Foot pain is a common and natural consequence for those who stand for long periods of time. Most cases are not severe, however the discomfort can affect daily life immensely. People with jobs that require standing for hours on end–such as servers, teachers, and nurses–will experience some sort of foot pain. Luckily, you can practice simple stretches and exercises to keep your feet healthy, and to alleviate, even prevent, pain. These exercises can be done at-home or any place you are idle.
This exercise requires you to be barefoot and sitting in a chair. You start off by crossing one leg over your thigh for support. You will then interlace your fingers between your toes. Then, squeeze your fingers and toes together, holding for around 10 seconds, proceeding to stretch them for an additional 10 seconds. You should repeat this stretch at least three times with each foot.
This simple exercise requires you to raise one foot and pull the toes downward into a deep foot stretch by pointing your toe like a ballerina, then flexing the foot back. You should repeat this process with both feet. Not only will this easy exercise improve blood circulation, it will also relieve aches by stretching out the smaller muscles in your foot.
Raising your heels will relieve toe cramps and strengthen calf muscles. Start by standing and lifting up off your heels until you are standing on the balls of your feet and toes. Hold this position for 10 seconds before releasing the heels down to the ground. Repeat 10 times. This exercise is recommended for anyone who stands for many hours in constricting footwear.
This exercise requires a tennis ball or golf ball. Stand with the tennis ball directly under the second toe of your foot and slowly roll the ball around the sole for 1 to 3 minutes, repeating for the next foot. The pressure should be light; massaging the arches of your feet will help with cramps, arch pains, and heel pains.
This stretch is often practiced by athletes such as runners. Stand facing a wall and prop your toe against it. Lean forward gently until you feel the arch stretch. Hold and repeat for both feet. Not only will this stretch out the arch of your foot, it will also stretch your calf muscles.
A fun exercise to practice is towel picking. You will need to be sitting in a chair with a small hand towel placed on the ground below your foot. While keeping the heel on the ground, try to pick up the towel by scrunching it between the toes. You should repeat this 10-20 times for each foot. If a towel is too easy, replace it with something of added weight.
Finally, a good foot rub always does the trick. If you do not have someone to massage your foot, you can easily do it yourself. Start at your toes, using your thumbs to massage them in circular motions. Gradually move down toward the arch under your foot and work down to the heel. Apply pressure with your fingers and palm as you do this. Applying lotion can allow your hands to move smoothly over your foot.
Overall, most foot pains are temporary and can easily be alleviated with simple stretches and exercises that you can do almost anywhere at anytime. Your feet are subject to constant pressure, so be sure to give it the rest and relaxation that it deserves.


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The NFC wireless communication system allows users to make mobile payments or transactions by simply bringing their mobile phone close to the transmitter, in this case indoor advertising, which interacts directly with the device.
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Renewable Energy August 17, 2017 10:05:39 AM
CEO of wind energy giant says it would be better if US was in Paris Agreement
By Carolina Curiel
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At the beginning of June, President Donald Trump announced the U.S would withdraw from the Paris Agreement and commence negotiations to re-enter or renegotiate a new accord. More than two months on from the decision Anders Runevad, CEO of global wind energy business Vestas, told CNBC that "it would be better, in my opinion, if (the) U.S. was staying in the Paris Agreement."
CNBC - At the beginning of June, President Donald Trump announced the U.S would withdraw from the Paris Agreement and commence negotiations to re-enter or renegotiate a new accord.
Under the agreement, reached at the end of 2015, world leaders have committed to making sure global warming stays "well below" 2 degrees Celsius and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Unsurprisingly, Trump's decision drew criticism from many groups.
More than two months on from the decision Anders Runevad, CEO of global wind energy business Vestas, told CNBC that "it would be better, in my opinion, if (the) U.S. was staying in the Paris Agreement."
Runevad added that the wind energy market was to some extent insulated from the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
"What drives the market and will drive the market up to – beyond – 2020, is the current PTC (production tax credit) structure in place in the U.S.," he said. "That has… broad, bipartisan support, so that is what drives the market at least to (the) 2022 time frame, and we don't expect any changes in that."
Runevad was speaking after Vestas reported earnings for the second quarter of 2017. The business generated revenue of 2.2 billion euros ($2.57 billion), 14 percent down on the year-earlier, while earnings before interest and tax fell by 120 million euros to 279 million euros.
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Lingua Romania: "Police, Adjective" Makes for Arresting Tour-De-Force
Lingua Romania: "Police, Adjective" Makes for Arresting Tour-De-Force
Anthony Kaufman
While the pay-off in this anti-police procedural comes very late, it caps a minimalist and sardonic tour-de-force from Corneliu Porumboiu, whose "13:08 East of Bucharest" won the award for best first film at Cannes in 2006. This worthy follow-up shows an even more discerning and confident eye from the young director. No one-hit wonder, Porumboiou confirms the promise of both the new Romanian cinema and his own status as a burgeoning world-class auteur. If several discerning critics have dismissed a number of Cannes competition titles, "Police, Adjective" has emerged as a favorite.
Cristi (Dragos Bucur, star of Porumboiou's short "Liviu's Dream"), a young policeman, is tailing a student and staking out his house, trying to determine the source of the young man's hashish. Porumboiou keeps much of these pursuits at a distance – we never see the face of the student, for example – instead keeping focus on the cop's laconic, yet detailed efforts. There is nothing suspicious or suspenseful that goes on; in fact, that's the point. Whatever illicit activity exists is undoubtedly on a most minor level.
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The conflict arises not in the investigation so much as Cristi's desire to flout the Romanian law that would consider these episodes of drug use an offense punishable by up to 8 years in prison. Cristi, probably no more than a decade older than his target, clearly sympathizes with the young offender, claiming to his fellow officers that the law – like in other European countries – will surely be changed to reflect the changing times. It's the capricious nature of law, along with the fickle ways of language and meaning, that's really at issue in "Police, Adjective" – as the film's title suggests, i.e. from Websters: "Police (adjective) police power, police corruption, police state."
