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Blazie Technologies presents, the BT Speak, a pocket computer for the Blind with a Braille keyboard and Speech output. Deane Blazie, David Goldfield, and Stephen Clower will give a demonstration of Blazie Technologies new product and answer questions about the product and the new company. Presenter Contact Info Website: www.blazietech.com

Terry Clower is the Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University, where his research produces valuable insights that help the private, nonprofit, and public sectors understand the region's growth and shortfalls. On today's episode, Terry provides an update on the overall state of the region; comments on the importance of the labor market and the outflow of knowledge workers; and discusses other regional hot topics such as housing, government contracting, demographic trends, and AI.

From Chicago to Costa Rica: The Real Estate Adventure with Rebecca ClowerHost Aaron Masliansky talks to Rebecca Clower about her transition from a Tampa realtor to a real estate industry leader in Costa Rica. On her journey, she moved from property management to real estate, eventually venturing into property development. She discusses her company, Blue Water Properties, the importance of ethical standards within realtor associations, and her role as president of the Association of Real Estates Agents in Costa Rica. Co-existing with the cultural diversity in Costa Rica has influenced her business operations significantly. The conversation covers the benefits of MLS in property marketing, challenges surrounding foreign financing, and insights for potential investors in Costa Rica. Rebecca also promotes her forthcoming YouTube series, 'Purchasing in Paradise,' which showcases life in Costa Rica and the essence of the real estate business there. The dialogue concludes with a warm invitation for listeners to visit Costa Rica and explore the country's real estate potential.00:00 Introduction and Host's Background00:48 Exploring the Idea of International Real Estate01:39 Guest Introduction: Becky's Journey02:15 Becky's Early Life and Move to Costa Rica03:07 Transition from Tampa Realtor to Costa Rica Real Estate Luminary04:42 The Evolution of Becky's Real Estate Business07:09 The Challenges and Rewards of Moving to Costa Rica12:51 The Impact of Bilingualism and Biculturalism on Becky's Career14:07 The Role of Media in Becky's Real Estate Business18:04 The Importance of Professionalism in Costa Rica's Real Estate Market19:59 Discussion on Current Controversies in Real Estate22:44 Building Relationships with Clients23:15 Challenges and Successes in Implementing MLS24:02 Impact of the Pandemic on Real Estate25:27 Buying Property in Costa Rica: The Process29:44 Financing Options for Foreigners30:57 Property Management and Rental Services34:23 Introducing 'Purchasing in Paradise' Show38:43 Future Plans and Ventures40:47 Contact Information and Final ThoughtsMore Information on Rebecca:Website: https://bluewaterpropertiesofcostarica.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamrebeccaclower/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becky.savitskyclowerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@RebeccaClowerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaclower/

Tiffany Clutter is joined by Cyndi Clutter to talk Wreaths Across America.

Join your host, life strategist Karena Calhoun, as she sits down with Amanda Clower, the founder of R Land Candles, for an inspiring and empowering episode. Amanda shares how she turned her passion for crafting and love for nostalgic scents into a thriving business. Hear how she uses her real-life experiences to create unique and therapeutic candle scents that bring warmth and joy to her customers' homes. Tune in as Amanda shares her journey towards finding purpose, staying true to herself, and spreading positivity. You'll be inspired to embrace your creativity and authenticity to make a meaningful impact in your own life and others'. Contact Amanda and shop her products RLandCandles.com GO BE GREAT! WITH COACH KARENA PODCAST https://gobegreatcoachcing.com Are you interested in being a guest on the show? Grab this link, create your profile, submit your request, and we will review your submission within ten days. If we believe you're a great fit, we will reach out to you to schedule a recording! TimeStamps: The importance of positivity [00:01:19] Discussion about starting the day with positive energy and being grateful. Loving on the world around you [00:04:20] Talking about spreading positivity and love to others. Starting a candle and wax melt business [00:07:49] Amanda's journey of starting her own business and creating unique scents inspired by her own experiences. The importance of incorporating real life experiences [00:15:04] Amanda discusses the importance of incorporating personal memories and experiences into the creativity of products. Future plans for the business [00:17:53] Amanda shares her hopes of selling her products in retail stores and scaling her business while continuing to sell on her website and Etsy shop. Advice on leaning into your purpose [00:21:29] Amanda gives advice on how to begin the process of leaning into one's purpose, including reflecting on strengths and passions and finding ways to provide value to others. Karena Calhoun, Amanda Clower, positivity, goals, positive mindset, inspiration, creativity #InspirationNation #EmpowermentJourney #AuthenticCreativity #PositiveVibesOnly #LevelUpYourLife #CraftingMemories #TherapeuticScents #PurposeDrivenLife #MindfulLiving #SpreadPositivity --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gobegreat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gobegreat/support

Becky and I discuss the gems and investment opportunities available in Guanacaste between Tamarindo and Playa Conchal. In addition, she gives her opinion on the current market conditions and where she believes will happen in Costa Rican Real Estate in 2023.Contact us:  info@investingcostarica.comGuests today:Rebecca Clower: becky@bwpcr.comBluewater Real Estate:  https://www.bluewaterpropertiesofcostarica.com/

