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This project caption the impact of radio advertising on the marketing of consumes product in Imo state has been written in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of Higher National Diploma (HND) in marketing school of business and management technology, federal polytechnic Nekede Owerri Imo State. I cannot say for sure that this is the first write up, be it in term paper, project, etc. But am convinced that I have done a good work with the use of many organization in Owerri municipal.
The topic is very vast that no one can claim that he treated it in all ramification. I have only tried to pierce through the vital points of the topic relevant to the investigation I have made.
The researcher went into the modern method of advertising, the advertising media and various vehicles by which advertiser convey their messages to target groups of prospects.
In chapter one which is the introductory chapter, the researcher discussed part of the above. In chapter two which is literature review, discussed characteristics of radio advertising, advantages and disadvantage of advertising etc.
Chapter three and four centered in research methodology that is the way the research is been carried and data analysis and presentation.
Title page
Approval page
Table of content
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of problems
1.3 Objective of the study
1.4 Scope of the study
1.5 Research questions
1.6 Research hypothesis
1.7 Significance of the study
1.8 Limitation of the study
1.9 Definition of terms
2.0 Literature review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Characteristics of radio advertising
2.3 Advantages of radio advertising
2.4 Disadvantages of radio advertising
2.5 Cost of radio advertising
2.6 The role of advertising agencies
2.7 Advertising media
2.8 Media selection
2.9 Evaluation of radio advertising effectiveness.
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research design
3.3 Sources of data
3.4 Population and sample size
3.5 Sampling techniques
3.6 Determination of sample size
3.7 Validity and reliability of measuring instrument
3.8 Questionnaires distribution
3.9 Method of data analysis
4.0 Presentation and analysis of data
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Analysis of questionnaire distribution to consumers
4.3 Analysis of data
4.4 Test of hypothesis
5.0 Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary of findings
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendations
According to Bryan Alaspa and Ehow contribution writer radio was first broadcasting medium that became, universally popular. It was only a matter of time before advertisers would take advantages of the format.
Radio comes of age – the very first broadcast occurred in 1906 courtesy of reginal Fessender. The first commercial radio was broadcast in 1922 from radio station WEAF.
The Heyday of radio programming and advertising peaked during the 1930's and 1940's. Today radio still earns its money through advertising, although shows are generally no longer sponsored by single advertisers. More so, radio advertising makes its easy for the customers or consumers to be awareness of a product, adopt them and become brand loyal to a particular product.
In all promotional tools, advertising has a particular feature and advantages of communicating to a mass audience through the mass media. It share the functions and objectives of informing, educating and persuading the actual and potential customers of an organization with the other promo tools like the personal selling and public relationship (PR) publicity.
It primary objectives is to ensure effective communication from manufacture/distributor to the consumers which is intended to elicit some kind of response desired by the advertiser. The advertisement reaches its intended audience through various points and electronic media.
In adopting advertising as a promo tool, management usually undertake certain preliminary decisions to ensure that the purpose of which advertisement programme is being adopted is realized. First select the advertising media and developed advertising message. As the most criticized, advertising have been made improve through this years. It has impacted more than any other promotional tool in the area of creating customers awareness, information dissemination and education of the mass and customers in particular.
Advertising in the ancient era was crude compared with the present day standard. Though the basic reason for using advertising which is to communicate information and ideas to a group of people in order to change or influence their altitude towards the goal of the advertiser was the same as now. In the olden days, three main forms of advertising were in use: –
- TRADE MARK: In the early days organizations for ease of identification of their product placed marks on their products to distinguish its from other products. These marks latter translated to the present day trade mark, which is now backed by law. These marks were used to protect the consumer by ensuring that they get what they wanted.
- TOWN CRIER: Men were paid to circulate information through the neighbor hood to inform people of the existence of goods, services and ideas. The individual revolution of the 18th century brought about improve production and exchange and this result in mass production of goods. Mass production of goods created wide gap between the producer and customers and this necessitated the application of modern marketing techniques to bridge the gap between the consumer and producers. Part of the modern marketing technique applied to bridge the gap was advertising. Advertising through mass media therefore made it possible for producer to brig their products to the knowledge of their numerous prospects. Advertising through the media has made it possible for producers to bring their products to the knowledge of their numerous prospects. In order to reach the potential buyers with information different forms of vehicles are employed among which are: –
- Radio
- News paper/magazines
- Bill boards
- Television
- Hand bill etc
In this study, radio advertising is analyzed to show it impact on the marketing of consumer product – (a case study of Jordan product in Owerri municipal). A radio is an electronic gadgets used for receiving information through sound. Radio functions from a station from which information is broadcast and which is received through a corresponding brand and wave.
Radio advertising is a method by which producer and seller use radio time to give information to their prospective customers through audio process. More especially the purpose of radio advertising and induced any other type of medium is to enhance potential buyers responses to the organization and its offerings. It seeks to do this by providing information by channeling desires and by supplying reasons for preferring a particular organization offer. Radio advertising Imo state has been evolving from a sport announcement sort of, to a more specialized method of passing information to the public concerning the existence of the product items. The use of radio as producers and seller are findings it more convenient in reaching the majority of the potential buyers especially in the rural are where other forms of advertising vehicles cannot be easily reach.
In Imo state the imo broadcasting corporation (IBC) and eastern heartland F.M. station, air radio advertising in imo state, since they are the radio state where people buy airtime for their prospect of informing their prospective audience in the state about the on going things. With the use of imo broadcasting corporation (IBC) and heartland F.M. airtime, advertisers are able to penetrate more deeply into the rural areas than any other form of advertising medium. By penetrating, it means the size of audience reached with a particular medium. With the rate of development of imo state, it is noticeable that it is much easier to reach people in the rural area through radio advertisement than others likes newspapers, magazines, television, bills board etc.
Advertises find radio advertisement more useful due to the availability of radio in the area with the vast number of audience. About 75% of the families in imo state, especially Owerri municipal have radio, which means that penetration and coverage of radio advertising is 75%. Due to the high percentage of the families that have radio, in Owerri municipal in imo state, when compared with the access other channels of information, it has gained ground among producers and sellers of consumers goods.
Radio advertising is not limited to the people in their house, about 65% off the cars in Owerri municipal in imo state road have radios and as such advertising messenger conveniently reach them while in their cars.
In this research, the researcher wishes to review broadly the impact of radio advertising on both the advertising and the target market in mind to be reached. A closer look on the timing, frequency language and general construction of radio advertisement will be taken,.
Advertising has a unique feature of reaching a large audience/people that scattered over a wide area does not means that it has no problem that is facing them. Here are some of the problem which the researcher prepared will be look into: –
- COST: The researcher find out that in many occasion, cost of advertising through radio is a time high with relative return on investment as such advertiser undertake in order to see that his product sales.
- Most people cannot interpret advertising message due to their inability to understand the language used in the communication.
- Advertising makes some people to buy a product which they have no intention of buying.
- Talent artist: Radio advertisement requires talented artist who must be proficient in the language of the target market.
- The degree of information diffusion via radio (measurement) of listenership and audience) the limitation of below the line and above the line advertising media.
The aim of the production is to satisfy the needs of the actual and potential customers with the output of an organization. Goals cannot be achieve if the producers unable to bring the products and their attributes to the knowledge of the potential customers and users.
Radio advertising is concerned with giving information about product and producers to the customers through sound.
The objective of this research is to: –
- Review the role of radio advertising as one of the ways of communicating to the customers, the values in goods and services as well as the organization.
- Compared radio advertising with other with a view to findings out the relative advantage of over others.
- Identifying the problem confronting producer and marketing organization that uses radio as means of advertising their products.
- Find out the problem which consumers have in decoding advertisement message so as to help in rationale purchase decision making.
- To find out the actual time suitable for airing commercial adverts, so as to get the target audience.
