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Anger is a fundamental emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. The experience of anger varies widely; how often anger occurs, how intensely it is felt, and how long it lasts are different for each person. People also vary in how easily they get angry (their anger threshold), as well as how comfortable they are with feeling angry. Some people are always getting angry while others seldom feel angry. Some people are very aware of their anger, while others fail to recognize anger when it occurs.
From a very early age, people learn to express anger by copying the angry behaviour they see modelled around them, and by expressing angry behaviour and seeing what they can get away with. As our culture has an uneasy relationship with anger expression, many people are brought up to think that it is inappropriate to express anger directly; that it must not be tolerated; that it is always dangerous. Such people learn to distrust anger, to bottle it up and ignore it, to express it only in indirect ways or to use it as a weapon. The idea that anger is dangerous is not without merit. Angry people are capable of great violence. However, while anger can certainly be abused, it is more than a simple destructive force. Anger is also a critically important part of what might be called the self-preservation and self-defense instincts. People who are incapable of getting angry are also incapable of standing up for themselves. It is important then that people, especially priests and religious, learn how to express anger appropriately. They need to learn healthy and socially respectful ways to express angry feelings, and to not to let anger get out of control to the point where it negatively affects relationships, ministry, community life and health.
The Physiological and Mental Changes during Anger's arousal
Like other emotions, anger is experienced in our bodies as well as in our minds. In fact, there is a complex series of physiological events that occurs as we become angry. Emotions more or less begin inside two almond-shaped structures in our brains which are called the amygdala. The amygdala is the part of the brain responsible for identifying threats to our well-being, and for sending out an alarm when threats are identified that results in us taking steps to protect ourselves. As we become angry our body's muscles tense up. Inside our brain, neurotransmitter chemicals known as catecholamines are released causing us to experience a burst of energy lasting up to several minutes. This burst of energy is behind the common angry desire to take immediate protective action. At the same time our heart rate accelerates, blood pressure rises, and the rate of breathing increases. Our face may flush as increased blood flow enters our limbs and extremities in preparation for physical action. Our attention narrows and becomes locked onto the target of our anger. Soon we can pay attention to nothing else. In quick succession, additional brain neurotransmitters and hormones (among them adrenaline and noradrenalin) are released which trigger a lasting state of arousal. We're now ready to fight. The adrenaline-caused arousal that occurs during anger lasts a very long time (many hours, sometimes days), and lowers our anger threshold, making it easier for us to get angry again later on. Though we do calm down, it takes a very long time for us to return to our resting state. So far we have seen that anger involves a physical state of arousal. But being angry also includes judgements about what these reactions mean. So being angry involves a state of physiological arousal and an interpretation of what this arousal means.
The Causes of Anger
The causes of our anger at both the personal and public levels of our being include perceived hurt, physical harm, psychological harm, unmet needs and expectations, violations of our rights, and attacks on our self-esteem. A person with poor self-esteem will often feel less competent to deal with anger and have more difficulty recognizing its source and expressing it to another person. A person with poor self-esteem may feel out of control and uncertain about who really owns the problem. He or she may take total blame for the conflict or project all responsibility for it onto another. So we need to make some important distinctions about the causes of anger. First, anger is an internal response to a stimulus. It is crucial to note that anger is a response to a perceived hurt or frustration. Our own particular interpretation of the physiological energy in our bodies determines that we are angry. Therefore, we are the authors of our own anger. No one else can make us feel angry; we must own it ourselves. In the same way we are not responsible for another person's anger. Second, our particular interpretations and responses to any given stimulus come out of our own set of values, beliefs, assumptions, perceptions, biases, and prejudices. Although anger seems to be a response to an external stimulus, most often it is an internal event. Our own negative interpretation of a particular stimulus often leads us to make ourselves angry. What arouses anger in one person may not do so in another. So it is important that we be aware of what predispositions we bring to bear on the interpretation of our anger.
Four Anger Response Styles
Anger can be manifested in both positive and negative ways. Once this inner anger is recognized, the next step is to manage the passion of anger in a positive way. In order to do that we need to know the different anger response styles. Janet Malone mentions four styles of anger responses: passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive and assertive styles. The first three contribute to an inner rage in which anger becomes a destructive force. And the last one is the constructive style of dealing with anger. For the most part, we learn our anger response styles from significant others during our formative years. Only when one can name what is happening in a self-reflective way can change begin to occur. The goal of such an effort is to move to an assertive anger response style and away from the other three styles, which are unhealthy and at times violent to oneself and others.
1. Passive Anger Response Style
The passive way of dealing with anger is to repress the emotion altogether. People who are afraid of rejection by others or afraid of their anger will usually repress this passion. This is especially true of those who have an inordinate need to be liked by others. It is not uncommon for such people to become depressed or simply to become superficial, lacklustre people who do not fully engage with others or with God. Such individuals may feel powerless, controlled, victimized, and angry but will hide those feelings because it is neither "nice" nor acceptable to be angry. They have difficulty feeling or thinking for themselves because being accepted by others is paramount. Such people try to sense what others feel and think in order to agree with them. Being "meek" and "humble" and not saying what they think robs these individuals of a basic integrity and authenticity. Because their needs are not met, their interactions with others are often "You win, I lose" propositions. Passive people have not used their passions to validly energize themselves or to strive toward the good. Instead, they have rejected their passions. Those with a passive anger response style, driven by their fear of rejection, sound tentative because they want to please at all costs. Their eye contact may be limited, their body posture may slump, and they may move at a slow, foot-dragging pace. They may speak softly or in an expressionless monotone and may mumble or talk to themselves. According to Fr. Rossetti, women religious are particularly susceptible to this in our society, probably because of deeply embedded societal messages that it is not proper for women—especially women religious—to express anger.
