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Thomas Roland Insel (born October 19, 1951) is an American neuroscientist and psychiatrist who led the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002 until November 2015.[2] Prior to becoming Director of NIMH, he was Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.[3][4] He is best known for research on oxytocin and vasopressin, two peptide hormones implicated in complex social behaviors, such as parental care and attachment.[5][6] He announced on Sept. 15, 2015, that he was resigning as the director of the NIMH to join the Life Science division of Google X.[7]

Early years

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Insel was the youngest of four sons. His father, H. Herbert Insel, was an ophthalmologist who moved the family from Ohio to Silver Spring, Maryland in 1960. There, the precocious Insel earned his Eagle Scout badge just after turning 13, began college courses at age 14 and left high school to enroll in the Boston University Combined Pre-Med- Medical Program, where he focused on English literature, at age 15. By age 17, having completed most of the requirements for his pre-medical degree and still below draft age, Insel began exploring the world. He hitch-hiked across Canada and through the West, married Deborah Silber soon after his 18th birthday, then traveled with her around the world, stopping to work at a TB clinic in Hong Kong and a mission hospital in Bihar, India.

From 1970-1974 Insel attended Boston University Medical School with plans to return to Asia working in tropical medicine. These plans changed with exposure to two prominent Boston neuroscientists: Walle Nauta at MIT and Norman Geschwind at Harvard Medical School. Following medical school, he trained in psychiatry at University California San Francisco (1976-1979) including a Jungian psychoanalysis and a first exposure to research with Irwin Feinberg.

Research career

Following clinical training, Insel joined the NIMH as a clinical fellow working with Dennis Murphy. In 1980 he began the first U.S. research project on the biology of adults with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which was then largely treated with psychoanalysis. Following initial reports from Sweden, Insel was the first to demonstrate scientifically that a tricyclic antidepressant, clomipramine, was effective for treating OCD. This observation not only launched the neuropharmacological study of OCD, it suggested the importance of developing the SSRI class of antidepressants, which became a mainstay for treating both depression and OCD in the 1990s.

Following this foray into clinical research, Insel moved from the clinic into the laboratory to study the neurobiology of emotion. Beginning in the NIMH Laboratory of Brain Evolution and Behavior started by Paul Maclean in Poolesville, MD, his group developed some of the classic studies for investigating social behavior in animals, from ultrasonic vocalizations in rodent pups to social attachment in prairie voles to paternal care in marmosets. A major focus was oxytocin, known to support lactation and parturition, but shown in rats to be important for the initiation of maternal care by actions on brain receptors. Oxytocin and the related hormone vasopressin were also found to be critical for pair bonding in adult prairie voles. The Insel lab found that monogamous voles and non-monogamous voles (that did not pair bond) had brain receptors for oxytocin and vasopressin in different brain circuits, suggesting a mechanism for the evolution of monogamy in mammals.

In 1994 Insel was recruited to Emory University to direct the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, the nation's oldest and internationally one of the largest centers for research on monkeys and great apes. His tenure at Yerkes was marked by a focus on neurobiology and infectious disease, with a specific emphasis on development of an AIDS vaccine. This was also a period of considerable animal rights protests against Yerkes, with Insel and his family targeted by protesters opposed to invasive research with non-human primates.

In 1999 Insel resigned from Yerkes to lead a new $40 million National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience. This new program used behavioral neuroscience to develop a cross-institutional training and research effort for 7 colleges and universities in Atlanta, with a specific goal of increasing the number of African American undergraduate students participating in neuroscience research. This period was also a productive phase for social neuroscience research carried out at Emory. Larry Young, Zuoxin Wang, and Jim Winslow and several outstanding graduate students focused on the molecular biology, anatomy, and behavioral properties of oxytocin and vasopressin, providing critical evidence for the role of these neuropeptide systems in complex social behaviors. In his final years at Emory Insel led the team into studies of autism, starting a new NIH funded Autism Center to investigate oxytocin and vasopressin as potential treatments for this disorder of social behavior.