- Recommend ways of handing advertising to ensure effective dissemination of information for the purpose of achieving organizational objectives.
The study seeks to determine whether radio advertising influence consumers purchase attitude or otherwise in Owerri municipal in imo state. The study is limited to radio advertising, its impact on the marketing of consumers product in Owerri municipal in imo state.
The research is limited to Umuonyima, Ama Awaom and Umuoronjo. This is as a result of the cost carrying the research beyond Owerri municipal in imo state and that of the limited time to cover other area within the scope. None availability of means to get to these areas as regards to poor road network.
Equally, the researchers have limited time which will soon elapsed because of their final examiner in the school. But wishers that other will continued from where she stopped.
Another thing is the lack of fund which would have helped in carrying out the research at least in three to five companies of Jordan's which is scattered in many states.
- What part does radio advertising play in communicating value of good and services to large audience?
- What role did radio advertising played over the sale of this JORDAN TOOTH BRUSH?
- In what ways did radio advertising have advantages over other means of advertising?
- What are the difficulties/challenges that face the marketing organization that use radio as means of product advertising?
- What problem do the target audience encounter in comprehending advertising message?
- When is mores appropriate for airing commercial advertisement to reach target audience?
- What are the most suitable ways of handling advertising to achieve the goals of the organization?
In order to have good insight and to accomplish the research work efficiently, three hypothesis are made as guide to work.
- Radio advertising attract consumers interest to a company's products.
- Radio advertising does not influence the consumers purchase attitude.
- In view of the role of radio advertising to important role of the significance of this research is to suggest ways of improving the effectiveness of radio advertising in Nigeria.
- Radio advertising will also serve as the basis of good information about a new product and already existing one that have been improved.
- It will also serve as the ultimate means of reaching the prospect/audience in an environment.
- Above all to serve as a prove to scholars who will want to reinvestigate this work that radio advertising has a positive impact on the marketing organizations.
This research work does not go as smooth as people may think. It was hampered by the following: –
- FINANCE: As a result of economic hardship in the country, I found it difficult to get enough money to make my work or research more attractive than one may imagine.
- TIME FACTOR: The time given for the research work as too short hence I combine the project with normal work to ensure speedy completion of the work.
- NON AVAILABILITY OF LITERATURE: Advertising as a subject, it is a relatively small one and no much has been published about it hence it was difficult to get enough information to buttress the impact of radio advertisement on the marketing of consumers products.
- SAMPLE SIZE: During the research, I encountered the problem of reaching a reasonable sample size of the population in order to have actual an genuine opinion.
- PRODUCT: Anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition or consumption that might satisfy a need.
- SERVICE: Any intangible benefits that one can offer to another person without resulting in the ownership of anything.
- CONSUMER: Consumers are individuals who purchase goods and service offered for sale by marketing institution in order to satisfy personal or household needs, wants and desires.
- TARGET MARKET: A well defined set of customers (mass or portion) that the company identified their need and plans to satisfy them.
- TRADEMARK: This is a registered brand name of a patient right given to the use over the use of a name or sign as a mark of identification. It gives a legal backing and protection to the owner.
- ADVERTISING: This is a paid form of non personal communication that is transmitted to consumers through mass media such as radio, television etc.
- ADVERTISING AIRTIME: This involves scheduling the advertising in relation to the right time during the day or during the business cycle as it may get hour favorable responses from the target audience.
- MASS MEDIA: This is the various vehicles for promoting a message to a great number of people at any given time example print media (newspapers, and magazines) broadcast (radio and television) direct (mail and bill board).
- PROSPECTIVES: These are the people who have a need and strong potential interest in a particular product and have the ability (purchase power) to pay for it.


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I have avoided or lacked the motivation to write for a while because things started to go downhill for me halfway through treatment. And when I say downhill, I mean, like a downhill slalom skier on a day when the wind is behind him (or her) and his skis are as sharp as razor.
I was pretty honest with my family and very honest initially with the treatment team. An extremely wise family member advised me to stop writing and to start reading.
"You have written to help others but now you need to read to help yourself", she said.
I did for a while. I read through old journals to try to inspire myself, I read through old posts to try to achieve the same end but it felt like it was all in vain. Like the rot had started to set in and as though decay was inevitable.
Are there moments in your life where you say to yourself "if only I had chosen to go left instead of right, things may have been different"? For me, that moment came exactly two months and one day into treatment and although what is done is done, it is true that it is in those moments of high anxiety, high sadness, high stress that we need to be most sure-footed. And yet, it is in those moments that chaos reigns in my head and reason gets thrown out of the window like the belongings of a recently discovered cheating spouse.
In my last two months of treatment, I felt to some extent like I had given up on me and consequently or perhaps inconsequentially, some in my treatment team too. Yet no matter what the role of others was, I know that I owed it to myself to continue fighting and I think I lacked this fight towards the end.
At the point of leaving treatment, I had become truly disillusioned with the whole process and it felt and still feels hard to say to those who know me, love me, have or are invested in my recovery that "Hey, I think I am in the midst of a collapse or a relapse" but I think that would be my honest assessment five months on from treatment. Putting on weight is the easiest part of it to some extent. The toughest part is achieving the mental work required to live a live free of food-based limitations.
Sometimes, I look at my time in treatment and wonder what it was all for but I know it was not wasted. Maybe every step I take, even the backward steps, bring me closer to home and closer to the person I was created to be.
There is some saving grace in my story thus far:
a) I now know that I have the best set of friends in the world.
b) I will always remember the kindness shown to me by individuals in the treatment team.
b) I have become so much closer to family members and am able to speak about some of the things which ail me and am more able to say "I have an eating disorder".
c) I feel very supported in terms of the aftercare that I am currently receiving and for all the butting of heads that I did in treatment, I think having this support now was worth bad days in treatment.
d) I am achieving a greater level of independence and getting to know who I am.
e) I am learning to live with regret.
f) I am learning to live.
To all those who have helped me along the way and who continue to support me, THANK YOU.
I don't know what the future holds for me and sometimes, that is a blessing and exciting and in low periods, that feels devastating and anxiety-provoking. I will continue to hope that even though I have lived with an eating disorder for many years, recovery may be possible. I know I need to do more than that. I know I need to believe but hey….
We are all 'works in progress' right?
Finally, I was recently inspired by Ernestine Shepherd to make a 'Things which help me list'. This woman is an 80 year-old body builder who started late in life. She embodies "where there is life, there is hope……". Caveat: I don't advocate an obsessive regime in any aspect of life but it is more the fact that she knows the things which keep her well mentally and physically and that is what she focuses on.
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1. My lovely friend Claire had a little baby girl, Ottilie, yesterday. Hooray and congrats - just too exciting! And she was adamant that it was a boy... ; )
2. The agapanthus my sister gave me last year has eighteen, yes, 18 flower heads - aren't they a wonderful luminescent blue, and in bud - so ergonomic. I can't wait for them to flower in full
3. Awful train traumas out of Waterloo today, but I had to chuckle at the rather confused train spotters at Clapham Junction. Nothing matched their timetables
4. With Mr M out 'sword fighting' this evening (yep, truly!) I couldn't be bothered to properly cook so had a divine boiled egg and ham sarnie washed down with a glass of red wine. Yum, yum, yum. Simple is king
5. I stumbled across this amazing shawl by TeamKnit during my lunch hour at work - I think I finally have a use for the grey alpaca I have been hoarding!
6. A packet of dark chocolate twix have made their way into the kitchen. Well done, Mr M!!
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I love that shawl but it looks like a very complicated pattern to my inexperienced eyes. Oh now I'm craving a dark chocolate Twix. And we only have milk chocolate Penguins in the treats cupboard!ReplyDelete
I know - I have to admit I am a real knitting beginner - moss stitch is my favourite as it's so easy - but I'm going to have a go. It'll probably take me months but as long as I keep track of where I am it should be okay... And our penguins have been totally ignored in favour of the twix! Just too good!ReplyDelete
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While visiting the Free Methodist school in Monte Santo, Bahia, I met its director, Gilson Andrade. When I asked if he knew the names of all 500 students, he replied, "No, but I know all of the troublemakers."
