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As he celebrates his birthday, Rich Bizzy shares the official music video for his song titled "Don't Delay". Rich Bizzy teams up with Ugandan music group – B2C and the sensational Triplets Ghetto Kids.
The song was produced by Kuseim, a renowned Ugandan music producer and Banq Records resident producer. It's music video was directed by Director Pest.
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Jay-Z is back with another video of him breaking down tracks from his upcoming Magna Carta Holy Grail album. Jay-Z talks about Jay-Z Blue and he concept behind it. Check the video after the jump
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SA Commercial Real Estate sector primed to seize opportunities in Africa
SA's commercial real estate sector leads the African continent, with a maturity and sophistication that compares favourably with any developed market. But, with scores of opportunities for property investment and development arising in Africa, the next decade could see other African countries developing comparable commercial property sectors.
Investment in Africa took centre stage at the second series of South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and IPD (Investment Property Databank) research events, sponsored by Absa. The strategic session, held in Sandton earlier today, provided specialist insight to empower investment decisions.
Stan Garrun, MD of IPD SA, notes: "There are plenty of opportunities for SA property investors and developers in the rest of Africa. What has been talk for years is now tangible reality. More appetite for risk and higher reward following the GFC has unleashed this potential. Many international companies including South Africans are working very successfully in Africa, several have been quietly getting on with it 'under the radar'. However it is a diverse continent of 56 different countries and assuming 'one size' fits all is hazardous. A strategic approach, backed by good information and an understanding of what is happening on the ground is essential for investors. It is not for the faint hearted or the arrogant."
Presenting snapshots of over a dozen African markets in which Absa operates, Head of Commercial Property Finance at Absa, Pieter Steyn, notes that local property investors and developers enjoy opportunities in SA, as well as the UK, Germany and Australia, among others.
However, Steyn says: "With the exponential growth of the African economy and the opening of its business markets, diversification into African opportunities should be seriously considered as key element of a short- to medium-term investment strategy. Each developer or investor needs to decide their own tactics based on core strengths, limits, capital and other resources, as well as risk appetite."
He adds there's already a greater movement of SA corporate and property developers into Sub-Saharan Africa. This contrasts with the previous trend of in-country development for in-country retailers and corporates.
Steyn contends that the African giant has awoken. "The massive potential in Africa is being recognised. Opportunities for first-mover pioneers are being snapped up at a rapid rate. Many global companies wanting to diversify from their home markets are moving in to grab opportunities on the continent to gain competitive advantage. Several have identified SA as a springboard into the rest of Africa. Major South African retailers are penetrating the African markets to take advantage of the rapid urbanisation and increasing customer sophistications. Telecommunication giants are also moving in to take advantage of the increasing population growth."
Steyn believes this is the tip of the iceberg.
A champion of commercial property in Africa, Chief Executive of Buna Group Caswell Rampheri is insistent there's never been a better time to enter certain African markets.
But he cautions investors need to do their homework as real estate is a long-term investment. "The starting point is identifying countries with sustainable stable democracies, and the absence of war. Nigeria and Ghana lead the pack in the west. Zambia and Mozambique stand out within the SADC. Kenya and Uganda are options in the east, with significant development happening or about to begin," reports Rampheri.
He adds there is undoubtedly a need for more development in Africa. However, often the associated costs and risks are prohibitive.
"Few investors, both local and foreign, have appetite for development risk. Creative management is needed if we are to meet Africa's real estate demand. And, until African markets reach critical mass there will be little diversity in investment models, such as listed property investment vehicles, which will continue to choke investment."
However, Rampheri points out more mature markets, like Kenya, are in the forefront of transforming African real estate investment and are aiming to introduce REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) which could address issues like tradability and liquidity. He notes it will take a decade or more before there's enough maturity in other African countries to compare performance with SA.
Neil Gopal, of SAPOA, says: "The SA commercial property sector is in a unique position to lead successful real estate development and investment in Africa. This is underpinned by the strength of our property sector and our globally respected development expertise."
Both Steyn and Rampheri are upbeat about the excellent opportunities in our own commercial real estate market, which leads property investment on the continent.
Rampheri stresses there are still profitable real estate opportunities in SA, especially in under-serviced markets. "Investment will remain strong for a foreseeable future. There is no African country that measures-up to SA's market performance right now. It is mature, sophisticated, institutionalised and diversified."
Steyn highlights the solid performance of the SA property industry over the last five years amounting to annualised total returns of 14.5%, having outperformed cash, equities and bonds. "We have a very resilient commercial property sector relative to the western world. Its growth took place in response to the demands of a growing economy rather than in isolation of it. Any significant bubble was therefore avoided."


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Premier League: What Cech must do to emulate Van der Sar, play until 40 – Wenger
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has coached goalkeeper, Petr Cech on what to do to emulate former Manchester United safe hands, Edwin Van der Sar.
Wenger believes that Cech is fitter than ever after losing weight and can equal Van der Sar's record by playing into his forties.
Cech has been in good form this season and hope to make it three league clean sheets in a row when the Gunners host Huddersfield on Wednesday.
The Gunners boss believes the 35-year-old keeper can continue the good form after Arsenal won 11 consecutive Premier League home games this season.
"He gets older, we all do that, but I think he is fitter than ever," Wenger said. "He puts a lot of attention into the preparation. He is slimmer than before. I think he benefits from that.
"He has lost some weight. Not too much, two, three kilos only. But it's a lot if you want to make a horse lose a race, you put a jockey with one or two kilos more on the back, and the horse is quite big.
"He looks after his whole lifestyle because he feels better and because he wants to be the best. Petr Cech is a perfectionist. And you don't make a career he has made if you have not that obsession, always to be at your best.
"I remember Edwin Van der Sar at Manchester United, I compare them. They are intelligent, they have great similar size, similar quality. And Van der Sar stopped at the end because he decided to stop.
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BOSTON (WHDH) - Commuter rail trains on Sunday will operate with extra seating capacity to accommodate the higher levels of ridership expected for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
"Our goal is to make the St. Patrick's Day holiday convenient and enjoyable for those utilizing commuter rail," said David Scorey, General Manager and CEO of Keolis. "We hope parade spectators stay off the roadways and take advantage of the convenience offered by public transit. We increased capacity to help accommodate more riders."
