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Plans for Bolton-wide rail group rejected at heated meeting (From The Bolton News)
Plans for Bolton-wide rail group rejected at heated meeting
Updated 10:00pm Wednesday 15th January 2014 in News By Elaine O'Flynn, politics reporter
PLANS for a new railway users group have gone down in flames - but a Friends of Bolton Station group could rise from the ashes.
Preva Crossley and Derek Bullock held a public meeting in Westhoughton to kickstart the Along The Right Lines: Northern Communities Together community group.
They envisaged that the new group would unite railway users across Bolton and Wigan to clamour for more carriages and an end to overcrowding.
But attendees voted to instead create a forum for existing railway Friends groups - including Hindley, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton and Walkden in Salford - which would meet four times a year on joint issues.
And Mr Crossley vowed to begin efforts to start a Friends of Bolton Station group, to represent the hundreds of commuters who faced overcrowded services at peak times.
The Bolton News launched the Let's Get Back On Track calling for better services for rail users.
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cliff4treasurer wrote:Hope you realise that the majority of train users actually USE a car to get to the station!!!
Get a car.
Cheaper than driving to place of work where one has to pay to park and then walk from car-park to place of work - never mind the amount of fuel being used and the time spent travelling which when added up costs a lot more time and money than travelling by train!
I have to use a car to get to Bolton Station - but when the carpark closes I am then stuck as Bolton station will have no parking spaces - my next nearest station is Moses Gate (which only has an hourly train service)which has no parking spaces and same with Farnworth Station (which only has an hourly train service) - so will probably mean I drive to Radcliffe to use the over-full trams!!!
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The TBM "Carolina" began its journey three months ago, digging and lining the tunnel where the new Metro subway system will transit under Panama City. Today, Monday 6 August 2012, this huge machine arrived at the new subway station being built at Fernßndez de C¾rdoba (in front of the Furniture City store). The TBM Carolina has placed 663 rings formed by segments (reinforced concrete pieces) working at an depth between 25 to 30 meters under the street surface level. On the way "Carolina", which has built a mile of tunnel, removed 104,000 cubic yards of earth. This machine, which has the task of digging a tunnel about three kilometers long, will receive maintenance for two weeks and then it will continue on to dig for another 842 meters to reach the next underground subway station is located on Via Argentina. Subsequently, it will continue on its journey to eventually reach the new subway station at the El Carmen church on Via Espa±a, where it will meet up with the TBM "Marta" and then be brought to the surface. Today's event was attended by the President, Ricardo Martinelli, the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Panama Metro, Roberto Roy, and the Minister of Public Works Josķ Federico Suarez, among others. (Panama America)
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Okay.....so I, as most of you.....have gotten hammered with snow this week. I currently am sitting here with 40" of snow outside. I have prolly been outside shoveling at least a dozen times since Friday. I work outside....land surveyor......so....no work...which means no money. Got bored and did my taxes....I owe over $600. The one day I got mail this week...I got a letter that I need to come up with $10,0000 for a legal entanglement. On top of it all....I use a dish for tv......can't even see it on the roof.....it's completely covered with snow. So....no TV since Fri night. Missed the Caps kick the Pens ass....missed the SuperBowl. Gonna miss the Caps again tonight......not to mention....the wife and kids have all jacked my PS3. I had to walk about a 2 mile round trip in 30mph snow laden winds to get formula earlier today for the newest addition to the family. It's one of those times when you absolutely love your life....and hate it all at the same time. LOL! Sorry guys.....had to vent for a minute.....but thought maybe it would be a nice pick me up for you guys and a practice in humility for me!
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Ahhh, Wink. He'd probably never admit it, but behind the trucker hat, the overalls and the big bushy beard and shaggy hair, the man exudes cool in an unnoticeable, skewed-from-the-cool-norm sort of way. His music does all the talking. He's a storyteller, and his music tells really, really good stories.
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Release Date: 08-May-2012
Genre: Blues / Folk / Rock
Publisher: [c] 2012 Wink Burcham
Label: Horton Records
Time: 48m 04s
Review Date: 15-May-2012
Format: CD
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Track Listing:
01. Crusin' Down The Road Feelin' Fine 4:31
02. Outta This Town (Get Lost) 3:15
03. Liquor Store 4:02
04. Gon' Lay You Down 4:12
05. One By One 3:52
06. Shadows 3:12
07. How It Really Went Down 4:32
08. No Matter Where You Are (There You Are) 4:32
09. The Good Ones 4:41
10. Pay Your Dues To Sing The Blues 3:55
11. Honky Tonk Heroes 3:29
12. We'll Go Dancin' Home 3:51
On his debut full-length LP Irene Vennie, Wink Burcham offers up an incomparable blend of blues, rock and country that should garner the Tusla, OK native the industry accolades that usually come with a more veteran recording resume. Burcham tears it up in properly bluesy fashion throughout, blending a down-home, acoustic-based country tinge that is absolutely palpable in substance. At times you can almost feel Wink's nimble fingers elegantly dance across the strings of his guitar, instinctively directing the flow of the music.
The dynamic at play here is truly amazing. In saying that I mean, for instance, that Wink Burcham had gone into the studio likely knowing exactly what he was going to record and how he was going to record, as do most musicians. But discerning listeners may perceive that Wink doesn't always color between the lines so to speak. Every once in a while you'll hear something slightly recondite in this recording, as if Wink discovers a new lick or a forgotten chord in the midst of the recording and just runs with it. But it's always subtle, and usually quite quick, a slight chord improvisation or break from tempo for instance. That is where Wink Burcham is at his best, when he's not tied to the original structure of the melody or limited to the constraints of a prepared arrangement.
Take for instance the song Gon' Lay You Down, a slightly funky, blues and new folk masterpiece that grinds it out
for three-plus minutes before the big finish kicks in. There's a guitar
lick at 3:29 right before that big finish that absolutely freezes the
listener. Simple, but knee-buckling, and signature Wink Burcham. It's not flashy, but it's genuine
and reliable and feels like home. Just like Tulsa.
As a listener, it's fun to look for the subtleties. They'll almost always catch you off guard and they will almost always be jaw-dropping in nature , forcing you to do a double take. Wink manages to parlay this particular studio recording into a seemingly live performance vibe that adds to the enjoyment of listening. Put your high fidelity system outdoors, invite a bunch of friends over for drinks and food, put Irene Vennie on just before dusk, and you'll swear Wink Burcham is performing in person at your backyard soiree.