I have friends with a cat that has no name because no one really likes it. Naming something or someone gives it value, so it's a staggering truth to know that God knows each of us by name. (Is 43:1; Ex 33:17).
It gives me warm fuzzies to think God might even call me "Hopey" which was the affectionate name my family gave me as a child. But Gilson´s statement reminded me that God knows not only the names of those who have a love relationship with Him, but also the names of those who have rejected Him. After all, if He knows the name of the farthest flung star (Ps 147: 4, 5; Is 40:26), no sinner is ever going to get far enough away to be forgotten. That thought takes me beyond the warm fuzzies to a place of real hope. The Lord knows the names of every person for whom I pray who has never experienced His salvation. He intercedes with me for them.
The Monte Santo School has a reputation in the city for accepting kids that no other school will take. Yes, they have troublemakers, but that's just how they want it. Their goal is to reach out to ALL students with the life-transforming love of Jesus. I'm glad Gilson cares enough to know them by name.


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Refractive error (short-sightedness, long sightedness, or astigmatism) affects the way in which light enters the eye causing images to be blurred. This error may be treated by using glasses/contact lenses or by undergoing a refractive surgery or a combination of these methods.
Refractive surgery is aimed at improving the refractive state of the eye and thus decreasing or eliminating the patient's dependence on spectacles or contact lenses. LASIK is one of the most popular technologies, using excimer laser, to modulate the thicknesses of the cornea to correct refractive errors.
We use the latest generation of Femtosecond-LASIK where patients can experience a bladeless procedure that can help them maintain their vision without the need of glasses or contact lenses. Selected patients may be more suitable for other cornea refractive procedures such as photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis (LASEK). For patients with very high myopia, an Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) inserted behind the iris and in front of the physiological lens is another vision correction alternative available at our centre. In addition to refractive correction, we also offer Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK) for the treatment of recurrent erosions of the cornea surface following injury. The type of refractive surgery can vary from patient to patient depending on the individual eye condition and refractive status.
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Oppositions and Paradoxes: Philosophical Perplexities in Science and Mathematics by John L. Bell
Oppositions and Paradoxes: Philosophical Perplexities in Science and Mathematics John L. Bell ebook
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Negros Occidental, 3 cities to showcase tourism packages at Philippine Travel Mart
September 2, 2015 6:12 am
BACOLOD CITY, September 1 — The Province of Negros Occidental, together with the Bacolod-Talisay-Silay (BTS) tourism circuit, will participate in the 26th Philippine Travel Mart at the SMX Convention Center in Manila on Sept. 4 to 6.
Acting Provincial Tourism Officer Ellen Jalandoni will lead the Negros Occidental delegation composed of the Tourism Division staff, tour operators, and various stakeholders.
The three-day travel fair will include contact marketing, tour caravan sale, and participation in cultural events.
The Negros delegation aims to sell tour packages in the BTS circuit and the rest of Negros Occidental.
To boost an increase in tourist arrivals and generate employment for the province, the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) will provide for the rental of a booth and its décor for the said participation.
The annual Philippine Travel Mart has about 50,000 visitors with an estimated income of P83 million.(PNA)


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Canon has issued a global security advisory relating to Canon digital cameras which feature the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) communication system. It's a pretty long list of 32 cameras, including popular DSLRs like the 5D Mark III, 5D Mark IV, 6D and 6D Mark II, as well as their full-frame mirrorless cameras, the EOS R and EOS RP.
The vulnerability was discovered by Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. They used information from the Magic Lantern forums in order to open up the firmware and uncover the flaws.[Read More…]


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Saturday, November 7th 2015
Had the pleasure of waiting in the wings throughout Mom's surgery day yesterday, and visiting her today. So far so good!
[I know, we're on the floor in the hospital waiting area. Don't worry, it's not only a really lovely and clean hospital, New England Baptist is STRICTLY orthopedic, no E.R. or infectious disease. ]
Needless to say Mom was rather medicated upon coming out of surgery (thank you Dr. Hwang), but honestly her spirits were great. She was working hard to wrap her groggy mind around the fact that the surgery was *over* AND she was still alive! (Generously, she had prepared herself and daughters for the unlikely possibility this would not end up the case, but alas turns out it's not yet her proverbial *time.* Praise be.)
Once she was settled in her room in excellent care, it was time to go home for shut eye.
After a naturally rough night, she signaled good news:
Being unencumbered by gigs today (halleluia), I realized I might also need to get unencumbered by these knuckleheads too.
In the meantime it was nice knowing she was enjoying the art we'd put up for her:
The kids keep drawing her ROCKET SHIPS for some reason (why not).
The hospital also gave her a rose, and I collected some bright Ginko leaves from the courtyard.
One thing (of many) going for my mom, is the fortitude of her MENTAL ACUITY (along with all her faculties actually, seeing, hearing, etc. etc…. everything you need for full enjoyment of life besides freedom from PAIN.) Probably the most instructive thing I've gained from this whole process lately is witnessing her read EACH and EVERY one of the absolutely innumerable FORMS she's had to sign. Each one is more convoluted than the last, and she always asks about any and every single point about which she either does not *understand* or -pity the fools- *agree.* Here she is reading about what life is going to look like in the foreseeable future.
Then comes Manda:
And Baby Mary:
Mary caused quite a stir with the nurses on the ward. "Baby alert!" they cried in excitement. "Oh this must be the baby going to 413! I heard all about her!"
Mary goes in for snack:
Although she seems to question my dubious "balloon" decorations:
Poor mom had a veritable parade of practitioners stream through her room all day. It's exhausting to entertain that many professionals, but she is in extraordinary care and she's honestly handling it with grace, aplomb, appreciation and, I daresay, optimism and even humor.
Incidentally, one of her visits today was from, of all people, the hospital Chaplain. Mom and he were just concluding a discussion of their differing religious beliefs when I arrived, after which she agreed to let him lead us in prayer. Before surgery I had teased her that she hadn't spent her lifetime's journey overcoming her roots as a Southern Baptist to eventually *die* at "New England Baptist Hospital." (Haha, I know.) But the graciousness of the Chaplain cannot be overlooked. He was a truly lovely human being -or as Mom said, "a beautiful Christian." And the prayer was heartfelt and touching.
In any case, it is fantastic having Mom's in a world class institution whose expertise and priorities, unlike our spines, are totally freaking strait.


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First off, Will kind of limped-dragged home a load of round bales recently — the wheel bearing on our hay transport had gone out. Now, our hay transport isn't one of those nice (and expensive) Notch transports. It's an old bus frame Will traded for some sawing lumber with our friend Mike. (It sat in Mike's woods so long a poplar tree had to be sawed off to get it out of there.) But, hey, it's done the job just fine up until now. The bearing had broken and parts had welded together as it got hot and generally made things a mess. It took Will two days of beating on a chisel against the 3½ inch nut, which had never been off there. Nobody had a socket that would fit it and finally Will pretty much welded up a socket to fit out of angle iron with a flat plate on top and a nut welded to that. The axle housing had distorted due to the heat so it was a terrible chore. But finally, today, it's close to done as he's working on getting the other side off so he can pack grease in that bearing. Luckily, our local O'Reilly Auto store had a bearing overnight that would fit. We were really surprised! (It's probably a 1950's International bus.) Meanwhile, I've been seeding out more tomatoes, canning more salsa, and harvesting dry beans like mad. It's supposed to rain tomorrow, and boy, do we need rain. Even my lilac bushes are wilting as I've been so busy with the gardens I haven't watered the front yard. (Yep, I did that this morning.) Whew! It's times like this I wish I were triplets.
