India, a beautiful land of diversity and spirituality is a feast for all the senses. Known for its culture and tradition, the land presents hundreds of attractions for vacationers. Be it backwaters, houseboats, beaches, monuments, forts, deserts, hills, waterfalls, wildlife destinations, Ayurveda or palaces, India is a treasure trove of natural and man-made wonders. Let’s dig a little deeper and learn about the top 10 amazing destinations in the country.

Kerala: Often called as the ‘city of God’, Kerala is the most popular tourist destination in the country. With the scenic view and endless attractions, the state is famous for its backwaters, beaches, hills and wildlife. Periyar National Park is the famous wildlife destination in Kerala, known for its population of elephants and tigers.

Goa – A beautiful beach destination, Goa is one of the most attractive and romantic tourist destinations in the world. Goa’s alluring beaches, vibrant carnivals and fascinating churches make it the ideal destination for a couple. Candolim Beach, Baga Beach, Colva Beach and Palolem Beach are some famous beach destinations in the state.

Rajasthan: Popular for providing a majestic stay, Rajasthan is the largest state in India. Surrounded by natural beauty, Rajasthan allows you to enjoy the exciting camel and elephant safari. Also, tourists from different parts of the world visit Rajasthan to explore its wonderful monuments, forts and palaces. Apart from this, the state is also known for its adventurous camping, spicy cuisines, and wildlife destinations.

Varanasi: The city, Varanasi has always been renowned for providing beautiful spiritual experiences to visitors. Since time immemorial, Varanasi has been linked with Buddhism and Jainism, which is wonderfully reflected in the Buddhist stupas and Jain temples found here.

Delhi: The political center of India, Delhi is the capital city of India. Divided into two parts, New Delhi and Old Delhi, the state presents some of the amazing monuments and forts for the visitors. India Gate and Red Fort are the two famous historical structures found in Delhi. Furthermore, Delhi is also popular for its modern shopping malls and street food stalls.

Agra: Known as the home of the famous Taj Mahal, Agra also boasts attractions such as Agra Fort and Fatehpūr Sikrī. Also, the Taj Mahal, the seventh wonder of the world, was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his lovely companion, Mumtaz.

Bangalore: Located on the Deccan Plateau, Bangalore is one of the most enchanting destinations known for its attractions like Lal Bagh, Vidhana Soudha, Shiva statue and Bagmane Tech Park. Furthermore, the state also plays an important role in the information technology sector of India.

Mussoorie: The queen of hills, Mussoorie is the famous hill station of uttarakhand. The beautiful city with its scenic hills, wildlife destinations and fascinating sanctuaries attracts millions of tourists from all corners of the world.

Mumbai: Mumbai is an important part of the tourism industry. With attractions like Marine Drive, Taj Mahal Hotel, Juhu Beach, Elephanta Caves, Gateway of India, etc., Mumbai is a must-see destination.

Khajuraho – One of the popular UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Khajuraho is known for its erotic sculptures that are placed in the beautiful temples.

Good! If you’re impressed with these ‘off the world’ destinations, plan your trips to India now.

In Miss Universe 2006, the Japanese Kurara Chibana was a great favorite until the last second by experts and journalists. However, Miss Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera, was crowned Miss Universe. There were protests in many different countries (Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, and Peru). John Steward said, “Kurara Chibana was beautiful in a very real and natural way. More importantly, she was a multidimensional beauty balanced by intelligence and depth.” Carolina López said: “Miss Japan was mugged. Japan was amazing! I’m not Japanese, but I understand that the translator did not do a good job.”

Miss Japan 2006 failed to win Miss Universe. It was a very unhappy day for Kurara Chibana. She didn’t like to remember him. However, her compatriot won Miss Universe in 2007.

Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was chosen as Miss Universe at the 56th Annual Help Pageant in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. She was crowned Miss Universe 2007 by Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera from Puerto Rico. Under the leadership of Inés Ligron, a Frenchwoman, Miss Japan Riyo Mori was the second person from Japan to win Miss Universe. In 1959, Akiko Kojima, a model from Tokyo, was crowned Miss Universe.