Officials say due to safety reasons, the use of backpacks, liquid containers and other carry-on items should be limited and may be subject to search.
The MBTA will operate shuttle buses between South Station and the parade in South Boston.
From 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, special shuttle bus service will also be provided to and from the Summer Street-side of South Station to Summer Street at East 1st Street in South Boston to accommodate passengers traveling to the Parade.
Beginning around 9:45 a.m., all bus routes that normally service Broadway or Andrew Stations will be unable to do so due to traffic and road closures, though the stations will remain open for Red Line subway service. Additionally, Bus Routes 9, 10, 11, and 47 will be detoured around the Parade area.
The MBTA also encourages customers to board any Red Line train to South, Broadway, or Andrew Stations.
Red Line trains may bypass Broadway as this station may not be suitable to drop off customers at certain times throughout the day due to heavy crowds.
For more information, please see the City of Boston's Traffic Advisory, visit the MBTA website, sign up for and check T-Alerts, and follow the T on Twitter @MBTA as well as the commuter rail at @MBTA_CR.
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What is an RV (Rating Valuation)?
Wellington Property Market – 2018 RVs
If you own real estate in Wellington, you will have recently received your new rating valuation (RV). Your reaction, like many others, is likely to be one of slight shock (and possible delight) as your rating value will have risen somewhere in the region of 40-50%. I struggle not to roll my eyes when people explain that their property has gone up in value overnight. Yes, your new RV is a significant increase on three years ago. But your market value has been steadily (or rather rapidly in the case of Wellington) increasing over that period.
Conversations – Is RV the same as market value?
What has been interesting for us as agents is that while buyers had long ago stopped relying on RV's as an indication of current market value, all of a sudden those conversations are back.
'What's the new RV?' 'Why are you advertising a BEO so far below/above the new RV?' 'I know you appraised my house at X but my new RV is Y so surely that means it's worth more?' The answer to all of these questions is the value of any given property has not changed. Any price indication or appraised range we provide is based on a number of recent sales for comparable properties.
So how did they come up with the RV number?
An RV is made up of two components: Land Value and Improvement Value.
Most of the increased value is in the land. This increase reflects the location and any increased demand in your region. New Zealand has experienced strong population growth of late and while much of that activity has been experienced in Auckland, that demand has pushed Aucklanders out to other areas, which in turns puts upwards pressure on demand in the regions.
The process to establish your improvements value (improvements include structures such as housing, garaging and decks) is the difference between the land value and the capital value (which in turn becomes your rating value).
What's interesting about receiving your new rating valuation is that QV do not provide evidence to support the figure. In the old days of the Government Valuation Department, assessors used to physically inspect each and every property and the corresponding values were considered reflective of the market value (which is usually a range based on recent comparable sales). But if you would like to object to your RV you will be required to provide evidence to the contrary.
Purchasing property in the current market
Lending has got increasingly hard of late. Just the other day I was discussing the process of buying with some purchasers. A condition of their finance pre-approval was that the bank would order a desktop valuation for any prospective properties and that this value would cap the amount they were prepared to lend. What I found interesting about this approach was
- The banks are currently very concerned about the value of the asset
- Banks are pre-determining value based on a property that has never been seen
When assessing the value of any asset, the danger of relying on any given sale is that is can throw your number out significantly. And this is a major risk of desktop assessments. One stand-out, above or below market transaction in your area, can increase or decrease the value of a desktop assessment. This could ultimately price you out of the market.
In addition, the danger for the bank is that the any given house could be subject to an underlying defect that could negatively affect this value. This could be issues such as weather tightness or proposed developments in the area.
The Wellington Real Estate Market
From mid-December the market will start to slow as we move our attention off property and on to the big guy with the beard. Overall the Wellington market has held up well with a recent levelling off after three years of frantic growth.
So that's it for 2018 folks and I'd just like to say it has been an absolute pleasure to have you reading our updates. Have a safe and happy holiday period from our team to yours.
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What's on this December in Wellington:
- Old St Paul's Christmas Movie Night, 34 Mulgrave St, Thorndon. Saturday 15th Dec 6pm-9pm
Old St Paul's is excited to be hosting a Christmas Movie Night! This event will be a special screening of the PG rated film: The Polar Express. So gather up your family and friends and join us for this unique and magical cinema experience. Doors open at 5.30pm. Arrive early and make yourself comfy as the screening starts at 6pm. Our Christmas shop and gift shop will be open before and after the movie for any last minute shopping. Remember to use the password 'Nutcracker' to receive a 10% discount in the shop.Click here to book your tickets
- The ABBA Show – The Opera House, 111-113 Manners St, Wellington. Friday 14th Dec 2018 8pm – 10.30pm
Direct from Australia, and following more than 5000 international shows, the world's premier live ABBA tribute – The ABBA Show – is coming to town! Far from being 'just another cover band', The ABBA Show is a full-scale theatrical production featuring 2.5 hours of live musical performances, a live backing band, replica costumes, theatrical lighting and effects and all the dancing an ABBA fan can handle.Click here to book your tickets
- The Wellington Christmas Markets – Wellington Underground Market, Jervois Quay, Wellington Waterfront, Wellington
This annual event is always a buzz. Shoppers not only love the huge variety of uniquely Wellington gifts on offer but to know their money is going to support local small business is truly a win-win for everyone. It's festive fun for the whole family – shop at over 100 beautiful stalls, and listen to some music while you eat a delicious variety of street food! Both Saturdays and Sundays for the 4 weekends leading up to Christmas.Click here to find out dates and times
If you, or anyone you know, could benefit from a considered market assessment by Wellington's only licensed agent and registered property valuer, please do not hesitate to call. We are always very happy to help.


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People are just very excited about the sensation of it all.
Clay's quote: "I don't know why they like me so I don't know what to get confidence for."Maybe a new thread:How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.... and then send it in to him.What do you think?
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Syria poet Adonis wins (misses out on) Nobel Literature Prize
Syrian poet Adonis won (missed out on) this year's Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday.
