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Healthy dishes to serve your holiday visitors all week long.
Breakfast: Everyone in the house can make a Breakfast Burrito by cooking up 1/2 cup of vegetables (try onions, mushrooms, raw or frozen spinach) and adding 1/3 cup egg substitute. Top with an ounce of reduced-fat, shredded cheese and roll it all up in a high-fiber tortilla (some of them have more than 10 grams of fiber).
Lunch: Get a serving of fish today with a tasty Tuna Melt. Start by mixing up a tuna salad using canned tuna packed in water, chopped onions, and celery and apple (if desired). Blend it all together with a light bottled vinaigrette, or a blend of light mayonnaise and fat-free sour cream, then season with pepper to taste. Spread about 1/2 cup of the mixture on a slice of whole-wheat bread, bun, or bagel. Top the other slice of bread with a slice of reduced-fat cheese. Place both slices on a sheet of foil and pop quickly into the toaster oven or broiler (just long enough to melt the cheese -- about a minute). Serve with raw veggies like sugar snap peas and baby carrots.
Dinner: Burgers are exactly 8 minutes away when you're armed with your indoor grill. You can make and form the burgers ahead of time and keep them on a plate (covered) in the refrigerator until you're ready to grill them. Try Cajun Sirloin Burgers on toasted whole grain buns topped with tomato slices, lettuce and onion. Serve with a fruit salad or fruit kabobs made with in-season fruit.
In an 8 cup measure, blend the ground beef, bread crumbs, 3 tablespoons of egg substitute, green onions, 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning, and mustard by mixing with hands. Form into 4 patties by hand or using a patty press.
Lightly coat the grill grate with canola cooking spray, and cook the patties 5 minutes per side, or until well done. Place a slice of the cheese on each burger, and allow to melt.
Serve the burgers on whole grain buns dressed with barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomato and onion.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 420 calories, 35 g protein, 39 g carbohydrate, 14 g fat (6 g saturated fat, 6.3 g monounsaturated fat, 1.4 g polyunsaturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 5 g fiber, 800 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 30%.
Breakfast: To get your family in a festive fall mood, try Pumpkin Pecan Waffles. You can even make them ahead of time and keep them frozen in a sealable bag. Just pop them in the toaster in the morning, and serve.
Nutritional Information: Per serving (including pecans): 289 calories, 9.5 g protein, 40 g carbohydrate, 10.5 g fat (1.4 g saturated fat, 6 g monounsaturated, 2.7 g polyunsaturated), 33 mg cholesterol, 3.5 g fiber, 371 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 33%.
Lunch: No matter what age they are, most people love making their own personal pizzas, even if using an already prepared crust (or French bread, as in Easy French Bread Pizza). You can buy pizza sauce in bottles or cans, then grab a bag of reduced -fat shredded sharp cheddar and a bag of shredded, part-skim mozzarella. Toppings to have on hand include chopped green onions, green peppers, sliced mushrooms, sliced tomatoes, sliced reduced fat salami or pepperoni, Canadian bacon, crushed or chunks of pineapples (drained).
Nutritional Information: Per serving (without the vegetable toppings): 189 calories, 12 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate, 6.5 g fat (4.3 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 430 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 36%.
Dinner: Salad Night! With a bag of greens (spinach or Romaine) in your crisper, along with baby carrots, cherry or grape tomatoes, dried cranberries and cherries, pre-shredded cheese, etc., tossing a main dish salad together can be simple! Need an idea? Try this Shrimp & Avocado Salad recipe.
Combine sour cream, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, and chili sauce in a medium bowl and whisk briefly to blend well.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 239 calories, 13 g protein, 13 g carbohydrate, 14.5 g fat (2.6 g saturated fat, 9.7 g monounsaturated fat, 2.2 g polyunsaturated fat), 84 mg cholesterol, 5 g fiber, 206 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 53%.
In anticipation of "Turkey Day," Wednesday shall be poultry-free!
Breakfast: Have a no fuss bakery breakfast today (try a make-ahead dish like Overnight Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake) so you can get a head start making some of your Thanksgiving dishes.
2 tablespoons fat-free sour cream.
Coat a 9x9x2-inch square baking dish (or similar round pan) with canola cooking spray.
Add cake flour, whole-wheat pastry flour, sugar or Splenda®, baking powder, salt, canola oil, fat-free sour cream, low-fat milk, and egg to large mixing bowl and beat for about 30 seconds until blended. Carefully stir in blueberries and spread in prepared pan.
Add the crumb topping ingredients to a small food processor (or use a pastry blender and a medium-sized bowl) and mix together briefly -- just until blended and crumbly. Sprinkle topping evenly over cake batter.
Cover dish well and put in refrigerator overnight.
In the morning, preheat oven to 375°F. Bake in center of oven until cake tests done (about 45 minutes).
Nutritional Information: Per serving (using Splenda): 219 calories, 6 g protein, 32 g carbohydrate, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 4.1 g monounsaturated fat, 2.6 g polyunsaturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 398 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 33%. Per serving (using sugar): 340 calories, 6 g protein, 63 g carbohydrate, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 4.1 g monounsaturated fat, 2.6 g polyunsaturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 398 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 21%.
Lunch: Enjoy a meatless sandwich, such as a Tuscany Meatless Sandwich.
Nutritional Information: Per open-face sandwich: 314 calories, 18 g protein, 35 g carbohydrate, 11.5 g fat (5.3 g saturated fat, 4.4 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 560 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 33%.
Dinner: Now for something completely different from tomorrow's meal - and easy to fix -- how about chili and cornbread? You can make the chili anytime during the morning (even the day before). Then just add it to the slow cooker and keep it warm until you're ready to serve. Beef & Beer Chili is a mild slow-cooker favorite - add extra chili powder, cayenne pepper, or jalapeno if you want a hotter chili.
Spoon beef mixture into crock pot. Add paprika, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and stewed tomatoes (including liquid), beer, jalapeno if desired, and beans. Stir to combine. Cover and turn crock pot on LOW. Cook 8-10 hours.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 231 calories, 23 g protein, 22 g carbohydrate, 5 g fat, 1.3 g saturated fat, 39 mg cholesterol, 7.5 g fiber, 211 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 21%.
When you have an extra 15 to 20 minutes: Assemble breakfast for tomorrow -- this keeps your holiday morning stress-free and frees up some time for last-minute Thanksgiving dishes. Some examples of "make ahead" possibilities include making overnight French toast (see recipe below) a light strata, or a batch of cinnamon rolls that keeps in the refrigerator and is baked the next morning. You could also bake a light coffee cake or quiche and serve it with fruit the next morning. Or you could make crepes, keep them in the refrigerator in a plastic container or bag, then serve with fruit and vanilla yogurt or light whipped cream the next morning.
Garnish: fresh strawberries or other berries and a dollop of light whipped cream or Light Cool Whip®.
Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with canola cooking spray. Melt margarine or butter in a small nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Mix in reduced-calorie pancake syrup, brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier®, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Remove crusts from bread and arrange slices in the baking dish in a single layer on top of the brown sugar mixture (enough slices to cover the bottom of the pan).
In small bowl, whisk together eggs, egg substitute, fat-free half-and-half, vanilla extract, 2 teaspoons Grand Marnier®, and salt. Pour mixture evenly over the bread. Cover well and chill at least 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove the dish from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes until puffed and lightly browned. Serve with fresh fruit and a dollop of light whipped cream if desired.
Breakfast: Simply bake or assemble the "make ahead" breakfast you put together on Wednesday.
The Feast (Lunch/Dinner): If you're hosting, you can make your day easier by delegating a few dishes to family members or family. If Aunt Martha makes the best pumpkin pie, ask if she wouldn't mind bringing one. And maybe your sister has a new stuffing recipe she wants to try --sign her up! While many desserts, appetizers and side dishes can be assembled the day before, certain key components are best made the day of, like the roasted turkey, green salad and some vegetable side dishes like Easy Green Bean Almandine. You can actually make the mashed potatoes a day before, but you might need to add more milk to soften the texture once they're reheated.
Briefly rinse frozen beans in hot water from the tap to lightly thaw. Start heating a large, nonstick frying pan, skillet, or wok over medium-high heat. Add the whipped butter and let it brown just slightly (about a minute), stirring constantly.
