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People sometimes think that leading a healthy lifestyle is difficult or expensive. However, the truth is that making smart food choices, taking the right supplements, and getting enough exercise are all it takes to make a big difference in one's overall health. Today, I am sharing some easy ways to lead a healthy lifestyle, from drinking enough water to taking youtheory® Turmeric Extra Strength 120 Capsules and more!
10 Easy Ways to Lead a Healthy Lifestyle
1. Drink water: Drinking enough water during the day is essential, particularly during the warmer months and during periods of exercise. The good news is that soup, milk and water-rich fruits/vegetables (watermelon, cucumber, etc.) all count toward one's daily water goals. A total of eight 8 oz glasses per day is ideal for average activity levels. Don't count sugary sodas or coffee in your total fluid intake. I sometimes like to make a big pitcher of unsweetened iced tea in the morning so that I can always have some iced tea on hand throughout the day. I even add a few frozen strawberries to my drink for some subtle sweetness.
2. Get enough sleep: Sleep is such a critical component to good health. In fact, studies have shown that getting adequate sleep on a regular basis has had positive effects on immunity and weight. The ideal level of sleep for an adult is about 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night. A good way to promote healthy sleep habits is to wind down at the same time every night. Try to create a nighttime routine for yourself. In the evenings, I like to write in my journal, place a relaxing mask on my eyes, and just enjoy the calming scent of lavender.
3. Take youtheory® Turmeric Extra Strength: Recent studies have shown that turmeric supports healthy liver function, supports healthy brain function, and supports exercise recovery. I really love that youtheory® Turmeric Extra Strength is made with high-quality natural ingredients that help to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. Did you know that turmeric is now commonly being touted as an essential daily supplement, along with probiotics, fish oil, and a great multi-vitamin?
I found my youtheory® Turmeric Extra Strength from Costco. The new formulation comes with 120 hypoallergenic, vegan capsules that are free of gluten! If you'd like to try the new formulation, look for the all-orange lid- see the picture below!
The new formulation has more turmeric per dose than the original formulation. While the old formulation offered 450mg turmeric per 3 tablets, the new formulation offers an amazing 1,000mg turmeric per 2 capsules! Isn't that amazing? I love that I can take fewer pills, yet derive even more benefits from turmeric.
With 3x the amount of turmeric in each vegan capsule, youtheory® Turmeric Extra Strength is packed with antioxidants and is definitely a daily supplement that I love taking. Turmeric supports bodily functions in many ways, including promoting a healthy inflammation response, healthy skin, healthy joints, and more. These turmeric capsules are even enhanced with Black Pepper extract- this extract actually improves absorption 20 fold!
Furthermore, youtheory® Turmeric Extra Strength uses Curcumin C3 Complex®! Have you heard of Curcumin C3 Complex®? It's actually the most researched turmeric extract in the world and is backed by 90 studies including 47 human clinicals! Now, that's a product backed by research!
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4. Exercise regularly: Moving every day is essential to good health. When you exercise, you boost your energy levels naturally. Aim for 30-45 minutes on most days of the week. To maintain a high metabolism, it's ideal to spread out your exercises throughout the week. Don't have a gym membership? Don't worry! You can take brisk walks, swim or just put on some music & dance! I aim to go for a 45-minute brisk walk several days per week.
5. Consume fruits & vegetables: A healthy diet is well-rounded and appropriately-portioned. Consuming plenty of fruits & vegetables daily is an excellent way to add the essential vitamins & minerals that your body needs to function at optimal levels. In addition to fruits and vegetables, it's important that one's diet also contains appropriate amounts of whole grains, low-fat dairy products, lean protein and healthy fats. You can choose to have three meals per day with snacks in between. Alternatively, you can opt for five smaller meals evenly spaced throughout the day.
6. Relax & Recharge: Everyday life can be very busy and hectic. It's important to take some time during the day to schedule in some time to decompress. Feeling the 3pm slump? Take a quick nap in the middle of the day. Like waking up early? Enjoy your morning coffee out in the garden where you can connect with nature. Love those reality TV shows? Sit back and indulge in your favorite shows while pampering yourself. In fact, I am a huge fan of reality TV and I like to do my manicure while watching some of my fave shows. It's a fabulous way to carve out some time for myself every day.
7. Focus on the big picture: It can be all too easy to let the small obstacles we face every day get in the way of our calm mood. Did someone cut you off in traffic this morning? Did your air conditioner stop working at the worst possible time? Did the furniture delivery people never show up? Yes, life's daily setbacks can be a nuisance and totally inconvenient. However, try to re-frame the situation and find that silver lining. There's always a silver lining! For example, even though the furniture delivery guys are going to be one day late, at least they'll eventually deliver that gorgeous sectional you got at a great price! Now, that's something to smile about!
8. Visit the doctor regularly: Visiting the doctor regularly is an important way to stay on top of your health. Make sure you know your numbers: your blood pressure, your weight, your LDL ("bad" cholesterol), etc. In order to make the most of your overall health, be sure to visit the doctor for full check-ups regularly, and be sure to schedule an appointment right away if there's something that concerns you.
9. Practice proper dental hygiene: To maintain great overall health, it's essential to practice proper dental hygiene. Make sure you brush your teeth at least twice per day and floss daily. Also, visit the dentist often to get a professional cleaning and check the health of your teeth & gums.
10. Socialize: Did you know that humans have a fundamental need for meaningful relationships? It's important to stay connected with family and friends. Are you a member of social, professional or spiritual groups? Be sure to participate in the group's activities regularly to enrich your life and nurture those relationships.
Now, learn more about how turmeric can help you lead a healthy lifestyle and tell me: Have you ever taken turmeric? Do you work out regularly? Do you schedule a time for yourself during the day to decompress?
19 Responses to "10 Easy Ways to Lead a Healthy Lifestyle"
I've been hearing great things about Turmeric! These are all great ways to live a healthy lifestyle. I was just at the dentist two days ago to have my teeth cleaned. 🙂
A friend suggested I try turmeric, but I haven't taken the plunge yet. I need to really work on getting enough sleep.
These are all great ways to stay healthy. I really need to get better about drinking water. I just don't like it.
I need to drink more water and get more sleep. I'm lucky if I can get 6 – 7 hours :(. I'll have to check with my Dr to see if I can take Tumeric. I have hypothyroidism and cholesterol issues. Cholesterol can be weight managed. But, my body seems to like the weight and it keeping it lol. Great post!
Thanks for the reminder about turmeric! I was taking it for awhile, but I haven't lately. These are all such great tips!
Drinking water and getting enough to sleep is very important to living a healthy life. It really helps me feel better when I get enough sleep.
You really do make it sounds easy to live a healthy lifestyle. I love how easy you make it seem. I will give some of your tips a try, I sure could use some adjustments towards a healthier lifestyle.
i really need more sleep and more water! tumeric would be helpful too.. thanks for posting all of these tips!
These are some wonderful ideas. I'm loving the health benefits of the turmeric capsules!
I cannot stress how important enough sleep is. Without it you're definitely going to feel out of your game during the day and it goes on the whole week if you continue to deprive yourself of sleep. This list has everything you need to be healthy.
I just love termeric!!! I have Carpal Tunnel and it works wonders as a pain remedy. Don't go a day without it!
Your tips are great and I'm going to try all of them. I keep saying I need to start drinking more water and I need to quit saying it and just do it.
Such great tips! I've heard a lot about turmeric lately and am curious to try it as it helps with inflammation! Next time I go to Costco, I'll have to check it out. BTW, I think we have the same wood/tile floor 😉
Getting enough sleep is what I need. These are great guide. I have to get back to working out again, my only exercise now is walking.
I'm good with most of these, but I need to work on my water intake for sure. I've never had turmeric before, and I didn't know much about the health benefits.
Such a good tips – I need to remember some of that self care more often! #client
I've heard about Turmeric and the health benefits you can get from it. Thanks for your tips… I do need to get more sleep.
I've been working towards a more healthy lifestyle and do many of these things. They certainly do help a lot. Sleep is what I struggle with the most, mostly because I work and go to school full time.