Adonis, whose name has long been discussed as a potential Nobel Laureate, was considered a favorite for the prize along with Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
The Syrian poet, viewed as a giant of contemporary Arabic literature, recently published a highly polemic tract on political Islam, and a vitriolic essay on the Arab Spring revolutions which he argued were tainted by religious elements.
He says religious fanaticism is "destroying the heart of the Arab world" but sees salvation in poetry.
The 86-year-old lives in exile and is equally disgruntled about the West's role in the conflict in his homeland which has been raging five years.
"The Americans are not looking for solutions, they are seeking problems," he told AFP in an interview at the Gothenburg Book Fair in September.
"The Americans do not have a coherent vision. Neither do the Russians, who are only driven by self-interest. The Arab world is strategic, an area of riches and the Arab people are just a means (to oil wealth)," he said
The poet, who is Alawite, the sect to which Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs, wrote to the leader in 2011 calling for a democratic transition.
"Poetry cannot slit a child's throat, nor kill a man or destroy a museum," said Adonis, whose real name is Ali Ahmad Saïd Esber.
Calling for a separation between the state and religion, he said poets could play an important role in bringing this about.
Adonis has been criticized by advocates of the Syrian uprising for his failure to voice support for peaceful protests at the beginning of the unrest in 2011.
"The future lies in secularism," he said. "I had said one cannot stage a secular revolution with people emerging from the mosque to demonstrate. A revolution is one thing and the mosque another."
In his poem Lanterns, Adonis writes:
What is this human
That we find inhumanity nowhere
Except in him?
The desires for authority
Open the door wide open
For the authority of desires
As much as the margin for speech shrinks
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Icicle returns in The Flash episode 5.19 promo
The CW has released the first promo for The Flash episode 5.19 titled "Snow Pack," highlighting the return of Kyle Secor's Icicle while Iris disagrees with Barry's decision of sending Nora back to the future. The new episode is scheduled to air on April 23. Check out the video below!
The episode is directed by Jeff Cassidy from a script co-written by Jonathan Butler and Gabriel Garza. Its official synopsis reads:
"ICICLE RETURNS – When Icicle (guest star Kyle Secor) returns to enact the next phase of his devious plan, Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) and her mother, Dr. Carla Tannhauser (guest star Susan Walters), must resolve their long-combative relationship to defeat the icy monster. After Barry (Grant Gustin) makes a big decision about their family without consulting her, Iris (Candice Patton) decides to take matters into her own hands."
RELATED: The CW Announces That Arrow Will End After Season 8
The Flash stars Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Candice Patton as Iris West, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramo, Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny, Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen aka the speedster hero XS, Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton with Tom Cavanagh as Dr. Harrison Wells, and Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West. Chris Klein (Election, Oz, American Pie) has joined the cast to play the new scourge of Central City, Cicada. A grizzled, blue-collar everyman whose family has been torn apart by metahumans, Cicada now seeks to exterminate the epidemic — one metahuman at a time.
Based on the characters from DC Comics, The Flash is from by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Todd Helbing.
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The School of Superb Arts and Communication seeks to be Arkansas's preeminent supplier of undergraduate schooling in the arts as well as to offer wonderful graduate programs in chosen disciplines. You should have the opportunity to take part in a various range of exterior actions throughout the period of the course including international discipline research journeys, nationwide competitions and reside collaborative projects with a wide variety of external partners.
The course will assess developments in social media within existing communication theories and practical functions. Students will become accustomed to the visual vocabulary that builds graphic design practice through sensible tasks. It's no coincidence that our communication skills and artwork have develop hand in hand, and accompanied the progress of our civilization.
You will not be alone; our neighborhood of free-pondering creatives work for Hollywood production corporations, freelance as successful writers, drive international communication campaigns and even help improve lives by creating online games for imaginative and prescient-impaired people.
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Jennifer Kennedy, PA
Senior Writer
Jennifer holds a bachelor's degree in corporate communications from Susquehanna University, where she minored in creative writing and business. She worked in marketing and public relations at Prudential Financial and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins before becoming a freelance writer. She creates marketing and public relations content but most enjoys the personal side of writing. Jennifer has published three stories with Chicken Soup for the Soul series, including one about life in quarantine in a new book releasing this summer. Last year she wrote about the extraordinary way her father has faced pancreatic cancer in "Darkness & Light" for Deborah Norville's bestselling "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy." She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband of eighteen years, two sports-loving sons and a well-loved rescue dog.
As a Story Terrace writer, Jennifer interviews customers and turns their life stories into books. Get to know her better by reading her autobiographical anecdote below.
Space Mountain at Midnight
If I close my eyes, I can still smell the sweet scent of the air that night thirty years ago. It was different from Florida daytime air—crisper, cooler. And somehow, because it was at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, it smelled that much sweeter.
After a long day at the parks, my mom, dad, younger brother and I had just finished a late dinner at our hotel restaurant. As we walked to our room, my dad, carrying my already sleeping brother, shot me a "break the rules" smile and whispered, "Let's go back to the Magic Kingdom and ride Space Mountain one more time."
So my roller-coaster-loving, always-up-for-the-next-adventure partner-in-crime and I boarded the bus that most vacationers were getting off. I remember walking through the gates, not believing how amazing this was. It was far past my bedtime, and as I walked down Main Street holding my dad's hand, the whole park looked like a bright fairy tale. We exuberantly rode Space Mountain, and the wind made our hair dance as we threw our hands high in the air.
Flash-forward thirty years, and I am standing in a long line at our Disney hotel about to make a $1,000 frivolous request to a complete stranger. I close my eyes and contemplate whether I should keep standing there or just be smart and leave, saving myself the heartache of another rejection. Just a few days earlier, I had pleaded my story through tears but the Disney employee on the phone said, "I'm so sorry for your situation, hon. Adding an extra park day for everyone in your family would cost $1,000. And if you don't arrive until the evening, the park may be already be sold out the day before Christmas Eve. I wouldn't recommend it."
I was mad at myself—at us all. We should have planned this trip better for my dad. This was his very own "Make-a-Wish" trip, as he jokingly called it. Diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer a few months earlier, he was not expected to make it to Christmas. But he decided he would—and he would fund a Christmas trip to Disney to celebrate my parents' 40th wedding anniversary with my brother and me and our families.