While seemingly tangential to the narrative, oddball exchanges about Prague and Bucharest alternately known as the "Little Paris," a Romanian pop song whose lyrics's significance "what would today be without tomorrow?" remain elusive to Cristi, and a new way of spelling "not-any" as a single word eventually suggest deeper questions at issue in Porumboiu's deceptively minimalist screenplay.
As with previous subtle Romanian stunners, "Police, Adjective" is set in the non-descript, dilapidated suburban wasteland of the post-Communist country: Except for a few modern-looking automobiles, everything from computers to desks to the drab fluorescent office lighting appears as if it hadn't been changed in 30 years. Nearly every Romanian building needs a replastering or a paint job, all of which contributes to the film's general sense of unease and lingering feeling of oppression.
The film also uses the extended long takes that many have associated with recent films from Romania. Here, they may test the patience of some viewers-there were several walkouts during the film's second soldout press screening-but the cumulative affect evokes the tedium and futility of Cristi's police investigation, not to mention his world. Near the film's conclusion, there's a scene in which a take runs for what seems like an eternity, observing Cristi sitting next to a woman clicking away at a typewriter. Neither the camera, nor Cristi moves, and yet, there's something compelling and ironic as the shot persists in real-time. After a while, if one is tuned into the film's sense of prevailing ennui, it actually becomes funny – in an absurdist way reminiscent of fellow Romanian writer Eugene Ionesco.
The film's climax – if you could call it that – involves an extended confrontation between Cristi and his senior superior, Anghelache, played by Vlad Ivanov, who is no less ominous here than his banally evil turn as the abortionist in "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days." The two men, plus another officer, battle it out, by looking up words in a dictionary. If seemingly undramatic, Porombouiu manages to turn a scene in which Cristi reads definitions in the dictionary into a profound statement on power, control and morality.
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When bigger mammals live longer than smaller ones, why do taller humans die younger?
by Bradley Elliott, The Conversation
We look the same, but one of us will live longer than the other. Credit: gvictoria/Shutterstock
The tallest man in Europe, 7ft 7in former basketball player turned actor Neil Fingleton, who played roles in Game of Thrones, and the X-Men and Avengers films, has died aged just 36. Such early death in the excessively tall is not uncommon. Robert Wadlow, the world's tallest person on record died at 22, and of the 10 tallest people ever recorded, the oldest died at 56. In people, height is negatively correlated with longevity; that is, taller individuals don't tend to live as long. It's kind of unfortunate that I'm both a researcher into ageing and 6ft 1in tall.
While these are extreme examples, in the general population there also is a trend of greater height leading to reduced longevity. For example, taller woman are more likely to suffer from cancer in later, post-menopausal life. In a study of civil servants at Whitehall, height was noted as an excellent correlate with risk of cancer, stroke and cardiovascular disorders, and ultimately death.
Yet it's a noted rule of thumb in the biological sciences that bigger species of mammals live longer – for example, elephants (lifespan: 40 to 75 years) and whales (35 to 110 years) – than smaller ones – for example, mice and rats (around 12 months). So why is height not associated with longer life spans in humans?
As a researcher into ageing, for me the important question is why does height, such a useful day-to-day feature, and arguably an evolutionary advantage for our hunter-gatherer ancestors on the savannah, seem to count against us? There are two good hypotheses here, one arguing the case for nature and the other for nurture – but it may be that they are linked.
On the nurture, environmental factors side of the argument, there has been a lot of research conducted recently on the idea that reduced calorie intake (eating less) can correlate with greater longevity. Essentially, faced with restricted quantities of available food, animals tend to live longer.
Survival age for groups of different height between age 80 and 95 years. Credit: He et al/PLOSONE, CC BY
We have found good evidence for this in worms, mice, dogs, monkeys, and there are even suggestions of the same effect in humans. Indeed, children who lived through the Second World War and rationing show a bump in longevity statistics. Why does this matter? Because these calorie restricted worms, mice, monkeys and children are also shorter than their well-feed peers. So average height across a population is a rough marker of calorie availability during childhood and development, which is a factor that decides height in adulthood.
On the nature side of the argument, it might seem obvious but genetics dictates height as well. Even my above average height makes me the shortest member of my family, with a brother, mother and father who are all taller than me. So-called "familial height" is passed on via genes that contribute to height.
In particular, the conveniently named and easy to remember gene Forkhead family, O subclass, type 3 gene (FOXO3), has a common variation that is associated with longevity in worms, in flies, and in human centenarians.
This gene has many roles, contributing to stem cell activation, controlling cell death mechanisms, and altering the effectiveness of insulin and insulin-like growth factors. All of these play a role in how the body senses how much energy it has, and so how much growth it can afford over and above the nutrients and energy the body needs just to maintain itself. So variation in this FOXO3 gene may also contribute to this hypothetical connection between longevity, height and calories by directing more or less energy into growing the body.
So while tallness is linked to shorter lifespans on average, we don't really understand why. There's some good research at the moment regarding both genetics and lifestyle, which may reveal that simply eating a little less over the course of your life may lead to a longer life. A simple sounding fix – but getting people to eat less has not always proven easy.
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There are many biological factors related to height and longevity. For example, we now know that shorter telomeres predict reduced longevity. These telomeres are attached to the ends of chromosomes and get shorter when the cell replicates itself. Since bigger bodies require more replications to maintain their integrity, telomeres get shorter over our life times. While smaller people also use up replications, they don't require as many as a bigger person. For example, women are smaller than men and live longer because their telomeres shorten at a delayed rate compared to men. That' why Maier, et al. provided findings that show women are 8% shorter than men and have telomeres that are 8% longer than men. (At birth males and females have the same length telomeres.) There are over 36 biological factors that support the "smaller lives longer" theory: lower BP, smaller left ventricular mass, lower insulin and IGF-1, and lower CRP.


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Bionic Limb
A bionic limb is an augmented or robotic limb, which is grafted onto a human body. Typically connected directly to the central nervous system, they have appeared in TV fiction, giving enhanced strength or speed to the recipient. In actuality, they are used to restore lost function or strengthen depleted muscle control. The art of connecting the computing power of the limb to the central nervous system directly is termed BMI.
