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With just more than a month to the start of the Gumtree World Rallycross of South Africa at Killarney International Raceway in Cape Town, here is quick look at the Top 10 in that zoo.
Current World Champion Johan Kristoffersson, the speedy Swede whose big interests are family, fitness and and Rallycross. He drives a factory-developed Volkswagen Polo Supercar for Team PSRX Volkswagen Sweden, and in 2017, he drove it to 11 out of 12 finals, including a record-breaking seven victories, five of them in a row, winning the drivers' title by a very, very large margin. Johan is currently topping the 2018 Championship Leaderboard and rates Höljes as his favourite World RX track. He can't go without pasta, believes in pushing hard towards personal goals, and would love to have Jason Statham, Kimi Räikkönen and Barack Obama over for dinner.
Mattias Ekström of EKS Audi Sport is another Swede who has made a huge impact on World RX, winning the Championship in 2016 and racking up his fair share of race wins since then. He's been hanging round RX paddocks since he was a youngster, watching dad Bengt compete, and has also won the 2004 and 2007 DTM touring car titles. Family, food and tennis make him happy, and his biggest rival can be found staring back at him from the mirror: himself.
Norwegian Petter Solberg is Kristoffersson's racing partner in team PSRX Volkswagen Sweden. He was the first person to be crowned an FIA World Champion in two different motorsport disciplines: a World Rally Championship title in 2003, and two WRX titles in 2014 and 2015. He has, thanks to his crowd-pleasing antics, earned the nickname 'Hollywood', and regards drivers Colin McRae and Tommi Mäkinen as his biggest inspiration.
Andreas Bakkerud is also from Norway and races alongside Ekström in the EKS Audi Sport team, driving an Audi S1 Quattro. He started karting at the age of eight and switched to Rallycross when he was fifteen. He is the only driver in WRX history to have amassed maximum points through each stage of an event weekend, which he did in 2016. He enjoys skiing and kickboxing and would, rather cleverly, take a helicopter with to a desert island.
Sébastien Loeb is a legendary Frenchman, the world's most successful rally driver who has amassed an astounding nine consecutive WRC titles and 78 wins. He's a more recent star on the WRX circuit and races for the Peugeot Total team. He took six podiums in 2017 and considers the Lohéac track to be his favourite. A fan of rib beef and a lifelong lover of all things racing, Sébastien has seen and done it all…and won over a whole lot of fans in the process.
In addition to these fantastically fast five, triathlon-running Timmy Hansen and his fun-loving brother Kevin, young upstart Niclas Grönholm, Latvian champion Janis Baumanis and experienced Russian Timur Timerzyanov make up the top ten. Fifteen other super-quick drivers will join them over this scintillating weekend, ensuring that you're spoilt for choice when it comes to finding a favourite.
Des Easom, Executive manager of Killarney International Raceway, says: "The final round of the World Rallycross Championship for 2018 is the type of motor racing that appeals to race fans and families alike. There is the drama and action of Rallycross cars that out-accelerate Formula One's and driven by the world's best drivers on tar and dirt. But WRX offers way more: spectators, friends and families can have a marvellous day out with racing and entertainment on and off track, aerobatic displays, fun activities and enough to eat and drink.
"So make sure you've got tickets for you and the whole family. It doesn't get more exciting. It doesn't get more entertaining. And it certainly doesn't get quicker."


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A Turlock Irrigation District policy meant to benefit water-starved farmers may lead to wasted water, TID growers say.
On July 8, the TID Board of Directors agreed to sell an additional 15,000 acre-feet of irrigation water to growers. Under the adopted system, growers must pay in advance for whatever water they order, at a cost of $20 per acre-foot.
But as growers will have already paid for the supplementary water, they're likely to waste it, even if they don't ultimately need it, growers said.
"I think if I pay for it, I'm going to want to use it," grower Norm Lucas said.
The pay-in-advance system was established to ensure that growers didn't order more water than they needed, TID staff said, and was meant to encourage conservation.
Farmer Wendell Trinkler argued that the water should not have been made available in the first place for growers who failed to plan. TID started the season with a 30-inch allotment, then later raised the allotment to 34 inches.
The final, 15,000 acre-foot bail-out simply benefited farmers who didn't invest in wells, Trinkler said; Trinkler himself has invested $2 million in wells.
"You throw this out there for people what don't have no investment in water," Trinkler said. "… Where did the water all of a sudden come from?"
It's an art, not a science, determining how much water TID will have to work with, TID Board Chairman Michael Frantz said. A single dry, windy day can result in the loss of 20,000 acre-feet of water – more than the 15,000 acre-feet made available.
When it was determined that additional water was available, TID directors felt compelled to help growers, Frantz said.
"It was an act of compassion to try to put together a plan for people who were down to their last irrigation," Frantz said.
About 30 customers, representing 58 parcels, ordered roughly 1,500 acre-feet of water on the first day sales were available, TID Water Distribution Department Manager Mike Kavarian said. Though some growers were displeased with what they saw as an onerous sign-up process, taking 20 minutes or more, the majority were satisfied.
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• In closed session, discussed a case of existing litigation between TID and Pacific Gas & Electric. Ten other potential cases of litigation were discussed.
• Added a new position to the TID classification manual – regulatory analyst – and amended the job description for Director of External Affairs.
• Heard regular weekly updates on power generation, irrigation water availability, and the status of the irrigation season.
• Added 127.5 acres to the Brindero Brothers Pump improvement district, and 77.74 acres to the Swanson-Alvernaz Pump district. The board also approved 51 abandonments from 39 improvement districts, tallying 238.47 acres.
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Kids Rewards Bingo using Happy Planner Student Planner Pages
My godson loves video games. Loves them! Maybe a little too much. And I would love for him to stop playing them so much.
I've tried to use the video games as a privilege for doing well in school and at home. But he still tends to get too much screen time. So I was trying to think of a way to reward him for doing good in school and at home, limiting the use of the video games.
I was watching a YouTube video where someone was repurposing the planner pages of a Happy Planner Student Planner, and I thought I would be able to do the same and create a bingo game instead. I decided that I would create the rewards bingo and use the planner pages. As my godson accomplishes some of his academic and personal goals, he would gain bingo spaces to earn rewards.
During one of his visits to my house, I discussed my idea with him, and we sat together and came up with a list of things that he could accomplish in order to earn his rewards. I felt that making this list with him would make him buy into it more. It would only be fair to set goals that he felt were attainable as well. Then we discussed the different types of rewards that he could earn. Prior to making the bingo, we wrote out all of the things he needed to be accomplished on strips of paper, put them in a little bucket, and randomly pulled them to decide which bingo space they would fit in. I felt that this would make it a fair game for him by randomly laying out everything on the bingo spread.
Because the layout of the student planner has different boxes, I felt that it was the perfect layout for the bingo. I purchased the happy planner student planner kit solely for this purpose. The student planner layout of the boxes is 7 by 7, even though I only needed 5 by 5 for the bingo layout. So I decided to use the additional space for decorating.
I wanted my godson to actually film the making of the bingo game with me for my YouTube channel, but he did not want to do it, even though I promised his face wouldn't be on camera. But I was OK with that. When it came time to film I took the planner pages for a weekly spread, and trimmed them down so I could fit it into one sheet. I adhered them together with some washi tape on the backside. And then I decorated the pages with some stickers (Colorful Boxes, Tiny , Alphabet and Student Happy Planner stickers) and washi tape. I kept the right side free so that I can write in the rewards later.
I then took my list of the things he needed to accomplish, and wrote them in in the coordinating spaces on the bingo sheet. Because he had already accomplished a few things, I went ahead and marked them on the sheet with smiling emoji stickers. I used a star to indicate the free space.
I was so excited after completing the rewards bingo game. I thought it turned out so nicely, and was so cute. I'm actually considering creating one for myself. This way I can work towards getting my own rewards for accomplishing my personal and business goals.
Have you ever consider making a rewards game for your children? Here is my YouTube video showing the process of making the rewards bingo game. Hopefully, it will provide inspiration and easy directions to create one for your children.
