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Link up two of everybody’s predominant quests and you’ve got is a trend we call a sportsbook wagers site. So what could possibly be more inventive… If you envision a group of buddies cheering their home team, and frequently antes will be computed to go with the tumult. Hoping to get their share of the pleasure, bystanders frequently attempt to infer who is most likely to win the impending struggle. At the end of the day, this turns into a sociable little struggle termed sportsbook wagers site.
If you want to wager, you’ll want to go to a sportsbook wagers site, i.e. a place that takes in sportsbook wagers site. In the USA, you can find no less than four states where to do sportsbook betting officially, but semi-legally you may attempt it everywhere so long as you discover a bookie and you are of legal age. Covered track-and-field events you can bet your money on are pro including, likewise, college football & college basketball, professional hockey, professional hockey, including, likewise, horse and dog racing. Clients can bet money on the total combined score of a competition or game, when a given contester will go under, and even if a coin toss in a competition or game comes out heads or tails.
We can find sundry forms of bets: straight, parlays, teasers including, to boot, over-unders, the straight being the best known in sportsbook betting.
Why not do some test runs and chill out all at once… Just see to it that you won’t get too carried away and throw away your total income on a boutade! Because else you will certainly catch yourself full of misgivings all your life!
Having experienced more than my fair share of conflict over the years, from street fighting to more sophisticated law cases, I have become an avid student of the subject of Conflict Resolution. My bookshelves are full of literature on the topic and the public library is thinking of charging me for overuse.
When I feel challenged through being in disagreement with someone I care about, I get comfort by remembering an appropriate little cliché that I picked up some years ago. It goes something like “If two people were in 100% agreement on everything, one of them would be superfluous.”
By accepting this, I give myself permission to get involved in the conflict fully, knowing that there is a lesson to be learned.
Regardless of the number of pages in a book, and many of them are well padded, they mostly seem to recommend a procedure such as the following:-
1. Nullify emotion
2. Explore the reasons for the conflict
3. Consider alternatives
4. Agree on most appropriate
5. Implement the chosen one
6. Evaluate the solution.
I intend to go through each step in detail, but before doing so I believe that there are several pre-requisites or ground rules that need to be agreed to by both parties before the process can even begin. The proposition that “All’s fair in Love and War” seems to me like an open ticket to abuse.
Rule 1: Respect:
Both parties may well loathe the sight of each other, but if they choose to address the conflict, they must agree to acknowledge that
(i) NEITHER of them are PERFECT and
(ii) each will have their own set idiosyncracies
TO WHICH EACH IS ENTITLED.
Rule 2: Commitment:
If the conflict is serious enough to warrant resolution, it is essential that full commitment be given to a mutually satisfying outcome.
Rule 3: Mission statement:
In a business where there exists a formal Mission Statement, this can be of great use in deciding the relevance or importance of each party’s assertions. If the relationship is informal, i.e. outside business, then actually defining a mission statement can work wonders too. This doesn’t need to be formal document signed in blood, but the greater clarity each party has on the other’s needs and wishes, the more likely is it that the relationship will flourish.
Rule 4. Preparedness to listen:
The old story about two ears and one mouth is absolutely true - how many times have you heard someone being denigrated because they “listen too much”. For resolution to be successful both sides must feel validated, that they have truly got their whole story across.
There are many barriers to listening but probably the most common is the tendency for us to “switch off” before the other party has finished. Usually it is because we “know what they’re going to say” and devote our attention to formulating our reply. The result of this is that the “listener” really only gets part of the story and the “speaker” is left feeling invalidated and frustrated. In an effort to be heard voice levels are raised, and the whole transaction deteriorates to the lowest level of disrespect.
There are quite a few other barriers to listening, and to go into these in detail would easily fill this whole publication. For the purpose of this article I would only suggest that “Poor Listening Skills” is an affliction that affects most of us. It is my view that just by consciously working to improve our own ability to listen would reduce the need for formal resolution greatly.
