Posts tagged "Myths"

Magic Circle – J. W. Waterhouse (1886) …item 3.. Former Red Sox great loses ENTIRE $50 million fortune (22 June 2012) …item 4.. Uncovering the Myths Surrounding Ravens, Blackbirds, and Crows (Jan 8, 2008 ) …

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Magic Circle – J. W. Waterhouse (1886) …item 3.. Former Red Sox great loses ENTIRE million fortune (22 June 2012) …item 4.. Uncovering the Myths Surrounding Ravens, Blackbirds, and Crows (Jan 8, 2008 ) …


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Still other cultures considered these blackbirds to be symbols of sexual prowess or even deviancy. They believed that the birds had the power to turn even the best man into a sinner who would commit adultery or other acts of sexual deviance.
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“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” — economist John Kenneth Galbraith.

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Schilling said during a 90-minute interview on WEEI-FM in Boston that he put more than million of his own money in the company and that he’s had to tell his family that ‘the money I saved during baseball was probably all gone.’
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…..item 1)… marsmet462 photostream

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—– a measure of the gap between expectations and reality

—– the economy is fairing much worse than anticipated
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…..item 2)…. Quotations by Author … John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 – 2006)

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– Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

– The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

– Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite.
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……item 3)…. Mail Online …Daily Mail … www.dailymail.co.uk/news …

Former Red Sox great loses ENTIRE million fortune in bankrupt video game company

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 13:51 EST, 22 June 2012 | UPDATED: 14:10 EST, 22 June 2012

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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Friday that the collapse of his 38 Studios video game company has probably cost him his entire baseball fortune, and he placed part of the blame on Rhode Island officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee.

Schilling said during a 90-minute interview on WEEI-FM in Boston that he put more than million of his own money in the company and that he’s had to tell his family that ‘the money I saved during baseball was probably all gone.’

Schilling said he hopes to return to work soon as an analyst for ESPN. He took a leave of absence from the network after 38 Studios filed for bankruptcy protection on June 7.
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img code photo … Former Red Sox great Curt Schilling

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Former Red Sox great Curt Schilling has had to tell his family he has lost basically all of the million he earned playing baseball on a now bankrupt video game company

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The firm was lured to Providence from Massachusetts in 2010 after Rhode Island offered a million loan guarantee. The state is working to determine how much it’s on the hook for after the company’s collapse.

While he conceded that he ‘absolutely’ was part of the reason the company failed, he said public comments made by Chafee last month questioning the firm’s solvency were harmful as the firm tried — but failed — to raise private capital to stay afloat.

‘I think he had an agenda,’ Schilling said about Chafee.

Chafee vocally opposed the state’s loan guarantee to 38 Studios when he was running for governor in 2010. But after it was a done deal, he was the company’s ‘biggest cheerleader,’ Chafee spokeswoman Christine Hunsinger said Friday. She had no other immediate comments on Schilling’s interview.
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img code photo … historic 2004 World Series

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Schilling pitched for the Red Sox in the historic 2004 World Series winning season

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img code photo … Game 6

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He famously pitched Game 6 with an injured right ankle that was bleeding through his sock

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Schilling also accused Chafee of failing to work with an investor who was willing to put million to million into the company to help it succeed. He said the investor walked away because of Chafee’s inaction.

38 Studios laid off its entire workforce — nearly 300 employees in Providence and more in Maryland — last month. That move came after it was more than two weeks late on a .1 million payment to the state; officials have said that was the first indication the company was in financial trouble.

The firm had sought millions of dollars in tax credits from Rhode Island as it struggled to stay afloat, but Schilling said Friday that he wasn’t looking for a bailout.

State and federal authorities, meanwhile, are investigating 38 Studios’ finances. Citizens Bank also has sued Schilling to recover .4 million in loans it made to 38 Studios.

Schilling, who also pitched for Baltimore, Houston, Philadelphia and Arizona, won the World Series three times and is perhaps best remembered for pitching Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series with an injured ankle that stained his sock with blood.

Schilling said he hasn’t done anything wrong. He said he never took any money from the company, not even a salary. He said the company was close to succeeding but just couldn’t raise enough private capital. He also said he never intended to hurt the firm’s workers.