Theresa Clower Founder | Artist I've had a long-time association with non-profits and have had the good fortune of establishing and directing a number of them over the past forty-some years. That experience, along with my attraction to the arts, has melded beautifully in forming INTO LIGHT PROJECT. I am not a professional artist. I had never done a portrait before attempting the first one of Devin. But something deep inside of me exploded. I can't stop drawing faces! The tragic loss of my son, Devin, in Feb 2018 has presented me with a wonderful gift…INTO LIGHT PROJECT. Through this project, I am able to look into the eyes of so many wonderful people, many of them at the prime of their lives, and see the intensity of their compassion, kindness, spirit, zest, humor, their troubles, their pain, and so much more. I get to sit and visit with them quietly. I treasure this time and I hope that through the portraits that are produced, others can see that we are all more alike than different.  Thank you. Devin, for leaving this gift for me to find. Peace, my son. How INTO LIGHT PROJECT was born Motivated by the death of her son, Devin, to an overdose of fentanyl, founder Theresa Clower took up portrait work as a way of working through her grief. After completing Devin's portrait, she was inspired to find others who lived and died like her son and to show the extent of the drug epidemic through exhibits involving each State. She aspired to draw their portraits, tell their stories, and start a dialogue around the disease. What We Do • PUT A HUMAN FACE on the disease of addiction through hand-drawn portraits and written narratives. • CHANGE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT DRUG ADDICTION to help erase the stigma and shame so those with the disease will seek the quality care they need and deserve. • EDUCATE the public about drug addiction as a disease. • ORGANIZE EXHIBITIONS representing each of the 50 states. intolightproject.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/recoverynuggetspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/recoverynuggetspodcast/support

This episode contain bonus exclusive video only available on our YouTube Channel Be sure to subscribe , its all 100% FREE to you.Artist and friends Jamie Snell and Jen Clower join us to give their accounts of the strange UFO/UAP sightings they witnessed along side us in Logan County on October 15th.  Jamie also talks about being a witness to a more famous UFO event, as he observed the Phoenix Lights during the 1997 flyover.  So was it all just flares? You don't miss this eyewitness account!Both discuss their history, experiences  and fascination with the cryptid/paranormal genera.Watch Episode 121 and 122 for more on the events in Loganepisode 121episode122Thank you all for the amazing support you have shown us! Now help us build our YouTube Channel by subscribing for free so we can give you even more amazing content.

Rebecca Clower updates us on what's happening currently in the market of Guanacaste, where the opportunity still lies and where she would be making an investment for a 10-year play.  She also discusses her most recent investment in a 1 bedroom condo in the Flamingo marina.Contact us: info@investingcostarica.comGuests today:Rebecca Clower: becky@bwpcr.comBluewater Properties: https://www.bluewaterpropertiesofcostarica.com/

This is THE guy I go to when I need info on local diving especially Quinns Pond. This is one of our local dive spots we venture to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not all Christian students who attend a secular university will forsake their faith or drop out of church! Listen to this insightful and encouraging conversation as he shares about his experience on campus and what the turning point was that helped him not only survive but to thrive on campus. Special guest Jacob Clower. 

#205 - Halle Demchuk @speechpurrologist and Chad Clower @clowerchad @tbayspeechpathology #toniiiiiiiiiiight on #thamichaelated we DIVED into #speech #slp #language #speechlanguagepathologist #augmentative #alternative #braininjury #support #services #transgendervoiceservices I mean come on, language, the body and what it takes to produce sound, how certain letters don't vibrate when you say them. I mean come on speech, a way to express yourself with words in so many ways. Endless The help to retrain after brain injury or stroke. The possibilities of the future with technology. The patience and empowerment that is provided. Highly recommend this episode. Halle and Chad broke it all down and I am impressed. Full episode out now on @spotifypodcasts and @YouTube in video format as well as audio only on all other platforms. ⭐️ This episode is brought to you by: @eltrestbay with @pocomastbay @raffaeles_tailoring @afloatwellness @onetimebrewco ⭐️ Thank you for your support! #community #communitybuilders . . . #thamichaelated #podcastlife #podcasthost #itsinthevoice #videopodcastspotify #spotifyvideo #listenandwatch #madeincanada #spotifypodcast #newyork #lasvegas #vancouver #toronto #montreal #quebec #ottawa #halifax #seattle #portland #calgary

We chat today with Rebecca (Becky) Clower, owner and Top Broker for Blue Water Properties about what's going in the Tamarindo, Flamingo & Papagayo areas of Costa Rica.  We chat about the cost of land, the price you will pay for a 3-bed condo in each and also when people should look to build v buy.  We also cover advice on finding yourself a good builder.Becky also gives her input on what opportunities she foresees in the area, everything from commercial real estate, to storage and toy shops.Contact us:  info@investingcostarica.comGuests todayRebecca Clower: becky@bwpcr.comBluewater Properties: https://www.bluewaterpropertiesofcostarica.com/

Theresa Clower and Barbara Francois 9-28-21 Into Light Project

Mississippi's Country Comedian, Jerry Clower, described himself as having “backed into showbusiness.” Clower began his career as an assistant county agent in Oxford before taking a job selling seed corn and then fertilizer for Mississippi Chemical Corporation. It was while calling on customers, he began telling stories about his rural upbringing in East Fork, Mississippi. The homespun humor, combined with Clower's gregarious personality, led to more and more speaking opportunities at churches, trade shows, and civic clubs until finally, he was convinced to cut a record in 1970. The unlikely success of that recording, sold by mail order and out of the trunk of Clower's car, and the airplay it received by supporters like country DJ Big Ed Wilkes, led to a recording contract with MCA. By the time Clower was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1973, he was appearing on television programs nationwide and performing live at rodeos and state fairs. In this episode, his daughter, Katy Clower Johnson shares her memories of the man she called Daddy. She recalls being introduced to the audience of the Grand Ole Opry at the age of three by country music legend, Roy Acuff. At the peak of his career, Clower performed over two hundred shows per year. Johnson remembers travelling with her father and how he used those trips as educational opportunities. During his twenty-seven year career, Clower amassed a large collection of memorabilia. Johnson and her mother, Homerline Clower discuss their decision to open a Jerry Clower Museum. Johnson also considers her father's legacy and how it compares to the man she knew.