Wink is a story-teller, and he tells exceptional stories. Liquor Store is a great example. As soon as I heard it, I knew Jesse Aycock was accompanying on the pedal steel, and his inclusion gives Liquor Store a truly cool feel. It's a brooding, deeply structured song, but it stands out because the music and the lyrics are equally descriptive. When you compare storytellers of the genre, you immediately look to the greats -- Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt and John Prine immediately come to mind. Liquor Store is conceptually similar and Wink holds his own here. I abhor comparisons, and Wink Burcham is unique in his own right, enough so that the comparisons are unnecessary, though they are accurate and at least give the new listener a starting point.
Cruisin' Down The Road Feelin' Fine and No Matter Where You Are (There You Are) are also great examples of Wink Burcham's inherent ability to tell a story through his music. There is a joy to songwriting and song structure for Burcham that is evident in these two songs. Both wrap amiable arms around you over the bedrock of toe-tapping rhythms. Wink is, as usual, as playful with the music as he is with the lyrics, getting a little more funky on the lead song and a little more blues-country on the latter. The piano/guitar interplay on the introduction of No Matter Where You Are (There You Are) is really charming. It's almost turn-of-the-century old-timey in nature and a nice change of pace.
Honky Tonk Heroes, featuring co-vocal accompaniment by Desi Roses, offers an insistent, mouth-watering spare slice of indie fun. This well-constructed jam is a delicious collaborative roux that showcases the best of The New Tulsa Sound, including Jesse Aycock on dobro and Dave Morrow with a sinfully wicked harmonica solo. Honky Tonk Heroes narrows in on the prominence of Desi and Wink's duet, yet the underlying narrative and layering of guitar, upright piano and harmonica gives it an impeccably accomplished and wonderfully full sound. All in all, Honky Tonk Heroes is an authentic Americana jamboree, a nearly enslaving pop and folk thrill that is pure enjoyment.
Wink Burcham has a clear understanding of what he is trying to accomplish. Irene Vennie is an enduring full-length that hints at Burcham's heady potential, an offering that is far more polished than the average debut release. Burcham captivates from the get go, and doesn't let up until the final notes of the final song have been recorded. That dedication is evident throughout; songwriting, arrangement, production and engineering are all top notch. Call it a grand slam technically and a wonderful listen musically. Gon' Lay You Down, Liquor Store and Honky Tonk Heroes alone would be enough to earn this release an astounding review, and thankfully that is just the tip of the iceberg. There is enough blues, folk and country crossover in this entire release to offer significant value to nearly any listener.
Irene Vennie is an absolute treasure.
About Wink Burcham:
Singer/songwriter, Wink Burcham, has been playing the Tulsa music scene for over five years, and is an integral
part of the "New Tulsa Sound." He has developed a very loyal following
in Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas. Performing a style that easily slips
between old-fashioned country, grass-roots folk, and Motown inspired
blues, it's easy to understand his appeal. His soulful melodies support
witty and heartfelt lyrics in the tradition of John Prine, Townes Van
Zandt, Hank Williams, and John Lee Hooker. Wink has just released, Irene Vennie, his debut studio album which was recorded at the legendary Church Studio in Tulsa.
For those well versed on the local music scene, Wink Burcham is a
familiar name and face. He's been a staple of the local club scene for
years, playing at least four nights a week at various spots around Tulsa
and become a favorite for many.
He has become quite an astute and
prolific songwriter during that time as well, but even though he's got a
solid following and a catalog of songs, he's never released a CD of
his own material. Until now, that is.
It's not that he hasn't
tried. According to Burcham, he's got studio recordings that sit and
collect dust at home -- some of them eight years old or more. He's just
never been happy with what he captured.
When asked, even Burcham has a hard time describing his sound.
a general sense, it's all folk and all jazz and all blues: it's for
folks with the blues and jazzy enough to get them to move," he said.
however, when referring back to the classic Tulsa sound, Burcham
referenced one of the masters. "J.J. Cale used to say it's just a bunch
of white boys in Tulsa trying to play the blues and that's how it came
out," he said. "Cale's music was really just rock 'n' roll at its core,
but he put his own stamp on it."
write a lot of acoustic music and there's some that I refuse to play
with a band because it just doesn't fit the vibe," he said. "I think
it's better for just me a harmonica and maybe a banjo player."
telling of Burcham's vision for his music. Although he seems incredibly
laid back, he knows exactly how he wants his songs to be played and
When discussing that
next stage, Burcham admitted to being ready to start touring and playing
out of town more frequently, but he also knows that he want to let it
grow organically.
"I'd rather be infamous than famous," he winked
knowingly. "I'd like to be more like Townes Van Zandt or Willis Alan
Ramsey -- one of those guys that only a handful of people really know
how good they are, but the audience grows because they're so good."
Burcham can manage to capture the magic of his love performances in the
studio, that shouldn't be much of an issue. After all, his songs flow
so naturally, it's like he's always playing in the pocket and enjoying
his comfort zone. Once everyone else settles in there with him, the rest
will take care of itself.


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My friend has made a similar receipe for years and it very good. I think the chocolate topping on it would be sooo tasty.
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DESPITE the recent heavy rain, work on the Regent Circus development is continuing on schedule.
A leisure complex is under construction on the site of the old Swindon College building which will see a cinema, supermarket and a number of restaurants built.
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"The roof is now on the supermarket and we have started putting cladding on the side of the cinema."
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I Have Morning Sickness--What Can I Do?
So, you are newly pregnant and feeling kinda green but not in the environmental sense?
Well, you are certainly not alone when it comes to morning sickness. Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, also known as "morning sickness" or "emesis gravidum,", affects 50-95% 1 of women in their first trimester of pregnancy (and unfortunately can even affect others up to 16 weeks or even intermittently throughout the entire pregnancy). It can occur at any time of day, but is most common first thing in the morning when blood sugar levels are the lowest.
More rarely, a woman can experience a more serious condition characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and sometimes electrolyte disturbance, called Hyperemesis gravidarum. In conventional medicine, milder cases of this type are often treated with dietary measures, rest and antacids. However, severe cases often require a stay in the hospital so that the mother can receive fluid and nutrition through an intravenous line.
As to what exactly causes morning sickness, the answer is really not known. Most scientific evidence points to the rapid changes in hormone levels. In particular, the hormone progesterone, which is extremely important to the uterus during pregnancy, also affects other muscles, such as the stomach and intestines. The progesterone relaxes the workings of the whole digestive tract, which makes the elimination of bodily wastes slower, which can lead to a slow emptying of the stomach, which leads to excess stomach acids. Some recent research also implicates Helicobacter Pylori (bacteria associated with stomach ulcers) as a possible cause.2
Morning sickness is a common feature of many young pregnancies, and women should not be too alarmed. However, there are some warning signs you should look for to decide if this morning sickness is more severe and needs extra medical attention. You should always contact your health care practitioner if you vomit blood, have symptoms of dehydration (such as dizziness, fainting, abdominal pain, or lose more than 2 lbs), vomit more than three times in a day, or if you cannot keep any food or liquid down. You can then expect your doctor to run some tests like a blood count as well as a urinalysis to check the situation further.
