The Sales Apprentice 2011: Sales Training & Business Development ...

And for those who have been following? my Sales Apprentice for a few years you know that there?s always a week during the show when I am travelling in the evening and cannot get this done on time. Last year, my good friend Andy Smith guest stepped into the breach and wrote a superb piece but this year he has just moved to France so?

If you watch the Apprentice and you have thoughts, comments or advice from last night?s show then please have your say and I will use them here in a ?mash up? of your comments. I?ll add mine when I?ve watched it. You can either email me, use the contact form or comment as usual below. Here?s the first one?

Damn! I was looking forward to your views + stayed up late!

I think SirAlan (prefer that) was unfair in his treatment of Tom tonight, as Tom created his biscuit in ignorance of the decision (what decision???) to create an upmarket product.?? Once again, Melody was argumentative ? she?s clever, but sly, manipulative and self centered!

There?s definitely a lesson in the necessity to marry up the product appropriately with the packaging + promotion etc.? The concept of snap + share was a cracker + perhaps should have carried the day!

Mark, Blue Sky Resorts

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Hi Gavin

Last night?s Apprentice

A great example of how a lack of leadership often results in diminished productivity.
A great leader listens intently to his colleagues and advisors takes on their opinions considers, then makes a decision and sees it through.

The leader should not be led but lead, always with the belief that the decision is the right one. Last night was a great example of a leader being led the results were zero sales. Had she been a good leader, considered her own thoughts and the thoughts of those around her she may have had different results.

Confidence in your experience and wisdom gained from those around you will often get the right results when applied by a good leader.

Michael Rhodes, Danbro

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Rebecca Romijn Says Twins Are ?Wired Differently?

"They're just totally wired differently," she told PEOPLE Saturday at Las Vegas's Nikki Beach. "It's like a science experiment."

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John Browning's LEGALLY SPEAKING - Dallas Blog

The U.S. government came out with a new law recently.? Previously, the feds might have described it like this: ?Pursuant to regulations promulgated hereunder and commencing in accordance with the statute signed herein by President Barack Obama, the federal government shall be precluded from writing the pompous gobbledygook heretofore evidenced, to the extent practicable.?? Confusing enough?? Now, under the Plain Writing Act, the U.S. government has to adopt a new approach in writing documents produced for the public?speaking in plain English.

Last fall, President Barack Obama signed the Act.? By July, each federal agency must have a senior official charged with overseeing plain writing and must describe on its website the efforts it is making toward writing in clear, easy-to-understand English.? The law will be in full effect this October, when all new or substantially revised documents produced by the government for the public must be written in plain English (don?t worry, bureaucrats proficient in government double-speak: you will still be allowed to speak in your nonsensical tongue when writing internally).

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Cass Sunstein, a member of the Obama administration and prominent legal scholar, says ?It is important to emphasize that agencies should communicate with the public in a way that is clear, simple, meaningful and jargon-free.?? The benefits of improving government writing are obvious, according to Sunstein.? Poorly written directives, he says, discourage people from applying for benefits they?re entitled to, make the rules hard to follow, and ultimately waste money and resources because of time spent explaining things to confused citizens and fixing avoidable mistakes.? Annetta Cheek, the chairwoman of the Center for Plain Language and a writer of federal regulations during the Clinton administration, helped author the new government guidelines for plain writing.? As she points out, federal employees have a tendency to write with their bosses and government lawyers in mind rather than the public.? ?Most of what the government writes has too much stuff,? she says.? The average person just wants to know ?what are you doing for me or to me???? Government writing will never be confused with great literature; as Cheek?s guidelines for federal writers acknowledge, ?People do not curl up in front of a fire with a nice federal regulation to have a relaxing read.?? However, Cheek says, the government can certainly do a better job communicating requirements, how to obtain benefits, health and safety tips, and other helpful information.

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What will these changes mean for you?? For starters, you won?t see statements like this:

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?Timely preparation, including structural and non-structural mitigation measures to avoid the impacts of severe weather, can avert heavy personal, business and government expenditures.? Experts agree that the following measures can be effective in dealing with the challenges of severe winter weather.?

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Instead, you?ll probably see something like this: ?Severe winter weather can be extremely dangerous.? Consider these safety tips to protect your property and yourself.?

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Nor will you find the Pentagon brownie recipe that droned on for 26 pages about ?regulations promulgated hereunder,? ?flow rates of thermoplastics by extrusion plastomer,? and ingredients that ?shall be examined organoleptically? (which means ?look at, smell, touch or taste??I had to look that one up myself).? Readers won?t see such no-nos as ?promulgated,? ?thereunder,? ?commencing,? ?heretofore,? ?evidenced,? ?in accordance with,? and ?practicable.?? And instead of ?It is requested,? a simple ?please? will do now.

Governments in countries like Great Britain, South Africa, Portugal, and Sweden got on the clear writing bandwagon long ago.? But can we really legislate clarity and good grammar here in America?? After all, the Plain Writing Act exempts government regulations themselves, and it doesn?t have any enforcement language?if you don?t understand what you?re reading after October, you?re not going to be able to sue the government.? Still, there?s a lot to be said for ridding government documents of words, phrases, and usage that lawyers and bureaucrats love and which ordinary people find utterl

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Australia academics blast UK lord over Hitler jibe (AFP)

SYDNEY (AFP) ? Dozens of Australian academics signed a letter Tuesday demanding a lecture by British climate sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton be axed after he compared the country's climate adviser to Hitler.

