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When Natalie was adopted at 15 months old, her parents were told she most likely had a heart condition which made her adoption a special needs case. Upon arriving in the US, and taking Natalie to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, they learned how unique Natalie truly is.

While diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP), her condition is so rare, no doctor had ever seen someone survive never less thrive. Having been exposed to Carbon Monoxide as an infant, Natalie's diagnoses is categorize as Cerebral Palsy because physically that is what it looks like but unlike most CP where damage is typically on the outside of the brain Natalie's is in the center.

Natalie doesn’t let her wheelchair or the fact she uses a communication device stop her. She is strong willed and determined. She has a passion for sports and can been found most Sundays watching football (she can tell you all of Tom Brady’s stats) as well as swimming and basketball.

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Natalie attends Camp Independence annually, which is a sports camp designed for kids with CP, that is funded in part by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of Greater St. Louis. Since starting at Camp Independence, Natalie has gained self-confidence, learned how to adapt sports to fit her needs and accomplished many tasks children’ with CP are often told they cannot do.

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Just curious, but do you think even though they are competitors, the top guns at MySpace, Facebook and Google spend all their time on Gmail chatting about when and how they’ll release the news of their latest endeavors to move towards data portability? Or maybe they have spies in each other’s camps sending smoke signals home at night spilling the beans of latest plans to take over your data profile? Flashbacks to Pinky and Brain cartoons spill over into my daytime routine. In either case, it’s been a busy couple of weeks with Facebook announcing Facebook Connect, then last night Google previewed Friend Connect. Now we read all about MySpace’s “Data Availability” initiative – not to be confused with Data Portability – which allows MySpace members to share their public profile with websites of their choice. Is this the year of the “User Identity Battle”? MySpace is not alone in this initiative. They are partnering with Yahoo!, eBay, Photobucket, and Twitter to enable the MySpace community to share their public profile information.

Data Availability -- User Interface

MySpace members will be provided with a central location where they can manage how their content and data is provided to other sites of their choosing. Users will continue to maintain their information in MySpace, but can now share some of that information with other sites like Twitter, instead of re-creating the content for each social network they are a part of. This is an opt-in framework – it’s not automatic. To start off, MySpace and it’s Data Availability Initiative Partners will allow users to share content such as: * Public basic profile information * MySpace photos * MySpaceTV videos * Friend Networks

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Sites that want to participate in this “data sharing” with MySpace can do so through the use of open standards such as OAUTH and Restful APIs, both of which are the core technologies used in this initiative. MySpace says this is just the first step towards some larger data portability initiatives. They also stated that they have joined the Data Portability Project, something that demonstrates their commitment to “openness” and open standards.

Data Availability on Partner Sites

Each participating site can incorporate data availability in a number of ways. These are how the MySpace partners have chosen to do it: * Yahoo!: The viewing of MySpace data can appear in a few places including as a part of Yahoo! IM contact information, within the Yahoo! universal profile, or in Yahoo! Mail’s smarter box. * Twitter: Twitter profiles will be updated with MySpace profile information like bios, blogs and photos. * Photobucket: Photobucket users can have a single view of their photos across services. They can also opt-in to display MySpace profile data in their Photobucket albums. Users can also leverage the existing connections with MySpace without having to re-do these connections or friends lists. * eBay: eBay profiles can now include MySpace profile data such as bios, interests, pictures and videos.

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While this all sounds sort of good, not everyone thinks so. David Recordon blogged about this announcement on the O’Reilly Radar. He said that he spoke with a reporter who sat on the MySpace briefing call and got some disturbing information. Due to terms of service that MySpace has, participating sites like Twitter are not allowed to cache or store any of the profile information they display on their site from MySpace. According to Recordon, their options are limited and nowhere close to being examples of data portability. “At the end of the day it seems that MySpace is trying to become a large centralized profile repository on the internet. One where information might be available but certainly not allowed to be actually moved outside the network's walls.” Recordon also indicated that Chris Saad, DataPortability’s co-founder hopes that this initiative will evolve to “becoming a compliant implementation of the DataPortability Best Practices.” It’s hard to feel good about any of these announcements. It just feels like a big struggle between the bullies to get our lunch money. One may sweeten the deal a little more than the other, but they can’t all have it. Because if we divide it up between them, we’ll never get true data portability.

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Cramer: Ugly charts signal deeper correction ahead

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Although Jim Cramer always bases investment decisions on fundamental analysis, he also thinks that technical analysis can provide valuable insights, especially when fundamentals are somewhat cloudy.

And with broad market weakness ebbing on Tuesday, like so many pros, Cramer can't help but wonder if the worst of the stock market storm has passed, or if we're simply between bands in a major system.

According to top technical analyst Carley Garner, you shouldn't put your umbrella away, just yet.

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She says there are too many bulls in the market for an advance to sustain.

That is, according to the American Association of Individual Investors Sentiment Survey, only 23.8% of people polled expect the market to go lower over the next six months. For Garner this is a classic sign of complacency, as that figure is much lower than the long-term historical average for bearish sentiment at around 30.5%.

At the crux of Garner's concern: there's still plenty of room for selling as the bulls ring the register and the bears come in off the sidelines and get some fresh short positions going.

Also Garner finds levels in the RSI or Relative Strength Index concerning.

It reached 78 late last year, an overbought level not seen since the market peaked in 2007. Although she doesn't expect a sell-off to be nearly as sharp as the one that followed in 2007, she does feel that any reading above 70 is a red flag.

Analysis from another top technician, Carolyn Boroden, leads to similar conclusions.

Boroden is cautious because the S&P has fallen below its 50-day moving average, and she believes it needs to clear that important hurdle, which is from 1808 through 1823, before you can buy stocks with confidence.

If the S&P can break above 1823, Boroden becomes optimistic but if it can't clear the hurdle, then Boroden suspects the market could be vulnerable to a much deeper correction.

Back to Garner, she thinks the S&P could decline down to its 100-day moving, a level that held three separate times in 2013. Right now the S&P's 100-day moving average is around 1,755.

Meanwhile, Garner sees problems in the chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, too. In this case, she says stochastics are falling precipitously from overbought levels, and that tells Garner the Dow could have more room to fall.

This index has been in an uptrend since September of 2011, and she thinks it could drop down to the bottom of the up-trend channel, which is currently down at around 15,000—so we're talking about a potential 900 point decline from current levels.

All told, the charts are troublesome.

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"We may have caught a nice bounce today, but the charts of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones, at least as interpreted by Carley Garner, are not on your side here," Cramer said. "Historically, when the S&P becomes this overbought, we almost always get a fierce correction—something even worse than the decline we've already experienced."

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Other colours could be added such as ochre, green or brown into the grey mix but I would avoid too strong a tone. I have also added another orange portrait shape as an alternative but I feel the blue landscape would suit the shape of the picture best, I hope this helps.

