let the bout continue. Let’s not take anything away from Varon Webb; if you can eat a head kick like that and be able to recover, you’ve clearly got a chin and you belong in combat sports. One minute and seventeen seconds into round number one, Dominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta submits Varon Webb with a rear naked choke.

No 2: Doug Hodges (1:16 of Rd. 1; Rear Naked Choke) – Gladiators of the Cage: North Shore’s Rise to Power

I have to believe that for Mazzotta’s first pro fight, the crowd in attendance had to know they were watching a contender. The first time I met Dominic Mazzotta, I met a guy who was animated, charismatic, and fearless; the kind of fighter that you want to see on every card you watch. I wasn’t introduced to Pittsburgh MMA or Gladiators of the Cage until North Shore’s Rise to Power 2, but from everything that had stemmed from it, it had to be a tremendous card. The bout was two fighters, in the early stages of their pro careers. Hodges stopped fighting shortly after his bout with Mazzotta, and Mazzotta is going on to face Rob Hannah in the main event of the next Pinnacle FC card.

No 1: Jeremiah Yeager (:47 of Rd 1; KO) – Gladiators of the Cage: North Shore’s Rise to Power II

Dominic Mazzotta’s wheel-house is Bantamweight; for the fight with Jeremiah Yeager, Mazzotta agreed to step in as a late replacement and move up a weight class. Everything about this fight (the lack of training time, not being able to research the opponent and train for them) said that this fight should have been a lot more cautious. Mazzotta, an excellent ground technician, dug into his Tae Kwon Do back of tricks to keep Yeager at bay and at :47 seconds of round 1, secure the head kick knock-out victory. That one particular head kick has been in a lot of highlight reels and for very good reason.

At the beginning, I mentioned that we are in a Post-Chris Dempsey & Mark Cherico Pittsburgh; in reality, we’re in an era of Dominic Mazzotta, Rob Hannah, Mike Wilkins and the next generation of Main Eventer. Before, those names were mentioned as could-be contenders; ladies and gentlemen, those names are contenders and our champions. As the next Pinnacle card gets underway, it’s best to believe that those fights matter. Those fights are crowning champions, placing contenders, and getting the next generation under way.

Until next time: Fights, Cameron, Action!


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CA World Service Manual

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Foo Fighters Friday

Over the summer, the band the Foo Fighters went on a summer tour. However, this wasn’t any normal rock arena concert tour. Nope. Instead of doing that, the Foo Fighters went on a garage tour. They picked ardent fans (I think they are all ardent), and criss-crossed across the USA and (Canada’s Toronto) and played their garages. The video below documents what happened.

Music Filler – La Roux

(Old post that I just fixed.)

I was in a musical wormhole when I landed on the group La Roux. La Roux is an English synthpop band comprised of the singer Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid, who does not perform in live performances.

Jackson’s outspoken ways and androgynous look has made a splash over in the UK and most recently the singer has been adopted as the muse for the designers Viktor & Rolf.

The act has been added to the revived Lilith Fair, did Coachella, and are currently on tour in the United States.

In May2o1o, La Roux with Major Lazer put out a free mixtape called LAZERPROOF (free meaning give us your email address and we’ll let you download this) that you can get here.

Angry Birds, Angry Birds, Angry Birds, Techno, Ballistics

I like the game Angry Birds by Rovio Mobile. Something about it is just so cute. I played the game while at the Apple store and was instantly hooked. Strangely enough I’m not the only person who became addicted to the game (but I’m on Scrabble now. Sorry Birds).

The game has a lot going for it, quirky in-game videos, great game play (for the most part), catchy music (which has spawned some remixes including this Angry Birds techno remix, posted after the jump for lazy clickers) and the best part about it all, for me at least, is how truly nerdy the game is.

Maybe with forethought, maybe inadvertently, but the game seems to operate off the science of ballistics. Ballistics is the “science of mechanics that deals with the flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, gravity bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.” (Thanks Wikipedia!)

Ballistics is cool! Science is cool! Blowing up sh*t effectively is cool!

All this makes me think of the 80s movie, The Last Starfighter. The movie, for those who don’t know, is about a kid in a trailer park who loves to play this video game. Unbeknownst to him, the game is actually a simulator of a real starfighter spaceship, and aliens have created the game in order to find top notch pilots.

I have no idea if Angry Birds is like that at all but it’s cool to think so, or maybe not, depending on your viewpoints.

Anyhow, in the middle of a random search on YouTube last night, I came across this 1949 informational film produced by the U.S. Army about the fundamentals of ballistics. It’s called “Fundamentals of Ballistics.”

Watch all 20 minutes of it and be impressed. Within the first 10 minutes, you’ll understand why Angry Birds makes me think of ballistics.

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Make the Connection: Shared Experiences and Support for Veterans

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Everyone has had some experience with feeling depressed, anxious, or overwhelmed emotionally, but if these feelings persist they can be a sign of a mental health illness. Left untreated, mental health problems can interfere with daily life, relationships, work, normal functioning, and cause pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her.

If you have any mental health concerns, or if you just need to talk with someone, mental health services are accessible. Learn more from the California Department of Health Care Services Mental Health Division Resources for Veterans.

If what you need first is to now that you are not alone in your experience or in struggling to live your life fully with the burden, you can begin at

Make the Connection is USDVA’s national public awareness campaign that features true stories of Veterans who have faced and overcome challenges. More than 600 veterans have participated by contributing their own stories and experiences as unscripted and candid video testimonials. We commend the veterans who have participated for their openness.

Make the Connection helps veterans recognize there are people out there like them who are going through similar experiences. The website offers a series of drop-down boxes that allow a visitor to sort the videos by gender, service, status, specific experiences, symptoms or behaviors, and physical and mental conditions.