Now, you want to know how to get the green out? Well, unfortunately, there isn't one solution that works for every woman. As a naturopathic physician, I find there are many helpful food and lifestyle choices that are very useful to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting.
The first step requires a diet that will stabilize blood sugar. Small frequent meals are a key to this process as the pressure on the stomach does not allow for large meals at one time. Meals which are protein dense, such as healthful protein shakes, wild fish and organic beans are excellent choices. In my experience with patients, I find avoiding refined and processed sugar foods, and refraining from allergenic foods. Time and time again, I have seen limiting dairy and cow's milk products to be useful to avoid sinus congestion, colds and nausea. Cooking choices should include steaming, baking and boiling, instead of frying, to keep greasy foods at a minimum.
When these efforts are not enough, I often recommend fresh ginger tea, which is quite safe for pregnant women, as well as certain botanical medicines, acupuncture, and homeopathic remedies. Speak to your naturopathic doctor or other health practitioner about which natural remedies are safe for different stages of pregnancy. I also recommend the mom-to-be try to keep her house and work space as odor-free as possible (open windows when cooking, no perfumes) because aromas can be a strong trigger of nausea. Finally, meditation, rest, gentle exercise, and regular sleep will also help keep the body in balance and lower the opportunity for nausea in pregnancy.
- American Pregnancy Association. Morning Sickness. www.AmericanPregnancy.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- Am Fam Physician. 2003 Jul 1;68(1):121-8.


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Very Nice TV for the Price
by ToddByrd on February 20, 2014
Pros: Great picture, blacks are deep and dark, colors are vibrant
Good sound quality for a flat screen
Works great Netflix/Hulu
Very narrow bezel, surprisingly thin
Cons: Lack of swivel base
No S-Video port
Summary: I purchased this as an upgrade to an older 32" LCD TV in the bedroom. I originally wanted a 42" TV but could not find one in the $400 range ...
Summary: I purchased this as an upgrade to an older 32" LCD TV in the bedroom. I originally wanted a 42" TV but could not find one in the $400 range that was from a reputable manufacturer. I also have a 55" Samsung in the family room and have been very happy with the picture quality and performance of that TV. It also has built in WIFI for updates and apps which is an added bonus.
Since I have the TV wall mounted I wanted an LED tv to keep the bulk and weight down. Also since we would be viewing this from 10 feet away I wanted a screen that was big enough to see easily and 32" was just a little to small. This 40" screen is perfect for my application and comes in almost 10lbs lighter then the 32" it replaced. Now although this is an LED tv, it is deeper then other LED models. It is my understanding that this has to do with the placement of the LED lights behind the screen opposed to on the sides of the screen. Not an issue for my application but others might want to take that into consideration.
Out of the box the picture was terrible. You NEED to adjust the settings to get it looking great. Once you get things right it looks fantastic, truly stellar. The blacks are deep and dark, colors are vibrant and with an HD 1080 or 720 connection it is all you want a modern HD tv to look like, crisp and clear. Viewing it in a totally dark room I can say the blacks are truly black with very little if any light leak.
Surprisingly good sound quality for a flat screen. Not great by any means but better then others I've had. I found that setting the sound to enhance voices made a huge difference. The volume increments are very subtle. On my old TV level 10 was suitable at night to not wake my wife is she was sleeping. This TV you need to have on level 30 to hear clearly. 30 is actually not very loud on this unit, just mentally takes a little getting used to. There is also a noticeable nice bass tone to everything. Not room shaking or anything, but it's not the tin-ey tone I am used to on similar TV's. I'd say that compared to other TV's of this size and type that the sound quality is superior. For family room use you would probably want to get a sound bar or similar,especially if you have kids.
After using the Netflix app more then expected I found one night that the Media Hub was reporting a network error upon loading. Although WIFI was working and I had a strong internet connection I could not launch Netflix, Hulu, Amazon etc. Some research online pointed out that in order to use any app the TV must first talk with Samsung's network servers. This sounds fine (although odd) however the servers have a tendency to fail often. When this happens you are unable to use most of the apps on the tv, particularly the streaming apps. Additionally the error message is very cryptic and suggests you check your WIFI and Internet connection (which I did several times), alas that wasn't the problem, it was Samsung's servers that were down. Keep this in mind if this will be your method of viewing online content. It completely ruined a planed Netflix night for me. Why you would need to "check in" with Samsung to use Netflix is beyond me, but it seems with this setup it is necessary. Because of this we will definitely be getting another AppleTV/Roku for the bedroom.
One of the TV's selling point is Internet apps. I have experience with this on one of my blue ray players. I also have 2 Apple Tv devices. I can say the apps are excruciatingly slow to load. Moving between menus is painfully slow. To really take advantage of this you need some sort of keyboard as the remote is not the best interface when trying to type things in. I will give a few app reviews of the items that I would use the most.
After setup which thankfully was quick, it works great. Shows take a little longer to load then on the AppleTV but acceptable. The interface for Netflix is lacking a lot, certainly not as robust as on the AppleTV but acceptable for my limited use (being this is in the bedroom). The picture quality was as great, no complaints.
Web Browsing:
Well, I didn't expect much. I have experience with seeing the web on tv and have never been impressed. This was slightly better then I expected, However.. Trying to surf the web using the remote was a painful frustrating experience. I wanted to pull up a few sites to see what it was like. The sites looked good, no issues there, just the interface is terrible. I don't blame Samsung for this, aside from including a keyboard there is not much they can do. This is the biggest issue with web surfing via TV. I think Samsung deserves credit for giving it a great effort but if your looking for a "Web TV" this is not it, and honestly I would recommend getting a tablet for that. There are some great tablets for under $200 (Google Nexus) that will give you a far better internet experience.
Other Apps:
There are apps for Twitter, Facebook and just about anything you can think of. Again, a TV is really not meant to be a computer replacement or even a tablet alternative. It's a great bonus feature that can come in handy but DO NOT buy this TV for those features thinking it will be amazing (in theory yes, reality no so much). You will be much happier (and save yourself lots of frustrating time) with a nice tablet.