2. Passive-Aggressive Anger Response Style
A close cousin of the passive style of anger management is the passive-aggressive style. In this case, the passion of anger is not completely repressed, but neither is it openly and directly expressed. They are operating out of a combination of frustration, fear, and desire for revenge. Feeling fed up or powerless, those who use this style combine aspects of both the passive and aggressive anger response styles. Although they might want to deal with their frustrations in an aggressive way, they are afraid of the consequences. "Passive-aggressive persons follow a strategy of negativism, defiance, and provocation, and are unable to make up their minds as to whether to adhere to the demands of others or to resist their demands. Consequently, their behaviour is characterized by both passivity and aggressiveness. They appear to be ambivalent about nearly everything and cannot decide whether to be independent or dependent or whether to respond to situations actively or passively. They constantly struggle with the dilemma of whether to be submissive or assertive. They resolve this dilemma with a compromise: they express their anger and resistance indirectly through procrastination, dawdling, stubbornness, inefficiency, and forgetfulness." Practitioners of this style may use the silent treatment, whereby one "punishes" another person by not talking to him or her. This violent and non-constructive behaviour can go on for long periods of time in a group, community or work situation. The emotional stance towards others might be characterized as "I lose, but you lose too." For example, the religious who is angry at authority but afraid to express that anger directly might engage in subtle behaviours to undermine the leader's authority, all the while feigning obedience. The passive-aggressive person will smile and nod at the leader's words. But the leader, often inexplicably, finds himself or herself becoming frustrated and upset with this individual. In the opinion of Len Sperry ministry settings seem to unwittingly foster passive-aggressive behaviour by emphasizing external control, avoidance of conflict, and the suppression and denial of anger. While passive-aggression may mimic commitment and cooperation, it is actually a counterfeit of commitment and cooperation. Such people tend to avoid self-discipline and sacrifice and appear to lack vision and focus in their ministries. Superiors need to take special effort to help those who use this style of anger response. Any effort a superior makes to increase assertive communication and active listening in a ministry setting can and will reverse passive aggressive style. In the same way if the superiors utilize a problem-solving approach to conflict resolution, approach decisions directly, and adopt a consultative style of leadership, they can expect cooperation and commitment rather than rebellion and passive-resistance from such members.
3. Aggressive Anger Response Style
Those who express anger in the aggressive style are openly dissatisfied and confrontational. They may become chronically caustic and sarcastic. People with an aggressive anger response style are expressing resentment over past hurts that have festered over the years. Confrontational and offensive, the aggressive style focuses on getting one's needs met at others' expense, with an attitude of "I win, you lose." Those who use this approach are often covertly, if not overtly, violent and non-constructive in their efforts to control and manipulate. Their voices are loud, high-pitched, and shrill (they usually yell); the rate of their speech may be fast or slow and measured. Those with an aggressive style of anger management are prone to becoming addicted to anger. Their only emotional response is bitterness and sarcasm. Their anger is often used to control and intimidate others, and sometimes to mask the hurt and depression in their own lives. If they were to give up their mask of bitterness, they might find much unhealed pain and sadness underneath. Men in our society are particularly susceptible to this problem. It may be due to their upbringing and socialization. From early on a boy learns to separate himself from feelings that frighten him. And he reaches manhood emotionally off-balance. Unaware of what he is feeling, his inner world remains alien: well hidden from himself and unavailable to those close to him. Boys also learn to connect feeling vulnerable with acting aggressively. Soon these two becomes intertwined and the boys realize that feeling vulnerable is not only frightening; it is incompatible with being a real man. So anger is denied and the energy is turned into aggressive behaviour. In this way, many men convert their feelings of inadequacy and vulnerability into anger, which operates as a defense to cover up their feeling weak. Social analysts suggest that these culturally ingrained links between vulnerability and aggression help to explain the epidemic of violence against women in our society.
4. Assertive Anger Response Style
There is a style of anger management that can lead to wholeness and holiness: the assertive style. In this style, the person expresses anger so that it may become life-giving for both the object of the emotion as well as for the one who is angry. The emotional stance toward others becomes a mutually enhancing "I win and you win." People with an assertive anger response style possess a sense of personal well-being and high self-esteem. Their communication is direct, reflecting not only their openness to having their own needs met but also their respect for others. Individuals with this style try to ensure congruence between the verbal and nonverbal aspects of their communication. Coming from a centered place within a person's being, the assertive style is characterized by "I" statements that convey personal needs, thoughts, observations, and feelings in a dialogic way. Instead of fostering defensive confrontation, the assertive style invites dialogue and mutual understanding. Such assertive statements are increasingly possible to make when one feels confident, empowered, and unafraid. Using this assertive style to communicate directly about one's needs and wishes does not guarantee that the other person will comply. One does not have control over the behaviour of others. Part of an assertive anger response style is staying self-empowered while recognizing that in any interaction with others, the final outcome is beyond one's control. Respecting the other person does not mean condoning what he or she has said or done. It does mean safeguarding against obvious communication barriers such as blaming, mind-reading, judging, and making unfounded assumptions about the other person. Learning to communicate in ways that are open, direct, and assertive is a lifelong process. Being self-empowered and assertive is certainly an ongoing challenge.


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Days and weeks past, and you don't even realize how time flies. Saint Pius X Catholic School, is a place you can never replace, it has been become my home for the last nine years. Now my journey at Saint Pius will finally come to an end. In my wildest dreams, I never thought I would make it to the end but I did. There are regrets, that has left me remorseful but there are some that has left me clueless. There are memories of the Good and Bad, but you can't survival without both. Saint Pius X School is a reminder of why I become the person I am today. Saint Pius X School, is the root to my seed and the water to my vine.
This Year has been a roller-coaster we had our ups and downs, turns and falls but never a dull moment.
My last year at Saint Pius was memorable, unforgeable and difficult.
Saint Pius X Catholic School will always remain a place in my heart.
Siniva @ St Pius X School
I am a Year 8 student at St Pius X School in Auckland, NZ. I am in Room 7 and my teacher is Mrs Tui.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Jesus Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for bringing Jesus in our lives, your son who will bring the good news to our
Thank you for bringing Jesus in our lives, your son who will bring the good news to our
Friday, November 28, 2014
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
BISCUIT MAKING- Siniva
Today we had a activity in the hall, it was based on our relationship with our soul-friends and our communicating skills and social skills, also our creativity. My biscuit was made into a stacks and layers of icing which was pretty intimating and over-powering which I do regret. But that afternoon was amazing and I personally thank the Leadership Group for putting it together.
Friday, November 14, 2014
The Roots!
The Roots:This is my partner Rachel, we both had put our spiral into the clear bottles. Our art work will be seen by more than 500,000's people which was a big deal. We were proud of our work and we both thought it pretty easy.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Movenote: Lockdown at School! with Valenisia
Lockdown at School, talking about our experiences and what we had to do.
Movenote/Spanish with Valenisia
Spanish with Valenisia, we struggle pronouncing the words but did our best expressing ourselves.
