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NORTHFIELD, Vt. — When Denis and Sarah Scheele's dog was fatally shot after wandering onto a man's property, they sued — and not just for damages. The couple also wanted compensation for their emotional distress and loss of companionship.
Their case is one of a growing number around the country that asks courts to recognize what dog owners already do: that man's best friend is worth more than its retail price.
"When you lose something like that, the loss is immeasurable," said Sarah Scheele, 47. "You can't just go to a pet store and buy another animal. It doesn't replace the family member that was lost."
Unable to have children, the Scheeles got two dogs instead. They fed them human food, brushed their teeth and put coats on them when it rained.
The Scheeles say the death of Shadow, a shepherd-chow-spaniel mix they called their "little boy," entitles them to damages beyond the direct expenses typically awarded in such cases.
Historically, courts have allowed people suing over the death of an animal to collect such expenses as its purchase price and veterinary bills.
"Courts look at market value, and I don't think that reflects society's values," said the couple's attorney, Heidi Groff.
The Scheeles' case began in July 2003, when they drove from their home in Annapolis, Md., to Vermont to watch his aunt and uncle renew their wedding vows. They planned to leave the dogs in their truck during the service.
They got to the church early, so they let the dogs loose, a violation of the leash law in Northfield, which is 10 miles south of Montpelier.
The dogs wandered into Lewis Dustin's yard. Dustin, 74, who had been squirrel hunting that day, had a combination BB and pellet gun at the ready.
According to the Scheeles, Shadow didn't menace Dustin. But Dustin fired a pellet at Shadow in hopes of scaring him off.
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Instead, the shot penetrated the dog's chest and severed an aorta. Shadow died en route to a veterinarian's office.
$4,000 restitution
Dustin later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty. He was given a year of probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and pay $4,000 in restitution.
A judge ruled in the Scheeles' civil suit that there is no provision in Vermont law that would allow them to recover damages for the loss of Shadow's companionship or for emotional distress.
The couple plan to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
"What we're trying to do is expand the law to recognize that the companionship between a dog and its owner is such that the owner is entitled to compensation" when that relationship is destroyed, said David Putter, an attorney hired to help with the appeal.
Though the attorneys acknowledge it's a novel legal theory, noting that people can't sue for loss of companionship in the deaths of best friends or domestic partners, they want an exception for four-legged friends.
Between property and people
In recent years, trial courts in Florida, New York, Illinois, California, Oregon and Washington have carved out a category for pets that is somewhere between property and people.
An appeals court in Washington state last May created a new tort called "malicious injury to a pet," which allows someone to collect emotional distress damages. The case involved three teenagers who doused a cat with gasoline and lit it on fire. The cat was euthanized.
Animal law expert Geordie Duckler said appellate courts have lagged society at large in recognizing the relationship between a pet and its owner.
"As soon as some good appellate panel (of judges) recognizes this special relationship that people have had for a long time with their pets, I think it will be like the flip of a light switch," and the law nationwide will change, said Duckler, a Portland, Ore., lawyer.
For his part, Dustin believes the issue has been overblown.
"These people think that this dog is a human being," he said. "It's not a human being. And that dog was trespassing."
Dustin said he can't afford a lawyer and would take whatever comes as the litigation continues.
"If they want to put me in jail, that's what they can do," he said. "I'm not going to pay them anything because I don't owe them anything. All I'm going to do is go to court and go through the motions."
Sarah Scheele said she and her husband are pursing the case to honor Shadow.
"We're not in it for the money," she said. "We want to get national legislation that will recognize pets as companions and not just property."
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Park Nima is not an anchor woman of Korea.. She's just Sexy Webcam Girl!
Chinese netizens had changed Internet Adult Broadcasting BJ into an anchor of Korean terrestrial broadcasting.
It is an absurd episode, taken as a whole.
According to Chinese website 'Onbao', the video clip named as 'Korean woman announcer Striptease' is spreading rapidly via Chinese version of Twitter 'Weibo'.
At first, the video posted on Chinese video-sharing site. And a Chinese netizen posted the video clip on his Weibo, and at the same time, this video was spread rapidly.
The playback time of the video is about 30 minutes.
A beauty girl who wears see-through lingerie made a sexy face, and she danced a sexy dance.
After a while, she took off her underwear, and put on a strip show.
Some Chinese media reported that the identities and affiliations of her are unknown, but some Chinese netizen assumed that she is an anchor woman of Korea, Park Nima.
Lots of Chinese web sites made Internet message boards for Park Nima, and articles written by Chinese netizen were more than 6,500.
Searching for Park Nima on Chinese search engine, a lot of related images were shown, and the related images or video clips got more than 500,000,000 hits on Internet pages.
Park Nima's personal information was registered on the encyclopedia section of Baidu, China's largest search site.
According to the encyclopedia section of Baidu, she was introduced as..
"Park Nima was born in Seoul on December 6, 1976.
She graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts and debuted as an announcer in 2007 in Korea.
She hosted a variety of entertainment, travel, and music program in KBS, MBC, Mnet, and Arirang TV."
But she is unidentified anchor woman, and does not belong any of broadcasting company in Korea!
She was just webcam girl.

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text: We're not certain it needs to get any easier to post compromising photos to social networking sites, but apparently Panasonic's R&D labs think it's a problem in need of a giant, garish solution: say hello to the Pixi, a concept cellphone dock / cameraphone companion designed to send photos directly from your mobile to mixi, a Japanese MySpace clone. Sliding your phone into the Pixi automatically brings up your photos, and then configuring your phone and sending those latest bleary-eyed bar pics to the web is as simple as smacking one of the six touch-sensitive icons on the unit. Of course, you won't be doing this on the sly -- the unit's bright red shell with carnival-style LED chaser lights might tip off your companions, but if you can't figure out how to email photos to a website from a modern phone, you probably deserve the scorn. Check a video of the concept Pixi in action after the jump.


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Kansas City, MO – Wendy Doyle, President & CEO of the Women's Foundation, today released the following statement regarding Missouri Capitol intern policies released by Speaker of the House Todd Richardson:
The Women's Foundation commends Speaker Richardson's efforts to address inappropriate behavior towards Capitol interns. Speaker Richardson and the Women's Foundation listened to Missouri women, incorporated their ideas, and remains committed to changing the culture of the Capitol. We are supportive of the General Assembly's continued work to create an environment where all interns have an equal opportunity to learn and succeed.
The Women's Foundation is dedicated to removing barriers for women so they can achieve their full economic and leadership potential. As long as sexual harassment exists and is enabled in the Missouri State Capitol or anywhere else, that presents a barrier for women to advance professionally and to lead in the future.