Our first big Bill Bean tomatoes are ripe so we're having BLTs tonight for dinner. I can't wait for that. And no I'm not saving their seed. I'm going to eat nice fat slices. Aren't you jealous?
You know, I'm glad our dogs have been well trained. A few nights ago, Hondo started barking his "something is out there" bark so I let him outside and followed with a flashlight. Wolf? Bear? Coyote? Nope. Hondo ran immediately to the side of the storage barn and when I flashed the light over there, here's a SKUNK! Oh oh. Just then, Hondo saw him and I hollered "NO! Come here!" And he immediately turned and came — no spray. I was so thankful. I went for the .22, but when I came back out, the skunk was gone. And we haven't seen him since. Luckily, skunks are not commonly seen at our place and I hope this one moved on. They not only spray your dog and cat but will eat eggs and kill baby chicks.
I'm moving on from the Cowboy and Cowgirl Candy and tomato salsa to doing taco sauce as I'm full of the first foods on the pantry shelves. As the bulk of our tomatoes come in, I'll be changing over to spaghetti sauces and other tomato sauces where I use my Victorio Tomato Strainer. And boy, do we ever have the tomatoes coming on!
This morning I checked our Dragon Tongue bush beans and was pleasantly surprised to see they're ready to can up. We really love them. When I first planted and canned them, years ago, I forgot what variety they were (especially since the purple stripes fade away when they are canned). And for several years I tried every variety of yellow Romano type bean out there, it seems, looking for that wonderful, sweet, beany flavor. FINALLY I grew Dragon Tongue again and was thrilled. I've grown them ever since. They're our very favorites for making mustard bean pickles. If you've never tried them, they're a sweet-sour pickle sort of like honey mustard sauce — not mustard flavored. (If you'd like to try them, the recipe is in my book, Growing and Canning Your Own Food, available through BHM. We eat them like a side dish! — Jackie


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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Wednesday 10/2
Today we took a Notebook Quiz, which goes over the warm-ups and notes we do in class. If you need to make it up, see me in the next few days. You need to remind me, because I will forget. You can redo the quiz at anytime.


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Festive seasons are meant to bring people together also to be full of happiness and joy. However, the seasons may come with stress, anxiety and even worse depression. People with depression can have their situation and condition worsening in this period. Though symptoms of depression can worsen any time for different factors and reasons, it can be worse during the festive seasons and holidays. In worst cases, it is associated with lack of fulfillment and disappointment for many. Depression sometimes results from having too many people around or even lack of people around you. You may have to host many guests. Other times, family members and friends may be too committed to hang out with you or share with you. Below is a discussion of how festive seasons can worsen depression.
Social Interactions in the Festive Seasons
Notably, there are several social interactions and gatherings in the festive seasons. People get together mainly in parties. For this reason, it is deemed a time of having fun and enjoyments. However, the experience tends to be different for some especially those who suffer from depression. While some people with the condition tend to get some relief from the interactions and presence of several people, some experience the worsening of the condition. There are various and different reasons and explanations to this factor. However, there are ways that one can avoid getting stressed in the season. Stress and anxiety may cause worsening or deteriorating of depression. Research indicates that symptoms of depression resulting from stress and anxiety are more in the festive season for many people suffering the condition.
Why the Stress and Anxiety in the Festive Season
There are some factors that can lead to the two. One expectation from friends and family in the season may make one anxious. This is the time most people will expect a lot from you. Some will expect gifts while others will expect you to organize and prepare parties. Others will also expect you to hang out with them in different activities. Secondly, financial resources can cause you a lot of stress. The amount of cash you require may be too high. Also, the period is linked to the issue of dealing with uninvited guests. All these factors may increase depression as they will be stressors. A good plan, however, can help in avoidance of the stressing issues.
Social Isolation
The festive season is linked to having friends and family time as well as having fun. Ironically, some people suffer social isolation in the same period. You may expect to hang out and party with friends and family. However, during the period, most people are busy planning and preparing for activities. They may be held up elsewhere or invited elsewhere. For people with depression, such instances can worsen their condition. Having high expectations from friends and also, family can also result to the isolation. Expecting friends, invitations and gifts which you finally do not get or receive can make depression worse. You feel socially isolated and also neglected by both family and friends.
Having too much to do
Apparently, having a lot to do but with limited time can be stressing for anyone. Therefore, it may worsen depression for people with this condition. In the festive season, you have to deal with a lot of activities. If you are preparing for that party for example, you will need to do cleansing, shopping, cooking, baking and a lot more. Some people will be stressed if they do not have a person to render a hand and help them out. Also, it is usually cumbersome to hold parties as you need to have a plan for uninvited guests. You also require making invitations and making confirmations. All these activities can cause stress and anxiety and consequently worsen or increase depression.
Grieving During the Holidays and Festive Season
Apparently, you can suffer loss any time of the year. Unfortunately, some people suffer losses of loved ones during these periods. The loss may be of a partner in a relationship through a breakup. Death of a friend, partner or family member increases stress. Thinking too much about the loss can lead to depression. If a person already has the condition, then it can worsen if they are grieving in the festive period.
Avoiding and Dealing with Festive season Depression
To avoid depression or worsening of depression in the festive period or during holidays, ensure you have a plan. Plan for your time and for activities. Also, make a plan for your finances. It will ensure you do not have a shortage. A good plan will aid in reducing stress and anxiety. Also, include friends and family in your plan. It will be effective in reducing symptoms of depression.
Notably, festive periods and holidays can be characterized by many activities and can result to both stress and anxiety. The two can cause depression or worsen the condition. However, having a plan before the festive period can help to reduce symptoms of depression. It will also make things easy for everyone.


