Daniel Castillo was born for the arts. From a very young age he knew that music was his north, his source of inspiration and his way of life. He is an all-round artist, singer-songwriter, and producer. Castillo has a musical career with more than 20 years of fruitful artistic career that includes his native Venezuela and abroad. He has always known that his best letter of introduction is his talent. He has always demonstrated his great professionalism, whether as a soloist, as a member of a group or as an event producer and businessman.
Daniel has dedicated himself to promoting the music and traditions of different Latin American countries, such as Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and many more. One of the ways to do it is with the Chimbangle Latin Band, a group of which he is the founder and which has made thousands of people dance and enjoy each presentation and celebration.
Daniel is in full swing producing his global campaign for the launch of his new production with the Chimbangle Latin Band. His new musical project is entitled “Dime what you want”, which was recorded and produced by the artist himself in the recording studios “Producciones KI Records” and “Consonance Studio” in the city of Denver, Colorado and whose work final has been taking place between Venezuela and the United States.
Daniel hopes to continue promoting Latin American music and culture in the United States, starting in Denver and around the world. A talent that is lost sight of due to his humility, talent and professionalism. He faithfully believes in the dissemination of Latin culture and intends to continue contributing to the preservation of that musical heritage for future generations.
Published on: May 6, 2023
Carlos Camargo is a Venezuelan journalist with 40 years of experience. Specialized in Entertainment and Lifestyle. He is the author of the book “Happy and Unbound”
UK Police Chief Threatens to Arrest People Around the World For Online Speech
London Calling
By Jonathan Turley
In its hit song London Calling the Clash warns:
“London calling to the faraway towns
Now that war is declared and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls”
According to a new report, the British punk rock band may have been prophetic in 1979 in a way never foreseen in its apocalyptic lyrics. This week, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said that the police will not necessarily confine its arrests for speech crimes to London or even the United Kingdom. Rowley suggests that Americans and other citizens could be extradited and brought to London for online postings.
London has been hit with days of violent protests over immigration policies, including attacks and arson directed at immigration centers. This violence has been fueled by false reports spread online about the person responsible for an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event that left three girls dead and others wounded. Despite false claims about his being an asylum seeker, the culprit was an 18-year-old British citizen born to Rwandan parents.
News outlets and pundits have condemned the false reports and the violent protests. However, the police are moving to arrest those who are repeating false claims or engaging in inflammatory speech. Rowley is warning that they will not stop at the city limit or even the country’s borders.
He warned “We will throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you.”
Rowley was asked by a reporter about the criticism by Elon Musk and others over the response of the government. Musk noted a video of someone allegedly arrested for offensive online comments with a question, “Is this Britain or the Soviet Union?”
Pundits and politicians in the United Kingdom have called for an investigation or the arrest of Musk for merely speaking publicly on the controversy.
The reporter said that high profile figures have been “whipping up the hatred,” and that “the likes of Elon Musk” are involved in the online speech. She then asked what the London police are prepared to do “when it comes to dealing with people who are whipping up this kind of behavior from behind the keyboard who may be in a different country?”
Rowley told the reporter:
“Being a keyboard warrior does not make you safe from the law. You can be guilty of offenses of incitement, of stirring up racial hatred, there are numerous terrorist offenses regarding the publishing of material. All of those offenses are in play if people are provoking hatred and violence on the streets, and we will come after those individuals just as we will physically confront on the streets the thugs and the yobs who are taking — who are causing the problems for communities.”
The message is chilling because free speech has been in a free fall in the United Kingdom as well as other Western countries. I discuss this trend in my new book, The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.
The decline of free speech in the United Kingdom has long been a concern for free speech advocates. A man was convicted for sending a tweet while drunk referring to dead soldiers. Another was arrested for an anti-police t-shirt. Another was arrested for calling the Irish boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend a “leprechaun.” Yet another was arrested for singing “Kung Fu Fighting.” A teenager was arrested for protesting outside of a Scientology center with a sign calling the religion a “cult.”
