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I used the Stampin' Up! Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set to create my project for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop. We've got a sketch challenge this week and this is what I made for it.
Here is the sketch that we're using this week:
I started by adhering a panel of Whale Of A Time 6″ x 6″ DSP to the front of a Pacific Point card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Then I cut another panel of Whale Of A Time DSP with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I cut the rectangle in half and adhered the two pieces to the card front with Stampin' Seal so that they were near the right and left edges.
I cut another panel of the Whale Of A Time DSP with another one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and I adhered it to a panel of Just Jade card stock with Stampin' Seal and then to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. I placed a piece of 1-1/2″ Metallic Mesh Ribbon on a piece of scrap paper and then tapped the VersaMark ink pad over it. I sprinkled the mesh with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and then quickly heat embossed it (being very careful not to overheat it). I adhered the ribbon to the card front with Stampin' Seal hidden under the area where the sentiment is attached.
I stamped the sentiment from the Friends Are Like Seashells photopolymer stamp set in VersaMark ink on a panel of Just Jade card stock, sprinkled it with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and then heat embossed it. I cut the sentiment out with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies and adhered it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added three gold pearls from the Metallic Pearls pack to finish the card front.
I stamped the sentiment from the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set in Pacific Point ink on a panel of Basic White card stock and then added a strip of Whale Of A Time DSP to the panel to finish the inside of the card.
You can see a list of supplies used to create this project, including the card stock cuts, at the very bottom of this blog post.
Alright, on with the hop! Click the button below to hop over to see what Mary Deatherage has created today.
And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:
- Amy Koenders – You Are Here
- Mary Deatherage
- Kristi Gray
- Jaimie Babarczy
- Sue Prather
- Karen Finkle
- Akiko Sudano
- Karen Ksenzakovic
I've created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Pacific Point – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 5-1/2″
- Just Jade – 3-1/2″ x 4-7/8″ panel, Tasteful Labels die cut
- Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel (inside card)
- Whale Of A Time 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper – 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ panel, two Stitched Rectangle die cuts, 3/4″ x 4″ strip (inside card)
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Way to Manohar Bagh, Joshimath
Are you in a mood to holiday and that too filled with adventure? If yes, then consider Auli- the fast growing adventure hub of Uttarakhand, primarily known for skiing. Its beautiful coniferous and oak in the Nanda Devi and Nar Parvat ranges call for some really spectacular views, one cannot afford to miss. This beautiful hill station offers some really challenging trekking trails, like Gurso Bugyal, Nanda Devi etc. Also the thrilling ropeway journey from Auli to Joshimath, is enough to check your guts. So come to Auli and explore some really pristine sights which shall take to another world, where nature is draped in freshness and pollution free air. Shed off all your stress and recharge yourself for tomorrow.
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Situated at Gandhi Maidan, Joshimath, District Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Hotel Shailja offers both accommodation as well as restaurant. It is a decent and reasonable option for staying at Joshimath.
All the in-room amenities are offered to the guests including a bathroom having the supply of both hot and cold water.
Places of attraction at Auli and Joshimath
There are abundant places of interest at Auli, including temples like Narsingh Temple, Kalpavriksha, trekking trails, places of natural beauty like Nanda Devi Peak, Trishul Peak, and other ranges, skiing slopes, and other adventure destinations. There is a Valley of Flowers National Park, where you can find large diversity of flora and fauna.
From the hotel, Purnagiri Mandir is at a distance of 2 km, Vridha Badri Mandir is 10 km apart. Narsingh Mandir is 6 km distant, whereas travel ports like Jolly Grant Airport is at a distance of 269 km. Haridwar Junction Railway Station is 278 km distant from the hotel, whereas the hotel lies just 2 km from Joshimath Bus Stand.
You can share your preferences, your days of vacation and other preferences at the travel counter of the hotel. From here you can also get all the details of nearby attractions and their distance from the hotel. They shall help you to plan your day-wise itinerary.
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Overall Hotel Shailja is a decent option for staying at Joshimath. You can stay here as well as you also don't need to go out for your meals. You can get them in your room or can enjoy them at the on-site restaurant.
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Get to know them better below:
Susan Gurley
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Modern lifestyle has become so inundated with unhealthy habits and sedentary routines that preventing diseases is now an absolute challenge. That's why doctors are increasingly recommending regular Preventive Health Checkups to have the best chance at the early detection of diseases and avoiding complications.
Health is defined as a state of physical, mental and social well-being, which can be achieved through a balanced diet, physical exercise and adequate sleep and recreation. However, even after taking all the necessary steps, our health is still at risk of falling prey to diseases unexpectedly. A Preventive Health Checkup is, therefore, aimed to recognize and minimize such risk at an early stage.
Research shows that preventive checkups are an effective means of reducing the financial burden of healthcare by detecting potential health issues before they become critical and require expensive treatments. Therefore, Preventive Health Checkup is undoubtedly the key to live a healthier life.
There are numerous benefits of buying Preventive Health Checkups packages. Therefore, to buy a comprehensive Preventive Health Checkup package you need to be aware of its important features, some of these features are listed below:
Valuable and reliable health education.
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Increase chances for receiving early treatment, and sometimes cure.
Regular monitoring of pre-existing health conditions and, thereby preventing the risk of complications.
Results of the check-up can help in increasing longevity if you improve the lifestyle.
Keeping your overall healthcare cost at a minimum by avoiding costly emergency treatments.
Allowing yourself to be actively involved in your health care.
Staying up-to-date and empowered with the latest medical information and technologies.