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Today was our first member's workshop of 2015. It proved to be a very popular workshop. Lots of members wanted an opportunity to have a playday printing. Jude, one of our members kindly led the workshop. Jude is a very talented artist and teacher and she took us through lots of different processes including stamping, monoprinting, Gelli plates, thermofaxes and many others. Some members had done very little printing and got lots of help and support from Jude and others used the day to experiment and create. Have a look at some of the work we did.
|This was a very packed room today and we soon started getting the creative juices going
|everyone is getting prepared
|Jude obviously surprising Kay. Sprays and bottles at the ready
|Carole's book of prints on its way
|Some of Jude's lovely work
|Jude showing us her 'big' one.
|Cups of coffee at the ready
Jude demonstrating
|Una getting creative!
|Pat getting creative.
|Beautiful stamps being used
|A beautiful use of a thermox screen on denim
|Making use of plastic lace as a stencil
|More stencils
|Kay helping Lillian to use the thermofax screen
|Louise creating her own stamp from polystyrene
|Old lace used as a stencil
|some samples left to dry
|lots of friendly chat and encouragement throughout the day.
Many thanks go to Jude for making the day so enjoyable and we all went home with lots of printed fabrics and papers. Thank You.


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So it looks like I didn't blog anytime after August last year. Crazy! So for the next few Sundays, I'm going to do a round-up of all my projects finished for a month, starting with September.
Without further ado:
A quick look back at the projects I finished in Sept 2015
Clothesline Bowl (there are about a million tutorials out there, I have no idea which one I used)
need photo!
Route 66 Socks – I started these in December 2011 – I messed up the second sock and stuck them in time out for the longest time. Didn't have enough white to do both toes the same so I did one white and one blue, knowing that my Father-In-Law would appreciate the quirkyness.
Noodlehead Open Wide Pouch – size small, using Rainwalk fabrics. I used fusible fleece and probably wouldn't do that again because future pouches have turned out nicer.


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Grain opportunities for the future- Corn
The United States is the world's largest producer and exporter of corn. The U.S. plants the annual corn crop in the spring and harvest occurs in the fall. Therefore, the December corn futures contract traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is the "new crop" contract. New crop refers to the crop not yet in the ground or one that is currently growing.
Corn is an unusual commodity; it touches all aspects of our daily lives. Aside from its properties as food, corn is a key ingredient in the U.S. in the fuel that powers our motor vehicles. Ethanol in the U.S. is a product of corn; in fact, each person in the U.S. consumes approximately 16.5 bushels of corn each year in the form of fuel. It is amazing how many everyday products that we encounter contain the grain. Carpeted floors, wallpaper, shades on windows, paint, ceiling tiles and plywood all contain corn.
When it comes to our cars, corn is not only in our fuel tanks.
Tanning leather seats require corn and tires include corn. Of course, corn is a major part of our daily diet. Chips and baked snacks often need either corn oil or cornstarch for their production. Ketchup, mustard and hot sauce all contain corn as an ingredient and beverages like soda often get their sweet taste from corn syrup. Beer and wine use corn in the fermentation process. Paper, ink, adhesives, and glues contain corn. Plastic bottles and containers all contain corn as do the bottle tops and labels that identify contents.
Cornstarch holds the compounds necessary to produce an aspirin together.
Corn is also a feedstock used to produce other foods. It takes approximately ten pounds of corn to produce one pound of beef while it takes around three pounds of corn to make one pound of chicken. Each person in the United States consumes around 43.6 bushels of corn each year -- as a bushel weighs 56 pounds that amounts to 2,441.6 pounds of corn consumption per person each year. The numbers are staggering. With a total U.S. population of 321 million people, that means consumers require almost 14 billion bushels or 784 billion pounds of corn each year.
That is in the U.S. alone. The annual production of corn that emanates from the U.S. and around the world varies. As an agricultural commodity, corn is heavily dependent on favorable growing conditions. Therefore, a growing season with too little moisture, or drought, will lower corn crop yields as will a year when there is too much moisture, or floods. For the ideal corn crop, ideal weather conditions are an imperative. In 2012, the corn crop suffered from a destructive drought that swept through the U.S. In response to the dry conditions; corn prices rallied to all-time highs of $8.4375 per bushel.
In the two years that followed, ideal weather and growing conditions led to bumper crops, which brought prices lower. As of June 30, 2015, the price of December corn futures on the CBOT was trading at the $4.315 per bushel level -- 49% below the price just three years before. In 2016, the price of the grain dropped below $3.50 per bushel.
Commodity prices are all cyclical in nature. Bull market cycles often give way to bear market cycles. Many factors including supply and demand fundamentals influence these cycles. When it comes to the agricultural commodities, the weather each year is perhaps the single most significant price determinate. Corn is a highly significant grain commodity to U.S. and global consumers with a myriad of uses. The current price of corn assumes another bountiful crop during the 2015 season. That is a leap of faith since no one but Mother Nature herself knows what the future holds for the corn crop.
Therefore, with prices at the lowest level in many years, the downside regarding price is limited and the upside, as we saw in 2012, is potentially explosive. The current price of corn provides investors with a limited-risk opportunity to profit if this year's corn crop comes in below optimistic expectations. Moreover, corn promises to be an attractive investment opportunity in the years ahead if prices remain at the current depressed level. Demographics point to growing world population and with wealth rising in emerging markets, like China and India, demand for corn is sure to increase in the years ahead.
Corn trades on the futures exchange and there are ETF and ETN products that reflect price action in this important grain market.
Recent Developments in Corn
In 2015, U.S. farmers produced another bumper corn crop and in 2016, it looks like corn production will once again exceed global demand. The price of corn rose briefly during late planting season in 2016 reaching highs of almost $4.50 per bushel, but excellent crop progress led the price to fall to below $3.50 as the weather cooperated and markets looked forward to another year of abundant production of the grain.
Another factor that weighed on the price of corn in 2016 was a drop in the price of ethanol. In the United States, a significant portion of the annual corn crop is required for the production of ethanol. A decrease in the ethanol price from $1.70 to under $1.40 per gallon between the late spring and mid-summer of 2016 caused the corn price to drop. Corn is a year-to-year crop and even though there were bumper crops from 2013 through 2015 and there will likely be another massive crop in 2016, there are no guarantees that this will continue in the future.