Miss Universe 2007 was born on December 24, 1986 in Shizuoka, Japan. Like Janelle “Penny” Commissiong (Miss Trinidad and Tobago and Miss Universe 1977), she lived in North America. She studied ballet in Canada. She speaks three foreign languages ​​and her main interests are traveling, meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. However, she is passionate about dancing, Ms. Mori is a professional dancer. Like Paloma Herrera, Zhandra Rodriguez and Maria Tallchief, she loves to dance. Miss Japan and Miss Universe 2007 once said: “Definitely dancing! I have been dancing since I was 4 years old. I still have my first pair of ballet shoes that I keep as a memento of my many years and passion for dancing…”

Her dream is to open a dance school in Tokyo. “My mother runs a successful dance school outside of Tokyo and we plan to expand my family’s love of the performing arts by opening an international dance school in Tokyo, the capital of Japan and a crossroads for many cultures…” , Riyo Mori told the judges. “Opening my own school will allow me to live and teach my passion for dance while being an independent businesswoman,” she added Miss Japan 2007.

Like Miss Universe 2007, she will participate in a photo session with Fadil Barisha, one of the best photographers in the world. In addition, Ms. Mori will travel to Indonesia, India, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Russia, the Dominican Republic and the People’s Republic of China and will be in the United States to attend Miss USA Teen 2007. In addition, Miss Universe 2007 will meet with various politicians, human rights leaders and activists to discuss the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

STORY: JAPAN IN THE MISS UNIVERSE CONTEST

1953: Long Beach, Calif. Miss Japan, Kinuko Ito, was the 2nd runner-up…

1955: Long Beach, Calif. Miss Japan, Keiko Takahashi, was the 4th runner-up…

1957: Long Beach, Calif. Japan’s Kyoko Otani qualified for the semifinals.

1958: Long Beach, Calif. Miss Japan, Tomoko Moritaki, qualified for the semifinals.

1959: Long Beach, Calif. Miss Japan Akiko Kojima was crowned Miss Universe.

1960: Miami Beach, Florida, Miss Japan, Yayoi Foruno, qualifies for the semifinals.

1963: Miami Beach, Florida. Japan’s Noriko Ando qualified for the semifinals.

1969: Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Japan, Kikuyo Osuda, was the 4th runner-up

1970: Miami Beach, Forida. Miss Japan, Jun Shimada, was the 3rd runner-up…

1971: Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Japan Shigeo Taketoni qualified for the semifinals.

1972: Puerto Rico. Miss Japan, Hami Maeda, qualified for the semifinals-

1973: Greece. Miss Japan, Miyoko Sometani, qualified for the semifinals.

1975: El Salvador. Miss Japan, Sachiko Nakayama, was a semifinalist.

1988: Taiwan. Japan’s Mizuko Sakaguchi was third

runner-up…

2003: Panama. Miss Japan was one of the favorites. Japan’s Miyako Miyazaki was the third runner-up.

2006: Los Angeles, California. Miss Japan, Kurara Chibana, was the 1st runner-up, she was the favorite until the last second.

2007: Japan’s Riyo Mori was the second Japanese woman to win the Miss Universe title.

San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, a popular tourist destination island in the Caribbean. The city of San Juan was founded in 1521 and is known as La Ciudad Amurallada, that is, the walled city. San Juan is the largest natural harbor in the Caribbean and the second oldest city in the Americas. The city is a major port and tourist center and the oldest city under the United States flag.

The Spanish made San Juan the central point for trade during the 16th century and fortified the entire city, now known as Old San Juan. The city has now expanded beyond its walled limits and incorporates the suburbs of Miramar, Santurce, Condado, Hato Rey and Río Piedras. Today, San Juan is the largest petroleum processing center, and is known for sugar refining, manufacturing, and distillation. Cement, pharmaceutical and tobacco industries have been installed, making it one of the busiest ports in the Caribbean and the second largest seaport in the area, after New York City. San Juan is also the financial capital of Puerto Rico with many US banks and corporations having established offices there in recent times.