I am restarted my diet and exercise plan since meeting my husband a year ago. Day by day its getting easier!


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UC's Office of Entrepreneurial Affairs and Technology Commercialization is soliciting nominations for the 2014-15 Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards.
Two categories of awards will be given to faculty for exceptional accomplishment in promoting and maximizing the human benefits and commercial potential of university intellectual property and/or research: the Established Entrepreneur Award and the Emerging Entrepreneur Award.
Faculty members from all colleges are eligible to apply. Nominations are due Jan. 9, 2015.
Questions regarding the awards should be directed to Dorothy Air, PhD, associate vice president for entrepreneurial affairs and technology commercialization, at 513-558-7339 or email@example.com.
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The University of Cincinnati Early Intervention Program (EIP) is partnering with other area HIV prevention programs to host a World AIDS Day event, today, Monday, Dec. 1, titled "Getting to Zero."
The event, free and open to the public, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County main branch, 800 Vine St.
The event will include free food and music, as well as spoken word poetry and community art designed to encourage area youth to get the facts about HIV, get tested and "get to zero" new HIV infections. The UC Health Mobile Diagnostics Van will also be on site to perform free HIV testing.
The UC EIP has provided HIV prevention and testing services to patients in the emergency department at UC Medical Center since 1998. The program tests over 3,500 patients per year.
For more information, call 513-558-8081.
The Cincinnati Business Courier is honoring Alvin Crawford, MD, professor emeritus of orthopaedic surgery, with the 2015 Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award. Crawford is the recently retired director of the Crawford Spine Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, an institute that was dedicated in his name.
In addition, three College of Medicine faculty members are finalists for Health Care Heroes awards: Charles Brady, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience; Jay Johannigman, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care; and Judith Feinberg, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Finalists also include Elaine Miller, PhD, College of Nursing, and Rosemary Keiser, University of Cincinnati Physicians.
The Health Care Heroes Awards will be held Feb. 12 at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, 151 W. Fifth St.
>> More information and registration.
Muhammad Aslam, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, has been invited to speak at the ninth annual conference of the department of psychiatry, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 1-3, 2015.
Aslam is director of the psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience department's Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program and serves as medical director of the UC Medical Center at Deaconess Older Adult Unit and a staff psychiatrist at the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center.
King Edward Medical University, established in 1860 as Lahore Medical College, is the oldest educational institute in Pakistan.
This year, the University of Cincinnati will participate in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. The UC Foundation has designated a website (uc.edu/givingtuesday) for donations to the university on this day (Tuesday, Dec. 2). Those who make online gifts of $10 or more on Dec. 2 only will receive a limited edition 2014 UC ornament.
Board-certified physicians who claim their profile on doximity.com by Dec. 5, 2014, are eligible to take the U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals Survey" in their designated specialty. Doximity.com is a physicians-only social media site and platform. Note that not all specialties are being surveyed at this time by U.S. News. To claim your profile, visit doximity.com.
As part of the 2014-15 "Ready, Set, Go!" series, Margaret Hanson, PhD, associate dean of the Graduate School, and Melanie Cushion, PhD, senior associate dean for research, College of Medicine, will present "Grant Writing" from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in University Hall, Room 450.
>>View the complete series listing, see learning objectives and register online
The annual UC Bookstores Holiday Open House will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in Tangeman University Center, Level 3.
The event will include cookies and drinks, plus entertainment from the Benjamin Thomas Trio (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) as well as an additional 10 percent discount on top of the standard 15 percent discount for faculty/staff purchases.
An Apple Apps Workshop is from 10 to 10:30 a.m. From noon to 2 p.m., Michael Perry will sign his book, "Tales From the Cincinnati Bearcats Locker Room."
Bring a canned food item for the Freestore Foodbank and get the 2014 holiday mug. Supplies are limited.

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Animal Magic
Botanic gardens everywhere are getting involved with animal projects that work to attract visitors, inspire kids about the natural world and solve some serious conservation problems. Their expertise and facilities are contributing to animal conservation while promoting the importance of also conserving the plants that form the habitat and food source for those same animals.
Rare Toucans
The keel-billed toucan finds support in a botanic garden
Image © Paul Bratescu
As part of the new Amazonia Exhibit that could open next year, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is getting involved in a new program to breed a species of toucan that is rare in captivity.
There were 59 keel-billed toucans in captivity in 2003, but the Evansville zoo is joining 11 others in importing 30 birds from Nicaragua to breed. Evansville's birds are sort of Amazonia's show stoppers: They have black feathers and long, colorful beaks. They could be featured prominently in the exhibit logo that will be designed today.
"They're a really dramatic species," said Erik Beck, general curator. "They're spectacular looking. We can have a gorgeous species on display, hopefully have a successful breeding program (and) we can help the population out." Keel-billed toucans have been a tough species to keep in captivity, Beck said. They are listed as a "threatened" species because their habitat has been shrinking. Though they are the largest toucans, they are relatively fragile, Beck said.
They only nest in hollowed-out trees, the temperature has to be no lower than 60 degrees at night and no higher than 85 degrees during the day, and they only diet on particular jungle fruits, insects and rodents.
"Once you hit all those things, then you have a happy, healthy pair of birds," Beck said.
The zoo has several breeding pairs of other species, including zebras, wallabies and monkeys.
There is space set aside for at least one jaguar; the zoo also could accommodate a breeding pair or a family, Beck said.
Evansville's toucan pair arrived in early May and is less than a year old, Beck said. They were born of a wild breeding pair and hand-raised or incubated, Beck said. They are already about 2 feet tall but are still growing flight and tail feathers.
The zoo is not releasing pictures of the birds, which may not be unveiled until the exhibit opens and they have had a chance to get comfortable.
"We'll set them up with a breeding situation and let them do their thing," Beck said. "Let them grow up together, become a pair, and see how they do."
Preventing Frogs From Croaking
Amphibians are undergoing a mass extinction event on a scale unprecedented in human history. Habitat loss, human exploitation, and environmental contamination are among the main causes of this threat of extinction.
A deadly new threat has emerged recently. An infectious fungal disease called amphibian chytridiomycosis is having catastrophic effects on amphibians all over the globe. This disease may well be the result of global climate change. Recent events in Panama illustrate perfectly a pattern of amphibian decline clearly associated with this disease and the power of scientific data to that allows scientist to launch pro-active conservation responses.
Recently, Dr. Karen Lips of Southern Illinois University and colleagues offered a model of a wave-like spread of the fungus across Costa Rica and Panama. This model predicted that in 2006 the rich amphibian fauna in the vicinity of El Valle de Antón in central Panama, would suffer a catastrophic decline because of chytrid fungus.
In response, biologists from Zoo Atlanta and Atlanta Botanical Garden launched an unprecedented pre-emptive extraction of amphibians from areas predicted to be devastated by disease. Biologists flew the frogs from Panama to safer environments in Atlanta. Now 35 amphibian species from this region live in colonies in Atlanta, that assure their survival.
As predicted, the fungus recently arrived in El Valle, and the inevitable deaths are now occurring.
All available scientific data indicate that the amphibian fauna of El Valle has begun its terminal decline that will result in a major loss of regional populations and, quite likely, extinction of multiple species. In this case, scientific data regarding the location of the fungus allowed some pre-emptive conservation measures.
Rapid response led by the Houston Zoo, Panamanian government and Atlanta-based institutions have resulted in a permanent in-country facility for safeguarding critically threatened species. Thus, the endemic species of this region have at least some hope of avoiding extinction. We cannot say the same for many populations and species in other parts of the Central America or the World. Directed research such as that by Reid Harris of James Madison University, Virginia and Richard Retallick of James Cook University in Queensland, Australia offer some hope that, with a bit of help along the way, some amphibians may be able to avoid extinction.
On a global scale, all data indicate that the 2006 catastrophe in El Valle, Panama will be played out at remote locations in many regions around the world in upcoming months and years, underscoring the need for rapid implementation of a global amphibian conservation response.