Ideally, a person at age 30 and beyond should opt for Preventive Medical Check-up. It is used to screen and detect an umbrella of lifestyle diseases, of which the most important ones are:
Blood pressure
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colorectal cancer
Cervical cancer screening (for women)
Eye examination
Dental exam
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Prostate cancer screening (for men)
Osteoporosis screening
Bone mineral density test (for women)
Pap smear (for women)
Physical examination
Testicular examination (for men)
Skin cancer screening
Weight test
Colorectal cancer screening
Prostate cancer screening
Breast exam and mammogram (for women)
Pelvic exam, Pap smear and HPV test (for women)
Eye exam
Bone density test
Hearing test
Pneumonia vaccine
Depression screening
Diabetes test
Doctor can recommend other tests depending on your health
Lipid profile
For women only (pelvic exam & pap smear)
Hepatitis C
Physical exam (height, weight, BMI)
For men only (testicular self-exams)
Skin self-exam (for skin cancer)
Other screenings for colon cancer etc. (Talk to your doctor about the same).
Heart or Cardiac diseases
Increased stress and lack of time for physical exercise and healthful cooking are the major contributors to developing unhealthy habits. This leads to subsequent and gradual deterioration of our general health, and before we know it, lifestyle diseases come knocking at our door.
What's worse is that some of these lifestyle diseases are 'silent killers'- they harm our body without causing any symptoms. Therefore, Preventive Health Check-up can help a person timely screen these diseases. For example, retinopathy and foot ulcers are common complications of diabetes. With annual eye and foot examinations, you can prevent vision loss and lower-limb amputations. Similarly, it is crucial to control blood pressure and blood cholesterol to alleviate the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Another important purpose of Preventive Health Check-up is the surveillance of cancer. Many cancers are symptomless and not diagnosing them at an early stage can cost lives. Therefore, people at risk of developing cancer can have a better chance of recovery if they invest in regular health checkups.
There are various age-specific, gender-specific and disease-specific Preventive Healthcare Packages that you can choose from.
Family Package: An entire family can enjoy the benefits of full-body check-ups, dietary, ophthalmic and dental consultations. Some hospitals also offer customized packages for men and women.
Cardiac Package: This package has been designed to identify the risk of heart attacks or strokes and other cardiovascular accidents and provide corrective consultations.
Diabetes Package: Diabetic patients can avail Diabetes plans to keep their vital organs in the regular check-up and avoid complications.
Cancer Package: For early cancer screening and future risk assessment.
Pediatric Package: Healthcare plans for children up to thirteen years are available and include a range of Pediatric, Ophthalmic, Dental, and general check-ups.
Fertility Check-up: Couples who are struggling to conceive can go for fertility check-ups and receive expert consultations.
Dental Package: Dental Packages outside the regular checkup plans are increasingly becoming popular in many hospitals and dental clinics.
Also Read: Health Insurance for Diabetes
The following tests are usually performed under Preventive Health Check-up:
|Cardiac Indicators
|ECG, 2D Echocardiogram, Chest X-ray, Coronary Angiography
|Blood Sugar - Fasting and Random
|Cancer/Tumour Markers
|Pap Smear/TVS (For women aged 40 years and above), Breast Mammography for women above 30 years, PSA for men above 45 years
|Liver enzymes, serum bilirubin
|Serum Creatinine, Blood Urea, BUN
|Lipid Profile
|Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglyceride
|Abdominal Ultrasound
|TSH, T3 and T4 level
You have a great opportunity of enjoying tax exemption of Rs. 5000 on Preventive Health Checkup under Section 80D of Income Tax Act, 1961 enacted by the Government of India.
Also, read: How To Claim Tax Benefits on Health Insurance Premiums?
Under Section 80D, you can claim an overall deduction of Rs. 25,000 on the expenses of Preventive Health Checkups either for yourself, your spouse or your dependent children. You can also claim an additional deduction of up to Rs. 25,000 for insurance of your parents, aged less than 60 years. If the parents are above 60 years, the amount allowed to be deducted is Rs, 50,000, (increased from Rs. 30,000 in Budget 2018). If both the taxpayer and his/her parents above 60 years old, the maximum available deduction is up to Rs.1 lakh.
Opting for a Preventive Health Check-Up regularly allows you to stay ahead of a medical issue which can be in its early stages. In many unfortunate cases, the disease is not detected until it reaches a dangerous stage and treatment may not have the desired impact. This can be avoided with regular screening.
Here is a list of things you can consider while going in for a check-up:
Most of the investigations during the checkup require you to be on an empty stomach, preferably at least 10 hours of fasting
Wear comfortable and loose clothes for easy manoeuvre
For imaging tests such as CT, X-Ray and Bone Densitometry, avoid wearing accessories, or any metallic objects.
Inform your doctor of any pacemaker or denture beforehand
Be sure to commit to regular checkups with as much of healthy lifestyle modification as possible
Preventive Health Checkups are extremely important in reinforcing healthy lifestyle changes and motivating yourself and your family members. With ACKO's health insurance, you will get an option to get a complete medical examination by a medical practitioner under Preventive Health Check-up.
The comprehensive expert guidance provided during a health checkup can go a long way in supporting your well-being at any age, along with giving you the chance to receive treatments at a more favourable stage. The following tests are included in ACKO Health Insurance Preventive Check-up:
Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Serum Total Cholesterol (T Chol)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Serum Creatinine
Serum Triglyceride (S. Trig)
Preventive Health Checkup is an early detection tool which helps you keep updated with the changes that your body undergoes as you age. While sometimes a person can show signs and symptoms of a disease, in most cases they go undetected without regular check-ups. Early detection is one of the major benefits of Preventive Health Checkup in terms of a person's health, while things like tax benefit can make it to the list of added advantages. Thus, one should opt for Preventive Health Checkup to strengthen their health insurance portfolio.
Also, read: Health Insurance Plan for Women
The cost of a comprehensive preventive health check-up package can range from Rs. 1000 to 12999 depending upon the type and number of tests and screenings included.
No, as per law it is not necessary to buy health insurance to avail preventive health check-up and claim tax benefit for the same. However, buying adequate health insurance coverage can save a lot of money in case of a medical issue. You can claim for the expenses of hospitalization, ambulance charges, small procedures like tonsilitis, etc. And this coverage can also extend to your family members with the right plan.