What kind of rewards do you offer your children for good behavior, good grades and completing their chores?
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Repertory of
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By Calvin B. Knerr, M. D.
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Eruption * Expression * Face * Faceache
Face.A-B * C-E * F-G * H-O * P-Q * R * S * T-Z * Full text (709 Ko)
Felt as if flesh were off bones and edges separated and sticking out :- Lac-d.
Flushed (See Congested, Head, Red.) :- Acon., AML-N., Apis, Arum-d., Asaf., BAPT., BELL., Brach., Bry., Calad., Canth., Carb-ac., Chim., Chin-s., Chr-ac., Crot-h., Cub., Dulc., Eucal., Eup-per., Ferr., Ferr-m., Gels., GLON., Graph., Ham., Hyos., Hyper., Iber., Jab., Kali-bi., Kali-br., Kali-cy., Lyss., Mygal., Myric., Naja, Nat-ar., Nat-m., OP., Polyp., Puls., Rob., Senec., Sep., Stront-c., Sulph., Verat-v., Vib., Zinc.
Alternates with chilliness :-Lachn.
Alternately, pale :-ACON., Alumn., Aml-ns., Bell., Brom., Camph., Chin., Croc., Cub., FERR., Glon., Hell., Ign., Led., Mag-c., Œna., Puls., Rhus-t., Verat., Zinc.
Afternoon, in, evening or towards night(effects of grief) :- Ph-ac.
Excessive, from undue sensitiveness :-Kali-p.
Body, extends over :-Aml-ns.
Brain, in concussion of :-Cic.
Central, deep, in typhus :-Bapt.
Cheeks, with burning :-Ferr.
Cheek, of one, the other pale :-Acon., Cham., Cina, Ip., Puls., Rheum, Sulph., Ziz.
Chill, with :-Glon.
Chilliness, follows :-Merc-i-r.
Chilliness and languor, with(bronchial attack after whooping cough) :- Kali-bi.
Chills, with, in intermittent :-Bry.
Cholera, in :-Cupr-a.
Climaxis, during :-Graph., Kali-bi., LACH., Lyc., SUL-AC., Ter.
Cold stage, 1 to 3 hours after :-Eup-pur.
Coma, with :-Chin.
Convulsions, with :-# Camph.
Convulsions, in puerperal :-Gels.
Cough, with :-Eup-per.
Cough, in whooping :-Con.
Crimson, in all positions(scarlatina) :- Gels.
Crimson, of whole, in evening and morning, sometimes preceded by cold hands and feet(inflammatory fever) :- Gels.
Croup, in catarrhal :-Ant-t.
Delirium tremens, in, 1st stage :-Kali-bi.
Diarrhœa, feeling, in :-Crot-t.
Diarrhœa, in infantile :-Podo.
Diphtheria, in :-Bapt., Lac-c., PHYT.
Easily, on least excitement or exertion :-FERR.
Easily, with cold hands and feet(constipation) :- Ferr.
Easily, in sciatica :-Ferr.
Ebullitions of blood :-Absin.
Ecstasy, in periodic :-Cic.
Emotion, from slightest :-Aml-ns., Phos.
Epistaxis, with :-Crot-h.
Expression, with wild :-Camph.
Faintness, with, and languor :-Ptel.
Fever, in :-Bar-m., Cact., Eup-per., Eup-pur.
Fever, with, and headache in forehead, in alternation with bell(diphtheria) :- Kaol.
Intermittent, in :-Chin., Nux-m.
In tertian :-Nat-m.
Fever, in prevailing :-Am-m.
Fever, in typhus :-Ter.
Frequently :-Lyc.
Frequently, wants to be in open air :-Cimic.
Grief, effects of :-Gels.
Hair, from roots of, to ramus of lower jaw, neck and chest, including eyes, persistent under pressure :-Chlol.
Hair, to roots of, after a little wine(asthma) :- Carb-v.
Headache, with :-Atrop., Carb-ac.
Headache, with, of strong plethoric adults :-Nux-v.
Headache, with congestive :-Bell., Glon.
Headache, with congestive, in epilepsy :-Bufo.
Headache, with, in cerebro-spinal meningitis :-Phys.
Headache, with, in morning :-Podo.
Headache, with sick :-Coff.
Headache, with rush of blood to head and, as of a board strapped to forehead(typhoid) :- RHUS-T.
Heart, with irritable :-Asaf.
Heart, followed by throbbing of :-Alumn.
Hectic :-Bapt., Calc., Iodof., Sang., Stann., Sulph.
Hot :-Cham., Eup-per., Glon., Lil-t.
Hot, especially about eyes and forehead, with headache :-Glon.
Hot, followed by slight sweat(neuralgia vaga) :- Ter.
Hot to touch :-Gels.
Insanity, in, from drinking :-Hyos.
Labor, in :-Arn., Bell., Coff., Ferr., Gels., Op.
Labor, one side flushed, the other pale, during :-Cham.
Laryngitis, in acute pharyngo- :-Naja.
Left cheek, on(dyspepsia) :- Lac-c.
Legs, with cold :-Op.
Left side, when lying on(intermittent) :- Calc.
Lips, in cancer of :-Camph.
Meningitis, in cerebro-spinal :-Hell.
Menopause, in :-Crot-h.
Menses, during :-Puls.
Menses, dysmenorrhœa, in :-XAN.
Migraine, with :-Kali-br.
Momentary :-Clem.
Neck, with itching in nape of :-Astac.
Neuralgia, in :-Mag-p.
Neuralgia, of corresponding side, in ciliary, with acute conjunctivitis :-Ter.
Neuralgia, on corresponding side, with ovarian :-Crot-h.
Neuralgia, as supraorbital :-Hydr-ac.
Night, at :-Arum-t.
Overwork, after, and mental anxiety :-Cupr.
Pain, at commencement of, at exit of supraorbital nerve, spreads over forehead :-Lac-d.
Pale, flushing easily :-FERR.
Pale, then, followed by blueness :-Stram.
Pericarditis, in :-Ars.
Pneumonia, in :-Bar-c., Bell.
Pulse 154(diphtheria) :- Lyc.
Right side, particularly in, worse in evening(neuralgia) :- Puls.
Red rose, color of a, with swelling :-Lac-d.
Rush of blood, a :-Acon., Aml-ns., Arg-m., Cocc-s., Ferr-s.
Rush of blood, a, with feeling of fulness :-Ziz.
Rush of blood, a, with palpitation :-Chin.
Side, of, with neuralgic pain daily, at same hour, in orbital region and supramaxillary region :-Kali-cy.
Side, one, flushed the other pale :-Acet-ac., Acon., CHAM., IP., Lach., Mosch., Nux-v.
Skin, dry, with, hot :-Eup-per.
Spots, leaving white, as large as a quarter of a dollar here and there :-VERAT-V.
Stooping, when :-Bell., Canth.
Sudden :-Ant-t., Mur-ac., Tell.
Retinal congestion, in :-Sang.
Rubbing, after :-Æsc.
Suddenly, on excitement :-Sal-ac.
Suffused :-Syph.
Suffused, in ciliary neuralgia :-Aml-ns.
Sun, from exposure to :-Acon., AML-N., Bell., Cact., GLON., Lach.
Surging of blood :-Aml-ns.
Swollen :-Aster.
Swollen, puffy :-Merc-c.
Talk audibly, by every attempt to :-Merc.
Transitory :-Coff.
Transient, in meningitis :-Verat.
Tuberculosis, in incipient :-Tub.
Spots, interspersed with rose-colored(urticaria) :- Cop.
Uterus, in dropsy of :-Ferr.
Vertex, with weight and pressure in :-Naja.
Vertigo, with :-Anan., Bell., Cact., Cocc., Stram.
Vertigo, with, in neuralgia :-Kalm.
Formication(See Numbness, Titillation.) :- Agn., Apis, Arund., SEC.
Crawling, as of insects :-Apis, Crot-t.
Skin in :-Urt-u.
Prosopalgia, in :-Ign.
Right cheek, of :-Elaps.
Skin, under :-Bar-c.
Frost-bitten, as if :-Agar.