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- Page 1 Samsung UE65C8000 Review
- Page 2 Features and 3D Issues Review
- Page 3 Picture Strengths and Verdict Review
- Page 4 Feature Table Review
Other key features of the UE65C8000 include a degree of (optional) local dimming, where sections of the lights around the screen's edges can be controlled individually, and a 2D to 3D conversion system that continues to look like one of the best around.
Personally, we still have a major philosophical problem with the whole idea of 2D to 3D conversion, as even a system as clever as that of the UE65C8000 can't deliver anything like the same quality as a 3D programme that was made that way at source. This means to us that converted 2D images could really undermine 3D's chances of success. But pretty much all the 3D-making brands now believe 2D to 3D conversion is necessary, so we guess we'll have to shut up and let them get on with making a mess of things by themselves.
With so many more 3D TVs under our belts since our April date with the 55C8000, we headed straight for the 65C8000's 3D images to see how they hold up against the increased competition. And to see if the screen's extra inches either enhance or highlight weaknesses in Samsung's 3D experience.
The first thing we have to say isn't good news. For having experienced Panasonic's plasma 3D TVs since we saw the 55C8000, the crosstalk noise evident on the 65C8000 feels harder to live with than it was before.
Crosstalk noise, if you don't know, is a phenomenon where you can see double ghosting around certain objects – usually those in the mid to far distance – when watching 3D sources. And it's apparent to some degree on the majority of 3D images the UE65C8000 presents – especially in the first hour after the TV has been switched on from cold.
Every time we see crosstalk – which is very regularly on the UE65C8000 – we are distracted by it. And the more we're distracted by it, the less we can stop ourselves looking for it in subsequent images.
Worse, after watching 3D on the UE65C8000 for as little as half an hour we felt rather tired and eye-strained. Much more so than after the same time watching a Panasonic 3D TV (notwithstanding the rubbish quality of Panasonic's first generation of 3D glasses). This extra fatigue with the UE65C8000, we're convinced, is caused by our eyes trying to compensate for crosstalk.
Crosstalk also makes 3D pictures generally look rather soft and out of focus at times, and can draw your attention to background parts of the picture rather than the main content you're usually supposed to be focussing on. In this respect it even undermines the ways depth can be used to direct your viewing experience with the best 3D sources.
Sorry if we seem to be banging on about crosstalk here, but for us it's become the single biggest obstacle – aside, perhaps, from public apathy! – to 3D's potential success. What's more, it's also become a defining issue in the battle between plasma and LCD technology, for on the evidence seen so far, it's a simple fact that Panasonic's plasma TVs suffer less with it than all alternate-frame 3D LCD models.
The LCD camp, of course, point to other things they do well with 3D that plasma struggles with. For instance, the UE65C8000's 3D images are much brighter and more vibrantly colourful than those of Panasonic's plasmas. There's more shadow detail during dark scenes too.
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From a Rotary Club Press Release:
Our goal is to collect and district 1,000 winter coats to Homeless Veterans in the Chicago area.
Stand Down Day is a special day for homeless veterans in which they receive support from many.
This will be Rotary's fourth year participating in the event that has been held and organized for the past 22 years by the veterans. We expect to serve approximately 1,000 homeless veterans on November 10 as they gear up for the harsh winter months ahead. If you have not been to a Stand Down Day, we set up the coats on clothing racks organized by size and assist the veterans in selecting a coat and helping them try them on. The veterans then get winter clothing, social service support for housing and food, haircuts, and a warm meal. As this year's Stand Down Day is a day before Veterans Day, we will also be assisting in serving the meals to our veterans.
How Can YOU Help serve our veterans as they have served us?
Clean and Gently Used Men's Winter Coats in sizes L, XL, XXL , XXXL
The coats are needed in the larger sizes as the veterans layer their clothing for the winter. We will also accept Men's winter hats and gloves. We are not accepting women clothing as we have enough female winter coats already.
Volunteer on October 17 or 31at Reebie Storage in Naperville
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More Mini-Sanctuary
The next part of the "mini" Sanctuary in Morrisville are two of the boys belonging to the Jacksonville 48. I'll leave the entirety of the Jacksonville Saga to Susan to tell, as it is largely her story, but I did end up with two of the boys from that group. Basically, a backyard breeder duped a fellow rescue into believing that they were a rescue and left her with 48 sick half-dead pigs.
I volunteered to foster, and I ended up with #20 (who became Picadilly) and #21 (who became Hobo).
Hobo's tale is an illustrious one filled with humping and yearning after guinea pig women. He was one of the less spectacularly marked of the 48, so Susan paired with him Picadilly (an agouti satin) to help move him into a home. He got his name because of his ragged ears… we speculate that this breeder must have crammed pig after pig on top of each other and that there must have been nearly constant fighting. At his intake, he was probably only 8-9 weeks old.
They fostered with me for a good six months without any solid adoption leads, and Christmas quickly approached. They got stockings, and they got presents, and we realized that it was not in us to make the two of them go elsewhere. Shortly after Christmas 2005, Hobo's problems began.
It started out with a scream in the night. He was screaming painfully while urinating, and was obviously in distress. He was rushed to the our current rescue vet immediately the next morning. A round of x-rays, intensive care, urinalysis, and other diagnostics revealed…. nothing. He was absolutely completely healthy. Lacking any other option, he was given a round of antibiotics and sent home.
The problem seemed to go away, but another problem had arisen. Having been separated from Picadilly, Hobo would no longer accept him. After several days of trying to rebond the two, it was given up, and Picadilly moved in with my first two guinea pigs, Gizmo and Mogwai.
A couple of weeks later, the problems resurfaced, and we went back to the vet, came back with more Critical Care (which is really good stuff, keep some in your house, seriously), more fluids, more Reglan, and more antibiotics. After a good two weeks of fighting tooth and nail to feed this poor pig (who was actually quite obnoxious when it came to being fed), I finally found the cause of the problem. He had a lump in his left testicle.
So back to the vet, and Hobo was neutered to remove the lump, which turned out to be a tumor surrounding an abscess. Then the fun began. Hobo abscessed a total of 3 times for a total of 8 weeks of antibiotics. He also rejected the suturing materials, which I discovered one horrifying morning when I found a small plastic string poking out of one of his surgical wounds. This was not due to the vet, who has performed many successful neuters for us before. Hobo is a genetic Frankenstein.