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Pots calling Kettles black, and the Issue of Hyping Clients
I, like a few others in the PR blogosphere, read Micro Persuasion written by Steve Rubel.
Today, Rubel mulls over whether or not to blog about his agency's newest client in a posting, about, well, his agency's newest client. For my blog, if I do blog about a POP! Public Relations' client, I make sure never to mention the name or to hyperlink to articles, the Website, etc. It's not what my blog is about - it's about issues in PR, what I come across, and the like.
I understand Rubel's predicament, and I would give him more of a free ride, if not for the fact that he once took another PR blogger to task for posting about a nice hit in the Wall Street Journal for his client. That blogger, Matthew Podboy / Active Voice had never written in his blog prior that he would keep his blog free of client mentions. He blogs about his agency - he's a co-founder of Voce Communications - and he blogs about the work there and the clients. It's a pretty straightforward issue for Podboy. He blogs about the workings in an agency.
I came to Podboy's defence because I know him well from my beginning in public relations, and have looked deep into his heart while working with him. That, plus I had a huge crush on his wife when we all worked at M/ST.
Plus, back when Rubel first started to blog, he asked bloggers everywhere whether or not he should blog about his clients. It seems that he hasn't come to a decision yet, but is leaning toward all out hyping of clients.
Don't get me wrong - Rubel has done a great job promoting for his blog. I see Micro Persuasion linked to some well-read blogs, and PR Week even notes that because of his blog CooperKatz was able to land the new client that he blogged about today. I wonder, though, if Rubel starts to blog about clients and turns Micro Persuasion into a blog about clients, if he might lose audience share or those links.


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Crayola Experience in Orlando, FL opened in the Summer of 2015. It is a hands-on family attraction full of creative activities that are fun for the whole family!
In this Comprehensive Guide you will find pictures, videos and descriptions of all the attractions and activities.
My family had a great time being creative at Crayola Experience in Orlando, FL. We spent about 7 hours there and brought home tons of crafty art and coloring pages, along with personalized Crayons and Crayola Model Magic modeling clay all included in the admission price!


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The picture is finally emerging of what's going on ... my CT angiogram was clear, thank goodness. So CNS Vasculitis looks unlikely (although there's always a chance it could be early stages, not picked up etc etc). PHEW.
So the most likely diagnosis is neurosarcoidosis. And now that I'm reading more about it, a bunch of odd little symptoms I've had for the past 4-5 years are suddenly falling into place, which I admit I'm finding rather exciting. Stuff like :
• Onycholysis (painless lifting of the fingernails from their beds)
• Loss of sense of taste and smell
• Loss of sensation in any body part (currently have a numb right arm, and the numbness is spreading to my jaw and back of my neck)
• Facial nerve involvement (I had a 6th nerve palsy five years ago, with no cause determined)
• Dry eyes
• Vision loss
• Muscle aches and pains
• Brain fog
• Nasty itchy blistering skin lesions associated with sun exposure
• Dry scaly skin
It is even often associated with fibromyalgia. Far out.
I'll be started on corticosteroids today or tomorrow. Hopefully only for 3-4 months this time No saying yet whether my vision will repair on steroids, but I'm hoping so! I think I've probably got the chronic form of the disease, given that I think I've had symptoms for at least 5 years, so it's likely to be something I'll have to be dealing with for many years, if not lifelong.
I've also informed my hip surgeon about all this, as being on steroids may have an impact on the stability of my artificial hip - he'll call my neurologist for a chat. I suspect I'll end up on calcium supplements. And I'll have regular vision checks, and MRIs.
Hope to get out of hospital by the end of the week, with any luck. Feeling pretty good, I'm just so relieved that it's probably not the fatal (if untreated) vasculitis.


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Death has been on my mind a lot recently and it has made me think. I have what some may class as a close relationship with the subject because I have been there and done that. In 2005, while suffering from a brain infection, I collapsed in a doctor's waiting room. I can still remember the sudden peace that came over me after an initial moment of panic. I can still remember that last few moments before everything went black, seeing images of my life flashing before me culminating in the very last image of my 26 year old daughter as a three year old riding her tricycle. It was not until afterwards that I was told that I had in fact "died" and was resuscitated by a quick thinking young doctor after about thirty seconds. Despite my mother and stepfather dying at a young age, I have, since my brush with death, tried to put death and life into perspective. That perspective includes an acceptance of my own mortality, that my time on Earth should be used to good effect and I should never forget "the moment", that is, being aware of my present. This perspective is helping me greatly in my work at the moment as I am dealing with some clients whose fear of death is stopping them living. I was extremely interested to read the results of a new study on the subject. This actually suggests that fear of death can be used positively. This is summarized below:
Thoughts of dying can become obsessive and negative, however research suggests that thinking about death can be a good thing. Being healthily aware that none of us is immortal can help us to prioritize both our values and our goals whilst having a beneficial effect on our physical health.
Even subconscious thoughts about dying, such as a walk past a graveyard, can promote positive change and thoughts of helping others.
No previous study has explored the potential benefits of being aware of death. In fact, past studies suggest that thoughts of death are dangerous and destructive. It was though that they felled negative actions encompassing everything from greed and violence to prejudice. These previous studies related to TMT (terror management theory) which works on the principal that we have cultural beliefs in order to cope with feelings of mortality.
'This tendency for TMT research to primarily deal with negative attitudes and harmful behaviours has become so deeply entrenched in our field that some have recently suggested that death awareness is simply a bleak force of social destruction,' says Kenneth Vail of the University of Missouri. Vail is the lead author of this new study, the findings of which can be found online in Personality and Social Psychology Review.
He added 'There has been very little integrative understanding of how subtle, day-to-day, death awareness might be capable of motivating attitudes and behaviours that can minimise harm to oneself and others, and can promote well-being.'
Vail and colleagues set out to construct a new model for the way we contemplate our mortality. They reviewed data from recent research on this subject and found many examples of experiments, from both the laboratory and in the field, that suggest positives to natural thoughts of death.
Recent studies also suggest that thinking about death can promote better physical health, as when we are reminded of our mortality we may make better health choices. We could be prompted to use sun block, cut down on the number of cigarettes we smoke, or to take more exercise.
Vail says that an important implication of this work is that we should 'turn attention and research efforts towards better understanding of how the motivations triggered by death awareness can actually improve people's lives, rather than how it can cause malady and social strife.
He concludes 'The dance with death can be a delicate but potentially elegant stride towards living the good life.'
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A few years ago, perceptual scientist Josh McDermott of MIT and Harvard evolutionary psychologist Marc D. Hauser published a study (and here's a laymen's report on the report – YO DAWG I HERD U LIKE REPORTS) which dealt with the origins of music. From the abstract:
We claim that theories of the origins of music will be usefully constrained if we can determine which aspects of music perception are innate, and, of those, which are uniquely human and specific to music… Our research suggests that many rudimentary acoustic preferences, such as those for consonant over dissonant intervals, may be unique to humans.
And, of course, being scientists, they tested this hypothesis by trapping marmoset monkeys in a maze and blaring music at them. First the two ends of the maze were set up so that speakers were playing a Russian lullaby at one end and "German techno" (I heard it, it was actually jungle/drum n' bass) at the other. And this time, the monkeys congregated near the Russian lullaby.
The next time, a control group of sorts was set up so that the German techno was replaced with no music at all. And given that choice between the Russian lullaby and nothing, the monkeys gathered near the silent speaker. So the tenative conclusion was that music is more innately a human phenomenon and that we could be uniquely hard-wired towards liking music in a way that other primates are not. This made me sad for some irrational reason. It would be cool if monkeys liked music.
But this study, like most good ones, really raised more new questions than it did answer old ones. So, for example, the monkeys used in the experiment were marmosets, or "New World monkeys," which are more distantly related to us than, say, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. The common ancestor we share with marmosets lived around 44 million years ago, and the common ancestor we share with both chimpanzees and bonobos lived only around 5-7 million years ago. So it could be that a predisposition to music is something which arose after our branch of the evolutionary tree forked away from the marmosets- somewhere between 44 and 5 million years ago. Or, it could be that (and this is where we finally get to something new) McDermott and Hauser just weren't using the right kind of music in their studies.
In a study in the new issue of Biology Letters, which just came out yesterday and is not yet online (although you can read reports on the study from Science News, Science Daily, and Scientific American), University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor Charles Snowdon teamed up with composer/cellist David Teie of the University of Maryland to run an experiment similar to the 2006 McDermott/Hauser study with an important twist. Instead of playing ordinary music, Teie created a musical composition for cello and vocals based on the tamarin calls, which is the animal on which they were experimenting. For the sake of being pedantic, the common ancestor we share with tamarins lived around the same time as the one we share with marmoset monkeys (38-49 million years ago), so this is pretty close to being a standardized test relative to the earlier one.
And the tamarins liked their custom-made music. They apparently were much calmer and groomed each other more. Snowdon says this kind of music should be used in zoos to give the monkeys a better quality of life in captivity. But that could be bad for business for the zoos, since said music is incredibly annoying to us. Don't take my word for it though, you can listen to it at the Science News link in the above paragraph.