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First woman fitted with bionic arm
Ex-Marine Claudia Mitchell lost her arm in a motorcycle accident two years ago. Since then, she struggled with life with one arm. Standard prosthetic limbs gave a cosmetic limb, but added nothing to her quality of life. Now, she is the first human trial of a bionic arm, developed at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
VR Interfaces: Neuro-Controlled Bionic Arm
A product of neuroprosthetic work, the Neuro-Controlled Bionic Arm, product of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, is the first artificial limb to tap directly into the nervous system, allowing it to be moved by unconscious thought, exactly the same as the natural, original arm.
VR Interfaces: i-Limb
The i-Limb, made by Touch Bionics, is one of the more advanced prosthetic hands. Its makers claim its the world's most advanced bionic hand. Whilst this claim does not hold water, it is certainly, at time of release in mid 2007, one of the most advanced hands, although not the most advanced - that honour goes to a DARPA military development.
You Tube of Claudia Mitchell and the first haptic, bionic arm
Ex-Marine Claudia Mitchell became the first woman to receive a bionic arm. This video shows the truly revolutionary range of motion and freedom, that allows.
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Virtual Pain Relief: Virtual limb could provide relief from phantom limb pain
Reproduced with permission of The Wellcome Trust, this article takes a look in depth at the use of VR based limbs, to trick the brain into thinking the limb is still physically there - and make the pain vanish.
Woman with bionic arm regains sense of touch
The art of prosthetics has moved forwards once more, and Claudia Mitchell, who lost her arm in a motorcycle accident and became the first woman to be fitted with a bionic arm has now become the first woman to be fitted with an artificial arm ? same arm ? that returns a sense of touch to her nervous system.
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The dream of a prosthetic limb that touches and feels like a natural limb, is still some ways away. A natural arm or leg processes sensory data at a rate we just do not have the bandwidth to recreate, much less tie into the human nervous system. That said however, significant progress has already been made, and development continues at a rapidly accelerating pace.
Powered Upper Limb Prostheses: Control, Implementation and Clinical Application
This is an edited book comprised of the works of specialists around the globe. It concentrates exclusively on myoelectrically powered upper limb prostheses ? those powered by utilising inherent electrical signals within the patient?s muscle, and as such, goes into all the detail you could ever ask for on these devices.
A Primer on Limb Prosthetics
A primer on limb prosthetics, is designed as a scientific aside, almost a technical manual for how life with a prosthetic will change, going into a great deal of detail on each kind of prosthetic, using medical and general notational jargon, as it discusses each joint?s prosthetisement, in a clinical, step by step manner.
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Bionic eye gives blind man sight
A man who lost his sight 30 years ago says he can now see flashes of light after being fitted with a bionic eye. Ron, 73, had the experimental surgery seven months ago at London's Moorfield's eye hospital.
He says he can no...
HAL bionic suit going to market
HAL, Hybrid Assistive Limb version 5, is finally making it to mass production after a ten year development cycle.
This bionic suit gives its wearer extra strength by encasing the wearer's major muscle groups in a worn exoske...
Touch Bionics signs U.S. distribution agreement with SPS
(Press Release) Direct and indirect sales momentum gathers for the i-LIMB Hand
Touch Bionics, developer of the world's first commercially available bionic hand, and SPS (Southern Prosthetic Supply) the leading U.S. O&P distr...
Wireless bionic arm would feel real
Work on artificial arms that would be controlled by the human mind is ramping up, thanks to a helping financial hand from DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
DARPA announced in February that it would pour $...
Touch Bionics introduces next generation i-LIMB prosthetic skin
(Press Release) Touch Bionics has released a the new version of its i-LIMB Skin prosthetic covering. With the new i-LIMB Skin, Touch Bionics has developed a synthetic covering that is a closer reflection of human skin function than has ever...
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KB Electronics, Inc. manufactures and inventories over 200 different models of off the shelf Variable Frequency Digital and Hybrid AC Drives (AC Inverters), Variable Speed DC Motor Controls, Brushless DC Drives, Battery DC to DC Controls, and Triac Fan Controls. They provide control for AC, DC, Brushless, PSC, Shaded Pole, Universal, PMSM and EC motors. The Company's distribution network includes over 800 locations in over 30 countries.
KB prides itself in being able to provide customization to any of their motor drive products, thereby allowing customers to purchase a product specific to their application. They reduce cost by purchasing the exact control for the application without unnecessary extras.
Founded in 1967, the Company was based out of New York. In 1995, KB relocated their corporate headquarters to a modern manufacturing facility in Coral Springs, Florida. Total Quality Management (TQM), along with computerized testing and Just In Time (JIT) / Cell Manufacturing, ensures consistent product quality and reduced lead times. What this means is that KB can make a superior product and deliver it faster, while keeping its competitive edge.
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Burnett traded to Pirates
The Aftermath of A.J. Burnett
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It's indicative of the Yankees that they thought A.J. Burnett, Javier Vazquez, Kyle Farnsworth and others would be transformed into something other than what they were strictly by the simple act of putting on pinstripes.
Those who try to defend Yankees' pitching decisions by pointing to CC Sabathia are scraping through the muck of viable argument.
Sabathia would be a great pitcher as a Yankee; as a Met; as a Dodger; as a Pirate; or as a Yakult Swallow.
Burnett was never worth the money the Yankees paid him nor was he suited to develop into a solid starter behind Sabathia.
The decision the Yankees made to develop their own pitchers; to focus on statistics; to shun buying the big names on the free agent market were three separate concepts opposed to one another in a triangular fashion when they signed Burnett.
He was never that good.
Talented? Yes.
Good? No.
But they paid him as if he was; as if by merely joining the Yankees, bolstered by their offense and great bullpen, he'd relax and pitch 6 or so innings a start giving up 3-4 runs to rack up wins simply by pitching within his own abilities. Burnett used to fire every pitch like it was his last; he tried to embarrass the hitters instead of just getting them out. That would explain the rampant injuries that subsided over the past four years.
But the dying phrase for many a regime, "we'll be able to handle him" is a self-destructive and ruinous strategy that's failed repeatedly.
Joe Torre thought he could deal with Albert Belle when the Yankees were inches away from letting Bernie Williams depart for the Red Sox and signing Belle as his lineup replacement.
Torre could not handle Albert Belle.