The city of Old San Juan was originally a military stronghold. It is now a charming residential and commercial district with streets paved with bluestone cobblestones. More than 400 carefully restored 16th-century Spanish colonial buildings line the city. Tourists seeking an experience of old world charm flock to the city every year.

Plaza de San José is lined with a number of historic buildings and is a favorite meeting place for many residents and tourists. The bronze statue of Ponce de León stands in the center of the plaza.

The Parque de las Palomas or Pigeon Park offers an impressive view of the port and the mountains of the city. The park overlooks the restored La Princesa jail, now an art gallery.

Begun in 1540, the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro is a six-tier fortress that was finally completed in 1589. The fortress is a labyrinth of tunnels, dungeons, barracks, and ramps. Its 18-foot-thick wall rises 140 feet above sea level; it provided a formidable defense against attack in the 16th century. The fort is dotted with small circular sentry boxes called ‘Garitas’, now a national symbol.

The Capilla del Cristo or Capilla del Cristo was built in 1753. Through the glass doors of the church you can see the altar and the beautiful Campeche paintings inside.

For those who really want to experience the charm of San Juan, there is nothing like a fun walk through the narrow and steep streets of the city. San Juan is a picturesque city that combines historic charm with modern vision and comfort.

In Youngstown we saw the town of Boardman growing into a middle class mixed race area with newer houses and the downtown and surrounding area seemed to be poor black but not crime riddled the people there were family people very friendly and hardworking. If you start looking at projects in the Youngstown area, it’s easy to get excited about the future as they are proactive and smart about economic growth and their place in the world between Pittsburgh and Akron.

The coolest and most aggressive project was at the airport where we witnessed the new 500+ acre business park and mostly all manufacturing businesses – JOBS. And by the way, Mr. Legislator, don’t tell me you’re going to create more jobs by getting on the podium and enacting more laws. The only way to get more work done is to control-alt-remove more laws. If you can’t do the three-finger salute, you’re not a Boy Scout in my book.

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In Youngstown, they’re copying the laid-off Columbus executive’s theory that everyone needs services to trade their money for the timeless lifestyle, but they haven’t realized yet that everyone else in their neighborhood is broke, too. They think that only they are fired, but sitting on a pile of gold and that people need janitorial services.

In Youngstown, a new company has begun testing this dying concept to cater to the middle class in an area not used to such wonderful service. We checked out American Concierge and Errand Service, which was just starting out in the middle-class growth area of ​​Boardman south of Youngstown, offers corporate event planning, document delivery, on-site lunch, dry cleaning pick-up and delivery, and doesn’t yet have concierge services. cars or cars, which I thought was the most requested service by American corporate employees, even in an area with 50 car washes in their local phone book for the three country area.

We also noted new service companies moving in like Cintas, which was able to take advantage of the 188 federal trade zone and build a 24,000 square foot building in proactive recruitment by the regional chamber of commerce and the River View Investment Corporation and Economic Development. Association. This will certainly provide 28 employees and plenty of vehicles for us to wash. When this kind of growth is added to the area along with Delphi in Warren and the GM Plant in nearby Lordstown, both with 7,000 employees each, even after both had previously been cut.

GM re-expanding with Cobalt Car Project and Delphi, which had laid off 3,000, which you probably read in the WSJ. In tough times, things like the FTZ and aggressive recruiting, even if only the small gains from 25 new jobs help improve cities, especially after a harsh winter and the uncertain achievement of the 15 million car goal that they will be sold in 2003. After leaving 16.8 million and 17.1 million cars sold years before, which saved the areas to stop and American consumer spending numbers to boot. But when companies like Delphi lay off the 3,000, another 3,000 are also lost in smaller companies, which manufacture. Fortunately, there is a port directly on HWY 11 in OH from Youngstown in Ashtabula, with a HWY and Rail to there. So when things do come back, they do so first when there is adequate supporting infrastructure in place. In the last decade, Greater Youngstown MSA manufacturing was about 6,000 job losses in manufacturing, 3,000 in wholesale parts. Purpose services? Yeah ah services I’m telling you 13,000 jobs created there thank you very much I love seeing those numbers because they help small service businesses which are the fastest growing and most stable sector in OH right now.