NIMH director

Insel's return to become the ninth director of NIMH in 2002 was unexpected, as he had little connection to academic psychiatry or psychology since his OCD research which ended almost twenty years before. At NIMH he quickly focused on serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar illness, and major depressive disorder with a defining theme of these illnesses as disorders of brain circuits. Building on the genomics revolution, he created large repositories of DNA and funded many of the first large genotyping and sequencing efforts to identify risk genes. He established autism as a major area of focus for NIMH and led a large increase of NIH funding for autism research. Under his leadership, autism, as a developmental brain disorder, became a prototype for mental disorders, most of which also emerge during development. And during his tenure, NIMH became a leader in global mental health, working closely with the World Health Organization and the Global Alliance for Chronic Disease.

Insel is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences.[6] He has received the A.E. Bennett Award (1986), the Curt Richter Prize (1991), the Outstanding Service Award from the US Public Health Service (1993), the Sachar Prize (2007), the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Boston University (2009), the NAMI Outstanding Service Award (2009), the IPSEN Prize (2010), the Shorr Family Prize from the University of Arizona (2011), the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Government Service from the American Medical Association (2013), the Jed Foundation Voice of Mental Health Award (2013), the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 2013 Scientific Partnership Award, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation ‘Productive Lives’ Award (2014), the Child Mind Institute Distinguished Scientist Award (2014), and the Autism Science Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award (2015). In 2014 Insel also received an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and in 2015 was commencement speaker for the School of Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

In addition to over 200 published scientific articles or chapters, books by Insel include:

Numan, MM and Insel, T.R.: The Neurobiology of Maternal Behavior (Springer Verlag, 2011 in press)

Pedersen C.A., Caldwell, J.D., Jirikowski, G., and Insel, T.R.(eds.): Oxytocin in Maternal, Sexual and Social Behaviors (New York Academy of Sciences Press, 1992)

Zohar, J., Rasmussen, S., and Insel, T. R. (eds.): The Psychobiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Springer-Verlag, 1991)

Insel, T.R. (ed.): New Findings in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1984)

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

The Last Detail (1973)

          Jack Nicholson’s post-Easy Rider ascension to Hollywood’s A-list continued with The Last Detail, a crowd-pleasing road movie of sorts dominated by the raunchy Navy sailor whom Nicholson portrays with manic intensity. Written by Robert Towne from Darryl Ponicsan’s novel, and directed by the peerless humanist Hal Ashby, The Last Detail begins when enlisted men Buddusky (Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) get assigned to a demeaning task: They’re to escort a sailor named Meadows (Randy Quaid), who has been sentenced to eight years in jail for petty theft, across several states so he can commence his incarceration.
          Buddusky is a heavy-drinking troublemaker who peppers nearly every sentence with some variation of the word fuck, and Mulhall is a savvy African-American whose strategy for survival is flying below The Man’s radar. Buddusky convinces Mulhall to drag out their transport duty so they can pocket extra per-diem money, and once they meet Meadows, both men become sympathetic to the kid’s pathetic circumstances. A simple-minded stooge whose real crime was pissing off a superior officer, Meadows is so green that he’s never had booze, cigarettes, or sex. Buddusky decides to ensure Meadows experiences all three before hitting the brig, so the trio’s journey becomes a hell-raising odyssey.
          Some of the episodes are exactly what one might expect, like a brawl with a group of Marines, but others exude pure early-’70s quirkiness. The sailors meet a hippie chick who meditates with Far East chanting, so Meadows picks up the habit, and the sailors make a pit stop at Meadows’ home to discover the bleak reality he left behind when he joined the Navy. The Last Detail walks a fine line between comedy and drama, often pivoting instantaneously from raucous to somber and back again. While Ashby’s masterful control of tone anchors the storytelling, the picture rises to an even higher level on the strength of the performances.
          Quaid works the weird gentle-giant vibe that characterized many of his early roles, and it’s to his great credit that Meadows keeps surprising us right through to the final scene. As for Nicholson, his flamboyant turn in The Last Detail cemented his cinematic persona. And while he’s probably over the top in many respects, exaggerating his character’s volatility almost to the point of seeming insane, excess seems like an appropriate acting choice since Buddusky’s supposed to represent the male animal cut loose from decorum and propriety. (Young is fine, by the way, but his character is so underdeveloped that he’s regularly eclipsed by his costars.)
          The Last Detail isn’t perfect, given its weakness for clichés like the hooker with the heart of gold (Carol Kane plays this thankless role with a blend of cynicism and sweetness). Nonetheless, by the time the movie reaches its downbeat finale, Ashby and his collaborators have delivered a potent statement about the limitations that bureaucracies—and, really societies in general—place upon individuality.