More has been discovered about the human brain in the last decade than in all of human history....and it keeps accelerating The human brain is truly the final frontier, especially when it comes to sports performance This conversation with Andy Clower, a neural integration specialist, is one that you may have to listen to a few times to get both its complexity and  power In this episode, we talk about: *Why trying to”train harder” only gets you so far *Do we truly only use 10% of our brain? *How our nervous system is processing 16 quadrillion signals per day (yeah...15 zeros) *The two best things you can do for your brain

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Photo: Canada US pipeline border .CBS Eye on the World with John BatchelorCBS Audio Network@Batchelorshow2/2: Canada vs Michigan over the Enbridge 5 Pipeline. Bud Weinstein, former Maguire Energy Institute. Terry Clower, George Mason University.https://www.naturalgasintel.com/enbridge-line-5-still-moving-oil-across-straits-of-mackinac-as-mediation-continues/

Photo: Canadian and US pipelines. Fair use."Enbridge says it has "no intention" of shutting down its Line 5 pipeline, which is being targeted by a closure order from the state of Michigan." The more than six-decade-old pipeline transports up to 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, taking a shortcut through Michigan and along the lake bottom of the Straits of Mackinac. .CBS Eye on the World with John BatchelorCBS Audio Network@Batchelorshow1/2: Canada vs Michigan over the Enbridge 5 Pipeline. Bud Weinstein, former Maguire Energy Institute. Terry Clower, George Mason University.https://www.naturalgasintel.com/enbridge-line-5-still-moving-oil-across-straits-of-mackinac-as-mediation-continues/

Where is the opportunity in Costa Rica Real Estate today in Guanacaste?  We discuss with Rebecca Clower, owner and top realtor for Blue Water Properties in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGimJNOlK2uGQ-Bm1PiOQ6Q?sub_confirmation=1We talk about the gap in the market, what areas in Guanacaste are in hot demand, what to look for in a great realtor and investments that REbecca has made in various businesses while in Costa Rica.Follow us:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/costaricareit​​  Guests today:Rebecca Clower - becky@bwpcr.comBlue Water Properties - https://www.bluewaterpropertiesofcostarica.com/

Raised in a Godly home with special guest Jacob Clower, God Fearing Parents, God in the Home, Teaching your Children by action not just word, Taking the right paths, Missionary work, Called to preach, Heart for the Lost, Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/PJClay)

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Paul Emery talks with Pearl Harbor Survivor Earl Clower who is 101. He is also now a survivor of the Covid 19 virus.

In 1978, in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, Joe Shepherd, was arrested for the separate killings of 14 year old, Cathy Clower, and 16 year old, Roxanne Woodson, before escaping from the Monroe County, Tennessee Jail.   This case originally aired on the classic TV show, Unsolved Mysteries, on October 5, 1988. 

Friend Will Clower and his wife sold everything and bought a boat to sail around the world. They have been on this vessel for almost two years. I had to have him on the show to hear about how they are dealing with coronavirus right now, and also how islands are working through food, drink and supply shortages. I also secretly would love to do what they did, and wanted to hear for myself what it is like giving up all and switching to boat life for good. Where are his favorite stops? If he had to post up anywhere, where would it be? What place is truly "off the grid" and lovely. Grab a drink as we cheers each other and YOU with our respective beverages, and away we go! Come join us! Tahiti Where Will is Currently. (Having trouble feeling bad lol) This episode is sponsored by Kingly Spirits! A pittsburgh based distillery in the heart of the Strip District. I personally made a cocktail for this episode with their Bliss Aged Rum and the Nonino Italian Liqueur and I am in heaven! I hate to admit that I am also now adding the Nonino to my morning latte sometimes....... No judgement, people! I did a one to one ratio for this drink, and I have no idea what to call it. What should I name this drink? Name Ideas?!  

Terry L. Clower is Northern Virginia Chair and Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. He is also director of GMU's Center for Regional Analysis. The Center provides economic and public policy research services to sponsors in the private, non-profit and public sectors. Prior to joining GMU, he was director for the Center for Economic Development and Research at the University of North Texas. Dr. Clower has authored or co-authored over 170 articles, book chapters, and research reports reflecting experience in economic and community development, economic and fiscal impact analysis, housing, transportation, land use planning, and economic forecasting. His scholarly articles have appeared in Economic Development Quarterly; Urban Studies; Economic Development Review; Regional Studies, Regional Science; the Australasian Journal of Regional Studies; Regional Studies Regional Science, Sustaining Regions; and Applied Research in Economic Development. His most recent publication is the textbook Globalization, Planning and Local Economic Development with Prof. Andrew Beer (Taylor-Francis, London). Dr. Clower received a B.S. in Marine Transportation from Texas A&M University in 1982, a M.S. in Applied Economics from the University of North Texas in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Information Sciences from the University of North Texas in 1997 specializing in information policy issues and the use of information resources.

Rebecca Clower is the owner of Blue Water Properties - a full-service real estate company - and Blue Water Adventures travel company that serves the northern Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. We discuss what drove her to move to Costa Rica, what it was like to build and manage her businesses here, and her passion for the Buffalo Bills! Connect with me (Adam) on Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

This is my full interview with Rebecca Clower, who is the owner of Blue Water Properties - a full-service real estate company - and Blue Water Adventures travel company that serves the northern Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. We discuss what drove her to move to Costa Rica, what it was like to build her businesses here, and her passion for the Buffalo Bills. It was a lot of fun. Connect with me (Adam) on Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

In this episode, Rebecca discusses what it is like to run a woman-owned business in Costa Rica. Rebecca Clower is the owner of Blue Water Properties - a full-service real estate company - and Blue Water Adventures travel company that serves the northern Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. Do you have questions about Costa Rica? Adam is happy to set up a time for a quick call. Or connect on Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

About the Show: In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Kara Clower, who is a Business Manager and Shareholder at LACO Associates in Eureka, CA. We had the chance to talk about a range of topics from Kara’s ascension to leadership and firm ownership within the company as a non-technical professional, the challenges to recruiting design professional candidates to Northern California, and why Professional and Personal Development should be a cornerstone of any growing Design Firm.   All of this and more on this episode of the Encourage Build Grow Podcast.   Important Links and Mentions on the Show: Email Kara Clower LACO Associates Website LACO Associates on LinkedIn LACO Associates on Instagram LACO Associates on Twitter Connect with Kara on LinkedIn Book: Next is Now - Lior Arussy Movie : I am Mother This episode is sponsored by: Email randy@encouragebuildgrow.com to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. Connect more with Encourage Build Grow: Join our Email List! Email Us Randy@EncourageBuildGrow.com Connect With Our Facebook Page  Connect With Our Twitter @RandyWilburn Connect With Our Instagram @RandyWilburn Connect with our Fearless Host Randy Wilburn on LinkedIn  Thank you for listening to this epi

In this interview with Stacey Clower, manager of the Dawsonville location of Giggle Monkey Toys, she talks about the benefits of being a manager at Giggle Monkey. She also talks about the disadvantages of being a manager at Giggle Monkey and what her responsibilities are as a manager.