Add the green beans and saute about 2 minutes, stirring often. Drizzle Amaretto liqueur over the top and continue to saute 2 to 3 minutes more or until beans are still a nice green and just tender.
Spoon the green beans into a serving bowl and sprinkle the almond slices evenly over the top.
Nutritional Information: Per serving (if 8 per recipe): 73 calories, 2 g protein, 8.5 g carbohydrate, 3.2 g fat (0.9 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 60 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 38%.
Fruit and cheese platter (buy pre-sliced and prepared fruit if you're short on time). Some fruits that complement cheese nicely are pears, apples, grapes, and melon.
Veggie platter (buy pre-sliced or diced vegetables if you are short on time). Good vegetables to use are celery sticks, baby carrots, zucchini and cucumber coins, broccoli and cauliflower florets, sugar snap peas, cherry or grape tomatoes, etc.
Soup can be light if it's broth- or tomato-based (and not creamy or cheesy). You can have homemade soup made and ready to warm up, or keep some store-bought favorites on hand.
A nice hot dip or spread, such as my Parmesan Artichoke Dip can be quite satisfying when served with high fiber bread or crackers.
Add cream cheese, mayonnaise, and garlic to a small mixing bowl and beat on medium low until blended. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Nutritional Information: Per serving (not including the bread): 164 calories, 6 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 4 g fiber, 352 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 55%.
2 regular sized whole grain muffins (around 300 calories total) such as Apple Oat Muffins.
Bowl of high fiber whole grain cereal like Raisin Bran topped with fresh fruit and skim milk.
Low fat yogurt topped with fresh fruit and some high fiber granola or grape nuts sprinkled over the top.
Add the brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, pinch of salt, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon to a large mixing bowl and beat briefly to blend, with mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add the 2 tablespoons margarine and beat on low until crumb mixture forms. Work the oats in with your hands. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.
Return mixing bowl to mixer and add the 2 tablespoons margarine, sugar (or sugar blend), and vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat to combine, scraping sides of bowl.
Add the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a 4-cup measure, and whisk to blend.
Add the flour mixture all at once to the mixing bowl, along with the sour cream and buttermilk. Beat on low speed just until blended (scraping down the sides of bowl after 5 seconds). Stir in the apple chunks.
Spoon a slightly heaping 1/8 cup of batter into each muffin cup. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the top of each muffin. Bake for about 20 minutes or until muffins are lightly browned and top springs back after being pushed.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 130 calories, 3 g protein, 25 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat, 1 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 1.5 g fiber, 192 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 17%.
LUNCH: Make your own "day after Thanksgiving" designer turkey sandwich. My favorite is turkey topped with light cream cheese, cranberry sauce, and alfalfa sprouts on whole wheat bread.
Dinner: Slow cooker Shepherd's Pie is made with leftover turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetables. You can assemble this in you slow cooker anytime in the early afternoon and let it get hot and stay hot until you are ready to serve it for dinner.
Add hot potatoes (from colander) directly into large mixing bowl. Add the whipped butter and fat-free half-and-half, and beat on low until desired texture is achieved.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Coat inside of the slow cooker with canola cooking spray and spread mashed potatoes in the bottom. Sprinkle black pepper over the top, if desired. Spread pieces of meat evenly over mashed potatoes. Top with mixed vegetables.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 367 calories, 29 g protein, 46 g carbohydrate, 6.8 g fat (1.1 g saturated fat), 61 mg cholesterol, 6 g fiber, 487 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 17%.
Breakfast: Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes (using half whole wheat flour) served with fresh fruit and light pork or soy sausage links, such as Sing the Blues Flapjacks.
Add canola oil, pancake syrup, and dry ingredients to egg mixture in mixing bowl and beat on lowest speed, scraping with rubber spatula, just until blended. Gently fold in blueberries. Do not over mix.
Let batter rest for 20 minutes. Spray griddle lightly with canola cooking spray. Preheat griddle until a drop of water skittles across the surface. 5. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto griddle. Cook over medium heat until bubbles form (30-60 seconds). Turn over with spatula and cook another 30-60 seconds or until golden brown. Serve pancakes with your preferred toppings.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 314 calories, 11 g protein, 54 g carbohydrate, 6.5 g fat (1.3 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 4.5 g fiber, 840 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 19%.
Lunch: Set up a Quesadilla Bar, where everyone can make their own quesadillas by putting a higher fiber flour tortilla or a couple of corn tortillas on a plate and topping with reduced fat shredded cheese and assorted fillings. Choose from chopped green onions and tomatoes, sliced avocado, corn kernels, roasted vegetables, and cooked lean meat, if desired. Top the filling with a second tortilla and slide the quesadilla onto a medium-hot, nonstick frying pan coated with canola cooking spray. When underside is lightly brown, flip over and brown the other side. Serve with nonfat sour cream and your favorite salsa.
Dinner: How about a hearty pasta and beef dish like Beef Stroganoff served with a nice green salad? You can even make this dish on Friday and heat it up in 5 minutes!
Pat meat strips well with paper towels, and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper if desired. Heat oil in heavy nonstick frying pan over high heat. Add meat in single layer and cook just until brown on both sides (about 1 minute per side). Remove meat to a holding plate.
Add shallots and mushrooms to the same frying pan and heat over medium-high heat. Pour 1/8 cup consomme over the top and simmer until mushrooms are tender, scraping up browned bits as it cooks (about 6 minutes).
Pour in the remaining consomme and cognac and continue to cook until liquid thickens (about 10 minutes). Stir in the fat-free half-and-half and the Dijon mustard. Add the meat strips and any juices from the holding plate. Simmer over medium-low heat until the meat is heated through and cooked to your desired doneness (about 2 minutes). Stir in chopped dill. Add salt and pepper to taste if desired.
Serve stroganoff over cooked noodles and sprinkle paprika over the top as desired.
Nutritional Information: Per Serving (if 8 per serving): 410 calories, 38 g protein, 43 g carbohydrate, 9.5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 6 g fiber, 331 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 21%.
Breakfast: You can set up a Bagel Buffet in about 15 minutes! Just put out assorted sliced bagels, two types of light cream cheese (plain and flavored), and two protein choices (lox and thinly sliced lean ham, for example). Assorted fresh fruit would add color and fiber to the meal as well.
Lunch: How about a hot supper meal that cooks while you are hiking with your family or attending a church service? Apple Spiced Pork Roast, a slow cooker recipe, will make for a festive Sunday supper.
In a small bowl, mix together rosemary, thyme, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Rub the herb mixture all over the outside of the pork roast. Place in the slow cooker. Pour apple cider around the roast. Cover roast with apple pieces, then top apples with onion pieces. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over the top of the apples and onions.
Cover slow cooker and cook on low about 4-5 hours (a meat thermometer inserted into the center of roast should register at 165 degrees). When cooked throughout, remove roast to serving platter.
Turn slow cooker to HIGH. Add maple butter to a microwave-safe custard cup and microwave on HIGH for about 5 seconds to soften. Stir in flour (add a tablespoon of juice from slow cooker, if needed). Stir maple paste into the apple-onion-cider mixture in slow cooker. Cook for 30 minutes longer, or until thickened nicely. Meanwhile, after pork has cooled slightly (about 10 minutes), cover with foil to keep warm.
Serve sliced pork roast with apple-onion sauce, and steamed yams if desired.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 365 calories, 26 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 107 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 250 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 30%.
Dinner: Choose a nice broth or tomato-based soup with vegetables and serve it with some toasty whole grain rolls. A favorite is Whole Grain Chicken Noodle Soup.
Add olive oil to large nonstick sauce pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add celery, mushrooms and onion and saute until vegetables are lightly browned (about 5 minutes).
Stir in shredded chicken, garlic, and black pepper, and toss to blend well.
Add the pasta, chicken broth, and fresh herbs and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover pot and let simmer about 10-15 minutes.
Nutritional Information: Per serving: 223 calories, 20 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 3.5 g fiber,171 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 29%.


