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Dynamic Chiropractic – August 1, 2013, Vol. 31, Issue 15
Texas Medical Association Denied
Texas diagnosis ruling: the "fat lady" has finally sung.
As detailed in past columns, Texas chiropractic has been under full frontal attack by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) and the Texas Medical Board with regard to diagnosis and chiropractic scope of practice.1-3 In defense of our patients and the chiropractic profession, Texas doctors of chiropractic have fought back valiantly.
Members of the Texas Chiropractic Association (TCA) have contributed many tens of thousands of dollars to legally oppose political medicine's attempt to limit our scope of practice and strip us of our authority to diagnose.
That unwavering commitment has paid off, because the "fat lady sang" on June 14, 2013, when the Texas Supreme Court denied the petition of the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Medical Board for additional review of their lawsuit against Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the TCA. While there may be additional review by the lower trial court and the TMA may file for a rehearing, unless the earth moves, this issue is finally over.
Here is a thumbnail sketch of how this legal battle started – and ended. After the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopted administrative rules in 2006 appropriate for the practice of chiropractic in Texas, the Texas Medical Association filed a lawsuit to strike them down. After court hearings, the district court judge ruled that the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners rules should be struck down in regard to allowing DCs to diagnose subluxation complexes, and to diagnose conditions beyond the spine and musculoskeletal system for the purpose of referral.
The Texas Chiropractic Association and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners then appealed. The Court of Appeals argument took place in Austin on Sept 14, 2011. The TCA's theme in the appeal was all about "deference." TCA's legal counsel stated:
"In 2006, the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopted a rule that defined the scope of practice for chiropractors in Texas. That rule was reasonable, and is entitled to deference. The trial court, however, showed the rule no deference and struck down several parts of it. This court should reverse the trial court's judgment on each of those issues."
The TCA's legal counsel then closed by stressing – on the basis of deference – that the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners alone has the responsibility to interpret and enforce the act, and make sure the act makes sense. It was also pointed out that Texas courts have consistently said that if an agency's interpretation of its own statute is reasonable (even if the court disagrees with the way the agency interprets it), then the court should defer to the agency, and let the agency make the decision. That principle of deferring to the agency is even stronger when the subject matter is complex, or where the subject matter requires special knowledge like it does on these issues.
On April 5, 2012, the Third Court of Appeals issued a 58-page opinion in the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Texas Chiropractic Association vs. the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Medical Board and the State of Texas, Cause No. 03-10-673-CV. On the two most important issues presented by Texas Chiropractic Association, the Court of Appeals upheld the validity of the rules adopted by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
The first rule, 75.17(d)(1)(A), permits chiropractors to render diagnoses "regarding the biomechanical condition of the spine and musculoskeletal system," and listing six typical diagnostic areas as examples of what is within the scope of practice. The Texas Court of Appeals found that the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners' rule does not exceed the scope of practice and struck down the district judge's ruling that prohibited unlimited authorization to diagnose.
The second rule, 75.17(d)(1)(B), permits chiropractors to diagnose subluxation complexes of the spine or musculoskeletal system, and lists three examples of what is within the scope of practice. The Texas Medical Association and Texas Medical Board had challenged that rule, claiming that the rule allowed chiropractors to diagnose neurological conditions, and pathological and neuro-physiological consequences that affect the spine and musculoskeletal system. Again, the Texas Court of Appeals disagreed with the district court judge. The Court of Appeals acknowledged that a subluxation complex could have functional or pathological consequences that affect essentially every part of the body.
And here is the best part. The Texas Court of Appeals decision's definition of the "subluxation complex" was very broad and read as follows (with emphasis added):
"TBCE's unchallenged definition of "subluxation complex" establishes that it is a neuromusculoskeletal condition that involves an aberrant relationship between two adjacent articular structures that may have functional or pathological sequelae, causing an alteration in the biomechanical and/or neuro-physiological reflections of these articular structures, their proximal structures, and/or other body systems that may be directly or indirectly affected by them."4
The word establishes means the court's stated definition is now the Texas definition of the subluxation complex. And when you combine the two "neuro" references in the definition with "other body systems," it is broad indeed.
As a result of the Supreme Court's denial to review the case, the Texas Court of Appeals decision stands. Thus, Texas doctors of chiropractic will continue to be able to practice under the current laws and rules, and most importantly, our authority to "analyze, examine, or evaluate" (synonyms for "diagnose") remains in full force.
As we finish this ugly chapter of political medicine's latest effort to "contain and eliminate" the chiropractic profession, I want to congratulate the hundreds of Texas DCs who pulled out their checkbooks to protect and defend the chiropractic profession on behalf of the patients we serve. I am so proud of my Texas colleagues, who, in the words of Civil War General J.E.B. Stuart, "mounted up and rode to the sound of guns."
I will close with these words of advice for the American Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association, who wasted several hundred thousand dollars in their ill-advised and unsuccessful legal effort: "Don't mess with Texas chiropractic!"
Edwards J. "What Happens in Texas Won't Stay in Texas." Dynamic Chiropractic, Jan. 1, 2012.
Edwards J. "The Subluxation Complex Saves Diagnosis in Texas." Dynamic Chiropractic, June 3, 2012.
Edwards J. "Court Defends DC Scope in Texas Again." Dynamic Chiropractic, Jan. 1, 2013.
Texas Court of Appeals, Third District at Austin, Cause No. 03-10-673-CV. April 5, 2012, page 57.


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St Brigid's Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at 523 Stuart Drive, Stuart, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1904. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

History
St Brigid's Church at Stewart's Creek (later Stuart) was constructed in 1904 by Townsville builders Doig & Ritchie, who also supplied 8 timber pews. Messrs Rooney and Co of Townsville (builders, sawmillers and joiners) supplied the pine altar and other furnishings.

Title to the initially 50 acre (20.23ha) site was acquired by Fr William Mason Walsh, the parish priest at Townsville, in 1885, but it took nearly 20 years before a church was erected and furnished, at a cost of about £225 – illustrating the relative poverty of the local Catholic community. The building was opened on 2 October 1904 by the Right Rev. Dr Murray, Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, who had journeyed from Cairns to Townsville especially for the purpose.

In 1904, Stewart's Creek was under the administration of St Joseph's on The Strand, which still lay within the Diocese of Rockhampton. Later it came under the jurisdiction of the parishes of West End and then Mundingburra, before Stewart's Creek was established as a separate parish in 1945. Father TA Kelly was appointed the first pastor of Stewart's Creek, and a presbytery was erected adjacent to the church in 1946, at a cost of £1,680.

The church has been painted many times since 1904 and the wooden stumps were replaced in 1974 with steel pipe stumps. The care with which this building has been maintained since 1904 has preserved its integrity.

Description
St Brigid's Church (1904) stands in a semi-rural setting facing Flinders Highway (Stuart Drive) in the suburb of Stuart. It is a traditional timber and corrugated iron building with Gothic features of the Federation era. Chamferboards are attached to the exposed stud frame which is diagonally braced and strengthened additionally by timber buttresses. Plain bargeboards and a decorative fretwork panel highlights the frontal gable. Two sets of railed wooden stairs lead to a decorative open porch. A sacristy is attached to the north side and the whole structure is supported by modern steel stumps.

An elaborately carved wooden altar, flanked by a pair of marble angels, dominates the interior. Pointed windows, a timber vaulted ceiling and the original wooden pews complete the interior furnishing.

The 1946 presbytery is located within the churchyard, approximately  north-west of the church. It is an idiosyncratic structure, having single layer  brick external walls in stretcher bond set high on a substantial concrete column and beam frame. In plan it comprises a rectangular brick core of three non-connecting rooms, each of which has front and back French doors with Arctic glass and fanlight above, opening to a wide encircling verandah. This verandah was open initially but has been enclosed with fibrous cement sheeting and windows, and lined internally with fibreboard. The street elevation has a raised cross centrally mounted. The whole is surmounted by a hipped roof of corrugated metal sheeting. The upper level is accessed on the southern side via a set of steps with a metal balustrade.

The church grounds are grassed and contain a number of mature trees, including a grey bloodwood (Eucalyptus clarksonia), white fig (Ficus virens), black bean (Castanospermum australe) and African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis). Toward the front of the churchyard, between the church and the presbytery, is a steel-framed bell tower and bell.

Heritage listing
St Brigid's Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

St Brigid's Church at Stuart is important historically for its association with the expansion of the Catholic Church in the Townsville area in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, during the consolidation of Townsville as a major regional centre.

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.

Though similar to Catholic churches at Brandon and Torrens Creek, St Brigid's Church at Stuart remains highly intact and is a particularly fine example of a gabled, exposed-frame timber church with a timber vaulted ceiling and Gothic motifs, including lancet windows.

It retains most of the original furnishings, including the carved timber altar and timber pews.

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

It remains an exceptional timber church, combining style and appeal with simplicity. It contributes pleasingly to the landscape along the Flinders Highway.

