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Saturday 7th January
The local cows have wandered down the arroyo onto the beach for a walk and a paddle in the sea.
Monday 9th January
The new bread maker has arrived.
Sunset at El Gecko's for drinks and dinner.
Wednesday 11th January
Today we are in San Jose del Cabo for shopping and look around the town, followed by a visit to Baja Brewery and a meal at the nearby Jazmine Restaurant. The restaurant is in the arts district of downtown and is Mexican rustic with lots of colour and a large outside courtyard. There is also a small retail area with old photos and memorabilia. The ambiance, staff, food and drinks were all excellent and they had a great Mariachi band.
Thursday 12th January
Sunset and time for a cocktail.
Margarita time at El Pirate.
The Mariachi band came to entertain us.
Friday 13th January
Thirteen of us on Friday 13th for dinner at Three Dog Corner. This is a car park just off the road leading into Los Barriles. One of the local family's set up tables and chairs in the car park and barbeque. The menu is limited but it is good basic food and there is always a very lively atmosphere.
Saturday 14th January
The grey water (the exit pipe for waste shower and sink water) value fitting has broken and needs replacing. A job that was easier said than done, very tricky and it took hours but with help from Dave and Ron it got done.
Sunday 15th January
South of Los Barriles in the foothills of the Sierra de la Laguna is the town of Santiago. Taking a right from Mex 1 towards Santiago we crossed a large arroyo that runs through town. At the town plaza, we turned right towards the mountains, our destination being a freshwater lagoon and waterfall located about 10km from the town. We started to climb and eventually took a right fork signed Canon de la Zorra. Continuing along a sand road we reached Rancho Ecologico Sol de Mayo which is at the head of the trail down to the waterfall. At the rancho we paid a small fee and started our climb down to the river bed.
There are large steps cut into the rock to assist the climb down.
The climb was worth it to see this beautiful pristine fresh water lagoon. However, it was fresh as a mountain stream and as cold. Once in, the water was glorious.
On the way back we stopped off at Palomar Restaurant in Santiago for lunch.
Monday 16th January
We are off on a road trip to La Paz and Todos Santos, crossing the lower Baja Peninsula via Mex 1 and 19. The RV stays at home and we are using the Celica all the way.
First stop, the mountain town of El Triunfo and Café El Triunfo for lunch.
La Paz, and dinner at Sorstis Restaurant. A great Italian restaurant near the town plaza.
Tuesday 17th January
Breakfast at Villa Gemma. We have stayed overnight at the very warm and welcoming home of Emy and Mauro Pasotti and son Giorgio, an Italian family living in La Paz. They have a corner house in the suburbs with an inner courtyard that has a pool and four rooms around the courtyard that they let out for bed and breakfast. They have the best Italian coffee you have ever tasted!
On to Todos Santos on the Pacific coast where the sea is a deeper blue, the temperature is usually lower and the waves are higher.
First a walk around the old streets of the town with its art galleries and up scale shops.
On to the famous Hotel California for lunch.
South of Todos Santos we took the sand road down to Cerritos Beach. Here we relaxed after lunch watching surfers ride the waves.
Wednesday 18th January
Horses from the local stables running free on the beach.
Lazy Daze Beach Bar
This adorable pup is one of a litter rescued by A.L.M.A Humanitaria the humane society of Los Barriles. This non-profit association is dedicated to the well-being of domestic animals in the area. They have rescue and adoption, vaccination, medical attention and education programmes. They also sponsor spay/neuter clinics. Some of the dogs are flown to the US and Canada for adoption. Returning ex-pats escort them on the flight and hand them over to their new owner at the other end. This little guy was being fostered by a local lady, until he could be found his 'forever home'. Very sadly, we heard that a few days after this photo he died of parvo. However, we understand that all his litter mates were adopted.
Thursday 19th January
Sunning ourselves at El Gecko. Bob has gone back to Canada for a couple of weeks snow skiing with his buddies. Two friends of Nancy's have come down to join her for a few days.
Pattie and Chris
Siesta time.
Friday 20th January
Dinner at camp.
Saturday 21st January
Out and about in Los Barriles we stopped off at the Bay View Restaurant at Hotel Palmas De Cortez.
This week the Lord of the Winds kiteboard competition took place in Los Barriles. Many of the world's top kiteboarders came to take part.
After the daytime activities on the water there are festivities every evening. Tonight, we join everyone for a beach party hosted by El Gecko.
The band were good and there was plenty of dancing going on.
It is noticeable that it's all young people playing Beer Pong. All the oldies were down on the beach partying.
What a party we had!
A great last night party with Chris and Dave.
Sunday 22nd January
We are off to La Paz airport with Chris and Dave for their flight to Mexico City. A great three weeks together, fun, sun, sea, sand and margaritas. It was a sad and tearful goodbye.
We made our way back through the mountains, stopping on the way at El Triunfo Café for one of their excellent pizzas.
Monday 24th January
Pickleball - Women's Club Tournament.
There is a thriving Los Barriles Pickleball Club in town. We watched the ladies tournament today, although we are new to the game the standard looked very good. Debbie and Dave are regular players of the game, Nancy, Bob Tony and myself are very keen to start playing.
Wednesday 25th January
We are at Marie's Restaurant and the Mariachi band, Hermanos Ojeda are entertaining us again.
The restaurant staff soon joined in on the fun.
Thursday 26th January
We have decided to spend another year in North America and next winter here in Los Barriles. After several conversations with and emails to the owner of Playa Norte about staying next winter, our negotiations have come to a halt. Therefore, today we have been to Baja Sunrise RV Park at the south end of town to talk the owner Jorge Bremer. It was an excellent meeting and we have agreed on a two month stay in April and May, followed by a five month stay through the winter. We have a beach front site and couldn't be more pleased.
Friday 27th January
Tonight, was a pot-luck dinner at the RV Park. Some of the fishermen here barbequed tuna, sierra and dorado and we all brought a side dish. It was a brilliantly sunny evening but quite chilly until the wind died down at sunset. About fifty people attended and the food was just excellent.
Nancy doing some dog training.
Tony arranged for the Hermanos Ojeda Mariachi band to come along to provide the music.
The evening was a great success. Thanks to Sharon and Ron for organizing.
Saturday 28th January
There is plenty going on in town right now. The Fogata Restaurant are having a party to celebrate their 6th Anniversary where the Lack Family will be entertaining.
The Lack Family are a travelling band consisting of Dad on guitar, Mum on keyboard and three daughters covering drums, bass, ukulele and vocals. What a talented bunch, they raised the roof.
Sunday 29th January
Mackerel sky sunrise.
On our way to see the Los Barriles Baja 300 East Cape off road race.
Quad dog.
Monday 30th January
Simon and Ninette have arrived – Hurray! We collected them from Los Cabos Airport off an early evening flight from LA.


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These are the stories behind the most memorable songs from Hollywood movies and Broadway musicals.
The movie, Philadelphia, was released in the early 1990s. It starred Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington as the two main characters. The soundtrack to the movie contained original work by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young. That so many heavy hitters from their respective industries were involved in this movie project speaks to the larger intent behind which the movie was made in the first place. Director Jonathan Demme wanted to make a movie that would take a ground-level look at the AIDS crisis in America. Demme knew that the story of a Gay man dying of AIDS would be a tough sell for certain segments of the population so he enlisted people to support his project such as Springsteen, Washington, Young and Hanks who, he felt, would be a big enough draw based on name recognition alone to reach as broad an audience with his message as possible. That message included important information about how AIDS was actually transmitted and how much homophobia came into play in further exacerbating this painful life experience for so many Americans. Philadelphia went on to be nominated for several Academy Awards including wins for Best Actor for Hanks and Best Song for Springsteen.