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A Chink of Light?
TOM DEVINE.
Scotland's best known historian reflects on the possibility that Brexit may not happen.
It came out during a long radio interview with Sally Magnusson in October last year. I was asked among other things about Brexit and its implications for the country. Probably more in hope than in any expectation, I blurted out that Brexit would probably not happen. The prediction easily slipped off the tongue because I believe the Leave vote of June 2016 to be an act of political and economic self-harm without equal in the modern history of the United Kingdom. Indeed, deciding to leave the biggest single trade bloc in the world as the result of a narrow majority in a referendum has to be seen as a collective act of potential economic suicide.
Against that background, it was indeed tempting to indulge in some wishful thinking.
Even at that time, however, there were some reasons to be more positive than wholly negative. As the nightmare drew ever closer there might be a chance that the English, because it was they who produced the decisive majority for Leave, might yet come to their senses. After all, the majority was relatively close for such a momentous decision which will impact on the future of the country for generations to come. Also, the many fables, lies and false promises of the Brexiteer politicians and their lackies in the right wing press during the campaign were now exposed for all to see. Real fears were being expressed in Northern Ireland about Brexit and the problems it might cause for the border with the Republic. The Scottish Government, smarting at the arrogant dismissal of its own proposals on Europe by Westminster, was sabre-rattling and threatening another referendum on independence. It also became abundantly clear that UK negotiators with the EU were likely to face a proverbial Amazonian forest of legal complexities, and, as several well-informed voices predicted, discussions could last for a decade or more. Remainers were to be found in most Westminster parties, even in the ranks of the Tories, so a tiny hope lingered that they might collectively be able to bring some pressure to bear on an adamantine and obdurate government.
Alas, such hopes were quickly dashed. The 52 per cent of the electorate who voted Leave were enthusiastically embraced by Downing Street while the 48 per cent who voted Remain were ignored and left to mope in the wilderness of lost causes. A Prime Minister, who herself had argued for Remain, metamorphosed before our eyes into a vociferous cheerleader for leaving both the single market and the customs union. The potential economic harm to be inflicted on the country might now be increased ten-fold.
For fear of alienating working class voters who might still be seduced by UKIP in the north and midlands of England, the Labour Party endlessly prevaricated and then found itself drowning in a sea of ambiguity over the issue. Only the SNP stayed constant in their opposition, but that was probably one reason among others why the nationalists later lost seats at the General Election of June 2017.
Predictably the usual suspects, aka Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Express and Sun, lacerated everyone who had the temerity to speak out against the BREXIT vote. Not only were they denounced as 'anti-democratic', but some were also arraigned in the public dock as traitors to the country. Gradually, too, the rest of the media, whatever their own views on the subject, became reconciled to the inevitability of separation. The narrative now fixated on the kind of Brexit, 'hard' or 'soft', it would be, not whether the UK would indeed leave the EU. That question seemed to be fading into history.
And then came the General Election, followed by ironies of historical ironies, after the results were declared before an astonished nation. An election designed primarily to destroy the Labour Party, so that it would never again recover, and, as a secondary motivation, build a commanding majority for the Prime Minister to strengthen her negotiating hand with Brussels for a 'hard' Brexit, ended in ignominy and personal humiliation for her.
The people had indeed spoken. It was almost the exact opposite of what Teresa May's coterie of unpleasant personal advisers (their swift departure another welcome consequence of the vote) had envisaged. Rather than the mantra of strength and stability we had 'May-hem', a felicitous term coined by The New York Times. Hubris was followed by near nemesis as the Prime Minister still clung to office but not power with the support of the DUP, a party founded by the old Protestant firebrand, Ian Paisley. It was a policy of expediency which some seasoned observers thought might harm the hard won peace in Northern Ireland.
May's limitations as a significant political figure had been cruelly exposed during the election campaign and Fintan O'Toole in the New York Review of Books went for the jugular:
'The Tories tried to build a personality around a woman who does not have much of a personality. May is a common or garden Home Counties conservative politician. Her stock in trades prudence, caution and stubbornness. The vicar's daughter was woefully miscast as the Robespierre of the Brexit revolution, the embodiment of popular will sending saboteurs to the guillotine. She is awkward, wooden, and, it turned out, prone to panic and indecision under pressure'.
When Nigel Farage announced that he might have to return to front line politics because of the developing situation, it was clear that the Brexit project was now under greater threat than at any time since the 2016 referendum. Several influential European politicians now started to queue up to state publicly that even though the hour was late the UK would still be warmly welcomed back into the European fold if there was a change of heart. Might there therefore be a very small chink of light at the end of the dark tunnel leading to Gotterdammerung for the country?
There are indeed some intriguing auguries. The Tories dare not go back to the country and try again if they can avoid it because the electoral momentum is now firmly with a rejuvenated Labour Party. A hobbled PM and her kitchen cabinet can no longer put the fear of death into Tory Remainers to ensure their silence. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has on several occasions openly attacked the PM's intention to leave the single European market in the knowledge that she cannot now sack him for such independent thinking. The small group of newly-elected Tory MPs from Scotland have said they would oppose a 'hard' Brexit (though their voting behaviour to date suggests that declaration might only be so much hot air). The Prime Minister's new-found friends, the DUP, have expressed the same hostility to such a policy. Real power is moving from Downing Street to the Houses of Parliament. It is said that Remainer MPs are plotting across party lines and that the ultra Remainers, the SNP government and the Scottish Parliament, may yet have to give consent to some of the agreements under discussion with Brussels. All of them will have the opportunity to make great mischief amid the legal swamp of the Great Repeal Bill and numerous other pieces of related secondary legislation.
There are two little straws in the wind. In late May I had lunch with Michael Russell MSP, the Scottish Government's Brexit Minister, who stressed to me in no uncertain terms that Brexit was inevitable. Then, less than a month later, he admitted before a Committee of the Scottish Parliament that though Brexit was 'still the trajectory' he was no longer '100% convinced' that the UK would in fact leave the EU. The General Election of 8th June had made Brexit much less certain, and in his words, 'many options' were now possible. Sir Vince Cable, the new leader of the Lib Dems, is even more forthright. He now thinks Brexit will never happen because 'the problems are so enormous, the divisions within the two major parties are so enormous'. A second referendum could provide an escape route from disaster for the British people.
Now that UKIP has been at least temporarily eviscerated, some have surmised that the Labour Party might yet embark on a crusade to save the country as much of its surprising level of support in the General Election came from young Remainers. As this is written, however, that hope seems like pie in the sky. Jeremy Corbyn may simply be playing a canny waiting game by keeping his powder dry until the Tories are rent asunder by their innumerable Brexit contradictions or the polls suggest a decisive movement in public opinion towards Remain. But some parliamentary insiders take the view that Corbyn, in his heart of hearts, is a hard Brexiteer who has never had much time for an EU club of capitalists. Whatever the truth of the matter, the same old studied ambiguity of the Labour Party on this historic challenge continues to prevail.
All that can therefore be said in July 2017 is that some battles have been won and others lost but the outcome of the war itself remains uncertain. In the end that will depend on the response of the UK Parliament and, ultimately, on public opinion.
The first signs that attitudes are beginning to change came in a survey by Survation in early July. It found that a clear majority of Britons (54 per cent) would vote to remain in the EU if another referendum was held. In addition, most people agreed that the best outcome was to stop exit talks completely and work to stay in the EU. Less than a quarter supported the Government's strategy of leaving the customs union altogether. People are becoming more aware of the dark economic clouds which are starting to gather even though the Brexit discussions have only just begun. Last year the UK had the highest growth rate in Europe; and this year the lowest. The sustained fall in sterling has pushed up inflation and the Bank of England has started to consider raising interest rates.
A slowly opening window rather than a chink of light might now seem a more appropriate metaphor as this story unfolds.
Sir Tom Devine is Sir William Fraser Professor Emeritus of Scottish History and Palaeography in the University of Edinburgh. He writes here in a personal capacity. Tom Devine's next book, the co-authored, Tea and Empire, will be published by Manchester University Press in August this year.