Fulness(See Congested, Flushed.) :- Apis, Cub., Ox-ac., Syph., Ziz.
Antrum, in :-Coch.
Catarrh, in :-Nat-ar.
Climaxis, during(typhus) :- Ter.
Dropsy, in, after scarlatina :-Apis.
Maxillary bone, over superior :-Com.
Fur, feels to her like, in hemiplegia :-Caust.
Furrows, with deep(See Sunken ; also Expression Suffering.) :- LYC.
Gangrene, of cheeks, pains worse by hot or cold applications :-Merc.
Giddy sensation in upper jaw :-Ars-h.
Glistening(See Erysipelas.) :- Rhus-t.
Gray(See Ashy, Cachectic, Dark, Earthy, Lead color, Pale, Sallow.) :- ARS., Bufo, Cadm-s., Chel., CHIN., Cupr., Hydr-ac., Kali-c.
Ashy, in intermittent fever :-Lach.
Coal ashes, especially nose color of bleached(chronic asthma) :- Colch.
Diarrhœa, in :-Verat.
Dirty, in blepharitis :-Kali-c.
Dirty, with cough :-Chel.
Dyspepsia, in :-Lach.
Earthy :-Mez.
Gastromalacia, in :-Merc-d.
Keratitis, in chronic, after vaccination :-Thuj.
Mammæ, cancer :-BROM.
Pale :-Med.
Yellow, grayish :-Carb-v., Chel., Kali-c., Kreos.
Yellow, grayish, in bulimia :-Lyc.
Yellow, grayish, in relapse of intermittent :-Ars.
Yellow, greenish, in hepatic affections and dyspepsia :-CHEL.
Yellow, pale, grayish-, with dim, dull eyes and gray furred tongue(oily) :- Kali-c.
Greasy(oily) (See Shining.) :- Nat-m., Plb., Psor., Sel.
Seborrhœa oleosa, in :-Con., Hydr., Iod., Sulph.
Soapy :-Carb-ac.
Greenish :-Ars., Carb-v., Ferr., Iod., Merc.
Circles about eyes :-Verat.
Eyes, with blue rings about :-Berb.
Pale, with swelling of cervical glands :-Kreos.
Yellow, in quotidian ague :-Puls.
Grimaces(See Expression Foolish.) :- Camph., Hyos.
Chorea, in :-Cupr-a.
Chorea, in periodical :-Cupr.
Convulsions, in epileptiform :-Absin.
Coughing, while(croup) :- Spong.
Frequent, hideous(chorea) :- Tarent.
Savage, like a :-Pall.
Swallowing, caused by difficulty in :-Atrop-s.
Terrible :-Bell.
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Also know as "Wild Marjoram," The common Italian Oregano is a strong, aromatic, perennial herb that will bring life to your dishes and has many homeopathic qualities. This is a flowering herb plant that will promote pollinators in your area. The flowers are deliciously purple, edible and are great for cocktail and recipe garnishment.


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Wed. 11/28/12, 3-5 pm Central, American Freedom Radio (archived here.) First hour: Pastor Eli James of Anglo-SaxonIsrael.com has some ideas that strike me as…well…downright bizarre. He's "dedicated to the awakening of the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Caucasian peoples as the true and only descendants of the Twelve Tribes of Israel." From where I sit, that sounds almost as crazy as sending Jews halfway around the world to commit genocide in Palestine. In both cases, it sounds like somebody's crazy enough to imagine that God is a racist. In fact, God has repeatedly assured us that the only meaningful distinction between people…FULL ARTICLE
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Pay it forward
I would like to thank the kind patron at Looney's restaurant in Bel Air for doing something that has never happened to me before.
Last week, I was celebrating my friend's 86th birthday with several other people, and we were having a fun time, toasting and laughing and even singing ( quietly!) as we regaled the birthday girl with tales of her long and exuberant life. We were four senior citizens out for the first time since the COVID, and we had lots to celebrate.
After cocktails, shrimp dinners and several glasses of good wine, we began to wrap up our evening. When we asked for the check, the waitress whispered to me that the table next to us had paid the bill. I sat in stunned silence. She continued by saying he did not want his name mentioned, but that he hoped we enjoyed our dinner.
As we left the restaurant that night with an even more celebratory glow than when we arrived, I thought about our benefactor. Why did he treat us? Did any of us know him? Was this his MO, and did he treat people often. I will never know the answer to my questions, but I do have a renewed faith in people because of one man's thoughtful contribution to an already happy occasion for us. If he is reading this, I hope our "knight in shining armor" knows how thankful four elderly people are. We will always remember….
And, I know I will pay it forward---when I can go out to dinner again.
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Bernie Sanders on Sunday came out against a plan being considered by the city of Philadelphia to tax soda as a means of paying for universal pre-kindergarten programs.
He argued on NBC's "Meet the Press" that it would be regressive, affecting the poorest families who often buy soda precisely because it is inexpensive.
But when host Chuck Todd pressed him about whether the same logic would compel him to oppose a tax on cigarettes, Sanders balked, arguing that cigarettes are a far worse health threat and suggesting that he'd like to see them banned.
"There's a difference between cigarettes and soda," the Vermont senator said. "I am aware of the obesity problem in this country. ... But cigarettes are causing cancer, obviously, and a dozen other diseases. And there is almost the question as to why it remains a legal product in this country."
On the soda tax, Sanders said he would rather see Philadelphia raise money for pre-K programs on the backs of big corporations than the families who buy soda.
"You have large multinational corporations not paying a nickel in federal taxes," he said. "That's where you get the money. Somebody's making $20,000 a year and they buy a bottle of soda, I don't think you charge them 30 cents more for that bottle of soda."
Hillary Clinton, Sanders' rival for the Democratic nomination, said earlier this week that she supports the Philadelphia mayor's proposed soda tax.
"It starts early with working with families, working with kids, building up community resources -- I'm very supportive of the mayor's proposal to tax soda to get universal pre-school for kids," Clinton said. "I mean, we need universal pre-school. And if that's a way to do it, that's how we should do it."


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In this blog, developed from her highly commended entry to the FLOW "Write a Blog" competition", Winifred Prempew shares lessons from her experience of the research-business interface.
Communication between research and business is imperative to the sustainability of organizations or research institutes undertaking commercialization activities of research and development output. Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI), part Ghana's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), undertakes commercialization activities in pozzolana cement, bricks and tiles, construction cost indices and consultancy services in the building and road industry.
First in common with all commercialisation activities, one key aspect of BRRI technology information exchange with built environment professionals is the establishment of a clear framework of agreement. Communication must respect the rights and aspirations of all partners. BRRI's core function is to systematically investigate building materials and sources. In addition, the institute's outputs are research publications as well as innovations. Those are very different from the aims and outputs of businesses, which as entities engage in commercial, industrial or professional activities. One way to protect those different interests is under a memorandum of understanding or arrangement, for example BRRI's agreement with a key distributor of pozzolana cement. In this way, communications between research and business are fully integrated and legally binding on partners to protect each other's interests.
Second, even with ideal arrangements, with the necessary legal framework to support collaboration in place, I have realized that there are many reasons why the transfer of research is not as fully utilized as it was intended. In my experience, those reasons include issues of financing, investors, ownership of intellectual property, trust and collaboration or partnership to promote the product. Hence, there is a need not just for legally binding partnerships but also for a favourable business environment backed by government policy to affirm investors trust, financing, ownerships for job creation.
Finally, my experience gained by attending the RECIRCULATE project's Stimulating Entrepreneurial Thinking of Scientists Training (SETS) has given me additional knowledge to be self-motivated, determined to succeed and to make an effort to adopt adaptation strategies despite of some barriers that may be encountered as an entrepreneur. My SETS experience inspired me to look again at the seminal 2014 paper by Bartunek & Rynes where few would argue with the notion that the research institutions are dramatically different from the worlds of business practice in which those beyond these Institutes navigate their daily lives. Moreover, it came to light during discussions that multiple tensions can undermine collaboration and communication between business partnerships and research institutions, policymakers and practitioners. As the Bartunek & Rynes paper highlights, those tensions include as differences in interests and incentives; understandings about consistency and relevance; communication practices; concepts of time; and logic used to articulate and solve problems.