The plot of Philadelphia unfolds just as the AIDS epidemic had begun to play out in America. In the 1980s, AIDS was sweeping through the US. It was a disease that was considered by some as God's punishment against homosexuals because, for the most part, those who were contracting AIDS were Gay men. As such, in addition to the fear of an unknown disease that many Americans faced, there was the added element of homophobia that was thrown into the mix. The result of this was that those who contracted AIDS suffered physically, as the disease ravaged their bodies but, as well, they suffered emotionally and mentally due to a campaign of ostracization that took place all across the US. For many AIDS patients, during a time in their lives when they were most in need of compassion and companionship, many found themselves the object of panic and disgust. In the end, many AIDS patients died alone and lonely.
In the movie, Tom Hanks played a young Gay lawyer who contracts AIDS. All throughout this career at the law firm he was working at, he hid his sexual orientation from his employers and colleagues. Then, one day a lesion appears on his forehead. A colleague accuses Hanks of having AIDS because he associated the one lesion with the disease. Not long after this incident at work, Hanks is fired for "incompetence". Hanks believes he was fired because of his sexual orientation and because of AIDS so he decides to sue the law firm for wrongful dismissal. As Hanks begins assembling his court case, we begin to see some of the obstacles that AIDS patients faced at the time. For starters, no lawyer is willing to take on his case because they are all afraid of catching AIDS just by being with him. Hanks eventually asks Denzel Washington's character, a fellow lawyer, for help. Washington refuses because he is fearful of getting too close. But then, a few days later, Washington sees Hanks in a law library as he attempts to conduct some research into his case. Washington watches as those around Hanks all move away from him and how Hanks is urged to work in an isolated room, away from public view. Denzel Washington's character recognizes discrimination at play because he, himself, had experienced it as a black man in America. So, Denzel Washington agrees to represent Hanks in his suit. Needless to say, the journey of discovery that Denzel Washington takes as he learns about how AIDS is actually transmitted is the journey of discovery that Director Jonathan Demme was hoping all of America would take. In the end, Washington and Hanks become close friends and we all get to see the humanity at play as Tom Hanks progresses through the various stages of this terrible disease. Humanizing Aids sufferers, helping to destigmatize those who contracted AIDS, as well as homosexuality, in general were all part of why Philadelphia was made in the first place.
The soundtrack to this movie is stellar. In addition to the songs written by Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, there is music from Peter Gabriel, Sade, Indigo Girls, Maria Callas and even one hit wonders, The Spin Doctors! As with most movies, the music involved adds another layer of meaning to the story. In the specific case of the Bruce Springtsteen song, "The Streets of Philadelphia", the story is that Demme asked Springsteen to contribute a song that would act as the opening of the film. At first, Springsteen was reluctant to do so because he had not had much experience scoring films but he agreed to at least give it a try. Springsteen's version of a try was the song, "The Streets of Philadelphia". In this song, Springsteen casts himself in the role of the AIDS sufferer. He describes the effects of AIDS on his body…how his clothes don't fit him anymore because he is losing weight, how his appearance is changing and, as a result, is making him "unrecognizable to himself" but mostly, Springsteen describes how alone he feels as the rest of society distances itself from him in his hour of greatest need. Demme is on record as saying that when Springsteen submitted his "rough draft" of the song, he and his wife listened to it and cried. That rough draft was kept and is the track that was recorded and put onto the film's soundtrack album. Not only did Bruce Springsteen win the Academy Award for Best Song but, "The Streets of Philadelphia" also won four Grammy Awards for Springsteen, too.
If you have seen Philadelphia then you know that it is a movie that is not easy to watch all of the way through. But, sometimes it is important for the general public to be asked to keep watching and to not turn away. As unpleasant as the death process can be and as ugly as racism and homophobia can also be, if we are ever to become a more empathetic and tolerant society then, watching movies such as Philadelphia is a must. There are many who point to Philadelphia as a turning point in the public battle against AIDS. After watching such respected actors as Hanks and Washington on screen and listening to such respected musicians like Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, the tone of the public discourse surrounding AIDS changed for the better. AIDS victims were less isolated and feared, it became easier to raise much needed funds for research and it suddenly became a badge of honour to participate in AIDS marches and to wear "ribbons" of support while in public. But, as we know, there are diseases of the medical kind and diseases of the spiritual kind and the battle remains ongoing. Sometimes, the most important direct action we can take is to be brave and not look away.
The link to the video for the song, "The Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen can be found here.
The link to the video for the song, "Philadelphia" by Neil Young can be found here.
***This song plays over the closing scene in the movie which is the wake of Tom Hanks' character. For my money, this is one of the best closing scenes of any movie. I always bawl whenever I watch it. It is devastating! Neil Young's haunting song is perfect.
The link to the video for the trailer to the movie, Philadelphia can be found here.
For more information about ongoing efforts to cure Aids in Canada, the link to the official website for Canadian AIDS Society can be found here.
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What a year! 2020 had to be the weirdest year ever!
In life, we have ups and downs. We have good days and bad. We feel loved and alone.
As I reflect on the past 20 years of my life, there are some memorable times, some good, some sad. As I write this, there is a lot of sadness that I think of. My dad passed away in 2000. I still get teary-eyed when I think of that; he was so important in my life. Nine years later my mom passed away. Then just a couple of years later my mother-in-law passed away. A very good Pastor friend of mine told me after she died, "You are now the elder generation." That really made me stop and wonder if I was ready to be that.
As I think about the fact that there is no longer a generation older and wiser than me, and wonder who I will go to now for advice and to share my thoughts with, I know that must be Jesus.
God wants to be our Abba Father. The one we think of first thing in the morning, and the last thing at night. He wants us to be in a relationship with Him, as He loves us more than even our parents could.
Some days finding time can be difficult. Hurrying to get to work, for an eight-hour-plus day, then rushing back home, fixing dinner, then perhaps there are kids to run somewhere or home chores to do, then suddenly, it's time to collapse into bed. Then I think, When did I spend time with God today?
I've tried Bible reading plans and devotionals, but nothing stuck. Have you ever been at that place? There must be a way to spend time with God that works, but what is it? For me, if I create a routine or habit, I am better at sticking with it, but of course, developing a habit takes a while too. Find a time that is best for you. Is it getting up a little earlier in the morning? For me, that didn't seem to work. What about during the day, or maybe the last thing at night.
Make a list of those you want to pray for, and those you've told you would pray for. What about those things you want to give praise for, and the reasons you want to thank God. Every day good things happen in our life that we know are from God, and we need to remember to start with that. Click To TweetGod provides for us in ways we don't even think about. I love to garden and am in awe of what God creates for me there. Beautiful tomatoes and corn. Everbearing raspberries and green onions. The beautiful tulips that 'just appear' in the spring. Every day it will be different but remember and share those things in your time with God.
I have found my rhythm and spend time at the end of the day. My mind has slowed down, and I'm not thinking of 100 different things.
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Called to Christ to serve others
April 17, 2020 by Stephen Keizer
One Sunday morning early in my career working for the Foundation, I was worshiping at a church in a small southwest Michigan town. Visiting churches is something I get to do often in my role as Ministry Relations Officer.