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Which Social Platforms Are Right For Your Business?Thursday, March 09, 2017
Not all social media platforms are created equal. Learn how to identify which ones will help you get ahead.
Every social media platform is unique. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram all have certain advantages that may be leveraged to serve different purposes and reach different demographics. The right channels for your business will depend on your industry and the type of message you want to communicate to your clients. MSW Interactive Designs, LLC is here to help you identify which platforms may be the most advantageous for your business.
Facebook is still the king of social media. No matter what your industry is, Facebook provides an immensely powerful marketing tool that we encourage you to take advantage of. While Facebook provides valuable opportunities for educating your clients and positioning yourself as the expert in your field, the main purpose of Facebook is to connect with your clients by showing them the true personality of your business.
Did a team member bring their dog or child into the office for a day? Did you host a team-building exercise on a ropes course? Did you celebrate someone's birthday? Posting pictures of these types of behind-the-scenes moments is a powerful way to build valuable rapport with your clients.
If Facebook is the king, YouTube is the prince. YouTube is quickly becoming one of the most widely used social platforms in the world. This platform gets over 30 million visitors each day, and 300 hours of video are uploaded every minute (source: FortuneLords). You can use videos in multiple different ways, such as creating how-to's, answering common questions, announcing new products, touring your facilities, interviewing team members, and displaying testimonial from your best customers. See our previous blog post about marketing your business with videos.
Twitter serves as an effective and powerful tool to ask questions, generate feedback, announce important updates, and share breaking news. Because Twitter limits every tweet to 140 characters or less (which includes any URLs you wish to share), it does not offer an opportunity to delve deeply into product/service descriptions or long-term relationship building. However, it provides the perfect avenue for communicating short, concise messages and for communicating with your clients in real-time.
LinkedIn is the hub of business social networking. It is ideal for building business-to-business relationships. It allows you to get in front of and communicate with other business professionals, both locally and nationally. If your company targets businesses or business owners in any capacity, maintaining a LinkedIn presence will likely be enormously beneficial for you.
Google Plus
We're going to level with you - hardly anyone is on Google+. If you're looking to build and strengthen customer relationships (which is, of course, a primary purpose of social media), Google Plus won't be of much help. However, Google+ plays a vital role in the other primary purpose of social media: boosting search engine rankings. By generating multiple (and consistent) social signals that point back to your site, you can positively influence your website's search engine rankings. Since Google+ is Google's own social media platform, we suspect that these social signals carry a significant amount of weight.
Pinterest is an ideal content-sharing platform because users can pin videos, blogs, images, infographics, and other pieces of content to their pinboards, enabling them to access them easily later on. Unlike other platforms, whose posts typically circulate in news feeds for only a few days, Pinterest posts have a long "shelf life" - sometimes up to a few weeks or more.
Though some men maintain a presence on Pinterest, this platform reaches a primarily female demographic. Because of its highly visual nature, Pinterest is best for visually oriented industries such as real estate, fashion, fitness, weddings, travel, interior decorating, beauty, health and wellness, etc. You can link every pin back to your website or blog, making it easy for visitors to contact you, visit your online store, or learn more about your business.
Instagram is another very visual platform. While this platform also attracts more women than men, its demographics are much more evenly balanced than Pinterest. There is no doubt that Instagram can be a great way to reach more potential clients, but it does have a certain primary drawback - there is no way to link your Instagram posts to your website, blog, or other social platforms. Instagram can be a great way to build and showcase your brand, but incorporating it into your cohesive social media campaign requires a little creativity.
Choose Carefully!
Social media is all about building customer relationships. Consistency is a big part of establishing and maintaining the credibility and trust required to foster strong relationships. Rather than rushing to open accounts with every social media platform, we recommend that you pick and choose the platforms you know you will be able to actively maintain. Since maintaining these channels requires a great deal of time, you may want to consider hiring an employee or social media marketing agency to assist you with the process.
MSW Can Help With Your Social Media Marketing Campaign
Our internet marketing company has been helping companies maintain active presences on social media for the past six years. Social media as a marketing tool has evolved a great deal since its initial introduction, and we have made a point to always stay abreast of the latest changes. If you would like assistance developing a social media marketing campaign for your business, we would be happy to speak with you. We can help you identify which platforms will be most beneficial for your business, and can assist you in maintaining an active presence on each of these channels. Visit our website or call us at 573-552-8403 to get started!
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It is important to remember that this is limited strictly to an inflationary rise of 2.8% in 2017-18. The government's intention was announced back in July 2015, in the summer budget, which stated that the government was allowing 'institutions who offer 'high teaching quality to increase their tuition fees in line with inflation from 2017-18.' This intention was subsequently confirmed in the government's Higher Education White Paper.
Not allowing the fee cap to rise in line with inflation puts at risk the ability of universities to continue to deliver a high-quality learning experience for students. Since 2012-13, the £9,000 tuition fee has already been eroded by inflation, and is worth only about £8,200 in real terms; a reduction of 8% in fee income per student. Increasing the fee cap in line with inflation from 2017-18 in no way reverses this reduction, universities just have to live with this permanent decrease. But it does stop further reductions - maintaining the income that universities receive in real terms - as the chart below shows.
Real term value of upper fee cap (2012-13 prices, RPIX)
Therefore, increasing the fee cap in line with inflation is a very necessary action to take if universities are to remain financially sustainable, and the UK is to maintain its enviable track record of world-class, high-quality teaching.
There are concerns that the impact of the inflationary fee increase will hit students hard or deter those from disadvantaged backgrounds from entering university. It is important to remember that the analysis shows there is no clear evidence to suggest that the 2012 increase in fees to £9,000 have deterred young, full-time students from applying to university. There has been a steady increase in participation across advantaged and disadvantaged groups since 2012. The fee increases may, however, have contributed to the decline in mature and part-time students applying.
A survey of over 3,000 students in 2015, was carried out as part of the independent Student Funding Panel's review of the student fees and loans system in England. This survey showed that a third of students said that should universities be faced with reduced resources, they would be prepared to see tuition fees rise slightly each year, in order to protect the institution's current levels of activity. The impact of Brexit on university resources is as yet unknown, but as we mention in a separate blog, it may sorely test the amount of money universities can invest in new teaching spaces and research facilities.
This is not to say that universities and policy makers ought to be complacent about the participation of more disadvantaged groups. UUK's Social Mobility Advisory Group will be making recommendations later this year on how universities can improve access and long-term success for underrepresented groups in higher education.
But it would be incorrect to say that the inflationary increase in the fee cap is not needed for universities, and that it would be harmful for students. Both claims are untrue. In fact, no inflationary increase would not only impact on the financial sustainability of universities, but ultimately prevent students benefitting from all that the UK's universities have to offer.
What is the motivation for young people to go to University? Over generations, some have said because they dont know what to do with their lives and the decision is delayed for three years. This may still be the case for at least some. The debt is postponed. Young people may be less worried about this than their parents, especially in our modern culture of debt not being an issue.