The open letter calls on Australia's Notre Dame University to cancel a lecture by Monckton Thursday, saying he stood for "the kind of ignorance and superstition that universities have a duty to counter".

"In hosting this lecture, Notre Dame University is undermining the academic community," the letter, seen by AFP, said.

The letter, started by Natalie Latter, a PhD student examining global ethics and climate change, has been penned as Monckton prepares to give a speech targeting the government's proposal for a carbon tax.

He is on a tour of Australia at the invitation of the "Climate Sceptics" -- a political party registered ahead of last year's national elections .

The speech is entitled "A Carbon Tax Will Bankrupt Australia".

The letter said Monckton's appearance was "betraying the integrity of our scientists and those who struggle to communicate the facts about climate change to the public.

"It is completely unacceptable for a university to be tacitly endorsing the views of an individual such as Lord Monckton. Our universities must have higher standards than this."

Monckton said last week during a speech in Los Angeles that Australia's top climate advisor, economist Ross Garnaut, held fascist views and expected people to "accept authority without question".

He then said "Heil Hitler, on we go" in a mock German accent while a swastika appeared on a screen by him.

Climate scientists at some of Australia's top universities have had to shift into high-security premises in recent months following death threats and harassment sparked by intense debate over the government's pollution tax.

The comments by Monckton, an outspoken former science adviser to former British PM Margaret Thatcher, reinforced the need for a stand against him, the letter added.

"We all support academic freedom and the freedom to express our ideas and beliefs," it said. "However, Notre Dame University has a responsibility to avoid promoting discredited views on an issue of public risk.

"Notre Dame's invitation to Lord Monckton makes a mockery of academic standards and the pursuit of evidence-based knowledge."

Monckton's remarks were also condemned by Prime Minister Julia Gillard as inappropriate and highly offensive, and opposition leader Tony Abbott rejected the comparison as "over the top".

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Chavez's illness delays summit

Venezuela suspends a summit due to be hosted by President Hugo Chavez amid continued speculation over the pace of his recovery from surgery.

This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' Trailer Premieres

First sneak peek at Tom Cruise's fourth 'Mission' teases death-defying stunts.
By Kara Warner

Paula Patton and Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
Photo: Paramount Pictures

If there is one thing we can count on from Tom Cruise in a "Mission: Impossible" movie, it is mind-blowing action and stunt sequences. From his first foray into the spy-tastic world of Ethan Hunt to his fourth, the upcoming "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," Cruise has been one-upping himself in the stunt category. And judging from the first official trailer, which was released Tuesday evening (June 28), his work on the fourth "Mission," directed by "The Incredibles" helmer Brad Bird, is no exception.

The trailer opens with the ominous words of Tom Wilkinson, whose character name we have yet to learn, essentially laying out the nuts and bolts of the plot.

"An hour ago, a bomb blew up the Kremlin," he says, as footage of the Kremlin blowing up appear onscreen. "The president has initiated Ghost Protocol, the entire IMF has been disavowed," he explains of Ethan Hunt's (Tom Cruise) spy organization. "Now, I've been ordered to take you to Washington where they will hang the Kremlin bombing on you and your team, unless you were to escape after assaulting Brandt and me," says Wilkinson, shown seated in a car with Brandt (played by Jeremy Renner) and Hunt. "But if any of your team is caught, they'll be branded as terrorists."

"So what happens now?" Hunt asks.

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it," Wilkinson begins, recalling the series' famous line before being cut off so he won't spoil the plot entirely (although, if were to guess, the mission is probably to prove his team's innocence in the Kremlin bombing). His words are followed by a series of quick cuts that showcase and introduce the various castmembers, potential villains, etc. Renner as Brandt, Paula Patton, a serious-looking Josh Holloway, Cruise as Hunt in a series of wardrobe changes ranging from dapper formal wear to more rugged leather.

Then we see snippets of those famous Cruise-brand action sequences: car chases, underwater escapes, machine-gun fire, hand-to-hand combat, lots of running, more fighting and martial arts, more running, and plenty of spy-associated breaking and entering, which all leads up to a potential character reveal about Brandt.

"Who are you really, Brandt?" Hunt asks, in a scene where the two characters apparently come to blows.

"We all have our secrets," Brandt responds. "Don't we, Ethan?"

Cue the famous bars of Lalo Schrifin's "Theme From Mission: Impossible," which plays over Hunt looking out over Dubai, standing on the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. This is followed by a quick cut to a previous scene wherein tech master Benji Dunn (played by Simon Pegg) shows Hunt how to use a pair of fancy gadget gloves, which we soon see help him scale the Burj.

"You're not going to make it!" Brandt yells to Hunt, who is climbing and jumping up and around the side of the building.

"You're not helping," Hunt says, before the final shot, which shows the superspy repelling away from the Burj with a rope, which he loses midair and looks to plummet to the ground. Fade to black and the film's official titling.

Cruise's wife, Katie Holmes, told MTV News recently that she was privy to a sneak peek of the film and that it's "amazing." "The movie is going to be very cool and intense and the best 'Mission' yet."

First-time live-action director Bird echoed Holmes' sentiments, adding that Cruise did a lot of the craziest and most dangerous stunts himself.

"It's big and it is crazy," he said. "I think the craziest thing is that [the stunts] are real they're not digital. That's Tom Cruise on the tallest building in the world, he's doing all that stuff," Bird said of Cruise's death-defying stunts. "People won't believe it, but we shot it in IMAX so it's there for everyone to see."

Check out everything we've got on "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol."

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