I must say, I love the looks of this TV. It has a very narrow bezel, surprisingly thin. There is no obnoxious labeling and the branding is subtle. There are no protruding buttons so when mounted on a wall it looks more like a picture frame then a TV. Very clean minimalist look. It is light weight (about 30lbs) and just looks fantastic. Plenty of ports on back and they are easy to read and use. Extremely happy about this. Pictures just don't do it justice, it's a beautiful unit. It comes with a very nice sturdy stand that requires a few screws to install (it comes with all the hardware for that).
I am thrilled about this purchase. The size is perfect for my application. The picture quality is stellar and the sound is very good for built in speakers. The apps are a great add-on but I would not buy the TV for that. I do like that the TV is able to upgrade it's firmware via the internet, so any bug fixes or software upgrades are actually possible. I may buy another AppleTV for this unit just because of the interface and ability to stream from my iTunes library but that is a personal choice as Netflix and Hulu work great once you get them to load using the TV's Apps. Overall I highly recommend getting this TV for those who need a great 40" screen.
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by bustertoad on January 12, 2014
Pros: Outstanding picture. Found and set up OTA channels with no problem. OTA operation was easy and HD picture quality was better than satellite system.
Cons: Hulu streaming videos would not play without constant pauses for reloading. Netflix would not load at all and the app could not be reinstalled because of the editing restrictions. Increased my internet service to 33mbps and still had the problem.
Summary: I returned the TV and got a new one. (same model; don't ask.) The new TV works perfect and hulu, netflix, crackle and youtube all funtion as they should. ...
Summary: I returned the TV and got a new one. (same model; don't ask.) The new TV works perfect and hulu, netflix, crackle and youtube all funtion as they should. I should have checked the reviews first.
Samsung blamed the problem on my internet provider, Hulu, and Netflix. All three of these companies bend over backwards to help me and I appreciated it. After talking an hour with Samsung there was some indication that there might be a problem with the TV, although they would not come right out and say that. Their inability to analyze the problem and admit that it was there fault caused a lot of work for lots of other people. The problems we experienced and actions that we took to correct them, were far more involved than I have room to explain. As a TV this unit worked fine. As a SMART TV this unit is pretty bad. The Smart Hub programming stinks and the editing restrictions are far too limited. The fact that they do the updates when you start the hub is annoying. When you exit the hub, closed captioning shuts off. You have to turn your TV off and back on to recover closed captioning. A small thing but annoying after a while. Don't buy this TV is another similar unit is available.
A not so Smart TV because of a very poor browser.
by DPStott on July 31, 2012
Pros: I will admit this TV is half smart, the picture and audio quality are great when streaming Netflix. The apps (very limited for us Canadians) work well but really this is limited to Skype, Youtube and Netflix.
Cons: - Browser is slow and hard to use with virtual keyboard
- Webcams are not compatible except Samsungs own, but then they don't attach well
- Limited apps for us Canadians
- If not connected to cable then see snow screen everywhere
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Summary: I have been watching TV online for 10 years now on a PC. We have no cable, set top box or anything. With Smart TVs I thought I was getting ...
Summary: I have been watching TV online for 10 years now on a PC. We have no cable, set top box or anything. With Smart TVs I thought I was getting a large LED TV that could stream video just like my PC, but without the PC and small monitor. I was wrong, very wrong. However I am prepared to change this not very satisfied review if the below fixes are done (which I know are easily done through software upgrades).
Most of us stream other content via the browser and the browser is very poor. It is hard to use even though keyboards now can operate it, but unfortunately the virtual keyboard keeps "annoyingly" appearing on the screen. The streaming quality of video is very poor, sometimes missing sound (e.g. Youtube), it sometimes crashes and because this isn't Firefox, Chrome etc. and not on a PC some content you can't stream (e.g. CTV through Silverlight).
Skype works well all round BUT the only webcams compatible are Samsung ones, so add >$140 to your budget if you need one. Additionally, the one we bought doesn't fit on the back of the TV so we had to buy a mini tripod to stand it up next to the TV.
Smart Hub
Because we don't subscribe to cable etc. when we turn the TV on we get the snow effect. This annoyingly appears in the Smart Hub screen (where the apps are etc.) as a small icon showing what is on TV. We don't have TV, this is a Smart TV accessing the internet, so why have this as a permanent option?
1. Far better browser so can stream video through it at a high quality
2. Ability to turn off TV view from Smart Hub screen
3. More apps e.g. Drop Box, Canadian TV networks e.g. CTV, CBC etc.
4. Remove virtual keyboard when using keyboard so works just like on a PC
5. For future customers, make compatible with any webcam AND design Samsung webcams so can fit on ALL Samsung TVs.
6. Quick browser so can browse the internet just like a PC
Fix all these I will seriously consider moving review from 2 to a 5.
1 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: UN40EH5300FXZA
- Description: The realistic detail of Full HD images invites you to enjoy a viewing experience that redefines reality. Clear Motion Rate was developed to accurately measure how well a LCD or LED TV can depict fast-moving images. CMR offers a more complete measure by calculating 3 factors: frame refresh rate, image processor speed and backlight technology. Wide Color Enhancer Plus allows you to see picture color the way the director originally intended. Witness the entire RGB spectrum brought to life on your screen to bring you exceptionally vibrant, yet natural-looking images faithful to the director's original intent. The unique Eco light sensor measures the intensity of the room's light and automatically calibrates the brightness of the image on the screen. In a sun-filled environment, the screen gets brighter and in dim surroundings, the intensity is reduced. This feature optimizes the viewing experience while also saving you energy.
- TV type LED-LCD
- Screen size 40 in
- Smart TV Yes
- Internet streaming services Smart Hub
- Technology LED-LCD
- Backlight technology LED Backlight technology
- Native resolution 1920 x 1080
- Resolution 1080p
- Refresh rate 60 Hz
- Motion Enhancement Technology 120 Hz Clear Motion Rate
- Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
- Widescreen Widescreen
- HDCP compatible Yes
TV Tuner
- TV tuner presence Yes
- HDTV Tuner Yes
- Secondary audio program (SAP) Yes
- Speaker(s) 2 x Main channel speaker - Built-in - 10 Watt
- Surround mode Yes
- Sound effects SRS TheaterSound HD
- Total output power 20 Watt
- HDMI ports qty 3
- Input/Output connections 3 x HDMI (19 pin HDMI Type A),
1 x Component video input (RCA phono x 3),
1 x Digital audio output (optical) (TOSLINK),
2 x USB (4 pin USB Type A),
1 x Network (RJ-45)
- Video interface HDMI,
Remote Control
- Type Standard remote control
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support 1 year warranty
- Service & support details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year
Stands & Mounts
- Stand included Included
- Stand design Tabletop
- Power device Power supply
Dimensions & Weight
- Dimensions (WxDxH) 36.5 in x 3.7 in x 21.7 in - Without stand
- Weight 19.6 lbs
Dimensions & Weight (Shipping)
- Width 43.5 in
- Depth 6.5 in
- Height 25.2 in
- Weight 29.5 lbs
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2011) 4.1
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2012) 4.2
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Specs: LED-LCD,
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It happened. No more needs to be said about what has been already agreed to, but where do we go from here?
