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Tyler Dean had the world at his feet in late 2017.The 18-year-old had just signed the contract to begin his dream job as an apprentice panel beater in Geelong, Victoria. He had been working in Geelong and travelling home to Winchelsea each day via train.On October 18, he planned to make the long trip home, but his mother Jeynelle Dean-Hayes asked if he could stay in Geelong. She wanted him to help her and her husband Josh set up some scenes for a short film Josh was working on. Tyler said he was tired and would prefer to go home instead.When Jeynelle and Josh arrived home late that night, Tyler wasn''t there.Shortly after they arrived, there was a knock on the door. It was the kind every parent dreads-standing there were two police officers. That was the beginning of their nightmare. Tyler had been hit by a car and been left for dead. Their beautiful son''s life had been cut short and the person responsible had kept driving.The grief they felt has never eased and the roadblocks they have faced in their search for justice have simply added to it. Sadly, Tyler Dean is not the only person who has been let down by hit and run laws. This is what spurred Jeynelle and Josh to push for change in Australia. Today, they are advocates for changes in the laws against drivers who flee the scene of an accident. But more still needs to be done, because "car crime is a joke," according to Jeynelle.
Sexual predators exist in our society and their evil desire leads them to commit heinous, brutal crimes with little concern for their victims or the toll it takes on the community. Violent sociopaths have no interest in the needs or safety of anyone else and see ordinary people as either targets or competitors. They have no hesitation taking what they want from their victims. Whether they are rapists, pedophiles, or murderers, these monsters will do whatever it takes to get their needs met and their evil desires satisfied.Captain Dean T. Olson (retired) is a veteran sex crimes detective with the Douglas County (Nebraska) Sheriff's Office, serving the Omaha area. In his 30-year law enforcement career he has seen some of the most horrible crimes committed by one person against another and he has arrested some of the worst sexual predators the nation has ever seen.
When his mother was diagnosed with MS, Brian Frazer lost both his parents to the demands of the disease. His father, Sam, was his mother's sole caretaker for forty years, unavailable to his children or his art. After his mother died, Brian had the opportunity to reconnect with Sam. But how could he reestablish the relationship? The answer was in a doodle.One day - on a whim - he suggested his father draw a cartoon that Brian had written. The old spark returned to Sam's eyes. With every cartoon, Sam came back to life, and so did Brian's connection with his dad.Brian Frazer is an author, stand up comedian, and self-proclaimed neurotic. Cartoons With My Dad chronicles Brian's quest to find his relationship with his father, and in the process, find himself.
Are you an authentic people-person who loves to sell with integrity? Then you are a stylistic salesperson. These salespeople, referred to in William D. Hatch's latest book as Horses and Lions, will take sales from average to great when they are given the freedom and support they need to really sell. Whether you are a salesperson, a sales manager, or are responsible for new hires, being able to recognize and cultivate these top sellers can boost your career and grow your business in unimaginable ways. They can also be tough to manage, protective of their selling style, and somewhat mysterious. But they can sell! Through the life of the author, you will learn what a stylistic salesperson is, why they are important to you and your team, and how to work effectively with them, even the toughest cases, the Lions. Like most things, learning how to manage stylistic salespeople is on-the-job training. Each one is like a book with something unique on each page. Don't rush. Listen to the stories they tell. Watch, learn, and have fun!Ride the Horses, Feed the Lions is a handbook for those who want to be, hire, and manage stylistic salespeople. Get to know them personally; they're the thoroughbreds of your sales team. Don't rein them in right out of the gate. Let them set their own pace. Be on their team so they're on yours.
Sometimes the Safe Path isn't the Right One. As a young man, Don Redden didn't have big plans for his future beyond raising a family, a good career at General Electric, and making it through the Vietnam War alive. His plan was simple, honest, and safe. When Don's tour of duty in the Army was over and he got home alive, it looked like he was on track to achieve everything he had set out to do.A chance encounter with an FBI agent led him to make a momentous decision and abandon the safe path he had set for himself. He would apply to join the FBI. This began the adventure of a lifetime. From bank robberies to kidnappings to murder, Don did what he had to, sometimes against protocol and sometimes against instinct, to protect those he could and bring justice for those he couldn't."Don is a humble guy who lived the adventure of being an FBI agent, and loved every minute of it. His commitment to courage and duty led him to make sacrifices, some big and some small, but he did so with his eyes open and always for the good of those people he could help and for the difference he could make every day." -Charlie Shor, from the Foreword
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