The Youngstown area is trying to hold on to its manufacturing sector while developing the retail and service sectors to protect them from future trends. It seems that while some of the things they are testing will work, others won’t. But it’s not easy overnight to move from more than 35 percent of manufacturing jobs to a retail and service-based economy, they’re working hard to win during the transition.

Tired of facing the same old cultural obstacles to innovation in your organization? Wouldn’t it be nice to see the light from the other side through them?

If you crave that kind of relief, you’ll appreciate it. restructuring organizations, a great book by Bolman and Deal that I recently used to teach an Organizational Behavior course at Portland State University. From a comprehensive review of organizational behavior studies and theories, these people have discovered four themes, or frameworks, from which organizational behaviors and challenges can be better understood. Each framework provides a different perspective, and each leads to different insights into the causes and potential opportunities.

The four frames are:

• Structural – Organization as a factory
• Political – Organization like jungle
• Human Resources – Family organization
• symbolic – Organization as theater

There is a whole book full of wisdom that goes with the frameworks. But you can see from just this little tidbit that applying metaphors to what’s going on in your team, department, or company makes you think in new ways.

Your organization’s prevailing culture likely supports thinking and acting from a single framework, and that’s the box you’re in. The most effective leaders break out of the box by being able to invoke whichever of the four frameworks provides the best understanding and influencing strategies for the current situation. That kind of balance is rare in organizations, but it can be developed.

The Bolman and Deal frameworks do not have an implicit sequence, but resonate with the four sequential activities that make up the reciprocal model, a creative process model that I use in my leadership development work. The sequence adds value because it shows the way out of the box. Here are the four creative process activities, in order, that go with the Bolman and Deal frameworks:

1. Structural framework – challenge activity (develops quality)
2. Political framework – Produce activity (develops ability)
3. Human Resources Framework – Appreciate activity (develops commitment)
4. Symbolic framework – Explore activity (develops curiosity)

If you can identify what your organization’s current default framework is, then the path to a more adaptive culture can begin by using the next framework in sequence to inform your analysis and guide your planning. And you can start down that path by engaging in the activity of the creative process associated with the following chart.

So, for example, if you determine that your organization defaults to the Symbolic framework (organization as theater), then the output would be the Structural framework (organization as factory) and the activity to perform would be the Challenge activity (keeping potential options in check). tall). to the vote in order to choose one to run).

Many organizations eventually realize that the default framework they are working within is no longer useful. Unfortunately, their approach at that point is usually to recast themselves into a different default framework and stay there until it stops working for them. So every few years there is a restructuring that uses a lot of organizational energy and loses a lot of valuable organizational memory. With that strategy, the underlying problem, the lack of balance, is never addressed.

I don’t think that’s the best use of an organization’s resources. It would be more effective for an organization to develop the ability to execute all four frameworks more smoothly as each situation requires. The Creative Process offers practical guidance for doing just that. I encourage you to check out the white paper to get an idea of ​​how it might apply to your work situation. And then, of course, I encourage you to give it a try. If you do, let me know how it goes.

Well, I am in the ‘Red Zone’, an area that is literally at serious risk! As of November 3, 2020, the Italian government has imposed new ‘anti-Covid-19’ restrictions, such as curfews and closures, which are most vital in the Red Zone. These restrictions apply to citizens, tourists, and non-citizen permanent residents. It surprised most residents when they received the news abruptly on television a few days ago. Of course, I shared the information that we were in the Red Zone with my friends who would be affected by the event. We are in the same boat, which means that we cannot enter or leave the Red Zone without a self-certification stating that we left the area out of necessity. In addition, no one can travel outside their legal municipality without self-certified reasons for work, health and absolute necessity, which they must present to the police if they are detained.

For now, everything looks the same outdoors in the countryside, and I’ve had a few opportunities to take some serene photos of Italy! However, this time there will not be many people singing and dancing on the balconies. Most people are not positive about restrictions or confident that they are appropriate.