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New Album To Be Released February 2018
My long awaited album "Chu Bubaloo" is finally ready here for the world's ears to hear. Chant Records, a NYC record label putting out many records of unreleased creative music, is the home for "Chu Bubaloo".
Recorded in September 2013, this album captures a dark transitional period in Lee's life. In the thick of depression and a recent separation, Chu Bubabloo is an intriguing memoir about failure, success, and possibility of purpose. Lee features musicians Graham Doby on drums, TJ Turqman on electric bass, and Matt Rippetoe on saxophone. Elements of afrobeat, folk, indie, jazz, and surf rock tie together Chu Bubabloo into an epic searing guitar story..


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Archive for the 'How to Create a Good Home Ad' Category
5 Tech Savvy Tips for Selling Your Home for Top Dollar
Not long ago, real estate sales involved hammering a sign in the yard, placing newspaper ad's and mailing post cards to neighbors. Today, selling a home requires a huge amount of internet advertising and distribution…which means using great photographs, video's and social media to boost your properties image and catch a buyer's eye.
If you are one of the thousands of home sellers looking to capitalize on the real estate recovery and pocket maximum profit from your home sale, you have to embrace the internet. Home buyers use Ipad, tablets, desktop computers and smart phones to shop online and compare hundreds of homes for sale. Today's buyers quickly scan through hundreds of listings on sites like Zillow and Realtor.com, looking for that one home that catches their eye.
To maximize the sales price of your home, consider these 5 tech savvy tools and tips.
- Use Professional Grade Photography. A recent study revealed that professional property photo's increase the perceived value of a home by 13 percent. Considering that a 13% added value on a $250,000 home equals an increase in value of $32,500, it could well be worth your while to hire a pro. Buyers are visually oriented, so selling your home has become a bit like a beauty pageant, of sorts. To increase your sales price, provide the best possible pictures on the internet to grab the buyer's attention and motivate them to schedule a home showing.
- Post a Video Tour on YouTube. About 20% of buyers search online for home video's. Grab their attention by posting a video on InfoTube.net . We will upload it to YouTube for you, or you can upload toYouTube.com by yourself.
- Include a Floor Plan of Your Home. If possible, include an interactive floor plan that shows how rooms in your house relate to one another. Interactive floor plans combine the floor plan with professional photo's and create an exciting shopping experience for home shoppers.
- Get Rid of Clutter. We have all heard this before, but it is amazing at the number of people who do not pay attention to this simple advice. Buyers are not interested in buying furnishings; they are shopping for a home. Your house will show much better if it is clean, organized and all personal items are removed.
- Advertise on the MLS. The internet has made it possible for sellers to list property on the MLS and sell it By Owner. The MLS is the national database of homes that are For Sale. If your listing is not a part of the MLS, you are missing millions of home shoppers every month, who will never know your house is For Sale. All MLS listings are distributed to every major search engine for real estate including Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, Google, Yahoo and many more. These websites report buyer traffic in excess of 24 million home shoppers each month. If you want to maximize your sales price and profit, you have to be on the MLS.
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FSBO Sellers Who Use the MLS – Sell Quicker and For More Money
Home sellers and investors are a happy bunch this spring. Homes are selling quickly and for very near their asking prices. If your home is on the market and you haven't had success…you should consider an MLS listing and here is why.
Washington Post writer and real estate expert, Iilyse Glink weigh about why the MLS is the key to home sales and why it works so well.
Studies indicate that most homes sell with the help of a real estate agent. The No. 1 tool to market those homes is probably the MLS. This listing service in most markets gives real estate agents the ability to see and review all listings in an area. If your home isn't in the MLS, you're missing the most effective tool to sell your home.
Twenty or so years ago, an FSBO seller would advertise his home in local newspapers and a lawn sign, with InfoTube or InfoBox, to market his home. Few if any of these FSBO sellers succeeded in selling their homes. More recently, the Internet has started to level the playing field, but many buyers still work with real estate agents to buy their home. Those agents rely on the MLS.
An FSBO service may offer various packages to sellers such as you. The more you want, the more you pay, with the top package giving you access to the MLS for six months. We guess you want to give your home the greatest exposure possible and that you wouldn't want to exclude a major source of potential buyers.
As you decide whether you want an a FSBO package, you must understand what it will take to sell your home. If you overprice your home for sale, trying to sell it yourself isn't likely to give you a good result.
You still will need to price your home right, make sure your home shows really well, both from the inside and the outside, take great photos for posting on Web sites, create a beautiful brochure for the home, and make sure the description of your home is succinct, emphasizes the good points of your home and accurately shows off its best qualities.
As the real estate market has improved in many areas, you likely have a better chance of selling your home today than you had a year or two ago. But home sellers can make the same mistakes in any market. Again, you need to decide whether you want to spend money upfront to sell the home yourself in a FSBO or try again with a real estate agent.
We think that listing your home on the MLS is a good step toward getting your home sold. Unless you find a buyer that is searching for a home on the many sites out there that carry listings, you might miss out of that one buyer truly looking for a home like yours.
InfoTube.net offers low cost MLS and Realtor.com listing packages that will get your home noticed by millions of homebuyers, who wouldn't otherwise know your home is for sale. Call 800-858-6000 for more information or visit our website.
Nearly 1 in 10 Homebuyers are Foreigners
The 6 year slide in U.S. home prices and the dollar weakness against some currency are driving a property buying binge with Asians, Canadians, Europeans & Latin Americans eager to own a piece of America.
Plowing money into real estate may sound like a risky venture to many Americans. But to a growing number of foreigners, U.S. housing has never seen a smarter investment.
International buyers accounted for $82.5 billion, or 8.9%, of the $928 billion spent on residential real estate in the 12 month period ended in March, according to a survey released Monday by National Association of Realtors. (Article by the Wall Street Journal)
How does this news impact your potential home sale and your marketing efforts?
Simply, if you are not on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) or Realtor.com, you miss out on 1 of every 10 homebuyers looking for property in your area. International buyers primarily use these services to locate property and if you're not listed there…they can't find you.
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The cost of listing your home on the MLS or Realtor. com is only a few hundred dollars for a 6 month listing. The summer selling season is well underway. Get your house on the MLS and Realtor.com today. There is no other way to get your property in front of all the homebuyers in the marketplace….and Time is ticking!!!
Thank you for visiting InfoTube.net. Homes are definitely moving this year. Don't miss the season or you may be sitting for a while. Contact us for help with your MLS listing today.
Home Sellers Get "Real" about Selling their Real Estate
A recent survey of hundreds of real estate agents uncovers the reasons some homes sell….and others languish on the market.
Agents say that the majority of home sellers have gotten more "real" about their real estate in 2012. More than half (51%) of sellers are willing to price their homes more competitively this year vs last. And, nearly half (45%) are more willing to change the appearance of their homes to appeal to and entice buyers.
What is the best use of a seller's time and money? De-clutter, de-personalize to make their home appeal to the broadest cross-section of potential buyers.
- 94% of sellers are getting rid of clutter and making cosmetic updates.
- 78% are willing to "de-personalize" their homes.
- 59% are bringing in new home decorations or furniture to make their home updated and appealing.
De-personalizing and de-cluttering a home makes it easier for a buyer to imagine him or herself living in the property. In order to sell your home in today's competitive marketplace, it is crucial for seller's to realize that the property is no longer their "home"…it is an expensive product that is For Sale.
Always remove family photo's and personal artwork. They do nothing for the appeal of the home. They simply distract a buyers focus and perhaps give the buyer too much information about the seller's personal life. Never good.
Thank you for visiting InfoTube.net. 5 FSBO houses on InfoTube.net SOLD this week. Things are improving for those seller's who work smart to attract buyers. Visit our Facebook page for informative, fun and revealing news.