The situation in Panama reinforces the reality of global amphibian extinctions and the fact that emergency responses, based on real data regarding threats, are necessary in some cases. The ecological effects of the rapid extinction of one third or more of the over six thousand known amphibian species on humans and ecosystem are expected to be substantial.
More about the rare frogs is at http://www.globalamphibians.org/ and the involvement of Atlanta Botanical Garden is here
Bald Eagles Take Off
Endangered Bald Eagles find shelter at
Three baby bald eagles have hatched, grown and flown at the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Virginia, USA.
Last Thursday, the oldest of three took her first flight, garden officials reported. On Friday, her younger brother followed. The smallest eaglet was seen flapping on a limb 10 feet from the nest, but it was another day or so before he really took off.
The eaglets hatched in March. They have a wingspan of about 6 feet and weigh close to 9 pounds. They live with their parents in a nest about 90 feet up in a loblolly pine tree overlooking the Matson Garden and Renaissance Court.
The garden set up a webcam to offer internet users an up-close look at the eaglets. A weblog about the birds was also set up.
New Nature Center Captivates Children
A thriving animal habitat has been created in a botanical garden and is already enthralling children in the world of nature.
The Huntsville Botanical Garden (HBG) celebrated the opening of the new nature center in May. In the center, more than 2,000 Native American butterflies, frogs, turtles, snakes, hummingbirds and quail flitter, leap, croak, crawl, slither and fly amid waterfalls, ponds and streams.
Three-year-old Mykael Ledet was determined to catch one of the ivory-colored butterflies that kept fluttering around her ears.
"You can't chase them," said her grandmother, Pat Turner. "You've got to stand still if they're going to land on you."
But Ledet was in action mode. She couldn't help but trot around the Huntsville Botanical Garden Nature Center on Friday hoping a butterfly would park on her shoulder.
Dozens more kids and their parents attended the opening of the 9,000-square-foot butterfly house. Hundreds of butterflies danced around the center, which is also home to turtles, tree frogs, lizards and other caged critters.
"As far as we can tell, with the research we've done, it's the largest seasonal butterfly house in the nation," said Harvey Cotten, garden chief operating officer.
The center mimics a rain forest with a waterfall and deep green plants.
"The nature center is really, really spectacular," said Sharon Jordan, marketing director for the garden, who points out that the center's seasonal butterfly house is the largest in the nation. A variety of species, including the monarch, the gulf fritillary and the zebra longwing, will grace the center's skies.
"The whole idea is to capture kids' interest," said Paula Steigerwald, garden chief executive officer.
The idea worked.
When kids weren't ooh-ing and aah-ing at the animals, they were learning about them in the exhibit area, which completes the Children's Center. Press a button and you can hear the sound tree frogs make. Turn the corner to see rare and exotic framed butterflies. And so on.
"It's wonderful. It's fabulous," said Wendy Moriarty, a mother of three enjoying the garden. "It's the best thing in Huntsville."
Visitors to to the center can also attend the "Classroom Under the Sky" amphitheater, the stage for this summer's Renaissance Theatre production of "Robin Hood," or gaze at the three-tier fountain or down upon the wildlife from an overlook.
Members and like-minded volunteers shared ideas from gardens visited around the world and designed the Nature Center and Children's Center around them, said Sharon Jordan, garden director of marketing.
"People would bring back beautiful photographs from Russia and England and say, 'That's what we need in this garden,' " she said. "It's all about being hands-on" . In the dinosaur garden, kids can meander through the exposed rib cage of a brontesaurus or dig for real fossils in the sand. Or they may want to lose themselves in the maze garden or its treehouse, or explore bat caves.
This "is not a big plastic playground," says Jordan. Ideas for the gardens were collected for years, and they were built "to fire up the imagination of children."
The $3 million project includes eight gardens in total. There's a musical bamboo garden, a picnic area for groups, a dinosaur-themed garden, a sunflower and labyrinth maze, storybook area, an ever-changing International exhibit, and, to give Huntsville's heritage its due, a space garden that features an International Space Station node donated by Marshall Space Flight Center.
Backyard Bugs Delight Kids
If 21-month-old Gracie Garrison could speak in complete sentences, she probably would have said something like: "Ooo, cool! Millipedes!"
But at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden's Backyard Bug exhibit last week, it was Gracie's mom who did the talking.
"Eew, yuck! Millipedes!" Tanya Garrison exclaimed, as her daughter giggled and pointed at the 4-inch, 1,000-legged insect slinking over pieces of carrots, grapes and mulch inside a glass terrarium.
"What is it about those things?" Garrison said, rubbing the invisible creepy-crawlies off her skin.
And why, oh why, does Gracie, a fair-skinned cherub with a hankering for touching dead flies on window sills back home, want to poke at it?
"Somewhere along the line between childhood and being an adult, bugs stop being cool and they become pests," said Garrison, adding that she, too, loved to play with bugs as a kid. "Now, they're not something to look at; they're something to avoid."
There's no avoiding them here, though. Inside the Backyard Bug exhibit, the gap between adult and child is as obvious as the march of ants to the picnic table potato salad.
Black widow spiders, tarantulas, velvet ants and millipedes sit, crawl, dangle and scurry inside glass enclosures among a space that looks more like an infested garden than a zoo exhibit.
Kids leap and frolic among vegetable patches and sunflowers, pausing only to press their noses against the glass cases to get a better look at what's inside.
What they see makes their parents take a few steps back.
Call it the eee-ew factor.
"Mom! Look! It's a black lady spider!" one child blasts from his perch at the black widow spider display. "Come look!"
"No thanks," a woman's voice hollers from the shade of a cottonwood.
That's Evelyn Saiz. She has an aversion toward anything with more than four legs.
"I'm not a big fan of this place," Saiz says, eyeing her son Patrick, 7, who had moved from the black widow to a colony of velvet ants. "But he loves it."
For Christmas last year, Patrick begged his parents for a terrarium so he could collect bugs.
"I got him a bunny instead," Saiz says.
Dale Belcher, curator of herpatology and invertabrae at the Albuquerque Biological Park, explains the eee-ew factor as a consequence of simply growing up.
"Kids are still innocent," says Belcher, who heads the Backyard Bugs exhibit as well as the PNM Butterfly Pavilion at the botanic garden. "They don't know they can say eee-ew."
Belcher, a Santa Claus-looking fellow who grew up in an era when horror movies featured 7-foot-tall arachnids, sees the inhabitants of the bug exhibit a little differently than many of the adults here. He sees the velvet ants, with their orange fuzziness and petite features, as adorable and "the perfect subject for the next Disney film." He views the pregnant black widow, which came out of his own backyard, as "graceful and elegant."
"But on the other end of it, sure, she's a horror," he admits. "I might look at a 15-foot crocodile and think, `Cool!' But I can see how this is the primordial nightmare."
The way he tries to help people face their bug fears is to educate them.
"Because knowledge is power," he says, "and you tend not to be afraid of things you understand."
And if that doesn't work, he sends them over to the butterfly pavilion.
"There's no eee-ew factor over there."


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You might be asking why. Why, Tony, wouldn't you want one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling history, a fan favorite, a money drawer, a legend, as the general manager? Several reasons:
1) We've seen it before. How often has Austin been in a position of power? GM, commissioner, guest host, blah blah blah.
2) Nothing new changes with Austin. For years, his character has been exactly the same. Now, sure, it wouldn't make sense for Austin to come out and start doing a different character, but how many times can you run down the same exact shtick? People criticize John Cena (myself included) for cutting the same type of promo week in and week out and for "wrestling the same match", but Austin's immune to it? When is the last time Austin's been involved in the WWE and did something other than basically come out, say his one-liners, stun someone, drink beer, and leave?
3) We just had a legend as a GM. Remember Bret Hart?
4) There will never be a payoff. Stone Cold is not going to wrestle any matches. Therefore, you have the option of starting a feud with someone and not being able to have it build to a match, or you just don't put him in a feud with anyone, and you have him do nothing more than what Bret Hart did, minus the repetition of the gimmicky stuff spoken about above.