‘It’s been kind of a surreal 60 days or 65 days,’ Schilling said. ‘It’s crushing and devastating to see it fail the way it did.’

Schilling was asked how the company’s collapse has affected him personally.

‘I don’t know. … It’s not over yet,’ he said. ‘I would imagine the next foreseeable time in our lives is going to be consumed by this. It’s a life-changing thing.’

But he added, ‘I’m not asking for sympathy. It was my choice.’
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…..item 4)…. Yahoo! Voices … voices.yahoo.com … Uncovering the Myths Surrounding Ravens, Blackbirds, and Crows

Charlotte Kuchinsky, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Jan 8, 2008

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Ravens, crows, and blackbirds in general have been negative omens for many different cultures throughout the world. Scavengers willing to pick the skin off a dead carcass, these birds have never been a favorite of humankind.

Some cultures, like the Egyptians, Romans, and Arabs, have respected the power of these birds while others have feared them. Some have viewed them as symbols of pure evil while others have merely viewed them as omens or prophets.

The Irish once used these birds for divination because they believed that they possessed second sight. It is said that the British believed that ravens fleeing the Tower of London would be an omen of the upcoming fall of the English monarchy.

Writers have, over the years, written about the raven. Many contended that he is the symbol of death. The bird is even mentioned in the Bible; plucking out the eyes of sinners in Proverbs 30:17 and descending upon the wicked in Isaiah 34:11.

Some contend that the raven was once a beautiful white bird. However, when Noah sent it out of the Ark to test the waters for land, it failed to return to deliver its message. As punishment, it is was believed that God turned the bird black and condemned it to eat nothing but dead carrion.

The Greeks, on the other hand, believed that it was the sun god, Apollo, who turned the bird black when he dared to reveal a message that the god’s beloved had been unfaithful. The Norse valued the tattletale nature of the bird. It was said that the great god Odin used the raven to travel the world, watching and observing; returning home to inform him of what was happening among his people.

Many religions, including that of Christianity, believed that these blackbirds were symbols of damnation. In many instances they were even associated with the ultimate sinner; that of the devil himself. Still others thought that the birds were the result of the casting of a witch’s spell.

Only a handful of people, including that of some tribes of Native America, have viewed these dark emblems in any kind of positive light. Many tribes, in contrast to so many others, viewed them as guides meant to help mankind along his journey in both life and death. A few viewed them as those lucky enough to be granted the power to see the soul as it leaves the human body on its way to its final resting place.

Other tribes view these birds as messengers who have shared the secrets of The Great Spirit with his people. Many Native American legends deal with the crow or raven as the helper of mankind, rather than as a trickster or a bad omen. The bird is often associated with the creation as well as with helping mankind learn how to survive.

Some cultures viewed the crow in a negative light while they viewed the raven in a positive one. Most others viewed them as one and the same. In mythology, it wasn’t unusual for the gods to take the form of a raven or crow in order to fly down to earth and mix among their people.

Still other cultures considered these blackbirds to be symbols of sexual prowess or even deviancy. They believed that the birds had the power to turn even the best man into a sinner who would commit adultery or other acts of sexual deviance.

Few birds have as much written or verbal lore about them as that of the crow, raven, or blackbird. With perhaps the exception of the eagle or the mythical phoenix, these birds are the most noted.

A symbol of loneliness and solitude, it is possible that these black birds are simply misunderstood. On the other hand, perhaps they are just cunning like the demons and devils that they supposedly emulates. At any rate, it is doubtful that the blackbird, crow, or raven will ever be deemed worthy of any kind of adulation. To quote Edgar Allen Poe "Never more. . ."

Published by Charlotte Kuchinsky

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Gators Dec. 3, 1977 … Think Pink Sports Media …item 3f.. THE CARS ― SINCE I HELD YOU …item 4.. Gators can make Sugar really sweet with 5 keys — Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl (12:04 AM, Dec 27, 2012) …


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December 3, 1977 – Florida suffers one of its most humiliating defeats ever on its own home field. The Quarterback tandem of Wally Woodham and Jimmy Jordan throw for more than 300 yards as the Seminoles destroy the Gators 37-9.
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… message header for item 2 — Florida State Football – 1977 Year In Review