Instead, small businesses fear for their survival in these difficult times. I’ve heard some conspiracy theories, like the one that these closures exist to help the government have more control over its residents. A handful believe that God is doing things right with a deep reason behind ‘His’ doing it. Most Italians were hopeful during the first lockdown, thinking “everything would have been fine.” Having been disappointed, many have been proactive in the protests. Over the past two weeks, there have been several demonstrations from a wide variety of groups insisting that they should be free to go outdoors without masks and that the government need not require a strict lockdown.

There are three levels of urgency represented by three separate zones: yellow, orange and red, with red being the worst. Of course, I’m in red! At this point, gyms, theaters, cinemas, museums and swimming pools are closed. While middle and primary schools are open, all higher level schools will be required to hold online lessons until December 3, something most Italian schools are not prepared for. Restaurants and bars in the Red Zone can only serve food and drinks at home, and the curfew is every day from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Traders argue that these closures (in the Red Zone) endanger the survival of small businesses. Many small shops, already on the verge of bankruptcy before the second closure, have loans and expensive monthly rent to pay. They want to know how they can pay their bills if they are not making money while being ordered to lock their doors. Also, lower-tier Italian artists have complained that they can’t make enough money without producing live shows and concerts, one of the reasons why some top artists with excellent financial means have suggested making donations to help their less fortunate colleagues.

At this time, the Italian Health System (Sanitary system) is tense. On TV tonight, I saw reports of churches filled with many beds waiting for Covid-19 patients. Although Italian hospitals are looking for additional medical staff, they usually only offer temporary contracts (six months). This makes me wonder if medical staff are afraid to risk their lives without job security afterward. It seems that if the cases continue to increase, there will be no more room for patients in hospitals. For this reason, doctors are making more visits to the homes of elderly people in need. Fewer people with non-critical illnesses are being treated, and it is worrying that people with suspected cancers and heart attacks are often afraid to go to a hospital for fear of contracting the coronavirus or diverting care from critical patients.

Longevity in Italy is currently under attack from the evil coronavirus. Sick patients are being sent home early because there is no space or coronavirus security in some hospitals. This means that families have to provide services at home for their elderly relatives when, in regular times, more traveling nurses and doctors would have been accessible. (I asked about getting a flu shot only to find out you had to have a pre-existing condition to qualify for one if you were under 60.) This year, there is a shortage of flu shots, but it is believed that if residents wear more masks, they will be less likely to catch the common flu. Interestingly, before the pandemic hit, most Italians were opposed to flu shots, but lately, those anti-vaccine activists are quiet.

Covid-19 is onerous! He is a killer to be taken seriously. From what I can see, Italians over the age of 60 are generally a bit more conscientious about wearing masks correctly at all times when out and about. While younger Italians are more likely to go around without masks, there is a majority who wear masks to protect others, particularly when they have elderly grandparents at home. To tour Italy, one must wear a mask at all times and wash their hands regularly, avoiding touching their face! There are enough people who do not take the virus seriously, so tourists and retirees should take care. After all, masks have been proven to provide protection wherever you are.

Finding delicious food to prepare at home has not been a problem as the stores are well stocked. You can still have a good time in Italy, although I would recommend staying in a house with a patio or balcony in case the restrictions worsen. Someone can deliver food, or one might consider shopping (with protective masks) once a week at a nearby grocery store if there are no crowds. By refraining from buying too much in stores, people residing in Italy effectively protect themselves from exposure.

This is a great time to enjoy healthy Italian foods that support the immune system. Italian visitors and residents will benefit from a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, as well as other fresh foods that are part of the traditional Mediterranean diet. The online aperitif (ie pre-programmed on Skype, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.) now replaces the world famous Italian aperitif that accompanied the evening’passeggiata‘. So no matter where you are in Italy, you can still communicate online with friends and colleagues, embrace ‘smart work’, and even enjoy opportunities to meditate at home with a glass of delicious Italian wine. (November 6, 2020)

What you are about to read will change your perception of being born again.

You may be among the many people who are no strangers to the phrase Born Again. If you are a Christian, there is a possibility that you are born again or you are not sure if you are born again or not.

