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April-May 2018 Plug in to better advice.
YOU’VE
GOTTA
BE IN
TO WIN.
* Terms and conditions apply.
Plug in to better value.
GET YOUR SHARE OF
$20,000* WORTH
OF VOUCHERS.
Purchase any specially marked
Game On product to go in the draw to win.
Hit up your local rep to find out more.
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Trade Magazine Only.
At Redpaths our focus is to the Trade.
All pricing is to account holders only
and is always excluding GST.
Welcome to our April/May edition launching our new Game On program.
From April 1st though to September 30th will see focus on our new Game On
EDITORIAL program. We have teamed up with key suppliers from within the industry to
Sarah Orange not only promote core lines with great pricing but rewards for customers and
staff earnt weekly, monthly and some major prizes at completion. Focus on
ADVERTISING compliance and value adds will be driven by those involved along with staff
and training pods.
Paula 021 885 888
paula@redpaths.co.nz Check out our in branch displays showing how competitive some of our staff
can be and make sure your part of our event and get your Game On!
PRINTER Additionally we will be focusing on the new AS/NZ regulations along with
Caxton better knowledge around products and practices by creating schools for
Cnr Lodestar Ave & Stark Drive better understanding and advisement. If you want to get involved contact
Wigram, PO Box 36411 our sales teams and we will follow up with details for your area as soon as
Christchurch 8146 they are confirmed.
03 366 8516
Disclaimer:
The opinions in this magazine do not
necessarily reflect those of R.Redpath
Limited or the publisher. Although all Brent Cameron,
materials are checked for accuracy, no Chief Sales Officer
liability is assumed by R.Redpath Limited
or the publisher for any losses due to the
use of this magazine. Whilst all care has
been taken in production, products and
prices advertised will be on sale from
the beginning of the promotional period
or while stocks last. We reserve the
right to substitute any of these products
with similar products or vary pricing in
extenuating circumstances and limited to
Trade customers only.
Plug in Plug in Plug in
to better to better to better
value. advice. service.
2 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | APRIL-MAY 2018
BRANCH NEWS
B
ack (almost) to where it all began. “Shifting a store as big as this one obviously has plenty of
Redpaths Christchurch City is in a brand-new challenge’s but I’m really proud of the staff & the way they
building! After 30 years on site at 55 Ferry Rd we took ownership of it all. The new place is their flagship & it
have moved 50m to the corner of Barbadoes St & St really is a privilege to be involved”
Asaph St. Incidentally, next door to where Redpaths The shift also means we get to upgrade everything with
started in 1945. our new lighting & AV showrooms being a stand out.
With the Ferry Rd building permanently damaged in the We also have more than doubled the amount of parking
2011 Earthquakes, the opportunity was taken to erect a spaces.
new, purpose-built store. With over 30,000 cars each week going past the
Branch Manager Darryn Boyle sees the new branch as a front window the feedback on the new store has been
“reward to all the staff & customers for their patience & universally positive!
loyalty over the past 7 years.
“Whilst we always made the best of any situation, the
Come in for a coffee with the team & see for yourself.
fact was the old building was a bit depressing with all its Redpaths
broken parts. The new place is fantastic!” 308 St Asaph St, Christchurch City
APRIL-MAY 2018 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | 3
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APRIL-MAY 2018 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | 5
TOOL BOX TALK
Noise at work
don't turn a deaf ear
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? WHAT CAN YOU DO? WAYS TO CONTROL
With hearing, prevention Rule of thumb: If you’re working THE NOISE:
is the best and only cure. on site and you can’t hear the 1. Remove the source of the noise.
Around 71,000 New Zealanders other person next to you without 2. Replace noisy machinery with
have deafness that comes from being them raising their voice, then quieter options (“buy quiet”).
exposed to noise, and 95% of them you need hearing protection.
3. Treat the noise at it’s source.
are male. This type of hearing loss CONTROL THE NOISE: Diagnose the cause of the noise,
can make it difficult to communicate then treat the cause using things
If an individual is exposed to
within groups of people and can like sound dampeners, silencers,
more than 85 decibels for an 8
even cause tinnitus, ringing in the noise barriers and insulation.
plus hour period or a peak of
ears. It can take years for the issue to
develop, but by the time the signs are
showing it’s too late to do anything HEARING PROTECTION:
except try to prevent more damage. 1. If exposed to a noisy
environment, be sure to have
HOW ARE WORKERS a hearing check annually.