We also discussed the arrest of a woman who was praying to herself near an abortion clinic. English courts have seen criminalized “toxic ideologies” as part of this crack down on free speech.
The London police are now deputized to stop or arrest those engaged in speech deemed inciteful or inflammatory. Last year, the police stopped a man from walking in the street because there were pro-Palestinian protesters and his presence would be inciteful because he was “quite openly Jewish.”
The United Kingdom has a myriad of laws criminalizing speech with vague terms allowing for arbitrary enforcement. For example, Public Order Act 1986 prohibits any expressions of racial hatred, defined as hatred against a group of persons by reason of the group’s color, race, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins.
Section 18 of the Act specifically includes any speech that is “threatening, abusive, or insulting.” An arrest does not have to be based on a showing of intent to “stir up racial hatred,” but can merely be based on a charge that “having regard to all the circumstances racial hatred is likely to be stirred up thereby.”
The country has also targeted social media companies to force them to censor users for speech deemed threatening, abusive or insulting by the government.
These ambiguous laws are written on the same “trust us, we’re the government” rationale. The police insist that they will use their discretion wisely in what speech will result in arrest.
Ordinarily, one would expect the U.S. government to push back on the suggestion that these laws could be used to arrest and extradite its citizens for the use of free speech. However, the Biden-Harris Administration has been a proponent of censorship and blacklisting for years. At the same time, leading Democrats have called for European-type laws to be adopted or enforced against U.S. citizens for their views on social media.
We previously discussed how Democratic leaders like Hillary Clinton called on foreign countries to use or pass censorship laws to prevent Elon Musk from restoring free speech protections on Twitter.
The effort of these politicians would allow free speech to be reduced to the lowest common denominator as countries export their anti-free speech laws. When Clinton called upon Europeans to censor Americans, this is precisely what such actions would look like. These foreign countries could force Americans to curtail their speech under the threat of ruinous financial penalties or even arrest.
As some of us predicted, these laws have expanded as the desire to silence others becomes an insatiable appetite. Advocacy groups have pushed the police to crackdown on their critics. Now, the threat to “throw the full force of the law at people” may be extended to the people of other nations.
We could all soon be dancing to that same tune:
“London calling, see we ain’t got no swing
Except for the ring of that truncheon thing”
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Civitan Club sends four local seniors to National Leadership Forum in Arkansas
Published 9:15 am Sunday, August 11, 2024
Pictured are, from left, Orrin Douglas of Straughn High School, Milasia Jones of Andalusia High School, Samantha Shepherd of Andalusia High School, and Arina Thai of Straughn High School. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Andalusia Civitan Club annually sponsors area students to the National Leadership Forum produced by Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.
Andalusia Civitans have been supporting this project and investing in area youth since 1955. This year, four area rising seniors attended the forum during the first week of June.
After returning home, they attended a Civitan Club meeting and gave reports of their experiences.
Attending this year were Milasia Jones and Samantha Shepherd, both of Andalusia High School, and Orrin Douglas and Arina Thai, both of Straughn High School.
Omar Herrera was born to be great in the world of music. He is a complete artist in every sense: a unique voice. Like few in music today, his acting talent is formidable. A separate chapter deserves its versatility for composition and especially for playing musical instruments, especially the guitar. To which he owes countless recognitions.
Mar herrera is also a music producer and has worked with internationally renowned artists.
His work in music has earned him important recognitions, including a Latin Grammy won at the end of 2022 for his participation as a guitarist on the album “Viviré” by the Christian artist of Mexican / American origin, Marcos Witt, in the category of “Best Christian album in Spanish”.
Previously, specifically in 2019, the musician already knew how exciting it was not one, but two nominations in this international award that recognizes the best of Latin music, thanks to his participation as a guitarist in the album “Viceral” by the artist. Colombian Paula Arenas. The nominations were in the categories “Album of the Year” and “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album”.