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Womxn Playwrights in Durban says the industry needs to recognise the work of women writers. The organisation addresses issues affecting women playwrights.
It's invited female writers to network and highlight some of their work.
Established in 2016, the project calls for writers to produce monologues or plays and meet in a space where they can share their work and receive feedback.
The founder is an award winning South African actor, musician and playwright.
"Established theatres in Durban don't even know that we exist. They don't know that there are women that write plays really well. We can't find space where we can show our work. The biggest part is what happens to those plays when they are written. A writer can write, get feedback and get a draft but what happens then? Then we need a theatre, a theatre director, a producing house to give us a platform and we don't have that," says Philisiwe Twijnstra.
The playwrights who meet here tackle some burning issues.
"I got inspired for this idea during the first major fees must fall movement after the Rhodes Must Fall and it went international. I was watching my parent's reaction to it, they were very dismissive and they didn't have the emotional response i had to it. I wasn't trying to change their minds or anything but it was interesting how completely different we view the same events and we live in the same house," says Sithabile Mkhize, Screenwriter and Playwright.
These artists say it's tough to make it in the industry, despite opportunities opening up.
These writers say Durban is about more than bunny chows and golden beaches. Their creative ideas and words just need a platform to be heard.
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When the waves hit at your feet, the cool Aegean breeze caresses every sense, the smell of the iodine tangles with the summer dream and the flavors remind the meals beloved to the grandmother, then you are surely in restaurant Ouranoupoli, and at the sandy beach of Ouranoupolis Camping & Bungalows.
The restaurant has become a culinary point, as the owner Mary managed to create brand on one of the most beautiful athonite beaches. Mediterranean flavors, recipes made by "oil, olive and sea" (production of Stelios owner), simple and delicious dishes, home-cooked meals based on special techniques, delicious grilled meats compose the features of a beautiful culinary reference point!
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It's been 3 months since I planted my first herb garden, which includes Lemongrass, Basil, Peppermint, Lavender, Rosemary and Oregano. No one is more surprised than me that the herbs are alive, growing and thriving – disproving my notions that I didn't have time for this venture and that I hadn't inherited my mother's green thumb. Alive and thriving, despite the bout with Mother Nature early on. In fact, the herbs are ready to be preserved.
Being new to the whole herb garden thing, it follows that I would have to do some research on preserving herbs. I would have posted this blog 2 days ago, if I hadn't gotten so overwhelmed by the amount of information and contraptions available for drying herbs! Seriously, there are drying racks and stacking trays and several ways to preserve herbs.
True to form, I'm going to pick the quickest, most convenient method that still ensures a good, quality end product. A Better Homes & Garden magazine on Cooking with Fresh Herbs caught my eye, because, hey, I have fresh herbs! In addition to recipes, the magazine had information on the most common herbs and an article on DIY Herb Preservation.
The basic steps for herb preservation are pretty simple, with the method for drying being the biggest variant. The steps below are a summary of the DIY Herb Preservation article and several Internet posts.
Choose herbs. There's some differences of opinion on whether it's best to cut the herbs before or after they bloom, but all agree you want herbs that look good, taking care to pull out any dead leaves or stems. As it's mid-July, 1,000 degrees (OK, low 90s) and humid here in Middle Tennessee, I'm starting this process this weekend, because I'm not sure how much longer my herbs are going to be looking good.
Wash and dry as much as you can before starting the preservation process. Remove excess water from the herbs using a salad spinner and/or patting dry with paper towels.
Hanging – Gather small bunches of the herbs and secure with either cotton string, twist ties or rubber bands and hang in a well-ventilated area. Depending on the size of the herb, this process may take 1-6 days, with smaller-leafed herbs taking about 24 hours to dry and larger-leafed herbs taking about 6 days.
Room temperature – Lay herbs flat on a sheet of wax paper and let dry at room temperature. Drying time is the same as for hanging the herbs.
Microwave – Place herbs between 2 paper towels and microwave for 1 minute, testing for dryness every 20 seconds. This method works best for heartier herbs, like Rosemary, Thyme and Oregano, but not so much for delicate herbs, such as Basil and Parsley, which may turn brown and whither. There is also a risk of the paper towels catching fire in this scenario, which makes me think this is not the method for me.
Oven – Place herbs on a 1-inch or less cookie sheet and put in the oven on low heat, less than 180 degrees, for 2-4 hours. When the herbs are dry, for any of these methods, the leaves will crumble easily. The same methods may also be used to dry lavender and other buds.
Food dehydrator – Preheat the dehydrator to between 95-125 degrees, depending on the humidity of where you live. Higher temperature for higher humidity. Remove large leaves from stems to speed drying times. Drying time will be 1-4 hours, depending on the herbs. Stack delicate herbs, which will dry faster in the top trays of the dehydrator for easy, early removal and heartier herbs that will take longer to dry on the bottom. Be sure to have some process for knowing which herbs are in which tray, as it might be more difficult to identify the herbs after they dry.
Storage – Store dried herbs in airtight containers in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year. Keep the leaves whole until you're ready to use them. Be sure the herbs are truly dry before storing to prevent mold from ruining your harvest.
I'm already planning on expanding my herb garden next year with basically any herb I can find. One of the ways to test the purity of essential oils is the smell test, where you compare the smell of the herb to the smell of the essential oil. In order to smell the herb, it's best to rub a leaf between two fingers, which releases the essential oils. Likewise, it's recommended to crush dried herbs between two fingers to release the oils and flavor. You can also use a mortar and pestle. Small wonder that I find the smell of herbs as divine as essential oils.
In addition to the July promos (freebies) mentioned in a previous post, four of the most popular Young Living Essential Oils are 15 percent off and a Do-It-Yourself kit, with enough supplies for 6 people makes its debut.
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Justy Dodge came over to my New York apartment on the hottest day of the summer. We talked about her various mental disorders but centered on cutting. Justy is a New York based standup who spent her teens in and out of rehab for self mutilation. It was a great conversation despite a couple of her white trash words slipping out.