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What if I Can’t Forgive?

What if I Can't Forgive-

By Joshua Downs, LCSW

Hurt, Betrayal, & Forgiveness

Forgiveness is frequently the goal in the work I do with couples dealing with betrayal—as well as in individual counseling with clients who have been hurt by others. And thankfully I can say I have been able to witness the relief and healing that comes from forgiveness. Forgiveness, however, is usually a hard-fought battle that is most likely to be won when the victim and the offender are both involved in the healing process.

But what about when the offender is unavailable, unrepentant, or seemingly incapable of understanding the depth of hurt he or she has caused? This can lead to harboring an often all-encompassing anger and resentment towards the offender, sometimes despite a desire on the part of the victim to move on. In her book How Can I Forgive You?, Janice Abrahms Spring suggests that holding on on to this protective anger and resentment can ultimately be damaging to the person’s well-being. She refers to this as “refusing to forgive.”

Acceptance: Empowerment to Live the Rest of Your Life

Spring, however, proposes that there is at least one more alternative to forgiveness in the event that the offender is not involved in healing, what she calls “acceptance.” The benefits of acceptance are that you can “take control of your pain, make sense of your injury, and carve out a relationship with the offender that works for you.” She adds, “with it comes the power to decide how you’re going to live the rest of your life.”

Honoring the full Sweep of Your Emotions

Although Spring describes multiple steps that lead to acceptance, I will focus briefly on one that is a struggle for many of my clients in couples therapy. Spring identifies Step #1 as “You honor the full sweep of your emotions.” Keeping hold of anger and resentment is a very normal reaction that comes when we experience pain physically or emotionally. Often without any conscious effort on our part, the brain has a way of focusing on what or who caused the pain and immediately sets to protecting the person from getting hurt again. Anger is an empowering emotion, one that speaks to that injured part of the victim that needs to know that she will never again be hurt by that person.

But I have found that anger itself does not help a person fully understand the extent of the injury nor the treatment needed to recover. It shifts the focus to the attacker, who may have long since moved on, and not to the victim who is now responsible for his or her own healing. In my mind I have often pictured an injured person screaming at an attacker who cannot or will not hear. All the while the wound continues to bleed as it is left untreated.

What many do not realize, however, is that relief comes more quickly if you are willing to acknowledge the more vulnerable emotions of pain, sadness, loss, rejection, and inadequacy that are often at the root of the injury. With a clearer picture of the damage, you can begin to focus on what needs to be addressed to heal. For example, when one of my clients was able to see past his anger, he realized that his experience left him with feelings of being small and stupid. Immediately he began to challenge those thoughts with evidence that he was not any of those things and that he refused to feel that way. Another client realized that under her anger was a feeling of not being important enough to have an opinion in important matters. She then committed to challenging that thought by speaking up when she felt strongly about something.

Anger as a Shield: The Pros and Cons

Anger is like a large shield that offers full protection from anything the enemy might throw in your direction. The advantage is that you can be assured that no harm will come upon you, so long as you stay under or behind the shield. The feeling of safety is there, but at what cost? Remember, safety is only guaranteed so long as you stay under the shield. What kind of life is that? Are you protected at the expense of being pinned down? What’s more, constant vigilance demands energy to hold up the heavy burden of this shield, instead of using that strength to heal which is ultimately what is desired.

However, acceptance offers the best of both worlds: protection from further hurt and the freedom that comes from taking control of the healing process instead of putting in the hands of someone who is no longer willing to do their part. The relationship may not be salvaged or be the same, which is sometimes a heavy loss. But the greater loss is your own quality of life that is wasted as you cling to anger and resentment.

If you could use some support in your healing process, give us a call; we’d be glad to help you move forward in reclaiming the peace you are looking for. Call today: 720-468-0101

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African Trilogy Vol. 2: Turntable

Virtuoso Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe is invited out to the Congo by the governor to give a concert. How could he refuse such an invitation? Eugène waves goodbye to the infamous gray Belgian skies and hops on a plane taking him to the dazzling colors of Africa. He is invited to stay a few weeks at his nephew's house, by the stunning Lake Maï Ndombé. And that's where he meets Turntable. Through their mutual appreciation of music, the servant and the celebrity gradually form an unlikely friendship, breaking the boundaries of convention.
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An Introduction to Joseph Merrick

You may only know Joseph (John) Merrick because of the physical deformities that earned him the label of “The Elephant Man.” He was, as is anyone tagged with a label of any kind, much more than that label. We at the Commonweal are thrilled to mount the later life story of Joseph Merrick and introduce you to the remarkable man that he was.

  • By all accounts, was completely healthy and normal at birth. The deformities began to develop at age 5.
  • Despite his appearance, he attended his local school.

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  • He spent most of his time conversing with his doctor and friend, Frederick Treves or writing poetry and prose.
  • He built a cardboard model of St. Philip’s Church.
  • Baffled by doctors and scientists when he was alive, it is now considered that Merrick suffered a rare case of neurofibromatosis or a disease known as Proteus Syndrome.
  • His parents attributed his disorder to his mother having been kicked and knocked to the ground by an elephant while at a fairground.
  • His head circumference was measured at 36 inches, his right hand at 12 inches and one of his fingers at 5 inches.
  • His life was saved by a business card that he kept in his possession for two years.
  • A replica of his skeleton is on display at Royal London Hospital. The actual skeleton is in the medical college of the hospital but not on permanent display.
  • He had three siblings who died remarkably young. Brother William Arthur died of scarlet fever at age four. His sister, Marion Eliza, passed at age 24 from Myelitis related seizures.
  • At age 13, Joseph was a door-to-door salesman selling items out of his father’s barbershop. He wore a burlap sack to cover his deformities.

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  • In his four years of living at the London Hospital, he was visited and befriended by the highest levels of British Society right up to Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra who held the title of Princess of Wales from 1863-1901, the longest anyone has ever held the title.
  • He was highly intelligent and wrote many letters, mostly of thanks for much patronage while he lived in the London Hospital. Those letters were always signed off with the following poem:

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5 Tips To Prevent Keyless Car Thefts and Help Recover Your Vehicle

Keyless technology makes it easier for thieves to steal your car.....but how can you prevent it?

In 2016 56,000 vehicles were stolen, but by 2017, only 12 months later, that number had risen dramatically to 89,000 vehicles (1). Keyless technology helps make the lives of car owners easier, but it also makes it easier for thieves to steal your car, and make no mistake, it takes 60 seconds to steal your car. This is graphically demonstrated in a video released by West Midlands Police (CLICK HERE).

So what can you do to keep your car in your possession? We have some simple tips.