When the end of the service came, the ushers opened the doors at the back of the sanctuary. Like many older downtown churches, the doors led directly out to the street, and the center of town was plainly visible. The pastor asked the congregants to turn around and face the doors. She then led them in the benediction, which charged them to go out and be positive examples in their town and ultimately the world. This imagery was powerful to me. The simple reminder that we are called to Christ in order to serve others is something I have tried to hold onto ever since.
I think that this is a good reminder as we think about our annual stewardship efforts too. I believe it is important to have a donor-centered approach to our giving. The need of the donor to give is just as important if not more important than the need of the church to receive. Generosity is found in the gift of giving, not in the gift of receiving. In this case, we need to make sure that anyone who gives to our church has a positive and uplifting experience.
Clif Christopher, the author of Not Your Parent's Offering Plate, spends significant time discussing the importance of understanding why people give. If we are going to provide them with a spiritual and uplifting process for them to give of their talents, we must know the reasons why they are giving to our church.
The first reason that donors give is their belief in the mission. People want to make the world a better place. They want to believe that they can truly make a difference for the better. They want to change lives. Therefore, we must become good at telling stories of how we are making the world a better place.
The second reason that people give is regard for staff leadership. People give to people. When the people leading the flock have a great vision, great passion for that mission and have great energy to carry out the mission, they will be motivated to get on board.
The final reason people give is the fiscal stability of the institution. People give to things that are fiscally stable. People do not want to give to sinking ships. We need to come from a place of abundance, not scarcity.
Finally, it is important to come from a place of gratitude. Nothing makes someone feel better than appreciation. Thanking people for their gifts, whether it is time, talent or treasure, is important.
Stephen Keizer is Vice President for Ministry Relations and a Ministry Relations Officer at the Presbyterian Foundation. His territory includes Ohio and Michigan. You can reach him at email@example.com.


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First Virtual 5K
This year I was signed up to do a few 5k's, but we signed up first and then found out the dates, times, and locations. Well, of course, each one would fall on a date when the local guys would get together. So I scratched on every race and really didn't do much running at all. Jogging, yes. I did quite a few 5k trail runs on my own.
My first no excuse run-a-virtual-5k came up. I ran it on the treadmill.
Finishing time was: 30:26
I was hoping to break the 30 minute mark but kicked up the speed a minute or two too late to make up the time. Three days later my legs still are sore! I haven't "run" in 5 years aside from running a single 5k for speed a few months ago. I had no business even running 3.1 miles, nevermind trying to do it for a time.
Regardless I persevered and finished, albeit a little out of breath.
I have to say that I was happy to sign up and despite being personally guilted into running… It worked! I saw it was the last day for me to run and enter in my time, so I did.
I'm going to look for a few more of these "virtual" races and sign up. I know it just isn't the same, but motivation to move is motivation needed.


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The deja-vu encountered by looking through the Modern Sky Festival's early-October 2013 lineup inspired the penultimate post by the now-done-with-Tumblr Slink Rat. It's a deja-vu this blog has also had, and one that all fans of yaogun and observers of China's growing festival scene should, too. In short, Slink Rat questioned why, with as genuine a curiosity as one might intuit from a blog post, it is the case that the same bands play the festival every year. To that we might add the concern that this is happening across the festival landscape in a way, Slink Rat points out, that wouldn't fly elsewhere.
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Microblogging: 1, The Man: 0; Yaogun: ?
Big ups to China Music Radar for this juicy tidbit, in which we are told of how Weibo, China's Twitter, helped Chengdu, Sichuan rock band Mr. Chelonian emerge victorious over AMC Group, the company behind a Tiger Beer Battle of the Bands competition that had refused to pay the fee the band was promised.
Sad Yaogun News
Reports of the death of producer and musician Chen Yuli, from a car accident in Paris, have made the rounds, and China Music Radar does a good job of summing up Chen's contributions to yaogun. In short: Chen was an accomplished producer of many young bands (and, oh yeah, the Beijing Olympics), and played with Arrows Made of Desire. He will be missed.


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A recent article concerning bullish and bearish sentiment about the stock market reported that 41% of investors responding to an American Institute of Individual Investors(AAII) poll were bullish on the market and 26% were bearish. The article also reported that the long-term average measure of bullishness is .39 or 39%. Suppose the AAII poll used a sample size of 450. Using .39 (the long-term average) as the population proportion of investors that are bullish, conduct a hypothesis test to determine if the current proportion of investors that are bullish is significantly greater that the long-term average proportion. a. State the appropriate hypotheses for your significance test. b. Use the sample results to compute the test statistic and the p-value. c. Using a=.10 what is your conclusion?


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Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced the 2019 Small Business Persons of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Each of the winners has been invited to attend ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on May 5-6, where they will be honored with their individual award. During the ceremonies, SBA will announce the 2019 National Small Business Person of the Year from the 53 winners from across the U.S. and territories.
"I am delighted to recognize the 53 winners from across the country as they gather in our nation's capital," McMahon said. "Entrepreneurs are the innovators who take risks on ideas, invest in their communities, and create jobs."
SBA Kentucky District Director Ralph Ross added, "Smart Start Child Care, LLC has defied the industry obstacles and become a great success. We congratulate Paul Isenberg and his team."
With a teacher and lender as parents, plus an undergraduate degree in education and an MBA, Isenberg decided to start an elite child care learning center in his hometown of Bowling Green. The first location was opened in late 2011. The SBA was involved almost immediately, as he applied for SBA loans to construct the building.
Isenberg faced many challenges: male owner/operator of a child care center, construction issues, cost overruns and more. Shortly after opening the first facility, his wife was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had to care for his young daughter, attend to his wife's aggressive treatments and surgeries, and operate the new business.
Fortunately, his wife made a full recovery, and they were blessed with twins two years later. Also, the business began to grow rapidly.
Smart Start Child Care has continued to expand throughout the region. They now have 128 employees and educate over 400 children. Since 2016, revenue has tripled, and net profit has grown four-fold.
The SBA Kentucky District Office will have a celebration on May 8 at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, where the following Kentucky entrepreneurs and advocates will also be honored:
- Financial Services Advocate of the Year – SBA Bank Lender: Barry Frazier, Peoples Exchange Bank in Mount Sterling
- Financial Services Advocate of the Year – SBA Microlender: Regina Becknell, Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) in Paintsville
- Rural Small Business of the Year: James (Jay) and Michelle Tapscott, J-Mack BBQ, LLC in Gilbertsville
- Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year: William (Will) Rivera, Running Soles, LLC in Elizabethtown


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Commercial Real Estate Community Celebrates Grand Opening Of SEARCH Homeless Care Hub
Members of the community came together for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for SEARCH's Employment Services and Care Hub in its new facilities on 2015 Congress Ave. McCord Development, Arch-Con Construction, Studio RED Architects and Forney Construction were all in attendance to celebrate the completion of the two-story, 27k SF headquarters, designed by Studio RED and built by Arch-Con.
Photo: Jonathan Brinsden (Midway Cos), Starr Broussard (Arch-Con), Toby Powell (Arch-Con), Carlos Vargas (Arch-Con), Steve Jackson (E3 Electric), Michael Vaughn (Arch-Con), Thao Costis (SEARCH), Michael Scheurich (Arch-Con).