Brisbane Bullion presents the 1oz Kangaroo Silver Coin (2017) by the Perth Mint in a mini monster box of 250 coins.
The Australian Kangaroo Silver Coin (2017) (alongside the Canadian Maple Silver Coin) stands apart from other silver bullion coins with a greater purity of .9999 fine silver, compared to 999 silver. Brisbane Bullion offers this bulk deal of 250 coins in a mini-monster box for the serious bullion investor.
As Australian legal tender it has a face value of AUD $1.00 with its weight and purity guaranteed by the Commonwealth Government of Australia.
The obverse of the coin features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse features the classic red kangaroo design by Dr. Stuart Devlin, as well as a security feature, a micro-engrave 'A' only visible under a magnifying glass.
Australia's flagship silver coin, the Kangaroo is also available individually and in a roll of 25 coins and tray of 100 coins. Buy a 250 coin mini-monster box of the 1oz Kangaroo Silver Coin today at its lowest price in Brisbane from your local gold and silver bullion dealer – Brisbane Bullion!


If you work in an office, then the chances are you spend a lot of time dealing with email, most probably in Microsoft Outlook. It's worth taking a little time to get Outlook to display the information you need. For email, the best way to do this is with folder views. Here's how they work.
What Is a Folder View?
Every place you keep your email in Outlook—whether it's the inbox, sent items, archive, deleted items, or any other place—is a folder. Each of those folders looks the same by default, with columns that contain metadata about the email, like the sender, subject, date and time received, and so on. Outlook groups the emails by date (with the latest at the top), styles unread messages in bold blue text, and shows messages you've read in a regular black font.
This is the default folder view.
But you can change that view if you want. You could create a different view for each folder, or you could create a folder view you like and apply it to every folder. Outlook even has some alternative built-in views you can start with.
To start with, let's change to one of the other built-in views by clicking View > Change View.
Single: This removes the By Date grouping and shows all your messages in a simple list.
Preview: This (somewhat counter-intuitively) removes the Preview panel.
You can customize the current folder view by clicking View > View Settings.
This opens the Advanced View Settings window, where you can change all manner of things about the view.
We'll change the displayed columns and the sort settings as an example. Click "Columns" to open the Show Columns window.
Back in the Advanced View Settings window, click the "Sort" button to open the Sort window.
Now click "OK" on the Advanced View Settings. The folder view has now changed so that the "Mention" column is hidden and the folder is sorted by the person who sent the mail.
These are just two quick examples of what you can do. You can add or remove lots of different columns, group and sort messages in different ways, and even change the fonts and styles used to display messages. Play around with the various options to find what works best for you.
Once you've customized your view, you can apply the same view to any other folder without having to customize each one. Click View > View Settings again and this time, click the "Apply Current View to Other Folders" command.
You can select as many folders (or subfolders) as you want.
You can also keep your customized view as a template so that you can apply it to other folders in the future. Click View > View Settings again and select the "Save Current View as a New View" command.
This opens the Copy View window, where you can give your view a name and choose who can see the view. Click "OK" when you've set everything up.
If you click View > View Settings again, Outlook displays your new view as an available option. Click "Manage Views" to see all of the views to which you have access.
The Manage All Views window lets you add, edit and delete views, as well as see the settings applied to each view.
If you want to create a brand new view, click the "New" button in the Manage All View window. This opens the Create a New View window.
Select the type of base view you want to start with and click the "OK" button. The Advanced View Settings window opens, and you can customize your view the way you want. When you're done, click "OK" until you get back to the Manage All Views window and then click "Apply View" to apply the view to the current folder.
Once you've created a new view, you can apply to any other folder, customize it further, or use it as the base for another new view.
If you've made some customizations to your existing view, you can revert back to the existing view easily. This is a good way of trying things out without having to worry about undoing them if the changes don't work for you. Click View > Reset View to remove any unsaved customizations from the current folder.
With these View tools to hand, you can make your folders work exactly the way you want, and start to tame that overflowing message list.


