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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Becoming Comfortable with Your Public Speaking - Washington, DC ...
Speaking in front of a small group or a large audience can instill fear in most people. In fact one of the things most Americans fear most is public speaking.
While speaking publicly can be a daunting proposition for most people, there are a few basic principles and steps anyone can use to get over the fear and speak effectively.
Here are a few keys to becoming an effective public speaker:
1). Have a Clear and Simple Message--Decide the main point you want to express to your audience.
2). Organize Your Thoughts--Develop a simple three-step organizational plan for your talk.
3) Practice, Practice, Practice--Do not leave your public speaking to chance. Rehearse what you want to say, and how you are going to say it.
4) Talk to People, Not a Group--It is much easier to talk to one person at a time in a group, than it is to talk to an audience.
5) Prepare Some More--You can never have too much preparation.
There is more to speaking effectively, but a good presentation starts with these five basic steps.
Stay tuned for more tips.
Prof. H.
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Small Business Saturday Los Angeles: Our Favorite Gift Shops ...
Small Business Saturday in Los Angeles means lots of boutiques for holiday gifts.
After you're done stampeding the big box stores for Black Friday, consider showing some love to LA's mom-and-pops on Small Business Saturday -- American Express' push for folks to "shop small" and support local businesses during the holiday season.
In support of Small Business Saturday (and your gift list), we're highlighting our favorite boutiques around town. These stores cover everyone from on-trend fashionistas to gourmands to globetrotters, so finish eating those leftovers and pound the pavement in search of the perfect present!
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Happy Thanksgiving 2012 | World of Psychology
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our loyal readers!
We give thanks for what we have, not what we don?t. We appreciate and thank you for your constant support of Psych Central, since you make it all possible.
I remain grateful for our staff, editors, the dozens of volunteers, and all of our community members who make Psych Central possible. Without you, this site wouldn?t exist as it does today. We now serve over 3 million people each month.
If you?re spending the day with family, I wish you a stress-free day filled with as little family drama as possible. If you?re spending the day alone, I wish you a quiet day of solitude and peace.
On behalf of the volunteers, the staff, writers, editors, moderators, and administrators here at Psych Central, I want to wish you a very warm and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday this season. I hope yours is filled with family and friends, and, if nothing else, peace.
Happy Thanksgiving!
PS ? If you?re tearing your hair out today in trying to deal with family, relatives or something else related to the holiday, might I suggest our Thanksgiving Coping Guide!
And if Thanksgiving?s got you down, you might find some relief by reading Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker?s wonderful 10 Tips for Surviving Thanksgiving with the Dysfunctional Family (and check out her holiday e-book for only 99 cents: Tending the Family Heart Through the Holidays!) or Therese Borchard?s classic 12 Ways to Be Thankful.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Ultrasound pictures show difference in fetus yawning and other mouth openings
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Ultrasound scans of faces in utero can distinguish between when a fetus yawns and when it just opens its mouth, according to research published November 28 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Nadja Reissland from the University of Durham and colleagues at other institutions.
The researchers found that during the period between 24 to 36 weeks of gestation, they could distinguish between yawns and simple mouth openings on ultrasound images of fetal faces. They report that simple mouth openings occur less often than yawns and the frequency of these openings declines from 24 weeks of gestation onward. More than half of all mouth openings are yawns at 24 weeks of gestation, and the frequency of yawns begins to decline at a later stage (28 weeks onward).
The study suggests that trends in yawning behavior may potentially be used to track healthy fetal development. Reissland says, "Fetus yawning is not contagious, nor do they yawn because they are "sleepy". Instead, frequency of yawning in the womb might be related to activity-dependent brain maturation early in gestation."
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Reissland N, Francis B, Mason J (2012) Development of Fetal Yawn Compared with Non-Yawn Mouth Openings from 24 Weeks Gestation. PLoS ONE 7(11): e50569. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050569
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80 injured in massive pileup on Texas interstate
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Australian tax office to pursue coal baron Tinkler
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government was granted permission by a court on Friday to prepare legal action against coal baron Nathan Tinkler as creditors close in on the former billionaire, threatening to end a rags-to-riches story built on the nation's mining boom.