Lowes Hardware Now Selling InfoTubes
We would like to say a big THANK YOU to the folks at Lowes Hardware for putting InfoTube back on the store shelves.
Lowes has been a supporter of InfoTube since the early 1990's, but they made a decision to stop stocking The InfoTube a few years back, when the real estate market hit the skids.
Now, in support of our effort mutual efforts to Support American products and American workers, Lowes has restocked the shelves with InfoTubes, in anticipation of the spring home selling season. As a result, we have been able to add workers and our customers love the convenience of shopping at Lowes. (Lowes will also continue to sell our popular InfoBox, too.)
We appreciate everyone at Lowes and we appreciate all of you. Please look for our products trademarked Red Lids and Caps when you shop…and ask for InfoTube and InfoBox products by name.
Say NO to Chinese imports. Together, we can rebuild our country… one little product and one worker at a time.
Advise from America's Top Real Estate Photographer
Profitable 2012 Resolution: Showcase and show off your home with great photo's.
Photographs are important and powerful tools in marketing real estate. Statistics show that home sellers who provide numerous and good quality photographs of their property receive twice the amount of buyer interest than their competition.
When photographing your property, try to follow this advise from Dave Rezendes, #1 real estate photographer in the USA.
• Don't assume that wider is better. Sometimes a particular vignette or architectural detail will better convey the feeling of a house and give a stronger effect.
• When staging a photo, keep perspective in mind. It may be necessary to move furniture slightly to compensate for lens distortion and keep your photo looking realistic, especially in wider shots.
• Mind your verticals. Shooting at a downward or upward angle can skew the vertical lines of the photo, making them no longer parallel. Most photo editing software has the capability to correct this in post-processing.
• Keep an eye on your staging. A crooked pillow or messy bedskirt can take a minute to fix on location but hours to fix in post-processing.
• Avoid any clutter in your shots. Any exposed power cords, personal items, or even too much staging material can negatively affect the image. Keep your photos neat but not sterile.
• Avoid photographing exterior views in direct, midday sun. Try to cover that in the morning or early evening for the most complimentary natural light.
• Avoid photographing exterior views in direct, midday sun. Try to cover that in the morning or early evening for the most complimentary natural light.
• Before you take a photo, double-check to see that neither you nor your equipment is visible in mirrors or window reflections.
InfoTube.net Home Ad Service offers Home Sellers 20 photograph Slide Show and Video Tours.
Make 2012 your year to Show and Sell!!!
Top 10 Cities for Property Searches
From Realtor.com…the Top 10 Cities for Real Estate related searches are:
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5 Tips for Selling a Home in the Fall
Fall is a marvelous time of the year and an excellant time for househunting. The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, the holidays are just around the corner and every is feeling in the mood to nest. Make the most of the season!!
1. Change those Listing Photo's to Show Off Those Pumpkins, Mums and Falling Leaves.
2. Days Are Getting Shorter…which means your rooms are getting darker.
- Dark rooms don't show well. The simple solution…turn on more lights. Consider changing out your lightbulbs to ones that project warmer (yellow) versus a cooler (blue) tint.
- If your rooms are painted a dark color, lighten them up with a fresh coat of a light, neutral paint.
- Do some spring cleaning and wash the windows if they aren't clean
3. Spruce up Your Curb Appeal
- Make sure all summer annuals and perrenials have been pulled up or cut back. If the bare spots look bad, consider planting mums, pansies or kales in their place.
- Keep the leaves raked up.
- Place a few mums and/or pumpkins by the front door or steps.
4. Everyone Loves Fireplaces…so fire up your fireplace to add warmth and charm.
5. Holiday Decorating – Less is More
- Fall – Thanksgiving decor is more neutral than Christmas decorations…but don't overdo. Limit the amount of decorations to insure that buyers see the house.
- Halloween is great fun for kids and adults, alike, but don't overwhelm buyer's with screaming witches, howling goblins and motion activated rats. Too much Halloween can be very distracting to buyer's trying to see a home for the first time.
Thank for visiting InfoTube.net. We have a variety of tools and options that Sell Houses. Visit the website for details.
Home Sellers, Fair Housing Laws are not Optional
If you are selling real estate in the United States, you need to familiarize yourself with The Federal Fair Housing Act. According to the Federal Fair Housing Act, you cannot discriminate against someone when selling a home.
The act defines seven different classes that are protected against discrimination, these include:
National origin
Familial status
(You may notice that Age is not a protected class, in and of itself. Sellers of property that are zoned 55+, adult only, etc. can discriminate on the basis of age, if it violates deed restrictions, zoning or restrictive convenants.
Attention Home Sellers: You put yourself at serious risk of violating this act, if you refuse to sell or show your home to an interested buyer. Remember that ignorance of the law is not a viable excuse or defense. You will be held legally liable, even if you accidentally violate these laws without realizing it.
Review the following list of words that cannot be included in advertisements of your home, because they are in violation of the Fair Housing Laws.
Bachelor apartment
Children welcome
Gentlemans Farm
Golden Agers
Mother-in-Law quarters
Section 8
Singles only
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While many WNW Members approach their freelancing lifestyles with a love that's pure and true, #7569 Claudio Gugliere has gone a step further and actually written a love letter to freelancing. And he's not afraid of PDA, seeing as it was the landing page on his portfolio site for an entire month. Freelancing can be a terrifying and soul-searching adventure, which Claudio outlines below. But he also shares some great advice for those of you who took the leap, or are ready to: "Understand that now you represent a full company by yourself. Make sure you do for yourself all those things you expected your old job to do for you."
Tell us a little bit about your creative background.
I'm a Designer trained in Advertising and Fine Arts specialized in designing products and driving design teams with flawless execution. I've been responsible for directing and executing interactive experiences for clients like Lonely Planet, Adobe, Mixpanel, Google, Kayak, EA, CNN, Nickelodeon, Microsoft, History Channel and Motorola to name a few.
What inspired you to declare your love to freelancing?
Freelancing is not for everybody but if you like it you'll probably love it. This letter was a long overdue essay about the pros and cons of freelancing. While exciting, it is important to remember it can be terrifying as well.
Best advice about freelancing you've received? Best advice you can give?
The best advice I can give is: Understand that now you represent a full company by yourself. Make sure you do for yourself all those things you expected your old job to do for you. That includes getting time off, investing time in learning new skills, taking time to meet new clients, networking and having a good life-work balance. Learn quickly from your mistakes and don't repeat them.
A Love Letter
After a lot of thinking last year I decided to go freelance. As part of an agency I had developed my own vision about how an agency should work, what the internal culture and responsibilities towards clients should be and I found myself more and more invested in my side projects. I've always considered side projects a creative escape so the more they took over my life the more I realized I wasn't satisfied with my day to day workflow and how I was taught to approach problems. It was time to try something new.
After talking to some freelancers I decided to make the move. Freelancing seemed like a natural step so I started at it by changing all that I never felt comfortable with while working at an agency. I became a producer, a manager, a designer (yay!), and a consultant. I became the person that sends a recap email after each meeting and the person that chases payments a month after issuing an invoice. I felt scared and excited, but mostly alive.
Pros and cons of freelancing
After 9 months in the world of freelance there are some things I feel I can share, some of them were immediate results from freelancing while others I came to realize over time. I hope this helps you decide if you ever find yourself in the same situation.
Let's compare both the good and the bad stuff:
While freelancing has been a great experience for me it might not be for everybody. It's a trade off, and while it can lead to a more lucrative salary (or sometimes not!) you might be losing out on a great experience and professional development at a company or agency, which is especially important at the early stages of your career when you are building a portfolio of your own. I have definitely missed that bit.
As for me 2015 has been a blast and 2016 is looking even more exciting. Things are changing (they always are) and great opportunities surface all the time. One of my goals for this year is to keep my site more up to date. More posts coming soon ;)
Yours truly,