The space features a chapel, multiple training rooms, collaborative workspaces, administrative offices and an open-air terrace. It also boasts environmentally friendly upgrades, including a 65 kW solar array.
The facility will aid approximately 50 to 60 people every day and will have 65 employees working on-site. Last year, SEARCH served 6,175 homeless men, women and children, of whom more than 2,000 received case management services.


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The perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and crystalline structure of Ta/NiFeB/MgO stacks are investigated. When the stack is annealed, PMA is induced and the magnetic moment increases due to the crystallization of bcc NiFe from amorphous NiFeB. This structure is combined with [Pt/Co]6 multilayers to study the change in the magnetic coupling and PMA behavior with the change in the Ta thickness inserted in-between and the annealing temperature. Among the [Pt/Co]6/Ta/NiFeB/MgO stacks, the stack with a 0.5-nm-thick Ta layer shows the strongest PMA with an effective PMA energy density of 4.4 × 106 erg/cm3 upon annealing at 400 °C. Further, the X-ray diffraction study of the crystalline structures confirms the formation of the NiFe (001) phase, which is essential for achieving a high tunneling magnetoresistance ratio.
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- Magnetic films and multilayers
- Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
- Ta/NiFeB/MgO
- Template effect
- [Pt/Co] multilayers
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- Metals and Alloys
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Use Home Equity to Your Advantage
July 31, 2018 by elementthree
If you have cash on hand, credit cards/personal loans, or liquidation of long-term investments you can access then why would you use your home's equity? Well, because using your home's equity is typically a better choice when thinking about making major purchases, debt consolidation, or home improvements.
- Cash on Hand – Most financial advisors recommend having at least 6 months of expenses on hand in case of emergency. The fact is, that the average American has less than $4,000 in their savings account balance for emergencies and only 38% of Americans have an emergency fund at all. By using your home's equity to finance large transactions or consolidate consumer debt, you can keep this important fund intact.
*Source: Federal Reserve, US Census Bureau 7.9.2014
- Credit Cards/Personal Loans – Credit cards and personal loans are forms of unsecured debt which have several drawbacks when using them on larger financial transactions. Because credit cards are unsecured debt, they typically carry higher interest rates. In addition to that, the interest rates are typically variable on credit cards and any interest that is paid on that debt is compound interest and has no tax deductible advantages. Using a refinance and taking cash out of your home's equity gives you low fixed rates and the interest is tax deductible.
***Please contact a tax professional or www.irs.gov for the tax-deductible advantages of a mortgage.***
- Liquidation of long-term assets – 401K loans and draws against IRA funds often are not preferable choices for accessing large sums of money. That money is typically put away tax-deferred and early withdrawals can have hefty penalties to borrowers who try to access those funds. In addition, the money that is set aside for long-term retirement goals is earning money in interest. Why take away from the earning potential of these funds when you may have equity in your home that is not earning any type of return?
***Please contact a tax professional or www.irs.gov for penalties and repercussions of early withdrawal of retirement assets.***
When it comes to home equity, there are numerous advantages to utilizing those funds over your other options. The most important thing to realize is that your home's equity is worthless unless you find a good way to use it. Converting your home's equity into usable cash is the fastest and easiest way to instantly change or improve you and your family's quality of life.
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IN PICTURES: A closer look at Samsung's Galaxy Note 5
Can Samsung's newly released Galaxy Note 5 gain an early head-start before Apple releases its new iPhones at the end of September?
Can Samsung's newly released Galaxy Note 5 gain an early head-start before Apple releases its new iPhones at the end of September?
Eight years since its debut, Apple's iPhone has changed and conquered the smartphone market. Here are some interesting facts you might not know about the iPhone.
No more is it enough to think that securing your iPhone with a simple 4 digit PIN is adequate.
Screen after screen, folder after folder, app after app, the iPhone has become the new enabler for the mobile hoarder. For the New Year, though, many iPhone addicts have vowed to break or at least temper this fixation. If you're looking for a fresh start, you can begin by deleting these 10 apps.
Microsoft may be pulling the Nokia brand from Australia, but the glorious company will leave an indelible legacy. Here's but a glimpse at ten just examples.
Some iPhones never die: they go to a four-story electronics mall in Shenzen, where stacks of them are sold every day.
Apple had a lot to say at its big September event, but the things it didn't say are just as important.
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A ramp-up of chip shipments for what analysts believe is the next iPhone will run into the final quarter of the calendar year
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Apigee CEO, Chet Kapoor, discusses the move to mobile and the company's expansion plans in the A/NZ channel.
BlinkMobile director, Darren Besgrove, talks about the company's positioning in the marketplace and its innovative approach to enabling mobility
"For Samsung to stop falling sales of premium smartphones, it needs to introduce new flagship smartphones that can compete with iPhones."
Our complete guide to Siri explains how to use Siri, details all the Siri features and commands (including the new questions introduced in iOS 8.3 ...
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BEACON FALLS — The first pitch of a baseball game is often given to someone who has done something remarkable.
On June 14, before the game between the Hot Rods and the Bulls of the Robert A. Cole Little League, the first pitch was thrown by a 5-year-old who did something extraordinary — he came home.
Jack Bshara of Beacon Falls was admitted to the hospital three weeks ago with a 107.9 degree fever. Unfortunately for Jack, who was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease a year and a half ago, that was only the beginning.
He developed Leaky Capillary Syndrome, which caused his lungs to fill with water. Due to his deteriorated immune system, his Crohn's Disease began flaring up.
Since all of these factors happened at the same time, Jack ended up on a ventilator in Yale-New Haven Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Jack spent 12 nights in the hospital. His parents, Jennifer and Jordan Bshara, spent the nights there with him.
When residents of Beacon Falls heard about what was happening to Jack, they came together to wish him well and help raise money for his medical expenses.
On June 2, shortly after Jack went into the hospital, a Facebook page called "Praying for Jack Bshara and his Family" was created.
Beacon Falls Fire Chief Michael Pratt created and sold wristbands to raise money towards Jacks medical bills. The rubber wristbands, similar to Lance Armstrong's Livestrong wristbands, were dark blue and have "Prayers for Jack" written on them in white letters.
Many residents around the town began leaving their porch lights on as a vigil for Jack. They would only turn the lights off when Jack came home.
"The support of the town really got us through this," Jennifer Bshara said.
She said she felt overwhelmed by how much support the town showed for her son and family.
"The support of the community was amazing," Jennifer Bshara said. "We certainly didn't expect anything. To me the prayers were enough."
When Jack came out of the hospital Bob Bulinski, coach of the Hot Rods, invited him to throw the first pitch of the game.
This was an important game because the Hot Rods were playing the Bulls, a team that Jack's brother, Kyle, plays on and his father coaches.
Although he is now out of the hospital, Jack is not completely out of the woods. He still has his Crohn's Disease to deal with and will soon began take Remicade, a medicine that is designed to treat the disease. Remicade is administered intravenously for two to three hours every eight weeks.
Although the doctors were able to treat him, the cause of Jack's illness still remains a mystery.
Jennifer Bshara explained the hospital chose him to be part of a genetic sequencing project to see if it could be some kind of genetic mutation. She may not have all of the answers she wants, but she does know what is essential to her.
"The important thing is that he's better," she said. "The power of community and prayer brought him home. We're just so proud of Beacon Falls."
Jennifer Bshara wished to thank the fire department, Jack's preschool United Day School, Jack's brothers' school Laurel Ledge, the residents, and her friends and family.