text: Granite Geek Conversations about science, tech and nature with David Brooks, reporter for The Concord Monitor and blogger at Granite Geek. Granite Geek: If You're Lost In The Mountains, Your Cell Phone Could Help Save You By Peter Biello • Jul 31, 2018 Via Pixabay Creative Commons A hike in the White Mountains might be your antidote to a life dominated by screens, buzzes and dings. But a cell phone can be lifesaving if you've lost your way on the trail. In fact, the Civil Air Patrol uses cell phones to help find lost hikers. NHPR's Peter Biello spoke with Granite Geek David Brooks, a reporter for the Concord Monitor, about this technology. (This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.) First, what is the Civil Air Patrol? Granite Geek: It's Not Your Imagination - Nights Are Getting Warmer, Too By Peter Biello • Jul 10, 2018 NWS During last week's oppressive heat, you may have found it particularly hard to cool down at night. Over the past several decades, our nights are getting, on average, warmer. Granite Geek David Brooks of the Concord Monitor spoke about why with NHPR's Peter Biello. (This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity.) Granite Geek: N.H. Stocks Remote Lakes And Ponds With Fish By Peter Biello • Jul 5, 2018 via Wikimedia Commons Many Granite Staters go fishing for that feeling of getting back to nature. Some of those hopeful for a catch succeed in part because those lakes and ponds may have been stocked with fish by the Fish and Game Department. Granite Geek David Brooks of The Concord Monitor spoke with All Things Considered host Peter Biello about this decades-old practice of dropping trout from helicopters into remote ponds in New Hampshire. (This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.) Granite Geek: The Search For The Oldest Solar Panel in N.H. By Peter Biello • Jun 26, 2018 Solar panels have been generating electricity in New Hampshire for decades. But how many from decades ago are still in use today? Granite Geek David Brooks has been searching for the oldest, continually-used solar panel, and he spoke to NHPR's Peter Biello about one possible contender. (This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.) David, you wrote in the Concord Monitor today about the panels used by Ralph Jimenez and Linda Graham since roughly 1979 we think? Granite Geek: Is Granite State A Misnomer? By Peter Biello • Jun 12, 2018 Michael C. Rygel via Wikimedia Commons We say we're in the Granite State, but actually New Hampshire's rocky foundation is less than half granite. What are those other rocks? And how did they get there? For answers we turn to Granite Geek David Brooks. He's a reporter for the Concord Monitor and writer at GraniteGeek.org. He spoke with All Things Considered host Peter Biello. (This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.) So what, if not granite, is underneath us here in this so called Granite State? Granite Geek: Experimenting With Tick Tubes By Peter Biello • Jun 5, 2018 Photo courtesy of USDA Agricultural Research Service. In the fight to prevent the spread of Lyme disease, you have a few options to keep that ticks away. You can wear long pants and tuck them into your boots. You can check yourself thoroughly after you come in from the outdoors. And you can do as Granite Geek David Brooks has done: hide so-called "tick tubes" in your yard like so many Easter eggs. All Things Considered host Peter Biello spoke with Brooks, a reporter for the Concord Monitor, about how tick tubes work. (This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.) Granite Geek: Mount Kearsarge Marker a Sign of Early N.H. Maps By Peter Biello • Apr 25, 2018 If you hike up Mount Kearsarge you are likely to see several names carved into the granite. One carving is a square with seven names and the initials USCS and the date 1872. That carving was done by a team known as the United States coastal survey and it's meant to memorialize the work they were doing, which was to build an early modern map of New Hampshire. For more on this we turn to Granite geek David Brooks who has been writing about this for the Concord Monitor. Granite Geek: Tech Idea is to Harness 'Waste Heat' to Create Electricity By Peter Biello • Apr 3, 2018 PSNH The first law of thermodynamics says that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change from one form to another. One of those forms is heat. And now an entrepreneur in New Hampshire says he has found a way to make use of the heat given off at power plants to increase the efficiency of those power plants and generate more electricity. Granite Geek David Brooks, a reporter at the Concord Monitor, joins All Things Considered host Peter Biello to explain how this works. (This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.) Granite Geek: 'Deep Fake' Videos a Latest Tech Scare By Peter Biello • Feb 13, 2018 NHPR File Photo This is All Things Considered on NHPR. I'm Peter Biello. Photos are easy to fake given how common programs like Photoshop are now. New technology is making it easy to fake videos. That is, it is becoming very easy for video editors to graft the image of your face onto someone else's body. And that is problematic, especially if your face ends up on the body of someone doing something offensive or illegal. Granite Geek: New Industrial Uses For New Hampshire Trees? By Peter Biello • Jan 30, 2018 Sam Evans-Brown for NHPR When it comes to trees, New Hampshire is rich and with such abundance you might imagine that the logging and milling industries in the state are flourishing. But that is not the case. The industries that used to buy these trees and the products made from them are in decline. But new uses for the wood are out there, and in his column in the Concord Monitor this week, Granite Geek David Brooks writes about how these new uses could provide a boost to the timber industry. Granite Geek: Tracking Wikipedia's Early Days in Concord By Peter Biello • Jan 25, 2018 Wikipedia Fifteen years ago this week our regular guest David Brooks discovered Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Back then it had a mere fraction of the articles that it has now. But one of the early entries was for the city of Concord, New Hampshire. David recently tried to track down the person who created that page for Concord and his search led him to someone who prompted what's considered the biggest controversy in Wikipedia's early history. Granite Geek: Sure You've Seen A UFO? Think Again By Peter Biello • Jan 2, 2018 Wikimedia commons Recently the New York Times reported the story of a former Navy pilot from Windham, New Hampshire who, while on a routine training mission, saw something strange that he could not identify. It was an aircraft he thought was a 40 foot-long oval - it was a UFO. But was it a being from another planet? Granite Geek David Brooks says, "Probably not." He joined NHPR's Peter Biello to talk about why. Intriguing: Top 2017 Science and Tech Stories By The Exchange • Dec 20, 2017 Allegra Boverman, NHPR We discuss the top stories in science, technology, the environment and energy in New Hampshire in the past year. From the eclipse that captivated the nation's attention to the biofabrication industry gaining steam in the Manchester Millyard, we look at top stories nationally and in New Hampshire, including extreme weather, solar power, and a bitcoin bubble. Plus intriguing discoveries in outer space and in the human body. Listen Listening... / 57:38 Listen to the conversation. Granite Geek: The Search for Old School Solar Power By Peter Biello • Dec 13, 2017 Flickr CC At least 19 schools in New Hampshire get some of their energy from solar panels. And the panels in operation at Hopkinton Middle High School may be the oldest. Installed in 1999, these panels at the school don't work as well as they used to but they still work. All Things Considered host Peter Biello speaks with Granite Geek David Brooks, who has been reporting on old solar panels in New Hampshire. So what prompted you to try to find some of those old solar panels and schools in the state. Granite Geek: How Can You Be Sure Your Power Is Coming From A 'Clean' Source? By Peter Biello • Nov 14, 2017 Flickr Creative Commons | PSNH Electricity generated for New England - whether from clean or not-so-clean sources - all gets dumped in to the same pool of electrons. So when we draw from that pool, how can we be sure we're getting power from a clean source? Granite Geek David Brooks will be discussing this as part of the NH Science Cafe taking place tonight at the Draft Sports Bar in Concord, and he joins NHPR's Peter Biello with more. Granite Geek: New Cancer Treatments Take A Different Approach By Peter Biello • Oct 17, 2017 pixabay.com Cancer has traditionally been treated with some combination of radiation and chemotherapy. But these treatments, which often cause pain and take a great deal of time to complete, don't necessarily increase the quality of a patient's remaining years. But new treatments are emerging that approach cancer in different ways, and Granite Geek David Brooks is here to discuss them. Listen to the conversation: Granite Geek: The 'Irrationality' of Facial Hair By Peter Biello • Oct 10, 2017 Peter Biello / NHPR Look at portraits of the nation's leaders and you'll see a particular trend come and go over the years: facial hair. For decades facial hair is in, and then, suddenly, for decades more, it's out. But why? Granite Geek David Brooks recently noticed this pattern in the photographs of the mayors of Concord, which are displayed along several flights of stairs at City Hall, and he says a particular invention may have something to do with the trend. He spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello. Granite Geek: Documentary Showcases UNH Mathematician's Surprising Discovery By Peter Biello • Sep 26, 2017 Roman Mager / Unsplash A mathematician working as a lecturer at the University of New Hampshire made a discovery that surprised many in his field, given his position at the university and his life story. Yitang Zhang grew up in China under Mao's cultural revolution and worked a variety of low-wage jobs before he made his mathematical breakthrough. Granite Geek: Can New Technology Help Grow Tastier Tomatoes? By Peter Biello • Aug 29, 2017 Roychan Kruawan / Unsplash Tomatoes: from your garden, they are full of flavor. They even smell good. Tomatoes from the grocery store, however, might lack that same intense taste. Depending on what variety you buy, the tomato may have been engineered or