Put your keys in a signal blocking case, also known as a faraday cage

Signal blocking cases are relatively cheap with some costing as little as £7. They work by preventing the signal that's being emitted from your key escaping outside the back. They're really simple to use, but when you consider your car costs thousands, it's a priceless investment.

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Take your keys to bed

Thieves want your car, they don't want any interaction with you. When thieves try to steal your car by capturing the signal emitted from your key, they're able to do this because we as car owners make it easy for them. We leaves our keys next to windows or behind doors, places where criminals simply have to walk up to our doors or windows and using a special computer, they're able to capture that signal and use it to steal our cars. Taking your keys to bed simply means the key cannot emit its signal far enough, so criminals can't capture it and they move on to another car.

Physical barriers to prevent thefts

Remember that criminals don't want confrontation or contact with you, they just want your car. They also want to steal your car as quickly as possible. If you can put some physical barriers between them and your car, the harder you will make it for them to steal your car, so they'll be less likely to steal your car. When we talk about physical barriers were talking anywhere from hinged posts on your driveway, keeping it in a garage, wheel clamps, steering locks or simply placing one vehicle in front of the other. All of these will deter criminals from trying to steal your car.

But what if your car is stolen?

It's sad and unfortunate but as we have seen 89,000 vehicles were stolen in 2017. But if your car is stolen there are steps you can take now to help recover your car and they're really simple.

We've all seen Tracker products which are considered to be industry leaders in helping to recover your vehicle if its stolen. In fact they're so effective that Tracker estimate 96% of all vehicles stolen with a Tracker system fitted are recovered (see the Tracker website). But remember, it's not only Tracker offering these products. Tracker costs a couple of hundred pounds, but if you don't want to spend that money then you can buy cheaper alternatives from a variety of sources including Amazon, eBay or your local electrical store. They may not be as good as the Tracker products but something is better than nothing.

CCTV is an invaluable tool in the fight against crime, but unfortunately it's only useful once a crime has taken place. Whilst criminals may have their faces covered, a CCTV system may capture evidence that helps the Police to locate those responsible, whether it be a registration number of a vehicle they have used or even something as simple as a distinctive top.

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Compass Minerals Reports Fourth-Quarter Snow-Event Data

Limited winter weather activity throughout Compass Minerals’ primary service areas significantly reduced demand for the company’s deicing products in the fourth quarter.

Eleven representative cities in the company’s primary North American highway deicing service area reported 17 snow events during the period, which was 64 percent below the 10-year average of 47.3 events. The same cities posted 35 events in the fourth quarter of 2014.

“While the key winter months are still ahead of us, fewer snow events combined with above-average temperatures thus far have significantly reduced salt demand. In addition, we continued to face headwinds in the agriculture market where customers have been hesitant to make purchases,” said Fran Malecha, Compass Minerals’ president and chief executive officer. “We have implemented cost-reduction measures where possible to mitigate the short-term impacts of mild winter weather and agricultural market softness.”

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Advertise trial period at $10 per month!! Go to get out after you end up having to pay over $224+ to get out. I was told a trial membership which is why I had joined, and could end it after 11/15/11 as I am in college(live there) and could not go till yesterday they said ok back in sept...

Black Horse Pike Animal Hospital / Vet dishonest practices

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Worst dishonest vetpractice in all of s jersey very savvy manipulative office manager who gets paid well to cover up mistakes & wrong doing

Black Horse Pike Animal Hospital / Horrible Quality Service

This hospital is a complete rip off and is not dedicated to the health and service of the animals that go there. My dog broke his leg and we rushed him to the hospital. The triage nurse that was assisting us was quite rude. The amount of money that they required me to pay upfront for my...

Kenmore Central air unit / repair service or lack of

I was schelduled for service on my central air unit on August 19th between 1pm and 5pm . at 540 pm I called to see where the tec was and was told that he called my house and there was no answering machine to leave a message that he was not coming. Well I have an answering machine and both...

Black Horse Pike Animal Hospital / Dangerous Doctors

I took my 8 week old Weim puppy to be vaccinated there and two days later my baby was lethargic. We took her back that night and they told me she seemed okay. The next day she was unable to open her mouth, stand on her own, and unable to drink. I took her back that night and that'...


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Cleannet USA / greed plain & simple

Cleannet of new england, specifically mr paul oliveira who is president, are nothing more than greedy racist filth! This company is run with the sole purpose to supply immigrants (both legal and illegal I am sure) with us jobs, if you are a 100% american, forget it! This company is run by...

The Laundrymat / Clothes are being destroyed!

Clothes are being destroyed. My residence is in Wayne, NJ. I have a house and usually wash my clothes at home. I have a contract work at Watertown, MA and rent an apartment at Medford. There is no launderer neither in the apartment and in the building and that is why I needed to find an...

Ashirwad Dry Cleaners / Destroyed my blazer

Hi, I had given given my blazer for dry cleaning to Ashirwad Dry Cleaners. When I got back the blazer from them after dry cleaning, I found that it was burnt in small patch on the back, also as it was cordori blazeer there was lot of signs of hard brushing, it had become hard and it was no...

Dolphin Carpet & Tile / Terrible experience

Today, my wife & I experienced a TERRIBLE experience with a carpet cleaning company here in Boynton Beach, FL. called DOLPHIN CARPET & TILE COMPANY. I have also written BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU re: this matter. Unbeknown to us, we heard from another owner of a business called DOLPHIN CARPET...


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Kmart / taking money from bank acct without authorization

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I ordered a couple things online from K mart and now all of a sudden $12.97 was withheld from my checking account from the above named website. I paid shipping fees when I purchased the items online. This is the only way they could have got my debit card number. My debit card will be cancelled tomorrow so they won't be able to do this again next month which from what I have been reading on all the complaints this place is getting. Someone needs to do something about this place. The only information I have is the name of the website that took the money from my account. It is a pending transaction scheduled to be withheld 8/10/15. Hopefully I can get my bank to not pay it.

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    K-mart - lay-a-way
    United States

    Me and My husband are both in school so money was tight this month. We decided to put christmas items for our four children on lay-a-way so i could make payments with my part time job. The closest k-mart is 1 hour away and the only one we could get to babysit was grandma who is 4 hours away so we went shopping the day after thanksgiving to hit all the sales and we ended up getting everything at k-mart. Two days before christmas my husband and I and two of our smallest of 4 drove up to get our things, the kids and i stayed in the car so they wouldnt know what we were up to.After about 30 min my husband comes out and says "they lost all our things" i couldnt beleive my ears its two days before christmas and we have nothing so i went in hoping they could find it, not to mention its 8pm and we have 2 sleepy kids ages 3 and 4.After about 3 hours of getting a refund and reshopping with our kids i was in tears trying to find out a way to explain the toys to my kids and trying to sneak them out while my husband kept there "attention". couple of days later i called to complain and they never called me back!! I dont think i will ever shop there again!!!