The Navy Seals would have trouble handling Albert Belle.
Rafael Soriano had a reputation as a diva. Rafael Soriano acted like a diva. He allowed big homers and had trouble handling pressure before he became a Yankee; he had those same problems last season as a Yankee.
Reputations are what they are for a reason. For years, Burnett had the moniker of "injury-prone underachiever" hovering over his head with the Marlins and Blue Jays; when he busted out in his potential free agent year (he had an opt-out in his contract) for the Blue Jays in 2008 with 18 wins and 231 strikeouts, he was believed to have "turned the corner" and would blossom in New York.
He was okay in his first year and mostly bad and aggravating in the subsequent two.
The expectations were such that the Yankees and their fans were disappointed even though they got what they bought—not what they paid for, but what they bought.
At least he stayed healthy.
Comparing him to a Yankees bust like Carl Pavano is absurd because Burnett came to New York and did the best he could while Pavano was swallowed up by the pressure immediately. It wasn't the pressure that got to Burnett—he handled New York fine—he's just A.J. Burnett and pitched like A.J. Burnett.
That the Yankees had to pay about $20 million of his remaining $33 million to get rid of him says that they realized they couldn't continue with him on the team. It's not because Burnett was clubhouse poison and they had to get him out of town before he infected the rest of the room, but because he's not that good and they didn't want to deal with the aftermath of putting him out on the mound and watching him implode for another season.
And now he's gone from a place he probably shouldn't have been in the first place.
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In January 2018 I was hired as a Regional EHS Manager by Enviva after a nearly two-year search for full-time employment. This journey has been quite a learning experience, and I would like to share some lessons learned from my 30 years in industrial health and safety.
First and foremost, I continue to advocate for the value of being a positive influence in life and, in particular, in the workplace. One of the benefits of being a "senior" professional is that I've lived a full spectrum of experiences. Since coming to work for Enviva, I've had to expand my knowledge in a sector of industry that I knew nothing about—wood pellet manufacturing for power plants in the U.K., EU, and Asia.
Enviva is a leading global energy company specializing in sustainable wood biomass—and it's the world's largest producer of wood pellets, which provide sustainable, low carbon heat and power, replacing fossil fuels. Enviva owns and operates seven manufacturing plants in five states in the Southeast United States. These are 24/7 operations, and the men and women who work in these plants work 12-hour shifts with plenty of opportunities for overtime. It is hard work. Seasoned professionals have learned the detrimental impacts of low morale on productivity and safety. True leaders have learned a key lesson: If you take care of your people, they will take care of you.
As a seasoned health and safety professional, I've learned not only to provide constructive feedback when employees are not strictly adhering to health and safety practices and policies, but also to provide positive reinforcement when employees are performing to the organization's expectations. Too many times, employees hear from leaders only when they are underperforming. An experienced professional can be invaluable in shaping a leadership team's approach to developing a culture that values the contributions of individuals for the success of the entire team.
Whether an organization has an Operations Management System, Integrated Management System, or Operational Excellence Management System, a critical element is developing and sustaining a culture that underpins operational excellence by valuing individual contributors as key stakeholders. Over my three decades in industry, it has been my experience that front-line workers often feel undervalued simply because leaders will pass them in the workplace when they're hot, sweaty, tired, or working in a difficult situation and not take the time to say, "Thank you for what you're doing to make our company successful. We appreciate you!" Those 14 words cost nothing.
As Regional EHS Managers, we typically are not in the middle of the operational battle of the day and can be a steady, positive influence across a plant, factory, rig, platform, or office because we have both the perspective and the experience to see the entire field. Experienced leaders also recognize that when the heat of battle is over, it is important to take time to give thanks to those who did the work.
Most recently, I did this with the support of Enviva's leadership by cooking authentic chicken and sausage gumbo at my Mid-Atlantic plants and port. The value was immeasurable. We took time between Thanksgiving and Christmas to celebrate a year of hard work, dedication, and safe performance and to say thank you. We posted photos of workers, recognized safety committee members, discussed safety initiatives and operational discipline opportunities employees were interested in, and shared humorous memories of 2018. Members of the leadership team at each site helped to serve the meal. This simple act reinforced the importance of maintaining healthy relationships by valuing each member of the team.
In today's fast-paced world, employers should recognize that workers with decades of experience offer value in five key areas.
Several years ago, I had a conversation with a good friend and colleague who was retiring from a major oil company after a 30-year career. He expressed his observation (and frustration) that within that organization, "If you can Google it, you can be a manager." Those of us who have had the benefit of years of experience can bring it to the table in the development and delivery of value-added training. The best part about this is that we are already part of the organizations we serve. We just need to be tapped for our knowledge, skills, information, and abilities.
Most of us who have been industrial health and safety professionals for several decades were formally trained. I have been a member of several professional organizations where I both learned and shared knowledge and best practices between organizations. I also attended development courses to attain professional certifications, including colleges, universities, vocational-technical schools, professional organizations' sponsored training, and company sponsored/third-party training. Teachers and subject matter experts have taught me everything from industrial hygiene to decontamination protocols. Additionally, I have had the years of experience to see and (unfortunately) be involved in incident investigations where I learned lessons that I carry with me and can apply today. This formal training, education, and experience cannot be replicated with Google.
Perhaps one of the biggest contributions an organization can make is in the development and mentoring of young professionals. Across industry today, there is a rapidly increasing upward progression of young women and men with limited "time in grade" experience. These people will be leaders in their organizations in the future. They need and deserve the best information, resources, and professional development their organizations can give them. Formalizing this development can provide for an evergreen process that is self-sustaining and values knowledge and experience within the company. An organization's senior resources are a rich pool of knowledge and talent.
Remember encyclopedias? They have been replaced with the Internet, with unlimited amounts of data and information at a simple keystroke. But organizations face problems that Google and Wikipedia have not yet found the data to solve. Whether these are mechanical breakdowns, human errors, or system failures, an organization's senior resources have probably seen, heard, or experienced similar challenges. Development of corporate think tanks, SWAT teams, or technical authorities, for example, can save organizations from these breakdowns and provide insight and experience on how to correct them and implement long-term, sustainable solutions.