Omar Herrera, has a musical career full of important works, but in addition to the appreciation of the industry and the public. He is known on social networks as “Herrera Sánchez Music”, and he is preparing a new record production as a singer-songwriter entitled “Tierra Mía”, in which he fuses folk rhythms with electronic sounds; and that adds to his career his previous productions “Versiones & Propias”, “Arpeggios en concierto” with Tony Alvarado Ochoa on the harp and the single “Mi flor de cayena” which is available on the main digital platforms.
Carlos Camargo is a Venezuelan journalist with 40 years of experience. Specialized in Entertainment and Lifestyle. He is the author of the book “Happy and Unbound”
Money-supply growth rose year over year in June for the second month in a row. This is the first time the money supply has grown for two months in a row since October of 2022. The current trend in money-supply growth suggests a significant turnaround from more than a year of historically large contractions in the money supply that occurred throughout much of 2023 and 2024. As of June, the money supply appears to be, for now, in a period of stabilization.
The money-supply growth of May and June ends an eighteen-month period during which the money supply repeatedly contracted, year over year. In June, YOY growth in the money supply was at 0.24 percent. That’s the same as the May 2024 increase, and was a large reversal from June 2023’s YOY decline of 12.5 percent. Until recently, the US money supply was experiencing a period of the the largest drops in money supply we’ve seen since the Great Depression. Prior to 2023, at no other point for at least sixty years had the money supply fallen by so much.
Those dramatic drops in the money supply appear to be over for the time being. Indeed, when we look at month-to-month changes in the money supply, we find that the money supply was flat from May to June, increasing by 0.002 percent. In month-to-month measures, money supply growth has been positive during seven of the last twelve months, further suggesting that the new trend in money supply is either flat or returning to sustained upward growth.
The money supply metric used here—the “true,” or Rothbard-Salerno, money supply measure (TMS)—is the metric developed by Murray Rothbard and Joseph Salerno, and is designed to provide a better measure of money supply fluctuations than M2. (The Mises Institute now offers regular updates on this metric and its growth.)
In recent months, M2 growth rates have followed a similar course to TMS growth rates, although TMS has fallen faster than M2 in the year-over-year measures, and M2 has rebounded faster. In June, the M2 growth rate was 0.983 percent. That’s up from May’s growth rate of 0.58 percent. June’s growth rate was also up from June 2023’s rate of -3.8 percent. Moreover, M2 also shows more overall growth than TMS, with M2 increasing by 0.55 percent from May to June this year.
Money supply growth can often be a helpful measure of economic activity and an indicator of coming recessions. During periods of economic boom, money supply tends to grow quickly as commercial banks make more loans. On the other hand, two or three years before a recession begins, we tend to see periods during which money supply growth slows or turns negative.
It should be noted that the money supply does not need to actually contract to signal a recession. As shown by Ludwig von Mises, recessions are often preceded by a mere slowing in money supply growth. But the drop into negative territory we’ve seen in recent months does help illustrate just how far and how rapidly money supply growth has fallen. That is generally a red flag for economic growth and employment.
All that said, recessions tend not to become apparent until after the money supply has begun to accelerate again after a period of slowing. This was the case in the early 1990’s recession, the Dot-com Bust of 2001, and the Great Recession.
In spite of last year’s sizable drops in total money supply, the trend in money-supply remains well above what existed during the twenty-year period from 1989 to 2009. To return to this trend, the money supply would have to drop another $3 trillion or so—or 15 percent—down to a total below $15 trillion. Moreover, as of June, total money supply was still up more than 30 percent (or about $4.6 trillion) since January 2020.
Since 2009, the TMS money supply is now up by more than 185 percent. (M2 has grown by 145 percent in that period.) Out of the current money supply of $18.8 trillion, $4.6 trillion—or 24 percent—of that has been created since January 2020. Since 2009, more than $12 trillion of the current money supply has been created. In other words, nearly two-thirds of the total existing money supply have been created just in the past thirteen years.
With these kinds of totals, a ten-percent drop in the money supply only puts a small dent in the huge edifice of newly created money. The US economy still faces a very large monetary overhang from the past several years, and this is partly why so many months of negative money-supply growth, total employment has only stagnated while showing no large contractions. (For example, full-time job growth has turned negative while the total number of employed workers has been flat since late 2023.) Moreover, CPI inflation remains well over the two-percent target rate, and mainstream economists’ predictions of significant “disinflation” have been wrong.