Hemogram is the complete analysis of blood and yes it is usually included under preventive health check-up as some blood-related diseases can be prevented with regular screening.
Preventive health check-up is a series of tests that are run on a person at regular intervals of time to detect potential diseases at an early stage.
Preventive health check-up is important because many diseases may not show symptoms in its initial stages. They may appear at a later stage when the chances of curing the disease reduce. Through regular screening, one can keep a lookout for any medical issues and detect a possible ailment well in advance when treatment proves to work better and the chances of survival increase.
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Parents ask us every day the difference between the flu (influenza), RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), or COVID (coronavirus disease 2019). While no method is fool proof, here are some typical differences among these viruses:
The flu, caused by influenza virus, comes on suddenly and makes you feel as if you've been hit by a truck.
Flu almost always causes fever of 101°F or higher and some respiratory symptoms such as runny nose, cough, or sore throat (many times, all three). In addition to the usual respiratory symptoms, the flu causes
body aches, headaches, and often the sensation of your eyes burning. Fever can last 5-7 days. Children, more often than adults, can vomit and have diarrhea along with their respiratory symptoms, but contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as "stomach flu." All symptoms come on at once; there is nothing gradual about coming down with the flu.
COVID can cause the same symptoms. Since home COVID tests are readily available, you can answer the question of "Flu or COVID?" at home.
Colds, even really yucky ones from RSV, come on more gradually.
RSV, a common cause of the common cold, is notorious for causing very thick mucus. The mucous is why some babies and young children have more severe coughing and breathing difficulties with this particular cold virus. Our immune systems are not good at mounting a lasting immunity to RSV so kids and adults tend to get this virus again and again. The first time someone is hit with RSV is usually their worst episode.
Symptoms usually start out with a sore throat or mild runny nose. Gradually, the nose runs more and a cough starts. Sometimes RSV can cause fevers for a couple of days and some hoarseness. Children are often tired from interrupted sleep because of cough or nasal congestion. This tiredness leads to extra crankiness. To further complicate things, Covid can cause identical symptoms.
Usually kids still feel well enough to play and attend school with colds like RSV.
The average length of a cold is 7-10 days although sometimes it takes two weeks or more for all coughing and nasal congestion to resolve.
Wondering about the color of mucus?
The mucus from a cold can be thick, thin, clear, yellow, green, or white, and can change from one to the other, all in the same cold. The color of mucus in the first few days does NOT tell you if your child needs an antibiotic and will not help you differentiate between a cold and the flu.
So, is it the flu, RSV, or COVID?
- Flu = sudden and miserable
- Colds, including RSV = gradual and annoying
- COVID = either
If your child has several days of runny nose and cough, but is drinking well, playing well, sleeping well and does not have a fever, the illness is unlikely to "turn into the flu." A home test can help tease out COVID from a cold or the flu.
And yes, a kid can have multiple respiratory viruses at the same time. Let's hope that does not happen this winter.
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Here at Highend Car Stereo & Performance we understand how important quality work and service is to our customers. We understand it because it is important to us as well. We specialize in adding modern features such as upgraded audio to your classic vehicle while maintaining the original look. Full bluetooth systems can be installed completely hidden to maintain the stock look.
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We had a 2005 Honda Pilot that needed an upgrade in the form of vinyl wrap and an LED headlight upgrade. Here is what the vehicle looked like prior to the work done. Here you see aside from the aftermarket wheels everything was pretty much stock. The customer wanted something done to help it stand out from the rest.
The stock headlights were in much need of an upgrade. The years of dirt and sun damage was preventing any good visibility at night even after upgrading the bulbs to LED.
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I decided it was perfect for my girlfriend who just bought a new house. She and her husband bought their house out in the country on a few acres of land and it has a huge outbuilding. (My husband is so jealous!) She was definitely trading her city girl life for the country. The funny thing is that they just bought a brand new fancy camper two summers ago. When she bought this new house she stated that she was selling her camper because now she lives where she wants to vacation. In fact, she invited her fellow camping friends to feel free to "pitch their tents" right on her property. So it seems that making her a housewarming gift from this cute camper fabric is the right thing to do. She is having a party in October so I have a little time to finish the table topper I am planning to make for her.
On another note, I found these adorable Shopkins and Peppa Pig fabrics at the local Jo-Ann's. My granddaughter, Avery loves these characters so I plan on making her something with them but I'm not sure just what. Maybe if they hang out on the design board for a while inspiration will hit.
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WASHINGTON (BP)—The Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity and other pro-life organizations are urging Congress to restore long-standing bans on federal funding of abortion that President Biden excluded from his proposed budget.
On May 28, Biden released a $6 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 that failed to include the 45-year-old Hyde Amendment and other pro-life policies in federal programs. If Biden's proposal succeeds, it would mark the first time since 1976 the Hyde Amendment has not been enacted.
The Hyde Amendment, which must be approved each year as a "rider" to a spending bill, prohibits federal funds in Medicaid and other programs from paying for abortions. The ban is estimated to have saved the lives of more than 2 million unborn children.
The Senate, which is equally divided by party, provides hope that pro-lifers will be able to prevent eventual elimination of the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life riders from the budget. Forty-eight Republican senators have promised they will vote to block attempts to eradicate or diminish such protections in a chamber that requires 60 votes to end a filibuster intended to block passage of a proposal.
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) maintained its call for protection of the Hyde Amendment and other abortion funding bans.
"While this move by the Biden administration is unsurprising, it is a harmful departure from accepted precedent," said Elizabeth Graham, the ERLC's vice president of operations and life initiatives. "Thankfully, this is just a proposal. Congress should ignore this and recommit to including the Hyde Amendment – as well as all pro-life policy riders – to ensure no taxpayer resources are used for abortion.
"The protection of preborn lives and safeguarding of taxpayer consciences are not areas to be compromised."