By now, all of us have seen the Together Everyone Accomplishes More (TEAM) acronym. But, how many of us have the knowledge and experience to put together real-time, practical approaches and initiatives to create this environment? According to Dr. W. Edward Deming, who offered 14 points for quality management, when individuals understand what the expectations are; how they can meet and deliver these expectations; the value of this effort; and, most important, feel valued as key stakeholders, they will invest themselves in the success of the enterprise. When all of these factors are working, 97 percent of the workforce will deliver to those expectations provided that the system itself works as designed.
When there are problems with productivity, maintenance, and operational efficiency, these are the result of poorly designed systems. Developing TEAM approaches and systems can help to identify and solve management system deficiencies. Who is best situated to identify these system failures? Your front-line employees. They talk about them every day. How do you tap into their knowledge?
Provided that an organization's management values and recognizes the efforts of their employees, this is one of the most powerful ways to engage and harness the knowledge and energy of a workforce. It gives them a voice and the opportunity to contribute. Remember that safety and operational excellence are not mutually exclusive, and engagement in an organization's health and safety process connects directly to operational efficiency.
Formal feedback can take many forms—operational discipline discussions, 360-degree feedback forums, electronic or anonymous surveys, town hall meetings, or employee engagement workshops. An organization that places value on the knowledge and opinions of their employees will receive real data that is not written in any policy, practice, or procedure. A mature organization is not only receptive to this information but actively seeks to hear it. When an organization moves from a blame or win/lose culture to a team approach, everyone becomes engaged and seeks ways for the team to win. Have you ever watched a high-performing sports team where an individual has a bad play, mental lapse, or makes a mistake? What do his or her teammates do after the mistake? Teammates take the mistake on their shoulders and maintain cohesiveness. When a team begins to openly blame individuals for mistakes, most often that team falls apart and loses the game. Sure, you'll get some sour grapes, but the wine made from the quality feedback will be of the highest quality and will allow for the growth of the company.
Thank you for taking time to read my musings and personal and professional lessons. If these can help save one more occupational injury, they have been successful.


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Scots Humour and Heroism
Chapter II - Some Misconceptions Removed
This proverbial capacity of the Scot to succeed affects people differently. Some are restive under it; others are resigned. The Irishman makes up his mind to it as to a law of nature. He thinks the Scotsman cannot help himself — that he is bound to come to the top in all his undertakings, just as the tides are bound to rise. All Scots he regards as being much the same; they are all destined to make their way easily.
Now this is a grand error. The Highlander is a Celt of the Celts; and except that he has little sympathy with Patrick's jokes he would be more at home in Killarney or Cork than in the lowlands of his own country.
Some Englishmen are not resigned to this preponderance of the Scot, as the phrase goes, but grow a trifle restive and uneasy under it, and take a very odd revenge. They subject Sandy to a curious criticism. They urge that it is only by a surgical operation you can get a witticism into a Scotsman's head. It was Sydney Smith who gave this judgment; and he ought to have known better, for he lived many years in Edinburgh.
This is indeed a mistake with a vengeance. For Scotland is perhaps the most genuinely humorous country in Europe. The peasantry are witty - not in the same way as the Irish peasantry - but witty for all that. The mind of the Irish countryman is for the most part effervescent, bubbling over with imaginative surprises. Typical Scottish wit, on the contrary, is like the final summing up of a clever lawyer.
The most inimitably amusing things in English are nearly all penned by Scotsmen. You may test these. They will bear endless repetition and remain as pungent as ever.
But we can account for this English criticism.
True, a Scotch peasant will not laugh at nothing, and will not readily burst into a roar. His humour is dry and caustic, and it can be very cheery and protective; but mostly it has a sharp edge and point, like what is best in French. Here is an instance.
It occurred at one of those rustic wooings when suitors were admitted under certain conditions to the comfort of the kitchen to pay their respects to the servant-maids.
The countryman on this occasion was very sheepish. Etiquette forbade the young woman to begin the conversation, and Jock couldn't begin. He had been duly accommodated to a seat before an excellent fire. So much in love and so bashful was the swain that he could not think of anything to say, and sat in mortified despair for two long hours. Janet waited patiently - but she didn't like it - till at last Jock found something. "Janet," he said. "Janet, there's a feather on your dress."
Then she was able to give some expression to her feelings. "Weel, weel," she replied, "I shouldna wonder, if there were twa feathers on ma dress - for I've been sitting beside a goose all night."
And remember we are talking for the moment about the peasantry, whose characteristics are easily seen. This wit of the peasant women is eminently practical.
A shopkeeper in Brechin had surprised a farmer's wife one market-day by telling her that there was no sale for eggs, that the supply was greater than the demand.
The merchants, he said, had had a conference, and had agreed they couldn't give more than sixpence a dozen for eggs.
The egg-vendor was amazed, but submitted and accepted the small price of sixpence a dozen. On leaving the shop she soon learnt that the story of the conference was a hoax. Whereupon she made up her mind to punish the deceitful middleman. So on the next market-day she had a basket filled with pigeons-eggs and pullets-eggs, all of the smallest size she could get hold of.
Going to the trader's she enquired if the price had risen. No; it hadn't.
Well, she agreed to take the same price as before. Depositing her basket on the counter she waited till the deceiver opened it. He was frantic to see little eggs not much bigger than nuts.
"How's this ? Woman, you're a robber, you're a thief."
"Na, na"; she replied, "ye see the hens in our backyard had a conference, and agreed they couIdna lay bigger eggs than that for sixpence a dozen."
Don't tell us these people have no wit. Everyone knows they have humour; but wit - that's abundant too.
Then why did Sidney Smith say what he did? There are many reasons for this.
In the first place Scotsmen don't care much for puns; and puns in England are an honoured and popular form of pleasantry; Shakespeare is an inveterate punster.
Yet on occasion the Scot is not indifferent to a play on words. There was once a political meeting many years ago when the minister, who presided, prayed that the Liberals might `hang all together'. An irreverent 'Amen' came from the end of the hall from a conservative opponent, who pretended of course to take the sentence as a fervid wish that the Liberals should all be hanged.
The imperturbable chairman continued: "Not in the sense in which that profane scoffer would have you to understand, but that they may all hang together in accord and concord."