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Why did Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness tell the USA to cancel their iPad orders?
Oct 23, 2011 | 19 : 13 PM
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Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness told the United States Soccer federation to cancel their Apple iPad orders in an interview with German newspaper Donaukurier.
In the interview, Hoeness criticised Jurgen Klinsmann, who had just been appointed the new coach of the US national team.
Hoeness's interview saw the Bayern President dismiss Klinsmann's time managing the club as an expensive mistake.
Klinsmann was in charge of Bayern Munich from July 2008 to April 2009 when he was fired.
In the interview, Hoeness was critical of Klinsmann's time in charge explaining that the club "bought computers for thousands of dollars" because Klinsmann like to use powerpoint presentations to explain the game plans to the players.
In contrast, Hoeness noted, current coach Jupp Heynckes needed only five colour markers and a flip chart to do the same.
"With Heynckes, we win games for €12.50, while we spent a lot of money under Klinsmann and had little success," Hoeness noted.
"If you're a treasurer at the United States Soccer Federation, it's not too late to cancel the iPad orders," he added.
Hoeness added that while Van Gaal may have also failed "he was a catastrophe in human relations is another story."
"As expert, he was top. That's why he wasn't a mistake. Klinsmann was."


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The initial stage of finding the ideal aged care providers is to weigh up the benefits and downsides of various care providers and centers. Before you go to any providers of aged care, it's a wise idea to make a rundown of the things that are vital to you and your aging loved ones. Once you have differentiated various care homes in your community, make a list and get in touch with them to book a visit.
Try to go to numerous care houses in your area. Although you might believe that all of them offer equivalent services, they are still unique in their own ways. This will assist you to end up being more acquainted with the team, get some responses worrying their model of care and see the scope of exercises they use.
Each Nursing Home is Unique
Bear in mind that each nursing home is different and that moving to aged care providers resembles moving to a brand-new home. It will be a brand-new experience and perhaps difficult for your aging loved ones, so guarantee that the Parkview retirement home center will match the requirements of your aging loved ones.
You also have to consider different things, for example,
· Nearness to family, shopping centers, transportation, and facilities
· Meal services, food options, and cleanliness
· Individual care and care planning
· Going to times and overnight stays
· Rooms, furnishings and different facilities used
· Kinds of care and support services available consisting of social activities
Nursing homes can promote some funky smells and for inevitable reasons. There are specific prescriptions and diet that make customers gassier. Moreover, as people age, they will probably lose control of their bladder and bowels. So a faint whiff of something ought to not be alarming. Nevertheless, if the aged care providers facility stinks of stale pee, it might be an indicator that the facility isn't really cleaned up properly.
Luxurious Options for Pampering
Facilities for aged care Melbourne Parkview has today in some cases provide their locals with an additional way of life services and workouts which might draw in extra charges like a hairdresser and beauty therapist, an on-location restaurant, and a direct telephone line to the bedroom. Your aging loved ones can enjoy these conveniences offered you pay additional on these elegant offerings.
Other Benefits and Advantages
A couple of homes take into account a particular cultural and linguistic group or deal socially fitting services. Others use specialised care to people with conditions like dementia. On the occasion that your aging loved ones like pets, you may want to move them to a Parkview retirement home that allows live-in pets.
In case your aging liked ones cannot live autonomously in your home, you might move them into a facility for aged care Parkview needs to provide. This will provide your loved ones with numerous levels of individual and nursing care on a long-term basis or for a much shorter stay. There are numerous retirement homes that cater to various requirements and interests of your aging loved ones. When trying to find the best aged care providers, you can check out Arcare aged care providers on their website http://www.arcare.com.au for more details.