In a letter the day before Biden released his proposed budget, more than 60 pro-life leaders asked party leadership in both the Senate and House of Representatives to maintain the bans on federal money for abortions. Among the signers of the May 27 letter was then-ERLC President Russell Moore.
"Congress has the duty and privilege to continue this legacy of protecting the vulnerable," the letter said. "There has never been such an important time for Congress to recognize the dignity of every life by reaffirming support and retaining the Hyde family of pro-life protections" in the 2022 budget.
Moore – who made a similar request of congressional leaders in a February letter – announced May 18 his departure from the ERLC after eight years to serve as public theologian for Christianity Today magazine and to lead its new Public Theology Project. His resignation became effective Tuesday (June 1).
Jennifer Popik, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee, said in a written statement the Hyde Amendment "has proven to be the greatest domestic abortion-reduction measure ever enacted by Congress. The Hyde Amendment's life-affirming impact cannot be overstated."
On Twitter, Democrats for Life of America called it "a crucial moment for the pro-life movement. Every pro-life American, regardless of political affiliation, must rally and lobby their legislators to include the Hyde Amendment in spending bills."
Abortion-rights advocates hailed Biden's decision to exclude Hyde.
Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, described it as "a historic step in the fight for reproductive freedom." She called the Hyde Amendment "racist, sexist, deeply unjust, and immensely unpopular."
A majority of Americans, however, support such bans. A January public opinion survey found 58 percent of adults "oppose" or "strongly oppose" taxpayer funding of abortion domestically. The survey, released by Marist Poll and commissioned by The Knights of Columbus, also showed opposition by 31 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of those who identified themselves as pro-choice.
Biden supported the Hyde Amendment during his 36 years in the Senate but reversed his position while running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2019.
Democratic opposition to what was once a bipartisan amendment has grown in recent years. Leaders in the Democratic-controlled House have told some members they would not include the Hyde Amendment in spending bills this year, the Los Angeles Times reported. Democrats who oppose Hyde describe it as a justice issue for low-income and minority women.
In addition to Hyde, riders the ERLC and other pro-life organizations are calling for Congress to continue to approve are the:
- Weldon Amendment, which has barred since 2004 funding for government programs that discriminate against health care providers – individuals or institutions – that object to abortion.
- Helms Amendment, a rider first approved in 1973 that prohibits foreign aid funds from being used for abortion as a method of family planning.
- Kemp-Kasten Amendment, a 1985 measure that bans family planning money from going to any organization that is involved in a program of forced abortion or sterilization.
- Dornan Amendment, a rider first approved in 1988 that has barred in most of the years since federal funds, as well as congressionally approved local ones, from paying for elective abortions in the District of Columbia.
- Siljander Amendment, which has prohibited foreign assistance funds from covering the cost of lobbying for or against abortion since 1981.
Biden's proposed budget would eliminate the Dornan Amendment and undermine the Helms, Kemp-Kasten and Siljander amendments, according to a congressional staff analysis referenced by the National Right to Life Committee.
Medicaid funded about 300,000 abortions in the year before the late Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., gained adoption of his amendment for the first time in 1976. The measure has saved the lives of more than 2.4 million unborn children, according to an estimate in July 2020 by Michael New, associate scholar of the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute. The amendment, which became the general label for such bans in federal health programs, includes exceptions for a threat to the mother's life, rape and incest.
The ERLC, which has worked for a comprehensive ban on federal funding of abortions, has included the protection of pro-life "riders" in spending legislation as one of its priorities in its 2021 Public Policy Agenda.
On the day Biden issued his proposed budget, the ERLC celebrated the placement of an ultrasound machine at the Safe Harbor Pregnancy Medical Center in Pensacola, Fla., through the entity's Psalm 139 Project. The ELRC made the placement in partnership with Florida Baptist Financial Services. The ERLC plans to place 20 to 25 ultrasound machines through Psalm 139 this year at pro-life pregnancy centers.


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Amazing Special Offers from the Barnes Review Magazine
By Michael Collins Piper
The thought police are now turning into the music police, if a recent incident at Rutgers University in New Jersey is any indication. One of Americas brightest young entertainers was recently barred from performing on the Rutgers campus, not because of any controversial lyrics in his music, but simply because his Internet web site contained political commentary that some people deemed to be offensive.Paul Topete and his rock band, Poker Face, have been entertaining audiencesyoung and old and of all races and creedsat concerts and gatherings up and down the East Coast for over a decade. But Topete and the band have also carved out a particular niche in what has been called the patriotic movement because there is a distinct pro-freedom slant in the lyrics to some of their songs.Because of thisplus because the groups music is just plain greatPoker Face has become well-known for its appearances at patriot gatherings. The Poker Face band members believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and bring a message of peace and liberty in their appearances.Despite all this, Topete and Poker Face recently came under savage assault from a tiny yet bellicose left-wing pressure group, calling itself the One Peoples Party (OPP). The OPP was determined to keep the band from playing at the state convention of the Libertarian Party of New Jersey, an event being held on the campus at Rutgers University. In fact, this would have been a repeat performance for Poker Face, which played at last years Libertarian convention.OPP began a loud and aggressive smear campaign, raising a ruckus not because of anything in the music of Poker Face. The group went after Poker Face because its web site featured, among other things, commentary critical of prosecutions of thousands of people in Europeincluding internationally-known best-selling historian, David Irving, sentenced to three years in jail in Austriaon thought control measures that level criminal charges and imprisonment upon those found guilty of the ambiguous accusation of denying the Holocaust.Topetewho has both Jewish and Israeli friends who are fully aware of his opposition to laws prohibiting freedom of expressionwas accused by the OPP of being anti-Semitic. And, perhaps even worse, Topete was accused of being a Holocaust denier himselfnot because he questioned the Holocaust, but because he dared to defend the right of free speech for those who do. Ironically, Topetewho is the son of a Mexican-born father who immigrated legally to the
You can find out more about the band at http://www.pokerface.com
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The Expression of Divine Love in the Body of Christ
The love that is experienced within the church is a New Covenant reality. It is a love that is initiated through the regenerating of the heart and is then shed abroad in a saint's life through the Holy Spirit. Both of these things are discussed at length in both Jeremiah 31:31-34 as well in Ezekiel 36:22-28. Though the reality of divine love is experienced now, it will not be until the eschaton that it is experienced in its fullness. The experience of divine love by the church is an inaugurated eschatological love. It is a love that is firmly established within the church now but will reach is full expression on the New Earth.