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Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast (Paperback)
A wondrous, uproarious, and surprisingly informative account of a year spend surfing, Caught Inside marks the arrival of an exuberant new voice of the outdoors.
This remarkable narrative of Daniel Duane's life on the water is enhanced by good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the intricate art of surfboard design, and lyrical, sharp-eyed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the Pacific wilderness. From Captain Cook and Mark Twain to Robinson Jeffers and Jack London, from portraits of famous (and infamous) surfers to an analysis of Gidget's perverse significance, Duane expertly uncovers the myths and symbols bound up in one of our most vibrant and recognizably American subjects.
About the Author
Daniel Duane was born in 1967 and is the author of Looking for Mo and Lighting Out: A Vision of California and the Mountains. He lives and surfs in Santa Cruz, California.
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"Wonderful . . . [Duane is] an ontologist of dudedom, Henry David Thoreau doing aerials on a fiberglass board." —Will Blythe, Esquire
"Enthralling. Duane has an honest take on surf culture, seeing both the romance and the irony . . . Best of all are his evocative, compelling observations about nature: fresh and thrilling descriptions of scenery and life on the coast." —David Sheff, Los Angeles Times
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Mesotherapy is also known as Biorejuvenation. This treatment is a minimally invasive and commonly used procedure to fight skin aging and various skin problems. During the procedure, the skin is injected with small doses of pure non-crosslinked hyaluronic acid, vitamins, and peptides. Hyaluronic acid is the main structural element of connective tissue and maintains moisture of the skin. Over time and with age, we lose hyaluronic acid which causes our skin to become more dehydrated, decreases the volume and creates lines and wrinkles.
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Last week, Sami Asaad, Esq., Chair, Home Healthcare Practice Group with FordHarrison, provided an update to the HCAOA Connecticut Chapter about changes to the state's FMLA program beginning in 2021 and what agencies should be doing now to prepare.
He reiterated that this applies to all private employers and is funded solely by employee contributions. Employee withholdings begin on January 1, 2021 and eligible employees can begin using CT Paid FMLA on January 1, 2022.
Agencies must register their agency at https://ctpaidleave.org/ by December 31 and begin making withholdings from payroll starting on January 1, 2021 to be deposited with the Paid Leave Authority. The first quarterly contribution deadline is April 30, 2021.
Asaad encourages agencies to communicate with employees so they understand why their paycheck is being reduced.
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Join us during Heart Month for "Matters of the Heart" – a free lecture – to learn about advances in cardiac care, new heart devices and cardiac procedures, so you can make the right heart care decisions for you and your loved ones.
Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 7 p.m.
John H. Ammon Medical Education Center, Christiana Hospital Campus
Register by February 8, call 302-623-2273, or visit events.christianacare.org/
Featured Speakers:
Kirk Garratt, M.D., MSc.
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Dr. Garratt is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease with added qualifications in Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Prior to Christiana Care, Dr. Garratt was at the Mayo Clinic and Northshore-LIJ, Lenox Hill Hospital and Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute in New York. Dr. Garratt will moderate and also talk on "Changes and Challenges in Cardiovascular Care."
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Christiana Care Cardiology Consultants
Dr. Kenia is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Echocardiography, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He has professional memberships in the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society. His talk is on "Modern Heart Pacemakers – Smaller, Simpler, Better."
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Dr. Wimmer is a cardiologist at Christiana Care Health System. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He talk is on "A New Standard for Aortic Stenosis – Non-Surgical Heart Valve Replacement."
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FRAMINGHAM — It would be a fight.
Voters at a Wednesday evening town hall meeting hosted by Senator Edward J. Markey were split on the prospect of congressman Joe Kennedy III running against him for the Democratic nomination, a bid Kennedy is said to be considering.
"The whole idea is craziness," said Mike Hugo, a Democrat from Framingham who gave his age as "senior citizen."
"I think it's a shame," he said. "When somebody is doing a great job in office, and someone else wants to step in, I wonder about ego."
Hugo added that he quite likes Kennedy and "thinks he should stay in Congress for now."
But asked about a potential Kennedy challenge, Danny Rizzo of Woburn responded with two words: "good idea!"
The independent-leaning Democrat was angry Markey isn't taking the fight hard enough to President Trump.
"Markey should be much more involved with the bad situations we're in with Trump," he said, shaking his head.
"Markey has done a good job during his years, but," he said, it's time for "young blood," someone who will push back more vociferously against the president.
Even though the town hall was about the Green New Deal — and held in late August, a typically sleepy political month — many of the hundreds of people walking into a Framingham High School auditorium were up-to-date on the prospect of a Kennedy-Markey primary fight. It's a matchup that has riveted Massachusetts since The New York Times reported last week that Kennedy was mulling a 2020 run against Markey.
That story followed news of a poll Kennedy had commissioned over the summer.
A person who has seen the survey's results said Wednesday that it showed Kennedy with a lead over Markey, outside the margin of error. The person said it found Kennedy doing especially well in his district, which stretches from Brookline to Fall River, as well as in other areas, including Boston, Cape Cod, and west of Worcester. Markey, a former representative, showed strength in his old district, which includes suburbs around Boston that are rich with Democratic votes.
Wherever the hypothetical race stands, several voters in Framingham seemed uneasy about the prospect.
Cynthia Ellis, a Democrat from Concord, said she wants to learn more about a potential Kennedy Senate bid. "I think Ed Markey's just a very strong, experienced candidate," Ellis said of the 73-year-old.
Markey has worked to show strength in recent days, as talk of a challenge by Kennedy, 38, grew.
He released an endorsement video from Senator Elizabeth Warren, something that hadn't gone unnoticed by the people filing into Wednesday's gathering.
Maxine Bellew, a retired high school teacher who lives in Marlborough, said both Kennedy and Markey are strong candidates. Markey "is good. I respect him. And he's endorsed by Elizabeth Warren," the 75-year-old said, approvingly. As if to underscore how much the endorsement meant, she said she has "tremendous respect" for Warren.
And Markey was poised, an aide said, to earn the endorsement on Thursday of the Sunrise Movement, a group of young people devoted to stopping climate change.
Before taking the stage at the town hall, Markey was fired up. "Donald Trump has brought out a fight in me that is stronger than at any point in my career. I'm more energized because of what he poses as a threat to Massachusetts values," Markey told the Globe.
On stage, he spoke at length about several climate issues — he cosponsored the Green New Deal with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — as well as gun control. That drew a standing ovation.
Before the event, some voters said they were trying to learn more about how Markey and Kennedy line up on issues, while others seemed to already have a good sense of where the two liberal politicians land.
"I don't see the Kennedys as any more progressive than Markey," said a registered Democrat from Maynard, a 73-year-old woman who declined to give her name.
Kennedy hasn't publicly addressed the prospect of a Senate bid, but a spokeswoman has said he is running for reelection to his House seat — notably using the present tense.
The town hall meeting drew voter questions that ranged from carbon-sequestration technology to vegetarianism to Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The event was cohosted by Representative Katherine Clark of Melrose, a member of the congressional delegation who has not endorsed Markey for reelection.
Earlier Wednesday, in an appearance on the radio, she declined to endorse Markey. "I don't have any endorsements to announce today," Clark said on WBUR-FM.
Clark praised Markey for his "incredible leadership" on environmental issues, saying he "has helped us as a country come to understand what's at stake." But she also had kind words for Kennedy.