HARMED?
2. Be sure to wear the appropriate
There are two factors that make hearing protection suited to
noise a hazard: the loudness of the your level of exposure. Consult
noise (amplitude) and the length a safety specialist to choose
of time a person is exposed to it. the right options for you.
We are born with around 20,000 Different hearing protection
hair cells in each ear. Exposure to is designed for different
noise over 85 decibels for extended environments, get the right
lengths of time can destroy these one for your environment.
hairs in the ear, causing gradual 3. Keep your hearing protection
deafness. Once the damage is equipment well maintained and
done it is sadly irreversible. fit for purpose. Replace any warn
There are also one-off “impact” or damaged equipment right
types noises, like a shotgun going more than 140 decibels at any 4. Maintain the servicing away. Damaged or ill-fitting
off next to your ear, which if loud time, then employers are required on all machinery. hearing protection can be as
enough can cause immediate, to put a noise management plan 5. Use hearing protection equip- bad as no protection at all.
permanent damage. in place to keep levels down. ment like earmuffs or earplugs.
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10 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | APRIL-MAY 2018APRIL-MAY 2018 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | 11
EDITORIAL
90 day trial
period
the legalities explained
NO DOUBT THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AMENDMENT BILL WILL BE
ON THE MIND OF MANY EMPLOYERS. IF NOT, IT SHOULD.
T
his piece of challenged his employer’s employer has more than 20 risks of being caught on a
legislation is decision to terminate his employees, then it will only technicality increases.
designed to employment pursuant to a be able to hire employees on So, under the new regime,
unwind some 90-day trial clause. It turns a probationary period. A few if you employ less than 20
of the reforms from the out the company had failed years ago, I wrote an article employees, the rules will
previous government. It is to ensure the 90-day trial on the difference between not change. You will need
common knowledge the clause complied with the probationary periods and to make sure you tick every
current government does not Employment Relations Act trial periods. The difference is technical box to avoid being
like 90 days trial periods, 2000. Because the clause was significant. Whereas, under caught out like Enterprise IT.
mainly from an ideological invalid, the company was a trial period regime that has If you employ over 20
perspective. required to have followed been put in place properly, employees, then this is quite a
As the law stands now, a comprehensive fair and an employee is prevented game changer. Although the
all employees can be hired reasonable process. It had from taking out a personal probationary employment
on a 90-day trial period,
provided certain technical With the proposed new law, only employers with
requirements are met. One
less than 20 employees will be allowed to hire employees
of these is that the employee
has not worked for the on a 90-day trial period.
employer before. Another is
that the 90 days trial period not because it had thought it grievance of unjustified regime has been in place for a
is contained in a clause that could rely on the 90-day trial dismissal, that protection while, it has rarely been used
clearly stipulates when the clause in the employment does not exist under the because of the clear benefit
trial period commences. agreement. Mr Alkazaz was probationary period regime. of using a 90-day trial period
Both the Employment awarded $36,000, including In addition, as an employer clause.
Relations Authority and $22,000 loss of wages and you cannot just terminate Clause 67 of the
Employment Court have $12,000 for humiliation and a probationary employee’s Employment Relations Act
applied a strict interpretation injury to feelings. employment without a fair 2000, as it stands, governs
of the law, indicating a With the proposed new and reasonable process. As a probationary periods. For the
dislike of the regime. In a law, only employers with less lot of employers will know, employee to be validly under
recent case, Mr Alkazaz who than 20 employees will be as soon as an employer is a probationary arrangement,
worked as an analyst for allowed to hire employees on required to follow a fair the arrangements must be in
Enterprise IT, successfully a 90-day trial period. If an a reasonable process, the writing in the employment
12 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | APRIL-MAY 2018agreement and the fact of the employees meet the level of before dismissing or acting a legal obligation to be fair.