Finally, we healed him, and integrated him in with two spayed sows adopted for the purpose of being his friends, Lethe and Mnemosyne. It was decided that he was never really going to be a good candidate for adoption, given his history of aggression to males, and his extreme allergies to surgical materials, AND the fact that at the age of 1 year, he had already had a tumor removed. So he stayed with me.
Since then, Hobo has gone into stasis 6 times. He has had 3 sets of x-rays, and 4 urinalysises. He has also had 3 penis infections, and tends to produce grit when dehydrated. Because of his aggressive obnoxiousness, he has had 2 abscesses removed. We finally figured out that he was pinning the girls inside of pigloos and then marking them constantly until they finally bit him to escape. We removed the pigloos. Today, Hobo is 3, and he has already had more surgeries than many other elderly pigs.
Picadilly, his counterpart, has had less problems, but is in worse shape.
Pica (as he's known) is a satin pig. Satin is a coat type on guinea pigs (much like teddy pigs, who have curly fur, or peruvians, who have long fur). The hair shafts of a satin guinea pig are hollow, which makes the pig especially "shiny". Unfortunately, the price of having a pretty, shiny pig is an unpleasant death for them, in many cases. The gene which causes pigs to have these hollow hairs is very frequently accompanied by a disorder known as osteodystrophy. When a guinea pig has osteodystrophy, their bones begin to lose calcium. Their joints can "collect" this calcium, and become thickened, and it is often painful for them to walk and/or eat.
At one year of age, Picadilly began showing symptoms of osteodystrophy. It has progressively worsened, but he is now managed with pain medication and calcium supplements. Today, Pica lives in relative happiness with the addition of daily pain medication. Without his medication, he painfully hops, and becomes lethargic, refusing to move from his cuddle cup, even for his favorite foods.
Many intentional breeders, even today, deny that their guinea pigs have problems with osteodystrophy, yet none that I have talked to do baseline x-rays or screen for it. I noticed Picadilly's hopping one winter afternoon. At that point, he showed no signs of weight loss, and was still speeding around with excitement after food. But I knew he was a satin, and I knew what the hopping was a portent of. It wasn't until nearly another year later that he began showing severe painful symptoms. Had I not already had my baseline x-ray, I wouldn't have thought it was osteodystrophy. But comparisons showed severe bone loss.
Very limited studies have been done because of the specialty nature of both the disease and the species it occurs in, but what limited research that is available points to extremely high statistical occurrence of this disorder in satin guinea pigs. Even sadder, at least as his adopted mom, is the fact that Picadilly is such a sweet guinea pig. He has the personality of a feather bed, and gets along with everyone. He and Mogwai truly love each other, and they have ever been tolerant of newcomers. It's heartbreaking to watch such a kind animal going through such suffering, and knowing that there is no end to it. Not only is there no end to it, but that the suffering was purposefully produced, just so that someone could have a pretty shiny guinea pig.


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JLS have topped a list of Britain's hardest-working groups ahead of Irish boyband Westlife and 90s pop group Steps, who recently regrouped.
The foursome performed 34 headline shows across the UK over the last twelve months.
This is the second consecutive year that the X Factor runners up have walked away at the top of the list, compiled by PRS for Music.
Thanking their fans for their support over the years, the boys – Aston, Oritse, JB and Marvin – said of their win in a statement: '2012 has been an awesome 12 months for us and it means a lot that so many of our fans have had a chance to see us perform live.
'Thanks again for the support and we look forward to doing more in 2013.'
Barney Hooper, spokesman for PRS for Music added: 'JLS have once again demonstrated that they truly know how to engage with their massive fan base, performing live to as many of them as possible.'
JLS' fellow former X Factor contestant Olly Murs came fourth on the list, with 25 gigs throughout 2012, followed by Florence + the Machine in fifth place with 17.
Meanwhile JLS have confirmed that they are planning to embark on a tour in 2013.


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Google AdSense Launches Newly Designed Home Page
Publishers no longer have the option to use the old dashboard.
It appears publishers must now use the new dashboard Google AdSense began testing toward the end of last year, and not everybody is happy about it.
According to comment threads on both the Google AdSense help page and WebmasterWorld, users were recently switched to the new home page without the option of using the former dashboard.
I appear to have been forcibly switched to the new AdSense homepage – the link to revert to the old one has disappeared.
The newly designed AdSense home page was originally released last November, with users having the option to switch between the former layout and new design. Unsurprisingly, some publishers failed to switchover, being at home with the more familiar layout.
While many of the comments on Google AdSense Help Center and Webmaster World are from users who are unhappy about the switchover, Marketing Land's Ginny Marvin claimed the new design included a cleaner, fresher layout when she covered its initial launch last November:
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From ghostly and ghastly to cosmetically beautiful, there's a range of designs competing in the city of Lancaster "Scarecrow Contest."
On Saturday, Oct. 11, crews placed 28 scarecrows along Main Street and at the intersecting Williams, Arch, Gay, Dunlap and Meeting streets, said Caroline Hasty, events and promotion manager for See Lancaster, SC.
Despite hitting a few snags, including unexpected legal woes on the seller's side, plans to purchase a new building to accommodate the Lancaster County Economic Development Corp. are tentatively moving forward.
The plans, which have been more than a year in the making, were discussed by county officials during Lancaster County Council's meeting on Monday, Oct. 13.
A Lancaster woman was arrested earlier this month after investigators say she struggled with a woman, took her car keys and then drove away in her car.
Corkita Antra McClinnick, 31, 1391 Mahaffey Line Drive, was arrested Oct. 8 and charged with strong arm robbery, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office incident report.
Investigators began searching for McClinnick after receiving a report of a fight and a stolen car on Oct. 7, according to a Circuit Court arrest warrant.
The race to fill the soon-to-be-empty seat of South Carolina Superintendent of Education Dr. Mick Zais is among the most watched in the state this year.
Not only will the winner replace one of the most polarizing state school superintendents in recent memory, Zais' elected successor will also oversee initiatives begun under his watch, most notably the reworking of the state's curriculum and its accountability system.
Here are the candidates;
What do a bond revocation bill, a local drug testing lab and increased court time all have in common?
This year's Lancaster County ballots include several school board candidates, depending on what part of the county you live in.
A single-vehicle accident on West Shiloh Unity Road, two miles north of the Lancaster city limits, at 10:50 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, claimed the life of one person.
KERSHAW – An Andrew Jackson High School student was arrested and charged with attempted murder Thursday morning, Oct. 9, following a fight inside a school bathroom that left another student with severe cuts on his face.