The two park days that we planned were chosen by my dad for the grandkids' special interests—Animal Kingdom for my nieces and Hollywood Studios for my boys, with their recent Star Wars obsession. The third and final day, my dad had planned for my mom to visit her extended family in Florida—leaving us to return to the hotel at night just in time for our early flight the next morning. It was typical of my dad to make the trip perfect for everyone else. I wished I had fought harder to incorporate his beloved Magic Kingdom into the schedule.
Just like that, a cast member named Michael, holding an iPad, walked up to me and snapped me back to reality, smiling. "Happy holidays. What can I help you with today?"
The floodgates opened. I let is all out. My anger that my fifty-nine-year-old dad would not get to see my young boys grow up. Or grow old with my mom. Or retire and enjoy all he had worked for. Anger that I hadn't even been able to buy a Christmas gift for him yet this year. How do you choose what you know will be the last Christmas gift you ever give your dad? Anger at the suffering that I knew was coming for him. Anger at this black cloud of terminal cancer that I could see closing in on us, closer and closer each day.
The angry tears came out so fierce I couldn't get my story or my reasons out, just, "I need to get my dad back to Magic Kingdom tonight to ride Space Mountain. And there are ten of us. And we won't be able to arrive until late. And we don't have tickets."
And somehow my eyes must have told the rest of the story because he returned thirty minutes later and smiled magically, saying "Merry Christmas," and informing me that we all had tickets for the Magic Kingdom and fast passes to Space Mountain that night.
I watched the four cousins giggle together, wide-eyed with adrenaline and excitement. My brother and his two girls, and me and my two boys—with our memory-making dad. I knew they'd recall every detail of their night-time adventure, even thirty years later.
As we walked down Main Street with my boys holding my dad's hands, the whole park looked like a bright fairy tale lit up for Christmas. The crowds slowly shuffled out as we rushed in. The air was invigorating. The crisp, cool Florida air smelled sweeter in front of the spectacular lit-up castle. Once again, I was with my roller-coaster-loving, always-up-for-the-next-adventure partner-in-crime, riding Space Mountain late at night. The wind made our hair dance and we threw our hands high in the air.
"Space Mountain at Midnight" from Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Wonder of Christmas, Copyright 2018 by JL Kennedy. Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Depression is quite serious, and it can make daily life unbearable. You can feel like there is no hope at all. This article has depression tips to help you or others.
Examine your thinking patterns when you are depressed. When you think negatively about yourself, ask if you would say the same thing about someone else. If you wouldn't, then you are being too hard on yourself. Rather than taking these statements at face value, look at them in a more positive way in order to come up with a solution to address the problem.
If you work on the personal problems that you are up against, this will help with your depression. Proceed with small incremental steps so you don't become overwhelmed, and tackle issues on an individual basis. When you break up your larger ambitions into smaller more manageable goals, you get the chance to fix problems one at a time and work on your actual source of depressing feelings gradually over time.
You need to know that you're not crazy. Depression is indeed real and must be treated just as you would seek treatment for other diseases. Depression happens when something is wrong with your body. Depression is a sign of needing help with these problems.
Quit using the words "depression" and "depressed". Thinking of yourself in these terms, although they are valid for diagnosis, can make your problem seem hopeless and unmanageable. Instead, when you are feeling down, think of it as a low mood. It's much more positive to think about improving your mood than to think about fighting "depression", even though you are doing the same thing.
Many people find that listening to music soothes their mindset. Creating it yourself can really augment the effects too. As with most of the arts, getting involved often works to manage symptoms of depression – even if you're not very good with a paint brush, piano, molding clay or whatever artistic tool suits your fancy.
When depression strikes, keep in mind that the tide is always going to turn. Depressed folks tend to think their condition is terminal and that attempts at treatment will be futile. The key is to stay positive and exercise patience.
If you want to beat depression then you have to be sure to be rational and realistic. Take a look at your goals in life, and if they're unrealistic, see what you can do to adjust them. If you expect way too much, too quickly, then it'll be near impossible to overcome depression caused by a feeling of being a failure.
Start with small steps and progress as you feel the depression alleviate. If you start changing your life too dramatically, you might not accomplish your goals. So set reasonable goals and small steps and celebrate the small achievements and progress that you make.
Consider going green to treat your depression. These days there are way too many toxins in ordinary foods! The chemicals in these toxic ingredients can slow you down physically and even alter your brain chemistry. An easy way to eliminate these potential chemical toxins is to buy organic fresh foods. Organic offerings are now widely available in the marketplace.
Determine what triggers your depression. Figuring these triggers out helps you realize some of the factors that are causing your depression. Once you have identified a trigger, avoid it at all costs, if you can.
Think positive. This is easy to say as opposed to do since our minds can easily default to the negative over the positive. It can be helpful to keep a journal to write your feelings in. Sometimes negative thoughts will evaporate if you put them into words.
People who suffer from depression should make sure they get an adequate amount of exercise. It has been proven that exercise keeps both the mind and body alert. Go for a long walk or a good swim.
You are now very knowledgeable about depression and its symptoms. Depression will not immediately disappear. But, things will eventually get better if you stay dedicated and work hard. You can beat depression; even though the task seems daunting, it is possible. Plan for plenty of support throughout the process.


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Tulane-UCF baseball series opener postponed until Friday
ORLANDO, Fla. – Due to inclement weather in the area, Tulane baseball's series opener at UCF has been postponed until Friday. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT Friday, with the second game following 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first.
The Green Wave and Knights were originally scheduled to play at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT Thursday, and the teams were preparing to play before storms forced the contest to be postponed.
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"The science of engineering and rationalism of city planning meet visionary experimentation in art installations by Tomás Saraceno. The Argentina-born artist is known for works that imagine an alternate future for humanity in unexpected, often utopian ways. His latest work, 'On Space Time Foam', is an exploration of self-sufficient aerial structures that could be made on a larger scale and inhabited by humans."


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Book: Between the Lines by Tammara Webber
Source: Purchased to read
Goal Progress: 1/50 books, 0/12 from my shelf
I've been avoiding rereading Easy by Tammara Webber because I'm worried I won't like it the second time around. But since I discovered you can google 50% off coupon codes of kobo, I've been allowing myself to buy some ebooks for dirt cheap. One of which was Between the Lines by Tammara Webber. I probably don't have to worry about not liking Easy now because I realized I really enjoy Tammara Webber's writing.