To be honest, I don't know who I DO want to be the GM. I know I don't want it to be Vickie Guerrero. I still would like to see Jim Ross in the position, and I've actually warmed up to the idea of it being Abraham Washington (though this stuff isn't exactly fitting with his character), and I'm even ok with them just keeping the anonymous thing for a while. I'd also be alright with them replacing Cole on commentary with Josh Mathews and having Michael Cole be the GM. He can get the heat, Mathews is more than capable of doing commentary on Raw, and it would be something different.
All in all, I think this Stone Cold stuff is just a joke and that they'll have the GM start saying quotes from other people to tease them as well. But if it does indeed end up being Austin, I really hope they put some actual effort into it instead of just pulling the same old crap.


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Thanks for checking out New Zealand Natural Wonders North and South, hosted by me, Greg, your friendly neighborhood musical lafologist.
This page is for a second tour to begin immediately after the first one ends. The first one filled up in 6 days (!) and some folks were disappointed not to get in. All the particulars for this 2nd tour are below – it's identical to the first tour except for the dates.
UPDATE: As of November 17, we have space for 3 merry travelers, including (amazingly) two single rooms. If you'd like to join us, please don't hesitate to call OAT and sign up. You MUST mention my group number. Please see below for info.
New Zealand is a spectacularly fun and beautiful place that almost everyone wants to visit, but sadly, few people take the time.
What You Can Expect:
- Incredible unspoiled scenery. These are some of the most diverse environments on earth, from beaches and rainforests, to mountains, lakes, glaciers and even volcanoes. Many of these different natural features can be visited on the same day.
- The people. New Zealanders are naturally warm and friendly, and are particularly hospitable to tourists. Every New Zealander I've ever met became an instant friend. They all seem to be great people, with a wonderful attitude about life.
- Fantastic climate. Although there are four distinct seasons in New Zealand there are not the extremes of hot and cold to be found in most other countries.
- Culture. New Zealand was inhabited by the local native people, the Maori, before the arrival of the Europeans in the 1700s. New Zealand today is a fascinating blend of cultures who mingle and thrive in a peaceful yet vibrant society.
- Safety. Crime is low in New Zealand and as a tourist you are unlikely to encounter problems. Furthermore, there are virtually no lethal creatures among New Zealand's wildlife, so you can explore without concern for being bitten or eaten!
- Sheep. Not that this is a reason to go, but it brings up an interesting question. New Zealand has something like 40 million sheep. How did they ever stay awake to count them?
- Politics. The next US President will be sworn in sometime in late January. Depending on who you voted for, you may feel like getting away for awhile. (Okay that's a joke. Don't worry, we don't get political on my trips.)
If you've never traveled with me, we're positive, open-minded explorers who enjoy new experiences and new horizons. We enjoy getting to know each other, and the new people and places we visit. We make time for connecting with each other. Whenever possible, we sing, and tell jokes and stories. (I'll have my guitar along, and share as many songs and stories as you can stand.)
Our one basic rule is: No Whining.
When: Feb 16 – March 4, 2017 (16 days, including travel)
Where: New Zealand, both large islands
Who: Overseas Adventure Travel (5 star rating)
What: New Zealand Natural Wonders North and South
How Many: Our group is limited to 16 travelers, including me.
Why Now:
- Unforgettable adventure, incredible photos, videos, and memories to last a lifetime
- The dollar is strong
- February is summer in New Zealand
How Much: $4,895 plus airfare *
* There is no surcharge for single rooms. But the number of single rooms is limited to 5. First come, first served. (Bringing a friend is usually more fun anyway.)
* I did not find a better price for a tour like this anywhere online. And OAT has a "Best Price Guarantee." If you find a better price for a comparable tour, OAT will match it.
* Airfare options are many and flexible. The tour company will be happy to arrange airfare, or let you get your own, or even let you compare their best price with whatever you can find.
Videos, Detailed Itinerary, FAQs
This is the best travel company website I've seen. Watch videos of the exact same tour, the guides, see maps of the itinerary, read reviews, and get a day-by-day account of our activities. You can get all your questions answered about food, lodging, packing, and almost anything else you can think of by clicking the tabs on the left.
Note: the price quoted on the website says "starting from $4,295." That's $600 less than our tour, because the tour is priced differently in different seasons. That lower price is for a tour in the winter, when it's COLD. (You don't want that!)
Here's the website: http://www.oattravel.com/nnz17
When you officially sign up with OAT, all you need is a $350 deposit to reserve your space.
Call OAT at this number: 800-597-2452, option 2.
When you make your reservation, mention "Service Code" G7-26633. (This points the agent to the GREG TAMBLYN'S NEW ZEALAND GROUP.)
Travel protection is highly recommended. It covers you for almost any reason you need to cancel, unforeseen emergencies, medical, baggage, etc.
- OAT has it, or you can obtain your own.
- Some credit cards have travel protection included, so check with your credit card company.
- Also, another travel insurance company has been highly recommended to me from a fellow group host. Their prices are a bit lower, but it's not as comprehensive:
Make sure you compare what is actually covered in different policies!
Overseas Adventure Travel can probably answer specific questions better than I can, but feel free to call me any time: 816-756-0069. If you get the voice mail, just leave your name, number, and I'll get back to you asap. Or you can always email.
I'll do everything I can to make sure you have the most wonderful, memorable adventure imaginable. If you've ever dreamed about going to New Zealand, I hope you'll join me on this trip of a lifetime.
- Greg
Feel free to leave your comments below. All questions will be answered. If you've never commented on this blog before, your comment will have to be approved (by me) before it is posted. But it will, as soon as I can. I will reply to all comments.


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Italy's unemployment rate remained stable in April, but still at 12.6 percent of the workforce. It was the same as in March, which benefited with a slight downward revision from a 12.7 percent first estimate.
Italian unemployment stable but still near record highs
Italian unemployment stable but still near record highs
That is lower than the average for the first three months of the year, but the jobless trend for young people is still up and the percentage of working-age adults who are in work is still slipping.
In the first quarter unemployment hit 13.6 percent – a 0.8 percent increase on the same period last year.
Youth joblessness – that is 15- to 24-year-olds – was 46 percent for the whole country, and 60.9 percent in the south.
However those in full time education are not counted as being in the workforce in Italy, which makes the numbers seem worse than in other countries.
In southern Italy the overall unemployment rate reached 21.7 percent in the first quarter.
Trying to recover from recession the Rome government has now agreed to ease rules for firms that take on temporary staff. It is part of a plan to reform the labour laws and encourage more hiring.
But reacting to the latest statistics, Giorgio Squinzi, head of the employers' organisation Confindustria, said: "Let's not fool ourselves, we're scraping along the bottom."


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Discussion in 'Social Networking Sites' started by habib123, Feb 20, 2012.
As per title i want to verify my twitter account but i do jot way hope you can help?
do you mean verified as in the little blue tick they give to real celebrity accounts? If so that's really up to them, you could try emailing them. It's mainly for large corporations, brands or people that Twitter feel could be negatively impacted by impostors.
You can't get 'Verified' status/account until Twitter think that people have identity confusion with other (same) accounts of your name.
Twitter itself can answer your question...
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This section of the RcTek site is devoted to differentials, what they are, what they do and the different types of that can be fitted to radio controlled model cars.
This particular article aims to explain how a basic or, as it is sometimes referred to, open differential actually works.
An open differential is so called basically because there is no form of limitation upon the differential action, it remains unlocked whether there are changes in the available traction or there are speed differences between either of the output axles.
This points made in this article do not take into consideration an open diff that is fitted with seals and is filled with an oil, this we would interpret as a limited slip differential.
There are a many types of differentials available for use in radio controlled model cars, but they all are based around overcoming the limitations of the open differential, so the reading of this article is recommended whatever kind of differential you have in your model car.
The differential used as an example in this article is of a typical design used in model car racing and some parts have been left out or simplified for the sake of clarity.