The New South Wales Supreme Court gave the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation leave to prepare a case against Tinkler's holding company, the latest of a series of legal actions over unpaid bills and commercial disputes.
Further adding to Tinkler's woes, court documents also showed an Irish racehorse stud owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, has subpoenaed Tinkler personally to provide information in an unrelated case.
The emergence of two new, powerful potential foes is likely to unsettle Tinkler's lenders and raises questions about the future of his main asset, a near one-fifth stake in Whitehaven Coal
"He's exposed to great liability," Marina Nehme, a senior law lecturer at the University of Western Sydney, told Reuters. "It's like a house of cards falling."
Tinkler, 36, enjoyed a heady rise from mining pit electrician to Australia's youngest billionaire in just a few short years, riding on the back of the country's once-in-a-century mining boom.
But a slide in coal prices has hit his net worth and a series of lawsuits have followed.
Liquidators were appointed this week to two firms of which he is director, Patinack Farm Administration Pty Ltd and Mulsanne Resources Ltd, over debts totaling more than A$28 million.
Tinkler paid creditors A$500,000 ($520,000) this week to stop wind-up petitions against Tinkler Group Holdings Administration Pty Ltd.
But the relief was short-lived when the Australian tax office stepped in to take over the action as a potential creditor. Senior deputy court registrar Rebel Kenna gave the tax office until December 10 to prepare a case against the company.
The Australian Taxation Office declined to provide any further details on the case.
Andrew Korbel, a partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, who represented Tinkler Group Holdings Administration on Friday declined to comment outside court. Tim Allerton, a Sydney-based spokesman for Tinkler, also declined to comment.
HORSE PLAY
Court documents show the Kildangan Stud Unlimited subpoena is to be heard by another New South Wales state court next week.
Kildangan is part of Darley, the global breeding operation owned by Sheikh Mohammed, a keen equestrian and breeder with horse studs around the world.
Located in County Kildare, Ireland, the Kildangan Stud is home to eight stallions, including Sharmadal, the sire of two winning mares, Marquardt and Happy Hippy, bought by Tinkler's Patinack Farm.
"This is a commercial matter between Kildangan Stud and Mr. Tinkler relating to thoroughbred stallion nominations and we have no further comment on the matter," Darley's managing director Joe Osborne told Reuters in an email.
Stallion nominations involve fees for broodmares to mate with selected stallions.
Tinkler spent millions of dollars building Patinack into Australia's largest thoroughbred racing and stud operation.
He built his empire spanning horse racing, sports clubs and coal on debt, scraping together A$1 million from lenders for an underrated coal deposit that quickly soared in value.
He then leveraged his gains in a series of bold moves, culminating in the $5 billion merger of his companies Aston Resources and Boardwalk Resources with Whitehaven this year.
But Nehme said the combined legal actions raise the specter of several unpleasant scenarios for Tinkler, including civil and criminal charges if he is found to have been operating the liquidated companies while they were insolvent.
The value of Tinkler's holding in Whitehaven has shrunk below A$600 million from A$1.1 billion at its peak as Chinese demand for coal cooled.
Sources previously told Reuters the stake is heavily leveraged. His main backer, U.S. hedge fund manager Farallon Capital Management LLC's asset manager Noonday, has been looking at options including pressing for the sale of shares or converting some of the loans into equity.
"Additional pressure from entities including the Australian Taxation Office puts pressure on Noonday and Farallon to do something about Tinkler's stake," said Matthew Trivett, a coal and specialty metals analyst at Patersons Securities.
Noonday and Farallon could call in the loans to ensure the transfer of ownership of the stake before other creditors begin chasing the stake, Trivett said.
They would likely take a hit, but might decide to "book the loss to take the assets away from Tinkler," Trivett said. ($1 = 0.9623 Australian dollars)
(Editing by Lincoln Feast and Paul Tait)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/australian-tax-office-pursue-coal-baron-tinkler-090417657--sector.html
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