  • Sl
      7th of Jun, 2016
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    K-mart - Pharmacy gift cards
    K-mart Pharmacy
    United States

    I had prescriptions on file at another pharmacy but decided to have them called in to K-mart this time to advantage of the $25.00 gift cards being offerred. When I got there I found out that since I had them called into K-mart instead of the other Pharmacy I was ineligeble for the gift cards. Dumbfounded I said so your telling me I should have had these prescriptions called into the other pharmacy first then call here and ask to have the prescriptions transferred? What sense does that make since I already had the prescriptions filled prior at other pharmacy??? This was a transfer of prescriptions in all sense of the word transfer...

  • Tr
      7th of Jun, 2016
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    K-mart - They Are steeling form YoU!
    United States

    The True face of entire Organization (K-mart) is finally revealed... We all know that K-mart is going out of business and the should... I say WHY ME! As a honest associate I worked at k-mart for years... I have worked hard and honestly... But they do not care how hard you worked or how honest you are... They will make stuff up if they have too... few days ago Security stopped a young girl at the door when the door did not even beep... They checked her did not find any thing but to keep their jobs they had to do something so They took her to the Security office and filed that she stole so many items when I know that The items that they accused her for steeling they were in security office prior to the girl even entered the store... She could not speak very good English so they took the best advantage of that... I wanted to help her but I could not... I was going through very tough times and I did not want to lose my job... Today I have quit the job but I feel bad for that girl and ashamed at my self for not helping her... To the girl I do not even know your name but I am truly sorry what happened...But I know that the girl said WHY ME!
    For You I advice that never accept anything that you have never done. No matter what they say or Do...
    Lets all say GO TO HELL K-MART!!!

  • Hu
      15th of Jun, 2016
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    You misunderstood. You speak as if you do not realize retailers have rights similar to your own and every retailer has a check authorization system that is " certegy" or similar to it. " Certegy's" only concern was the protection of the retailer being kmart at that point in time. This complaint could have been for target or walmart just the same. Before you attempt to tarnish the reputation of a company or corporation you should be more understanding. And realize that your information is worldwide when you put it in electronic sources such as banking institutions. If you do not want your money to be anybody's business then carry cash that is not FDIC insured. You lose a card, you get the card and any money stolen from that card back eventually. You lose cash. it's lost. There is a price for convenience. This was an atrocious complaint on your part. People staring at you like you were " a criminal"? In court, they would ask how in the world you came to that conclusion of the state of mind of a several people since currently determining the state of mind of a person cannot be concretely determined even by a licensed professional. There should be votes to remove complaints like these. - Insurance Agent

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Now we have cognitive search. I have lost track of whether it comes before or after machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), or insight engines. Don’t hear much about it, except when good ole Watson is playing games.

Did you know that Watson has been in training for the past 7 years? Not exactly a quick project turnaround. According to Jerome Pesenti, Vice President of the Watson team at IBM, “When it comes to neural networks, we don’t entirely know how they work and what’s amazing is that we’re starting to build systems we can’t fully understand. The math and the behavior are becoming very complex and my suspicion is that as we create these networks that are ever larger and keep throwing computing power to it, it creates some interesting methodological problems.” Ok, IBM is now building systems they can’t understand?

Cognitive computing and machine learning were originally designed to make sense of large amounts of data. So much so that the only companies suitable for cognitive computing would be the IBMs of the world – small and mid-size companies just don’t have the critical mass. This spills over to system training. Organizations need not only sufficient data sets but also enough data scientists required to tune and test outputs – again a barrier to entry.

Applications where cognitive computing shows the most promise are content curation, search and discovery, expertise location, lessons learned analytics, data visualization, and intelligent personal assistants. Despite how great an end application is, end user adoption is an issue that will never go away. Proponents of cognitive computing focus on the personal assistant aspect of cognitive computing.

Not so fast. When Dutch company MotivAction conducted research on the issue of having a computer tell you what to do, it found that 75 percent of people wanted to remain in control of all decisions, 20 percent were comfortable allowing computers to decide occasionally, and only 5 percent would leave all decisions to computers. Moving to a cognitive computing-powered world may require more user hand-holding than programmers and early adopters realize. End users have more than once derailed the adoption of new applications.

The research by MotivAction is very telling. If a machine makes a catastrophic decision, and sooner or later one will, the machine won’t be blamed, eventually a human will. What none of these technologies can do is analyze risk, no matter how much we would like to believe they can. Unfortunately, risk remains in our hands, at least for the time being. When that changes, I’d suggest packing it all in and going home. Suffice to say, I think we are safe for the time being.

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The Collier County Board of County Commissioners, in conjunction with the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB, is accepting Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) proposals for the management, operation, advertising and marketing of a planned new 120-acre multipurpose sports event and entertainment complex.  The intent of the proposed facility is to attract and host visiting youth and adult league and tournament play, local sports activities, and other events to Florida’s Paradise Coast.

Plans call for the opening of the facility in three phases. Phase one includes eight multipurpose artificial turf fields ready for play in June 2019; phase two includes a three to five-thousand seat stadium ready for play in December 2019; and phase three envisions eight additional multipurpose field and indoor sports facility in late 2020.

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Holywood is a town located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. The English name Holywood comes from Latin Sanctus Boscus, meaning ‘holy wood’. This was the name the Normans gave to the woodland surrounding the monastery of St Laiseran, son of Nasca.

The Irish name for Holywood is Ard Mhic Nasca meaning “high ground of Mac Nasca”.

History of Holywood Town

In the early 19th century, Holywood became popular as a resort city where many wealthy Belfast merchants chose to dwell. Today, it is a popular residential area with high-end shops, boutiques, arts and crafts.

Famous Attractions

Holywood is famous for its maypole in the centre of town, which according to local folklore, dates back to 1700 when a Dutch ship was shipwrecked nearby, and the crew erected the broken mast to show their appreciation of the assistance offered to them by the townsfolk. The maypole is still used for dancing at the annual May Day fair.

Another famous attraction in town is the Maypole Bar, known as Ned’s.

The town also hosts an annual jazz and blues festival.

Ulster Museum

Considered to be the largest museum in Northern Ireland, Ulster Museum is located within the Belfast Botanic Gardens in Cultra, Holywood and takes up around 8,000 square metres of display space. It features a wide variety of artefacts, including fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial archaeology, botany, zoology and geology.

  • History of the Museum

The Ulster Museum was founded as the Belfast Natural History Society in 1821 and began showcasing different exhibits in 1833. Originally named as the Belfast Municipal Museum and Art Gallery, its location was changed its present site in Stranmillis in 1929 and was designed by James Cumming Wynne.