Notes: RIFLE TOTING MONKEY was collected from Loyal Jones and Michael Doane Moore in 1978. Jerry Clower’s humor and stories have had widespread audiences and much of his material, like this tale, has entered the folk process. Clower’s first recording, “Jerry Clower from Yazoo City, Mississippi Talkin,” a Decca recording, was number 11 on national country album charts (see article, Knock ‘im out Jay-ree! In Sports Illustrated 38:17.pp 75-84, April 30, 1973. Clower heard the rifle toting monkey tale while in high school, perhaps from his cousin Johnny. Used by permission.

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After Japan attacked the US Navy Base at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, thousands of American teenagers volunteered to go and fight. In this episode, humorist Jerry Clower of Liberty, Mississippi, explains how growing up on a farm prepared him for life in the Navy. Raised in the rural South, Clower’s perceptions of race were limited to Black or White. He recalls an incident in basic training that opened his eyes to a wider world of ethnicity and prejudice. (caution: uses a racist word that he had never heard prior to joining up.) Clower served as a radio operator on the aircraft carrier, USS Hornet, in the Pacific Theater. He remembers the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the lessons they learned from each. While serving aboard the Hornet, Clower survived several attacks by Kamikazes. He describes feeling conflicted about watching the Japanese pilots die, and discusses suffering from symptoms of PTSD for many years after the war. PHOTO: courtesy of the Clower family.

Terry Clower, director for the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, discusses how immigrants, especially long-term immigrants, make up a huge portion of the D.C. region's workforce, and how pushing immigrants out of the country could be a large economic injury for the area. Clower also explains how attracting business to Washington can work by making a place where employees will want to live.

Arlington's economic outlook is "so bright you need to wear shades," says Terry Clower, an expert on the D.C. region over at George Mason University.

We've all been told that to keep hydrated, the best drink is always water, and we should consume at least 64 ounces per day. Conversely, to keep from dehydrating, the standard advice is to avoid caffeinated beverages because they're diuretics that cause you to lose water.Ditto for alcohol.Unfortunately, most of the things we think we thought we knew about healthful hydration no longer seem to be certain.For example, the advice to drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day turned out to have very little evidence supporting it. The idea that coffee and other caffeinated beverages dehydrate you also seems to be incorrect, given the conclusions of this meta-analysis that any concerns "regarding unwanted fluid loss associated with caffeine consumption are unwarranted."So what should you really be drinking to stay hydrated?The best drinks to keep you hydrated:Given this confusion, a recent study by researchers at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University in the UK is very important. They did a straightforward study by creating a "hydration index." In other words, they measured many drinks to show how well your body is hydrated by each of them.Their test drinks included still and sparkling water, soda (Coke and Diet Coke), sports drink (Powerade), Orange Juice, lager beer, black coffee, black tea (hot and cold), milk (skim and normal), and an oral rehydration drink designed for children with prolonged diarrhea.It's important to note that the study was partly funded by the European Hydration Institute, which is funded by Coca-Cola (hence the study's choice of test sodas and sports drink). But if the soda giant was looking to juice a study to get some kind of marketing boost, the results didn't fall their way. In fact, the researchers found that the best drinks for hydration were actually milk (both versions) and the oral rehydration drink.Their sports drink, which is manufactured and marketed specifically for rehydration, was actually worse than water for this purpose. In this case, the source of funding was inversely associated with a positive outcome.Other interesting findings were that the drinks normally thought to be diuretics (in other words, drinks that would make you urinate more, losing more water) did not have that effect. Alcohol and caffeine have typically been viewed as diuretics, but the lager beer, despite its alcohol, was not a net diuretic. Neither was caffeinated coffee or tea.What explains these findings?Alcohol and caffeine have been found to be diuretics in prior studies. But in this one, the lack of diuresis may come down to the simple, common-sense rule that is applied to almost everything: A little may be good, but a lot is not.The authors point out that the acute doses of caffeine are unlikely to have a diuretic effect until they exceed ~300 mg. In their study, the amount of caffeine given to the subjects ranged between 96 and 212 mg.As for alcohol, this study has subjects drink 2 pints of 4 percent alcohol lager, which did not increase urine output compared to the other drinks. In other words, the water in the beer was offset by any diuretic effect of the alcohol. This was also true for athletes who had a beer after training. But as in the case of caffeinated beverages, as the alcohol concentration increased above 4 percent, the diuretic effect increased as well.Surprisingly, milk was more likely to sustain hydration than any other drink—and this wasn't the first study to show this. The authors point out that this may be because of the higher energy content in the drink. Any food or drink containing fat, fiber, or protein will slow the rate that the stomach empties into the small intestine, effectively slowing the rate of absorption.The authors' suggestion that milk proteins may contribute to the reduced diuretic effect is also supported by other research concluding that "milk protein has been shown to be more effective for post-exercise rehydration than an isoenergetic amount of carbohydrate."The bottom line:Even though this is a small study of 72 subjects assessing a small number of drinks—and it definitely needs to be replicated—it's a really clarifying start to create an index for hydration. This opens the door to follow-up research that can do at least two things:Study more kinds of drinks so consumers can get a better picture of those drinks that help hydration and those that don't.Study different concentrations of alcoholic and caffeinated drinks to show the inflection point where they turn from hydrating to dehydrating.In the meantime, while we're waiting on new studies, at least we know this: Milk seems to be the most hydrating drink of the current hydration index, and beer and coffee probably aren't dehydrating until you overconsume them.Follow @willclower!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower's website.