This was a super fun book. I haven't been able to finish a book in weeks, I'll get about 3/4 of the way in and get bored and stop. Fortunately, this book got me over that hump. I'm not sure about the dual POV in this book. I didn't love Reid's story, and I thought it was really uneven since he'd only get a few pages in a chapter and the rest belonged to Emma. On the other hand, without reading Reid's POV I probably wouldn't have liked him at all – I was definitely team Graham all the way.
Looking forward to the next book in the series.


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Hollywood Beach is found within the city of the same name which is itself part of Broward County. Generally the area extends north and south from A1A all the way to neighboring Hallandale Beach Boulevard. As you explore Hollywood Beach real estate you'll come across a variety of properties like the condos of Apogee Beach to homes that are just steps away from the sunny sands. Some of the notable sights you'll find in Hollywood Beach include Hollywood Beach Park, Oceanwalk Mall and the Diplomat Resort & Spa.
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We're waiting on the second set of proofs for the paperback, so that still is not available. The e-book, however, totally is! And it's on Amazon right now!
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Red Archer & Raven Heights Radio
When Erica asks if it's been a year at the top of the program I kept thinking it hadn't been that long, but it's because we did a Christmas Special last year – which you should totally check out. It's family friendly and done in the style of an old gumshoe radio drama.The Hound and the Hedgehog Part 1 & Part 2. I adapted a script from a short story William Hardy wrote for me as a present several holidays back. It really had been about a year since we talked Red August, though. I really need to get out to RHR more often!
In this most recent episode Erica asks me some interesting questions and I go on a bit a couple of times trying to find my footing about what I want to say. After the recording I thought, "Damn, I rambled too much." But after listening to the episode, I felt a lot better because what ends up happening is you can hear that I'm working it out.
The topics range from how I do my Scottish related research, to what I think of Trigger Warnings, and where I get the material for my sexy scenes. Will talks about the editing process and has some other insights as well regarding love going from overwhelmingly passionate to more comfortable.
So, check out the latest episode of Raven Heights Radio – Neon Waxing Philosphical, Episode 178 – Reflecting on Red August, Introducing Red Archer
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Juicy Peach
"They had apples. Honeycrisp. Some other kind, too…I forget what–well, they're all new apples."
I smiled. "Thanks." It was the closest I would get to the market that day. I love choosing my fruit and veggies from the farmers who grew them. The dried mud on a mound of small potatoes, flaking off around the little crate that contained them. The weight of a fat tomato in my hand. The smell of a bundle of herbs. Feeling like a Duchess as I peer at each package, choosing which would serve me best. But I wasn't feeling my best that day, so he went alone. He delivered, though–Honeycrisp is my favorite. Pink Lady, second.
"I got some peaches, too."
"Ohhhh." I tiptoed to the kitchen to peer inside the bag. There they were, three perfect peaches.
I selected my favorite, though they all looked lovely. I turned around and let water run over it, washing the fuzzy skin gently. I gave her a little rub with the dishtowel on the counter, to dry her off. I put the fruit to my nose and inhaled, to my satisfaction it was delightfully fragrant. I bit into the fruit, grabbing a paper towel to catch the juices. Sweet, wet, divine–the last taste of summer.
"This peach is perfect. Come have a bite."
He poked his head into the hallway, peering at me standing near the sink. Eyebrows up, "Well, alright."
I watched him take the four paces to me. His light brown hair in want of a trim. His green tee making his eyes more green than ever. His eyes are magic that way, pulling green, light brown, or hazel–depending on the shirt.
I held the peach up, about breast high. He stood in front of me for a beat and looked at the peach, put both of his hands around my hand, cupping it from beneath and raised the peach to his mouth. He looked me in the eye as he bit into the flesh, I was transfixed. Any words that had begun their journey to my mouth were halted in their tracks as I watched him take another bite, his eyes locked with mine. Juice running down our hands. I forgot the paper towel in my other hand. I forgot that I could look away, if I wanted to.
He released my hand, smiled and chewed, still looking me in the eyes. I felt a chain of electrical tingles run down my spine, then back up again. He made a sound that indicated the peach was, indeed, as perfect as reported. He then turned and walked back into the bedroom to sort books, and fold laundry. I enjoyed watching the back of him as he went. I stared at the space where he stood as I finished the peach in four bites, then made my way to the bedroom as well.
Sexy Stuff
I put sex in my stories. I addressed some of it in a podcast before the release of Red August – but I thought I would blog about it, to explore it a bit further. If you want to listen to the podcast you can hop on over to Raven Heights Radio and listen to that episode HERE.
To state the obvious, some people aren't bothered by sexual scenes in a story, and some people even seek out books with sexual passages. Then, there are readers who don't like sex in a story, and regardless of my reasons for including sexual scenes, it's not going to really make them like it. So, for those who are curious, here are some thoughts about about those sexy bits of Red August and also, why you will find sexy bits in my second book in the series, Red Archer, as well.
When I first conceived of writing a fairy tale, I thought it would be fun to try my hand at an erotic short. I had listened to a podcast from an erotica author who cranked out many erotic shorts a month and makes a good living at it. I was at a bit of crossroads in my career life and wanted to switch from focusing on art and photography to writing. Naturally, I wanted to write something that would be financially supporting. So, I figured I would try out this model mentioned in the erotica writer's podcast. I'd write something under 10k words and I would self-publish it for 99 cents and move on to the next fairy tale. However, once I got to writing the character of August Archer and her budding age-gap relationship with werewolf Faolan Conall, I couldn't just stick to the erotic stuff – I wanted more story. Eventually, there wasn't a lot of sex in the story left, but what was there was pretty hot. So, what could I do now but finish the story?
I had believed writing erotica might be a good route for me because my first ever paycheck as a writer was back in the late 90s and it was a short erotic story for Playgirl. I figured I could channel that part of myself and write something short and steamy – but I failed. I just wanted to know more about the characters. I wanted to know where they would end up and all of the adventures they might get up to as their relationships developed. So, I decided instead to write a modern fairy tale adaptation and put sex in where it felt right to me. That's how Red August was born.