In 1962, it was renamed as the Ulster Museum and was formally recognised as a national museum. An extension was constructed by McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd in 1972 based on the designs by Francis Pym.

In 1998, the Ulster Museum merged with the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and the Ulster-American Folk Park to form the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland.

In July 2005, refurbishment of the museum was announced and estimated at £17m, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. The museum reopened in October 2009, on the 80th anniversary of its inauguration.

  • The Architecture of Ulster Museum

In the autumn of 1913, an open competition was announced for the building of the Belfast Municipal Museum and Art Gallery with Scottish architect John James Burnet as the presiding judge. In 1914, James Cumming Wynnes of Edinburgh’s neo-classical design won. It mainly consisted of a central courtyard flanked by four wings and presenting the museum as a ‘temple’.

Following the outbreak of World War One, the construction of the museum was postponed until it finally commenced in 1924. However, when the museum finally opened its doors on 22 October 1929, its Neo-Classical style was already outdated.

In 1962 the Belfast Municipal Museum and Art Gallery became the Ulster Museum and the following year a competition was launched to extend the museum, with Sir Leslie Martin as assessor. The winning design was created through collaboration between Francis Pym and a 22-year-old architectural assistant from Portaferry, County Down, Paddy Lawson.

The new design merged the existing building and the proposed extension together, achieving the complete fusion of old and new.

In later years, several alterations to the museum took place. Then in 2006, the museum underwent major redevelopment, led by Belfast-based Hamilton Architects. The museum reopened on 22 October 2009 boasting additional exhibition space and a transformed interior.

Ulster Museum Tours

  • Welcome Tour

The Ulster Museum offers a free one-hour welcome tour of the entire museum to its visitors with a maximum of 10 people per group, on a first come first served basis.

The tours are offered from Tuesday to Friday at 2.30 pm and on Sundays at 1.30 pm.

  • Exhibits

The Ulster Museum contains a wide variety of collections of Irish birds, mammals, insects, molluscs, marine invertebrates, flowering plants, algae, as well as books and manuscripts on Irish natural history.

  • The Modern History Gallery

Take a journey through the centuries from the Plantation of English and Scottish in Gaelic Ulster to the famine, the industrial revolution in Belfast and is social consequences.

  • Wildlife Art

The Zoology Department also features collections of wildlife art, including works by Peter Scott, John Gerrard Keulemans, Charles Tunnicliffe, Robert Gillmor and Archibald Thorburn.

  • Botany

The herbarium in the Ulster Museum (BEL) contains a total of more than 100,000 specimens obtained from Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society; the Belfast Naturalists’ Field Club; the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery, and the herbarium (BFT) of the Botany Department of The Queen’s University, Belfast, acquired in 1968.

Interesting Displays

  • Takabuti, the Egyptian Mummy

Takabuti, a mistress of a high-standing Egyptian house, lived in Ancient Egypt about 3,000 years ago. Not only is her mummified body on display but also a headpiece which has been made to envisage what she would have looked like when alive in ancient Egypt. The mummy has been on display in Belfast for over 100 years. She can be located in the History Zone.

  • Chambers Car

The Chambers brothers built their first car in Belfast in 1904 and they liked it so much they started a family business making cars and small lorries. The display is placed within the Window on Our World Section of the museum.

  • Salamander (Armada — the Fate of the Girona)

This gold and ruby salamander pendant is one of the many objects that archaeologists were able to recover from the shipwreck of the Girona, from the Spanish Armada, that sank off the Giant’s Causeway in 1588. You can find this amazing discovery in the History Zone.

  • Gold pendant

Created by London jewellers, Child and Child, in 1900, this gold pendant was and shows a cat playing around some branches and flowers. It is now located in the Art Zone of the museum.

  • Gold lunula

During the Early Bronze age, about 4,000 years ago, gold was considered a symbol of wealth and power. This lunula neck ornament would have been made by beating out a single piece of gold into a paper-thin crescent moon shape. You can find it in the History Zone.

  • The Fairy Fountain (c.1900-1)

The Fairy Fountain was carved in marble by Rosamund Praeger of Holywood, County Down, a writer and illustrator of children’s books who is best known for her sculpture. This beautiful discover is now situated in the Art Zone.

  • Morpho Rhetenor

There are over 80 different types of Morpho butterfly but Morpho Rhentenor is considered to be the most beautiful. Like all butterflies, they drink their food, taste with their legs and smell with their antennae. This butterfly is a beautiful irridescent blue. It is located in the Nature Zone.

  • Edmontosaurus Dinosaur

The Edmontosaurus Dinosaurs moved across the plains in what is now North America around 70 million years ago. They walked slowly on four legs when grazing, but could move faster on two when chased by Tyrannosaurus rex. You can find him in the Window on Our World section.

  • Peter the Polar Bear

Peter the polar bear lived at Belfast Zoo. He came to the Ulster Museum in 1972 after he died. Polar bears come from the Arctic. They are the largest land carnivores, feeding mostly on seals. You can find him in the Window on Our World section.

  • St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child by Jacob Jordaens

This 400 year old painting tells the story of how Christ was helped across a river as a child by a strong man. The name Christopher means Christ-carrier. It can be found in the Art Zone.

  • Francisco Goya: The Disasters of War

This display depicts the turmoil that followed Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Spain in 1808. This is the first time that these images are on display in Northern Ireland. The works are by Francisco Goya (1746 – 1828) who was a painter to the King of Spain and was best known for his incisive and unflattering portraits of the Royal Family and the court. His lived through the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, which greatly influenced his later work.

  • Re-imagined Painting Features Game of Thrones Themes

Six years after the hit HBO TV show Game of Thrones began filming in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it has now become part and parcel of Irish culture. Therefore, the Museum saw it fitting to modify a painting to include some of the themes from the show in one of its displayed paintings, titled “Landscape with Sheep Giant and Dragon)” by William Mark Fisher.

Upcoming Displays

  • Weeping Window

In 2017, an installation, entitled ‘Weeping Window’ will be placed at the Museum. It is a collaboration between artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper and commemorates lives lost in WWI. This work of art was initially displayed at the Tower of London in 2014.

  • ‘Dippy’ the Diplodocus

The sculpture will find its new home at Ulster Museum in September 2018 as part of a trip across the UK, as it ventures outside of London for the very first time since 1905.

Funded by the Garfield Weston Foundation, this tour aims to spark the imagination of the next generation of scientists and connect them with nature.

The full 292-bone skeleton is 21.3 metres long, 4.3 metres wide and 4.25 metres high. The Diplodocus was a species of dinosaurs that lived between 156 and 145 million years ago. Railroad workers first discovered the fossilized bones of a Diplodocus in Wyoming, USA in 1898.

 Discovery Centre at Ulster Museum

The Museum’s discovery centres offer visitors the opportunity to explore and come into contact with natural elements to create souvenirs that they can even take home with them.