Listen Here: Dr. Will Clower is a bestselling author with a personality brand. He is also the CEO of Mediterranean Wellness, a company with its own brand in the corporate wellness space. Dr. Clower talks about the challenges he faces reconciling the two brands and how he leverages them for success.  When Brands Collide: How […] The post Podcast: When Brands Collide: How To Leverage Your Personal Brand appeared first on JenningsWire.

We live in a wind tunnel of bad news. Day after day it slowly erodes your soul over time and numbs you to the daily onrush of awful.And I know it's not fashionable to talk about positive things, so with apologies in advance, and despite our daily barrage of political and social crazy, I'd like to show why there actually is good news (for our culture of health anyway) that definitely needs to be shared.Despite our 50+ year slide into declining health, inclining obesity rates, childhood diabetes, and the confusing array of health advice that changes by the year, there is reason to hope. It seems that our culture’s unhealthy trajectory has paused.1) Food ChoicesFoods appear on the grocery store shelves because consumers purchase them. The tiers of Day-Glo breakfast cereals with the shelf life of steel belted radials wouldn’t be there if we didn’t purchase them. In other words, what is supplied reflects our demand.But recently, many food companies have removed (or pledged to remove) artificial ingredients from even iconic food brands. Kraft pulled Yellow #6 from its Macaroni and Cheese. Chipotle is taking the preservatives from its tortillas. Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are removing artificial ingredients from its foods along with High Fructose Corn syrup and palm oil. And Campbell’s soups will stop using artificial ingredients and syrups in their products by next year.It’s no surprise that food companies make these changes because they’re only interested in what increases profits which, in turn, is driven by what we purchase. But that is in fact the good news. We are purchasing healthier items, and therefore seeing those choices reflected in the product offerings of our producers.This healthy change in our food preferences is not only reflected in the grocery store, but also at the Farmers Market. The number of Farmers Markets as well as the purchasing done there are both increasing as we start to choose healthier items (USDA graphic reference). By contrast, soda consumption has declined for 11 straight years.This is all very good news.2) Activity RatesOver the same time that we’ve been eating better, we’ve also become more active.  Overall, participation in sports, fitness, and related physical activities did not decrease last year. In fact, it actually increased slightly. Both casual and active participation have increased, showing that although Americans may not be as active as in the past, they continue to keep moving at some level of fitness.Conversely, the number of Americans who are inactive dropped in 2015, from 82.7 million to 81.6 million over the prior year. While these rates have fluctuated over the last five years, the 2014 to 2015 decrease (0.6%) is the largest drop since 2010. This showed that 1.2 million people who were inactive in 2014, participated in a some sort of fitness activity in 2015.This is very encouraging.3) Healthy LivingOur workaholic culture is a driver of stress and the stress-related health problems that follow. We are urged to burn the candle at both ends just to make those ends meet. However, this seems to be changing as well. The Labor Department time use survey showed that Americans are starting to work less and sleep more.Even though the unemployment rate dropped in 2015 from 5.7 to 5.0 (reaching what economists call “full employment”), leisure time on activities like watching television, socializing and exercise is still five minutes more than a decade earlier.Those with jobs got more shut eye, sleeping 8 hours and 52 minutes on average, which is up seven minutes from the year before. Overall, Americans now sleep an average of 13 more minutes than they did 10 years ago.Taking care of ourselves in this way is just good news.4) CookingThe fact that we don’t make our own food in our own home has been much talked about, and for good reason. This article reports on this trend showing that Americans cooked at home less and less from 1984 until 2008. However, it goes on to show that after this time, the level planes out. In fact, the number of people eating home cooked meals has remained at or above where it was in 2008. When more people cook from home, they eat food that is on average healthier. And contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t matter whether that food is from a fast food or sit-down restaurant. Either way, this recent study found that you will consume almost 200 calories more, more fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and especially sodium.When more people make more food more often from their own homes, this is very good news for our health.In other good health news, smoking has plummeted, falling each year from 42.4 percent in 1965 to 16.8 percent in 2014. Obesity Rates have finally seemed to stabilize for adults and children. And the percentage of Americans with diabetes actually decreased in the most recent CDC report.The Bottom LineA number of markers indicate that the culture of health is improving. Is it perfect? No. Do we have more work to do? Of course we do.But the trend is definitely moving in the right direction. We do need to continue the conversation that encourages eating real food, eating that in control, getting daily activity, and controlling the daily stressors of our lives.If we can continue doing these things, we can expect this pause in our health freefall to then reverse. And that would be good news indeed.Follow @willclower!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower's website.