The Last Detail: RIGHT ON

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Tommy Ross said...

One of my fav Jack N's and 70's films, but I would definitely say it's a guy film for sure. Btw, the making of this classic was not without some very major headaches- it took four years to get green lit, there were major casting nightmares, Ashby got busted while scouting locations, then insisted on shooting chronologically, shot way too much footage and originally turned in an almost four hour cut. Then it was tied up in post for 6 months while Ashby and Columbia had a battle over all the profanity used.


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Thursday, May 16, 2013

High-Ballin’ (1978)

          While it’s unmistakably a drive-in action flick about truckers, High-Ballin’ has a much more serious vibe than its silly poster and title might suggest. In fact, within the confines of being a clichéd thrill ride about cartoonish villains preying upon one-dimensional heroes, the picture has a more or less credible storyline, as well as a few passages of comparatively heavy drama. So, while the movie ultimately succumbs to mediocrity, it goes down a lot smoother than the usual “10-4, good buddy” junk. Set in Ontario, the picture depicts a rapidly escalating battle between independent drivers and thugs in the employ of King Carroll (Chris Wiggins), a trucking magnate who’s trying to put competitors out of business. King Carroll’s chosen technique is hiring attractive women to feign roadside trouble as a way of luring truckers into the proximity of armed hijackers who emerge from hiding to beat the truckers and steal their rigs.
          When the story starts, amiable trucker Duke (Jerry Reed) greets old friend Rane (Peter Fonda), a former trucker now living a vagabond lifestyle as a born-t0-be-wild biker. Together with Rane’s new love interest, a tough-talking lady trucker named “Pickup” (Helen Shaver), Duke and Rane try to survive hauling a shipment through King Carroll’s territory. The highlight of the picture is an extended chase scene that’s fairly exciting—Rane climbs onto Duke’s trailer, which is full of cars, and detaches the cars to use them as projectiles. Then, after Duke gets taken out of commission, Rane declares revenge, leading to a major standoff.
          Nothing in High-Ballin’ will tax your intelligence, but even if the overall concept is trite, the scene-to-scene energy of the movie is moderately engaging. Fonda’s got a great laid-back rapport with Reed, and the love scenes between Fonda and Shaver play up his everydude charm and her take-no-guff brand of sexiness. The picture drags in the middle, big-time, with too many chatty vignettes between action scenes, and colorful supporting players including Clint Howard and Michael Ironside are underused. (Plus, despite some online listings to the contrary, Joe Don Baker isn’t in the movie—more’s the pity.) It should also be noted that the movie is quite tame in terms of language, sex, and violence, which could be interpreted as a strength or a weakness; viewed favorably, the picture exercises restraint, but viewed unfavorably, the flick is toothless. Either way, this is undemanding cinema that provides intermittent entertainment.

High-Ballin’: FUNKY

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A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants, collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like.

Worthy to be stewards of rent and land. Chaucer.

They came near to the steward of Joseph's house. Gen. xliii. 19.

As good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Pet. iv. 10.

A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge.

A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church.

In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.

In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.

Lord high steward, formerly, the first officer of the crown; afterward, an officer occasionally appointed, as for a coronation, or upon the trial of a peer. [Eng.]

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Stew"ard, v. t.

To manage as a steward.

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Nobuhiro Aihara was born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1944, where he studied at the design school. He began his career in television animation in the 1960s and started producing his own independent animation in 1965.  His aesthetic is distinctive for his use of flowing lines, highly complex drawings, and his love of psychedelic colours.  He was a prolific artist who often produced several animated shorts a year either on his own or in collaboration with his friend and fellow artist the Keiichi Tanaami.  At the time of his death, he left behind 85 animated works.