Wall Street Wants More Money-Supply Growth
As economic indicators continue to weaken, we should expect to hear an increasing chorus of demands for inflationary monetary policy designed to accelerate money supply growth.
For example, last week’s weak jobs report led to numerous calls from Wall Street pundits for more dovish policy from the Federal Reserve. On Monday, economist and longtime Wall Street “expert” Jeremy Siegel seemed nearly hysterical as he demanded the Fed hold an emergency meeting and slash the target policy interest rate by 150 basis points over the next two months. This can only be described as “panic.” This followed a cloud of other establishment economists who declared on Friday that the Fed should have begun cutting rates many months ago.
Even a small downward drift in the markets demands an aggressive policy response in the minds of Wall Street boosters. In other words, the Greenspan put remains as essential as ever in the minds of Wall Street’s “elites.” Now, of course, the Greenspan put has been replaced by the Bernanke put, the Yellen put and the Powell put. Even with the total money supply well above trend and still bumping around 19 trillion, people like Jeremy Siegel would have you believe the Fed has been aggressively hawkish. For the nation’s banker class, it is always the right time to push more easy money in order to keep asset prices as levels that keeps “the 1%” awash in riches.
The Fed and the Federal Government Need Lower Interest Rates
Part of the reason that banker class never tires of easy money, however, is that the wealthiest have many ways of dealing with mounting consumer price inflation. So long as prices in real estate, stocks, and other asset classes continue to inflate faster than prices for food and other basics, then inflation presents no real problem for the wealthiest among us.
For those who don’t own immense stockpiles of assets, however, consumer price inflation can be devastating.
Thus, the only real restraint on easy money is the fact public opinion will turn against the regime when easy-money fueled price inflation accelerate for ordinary people. Regimes fear high levels of price inflation because high inflation is known to lead to political instability.
One way that central banks fight price inflation is to allow interest rates to rise, but this means public dissatisfaction with rising prices must compete with incessant calls for lower interest rates coming out of Wall Street—as we see above—and also out of the regime itself.
Central banks are not expected only to keep Wall Street happy. A regime’s central bank is also expected to help the regime issue debt and engage in deficit spending. Central banks’ main tool in offering this help involves keeping interest rates on government debt low. How do central banks do this? By buying up the government’s debt, thus artificially boosting demand for the government’s debt and pushing interest rates back down. The problem is that buying up government debt usually involves creating new money, thus putting upward pressure on price inflation.
Given all these pressures from the easy-money interests, it’s rather surprising that money-supply growth did not turn positive sooner than it did and that the central bank has not been more aggressive in pushing growth rates up faster.
What the Fed is doing now is probably best described as a “wait and hope” strategy. The Fed is refusing to allow interest rates to rise, but the Fed is still proceeding slowly on forcing interest rates down even further.
While the Fed is certainly responsive to Wall Street historically, the Fed’s larger concern right now is likely the need to push down interest rates on government debt. It appears the Fed is holding the target rate steady just hoping that something will happen to bring Treasury yields back down without the Fed having to print more money to buy more Treasuries and risking a new, politically damaging surge in price inflation. “Hoping” is not much of a strategy, however, and the likely outcome is that the Fed will err on the side of keeping interest rates low so the regime can borrow more money. This will mean more price inflation for ordinary people.
Heaven made the headlines following the death of the Reverend Billy Graham.
His obituary stated, “Throughout his life, Billy Graham preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to some 215 million people who attended one of his more than 400 Crusades, simulcasts and evangelistic rallies in more than 185 countries and territories. He reached millions more through TV, video, film, the internet and 34 books.”
A record of 50 times, Reverend Graham was ranked among the top 10 “most admired persons” in Gallup polls. However, his accomplishments and accolades did not guarantee his entrance into heaven. Graham once said, “I will not go to heaven because I am a preacher. I am going to heaven entirely on the merit of the work of Christ.”