Divine love is experienced between two Spirit-empowered spouses as they seek to love in a way that is reflective of the relationship between Christ and the church.1 However, this same kind of marital love will cease prior to the New Heavens and the New Earth, when marriage is no more.2 The love that Jesus speaks of in John 17 however will continue on for eternity, as the church is not a temporal institution but an eternal fellowship of saints who have been purchased and united with their Savior. After Jesus' death, he was raised on the third day and he visited the disciples. When Jesus comes to the disciples, they have already locked themselves away together. Rather than disperse, the disciples stayed close together because they loved one another.3 In Acts 2, Luke tells us, "When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all (a gathering of Christ's followers) together in one place." Again, we see an example of the people of God being drawn together in a desire for community and fellowship. Third, we read in Revelation 7:9-10; "After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb." In this passage we see a large number of people of various backgrounds united together in worship. As we look into the window of eschatological fulfillment, past this life, we see the saints united in fellowship. Finally, the last scene revealed to us in the biblical narrative is found in Revelation 21 and 20. Revelation 21:3-4 states,
"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
Generally, when Christians look at this text they consider the mourning, crying, pain, and former things passing away in a general sense. This text, however, must include hindrances to loving rightly. There are many obstacles that get in the way of Christians loving God with all their mind, body, and strength as well as loving others as themselves. Previous betrayals, abuse, loss, sin, as well as many other things that hinder saints from loving each other the way Christ desires them to, namely with a divine love. This text teaches that when the New Earth comes and saints are glorified, they are going to be able to love free of any hindrances that they currently experience presently. Charles Leiter in his book The Law of Christ spoke of Christian love in the following way:
The Christian's standard is thus not just any sort of "love," but Christlike love-love of the same quality and magnitude as Christ himself demonstrated in His incarnation and death on the cross! By rising to pray, and commune with his Father, by walking through jostling crowds in perfect peace and tranquility of heart, by opening His mouth in wisdom and compassion, by washing His disciples feet, by forgiving His enemies-by everything He ever said and did, the Lord Jesus gave us a pattern for our conduct….There can be nothing more exacting, or more demonading, or more wonderful than this-to love God and to love others in just the same way and to the same degree that Christ did! No one has ever fathomed the full import of these words, nor has anyone ever begun to fully live up to them.4
Leiter is correct that no Christian has ever lived up to the love that God calls them to walk in. However, there will be a day when we all will. When all the brokenness of this world is fixed in the new, we will be able to love without any hindrances. The very fact that God promises a new earth demonstrates the Lord's desire for the Church to continue to love one another eternally.5 Jesus gives his Church the new commandment in John 13:34-25 and it is not disbanded when Christ returns. All the saints who have ever lived are united across generations to worship and fellowship together for all eternity. Paul Gardner is his commentary on Revelation states, "The newness of everything is again stressed with the reference back to Isaiah 65:19. What joy it will be when we realise that since death is no longer present in the new heaven and earth, so all that has been part and parcel of a world with death has also gone. The suffering that people have known, whether in illness or in persecution, the crying and pain of seeing loved ones die or simply of becoming ill or growing old and nearing death, all that is gone.6 In this age, there will be no more "black church", "white church, "Spanish church", or "Asian Church" for the saints will not be segregated but joined together across ethnic lines to worship the Lamb and fellowship together with thankgiving.7 There will be no more need for church discipline because no brother will sin against another.8 There will be no more distrust and not thinking the best of the other for Christians will no longer insist on their own way, distrust one another, or not hope for the best of their brother.9
End Notes
- Ephesisans 5:25-33
- Matthew 22:30
- John 20:19-23
- Charles Leiter, The Law of Christ (Hannibal, MO: Granted Ministries Press, 2012), 160.
- Isaiah 65:17
- Gardner, P. (2002). Revelation: The Compassion and Protection of Christ (p. 286). Ross-shire, Great Britian: Christian Focus Publications.
- Revelation 7:9-12
- Mathew 18:15-20
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
- Sabbath Series Summary – Part 5 - September 10, 2017
- The Sabbath as Fulfillment: A Textual Interaction – Part 4 - September 3, 2017
- Black Voices: "We Are Here, But You Won't Listen." - August 28, 2017


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This weekend the International Olympic Committee announced that it would change its policy on transgender athletes competing in the Olympics. What does that mean? Officials say athletes who transition from female to male will be able to compete "without restrictions." Athletes who transition male to female can compete in the games without having undergone gender reassignment surgery. It's a big deal for transgender athletes everywhere.
Joanna Harper in Lausanne, Switzerland in April 2015. (Photo by Sebastien Agnetti for The Washington Post)


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Steven Weiss - Executive Pastry Chef
1) 7 oz. Almond Paste
2) 7 oz. Sugar
3) 1 Egg White
1) In a mixer combine almond paste and sugar for 7 minutes.
2) Slowly add egg whites until a paste is formed. Then add a little more and wait
until it is incorporated before adding more.
3) Bake at a 350 degree convection oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
Coconut Macaroons
1) 1/2 cup Water
2) 6 tbs. Corn Syrup
3) 3 tbs. Unsalted Butter
4) 12 oz. Sugar
5) 12 oz. Coconut Macaroon
6) 1 1/2 oz. Cake Flour
7) 1/4 tsp. Salt
8) 1/2 cup Egg Whites
1) Bring water, butter and sugar to boil.
2) Add corn syrup to cool down off heat.
3) Place coconut, egg whites and flour in bowl with paddle and mix together.