There are many sects of believers in Jesus Christ who have different views on what it means to be born again. Some say that to be born again is to be cut off from all forms of earthly activities and set apart solely for divine duties. Some others say it is to disassociate themselves from any known relationship with sinners or non-believers in Jesus Christ. In other words, they have nothing to do with non-Christians.

There is this other sect of Christians who say that being born again is being baptized in the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit, going to church, doing good deeds like visiting orphans and widows, giving alms to the needy and participate in the Lord’s table (take Holy Communion). A more confused person on this subject is found in the holy bible called Nicodemus and for him to be born again is to enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born. Sounds funny right? All of these claims and others form the controversy over what it really is to be born again.

Now, should we say that any of the above sects are wrong in their opinion or belief about what it really is to be born again? Well, we are going to see certain things that will help us draw a conclusion.

First let’s look at the word again in born again. It means to repeat or happen a second time. This means that for someone to be born again they must have given birth biologically (physically). And any person born through this way was born in sin as the Holy Bible says in Saint Paul’s message to the believers in Rome, in the third chapter and in the twenty-third verse that says “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. The quote is from the King James version of the Holy Bible.

Here you have to understand that this person had no role to play in his first birth nor is there anywhere that he could have influenced his conception and birth. Every normal human being passed through this means to planet earth and thus passed into sin.

Another thing we have to understand is that rebirth or second birth by being born again is all spiritual and believe me anyone who wants to experience it has a lot to do in this case to influence it and he is the only person to make it happen. . God will only be waiting to act based on the decision of the individual.

So, with these few points cleared up, let’s face the big questions.

1. Why should we worry about being born again?

two. How can you be born again?

Let’s quickly answer the first question. The whole truth is that if any professed believer in Christ Jesus wants to get to the kingdom of God, such a person needs to be born again. The subject of the kingdom of God is very broad but basically it refers to the government of God when Jesus Christ will be the reigning king. Any sensible person should not want to miss out on such a kingdom.

How then can one be born again? There was a man in the holy bible named Nicodemus who asked this very question and Jesus told him that he must be born of water and the Spirit. This means that one has to do something that seems silly to the natural physical man, but very important and necessary for the second birth, which is also known as salvation from sin. This is a spiritual exercise and I am going to outline the physical steps required to achieve it.

Steps to be born again

1. To recognize your sinfulness (Admit that you are a sinner).

two. confession your sins and ask God for forgiveness (repentance)

3. believe that the blood of jesus was for the cleansing of your sins

Four. Guest Jesus in your life as your Lord and Savior through the prayer of faith.

Once the above steps are taken, the matter of being born again is resolved. You are now Born Again. The truth is that there will be no physical changes to your body parts. You will not look taller or shorter, fatter or thinner, there will be no change in the color of your skin either, but spiritually you have become a giant.

The very day you take that bold step to be born again marks the day of your spiritual birth and is worth celebrating.

In conclusion, being born again is accepting your depravity and confessing to God while begging for forgiveness. Believing that Jesus Christ is the only son of God who died on the cross and that his blood can cleanse you from all sin, inviting Jesus into your life as Lord and Savior and living to please God every day of your life.

So the next time someone asks you if you’ve been born again, what will you say? Will you still be among those who are confused about this Born Again thing? The veil has been removed and now you can see clearly.

In my first book Baseball Chronicles, one of my most popular articles in terms of feedback was “Four Things Coaches Should Practice But Don’t.”

The four things I mentioned were: pitchers who don’t practice fielding off the mound, catching a foul ball near a fence, players who don’t slide and practice fielding wild pitches or passes. Reading through some of the comments I received, a lot of the readers misunderstood my point a bit. There must be hundreds of things that coaches should practice, but we don’t. I have just chosen four of them that I see coming up year after year. So in the spirit of practicing instead of just telling your players, here are five more things that come up time and time again that most coaches don’t practice or go over.