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Queensland Heritage Register
Stuart, Queensland
Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register
Roman Catholic churches in Townsville
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Australia
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1904
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Australia

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The car industry isn't anymore new and has been around for a century now. Also, there are already a lot of Scrap car companies that would turn your scrap into cash which somehow makes it easier for consumers to get rid of their old cars.
According to vehicle recycling statistics, the car you are driving today will be a good source of many recyclable materials tomorrow when time comes to recycle your ride. In fact, around more than 80 percent of a car can be recycled. It should be pointed out a good deal of recycling takes place while your car can still be in service, through automotive recycling.
Cars that are dumped in rivers can become lethal traps for swimmers and for wildlife. Scrap metals that are dumped in the bush can spontaneously com bust causing wildfires. Also, Illegal dumping sites tend to attract additional litter compounding the original problem.
On the other hand, recycling scrap metal means that we avoid the environment costs of dumped rubbish and the risk of toxic chemicals into the groundwater and landfill sites. Also, once we embrace recycling we avoid the cost of taking rubbish to the waste management facility.
– Recycling steel saves energy and natural resources.
– Steel is the word's most recycled material, and can be recycled again and again without reducing the quality of the end product.
– avoid air and water pollution.
– Approximately 10 million vehicles are recycled annually.
– Cars are the number one recycled product in the United States.
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Google Trends: Android more popular than iPad/iPhone
Android, cloud, Cross Platform, Google, Interoperability, ipad, iPhone
Application development for the Android open source operating system and platform is of more interest to software programmers than building apps for either the iPhone or iPad. This is according to a Google TRENDS Web Search Interest ranking pitching the following three search terms against each...
I'm turning cross-platform-dextrous
Cross Platform, Open source
Of course the central premise behind the opportunity to "write once (and then) deploy anywhere" is an appealing proposition for both developers and users alike. Initially championed by Sun Microsystems as a slogan to illustrate the cross-platform advantages of the Java programming language and...
Cross-device cross-platform incompatibility incongruence
Android, Cross Platform, interconnectivity, Interoperability, Open source
There is now, it seems, a cross-device compatibility imperative rising. We know this of course. Windows 8 is very much positioned as a 'desktop, to tablet, to mobile handset' cross-device operating system and Apple's iOS has (arguably) already been in this space for some time already. Carrying...
3D BlackBerry games to span Android & Apple iOS
BlackBerry, Cross Platform, Developers, Games, Open source
In the shadow of dark industry mutterings relating to the firm's wider position in the mobile device market, there are healthy sections of the RIM technology stack garnering interest from developers and users alike. RIM (Research In Motion) has not long launched the Gameplay open source...
Qt stewardship baton passed from Nokia to Digia
Cross Platform, GUI, Open source, Qt
Computer Weekly has reported on both the highs of Nokia Qt's developer conferences and the lows of uncertainty that have surrounded the parent company's position regarding the cross-platform application and user interface...
Cross-platform chameleons & monkeys living in perfect harmony
Cross Platform, Linux, Mono, Open source, Tools, Xamarin
The 'chameleon logo'-emblazoned SUSE Linux distribution has this week announced a partnership with the Xamarin (named after the Spanish word for the Tamarin monkey) open source cross-platform Mono-based products. All the Mono-bananas you can eat... The monkey troop of developers behind Xamarin...
Novell no no on Mono gives rise to Xamarin
.NET, Cross Platform, IOS, Linux, Mono
Attachmate's acquisition of Novell in April this year was bound to cause a few upsets. It appears though that one of the biggest tussles has actually been internal. It appears that Novell failed to give the Mono project the scope its engineers felt it deserved and required; as such, the company...
The Apple Android amalgamation situation
Android, Apple, Cross Platform, Hypercard, OS X
I had a bit of an epiphany on Twitter this week. Some ne'er-do-weller blurted out that Android was "plateauing" - as if that should be some kind of bad thing. Celebrated fellow tech journalist Mr Tim Anderson immediately commented: @ABridgwater it is OK to plateau if you are on a high level!
CiviCRM is SourceForge 'project of the month'
CRM, Cross Platform, Open source, Portal
Open source software development and distribution website SourceForge is both a hub, distribution network and community collaboration portal for what is estimated to be 2.7 million developers working on more than a quarter of a million projects.
But with a user base reckoned to be up to...
Every step counts, Qt moves to version 4.7.1
Cross Platform, Git, Open source, Qt, Repository
It's interesting to follow a software company's release programme if you are actually following the incremental steps between the version changes.
The spaces between the 'point-dots' so-to-speak generally denote that the first figure is a major iterative development; the second figure...

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A man desperate to make money has met his nemesis after he was caught trying to steal bra for money ritual.
A Nigerian man has been humiliated and beaten mercilessly after he was apprehended wearing bra on Friday night while on an alleged mission to steal underwear in Delta State that he would use for money ritual.
It was gathered that the suspect was reportedly caught by local vigilante in Agbarha area of the state after he had allegedly stolen a bra and was looking for underwear to steal to complete his mission.
When he was quizzed by the security operatives, the suspect allegedly confessed that a man whom he asked to show him the way to make money told him to go and find where to hustle underwear and bra before he helps him.
He was caught by vigilante members after stealing only one bra.


Timan Garh Fort is a famous historical fort situated near Hinduan block in karauli district of Rajasthan. Historians believe that Timan Garh Fort was built in 1100 AD but this destroyed soon by an attack. The Yaduvanshi Raja Timanpal has a great contribution to reconstruct the fort; this is why the fort derives the name of Timanpal. Timan was a very powerful Ror ruler in the 2nd century AD.
Timan Garh Fort has a really some marvelous architecture compared to another fort in Rajasthan. People believe that even today the ancient statues, huge and small statues of mud are hidden beneath the temple of this fort. Beautiful geometric and flower samples on the rooftops and pillars of the temples built here are enough to attract the mind of any tourist. Image of Gods and Goddesses are also carved on these pillars of the temples. This fort was captured by Muhammad Ghori in 1196 and 1244 AD. People believe that even today there is a stone in Sagar Lake near the fort, with the touch of anything that can be of gold.