4) Add liquids to mixer and continue mixing till cooled down.
5) Scoop out onto oiled parchment paper and bake in the oven at 350 degrees
or until done.
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In the Studio Kitchen with Steven Weiss
(left) and Lindsey Gustin (right)
Left Picture
Combination of Almond and Coconut Macaroons
Central Picture
Various Deserts served at the Charles Town Races & Slots
Right Picture
Tiffany Lawrence (Public Relations) - Left
Steven Weiss (Executive Pastry Chef) - Central
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.–PatientPop, the leader in practice growth technology designed for healthcare providers, today announced the company has been named a Top 25 Healthcare Technology Solution of 2017 by CIO Applications magazine, which provides guidance on technology solutions for a broad range of industries.
The Top 25 Healthcare Technology Solution list showcases groundbreaking companies in healthcare that have demonstrated their ability to inspire change, and improve patient and provider outcomes. Providers on the list were chosen for their ability to elevate operational efficiency, reduce costs, and upgrade the patient experience.
PatientPop is the only company on the list that provides the healthcare industry with a comprehensive practice growth platform.
In addition, CIO Applications named PatientPop its Company of the Month, and featured PatientPop co-founder and co-CEO Luke Kervin as an innovator in healthcare.
"We're honored to receive this recognition from CIO Applications, which underscores our ongoing work to improve the patient experience and help healthcare practices modernize their business," said Luke Kervin, cofounder and co-CEO of PatientPop.
"We created the platform to ensure efficient and automated management of the patient journey, from the first impression to the examining room, piloting business growth for health service providers."
Earlier this summer, PatientPop also received recognition as one of the Silicon Review's 50 Fastest Growing Companies of the Year. Together, these recent awards showcase that PatientPop is rapidly expanding and garnering industry attention due to ongoing demand for its solution.
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42 thoughts on "The Effect Of Deactivation What Happens to The Artist? Part 1"
Lil Kim was never down with the elites to begin with she didnt have that type of backing from white people even though she went and did the whole skin bleaching thing and all that she never sold her soul
This is some true sugar G! It's wild how it's always happened but I never really noticed the pattern until you said something. I would always note tho how my faves would be everywhere until they were nowhere and I'd be like, why? Now I know. My thing is tho, has this always been the case? I feel like growing up I had a lot more talented R&B to listen to by grown people. Folks like Anita Baker, Stephanie Mills, The Temptations, Earth Wind and Fire etc and their ages didn't matter. Now R&B is pure trash to me.
Nicki Minaj have to find something else to do. If she refuse to go away. Things will get really bad for her. She don't have contorl over anything. She is following G, because she put her album up for per sells and they say it's doing well. G been telling us about this for a year now. I get it. I really want to know why is Nicki around Quavho huncho now? Did the elites send quavho to watch Nickis every move? I don't think shes dating him. I really think the elites want him to stay close by her to watch and contorl her. If she is dating him, than he might become her headler. I might be wrong. I will like for G to find out about what's really going on with Nicki and Quavo. Just sad how they treat them after they done using them.😐😑😔
You need to tell nicki to take the money and RUUUUN!! She need to pull an Eve marry a rich white man and come and go as she pleases
So kim Kimble is the one who's been doing her hair lately. Who was the person who did her hair for the awards. So was she the one you guys are referring to in regards to her being sabotaged. Ironically after she came for that stylist her hair gets fucked up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEGC-AncTHw this video link says similar things to what G has been saying about nicki being sabotaged.
Nicki's fans went into the live of Neal Farinah – Giselles hair stylist -and asked him to please do her hair again after the BETs. He got mad and said stop asking me about Nicki Minaj, she's living her life and I'm living mine!
What's going on with Jlo, she's in her 40's and everything seems to be going fine with her. Why didn't she get deactivated? Also, isn't Gissell past 35? She is still relevant why? I'm confused.
The one thing I know that could save Nickis career is ACTING. I know y'all seen her in that one clip on ig where she was acting as a teenager. She could easily crossover and do movies etc.. she could pull a queen latifah. To me cardi can only do certain "types" of rolls. If Nicki gets into acting she'll be ok.
Nicki is too bafoonish to be a actress and I personally think she cannot act. I was just saying this about the acting industry they get raped. Models, singers, and rappers all go into the acting industry when their careers get stale taking money outta actors mouths. And let's not forget reality TV killing 80% of authentic sitcoms.
So the reason why Janet Jackson's deactivation is more gradual, is because of her fan base? Because Janet is over 50 and she still sells out shows! Lol … I thought the lambs were more dedicated, I love Mimi 😭
I notice nicki is communicating with her fans on social media now there was a time that she didn't especially on Instagram she be all in the comments now.
Milani i also notice that every week Nicki gaining more in more followers. If seems like the more the media hate on her, the more people start to follow her. I just hope the same fans will buy her album and pay to see her own tour. Tour is very important for all artists that how they make their money.
I noticed that too. I think it's one of the reasons G said cause the fans are keeping her afloat at this point. She needs them so she has to appeal more personable.
Will saweetie be the next up I see a lot of blogs post her and she's dope…I'm not hating on Cardi but I don't see her lasting for 9/10 yrs.
True, they may be deactivating nicki, its the industry way true! However i cannot imagine cardi existing for 10 years… Cardi has been complaining for a long time about her celebrity status… I think she going to make money and try to leave dont know how…
Mariah is funny as shit. She said ima just be like everybody else with not hot tea! Ctfu. That clip is definitely proof they are trying to play her, it's sad.
This sounds legit. Is this why Rihanna is dating that billionaire and coming out with a makeup and lingerie line so she will have extra money? She hasn't came out with new music in a while and she is 30. Is her deactivation near?