Each veteran’s story of recovery highlights the strength and resilience of those who have served our country, and demonstrates paths to leading fulfilling lives. Veterans and their families are encouraged to “make the connection”— with information and resources, with the strength and resilience of veterans like themselves, with other people, and with available sources of support including mental health treatments.

The site also provides also provides specific, actionable information about a variety of problems veterans face from financial concerns to aging to relationship problems. Veterans as well as family members and friends of veterans can visit to:

  • Browse the video gallery of veteran stories to find those most relevant to you.
  • Explore topics relevant to your life and experiences or those of a veteran you know.
  • Find nearby resources and support services.

If you are currently in an emotional crisis and need immediate help, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline to speak with a crisis counselor. 1-800-273-TALK (8255).  Veterans choose prompt 1.

No matter when, where, or how you served, or what you’ve experienced in military or civilian life, you may be facing challenges that affect your health, relationships, and life. Whether your military role ended two decades ago or two days ago, you share with Veterans everywhere the common bonds of duty, honor, and service to our nation. Every day, Veterans connect with resources and support to manage and confront the issues they may have and find solutions for improving their lives. – from MTC website

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Proposition 41 and VHHP program reach new heights

by Jonathan Cullifer, California Department of Veterans Affairs

Through the support of voters across California, the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention program (VHHP) has seen tremendous progress over the past two years.  This 2014 initiative aims to reduce veteran homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless due to extremely low income.  The program has erected new, affordable multifamily housing communities throughout the state including a new community that celebrated its grand opening this week in San Diego.

To date, the VHHP program has awarded $311 million to 70 developments through four rounds of funding, estimating 2,473 housing units for veterans and their families throughout the state.

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In March of this year, CalVet joined statewide and community partners to officially open March Veterans Village, a 138-unit community that provides housing for veterans and their families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness on the former March Air Force Base in Riverside. More than just four walls and a roof, this development offers a range of supportive services on site, including, mental and physical health care, financial planning, resume and job placement assistance and more.

June was a busy month for the VHHP program. In the Central Valley and East Bay, CalVet helped open the Renaissance at Parc Grove in Fresno and Tabora Gardens in Antioch.  At the completion of the Fresno ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 29, a total of 28 veterans and their families packed up their belongings and carried them into their new homes. The Renaissance at Parc Grove is a 40-unit development that sits directly across the street from the large, federal Veterans Affairs medical facility that services the central valley of California. Tabora Gardens added 43 apartments for veterans and their families in the East Bay region.

The VHHP program then saw a flurry of sites open in September and October of 2018. The Donald and Priscilla Hunt Apartments in Bell and the El Segundo Family Apartments in Los Angeles are now providing about 60 housing options and services for veterans in the Los Angeles area. Liberty Village in Beaumont also opened and is providing housing options and services for 38 veterans and their families, while Benton Veterans Village, a small site in Santa Rosa, also opened and is now providing seven apartments for veterans experiencing homelessness.

This week, CalVet celebrated the opening of another project as our staff joined partners for the grand opening at Vista Del Puente in San Diego – a new, 52-unit development that provides mainly two and three bedroom units for veterans and their families, offering on-site case management and social services.

While these projects were nearing completion, the VHHP program and its partners were breaking ground on eight future multifamily housing communities. Developments in Oxnard, Oakland, Los Angeles, and Colma broke ground in 2018.  Upon completion, these new sites will offer housing to 431  veterans and their families.

In March of 2018, the VHHP program broke ground in Oxnard.

One month after breaking ground in Ventura County, the VHHP program broke ground in San Francisco.  The Mission Bay Affordable Housing project will support 62 veterans, along with their families, and 56 low-income families from the San Francisco area.

Joining our partners from the California Housing and Community Development (CalHCD) and California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), CalVet unveiled its most expansive project to date as the VHHP program broke ground on two separate projects at Mather Veterans Village. Phase two will bring 46 beds of transitional housing to veterans experiencing homelessness, while phase three  of the project will bring an additional 50 housing units into a supportive development. Mather Veteran’s Village is located less than one half mile from the Mather VA medical facility that offers full veteran services.

“Like the other veteran properties in the state, Mather will fill a critical need for veterans and their families in the Rancho Cordova and Sacramento areas by supplying transitional housing and services to homeless veterans and those at-risk of homelessness,” said Dr. Vito Imbasciani, Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet).  “We’re pleased to break ground in Sacramento and throughout the state to help address the issues of affordable housing.  The VHHP program has helped a number of veterans achieve the American dream of owning a home; we look forward to helping many more.”

Thanks to oversight from CalVet, CalHCD and CalHFA, and approval from California voters, more affordable housing options have been made available to veterans throughout California.  Find out more about this CalVet program on our website

California Department of Veterans Affairs – CalVet’s mission is to serve all of California’s veterans and their families. With nearly 1.7 million veterans living in the state, CalVet strives to ensure that our veterans of every era and their families get the state and federal benefits and services they have earned as a result of selfless and honorable military service. To learn more on how CalVet assists veterans, visit

California Housing and Community Development – HCD is dedicated to the preservation and expansion of safe and affordable housing so more Californians have a place to call home. Our team works to ensure an adequate supply of housing for Californians and promotes the growth of strong communities through its leadership, policy and program development. For more information, please visit

California Housing Finance Agency – For more than 40 years, CalHFA has supported the needs of renters and homebuyers by providing financing and programs so more low- to moderate-income Californians have a place to call home. Established in 1975, CalHFA was chartered as the state’s affordable housing lender. The Agency’s Multifamily Division finances affordable rental housing through partnerships with jurisdictions, developers and more, while its Single Family Division provides first mortgage loans and down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers. CalHFA is a completely self-supporting state agency, and its bonds are repaid by revenues generated through mortgage loans, not taxpayer dollars. Learn more at

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What Greek Sounds Like to Foreigners [video]

The administrators of the web channel “Heritage Inmoshum, asked Canadian students if they could recognize the language that was heard in a sound bite from a Greek television show. The answers, were quite impressive, as no one recognized the language with the first try, and the majority thought that it was either Spanish or Portuguese.