Nobody could forget the defense either. Florida State limited the Gators to a mere 200 yards total offense and the hosts didn’t score a touchdown for the first time in a regular season game since 1973. The defense was spearheaded by Willie Jones, a junior defensive end, who earned "Defensive Player of the Game" honors.
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…..item 1)…. Think Pink Sports Media … www.thinkpinksm.org …

Independent Sports Media From a Pink Perspective

Baker: A Thanksgiving Tradition
November 23rd, 2010 | Author: thinkpinksm

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December 3, 1977 – Florida suffers one of its most humiliating defeats ever on its own home field. The Quarterback tandem of Wally Woodham and Jimmy Jordan throw for more than 300 yards as the Seminoles destroy the Gators 37-9.
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…..item 2)…. Florida State Football – 1977 Year In Review … nolefan.org …

FLORIDA STATE 37, FLORIDA 9

12/03/1977, GAINESVILLE, FL

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From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 48
GAINESVILLE, FL – Florida State ended a nine year drought in convincing style when it dumped arch-rival Florida, 37-9, before 63,563, the largest crowd to watch the Seminoles during the ’77 season.

The victory capped a brilliant regular season for the Garnet and Gold. It was the ninth victory in 11 starts, the first time in Seminole history the school had recorded nine wins during the regular season. And, the win also returned FSU football to respectability throughout the south since head coach Bobby Bowden had said more than once that the program "would not be turned around until we beat Florida."

Thus the victory – only the third in the 20 year series for the Seminoles – was more important than any other win in recent memory for Seminole coaches and boosters.

The Seminoles led from the start in this one. After Florida failed to move the sticks following the opening kickoff, the Seminoles went 72 yards in six plays for their first TD. The six points belonged to sophomore Kurt Unglaub, who caught a 35 yard Wally Woodham pass. Dave Cappelen booted the PAT.

And, that opening Seminole drive demonstrated what the Seminoles were going to do the entire afternoon – PASS. First it was Woodham, who quarterbacked the first quarter and the opening series of the second. He completed six of 10 passes for 86 yards and a TD.

Then came Jimmy Jordan, who head coach Bobby Bowden later described as "my fast ball pitcher." Pitch is exactly what Jordan did with the pigskin. Guiding the Seminoles for all but two series during the rest of the game, Jordan completed 13 of 19 for 240 yards and three touchdowns. That effort earned him "Offensive Player of the Game" honors from the ABC-TV broadcasting team sending the game throughout the south on a regional basis.

Jordan wasn’t the only star, however. Also drawing his share of recognition was Roger Overby, who caught three TD passes during the afternoon. Overall, he had six grabs for 124 yards. Senior Mike Shumann was on the receiving end of five passes for 111 yards while Unglaub grabbed four for 78. The Unglaub total was just one short of his season total entering the game.

Also in the spotlight was runningback Larry Key, who rushed for 143 yards to become the first player in Seminole history to ever gain 1,000 yards rushing in a season.

Nobody could forget the defense either. Florida State limited the Gators to a mere 200 yards total offense and the hosts didn’t score a touchdown for the first time in a regular season game since 1973. The defense was spearheaded by Willie Jones, a junior defensive end, who earned "Defensive Player of the Game" honors.
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…..item 3a)…. youtube video … The Cars – Candy-O — Full Album (Vinyl) … 36:35 minutes

**THE FULL ALBUM FROM YOUTUBE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME — November 18, 2012.

Side One

0:00 Let’s Go
3:34 Since I Held You
6:51 It’s All I Can Do
10:38 Double Life/Shoo Be Do/Candy O

Side Two

19:12 Nightspots
22:30 You Can’t Hold On Too Long
25:17 Lust For Kicks
29:12 Got A Lot On My Head
32:12 The Dangerous Type

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…..item 3b)…. youtube video … The CARS – Candy-O(1979) … 2:37 minutes

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Uploaded by Slance1 on May 27, 2009

Re-uploaded, because apparently "Shoo Be Doo" is nothing without "Candy-O" and "Candy-O" is nothing without "Shoo Be Doo". And I agree!
ps – candy-o didn’t have sound

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…..item 3c)…. youtube video … The CARS – Let’s go!(1979) … 3:32 minutes

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Uploaded by Slance1 on May 25, 2009

This is from Candy-O album, from 1979. Great song!