Having established our own Marquis of Queensbury rules, we can now get back to the proposed system. The first step of nullifying emotion is much easier said than done. It is a highly contentious issue, which we shall explore in some depth
Step 1 Nullify emotion
Unfortunately, the first step of the procedure is more easily said than done. What do we do when, at an intellectual level, we know that we should argue our case in a calm, logical manner, but what we really want to do is to reach out and choke the living daylights out of our opponent? Alternatively, we may just feel like bursting into tears at the sheer unfairness of it all.
But in today’s society we have learned that neither of these responses is acceptable. And if we should happen to give way to our impulses, we are considered unstable or just plain weird. So we bottle it up, count to ten, breathe deeply, and tell ourselves that we are being too emotional.
At least that’s what “civilised” people do. But which of these two types of behaviour is more honest? If we feel angry or upset, isn’t’ that our TRUTH? And by denying these emotions aren’t we being untruthful? I suggest that that is exactly the case. We have become so used to denying our feelings that many of us simply don’t know who we are. The word DENIAL is an interesting acronym for Don’t Even Notice I Am Lying.
So am I suggesting that when things don’t go our way that we just give vent to whatever our emotion is at that time? And never mind who gets in the way? Absolutely not! What I am proposing is that we can OWN our feelings, without harming anyone else.
Nowadays it is commonly accepted that feelings which have been repressed or ignored do not just simply go away. They lie beneath the surface of our awareness waiting their opportunity to see daylight. The problem is that keeping them suppressed is like holding a beach ball under water. The effort that we spend holding it down drains us of energy that we could use in other ways. We may successfully keep them in check throughout our youth, but by middle years this can really take it’s toll.
So what do yesterday’s feelings have to do with conflict in the present? Well, when we find ourselves involved in a disagreement and emotions starting to rise, maybe the problem lies not in what is going on at the moment; maybe it’s our “History Buttons” being pushed.
The term stress has at last been given some respectability, but here again we tend to blame factors outside ourselves. My boss is always this; my wife is forever that. If we can find a reason for the problem externally, it keeps us from looking at the real issues. When we perceive the other party as “making us angry”, then obviously we will respond defensively. So how can we tell whether our discomfort is caused by the current situation or something from the past being triggered? One of the really big clues comes when we can recognize a pattern. How many times have you been left with a feeling of déj vu? Life has a way of re-creating difficult situations in order to give us the chance to learn.
This “Blame-The-Other-Guy” culture has prevailed so far because we haven’t had the level of self-awareness necessary to help us learn personal responsibility. But it isn’t just science and technology that are evolving. Nowadays there are many tools and methodologies to help us learn how to behave reflectively.
So, when involved in conflict, instead of just breathing deeply and waiting for the feeling to pass, we can actually use the opportunity to reflect. While counting up to 10 (or 100 if that’s what it takes), we can try to think back to past occasions when we felt the same way. This is not an easy task for anyone, but if conflicting parties can both adopt this philosophy, not only will they open the way for a win-win outcome, but also the relationship itself is also likely to benefit.
I think most people would agree that the term “nullify emotion” is much easier said than done. Nevertheless, we can at least see by now how to make use of our emotions as they get triggered during conflict. In summary, if we recognise through awareness that our feeling (in the moment) is out of proportion to what the situation itself demands, then our history buttons are being pushed.
Step 2 Explore the reasons for the conflict
Once again, this may not be as easy as it seems. What may start off as a disagreement over whether the lid should be left up or down can often be merely a symptom of a much deeper problem. In long-term relationships, where the number of petty disagreements seems to have multiplied, then it is almost certain that there are deeper issues involved. Unless both parties have extremely high self awareness and a pre-agreed arrangement to “Put the Relationship before Self” then 3rd party mediation may be necessary.
In less intense transactions, such as occur at work or in business, the disagreement may be just what it seems.