One example where communication can become a challenge is when a business entity engages consultants to deliver a commercial project. Quite often, since it is the business that is paid for the project, there is no reference to the work actually being executed by the consultants. This becomes a problem because the consultants end up being 'invisible' and get no level of publicity or recognition for the work that they have done.
I think that the Bartunek & Rynes paper is really worth taking a closer look at, as it associates the communication challenge between researchers and businesses or wider community to differences in interests and incentives. Their title echoes my own experiences, "Academics and Practitioners Are Alike and Unlike…." but it continues " …..paradoxes of academic-practitioner relationships". They consider those paradoxes in terms of what they call 'tensions' across the gap between researchers and research-users. But what is truly fascinating is their idea that these 'tensions' are not always problems to be solved: sometimes it is useful to "… maintain the appropriate degree of tension". So well I have no doubt that we must do all we can to bridge the communication gap between researchers and research-users, we should also recognise the complementarity of their different perspectives and ambitions.
|Winifred Prempew is a Marketing Officer and Training Coordinator at the CSIR-Building and Road Research Institute (CSIR-BRRI) Ghana. Winifred holds Masters of Business administration (Strategic Management and Consulting option) from KNUST, Ghana and BSc. International Business from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and Diploma in Market Economy from Tietgen Business college, Copenhagen. Her expertise is in job prospecting and tracking, writing of expressions of interest, sale and use of Social media to promote company's products and services, collation of commercialisation updates, management and quarterly commercialisation report writing, exhibitions of company products, handling of customer complaints, orientation and mentoring of national service personnels and NABCo staff. She is an alumnus of the RECIRCULATE/SETS Training programme in 2019. A member of the Internal Management Committee of BRRI from 2013 to date.
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Kickstart your New Year with a Bang! on 21 Jan 2017 (Saturday) in Bangkok. Join us for an afternoon of Fitness, Food & Wellness, Workshop and more at BASE Bangkok. Meet like-minded Busy Women & let's feel good together. We want you to live, feel and be better.
Bangkok, 21st January 2017 (Saturday)
Venue: BASE Bangkok // Noble Remix 2, Sukhumvit Soi 36
Event Format
11:30am – Registration starts for FLOW & Networking
12:30 – 1:30pm – FLOW: Theme Yoga Sculpt with Kate Telge (BASE, Community Ambassador with The Busy Woman Project)
1:00pm – Registration starts for FEED & Networking
2:00 – 3:00pm – FEED: Demo workshop with Stella Bella X Vegan Crush
3:00pm onwards – Refuel & Mingle
All inclusive in the entry price
Plus get your fix at our special collaboration Refuel Bar, Coco Loha X YourMuesliMix Healthy Dessert Stand, browse booths by Lifestyle Juicery, etc, snap fun photos / boomerangs at our Photobooth & receive your curated Goodie Bag with fitness, food & wellness goodies from BASE, Guavapass, Lorna Jane, Maprao coconut water, My Little Treats nut butters, Theta State Float Center and more!
More details to come soon...
FLOW: Theme Yoga Sculpt
Sweat session by Kate Telge - where yoga meets HIIT + weights
What is Yoga Sculpt? Think yoga postures with weight training & HIIT intervals - perfect for a complete training experience!
Join BASE Personal Trainer & The Busy Woman Project Community Ambassador, Kate Telge, as she takes you through the workout to awesome FIT POP BABES hits!
Get ready to FLOW & pop those muscles to hits by the biggest female artistes around!
This session is BYOM (bring your own mat).
FEED: Demo Workshop
a Special Collaboration by Stella Bella X Vegan Crush
Many of us are aware of the importance of maintaining a healthy diet & living well despite our busy schedules...however, with so many things on our plates and so little time...what are some little things we can do to live better?
Learn how to make energy protein balls from natural and wholesome ingredients by Sunshine Market. And with the same materials, create a natural face & body scrub. We want you to know that living well can be simple and fun!
Participants will get to take home some delicious energy protein balls from the session.
About The Busy Woman Project:
The Busy Woman Project is a community for Busy Women living in Asia to live, feel and be better.
In today's society, women are juggling multiple roles, both professionally and at home - entrepreneur, partner, student, mom, working professional, wife, friend, frequent traveller and so on. With so much on our plates, there are times when things can be alittle overwhelming, times when we strive to find that 'balance', times when we wished we had more support or someone to look up to….
We created this initiative for these very reasons - to access Busy Women living in Asia, understand the 'pain points' & goals and, more importantly, to provide the support & structure to our community.
The Busy Woman Project has Community Ambassadors based in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and has also organized community events in Shanghai and Singapore.
About BASE Bangkok:
BASE is a new boutique fitness studio with classes featuring a good blend of HIIT, strength, yoga sculpt and TRX.
All members can also get a 'BASELINE' assessment of their fitness and body composition (backed by charts and numbers), so you'll be able to track your progress! As part of the whole package and for your added convenience, BASE also has a clean eating concept, which includes a Clean Nutrition Pick Up Point.
About Kate Telge:
As a personal trainer, Kate spends most of her days working with clients and teaching group fitness classes at BASE Bangkok. Kate is also a Community Ambassador with The Busy Woman Project.
She stays busy and challenges herself to new heights by competing in races and events in Thailand and neighboring countries. Kate is competing in a vertical marathon in February and hopefully her first triathlon in May.
Kate wants to reach out to YOU to live better, both mentally and physically.
About Stella Bella:
Stella Bella is the resident wellness fairy at Stella Wellness and the Lorna Jane Ambassador for Thailand. When she is not creatively creating up a wholesome meal or menu, she is consulting for health companies. She also helps with the Business Development for Tencent's social food application, iPick.
You can find her in nature moving her body through yoga and trekking out to the rural farms around Thailand, as well as teaching others to do the same at her health & wellness workshops around Bangkok. She is constantly fuelled by her love & passion for nutrition, organic farming and creating new healthy menus - transforming lives through wholesome living. Stella is a firm believer in the healing power of living harmoniously with nature.
About Vegan Crush:
A passion for food, thirst for exploring, love for sharing and endless creativity is what drives Maricel to inspire people around the world with her healthy, unique plant-based dishes that she constantly creates to motivate people from all walks of life to become more conscious about the food that we eat.
Through consultations and personal chef service she has successfully helped people become more aware and healthier on their diet and lifestyle. Sometimes all we need is a helping hand and love and her goal is to support more people around the world to become who they want to be.


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Texas Hold'em
The most popular form of poker game on this planet right now is Texas hold'em which is played by two to 10 people. The reason Texas hold'em is so widespread worldwide is its quick tempo, and easy rules.
A game of Texas hold'em consists of 4 betting rounds the place every player is given cards face down, called the hole cards. Additionally they receive five neighborhood cards face up, which all players can use. It is the player who has the highest 5 card poker hand at showdown who wins the pot.
Omaha eight and Omaha Hi-Lo
Omaha is similar to Holdem because it consists of four betting rounds, and can be performed amongst to 10 players. Players listed here are dealt four gap cards face down and 5 neighborhood cards for all players to share.
Players have to mix two hole cards with three community cards to get the most effective 5 card poker hand. A variation of Omaha is Omaha 8 or Omaha Hi-Lo where players should not only make the most effective high, but in addition the perfect low 5-card poker hand.
Seven Card Stud
One other well-liked model of poker is Seven Card Stud that is played between two to eight players. Players here receive three hole cards and four group cards the place the purpose is to make the most effective five card poker arms from the provided seven cards.
Betting here begins with an preliminary ante, and then 5 betting rounds. A variation of the game is Stud eight or Seven card Stud Hi-Lo. The aim of the players in this game is to make either the perfect high or low 5 card poker hand.
5 Card Draw
A very old model of the poker game is the five card draw that's performed between to 5 players. The game consists of an preliminary Ante, which is adopted with rounds of betting.
Players right here receive 5 gap cards and can discard or draw a maximum of five cards after the first spherical of betting. It's the player having the highest 5 card poker hand at showdown who wins the game.