All the parts of the differential are shown in our Open Differential Parts Identification article, which you should read to familiarise yourself with the part names used in the text below.
As the action of the differential occurs by gears rotating inside a casing that is itself rotating, we have tried to simplify the representations of the actions. This requires you to firstly understand a few things by studying the image to the left, which shows the parts of the differential with the casing removed; The output cups and the sun gears are shown in green as they act as one unit, but the left and right hand sides can act independently. The ring gear and pivot pin are ordinarily fastened to the differential casings an also act as one unit. The planet gears are free to rotate on the pivot pin.
Playing the differential gear side view animation on the right primarily shows a side view of how the pivot pin rotates the planet gears around inside the differential.
Also shown are the sun gears, planet gears and pivot pin to act as a colour coded guide for identifying the parts and where they are positioned within the differential.
Understanding how these parts move in relation to each other is crucial to interpreting the rest of information and animations in this article as the pivot pin would be rotating end over end away from you if you were looking at a real differential. You may Stop the animation if required.
In the following animating the non-moving red arrow represents the direction of travel of the model car and the rotational movement of the gears is represented by the small blue arrows.
The arrangement of the sun and planet gears in an open differential creates to a situation where no matter from which input or output the rotation is applied there will always be rotation of at least one other shaft.
Which and how many of the shafts rotate is entirely dependant on the load present on one or two of the other shafts.
This is is even true if there is no input rotation and this is demonstrated when you Play the Reverse Action Animation shown to the right. You may Stop the animation if required.
The animation shows the result that you would get if you were to stop the differential casing from rotating whilst turning one of the output shafts with the wheels not touching the ground.
When the output shaft is turned, the pivot pin, being attached to the casing, does not itself rotate as in the Differential Gear Side View Animation above left. Forward rotational movement of the left hand output will be transferred via the planet gears (as they are free to rotate around the pivot pin) to turn the right hand output in a reverse direction.
Whilst this may explain why you have seen this action occur it may also seem irrelevant to the process of creating a difference of speed between the driven wheels on the car.
What it demonstrates is the ability of the differential to allow the wheels to travel at different speeds (even if they are in apparently opposite directions). But, if you look at this from the point of view that where a right hand wheel is going faster than the left hand, the left hand one could be thought of as going backwards in relation to the right one.
Confused? - See the information below.
If you Play the forward motion animation the moving yellow car overtakes the motionless green car. You may Stop the animation if required.
When Played, this reverse motion animation shows a motionless yellow car that the green car reverses past. You may Stop the animation if required.
The point these animations are intended to make is that the net result of both is that the yellow car has effectively travelled forwards a greater distance than the green one.
If we relate this to the reverse action of the differential above we hopefully show the potential an open differential has for creating a speed difference between the wheels.
An open differential will always try to allocate the torque equally, which may initially sound good, but this is where it fails as far as providing equal traction is concerned when out of balance forces exist.
When a model car is travelling in a straight line on a smooth surface, the weight on both the left and right hand wheels is, for all intents and purposes, equal.
As both sun gears (green) are rotating at the same speed and the loads on each output shaft are equal, they behave as one unit. Because of this the planet gears are locked as they cannot rotate.
The spinning differential divides the available torque equally between the two output shafts and, as equal traction is available at the wheels, they are both powered forward by the same amount, which can be seen if you Play the animation on the right. You may Stop the animation if required.
When a model car is negotiating a corner, the inside wheel has to slow down to cover a shorter distance than the outside one.
This happens automatically as the sun gears (green) meet no opposition from the planet gears (yellow) as they rotate at a different speed to each other. This movement relative to each other is effectively like that shown in the Reverse Action Animation above.
The open differential works perfectly if the car is coasted around the corner and only power applied to the wheels when the car is facing in a straight-ahead direction.
Where the open differential fails badly is when power is applied to the wheels coming out of a corner (and to a lesser extent on a bumpy surface).
This is due to the weight on both the left and right hand wheels being unequal as part of the weight of the car transfers to the outside wheel. This creates an imbalance in the load on both output axles.
The spinning differential tries to divide the available torque equally between the two output shafts, but fails because the outside wheel has higher resistance to movement than the inside wheel.
What happens can be seen when the animation to the right is Played. The planet gears lever against the outside output and transfer the available rotation to the inner output as it offers little or no resistance. You may Stop the animation if required.
As the majority of the available traction is available to the outside wheel with its greater load, the inner wheel struggles to find grip and spins. If the inside wheel is completely off the ground, there will be no drive to the car and it can only coast around the corner.
This loss of traction is commonly referred to as "diffing out" and is not limited to open differentials, other types will display the same behaviour under the right conditions.
The spinning of the inside wheel is compounded by the action of the division of the speed of the differential, the amount of rotation that would ordinarily be divided into driving both wheels equally is channelled into driving the inside wheel at twice the speed, which has an impact on the directional stability of the car when it gains traction.
Hopefully we have explained how an open differential works without creating too much confusion for you.
Many thanks to Rob Lochier of Alro Racing Systems for his technical assistance with this article.


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Cinemax's Outcast previews & Q & A panel. After all the living walker herd chaos, that TWD has been bringing to New York Comic Con, I expected at least some difficulty in getting into the panel for Robert Kirkman's latest offering. I was only sorta justified. While not quite the main stage early bird special, that guarantees shut-out status for anyone too late for the morning admission handouts, the Outcast line somehow grew out of the shut-outs from the previous panel; so even though I waited an hour for it to form, it was a quarter full by the time I realized it already had.
I don't know/ don't care how bad it got behind me – it was worth the trouble just for Kirkman's take on everything & nothing. The guy's hilarious, in a if-you-like-my-crazy-uncle-then-you-keep-him sort of way. To set the mood, however, moderator, Jon Glaser, had to share with us that he had only just completed a marathon. A panel running gag was the result, with panelists Kirkman, Patrick Fugit, and EP Chris Black, taking turns with Glaser's thermal blanket as a cape, cloak, and oversized kufiya, respectively.
On the why of Outcast, Kirkman explained that, while he loved The Exorcist, he thought its story incomplete. Yes, the exorcist was about an exorcism, and the exorcism was a success; but what happened next? The demon had to go somewhere – did the good guys follow up, in that regard? Despite title suggestions like "Demons ain't Done" (Glaser), and "Demons that Get into People, and People who Get Demons Out of People" (Kirkman), the settled title aims to explore that aspect.
Fugit (after taking some grief, over how to pronounce the name) noted that Kirkman's script, bringing greater depth to the source material, was what drew him to the project; while Kirkman noted that he settled on Fugit, despite more talented actors having auditioned, because he was the only one to not make the main character a total downer. Somehow, Brent Spiner being in the cast tied into the panel teasing Fugit, over a history of talking to the cast of STNG through his TV. It was a proper hazing.
Chris Black fielded a co-panelist question about adult diapers (how scary was it on set), before noting that he had wanted to work with Kirkman; but it was also the script that sold him (having seen how bad the concept could be, once realized) on moving forward.
As edgy as his AMC shows have been, Kirkman was encouraged to make Outcast "edgier," by Cinemax; but as promising as the new trailer was, it was the short clip – involving cockroach, a little boy, and a little demonic impulsiveness – that gave us the best idea of what we are in for. This, to the delight of the panel; with Glaser declaring it "beautifully disgusting," and Kirkman putting the Humane Society on notice – 75 dead roaches by the time the shot was established. He reminded the audience that TWD started with a little girl getting shot in the head; so clearly "I don't like kids (I like my kids; but nobody else's)!"
We were assured that the young actor (Gabriel Bateman) was fine – even excited – about the role, regarding the experience as "awesome."
As far as the source material is concerned, the prison story, for episode 3 (written by Black), was teased as the best example of the show exceeding expectations, with episode 6 cited as a season highlight. The show will deviate; but mostly as a way of expanding the roles of characters currently peripheral in the book. Kirkman refuted any recycling of ideas (his take away from a question on using Cinemax as a catch-all, to anything basic cable won't allow), and considers working for pay cable as creatively liberating – before just admitting that Cinemax is better. He dodged a shared universe question (they all did) and wasn't concerned about overtaking the book. No R.R. Martin danger, here.