I love the story about the two teenage sisters fighting for the only orange in the house. Each was absolutely certain that her need was greater than her sibling’s. It was only when good old Mum stepped in to mediate that a win-win solution was found. After a brainstorming session it was discovered that one girl wanted some fresh orange juice and the other wanted to bake an orange cake, requiring only the rind.
So during this investigation stage the objective is to amass as much relevant, and perhaps seemingly irrelevant, information as possible. If both parties are committed to the process, they may spur each other on to be as creative as possible.
Step 3 Consider alternative courses of action
With any luck, some of the hostility and intensity will have evaporated by this stage, and an element of cooperation may have found its way in to the process. Rather than having only two completely polarized possibilities, on offer at the moment is a whole smorgasbord of opportunities.
From this list of possible solutions, each item can be prioritized in accordance to its likelihood of solving the problem.
Step 4 Agree on the most appropriate course of action
When the most appropriate course of action may not be immediately obvious, there is a useful exercise that can be carried out that will almost guarantee a solution. It is very simple to try, and is also a great indicator of how committed each party is to the greater good.
The exercise involves each party acting as lawyer for the opponent. Party 1 uses as much logic, imagination and creativity to ensure that Party 2’s point of view is fully represented. Party 2 then reciprocates on behalf of Party 1. While there are no guarantees in life, this is one of the most effective tools I have ever seen used.
Step 5 Implement and Monitor
This final step is virtually self-explanatory. Once the most appropriate course of action has been chosen, it is just a matter of implementing it. If part of the resolution involves behaviour changes, then monitoring is essential. The more ingrained the conflict, the longer time may be needed to reinforce the different actions that have been agreed upon. If on the other hand, either party has gained sufficient insight for them to realise that their behaviour has been inappropriate, they may easily make the choice to consciously ‘do it differently’.
Summary
This effort to condense a topic such as this to less than 2000 words has been very ambitious. If any two people thought and behaved in exactly the same way, then one of them would be superfluous. It is our diversity that helps make the world such an interesting place. And if we can implement some of the ideas that I have been espousing here, such as listening with respect, then perhaps we can help make life a little more harmonious.
About the author:
I am a certified trainer and experienced life coach. My wife & I have been together for 32 years, and we are the proud parents of two magnificent children. My career included 18 years as an electronics technician and 5 as a computer programmer, (back in the bad old days of COBOL). While these occupations provided lots of intellectual stimuli, I somehow never really achieved much real, meaningful satisfaction. About 18 years ago I discovered the pleasures, and sometimes pain, that the journey of Self-Discovery can bring.
As a Coach I specialise in helping people who experience difficulties developing or maintaining long-term relationships, or those seeking to find greater satisfaction in their careers. If you are serious about making changes in your life, please get in touch.
Email: tom.shaw@gettingrealseminars.com
Website: http://gettingrealseminars.com
“…you are what you CHOOSE to become.”
As an online writer I get a few emails each day inviting me to post my articles on some industry website or some online article site. Some are quite sincere and great websites yet if they are not affiliates with the category killers like EzineArticles.com you have to ask yourself why?
What I have found is that if article websites are not affiliated in anyway, maybe they did not pass the scrutiny of ethicalness to do so, or maybe they are not so legit. Perhaps they are, but one of the biggest give aways to scoundrel activity is an email which overly embellishes the writer’s abilities and attempts to stroke their ego.
Recently I had this happen and what a turn off it was. The gentleman in his email pitch stated; “I was just going thru your articles. You really write well. In fact I have myself been a Business Columnist for one of the largest newspapers. As a professional I can say I really like your work.”
Well how many people did he send that exact email too I wonder. So, here is the email I did not bother to send back to him.