A voice was heard again breaking the silence: "A dinna care so much what kind of cord it is, so long as it is a strong cord".
But on the whole, puns are English, not Scottish. That great literary dictator, Dr. Samuel Johnson, once said: "He that makes a pun would pick a pocket"; but his dictum did not affect the national taste in the South of the Island. English comic papers teem with puns to the present hour; and according to your taste they are either a beauty or a defect in the Bard of Avon.
Then again, no self-respecting Scotsman appears to be amused when he says a good thing. He can control himself in everything, laughter included. In Scotland one often hears the criticism : "He is a puir (puir = poor) sort of body, he laughs at his own jokes". That is the last word. A man of that kind is beneath notice, so to speak.
Further there is the character of the wit he admires. It must not be vapid or wordy. He likes it concentrated, biting, and strong; or kindly, canny and protective; but always intellectual and logical. Examples of this love of finality abound.
A professor was once lecturing to a rustic audience on the prophets. He had spent half an hour on Isaiah, three quarters of an hour on Jeremiah, a trifle longer on Ezekiel; then having got well into the pace, he cleared his throat pleasantly and said with gusto:
"And now what place shall we assign to the prophet Hosea?" A countryman near the front got up promptly and said:
"Sir, he may have my place, for A'm goin' hame." (hame = home)
This kind of independence of speech runs through all grades. Perhaps this is one reason why the distinction of classes is less sharply marked than elsewhere.
Of David Hume a story is told which illustrates the caustic and incisive character of the national wit.
It appears that this great man once proposed for the hand of a lady, who refused him.
Some time after she thought the better of it and sent a message that she had 'changed her mind.'
"So have I," said the philosopher.
And it is not philosophers and critics alone who possess shrewdness and decisiveness. Peasant women have it too.
A ploughman once told his betrothed that he would't marry her.
"Why not"? she said.
He answered that he had changed his mind.
"Well," she replied; "don't say that now, for nobody would look at me in the parish if it was known that you had given me the go-by. (give the go-by = reject, give up) But wait till we're gettin marriet (marriet = married); say you `yes'; and when I'm asked, I'll say `no' ".
They appeared duly before the Minister, who put the question: "Alexander, do you take Jane Janet to be your wedded wife ?"
Alexander said, "yes".
Turning to Jane Janet his Reverence proceeded: "Do you take this man to be your wedded husband?" She said, "yes", too !
"What, what!" cried the astounded and indignant Alexander. "Didn't ye promise to say no?"
"Oo aye", replied Janet firmly; "I did promise; but I hev' changed my mind."
Another charge levelled at Sandy is, that he's too thrifty.
His severest censors admit that he is scrupulously just; but they say that he is overcareful about the bawbees.
And many are the jokes about his economy. People assert that he 'keeps' the `Sabbath' and - everything else he can lay his hands upon.
A villager from the Lowlands once visited London, and was asked on his return what he thought of the great city. His reply was characteristic. "Man, it`s an awfu' place, I hadna been twa hours in London when bang went saxpence!"
"O say, Macduff," pleaded a needy friend, "I'm badly in want of money; will you lend me a sympathetic ear?" "Surely, man, I will," he replied, "but - naething mair."
Indeed so much fun has been poked at the North-Briton for his ability to gather property, and his caution in spending it, that the whole subject has become trite.
Ian Maclaren used to tell about an Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scot, who travelled together in the same railway compartment on their first visit to London.
When they entered Euston, the Irishman dashed out of the carriage, forgetting everything in his enthusiasm.
"Ah, be the powers!" he exclaimed, losing himself in the crush. "And is this the famous city? It's grand!"
John Bull conscientiously selected his own belongings - neither more nor less - from the pile of materials on the racks, and stolidly stalked forth upon his business.
Sandy, the last in the carriage, carefully gathered up all the luggage that remained, allowing nothing to be lost; and thus entered London no poorer for the voyage.
But quite apart from these well-worn pleasantries about the Scot's acquisitiveness and thrift, is it true that he is too economical?
We answer: no.
Certainly every genuine Scot in normal circumstances has an objection to paying (say) two shillings and six pence for an article which is sold in the open market for sixpence.
He simply won't do it; for he is likely to be well informed. Account for it as you may, he knows the market price of objects he wants to have.
If he is interested in walking-sticks, for, example, he knows what people pay for them. Knowledge, indeed, of all kinds he absorbs automatically; he is not content with guesses or opinions; somehow or other gets in touch with hard facts.
Then again, when he knows the market price of a commodity, he has sufficient energy either to go, or to send, to the place where the article may be acquired at the customary rate. He has nothing but contempt for the man who will not walk down the street and buy an article at the price commonly being paid for it.
And it need scarcely be said that he is the last person in the world tamely to allow an impudent shopkeeper to dictate to him. He feels quite competent to form his own opinion, and to express it.
Furthermore he is not pretentious. He may be rugged, but he is sincere - sincere with you and with himself. He is above the vulgarity of wishing to appear a millionaire when he is not one.
He does not care for unreal show about his means, and is not afraid to say, `no'.
He is fully aware - for he is a past master at arithmetic - that if he goes on paying two and sixpence for articles worth sixpence, the day will come when he will have no more two-and-sixpences to spend. He wishes to determine for himself where those extra two shillings are to go.
He has a destination for saved money, for he is a man of purpose. It represents to him thought, progress, love, devotion. It will buy books or tools; or enable him to travel. It will educate his sons for college. It will support a church, or rear edifices, or build institutions and endow universities. At the very least it will make him - what every man should be - what every Scotsman is - independent.
He understands quite well Burns's excellent advice:
And gather gear by every wile,
That's justified by honour;
To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile,
Assiduous wait upon her,
Not for to hide it in a hedge,
Nor for a train attendant,
But for the glorious privilege
Of being independent.
The Book of Proverbs has entered into the very fibre of Scottish thought; and people have taken to heart its shrewd warnings against waste, whether of means or of time or of opportunity.
No; the Scot is not penurious. He is generous, openhanded and munificent; but he detests all that is empty and unreal and extravagant. He is not wasteful or improvident; and above all he chooses carefully the objects of his liberality.