1) Call waiting time. About once every two years I see a runner slip into second and get up without calling a timeout or call a timeout and the umpire doesn’t recognize it. A smart infielder will put his glove with the ball on the baserunner when he gets up from his slide. And they call him when he wanders off base even for a moment or assumes he has time. We need to teach our young players that calling time-outs in organized sports is very different from calling time-outs in your own backyard. Coaches should practice having their players slide toward a base, then call “time out” with the coach playing umpire. The coach must intentionally not recognize the timeout immediately by keeping the runner on the ground. Each and every player should go through this at least once.
It is the same situation when the batter calls time. Coaches should also practice this by teaching players not to get out of the batter’s box until given time by the umpire.

2) Rundowns with too many pitches. I am obsessed with this. We practice races almost once a week. Many youth baseball coaches teach running back to the base where they came from. I take the proactive approach that runs are a gift to the defensive team and you have to get out. The ideal number of pitches is none. And after that, I teach my players that the ball shouldn’t be thrown more than once. I use the term “sprint mode” and teach my players that once you put the runner in this sprint mode, it’s hard for him to stop and change direction and that’s when we take our one shot. This has to be practiced.

3) Base runners stopping on first. We see it all the time. A player will hit a slow ground ball and run to first base only to stop right at the base as if the base was a wall so he will slow down and get called out when if he had run through the base he would have hit him for a base hit. We tell our team to run to first base, but how many of us take the time to practice this? This is one of the easiest things to do and when you practice it, it will stick in the player’s head. Set up a cone ten feet past first base and have your team line up. On the command to go, they run one at a time, sprinting through the base to the cone. Simple but it works and should be practiced even with your best runners.

4) Covering 1st In Grounder To The Right Side. Another one of my obsessions. Have you ever seen a youth baseball game when the ball is hit to the right side of the infield and the pitcher remains frozen on the mound? This can cause a manager to turn gray over the course of the day. We practice this by giving every pitcher a chance off the mound. He fakes a pitch and I throw a ground ball to him between first and second base. The pitcher has to run off the mound to cover first. One key here is to make sure the pitcher hits the first base line about 6-10 feet short of the base and then swings it toward the base. Whoever fields the baseball must guide the first baseman with the baseball. This should be practiced with a base runner simulating game conditions.

5) Flags on high pitches. All the players who play for me in our league know that we play a lot. Each and every player must become a proficient bunter over the course of the season. We even practice bunting with two strikes, a strategy most baseball purists will frown on. We are always changing our touch signals to make sure the opponents don’t take it. Even with all this practice, it drives me nuts when a player is given the bunt signal and on the next pitch, he’s over his shoulders and offered anyway. So now the batter gets in the hole with a strike on a ball outside the strike zone and the other team knows we’re bunting. Coaches need to tell these young ballplayers that when they are given the bunt signal, it doesn’t mean they have to bunt at all costs. We want them to touch the balls in the strike zone. This must be told to the players and practiced. We practice bunting a lot in batting practice and whichever coach is throwing, I tell them to throw balls out of the strike zone. So we’re practicing getting my players to recognize palmed balls and pull their bats back if the ball is out of the strike zone. Coaches need to practice this.

I mentioned in my early Baseball Chronicles that practices are the place to teach and games are the place to reinforce what is taught. I know of no other formula that is more effective for most young ballplayers. Even with the practice of many of these mistakes that come up over and over again, we have to keep reminding ourselves that these players are still kids twelve and under.