From a health perspective, coffee has turned a corner and is increasingly recognized as a healthful drink. In addition to being an antioxidant, it’s also linked to a decreased risk for Parkinson’s disease, protecting against type 2 diabetes, improving heart health, and lowering rates of depression in women. Despite these exceptional health outcomes, there is nothing in this world so wonderful that we can’t come along and totally screw it up. And coffee makes the point. There are three main ways that the benefits of this most deliciously healthy beverage can be undermined. 1. Just Add MilkThe most potent of coffee’s polyphenols is called chlorogenic acid, which is an antioxidant and is also strongly anti-inflammatory. In other words, these polyphenols in coffee can help douse the inflammation in your body that can contribute to everything from cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, depression and even Alzheimer’s. Its antioxidant action can also help by reducing disease-causing free radicals in the body.  For these effects to take place, obviously your body must absorb those polyphenols first. However, adding dairy to your morning java decreasesyour body’s ability to absorb chlorogenic acid. This is likely due to the fact that milk proteins like casein really like to bind to polyphenols. Once bound, your body is not able to absorb them, and then they can’t do you any good any more. So if you want to downgrade your morning cup of health prevention from Really Good to just So So, you can definitely do that. Just add milk.2. Just Add SugarI spoke to a woman who told me, with a totally straight face, that she put 6 packets of sugar in her coffee every morning. The calorie content of normal coffee is about 4 calories, meaning that this sugar just adds a ton calories. And it’s not just her, as adding gratuitous amounts of sugar to coffee is now quite common. A medium sized cup of the popular caramel macchiato (with its vanilla syrup and caramel) weighs in at 280 calories. Like you need roughly 20% of your entire calorie allotment for the entire day in one morning cup! Worse though, the consumption of sugar can increase cravings for sweets in the short term (through the over-production of insulin which creates hypoglycemia, leaving you tired and hungry in about an hour and a half). In the long term, sweetened foods also habituate sensory receptors to that level of sugar, so you crave more of it more often. By contrast, the consumption of plain coffee may help lower the amountof food consumed at meals. So if you want to turn your coffee from something that helps you control calories into something that adds calories, and then creates the short and long term cravings for even more calories, you can definitely do that. Just add sugar. 3. Just Add MoreAn element of coffee that raises your bad cholesterol (and the LDL which can contribute to artery disease and heart attacks) is present in some coffees but not others. Diterpenes such as cafestol and kahweol are both present in the oil contained within the coffee bean, and these can increase your total cholesterol and LDL levels. The bad news is that the way the brew is brewed turns out to increase the level of diterpenes, and the highest levels are unfortunately found in the better tasting brewing methods. French Press coffee, for example, has 7.9 mg per cup; Turkish coffee contains 7.8 mg per cup; and espresso produces a level of diterpenes at 3.3 mg per cup. By contrast, the lowest levels are found in more pedestrian brewing methods like instant (0.4 mg per cup), filtered coffee (0.2 mg per cup), and percolated (0.2 mg per cup). The good news is that to coffee-up your cholesterol to any extent, you would need 5 cups of that French Press or Turkish mud coffee every day. And I know that it’s possible, now that there are colossal swimming pool sizes available, but fortunately most people going for quality are not also going for quantity. So if you want to increase your coffee-induced bad cholesterol levels, just drink it by the bucket and then add more!

Italian may be the language of romance, but English is the language of obesity. Need proof? If you line up all the countries around the world based on their obesity rates, you'll see that English is the dominant language of six of the top nine most overweight countries.These nations are located all over the globe, with different cultures, histories, and relative wealth. But what they all have in common is their language:How do we explain this odd accumulation of obesity rates clustered around the calorie-free factor of language?Hypothetically, it could be that the lexicon itself drives the problem. Maybe we just have more words for it, like Eskimos have 50 words for snow. Maybe we have so many terms and phrases for “swing through the drive-thru," “supersize that," and “pig out” that people are encouraged to do those things, like some kind of subliminal suggestion.But of course, English is almost certainly reflecting the problem rather than driving it. American idioms around food are not the same as those in Ireland or New Zealand. We can definitely rule this explanation out.A second interpretation is that countries like the United States, that are more business-friendly, are less likely to regulate additive sugars and artificial ingredients in food products. Choking grocery shelves with these unhealthy products might contribute to higher obesity rates, particularly among our children.However, Ireland and England are both on the list, and these countries are in vastly more socialized political and economic systems. Scratch that explanation off the list.A third thought is that there's an educational gradient to obesity: more education is associated with less obesity. Although there's some support for this idea within the U.S. anyway, it’s hard to say that this entire list of English-speaking countries is all less committed to education than the other thinner countries.Socioeconomics also falls short. There is some idea that those with less money have a harder time finding good food. However, the U.S. has one of the highest standards of living in the world.So much for all that.So What Makes English the Language of Obesity?It may all come down to the fact that the most obese country of all English-speaking countries—the United States—also has the biggest voice in the world. It’s like having someone with an oversize influence, who gets seen more and thus emulated more.The same could be said across those countries that speak English, as the American image, mystique, and visibility can influence the cultural norms. One culture influencing another would be fine if it were only that the people in other countries were just wearing bluejeans, incorporating blues music, utilizing social media technology, and so.But we have other cultural behaviors that contribute to the highest obesity rates on Earth. When those activities become incorporated right along with T-shirts, Elvis, and Facebook, language becomes the vector of that transmission. So English does not cause the effect you see, but it acts like a facilitator.It's the window through which the fume of our unhealthy habits escape to the world. It’s the convenient access point for all who speak it. And the outsize influence of American allure is what moves dietary norms in our direction rather than theirs.In other words: the more other countries look to us, the more they look like us.If you live in one of these other countries, remember the cultural habits you had when you were thinner and healthier: fewer processed food products, drive-thrus, and habits like eating on the run. Reincorporate more traditional habits before adopting the eating norms of a country in which two-thirds of the people are overweight, obese, and morbidly obese.Follow @willclower!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower's website.