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Poison Partners: The Alliance of the US and the Soviet Union
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One of the most-incongruous aspects of World War II is the American alliance with the Soviet Union before and during the war. The U.S. government, which claimed to fight for democracy and freedom, made common cause with one of the most-brutal dictatorships the world has ever seen. This article documents the crucial role that American aid played in the Soviet Union's victories during World War II.
Josef Stalin is today widely acknowledged to be one of the world's most-ruthless dictators and one of the greatest mass murderers in all of history. Stalin launched a bloody war against Soviet peasants, which was called collectivization. Units of the Red Army would herd peasants and their families into railroad cattle cars that would roll them deep into Siberia, the Urals or Kazakhstan, where they were thrown out onto the cold and barren steppes. This operation was ordered by Stalin and executed by his deputy Vyacheslav Molotov.
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Francis Ngannou was down after two straight losses but he's back in a big way after demolishing Curtis Blaydes in just 45-seconds in their main event rematch at UFC Fight Night Beijing.
Going into the fight, Ngannou had to view the matchup against Blaydes as a do-or-die situation after a lopsided loss to former heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and then a truly bizarre outing in July when he dropped a unanimous decision to Derrick Lewis.
Despite beating Blaydes just over two years ago, Ngannou seemed like a sizable underdog going into the fight but that all changed with one thunderous right hand.
After shrugging off an early takedown attempt from Blaydes swooping in from the outside, Ngannou launched an overhand right that came down like a sledgehammer on his opponent's head.
Blaydes hit the deck face first and for a moment it appeared Marc Goddard was going to stop the contest but he backed off and allowed the fight to continue.
Ngannou (12-3) kept the assault going with another brick like punch that dropped Blaydes for a second time. The hard hitting Cameroonian continued to pour on the punishment until Goddard finally saw enough and stepped in to stop Blaydes (10-2) from absorbing any further damage.
The TKO stoppage came at just 45 seconds into the opening round.
Following his huge victory, Ngannou wasted no time looking ahead towards his next opponent as he called for a trio of potential fights against Junior dos Santos, Alexander Volkov and a long desired rematch against Miocic.
Whoever he faces, Ngannou proved a lot of doubters wrong with his performance on Saturday as he finished a top three ranked heavyweight in less than one minute and put his name right back into contention for the title.
Following a tough two fight losing streak, Alistair Overeem (44-17) got back on track with an emphatic finish against Russian newcomer Sergei Pavlovich (12-1) in the co-main event from Beijing.
To help his return to form, Overeem traveled to Denver, Colorado to begin working with headliner Curtis Blaydes, who had just defeated him earlier this year. The former opponents turned training partners helped each other get ready for the same card and the results obviously paid off for Overeem.
As the fight got underway, Overeem was patient with his striking combinations while not giving Pavlovich any big openings to return fire. Overeem showcased some of his classic kickboxing techniques as he engaged in the clinch early, firing knees to the head and body and then out maneuvered Pavlovich as they battled for position against the cage.
Once he knew the kind of power his opponent possessed, Overeem pressed forward and tossed the Russian to the ground and Pavlovich would never get up again.
Overeem was quick to shred the Russian's defense and that's when he threw a hellacious right hand that absolutely blasted Pavlovich on the chin. As soon as the punch connected, Pavolovich covered up and turned to the side, which was more or less a signal for Overeem to open the floodgates with a relentless barrage of punches until the referee rushed into stop any further damage from being done.
The end came at 4:22 in the opening round and Overeem was short on post fight comments — but the point was made following an incredibly important win for the former heavyweight title contender.
"The Reem is back!" Overeem shouted before leaving the Octagon.
Despite a valiant effort from late notice replacement Vince Morales (8-3), Song Yadong (14-4) moved to 3-0 in the UFC while going to decision for the first time inside the Octagon.
Song, who has been training full time at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento under the tutelage of UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber, had a strong showing over all three rounds.
Song was explosive with his spinning attacks trying to catch Morales slipping while exchanging strikes on the feet. While Song was seemingly landing with more accuracy, Morales did an admirable job keeping up with a volume of strikes and showcasing good movement.
Still, Song was in complete control as he determined the distance and the pace all fight long, even mixing in a takedown in the third round to ensure he was going to leave the cage victorious.
The 20-year old won the unanimous decision while injecting his name as another exciting prospect in the UFC bantamweight division.
In the fight to kick off the main card, local favorite Li Jingliang (16-5) survived an early knockdown to come storming back with a brutal body kick that led to a TKO finish in the third round.
His opponent David Zawada (16-5) started strong in the opening round with a perfectly timed right hand that absolutely blasted Jingliang and sent him crashing to the canvas. Zawada followed up in an attempt to get the finish but Jingliang did a great job recovering while surviving the offensive onslaught to get back to his feet.
Jingliang mounted a furious comeback in the second round with a much stronger showing as he went on the attack, backing Zawada up numerous times during striking exchanges. Jingliang was stalking forward for much of the round, landing shots in succession and it appeared Zawada may have been fading after a lot of output trying to get the finish early.
The assault continued in the third with Jingliang taking advantage of his opponent's waning conditioning with each passing minute. Finally with just over 60 seconds remaining, Jingliang uncorked a nasty side kick that landed flush in Zawada's bread basket, knocking every ounce of air out of him.
Jingliang quickly followed up with a few more punches as the referee rushed in to stop the contest at 4:07 into the third round. Jingliang has now gone 6-1 over his past seven fights with his only blemish coming by decision to Jake Matthews in early 2018.
Alex Morono (15-5) traveled into enemy territory and capped off the early prelims with a clean sweep on the scorecards against Song Kenan (14-5).
Morono was winging wild punches over all three rounds, constantly head hunting and looking for the finish. Song hung tough and continued to return fire but he couldn't land with regularity while Morono was on target more often.
While Morono definitely looked like he had been through a battle — including a cut on his forehead and a bloody nose — he still did more damage to earn the victory after 15 minutes spent in the cage with Song.
Flyweight competitor Wu Yanan (9-2) pulled off one of the unlikeliest upsets on the entire card when she handed Lauren Mueller (5-1) the first loss of her career with a slick first round armbar.
Mueller was one of the biggest favorites coming into the night but she caught caught on the ground with Wu, who quickly latched onto the armbar to get the tap out at the 4:00 minute mark of the opening round.
While he missed weight on Friday, Rashad Coulter (9-4) kicked off his light heavyweight career with a unanimous decision win over Hu Yaozong (3-2).
Coulter used a heavy-handed striking attack to batter Hu with punches, especially in the first round where it appeared the American might get the finish. To his credit, Hu survived but didn't have the gas tank to mount a comeback.
Coulter relished his first victory inside the Octagon after dropping his first three fights at heavyweight.
One of the most impressive performances all night long came from Weili Zhang (18-1) as she won her 18th consecutive fight and second straight victory since joining the UFC roster. Zhang absolutely brutalized Jessica Aguilar (20-7) with elbows in the early going, opening up a massive cut on the American's head as she began bleeding all over the canvas.
From there, Zhang locked up a triangle choke before unleashing even more elbows to Aguilar's head as she attempted to defend the submission. Eventually, Zhang transitioned to an armbar and that's what ultimately got the job done as Aguilar tapped at 3:41 in the first round.
Liu Pingyuan (15-4) survived a broken hand suffered during his fight to pull off a split decision in a back and forth battle against Martin Day (9-3).
Kevin Holland (14-4) also picked up his first UFC victory with a strong showing against John Phillips (21-8) as he finished the Welsh middleweight with a third round rear naked choke.
In the opening bout on the preliminary card, Louis Smolka made his return to the UFC as a bantamweight and he put on a dominant performance before finishing Su Mudaerji with a second round armbar.