probationary period must performance expected from against the employee; and Also, be reasonable when
be specified in writing in the them in any given role. D: whether the employer proposing a time frame for
employment agreement. The Employment genuinely considered the improvement. It is important
The rules of unjustified Relations Authority will employee’s explanation to remember if an employee
dismissal, fair and reasonable always review the fairness (if any) in relation to the has challenged the process,
disciplinary and performance and reasonableness of an allegations against the that there will be a scrutiny
review processes apply. Why employer’s actions in the employee before dismissing of your actions. Not giving
bother you may well ask. circumstances of each case. or acting against the enough time to an employee
Whereas it is clear the It is worth familiarising employee. to improve performance
government wishes to impose yourselves with Section In practical terms this is viewed as unfair. Do not
on employers of more than 20 103A Sub para three of the means: First, make sure predetermine the outcome of
employees more compliance Employment Relations Act everything is documented. the process. Although you may
when dealing with employee 2000 sets out key factors that There is nothing worse well have a predetermined
performance or disciplinary are looked at: than having to explain a view as to how to resolve any
issues, having a robust, A: whether, having regard to performance review after given performance failures, it
but fair and transparent the resources available to the fact without supporting pays to keep these to yourself,
probationary program may the employer, the employer and contemporaneous notes. or if you are going to give
not necessarily be a bad thing. sufficiently investigated Secondly, make sure you have notice of this view to the
By hiring an employee on a the allegations against the a process that is clear and employee, ensure that it is a
probationary period, you will employee before dismissing has been communicated to proposal only.
be signalling to the employee or acting against the your employees. Ideally you
that for a certain period, the employee; would do this when inducting CREDIT:
employee’s performance will B: whether the employer employees. Thirdly, make John Michel Shingleton
be closely evaluated. This is to raised the concerns that sure you give employees Licence Droit/LLM
be contrasted with employing the employer had with the sufficient and comprehensive Director/Barrister and
someone on no probationary employee before dismissing notice of what the issues Solicitor
period at all, where if you have or acting against the are and what standard you Waimak Law
performance concerns then employee; expect the employee to meet.
you must start a performance C: whether the employer gave It is settled case law that if
review from scratch. the employee a reasonable you bring anything new to a
Performance management opportunity to respond to performance review meeting,
is part and parcel of ensuring the employer’s concerns that this could be a breach of
APRIL-MAY 2018 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | 13Which MCCB should you use?
The best in the business
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schneider-electric.co.nz
14 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | APRIL-MAY 2018Why you need Arc Fault Detection Device?
The new wiring rules include requirements for protection against fire hazard due
to arching faults. Once the new book is sighted in NZ regulations the following
will need to be protected with AFDD*:
• Locations with high risks of fire e.g. barns, woodworking shops
• Historic buildings constructed of flammable materials
• Socket-outlets in school dormitories
• Locations containing irreplaceable items
Although not sighted, AFDDs should also be considered for use in residential
applications, especially older homes where the risk of arc faults are greater.
What does this mean for you?
It’s time to future proof and protect your customers from electrical fires
with Schneider Electric’s Arc Fault Detection Device (AFDD). N 1
What is an arc fault? RCCB
An arc fault can be caused by cable or electrical contact damage, e.g.
pulled sockets, damages cables or loose connections in electrical fittings.
N 2
How does Schneider Electric’s AFDD work?
RCCB
Our AFDD detects arc faults and disconnects power before the NEUTRAL
resulting heat starts a fire. LINK
Key features include:
• Protects against arc faults, short-circuit currents and overload currents
• Can be installed instead of an MCB
• Compatible with existing RCDs
x x
• Conforms to standard IEC 62606 AFDD
*For exact wording around AFDD requirements please refer to AS/NZS 3000:2018
NZ wiring rules once published.