Chocoholics rejoice!! There actually is a right way to love your chocolate, and it’s not just about eating less of it. The key to knowing which is which and why lies inside your mind and brain. Anyone who really loves their chocolate knows that this wonderfully delicious food must contain a raft of psychoactive chemicals because, obviously. It turns out that chocolate’s feel-good effects are a direct result of its impact on your neurophysiology and psychology. Knowing what’s going on “under the hood” can help understand cravings, and make them work for you rather than against you.  This Is Your Brain On ChocolateThe cocoa bean contains a wide array of psychoactive properties, each of which nudge your neurons in different ways. Its anadamide stimulates the same cannabinoid brain receptors as marijuana.Chocolate’s theobromine may act synergistically with its caffeine within the brain to create a sense of pleasure.It also contains phenylethylamine, known as the love drug because it is also released naturally when people fall in love or experience intense pleasure. In addition to all these other feel good chemicals, chocolate also contains tryptophan, which can be converted into serotonin. The levels of tryptophan and serotonin are both associated with your emotional state: if they’re low, so are you. Brain PET scans reveal that chocolate consumption light up the pleasure areas of the brain. This is also related to the chocolate-stimulated release of endorphins.This is all very suggestive, but just because chocolate is associated with all these neurochemicals linked to positive mood. But the real question is intensely practical and personal. When you eat chocolate, does your mood actually improve? Are real world measures of anxiety changed, and in what direction? The answer turns out to be yes and no. While that non-answer isn’t interesting, what is very interesting is the fact that chocolate “brings the happy” under specific conditions, but not in others. So once you know what those two conditions are, you can make sure all those upbeat brain chemicals work for you, not against you. The Wrong Way: Chocolate Used As TreatmentTaking chocolate in response to emotions is a bad idea. This is what that looks like. “I had an incredibly awful day, I’m going to console myself with chocolate”, or “I had an incredibly awesome day, I’m going to celebrate with chocolate.”One research group found that emotional eaters who used chocolate to treat their bad mood were actually more likely to have those negative feelings persist than those who didn’t use chocolate in this way. In other words, when used as a treatment for existing anxiety or stress, chocolate made the negative feelings persist even longer. And think about how this condition can very quickly slip out of control. If a person continues this strategy (eating chocolate to fix an emotional state), the mood doesn’t actually improve. This can increase anxiety and/or depression, which increases the chances of self-medicating even more. At that point, you’re sliding down a slippery chocolate slope straight into a bog of emotional awfulness. The Right Way:Chocolate As PreventionOn the other hand, eating 40 grams of high cocoa chocolate (about 8 thumb-size pieces, or 1 ounce) every day for 2 weeks can help lower stress levels. How? Consuming this amount of chocolate for this long is actually associated with a decrease in the stress hormone cortisol that floods your blood, can trigger fatty deposits, adrenal exhaustion, and even muscle wasting. But does the statistical decrease in cortisol actually translate into you feeling less crappy? Less stressed? Less anxious? It’s one thing to measure a hormone in the context of some research study and show that the cortisol level in your blood stream moves up or down. But the real question is whether eating chocolate results in improved feelings in the long term. As the continual bearer of good news, let me just tell you that the answer is a big, chocolaty yes. A 2010 study looked at the impact of cocoa polyphenols on two groups of people over an 8-week period. They gave one group 85% cocoa chocolate and the second group something that tasted just the same (it even had the same number of calories). By the way, if you’re wondering how eating the equivalent of 9 thumb-size pieces of 85% cocoa chocolate daily impacted their weight, there was no weight gain at all after 8 weeks of eating this amount. Zero. Just one more reason to be happy!So what happened? Those eating the 85% cocoa chocolate reported a 35% reduction in fatigue, a 37% reduction in anxiety, and a 45% reduction in depression. By comparison, those who ate the very same product without cocoa’s polyphenols reported slight increases in every one of those measures. So if you’re responding to these stressors by using chocolate to basically self-medicate, your very best case scenario is that you’d just be treating symptoms. At worst, you are making the problem worse. The better solution is to have a little high-cocoa chocolate each and every day. After all, it is good for your heart and mind when you take it slow, make it last, and think about it more as a One-A-Day than a Band-Aid. For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower's website.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, when a parade of partiers famously let loose in New Orleans every year. “Mardi Gras” means “Fat Tuesday” and represents the day prior to Lent, the 40 days of fasting before Easter. Thus Tuesday is fat because the next six weeks are supposed to be lean.Follow @willclower!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");Mardi Gras has become a cultural hood ornament for a splurge-and-purge mentality. Blow it out on Saturday night and expect to pay for it the next morning. The bitter medicinal spoon comes tomorrow, so drink from the sweet cup today.The self-imposed credit/debt tradeoff of excess provides a rationalization for the wicked bender. And we pay back the dietary loan following the excess of overconsumption by punishing ourselves in one form or another. Some of us join gyms, undergo restrictive diets, or just feel bad about ourselves.For many, this self-flagellation serves as a well-deserved punishment: If the problem was that we lived it up too much, the solution must be the opposite. If we were too good to ourselves, we now must be punished with the equal and opposite pain.It’s clear how unhealthy this attitude is. It can lead to overconsumption, and going from one extreme of eating to another not only can lead to physiological problems like diabetes, but can also mirror emotional extremes. In addition, disordered eating patterns can lead to more weight issues. And suddenly, you can find yourself in a positive feedback cycle of abandon, regret, and self-loathing.The dietary antidote to the splurge-and-purge self-denial trap is to avoid the binging in the first place. Avoiding the swings between excess and denial requires moderation.The excess to avoid is not the quality of your food, but the quantity. The wine is fine in control, the party is fine in control, and everything from cheese to chocolate is great for you until you eat it out of control.That’s the problem, isn’t it? The Mardi-Gras mentality we accept as the norm does nothing to promote moderation. It’s “either-or,” “all or nothing.”And it’s more prevalent than once a year at Mardi Gras. For example, the CDC reported that an astounding one in six adults binge drinks at least four times a month. The 18-to-24 age group drinks nine drinks per booze-up (it’s even higher for those 65+). In other words, what sounds like the activity of the once-a-year Mardi Gras party is actually happening all the time.Compare our drinking pattern to that of the French and Italians. They drink more than we do—their per capita consumption of wine is about 44 liters per person per year, compared to Americans, who drink closer to 9 liters per person per year. The difference between us and them is that many in these cultures drink a little wine with a meal. It’s consumed every day, but more in control.Food and drink (and even a little Mardi Gras mayhem now and then) only become bad when they’re overdone. Find the sane middle ground.For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower's website.