“First off as a realist, I can say that my abilities as a writer suck, not that I care, as I am not a writer, I am just bored. Secondly I think all writers are persnickety, under whelming and mental cases. They are under achievers who could not make it in the real world. Third you are stroking me, because if you were a Business Columnist you would readily see my writing is lacking in so many regards. What a crock of crap and you know it. So, no I would not be interesting in contributing to someone’s website who is a BS’er like you nor do I care to have my ego-fed in such a way. Perhaps in the future you would stop throwing out compliments to people who do not deserve them and come clean. That’s what I think. By the way as an entrepreneur, you are a super marketeer and manipulator of people and your skill set is beyond belief.”
Now of course I did not send this email out, but that is basically how I feel about these ego-stroking losers playing games. If you are a downtrodden writer who needs you ego and god only knows what else stroked then perhaps you will fall for this line of crap. Personally I get sick of it. Consider this in 2006.
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A veritable mecca for tourists, the apple of Nevada’s eye is Las Vegas. Las Vegas is synonymous with excitement for people of all ages, from all walks of life looking to escape reality and hoping to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Popularly called “Sin City,” rather affectionately even, the mere mention of its fantastic casinos sends frissons of thrill up any gambler’s spine! Named by Rafael Rivera, Las Vegas means “the meadows”. Lying in the valley with the Spring Mountains to the west, with disappearing native tribes and numerous settlers who have come and gone this city with its springs became important with the emerging railroads. The Hoover Dam helped increase the population, as did its connections to Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Overcoming early legal glitches, today it has become one of the most visited places in the United States.
Seek any form of entertainment or recreation, and you will surely find it here: grand hotels/casinos based on exotic themes, like the Luxor or Excalibur; Bellagio’s fountains, Mandalay Bay’s Shark reef, Stratosphere’s tower, Paris, Circus Circus, Rio, Mirage, Venetian, Madame Tussauds, and cars at Caesar’s Palace, and so many more attractions on the Strip. Off the Strip, one can find varied museums, Mario Andretti’s rides, etc.
Las Vegas tours take tourists to nearby sights like the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam. You can choose anything from helicopters to bikes. Within Las Vegas itself, there are many optionsLas Vegas Neon Night On The Town City Tour (Bus), Late night scenic helicopter tours, Red Rock and Valley Of Fire Tours, Neon Nights Limousine Tour, and so many more. You can choose your mode of transportation: air, ATV tours, boat, bus, jet ski, raft, racecars, Hummer, and others, with every company trying to be more creative and exciting than the other. If one has the time and spirit of adventure, be sure not to miss these tours.
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Are you not really sure which sex lubricant to pick? Some questions may be reviewed in this tremendous lubricant blog post.
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Knowing what type of business you want to go get into will determine the type of used concession trailer you should buy. Keep in mind this also goes with how much money you have saved up. A concession trailer can sell at around $4000 used, which means you should have that much at the least but don’t think this will get you everything you need. You’ll need to sit down and plan this out.
Plan? Yes, plan. It’s not all about opening the door and tossing in a few hot dogs in boiling water and selling them. You may have already bought the trailer but you still need a lot of other items.
For a hot dog trailer you will need: Containers to keep the condiments in, a fridge, electric cords to hook it up. Cabinet space would be nice and if not make some of your own. You’ll need the space to place the buns, plates, napkins and other items. The most important items can’t be forgotten, the food in which you are planning on selling, ie, hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, etc.
In order to make a profit you will have to sell more than you spent. So if you just bought a package of hot dogs and buns for a little less than $5 you’ll want to make more than that in sells. If you were to sell each hot dog at $1 you’ll make up for it after selling 5. All you need is to make a plan.
Purchasing a new vehicle is a stressful chore for many people. Ask the average person what they dread most and they will tell you that “price haggling” is the worst aspect of negotiating a price. Few people come away from the deal believing that they got a fair shake; a significant minority will admit that they got ripped off if you press the issue with them. Besides shopping at a “no haggle” dealer - Saturn, for example - how can you avoid an unpleasant experience? Better put, can you? Let’s take a look at some ways you can gain better control over the car buying experience so that you can save yourself some time, money, and a whole lot of aggravation.
