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Another film based on a true story,although a bit more up-to-date than12 years a Slave. This one surroundsthe world of corporate America andone man’s rise and fall during histime on Wall Street.Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) isa New York stockbroker, who delvedinto the world of defrauding the stockmarkets and made a lot of moneyfrom it. He refused to cooperate in alarge securities fraud case during the1990’s which invo lvedcorruption, stock

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Although this isthe fifth film in theParanormal franchise, itdoesn’t belong to the mainfilm series. ParanormalActivity 5 is due to bereleased in the latter partof 2014. So, it’s a spin-offin effect hoping to gain anaudience off of the successof the previous films.This one does follow onfrom the events of thefourth film and sees agroup of teenagers wholive in a Hispaniccommunity in California

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Tipped to win big thiscoming award season, 12years a Slave comes fromthe 1853 autobiographyby Solomon Northup, afree man living in NewYork who was kidnappedand sold into slavery.Solomon Northup(Chiwitel Ejiofor) is a freeman living with his wifeand children in New York.He makes a living as askilled carpenter andfiddle player. One nighthe is lured by two meninto a lucrative touringgig and after of a night ofdrinking, Northupawakens to find himselfchained to the floor,drugged and soon

realises he willbe sold intoslavery.For the next 12 years heworks on multipleplantations, one ownerwho is a benevolent man(Benedict Cumberbatch)and one (MichaelFassbender) who believeshe has the God givenright to abuse his slaves.He not only beats hisslaves but he alsophysically abuses one ofthe slave girls. Here hestays until he isfinally able toreturn to hisfamily after 12years.

This is a powerful story oftrue accounts of theterrible conditions whichoccurred during the daysof slavery in America. Thefilm is also produced byone of its stars, Brad Pittand directed by SteveMcQueen who hasenjoyed previous successwith Shame and Hunger.


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I bet you hate that time ofyear when your Business Insuranceis due for renewal, after all it is justanother bill to deal with! The troubleis that we all know we have to beInsured, but wish we could avoid thecost. Well in this article I will give yousome tips to help you keep the costsdown, without sacrificing cover. Firstthough it is important to remindourselves of the benefits of Insurance:Risk transfer – Insurance takes largefinancial risks away from yourbusiness and passes this to acompany with a large financialreserves. Financial risk can comefrom cost of replacing damagedproperty, loss of income and claimsmade by third parties.Cashflow management – Insuranceof small frequent losses means thata business knows, for a fixedpremium cost, there are no furtherfinancial draws on their workingcapital.Sales Enhancement – Insuranceprovides security for customers whomay be looking to purchase yourproducts or services, so they can beassured your business can providethem with continuity of supply andindemnity of their own risk offinancial loss.Insurance Cover - Insurance shouldalways be tailored to meet yourbusiness requirements. That meansdiscussing with an Insurance brokerthe key elements of the Insurancethat will be of benefit to you andmore importantly reducing insurancecosts by stripping out cover that you

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All too often I hear ofinsurance being sold as ‘MarketLeading ’ To me this just means thereare lots of ad-ons that might not berelevant but all cost money. Most ofthese ad-ons only have a potentiallysmall benefit, maybe a few hundredpounds once every 20 years – surelyyour business can withstand such afinancial exposure to save insurancecosts?#

Going to marketOver the last decade most insurancebrokers have shed staff in order tosave costs and the net result is lessstaff with lower overall skillsets aretrying to do the job of renewingclients insurance. There is a tendencyto just renew policies with anexisting insurer without approachingthe market to find the best deal.You should ask your broker if theyhave conducted a marketingexercise. If they respond to the effectthat they have a special deal withone insurer or that they conduct afair analysis beware as this could besigns they are not doing their job foryou.

If you want to test the marketselect one other recommendedInsurance Broker and ask them to doa marketing exercise for you. If theyget a better quote then we suggestyou do not offer your existingsupplier a chance to beat them.Invariably they will whichdemonstrates they did not do theirjob properly first time and areprobably refunding somecommissions out of embarrassmentto be more competitive. However, thisgives them no incentive to treat you

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Claims Services and Add-onsIn an effort to earn more money fromtheir client’s, many Insurance brokershave started selling claims servicesin addition to your insurance policy.Traditionally, claims services areincluded in the standard level ofservice provided by Insurancebrokers.By badging these up as ‘Major Lossmanagement services’ the attempt isto persuade you there is a new andessential service for sale. However,read the small print and you willdiscover that most of what theseservices provide are part of atraditional insurance broker service.You may benefit from Loss AssessorFees insurance, which can be boughtseparately for a minimal cost, so ifyou have a need for this cover (anda good Insurance Broker will tell you)this can bought at much lower coststhan the ‘Major Loss’ services.The same goes for all add-ons. Askwhat the broker earns from thisservice and if there is already coverelsewhere in your policies. Often thebasic cover required is there, thebroker will try and sell an enhancedversion to make more money fromyou.If you want to get some more ideason how to get the best deal for yourbusiness, we have lots of advice on

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Mediation is particularlyvaluable when applied early in aproblem situation. Whenindividuals are able to identify thesource of a problem, understandeach other’s perspective, workpressures and particularresponsibilities it is simpler todefuse tensions between them andestablish agreements for futureconduct and collaboration.

Where mediation is not usedthe damage caused by a formallegal process can be much greater

than it initially appears. This isbecause it will take a partial viewof the situation. Mediation willreveal and acknowledge theexistence of other circumstancespresent in the workplace whichmay not be immediatelyevident. The processoffers an employerthe chance toidentify significantunderlying issuesthat can result inrapid changes beingapplied to policy orpractice for the benefit of all.

ACAS recently publishedresearch showing that theintroduction of mediators formanaging certain conflictsituations and/or staff beingtrained to use mediation skills hada measurable impact in theworkplace. The behaviour of thestaff who had received the trainingand the way they interacted withand were perceived by their workcolleagues was very positive. Thetransformative effect on individualsand the culture of conflictmanagement in any organisationis very powerful and a complimentto the work of HR managers. Lesspunitive and potentiallyprovocative methods for managingchronic long term issues such asabsenteeism, problems withproductivity due to stress etc areprovided for where mediation isintroduced as an extension of theHR resource package.

Mediation is introduced intoeach workplace in a different way.

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real challenge for any newbusiness is in looking atcustomers, sales, costs andprofit.

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For every new business,though, the key is inunderstanding the potentialmarket. Who might mycustomers be, how will I makethem aware of what I have tooffer, and how will I persuadethem to buy from me? Newbusinesses do not need to becomplex or innovative tosucceed, but they do need to becarefully planned and wellexecuted.

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