This week Corey and Dan of The Costa Rican Times speak on: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) would like to have a single global standard by which countries share tax information. The Russia’s ambassador in Managua verified that Russia would like to construct a military resupply base in Nicaragua. The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) announced that the UN allocated $3.7 million to the conservation and sustainability of 11 protected wetlands in Costa Rica. Drug traffickers transported 2,500 kgs (about 5,500 lbs) of cocaine inside a container of pineapples, from Costa Rica to Algeciras in the southern region of Spain. Interview: Rebecca Clower of Blue Water Properties of Costa Rica Since 2003, I have worked as a Licensed Realtor in Tampa, Florida and currently live in Costa Rica and own a Real Estate & Property Management company called Blue Water Properties of Costa Rica with our main office located near Playa Conchal in Guanacaste. Our tour agency, Blue Water Adventures, is based out of our Tamarindo office. We have 4 offices in total in Conchal, Playa Tamarindo, Playa Grande and Playa Negra to better serve our clients. Our company has a full-service Vacation rental division for long and short-term luxury rentals at the beach. We currently employ 5 real estate agents, and 10 full time office support staff and like to think of our company as truly different. Catering to our clients every need in our #1 priority. Without an MLS in Costa Rica to search for properties, it’s important to work with licensed Professionals who will not only show you their inventory, but that of the competition. We are a unique company in that the broker is a Licensed Realtor in the USA (Florida ). We are also members of NAR (National Association of Realtors) and CRGAR (Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors). I have been nominated as one of the “Top 100 Realtors in Costa Rica by the VIP Members of the www.WeLoveCostaRica.com website” and also have my CIPS designation (Certified International Property Specialist). I am a Board Member of CRGAR and have been featured on several episodes of HGTV’s new show called “Live Here, Buy This” and “House Hunters International”. We specialize in residential, commercial, development, vacation rentals and tours. I am deeply rooted in everything Costa Rica, as my mother, including most of my family is from this beautiful country. My ability to speak fluent English and Spanish helps weave the way in the country. Our websites: www.bwpcr.com, www.bluewateradventuretours.com. Also visit us on FB and Twitter! Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic,Croc’s Casino and Resort, The Costa Rica Star, Global TESOL College, and Podfly Productions LLC.

In this bonus show Reep sits down with character actor W. Earl Brown, who's famous for playing the mentally challenged brother Warren in "There's something about Mary." These good ole boys talk about how they came from the south and got into acting, Jerry Clower, 50 Shades of HEY & Earl teaches Jon acting 101 for the mentally challenged.

Michelle Clower is the president and CEO of Konsults Business Solutions, formed in 2009. She has over 15 years of experience helping corporations and individuals identify their areas of opportunity and implementing strategies to ensure maximum success. Throughout her dynamic career, Michele has extablished herself as a decisive learner with clearly defined goals and objectives. As a former On SIte Operations Manager for leading staffing organizations, her client list has included: Ford Motor Credit, Black and Decker, Beneficial National Bank, (now Household Finance),  Home Depot, New York Life and Zhone Technologies. Konsults Business Solutions was built on Michelle's innate "desire to inspire" and firm belief  that companies are only as great as their employees. Her expertise in various Human Resources functions and superb ability to relate to diverse groups of people is evident both professionally and personally. Konsults Business Solutions offers professional consulting services in Career & Executive Coaching, Resume Rewriting, Direct Hire Placement, and Strategic Planning, to both Businesses and Individuals. Born in New York City, Michelle has resided in Florida for over 25 years. Her commitment to making a positive difference extends to her community where she gives of her time to many non-profit organizations. Michelle is also co-owner of Sassy Shirtz and hosts an Internet Radio Show geared toward empowering women. To learn more about Michelle Clower visit the Konsults Business Solutions website at: www.konsults.com and the Sassy Shirtz website at: www.sassyshirtz.com To contact Michelle directly, email her at: mclower@konsults.com  

In this final look at Jerry Clower's 1973 interview with the Center for Oral History, Clower discusses the difference his step father made in his life. He also talks about having fun without a lot of money.

Dr. Will Clower, award-winning author and founder of The PATH Curriculum, a program that makes the results of the healthy Mediterranean lifestyle—low weight, healthy hearts and longer lives—accessible to Americans, applies his neuroscience knowledge to explain how the Mediterranean culture can enjoy their rich healthy foods and still be thinner than us, with healthy hearts and longer lives. In his book, The Fat Fallacy: Applying the French Diet to the American Lifestyle, Dr. Clower simplifies the complexities of healthy eating, boiling complicated ideas into easily digestible bites. www.willclower.com

Dr. Will Clower, award-winning author and founder of The PATH Curriculum, a program that makes the results of the healthy Mediterranean lifestyle—low weight, healthy hearts and longer lives—accessible to Americans, applies his neuroscience knowledge to explain how the Mediterranean culture can enjoy their rich healthy foods and still be thinner than us, with healthy hearts and longer lives. In his book, The Fat Fallacy: Applying the French Diet to the American Lifestyle, Dr. Clower simplifies the complexities of healthy eating, boiling complicated ideas into easily digestible bites. www.willclower.com

Dr. Will Clower, award-winning author and founder of The PATH Curriculum, a program that makes the results of the healthy Mediterranean lifestyle—low weight, healthy hearts and longer lives—accessible to Americans, applies his neuroscience knowledge to explain how the Mediterranean culture can enjoy their rich healthy foods and still be thinner than us, with healthy hearts and longer lives. In his book, The Fat Fallacy: Applying the French Diet to the American Lifestyle, Dr. Clower simplifies the complexities of healthy eating, boiling complicated ideas into easily digestible bites. www.willclower.com

Dr. Will Clower, award-winning author and founder of The PATH Curriculum, a program that makes the results of the healthy Mediterranean lifestyle—low weight, healthy hearts and longer lives—accessible to Americans, applies his neuroscience knowledge to explain how the Mediterranean culture can enjoy their rich healthy foods and still be thinner than us, with healthy hearts and longer lives. In his book, The Fat Fallacy: Applying the French Diet to the American Lifestyle, Dr. Clower simplifies the complexities of healthy eating, boiling complicated ideas into easily digestible bites. www.willclower.com