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…..item 3d)…. youtube video … The CARS – Double Life(1979) … 4:14 minutes

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Uploaded by Slance1 on May 25, 2009

This is from Candy-O album, from 1979.

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…..item 3e)…. youtube video … The CARS – Dangerous Type(1979) … 4:24 minutes

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Uploaded by Slance1 on May 25, 2009

PROBABLY my favorite from this album…

This is from Candy-O, from 1979.

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…..item 3f)…. youtube video … THE CARS ― SINCE I HELD YOU … 3:17 minutes

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Uploaded by dcmichael86 on Jul 11, 2011

SINCE I HELD YOU:

i really love the way you talk
i don’t mind saying so
oo i love it when you dance
so silky slow, baby please don’t go
i know you refused to get involved
you won’t help me out none
you run around like a paperdoll
pretending it’s fun, baby please don’t run
something in the night just don’t sit right
looks like i’m going to be up all night
it’s been such a long time since i held you
i won’t forget the way you said
it doesn’t bother you much
tutor impressions in your head
just before the last touch that meant so much

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…..item 3g)…. youtube video … The CARS – You Can’t Hold On Too Long(1979) … 2:46 minutes

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It’s alright

This is from Candy-O album, from 1979.

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…..item 4)…. Gators can make Sugar really sweet with 5 keys … Florida Today … www.floridatoday.com …
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img code photo … Matt Jones (24) of Florida

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Matt Jones (24) of Florida is one of several speedsters on offense Will Muschamp could rely on to get the ground game moving. / Getty Images

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Will Muschamp

Ground game, kicker, turnovers big factors in Muschamp’s attack
12:04 AM, Dec 27, 2012 |

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GAINESVILLE — Forget about the days of the Fun ’n Gun, the spread offense and footballs flying all over SEC stadiums when the University of Florida is in town.

This year marked the changing of the guard in Gainesville in Will Muschamp’s second season as the Gators’ head coach. UF is now a mini-version of Nick Saban’s Alabama team that has won two of the past three national titles. Muschamp continues to revamp the program in the style he wants, as a former Saban assistant.

And it will be more of the same in New Orleans during the ­Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl.

Fans dreaming of the days of Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer, looking at the stats and what’s ahead — this is Florida football 2013 and beyond. As the Gators arrive in New Orleans today, the battle plan should be pretty much what it has been all season — lots of Mike Gillislee and defense.

The five keys for the Gators, trying to finish the season with 12 wins and a top-five ranking for the first time since 2009:

• Get the running game going right away. Gillislee is Florida’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2004 and came on strong at the end of the regular season, finishing with 122 and 140 yards in his final two outings.

UF ran for 1,413 yards (117.7 per outing) in the second half of games this season, the best total in the SEC. The Gators had 50 runs of 10 yards or more in the second half of games, the sixth-best total in the nation.

The Gators faced the nation’s No. 1 rush defense at FSU (allowing 70.6 yards entering the game) and ran for 249.

“I think it just gives them a lot of confidence and it shows that I think they’ve hit a point where they’re breaking through the consistency that we kind of wanted to strive for,” UF offensive coordinator Brent Pease said of the 37-26 win in Tallahassee where the Gators were more physical than the Seminoles.

Florida also pounded the ball for 160 yards against LSU in the second half alone _ almost double what the Tigers were giving up at the time (83.0).

So, is it any secret what Florida will try to do against Louisville? Expect Gillislee to try to have one more big second half. Stat to watch? When he scores a touchdown, the Gators are 15-1, the only loss to LSU in 2010.

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“He’s one of my favorites of all-time,” Muschamp said. “He’s a guy that’s a great example. He was voted team MVP by his teammates in a landslide as far as the votes are concerned. So you see the respect he’s got in the (locker) room.”

Louisville ranks 52nd nationally in rushing defense, allowing 151.1 yards per game, and should already be able to hear the train coming.

• It’s time for Jeff Driskel to step up and show that big things lie ahead. The Gators will do everything possible to get him going early. The sophomore has thrown for 1,471 yards and 11 touchdowns with three interceptions. Those aren’t the kind of numbers Florida’s offensive-crazed fans have grown accustomed to.