schneider-electric.co.nz/afdd
APRIL-MAY 2018 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | 15REDPATHS WORKMATE
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ABC Ltd Quote Date DC
Job
18 Tyne St 27 Sep 2016 2A Riverlaw Terrace
Addington Quote Number Saint Martins
Christchurch 2258 Christchurch
Canterbury Quote Reference Canterbury
New Zealand ABC Ltd Test quote PO Date New Zealand DC
8011 18 Tyne St Gst Number 23 Aug 2016
8022 2A Riverlaw Terrace
Purchase Order
Addington 11-222-3333 Job Number
+64 3 3237846 Saint Martins
Christchurch JOB-2194 Christchurch
Canterbury Job Reference Canterbury
Build New Zealand sdgwg New Zealand
Purchase Order Date DC
8011 Purchase Order Gst Number 8022
Description Qty List Price Disc % Unit Price 01 JunAmount
2016 2A Riverlaw Terrace
R. Redpath Limited 11-222-3333 +64 3 3237846
Quoted Price 1.00 $6,000.00 0% $6,000.00 Purchase Order Number
$6,000.00 Saint Martins
Section 1 (Quoted) Tax Invoice Subtotal
1001
$6,000.00
Christchurch
Canterbury
GST Total $900.00 New Zealand
Description Quoted Qty Actual Qty List Price Disc % Unit Price Amount
8022
ABC Ltd TOTAL $6,900.00 Invoice Date DC
695 - Double outlet 10A H White 1.00 1.00 $32.76 0% $32.76 +64 3 3237846
$32.76
18 Tyne St 22 Jun 2017 2A Riverlaw Terrace
4.02CGF - 4.0mm 2 core Garden 1.00 1.00
Addington $3.83 0% $3.83 $3.83 Number
Invoice Saint Martins
Description Supplier Code
Christchurch Manufacturer QtyINV-1116
Unit Price Amount Christchurch
Marking Subtotal $36.59
Canterbury Customer Reference Canterbury
Double Outlet 15A H Black 695/15BL 695/15BK GST Total $5.48 $36.22
10.00testic $362.20 New Zealand
New Zealand
Double Outlet 10A H White 8011 695 695 TOTAL Gst Number
$42.07
10.00 $14.56 $145.60 8022
11-222-3333 +64 3 3237846
Rcd Double Socket H 10A 30Ma 695RCD30 695RCD-30 WH 1.00 $93.60 $93.60
bathroom (Quoted) Ml Main Switch 40A 3P Rear MtDescription
789215 789215 1.00
Qty $174.08
List Price $174.08
Disc % Unit Price Amount
Description Instant StartQuoted QtyT8 Lamp
Ballast For Actual Qty List Price
ELXE136522 Disc % Unit Price Amount $48.00
698/15BK - 698/15 Black W P188137
Sw Skt 15A 2.00
20.00 $35.25 $96.00
13% $30.78 $615.60
530 - Mounting block round 1.00 1.00 $5.51 0% $5.51 $5.51
570/571 w... Labour Rate - Class 1 4.80 $100.00 46% $54.00 $259.20
3.4MFD450 - 3.4MFD 440V 1.00 1.0TEG
1.00- 1.0mm Tps Twin + Earth 0%
$11.81 $11.81 1.00$11.81 $4.67 10% $4.20 $4.20
lighting capacitor
144PT - Flush Box Plastic Single Gang 100.00 $2.58 13% $2.25 $225.00
Subtotal $17.32
GST Total $2.60
TOTAL $19.92
Terms
This quotation (including notes) and any resulting sales are made strictly on the bases of the DC LTD standard terms of trade
Upon signing this application, it is deemed to be acceptance of our Terms of Trade
Retention of title until payment Subtotal $1,104.00
Payment by 20th of the month following invoice GST Total $165.60
Prices based on order for full quantity of all items and may require revision if part ordered
TOTAL $1,269.60
Quote based on information supplied
This quote shall remain firm for 30 days from the date shown on this quotation Terms
PAYMENT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 7 DAYS UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH DC LTD
Terms Our bank account details for direct credit is Westpac Riccerton
Account 123-1234-123456-00
Please ensure you put your account name in the "REFERENCE" to ensure your payment gets deducted to the correct account
Terms and conditions of the job may vary
Ownership of the goods will only be transfered to the purchaser upon full payment of monies due in respect to this purchase
Subtotal $871.48
PAYMENT ADVICE GST Total
Customer $130.72
ABC Ltd
TO:
DC InvoiceTOTAL
Number $1,002.20
INV-1116
2A Riverlaw Terrace
Amount Due $1,269.60
Saint Martins
Christchurch Due Date 06 Jul 2017
Canterbury Amount Enclosed
New Zealand
Enter the amount you are paying above
8022
+64 3 3237846 Direct Credit Payments to: 03 0887 0254 377 25
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APRIL-MAY 2018 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | 21STAFF VS STAFF
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THE GREENS AT THE The plan was 15 ends highest score
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EXCUSES.