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All About Kiku Sharda
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was sentenced to 20 years of imprisionment in rape case, now became a laughing stock. Celebrities like Twinkle Khanna and Kiku Sharma poked fun at the self-proclaimed godman. If you brush up your memory then you will recall that way back in 2015, Kiku was imprisoned ... read more
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Television actor Kiku Sharda, who is better known for his role of Palak on popular comedy show 'Comedy Nights with Kapil', has been booked for hurting religious sentiments during a show recently. Dera Sacha Sauda followers lodged a complaint against the actor under section 295 A of the Ind ... read more
Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma is all set to return on television and entertain fans with a new show in a new avatar. The funny man has been maintaining a stoic silence after Colors channel decided to replace his popular show with 'Comedy Nights Live' hosted by Krushna Abhishek. The new sh ... read more
They say, 'laughter is the best medicine' and stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma has gained popularity by spreading laughter. Touted as the King of comedy, Kapil is able to cheer people like no other. He has garnered a loyal fan base with his shows, who inundate his Twitter timeline thanking and expr ... read more
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He doesn't appear to breath between the segues of his precise, rapid-fire sales routine, yet I feel that at all times his roving robotic Terminator eye is scanning me for information such as the size and weight of my head, my IQ, and the real amount of my total household income.
One thing is for sure — Bill has managed to invoke every ploy used by every salesperson who has ever tried to sell me anything. He is not only the top sales rep for the company (he "sells these things like hot cakes!"), but he wants us to buy the "Cadillac" timeshare (much nicer than the older "Chevys" on the other side of the complex).
He lets us know the unit of choice is just like the one he and his family own. (They all look cozy in the picture he shows us, although it looks like he Photo-Shopped his head into the middle.) And, if we bring down a few friends next year for him to talk to (at this point the Terminator leans in as if telling us a great secret, his unblinking eye now looking into my very soul), the entire cost of our vacation is on him!
I was beginning to drift hypnotically, lulled farther and farther onto neutral ground by Bill's meticulously executed subterfuge, but Laura was quick to anticipate the close, parrying with: "It's too bad you need your answer today. This might be something we'd be interested in the future, but as you said, this offer's only good for today. And we definitely won't buy today. Thank you very much, anyhow." It was brilliant.
The Terminator's skin went opaque and, for a fleeting moment, his pupils turned into two menacing, red pin pricks of light. Then, suddenly, the color returned to his cheeks, the life returned to his eyes and a warm smile once again spread across his face. He briskly shook our hands.
No longer targets, we decided to address some of our own curiosities. The only criterion you need to meet to be eligible to become an owner at Westgate is telling them that you have an annual household income of at least US$ 40,000. But how could this company expect to sell so many timeshares (an average of 40 per day, they claim) to so many families of low to middle-class means?
The answer: If we had accepted Bill's special "today only" offer we would have purchased one week a year for US$ 12,900, with monthly payments of US$ 199 for 10 years, with US$ 500-600 yearly maintenance.
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Today I am very excited. This is the first time someone has ever done a guest post on my blog. Today's post if from Seiji Yamashita. He and his wife are expecting their first child and currently in the process of purchasing a house. Please say some prayers for them.
I encourage you to follow him on Twitter @JustaPen and definitely check out his Blog – The Ignition Point – http://justapen.wordpress.com/
My favorite line from Star Trek: Generations is early on in the movie before Captain Kirk "dies" for the first time. He has just found out that his pilot, Hikaru Sulu, had a family and a daughter who was now serving in Starfleet. For all you non-nerd types out there, let me translate: a career military man had a family.
Kirk is astonished of course and asks "when did he have time?" Now the smart aleck in me has to try really hard to keep my mouth shut on that one but the script writers put in a very good answer here. "You told us Captain, that if something is important, you make time for it."
I like that. I can handle that. I can take that and put it into my context and understanding of the world and apply it to my life. Family is important therefore I make time for it. Relationships are important so I make time for it. Career is…reasonably important so I'll make time for that too.
Lucky for me however, or maybe unlucky depending on your perspective, I don't model my life after James Tiberius Kirk. I model my life after Jesus. And Jesus said something very different.
Matthew 6:33 "First seek the Kingdom of God in all its righteousness."
Ok, so instead of family and relationships the Kingdom of God comes first and I make time for that. Ok I can still handle that.
Matthew 13:45-46 "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it."
This one makes me stop. This is like Elisha burning his plow and sacrificing his oxen to follow Elijah. This is the moment where the disciples dropped everything without a thought to follow Jesus. This is what Jesus means when he says "follow me." He's saying, forget all that stupid stuff you think is important, because here is the pearl of great price, and it's worth everything.
Even my dreams, Jesus?
Even my hopes?
John Wimber tells the story of how he first heard this parable and what it meant to him. Arguably one can say that the Christian must be WILLING to give up everything for the sake of the Kingdom, but what happens on D-day when you have to get out of the boat and leave it all behind you?
Could you do it?
I'm not sure I could. Jesus has been talking to me, some days more sternly than others, about my dreams and visions and I'm having a really hard time with it. These are dreams I've had since I was a kid and they're really all I can hold onto when things get tough and I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. On those days when I'm just tired of the people I deal with on a daily basis, when I don't want to think about the next bill coming in, or someone else putting more demands on my time, I can carve out a couple of hours for me and my dream.
And now I'm supposed to give it up not because I'm supposed to, but because the Kingdom is worth it.
If God asked you to give it up, could you do it?