Visualization, it's been around ever since athletes were tested on their physical skills. It is mentally rehearsing the moves and timing necessary to achieve a superior level of performance. The training of visualization stresses three steps: setting a goal, learning to relax and visualizing a successful outcome. Controversy of players exists. Some learn by watching a film or video, others feel they learn more by feel (doing), than an image.
Since the brain can be fooled easily - to think it's performing a function when it is actually not, under visualization, specific movement performance techniques or personal endeavors create neural patterns in the brain. The more you see it mentally, the more ingrained these neural patterns become. Since it's the brain that tells the muscles what to do when and how to move, the stranger the neural pattern, and the more perfect the movement.
Anyone can use visualization to achieve modest goals, improve performances and heighten their enjoyment of their particular sport.
Learning anything involves a change in the brain - thinking, mental challenges, hard work and it takes huge amounts of energy. Thinking is accompanied by dramatic short term changes; bursts of electrical energy surge through the brain and muscles when active and cause alterations that are more or less permanent. New connections are created between brain cells and pressed into action. Stimulus (pictures, sound or other thing to the senses) to the brain creates electrical activity. There is a noticeable change in the voltage between the electrodes on the scalp when being tested.
Committed to memory is a valid definition. Knowing is the end of a chain that begins with perceiving (by the senses), continues through thinking (by the brain converting external events into images and symbols such as words) and ends in remembering (which stores information in memory for later retrieval).
Knowing is also knowing the "how to" thought process itself (inquiring and analysis). This is used to cover every mental activity that is commonly regarded as thinking or knowing; perceiving, recognizing, learning, conceptualizing, imaging, problem solving, reminding, reasoning and judging.
HOT STREAK: WHAT IS IT?
Focused, Being in the Grove, The Zone, Dead Locked, Got the Stroke, Locked in, all terms relating to the athlete (player) almost flawless and seemingly perfect performance. Some psychologists believe that find the hot streak is the payoff of endless hours of practice and timing. No athlete maintains the hot streak forever. Why? Because the conscious mind gets involved in the performance process. It becomes the villain. It always want to help you, and usually messes you up. The answer lies somewhere in the more primitive areas of the brain, below the level of consciousness, where training of required skills is recorded in the motor memory. The hot streak, done by instructions from these areas may directly control visual and motor coordination, without passing through the conscious mind.
The 10th frame one shot for the title and the money and through the nose - 4-6 split. Instantly, you hear, choked or can't perform in the clutch. Why a sub-standard performance for an instant or an extended periods - STRESS. The tournament, your practice session; thought patterns, athletic competition, all contribute to STRESS. Your ability to control this stress through concentration is part of the challenge you've accepted and of the sport. Stress affects the pendulum swing of the bowler, the movement of the players legs and even the release. It is difficult to master and monitor. When stress gives way to panic or even mild anxiety, you can lose concentration and perform poorly.
Relaxation, meditation, breathing, Yoga, Zen, Self-talk are techniques being taught and used by today's athletes to help prevent the stress of first time situations, the sport and competition. Self-hypnosis, psycho cybernetics, muscle memory, biofeedback, autogenic training are also being taught and used. Regardless of what technique you use, the whole idea is to use a system that diverts the conscious mind to a natural relaxing response to the stress. Get yourself focused to the here and now-the present.
An exercise such as closing the eyes and breathing deeply, affects the hypothalamus and decreases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, one of the body's main activators. This brings relaxation and enables you to regain control of your emotions. Training can help you learn to trigger this response.
Anger, frustration, self-pity, all negative emotions have a bad affect on athletic performances. They create tension, drain energy and divert your attention from the task at hand. Many recover quickly from set backs and use distraction of all kinds to shield the mind. Mental strategies are employed in training which are designed to help them keep a positive attitude whether the problem is an irritant by an opponent, lapses of concentration, or the general tension of the event. Occasionally, an athlete uses anger to elevate their playing level. It becomes a positive force, not a negative emotion, but this is a rarity.
NO!! Fear a reaction to a real threat (specific); Anxiety - feels a lot like fear but can occur without a specific cause, the source is vague.
Fear may also function as a protective device that we could have learned from our early childhood through our adult years. Therefore, we are careful, alert and try to avoid them if we must face them.
Anxieties can be beneficial in that they arouse and motivate us to be fully prepared for greater responsibility. Too much anxiety can diminish performance. Anxiety is excessively hard to control because it's normally coming from within for no apparent reason.
People tend to emotion in their own natural level of anxiety, which may be higher or lower than the next person. Apprehension is a state of anxiety usually caused by a specific circumstance or situation, which sometimes causes us as players to become brain dead.
Emotions are different from rational thought (cognition), from information known through our senses (perception) and from strong information (memory); yet our emotions interact with all these mental functions. An explanation of emotions has to consider three factors: (1) what triggers or arouses, and emotion; (2) how, having been aroused, body and mind respond or express there reaction; (3) how our physical and mental responses further color the way we experience an emotion. The mystery of emotions involves: arousal, expression and experience.
What triggers emotional responses? Anything! So what happens to us? Massive change. Let's take a look at what happens, when you are bowling a game or match and you're locked, and all of a sudden the lanes change; a disturbance in the crowd, or something out of the norm interrupts the expected course of things.
What happens at least for a moment or two, is automatic and out of control of the conscious mind. Several gut (visceral) reactions occur, amount to a bodily arousal that, if intense or prolonged is identical to stress. The heart beats faster, the liver is stimulated by hormones to release more energy - giving sugar into the bloodstream, changes in breathing pump more oxygen to the body and muscles, the stomach and intestines tighten (giving "butterflies"), the pupils of the eyes dilate, saliva dries up but sweat flows more freely and skin surface contracts causing a crawly feeling or "goose bumps".
Very quickly, these bodily events register in the conscious mind. The next step how the mind reacts - depends entirely on the thinking and memory process of the individual.
Can our minds arouse our emotions? YES! We don't even have to be bowling to create our emotional response to a situation, circumstance or event. Memories of past experiences or great success and how we felt can be effective emotional arousers. How we think and how we remember can intensify the feeling. You mind alone can cause visceral reaction, just like the real thing.
How many emotions are there? No one can agree on the number because they shade into one another. There could be dozen's or thousands. A short list of the most common are: acceptance, anger, anticipation, disgust, fear joy, sadness, surprise, greed, lust, love, disappointment, self doubt, shame, hate, bitterness, melancholia, anxiety and arousal.
Because there are so many emotions, what someone feels depends entirely on the thinking, experience and memory of the individual.
Can you study emotions? Probably not, because it's hard to keep the investigator's emotions out of the study and the environment you are studying affects your responses. Also, verbal description of the emotion are often misleading. So why the discussion, because we can make you aware of your emotions and possibly help you control them. The mystic of emotions straddles between the brain and body. The brains limbic system where thought seems to be converted to body reactions, and bodily stress to feelings. It is the control center for all signals traveling back and forth on nerve and brain pathways. It is the "mini-brain," automatically controlling our internal environment. It is the source of superior reasoning, and is comprised of many part of the brain. It is associated with cerebral cortex which permits advanced reasoning and planning, and it helps shape the basic motivations and emotions of our lives. It seems to act as a switchboard where emotional power is imparted to ideas, and reason, temper drives and emotions. The limbic system seems to help keep our behavior within certain limits; neither too cold rational nor too hotly emotional.
Emotions begin as the brain develops and they grow more complex as we grow. Our expectations increase and we react if these expectations are challenged. We feel anger, disappoint and self doubt when you're rejected for a new job. Experiences make us worry and less prone to trust our feelings.
Expression of emotion - your behavior is a significant clue to your own mental health. Here is where we must do the most work when we are reconstructing our game and ourselves. Culture to culture, our society dictates and we absorb the practices as we develop or associated with persons showing negatives on the lanes.
Emotions play a great part in our everyday lives. We have positive and negative emotions. Negative emotions and thoughts provide impetus to failure - positive emotions and thoughts, success.
Our main concern is success; therefore, our only interest is to produce positive emotions and thoughts in ourselves and we the bowlers. A happy bowler is a successful bowler, however, we cannot be happy all the time. But, the image of happiness we project often reflects itself back to ourselves, therefore it's hard to be unhappy.
Life, is filled with pitfalls, ups and downs. The more emotionally stable individuals among us are without a doubt happier and successful. Why? Because they have learned to control their emotions. To related this to bowling you must realize that any negative thought is self-defeating and is a conscious emotion. Any conscious emotion other than one of well being and satisfaction must be firmly erased from your bowling intellect.
To be imminently successful, you should be able to leave your emotions off the lanes taking with you only the knowledge that you are going to bowl well. When you see others explode into fits of anger and frustration, you'll do well to look away.
Bowling with a dead pan expression and never showing your emotions of displeasure when struck with adversity can be used as a tool to maintain your self-discipline; fool an opponent, keeping your positive attitude, and than something with enthusiasm when successful, will help you and your teammates.
Emotions can stop you from doing anything you want to. Learning to control emotions can stop nervousness when you don't want to be and stop your from dragging problems around with you. They help you feel comfortable around other people and communicate more easily. Learning to control emotions can make you happier and get more out of your life because you use your abilities to achieve your goals.
Emotions are the wild card of human intelligence. They are the major difference from the most intelligent machines. Emotions result from thoughts as well as sensory perceptions, and can also create thought from sounds and imagination.


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James J. "Jim" Gombeda
Black-Epperson Funeral Home, Byesville
James J. "Jim" Gombeda
Cambridge - James J. "Jim" Gombeda, 77, of Cambridge, passed away Thursday October 28, 2021 at SEORMC in Cambridge.
He was born July 23, 1944 in Cambridge, Ohio, the son of the late George and Mary Ann Barlock Gombeda.
Jim was a self – employed mechanic, and car restorer for 52 years. He started Southgate Automotive in Cambridge many years ago, a business Jim would rename the Beetle Barn, and move the business to where it still operates today. Jim was a 1962 graduate of Byesville High School, a veteran of the National Guard, and Member of St. Benedict Catholic Church, and president of his motorcycle club, The Golden Dragons.
He enjoyed hunting, fall gun shoots at his brothers farm, fishing, riding his Harley, and above all spending time with his grandchildren. Jim was a master of all trades, whether it was building trikes, working on his house, or teaching his grandsons how to fix VW's.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Barbara Edwards, and Marcie Villars, 7 brothers, Francis, Ronald, John, Dave, Michael, Donald, and Philip Gombeda, brother-in-law, Jack Edwards, and sister-in-law, Alice Gombeda.
Jim is survived by his wife of 48 years, Teresa M. (Minyo) Gombeda, whom he married on June 9, 1973, a daughter, Kimberly Gombeda, Cambridge, grandsons, Micheal (Autumn) Kennedy, Bryon and Joseph Kennedy, a brother, Daniel "Mud" Gombeda, Byesville, sisters-in-law, Katherine, Marlene, Teresa, and Kim Gombeda, Suzanne Minyo Thomas, and MaryAnn (Scott) Collins, brother-in-law, Jerry (Janet) Minyo, and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held Monday from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Black-Epperson Funeral Home in Byesville, where a wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Cambridge, with Fr Robert Borer and Fr Paul Hrezo officiating.
Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery with the Guernsey County Veterans Council providing military services.
Personal condolences may be sent to the family at
www.black-eppersonfuneralhomes.com