Driskel won’t ever be Tim Tebow, like some fans have hoped. But he’s a mini-version, also running for over 400 yards. If you take out the sack totals, he’s actually run for 705 yards on 75 rushes. His 177 yards on the ground broke the UF quarterback running record of 166 yards set by, you guessed it, Tebow.

The Cardinals could have a lot of problems with Driskel because they rank 85th nationally in sacks per game, about 1.5. Pressure has been Driskel’s biggest issue this season. Without it, he runs wild.

• Turnovers have been everything to this team. The Gators are third nationally in scoring defense (12.9, the lowest allowed since 1964) and fifth in total defense (282.6). But it’s the turnover margin that makes Florida special — with 19 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries. Florida had 10 interceptions against top-10 teams, second only to Oregon’s 13.

The Gators allowed just 29 points in the fourth quarter this season. Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel could not get Texas A&M in the end zone on its final seven possessions of a loss to UF in College Station.

“When it came down to where they need to go win games, they lined up and they were able to knock people off the ball and they were able to go win the fourth quarter,” Cardinals coach Charlie Strong said of the Gators.

All-American safety Matt Elam is the heart of that unit, second on the team with 65 tackles and a team-best four interceptions. He’s almost certainly headed to the NFL after this game and it’s going-out party.

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“In talking to a lot of offensive coaches that face us, they’ve got to account for him and generally you don’t hear that much from an offensive coach talking about a secondary player, that we’ve got to account for him as far as where he is,” Muschamp said.

A stat that has UF’s secondary excited — Louisville has thrown 424 passes this season.

• Kicker Caleb Sturgis has missed one of nine kicks this season from 40 yards and farther, and was a Groza award finalist for the second season in a row. Of his 67 kickoffs, 29 were touchbacks.

Sturgis kicked three field goals in five different games and has hit eight from 50 or farther in his career. Another senior, he’s been the answer to virtually every Florida offensive problem this season. Without him, the Gators would have never been a top-10 team.

Asked what the future will be like after Sturgis departs, Muschamp said: “I don’t even like to think about it, to be honest with you.”

• Gillislee, Sturgis and Elam will be the past on Jan. 3. Loucheiz Purifoy is the future. UF offensive coordinator Brent Pease had a month to prepare how to use Purifoy, a starting cornerback, as a wide receiver in the bowl game — and in the future.

Take a long look at how Purifoy is used on the offensive side of the ball against Louisville. The sophomore is so talented and so explosive that he could end up being a two-way player much of next season. Defensively, he forced three fumbles, blocked a field goal and a punt and had 51 tackles (which will likely lead all returning players in 2013). Offensively, he’s showing skills as a runner and receiver that are hard to avoid.

“Loucheiz is an athlete,” Florida senior receiver Frankie Hammond said. “It’s not so much about him being a receiver and reading so much, it’s letting him go out there and play in space. Just give him a route and if he sees a certain coverage, maybe convert it, but with a guy like him you just want to get him the ball and just let him run and just let him do what he does best.”
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Renowned Gerontologist Ken Dychtwald Challenges Myths That May Mislead People Into Making Wrong Decisions About Best Options in Senior Living

Renowned Gerontologist Ken Dychtwald Challenges Myths That May Mislead People Into Making Wrong Decisions About Best Options in Senior Living

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) December 08, 2011

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D., today challenged five “prevailing myths and misperceptions” about the senior living concept known as the continuing care retirement community, or CCRC. Dychtwald, psychologist, gerontologist, best-selling author, and CEO of Age Wave, expressed his comments in a new report presented today at Vi at Silverstone, a Vi and Plaza Companies Community.

“There are prevailing myths and misperceptions about CCRCs which do not match today’s realities, and which can sometimes complicate or mislead decision-making,” according to Dychtwald. “As a result, people planning for retirement may be missing out on one of the better options available in senior living today.”

Dychtwald said, “It is the reasons for and psychology behind these myths that can be the most revealing. Some of these myths arise from memories and images of old-fashioned retirement homes our parents or grandparents may have lived in. Others are grounded in deeper concerns we may have regarding how to best optimize our health and independence in later life.”

Titled “Five Myths and Realities of Continuing Care Retirement Communities,” Age Wave’s report and supporting research were commissioned by Vi, a developer, owner and operator of older adult living communities. The document is available in its entirety at http://www.ViLiving.com.