I’ve heard it said, “The ground is level at the foot of the cross.” Each of us must answer the question Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” It’s not about religion, rather it’s a relationship with God. It’s not about a head-knowledge or mental agreement; a relationship with God is based on a heart-acceptance. There’s 18 inches between your head and your heart, so don’t miss heaven by 18 inches. Billy Graham’s “Steps To Peace With God” tract explains what that means. You can read these steps below:
God’s Plan—Peace and Life – God loves you and wants you to experience His peace and life. The BIBLE says: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Our Problem—Separation – Being at peace with God is not automatic, because by nature you are separated from God. The Bible says: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
God’s Remedy—The Cross – God’s love bridges the gap of separation between God and you. When Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave, He paid the penalty for your sins. The Bible says: “He personally carried the load of our sins in his own body when he died on the cross” (1 Peter 2:24).
Our Response—Receive Christ – You cross the bridge into God’s family when you receive Christ by personal invitation. The Bible says: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name” (John 1:12). To receive Christ you need to do four things:
1. Admit your spiritual need. “I am a sinner.”
2. Repent and be willing to turn from your sin.
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross.
4. Receive, through prayer, Jesus Christ into your heart and life. Christ says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in” (Revelation 3:20). The Bible says, “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).
Would you pray? Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and need Your forgiveness. I believe that You died for my sins. I invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as Lord and Savior. Amen.
— Jan White has compiled a collection of her columns in her book, “Everyday Faith for Daily Life.”
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America is in a crisis. From a constitutional republic and limited government founded on Jewish and Christian principles, America has now disintegrated into a state of chaos, violence, murder, corruption, indebtedness, and internal division that threatens to rip the nation asunder. Where does the blame lie?
A paper by the progressive Carnegie Endowment for International Peace asserts that the “world’s oldest democracy” is “in swift decline.” The authors contend that “political violence and spontaneous hate crimes that harm people” are committed mostly by those on the right, whereas the vast majority of Black Lives Matter protests have been “peaceful,” except for a few that resulted in the most costly insurance payouts in modern history.
Al Jazeera, the Qatar media network, claims that Republicans “violate fundamental principles upon which American democracy was founded” as they push “American democracy to its breaking point.”
The progressive MSNBC employs fear tactics in claiming that some Republicans want people to believe that the country is actually a republic rather than a democracy because they want to strip power from voters in the presidential election and hand it to state legislatures. They fail to address that the progressive socialist left wants to abolish the Electoral College so that a national election will be decided by a few large cities, such as in far-left California, at the expense of voters in small states.
For decades, the progressive socialist left has worked feverishly, especially in mainstream media and education, to change the narrative about our founding principles and form of government. They have been highly successful. A 2019 survey by the non-profit Institute for Citizens & Scholars found that only four out of 10 Americans could pass the citizenship test. In 2023, NAEP results for eighth-graders reported that only 13 percent were proficient in U.S. history and 22 percent in civics.
Students are not taught that our Founding Fathers chose a republic (United States Constitution, Art. 4, Sec. 4, Par. 1) rather than a democracy because they feared “mobocracy” inherent in a pure democracy, where the majority feeling of the moment rules. By contrast, a republic is governed by rule of law, where the general population elects representatives who pass laws.
The founders in their writings often addressed their fears about the dangers of a pure democracy.
“In democracy … there are commonly tumults and disorders. … Therefore a pure democracy is generally a very bad government. It is often the most tyrannical government on earth.”
—Noah Webster
“Experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and shortlived.”
—John Quincy Adams
“It may generally be remarked that the more a government resembles a pure Democracy the more they abound with disorder and confusion.”
—Zephaniah Swift, author of America’s first legal text
“Pure democracy cannot subsist long nor be carried far into the departments of state, it is very subject to caprice and the madness of popular rage.”