After the soundbite, the students watched the video again with the people speaking and using Greek subtitles. After some hesitation, the majority realized it was the Greek language, mostly because of the alphabet.

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Give Yourself a Natural Advantage

As one of the most concentrated and versatile organic offerings available today, CHI humics are continuing to deliver impressive results across industries.

Soil Health

Healthy soil is alive and teeming with nutrients for plant growth. Humics stimulate essential biological and chemical activity that enriches the soil and keeps it fertile.

Microbial Activity

Microorganisms and earthworms need air, food and water to do nature’s work. Humics help keep underground communities happy by aerating the soil, enhancing nutrient availability and improving water-holding capacity.

Nutrient Uptake

Humics are the catalyst for a series of positive reactions in the soil. By providing a rich carbon food source, humics enable microorganisms to perform key biological and chemical functions that deliver even more humus content back into the soil. These prime soil conditions in turn prompt plants to develop strong and healthy root systems. Bigger and better roots means increased access to the energy, nutrients and water necessary for optimal development.

Plants Strength

In addition to improving nutrient accessibility and uptake, humics promote strong root, shoot and foliar development. Humics give plants a structural advantage that serves them well in windy, cold and dry conditions or when pests and disease make an unwelcome appearance.

Root Growth

Humics are great root stimulators. As carbon, energy and oxygen are incorporated back into the soil, root initiation and growth take off. This gives plants a strong foundation for success.

Water Holding Capacity

Unlike its combustible cousin, sub-bitumous coal acts like a sponge. In fact, humics are able to hold seven times their volume in water. This means that during drought and extreme heat, plants can access water required for survival.

Humics help to ensure soft, friable and properly aerated soil. A nice crumbly texture means that the tiny communities below the surface can flourish and so can your plants.

pH and Salinity

Plants and microorganisms are quite sensitive to the acidity or alkalinity of surrounding soil. Conditions are optimized when pH falls between 5.5 and 7.0. This is because when pH values drop below 5.5, nutrients leach much faster from the soil, meaning that there are fewer fuel sources for healthy growth and activity.

Overly salty soil also creates problems for both plants and growers. Although the soil may appear relatively moist, crops will exhibit signs of drought and growth will slow. The excess water is deceptive because plants are unable to access it due to its high salt content. Humics boost soil health by naturally neutralizing pH and efficiently flushing salts out of the root zone.

Dry, sandy, hard or compacted soil kills plants and profits. Humics help to address important physical and biological soil features. With better tilth, more organic matter and healthy microbial activity, your valuable soil will stay put and plants will be happy.

Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)

Humics promote attractive growing conditions. CEC is a measure of how well soil interacts with positively charged ions in nutrients, water, fertilizers and other amending products. Thanks to a powerful negative charge, humics are able to attract, store and release key nutrients like calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. Instead of being washed away, these nutrients are retained in the soil so plants can take full advantage.

Humic acids have a lot of receptor sites that naturally attract nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Instead of being lost in the soil, nutrients are collected and released.

Humic and fulvic acids are able to hold on to mineral ions so that they do not react prematurely and become unavailable to the plant. It means that instead of being wasted, the minerals can be used when they are needed most. Fulvic acid offers added benefits as it can easily travel through cell membranes to deliver minerals on target.

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When it comes to organic matter, a little goes a long way. Although it typically is just 5% of the soils composition, organic matter plays a key role in almost everything related to soil health including moisture availability, temperature control, aeration, microorganism activity, mineral decomposition, stabilizing pH and buffering. By adding humics, growers can effectively boost organic matter content in their soil over time and reap the rewards.

Nature is impressive. Out of sight, worms and other key soil organisms are diligently cleaning house by breaking down toxic substances and stabilizing the soil. Humics can also facilitate swift recovery as they have a distinct ability to interact with metal ions, oxides, hydroxides, minerals and other damaging pollutants.

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Small signs and scars

His concern was not comforting
unwrinkling waves under numb glass so that
I cried like someone on the other side.
He dropped the reflecting disc on my knee
unprofessionally, taken aback; but not
everything means anything.

The next doctor examined my eye
as biological flesh with geographical lines,
each subterranean eruption amid the shifting plates of the world
now under the microscope each scar and
abnormality an insignia recording a lifetime
of small disasters.

Questions and Answers

What inspired “Small signs and scars”?

The poem, “Small signs and scars,” was inspired after I suffered a retinal tear at 26 years old.

It was a scary event, but by the time I saw the ophthalmologist the tear had sealed itself and I no longer needed treatment. Since then, however, there has been was some impairment to my vision due to the scar.

What poetic techniques did you use in “Small signs and scars”?

I tried to use a minimalist and impressionist technique of employing select details to evoke both a sense of the dramatic situation and of the speaker’s underlying despair.

This poem “Small signs and scars” originally appeared in Auto/biography. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 172 (Spring 2002): 144-144.

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Home forums Using CanvasJS Programmatically panning chart while zoomed in

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    Can I programmatically pan the chart when the user has zoomed into a segment of the graph?