Aihara's filmography includes "Shelter" (1980) and "My Shelter" (1981) which can only be referred to as experimental documentary, and "apple and girl" (1982) which projects images from the projector on the walls and roof of houses There are many heterogeneous works, such as "Tonbo" (1988) where women's nude and dusk fields are exposed multiple times. I think that it is Nobuhiro Aihara who is an animator with a heterogeneity that is not limited to animation filmmakers in a narrow sense, and that refuses easy classification and interpretation.(Excerpted from Mr. Hirofumi Sakamoto's Flyer's article)

- Grass Snake (1971)
- Moudou (1974)
- Stone No. 1 (1975)
- Stone (1975)
- Stone (outtake) (1975)
- Karma (1977)
- Under the Sun (1979)
- My Shelter (1981)
- Picture (Kage) (1987)
- Gavora (1989)
- Mask (1991)
- Spin (1993)
- Kidou (1994)
- Tinnitus (1995)
- Rain (1995)
- Yellow Fish (1998)
- Memory of Cloud (1997)
- The Third Eye (1999)
- Wind (2001)
- Lotus (2007)
- Zap Cat (2008)

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If no one has taken Aabar’s US$3.5b, where is it now?

If no one has taken Aabar’s US$3.5b, where is it now?

YOURSAY | ‘How did 1MDB lose the arbitration with IPIC, and has to pay the full amount?’

Where did 1MDB payments to Aabar go, BN’s PAC rep asks MOF

Discovery: What happened to the previous payments from 1MDB to International Petroleum Investment Company’s (IPIC) Aabar? It went to an allegedly fake Aabar – Aabar BVI.

And from Aabar BVI, the money was then allegedly siphoned/laundered away to beneficiaries who are traitors to the people of Malaysia.

Yet the AGC (Attorney-General’s Chambers), PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police), MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) behave as if nothing has happened.

They too can be considered as accomplice to this alleged grand theft and God-willing, all involved will face His wrath for betraying the people of this country who have trusted them to look after them because it is their sworn duty to do so.

Mushiro: 1MDB paid US$3.5 billion to Aabar BVI in four transactions. IPIC said that it has no relation to Aabar BVI and neither had it received the payments.

1MDB said this was surprising, claiming that its records show Aabar BVI to be owned by IPIC and Aabar Investments PJS (Aabar).

How then did 1MDB lose the arbitration with IPIC and was made to pay the full amount? It is even stranger that 1MDB did not lodge any police report on this wrong transaction and made any attempts to claim from Aabar BVI this staggering US$3.5 billion.

These are indeed tall stories from 1MDB.

Ipohcrite: When an entity is helmed by dishonest people, it wouldn’t go beyond them to produce fraudulent documents to support their alleged theft.

When huge sums of money are paid out, it is incumbent upon the office bearers to undertake the highest standard of due diligence to confirm the authenticity of the receiving parties involved before remitting those huge sums of money.

But then, when the entire group of office bearers allegedly connive to steal from the company that they served, then the rakyat had every reason to believe that it was a scam.

RM2.6 Billion Turkey Haram: Kulim Bandar Baru MP Aziz Sheikh Fadzir is one of the rare species from Umno who use their brain. But he would not last.

In Umno and BN component parties, all members are expected to be stupid. No one should ask sensible question like the one just asked by Aziz.

Let us hope that more Umno members will wake up from their stupor and start asking sensible questions on 1MDB.

Aktan: Yes, finally one of the silent majority has got the balls to ask a straight-forward question to MO1 (Malaysian Official 1).

Well done, and I hope more ministers from BN can follow suit and question why there is no follow-up investigation by our elite police since four payments were separately made to the wrong entity.

Anonymous 2436471476414726: If there are more Umno members like Aziz, ours would not have been labelled a kleptocratic government.

Since it is now proven beyond doubt that the earlier payment of US$3.5 billion did not reach IPIC, you need to do the needful.

Mobilise your Umno members to demand that a full and transparent inquiry be held to determine who authorised the transfer of the fund to the allegedly fake Aabar company.