"Joe Kennedy is also a great colleague and a friend and someone that I am close to," Clark said. "But it's a hypothetical primary at this point. I value them both as great colleagues and mentors, and we will see how this all plays out."
Clark added that "primaries ultimately are up to the voters, and I think both of them have great records to run on."
Clark, a top member of the House Democratic leadership, was first elected in 2013, filling the seat Markey vacated when he won John F. Kerry's Senate seat after Kerry was appointed US secretary of state.
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Moscow. April 27. Own revenues in North Ossetia due to the legalization of alcoholic beverages production increased by 25% by the end of 2016, said the head of the Republic Vyacheslav Bitarov at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Thursday evening the head of state took Bitarova in the Kremlin.
"Was increased the revenue by 25%. That helped to stabilize the national budget. This is all due to the fact that in the first place was fully legalized alcohol production", – said Bitarov. He also said that the Republican authorities are also actively working to develop the program of socio-economic development of North Ossetia. He assured that the work will be completed by September 2017.


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Is there a real difference between a pick-up line and using an icebreaker?
Whenever a man or woman (initiates a conversation) with someone they find attractive and want to get to "know them".... If the opening statement is anything other than "Hi, My name is...." would you consider it to be a pick-up line? We tend to associate "pick-up lines" with having a sleaze factor to them designed to make someone laugh but more often than not causes one to squirm. Is a pick-up line nothing more than a bad "icebreaker"? or Does having (mutual attraction) make all the difference in our perception of what is an "icebreaker" versus a "pick-up line"?
A pick up line is something that is said that sounds very cheesy or it sounds like something a guy or girl would say to any member of the opposite sex. An icebreaker is something that might be said on a blind date to relax both people to try and make a nervous situation more relaxing.
Is (cheesy) in the eye of the beholder? Could cheesy for one person be "hilarious" to another person if they share the same sense of humor or found him/her attractive? My guess is any statement one uses to gain attention from a stranger has risk.
When a guy uses the line i've lost my phone number can I borrow your's that's cheesy and overused
That's a classic cheesy line. Nevertheless if a woman thinks the guy is "hot" and liked his tone in delivery of the line she's likely to laugh or at the very least smile. It's seems their attraction to man is more important than what he says. :-)
Pick-up Line:
"Are you an interior decorator? Because when I saw you, the entire room became beautiful."
"Are you religious? Because you're the answer to all my prayers."
"Do you have a Band-Aid? Because I just scraped my knee falling for you."
"I'm not a photographer, but I can picture me and you together."
Ice Breaker:
"This weather sucks."
Talking about something both are watching on the TV or listening to. Commenting on the drink he/she has in their hand.
Ice breakers always have a better chance with me!
Yes, but isn't the intention of the speaker the same? Gain attention? If there's a (mutual) attraction/chemistry & humor any "opening line" works. However I can't imagine saying "This weather sucks" would lead to having a lot of dates though. LOL
I shouldn't say ALWAYS because sometimes you get a guy who says a line just right and it makes you laugh or maybe it's a line you haven't heard before and it's a funny one I guess if a guy strikes out with a line he could just converse!
baybpnk, You have a great point about (how) a line is delivered can make a difference. I also believe the (mood) a person is in when they hear it can make a lot of difference as well. Sometimes it's just the luck of the draw! :-)
To me, when a guy uses a line like the ones mentioned above I feel as if they're playing games & I shouldn't take them seriously. That's just my opinion, tho. When I was single I appreciated it more if a guy just came up & introduced himse
That's exactly how I take it, joking around, which is a good opener for friendly encounters. Not so good for lust-driven encounters. Most of the time those kind of encounters are discouraged by me and I would ignore those men or just make it a joke.
Having mutual attraction does make all the difference--to an extent. One good line is plenty if both partners are physically attracted to one another. After that, the guy needs to follow up with a solid ice-breaker. Consequently, a woman is willing to place a well executed pick-up line into the ice-breaker category if the man knows how to deliver a good line well, meaning that he must come off like the type of guy who is willing to make fun of himself. You already know this dashingscorpio--if she likes what she sees, she'll give him the benefit of the doubt. But make no mistake, he needs to act fairly normal after that. Mostly, women just need the reassurance that the guy is not a weirdo. Long story short, the pick-up line should be focused on something other than her attractiveness, like his clumsiness or too bright tie... any number of things. This is where the man needs to get creative and know how to make her laugh from her gut instead of making her feel "creeped out."
Great question.
savvydating, You're right "self deprecating" humor can be a great ice breaker. Courage is required to approach strangers and as you stated after the pick-up line is used if the person illustrates they're normal it's likely to disarm a person. Thanks!
I've never quite thought about this before, but I guess now posed with this question I would say that there is not too much of a difference between the two of them. At best, I would opt to say that a pick-up line is mainly used for the purpose of trying to get to physical with the opposite sex and that an icebreaker can just be for general conversation. However, who is not to say that an icebreaker is not just a very clever pick-up line? Or that a pick-up - as you said - is just a poor icebreaker?
Nevertheless since the general concept of both is to start a conversation with someone that they have some level of attraction toward - no - there is no difference within the concept. There is only a difference within the delivery of either one.
Whitney Amechi, Thanks for your answer.
As they say; "perception is reality". If the attraction is mutual just about any line will work to break the ice! Most people are turned off by anything that sounds like a "canned" or "rehearsed" go to line.
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We are of no use to anyone if we don't take time to relax and refill. Being a giving, loving mother, wife, daughter, … is impossible without giving to and loving ourselves.
I know as a Christian we are taught to put others first. I understand. However, if I don't take time out to recharge, I'm completely incapable of caring for anyone.
I have learned this the hard way.
When I first entered recovery from drugs and alcohol almost 15 years ago, my body was in deep despair on so many levels. I thought if I could just throw myself into taking care of my daughter and shortly after my sobriety began, my new husband, everything would be perfect. I would suddenly be redeemed.
We all know it is not serving others that brings us redemption and forgiveness, but that's a story for another day…
During those early days of recovery, my body collapsed in exhaustion while my mind raced with all I should be accomplishing. Many days were spent in bed, which could have been in a peaceful, healing way, but instead those days were filled with guilt leading to more exhaustion. A vicious cycle that took years to escape…
Today, I know how to relax. I realize the importance of time for myself in order to carry out the many roles God has granted me.
Here are a few of my favorite ways to Relax and Refill:
Bible Study and Prayer
I go to Him. So many days I feel helpless and afraid, overcome with worry about my husband, kids, or life in general. Opening up my Bible brings immediate relief. It's not only the words written inside, but also my dedicating those moments to God. He notices.
God has placed within us a deep need for Him. I have heard it said that we all have a "God-shaped hole" in our hearts that nothing else can fill.
~Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids? (p. 60)
He wants us to only be completely refilled by Him. I tried so many other things in my life to fill my "God-shaped hole" and now I know why they never worked.
As stated earlier, I used to feel so guilty for my time relaxing in bed. This one is a fine line for me due to the depression that overtakes me at times. I'm slowly learning the difference in days spent cuddled in my bed to recharge and those stemming from the darkness of mental illness.
Last weekend, I spent a day in bed with my son. We read, watched movies, and ate most of our meals there. We have done this before. Many times. This particular day though, I let myself relax into it. I didn't stress about all we could be doing. We laid there with no worries, and refilled.