    I want to set it so if the user is panned to the latest part of the graph and then another data element gets added to the graph, that the viewport window automatically pans rightward.

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    You can programmatically zoom / pan to a region by setting viewportMinimum and viewportMaximum. In your case, you can set viewportMaximum to null (which resets the viewportMaximum) when user has zoomed / panned towards the latest dataPoint (latest part of the chart) using rangeChanged event. Please take a look at this JSFiddle.

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Product Review: Shattered City Board Pack

How big an impact will the new boards have?

My favourite of the new releases has to be the Shattered City Board Pack. Positioning is always the most important part of the game and board placement as well as selection is often overlooked. While it has always been another level of tactics, for 8 months we have had the same 4 boards compared to the influx of new warbands and cards over that time period. How much can 2 boards effect the game?

Firstly, I’ll go over naming the 2 boards:

The Forge

Pretty self-explanatory. This board features 2 big cauldrons as blocked hexes and split molten metal/lava as lethal hexes.

The Cogs

Giant metal cogs form the centre of the board with a blue glowing crystal in the middle. The lethal hexes appear to be some sort of bladed apparatus.

Lethal Hexes

The big new change added with this release. Lethal Hexes are red-bordered hexes. They cause damage whenever a fighter moves into one or is pushed into that hex. Now while it is only 1 damage, it can be a deterrent to chargers that have to risk taking damage in order to get to grips with the foe.

Another important factor (that will probably be FAQ’d) is that you can put objectives on lethal hexes. Great for aggro warbands to sit all the objectives you control to discourage your opponent from moving onto them, especially when you get all 3 objectives.

Easy fighter suicide is also another, albeit, niche use. Want your own fighters dead? Just repeatedly run through lethal hexes. Not something I would do but it works for specific endgame goals.

Self damage is also a pretty big point. Only have 4 warband members? Great to score objectives that require your fighters to all be damaged without the use of Shardgale now. Great for Orruks who want to get their fighters inspired in the first phase before they get into combat/on the way into combat.

The Forge

I’ll talk about this board first. It has 2 single blocked hexes and 2 lethal hexes. A fair mix of both that can slow down your opponent while also protecting your own fighters.

Looking at the starting hexes, I’ll point out what best suits the board. I believe this board is best used as a “reaction board”, especially if playing aggressively. A reaction board is a board you place in response to what your opponent places first.

The above placement is what I feel is ideal for offensive warbands. You have the green circled hexes that are awesome starting hexes. Even if you don’t get priority, you can bait your opponent into charging and punish them with the lethal hexes. The blue circled hexes are good for protecting important fighters as well as decent starting hexes when played in reverse. The right blue hex can use the blocked hexes to help trap in opponents and both blue circled hexes are in support range of 2 friendly fighters.

Despite this, I don’t rate placing this board first if you have to. While it isn’t terrible, the Forge can be punished by a smart opponent and the board suffers when used in length-ways play. However, it does have a great central starting hex, perfect for warriors like the Warden of the Sepulchral Guard.

The Cogs

This board has 3 lethal hexes spaced out evenly apart. It lacks blocked hexes and central starting hexes but offers very good edge hexes and the 3 lethal hexes is something not to be ignored.

Now this is my favourite board. Why you may ask? Simple. The green circled starting hexes pretty much punish anyone trying to play length-ways with you. No matter which side your opponent chooses, you will always have 2 to 3 starting hexes that you can use to get deep into the enemy territory. A great board to use against anyone that you may think will play keep-away.

The other strength of the board is the 3 lethal hexes. Placing this board first means you can place all 3 objective markers onto them if you so wish. Not only that, the starting hexes are still very good against anyone barging into your territory and run the risk of being knocked into any of the 3 lethal hexes.

Using this as a reaction board is great too, although not as good as The Forge board. You still have a very good selection of starting hexes for playing offensively and charging off.

Defensive play is still strong with this board but mainly in length-ways play as you can sit 3 fighters as far back as possible. I feel The Forge is still better for defensive due to its starting hexes and blocked hexes.

Orruks also love this board. You can inspire 3 fighters without losing too much forward momentum while the 4th fighter walks into inspire and protect the backfield. The Forge can do this too but it lacks the number of lethal hexes that are also close to most of the starting hexes.

Just buy the Shattered City Board Pack. I bought it and I’d recommend you get it too. While the price isn’t ideal (I would have liked 2 separate boards meaning 4 board sides in total) it still adds so much to your games whether you are a competitive or casual player. Even if lethal hexes are FAQ’d to disallow the placement of objectives on them, I’d still recommend a purchase.

Board placement is so important in Shadespire and these 2 just add so much more to that aspect of the game. Even after all my games with them, I’m sure I’ve only scratched the surface of their usage and how warbands/players can best get their worth out of them.

I’m so excited that I even plan to make 2 more terrain hexes for The Forge board. Who knows, it could even guarantee more crits 😉

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  1. I was thinking of trying Sepulchral Guard with the new board. I think I agree with all your thoughts on the boards.
    My thinking was to play a defensive/objective based build and have some tricks to punish my opponent if hey decide to come after me. SG have access to 2 enemy push ploys and I think they’d work great for control/pushing enemies into hazards.
    The prince can also play lone backer by waiting in the backfield ready to knockback enemies into hazards. Being able to resurrect in your deployment can also be great if enemies do start coming in.
    I think SG have access to a lot of good passive objectives which don’t require kills. The new one requiring 3 inspired petitioners seems easy enough to score, and you can even use the resurrection ploy and inspiration strikes if you wanted to use less actions to help inspire skellies.

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Tuesday, 21 November 2017

The Mark James Business Empire - Nothing to declare!