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The Purchasing Power of Women
Women and U.S. Spending
Women make up more than half of the U.S. population, and control or influence 85% of consumer spending. (Source: Forbes, 2019)
The purchasing power of women in the U.S. ranges from $5 trillion to $15 trillion annually. (Source: Nielsen Consumer, 2013)
Women control more than 60% of all personal wealth in the U.S. (Source: Federal Reserve, MassMutual Financial Group, BusinessWeek, Gallup)
Women purchase over 50% of traditional male products, including automobiles, home improvement products, and consumer electronics. (Source: Andrea Learned, "Don't Think Pink")
Approximately 40% of U.S. working women now out-earn their husbands. (Source: U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Women and Global Spending
Women control over $31.8 trillion in worldwide spending. (Source: catalyst.org/research/buying-power, 2020)
Consumer Purchases by Women
Women account for 85% of all consumer purchases:
91% New Homes
66% PCs
92% Vacations
80% Healthcare
65% New Cars
89% Bank Accounts
93% Food
93% OTC Pharmaceuticals
(Source: Yankelovich Monitor & Greenfield Online)
Women and Shopping
80% of women say they are the primary grocery shopper, and 71% say they do both the shopping and are the household member who primarily prepares the meals. (Source: Bureau of Labor and Statistics and Pew Research Center, 2019)
61% of women are more likely to include an item on their list if they're currently using the brand, 57% if they have a coupon, or 56% if they have seen the item in a store ad or circular. (Source: Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research, 2012)
92% of women pass along information about deals or online recommendations to others. (Source: Mindshare/Ogilvy & Mather)
In 61% of all consumer electronics purchases, a woman either initiated the purchase or was involved in the purchase process. (Source: Consumer Electronics Association, 2012)
91% of women feel that advertisers don't understand them. (Source: Yankelovich Monitor and Greenfield Online)
The Purchasing Power of Women in Various Markets
Women & Travel
Women make 70% of all travel decisions. (Source: Bridget Brennan, "Why She Buys")
73% of travel agents surveyed noted that more female travelers embark on solo trips than their male counterparts. (Source: The Gutsy Traveler)
According to 68% of travel agents, most female clients taking trips in small groups are over the age of 45. (Source: The Gutsy Traveler)
The average adventure traveler is not a 28-year old male, but a 47-year-old female who wears a size 12 dress. (Source: Travel Industry of America)
One in four women have participated in a "girlfriends getaway" and 39% plan to do so at least once in the next three years. (Source: AAA)
Women & Food
Women spend more money per shopping trip – $44.43 per trip compared to $34.81 for men. (Source: Todd Hale, "In U.S. Men Are Shopping More Than Ever, While Women Are Watching More TV" Nielsen, 2011)
60% of moms believe that organic foods are better for their health. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
84%of women are the sole preparer of meals in the household, with 61% stating that they prepare meals at least five times per week. The majority of these meals are not prepackaged, as 64% said they make most meals using fresh ingredients. (Source: "Today's Primary Shopper", Private Label Manufacturers Association)
Millennials are most likely to engage with retailers using social media or other digital tools. (Source: US Grocery Trends, 2016)
Facebook, Pinterest and web searches are among the most common ways consumers digitally engage with food culture. About half of all shoppers engage with food digitally through social media – especially younger generations. (Source: US Grocery Trends, 2016)
59% of women feel misunderstood by food marketers. (Source: Greenfield Online for Arnold's Women's Insight Team)
Women & Healthcare
Women make 90% of household healthcare decisions. (Source: Yankelovich Monitor, M2W Conference)
Women account for 93% OTC pharmaceutical purchases. (Source: Tom Peters, in the forward to "Marketing to Women", by Marti Barletta)
The internet – more than the family doctor– is the primary source for healthcare information, and women more than men seek such information online. (Source: Natural Marketing Institute, 2009)
More than three-quarters of those 65 years and older say they go online for health information (Source: Burst Media Survey, 2007)
9 of 10 women online seek health information via the web. The Internet – more than the family doctor – is the primary source for healthcare information, and women seek such information online more than men. (Source: National Marketing Institute)
66% feel misunderstood by health care market. (Source: Greenfield Online for Arnold's Women's Insight Team)
Products that topped women's purchase lists, in order: smartphones, tablets, laptops, HDTVs, digital cameras, and headphones. (Source: Consumer Electronics Association, June 2013)
Female gamers over 55 spend more time online gaming than males ages 15 to 24. (Source: Ford Motor Company and Trendwatching.com study, 2013)
44.4% of women say social media is a good way to keep up with the latest content. Other reasons include sharing content with family and friends (40.9%), sharing personal opinions or comments (26.7%) and seeing what other fans or followers are saying about the content (25.4%).
50% of women say staying current on a brand's latest offerings is a top reason to follow brands on social media sites. (Source: Burstmedia, 2012)
56% of women in the US use social networking sites:
> 58% of Facebook users are women
> 64% of Twitter users are women
> 82% of Pinterest users are women
(Source: Mashable, 2012; Pew Research Center)
Women & Sports
Women Make Up:
> 47.2% of major league soccer fans
> 46.5% of MLB fans
> 43.2% NFL fans
> 40.8% of NHL fans
> 37% of NBA fans
> Women make 46% of official NFL merchandise purchases
(Source: Compiled by Marketing to Women Conference, Including Yankelovich Monitor & Greenfield Online for Arnold's Women's Insight Team)
More women (50.4 million) tuned into the Super Bowl than watched the Oscars (24.5 million), Grammys (23.8 million), and Emmys (8 million). (Source: Nielsen, 2012)
44% of women say they prefer ads during the Super Bowl to any other aspect of the game. (Source: Lab42 Research Study, 2013)
Of the NFL's 185 million fans, 45% are women. (Source: Business Week, 2013)
Sales of women's NFL apparel have tripled in the last four years. (Source: Business Week, 2013)
Women & Automobiles
Women make 65% of new car purchase decisions. (Source: Yankelovich Monitor, M2W Conference)
Women spend over $200 billion on new cars & mechanical servicing of vehicles each year. (Source: She-conomy)
45% of all light trucks and SUVs are purchased by women. (Source: Women-Drivers.com, 2010)
Women own 12.3% of all motorcycles in the country, a 28% increase in 5 years. (Source: MSN Autos, 2009)
77% of women take a man along to a dealership to prevent being taken advantage of. (Source: Women Certified, Delia Passi, cited in Automotive News, 2011)
Women make up to 52% of all new vehicle purchases including trucks and influence 80% of purchases. (Source: Bridget Brennan, "We Buys")
74% feel misunderstood by automotive marketers. (Source: Greenfield Online for Arnold's Women's Insight Team)
Women & Electronics
In 61% of all consumer electronic purchases, a woman either initiated the purchase or was involved in the purchase process. (Source: "Tip for Valentine's Day: Women Want Electronics", Laura Hubbard, 2012)
U.S. women spend an average of $822 on gadgetry each year and account for more than half of their household's total consumer-electronics spending. (Source: Consumer Electronics Association, Influence CE Purchases, 2010)
45% of all video game players are women. (Source: Consumer Electronics Association, Influence CE Purchases, 2010, Jamie Dunham, Lipstick Economy)
Female gamers 55+ spend more time ongoing gaming than males ages 15 to 24. (Source: Ford Motor Company and Trendwatching.com study, 2013)
One out of every 11 American women owns a business.
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor)
Business and Finances
Over the next decade, women will control two-thirds of all consumer wealth in the United States and be the beneficiaries of the largest transference of wealth in our country's history. Estimates range from $12 to $40 trillion. (Source: Mediapost, April 19, 2013; She-conomy)
Just 20% of female breadwinners said they were 'very well prepared' to make wise financial decisions, versus 45% of their male peers. (Source: New York Times, January 2013)
Among all workers ages 16 to 34, women's earnings are more than 90% of men's; this ratio drops for women ages 35 to 64, who earn 80% or less of what men earn across the board. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Earnings of full-time female workers have risen by 31% since 1979, compared to a 2% rise in male earnings. (Source: "Women In America," U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, 2011)
40% of households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of income for the family. (Source: Pew Research Center, May 2013)
The number of wealthy women investors in the U.S. is growing at a faster rate than that of men. In a two-year period, the number of wealthy women in the U.S. grew 68%, while the number of men grew only 36%. (Source: The Spectrum Group)
93% of women say they have significant influence on what financial services their family purchases, (Source: Harvard Business Review, Boston Consulting Group Survey)
Financial services companies admit that they haven't done a great job of attracting women as customers, but with women rising fast on the income and managerial ranks, they're now paying more attention. The number of women-owned firms increased by 54% between 1997 and 2012 – that's a rate 1 1/2 times the national average. (Source: m2w.biz)
Women differ substantially from men in how they relate to investing. They don't want to hear about the growth or comparative performance of different funds; they want information about reaching their long-term goals, like putting a child through college. (Source: Vanguard Group's Asset Management & Advice Services Division)
Independent women are significantly more likely than those who do not view themselves as independent to say they are on or ahead of target for being able to save for future travel (29% vs. 18%), and save for a home remodel (20% vs. 10%). (Source: Penn Mutual 2nd Annual Worth Survey for Women, 2010)
84% feel misunderstood by investment marketers. (Source: Greenfield Online for Arnold's Women's Insight Team)
Women make up 25% of C-level executives at the top 1k U.S. companies (by revenue). (Source: Forbes 2019)
Since 2007, the number of women-owned businesses has grown 58% vs. overfall business growth of 12%. (Source: Forbes, 2019)
Over 9 million businesses are owned by women (50% or more), employing more than 8 million people, and generating $1.4 trillion in sales as of 2008. (Source: American Express, 2014)
Women-owned firms (50% or more) account for 40% of all privately held firms. (Source: "Buying Power," Catalyst, 2013)
One in five firms with revenue of $1 million or more is woman-owned. (Source: "Buying Power," Catalyst, 2013)
76% question whether most companies understand their needs as women. (Source: Entrepreneur Tracking Study, Linkage Research, 2013)
Women now make up 40% of new directors on Fortune 100 boards. (Source: Forbes, 2012)
Women: Education & Careers
Women have made substantial strides in recent decades and now surpass men in both college enrollment and completion. 44% of women ages 18 to 24 were enrolled in college or graduate programs as of October 2010, compared with just 38% of men in the same age group. In addition, 36% of women ages 25 to 29 had a bachelor's degree, compared with only 28% of men in the same age group—a record-high divergence. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Women account for approximately 58% of students in two-and- four-year colleges in the US. (Source: Silverstein and Sayre, 2009)
Overall, 140 women graduated in 2013 with a college degree at some level for every 100 men, (Source: American Enterprises Institute, Carpe Diem, Mark J. Perry, 2013)
Women earned 61.6% of all associate's degrees, 56.7% of all bachelor's degrees, 59.9% of all master's degrees, and 51.6% of all doctor's degrees in 2013. (Source: m2w.biz)
Since 1982, women have earned 4.35 million more bachelor's degrees than men (22.43 million for women vs. 18.08 million for men). (Source: m2w.biz)
Women's Lifestage
Gen Z Women
Gen Z is the most multicultural generation to date.
Almost eight in 10 (78%) have broken up with a brand for some reason, whether it be price, racial discrimination, labor practices, sustainability practices or decline in quality of products.
Top personal goals for Gen Z women in 2021 are:
– to become financially independent (31%)
– travel (27%)
– do well in school (26%)
– prioritize mental/physical health (24%)
– find a fulfilling career (20%)
Gen Z women are career-focused, though they also value work-life balance after seeing their parents burn out at work. More than half (58%) of Gen Z women say they prefer to work in a freelance job or their own business for flexible hours.
Gen Z women are less interested in getting married and having children than other generations, with 58% saying that starting their career is more important than starting a family.
Three-quarters (75%) of Gen Z women get the bulk of their news from social media and 54$ say they actively think about managing their personal brand on social media.
Social platforms that Gen Z women see as essential:
– YouTube (62%)
– Instagram (48%)
– Snapchat (46%)
– TikTok (40%)
– Facebook (30%)
– Instagram Live (17%)
(Source: Survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the Meredith Data Studio in 2020)