I gotta say, this was one of the more enjoyable panels to sit in on, at this year's Con. Kirkman dominated anyone that so much as made eye contact; but everyone got their turn at giving & taking shots (except the audience – we were strictly on the receiving end). Outcast really does look to surpass Kirkman's previous works, based on just the preview, alone – if only in terms of budget & shock value. Characters have been the driving force of Kirkman's hits; so only time will tell if the cast of Outcast garners the same level of devotion as his survivors of the zombie apocalypse.
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Marketing Leaders Luncheon Series: Lori Healey, CEO, The Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
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Note: Due to a sudden scheduling conflict, Lori Healey, CEO of the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, will be replacing Choose Chicago CEO Don Welsh at our March 10th Luncheon.
Joining Ms. Healey on stage for a rapid fire session will be Choose Chicago's SVP of Marketing and Cultural Tourism Melissa Cherry, and BMA Board Member Michael Krauss, President, Market Strategy Group, as host and moderator of the discussion.
Chicago is one of only three U.S. cities to welcome more than 50 million visitors annually. In 2015, Chicago set new records; strategy, marketing research, setting revenue and marketing goals at its best.
Explore a rare inside look of the marketing and leadership strategy with two of Chicago's dynamic industry leaders who will provide critical insight into how Chicago is being marketed as a business and leisure travel destination to the regional, national, and international markets. Lori and Melissa will highlight how Chicago's meetings and convention industry and large-scale events contribute to Chicago's goal of welcoming 55 million visitors to Chicago by 2020.
About the Speaker
Ms. Healey is Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), owner of McCormick Place, the nation's largest convention center and Navy Pier, Illinois top-visited tourist destination and the 1,258 room Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. The Authority's activities generate approximately $10 billion annually into the economy and supports approximately 66,000 jobs.
Prior to joining the MPEA, Ms. Healey served as the Chief Executive Officer of Tur Partners LLC ("Tur"). Tur, a firm founded by Chicago's former Mayor Richard M. Daley, partners with leaders and innovators to drive growth within global urban markets. Ms. Healey also served as Principal in Charge of the Development Group for the John Buck Company, focused on growing the firm's private real estate and infrastructure related transactions.
Ms. Healey, has previously served as CEO of Tur Partners, a partnership of leaders and innovators to drive business growth, Principal in Charge of the John Buck Development Group, and Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Chicago.
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By: Mary Margaret Reagan-Montiel
My first job at age 10 was picking rocks at a strawberry patch in northern Minnesota. If you're not familiar with rock picking it's HARD. Basically, you pick up rocks and move them from the strawberry patch to an isolated corner of the field so that when it's time to harvest the ripe strawberries, the rocks don't get in the way.
My two brothers and two sisters were my co-workers. We picked the rocks, moved the rocks, and finally, picked the strawberries to sell at roadside fruit stands and local markets. This job was a yearly tradition in our family. The farm was owned by a family friend and he needed the help. The money we made allowed each of us to buy new school clothes and something fun at the end of summer. The deal was that my parents would pay for school supplies (pencils, backpacks, and other items on our school list), and we would have to pay for our own clothes (with a couple of important caveats):
1. We had to save half of what we earned in a savings account out of our local credit union.
2. The other half could be spent on school clothes with one stipulation; we could only buy ONE piece of name-brand clothing. My mother was adamant about this rule!
Earning my own money was hard, but now that I think back on it, the job taught be a lot about myself, my parents, and my family values and traditions. I discovered that I was a "spender"—it was difficult for me to save my hard earned money for something in the future. My mom was a "saver". She planned for things in the future. In her retirement, she is finally enjoying her lifetime of saving. In my family, each of us views money differently, but I would have to guess that the five of us who worked at the strawberry patch still remember the hard work, fun, and the paycheck we received from Farmer Roger.
Often family traditions are thought about as special occasions or celebrations but there are other types of traditions that teach lessons around hard work, the value of a paycheck, and making choices. My lessons inform me in my parenting to this day.


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The College of Charleston observes a strict no-alcohol or other drugs policy prior to and during the commencement ceremonies. Ceremony participants, graduation candidates and guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages or other drugs onto the premises or consuming alcoholic beverages during the ceremonies. Any person determined by College personnel to be impaired will be removed from the premises and prohibited from participating in the ceremony.
All graduates planning to participate in the commencement ceremony must acknowledge by their signature that they have read and understand the policy as well as the consequences for violating the policy prior to receiving tickets to commencement.
In support of the policy, a "no alcohol or other drugs zone" for Cistern commencement ceremonies that includes Cistern Yard, Randolph Hall and the block bordered by St. Philip, George, Coming and Calhoun has been established.
- Within this zone, alcohol or other drugs will be confiscated.
- There will be a bag check for graduates entering ready rooms in Maybank Hall.
- Secure storage for personal effects will be provided in Maybank Hall but you are advised to bring as few personal belongings as necessary. No bags will be allowed on stage.
- No outside food or beverages will be allowed in Maybank Hall (exception for documented medical necessity only).
- Once admitted to Maybank Hall and the Cistern Yard, graduates will not be permitted to exit this area and return. Staff will monitor entrances and exits with support from Public Safety.
- Impaired or inebriated students will be removed from the ready room area, pulled from line, or removed from the stage prior to walking.
- Using a predetermined protocol, public safety officers and EMS will evaluate students believed to be impaired or inebriated.
- If it is determined that a student is unable to participate in the ceremony, he/she will be escorted from the Cistern area and transported to a local hospital by EMS if deemed necessary or turned over to a responsible party (family member or friend).
For December commencement, a similar "no alcohol or other drugs zone" encompasses TD Arena and Johnson Center. Similar rules and processes apply within this zone.
All graduates planning to participate in the commencement ceremony must acknowledge by their signature that they have read and understand the policy as well as the consequences for violating the policy prior to receiving tickets to commencement.
The audience will be reminded prior to the ceremony that any student determined to be impaired will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony.


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I'm pleased to present the 421st edition of the VideoNuze podcast, with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
On this week's podcast we cover 3 different topics. First up is Comcast's announcement this week this it plans an all-cash offer for the Fox assets Disney has agreed to buy. We don't have time to fully analyze the move, but both of us see it as a bold doubling-down by Comcast on the traditional multichannel TV model. We speculate about whether Comcast should diversify with a skinny bundle offering, as I described yesterday in taking control of Hulu.
Next up we discuss new research from ACSI focused on the lagging role of movies in SVOD and Netflix specifically (which is being addressed with 86 releases in 2018). Lastly, we turn to data from Advertiser Perceptions showing ad buyers are only willing to pay a small premium to be in lighter ad load environments. I've previously speculated about whether the math would work for TV networks by reducing their ad loads.
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I'm pleased to present the 413th edition of the VideoNuze podcast, with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
This week Colin and I wade into the debate over Netflix's films being banned from consideration at the Cannes Film Festival. We were both struck by Steven Spielberg's support of the ban, as it seems to us backward-looking and dependent on an outdated definition of what constitutes a "film." That said, we both understand the deep cultural and economic motivations behind banning Netflix. This week's BBC report that younger viewers are now consuming more Netflix than BBC content reinforces the global vs. local battle that's unfolding.
We contrast to this backward-looking approach, by highlighting how Hulu has embraced a viewer-first model, which appears to really be paying off for the service. There are lessons local broadcasters around the world could gain from observing Hulu's model, starting with giving viewers as much choice as possible.
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Categories: FIlms, International, Podcasts, SVOD
Topics: BBC, Hulu, Netflix, Podcast
I'm pleased to present the 410th edition of the VideoNuze podcast, with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
Our first topic this week is data from a new Vimeo report showing that 60% of people who sign up for a free trial with an OTT service convert to become a paying subscriber (with an app, the rate jumps to 72%). As Colin and I discuss, these rates seem incredibly high, especially in the context of "freemium" service conversion rates which are often less than 10%. Granted, it's not a pure apples-to-apples comparison, but still, the Vimeo data makes a compelling case for OTT services to offer free trials.