After a lengthy three month wrangle with the council, and some nudging from the Information Commissioner's office, I finally had the outcome of my request for Senior Officers' Declarations of Interests. The full details, up to the point where I asked for an internal review, can be seen here.

The review response is quite extraordinary. I did not ask specifically about the chief executive but it seems that without naming names it was his sensitivities that Ms Rees Jones was focusing on. It was unusual that it was her, the ever faithful head of legal ironing, who carried out this particular review...

Incidentally, the letter was dated 16th November but clearly needed approval, and quite possibly a contribution from the, erm, chief executive so I didn't receive it until today, the 21st, via email...and also incidentally, and unlike previous requests, I was not sent the register of interests, redacted or otherwise.

So, back to the response, and despite the fact that the chief executive runs a property management company and is a director of four companies; and aside from the fact that he owns leaseholds on several flats and is also a registered landlord, he has not declared anything.

I am told, in so many words, that this is because it's all based in Cardiff, not under the 'jurisdiction' of Carmarthenshire. An interesting, if flawed concept to say the least.

As an aside, Mr James claimed in the Western Mail that he'd had 'consent' from the authority for his extra-curricular activities down in the Bay. Seems that this consent must have been the usual nod and a wink variety from a dutiful disciple, rather than anything 'official', or something which might have surfaced on an auditor's radar. Here we have the same old problem; Mr James making all the decisions, even about his own role in the council.

The issue is whether there are any potential conflicts of interest and this can be looked at in two ways.

Whilst he is not tending to business in Cardiff or pursuing his hobby of legal posturing, Mr James manages, somehow, to squeeze in a bit of chief executive stuff, for which he's paid handsomely. According to my own sources, and Cneifiwr's recent post, Mr James devotes quite a bit of time to his business dealings and he's rather more hands-on than he's led everyone to believe. If any of this time impinges on his day job then there's a conflict.

Then there's the council's own business, which is overseen and often led by Mr James. For instance, the council are currently planning to establish a separate Housing Company which will involve contracts and business dealings outside of the county, and the authority are also part of the RentSmart register of landlords, a government scheme led by Cardiff Council.
Is there a potential for decisions taken in Carmarthenshire that set precedent to have influence beyond the county's borders?

What if the council takes a position on anti-social behaviour from short term holiday lets - Is it not relevant that the CEO operates in this industry? What guarantees do we have that he will not conduct business within Carmarthenshire? His business partner operates letting and property investment companies which operate across the UK, including Swansea.

The council are also privy to private discussions with national housing and property developers on a regular basis. Mr James is also the lead chief executive of the Swansea City Deal which involves top level discussions with government officials, developers and property management companies.

Of course, we won't even contemplate whether he uses any council facilities, staff or resources to run his Cardiff empire, that would be highly improper...

Then we can look at it from the Cardiff Bay perspective. I was told by a reliable source that Mr James claimed, to them, to be advising Welsh Government ministers on the development of landlord and housing policy. Whether he does or not we don't know, maybe Mr James was just using his position as council chief executive to impress his business associates...

We also know that Mr James business interests have made it into the press with reports of residents' complaints over raucous stag parties, overnight lets and vomit left in the corridors. This delightful scenario directly involves the chief executive of Carmarthenshire Council as Chairman of the Right to Manage company - you might think he was in danger of bringing the authority into disrepute...though he has already done quite enough of that over the years, notwithstanding the vomit.

One thing is unarguable, Mr James has a lot of contacts, in both walks of life, and surely common sense, let alone transparency would dictate that there is the potential here for conflicting interests.

Public perception is everything, so how do the public - who pay Mr James around £700 a day - know he's not using council time, council contacts, inside information on future policy, or anything else, to further his private interests? In short, we don't. And neither do the council. Do we take his word for it? Most definitely not.

The idea that interests 'out of county' are not declared seems total nonsense to me and continues the game of smoke and mirrors which shroud and protect the chief executive. The declaration of officers' interests should be a requirement as it is for councillors, not left to some sort of flimsy voluntary arrangement, wide open to abuse to those who believe they're a law unto themselves...

Furthermore, ICO guidance on the matter doesn't specify whether declared interests are out of county or not, what is of utmost importance is avoiding conflicts of interest, wherever they are, let alone the importance of public trust in our local authorities. Sadly though, neither of these fundamental concepts of the principles of public life appear to trouble Mr James. Ever.

"Many public authorities maintain a register of interests in which senior staff are required to record, for example, business interests, shareholdings, property ownership and other outside interests, such as membership of clubs and societies, that could potentially give rise to a conflict of interests with their position in the authority.

A public authority may need to record this information in order to monitor any potential conflict of interest, and the scope of the register could include officers below the most senior level who nevertheless make decisions affecting the public or involving the expenditure of public money.

If this information is requested under FOIA, the public clearly have a legitimate interest in knowing that any potential conflicts are monitored, to ensure that the decisions and actions of officials are not influenced by their private interests. There is a legitimate interest in transparency in order to foster trust in public authorities." (Extract from ICO guidance)

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Anonymous said...

Does Mark James have a Code of Conduct?? I have tried to find it but with no success. Another hidden secret.

Anonymous said...