Millennial Women
60% of US women 18-29 are single.
31% increase in the number of US single women 30-34 between 2007-2012.
26% of US adults 18-32 are married.
96% list "being independent" as their single most important life goal
87% define success as being able to shape their own future
68% say becoming a mom is a priority.
50% say getting married is a priority.
(Source: Levi's survey of 1,000 Millennials, 2010)
Millennial women represent $170 million in spending power. (Source: Merkle: Why Millennial Women Buy)
Brand storytelling makes an impact; 47% of Millennial women now their brands "origin story." (Source: Merkle: Why Millennial Women Buy)
Millennial women are price conscious and purpose driven consumers
– 88% say customer ratings influencer their purchase decisions
– 57% say a brands values influencer their purchase decisions
(Source, Merkle: Why Millennial Women Buy)
Nearly 90% of Millennials talk to their parents once a week or more, and 50% speak with them every day. (Source: Influence-Central, 2016)
Even though Millennials live and breathe online, they also rely on in-person conversations to sway purchases. Nearly 70% seek in-person word-of-mouth recommendations. (Source: Influence-Central, 2016)
When making technology purchases (computer, cellphone, tablet, etc.), Millennials rely most on their friend's advice (66%), over their spouse's/significant other's advice (59%), or parent's advice (37%). (Source: Influence-Central, 2016)
68% of Millennials rare unfazed by a celebrity spokesperson's influence when promoting a brand/product. (Source: Influence-Central, 2016)
Millennial Moms
20% of all U.S. mothers are Millennial moms. They have 3.4 social media accounts on average, vs. 2.6 for all other moms. (Source: Weber Shandwick, July 2013)
61% of Millennial Moms share content online at least once a day. (Source: SheKnows, Nov. 2013)
64% of moms put the most trust in recommendations from people they know personally. (Source: SheKnows, Nov. 2013)
18-29 year-olds value parenthood far more than marriage, with 52% saying being a good parent is one of the most important things in life vs. 30% feeling the same about a successful marriage. (Source: Jamie Dunham Brand Wise)
51% of children being born to Millennials are to single Moms. (Source: US ChamberFoundation.org)
46% of Millennial Moms believe that marriage is becoming obsolete. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Millennial's Digital World
95% of Millennial Moms own a smartphone. 81% of Moms prefer texting over talking. (Source: Influence-Central)
Millennials multi-task while in-store: going online to seek out new information, and ensure they've identified the best product for the best price. Moreover, they don't limit themselves to one-stop shopping, and their path to purchase remains fluid, with external choices making a key impact. Ultimately, these outside factors hold far more sway than in-store advertising. (Source: Influence-Central)
As Millennial Moms increasingly rely on personal recommendations and storytelling to help shape their purchasing decisions, they look to blogs and social networks to learn about product features and evaluate potential purchases. In fact, 69% of Millennial Moms use blogs to learn about new products, while 64% use other social platforms. (Source: Influence-Central)
Women and Motherhood
Traditional nuclear families with two married heterosexual parents are now the minority of U.S. The rise of single motherhood is the largest influence on this trend — followed by gay families and multigenerational families. (Source: Pew Research Center)
71.3% of mothers with children under 18 years of age participate in the workforce, (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011)
There are about 85 million mothers in the U.S. 34% of women ages 18-64 have young children at home; in 1960, 52% did. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014)
Women in the U. S. are waiting longer to start families, with the average age of new moms now at 25. (Source: Sound Vision, 2017)
Average number of children that U.S. women today have is 2. (Source: Sound Vision, 2017)
Gen-X Women
Women and minorities made up 64% of Gen-X college graduates. (Source: Huffington Post)
Gen-X women are outpacing Gen-X men in the pursuit of higher education, with 32% of women having earned a bachelor's degree by age 27. Comparatively, only 24 percent of men had earned a bachelor's degree by the time they were the same age. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Gen-X women spend more time on social media (7 hours or more per week) than Millennial women (6 hours or more per week). (Source: Nielsen, 2017)
52% of mothers with children under 5 are working (increases to 77% by the time the youngest is between 10-14 – this work is mostly part-time.
50% of Gen X women feel they are in a worse position financially than they expected. (Source: The AdviceExchange)
More than 80% of today's Empty-Nesters have made the shift to online purchasing, with more than 80% spending more time browsing for products online than in the store. (Source: Influence Central and Vibrant Nation)
65% of Empty-Nesters use their Smartphone to seek out product information. (Source: Influence Central and Vibrant Nation)
80% of Empty-Nesters are more likely to purchase a product if it receives a high star rating in a retail e-commerce review. (Source: Influence Central and Vibrant Nation)
75% are more likely to purchase a product that receives a positive first-person review. (Source: Influence Central and Vibrant Nation)
45% of Empty-Nesters are more likely to purchase a product if it is recommended by a blogger they follow. (Source: Influence Central and Vibrant Nation)
Boomer Women
Every fifth adult in the United States is a female over 50. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
50+ American women are the healthiest, wealthiest and most active generation of women in history. (Source: Demographics by Mark Miller)
Women 50+ control a net worth of $19 trillion. (Source: MassMutual Financial Group, 2007)
Over the next decade, women will control two-thirds of consumer wealth in the United States and be the beneficiaries of the largest transference of wealth in our country's history. Estimates range from $12 to $40 trillion. Many Boomer women will experience a double inheritance windfall, from both parents and husband. (Source: Fleishman-Hillard New York)
Once college bills are paid, women 50+ spend 2.5 times what the average person spends, and are primary buyers of computers, cars, banking, and financial services. (Source: Marti Barletta, "PrimeTime Women")
Wealthy boomer women are the marquee players in our country's culture and commerce. They are educated, have a high income, and make 95% of the purchase decisions for their households. (Source: Karen Vogel, The Women's Congress; She-conomy)
Over 30 million women 50+ are the fastest growing demographic online. (Source: DMN3)
Women 50+ spend, on average, 250% of what the population in general does. (Source: DMN3)
Baby Boomer women spend upwards of $20 billion each year on clothing. (Source: DMN3)
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Meek Mill goes deep for Philly kids caught in justice system
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Raised in the Philly hood, Meek Mill never attended an Eagles game growing up, much less tossed footballs inside the team's practice facility.
Given the chance to show off his arm, the 35-year-old rapper and philanthropist lined up some area kids and had them go deep on the same field where the best team in the NFL trains. Meek Mill short-armed a wobbly pass that sailed about 20 yards and was hauled in by a kid to resounding cheers.
Let's just say Jalen Hurts' job is safe.
"He's almost as unathletic as I am," Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin teased Meek.
Meek Mill and Rubin shared laughs Tuesday at an outing arranged to brighten the day for children from families caught in the criminal justice system. Rubin, who recently sold his stake in the Philadelphia 76ers, co-founded the Reform Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to probation, parole and sentencing reform in the United States. Meek Mill, whose well-publicized prison sentence for minor probation violations became a lightning rod for the issue, is co-chairman of the organization.
His case grabbed the attention of criminal justice reform advocates after a judge in Pennsylvania sentenced him to two to four years in prison for violations of his probation conditions in a decade-old gun and drug possession case. He was incarcerated for months before a court ordered him released in 2018. Meek Mill successfully resumed his recording career and recently held a 10-year anniversary concert that celebrated his debut album "Dreams And Nightmares." He's been a big opening act of late, performing the title track and underdog anthem before Eagles games and at the World Series.
"I've got purpose on top of everything I'm doing," Meek Mill said. "Before I went to prison, of course I was famous, of course I was making money feeding my family, but the purpose I have now, it actually started from the way people supported me."
Meek Mill formed a friendship with Rubin and the billionaire became an ally in freeing him from prison. While Meek Mill was in prison, activists, celebrities and demonstrators rallied in 2017 for his release.
"When I seen that with my own eyes, that type of support, which I never had in my life, I wanted to make sure I give that same support back to the world," Meek Mill said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Born Robert Rihmeek Williams, he is now free of the court supervision he's been under most of his adult life.
To their credit, years after Meek Mill's release, the rapper and the mogul have remained steadfast in advocating for criminal justice reform. The Reform Alliance said the group has been responsible for 16 bills passed in 10 states that resulted in changes to probation and parole laws. Meek Mill was even honored in 2019 in his hometown of Philadelphia for his work as a criminal justice reform advocate and as a musician.
"We've actually created a pathway for 650,000 people to get out of the system already," Rubin said. "And we're just getting started. It's hard to make change."
Meek Mill and members of the Eagles including Darius Slay, Jordan Mailata, coach Nick Sirianni and general manager Howie Roseman mingled with 35 kids, took photos and ran combine drills. The kids signed honorary one-day contracts with the team.
"You're all 12-1 for the day," Sirianni said.
The kids moved across the street to the Wells Fargo Center and quizzed Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers on the usual hoops-themed topics. Allen Iverson or Steph Curry? Who's your favorite player? But there were more serious inquiries about how to land internships and how to push through in a life that can be littered with hardships.
"You have the right to happiness and to smile and do everything you want in life," Rivers told the kids. "These people here, Meek, Michael and everybody back here are here to tell you that there's people in your corner. We're going to fight for you. Fight for your families to make sure that one of you may be sitting here some day giving the same speech. Or one of you can be a doctor, a lawyer, an athlete. Whatever you want."
Megan Parke spent almost three years in prison and gave birth to her son, Amir, while in jail. She was freed when he was 2½ years old and the family has settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Parke was on probation and hit with a technical violation, which in Pennsylvania means she had specifically violated one of the terms of her probation plan. Parke, who still has two years left on probation, said she was lucky the judge didn't send her back to prison. She said Reform has offered her resources that could aid her and her case should problems arise in the future.
"That's him right there," she said, pointing at the 5-year-old boy running around the NFL complex. "He's just so excited. These days just really mean a lot."
Those memories are part of what it's all about for Meek Mill. He missed Eagles games as a kid but once attended on a school trip a taping of " The Randall Cunningham Show."
"That was a highlight I'll remember forever," Meek Mill said. "With kids, I'm always doubling back, make sure I touch back to the people just like myself."
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29 января на одном из заводов Министерства обороны Ирана произошел взрыв. По даннымжурналистов, за атакой мог стоять Израиль.
СМИ обратили внимание на выступление премьер-министра Израиля Биньямина Нетаниягу за несколько часов до взрывов в Иране. В своей речи политик заявил, что Израиль собирается предпринять «несколько немедленных шагов», направленных на борьбу с терроризмом.
Накануне выступления Нетаниягу в Иерусалиме дважды за сутки — 27 и 28 января — произошла стрельба. В палестинском движении ХАМАС заявляют, что один из терактов мог стать ответом на израильский рейд в городе Дженин, где израильские военные убили девять палестинцев. Свою причастность к теракту в ХАМАС не подтверждают.
Рассказываем, как атака на военный завод в Иране связана с новым обострением палестино-израильского конфликта.
Гостья этого выпуска — Александра Аппельберг, востоковед, израильская журналистка и автор телеграм-канала «Минареты, автоматы».
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That's pretty darn patriotic, if you ask us. Now, if we could just get them to do it all over again, these 45 years later.
btw, the "Message from Eldridge" is quite interesting, as well; amazingly succinct and surprisingly 'current'. If you would like to see it, too, (or a past piece on any subject, individual, or topic) simply send an email to: info@losangelesfreepress.com with Subject Line: ARCHIVE Request for [this].