The contemporary art gallery Galerie D.X is located in the centre of Bordeaux in the Quinconces esplanade between the Grand Théâtre and the CAPC (Museum of Contemporary Art). Galerie D.X presents a selection of contemporary artists, painters and/or sculptors. Since opening in January 2009, the gallery has already organised 8 exhibitions: Richard Texier, Claude Viallat/Jean-Charles Blais/Alain Ballereau, Cédric Bouteiller, Lydie Arickx, Bernard Ouvrard, Chérif & Geza, Cyril Olanier and Kjeld Ulrich.
Our eclectic choice responds to local demand and curiosity from Bordeaux residents and visitors: we alternately display famous national and international artists, as well as new talent that we have discovered.
At the same time as these individual exhibitions, the gallery permanently presents works by the above named artists, as well as Tony Soulié, Robert Combas, Godwin Hoffmann and Anton Tàpies who are displayed on request. Galerie D.X also aims to be a meeting place, a link between the artists, the magicians who are thought provoking and art lovers always seeking pleasure from art.


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Q: Difference between compile(), parse(), and render() in mustache.js What is the difference between:
Mustache.compile() ,
Mustache.parse(), and
Mustache.render()
in the new mustache.js version 0.5.0, and perhaps for bonus points you could tell us what the difference between parsing and compiling is in general.

A: Just a tip Mustache.parse(template) is optional and speeds up future uses of template. This is useful when you want to reuse your template with a set of (large) data. If this is not the case a call to the Mustache.render(), which generates the final result, is enough.

A: A little extra:
If you working with custom delimiters (instead of {{ and }}), you can use Mustache.parse before calling the Mustache.render with the custom delimiters as a parameter.
Example:
var template = "
Hello {{$name$}}
"
var customTags = [ '{{$', '$}}' ];
Mustache.parse(template, cutomTags);
var result = Mustache.render(template, { name: "John" };
console.log(result);

Will result In:
Hello John

A: EDIT
With an API change introduced in version 0.8.0, the compile() method has been integrated into parse(). Manually compiling the templates is no longer required.

Mustache.parse()
Syntactically parses the template and creates a JavaScript function body (a string) from it. During that process it notifies of any syntax errors encountered in the template.
Mustache.compile()
Uses the function body returned from a successful parse() to create an actual JavaScript function. The created function is placed in a cache for re-use.
Mustache.render()
Takes the appropriate function for a given template (the one that was created by compile()) and applies it to actual data. This creates the result meant to be shown on screen.