sprayed to be heavy, not flavorful. Tomatoes are sold by the pound, after all. A new bit of technology may help some farmers create a tastier tomato. Granite Geek David Brooks has been writing about this tech for The Concord Monitor and spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello about it. Granite Geek: How To Watch The Eclipse Safely (And Not Get Scammed) By Peter Biello • Aug 15, 2017 NASA The eclipse is coming, and eclipse enthusiasts have been planning their viewing parties for months now, but they recieved troubling news over the weekend. Eclipse viewing glasses that don't meet safety guidelines are said to be flooding the market. Concord Monitor columnist David Brooks has been keeping track of these sun-gazing safety hazards, and he spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello. Granite Geek: It's Time to Shake Up the Game of Baseball By Peter Biello • Jul 4, 2017 Peter Miller via Flickr CC / https://flic.kr/p/eVrdee Comedian George Carlin once said, "Baseball is the only sport that appears backward in a mirror." In The Concord Monitor this week, Granite Geek David Brooks has been writing about what it would be like to turn America's pastime on its head. Instead of running to first base, what if batters could choose to run to either first or third base? Brooks spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello to defend this modest proposal. Granite Geek: Research Leaves the Lab with Citizen Science By Peter Biello • Jun 20, 2017 Paul Scott via Flickr CC / https://flic.kr/p/8bUHaa You may have seen ads posted on your community cork board for something called citizen science. It's a trend in scientific research that allows regular people to help out with professional-grade studies by reporting data about their own backyards. Tuesday at 6pm in the Draft Sports Bar in Concord, Concord Monitor columnist David Brooks will host the Science Café. He and a panel of scientists will talk about this innovative approach to research, and he spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello for a preview. What exactly is citizen science? Granite Geek: Seacoast 'Experiment' Combines Solar Electricity and Efficiency Efforts By Peter Biello • Jun 13, 2017 Joy Jackson / Unsplash It's easy to say that you want to use less electricity and even easier to just dream about doing something to generate it in an eco-friendly way. But how often do those well-meaning impulses translate to action? Granite Geek: The Postal Service Will Email You Photos of Your Mail By Peter Biello • Jun 6, 2017 Flickr, Aranami Some people might like to be surprised when they check their mail boxes. But for those of us who would rather know what's in there ahead of time, the U.S. Postal Service now offers to email recipients a photograph of a letter before it arrives. Concord Monitor columnist David Brooks has been trying out this collaboration of new and old mail services, and he spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello. What is this new service called? Granite Geek: Why Are Heavy Rainstorms on the Rise in New England? By Peter Biello • May 30, 2017 Flikr Creative Commons / blmurch Over the past century, heavy rainfall and snowstorms have grown more frequent and more severe in many parts of the U.S.—including the northeast—as a result of our warming climate. In a study published last month, researchers from Dartmouth College, University of Vermont, and Columbia University investigated exactly what those changes looked like here in New England. Granite Geek: Keene Designers Imagine the Infrastructure Behind Electric Vehicles By Peter Biello • Apr 25, 2017 fellowdesigns / Morguefile In the early 1990s, a group of engineers, architects, planners and designers attempted to figure out what it would take for electric vehicles to thrive in Keene. And their ideas came pretty close to what emerged in other locations across the country more than two decades later. Granite Geek: Want to Make Science Interesting? Try YouTube! By Peter Biello • Mar 28, 2017 When I was in high school, I had a chemistry teacher who liked to blow things up. Mix a little of this chemical with that chemical, light a match, and then—bam! Smoke, flames, and a whole room of teenagers saying, "Wow, cool! How did that happen?" The shock of the explosion—even a small explosion—was enough to compel a group of teenagers to pay attention to a lesson about, for example, formulas and atomic weight. Granite Geek: The 'Silver Tsunami' Comes to Northern New England By Peter Biello • Mar 21, 2017 Huy Phan / Unsplash Over the past few decades, birth rates across the world have been falling. Retirees are growing in number while the number of young working people is relatively flat. And that's a problem if you need those workers to in some ways help pay for the rising cost of aging. Granite Geek: No More Science Fairs? By Peter Biello • Feb 28, 2017 The Insitute via Flikr / https://flic.kr/p/bjqoJR The science fair has been a staple of science education for decades. But recently the loss of Intel, the computer chip giant, as a sponsor of the International Science and Engineering Fair is prompting some soul searching about the purpose of this educational mainstay. Do these science fairs, complete with a tri-fold poster board, really help students learn the kinds of things that prepare them for today's science-based challenges? Granite Geek: Seasonal Affective Disorder is Not Just "The Winter Blues" By Peter Biello • Feb 21, 2017 Zvonimir Cuvalo via Flikr / https://flic.kr/p/QQarge During winter's dark months you may feel a little bit down. It's common for people to feel sadder during the winter months, but that sadness isn't always considered seasonal affective disorder, which is the official term for depression brought on by the cold winter days. Concord Monitor reporter David Brooks is hosting Concord's Science Café all about seasonal affective disorder, and spoke with NHPR's Peter Biello about the disorder and how it's nothing like your typical case of "the winter blues". This transcript has been edited for clarity. Pages1 2 3 4 5 next › last »


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By Tiarma Siboro
JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 21, 2002 - Jakarta Post/Kabar-Irian)---Investigation into the killing of Papuan pro-independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay last year points to the possible involvement of high ranking officers, National Military Police Chief Maj. Gen. Sulaiman A.B. said on Monday.
"It is not an ordinary murder. We can see that Theys was not an ordinary person ... he was the local Papuan leader, so I believe political motives were behind the killing," Sulaiman said on the sidelines of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas)' 37th anniversary celebration here on Monday.
He, however, refused to confirm or deny rumors that Theys' killing involved intelligence operatives from a neighboring country.
"You can make your own conclusion," Sulaiman said when pressed by journalists to comment on whether or not an international conspiracy was behind the killing.
Theys, chairman of the Papuan Presidium Council (PDP), was found dead inside his Kijang van on Nov. 11, 2001, in Koya Tengah, a few hours after he attended a function at the local headquarters of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus).
Aristoteles Masoka, who drove Theys to the ceremony and is believed to have been a key witness in the murder, is still missing.
After conducting a series of investigations, Military Police detained nine Kopassus members, including middle ranking military officers Lt. Col. Hartomo and Maj. Doni Hutabarat, as well as Capt. Rianaldo and six other lower ranking military officers.
They have been named as suspects in the murder case and were initially charged with violating Article 338 of the Criminal Code.
Another Kopassus member, Sergeant Yani, who once tried to kill key witness Yaret Imowi, is currently being detained at the Jayapura Military Police Command.
As political motives may be behind the killing, "these Kopassus officers will probably be charged with other violations," Sulaiman said without elaborating.
Sulaiman brushed aside allegations that the insubordination charge against the Kopassus members was "part of the scenario," by saying that "the ongoing investigation had not ended, and it is still open for more suspects."
Facing increasing pressure at home and from the international community, the central government set up a national commission of inquiry to investigate the murder. The commission had recommended that the Military Police carry out further investigation of the suspects believed to be responsible for the killing.
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Pornography. Divorce Attorney, Bradley A. Coates, talks about how porn is just one of the Seven Mega Trends of the New Millennia that is weakening already stressed marriages.
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Debra Vorderstrasse graduated from Orleans High School in 1973. She attended the University of Nebraska, Lincoln on a full athletic scholarship and graduated with a BS in Physical Education. Post-graduate work earned a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Doane College. Deb started teaching in Hebron Public Schools/Thayer Central Community Schools in 1977. She currently holds a Professional Teaching Certificate. Extra duties include Thayer Central's Web site manager, head track and field coach, and assistant cross country coach. She is married to Duane, whose career has included farm management and farming. They have two children-Stephanie, who holds a Master's Degree in English and presently teaches at Thayer Central, and Spencer a mechanical engineer working for Global Industries. Stephanie is married to Josh Lanik (also a Thayer Central teacher/coach) and has 2 children, Max and Miles. Spencer is married to Ranae, an RN at Thayer County Health Services. They have 5 children Cole, Alex, Graham, Emilia, and Lane.
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Series following Brits selling property in Spain. Roger and Maureen dream of moving to a mountain retreat; Spanish Property Choice show them three very different properties.
The series following Brits selling property in Spain. Lovebirds John and Lesley were united by a love of dancing and have a budget of 90,000 euros to spend on their first home together.
Diane wants the perfect dog friendly villa in southern Spain. Will married estate agent duo Sharon and Steve Garner be able to help?