Stay away from the hot sellers. Many Japanese brands are sold at full price and bargains are hard to come by. Still, if you do a little bit of research you should be able to shave several hundred dollars off of the sticker price or secure a very low loan rate should you choose to finance your vehicle. If your dealer doesn’t want to deal with you, go to another Toyota, Honda, Nissan, etc. dealer to find a better deal.
Buy a left over. On the other hand, not all cars are hot sellers and many models do not sell out when the model year ends. If there is a particular car that you want, you should be able to realize significant savings off of the sticker price. Don’t be “wowed” by an already reduced price touted by the dealership. Likely, they are getting a secret rebate from the manufacturer; learn what that rebate is and get as much of it as you can. Remember: you are already buying a car that is a year old. If it is a discontinued model or the latest version of that model is significantly changed, you have additional leverage.
Arrange your own financing. When purchasing a car, negotiate the lowest possible price before financing is discussed. If you come into the negotiation with your financing already covered, then you have additional leverage. If you are paying cash for the vehicle, demand an even greater discount.
Go in equipped. Consumer Reports will sell to you a print out of exactly how much a car should sell for. Purchase a report on the model you want to find out what the dealer likely paid for your car. The price you pay should be much closer to that amount than to the sticker price.
Buy through a car club. Car clubs, including those through warehouse clubs such as BJ’s, can be an alternative way to buying a car at a discounted rate without paying full price. Each club has their own way operating, but in all cases you should be able to pay less and leave the haggling out of the equation.
If you are the type of person who enjoys haggling, then your experience is not likely to be as bad. You know how to play the game and winning for you is simply securing the lowest possible price. For everyone else, a little outside help can save you money. Do not let your emotions tell you, “I must have this car,” or you are likely to pay much more than you should. Remember: dealer sob stories are just that; if they can’t figure out a way to make money off of a sale, then they shouldn’t be in business.
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For many soon-to-be parents around the world, giving birth in water is still not a top choice but there is a growing interest in this birthing method because of its many mother and child-friendly benefits.
Water birthing may have just started to gain popularity in the west, but the idea is not new. Traditionally, women in Romania have been giving birth in warm natural pools (usually in the summer) for a long time with few complications even before 1960, when Igor Tjarkovsky, a Soviet researcher and swimming teacher had scientifically pioneered the idea of giving birth in water. Tjarkovsy has facilitated the births of hundreds of babies in a warm tank of water using his method since then. Seventeen years later, Michel Ordent, a French obstetrician, started the use of the warm tub. The technique proved to be highly popular and spread rapidly. By the 1980s, more than four thousand babies in the USA had been born through water birth.
To start birthing, the mother in labor is placed in a tub with warm water. The baby is monitored by a special underwater device. The mother stays in the tub while she labors and she can choose whether to give birth while submerged or give birth outside the tub. If the baby is submerged when it is delivered, it is perfectly safe because babies do not breathe in air until they are exposed to air. An attendant quickly takes the baby out of the water and hands it to the mother. This process must always be under the supervision of trained medical personnel and should not be attempted on your own.
Despite its unconventional nature, many nurses and healthcare practitioners say that water birthing has many benefits. The mother is not overtly stressed or anxious because the water soothes her muscles and there is less pain than conventional birthing because water stimulates the body’s natural pain inhibitors. The water also provides buoyancy which makes it easier for the mother to change positions and it also provides privacy for many self-conscious or first-time moms. The water also provides a less traumatizing environment for the baby because it is similar to the womb’s environment and shields it from sound and light, thus preventing over stimulation at birth. Many midwives, obstetricians and birthing experts say that water birth can also minimize fetal complications.
If you choose to deliver your baby through water birthing, look for a hospital or birthing center that allows water birth and has medical personnel trained in the process. It is also recommended that you inspect the tub and the birthing equipment before you give birth, as well as their prices. Renting a tub may be an option too. If you are going to give birth at your nearest hospital, review their policies on water birth (some do not welcome it yet). Also, check on your insurance company to see if they will cover the expenses of your water birth.