Meg Ostrom, Vi’s senior vice president and project director, said the purpose behind the research that went into the report is to help those looking at retirement choices to better understand the psychology that is often behind the misperceptions, and the reality, of today’s CCRC offerings.

“Today, deciding to move to a CCRC is typically a pro-active decision to have an active, fulfilling lifestyle while – at the same time – preparing for future care needs,” Ostrom said. “This is not a reactive move triggered or forced by poor health or other event.”

According to Dychtwald, the research uncovered five major myths:

    Myth No. 1: “My current home will be the best possible place to live in my post-retirement years.”
    Myth No. 2: “My current home is the best option to continue an active social life and to stay connected with friends in the years ahead.”
    Myth No. 3: “It’s less expensive and more financially secure for me to stay in my current home.”
    Myth No. 4: “It would be easy to get any care I might need at home.”
    Myth No. 5: “CCRCs are filled with old people who are sick and dying.”

“With each myth, we’ve challenged the conventional but often misguided wisdom that has supported it and we’ve explained today’s new reality,” Dychtwald said.

For example, with Myth No. 2, that your current home is the best option to stay connected with friends in the years ahead, Dychtwald said that during retirement it is not uncommon for people’s friends and family to move away, and many can feel increasingly lonely or isolated in their current home.

“Studies show that having low social interaction is as bad for your health as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day, is as dangerous as being an alcoholic, is as harmful as never exercising, and is twice as dangerous as obesity,” said Dychtwald. “For many of CCRC residents we interviewed, the stimulating social environment and opportunity to develop new friendships were some of the top benefits of living in a CCRC. Most expressed that they wish they had not waited so long to move.”

With Myth No. 4 regarding the issue of at-home care, the Age Wave report comments that for many care at home can become difficult and costly or could wind up putting the burden on other family members, while CCRCs offer a seamless solution for most care needs that may arise in later life, like Alzheimer’s care and skilled nursing care.

“For those who have devoted little planning to their potential future care needs, their first response is often, ‘I can always get the care I need at home,’” he said.

The fact is, Dychtwald said, “almost two-thirds of people will need some type of long-term care after they reach age 65. Yet, just a third believe they might need long-term care. As a result, many have no plan in place to protect themselves and their families from the financial and emotional burdens if this care is ever needed. In contrast, depending on the type of CCRC you choose, your future care costs are more predictable and many require only nominal additional charges.”

Dychtwald said Myth No. 5, that CCRCs are filled with old people who are sick and dying, is driven by images people have of visits years ago with grandparents and relatives living in an old-style nursing home, “which at that time were often institutional, highly medical, and lacking in privacy.”

The reality of living in a CCRC today is quite different, he said. “CCRCs offer opportunities to engage in activities ranging from lectures, art workshops, exercise classes, to event clubs. As a result, living at a CCRC can offer far more mental stimulation and social engagement than staying in your current home.”

Vi’s Ostrom said, “We’ve found from the first-hand experiences of our own residents that choosing the best home and community can help make retirement years a fulfilling and exciting new chapter in life.”

About Vi

Vi, formerly Classic Residence by Hyatt, was founded in 1987 as a developer, owner and operator of older adult living communities. The company is dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults by providing high quality environments, services and care. Vi currently operates ten continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and nine rental communities under a family of brands nationwide. For more information about Vi communities, visit http://www.ViLiving.com.

About Age Wave

Founded in 1986, Age Wave is the nation’s foremost thought leader on population aging and its business, social, healthcare, financial, workforce and cultural implications. Under the leadership of Founder/CEO Dr. Ken Dychtwald, Age Wave has developed a unique understanding of the body, mind, hopes and demands of new generations of maturing consumers and workers and their expectations, attitudes, hopes, and fears regarding retirement.

About Plaza Companies

Plaza Companies, based in Peoria, Arizona, is an award-winning leader in the development and management of medical office properties, technology and bioscience facilities, and senior housing communities. Founded in 1982, Plaza Companies is a full-service firm with a portfolio of more than 5.5 million square feet valued at more than $ 1 billion. For more information about Plaza Companies, visit http://www.theplazaco.com.

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