I am a sensualist. I immerse myself in the clicks of a keyboard and the smell of freshly brewed coffee, the sweet and rich melting of chocolate on my tongue, the tickle of the hair on the back of my neck and the warm pressing of my lover's lips to my cheek – all while just sitting here at my desk. These things cannot be sorted out from each other. They are interwoven. Eggs, flour, milk, sugar, all baked together – touching and creating a full experience.
Sex, passion, lust and hormones are a huge foundation of our motivations as humans, even if we don't want to admit it, despite the reality of it being all around us. I realize for some people, they've got that part of themselves pretty locked down. They keep it private. They don't like it intruding on their stories about adventure or danger. But, for me, there is a message in that: sex intrudes, whether we want it to or not. If people want to read it just to enjoy the idea that there is this horny teen girl who has an interesting paranormal back-story – I am totally fine with that. The book belongs to the readers once you put it out there. The author's intent sometimes isn't clear, or the person reading it might not have an experience or perspective that lets the message in. There is nothing wrong with any of that. If sexy writing isn't for you, I'm not trying to convince you otherwise. I'm just saying that I can't help but include it.
The messages I got when I was younger, compared to those that I claimed for myself later, helped me come to a place where I recognize that sex is embraceable as a whole part of yourself and not something to try and put in a box. There are so many contradictions in our society about sex. We require consent, but don't always prosecute rapists. Or we get consent, then are accused of breaching a boundary we didn't know was there. We say girls are too young to dress in a sexy outfit or buy dolls that push sex, then we sell everything with sex. There is a calamity about young girls wearing sexualized make-up and clothing, then we deny that clothing or appearance can be sexualized (feminist perspective). It's confusing as hell. And there is no way for me as one human to un-confuse it. But what I can do is write about a girl who is in touch with her sex drive. I can also make an attempt to not romanticize things that are unhealthy. I will write about things that are not healthy happening in a relationship, but I make great effort to not romanticize or objectify in my story.
I wrote about August's desires and private actions because that is part of who she is. Her body is doing things that are invisible to those around her, but hormones and chemicals rage on inside of her nonstop.
For me, I think part of the problem is that too often, women aren't portrayed as whole individuals. When we get explicit sex in a story some feel it defines the story, putting it into a specific slot (I know), saying "oh, this book is about sex." There's nothing wrong with reading it on that level. But that's not what I'm trying to create – a story that's primary objective is titillation. My objective is simple – to show a whole girl, with her desires, menstrual cycles, awkwardness and cleverness–all the good and the bad–and sex is part of that story.
Take all of the above and add onto it the fact that August is not just a human girl. She has hormones of something other than human coursing thorough her veins. Her blood is rich and heavy with longing and the drive to procreate to a point she doesn't understand it. Furthermore, because as a general rule, people don't talk much about sex to each other, she's confused by it. And if teenagers do talk about those things, particularly before the information age (my book is set in the 1980s), they can be misinformed. They don't know how normal it is to be having these aches and desires. It's an aspect of our animal side that is going on in our brains as we go on with all of the activities of our day.
There is a well-loved episode of the original Star Trek series in which this subject is the main theme. Pon Farr highlights the power of hormones and instinctual drive. You won't get to see any steamy sex scenes with Spock, but I would have liked to. I also wouldn't be a bit surprised if there isn't some fan fiction out there taking that episode much further than shirtless fight scenes on Vulcan.
Hormones and bonding chemicals, like oxytocin, are fascinating and still a bit mysterious. I've learned a lot about bonding chemicals in the past four or five years. They are addictive and powerful and can affect you like other drugs – clouding your judgment, making you feel euphoric, or numb. When people have affairs, they can get the sense that they don't love their earlier partner any longer because of the bonding chemicals that take over their brains with the new person. This isn't a mystery and it isn't new, but it's overwhelming and sometimes ruinous. I like exploring the way these bonding chemicals can make us hold on to relationships that were cut short, or idealize people who aren't good for us.
I attempt to write sex in my stories sensually rather than what somebody might consider raunchy. But, if you like your sex tucked away, as an aside mention, or avoided like tip-toeing through a garden, then the Red August series probably isn't for you.
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1 tsp Seikel's Oklahoma Gold Mustard
1 tbsp Scissortail Farms fresh thyme leaves
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1 1/4 lbs Chef's Requested boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into tenders
3 Carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
1 lb J-M Farms Button Mushrooms, halved and sliced
2 Zucchini, Sliced
1-2 cups Scissortail Farms spinach leaves
1 cup Cherry Tomatoes, Halved
Step 1Whisk together salad dressing, mustard, thyme and basil. Place chicken and half of dressing mixture in a large plastic bag. Place remaining half of dressing in bag with vegetables. Let chicken and veggies marinate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Step 2Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 3Place chicken and veggies (except spinach and tomatoes) on sheet pan, shaking off additional dressing.
Step 4Do not pour dressing from bag on the sheet pan.
Step 5Bake 15-20 minutes. Remove sheet pan from oven, and add spinach and tomatoes. Bake an additional 10 minutes. Chicken will be done when juices run clear when cut. Note: Delicious when served with Della Terra campanelle pasta.


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Getting the word out about SinuCleanse
I don't know if it's something about the air we breathe nowadays, or what--but it seems that more people are plagued with sinus problems now than ever before.
One of the most nightmarish things for me (I know that sounds overly-dramatic, but it really is!) is not being able to breath through my nose. I'm prone to sinus infections, so this is not an infrequent occurence for me.
When my son Jonathan told me about SinuCleanse, I was a little skeptical..not to mention just a little grossed out. How could pouring a saline solution in one side of my nose and letting it drain out the other, really help restore my breathing?
Well, all I can say is, it works. I've also recommended it to friends who have become firm believers.
It's all based on the concept of the age-old custom of the "neti pot" (read more about that here.) According to the SinuCleanse website, the product is now available in a squeeze version as well.
SinuCleanse is safe to use on a regular basis to keep your sinuses clear, and some people even claim it helps alleviate snoring.