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The very term "leadership" has such wide implications and is in use on so many departments in life that the actual meaning of the term has gone behind the curtain. From companies to groups, from forums to politics, we see a new leader emerging every day and an old one vanishing every night. What exactly is a leader and what qualities he must possess? What is the difference between leader and leadership is a question yet to be answered.
The word leadership has more than one meaning but has remained a controversial term over the years because there are varying styles to lead and not one can be singled out as a standard. For example a politician is a leader and attempts to lead the masses or a specific group the way he intends to. In the longer run, he intends to control this group or masses for his personal benefit.
This means that he can be nominated by someone else for example corporate managers to be a leader or he can lay down his role of being a leader by his own will such as a politician who becomes a leader by his will without anyone or anything influencing his intentions or ideas. Both cases are different but both are leaders in their own rights, they have a followers who listen to them whole heartedly. Their roles are totally different to one another but they have a responsibility to lead a group or a part of people to the right path i.e. to collect them on one platform and get the best out of them.
The topic has been discussed and worked out extensively since the importance of a leader in modern world has seen a rapid emphasis in various fields. Different regions of the world have different traits among their leaders but most traits are common. In Europe and America, a leader is an individual who has capabilities and skills to collect a specific group and gather their thoughts to accomplish a common objective.
In China and Japan, their leaders exercise a more collective methodology and get the whole organization to work for a common objective. The primary intention is the same i.e. to accomplish a specific task by mobilizing and motivating people, to gain their confidence and collective strength for a purpose.
Virtues of a leader can be various where a leader can work positively or negatively. We have seen so many leaders around the world who have influenced an entire population with their ideas, their sentiments, and their approach to conquer what was thought as unconquerable. This is where a leader is identified from followers. A follower listens and understands but does not move ahead to get what he desires whereas a leader is the one who gets them moving and make them follow his lead. This is not a divine trait but a skill, a stroke of brilliance. Stalin was a leader and so was Hitler who inspired masses and the rest was done by people who followed their lead, trusted what they had to say regardless of right or wrong. On the positive side, Jinnah was a leader and so was Gandhi but Jinnah was a proactive leader who led his people with positivity, however, Gandhi was more passive.


I am not harvesting any asparagus. When does that happen?
Tap on the image next time you see one in your deliveries and then read the text that tells you where they come from.
Asparagus? Do you mean sugarcane? There isn't any asparagus at the moment.
Thanks it's in the herb garden. I haven't expanded that far yet.
Nope just herbs in the herb garden.
I am on level 23 and no asparagus yet.
I am level 38, and no asparagus. Maybe you mean spinach?


Is it possible that there are times when procrastination can work in your favor?
Are comfortable with fear? Do you like to have a little bit of panic or threat to your survival built into each day?
Whether we are consciously aware of it or not, this is what we do to ourselves when we procrastinate, a behavior we seem to repeat frequently even though it causes the unpleasant feelings of fear, pressure, and discomfort. Why do we do this to ourselves? What about it is so effective that we are compelled to repeat this seemingly self-defeating behavior?
You've been taught that procrastination is bad–it means you're lazy, careless, disorganized, or unprofessional. But you can't help yourself. You just don't want to take the time to do something until the deadline is coming fast. There must be something you are getting out of it, that has been propelling this habit despite its bad reputation.
We typically procrastinate on tasks we don't like or that we know are difficult or tedious. We have low energy to do these tasks, and fear of a looming deadline releases adrenaline which is an energy source. Procrastination is using fear as a motivator. As a deadline approaches, we fear the consequences of not getting it done on time. That fear releases adrenaline, a natural pain killer, and feeling less pain makes doing difficult or less desirable tasks easier. Energy is the strongest benefit of procrastination.
2. Waiting Until The Last Minute Forces Us To Focus.
Waiting until the last possible time to do a task keeps us laser-focused on the task while we are doing it. Because we are rushing to meet a deadline, we are less likely to be distracted. We will not be answering the phone, checking email, clicking on a news headline, or thinking about anything else except finishing the task.
3. Lack Of Time Makes Us Work Faster.
Because we have less time available to complete the task, we get it done faster. This task that you don't enjoy will be in your life for less time overall because you gave yourself the minimum amount of time to get it finished.
4. Procrastinating Makes Other Things Seem Easier.
Submitting your expense report or checking inventory for your project is easy compared to that thing you are avoiding. This lets you get all the other little things off your to-do list painlessly since you are happy to avoid doing the one thing you are procrastinating over.
5. It Forces You To Lower Your Expectations.
Using procrastination to your advantage is not a bad strategy for getting the energy you need for routine maintenance tasks or tasks you have mastered but just need motivation to do them. If you have to take out the trash, do a weekly report that you have done many times before, or do anything else where quality doesn't matter, then procrastination is a way for you to get those tasks done in as little time as possible.
It becomes a problem when you approach everything this way regardless of what type of quality is required for the situation. Procrastination puts you under pressure. Pressure and quality have an inverse relationship. When pressure goes up, quality goes down. This is why coaches call a time-out before a player on the opposing team prepares to shoot a foul shot or kick a field goal. The coach is hoping the player will choke under pressure. Pressure makes concentration difficult.
You can only perform at your best under pressure when you have repeated a task so many times that no amount of pressure can affect its outcome. This is why obsessive practice is the best preparation for having to perform under pressure. Procrastination causes stress and urgency to increase, adversely affecting your chances of producing high-quality work. It also drains you of energy after the adrenaline is gone.
When quality matters, then procrastination is not a smart choice. When you have to do a high-priority task or produce high-quality work, or it's the first time you have ever done a task, then waiting until the last minute to do it precludes your ability to control the quality output of the task making procrastination a poor decision. If you are delivering a big presentation, submitting a large proposal, hiring a key executive, or compiling a major report, putting yourself under the pressure that comes with procrastination will do more harm than good. In situations like these, you need time for brainstorming, strategic thinking, due diligence, and research. This requires planning ahead and blocking time on your calendar in order to avoid the procrastination cycle.
Chronic procrastinators live by this pattern of decision-making. They are only motivated by deadlines, which means they never get to the things that don't have deadlines, like goals and improvements. Goals don't have deadlines. There are no consequences for not pursuing goals or improving processes. Energy to pursue improvement has to come from desire instead of fear, endorphins instead of adrenaline. Endorphins come from a sense of accomplishment, making things better than they were before. These two sources, adrenaline and endorphins, give us the energy we need to do what we do. If we use them both appropriately we can finish our tasks and produce the quality we desire.
So go ahead and procrastinate over the maintenance tasks you have to do in order to avoid consequences, but when the higher-priority projects come, give them the attention they deserve by planning ahead, gaining endorphins as you make progress toward the finished product, and associating yourself with high-quality work where it counts.
Steve McClatchy is the president of Alleer Training & Consulting and the author of the New York Times bestseller Decide: Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress And Lead by Example. Steve provides keynotes and workshops on the topics of consultative selling, new business development, leadership, and time management. For more information, visit www.Alleer.com, email Steve@Alleer.com or call 800-860-1171.