—John Witherspoon, signer of the Declaration
In his essay “America: Republic or Democracy,” radical Green Party activist William P. Meyers labels the Founding Fathers “predatory elitists” who founded the U.S. as a republic for their own selfish gain. Meyers contends that “national government was seen by George Washington and company, not as a method of extending freedom and the right to vote, but as a way of keeping control in the hands of rich.”
Employing brain-twisting descriptions, Meyers pirouettes over the definitions of “democracy,” “representative democracy,” and “democratic republic” so as to confound his audience. He offers the “evil empire” of the former USSR as an example of a republic because the lawmakers were elected, albeit by the Communist Party.
He assures his readers, however, that for two centuries, Americans have been working to undo the work of the “selfish” Founders by transforming their republic to a democracy.
In addition to infiltrating public education, this erosion to our constitutional rights has been accomplished through federal legislation, including constitutional amendments, and federal judicial decisions that have taken America down the road toward a pure democracy with control by an elite few.
Using a “living Constitution” approach, activist federal judges create policy to reflect modern needs through their own rewritten version of the Constitution. These unelected and unaccountable judges are committing impeachable offenses in their failing to uphold the Constitution.
Unstated by socialists and unrecognized by many Americans is the fact that, under a living Constitution, an unaccountable elite few are empowered to make decisions at their whim. Rule of law ceases to exist, and the rights of the individual are invariably trampled.
As the years pass and we drift farther from our original Constitution, we witness daily the chaos, instability, and tyranny our Founders feared if we dissolved into a democracy.
Just as many Americans have failed to recognize the ramifications of Barack Hussein Obama’s promise of a “transformation” of America, they also have failed to understand how and why we have strayed from those principles that made us the greatest nation on Earth.
Jeffrey Rosen, CBS News constitutional law expert, acting attorney general under Trump, and president of the National Constitution Center, said, “What worries me the most about constitutional ignorance is the same worry that the framers had … that without constitutional education, the Republic will collapse.”
James McHenry, a Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention, recorded a story that claims that Mrs. Elizabeth Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin whether the new government would be a monarchy or a republic. “A republic, if you can keep it,” Franklin is purported to have replied.
If we are able to keep our republic, it will require educating all Americans about the facts of our founding principles and form of government. A good start would be to throw out race-based Marxist, education-lite social studies and return to indoctrination-free classical education with American history and civics.
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Marcell Ozuna’s Atlanta Braves (61-55) and Brenton Doyle’s Colorado Rockies (43-75) will go head to head in the series rubber match on Sunday, August 11 at Coors Field. The matchup will begin at 3:10 PM ET.
The Braves (-210), according to oddsmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game against the Rockies (+170) Sportsbooks have listed the total for this matchup at 10.5 runs.
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Braves vs. Rockies Game Info
Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024
Time: 3:10 PM ET
Location: Denver, Colorado
Venue: Coors Field
TV Channel: COLR
Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
Moneyline Favorite: Braves -210
Moneyline Underdog: Rockies +170
Over/Under: 10.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
Spencer Schwellenbach makes the start for the Braves, his 12th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 4.04 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 64 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s most recent time out was on Friday, Aug. 2 against the Miami Marlins, when he went seven innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
Schwellenbach is trying to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
Schwellenbach is seeking his 10th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 frames per appearance on the mound.
In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
The Braves are fifth-best in MLB action with 149 total home runs.
Atlanta ranks 12th in baseball, slugging .412.
The Braves’ .241 batting average ranks 17th in the majors.
Atlanta ranks 19th in runs scored with 495 (4.3 per game).
The Braves rank 23rd in baseball with a .304 on-base percentage.
The Braves strike out 9.2 times per game to rank 25th in MLB.
Atlanta’s 3.75 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Atlanta’s pitching staff leads the majors.
The Braves have the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.243).
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It’s an honor to speak with you today. Why don’t you give us some details about you and your story. How did you get to where you are today?
A few months prior to COVID-19, I released my bestselling book “The Habit Effect – Your Life, Your Money”. However, the pandemic dictated how often I would make personal appearances to fulfill my scheduled events during my book promotion. The pandemic restricted the sizes of gatherings, which eventually resulted in the cancellations of several of my events. That, coupled with some of the financial setbacks that were already looming prior to the pandemic, in addition, those financial disasters during and after were catastrophic for many. So, I pushed forward with warnings of financial illiteracy in America, by updating my book so that I could provide more information and reveal some simple habits for financial success.