Given an adequate cause, your Scot doesn't mind being considered miserly.
That is the pathos of many a home. The money is scraped together with the utmost care to give the children the best of educations. Nothing is grudged for this purpose; and the self-denial that is incurred for ends like these is past all counting.
No country in the world has shown more heroism of that kind than the land of John Knox.
It may be well understood that when the Scot is capable of so much self-sacrifice we are not likely to bring him in guilty of any unfeeling hardness.
Who can imagine that the country which produced such a profusion of tender lyrics could be devoid of deep emotion?
About these poems also there are two astounding features, that are not as well known as they deserve to be.
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The 25th edition of the Tour Auto Optic 2000 concluded yesterday at Cannes with a victory of the team from Argentina: Martin H. and Francisco Sucari with the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta in the regularity category.
The 2000 kilometers were driven along beautiful French roads accompanied by lovely sunshine. Once again this event was an incredible succes and we are already looking forward to next year.
The Tour Auto Optic 2000 was the occasion for the California T HS to run its first kilometers in France. A few lucky journalists had the pleasure to discover the performance of the new option Handling Speciale. According to Dominique Peltier, journalist for the magazine Edgar, this California T Handling Speciale represents a perfect synthesis of the brand's sporty character and the model's versatility.
Following a very warm welcome at the Grand Palais for the unveiling of the Tailor Made tribute to the 308 Gr4 Pioneer, these legendary classic cars took to the most beautiful roads of France during the Tour Auto Optic 2000. Three different 308 Gr4 are together for the 25th anniversary a great spectacle for all Ferrari fans.
More than 600 kilometers drove on the most beautifull french roads.
After the departure tuesday morning from the Grand Palais at Paris, the competitors of the tour auto optic 2000 have driven more than 600 kilometers, crossing 2 mithycs tracks: Dijon Prenois and La Bresse.
This event is also the occasion for 50 guests to drive their modern ferrari on the road of the tour auto optic 2000. The new California T HS is also on the loop of this event, a few of lucky journalists have the chance to test it on the roads of the tour auto optic 2000.
After a departure early in the morning from the Grand Palais in Paris, the drivers on the Tour Auto Optic 2000 covered the first section of the route to Beaune.
An emblematic "rendez vous" at the track of Dijon Prenois offered the public their first sight of historic cars racing this year. More than 30 modern Ferrari cars joined this automotive celebration to the delight of the passionate spectators lining the roads.
Paris, 18 April – The departure of the Tour Auto Optic 2000 is the occasion for Ferrari to unveil for the first time in France the GTC4Lusso at the Grand Palais. This very important "rendez-vous" is also the occasion for Ferrari to present a unique version of its 488 GTB.
In association with its Parisian dealer Charles Pozzi, the very exclusive Tailor Made program imagined a car which pays homage to the 308 Gr4 Pioneer driven by Jean Claude Andruet and two times winner of the Tour de France Auto in 1981 and 1982.


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My 2 boys had very different character when it comes to work. I have K who is unmotivated but completes his work just because he has to. I have Y who is quite competitive and wants to do well for his exams. He comes home with things he doesn't understand from school and bug me to go through certain work with him. This scenario is totally different from what I had envisioned 2 years back. K was a diligent boy who has a hunger for learning. Y was the lazy boy who swims on the floor, doing everything he can just not sitting down to do more serious work aka worksheets. We seldom do worksheets during their preschool days but when we do, it was a struggle with Y. I thought to myself then that this boy is going to have problem in primary school and I was so wrong.
The first term of Primary 1 went well with both boys enjoying school and they were very enthusiastic to learn. They did pretty well. But I noticed a change in K's attitude in Term 2. And completing his school work started to be a chore and any revision ended up in a fight with me. It had been about 6 months and his attitude didn't quite got back to how he was before. I wonder to myself what is causing this lack of motivation and the will to succeed. Then I saw this book in the library few days back, Internal Drive Theory - Motivate Your Child To Want To Study. I finds this book to be quite in line with my way of parenting, in a local setting.
The first chapter begins with the author trying to convince readers that internal drive for school work can be developed. I totally agree. It went on to give examples of how she managed to drive the kids while their parent can't. However, I believe that the parents are not wrong to say that their kids generally behave better with another person other than themselves. K has been a well behaved boy in teacher's eyes. Or at least, that's the comments I got from his teachers. However, he behaves differently with me. I have no problems with other children. Other than attributing the problem to the adult caring for the child, we should also look at the relationship between the person and the child. There is a reason why so many teachers pay other teachers to teach their child when they are so good with other children.
This book provided some insights and reminder as to how I should coach my boys with their work.
Attitude and Patience on the parent part.
I have to admit that I'm not very patient to my own kids. I guess it has to do with the relationship and expectations. I'm working on this one, especially with my younger boy. His character and mine clashed a bit and he is an expert at pushing my buttons.
Choose their work carefully and make sure they know the topic before attempting.
I made the mistake sometimes to just give them an assessment book and say, "3 pages" or "1 exercise" without looking into the work and see the suitability and if they know what to do. I expected them to know and to figure it out on their own if it's new. A little challenge will do fine but some kids may be turned off by something totally new and it will be an attack to their confidence level. I usually have different reactions, 1 will gladly take the challenge and the other will be fearful of making mistakes by attempting something new to him.
With 2 kids, I sometimes assign work to one and he is expected to complete them without coming to me while I coach the other kid. It often ended up with scoldings as they couldn't complete them without coming to me like 1 million 10 times in a span of 30 mins. I ended up getting frustrated with them and nothing is accomplished and that made me felt worse. I should have assigned feedback time and expect some interruptions from time to time as I helped him through completing longer periods of independently work.
Overall, this is a good read for parents with children in primary school.


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Three Overseas Tourists in Helicopter Crash on Mount Tarawera. Another Robinson R44 Downed
Teamster / December 1, 2015
Towed. The damaged helicopter is flown back to Rotorua by another helicopter. Photo: Stephen Parker
Authorities have been keen to downplay yet another helicopter crash involving overseas tourists, following the death of six tourists at Fox Glacier just 10 days ago. Helicopters are now said to make "heavy landings" when they crash in New Zealand.