  • Discover Art

Patrons can create artworks to take home or play games or puzzles and make discoveries about art and artists.

  • Discover Nature

Visitors can use real bones, fossils, shells and gemstones and see a real dinosaur egg. They can also examine exotic butterflies and beetles under the microscope.

  • Discover History

Visitors can uncover history, archaeology and world cultures by becoming archaeologists themselves through different activities, such as rebuilding pots and skulls, exploring how our homes have changed, dressing like a Victorian and writing like an Ancient Egyptian.

  Temporary Exhibitions

  • Remembering 1916: Your Stories (25 March 2016 – 19 March 2017)

1916 was the pivotal year in Irish history. The exhibition will highlight the Battle of the Somme and the Easter Rising and will include two other sections titled ‘War and Society’ and ‘Legacy’. Visitors will also be able to enjoy audio-visual displays and interactive touch-table tracing the timeline of the war, as well as 3D scans, short films and interviews.

  • Creative Centenaries #MakingHistory 1916 (3 June 2016 – 18 September 2016)

The focus of the exhibition is on the creative spark of individuals who helped shape history, such as the people involved in a war or rebellion who were able to tell their own versions of the 1916 events in personal diaries, drawings or audio recordings. The exhibition contains five sections comprising artefacts gathered from the Imperial War Museum, National Museums Northern Ireland, National Library of Ireland, and PRONI.

  • Framed: People & Place in Irish Photography (19 June 2015 – 30 May 2016)

The exhibition features historic photographs dating back to the 1850s, including thousands of images relating to the history, topography and personalities of Ireland.

  • Order and Revolution (5 February 2016 to 2 May 2016)

This exhibition highlights the period between 1740 and 1840, which is generally considered a ‘golden age’ in British and Irish art. Portraits by Reynolds and Gainsborough will be on display, alongside landscape painting, sculpture and furniture, to illustrate the order and formal elegance of the period.

  • Bare Life  (12 February 2016 to 26 February 2017)

This exhibition traced the development of twentieth-century British art, with a particular focus on the post-war period. The title Bare Life refers to the experimental way in which a number of artists during this period depicted the human figure. Such as Walter Sickert, Francis Bacon, Gilbert, George and Matt Collishaw.

  • The BP Portrait Award 2015 (11 March 2016 to 12 June 2016)

Selected from a record-breaking 2,748 entries by artists from 92 countries around the world. The BP Portrait Award 2015 represents the best contemporary portrait paintings.

  • Light and Life (25 March 2016 to 26 March 2017)

This exhibition explores the ways in which seventeenth-century artists used light and shadow to create a sense of immediacy and realism in their paintings. With special focus paid to Dutch, Italian and Flemish historic paintings.

  • Collecting the Troubles and Beyond

As part of a new project, the Ulster Museum has invited the public to share their experiences during the turbulent events of the ‘Troubles’. The project aims to expand the museum’s contemporary collection relating to this particular period of Northern Ireland’s history. Through a series of community collecting events, collection workshops and outreach activities. The gallery is due to open in the Spring of 2017.

Related Attractions at Holywood Town

  • The Ulster Folk & Transport Museum in Holywood Town

The Museum is dedicated to recapturing a 100 years worth of history, by displaying cottages, farms, schools and shops. You’ll also meet guides in costumes demonstrating traditional crafts. Visitors can also climb on and off majestic steam locomotives or horse-drawn carriages, electric trams, motorbikes, fire-engines and vintage cars.

Established in 1958, the Folk Museum aims to preserve a rural way of life in danger of disappearing forever due to increasing urbanization and industrialization in Northern Ireland. The site of the museum was acquired in from the Estate of Sir Robert Kennedy.  The museum officially opened to the public for the first time in 1964. In 1967, the Folk Museum merged with the Belfast Transport Museum, to form the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.

Popular Events at Holywood Town

Model Railway Day

One of the biggest exhibits of its kind in Ireland, visitors flocked to the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum on 12th of November to view 30 railway layouts and associated exhibits.

Have you ever been to any of these in attractions in Holywood? Are you planning a trip to Holywood? We would love to hear all about it 🙂

Also, don’t forget to check out some of our other blogs that might interest you; Ulster Folk Museum, Down County Museum, Carrickfergus Museum, Botanic Gardens Belfast.

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Soccer is a sport played with a round ball generally played using the player's feet. In soccer, players are not allowed to intentionally touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play, with the exception of goalkeepers in a penalty area. The object of the game is to kick the ball into the opposing team's goal; the team with the most goals at the end of the 90 minute game is the winner. If both teams at the end of two 45 minute periods are level on goals, the result is a draw, or the teams may rematch or play a period of extra time and penalty kicks to force a result. Outside the USA, it is generally called "football" (Spanish: fútbol).

Soccer is a popular sport for children and adults alike:

  • As Stephen H. Webb wrote at First Things last year, to contemporary American parents, "Baseball is too intimidating, football too brutal, and basketball takes too much time to develop the required skills ... Soccer is the perfect antidote to television and video games. It forces kids to run and run, and everyone can play their role, no matter how minor or irrelevant to the game."[1]

The word soccer derived in England as slang for "Association Football",.[2] Football games have been popular in England since the Middle Ages, but the modern game of soccer derives from formalizations of the rules during the mid nineteenth century which came from the universities of England. The Football Association (FA) was founded in 1863 and continues to be the game's governing body within the UK. "Association Football" (later shortened to soccer) meant the version of football approved by the Football Association's rules. The rules were published at Cambridge University in 1847, as many private schools were playing each other with different rules.

Rules of the Game

Dimensions of a soccer pitch

The game is played between two teams of 11 players (10 out-field players and one goalkeeper each). In official play, there are two 45 minute halves separated by a break known as half-time which according to the rules of the game must last less than 20 minutes. Unlike most sports, the clock does not always stop when the ball is not in play. When the ball is knocked out of bounds or a penalty is committed, the clock runs continuously. If a player is injured then the referee makes up that lost time by adding minutes onto the end of the half. This is known as stoppage or injury time. If both scores are even at the end of regulation time, the game is usually declared a draw. However, in knockout cup games, there is often an additional period of play consisting of two 15-minute halves. In some competitions, the first goal in this period (golden goal) wins the game. If the scores are still level, the result is decided with a penalty shootout. The set of rules used in soccer are called the Laws of the Game.

The game is played on a grass (or artificial grass) pitch with dimensions 90–120 m (100-130 yards) in length and 45–90 m (50-100 yards) in width. [3] A goal is scored when the ball is propelled into the opposition net. The side scoring the most goals is the winner. Infringements include playing the ball with any part of the body other than the feet or head; pushing or blocking an opposing player and stepping outside the playing area while the ball is in play.