As usual Ms Rees Jones demonstrates her unique take on CCC's constitution
Nowhere in the Officers’ Code of Conduct does it state that work/interests by a paid employee are exempted from declaration if based outside Carmarthenshire but it does state that "Openness in the dissemination of information and decision making should be the norm."
Let's imagine Ms Rees Jones was moonlighting by running a political lobbying company in Cardiff - would she determine that there could be no potential conflict of interest as the business was not based in Carmarthenshire?

caebrwyn wrote: "Seems that this consent must have been the usual nod and a wink variety from a dutiful disciple, rather than anything 'official'"
- the Officers’ Code of Conduct states "Where an employee may desire to undertake work for their personal gain, prior written approval must be obtained ..." this is later emphasized by "FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE ABOVE RULING WILL CONSTITUTE GROSS MISCONDUCT AND RESULT IN SUMMARY DISMISSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE"

caebrwyn said...

Anon 05:58
Under the Code of Conduct, if the senior officer convinces him/herself that there is no conflict of interest, there is no need to declare anything. This renders it weak and useless, and potentially wide open to abuse.
As far as the Code applies to Mr James, it's not worth the paper it's written on, and not just the section on conflicts of interest either.

caebrwyn said...

Anon 09:33
My FOI asked for copies of written consent, as claimed by Mr James in the Western Mail - clearly it doesn't exist.

Keanjo said...

This makes interesting reading.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps he doesn't know the meaning of "conflict of interests" considering that he apparently sat in on a meeting which, if I remember correctly, was either discussing his pension arrangements or the decision underwrite his legal expenses or, at least, something which he should to which he should not have been privy.

caebrwyn said...

Anon 14:51
Yes it was the libel indemnity, his failure to declare a direct interest let alone leave the meeting was just one of the reasons the WAO declared the indemnity unlawful. It's either ignorance or total arrogance...I believe it's the latter.

Anonymous said...

Another approach may be to submit an FOI request for a record of delegated decisions taken by senior officers. In most councils this information seems to be readily available via the internet and quite rightly so with the potential for conflicts of interest as well as for openness and transparency. However this appears not to be the case for CCC. I eventually found an 'officer decisions' page at http://democracy.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/mgListOfficerDecisions.aspx?bcr=1&BAM=0.
Inputting a date range of 22/11/2002 - 23/11/2017 rather surprisingly reveals "No matching decisions"

Anonymous said...

Its a fact of life we are all answerable to someone - I am lined managed and my line manager is line managed and so forth

CEOs of global companies are answerable to their shareholders and frequently have to answer for their actions

Mark James must be managed by someone - I would say the ruling party in charge Plaid Cymru - they must then be by default happy for him to conduct all these extra activities in his own time - whether as taxpayers we are just are happy is another matter which we can only express at the next election

Great work by yourself to bring these matters to our attention

Wavell said...

Labour just could not be bothered, Plaid simply followed suit.

Nothing will change unless we get responsible Councillors who are prepared to carry out the duties they a elected to do.

Anonymous said...

Under section 9 of the Officers Code of Conduct,

9.1 Employees of Carmarthenshire County Council ate NOT permitted to undertake private work which relates to any matters likely to require consideration or approval by the Council or an employee authorised to act on it's behalf without the prior written consent of the authority through the Assistant Chief Executive People Management & Performance in consultation with the departmental Chief Officer.

9.2 Where an employee may desire to undertake work for their personal gain, prior written approval MUST be obtained from the Assistant Chief Executive People Management & Performance following consultation with the employees own Chief Officer.

9.3 Should the Assistant Chief Executive People Management & Performance and departmental Chief Officer encounter any difficulty in sanctioning such a request, the matter may be referred to the Appeals Committee for determination.

So, where is Mr James' request to Paul Thomas, and where is the 'get out of jail' clause that LRJ would like us to believe that exists.
Councillors, wake up! Surely to God, you haven't all got a broken moral compass. If you can't ask the tough questions, then you shouldn't have stood as a representative of your ward.

In the words of Edmund Burke, 'The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing'.

Jac o' the North, said...

As you suggest, Jacqui, or as the council would have it, James could be running a string of massage parlours staffed by trafficked Vietnamese children, but as long as it's outside Carmarthenshire, then that's OK.

Which is why an indirect and tenuous link with Carmarthenshire intrigues me. I'll try not to overcomplicate it, but as I say, it is intriguing.

James became a director of Century Wharf (Two) RTM Company Ltd on 27 June 2014. He joined the other 2 RTMs (One & Three) 27 November 2014. This establishes his connection with Steven James Corner, who joined all three RTMs 27 November 2014.

Corner, whose only interest is property, then took a bizarre career detour, and strayed quite a distance from his usual stomping ground, by becoming a director, on 20 May 2015, of Curtain Gallery (Wales) Ltd, based at Tir yr Yspyty, a residential area very close to the Loughor bridge, but in Carmarthenshire.

Prior to Corner's arrival the sole director of this soft furnishings company was a Kathleen Bowen, an interior designer. Soon after Corner's arrival the company address moved over the bridge to Gorseinon, which of course is in Swansea. The move was registered in August 2015.

In a Return made to Companies House dated 19 July 2015 we are told that Bowen and Corner each hold two shares in the company. In a Statement of 19 July 2016 we are told that Corner's shares have been transferred to Ms Bowen. Corner ceased to be a director 30 October 2015.

So what exactly did he contribute to a soft furnishings company in his less than six months as a director?

Not a lot apparently, for an application was made to strike off Curtain Gallery (Wales) Ltd in September 2016 and the company was Dissolved before Christmas.

One obvious question is: how did a property whizz kid like Steven James Corner, who knows Wales no further west than Cardiff, get involved in a soft furnishings business in Llanelli?

Another question might be, how did he get to meet Kathleen Bowen? Come to that, who is Kathleen Bowen? Were they perhaps introduced by a third party, one local to Carmarthenshire, perhaps a friend of Ms Bowen?

So many questions.