Anyway, if you suffer from chronic sinus problems, it's worth a try!
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Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti is backing Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea to win the Europa League final.
The Azzurri were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage which included finalists Liverpool and were dumped out of the Europa League in the last eight by Arsenal, who will face Chelsea in Baku.
Ancelotti said, "It is a small consolation that the two teams we went out to in Europe are competing in the finals of both the Europa and Champions League.
"I hope Maurizio Sarri lifts the trophy.
"I will support Chelsea, because I'm a former Coach of the Blues and I am still close to them."


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TRAL, Kashmir — They hide in the forest, emerging occasionally to lure police officers into villages where they try to kill them with explosive devices. They steal weapons from the security forces. Then they disappear back among the trees.
They are members of Hizbul Mujahedeen, a militant group that has emerged as the face of the independence movement in Kashmir, the Himalayan region that was subsumed into India when it shook off colonial rule in 1947 and that remains at the center of the country's 70-year dispute with neighboring Pakistan.
Relatively few in number, about 200, roughly half of them from local villages, Hizbul Mujahedeen is the larger of two militant organizations and has widespread support from a populace that has lost faith in dialogue to resolve differences with the Indian government.
"They are adored," said Sridhar Patil, the head of the regional police in Kulgam district, where crowds have burned a courthouse and a police station. "The younger generation of Kashmir is searching for a good leader, a good role model," he said, and it has settled, for better or worse, on these young men.
Daily life in Kashmir has come close to a standstill since July, when Indian security forces killed the 22-year-old leader of the local militancy, Burhan Muzaffar Wani, who had attracted a broad following through videos he posted on Facebook and WhatsApp. He started the trend of young, charismatic militants, dressed in military fatigues and carrying assault weapons, revealing their names and faces on social media in efforts to spread their message to a wide audience.
The killing of Mr. Wani touched off four months of violence, including bombings, shootouts and attacks by stone-pelting youths, as well as protests by tens of thousands of people.
In a lengthy interview, the young man's father, Mohammad Muzafar Wani, said he had tried hard to influence the path of his son, a handsome youth who gelled his hair and changed his outfits twice a day, preferring Western-style T-shirts to traditional kurtas.
But in 2010, three weeks after Burhan and his older brother were beaten up by security forces, the brainy boy who got top grades at school dropped the original plan to train as a doctor and instead joined Hizbul Mujahedeen.
"He was not a small child; I couldn't have confined him to home," his father said. "I could have stopped him for a day or two, but not all days."
The Kashmir police have counted 2,400 clashes since July. Schools remain closed, more than 30 of them burned, and public transportation is almost entirely shut down. The state's education minister was holed up in his home for days after receiving a threat.
Seventy-six people have been killed in the violence, the police in Kashmir say, while local activists put the toll at closer to 100. At least a thousand protesters have been struck in the eyes by pellets fired by police officers, and some have been blinded.
Kashmir, part of India's only Muslim-majority state, Jammu and Kashmir, was promised some measure of self-determination and autonomy after India was partitioned and Pakistan was formed. That promise was not fulfilled, and since then, India and Pakistan have fought two border wars over the region and have assembled nuclear arsenals.
A violent secession movement arose in Kashmir in the late 1980s, as thousands of militants spilled over the border from Pakistan. India responded by moving tens of thousands of troops into the scenic Kashmir valley and slowly crushing the uprising.
Still, the independence movement persisted, giving rise every few years to violence and protests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India made overtures to Pakistan early in his tenure that rekindled hopes for a resolution of Kashmir's future. But he has made no public moves to restart discussions over the region.
"Is people's confidence in dialogue shaken? Yes, it is," said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a founder of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a coalition of separatist groups.
The young men who have joined the Kashmir militancy grew up in a militarized land where they were routinely stopped and searched by security forces, and at times brutally beaten, their families say.
Mr. Wani's older brother, Khalid, did not join the insurgency, even after the two were beaten by the security forces. Nevertheless, he was the first to be killed. In 2015, he was shot after delivering a meal to his brother and his comrades, his father said.
The older Mr. Wani, 54, the principal of a government high school in the valley, said he was now focused on trying to keep his only surviving son, 16-year-old Naveed, from following his brother's deadly path into the militancy. "My life is in him," Mr. Wani said, looking over at the lean, bearded teenager who gave monosyllabic answers to visitors' questions.
The current rebel commander, Zakir Rashid Bhat, 22, went through many of the same experiences as his predecessor, said his father, Abdul Rashid Bhat, 56, an assistant government engineer.
Mr. Bhat said his son was arrested and jailed in 2010 for pelting security forces with stones. Mr. Bhat said he had tried to broker a deal with the police to bring back his son, then 16, who was hiding in another part of the state, in return for leniency.
But not only did the police throw the son in jail for several days until a court granted him bail, they also opened several criminal cases, accusing him of violence and of destroying government property, his father and the Kashmir police say.
The rebel commander's older brother, Dr. Shakir Rashid Bhat, 32, an orthopedic surgeon in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, tried to explain why his sibling had joined the militancy. "The experience of seeing his father begging police for mercy changed him," he said. "It was humiliating."
In 2012 and 2013, even as Zakir attended an engineering college in another state, he had to return to Kashmir every few months for court hearings. Then, in July 2013, one month into his summer vacation, he disappeared, leaving a note saying that his parents should not look for him and that he was at peace with himself and with his God, his father said.
Mr. Bhat said his son had left his iPhone, his iPad and cards for his family's three bank accounts, taking nothing except the pants and T-shirt he was wearing.
In retrospect, the father said, the only clue to his son's radicalization was an increased interest in religion in the days before he left. The youth, whose major passion had previously been his Yamaha motorcycle, suddenly began accompanying his father to the mosque each day during the holy month of Ramadan.
On a recent Saturday morning, only hours after an explosive device went off a few miles from the three-story brick house where Zakir grew up, a security officer was on the phone with his father, telling him his son was the prime suspect. Three police officers had been wounded, one critically.
Mr. Bhat, a stocky man who was wearing a brown woolen cape and sitting on the pink-carpeted floor of his living room when the call came through, sounded despondent at times as he responded again and again that he had no idea of his son's whereabouts.