We then switch gears to discuss the Oscars which notched its lowest-ever broadcast audience this past Sunday night, with 26.5 million viewers. We explore the range of issues affecting the Oscars, some of which relate to the divergence between box office hits and award winners while some are more about changing viewers' behaviors and fragmentation. The Oscars ratings reflect an industry in the midst of a huge change.
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Categories: FIlms, Podcasts, Studios, SVOD
Topics: Oscars, Podcast, Vimeo
By now we're all familiar with the 3 big announcements Disney made yesterday: 1) a plan to launch its own entertainment-focused SVOD service, in turn sunsetting in 2019 its Netflix licensing deal for Disney/Pixar content, 2) a plan to launch an ESPN OTT service and 3) spending $1.58 billion to buy another 42% of BAMTech and take control of that business.
Focusing on Disney's entertainment SVOD service it looks pretty clear now that by signing the original December, 2012 licensing deal with Netflix, Disney blew a big strategic opportunity to get in front of the trend toward direct-to-consumer online distribution.
Categories: FIlms, Studios, SVOD
Topics: AMC, BAM Tech, Disney, ESPN, Netflix, Starz
An article in the WSJ over the weekend "Apple's iTunes Falls Short in Battle for Video Viewers" caught my attention for a number of reasons, not least of which it touched on how quickly Comcast has succeeded in growing its market share in digital movie rentals and downloads.
While iTunes is estimated to still hold the market share lead in the digital movie rental and purchase industry with a share of between 20% to 35%, that's down from over 50% in 2012. The article notes that Amazon's share is now up to around 20% and Comcast's is at 15%. For Amazon, video rentals and purchases represent another way it leverages its e-commerce expertise. Rentals/purchases are also very complementary to Amazon's Prime Video service. In many ways, there's nothing surprising at all about how Amazon has taken a bite out of Apple's market share.
Categories: Cable TV Operators, Commerce, FIlms
Topics: Amazon, Apple, Comcast, iTunes
I'm pleased to present the 344th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
This week was busier than usual in the video industry and on today's podcast, Colin and I discuss a number of news items that hit our radar. First we talk about the new Google-CBS deal for the upcoming Unplugged skinny bundle. Next up is VUDU's Movies on Us, new free, ad-supported VOD service which we both think has potential. We then dig into Facebook's new feature for advance scheduling and promoting live broadcasts. Finally we review LeEco's new content and TVs (Colin attended the company's big launch event this week.)
Clearly there was a lot happening this week as major players in the video industry continue jockeying for position. One news item that broke after we recorded is the rumor about AT&T acquiring Time Warner. That type of deal would be straight out of the Comcast-NBCU playbook and could trigger even more distribution-content tie-ups.
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Categories: FIlms, Live Streaming, Podcasts, Skinny Bundles
Topics: AT&T, CBS, Facebook, Google, LeEco, Podcast, Time Warner, VUDU
Each week brings more innovation, product announcements and new business models to the ever-changing video industry. This week was certainly no different, and news from 3 companies - Google (a deal with CBS for its Unplugged skinny bundle), VUDU (a new ad-supported on-demand movie offering) and LeEco (a range of new products from the Chinese giant, including TVs and content) - caught my attention. Each has the potential to cause further industry disruption, or amount to nothing. Below I share thoughts on each.
Categories: Advertising, Broadcasters, Devices, FIlms, Skinny Bundles
Topics: Google, LeEco, VUDU, Wal-mart
Turner announced this morning that it will launch a new ad-free SVOD service this Fall dubbed FilmStruck, which will be managed by Turner Classic Movies and exclusively draw on movies from Criterion Collection. According to the release, FilmStruck is targeted to "diehard movie enthusiasts who crave a deep, intimate experience independent, foreign and art house films."
A Turner spokesperson confirmed that Criterion's 1,000 movie catalog will move over from Hulu in November, where it has been under an exclusive deal announced in February, 2011 and extended in April, 2014.
Categories: Cable Networks, FIlms, Startups, SVOD
Topics: Criterion, FilmStruck, Turner
Amazon announced this morning plans to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and for distribution on its Prime Instant Video service. The company's goal is to release 12 movies per year, with production starting later in 2015.
One key twist of Amazon's plan is to release movies on its Prime Instant Video service in the U.S. just 4-8 weeks after theatrical debut, significantly shorter than the typical 39-52 weeks that movies usually take before showing up on Netflix or other SVOD services. One obvious question arising from the shorter window to SVOD release is whether audiences might be reluctant to buy increasingly expensive theater tickets to Amazon's movies when they'll be on the service so soon after (a year of Amazon Prime costs less than taking a family of 4 to the movies, when including pricey concessions). If that proves to be the case, theaters themselves may be reluctant to show Amazon's movies.
Categories: FIlms
Digital purchases of movies in the U.S. boomed in 2014, to $1.55 billion, up 30% from $1.19 billion in 2013, according to new data from the Digital Entertainment Group. However, the $360 million increase was more than offset by a decline in purchases of physical movies (DVD and Blu-ray) of $844 million in 2014, to $6.93 billion, an 11% drop. In fact, as the chart below shows, physical sales have declined by over $2 billion since 2011 when they were nearly $9 billion.
Topics: DEG
I'm pleased to present the 252nd edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
Colin and I recorded the podcast shoulder-to-shoulder in NYC, where we were both at VideoSchmooze on Thursday. There were many great insights from panelists throughout the morning and we share 4 quick takeaways on this week's podcast. (Note, I'll be posting all session videos over the next couple of weeks.)
Our takeaways include discussion around Nielsen's new Total Audience report, which showed a decline of linear TV viewing across all age groups, most particularly among 18-24 year-olds; funding of high-quality online originals; a data point shared by comScore's Anne Hunter, that 36% of online video ad impressions are by bots, not humans; and last, the rise of autoplay video content, driven by Facebook.
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Categories: Advertising, Broadcasters, Cable Networks, FIlms, Podcasts
Topics: comScore, Facebook, Nielsen, Podcast, VideoSchmooze
If you have kids that love to gorge themselves on Disney, Pixar and Marvel movies, then today's news that Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) has been integrated with Google Play, allowing Android users full access to their purchased movies, is a huge win.
Since February, when Disney Movies Anywhere launched, movies have only been viewable on the web, in iTunes and on iOS devices. Given the close Disney-Apple relationship, it made a ton of sense for Disney to launch DMA with iTunes. However, there's a big mobile world beyond Apple devices, with comScore reporting Android accounted for 51.5% of smartphones in July '14 and IDC recently reporting that iPad market share has dropped to less than 23%. Getting beyond Apple was clearly an imperative for DMA.
Categories: Commerce, FIlms, Studios
Topics: Android, Disney Movies Anywhere, Google Play
"Content is King." No, wait, "Distribution is King." No, wait, "Content and distribution are equals and need to work together." And on the debate has raged for years about what's at the core of the media and entertainment industry's success. Meanwhile, Netflix keeps proving that data is fast becoming the real king, with profound implications for all players in the industry.
The latest evidence of data's ascendance and Netflix's ability to harness it is the company's new 4 movie deal with Adam Sandler. Opinions about Sandler are all over the board, but in a must-read interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix's content head Ted Sarandos neatly summed up why Netflix made such a big commitment to him:
"The more global we become, the more access we have to global behavior data so we can see what people are watching all around the world. Very uniquely, he (Sandler) stands out for his global appeal to Netflix subscribers. Even movies that were soft in the U.S. outperformed dramatically on Netflix in the U.S. and around the world."
Categories: Aggregators, FIlms, Technology
Topics: Netflix
I'm pleased to present the 244th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
Netflix kicked up a lot of dust earlier this week, when it announced the sequel of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," produced by The Weinstein Company, will be available simultaneously as part of Netflix monthly subscriptions and in IMAX theaters when it premieres in August, 2015. The so-called "day-and-date" strategy prompted two of the three big U.S. IMAX chains, Regal and Cinemark, to declare they won't show "Crouching Tiger" on their screens.