Three overseas tourists and their pilot had to be rescued from the summit of Mount Tarawera after their helicopter's tail rotor hit a rock when the craft was near the ground, destroying the tail rotor. The Robinson R44 helicopter belonged to Rotorua based Volcanic Air Safaris.
The pilot made a mayday call shortly after 2 pm yesterday and instigated a full-on alert for local emergency services. The passengers were safely retrieved from the craft which was later airlifted off the mountain.
In February this year the Civil Aviation Authority grounded more than half of New Zealand's Robinson R44 helicopters after a fatal crash in Queenstown in which two people died. A possible defect had been found that could see the aircraft's main C0167 rotor blade rotor blade rip apart mid-flight.
The crash happened about a month after a safety warning was sent out urging pilots to check for cracks. Approximately 80 Robinson R44s in New Zealand were grounded after the crash.
CAA Tardy to Issue Bans, Takes a Fatality for Things to Happen
23 February 2015. The helicopter model involved in a double fatality in Queenstown was the subject of a national warning issued a month before, after a rotor blade cracked during a flight.
Pilots across New Zealand have raised concerns the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) did not ban the Robinson R44 choppers sooner.
The authority grounded all Robinson R44 series helicopters fitted with main rotor blades P/N CO16-7 – known as dash 7 blades – on Saturday after the death of two Over the Top Helicopters staff members last week.
It was followed by an urgent directive from Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, which banned 500 affected helicopters from flying while the crash investigation takes place…
The CAA recommended all main rotor blades on the choppers be inspected before each flight for "defects which may initiate a crack and result in a catastrophic failure".
A Christchurch helicopter pilot believes the warning was not enough. The pilot, who wished to remain anonymous, said the CAA was "notoriously slow at acting on these sorts of things".
"At the end of the day, the CAA were well and truly aware of this serious problem and could have saved an 18-year-old and a well-respected pilot's life," he said.
"[It's a] shame they had to wait for fatalities before taking further action." source
December 1, 2015 in Adventure Tourism. Tags: Adventure tourism, CAA, Civil Aviation Authority, Fox Glacier, Glenample Air, Helicoper, Mount Tarawera, NZ not as safe as you think, Robinson R44, Volcanic Air Safaris
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One thought on "Three Overseas Tourists in Helicopter Crash on Mount Tarawera. Another Robinson R44 Downed"
Vigilante says:
I used to fly down south as a recreational pilot (fixed wing) and have been to some really treacherous airspaces, but the most funny part is how the CAA allows single engine piston engine helicopters to operate in such treacherous terrain, it's playing chicken with the lives of tourists. Not to mention the lack of radio coverage and extremely bad weather, which can get even the most experienced pilots once in a while.
So it's just a matter of time when something like this happens. The bar needs to be raised.


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BRAVE/R Together to Host Free Festival to Uplift 76104 Community
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FORT WORTH (Oct. 26, 2022) – The first annual Phoenix Festival, a free event to provide resources to residents in the 76104 zip code, will be held Saturday, November 12. The festival will include health screenings, vaccinations, workout sessions, a farmer's market and children's area. Additionally, visitors can watch performances by local artists and sample food from restaurants in the area.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Evans Avenue Plaza, 1050 Evans Avenue, in Fort Worth. The event, co-hosted by BRAVE/R Together and United Way of Tarrant County, is open to all Tarrant County residents.
"Despite the systemic hardships the residents in zip code 76104 have faced with severely limited healthcare and job access, they are persevering to create a stronger, healthier community by working together," said Shawn Lassiter, founder and CEO of BRAVE/R Together. "With Phoenix Festival, we aim to further uplift these families, commemorate their progress and provide them with access to vital resources. The festival was inspired by a community on the rise, not through flames, but through hope and positivity, and will provide a beacon of hope by advancing healthcare justice and community joy."
BRAVE/R Together currently is accepting donations of basic essentials such as socks, gloves, jackets, hand sanitizer, household products and baby products that will be distributed to individuals and families living in the historic Southside, Morningside, and Hillside neighborhoods. To donate, sponsor or for more information about the festival, visit bravertogether.org/phoenix
Founded in 2021 through a partnership with UWTC, BRAVE/R Together's mission is to address racial disparities and inequities in 76104, based on a UT Southwestern study revealing the zip code to have the lowest life expectancy in Texas. Earlier this year, BRAVE/R Together granted nearly $110,000 to 13 local organizations working to address the community's most extensive needs in education, healthcare, unemployment and housing.
About BRAVE/R Together
The BRAVE/R Together project is a collaboration of nonprofits, public officials, community leaders and the private sector working to improve the neighborhoods in the 76104 zip code that have been harmed by systemic racism, leading to disparities in education, healthcare, housing and unemployment. BRAVE/R Together seeks to amplify efforts to improve the life outcomes of residents living in the Historic Southside, Morningside and Hillside communities.
About United Way of Tarrant County
United Way of Tarrant County brings people together to build strong communities where everyone thrives. As a nonprofit leader, we help communities tackle tough challenges and work with private, public and nonprofit partners to boost education, financial stability and health resources. In the past two years, we have doubled our impact, helping more than 550,000 people through our resources. We celebrate our 100th anniversary in 2022 and are ready to serve Tarrant County for years to come.
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Sadly, I'm thinking that the Gold Cup final between the United States and Mexico is going to be very pro-Mexican as the two sides meet up at the Rose Bowl tonight on the Fox Soccer Channel (8pm Central). The final is however seemingly drawing a bit of interest from even the most casual sports fans, as any game between these two nations should. Mexico hasn't had too tough of a road to get to the finals, even though they have been dealing with a rash of suspensions. The United States should consider themselves almost lucky to be here, losing to Panama in the group stages before eventually regrouping and playing some decent soccer in the last week.
The two sides will meet in the final for the fifth time in eleven Gold Cup tournaments, including for the third consecutive time that the Cup has been held. I'm still working on a way to be able to watch this thing live, maybe I'll have to sack up and order the sports pack on DirecTV. Hell, I get all the WWE pay-per-views that come my way, might as well get something that's actually a legit sport (to some people!).