The Celtics have, in my view, three (or four) options with how to proceed from here: continue to get young assets in exchange for also acquiring bad contracts (and/or shedding more of last year's roster), trading the recently acquired draft picks and players for established stars, or standing pat with what has been done so far.
Option 1a: Acquire More Young Assets by Spending
One (in my opinion) overlooked aspect of the Celtics-Nets deal, as presently described, is that that Celtics have a lot of flexibility to take on additional payroll from a third team. As it presently stands, the Celtics are sending out approximately $33 million in payroll, while only receiving about $26.5 million in return for this upcoming season. The NBA trade rules actually allow the Celtics to take on 125% + $100,000 of the payroll the sent out, which comes to a little over $41 million. Accordingly, the Celtics can take on about $14.5 million more from a third or fourth team who gets involved in the deal, without that team having to take back any salary of their own. So let's look at who some of those teams could be:
Dallas Mavericks – The Mavericks had been very widely rumored as willing give away their 2013 1st round pick to any team willing to take on Shawn Marion's contract, so that they could have room to add Dwight Howard and other free agents. While that didn't appear to happen last night, should the Mavericks come to terms with Howard, they could jump on board the Celtics-Nets deal and send along Shawn Marion, his $9.6 million salary, and give the Celtics the recently drafted Shane Larkin as a fee for the service. Perhaps the Celtics can reacquire one or both of the second-round picks they traded to the Mavericks last night as well. Unfortunately no future 1st round picks are available until 2020, as the Mavs owe Oklahoma City a first-round pick that is protected until 2018.
Golden State Warriors – Golden State is in a bit of a salary pickle, due to three mostly useless contracts on their books for next season – Andrew Bogut at $14 million, Richard Jefferson at $11 million, and Andris Biedrins at $9 million. This has pushed their salary well into the luxury tax threshold, which has several consequences. Firstly, they will be unable to use the full mid-level exception of $5.15 million to offer to free agents, nor the $2 million bi-annual exception, and will only have the $3.183 million taxpayer mid-level exception at their disposal. This will obviously make them less competitive on the free agent market. Secondly, as a team over the luxury tax apron, they are unable to acquire free agents through sign-and-trades, unless they end up below the threshold after the trade is completed, which is unlikely given their situation. Thirdly, a key player for them, Jarrett Jack, is a free agent. While he is likely to cost only $6-7 million to retain, and they have Bird rights to be able to re-sign him, such a salary could cost them an additional $12-15 million in luxury tax payments, which is probably too much. As a team looking to take the next step forward, losing Jack would instead be a step back. But if the Celtics were to take on one of the aforementioned contracts for one or two assets like Festus Ezeli, the rights to Nemanja Nedovic, or a future pick, depending up which contract they accepted, the Warriors could find themselves in a much better situation this year.
Chicago Bulls – Like the Warriors, the Bulls were a competitive team last year who are now well into luxury tax territory, creating little flexibility to make any additional steps forward. Unlike the Warriors, the Bulls' worst contract belongs to Carlos Boozer, who, while very overpaid at $15.3 million this upcoming season, was still a productive player. Still, by sending Shavlik Randolph back to the Bulls in this deal, the Celtics could take on Boozer's contract, freeing the Bulls to add other players to the roster, while also creating a trade exception of approximately $14.2 million. While it's true that the Bulls can simply amnesty Boozer to avoid the cap penalties, Jerry Reinsdorf is notoriously cheap, and may be unwilling to pay Boozer 8 figures in each of the next two seasons to play for another team. The prize for the Celtics would have to be the 1st round pick from the perennially lowly Charlotte Bobcats (Hornets?) that is completely unprotected as early as 2016, but that could be quite a prize.
Oklahoma City Thunder– Like the Bulls and Warriors, the Thunder also find themselves in a fight with the new luxury tax rules. While they are presently below the cap, they are only just below, and desire to bring back Kevin Martin, who will send them into the same position that the Bulls and Warriors are currently in. The problem contract? A name very familiar to Celtics fans: Kendrick Perkins. Perk is owed about $18.6 million over the next two seasons. While the Thunder can amnesty him, they'd also prefer not to for reasons similar to the Bulls. Perhaps the Celtics can acquire the pick they are owed from the Mavericks. In fact, by sending the Thunder and Mavericks a combination of the (mostly) non-guaranteed contracts of Terrence Williams, D.J White, and Shavlik Randolph, they could acquire both Perkins and Marion. Perhaps in the process, they could get the Mavs to drop the protection on that pick, should they acquire it.
Option 1b: Continue the Roster Overhaul
If the Celtics decide to go full-steam ahead in pursuit of the #1 overall pick next year, they can continue to trade their valuable pieces for more picks and young players. In my opinion, this is best done in concert with Option 1a, if they're going that route at all. Rondo could fit very well in either Utah, perhaps getting back Trey Burke and future pick(s), or Orlando. Jeff Green's strong second half should have increased his trade value. And Avery Bradley, who seems to be often coveted, is either due for a considerable raise next season, or will hit free agency, so now might be the time to cash in his chips.
Option 2: Flip For New Stars
Danny Ainge has been after Josh Smith for years. Rondo and Smith are best buds since high school. Smith said Boston fans are better than Atlanta fans. Atlanta has no intention of re-signing Smith, and Smith has no intention of staying. It certainly seems like things are lining up!
Assuming the Hawks lose out on Dwight Howard, they will probably enter the Andrew Wiggins sweepstakes. In that case, they will need to add payroll just to meet the minimum salary requirements. Certainly Humphries and some other reasonable asset should be enough to bring Smith to Boston in a sign-and-trade.
But why stop there? Adding Smith will certainly help, but it's a cluttered roster that now has Gerald Wallace, Jeff Green, and Josh Smith for the next three seasons. With Rondo, that's a playoff team, but one that quickly runs into the problems currently experienced by Chicago, OKC, and Golden State that we talked about above. Instead, why not pursue Al Horford with Josh Smith. Horford is signed to a reasonable contract for the next three years. Could Atlanta really say no if we offered them three firsts, Brooks, Sullinger, and the salaries from Brooklyn for Horford and Smith? Depending on the contract given to Smith, that could also leave room to S&T for a shooter like J.J. Redick at not much extra cost of assets, since his salary could fit into the same trade. Swapping out KG, Pierce, and Terry for Smith, Horford, and Redick could turn this team around without skipping a beat.