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The Califon Historical Society has over 150 structures registered with the National Register of Historic Places. In keeping with its Victorian heritage, the houses are marked with wooden plaques noting the builders' names and construction dates rather than street numbers.

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Califon is a riverside village set on both banks of the South Branch of the Raritan River. This part of the river offers some of the best stream fishing in the state with an abundance of trout. Small shops and services are found along the borough's Main Street or in the Victorian Square shopping center on Route 513.

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Voorhees High School was the 30th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's top public high schools. In 2007, Newsweek ranked Voorhees High School as the 36th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.

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Califon is a few miles north of Interstate 78, about 60 miles west of New York City, and less than an hour from Newark Liberty International Airport. A few miles east on I-78 brings you to I-287 which runs north toward Morristown and south toward the Garden State Parkway.

There is train service into New York City from High Bridge, about three miles south. Bus service runs from Clinton and Annandale along I-78 to both Newark Airport and New York City.

For long-distance travel, Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania is about 42 miles away, and Newark Liberty International Airport is about 47 miles from Califon.

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Real Estate

In addition to the classic front porch Victorians in town, Califon has a mix of housing styles including waterfront homes on the river; Federal homes from the early 1800s; vintage homes dating from the early 1900s, sometimes with a detached garage building or small barn in the back; traditional Colonials; historic stone and clapboard homes; antique farmhouses and well-kept residences built in the second half of the past century.

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Local Attractions

Ken Lockwood Gorge: Just down the river from Califon in High Bridge is Ken Lockwood Gorge, an area known for huge glacial boulders in the water, calm pools, bubbling rapids and tall hemlocks along the banks. It's popular among fly fisherman and those who appreciate the unique scenery.

Califon Historical Society Museum: Located at 25 Main Street, The Califon Historical Society shares the site with the town museum. Original station furniture, historic photos and antique uniforms donated by long-time residents are among the displays. The Central New Jersey Railroad built both a wooden freight and passenger station in town around 1875, and the citizens of Califon replaced it at their own expense with the existing stone structure.

Columbia Trail: The seven-mile long Columbia Trail passes through Califon, running from Lake Solitude and the South Branch of the Raritan River on to High Bridge. As a former railroad bed, the level trail has no grades higher than 2.5%, making it ideal for hiking, biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing.

Fun Fact #1: Merv Griffin (1925-2007), television producer, once owned a farm a few miles outside of Califon. When he launched the game show Wheel of Fortune, he gave a nod to Califon when naming the production company which was expressly responsible for the show. To this day, Wheel of Fortune officially does business as Califon Productions, Inc., although the show is owned by Sony Pictures.

Fun Fact #2: In 2007, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick and Virginia Madsen were spotted filming a movie titled "Diminished Capacity" in Califon.

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Califon Borough Info

Size:  1 square mile

Incorporated: 1918

2000 Census Population: 1,055

Location: Hunterdon County

Distance from New York City: About 56 miles

Distance from Newark: About 44 miles

Distance from Philadelphia: About 60 miles

Parks: Califon Island Park in the center of town; The Columbia Trail, Ken Lockwood Gorge down river in High Bridge.

Local Sites/Attractions: Califon Historical Society Museum on the site of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey train stop; the landmark 19th century iron truss bridge crossing the river is one of the few remaining in the state.

Mass Transportation: New Jersey Transit offers connecting train service from nearby Whitehouse Station or Raritan to New York, Newark or Hoboken. New Jersey Transit buses depart from Whitehouse Station to Port Authority in Midtown Manhattan with several stops including Newark and Newark Liberty International Airport.

Housing: Antique farmhouses, antique Colonials, luxury real estate, Victorians, equestrian properties, contemporaries and a variety of other architectural styles spanning the centuries.

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As authorised Club Car, Garia and Esagono dealer Carryway are able to supply genuine replacement parts or accessories for your utility vehicle, shuttle buggy or golf cart. We keep in stock a large holding off fast-moving parts and consumables and also have a team of highly trained engineers on hand at our four UK service centres to complete any service or repair work to highest possible standard.

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Dave Player, Team Brit Racing – CEO

The Carryway buggy was a lifesaver – and that’s no exaggeration! We were racing in the Aston Martin Le Mans Festival, which is a 45 mins support race just before the start for the big 24hr race. Our garages were about 2km away so getting all our gear to/from the pitlane for the race was made so simple because of the buggy! And it would have taken (the team) ages to get there and back! We are enormously proud of our new buggy and the livery made for it. It helps us stand out and helps raise our profile, not to mention being an essential team donkey.”

Simon Widowson – Event Men

Thank you Carryway for supplying the buggy for us at Chatsworth this year. All went well and no issues at all – it was a definite improvement on the equipment supplied last year by a different company. Happy to use you again for next year .

Daryn Cochrane – Head of Golf & PGA Professional, The Westerwood Hotel & Golf Resort

Thank you for the excellent customer service that we recently received from Hugh Healy, Carryway Support. Hugh was very thorough and had excellent communications with us regarding our buggy fleet at The Westerwood Resort – nothing was too difficult for him.

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Our open day event is a very important day for us, and it makes life much easier to have a relationship with a company (Carryway) that we can rely on each year.

Carryway are always a pleasure to deal with and their drivers are always friendly and professional. It takes a little bit of worry out of my job knowing that I can rely on your good service.

Many thanks to the team, especially Adam who was friendly, helpful and professional.

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It is a pleasure to work with Carryway, the service and support they provide has been first class. We originally signed up for 14 brand new buggies for one year to sample working with the company.

We were pleased with the service and the product provided and have since signed up for the next few seasons and hopefully with many more to come after that.

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Golf Buggy Winter Storage Guide

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Is holly toxic to cats?

