It was a dark and stormy night that he had accurately predicted. Too bad no one had seen the forecast.
Stop building high-speed highways to goat tracks
Land of Sin: This dark Swedish crime series is the Netflix obsession you can’t miss
The ending of ‘Steal’ explained: who was behind the heist?
Steal is a contemporary, high-octane thriller about the heist of the century and the ordinary office worker, Zara (Sophie Turner), who finds herself at the heart of it. A typical work day at a pension fund investment company, Lochmill Capital, is upended when a gang of violent thieves burst in and force Zara and her best mate Luke (Archie Madekwe) to execute their demands.
Tax haven: But who would steal billions of pounds of ordinary people’s pensions and why? DCI Rhys (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) is determined to find out, but as a recently relapsed gambling addict, Rhys must keep his own money problems at bay while dealing with the secret agendas and competing interests at the center of this far-reaching crime.
Steal / discovers the money was sent to accounts in the British Virgin Islands
Aware Super launches sale of $4b Victorian land titles registry
Ned and Senad Kocic – Firm working on RBA makeover mired in tax investigation
A CEO once told me “Hope is not a strategy”. He was right.
Hope is the belief that we have the power to make our future better.
And Hope does you good! Hope helps improve the immune system and aids recovery from illness.
To live in Hope you must believe and practice three things:
- As John Lennon said “Everything will be OK in the end. If it’s not OK – it’s not the End.” Envision a better future and you’re half-way there.
- Move towards that future. “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” Focus – Commitment – Discipline.
- Chart the pathway forward from where you are to where you want to be. Start with the Answer and work back. Act Now.
Some executional tips:
- Start with small steps. Short term, specific, measurable and achievable goals. For tomorrow, next week, next month, next 100 days.
- Replace cynicism with optimism and positivity. Be excited.
- Replace daily gossip – which is largely negative, with ‘positive’ gossip. Share at least one positive thing every day that somebody else did.
- Take responsibility for your own happiness. YOLO (you only live once) is nonsense. YODO (you only die once). So start every day the right way. Full of Hope! Every new day is – a new day.
(With thanks to Peaky Bugger Jim Rigg and Lauren Jackson.)
RageCheck – A tool for understanding manipulative framing in media.
- RageCheck is a free tool that analyzes online content for linguistic patterns commonly associated with manipulative framing—the kind of language designed to provoke emotional reactions rather than inform. Modern social platforms reward engagement, and outrage generates more engagement than nuance. This creates incentives for content creators to frame information in emotionally provocative ways, regardless of whether that framing is accurate or fair. RageCheck helps you see these patterns so you can make more informed decisions about what to believe, share, and engage with.
- What RageCheck Is Not – Not a Fact Checker – RageCheck does not verify claims or assess accuracy. A high score means content uses manipulative framing—it doesn’t mean the underlying claims are false. Conversely, a low score doesn’t mean content is true.
- Not a Political Bias Detector – Manipulative framing exists across the political spectrum. RageCheck analyzes linguistic patterns regardless of political orientation. Content from any viewpoint can score high or low depending on how it’s framed.
- Not an Arbiter of Truth – RageCheck is a tool, not an authority. Use it as one input among many when evaluating content. Your own judgment, multiple sources, and critical thinking remain essential.