Everyone can find refuge in journaling their worries, triumphs, and life experiences. I feel so blessed to have this space to share my stories. The therapeutic benefits of writing continue to astound me.
*What helps you to relax and refill? I would love for you to share ideas with us in the comment section…


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Recently, an IAB study [pdf] released in conjunction with the NewFronts was greeted with much press proclaiming that viewers now prefer digital video to primetime TV. (The actual results weren't quite as clear, but did show that users of TV and original digital video tended to associate the latter more with terms such as "innovative," "exciting," "edgy," and "worth my time.") Now two new studies issued by independent firms take up the TV versus digital video debate in much starker terms.
The first of these, from TDG Research, frames the question in the clearest terms possible: "if you had to choose between traditional pay-TV service (cable, satellite, or telco-TV) and subscription streaming video services, which would you choose?" The question was posed to adult broadband users who use both traditional TV and subscription services.
Somewhat predictably, the responses differed by age group. Predictably, that is, based on the widening gap in traditional TV viewing between younger and older Americans.
According to the results 18-24-year-old dual-service users would choose streaming services over traditional TV by a 2:1 margin (66.3% versus 33.8%), with 25-34-year-olds showing a similar skew towards streaming services (61.8% vs. 38.2%).
The script then flips markedly. For the 35-44 age bracket, 61% would choose their traditional pay-TV service over streaming services, compared to 39% who would choose their streaming service. This is in almost diametric opposition to the 25-34 group, which suggests quite a cultural gap between Millennials and Gen Xers when it comes to TV viewing.
That gap exacerbates with age, with each successive age group preferring traditional TV to streaming services by a larger margin. Indeed, more than 3 in 4 respondents aged 65 and older would choose pay-TV over streaming services, though it's worth noting that this group has a small sample size (75).
As TDG's Director of Research, Michael Greeson, notes: "Importantly, the relationship between age and service choice is strikingly linear."
Meanwhile, a new study from E-Poll Market Research similarly finds that there's an age tilt in video viewing behavior, but that one streaming service in particular beats all other TV viewing sources across age groups (measured up to age 54).
The survey asked 1,354 respondents aged 13-54, each of whom had viewed a full-length streamed program within the prior 6 months, where they go most frequently when they want to watch a TV show. The first choice for all age groups was the Netflix streaming subscription, garnering 33% share of all responses, though cited twice as often by young Millennials (18-24) than Boomers aged 50-54.
The next-most cited source is a TV channel during its original air time (16%), followed closely by DVR or TiVo service (15%). Not surprisingly, these were much more commonly cited among Gen Xers and Boomers than teens and young Millennials, but still failed to match Netflix in any age group.
Among the 8 sources that garnered at least 2% of respondents each, 5 were digital (Netflix, Hulu paid subscription, YouTube, online on a free site, and Amazon Prime subscription) with the remaining 3 being the domain of legacy TV (a TV channel during its original air time, DVR or TiVo service, and video-on-demand). Tallying up the traditional TV versus streaming responses, the results indicate that 54% overall turn to a digital source most frequently, as opposed to 33% to a traditional TV source (with the remaining 13% allocating their responses to one of the 14 other choices listed).
Among Gen Xers (35-54), the most frequent destination for TV shows was almost evenly split between digital and traditional sources (discounting the 13% allocated to "other" sources), while for Baby Boomers (50-54), there was a very slight lean to traditional sources (again discounting the 15% allocated to unspecified "other" sources.)
There were some other interesting results to emerge from the research:
- Some 17% of teens (13-17) specified YouTube as the place they go to most frequently when they want to watch a TV show, equal to a TV channel during original air time (11%) and DVR or TiVo service (6%) combined; and
- A majority 51% of younger Millennials turn first to Netflix, more evidence of their affinity for streaming.
No wonder, then, that another new study, this time from CSG (conducted by TDG Research) [download page], found young Millennials spending more than half of their weekly TV viewing time watching OTT content.
Lack of commercials was one of the reasons cited in the CSG survey for younger Millennials' affinity for streaming content. The E-Poll Market Research report similarly finds that the lack of commercials is the most common reason that impacts Netflix users' decision to subscribe, even ahead of the ability to watch at a convenient time, which is one of the main benefits ascribed to streaming video.
The shift away from traditional TV to streaming services – and the associated lack of or reduction in ads – has big implications for advertisers, obviously. That's especially the case in light of a new study [pdf] funded by ABC and conducted by Accenture Strategy. The analysts analyzed the Accenture database of $12 billion in anonymized marketing spend over a 3-year period across more than 20 leading national brands representing 6 industry categories. The report concludes that multi-platform TV (linear TV and professionally produced premium long-form video content viewed online) has a halo effect on search, display, and short-form video advertising within integrated campaigns. In other words, without multi-platform TV's halo, the average ROI of those digital channels would decline by 18%, with paid search (-21%) impacted the most.
It's certainly worth considering the source of the research (ABC) here, but other independent research (such as that carried out by MarketingCharts) similarly finds a strong purchase influence ascribed to TV advertising. So as streaming services gobble up viewing time among youth, it will be interesting to see how marketers adapt.


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VanadiumCorp rapporte que l'avancement de la construction de la première usine de fabrication d'électrolytes de vanadium de la Société, annoncée le 29 mars 2023, est sur la bonne voie.
VanadiumCorp Corporate Update
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – December 5, 2013 – VanadiumCorp Resource Inc (TSX-V: "VRB") (OTCQX: "APAFF") (the "Company") is pleased to provide this update to its Shareholders. It has been 3 months since a new Board of Directors has been installed and new management named. The new team's first priority was to hold a meeting of Shareholders to give them a voice in the Company's future and give the new team legitimacy and a mandate to move the Company forward. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held on October 11, 2013 with a record number of shareholder votes cast. Shareholders gave the new team an overwhelming vote of confidence to move the Company forward.
In addition to giving Shareholders their right to vote, during the past 3 months the Company has:
- Completed an $800,000 financing. The financing was further support for the new management team with almost all the financing coming from existing shareholders with no commissions
- Closed its downtown office and cut operating expenses
- Legal, banking, accounting firms have all been replaced, or are now managed internally.
- Significantly reduced the number of incentive stock options the Company can issue.
- Implemented an efficient claim management process and renewed over 150 claims.
- Renamed and rebranded the Company to better align the name with the Company's corporate strategy of targeting production of high purity vanadium products. The objective is to coincide with the existing demand increases in the steel and alloy markets and the global commercialization of large scale pure Vanadium batteries.
- Initiated a long awaited NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Company's flagship Lac Dore Project which will include an update of the resource estimate as well as recommendation in order to reactivate the former Feasibility Study conducted on the project by SNC-Lavalin in
- Composition of the advisory board has been
- Exploring opportunities with strategic groups on various
Adriaan Bakker, CEO of the Company, states "I believe we have begun a transformational change of our Company to build real value for our Shareholders and I want to thank Shareholders for their continued support and vote of confidence. We will continue to advance the initiatives of the past 3 months and provide regular updates to Shareholders as we move forward."
About VanadiumCorp Resource Inc.
VanadiumCorp is a mining Company with a growth strategy focused on development of its most advanced project, the 100% owned Lac Dore Project in Quebec, Canada. The Lac Dore Project is a high grade Vanadium project with near surface mineralization and nearby infrastructure supporting the economic viability of the project. Vanadium has been dubbed "the electric metal" for its bright future in energy storage and green technology but its main use today is in high-quality steel. This unique project located in one of the best mining jurisdictions holds the key for a stable Canadian supply of Vanadium for years to come.