A ventriloquist named Jim walks into a restaurant with his dummy and sits at the bar. Jim holds “Charlie” who looks like Charlie Chaplin. Jim wears a mask and pulls out a menu. The bartender sees Jim holding Charlie and walks out and looks at the doll.
“I’m sorry, but your doll needs to wear a mask.”
“Why not.”
“I’m sorry, but we are a ‘mask only’ restaurant.”
“But, he’s a chump,” Jim says emphatically.
Jim puts his hand behind Charlie’s back where he can operate on Charlie’s mouth and head. He makes Charlie “talk” in the tone of a small child. “Now. Look here. My name is Charlie and I’m a chump! Now get me a beer!”
The bartender returns to the manager and tells him that there is a “fool” in the bar who will not wear a mask.
The manager replies, “Ha! They’re everywhere. You know what to do. Go back and tell the ‘fool’ to put on a mask or kick him and the ventriloquist out.”
The bartender comes out and tells Jim that his friend can stay without a mask.
“No problem then,” Jim says looking at Charlie.
Jim still has Charlie on his back when the bartender tells him the manager’s verdict. Charlie says, “That’s better. Now get me a beer!”
Jim drops his hand behind Charlie’s back and pulls him into his lap. Then Jim says to Charlie, “I have to go to the bathroom.”
Charlie says, “Okay, sure.”
Jim sets Charlie down on his stool. Some patrons who were watching the “act” until Charlie starts nodding his head to himself and says, “What’s everyone looking at? Haven’t you seen a doll before?”
Customers’ eyebrows go up as they walk by, and their mouths open as wide as if they’re yawning. The bar fell silent. Everyone looks at Charlie and examines his face.
The bartender comes out and sees the strange reactions of his customers. “Heh heh! They look scared. That’s Charlie. I know him. He can talk to himself. He doesn’t need a ventriloquist. Ha ha! I bet Charlie even has his own Social Security number.”
Charlie yells, “Yes I do! I want my beer now.”
Jim comes out of the bathroom and sees Charlie talking to himself. Jim tells Charlie to stop and that they have to go. Charlie protests, “No! I’m not done breathing on people to spread my COVID virus! Ha…ha…ha!”
Moral of the story: “Don’t be silly. Wear a mask.”

Cockroaches are the dirtiest bugs on the planet. They live in sewers, bathrooms, dumpsters, and many other dirty places. They will also eat almost anything, including feces and rotten food. No wonder they are carriers of dangerous diseases like typhoid and dysentery. When you see them in your house, you should be alarmed and check cockroaches. You can do basic cockroach control at home or hire Tampa pest control.

In any battle, it pays to know the enemy. You might be surprised to know that cockroaches are older than dinosaurs. They have been around for over 400 million years. His survival is marked by evolution by living in the underworld of things. They also breed so fast that in a week, depending on resources, you can have a house full of cockroaches. Cockroaches are most notable for their resilience even in surviving major catastrophes such as atomic bomb blasts and having their heads lopped off. They can live another week without their heads.

There are fifty-seven species of cockroaches that live in the United States. The most common species is Blatella germanica. They are the ones you see in your kitchen and bathroom. Cockroaches are nocturnal, but there are cases where they sneak around looking for food in the mornings. But when you fight cockroaches, you’re not just looking for the adults. At any time of the day you can hunt their eggs. Cockroach eggs are brown in color and oval in shape. They are unique because the female cockroach lays in one bag of eggs, there are 40 eggs inside. Female cockroaches lay two eggs, which means there will be eighty new cockroaches in due course.

How to keep rocks out of your house? A basic rule of thumb in cockroach control is to keep your house clean. Cockroaches like to live in a dirty environment. Do you remember the movie Joe’s Apartment? Cockroaches made Joe’s apartment their nesting ground, because the guy was too lazy to clean it up.

But there are other things that can attract cockroaches to your home. They are food and water. If you leave your food out in the open, cockroaches will find it and eat it. If you have leftover food, immediately store it in a tightly closed container and store it in the refrigerator. You should also dry your sink. Humidity attracts cockroaches because it is their only source of water.

But what about the bathrooms? Keep bathroom entrances lined with boric acid. These will prevent cockroaches from crossing each other and can even poison them. You can also put boric acid under your sink, on the outside of your refrigerator, and other parts of your house, however roaches can run. Just be careful about having boric acid around your pets because it can be harmful to them.

An alternative to boric acid would be catnip herbs. Simply rub the leaves and place them in areas where cockroaches nest or roam.

You should also take out your garbage every night. Remember, cockroaches eat almost anything. Cockroaches can also survive without food for days. But like other creatures, they also starve.

If these methods still leave a few roaches in your home, better call Tampa pest control for help. Tampa Pest Control employs effective means of roach eradication without harming you or your loved ones.