Grey Matter: MOF (Finance Ministry) has to pay IPIC because it is common knowledge in the financial fraternity in London that IPIC was threatening to expose that the money transferred to the fake Aabar BVI account had allegedly ended up in PM Najib Razak’s account.

They have all the documentary evidence which they have obtained from the US Attorney-General’s Office.

Although MOF had previously said it would fight tooth and nail to prove that IPIC has received the monies, it suddenly made a U-turn and paid IPIC what they had claimed for.

With this incriminating evidence, we should make a police report against the MACC chief for protecting alleged criminals in high office.

Anonymous 5: Until there is an answer by the attorney-general (AG) and inspector-general of police (IGP) on who actually received the original payments and arrest and charge those who released the payments, there should be no further payments to IPIC.

Will the authorities do their job or resign, as this is a blatant ‘robbery’ twice?

Amateur: The evidence of the alleged scam in 1MDB is startling and irrefutable. It’s considered CBT (criminal breach of trust) in the commercial world.

The culprits are roaming free with “dedak” minions keeping mum or supporting the alleged criminals openly. These pseudo-religious men are able to cheat humans but surely, they will be punished by God.

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How to Save Money on Utilities

When we started our operation financial freedom we knew that we had to save money everywhere we could.  One of the things we did was to start looking at the recurring expenses namely: Utilities.  You know, those pesky expenses that come out every month that we don’t think about.

Often we over look these expenses because they come and go every month. If you can start to trim away the excess of these expenses you can start to see huge rewards over time. The best ways to save money on utilities is to take each one, and ask what you can do to lower the costs. There are a lot of ways to save money on utilities without making huge sacrifices. There are four categories where you can save on utilities:

Heating and Cooling

Telecommunications (Wireless, TV, Broadband)

Water and Waste

Here are some tips to help you save money on utilities, and hold on to your hard earned cash.

How to Save Money On Utilities

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Ways to Save Money on Utilities: Electricity

Electricity. Can’t live without it. It’s literally costing you every second of the day. Your electricity is one of your biggest costs around and you need to make sure that you are not overpaying on it. Let’s go through the list of things you can do to cut this cost.

Ok full dork confession, about 2 years ago I got really motivated to cut down my electrical bill. So I picked up one of these.

It measures the amount of electricity that an appliance uses. You can enter in how much your cost per kilowatt of electricity. Then leave the appliance plugged in for a day or two and see how much it uses. Some items will surprise you. For the price this gizmo saved itself and then some in the first week.

For instance to charge my phone uses less than $2 a month, based on charging it once a day. Thought it would be waaaaay more. My remote control docking station uses $0.75 a year when it’s in charging mode. Our TV system that wasn’t turned on uses $17 a year to sit idle. And no one ever uses…. So we unplugged it. Simple.

This is honestly the easiest place to save money on utilities, because you set it once and then you are done. If you have computer in the house (and you most likely do), do you leave it on all day and night? That means there is probably 8-16 hours a day where it isn’t being used but still using power.

Go into your power saver settings for it to shut down at a certain time of night. (Here’s how to do it on a Mac and how to do it on a PC) You don’t need it running all night long. By doing this you will cut 33% of your power consumption on this gadget turned necessity. Plus it could extend the life of your computer as a bonus.

One last thing, use sleep mode too, the longer that screen is on the more power it sucks. Stop it and start saving money.

Turn Off Appliances When You Aren’t Using Them

Simple but effective. Like I mentioned earlier, that power meter show me how much phantom power each appliance drew. (Phantom power is power that an appliance draws when it’s turned off but still plugged in). Some of them were surprising to say the least. If you aren’t using something for months and months, unplug it. From coffee makers to lamps many things draw power even when you aren’t using them. Make sure to unplug them and keep the extra money.

Ditch the 1970’s Beer Fridge

Speaking of phantom power, that 1970’s beer fridge is probably sucking a lot more electricity than you are benefiting from. We got rid of ours this year. Our hydro company had a program where they take it away and pay you $50 for it.