Holly is a genus of approximately 480 species of flowering shrubs, trees and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide. The scientific name for this species is Ilex, with Ilex opaca and Ilex aquifolium the most popular species associated with Christmas.

  • Name: Holly
  • Other names: English Holly, European Holly, Oregon Holly, Inkberry and Winterberry
  • Scientific names: Ilex opaca and Ilex aquifolium
  • Toxic compounds: Saponin glycocides, methylxanthines, and cyanogens (the latter two do not appear to cause significant toxicity in cats

Saponin glycodises which is found in the highest concentration on the young leaves and green berries (fruit) of the holly plant. Saponins can cause death in red blood cells as well as changes in the permeability of the small intestinal mucosal cells.

Level of toxicity:

Mild to moderate

The most common symptoms of holly poisoning relate to gastrointestinal upset. Symptoms will vary depending on the amount of holly the cat has eaten but may include the following:

  • Vomiting (possibly with blood)
  • Drooling (hypersalivation) due to nausea
  • Loss of appetite (anorexia)
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Sedation

What should you do if your cat has ingested holly?

Contact a poison helpline if one is available or your veterinarian. Let them know  the amount of holly ingested and how long ago ingestion occurred.

Treatment depends on the amount of holly ingested and if the cat is displaying symptoms of toxicity.

For cats who are symptomatic, if the ingestion was recent, gastric decontamination (removal of the toxin from the gastrointestinal tract, usually by inducing vomiting.

In addition, supportive and symptomatic care which may include fluids to prevent or treat dehydration and anti-nausea medication.

Cats are unlikely to chew on holly leaves due to their sharp spines. To reduce the risk of holly toxicity in cats, remove all of the berries from any displays before bringing them into the house. As the plant dries out, berries can fall off the plant and be consumed by a pet.

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Highly unpredictable for the highly motivated

Every single class at Center Stage keeps you on your toes. Figuratively and literally. We keep your muscles guessing and your body rocking from start to finish. Our barre classes are as unpredictable as our founder Sam Strager when she's bellied up at the donut bar (or is it the donut barre?). Will Sam choose something pink, something chocolatey, or something with sprinkles? Why not all three? Because at Center Stage you can have it all — we're talking the best of cardio and strength training with a heavy dose of fun sprinkled on top for good measure.

And our instructors keep your mind limber by changing up the pace, the exercises and the music every class. This is a huge relief, especially for those tired of hearing the same 5 Calvin Harris songs at their workout studio.

You will also find it amazing how you can seamlessly flow from the floor to dropping it low at the barre in a matter of seconds. We keep you moving, so there's never time to get complacent in a pose. And even though we move fast, we're still giving your muscle group a proper workout. We get what needs to be done. Fast. No time to settle in — not when we have so much work to do!

We work every muscle group by hitting every angle to keep you chiseled and toned, while building crazy barre strength — without losing your lean physique.

We push you past your comfort zone within the first 10-minutes of class, keeping you from coasting like you would during a vinyasa flow. Yep. Highly unorthodox and highly unpredictable are two reasons barre is for highly motivated individuals — the kind who expect it all at their barre studio, including the damn sprinkles.


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The Chain: Martua Sitorus Resigns from Wilmar Board

July 4, 2018

On July 3, 2018, Wilmar International announced the resignation of Martua Sitorus as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, with effective date of July 15, 2018. Sitorus is the co-founder of Wilmar and was the company’s Chief Operating Officer from July 2006 until June 2013 and Executive Deputy Chairman from July 2013 until March 2017. The SGX announcement lists “to focus on family business” as the reason for the cessation of the board position. Henri Saksti, Wilmar’s Country Head for Indonesia and Martua Sitorus’ brother in-law, is also resigning as of August 31, 2018.

The announcement comes one week after a Greenpeace report was released that linked Wilmar to deforestation because of its ties to the GAMA Group, founded by Martua Sitorus and his brother Ganda. Saksti is shareholder and commissioner in several GAMA-linked plantation companies. GAMA has been found to deforest 21,500 ha since Wilmar adopted its NDPE policy in 2013.

In a written response to Greenpeace dated June 20, 2018, Wilmar CEO Kuok Khoon Hong indicated Wilmar’s decision to “cease sourcing from all the companies that we have a commercial relationship with that are allegedly associated with GAMA Corp”.

Chain Reaction Research’s recent report “Shadow Companies Present Palm Oil Investor Risks and Undermine NDPE Efforts” showed that deforestation often occurs at related-parties that belong to the same ultimate owners as NDPE committed entities. Such controversial practices could delegitimize the NDPE efforts of palm oil traders/refiners such as Wilmar. GAMA was included as a case study in this report.

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Six Forms of Engagement now on Ragan.com

Ragan.com, the popular site for communicators of a variety of professional persuasions, has picked up the latest version of my piece on “Six Forms” of employee engagement.

In challenging the notion that employee engagement is a single, all-encompassing, one-size-fits-all measure of employee positivity, proactivity,  anticipated longevity and other associated virtues, the Six Forms of Engagement offer the opportunity to tap into the different ways people engage with their organizations and work to get better outcomes.

The article can be found here, at the Ragan.com site in the USA.

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  1. I really enjoyed reading this article; especially the classifications of employees that we would typically dub as disengaged. My takeaway is that you really need a balance of all types of engagement levels and that employees will find themselves at a different end of the engagement spectrum at different times; similarly with the change management curve.

  2. Exactly, Tatiana. And once you know where someone is coming from engagement-wise, it becomes a lot easier to move the needle with that individual than it is to generate a company-wide cheerleading effort that appeals equally to everyone.

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