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Last updated on June 9th, 2021 at 02:01 pm
Tinder is the world's most popular dating app. It is available in over 40 languages in over 190 countries. Tinder has more than 6 million subscribers with 55 billion matches to date. If you are new to Tinder don't be worry, here I am writing about how to use Tinder.
Regardless of whether you're searching for a casual hookup, possible date, friendship, or an LTR (long-term relationship), Tinder has you covered. It's fundamentally the principal stop for those entering the dating scene. In the event that you need to play the chances with regards to online dating, you should swipe where everybody's swiping.
How old do you have to be to use tinder?
Create Your Tinder Account
Set Up Your Tinder Profile
Tinder Features
13 years old. like most other social networking sites and applications, users should be at least 13 years of age. The application utilizes your data from Facebook including your date of birth to confirm your age. Would teens be able to Connect with Users more than 18? Users who matured somewhere in the range of 13 and 17 can see just other Tinder users inside a similar age range.
Here's how to make a Tinder account and use the app. On iOS devices, hit "CREATE ACCOUNT." If you're on an Android, choose how you want to log in. Now enter your phone number. You'll then get a verification code via text. Then you'll be prompted to enter your email. You have the choice to connect your Tinder account to your iCloud or Facebook account, or you can skip it. Tinder will ask you to agree to their "House Rules." Hit "I AGREE" to confirm that you do. Before your profile is live, you'll be asked to fill out your personal information, such as your first name, birthday, sexual orientation, gender preference, and passions.
You can then choose photos for your profile and crop them to your liking. Now hit "DONE." You'll get a quick tutorial showing you that a right swipe is a "like" and a left swipe is a "pass." You can make in-app purchases to have more features. You can avoid fake accounts by verifying yours and looking for the blue check on other profiles. The basic version uses your current location, which you can change by purchasing the Passport feature. You can adjust how far or close you want your search. You can also edit who you want to see and the age range you're looking for.
The app itself has four tabs. The fire icon is where you'll see profiles to swipe through. Premium users can see who has liked their profile in the star tab. The chat icon is where your matches and conversations will be stored. The person icon is your account for previewing and editing. In the edit section, you can write a bit more about yourself. This appears under the first image on your profile. Now get to swiping!.
This is a short, quick, and very useful guide on how you can use Tinder on your iPhone and iOS devices. You can use Tinder for a casual hookup, possible date, friendship, or an LTR (long term relationship) choose is yours.
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Resentment, Forgiveness and Revenge Among Violent People Incarcerated for Property Offense
Ana Cristina Menezes Fonseca
The present study was conducted among incarcerated people who had committed property offenses using more or less violent means. Using a simulation technique derived from Information Integration Theory, it examined the relationship between lasting resentment, willingness to forgive and willingness to avenge on the one hand, and level of violence (severity of the harm done) on the other hand. In the simulation, two adults work in the same company. One worker asks for a promotion, and the other worker tries to block his advancement by circulating rumors. The variables considered in the simulation are the offender's reaction and the type of response. The reaction factor has five levels: the offender (a) denies implication and joke about the victim's misfortune, (b) recognizes that he circulated rumors but try to self-justify, (c) recognizes that he circulated rumors and apologizes, (d) recognizes, apologizes, and try to repair his fault by informing the head of the company, and (e) recognizes, apologizes, and try to repair his fault by informing the head of the company who severely punishes him. The response factor had four levels. Participants were requested to express a level of (a) resentment/anger, (b) willingness to forgive, (c) willingness to avenge in circumstances where revenge would be riskless for them, and (d) willingness to avenge in circumstances where revenge would be risky for them. As expected, more violent offenders did not differ much from other offenders regarding the level of immediate resentment they experience just after having been harmed but they differed from them in the management of this emotion. Among them, resentment would be more directly converted into willingness to avenge, irrespective of the associated risk that is incurred.


How to write the names of three digit numbers?
(i) The name of one-digit numbers are according to the names of the digits 1 (one), 2 (two), 3 (three), 4 (four), 5 (five), 6 (six), 7 (seven), 8 (eight), 9 (nine). These names are the original names of the digits.
(ii) The names of some two digit numbers like 10 (ten), 11 (eleven), etc., are independent, 12 (twelve) seems to be derived from two and 13 (thirteen), 14 (fourteen), 15 (fifteen), 16 (sixteen), 17 (seventeen), 18 (eighteen), and 19 (nineteen) are made by suffixing the word 'teen' to the name of the concerned digit. The names of 20 (twenty), 30 (thirty), 40 (forty), 50 (fifty), 60 (sixty), 70 (seventy), 80 (eighty) and 90 (ninety), etc., are made by suffixing 'ty' to the convenient forms of the names of the concerned digits.
The names of the rest of the numbers of two digits are based on the value of the digits of their places as 21 (twenty-one), 55 (fifty-five), 79 (seventy-nine), 83 (eighty-three), etc.


While CJ Abrams has some of the best straight-line workout speed in the entire 2019 class, it plays even faster in-game. He glides down the line, around the bases and to balls in the field, allowing him to seemingly play in a different gear than other players. Everything about CJ is quick-twitch and that includes his loose, clean left-handed swing. It's an easy stroke that leads to line drives to all fields from a relaxed approach.
CJ has active feet in the infield with sure hands and a strong, accurate arm. He has excellent range at all infield spots with his speed allowing him to play center field as well. A dynamic athlete, CJ profiles as a top-of-the-order bat who can play in the middle of the field defensively – an attractive all-around prospect package.