COLUMBIA - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Tuesday, Oct. 7, that it has been notified of the state's first flu-associated death of the season.
A 1-year-old girl died from injuries after she was run over by a vehicle backing up on private property on Evans Drive on Saturday, Oct. 4.
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An absolute must for all garden makers. Rock and Stone York ltd was formed in 2003 to supply the usual and unusual natural stone at competitive prices.
We could be described as a stone supplier, Landscape merchant, Garden centre and Reclamation centre.
We supply stone paving, walling, water features, cobbles ns setts. Aggregates, fireplace hearths, ornaments, benches and tables, rockery stone, edgings, copings, sleepers, and unusual garden features such as gothic follies and architectural stone from abbeys and churches.
Wright Gardening.
Gardening courses by Steve Wright at various locations around Yorkshire including Burnby Hall, Burton Agnes Hall, and St Mary's parish Hall in Beverley. Offering a variety of specialist courses covering a wide range of gardening elements.
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Make sure your driveway and patio is professionally installed by using a Marshall's approved installer.
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Keep in touch with other professionals and be up to date with this very useful site.
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Gardening Birmingham provide a high quality gardening service making your garden more manageable.
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The York Lifestyle Group is an informal group of independent businesses in the York area working to provide you with first rate products and service.
The Acorn Group – Our go-to destination for an ever changing range of original artwork. You're sure to get a warm welcome from Diane and John at their gallery located on the Market Place in Pocklington. If you want the finishing touch for your room artwork is what you need.
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Herbert Todd & Sons – Herbert Todd and Sons have an enviable reputation having served York for 75 years. Right now Matthew and the team in York and Harrogate are the people to speak to for all your electrical appliances, especially range cookers and home entertainment.
Scammell Interiors – The kitchen is central to any home and the lounge-diner has become the social hub of many homes. For a fabulous range of luxurious kitchen designs Scammells in Acomb is our first choice. Steve and Sharon will ensure that you have a stylish, practical and enduring kitchen in your home.
Style Flooring – Stylish flooring always underpins a great home interior design. Whether you're looking for carpet, wood or laminate flooring then Martin will make sure you great materials and service. Their Heworth showroom is the place to go to experience the full choice of flooring..
Direct Tile Importers – When we look for tiles and natural stone – including porcelain, ceramic, quarry tiles, reproduction Victorian, travertine, limestone, slate, terracotta, granite and marble we turn to Direct Tile Importers because of their vast range and 25 years experience. You can visit their large showroom at Clifton Moor to find your ideal style.


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YouTube Trends From Robert Kyncl's CES 2016 Keynote
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The 10 Biggest YouTube Trends & Digital Video Stats From Robert Kyncl's CES 2016 Speech
In his CES 2016 keynote speech, YouTube's Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl presents both statistics and upcoming trends for both YouTube and the digital video industry. CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is an annual consumer electronics and technology tradeshow held in Vegas. While CES 2016 (January 6-9) featured everything from single-seater drone copters to smart fridges to 8K TVs, Kyncl's keynote presents a critical, one-of-a-kind, forecast for marketers and brands complete with the latest YouTube trends and stats.
Read here to see the biggest YouTube trends from CES 2016 and what lies ahead for the digital video industry:
1. By 2019, 90% of all internet traffic will be from video.
Kyncl notes that his previous 2012 CES prediction (by 2020, 90% of all internet traffic was going to be video traffic) will be reached one year ahead according to Cisco Systems.
2. Top YouTubers continue to demonstrate immense channel growth.
Kyncl cites top YouTuber Michelle Phan's channel growth (up to 7 million from 2 million in a 4-year span) and $500 million brand-business success as evidence of top YouTube stars' popularity with today's audience. Kyncl also cites the ability of popular YouTubers (e.g. Lilly Singh and PewDiePie) to resonate and engage with audiences in a much more relevant way than traditional celebrities. He notes,
"For the second year in a row, the most popular entertainers amongst American high schoolers weren't film actors or musicians, they were YouTube stars."
3. Millennials spend more time watching online video than TV.
According to a recent Nielsen study, TV viewership peaked in 2009. As a record, 600,000 people cut TV subscriptions in Q2 2015. Conversely, digital video continues to grow rapidly. When it comes to millennial viewing habits, Kyncl states that "[digital video] has now overtaken social media as their top online activity."
4. Time spent watching digital video is growing by roughly 25% each year.
At the present linear rate, only 60% of all video will be accessed by the internet in 2020. However, Kyncl believes digital video will grow at an exponential rate and therefore predicts that 75% of all video will be accessed online by 2020.
5. By 2020, digital video will overtake TV. YouTube will lead this shift.
Kyncl points to four main trends spearheading the shift from TV to digital: 1) better mobile technology facilitating mobile video consumption, 2) YouTube's "diversity" of user-generated content and original programming, 3) the marriage of music and digital video driving YouTube's platform growth, and 4) digital video provides users a more immersive and interactive experience than TV.
6. 400 hours of video are shared on YouTube every 60 seconds.
As "the number one home for mobile video," YouTube's Chief Business Officer attributes the growth of this trend to improved mobile tech making it easier to share and consume videos online.
7. 18 to 34 year-olds are spending 48% more time on YouTube.
In contrast, TV consumption fell 9% in 2015 for the same demographic. For this age group, mobile video consumption contributed most to YouTube's growth.
8. Mobile time spent watching YouTube is up 50% year/year.
People now spend an average of 40 minutes each day watching YouTube on their mobile devices.
9. Top YouTubers to offer original content on subscription service, YouTube Red.
Kyncl likens the development and forthcoming growth of YouTube's original programming to the start of cable. "As these networks [MTV, AMC, Food Network, CNN, ESPN] grew in size, they evolved to offer original content you couldn't find anywhere else."
10. Increasingly more YouTube music videos are seeing 1 billion views.
With the growth of YouTube's platform, artists both well-known and (previously) unknown are experiencing immense search visibility with more and more of their videos reaching 1 billion views.
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Expert: Harlan and Kara deBell, "Travel Siblings," Valerie Wilson Travel
Length of trip: Eight days
__Highlights:__The art and architecture of three Italian cities, plus shopping, eating, and of course, a gondola ride in Venice
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN ROME Check into the St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome, and spend the rest of your first day getting pampered at the hotel's spa and enjoying the opulent Old World elegance of the place. (Even the standard rooms have hand-painted frescoes!)