Option 3: Call It a Day
In the last week, the Celtics have gained four unprotected first round picks, a decent young player in Brooks, and have dropped their payroll below the luxury tax level, which is an important place to be if you're not a contending team. Meanwhile, how much worse have they truly gotten? Brooks gives them the bench scoring threat that Jason Terry failed to be. Humphries isn't spectacular, but he's serviceable. And prior to this year, Gerald Wallace was a pretty good basketball player. If Wallace can have a bounceback year, the Celtics could be have a very solid lineup, especially with a healthy Rondo and Sullinger. It's certainly a playoff team, and once you're in the playoffs in the East, who knows what will happen.
While it's painful to imagine the Celtics without Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, Ainge has done a good job of positioning the team for future negotiations. They have the pieces to either bring in more young players and future picks, or to bring in established stars, while not needing to commit to either one. Accordingly they can stand firm in the trade talks they will undoubtedly continue to have for the next two weeks. Who knows what the team will look like come July 10th? I don't, but I'm excited!


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Barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare) was one of the first and earliest diffused crops of the Neolithic farming communities of the middle east. The earliest remains of barley have been recovered alongside einkorn and emmer wheat at Neolithic sites in the so-called Fertile Crescent, including Jericho (Palestine) and Abu Hureyra (Syria) about 8500 years BC. In the Zagros Mountains, at sites such as Ali Kosh (Iran) and Jarmo (Iraq), domestic barley has been found at sites dated between 7000 and 8000 BC. Further east, domesticated barley has been found at Mehrgarh (Pakistan) about 7000 BC, and at Jeitun (Turkmenistan) as early as about 6000 years BC.
The natural form of barley grows wild in the mideast and central Asia; the main difference between domestic and wild barley (H. vulgare ssp. spontaneum),is that the domesticated form has non-brittle ears. What that means is that when ripe, the undomesticated form of barley becomes brittle and shatters, allowing a wide dispersion of its seeds. Humans modified the barley, probably by selectively harvesting the barley that did not shatter when ripe.
Recent investigations suggest that genetic evidence exists for at least two separate domestication events, one in the Fertile Crescent and a second in central Asia some 1500-3000 kilometers east.
Barley and DNA
A recent (Jones and colleagues 2012) phylogeographic analysis of barley in the northern fringes of Europe and in the Alpine region found that cold adaptive gene mutations were identifiable in modern barley landraces. The adaptations included one type that was non-responsive to day length (that is, delayed flowering), and is found in northeast Europe and high altitude locations. Alternatively, landraces in the Mediterranean region were predominantly responsive to day length. In central Europe, however, day length is not a trait which (apparently) had been selected for.
Jones and colleagues were unwilling to rule out the actions of possible bottlenecks, but suggest that temporary climate changes might have affected the selection of traits for various regions, delaying the spread of barley or speeding it, depending on the adaptability of the crop to the region.
Badr, A., et al. 2000. On the Origin and Domestication History of Barley (Hordeum vulgare). Molecular Biology and Evolution 17:499-510.
Jones G, Jones H, Charles MP, Jones MK, Colledge S, Leigh FJ, Lister DA, Smith LMJ, Powell W, and Brown TA. 2012. Phylogeographic analysis of barley DNA as evidence for the spread of Neolithic agriculture through Europe. Journal of Archaeological Science 39(10):3230-3238.
Komatsuda, Takao et al. 2007. Six-rowed barley originated from a mutation in a homeodomain-leucine zipper I-class homeobox gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104:1424-1429.
Morrell, Peter L. and Michael T. Clegg 2007 Genetic evidence for a second domestication of barley (Hordeum vulgare) east of the Fertile Crescent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104: 3289-3294.
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While President Barack Obama says he will now allow people to keep their health insurance that's facing cancellation, it's left those with the policies still full of questions, and insurers "waiting for guidelines."
"I am glad they are making steps that seem to be in the right direction for people like me. It really does not make me feel a whole lot better," said Anna Young whose AccessTN policy is ending on December 31."And for me the clock is ticking."
Anna suffers from a rare muscular disease that requires a certain drug to keep her from being in a wheelchair.
She has not been able to get answers as whether the drug, Myfortic, will be covered, and affordable, under new policies she might purchase, but now she's not sure if her soon-to-be-canceled policy at AccessTN will remain in effect for another year.
"I have got to have something in place January 1 that I can count on for my drug coverage, or at least know what I am dealing with so I can budget accordingly," Anna told News 2 shortly after the president's announcement.
Anna's policy through AccessTN, which is for high-risk individuals who had been classified by insurers as "uninsurable" in the past, is actually a BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee policy.
The Chattanooga-based company contracted with the state to provide the coverage.
BlueCross BlueShield of TN spokesperson Gary Tanner released a statement to News 2 about the President Obama's actions on Thursday saying, "Since 2010, we've been committed to complying with the health care law. We're continuing to monitor these developments to understand the President's new direction. We'll seek guidance from our state and federal regulators before we can clearly define any actions we may take."
The state's TennCare program, which administers AccessTN, released a similar statement that read, "The state and its contractors have been working for several years to prepare for the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act which includes changes to the Cover Tennessee programs. Now just over a month away from the full implementation of those changes, the federal government has changed direction. Once the official policy is outlined and provided to states and insurers, we will be reviewing them and evaluating what effect these changes will have on the state operated programs."
"The onus will be on the insurance companies," Nashville insurance broker Austin Madison told News 2.
He says insurance companies face a difficult decision deciding if they will extend policies they were canceling to comply with the increased coverage required by Obamacare.
"This is like turning the Titanic, insurance companies are huge and for the past three years the thumb has been on them to make these changes and do away with the plans that don't meet these requirements," added the broker.
Madison said turning that Titanic ship of Obamacare could impact everyone.
He says individuals keeping their plans, especially young ones, won't help getting enough people on Obamacare to make it work financially.
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Is The Infinite Banking Concept or the other names it goes by (Infinite Banking, Bank of You, Bank on Yourself,) a Scam?? - Here is what you need to know
So, you've either read a book, talked to a friend, talked to an investment advisor or attended some seminar and now you want to know:
This website is here to inform those interested in the Infinite Banking Concept about a few things.