Caribbean stud poker
While all of the variations of poker talked about here involve betting amongst and against different players, there is a poker game that capabilities differently. This is Caribbean stud poker that's played with the players enjoying against the casino or house that features as a bank or supplier within the game.
It's the house that pays out the profitable bets. And to win at the game, a player has to beat only the dealer's poker hands. There is no connection, or want of players competing against each other here.
Select your poker games wisely. Do not try enjoying games for money, if you are not consolationable with its rules. There are various tutorials and tips you should use and follow to study poker games.
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Homeland Season 2, Episode 11: 'In Memoriam'Showtime
Jessica Brody has just spent nearly a week trapped in a luxurious CIA penthouse making do with semi-decent wine, making time with her extramarital action figure, seeing her daughter freak out over spilled milk, and watching her husband choke back tears over the death of the man who tortured him for close to a decade. Rather than pique her curiosity, all of this has, in fact, shut it down entirely. "For the longest time, all I wanted was for you to tell me the truth," she tells Brody in the parked car that is their relationship. "I don't have to know anymore. I just don't want to."
It seems both convenient and counterproductive for Jess to take comfort in ignorance, especially to those of us impatiently waiting for next week's finale and its promise of either redemption or ruin for a sophomore season that's flirting with the edge. But if the episode briefly known as "The Motherfucker With a Turban" was about anything — and, let's be clear, at times it was hard to tell if it was — it was about Homeland's particularly cynical view of truth: that, contra the black and white dogma of the Nazirs and Waldens of the world (RIP x2!) truth is entirely subjective, just another weapon to be used and abused, depending on who's doing the asking. Saul fights off the polygraph for the second time in a year — not because he's a mole, but because he knows the score: No matter his noble intentions, anything he says can and will be used against him by an even more dangerous motherfucker, this one in a slick suit. "The test is a goddamn farce," he barks. Sometimes it's better to keep the answers to yourself or, like Jess, just not know anything at all.
Can I admit to feeling more than a little sympathy for that sort of sweet, sweet cluelessness? Despite a few remarkable scenes, last night didn't do much to assuage my concerns about where we're headed. In fact, it may have exacerbated them. A week ago, I argued that the key to Homeland wasn't its stumbles but the surprising ways it always managed to pick itself back up. But whereas "Broken Hearts" base-jumped right off the top of Mount Nutso, "In Memoriam" lacked the crazy of its own convictions. Instead, it tethered a number of extremely strong emotional scenes (Jess/Brody, Roya/Carrie, Chris/Cap'n Crunch) to the same sort of ill-advised action that had many fans reaching for the shark repellant just seven days ago. The result was an episode that felt very out of character for such a frantic, fearless show; it was less diving into the unknown and more treading water.
To be clear, I can forgive a bunch of sneaking around in the dark and even some of Carrie's witless horror-movie-victim behavior, but it needed to be bolstered by something earned and true. Instead, Nazir's elaborate Inside Man-ing of the CIA struck me as too clever by half. We know by now that the man, bearded or not, is a brilliant and calculating schemer. (And, it appears, a hardy camper. His depressing sleeping bag setup suggests he really hasn't seen the best of what the Great Satan has to offer!) However, it beggars belief that Nazir didn't have a larger plan in motion outside of playing hide and seek with the Feds, one that accepted his death in exchange for something truly devastating. (Sending the vice-president a heart attack via Paperless Post hardly seems to count because it's uncredited. Terrorists aren't known for their subtlety or lack of ego.) Knowing all of this — or, more specifically, the show's insistence on having us not know — made Carrie's gutpunching triumph over her sworn enemy seem even more ambiguous than I think the writers intended, transforming what should've been a major milestone in the war on terror into what felt like a mid-game boss battle in Chris Brody's beloved "Kuma War."
I've written at length about how this sort of having it both ways has severely hamstrung the character of Brody in the second season; how the need to have him remain a wild card is at odds with Carrie's dedicated, apparently successful attempt to open him up. (To his credit, Damian Lewis was uniformly strong this week, primarily because, regardless of his true intentions, there was no denying the effect of losing his family and his father figure in a single day. The devastation was written all over his still, unflinching face.) But at the moment, I'm more concerned about Carrie. The singular brilliance of Homeland's first season, to me, hinged on the revelation that Carrie Mathison — this singular, briliant creation — was unquestionably right about everything but nobody, except the audience, knew it. Thanks to Brody's change of heart, the reckless slashings of her mind wound up doing damage only to herself. This season began with a redemption, of sorts, with the revelation of the suicide video. But since then, hasn't Carrie been exactly wrong about everything that's crossed her path? She's consistently been a step slow, jumping out of vans at inopportune moments, and noticing clues far too late. The red herring of Galvez was both a supremely clever wink on the part of Gansa and Gordon — c'mon, the mole isn't going to be the Muslim you all expect it to be — and another worrying example of how blinkered the usually bright-eyed Carrie's become. It's like she's no longer able to see what's going on through the constant flood of tears.
When, after escaping Nazir's warehouse/dungeon for the first time, Carrie reached Brody by cell phone, I was struck by how their dynamic seemed to have utterly flipped. He was untouched, high above the city, and she was his field agent. "All that matters to me right now is that you're safe," he purred, which sounded, in true manipulative fashion, exactly like the sort of thing a concussed Carrie would want to hear. The two have quite literally been in bed together, but now they're coupled in a deeper sense: They've colluded over the death of the vice-president of the United States! So it's worth asking: Back at Langley, when Carrie stares at her battered reflection in the mirror, what does she see, exactly? What are her priorities now, and what does she love? Is it America — or one occasionally traitorous American? It seems to me Homeland's protagonist has fallen prey to the same sticky morality that has long bedeviled its lesser characters: What's the difference between an idea and an ideology? Between a romantic and a fanatic? The show's most compelling theme has been showing how everything, even baggy concepts like good and evil, can be reduced to personal relationships. Aileen didn't hate her country as much as she loathed what it did to the man she adored. Brody cared more for the dead son of his enemy than his own living child. Those stories didn't end well, and I wonder what that portends for Carrie.
In my mind, the most important scene last night — not to mention the best — was Carrie's botched interrogation of Roya. More than running back into the apartment in Beirut, or into the warehouse in Virginia, or into Brody's pale and freckled arms, this was the most devastating of Carrie's unforced errors. It's not so much that she's lost her fastball; it's that she's currently only capable of serving up gopherballs to one particular batter. And so after she seems to have connected with the same weepy intimacy that worked so well with Brody — "Have you ever had someone who somehow takes over your life, pulls you in, gets you to do things that aren't really you?" — Roya drops the hammer: "Well, I've never been that stupid. You idiot whore! … You think this is some fucking game?!?" With her furious outburst, Roya not only shakes something within Carrie but within the show itself. If, for some, the increasing soap-operatics are threatening to overwhelm Homeland, this explosion suggests an antidote. The message hidden within Roya's hysterics wasn't just Nazir's true intentions; in fact, the main takeaway didn't require a translator at all: Carrie is acting like an idiot! This isn't the opinion of a prisoner; it's demonstrably true! Off, like Don Draper before her, on "love leave," Carrie's been duped, gamed, and broken. The big question mark dangling over the finale is whether she'll snap out of it in time.
I guess this is the point where I admit it: I've hunkered down pretty completely in Emily Nussbaum's Brody conspiracy spider-hole. Not because I look rakish in tinfoil hats or tap my toes to the whirring of the black helicopters above my apartment (though I certainly do!), but because I simply don't see any other acceptable endgame here. It goes against every storyteller-respecting bone in my body to grasp at straws like this, but there seem to be only two potential resolutions to the season. And the far more preferable option hews closely to the Nussbaum model.