Casas Manuel shows ex-London cabbie Bernie and his wife three properties. And a couple arrives by car in Almeria with all they own.
Elizabeth is looking for an apartment near the beach. In Alicante, Manuel is organising his yearly fiesta, complete with dancing horse.
Sharon and Steve have three properties to show Andy and Jo Green for their 100,000 euro budget, but are put on the back foot when the Greens change their brief halfway through the viewings
Michelle and Adrian are looking to upsize to a villa with a pool, and have tasked Casas Manuel with finding them their dream home on the Costa Blanca. But the viewings don't go to plan.
In Alicante, Linda has her work cut out helping Damian Cullinan from Belfast, who has had enough of the Irish weather and is looking for an apartment on the Costa Blanca
In Almeria, Chris and Carol Nicholls are looking to make a permanent move to the sun to escape the rat race. Father and son team Steve and Shaun Garner are on the case.
Kerry Smith, a teacher from London, is in southern Spain shopping for a holiday home by the beach. In Alicante, Casas Manuel are helping an old client and friend sell her holiday apartment.
Casas Manuel try to find self-confessed sun worshipper Vicky a property with plenty of outside space to soak up the rays. In Almeria, Trish is in the market for a bolthole by the coast.
Jim and Chris would like to spend half their time in southern Spain; Spanish Property Choice show them three homes. Baton twirler Tina wants to make a permanent move to the Costa Blanca.
Evelyn 's budget of 120,000 euros and her wish list for her dream home don't exactly line up around Alicante. Down in Almeria, Daniel and Margaret would like to move nearer to the coast.
Sailing enthusiasts Andy and Dee Hayford have travelled all over the world. Now they plan to buy a holiday home in Spain big enough to house them, their two daughters and grandchildren.
Newly retired Sue Garbutt from Devon is looking for a new build property in the Alicante area. Mel and Neil Street-Bailey are looking to swap the UK rat race for a Spanish residence.
Steve and Sharon show Ray from London three very different properties, while up the coast in Alicante, Casas Manuel helps Brian and Esther from Glasgow find a piece of paradise in the sun
Near Almeria, Spanish Property Choice have three apartments to show David and Pam Rowe who are searching for their dream retirement property. Number one on their wish list is a sea view.
Sharon and Steve from Spanish Property Choice must think outside the box to find a buyer for a stunning mansion in the mountains housing an unusual business - a luxurious cat hotel
Outdoor and BBQ enthusiasts Gary and Dawn from South Africa want to buy a permanent holiday home in Spain. With a maximum budget of 100,000 euros Casas Manuel shows them three properties.
After 12 years of helping clients find their dream homes, Sharon and Steve have decided it's time to sell the family home in the Spanish mountains and move somewhere for their retirement


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August 8, 2017
New data shows a concerning number of women in Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) may not be keeping up with their recommended mammograms.
Almost 50,000 women in the NSLHD, which includes Hornsby, aged between 50 and 74 have skipped, or simply not taken advantage of the free scans offered by BreastScreen NSW.
Current recommendations are for women to undergo a mammogram every two years.
Meredith Kay, director of BreastScreen NSW Northern Sydney and Central Coast said regular mammograms are integral in detecting early stages of breast cancer, which boosts the likelihood of successful treatment.
"The smaller the cancer when you are diagnosed, the more options you have for treatment," she said.
"If your cancer is picked up by a screening mammogram, you are less likely to need a mastectomy."
Ms Kay said she was hopeful the continued efforts of encouraging breast cancer awareness would avoid complacency among women of all ages.
"Although these figures don't include the portion of the population using other services, what we know is some women may be walking around with breast cancer and not know it because they haven't had their regular mammogram," she said.
"It's important for us to keep the breast screening conversation going within our communities so that women can be reminded to take care of their health and hopefully this will create an ongoing culture of support."
A majority of breast cancer cases are not genetically linked, with figures showing 9 out of 10 women who develop breast cancer do not have a family history, but that's not the only startling statistic.
"One in every eight women in NSW will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, therefore it's particularly important to make sure women over 50 know why they should have a regular mammogram," Ms Kay said.
Appointments take approximately 20 minutes and are free for women over 40 when arranged through BreastScreen NSW.
Mammograms through BreastScreen can be conducted at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital in Hornsby or at Fox Valley Medical Centre in Wahroonga. Call 13 20 50 to make an appointment or search for more information by visiting breastscreen.nsw.gov.au
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Research firms like Statista forecast that over 30 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 and that this number will rise to 75 billion come 2025. No longer just a tech industry buzzword, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a core technology influencing everything that consumers and businesses use on a daily basis.
The autonomous vehicle trend provides a creative example. By 2020, Gartner predicts that a fifth of vehicles on the road will have some kind of wireless connection. "Cars have been the most consistently evolving machines we use. Since it is now a connected micro-environment on wheels, there are several opportunities to open the car up," says Kit Hughes, an IoT marketing thought leader and co-founder of Look Listen. For consumers, this takes the hassle out of their daily commute and it also results in fewer accidents. For car brands and manufacturers, these innovations open up new opportunities to innovate, to speak to new segments of the market and to expand their range of products.
To paint a picture of what IoT looks like across different industries, we've put together a short list detailing how these smart sensors will transform, and improve, existing processes:
- A new approach to inventory tracking
Using IoT, manufacturers can automate business processes, monitor product quality and manage resources. With the right IoT software in place, the role of the inventory manager can be expanded by mechanising the monitoring of stock levels and automatically ordering more stock when supplies need to be replenished. For food retailers, who deal with products that can have a very short shelf life, freezers and coolers can be fitted with sensors to regularly monitor temperatures and send out alerts should any temperature deviations occur.
- Transforming data collection and interpretation
Today, you need to know a thing or two about data. But given the sheer amount of data that modern organisations have to deal with, it's no surprise that many are struggling to derive real business value from all of this information. Within the retail space, for example, the IoT provides access to an incredible amount of insight around customer experiences. These sensors make it possible to monitor buyer cycles, track buyer preferences and understand how users engage with your online platforms and products. For customers, this means a better, more personalised experience. And for brands, the IoT reveals new ways to streamline and optimise operations.
- Upping efficiency and aiding productivity
Unsure what may be holding you back or causing bottlenecks in your business processes? With IoT in place, you'll be able to effectively track and monitor your workflows and then use this information to identify inefficiencies. Not only will these IoT insights allow your business to boost product quality, it will also free up time so that your staff can focus on more important, creative tasks.
- Boosting customer satisfaction
Customer experience is seen as a key differentiator for modern businesses. And the IoT is a great resource for any business looking to improve the service they offer to customers. We're already seeing retailers rolling out cameras and sensors in their stores to monitor queue lengths so that they can open or close tills as demand fluctuates.
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Man sentenced Wednesday in Deer Park dumping case
The last of defendants in a dumping scheme in Suffolk County was sentenced Wednesday, capping a series of cases that launched in 2014 after the dumping was first discovered.
State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho ordered that Atlas Asphalt owner Ronald Cianciulli be discharged on the conditions that he pay $25,000 to his victim, landowner April Masie of Wantagh, and that he satisfy any remaining requirements by the state Department of Environmental Conservation in cleaning the Deer Park wetlands site of contaminated debris.
In court in Central Islip on Wednesday, Cianciulli said that he regretted any harm to Masie.
"I do feel terrible that the Masies had to go through all of this," he said. "If they ever need anything from me in the future, I'm always available to help."
Masie let out a quiet laugh from the back of the courtroom when he spoke.
"If he had never brought this situation to our doorstep, none of this would be necessary," Masie said in a statement before the court. "I feel that there should be consequences for his actions."
Cianciulli, of Deer Park, was found guilty of two felonies and two misdemeanors after a bench trial before Camacho in June 2016. He was found not guilty of the top charge, second-degree criminal mischief, a D-class felony, and of a violation of engaging in regulated activities within mapped freshwater wetlands without a permit.
Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Michelle Pitman said after court that she had sought a tougher sentence for Cianciulli in the hope that it would send a message to others who would engage in illegal dumping.
"I respect the decision of the court," she said. "I wish there were more severe consequences for Mr. Cianciulli's actions. I would hope it would set a deterrent effect in Suffolk County, because this stuff is happening every day."
When explaining his decision, Camacho said "it is so tempting to send a message" by sentencing Cianciulli harshly, but he believed justice required that he draw a distinction between the defendant and Thomas Datre Jr.
Suffolk prosecutors have called Datre the "mastermind" behind the dumping scheme at the wetlands location and three other sites: Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood, a 1-acre private lot in Central Islip and a six-home subdivision for veterans in Islandia. Datre was sentenced in April to one year in jail for each of the four class-E felonies he pleaded guilty to in March 2016, to be served concurrently.
"Tom Datre Jr. would not be able to do what he did without Ronald Cianciulli," Camacho said. "I understand that, I appreciate that. But Ronald Cianciulli is not Tom Datre Jr."
Cianciulli's sentencing marks the final disposition of charges included in a December 2014 dumping indictment, which included Cianciulli; Datre; his father, Thomas Datre Sr.; Christopher Grabe of Islandia Recycling; and former Islip Town Parks Commissioner Joseph J. Montuori Jr. and his former secretary, Brett A. Robinson.
Charges against Datre Sr. were dropped. Grabe pleaded guilty in March 2016 and received a split sentence of six months, with 30 days to be spent in jail and the remaining five months spent doing community service. Montuori and Robinson were sentenced to conditional discharges.


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Tonight I went over to my Dad's house to have a little get together for my birthday with them (My Dad, Step Mom & my sisters Tiffany & Shakayla) I had a great time
I wanted to share a photo of these flowers they got for me, aren't they gorgeous? I just love the vase too (the picture doesn't do it justice, Its even prettier in person) My Dad picked it out & he did very well white roses & The vase is the blue color I love, and its shinny! They also got me this adorable little doggie leash hook that I'm sure I'll be posting soon cuz its super cute, & also a gift card for this really neat sounding fancy movie theater called Cinetopia that I'm excited to go to! I'm one lucky girl.
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So. The last few months of last year were "good" I guess (in my parameters). I did a shit ton of things for my recovery last year, so I'm proud about that.
Right now I'm more stable than I've ever been. I'm taking care of my health, I'm taking the adhd meds and I'm paying attention to my symptoms and needs. It's pretty cool, I've learned a lot about how my body+brain work.
The next goal is to be able to work semi regularly. It's a struggle, but I might be slowly approaching it. Also my economical situation has never been worse, but I have hope in myself? Maybe? At least that's what I tell myself.
My abusers still hate me for no reason, refuse to acknowledge my health problems (never mind the fact that I'm disabled) and work really hard to ruin my life.
It's like I've never had more tools and support, but also things are harder than ever. There's a ticking clock over my head, cause I have a deadline from my abuser. I have to make money and move out soon. Again, refusing to aknoledge in any way that I'm spending a fortune in my treatment and that just doing everyday things like eating and sleeping are fucking hard for me.
Can't wait till they're fucking dead! I hope they suffer too.
And it's twisted because not only I was and am abused and traumatized, but I also happen to have a neurological disability that makes ESCAPING this hell even harder.
Ha ha. Life's irony.
When I feel hopeless I think about other people who have recovered and escaped their abusers. I hope that's me one day. I've been kinda suicidal too, but what's new.
Like always, things are better than ever but there's still so much to go.
God, my life would be so much easier if they were dead.


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Last night's Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg produced one of the finest individual performances likely to be seen all season, with Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski helping himself to five goals in just 9 breathtaking minutes – and all that after only coming on the pitch as a half-time substitute.
After a lackluster first half performance in the final third which saw Bayern trail their opponents 1-0 at the break, manager Pep Guardiola decided that his team needed an injection of quality and danger and replaced Thiago Alcantara with Lewandowski. Within 15 minutes after being introduced to the game, the prolific Pole already had five goals to his name, a feat which left everyone in the ground, watching on TV and those using Social Media gobsmacked at what they were witnessing and hearing about.
With Bayern dominating possession in the early stages of the game, last seasons Bundesliga runners-up Wolfsburg took a shock lead mid-way through the first half-half with a Daniel Caligiuri goal produced on the counter-attack. Despite a commanding first half display, Bayern had nothing to show for their dominance with a lack of spark up front prompting the introduction of Lewandowski and a cue to his heroics. Within five minutes of the restart, the substitution had already paid dividends as Thomas Muller and the former Borussia Dortmund striker combining to make it 1-1. With three more goals added in quick succession, Lewandowski's fifth was the pick of the bunch, connecting with a sweet volley that flew past the goalkeeper and into the goal. If that wasn't enough, he was only denied a sixth goal by a goal-line clearance by Ricardo Rodriguez.
After the game, Bayern manager Pep Guardiola was left seemingly shocked at his star strikers new record of the fastest five goal haul in Bundesliga history and said; "I can't really understand it. Five goals. Neither as a coach nor as a player did I ever experience something like this and I can't really explain it. Five goals against Wolfsburg is never easy. I am very happy for Robert." After seeing his side undone from a winning position by such a unique performance, Wolfsburg manager Dieter Hecking was also stunned at what he had just witnessed; "What can I say? A world-class striker shot five times on goal and could have scored seven. That is how it happened."


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Chinese villagers head to court to recover a 1,000-year-old mummified monk inside a Buddha statue
Chinese villagers have taken their campaign to retrieve a "stolen" 1,000-year-old mummified monk to a Dutch court, as China ramps up efforts to reclaim precious artefacts scattered across the globe – including in the UK.
The latest legal battle involves residents of Yangchun in south-eastern China seeking to force a Dutch art collector to return a Buddha sculpture which they claim went missing from their village in 1995.
The villagers say the 1.2 metre-tall golden sitting Buddha, which is called Zhanggong Zushi, contains the skeletal remains of one of their ancestors, a monk who lived and was worshipped in Yangchun since the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD).
The sculpture sat in a temple in the village for a thousand years, the villagers claim, before being stolen 22 years ago.
One of the locals recognised the sculpture after it was displayed at an exhibition in Hungary in 2015 and the village has banded together to try to recover it with the help of the Chinese government.
"I am very confident we will win the case," said lawyer Liu Yang, ahead of the first day of the Amsterdam trial on Friday.
"The statue belongs to the villagers, and I think the Dutch owner should act in a graceful way to take himself out of a predicament," he told The Telegraph.
Mr Liu has previously fought a series of cases to retrieve allegedly stolen Chinese artefacts from abroad.
Beijing has made the return of such relics a priority as it flexes its growing international muscle and tries to build public support at home.
Chinese state media say more than 10 million Chinese cultural relics have yet to be returned.
In 2013 French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault returned two bronze fountainheads from Beijing's Old Summer Palace.
The site was ransacked by British and French troops in 1860 during the Second Opium War, an event seen in China as a national humiliation.
Many in China also believe artefacts which are now at the British Museum were originally pillaged from that monument, and later, at the destruction of the Forbidden City during the Boxer Rebellion.
The British Museum previously said the "overwhelming majority" of its Chinese collection, which numbers around 23,000 items, were "peacefully traded or collected".
However, Mr Liu said Chinese artefacts exhibited in Britain were a "big issue" in China, and that the legal team involved in the court battle for the Buddha would use that experience to devise a strategy against "museums in other countries".
Asked directly if China was considering retrieving artefacts at the British Museum, he said: "Once China knows how to do it through the courts, China will do it."
Additional reporting by Christine Wei