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a major factor. bowler, or maybe it was just an off day.
Dean “the younger, older looking The start for Carl & Dean wasn’t the
brother” Cameron was paired with Carl greatest falling behind 0-10 after 6
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the pitch” Ward, while Paul “I’ve never on the 7th. Then 6 un-answered
played before …bollocks!” was ably scoring ends made it more competitive
assisted by Brent “the older, younger towards the latter half, eventually
looking brother” Cameron. succumbing to a hefty 8-15 defeat.
22 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | APRIL-MAY 2018I’d never trust another thing Paul Veitch says again if he
reckons he has never bowled before and Dean sooked up
and didn’t seem to want to enjoy the game on realising he
had been dooped.
Alas, there is always a winner and a loser, congratulations
to Paul & Brent, consistent through out and good sledging
contributed to Carl & Deans downfall.
Score board says it all.
Next challenge please!
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Even remote unpopulated areas are seriously affected by
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5
Principals
for Digital
Transformation
W hy is it
important for
companies
to embrace digital
transformation? Ask anyone
and which will prove to be
over-hyped.
Here are three organizing
principles to help guide
company strategies around
who used to make their living digital transformation:
running a video store, selling innovations to human
encyclopedias or driving a capital investments, design
taxi. Consumer demands of data-driven cycles and
haven’t changed much: the alignment of application
People still watch movies at programming interface (API)
home, look up information capabilities.
on obscure topics and need the first mass production collaboration tool. When the
rides around town. But the FOCUS ON PEOPLE of automobiles. Henry time comes for the call, one
companies that identified If you’re wondering how Ford didn’t just introduce of the participants realises he
early on how technology to collaborate to create affordable vehicles to doesn’t have a necessary plug-
would change these industries more valuable innovation, America, Ford also essentially in installed on his computer.
(Netflix, Uber and Google, you should begin by asking taught the entire country how He checks his email, but
among others) are now a new question: ‘How can to drive. For a more recent can’t find the dial-in number,
dominating these sectors. innovation create more and almost as ubiquitous and so he shoots a message
The challenge is how to valuable people?’ The example, “What makes to the organiser, who has
help your company align “people” is talking about Google work?” The page rank been listening to hold music
the answers between what include both employees algorithm. Google doesn’t just for five minutes. Then, after
business you’re currently and customers. Of course, search. It creates searchers. they finally connect, the
in and who you want your technology can dramatically Google may be in the search organiser speaks three or four
customers to become. That increase productivity among business, but what Google has sentences before realising
requires you to think about users, allowing them to effectively done is cultivated the line is muted. This is a
innovation as something perform key aspects of their and harvested the human perfect example where the
beyond what will make your jobs more quickly while often capital of its users. Everybody participants would have been
products or services faster simultaneously improving essentially works for Google, better off simply picking up
and better. You also need to the quality of their work. and they like it. an analog phone and getting
think about who you want Company’s should also try down to business.
your customers to become to use technology to create HOW SIMPLIFYING Companies should
and how new technology “better customers.” Use COLLABORATION take advantage of new
transforms your customers, technology not just to help IMPROVES THE USER technologies that provide
not just your business. people do a better job at EXPERIENCE users with advanced features
With so many emerging work, or have a better user Communication and and options. But each of these
technologies in the experience but also enable collaboration tools offer a technologies should be as
marketplace today — often them to do better jobs and prime example of how IT simple and reliable as picking
touted as “disruptive” and have better user experiences investments don’t always up the phone. You can now
“transformative” — it can in ways that make them more translate into business can combine whiteboarding,
be difficult for owners and valuable to the business, improvements. Here’s a calling and wireless
employers to discern which and make the business more familiar scenario: Two presentation, all in one, that’s
will have a tangible impact on valuable to them. users in different offices set where the industry is going,
the future of their business An example of this is up a voice meeting via a where we can combine all
32 | REDPATHS.CO.NZ | APRIL-MAY 2018better at a higher return on these days and into the
investment? future.