As a Habit Success Strategist with a financial background, I recognized that there were many situations of too much debt, too little savings, and a general lack of financial awareness about how money works. The Habit Effect is a driving force to financial literacy that helps individuals become self-sufficient by using good habits. Therefore, I chose to re-launch this updated book during April 2023 which is Financial Literacy Month, and the presentation date of April 15, 2023, was on the “Kick-Off” day of Money Smart Week at Southfield Public Library. After the event, Jesse Cleary, Adult Services Librarian, who hosted this event told me that it was a fantastic turn out. Also, retired Detroit Public School teacher Beverly Parsons said “the information presented was necessary for a lot of people and it was well presented.
I’m sure your success has not come easily. What challenges have you had to overcome along the way?
I wrote The Habit Effect as a follow-up to my first book Habits Don’t Lie!: 7 Habits to Overcome Obstacles to Win, because I felt obligated to continue the discussion and speak about how habits, life, and money work together.
Every habit has a structure to follow, and there are adjustments that must be made to sustain good habits. The habits and abundance that many Americans want include an appreciation for a good life with financial wellness and good health. Finding the best habits to fit your needs and reaching your desired improvements or growth is not as difficult as people may make it.
Since I transitioned through my recovery from bipolar disorder and depression, I had a strong desire to meet and share with people the benefits of using habits to overcome obstacles and win. I now take every opportunity to stay as healthy as I can, which allows me to enjoy the life, the air, and the people around me.
Let’s talk about the work you do. What do you specialize in and why should someone work with you over the competition?
I am a habit success strategist, author, and international motivational speaker, with over 35 years of experiences in financial auditing, business compliance, and grant monitoring. I was inspired to get certified as an authenticity coach, financial literacy trainer, and fraud examiner, to empower individuals to be accountable and consistent with habits. I am the founder and CEO of Wynngate Associates, LLC and Coach Win, LLC, where I teach, consults, and train both individuals and business teams on financial literacy and professional development.
As I learned how to overcome many obstacles by using a “Habit Matrix”, I share my experience with my clients to identify positive habits, energy, health, and wealth management for long-lasting stability and pathways to financial freedom. My transformation uniquely qualified me to write two bestselling books on habits that provide creative solutions on winning. Through my authentic voice, I give thought-provoking, entertaining, and motivational support.
What’s your best piece of advice for readers who desire to find success in their life?
The best piece of advice for people who desire to find success, is for them to be consist with their goal habits. Because I believe, “your habits will determine your level of success”.
Speaking of success, what does the word mean to you?
Success to me means achievement, in which I was blessed to be a recipient of an Outstanding Financial Literacy Award from the Michigan Accounting Aid Society, as well as other accolades throughout my career.
Also, after completing the updates to my book “The Habit Effect”, it’s an honor to have received an endorsement from ZaLonya Allen, PhD, President/CEO, of National Entrepreneurs Association who said: “This is a great book that can significantly help individuals improve the quality of their lives. Developing great habits around your finances is one of the keys to great living. Financial literacy is a subject we can all use more of since it’s not taught enough in schools and this book does a great job of breaking down how to manage your finances in a way that anyone should be able to understand.”
What’s next for you?
I will be a Speaker/Moderator at the Entrepreneurs Forum Resilience on May 19, 2023, at Hollywood Casino at Greektown. The topic is Best Small Biz Funding Sources in 2023. I am also working on a Credit Habit book to identify the best credit habits to have when building, restoring, and maintaining a good credit score.
Finally, how can people connect with you if they want to learn more?
My website: https://michaelwynn.com https://www.facebook.com/itsthehabiteffect/ https://www.instagram.com/mikewynnhabits/ https://twitter.com/michaelwynnLive https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwynn533486 15/ My email: mikewynn@coachwin.com
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