Despite its many benefits, water birth is not for everyone. It cannot be performed for breeched, premature and multiple births. If you have had a risky diagnosis during your pregnancy (e.g. susceptibility to bleeding or an infection), talk to your doctor first. Having herpes, which is transferred through water, is also not ideal for water birth. If your body is quite inflexible, you may also have to resort to the conventional way.
Michael Russell
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Link together people’s predominant leisure actvities and what you’ll display is a mania that’s customarily titled a sportsbook bets Web property. Can you think of anything that could be more creative… Visualize a troop of dudes cheering over a local club, and incessantly lays are advertised to complement the tumult. Enthusiastic to participate in of the excitement, on-lookers frequently strive to guess who is most likely to win the approaching fight. Put together, this all will develop into a nice and friendly fight called sportsbook bets Web property.
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True, it might well appear a craving, note, however, that wagering sportsbooks is, in reality, just an amusement and of tying up with friends. You can bet a a petty amount of gold and all the same have an amazing time. Beyond this, here are a small number of basics to get going wagering sportsbooks.
If you want to bet, you’ll check out a sportsbook bets Web property, which is a place that offers sportsbook bets Web property. In the USA, there’s a total of four states where to go for wagering sportsbooks lawfully, but beyond legality you may do it practically anywhere as long as you can locate a bookie and happen to be of age. Included in the sports events you can wager on are professional along with college league football + college class basketball, professional hockey, professional hockey, along with wagers on both horse and dog racing. Punters could choose to bet on the general score of a competition, at which point a contester will be defeated, and even whether a coin toss in a competition comes out either heads or tails.
The bookie outfit will confide in the maths be of assistance to you establish which club you believe is most likely to win. First of all, there is the spread, in other words point lead tallied to the inferior contestant assumed to fail by a defined number points. Evidently, this comprises the bookmaker’s prescribed process of enabling level stakes for a sports book. For a practical example, we can bet on a lineup assumed to fail and and all the same win the bet as long as the contestant actually loses by a defined number of points.
Expectably, there are a lot of different varieties of antes– straight bets, parlay wagers, teasers plus over/under antes, the straight bets being the most common in wagering sportsbooks.
So do experiment with it, and relax at the same time… But ensure that you won’t get gripped and kill your complete retirement pension on a caprice. For otherwise you’re bound to be caught ruing it till the end of your days.
Food security on the African continent, among others, will be improved if talks between South Africa, Algeria, Kenya and Nigeria about launching a constellation of satellites succeed.
The talks need to be a success because space assets are no longer only a matter of prestige. They have become critical sources of information.
The constellation of 4 satellites was discussed at the first African Leadership Conference on Space Science and Technology for Sustainable Development, hosted in Abuja last week by Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency.
Representatives of the four governments also met at Stellenbosch, South Africa, during September this year. It was agreed, in principle, to work together in the context of the African Resource and Environmental Management Constellation (ARM) towards the launch and operation of a constellation of low Earth orbiting satellites.
Space based systems are routinely used for telecommunications, broadcasting and weather forecasts, some of which have become commercially viable businesses, while others, like the weather forecast, are essential public services.
The following New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) priorities will be served by the planned African constellation: disaster management, food security, health, infrastructure, land use, safety and security and water resource management.
South Africa is expected to make a substantial contribution after plans for a South African (SA) space program were first announced by Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena earlier last month. Government is set to inject R26 million into the three-year project. Plans include the launch of SA’s second satellite into orbit by the end of 2006, early 2007.
South Africa’s first satellite, SunSat, which was built by Stellenbosch University staff and students and rocketed into space by NASA in 1999.
Sun Space and Information Systems of Stellenbosch has been commissioned to build the second satellite.
Piet Marais is a director of South African based Network33 and a PR consultant to Sun Space and Information Systems - http://www.sunspace.co.za