Consider: Everything that's happened thus far, from Nazir's suicide-by-cop to the bright red hearts Carrie is doodling on her inner tackboard, is part of the real master plan. Nicholas Brody is still a terrorist, and still intends to attack America. (Even the near-confession to Jessica in that remarkable scene in front of their house fits: One way or another, he knows he's gone; admitting even a hint of his motivations to Jess would serve the same purpose as the now-discovered suicide tape.) He cares for Carrie, yes, but he also resents her manipulations nearly as much as he resented Nazir's. Nothing could be more brutal than Carrie discovering she was as wrong about Brody as she once was right. And I can think of no finer conclusion to the Brody portion of Homeland — because, come on, the page has to be turned, right? F. Murray Abraham didn't fly to Charlotte just to eat breakfast! — than having Carrie forced to break her own heart by defeating him.
Pros for this theory: the missing time in the Brody/Nazir powwow and their fervent praying together; Brody's sad acceptance that his family is gone for good; the fact that Carrie has been allowed to run ragged over everything, bullying any good ideas — including Saul's — in pursuit of her own happy ending.
Cons: With both Walden and Nazir off the board and no scheduled giant events to disrupt (Chris's karate practice doesn't count), what could Brody's surprise plan even be?
The other, lesser possibility involves me accepting the one thing about Homeland that still sticks in my craw: that Brody, like Color Me Badd before him, did it all for love. In this version, the twisted soulmates go on the run from a pistol-packing Peter Quinn, bonding over the murkiness of loyalty and the fog of war before — I assume — Brody sacrifices himself not for jihad but to save the life of his bipolar belle. (There is also a third way that involves me admitting I have no idea what I'm talking about. But this is part of Homeland's sick genius, that it has us spinning out, touching the rope burns where this crazy narrative has bound us, and reaching for our meds, even if we don't have any handy.)
As I said, it's a stark choice and I have absolutely no idea in which direction Abu Gansa and his minions will choose to go. But when you think about it for a moment, there's really only one acceptable outcome. It's sort of like the decision Brody presented to Carrie in the (artificially?) tender conclusion: "It was you or Walden, Carrie. It wasn't even close." Nice words, but dude: outside of a Woody Allen movie, who would ever choose his arch-enemy over his lover? No, I want Brody to be fooling with Carrie, and I want Homeland to be fooling with us. In the long term, it's not really tenable to build a series on the back of surprises, but this season has had too many of them to quit now. Last week, Carrie called Abu Nazir a terrorist for his callous disregard for any human life. But Homeland is all about moving from the macro to the micro, from the impersonal to the impossibly intimate. So nothing could be more appropriate for this show than to have Brody revealed to be a terrorist, as well, but this time because of his cruel treatment of a single human heart.
To paraphrase Robert Frost: Two roads diverged in a Guantanamo hood. And I sincerely hope they take the one less traveled by! Because, with time running out and skepticism soaring, that would truly make all the difference.
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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – Robinson Cano's two-run home run capped a nine- run sixth inning as the New York Yankees clobbered the Detroit Tigers, 11-5, in the finale of a four-game set.
Cano finished the game 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored while Austin Kearns and Derek Jeter each drove in two runs for the Yankees, who took the final three games of the set after dropping the opener. Phil Hughes (15-5) got the win as he was charged with two runs on four hits with six strikeouts over six innings of work.
The win moved New York into first place in the AL East, a half-game ahead of Tampa Bay, which plays Oakland later on Thursday.
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run home run while Jhonny Peralta added a solo shot for the Tigers, who had won three straight prior to losing the final three games of the series. Rick Porcello (5-11) went five-plus innings in the start and was charged with six runs on six hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
New York got its first hit of the game with one out in the fourth as Mark Teixeira singled. Cano then singled and Nick Swisher's one-bagger scored Teixeira. After Jorge Posada flied out, Curtis Granderson singled to tie the game, 2-2.
After giving up a one-out single to Will Rhymes with one out in the third, Hughes retired 11 straight batters through the sixth inning and in the bottom of the frame, the Yanks blew the game wide open.
Teixeira led off with a walk and Cano brought him home with a double. After Swisher walked, Posada singled to bring home Cano.
Daniel Schlereth then took the mound and walked Granderson before handing the ball to Robbie Weinhardt. Kearns greeted Weinhardt with a two-run double and, after Ramiro Pena grounded out, Brett Gardner worked a walk that saw ball four get past catcher Alex Avila, allowing Granderson to score. A Jeter triple later in the frame scored two more and Cano's two-run blast made it an 11-2 game.
Detroit got a couple back in the seventh on Peralta's solo home run and an RBI single from Austin Jackson that made it 11-4.
The Tigers got another run in the eighth when Ryan Raburn led off with a double and came home as Brennan Boesch followed with a single.
Sergio Mitre finished off his three-frame outing with a scoreless ninth to record his first save of the year.
Detroit jumped on top in the first inning as Rhymes singled with one out and, two batters later, Cabrera jumped on a 3-2 pitch and deposited it over the wall in right center for a 2-0 lead.
The Yankees host Seattle for three games starting on Friday…Each team won four games in the season series…The Tigers return home to face Cleveland for three games starting on Friday…Hughes moved to 4-2 lifetime over seven games against Detroit…Porcello fell to 1-2 in three starts against New York…Cabrera reached the 100-RBI mark in the game. It is the seventh straight season he has reached that plateau…Before the game, the Yankees placed designated hitter Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list with a right ankle sprain. The team called up infielder Eduardo Nunez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take his spot on the roster.
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About The American Legion
The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.
The American Legion is the nation's largest and most powerful organization of U.S. wartime veterans and their families. Today, it counts 2.2 million members who operate through more than 13,000 posts across the United States and beyond. Since its inception by Congress in 1919, The American Legion has delivered substantial improvements for veterans, families and communities. The Legion ushered in the modern VA. The Legion drafted and drove home passage of the GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The Legion has brought into existence dozens of health-care benefits for veterans and programs designed to provide civilian careers after discharge. The Legion works every day on behalf of U.S. servicemen and women. It is recognized as a leader in transition assistance from military to civilian life, providing resources for careers, education, child care and more. The Legion is active every day.
Hundreds of local American Legion programs and activities strengthen the nation one community at a time. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation's most successful amateur athletic programs, educating young people about the importance of sportsmanship, citizenship and fitness. The Operation Comfort Warriors program supports recovering wounded warriors and their families, providing them with "comfort items" and the kind of support that makes a hospital feel a little bit more like home. The Legion also raises millions of dollars in donations at the local, state and national levels to help veterans and their families during times of need and to provide college scholarship opportunities.
The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvement in the legislation process from local districts to Capitol Hill. Legionnaires' sense of obligation to community, state and nation drives an honest advocacy for veterans in Washington. The Legion stands behind the issues most important to the nation's veterans community, backed by resolutions passed by volunteer leadership.
There seems to be a mistaken perception that the American Legion is for older retirees. In reality, the services offered can benefit any service member, young or old, who needs help in multitude of areas or just to enjoy the camaraderie of fellow veterans.
The American Legion's success depends entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives.
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There will be new electric vehicle (EV) charging options in P.E.I. next year, as the local government has plans for charging stations at six new locations around the province, as detailed in a tender issued earlier this week.
The proposed locations include Montague, Alberton, the main government parking lot in Charlottetown, Access PEI and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, according to a report from the CBC.
The P.E.I. government has a sustainable transportation action plan which was announced just last month, which also calls for charging stations in in O'Leary, Borden, Summerside, Charlottetown, Wood Islands and Souris. Those are already under construction, and are expected to be ready for the public in early 2020.
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Those chargers will be part of the Flo network, adding to the two already available in the P.E.I. National Park. Despite no provincial rebates in P.E.I. for purchasing an EV, the government is aware that interest in EVs is growing rapidly, and they want to be able to draw EV travellers to their province with these new chargers.
City official said they hope to have all charging stations complete and available to the public by June 2020.


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Too often, diet is a "four letter word" that causes my patients to turn a deaf ear to anything else I say. Here are some great ways to shed pounds without a diet.
1. Eat on a salad dish and never finish more than 2/3 of what's on the plate. If necessary, that last 1/3 can be treated as a decadent delight later that night when a snack is too much to avoid.