The core issue here is whether a meaningful percentage of Netflix subscribers will opt to watch the movie as part of their subscription, thereby cannibalizing potential theater sales. Colin and I agree this risk is high, mainly because a family of four would pay at least $60-$80 just for tickets to see the movie in IMAX, a stark premium over their $8 Netflix subscription.
Admittedly, IMAX is a very unique experience, but with the quality of today's HDTVs and home theater, for many, watching at home is quite stellar. As such, theater owners seem well justified in boycotting the movie to preserve their long-term value proposition.
The "Crouching Tiger" move raises a host of other questions Colin and I also dig into: Will it have a positive impact on piracy? Is Netflix signaling a serious push beyond TV into movies (see also its 4-movie Adam Sandler deal this week)? And, is Netflix shifting toward a more exclusive content strategy?
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Categories: Aggregators, FIlms, Podcasts, Studios
Topics: Netflix, Podcast, The Weinstein Company
I'm pleased to present the 216th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia. In today's podcast, we first discuss Disney Movies Anywhere, which launched this week. Both of us like it a lot (more of my take here). Colin believes it could also become a huge threat to UltraViolet if one other major studio were to adopt Disney's KeyChest technology.
Then we turn our attention to the Netflix-Comcast interconnection agreement, which has taken on a life of its own this week. It's rare when Colin and I see the world completely differently, but in this case, we do. Colin believes the deal sets a dangerous precedent because Netflix is being provided "extraordinary access" to Comcast's network and also that, going forward, if a content provider wants to get good performance on Comcast's network, it would have to do a deal with Comcast.
I don't see it this way. As I wrote earlier this week, the deal strikes me as business as usual, with the joint press release specifically saying "Netflix receives no preferential network treatment." Netflix made a business decision to negotiate directly with Comcast and manage/deliver their content themselves rather than work through a CDN which is what the vast majority of content providers do. This path obviously made sense for Netflix, but remember, it's in a somewhat unique situation because it accounts for 1/3 of all Internet traffic at certain times.
Because Netflix and Comcast said so little about the deal themselves, and because there is so much suspicion of Comcast (and other broadband ISPs) regarding net neutrality, market power, etc., a lot more has been read into this deal than I believe is warranted.
Colin and I have a very vigorous debate on these issues and ultimately agree to disagree :-)
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Categories: Aggregators, Broadband ISPs, CDNs, FIlms, Podcasts, Studios
Topics: Comcast, Disney Movies Anywhere, Netflix, Podcast
(Note: Following is the first of several interviews I'm doing with speakers appearing at X Media Research's upcoming BroadbandTVCon in Hollywood on Nov. 5th and 6th, where I'll also be moderating. VideoNuze readers can save $75 on registration using the code "VideoNuze.")
Following is an edited transcript of my interview with Lisa Judson, GM of YEAH!, a new streaming movie service launched by AMC Networks this past March.
What is the philosophy behind YEAH!?
We believe that movies have become a commodity online and that we could provide a unique experience, to enrich a film with original content about the film. We try to tell the story of the movie while you watch the movie. We see ourselves as movie lovers, so we're aligned with our audience. We don't want to just deliver a movie, but rather an overall experience that will connect and engage audiences (see screenshot below).
Categories: Cable Networks, FIlms, Startups
At the NABShow last week, NeuLion and Deluxe Digital Distribution announced a partnership creating the "NeuLion TVE Platform with Deluxe OnDemand" which enables customers to deliver branded online movie stores. Targeted customers include retailers, service providers and content owners who can tap into Deluxe's catalog of 50K movie and TV show titles.
At NABShow I did a video interview with Chris Wagner, NeuLion's EVP and co-founder, who explains the deal and its potential.
Categories: Commerce, FIlms, Partnerships
Ever had the experience of hearing about a movie, being intrigued by it, wondering when/where you'll be able to see it, and then, as time passes, forgetting all about it? GoWatchIt, a free service, cleverly solves this problem, allowing you to search for and save movies to a queue and then alerting you as they become available in the future, whether in theaters, on DVD/Blu-ray or online/on-demand.
Now GoWatchIt has partnered with the Sundance Institute, whose 2013 Film Festival is currently underway. Sundance is historically the place where some of the hottest independent films are debuted. However, given the nature of film distribution cycle times, frequently these movies won't actually become available for viewing for many months.
Categories: FIlms, Technology
Topics: GoWatchIt, Sundance Film Festival
Disney's announcement that it was shutting down its Disney Movies Online service on Dec. 31 is another blow for transactional VOD and digital lockers for movies, two corners of the online video ecosystem that are struggling for traction.
Transactional VOD - renting or buying movies online - has become a tougher sell to consumers in the digital age. Not long ago Hollywood studios' home video divisions boomed as many consumers were keen to buy DVDs and create large collections of movies that they prominently displayed. But while DVD sales have gone off the cliff recently, digital rentals and purchases haven't picked up the slack.
Categories: Commerce, FIlms, Studios, Video On Demand
Topics: Disney
I'm pleased to be joined once again by Colin Dixon, senior partner at The Diffusion Group, for the 140th edition of the VideoNuze-TDG Report podcast.
In this week's podcast Colin and I discuss NOW TV, which Sky, the big British satellite-based pay-TV operator, launched on Tuesday. Initially the service allows unbundled access to Sky Movies, a collection of around 600 early window movies, on either a monthly subscription or a la carte rental basis. The big breakthrough here is that traditionally Sky Movies was only available if you first subscribed to the basic service, which costs around 60 pounds/month.
Colin views the move as an attempt to re-start growth at Sky, moving the company beyond the approximately 10 million subscribers it has, mainly by appealing to broadband-only households. Clearly in NOW TV's cross-hairs are both Netflix and LoveFilm. More broadly, Colin and I discuss how NOW TV might or might not be a model for U.S. pay-TV operators to consider. I wrote earlier this week that with the cost of pay-TV service continuing to rise and consumers' expectations shifting, it's time for the industry to present more flexible pricing and packaging options to subscribers.
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I recently sampled a chia seed drink for the first time, at an event, and I fell in love instantly. But, when I went to look for it in stores, I couldn't find it anywhere! Rather than order it online and pay a boatload for shipping, I decided to give it a go on my own. And it was phenomenal. Chia seeds are a natural source of energy, plus they are high in fiber, protein, and Omega-3s. So you could call this a homemade energy drink. Either way, it's healthy, tasty, and only requires 4 ingredients!
When chia seeds are soaked in liquid, they swell and form a gelatinous coating, similar to tiny tapioca balls. Aside from the major nutrient load these little seeds carry, they also keep you feeling fuller for longer when added to your morning smoothie or yogurt, helping reduce your urge to snack in between meals.
This combination is cool and refreshing, and the chia seeds are gooey and chewy, just the way I like them. Best part is, you can switch up the ingredients to include whatever your palette fancies.
2 cups spring water or coconut water
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1 Tbsp honey (optional)
1.5 Tbsp chia seeds
Blend water, fruit, and honey on high (I used an immersion blender) until smooth. Transfer to a pitcher or large mason jar with a lid. Add the chia seeds. Stir or shake until chia seeds are well incorporated. Chill for at least 4 hours and give it one last stir/shake before serving.


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Liv Tyler & Charlie Hunnam: Movie Date!
Liv Tyler and Sons of Anarchy actor Charlie Hunnam leave a movie theater in Hollywood together on Tuesday (January 5).
The 32-year-old actress signed autographs on the way out and parted ways with Charlie, 29, quickly after leaving the theater.
Liv's dad, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, announced late last month that he planned to enter rehab to treat a painkiller addiction.
"My family and I are in complete support of my dad's decision to seek treatment. He is a courageous man," Liv said. "We love him and are so proud that he is getting help to balance his pain management, not just for himself but for his family, friends and fans."


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