The Los Angeles Dodgers have fans of all ages and sizes. And recently, one of those older fans really stood out in a crowd of 45,000.
During the 7th inning a grandmother (presumably) was seen dancing on the Jumbotron. She was really getting after it. When she decided she had no more dance moves, she flashed the entire stadium. A classic move.


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Album Of The Week: Friction - Connections
Lorna Gray | Features & Interviews
With the sweetest of sounds coming from the speakers of the Ticket Arena office it would be mighty selfish of us to keep them to ourselves, so we thought we'd let you in on what our staff use to soundtrack a hard day's work. Now a weekly feature with the intent of bringing your attention to wonderful new sounds every Tuesday, our Album Of The Week looks at releases from the best in the game, whether fresh new acts about to hit the big time or established artists reminding the world of their continued talent. Simply put, it's just the best in music that we think you should hear.
With over a decade making music under his belt, it's tough to believe that 'Connections' is Friction's very first album, yet here we are - celebrating the Brighton DJ and producer's debut by giving the recognition it deserves with our Album Of The Week slot. As the founder of the highly regarded and respected Elevate Records, on top of the host of BBC Radio 1Xtra's drum and bass dedicated show for six mighty years, you'd expect Friction's twelve track project to be an exploration of the deepest depths of the genre. Luckily, that seems to be exactly what it is, as Friction leaves no stone unturned in his scrutinous mission to display his vast knowledge of all influenced genres, with jungle, ragga, dub and more making some stark features. With guests including JP Cooper, Rothwell, Metrik, Doktor and more, Connections also adds in other personalities, with some silky vocals as well as some gritty emceeing contracting to his polished productions of slick kick drums, warbling bass and even the addition of some strings and brass. Friction is an artist already in possession of a long list of awards, but we can expect a few more heading his way following this release.
Friction helps open the mighty 2018 season of In:Motion on Friday 28th September, alongside David Rodigan, Redlight and more.
Shepton Mallet's Westfest also hosts Friction this year, taking place at the royal Bath & West Showground on Saturday 27th October.
Friction also offers live versions of this release, as he heads to Birmingham's Amusement 13 Nightclub on Saturday 29th September, before heading to Brighton's Concorde 2 on Friday 16th November.
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'Hackers may be behind power outage in Kiev
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The authorities in Ukraine to investigate or a major power outage in Kiev is the result of a cyber attack. The north of the capital came on Sunday without electricity to sit when a relay station itself, suddenly stopped.
According to energy company Ukrenergo, there are only two possible explanations for the fault: the hardware let it down, or there is interference from outside. Technicians of the organization would have indications that there was a cyber attack.
Ukraine is more frequently the target of hackers. The websites of several ministries according to the authorities recently went black after cyber attacks. That were according to the departments referred to their work to interfere with it.
In previous cyber-attacks by the Ukrainian government with an accusing finger to Russia pointed out. The countries argue, inter alia, the Russian annexation of the Crimea and the interference of Moscow in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
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Dutchman Hermen Hulst is the new head of gameafdeling PlayStation
The managing director of Guerrilla Games, Hermen Hulst, leaving the Dutch gamestudio, and will be the head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios. He succeeds Shawn Layden, who in October left. The PlayStation makes a new appointment of an Hour on...
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Catalan government will report to Brussels Madrid's massive cash withdrawal from Catalan banks on October 2
Sunday, 14 october 2018 | ARA
The financial warfare waged against Catalonia's independence bid is the subject of debate in the Catalan parliament
Spain yet to launch 'systemic investigation' into 'excessive police force' during referendum
Sunday, 30 september 2018 | ACN
Human Rights Watch regrets that one year after the vote, the Spanish government offers "no response" to calls for independent enquiry
Aamer Anwar: "Spain has set a trap for Catalonia"
Wednesday, 19 september 2018 | VILAWEB
An interview with the lawyer for Catalan minister Clara Ponsatí
'You cannot solve a constitutional crisis with the penal code'
Tuesday, 18 september 2018 | EUROZINE
Spanish and Catalan nationalisms are to a large extent mirror images, argues historian Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič; the clash between them represents a battle between competing ideas of sovereignty, and makes the Catalan dispute so important for wider European debates.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018: TAKING STOCK IN CATALONIA
A year ago, almost to the day, Col·lectiu Emma warned about an escalation of the conflict between Spain and Catalonia and argued for a negotiated solution involving at some point a referendum on independence. The same view was voiced by some of the better informed international observers. The Spanish government, however, remained inflexible in denying Catalans the right to express themselves through a vote. After all the efforts made to that end had failed, a referendum was called unilaterally by the Catalan government. [+]
Spain's Dictator Is Dead, but the Debate About Him Lives On
Thursday, 9 august 2018 | FOREIGN POLICY
Francisco Franco ran Spain with an iron fist for decades—and created myths about his rule that are only now starting to come undone.
IMAGE: People make the fascist salute at La Basilica The Valley of Fallen in San Lorenzo del Escorial near Madrid on July 15, 2018, as they protest against the removal of Franco's remains from The Valley of Fallen. (JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
Old order is on way out, in Spain and Scotland
Tuesday, 10 july 2018 | THE NATIONAL
THE NATIONAL 9th July 2018 GEORGE KEREVAN THE Socialist Workers' Party, or Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE), is Spain's oldest extant political organisation, founded as far back as 1879. Under its youthful new leader Pedro Sanchez, it has miraculously returned to power in Madrid, though only as a (very) minority government, following the downfall of the right-wing Popular Party (PP) administration of Mariano Rajoy. At the last Spanish general election (in 2016) the PSOE only managed a derisory 85 seats out of 350 and was being written off – very much like the Labour Party before Jeremy Corbyn. [+]
Cathal MacSwiney Brugha: 'Jailing Catalan pro-independence leaders is a stupid move by Madrid, a sign that they are losing'
Saturday, 7 july 2018 | VILAWEB
The Irish Professor proposes a "Europe Cares" about Catalonia campaign
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AP Interview: Catalan chief to ask Spain for secession vote
Saturday, 30 june 2018 | APNEWS
APNews By JOSEPH WILSON 26-06-2018 BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalonia's new separatist chief plans to deliver one message to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in their highly-anticipated meeting next month: an authorized ballot over Catalan secession from Spain is the only solution to the country's worst political crisis in decades. "We will go to the meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister ready to discuss the major issue ... which is the right to self-determination for Catalonia," Catalonia's regional president Quim Torra told The Associated Press in an interview on Monday. [+]
Sánchez and the Catalan Crisis
JACOBINMAG 18-06-2018 By LUKE STOBART "It's the best thing for me and for the Popular Party, or to put in another way, it is the best for the Popular Party and for me, and I think also for Spain and the rest doesn't matter." With these typically bumbling words Mariano Rajoy said goodbye to his seven years of presidency after losing a no-confidence motion in Congress. After many depressing months in which the new Spanish right — Ciudadanos (C's) — had helped push mainstream politics rightwards, a more interesting political phase has begun. [+]
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It's with great sadness that we announce that Burt Reynolds, legend of the big and small screen, has passed away at the age of 82. Reynolds first came to prominence as the star of TV shows like Gunsmoke and Dan August in the 1960s and 70s, and throughout the 70s solidified his legendary status with diverse roles in films ranging from Deliverance to Smokey and the Bandit. The actor gained new prominence for an entirely new generation with his iconic turn in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights, for which he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Reynolds was getting ready to shoot a role in Quentin Tarantino's new film in the coming weeks, but it sounds like he had not yet completed his work on that project. He has a role in Stephen Wallis' upcoming comedy Defining Moments, which may very well stand as his last onscreen performance.
Our thoughts are with Reynolds' friends and family at this time. Hollywood has indeed lost a bona fide movie star.
We have the usual classics of his, but my personal favorite was a movie called "The End". I thought it was funny and tear jerking, being one of the few movies to do both. Unfortunately, few people seem to remember it and those who do are indifferent.
This is the first I've heard of this. This is so sad, I watched him in so many things growing up.
Legend and hero. Enough said!
Rest in Peace you legend!
He was a very good lad. May he RIP, thank you for the movies and the memories.