2. Eat multiple meals throughout the day instead of three large ones. You will eat less, stop feeling deprived and decrease cravings that encourage overeating and binging. This will also help to keep the stomach from expanding too rapidly, preventing satiety centers from kicking in and feeding back sooner that you are full.
3. Choose a red plate. Subconsciously it will signal the brain to stop and help us to sense when we are full sooner. Not only that, but studies showed that when there was also a contrast between the plate and the food, 22% piled less food onto their plate.
4. Take a bite, put the utensil down and take the time to chew the food. Need extra help? Count to five before you swallow. You'll actually be able to savor the taste, flavor and texture of each meal. Increase the impact by sipping water between each morsel.
5. Pass on dessert. Not an option? Choose strawberries with Cool Whip, a sweet apple or orange. Try decaf peppermint tea. Really, really, really need that piece of chocolate? Make it a small one, or better yet, sugar free.
6. Drink water, drink water, drink water! Dehydration increases weight. But it will also fill up the stomach faster and help you to feel full quicker. Start with 16 ounces before the meal and continue throughout.
7. Pants feel tight? Take that cue as the time to put the fork down. Use how your clothes feel as a barometer of when you've taken in enough.
8. Hang up a favorite piece of clothing that is just a little too snug to wear. It'll give incentive to get them on one day and reinforce all your hard work once you do!
9. Serve yourself an array of vegetables and fruits first so less space is available for other food types.
10. Eat all the fruit and vegetables you want. Not only because they are imperative to any healthy diet, but they also have a high water content, making caloric impact so low quantity is no longer important.
11. Sleep is a critical key to losing and maintaining weight loss. Yet something often overlooked. Studies show sleeping 7-9 hours a night will shed pounds annually. Make that the same 7-9 hours every night and you lose even more.
12. Turn off all the lights at night and add another few pounds to those easily lost. That means even the alarm clock or phone. If required for safety, add a red nightlight so you're safe and not at risk for a fall when the bathroom calls.
13. Cut down on blue and green light exposure. Commonly used devices (like cell phones, tablets, and desktop computers) generate light in these ranges. Not only does it impact cortisol and insulin levels, but they alter our circadian rhythms, leading to nighttime binging and the overwhelming desire for junk food.
14. Eat foods that require shelling such as peas, oranges, and edamame. The longer they take to uncover, the more time you'll have to sense if you're full and ready to stop. Take a sip of water in between each bite to increase the feeling of fullness.
15. It's true, we really don't eat just one potato chip. Pulling them out of a bag makes it difficult to keep track of exactly how many you have eaten. Split them up into smaller storage bags that each contain only a single serving. That way you'll always know when you're into the next one.
16. Start each meal off with a bowl or cup of soup. Studies have shown this reduced caloric intake by 20%. Make it a broth so it'll have fewer calories and throw in a few vegetables as a natural fiber. Both will help produce a feeling of fullness quicker.
17. Dish out food with a small utensil onto a small dish. Even experts have a hard time estimating portion size. In one study those who used a large bowl served themselves a 31% larger serving and 14% more with a larger utensil.
18. Don't get distracted. Focus on the food when eating. Not the TV, book, game, or computer. Not only does it encourage overeating but people often reported feeling less full and went on to eat more later in the day or evening hours.
19. Order counts. Research shows we tend to fill 2/3 of our plate with the first three items we encounter. So make those the healthiest ones on your plate.
20. Really craving that higher calorie beverage? Trick yourself into believing you're drinking more by pouring it into a tall, thin glass. Even experienced bartenders poured 20% more when the glass was short and wide. Add ice to improve the illusion.
Also keep aware of how much of each food type is recommended. Measuring and weighing is a pain- these reference items can make it easier:
- A golf ball or palm of the hand is the typical sized portion for nuts or dried fruit.
- The last part of the thumb is plenty for olive oil.
- A deck of cards for fish, chicken, and beef.
- A tennis ball, or closed fist, for fruit and vegetables.


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Marys Song of Joy
The Hoy of the Lord is Our Strength
Luke 1:46b-55; Isaiah 35:1-6, 10
Rev. Elizbeth Aguilar
Community Congregational Church of Chula Vista, UCC
We love Mary, dont we? We love her obedience, her pondering everything in her heart, her faithfulness to God and to Joseph .But I love her bravery, too. I hope you all heard or read Marys words very carefully.
Now, I am not sure if I were her if the first thing I would do after hearing that I am going to give birth to a baby although I am not wed- is to break out in this song.
But why? Why was Mary about to do so? Because she knew that her strength came from the joy of the Lord.
And thats what I want us to focus on today. That OUR Strength comes from the Joy of the Lord.
This is the third Sunday in Advent and we Are focusing on Joy. But as I reflected on it, it dawned on me how important it is that we not focus on joy as merely a feeling but on it being a gift that comes from God, that MOVES us beyond a feeling.
You see, when we FOCUS on Jesus, who IS the source of our joy, the circumstances in our life- no matter how hard they are, do not overwhelm us.
Does God want us sad, consumed with worry, or anxiety? No.
Think about it- had Mary focused on her circumstances she might as well have broken out in a loud cry instead of a song. For a woman to be unwed and pregnant meant that her fiancé would have had to break up with her and she could have been stoned to death- that was the severe punishment for a woman in that predicament.
So, had Mary been focused on her situation of being an unwed pregnant woman, she would not have been able to go on.
But instead, she kept her focus on what she knew- which were the promises of God through scripture.
And she knew that by focusing on those promises found in scripture, she would be strong through out her pregnancy. It wouldnt matter if the town folk would talk badly about her. It wouldnt matter that she was poor and unsure of her future. What mattered to her was that God would make a way for her and her family and for the promise of God to come to fruition for the WORLD, THROUGH her!
How many times do we focus on our circumstances instead of on the JOY that God gives us? How many times do we forget that the SOURCE Of our strength COMES from the Lord?
Now, Im not saying we should ignore our problems and bury our heads in the sand- no, of course, not! Im not talking about being an irresponsible person.
Im talking about keeping our gaze on Jesus because He WILL make away where there is NO way! He IS the Source of our strength.
If there is anything I want you to remember about todays message it is this- that the Joy of the Lord is our strength!! And that when we keep our focus on Jesus our problems do not overwhelm us. (Nehemiah 8:10)


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Arsenal must forget the Europa League, they may never get a better chance to win the title
Arsenal's last-gasp win over Manchester United felt like a title-winning moment, a victory to silence the doubters, settle the nerves and flood Mikel Arteta's squad with belief.
Arsenal are five points clear of Manchester City with a game in hand and, theoretically, they could still lose twice to the champions, who they face in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday and home and away in the League by the end of April, and remain top of the table.
Frankly, Arsenal do not look likely to lose twice to anyone, even a club which overhauled soon-to-be European champions Liverpool from a similar position to win the title in 2019/20 and appear galvanised by their comeback against Tottenham last week.
Given the distorted calendar and sheer amount of football already played this season, it is easy to forget, though, that Arsenal are only halfway through their Premier League campaign.
There is still a long road ahead, littered with potential potholes, and the greatest danger for Mikel Arteta is surely stretching his squad too thin.
As well as facing City in the FA Cup on Friday, Arsenal resume their Europa League campaign in the round-of-16 in March. Win at the Etihad Stadium and the Gunners will be narrow favourites to win a 15th FA Cup — ahead of Manchester United, with Chelsea and Newcastle already out of the competition and Spurs and Liverpool struggling for form.
The Europa League is also very winnable. British clubs always do well in the competition when they actually care and, in the past decade, Chelsea (twice), Liverpool, United (twice), Arsenal and even Rangers have all reached the final.
Arteta's finely-tuned Arsenal side are better than all of the above and will go into the last-16 with the shortest odds of all remaining clubs to make it to Budapest on May 31.
The question for Arteta is whether he believes Arsenal have enough depth to compete on two or even three fronts in the second half of the most gruelling campaign in history. There are obvious comparisons between Arsenal and Leicester's title-winning side of the 2015/16 season, both in their dramatic improvement from the previous campaign and in the way they are benefitting from other contenders stuttering.