It's meant to explain the DO's and Don'ts and what questions you should be asking. It will also talk about the difference between whole life insurance (and why it is the preferred option) and Equity Indexed Universal Life (which is a newer insurance policy that fails to live up to its lofty claims)
For it to work there is a LOT you need to know. More often than not the guy or gal selling this won't talk about everything. It does work and it actually works really well but if it's not done the right way it can be really bad for you, really bad!!
Unfortunately, there is not a ton of information on the internet so hopefully this website helps.
In order for it to work right, the Infinite Banking Concept must be used with a dividend paying whole life insurance policy set up by a mutual insurance company. The policy should include as much of a paid up additions rider as possible and if it does the account will outperform most ANY other financial vehicle out there
I didn't believe it at first but it is pretty amazing!
Now I know what you are thinking Whole Life Insurance? But believe me, if it is done the right way it is awesome.
Whole life insurance, when set up and used the right way can give you guaranteed growth, tax benefits, and access to the money at any age not just after 60 years old.
Unfortunately, when it's set up or used in the WRONG WAY with the wrong TYPE of policy set is used,, it can be to your detriment and increase your overall risk. If you are entertaining starting the Infinite Banking Concept it's important to be fully educated before you start.
The typical insurance guy or financial planner is always trying to sell you the latest and greatest thing it seems like and in the end they are the ones who end up making out, not you.
There seems to be only a few financial groups out there today that understand the infinite banking concept well enough to set the policy up the right way and customize it to your situation, so you need to be careful of who you work with.
In fact, I have found that most planners that sell insurance under the fancy "Infinite Banking Concept" banner rip you off by selling the wrong type of policy or setting up the policy the wrong way. Don't get dooped! Make sure you know your stuff!
Due to the poor economy many salespeople have come out of the woodwork and got their life insurance license and have started selling Infinite Banking even though they don't quite understand it. I have seen this a lot.
Because you have a lot of families looking for alternative financial strategies, because of the bad stock market, many are being taken advantage of. BE CAREFUL!
Most insurance guys tend to not to be educated sufficiently in the Infinite Banking Concept and howit was meant to be used and end up trying to bring a big commission instead of setting the policy up the right way. This is often the case.
So be careful, do your homework and work with those who have been doing it for a long time AND ACTUALLY DO IT THEMSELVES.
In short, a man named Nelson Nash coined the phrase "Infinite Banking Concept" about thirty years ago during the crazy interest period of the early eighties (Interest Rates spiked to over 20% in just a few short months) Mr. Nash owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in real estate mortgage debt when interest rates suddenly skyrocketed and when trying to rectify his unfortunate situation realized the amount of money he carried in cash value inside his whole life insurance policies was a solution. The willingness of the insurance company to loan him money on extremely favorable terms allowed him to resolve his predicament. He took out a loan with the insurance company against his policy cash value, made whole with his creditors and then paid his policy loans back when he was able.
He realized that anyone could do what he did this with anything they had to purchase and therefore "officially" created the concept and wrote his best-selling book Becoming Your Own Banker.
Here is a link to his website where you can buy his books: www.infinitebanking.org
So now the question out there is: "If the Infinite Banking Concept is real and NOT a scam what type of insurance do I use, how do I set it up and in whom do I trust to set it up for me."
Today it seems like every financial institution out there has their latest and greatest thing. ETF's (Exchange Treaded Funds), Target Date Mutual Funds, covered calls and options strategies are all newer concepts investors have gravitated toward in the stock market which will hopefully outperform what they had previously experimented with. Unfortunately, these new ideas haven't really worked that great at all.
Insurance companies are doing the same thing with new products, they are always trying to attract NEW business with some new thing. They always have their latest and greatest plan out there, today it is Equity Indexed Universal Life (EIUL).Back to main concepts
Equity-Indexed Universal Life or Whole life?
From what I gather, there are only two possible types of polices that can be used for IBC, whole life and universal life since those are the only policy that have cash value in them. What I didn't quite understand in the beginning was which one was better for Infinite Banking. The idea was specifically borrowing the cash value through a policy loan and why?
Here's what I found out:
The first thing that I learned is that it's best to use a whole life policy from a mutual company that pays an annual dividend, preferably a strong company that has been around for a long time (100 years or more). MUTUAL means that when you buy the insurance policy you become an actual OWNER in the company. I had heard the word mutual before but didn't understand that the policy owners (only whole life policy owners) owned the company. I was certainly intrigued. So, as the insurance company profits every year, the cash inside of the insurance policy can go up each year. If the insurance company DOESN'T pay a dividend they have a guaranteed rate so the cash value still goes up.
The other insurance option is to use an equity-indexed universal life policy from a company that you DO NOT own whose gains are based on gains in the stock market. I've learned that this is one of the biggest differences between these two types of policies one of them (whole life) is offered by a mutual company that you own and the other type (equity-indexed universal life) is offered by a stock-based company that is owned by shareholders. No dividends are paid to the individual with the Equity Indexed Universal Life policy, the profit of the company goes to the shareholder or stock owner. So again .The risk is whether the stock market does well or not.
I have had enough with the stock market, I really have. Now putting my insurance policy success in the hands of the market? No way Jose. I would take a 100 year track record of mutual company profitability over the up and down stock market ANY day of the week!
Another point I concluded was the fact that an Equity Indexed Universal Life policy was set up to make a profit for the insurance company who is owned by shareholders. So if that is the case how can the gain of the insurance policy be better than the gain of the ENTIRE INSURANCE company?? It doesn't make sense. Whole Life MUST be better if the dividend paid reflects the ENTIRE profit of the mutual company!!
And it is, the return is much better.
Here is a video that will show how the index works and why is really isn't that great at all.
I would be aware of what your agent is selling you if it is Equity Indexed Universal Life! (Its mainly because of what they're not telling you)!
When I was starting to do this research I was talking to a good friend of mine about life insurance. I told him that I had read Nelson Nash's book and was doing research on permanent life insurance. I was very surprised at what he said next, "yeah, my agent gave me Nelson Nash's book to read, too. But then when I went to take out a loan and my agent discouraged me from taking out a loan! He gave me Nelson Nash's book", my friend said, "and told me all about Infinite Banking but then he discouraged me from using the loan to buy anything!"
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, I was only a couple of chapters into Nash's book myself but I knew that taking out loans was the "bread and butter" of the Infinite Banking Concept. Why would they say NOT to take loans??
When I asked my friend why his agent didn't want him taking out loans, he said, because if I take out a loan in the first couple of years it could make my policy lapse (cancel itself)! YIKES!!
I soon realized that: Not all cash value life insurance policies are created equally!!
As I did some more digging, I found out that we were talking about two completely different types of policies yet we were trying to use them in the same way and that just doesn't work!