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Qantas Airways: Service firm audit
Posted on September 21, 2020 September 21, 2020 by JL Admin
Qantas Airways has established a reputation for itself in the highly competitive airlines industry. It has also survived the test of time by being a long time player in the Asia-Pacific regional market. Behind this success are valued marketing and service practices. Even a cursory analysis of Qantas' business processes indicate how the company has followed the 7P's of service marketing, especially those of People, Processes and Physical facilities. The rest of the essay will elaborate how the company had applied these principles and where it can still improve.
It is already said oftentimes that human resources are the backbone of services companies. However clichéd this maxim is, it yet remains true. Since the staff and crew of Qantas are direct points of contact for customers, they virtually serve as the face of the company. Behind Qantas' steady rise within the airlines market are robust processes of provisioning, recruitment and training of its staff. What is different about the company is how it applies same levels of scrutiny in selecting business partners as well. For instance, for nearly six decades, Qantas has hired the best advertisement professionals to design its marketing campaigns. The Koala Ads, which were introduced in the 1960s have attained an iconic status in the whole history of advertising. Likewise, Peter Allen's famous chorus 'I Still Call Australia Home' was adapted as a theme song for the company. These choices and partnerships reveal how Qantas has combined national pride with commerce. Sponsorship of several Australian rugby teams over the years is another mark of the company's patriotism. The company's service marketing personnel are expected to approach work with the same sense of patriotism and pride.
Qantas staff have always displayed sound knowledge of both company policy as well as customer needs. Every ticket booked is a demonstration of how to balance these two requirements. Where Qantas has excelled is in making people contact a personalized experience for customers. This is in contrast to the often mechanical and superficial service interaction witnessed in some competitors. Qantas' respect and understanding of the human touch is best exemplified by its policy of supporting Aborigine causes, including that of their fair representation within the employee rolls.
In terms of Qantas' business processes, they are well integrated and show refinement. At the heart of their processes is an element of anticipation. Qantas prides itself for being able to stay ahead of the curve rather than reacting after the fact. The processes at place have in-built forecasting and projection tools which identify future consumption trends. The service marketing team takes up these leads and creates or modifies services accordingly. Given the pan-Continental operations of Qantas, a fine mix of localization and globalization of marketing strategies had been adopted. Qantas has been able to strike this balance as its service marketing operations are always consistent with the core philosophy of the firm, namely, "You are the reason why we fly".
Physical facilities continue to play an important role in Qantas' service marketing culture. This is against the backdrop of a growing share of Internet-based ticketing transactions. The governing philosophy of Qantas' service marketing indicates that the actual consumer experience in-flight is the best marketing event. Accordingly, the physical ambience within the confines of the flight is given great importance, including the décor, ease of use of accessories, degree of mobility, quality and display of cutlery and food, the choice of color and design of uniform for the flight crew, etc. In fact, the recently unveiled new black-red-pink uniform is an attempt to add color and vibrancy to the environs. Further, Qantas has one of the most sophisticated in-flight entertainment systems in each of its aircrafts. The state-of-the-art individual consoles are installed with Total Entertainment System software, which gives commuters a one of a kind digital entertainment experience. All these are tangible evidence for high standards of service delivery. Customers, having thus experienced the service firsthand, not only stay loyal to the brand, but also take up its promotion voluntarily through word-of-mouth.
In conclusion, Qantas Airlines' service marketing mix is quite solid. It addresses all the imperatives of service marketing by balancing people, process and physical elements of marketing. In light of such an impressive record one finds it hard to make recommendations. Perhaps the company can look to fine tune its existing service marketing practices and aim to perfect them. In this regard, Qantas' own benchmarks serve as its reference points for excellence.
Levere, Jane L. "Frequent Fliers Wooed from the Ground Up ; Airlines Are Spending Millions on Lounges, Good Liquor and Hair Care." International Herald Tribune 22 Feb. 2012. Print.
"Dodging the Queues; Airlines Trying to Make Air Travel's Dreaded Starting Point Easier to Handle." The Observer (Gladstone, Australia) 18 June 2011. Print.
"Qantas Travelling Well, despite Asia's Turmoil." Business Asia 31 May 1999. Print.
"Connecting to the Customer." Marketing 19 Oct. 2000. Print.
"Opinion: The Marketing Society Forum – Can Discounting Serve to Win Back Consumer Trust after a Crisis?"Marketing 16 Nov. 2011. Print.


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Thousands raised in memory of Horsford Cricket club chairman Steve Read
Published: 10:11 AM February 14, 2017 Updated: 10:52 AM October 10, 2020
The new facilities at Manor Park cricket ground at Horsford are officially opened. Maureen Wilkinson, wife of the Horsford president and builder, cuts the ribbon to open the extension to the main pavilion, with Steve Read, left, Horsford chairman; and Richard Wright, Norfolk cricket club. Picture: Denise Bradley - Credit: copyright: Archant 2014
More than £10,000 has now been raised in memory of a cricket club chairman.
Cricket clubs around the region were in mourning when Horsford Cricket Club chairman Steve Read died in November.
Mr Read, who lived in Horsford, had been battling cancer in recent years and died on Sunday, November 20, aged 63.
Ahead of the 2015 season three captains at the club shaved their head in support of Mr Read after he was diagnosed with cancer for the second time, raising £5,000.
And since his death a further £5,280 was raised from donations at his funeral and collections for him since.
A total of £10280.80 will therefore be donated to Cancer Research in his memory.
Having started his cricket career at Overstrand between 1969 and 1973, Mr Read played for Harleston and then Haverhill before going to live in Kent in the late 1970s.
On returning to Norfolk the right-handed batsman and medium-pace bowler played for Vauxhall Mallards, where he was captain for seven years.
One of his proudest memories then followed, when he led Horsford to victory over Mallards in the 1988 Carter Cup final.
Mr Read also played for the Black Sheep charity team in his latter playing days.
He more recently served as chairman of Horsford and played a major role in the redevelopment of Manor Park for hosting Minor Counties cricket.
Mr Read worked as managing director of local timber merchants Read Brothers Ltd and also played rugby for Norwich RFC, who issued a statement, which said: 'Steve was well known within the cricket and rugby fraternities, having been an enthusiastic player of both games and playing at Norwich as part of the Stags team. Steve was also a great supporter and sponsor of the club through his business Read Brothers Ltd.
'The deepest sympathy of everyone at the club is extended to his wife Isobel and all of Steve's family and friends. He will be sorely missed.'
Mr Read's daughter, Donna, said: 'To raise such an amount of money is amazing, the money just kept coming and they had to extend the donation time.'
She said because her father had been so well known, donations had come from all over.
'He had such a huge impact on so many people.'


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