Getting paid to save money, I love it! If you have one you are better off without it. Not to mention that the 1970s fridges weren’t very efficient to todays standards.  I’m guessing we are saving an extra 50-100 a year from getting rid of it. Even downgrading to a smaller fridge could save you money.

Don’t Use the Oven on Small Things

An oven is great when you are making a big meal. But if you really want to save money on utilities and have a toaster oven. Then you should use it.  It can do the same thing at a fraction of the cost. The toaster oven will offer you the same heat in a smaller container, giving you some nice savings.

Fill Up The Dishwasher

This is a must. Always wait for the dishwasher to be full until you use it. They take up a ton of energy to run. Doing a half-load isn’t worth it, leave it until it’s full, or wash them by hand if there are only a few.

Switch To Air Dry

Dryers suck up a huge amount of power. If you have the time and space, hang up your clothes and let the air dry out your clothes. It will help you to save money on your utilities.

Rechargeable Batteries

If you have kids you know that your batteries are always getting replaced. Pick up some rechargeable batteries and enjoy the savings over the next few years.

Check out these rechargeable batteries to start saving

Use the “Free” Freezer

If you live anywhere that goes freezing in the winter, outside is basically a freezer. Animal concerns aside, make use of the cold climate if you can.

Ways to Save Money on Utilities: Lights

There are a few ways to save on lights. The first one is to turn them off when you aren’t in the room.  (I’m having a flashback to the hundreds of times my dad told me this in my youth). It’s a simple thing. Will it save you tons, over the long run? Yes.

Turn Off The Lights

And in that one sentence I became my father. 🙂 This was the quintessential father comment. “Turn off the lights when you aren’t in the room” was the one I always heard. Now that I own a house I realize why. Every second that the lights are on and you aren’t using them it’s sucking money out of your pocket. Stop the madness!

Replace your lights with LED

LED Bulbs. I wrote about LED bulbs here. They are more expensive then traditional bulbs but they cut your costs dramatically compared. In simple shortest terms, LED lights save you a ton of money and you can recover the cost in a few short year. The cost savings over time is huge! Bonus! These lights last forever. Which is awesome. Because it means only switching lights every other decade rather than every year. Which isn’t big, but changing light bulbs is a nuisance.

Install Dimmer Switches

If you want to cut down your lighting costs even more than LED you can install dimmer switches. They use less power when you go to lower light settings. Stack that with the L.E.D. lights and you are going to see some nice savings over the years.

Click here to check out dimmer switches

Ways to Save Money on Utilities: Heating and Cooling

The number 2 thing I used to hear a lot growing up was:

 “Close the door we aren’t heating the whole neighborhood.”

Heating is the biggest utility for most people. When you are looking to save money on utilities heat should be your # 1 focus. There is no way around heating a house when it’s cold outside, here are some ways to cut those utility costs.

Get a Programmable Thermostat

I was surprised at how much this helped our bills. We had it set to drop at night, which was better for sleeping. Then the furnace would kick on before we got up, go back down while we were at work. The savings were significant.
Added bonus! Many companies are seeing the benefits and you can get rebates on your new thermostat. Make sure to check with your utilities company.

Turn Down the Thermostat

If you don’t want to spring for a new thermostat, then turning down your thermostat is a easy way to go. This can save quite a bit of money. Don’t like the cold? Pop on a sweater or cozy up with a blanket. It’s the easier option.

Check out these programmable thermostats

Open Your Windows at Night

Another way to ways to save money at home in the summer is to open up the windows over night and let the cool air in. During the day close up the house and draw the curtains this will keep the house cooler longer. It’s not an end-all-be-all solution but it does add up.

Upgrade Your Insulation

There are a lot of programs out there that will cover your upgrade or give you grants to do so. You should check your area’s utility provider before doing this. Since you may need approval before getting started. If you are in an older house, upgrading your insulation will help cut your heating costs in the winter, and cooling costs in the summer. If you are in an older house the insulation could be quite old and in need of upgrading.

Upgrade Your Windows?

My belief is that upgrading your windows for the energy savings is dumb. While the windows of today would embarrass the windows of earlier generations.  Windows are expensive and in all honesty you probably won’t see the cost savings from the upgrade.
Another thing to consider. If you do have an old house, upgrading the windows won’t give you much savings when the walls still have 100 year old insulation in it. Just my thoughts.