As always this blog never disappoints. This is very real and if you have paid attention it's been happening for YEARS. I believe that with social media it makes it more noticeable and YES women are the 1st to go down. But here's where I am confused. Clearly, these artist don't pay attention to all those who came before them. The industry is ageist! Hell I am not in the industry and I can see that. There will ALWAYS be someone coming behind you! Be smart! Flip your dollars, invest, save or ALL of the above. That way when they come down with the shyts, you can exit stage left gracefully.
I don't feel this is wrong what so ever because every new act needs a chance to live out their dreams. It's the circle of life and everyone has their Dawn and sun set. Everybody understands Minnie Ripperton (Mariah gladly took her seat), Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle all had to fade out to make way for Giselle, Janet, Mariah, Ashanti etc. Aretha and Etta James are bitter divas but they don't go around trying to black ball the new generation. Patti on the other hand supported Ashanti when haters protested against her getting a R&B award. My point is no child realistically can look up to Mimi old ass with all these tummy tucks or Janet (as iconic as she is and ppl still Bop to her). It's only natural. Same thing in the career world the old geezers don't wanna retire so the millennials are looked over and they have their eyes on generation X. This is the 1st time ever so yes I'm a lil salty lol.
How do people still question this? People still wonder why Cardi even gets compared to Nicki, when it's so obvious she can't hold a candle to Nicki's talent. Everything you show us and tell us is real. It's right in front of us. I'm glad so many of the Barbz are starting to wake up to this, so we can keep Nicki prospering, like she deserves.
I'm curious though, do the people who are replacing the deactivated artist know that they are replacements? And do they know what's happening to the deactivated artist?
All I have to say I'd i love onika. I'm a die hard fan. She's also my bday twin. I'm very sad this is happening to her I do hope that her album and tour does good. Also that she ventures out and creates something she can always make money from before they finish her off. I hope she finds love and settles down as well. That's if she wants to.


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As we have noted for reader, lower courts continue to work to interpret and apply the Supreme Court's decision in J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro. Earlier this week, a California appeals court found that the lower court should not have exercised personal jurisdiction over a Canadian unit of Dow Chemical Co. See Dow Chemical Canada ULC v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. B222609 Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist.) (unpubl.).
The court noted that this case presented a question left open in Asahi Metal Industry Co., Ltd. v.
Superior Court, 480 U.S. 102 (1987), but now resolved by J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, 131 S.Ct. 2780 (2011): whether merely placing products into the stream of commerce in a foreign country (or another state), aware that some may or will be swept into the forum state, is enough to subject a defendant to personal jurisdiction—or whether due process requires that the defendant have engaged in additional conduct, directed at the forum, before it can be
found to have purposefully availed itself of the privilege of conducting activities within
the forum state. The court concluded that defendant Dow Chemical Canada ULC was not subject to jurisdiction because it did not purposefully avail itself of the privilege of conducting activities within the forum state.
Plaintiffs were allegedly injured in an accident involving a 1996 Sea-Doo watercraft. This product liability action was subsequently brought against Dow Chemical Canada ULC (Dow), among others, based on an alleged defect in the fuel tank. Dow appeared specially and moved to
quash service of the summons on the ground that it lacked the requisite minimum contacts with California to justify the state's assertion of personal jurisdiction. Its principal place of business was Calgary, Alberta, Canada; it had never advertised any products in California. The gas tanks and gas filler tank necks that were the subject of this litigation were sold exclusively in Canada pursuant to purchase order agreements entered into in Canada. Plaintiff contended, however, that the court had specific jurisdiction because Dow allegedly knew that its gas tanks were being installed in products that would be sold in the United States, including California.
The trial court rejected Dow's motion; the court of appeals denied Dow's petition for writ of
mandate; the California Supreme Court denied Dow's timely petition for discretionary
review. But the United States Supreme Court granted Dow's petition for certiorari on June
28, 2011, ordered that the judgment be vacated and remanded the matter for further consideration in light of J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro.
On remand, the court said it was facing the question whether merely depositing goods in the stream of commerce, with knowledge that some will end up in a finished product manufactured
by another and sold in the forum state, is enough to satisfy the minimum contacts standard for personal jurisdiction. The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment limits the power of a state court to exert personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant. The constitutional touchstone of the determination whether an exercise of personal jurisdiction comports with due process remains whether the defendant purposefully established "minimum contacts" in the forum state.
In Asahi, the United States Supreme Court split on the impact of placing a product into the stream of commerce, with a fractured set of opinions, expressing separate standards for deciding the issue, none of which received the support of a majority of the Court. Under Justice O'Connor's view, placement of a product into a stream of commerce with awareness that it may be carried into a forum state would not, by itself, be adequate for the exercise of jurisdiction over a defendant. A defendant's awareness that the stream of commerce may or will sweep the product into the forum state does not convert the mere act of placing the product into the stream into an act purposefully directed toward the forum state. But Justice Brennan expressed the position that a chain of distribution carrying a product into the forum could be adequate to permit the exercise of jurisdiction over foreign defendants, because the stream of commerce refers not to unpredictable currents or eddies, but to the regular and anticipated flow of products from manufacture to distribution to retail sale.
According to the California court on remand here, in J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro, the Supreme Court resolved the question in Asahi left unresolved by the competing opinions. The stream of commerce, like other metaphors, has its deficiencies as well as its utility. It refers to the movement of goods from manufacturers through distributors to consumers, yet beyond that descriptive purpose its meaning is far from exact. The principal inquiry in cases of this sort, said the plurality, is whether the defendant's activities manifest an intention to submit to the power of a
sovereign. In other words, the defendant must purposefully avail itself of the privilege of conducting activities within the forum state, thus invoking the benefits and protections
of its laws. The concurrence in Nicastro noted no evidence of a "regular course" of sales into the state, so there was no "something more," such as special state-related design, advertising, advice, marketing, or anything else.