"If you want to kill me, kill me," he told the officer. "If that ensures safety to your country, do it."
A few miles away, in another village in the Tral area, several dozen children and young men played cricket in a field adjoining the graveyard where Mr. Wani is buried. They stopped playing when visitors arrived.
A 6-year-old boy in a blue cape, Muneeb Shah, began leading the crowd in a cheer, egged on by his father, a shawl merchant. "What do we want?" the boy shouted. "Azaadi," the group responded, using the Urdu word for freedom. "For the sake of Burhan," the boy called out next, going down the list of dead militants, one by one.
Local people say dozens show up at the graveyard each day to pay tribute to Mr. Wani, some carrying away clumps of mud from the mound of grass covering his grave.
Security officials worry that the glamorization of militant leaders might draw a larger number of young people into the fold.
The police are trying to counter the appeal, in part by aggressively tracking down the leaders and the new recruits. But it is hard to make arrests because the militants operate in the forests around the villages where they grew up. When the police close in, crowds of people rush to the scene and try to stop the security forces by throwing rocks, yelling chants and generally interfering, knowing the officers will resist shooting at them.
"From the front side you are fighting the militants, and from the back side you are getting hit by stones," said Mr. Patil, the police chief.


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My computer died last night, just as I was about to try to answer blog comments that I've gotten over the last week or so. The power supply has gone bad. I'm using my hubby's computer right now, but I don't like to use his computer. It doesn't have all of my stuff on it. We've ordered a new power supply, but it's not due to arrive until the 3rd of January! I'm not overly happy about that.
Doggie News: Our dog Barkley has grown so much that we're about to have to cut his choke chain collar off of him! Yikes! That is scary. Glad we noticed it in time, but wish we had noticed it earlier. I'm going to have to take him to the vet this week. He's limping and is apparently having some major back problems. He yelps if he thinks that Katie is going to jump on it.
I don't know if I've mentioned this before or not, but we have wild hogs on our property now. They've become a big problem all over rural Texas and I'm sure in other states as well. We have a neighbor who runs horses and cows on our place, so he's put a hog trap on the place and has caught a few. Well, on Friday morning Barkley found a baby pig inside our fenced yard and chased it out! He tried to catch it, but couldn't. The pig was too fast. It just barely fit through the holes in the fencing. They are rather large and rectangular. I sure do hope that doesn't happen again. I'll let you know what happens at the vet, but I probably won't be posting as often from hubby's computer. Then again, you just never know what I'll do.


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Fresh from defending his middleweight belt in Japan, Aung La N Sang already has a date and opponent for his next light heavyweight title defense.
After a dominant second round TKO over Ken Hasegawa, ONE Championship heavyweight king Brandon Vera stepped into the cage to challenge "The Burmese Python" in the most polite way.
"Mr. Aung La, congratulations on your win tonight. You are a man amongst men," Vera said.
"I would like to ask – if we are both healthy, we are both in shape and we both agree – could you and I meet here in Japan in October and I'll challenge you for the light heavyweight belt?"
Aung La N Sang didn't hesitate.
"I've always been a big fan of Brandon Vera and it would be a great honor for me to fight him in October," he said.
The match will take place at ONE: Greatness Unleashed, the promotion's second live event in Japan on 13 October.


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Fundamental Leadership Training is Key to your Company's Success
Successful businesses are identified by their fundamental leadership training as they go hand in hand. Such executive managers are individuals who have been properly vetted, trained, and placed in positions where they can thrive. But getting there requires following a carefully crafted plan to ensure each leader's success. By adhering to fundamental leadership training, companies can avoid mistakes and the consequences of the same.
Appoint a mentor. Assign each new leadership a mentor, preferably a seasoned senior executive who can offer moral support, answer questions, and discuss solutions to problems.
Monitor and provide feedback. An initial key in fundamental leadership training is that every new leadership hire enters a learning curve and works toward a goal of becoming an independent leader. Your company must outline concrete steps to help each individual reach expected goals or thresholds along the way. Monitor the new senior management hire's progress and provide feedback as needed. Take corrective action when necessary.
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Articulate management systems. Besides understanding HR policies, equip new leaders with the tools necessary to conduct performance reviews, and manage discipline issues.
Understand work styles. No two leaders are alike, with unique personalities and work styles evident. Make allowance for differences, while also helping trainees identify their strengths and weaknesses. Use this information to form management teams where different levels of managers complement each other.
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Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Right Ventricular Function during Exercise
The physiological behavior of pulmonary artery pressure during exercise has not been precisely established yet. There is lack of agreement in the published literature about the abnormal values of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) during exercise in the absence of mitral valve disease. Indeed, the last guidelines do not recommend using mean pulmonary artery pressure value ≥ 30 mmHg during exercise to define pulmonary hypertension. There is scarce information about the hemodynamic and functional response of the right ventricle (RV) during exercise and if it is useful to discriminate between a physiological or abnormal response of the pulmonary artery pressure.
To determine the behavior of PAP during exercise and to compare the echocardiographic parameters of systolic and diastolic RV function in relation to PAP levels.
ResultsPAP ≥50 mm mmHg This value was associated with greater age, female gender and elevated values of SPAP at rest. The parameters of RV diastolic function did not present significant differences. The group with PAP ≥ 50 mmHg during exercise presented a less increase in the S-wave measured by tissue Doppler imaging as an expression of a compensatory reduced RV contractile performance.
During exercise, 40% of the analyzed population reached a
A high percentage of the population developed PAP ≥50 mmHgduring exercise. The variables of RV diastolic function did not show significant differences and the group with PAP ≥50 mmHg during exercise presented compensatory reduced RV contractile performance as an expression of subclinical dysfunction.Material and MethodsA total of 94 patients without significant heart disease were included. Systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) at rest and maximum exercise during dobutamine stress echocardiography was adequately measured in all patients. The population was divided into two groups according to the value of pulmonary artery pressure during exercise: a) PAP <50 mmHg (56) b) PAP ≥50 mmHg (38). We also compared the variables of RV systolic function (S-wave measured by tissue Doppler imaging) and diastolic function (using pulsed Doppler echocardiography in the inlet tract and tissue Doppler echocardiography in the lateral wall).
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