That is when I started to get into all of this and decided to do this webpage.
As I got further into Nelson's book about the Infinite Banking Concept, I learned that Nelson Nash requires that for Infinite Banking to work, you must use a dividend paying whole life policy from a mutual company. My friend had learned the hard way. He had supposedly been "educated" on Infinite Banking and was consistently paying his premium payments into his policy but when he went to take out a loan he was shocked to find out that loans could cause the policy to lapse!
I found out that what his agent clearly didn't educate him on was that the equity-indexed universal life policy, that looked great when it was being touted with these high unrealistic market returns was not all it was crack up to be!
I went and spoke with my life insurance agent who told me that when you own an equity-indexed universal life policy, it is just like buying a term policy every single year and the cost of insurance is guaranteed to go up every year! That's right GO UP EVERY YEAR. So if you use the cash from the policy at the same time that the cost of the policy is increasing, the policy could very easily cancel itself out.
And you lose all the money you put in.
The "safety net" is the stock market isn't that an oxymoron! Some safety Net that is. The agent explained to me that market performance is supposed to make up for the increasing cost of insurance. Yeah, tell that to the people that owned this in 2008 and see what they say now
Why would I put money into an account where I wouldn't have a guarantee that when I needed the money, the insurance company is either going to 1. Potentially cancel my policy or 2. Ask me for more premium payments - to keep my policy from cancelling??
Check out this email I came across from someone who cancelled their EIUL policies to put into Dividend Paying Whole policies: Dear XXXX
So why is Nelson Nash so adamant on the use of whole life polices??
If I had to guess I'd say it's because:
Dividends are MUCH more consistent that the stock market (over 100 years straight)!
The Paid Up Additions Rider?
So, you are probably asking what is a "Paid up Additions Rider" and why is it so important?
When I finished Nash's book, I did some research on just what a Paid up Additions Rider is, since I realized this was another one of the differences between a whole life policy and an equity-index universal life policy. Equity Indexed Universal Life does NOT have a PUA rider.
What I found really surprised me: a PUA rider is a SINGLE PAY life insurance policy that is added to the whole life policy. The premium for this single pay insurance goes almost 100% to cash immediately. This is one sign that the insurance advisor knows what they are talking about. If they ARE using a PUA rider that is a good sign. This will set everything up so you have as much CASH as humanly possible!
That's why the PUA rider is important when using the Infinite Banking Concept because the more of my premium that is paid into the rider, the more cash I have to use.
A bid down side with equity-indexed universal life is that it doesn't even have a PUA rider.
To sum up all of my research into 5 things you need to know about Equity Indexed Universal Life Policies and a series of questions you must ask your agent selling you a policy for IBC.
5 things you need to know about Equity Index Universal Life Policies before you buy one for IBC
- An EIUL policy is guaranteed to get more expensive every year.
- If the policy is getting more expensive every year, what happens when the premium does not cover the cost of the insurance you got it, you either pay more premium or they take your cash value to pay the premium!
- Policy loans from an EIUL most often VOID out the guarantees of the insurance policy
- If policy loans cause the guarantees of the contract to be null and void, how can EIUL policy be right for IBC if IBC is strategically designed to use policy loans?
- With NO Paid Up Additions rider, EIUL policies are NOT always optimized for cash value growth
- Since their cash value growth depends on the stock market to grow you have to ask yourself: "How comfortable are you with how the stock market will perform in the future?"
- EIUL polices have surrender fees (cancellation fees) which make it COSTLY to access the cash during the first 10-15 few years. They also have Caps on your growth. (If the market did 20% you will only get 9-11 %)
- You don't get all the growth of the market! They also adjust these to accommodate their need to be profitable. The adjustments have occurred almost every year.
- With an EIUL policy you AREN'T credited the market gains on the amount of cash value that is outstanding in a loan.
- If you have $20,000 in cash value and have a $10,000 loan. Only $10,000 earns the market credit and the other $10,000 earns the guaranteed return (0-2%)
- Who taught you how The Infinite Banking Concept works?
(Why would you choose to do business with someone that says they know about IBC but doesn't know how to back it up with real numbers?)
- How long have you been practicing and teaching IBC?
(You are looking for someone that has real-life experience with IBC rather than someone that has just read Nelson Nash's book)
- How many policies do you personally own?
What have you used it to buy?
Do you invest in anything else?
Can I see a statement from a policy you have as well as a loan history report?
- What other financial products/Investments do you offer?
If they are selling something else it shows that they do not value IBC as much because it is hard to outperform a properly set up policy
- Do you use Whole Life or EIUL? Why?
- If they sell Equity Indexed Universal Life have them show a Dividend Paying Whole Life Insurance policy too with the maximum PUA rider
You are looking for someone that can SHOW me the difference rather than just sharing their opinion.
- How do you get paid?
A jumbled, un-educated response may be an indicator that the policy is not being set up for your benefit but in order to earn a high commission.
- How many companies are you licensed with?
- Do you use a Mutual or a Stock company?
- What are the company's financial ratings?
The common rating agencies are AM BEST and Moody's
- Do you include a Paid Up Additions rider on your polcies?
If Nelson Nash's book says they are necessary for IBC and you don't use them, explain to me why you don't. Is Nelson Nash wrong?
- What tools do you provide to help me manage my Banking System?
Calculators and Spreadsheets are very helpful in keeping organized
- What is our relationship after I do business with you?
How often do I meet with you?
Will you counsel me in other financial affairs (Estate Planning etc)


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The Alabama Crimson Tide roster is loaded with NFL talent, which is clear when they take on the field on Saturday's, but there is one player who is catching the eyes of NFL draft scouts more than the others.
Considering you have guys like safety HaHa Clinton-Dix and offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, it takes a lot to be considered the best Alabama draft prospect. However, that is exactly the status that Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley is getting due to his recent play.
During a recent conference call, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. spoke about Mosley and had nothing but great things to say.
"Obviously, you talk about a guy who has done a tremendous job from a production standpoint, a consistency standpoint, every game he shows up, he studies, he prepares," Kiper Jr. said, via al.com. "For the NFL right now, to have a guy who covers and be on the field for every down like he can, that's a huge asset to a coordinator.
"He'll be one of the first four, five, six, seven players drafted more than likely."
You can never have enough difference makers on the defensive side of the ball at the next level, so Mosley will be a highly sought after player.
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Britain's race relations laws attempt to control, not just what we do, but the way we think....
Free to be fat15 Jun 2012|
The obese should pay for their obesity – through market rates, not government taxes, so that the healthy are not punished ...