DAY 2:ROME Spend the first half of the day in Vatican City. See Raphael's Transfiguration, the Raphael Rooms, the Belvedere Garden featuring the famous Laocoön and His Sons sculpture, and, of course, the restored Sistine Chapel, famous for Michelangelo's ceiling and the Last Judgment fresco.... Walk to St. Peter's Basilica and take in Michelangelo's dome, his statue Pietà, Bernini's magnificent Baldacchino, and the tombs of the Popes.... Continue on to the Colosseum and get a taste of what it might have been like to be a gladiator doing combat in the Amphitheater Flavium.... Stop for an al fresco lunch at 'Gusto, which serves fantastic pizza.... Visit the city center, starting at Piazza Navona then heading to the Pantheon.... End the day at the Spanish Steps; take in a gorgeous view of the city and sample delicious cuisine on the terrace of nearby Ristorante Mirabelle.
DAY 3 TO 5: FLORENCE Take a two-hour train ride to Florence and check into the Villa La Vedetta, a boutique hotel housed in a neo-Renaissance villa that has a gorgeous view of the city.... It's easy to self-navigate the art and architecture Florence is known for: Start the day at the Uffizi Gallery, where you'll see masterpieces by Giotto, Botticelli, Raphael, da Vinci, and Michelangelo, among others.... Walk to the Piazza della Signoria, home to an outdoor sculpture gallery. Nearby, you can see impressive works of art like the gold "Gates of Paradise" doors of the Baptistry, Giotto's bell tower, and the famous Basilica di Santa Maria dome, by Brunelleschi.... Visit Accademia, where you'll see Michelangelo's David.... If your tastes lean more toward wearable art, window shopping at the famous jewelry stores lining the Ponte Vecchio is a must—we particularly like the Orlando Orlandini Atelier.... If you're into shopping, make the 40- minute trip to countryside outlet The Mall for big savings on designers like Gucci, Giorgio Armani, and Bottega Veneta.... We love riverside restaurant Borgo San Jacopo for dinner, or, for an exceptional view of the city, try the Tuscan fare (like the super-rich warm blue-lobster fillet with goose liver and herb sauce) at La Loggia restaurant at the Villa San Michele, a former monastery.
DAYS 6 & 7: VENICE Travel by train to Venice and check into the Hotel Danieli, formerly a 14th-century palace— the rooms are gorgeous and so Italian, with details like silk-covered walls and Murano glass chandeliers.... Wander narrow side streets that snake along the canals, and take time to pop in and out of shops and cafés along the way.... Enjoy a private tour (booked through Italian Dream Incorporated Travel) of Venice's most famous islands, Murano, Burano, and Torcello. In Murano, tour the Museo del Vetro for a century-by- century tour of the history of glassmaking. Burano is a fisherman's island known for its brightly colored houses and lace-making school. In Torcello, the last stop, see the island's beautiful cathedral, with its magnificent mosaics.... Stay in Torcello and enjoy dinner in the garden at Locanda Cipriani. On your second day here, be sure to see La Fenice opera house and the modern art at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, located in the heiress's former home.... End the day with a private gondola ride on the canals— sure, it's touristy, but a visit to Venice is simply not complete without a ride in a gondola.... Sample traditional Venetian recipes at Ristorante Antico Pignolo, a hidden gem just a few yards off Piazza San Marco—the seafood risotto here is superb! Finish your trip the way café society would have back in the day: with the signature bellini at the world-famous Harry's Bar.


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Let's go back to a simpler time: 1996. Producer Don Hahn and Directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise were sitting at a restaurant with Writer Tab Murphy after finishing The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was agreed that the four of them should stick together and work on another film, one with an Adventureland setting. The idea came to them for a movie about the lost city of Atlantis, an idea inspired by Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth. In their treatment of the Atlantis story, they also decided to incorporate the clairvoyant readings of Edgar Cayce, a psychic who claimed to be able to shed light on subjects such as healing and Atlantis. They incorporated some of his ideas-notably that of the mother-crystal, which provides power, healing, and longevity to the Atlanteans-into the story. To add to the realism, the crew went through countless museums to scope out early 20th century technology, and even went as far as to visit the Carlsbad Caverns to get landscape ideas for the underground animation. The filmmakers knew of the usual depiction of Atlantis as a crumbling Greek city, and wanted to create something uniqu e instead. What the movie ends up with is a combination of Mayan, Southeast Asian, Indian, and Tibetan inspired architecture. Atlantis was also to be different from other Disney films, as it would be a straight action film with no songs whatsoever. The crew even wore shirts that said "ATLANTIS-Fewer Songs, more explosions."
The filmmakers knew that besides redesigning what people thought of when they picture Atlantis, they had to create a distinct language for the Atlanteans. Marc Okrand, a linguist who created the Klingon language for Star Trek, was hired to create a unique Atlanean language. Guided by the directors' initial concept of a mother language, Okrand employed an Indo-European word stock with its own grammatical structure. John Emerson designed the written portion of the language, writing out a bunch of random shapes and along with the directors, picking out which ones best fit the Atlantean race. The A in Atlantean was meant to serve as a treasure map to the heart of Atlantis, as evidenced in the film.
The screenplay went through a ton o f rewrites. Joss Whedon, who you may know from several shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and a little movie called The Avengers, was the first writer to contribute to the film, but unfortunately left early in the production. The original treatment was over 120 pages, 30 pages over the average number for Disney screenplays. To shorten it up, characters were erased and the story shifted to be more about Milo, the hero of the story. There was even meant to be trials in the caverns to keep outsiders away, but they had to be scrapped because they felt it slowed the movie way down. Milo was going to be a descendant of Blackbeard the Pirate, AKA Edward Teach-a connection that would have made Milo realize his natural gift as an explorer-but that was dropped. Moliere was supposed to be a professor-like character, but was inst ead turned into a crazy, mole-like man with extending eyeballs and weird headgear. The beginning of the film was going to have a Viking party using the Shepard's Journal to find Atlantis, only to be annihilated by the Leviathan.