The new website will be complete in coming weeks, and information can be found at www.vanadiumcorp.com
Adriaan Bakker or Stephen Pearce at 1-604-385-4485
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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VIDEO: A new horse-riding centre has opened as part of a program that gives people with a disability the opportunity to ride horses.
The Riding for the Disabled Association's (RDA) new equestrian centre at Wantirna South has been supported through the Victorian Government's Pick My Project initiative and will meet the growing demands for the specialist program in the area.
In addition to significant support through Pick My Project, the community has also contributed to the facility through a range of fundraising initiatives.
The state-of-the-art centre is a place for participants and volunteers to learn new skills, keep active and build friendships.
The RDA's equestrian program develops participants' riding skills while they enjoy the freedom and movement of riding a horse. It can also improve their core strength, balance, posture and coordination.
The centre, which has been years in the making, will make a significant difference to the lives of RDA's riders, according to RDA Knox President Kathryn Holden.
"It's a social benefit, they come out, they're part of a program, part of a community," she said.
She said it's also therapeutic for the riders.
"Be it whether they're autistic or whether they've got a physical disability, there's benefits in riding that's provided to them."
RDA rider Abigail Vidler was born without forearms and has been involved in the program since she was two-years-old.
She said developments like these make her optimistic about future riding opportunities for other people with disabilities and for her own dream of riding in the 2024 and 2028 Paralympics.
"With pathways from RDA, this dream has now become a goal," said Abigail.
"It's a great bunch of people that you're always surrounded with – [it] made me such a confident young person."
There will be more works at the RDA Knox centre throughout this year, including the development of a sensory trail and sensory gardens.
The $30 million Pick My Project initiative put decision-making in the hands of Victorians, allowing them to vote for the projects that matter most.
The new Riding for the Disabled centre is one of more than 230 Pick My Project initiatives supported across the state. In the Eastern Metropolitan Region, 26,000 people voted for their favourite projects.


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Lineage (NCBI): root » Eukaryota » Opisthokonta » Metazoa » Eumetazoa » Bilateria » Coelomata » Deuterostomia » Chordata » Craniata <chordata> » Vertebrata <Metazoa> » Gnathostomata <vertebrate> » Euteleostomi » Sarcopterygii » Tetrapoda » Amniota » Sauropsida » Sauria » Archosauria » Coelurosauria » Aves » Palaeognathae
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Palaeognathae Look for this name in NCBI Wikipedia Animal Diversity Web
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http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/fc-1 Benton et al. 2015
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Lithornis celetius comes from the Fort Union Formation (early Tiffanian) of Montana and Wyoming, USA (Houde, 1988). The Tiffanian is equivalent to the middle to late Paleocene, and dated as 60.2-56.8 Ma (Secord, 2008).
node maximum age
86.8 Ma
The soft maximum constraint is the same as for Neognathae (node 54), equivalent to the age of the Niobrara Chalk Formation, dated as Santonian (86.3–83.6 Ma ± 0.5 Myr), and so 86.8 Ma. Various flightless birds have been noted from the Maastrichtian, but none is convincingly palaeognath.
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Lithornis celetius is a member of clade Lithornithidae, which is in turn a member of the Palaeognathae, on the basis of numerous morphological apomorphies (Houde and Olson, 1981; Houde, 1988; Mayr, 2005; Leonard et al., 2005).
phylogenetic reference(s)
Houde, P.W. 1988. Palaeognathous birds from the early Tertiary of the Northern Hemisphere. Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, 22:1–148.
Leonard, L.M. Dyke, G.J., and Van Tuinen, M. 2005. A new specimen of the fossil palaeognath Lithornis from the Lower Eocene of Denmark. American Museum Novitates, 3491:1-11.
Houde, P.W. and Olson, S.L. 1981. Palaeognathous carinate birds from the Early Tertiary of North America. Science, 214:1236–1237.
Mayr, G. 2005. The Paleogene fossil record of birds in Europe. Biological Reviews, 80:515–542.
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Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Wednesday held the state police responsible for forcing the youth to join militant ranks. The JRL said that torture, humiliation and aggression adopted by the police is compelling the youth to join militants. The leaders also termed a CID report published in the media as 'ridiculous and absurd'.
"CID report and other news items published by section of media blaming Kashmiri inmates are most ridiculous and absurd," JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said.
Terming CID report regarding central jail Srinagar as most 'illogical, ridiculous and bundle of lies', JRL said that following recent escape of an inmate from SMHS hospital, the rulers, their agencies and police have started penalizing political prisoners and other inmates especially in the central jail Srinagar.
JRL leaders said that after a series of 'false and concocted' reports by some journalists, 'bias Indian media' channels and papers, dozens of innocent political inmates have been shifted to outside valley jails but to tighten noose against other inmates ridiculous reports are being framed and spread through media and other means.
They said CID has today released a report in media in which it has said that central jail Srinagar is being used as main recruitment hub by militants and youth are being selected and lured from here to join the armed struggle.
Terming CID report, blaming traditional Ameer-I-Zindan institution for all mess and terming it as a parallel administration running and facilitating militancy as 'a blatant lie', JRL said that from Mahaz-I-Raishumari days in 1960's, Ameer-I-Zindan institution has been a forum facilitating good relations between jail authorities and inmates and often this forum has benefited Jail authorities to run jails smoothly but today this forum is also being slandered to inflict more trouble on Kashmiri inmates.
JRL said that authorities are telling us that Srinagar central jail and people lodged there are promoting, recruiting and facilitating militancy from this jail. "This is a deliberate attempt to shift blame as it is not the central jail or other raison d'être but it is police torture, humiliation and aggression that is responsible for the youth joining the armed struggle," the leadership said.
JRL said that one inmate escaped from SMHS but five others who were with him at the same hospital returned back to jail on their own. "Nobody is discussing this aspect of the story but instead of that those who chose to return back are now being victimized and terrorized by police, CID and agencies and are being blamed for recruiting militants," they said.
They said that prior to 1988, it was police atrocities, torture and humiliations which pushed a whole generation to the wall and youth of Kashmir were forced to pick guns and start a new phase of people's resistance.
"From 2008 till today, Kashmiris at the behest of international community transformed their struggle ,started a new non-violent revolution and are continuing with it but instead of honoring this peaceful gesture of Kashmiris, India chose to crush it with iron fist and killed hundreds of young, old, men and women including children with impunity," they said.
JRL said during these years, thousands of young Kashmiris who joined peaceful resistance were arrested, tortured, maimed, and humiliated by police and agencies. Police stations have been turned into worst torture centers where besides beating the young boys, their mothers, sisters and families are being showered with abuses and humiliated with utmost shamelessness.
"The police and agency behavior is responsible for pushing our new generation towards armed struggle and not some jail inmates who are being victimized for the crimes committed by rulers and their authorities," the JRL said.
They said victimizing Kashmiri inmates on the pretext of an escape incident is actually a part of operation all out that is going on all levels to defeat Kashmiri resistance and freedom struggle.
"The Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti recently warned Kashmiris of bringing thousands guns and establishing new forces camps and torture centers. We want to tell her that go ahead and repeat what your father did in 1990 and inflict miseries on Kashmiris but you will find our resistance going strong day by day (Insha-Allah)," they said.