Accuracy in kicking is very important to make sure that one can kick the ball around opponents, manage it in tight spaces, and make long passes to other players in better positions. Expert players have trained to kick from a variety of angles, both forward and back and to the side, and also to use their chests and heads to maneuver a high-flying ball.

Soccer Around the World

Goalkeeper leaping to make a save

It is the most popular team sport in the world, described by the legendary Brazilian player, Pele, as "The Beautiful Game". Its governing body is FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). In most countries it is the most popular sport or at least among the most popular (the United States being a notable exception). Though it is often not a high-scoring game, its popularity comes from the often dramatic saves from goalkeepers and incredible shots from skilled players in attempts to score a goal. In the United States soccer was associated with communism during the Thirties, as several communist organizations used soccer in an attempt to recruit recent European immigrants to their cause.

Every four years there is an international competition known as the World Cup, where countries send their best players to compete for the title of best national soccer team. Every four years in Europe there is the European Championship in June and July when the leagues finish which is a 16 team competition for members of UEFA, the European governing body. Each other continent also has a competition, such as the African Nations Cup, which is every two years in January.

Many soccer fans are extremely passionate about their favorite teams, traveling to other countries to support them. Several countries have had problems controlling over-excited fans, with the crowd sometimes spilling onto the pitch, fighting with themselves, disliked referees and even players. England once had a poor reputation from its soccer hooligans who got into drunken fistfights with fans of other teams. This situation has largely changed, with much better behavior at English football matches and considerably increased violence in several other countries, especially Italy.

In most European countries each large town will have at least one football team who play in leagues, which last August to May in most of Europe but March to October in others. Unlike most American sports, the top teams in each league go up a league to be replaced by the last teams in the league above. The top teams in the top division of each European country enter the UEFA Champions League, a league and knockout competition played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays around the season.

Diving (Cheating)

Soccer is well known as a sport for cheats. Players will often exaggerate or completely fake infringements or injuries in order to win penalty kicks. While there are penalties for deliberately faking a fall, the benefits far outweigh the risks in such a low-scoring game and players are encouraged by their coaches and fans to try and win un-just free kicks. There have been numerous highly controversial instances of high level games being decided by such acts, such as the recent opening game of the 2014 World Cup.

Great Players

  • Ferenc Puskas, a forward for Real Madrid and Hungary in the 1950s, introduced 'total football' and destroyed the old-fashioned English team of the time.
  • Lev Yashin of the USSR in the 1960s is reputed to be the best-ever goalkeeper.
  • Pele, Brazilian player active from 1956-1974, often considered to be the greatest soccer player to ever kick the ball.
  • Alfredo di Stéfano, Argentinian midfielder who played for Real Madrid. considered by Maradona to be the greatest.
  • Bobby Moore, captain of England in the 1966 World Cup Finals and one of the finest ever centre-back.
  • George Best, of Manchester United and Northern Ireland in the 1960s, was possibly the best player never to have played in the World Cup Finals.
  • Franz Beckenbauer played for West Germany in the 1960s and 70s. Defenders rarely gain the limelight in football but Beckenbauer's performances against the great teams of England in 1970 and Holland in 1974 were exceptional.
  • Johann Cruyff, captain of Holland in 1974 and 1978: why his Dutch team's brand of Total Football never won them the World Cup is an enduring mystery. Began the rebuilding of Barcelona when he became their manager and his ethos and style of play remains to this day.
  • Diego Maradona, Argentinian midfielder of the 1980s, often mentioned alongside Pele as one of the greatest.
  • Zinedine Zidane, French player, he had won almost every trophy and competition his team had competed in. Retired shortly after headbutting an Italian a World Cup final match in 2006. Is the current manager of Real Madrid where he has lead them to back-to-back Champions League titles for the first time in the competition's history.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese contemporary player for Real Madrid. Considered one of the all-time greats not just for Real Madrid but in all of football.
  • Lionel Messi, Argentinan forward, currently plays for Barcelona.
  • Claude Makélélé, French holding midfield player. While not generally thought of as one of the best players of all time, his style of play revolutionised the midfield. Breaking up attacks, playing simple football and allowing the more attacking players to play without as many defensive duties.
  • Gianluigi Buffon, Italian goalkeeper who has played over 650 league games, played in 3 World Cups (was selected for the 1998 World Cup but never played), and considered one of the best goalkeepers to have ever graced the game.
  • George Weah, Liberian striker who is regarded as one of the best players to have come from Africa. The first African player to be named World Player of the Year.

Matthew Philbin faults the media for using soccer to undercut American exceptionalism and muses:

  • Soccer requires comparatively little from children but the ability to run after the ball - the risk of failure for anyone except maybe the goal keeper is zero. Even the strong chance that any given game will end in a tie makes it attractive for parents reluctant to impart life's difficult lessons to young kids.[1]

A note on terminology

Coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

In the United States, "football" refers to American Football. Outside the United States, "football" refers to soccer. In many other languages, a phonetic equivalent to the English word "football," such as the Portuguese word "futbol" is used to denote the sport. Calcio is the term used in Italy, as it is the Italian word for football

See also

  1. 1.0 1.1 Media Make Selling Soccer a Goal - Matthew Philbin - June 9, 2010
  2. [1] US Embassy, London
  3. FIFA Laws of the Game 2006 Official FIFA website


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What is Solar Energy?

The global spike in energy costs has led many to find alternative and sustainable fuel sources. There are many options available today including wind, solar and hydropower. Of the three, solar is the fastest growing, and almost everyone can learn to capture its power to perform tasks like cooking; lighting, heating, and many other household chores. Two of the key reasons many invest in harnessing the sun is to get energy for heating water in homes and to generate electricity.

By definition, solar energy is energy derived from the sun. The energy can be used directly to heat, and light homes or it can be converted into electricity using solar energy technologies like solar panels. People are increasingly investing in solar energy to save on out-of-pocket costs and get rid of dangerous and expensive power lines.

Solar energy i.e. energy from the sun provide consistent and steady source of solar power throughout the year. As our non-renewable resources are set to decline in the years to come, it is important for us to move towards renewable sources of energy like wind, hydropower, biomass and tidal. The main benefit of solar energy is that it can be easily deployed by both home and business users as it does not require any huge set up like in case of wind or geothermal power. Solar energy not only benefits individual owners, but also benefit environment as well. Solar energy is one of the most widely used renewable energy source.

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I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.
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Various Advantages of Solar Energy

There are many advantages that solar energy has to offer over traditional sources of energy like coal and oil. Not only it is completely renewable but is also protects the environment. Here are some of the advantages of solar energy.