To this day, Atlantis: The Lost Empire has a cult following, probably one of the few Disney animated films to have one, and it's all because of one thing: the animation. Well that's weird, you may be saying to yourself. Why would the animation give this movie a cult following? Well, the animation, besides being breathtaking, is based off of the work of Mike Mignola. Mignola, for those who are not familiar with him, is the comic book artist who gave us Hellboy. Mignola has a very distinct look to his drawings and Disney apparently liked it so much that they wanted to use it for their film. Mignola was hired on as one of the four production designers. The movie may be a traditionally animated film, but it had the most use of CGI than any other Disney movie at that time (Dinosaur was all CGI so that doesn't count). This movie has quite a few things going against it, but animation is not one of them. It is a really good looking movie, especially the landscapes and architecture.
If the characters are memorable at all, it is because of their voice actors. Milo may be annoying, but he is brought to life by the great Michael J. Fox. Fox had the choice between doing this movie or Titan A.E. and chose Atlantis due to his son's request to do so. Cree Summer is Kida, the Princess of Atlantis. Summer has been in a bunch of stuff, but is most recognizable, at least to me, as the voice of Susie Carmichael on Rugrats, and Elmyra on Tiny Toons. James Garner voices Commander Rourke, the leader of the mission to find Atlantis and the movie's antagonist. Garner is most known for his title roles in Maverick and The Rockford Files. Sadly, this film marked the last animated film for Jim Varney, who played Cookie. Varney is legend, so you better know who he is. Last is Leonard Nimoy as the King of Atlantis. Nimoy was in some space show in the 60's that I can't remember at the moment. I'm sure you've never heard of it anyway.
Most critics noted the lack of character develo pment and uneven plot as the worst offenses. On the flip side, most loved the animation and the last battle scene. Now, I don't usually agree with critics, but they did peg this movie correctly. The plot is kind of disjointed and you really don't g et to know the characters very well. Sure you know them, but you don't really care about them. I didn't care about Milo. I thought he was annoying. Sorry. That being said, the animation is superb and unique, and the last battle is pretty epic. I mean, the villain turns into crystal and then shatters into pieces when he stands up into a running propeller.
A few things I found interesting abo ut this film, though. I like how they based the Atlanteans off the Egyptians in the sense that they had forgotten about their own culture. When Napoleon marched into Egypt, he noticed that the Egyptians had all these relics, but had no idea of their past or their time as a great civilization. The same thing is mirrored in Atlantis. They can't even read their own language. This film is not only different because of the lack of songs, but because of its violence. Warning to all you wanting to show your kids this movie someday. Wait till they are older. A ton of people die in this movie. Sure you don't see most of them die, but it's all very assumed. It's an action adventure story so what do you expect? The themes of the movie are good ones though, if not a little forced. The villain of the movie is Commander Rourke, a man who will stop at nothing for riches, even if it means letting a whole civilization die, or even the men in his expedition. Rourke= Extreme Capitalist Greed. The film also drips with anti-imperialism, as we all see the consequences of trying to take something that belongs to another people by invading them. I would compare it to the old world explorers traveling to the new world in search of gold. They didn't care about who they hurt, they just wanted to fill their pockets. Granted, the whole expedition is in it for the money except Milo.
They all turn their back on him, though they all come back to support him in the end, save for Rourke. And our hatred is basically only for him, as even the people that stay with him are without faces. They wear gas masks ala WWI soldiers and serve as the expendable stormtroopers. Not only does it make them look more sinister, but it makes it less tragic when they get blown up in the end.
Atlantis has some redeeming qualities as I've pointed out, and some interesting themes, but it's too laden with odd plot points and forgettable characters to be anything more than a mediocre Disney film.


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Check carefully before deciding to take early retirement.
Since women and men have their peak earning years generally at different ages it is wise for a couple to check out their options and decide what is best for them, when it comes to retirement, according to The Berkshire Eagle in "Women who retire with their husbands can lose out." Because of the difference in the genders peak earning years, women sacrifice more Social Security wealth than married men when they retire early.
Social Security benefits are based on a worker's 35 highest earning years, so each additional year a woman works should be considered to replace an earlier year, when she was working for a lower salary, or when she was out of the workplace completely because she was home raising children. This is more often the case for women in their 50s and 60s than it is for men.
What often happens is that these women retire when their husbands do. That takes away two, three or more years of their top earnings potential. Early retirement also poses a threat to women, who live longer and spend more years in retirement.
Women's longer life expectancies mean they are statistically more likely to outlive their husbands and are at greater risk of outliving their savings. The numbers are worrisome: women are 80% more likely to live in poverty after age 65 than men, according to the National Institute of Retirement Security.
Social Security checks, if they are robust enough, can be a big help to widows. As long as you live you receive them, and they can't be reduced by market downturns.
What can you do?
Just because you retire doesn't mean you have to start taking Social Security. Putting off filing for these benefits as long as you can, is often the best way to maintain some kind of cash flow. If you file at age 62, for example, you are missing out on years of possible increases. Benefits rise by about 7% every year from age 62 to full retirement age. After that, checks increase by 8% until you max out at age 70.
It's not just about the money for working women. Couples must consider the emotional impact of two retirements, rather than staggering them over a period of years. What happens if both of you are suddenly home together, all the time? That's a big adjustment for a couple.
Have a conversation with your spouse that is about more than just your larger dreams and hopes for this part of your life. How will each of you spend your time, if you both retire? Are you ready to give up both incomes and how will you manage the change? Don't wait until it's a done deal: talk it over now.
An estate planning attorney can advise you in creating an estate plan that fits your unique circumstances and may include early retirement.
Reference: The Berkshire Eagle (Sep. 20, 2018) "Women who retire with their husbands can lose out"


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text: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "TouchScreen" Driver "microtouch" Option "Type" "finger" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "MinX" "1000" Option "MaxX" "16000" Option "MinY" "16000" Option "MaxY" "500" EndSectionIt turns out that the dashpc code doesn't like spaces in the file commands, which is lame. I solved my problem by adding a symlink throught the problem directories. StreetAtlas USA was MADE for touchscreens. The 98 version is really easy to use for this purpose. It does have one problem. Since you can't right click, you can't set markers for starts + stops without using a normal mouse or something. (sigh) I suppose I may add a touchpad or something for the purpose.


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ISO: 100, Shutter speed: 30 secs, Aperture: f/16,
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Flash: None, Cropping: Minor,
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC, Focal length: 18mm,
Captured: 3rd February 2006, 9:05pm,
This is the same fridge that I put up a little while ago. It was still there when I went home after dark so I took some more shots of it by putting the camera on the pavement, propping the lens upwards slightly with the carry strap and using the self timer to trigger the shutter.
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