ALIGNING APIS SEEING THE SMALL
APIs are essential to the PICTURE
success of IoT technologies, When it comes to digital
enabling communication and transformation, large
interaction among different companies can learn a lot
systems. For example, when a from small businesses. At
homeowner remotely adjusts large businesses, leadership
the temperature of a room teams often expend
in his or her house using a considerable resources
mobile app, the app calls and energy ensuring that
on the API controlling the new efforts conform to a
air conditioning system. Or centralised strategy. While a
when an event attendee buys bold, unified vision is often
tickets online, an API verifies important to the success
payment information. of a new initiative, there’s
APIs are “gateways for also something to be said
turning silo-ized processes for testing new ideas on a
into interoperable platforms.” small scale and seeing what
Because of this compatibility happens.
among APIs is crucial to Transformation can start
these things together while improved processes, and on most successful digital in just one department within
still trying to create the and on. transformation strategies. a company and that can be a
simplest experience possible. For example, Facebook The more connections point of entry, where people
If it’s not simple, and the collects and analyzes data organizations can make can see the level of change
end users can’t figure it out, from its hundreds of millions between systems, the more in the way the employees
it doesn’t matter what you of users and then uses that useful these systems become. are engaged and the way
deploy. They won’t use it. data to fine-tune its user API’s have the ability to do customers interact with the
experience. Similarly, Uber anything you want with processes.
DRIVING VALUE WITH collects data on its riders and the solution, including Small businesses
DATA then uses that data to attract the ability to integrate often embrace digital
As mobile applications, and retain riders, which has with anything else. The transformation out of sheer
Internet of Things (IoT) led to its explosive growth. more systems that rely on necessity, rather than out of
technologies, wearable Amazon would be worth these processes, the more deference to a lofty central
devices and other digital only a fraction of its current important API alignment vision. A small buiness, for
tools create exponentially value if its business model becomes. Increasingly, one of example, might download
more data, organisations risk were limited to selling items the economic and financial applications to help manage
becoming bogged down with online and then shipping variables you will be asked is, point-of-sale, inventory and
data management processes them to customers. Instead, ‘How do we assess return on accounting functions via
that don’t create significant the retailer tracks purchases API?’ tablets, such as iPad devices.
value. Don’t ask the old and product searches, and As the IoT market matures, Good experiences with these
IT question, ‘How do we then uses the resulting data the greatest value is likely to apps may then encourage
manage 100 times more data?’ to promote certain products, come from deployments that the business to embrace a
Instead, ask, ‘How do we get make recommendations and synthesize numerous systems digital solution for managing
the value out of 100 times optimise pricing. You don’t and utilize data from each of scheduling and payroll.
more data?’ That value is just you deliver or install that, them, multiplying the impact Suddenly, and quite likely
often the result of a “virtuous things feed and play off of of the technology. APIs enable without anyone involved
cycle” — the way companys one another. Going forward, and facilitate interoperability ever uttering the words
create data through customer will our challenges be around for larger companies, most “digital transformation,”
interactions and other what kind of virtuous cycles coding is stringing together the organisation has
processes, then use that data our technologies are creating, APIs. That’s going to be true revolutionised the way it does
to inform and improve their and how we go to our line- for Internet of Things and business in an authentic way
operations, then collect new of-business counterparts and for a lot of the processes that that drives user adoption.
and better data from those make the case that we are businesses are managing
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I had a go at rugby the other
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kept saying was, "Nice try."
Condescending bastards.
Q: How can you tell if a prop is walking, jogging, running
or sprinting
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One day after a game of sport I went to the team medic
and said "Ive just been training and when I got back I
found that when I touched my legs, my arms, my head,
my stomach and everything else, it really hurts"
The medic said "you've broken your finger."
Once you've seen one rugby joke.... you've seen a maul.
T
wo campers are hiking in the woods when one is bitten on the rear end by a
rattlesnake. "I'll go into town for a doctor," the other says.
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first-grade teacher
can’t believe her
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up about the Super
Bowl. “It’s a huge
event. Why aren’t you
excited?”
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football fan.
My parents love
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parents were morons?
What would you be
then?” “Then I’d be a
football fan.”
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