Stop the air from leaking out

No matter what you do make sure to plug any hole you might have around your door and windows. Leaking air can quickly add up in the cold months. If you can see through the crack in the door it’s probably a good time to fix the gaps.

Stop leaks with this foam spray

Replace Your Furnace Filter

I have a reminder set for this one. All the dust from your house goes through your ducts and ends up in that filter. When the filter gets clogged the furnace needs to work more to get the heat through. Replacing them can help you save money on utility bills.

Click here to save on new furnace filters

Go Geothermal?

There are a few benefits of going green. Usually there is some sort of government incentive or grant. There is a higher up front cost but the savings can add up over time. Having geothermal for 7 years now I can say I love having the house at the same temperature year round. That said from the builders I have spoken with to install in an existing house. Like everything it could make sense for your situation.

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Ways to Save Money on Utilities: Telecommunications

Reduce your Cable Bill

I hate negotiating with the cable company as much as anyone else, but the truth is the squeaky wheel gets greased. The truth is that a 10 minute call could save you for months to come. And those are the savings that us financial freedom chasers love. I won’t get into cutting the cable since it’s not something I’m familiar but I will say that I use Netflix more and more.

Look at Bundling Your Internet, Mobile Phones and Cable

The big 3! These are some of the biggest expenses we have and we usually get pretty complacent with them once we start up. You can cut your cable, reduce your data, and even ditch the landline. there are more possible savings to be had. If you use any two telecom (cable, broadband, wireless) services consider bundling. By grouping your communications packages into one bill you can get a discount.  Better yet it may save you from that call of having to beg for a discount with your current provider. The bundling we do every month saves us $40.

Switch from a landline to VOIP

We switched over to Ooma 3 years ago and we love it.They have a great app for making long distance calls and rank high in consumer reports.

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Ways to Save Money on Utilities: Water and Waste

Install Low-Flow Shower Heads

This is become almost second nature in different places but if you haven’t put a low flow shower head in your house it’s worth looking into. The water savings could add up. Check out this calculator to see your savings.

Put Insulation Around your Hot Water Pipe

The majority of heat loss is from the first couple of feet coming out of your hot water tank. According to you should look to insulate the first 3 feet to preserve energy. Check out the video here on how to do it.

Get pipe insulation here

Install an Aerator

This is like a low flow shower head for your sink, it attaches onto the end of your tap and its dow the water while not lessening the pressure. You can check them out here

Install a Dual Flush Toilet

If you pay for water you are literally flushing money down the toilet. Throw some kids into the mix and that’s gonna hit the college fund at some point. Dual flush toilets are a great way to save money on your water costs.

Stop the Drip

If you have a leaky faucet in your house you should fix it as quickly as possible. Consider this: if you have one leaky faucet that drips 5 times a minute that’s 173 gallons a year. If you want to play with the numbers more check out this calculator.

Maximize Using Your Dishwasher

We touched on this for electricity but for water as well. When possible skip pre-rinsing your dishes and make sure your dishwasher is full when you use it.

Practice Using Less Water

Whether it’s showering instead of baths. Shorter showers instead of longer ones. Turning of the water when you shave or are washing veggies. Just turn off the tap when you aren’t immediately using it. Your wallet will thank you.

Recycle, Reduce and Reuse

When it comes to saving money there are often a lot of things you can do with your trash to make it easier on your waller. Since everyone charges for trash pick up, make sure to recycle whenever possible. When you can compost, try to do so. Finally make sure to use the earth’s resources when you don’t have to pay, a rain barrel is a great way to save money on your water bills when it comes to watering your garden and plants.

Did I leave any out? Let me know how you save on utilities in the comments below.

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Steve Bannon says now that he has left the White House, he will go to war against President Donald Trump's enemies.

In an interview with author Joshua Green on Friday, Bannon laid out his plan: "If there’s any confusion out there, let me clear it up: I’m leaving the White House and going to war for Trump against his opponents — on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in corporate America," Bannon said according to Green.

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