  1. It’s a renewable resource

Solar energy is a renewable source of energy as it can be used to produce electricity as long as the sun exists. Sunshine occurs naturally. As long as we are alive, we are always going to see the sun, which means it is infinite. This energy can be harnessed by installing solar panels that can reduce our dependence on other countries for consistent supply of coal to produce electricity. This makes it an attractive energy prospect for most countries that are looking to go completely green in the future.

Although solar energy can not be produced during night and cloudy days but it can be used again and again during day time. Solar energy from sun is consistent and constant power source and can be used to harness power even in remote locations.

  1. It’s eco-friendly

If you are scavenging the internet in search of ways to minimize your carbon footprints, solar energy is the surefire answer. Solar energy will not only help you dial back on your carbon footprint, but also oversize your systems to ensure you live in a carbon-free house. Some states in the U.S. even allow individuals to invest in other people’s roofs to create a lot more solar energy.

Solar energy is an alternative for fossil fuels as it is non-polluting, clean, reliable and renewable source of energy. It does not pollute the air by releasing harmful gases like carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide or sulphur oxide. So, the risk of damage to the environment is reduced. Solar energy also does not require any fuel to produce electricity and thus avoids the problem of transportation of fuel or storage of radioactive waste.

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One of the most interesting things about solar energy is that it can help you minimize your annoying utility bills. You can accomplish this by installing solar panels in your home. Solar energy takes up energy consuming activities like heating water and heating homes. Solar energy has the potential to save you up to 20% of your energy costs, even after financing costs are factored in. And with the ever rocketing of electricity costs, you could save up to $60,000 in the next 30 years.

  1. Can enhance the value of a home

If you are looking to sell your home in the future, suffice to know that installation of solar technologies can significantly increase its value. This especially manifests in areas where buyers are more likely to buy a home installed with solar panels like high populated cities where environmental degradation is taken seriously by the authorities. According to research findings, solar panels can add up to $20,000 to the value of a house. This figure represents the amount required to install a solar panel, which means you will be able to recoup your money when you sell the property. That represents a bright investment in your property.

  1. Requires little maintenance

The cost of installing a solar panel can be high. But once it’s up and running, you will enjoy the benefits for many years, while injecting just a small amount for its maintenance. If your energy needs change and you desire to add more panels, it would be a lot easier. Initial cost that is incurred once can be recovered in the long run that range from 10 years – 15 years. Apart from this, solar panels does not create any noise or release any toxic substances.

  1. Easy Installation

Solar panels are easy to install and does not require any wires, cords or power sources. Unlike wind and geothermal power stations which require them to be tied with drilling machines, solar panels does not require them and can be installed on the rooftops which means no new space is needed and each home or business user can generate their own electricity. Moreover, they can be installed in distributed fashion which means no large scale installations are needed.

With the advancement in the technology and increase in the production, the cost of solar panels have come down slightly. Areas where cost of electricity is high, payback times can be even lower.

  1. Can Be Used in Remote Locations

Solar energy can be of great boon in areas which have no access to power cables. It works great in remote locations where running power lines would be difficult or costly. Solar panels can set up to produce solar energy there as long as it receives the sunlight.

  1. Comes with money back guarantee

Besides saving up a lot on your utility bills, you might get a big portion of your money back by installing solar panels. Most governments give tax credits to homeowners in a bid to encourage the use of solar energy. These tax credits mostly cover more than 30% of the installation cost. Lots of states also extend tax rebates to homeowners that utilize solar energy. To add to that, if your solar panel generates more than enough energy, utility companies allow you to sell back the energy to them.

  1. Long Lasting Solar Cells

Solar cells make no noise at all and there are no moving parts in solar cells which makes them long lasting and require very little maintenance. Solar energy provides cost effective solutions to energy problems where there is no electricity at all.

Top 5 Common Examples of Solar Energy

Solar energy is growing fast, and more people are taking advantage of this free and renewable resource. Its efficiency also continues to increase, rendering it a lot more attractive to businesses and industries. Some common examples of solar energy include?

  1. Solar water heating

Many are not fully aware that solar water heaters and solar space heaters are cost-effective and efficient ways of heating homes without having to go the expensive route of installing solar panels. Solar space heaters capture the sun’s energy and turn it into thermal energy with the aid of air or liquid medium. Solar water heaters, on the other hand, make use of water as a means of thermal transfer.

Solar heating systems are come as active or passive. Active systems make use of pumps in order to allow movement of water, hence, generation of heat. Passive systems, on the other hand, use natural circulation. One aspect that makes thermal heating systems stand above other heating systems like oil and gas pumps is the capability to heat an entire swimming pool at an insanely inexpensive rate.

  1. Solar cells

Solar cells are used to power many things ranging from calculators to entire businesses. Although small cells have been used over the years to power tiny things like calculators, the past few years has witnessed large cells making inroads into the marketplace. Large cells have the capacity to power entire homes. They are cool sources of energy due to their friendliness to the environment. They are also long lasting; require minimal maintenance and are cost-effective in the long run.

  1. Solar tech

Electronics these days come with features that can enable charging using solar energy. A common example is the solar powered charger that is able to charge any electronic from tablets to cell phones. Solar powered flashlights also exist today that are able to be charged just by exposure to sunlight. As more emphasis is being placed on solar energy, there is no shadow of doubt that solar will continue to be embraced by lots of people for products that can be powered by sunlight. A typical example where solar energy has successfully been used to power an electronic device is the Apple smart watch. Unlike a conventional watch, an Apple smart watch doesn’t need to be plugged in to recharge every day

  1. Solar lighting

Most homeowners enhance the aesthetic value and efficiency of their homes by incorporating outdoor solar lighting. Unlike conventional exterior lighting, solar lighting does not need sophisticated set up because the lights come with wireless technology and capture the sun’s energy during the day to alleviate the need for traditionally supplied electricity during the night.

While solar lights have not been as popular as solar panels, they are fast catching up with smart home thermostats and LED light bulbs as energy efficient products that can help bring down energy bills. On top of that, solar lighting comes with a whole lot of elaborate lighting arrays that can substantially enhance the outdoor appearance of any property. These lighting products are cheap ($20 per light) and easily obtainable at local retail shops. The low cost and ready availability aspects are the reason for the proliferation of street lights today.

  1. Rooftop solar

Due to the huge array of gadgets available on the market today, most disregard the most vital use of solar energy, which is rooftop solar. While solar power has many uses including charging batteries and fly airplanes, it can also play a critical role of dialing back on carbon footprints and energy bills. A rooftop solar can save a homeowner thousands of dollars each year.

When exploring ways to change up to solar energy, make a point to do an estimate of your potential solar savings and ascertain the effects investment in solar technology could do for your home finances. Embracing tiny products and home improvement devices to enhance your home’s efficiency is a bright practice. However, in the long run, the best bet to lower your energy bills and improve your carbon footprint lies in the installation of a solar panel.

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