Here, at no time did Dow engage in any activities in California that revealed an intent to invoke or benefit from the protection of its laws. Nor was there any evidence that the design of Dow's product was in any way California-specific. It was not sufficient for jurisdiction in this case that the
defendant might have predicted or known that its products would reach California. Defendant never undertook to ship its components to California; it supplied its gas tanks and filler necks exclusively in Canada. It matters not whether it knew or could have predicted that another party would sell the finished Sea-Doos incorporating the gas tanks in California. Dow did not advertise or market products in California; it never sold products in, or directly to customers in, California; it never maintained an office or other facility of any kind in California; it had never been qualified to do business in California; and it had no agent for service of process in California.
Due process requires that Dow would have engaged in more than that, in additional conduct directed at the forum, before it could be found to have purposefully availed itself of the privilege of conducting activities within California.


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In an interview Tuesday evening on 1050 ESPN Radio, GM Mike Tannenbaum dropped an interesting nugget. Asked by co-host Bonnie Bernstein if he'd consider trading holdout CB Darrelle Revis, Tannenbaum admitted he discussed it with coach Rex Ryan.
"We've discussed that and we don't have any interest in trading the player," Tannenbaum said.
So, no, they're not interested in dealing Revis, but it's interesting to know that the topic was broached behind closed doors. It may have been a brief conversation, but it was a conversation.
Owner Woody Johnson was asked the same question in an earlier interview on 1050, and he told a different version.
"We haven't made that decision," he said of a possible trade, "but I doubt it."
Huh? Which is it?


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Tailoring Financial Decisions to the Meaning of Your Family Business
In a previous post, we identified the four basic economic meanings that a family business can have. For some families, the business is an economic growth engine for future generations. For others, the family business is a store of value. Alternatively, the family business can be a source of wealth accumulation or a source of lifestyle for family members.
As noted in our prior post, there are certain family and business characteristics that can help family members discern what meaning "fits" their circumstances best. The meaning of the family business, in turn, has implications for the dividend policy, reinvestment, and financing decisions for the family business.
In this post, we examine how the meaning of the family business influences these corporate finance decisions.
Family Business as an Economic Growth Engine
For some families, the purpose of the business is to grow the family's wealth for the benefit of future generations. Sustaining or growing per capita business value as the family grows biologically often requires deferring current returns. The following table summarizes how this first meaning influences major corporate finance decisions.
For this meaning to "stick," family shareholders need to be willing to fund their household expenses and lifestyle choices with other sources of income, whether in the form of wages (inside or outside the family business) or returns on other investments.
The principal risk of adopting this meaning is that, since truly attractive investment opportunities are scarce, the pressure to reinvest may result in the business making increasingly risky investments. Such investments may offer returns high enough to meet growth objectives, but only at the expense of an unattractive risk level.
Family Business as a Store of Value
For other families, the business may serve as a store of value. By store of value, we mean that the role of the family business is to mitigate the volatility that may be present in other elements of the family's wealth. In contrast to the public equity markets, which can experience dramatic short-term swings in value, the family business functions as a steadying force on the family's collective balance sheet. In other words, the emphasis for these families is on preserving rather than increase the value of the family business over time.
When the business serves as a store of value for the family, the different generations of the family need to understand that the emphasis on capital preservation may result in an erosion of per capita business value over time (especially on an inflation-adjusted basis). Investing is about tradeoffs: families can't expect to have both safety and enviable growth. There's nothing inherently wrong with pursuing safety, but family members need to understand the (opportunity) cost of doing so.
The principal risk of this meaning is the increased likelihood that the family business may accumulate low-yielding non-operating assets that create a drag on future shareholder returns.
Family Business as a Source of Wealth Accumulation
Others, wary of putting all of the family eggs in a single bucket, view the family business as a source of wealth accumulation for the family. Rather than the family business itself being the direct engine of economic growth through reinvestment and capital appreciation, the family business instead provides the "seed capital" for family shareholders to accumulate wealth outside the family business. These families seek to foster an entrepreneurial culture in which the most substantial reinvestment activities occur outside the legacy family business.
When families adopt this meaning, there is a chance that the business will no longer provide a unifying center to family life. If individual family shareholders are reinvesting dividends from the legacy family business, differing investment outcomes can lead to significant wealth disparities among the various branches of the family tree over time. In an effort to counteract this potential outcome, some families elect to pursue reinvestment through a common family fund. This helps ensure that family wealth remains balanced, but also limits the ability of family members to tailor a wealth accumulation plan to their unique needs, preferences, and risk tolerances.
From the perspective of the family business, a risk of this meaning is that the business may lose existing competitive advantages if profitable reinvestment opportunities are foregone in favor of distributions.
Family Business as a Source of Lifestyle
Prolonged capital appreciation may be what makes a family wealthy, but predictable dividend checks are often what make family members feel wealthy. In accord with this reality, the final meaning that a family business can have is that of an ongoing source of lifestyle for family shareholders. This does not require that dividends be sufficient to fund a source of idle leisure, but does require that dividends be regular and predictable. With predictability, family shareholders have assurance that other sources of income will be supplemented by dividends from the family business. Depending on the size of the business, these dividends may be sufficient to fund automobile, vacation, housing, or education choices that would not otherwise be attainable by family members.
Families adopting this meaning need to understand the inherent tradeoff between realizing the lifestyle benefits of the family business in the present and preserving that benefit for future generations. If the biological growth of the family is above average, it may be difficult for the family to maintain the lifestyle to which it has grown accustomed on a real per capita basis in the next generation.
Since reinvestment takes a backseat to the predictability of dividend payments, the family business faces two mirror-image risks. When the business performs well, low-yielding assets may accumulate if retained earnings exceed attractive investment opportunities. On the other hand, in lean years, the dividend may crowd out needed capital investment in the business.
A clear understanding of what the business means to the family is essential if decisions about dividend policy, capital budgeting, and capital structure are to be made in a coordinated, rather than disjointed, manner. Consensus regarding these critical long-term decisions will be fleeting and unpredictable without prior consensus about what the family business means to the family. Our professionals are eager to help your family discern what your family business currently means and assess whether that meaning will provide a proper "fit" going forward.