There is little depth in Arsenal's: from Saliba to Holding, Elneny cannot replicate Partey's influence, and Vieira is yet to convince as an understudy to Odegaard
City are (so far) having an off-year, United and Newcastle are promising but continuing to rebuild, and Liverpool and Chelsea are both in transition.
Arsenal are better than Claudio Ranieri's Leicester but the Foxes' big advantage seven years ago was their lack of European football.
The Gunners do not have that luxury and when the Europa League resumes in spring, assuming Arsenal are still in a position of strength in the Premier League, the competition will test Arteta's squad to the limit. While all four Champions League clubs struggled with the intensity of the schedule in the first half of the campaign, Arteta was able to make changes as Arsenal navigated their Europa League group and he has barely had to rotate his XI. Seven Arsenal players have started all 19 Premier League games.
Admittedly, when they have lost players, other have stepped up. Eddie Nketiah, who scored twice against United including a stoppage-time winner, has deputised superbly for Gabriel Jesus, matching the Brazilian's work rate and goals. Kieran Tierney has played well when filling in for Oleksandar Zinchenko. There is less depth in the spine of Arteta's team, however. They have added cover at centre-half in Jakub Kiwior but the drop in quality from Gabriel and William Saliba to the young Poland international and Rob Holding is stark.
The same is true in midfield, where Mohamed Elneny cannot replicate Thomas Partey's influence, and summer signing Fabio Vieira is yet to convince as an understudy to Martin Odegaard. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale would also be a significant loss for an extended period.
Playing his big guns in Europe risks injury or burnout, which could be costly for a run-in which will test the mentality of Arteta's young squad.
There will be other opportunities to win FA Cups, and winning the Europa League, while a significant achievement, is rarely particularly memorable for top English clubs. It is also a competition that Arsenal will be hoping to avoid for the foreseeable future.
Winning the Premier League title, though, in an era with City, Liverpool and the rest would be a remarkable achievement, particularly given where Arsenal have come from.
Given the sheer ferocity of the competition in the top flight, they may not have a better chance to win an historic crown for many more years.
Arteta might argue that his rebuild has not yet peaked, that Arsenal are now primed for a prolonged stint as challengers, but next season is already likely to be more difficult when they return to the Champions League — and with United continuing their rebuild and Liverpool, Chelsea and possibly Spurs all likely to improve, too.
Unlike Arsene Wenger, Arteta is never going to throw any competition by playing the kids and the 40-year-old will be wary that winning is a habit and squandering momentum across any competition is dangerous.
Plainly, however, there is a case that Arsenal should be prioritising the League over everything else, ensuring they capitalise on their position of strength, in spite of the potential weakness in their squad.


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4,000 tonne lifting vessel on drawing board
By Euan Youdale23 August 2010
Huisman will design, construct and install a 4,000 tonne offshore mast crane and a pipelay tower for Heerema's new deep water construction vessel.
It will be used for J-lay and reel-lay operations in ultra deep water. Installation of the equipment is scheduled for 2012 and 2013, partly at the DSME yard in South Korea and partly at the Huisman quay in Schiedam, the Netherlands.
The mast crane design was selected for the vessel because of the small footprint and small construction weight of the crane, said Huisman. It will be constructed in China.
For Reel-lay, the tower has two pipe tensioners of 400 tonnes capacity each. The pipe is spooled on reels that can be lifted on board offshore by the vessel's own crane. This is a new concept in rigid pipelaying on a large scale, said Huisman. it allows for onshore spooling of reels while offshore pipelaying continues, eliminating the need for a large spool base. In addition, the reels can be easily removed to free up deck space when operating in J-lay or crane barge mode, added Huisman.


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Spanish Word for bless
English Word: bless
Spanish Word: bendecir
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Spanish Word: bendecir
Now you know how to say bless in Spanish. :-)
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Covid-19 lockdowns have hastened the trend towards Europe being a continent of online shoppers. As a result, logistics is attracting high level of investor interest.
According to CBRE, structural change and investor demand for logistics have led to compression in yields, which in turn has led to a convergence between office and logistics loan margins across European markets. In 10 of the 20 markets monitored by the consultancy, logistics margins were on a par with those for offices in Q1. In five of the markets, logistics margins were lower.
According to CBRE, the core 'G7 markets', including the UK, France, Germany and Italy, have seen the largest narrowing of the sector spread – from 22.5 basis points in 2018, to just 5bps in 2020, representing a relative margin shift of 17.5bps.
CBRE noted less convergence in the spread in the 'Rest of West' markets, with 13bps compression on aggregate. In the Nordics, there was 12bps compression in spreads, and in central and eastern Europe there was 11bps compression. The firm explained that this was because, in absolute terms, the average gap in those markets was zero or negative.
"Averages hide notable national market variation," the consultancy said in its Q1 2021 Debt Map report. "While France, Italy and the UK have seen sizeable relative margin shifts, Germany's margin has remained relatively stable over the two-year period."
CBRE noted that, in contrast, Austria and Ireland have seen 35bps and 27.5bps shifts in margins respectively. "In Ireland, margins on logistics debt are now lower than on office debt," CBRE wrote. "This is also true of Finland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain."
The data showed debt margins in some countries converged faster than could be explained by yield movements and investments volumes.
However, CBRE noted that relative margin spreads were well correlated with relative yield spreads, investment spreads and investment volumes: "One explanation for the convergence of margins would be that, as the logistics share of total investment increased, and as the logistics/office yield spread narrowed, so too would the logistics/office margin spread."
"While France, Italy and the UK have seen sizeable relative margin shifts, Germany's margin has remained relatively stable over the two-year period"
CBRE's Q1 2021 Debt Map report
To explore the relationship, the consultancy plotted a scatter diagram. On the horizontal axis, it plotted a rank of the relative yield shift and the percentage-point increase in logistics' share of total European investment between December 2018 and December 2020. On the vertical axis, it plotted relative margin shift over the period.
"In markets that had a relatively large margin spread in December 2018, and that have had large relative yield shifts and/or strong growth in logistics' share of total investment, the relationship holds pretty well," CBRE wrote.
For markets such as Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium, where margins spreads were narrow to begin with – or Germany, which was already competitively priced in 2018 – the effect was less pronounced. In contrast, Poland, Portugal and Hungary were outliers, which CBRE said could not be explained in the same way.


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On July 26, an unconfirmed sighting of missing Iowa jogger, Mollie Tibbetts, who was allegedly seen at a truck stop in Kearney, Missouri was reported to Kearney police, ABC News reported.
Police searched the area, spoke to witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage.
No other details of the sighting was released, according to KMBC.
The truck stop is located more than 230 miles away from where Tibbetts was last seen.
On July 18, Tibbetts was last seen jogging near her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa and was staying at her boyfriend's house to watch his dogs while he was out of town, according to Fox News.
The morning after she disappeared, Tibbetts' family reported her missing after she didn't show up to her job at a daycare center in a nearby town.
At a news conference on July 31, Kevin Winker, director of investigative operations for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, said investigators haven't drawn any conclusions about what happened to Tibbetts other than that disappearing on her own "is not consistent with her past."
He said dozens of investigators from his agency, the FBI and local law enforcement are working on the case, and that they haven't ruled out any possibilities and are checking out every lead they receive.
Family members have urged the public to come forward with any information, "the bottom line is somebody knows something," Tibbetts father, Rob, told Fox News.
"You can't do anything [in Brooklyn] there without someone seeing it," Rob added.
Neighbor Dave Collum, a retired maintenance director for the school district, said he was interviewed by investigators who told him that data from Tibbetts' Fitbit showed she jogged past his home that evening and made it home from the run safely. He said investigators told him she was doing homework on her computer later that evening.
Collum said he often saw Tibbetts running in the neighborhood but didn't on the night she vanished. Collum has joined hundreds of other volunteers in searching the area's cornfields and buildings for Tibbetts. He put a magnet with her face on it on his red pickup truck, so he could have a reminder of her every time he gets into it.
"Everybody in town is still trying," he said. "It's sad."
More than 200 leads have been collected as part of the investigation, police said.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office at 641-623-5679.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
From The Epoch Times