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Here in Minnesota, Fall is the "Big Show." Having grown up in Southern California, I find the seasonal transition from Summer to Fall to be quite exciting. It seems as if no two Falls are the same, and each has a uniquely different duration and character. My inability to predict the intensity of the autumnal season makes Fall photography quite a challenge.
During the summer I can grab my gear and shoot on a whim. In contrast, Fall coincides with a new school year, commitment to students, curriculum, and a complete contraction of personal time. Beautiful days, crisp air, and endless photographic opportunities now conspire to distract my focus. My conflict cuts so deep, that I think about teaching while shooting in the field, and photography while teaching students. What is wrong with is brain?
We pointed the Subaru Outback due North on an early Saturday morning and began our search for Fall. Although the colors did not disappoint, the light was less than flattering. The atmospherics of the sunrise were a bore, and the sky was free of clouds. A great day to frolic, a lousy one for photography. But it's Fall, it's unpredictable, and it's brief. We ignored the misfortunes of bad light, grabbed our telephotos, and focused on details. We shot small for Fall, and now dream about next year's "Big Show."
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, I hate binaries, too. I've written whole chapters arguing against binaries. But sometimes they're interesting, at least as an intellectual exercise. And they're definitely a conversation starter.
Over the protestations of some commenters, I asked readers to take a poll yesterday, and the results are really surprising to me:
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Here is a topic that I truly just don't understand. So many people are walking around IN PUBLIC with their pajamas on. It confuses me so much that I decided to write about it. I recently was at the store and this lady in front of me at the checkout was wearing Snoopy pajama pants and a Winnie-the-Pooh sweatshirt. It's great an all that she loves Snoopy and Winnie-the-Pooh so much that she had to get their clothing items as an adult but seriously?
It baffles my mind at how people could care so less about how they present themselves to the world. Dressing nice isn't for everybody and I understand that, but there is a difference between dressing nice and looking presentable and being able to look like you actually shower and put some effort into your appearance. If you can't even do that then how could you drive your car and go into a place that people can see you?
Another problem. There is a difference between wearing your pajamas and wearing sweats. They are not the same thing. I know that many people just wear their sweats as pajamas and more power to you but I hope that you don't wear the same pair out in public as you did when you were sleeping because that is just dirty.
There is a stereotype that goes around saying that the place that has the most people that don't care about their appearance and don't care if they wear their pajamas out in public is Walmart. There has been a website created and everything dealing with these kind of problems. Peopleofwalmart.com is a website that shows you pictures of different people spotted in their Walmart wearing something that you should never wear in public and a majority of those is pajamas. I think when people go on their website and see that so many people around the world are wearing just whatever not caring if it's appropriate or not, they start to think that maybe it's ok. Well guess what, it's not. I mean yes it is funny to see someone who is wearing pajamas and looking absolutely ridiculous but I feel bad for them because I know how much people look and judge. You don't want to be that person that is being judged on their personality just because they wore pajamas out in public once.
They say that people judge your appearance based on what you wear. First impressions are everything. It's not right to judge people just by the way they dress but it happens, people do it ALL the time. If you want people to look at you and say well they obviously have a bad personality because they're wearing pajamas outside of their house, then go ahead and wear them wherever whenever. But if you want to have a change to prove yourself and actually look presentable don't wear pajamas in public.


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Dell goes private with help from Microsoft
Michael Dell, the original founder and current CEO of Dell is taking the company private. This is possible through a combination of cash and equity direct from Dell, investors affiliated with Silver Lake, MSD Capital and a $2 billion loan from Microsoft. Microsoft may be looking into making Dell the 'signature' platform for Windows 8 PCs and tablets and if so how will this affect Microsoft's own new hardware team and other OEM partners?
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"Scroogled" is a Microsoft made anti-Google marketing campaign, It shows users how Google uses your personal information from searches, emails and documents, to help push paid adverts over perhaps more relevant unpaying results. Microsoft's marketing team has been pushing these "Scroogled" ads recently on their new Outlook.com website. This is an aggressive move against Google, but aims to promote their Bing service.
Surface Pro succeeds where other have not
After just hours of the Surface Pro going on sale last Saturday the 128GB version was sold out. Customers were upset at not being able to pick up the new device on launch day. Microsoft will need to be careful on treading on the toes of their OEM partners who have not yet made a huge splash selling Windows 8 tablets.


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On Monday most banks and financial institutions will be closed in the US due to Martin Luther King's day so liquidity in the markets will be thinner than usual, causing higher spreads and more volatile movements.
FED's George, who is the most hawkish member of the FED, also acknowledged that FED can be patient and wait with rate hikes.
He added that a pause in the normalisation process would provide time to exercise the economy. This supports the general view they may pause until June. FED's Williams stated the need for "prudence, patience and good judgement". He added that FED doesn't see worrying signs of inflation pressures and that FED will reassess the balance sheet policy if conditions change. US GDP growth will be about 2.0-2.5% in 2019 vs 3% in 2018.
This week we expect to get data on housing, preliminary PMIs and Durable Goods, however due to the ongoing government shutdown some data may be delayed. The shutdown has already cost $3.5 bn according to S&P Global ratings. This is the longest government shutdown in US history, lasting almost a month now.
Important news for USD:
Industrial production for the month of November for entire Eurozone came in at -1.7% m/m vs -1.5% m/m as expected. Worse than expected reading reflecting previously published German and French industrial production data signalling further slowdown of economic activity in the Q4. The first release of German GDP data came in at 1.5% y/y as expected for the 2018. Both exports and imports came in lower in 2018 than in 2017 reflecting a slowdown for German products, resulting from slowing economic growth and lower domestic demand.
Eurozone trade balance for the month of November showed a surplus of €15.1 bn vs €12.6bn as expected. However slight inspection under the hood of these numbers shows that higher surplus was achieved by both falling exports and falling imports. Exports fell 1% m/m and imports fell 1.9% m/m. As for trade with the US, the year-to-date November 2018 trade surplus stands at €129.0 bn and that is far greater than the year-to-date November 2017 trade surplus of €107.4 bn. Final CPI reading was in line with the expectations with headline CPI showing 1.6% y/y and core CPI showing 1% y/y.
ECB president Draghi came in as dovish with his remarks that further substantial stimulus is needed. This warning comes as a response to the slew of weak data from EU that were acknowledged by Draghi as weaker than expected. He added that there is no room for complacency which could lead to a dovish statement at next week's ECB meeting.
This week centre stage will be taken by ECB interest rate decision and monetary policy conference headed by the president Draghi. Changes in the rate are not expected, however due to weaker economic data coming from the EU it is possible that Draghi will be more dovish in his statement shifting the assessment of risks from "broadly balanced" to "tilted to the downside". Additionally, we will have data on business conditions in EU and Germany as well as preliminary PMIs.
Important news for EUR:
The Brexit deal was voted down with 230 votes difference (202-432). This is the biggest loss for UK Government in history. Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn immediately seized the opportunity and called for a no-confidence vote. PM May survived the no-confidence vote with a narrow margin of 19 votes (325-306). The vote can be repeated in the near future, and if PM May does anything that DUP party doesn't like they will likely abandon support for her. PM May stated that she will get together with all parties to prepare a way forward. A motion on government's next steps regarding Brexit will be brought before Parliament on January 21 and debate on the motion will be held on January 29.
December CPI came in at 0.2% m/m as expected and 2.1% y/y as expected with the prior reading showing 2.3%. Fall in the headline inflation is contributed to falling fuel, lubricant and petrol prices. Core CPI came in at 1.9% y/y vs 1.8% y/y as expected. Rise in core inflation shows that real inflationary pressures are holding steady. Retail sales came in at -0.9% m/m vs -0.8% m/m as expected. Retail Sales are 3% y/y. Consumers shaken by the Brexit uncertainties and the fact that most of the Christmas shopping was done on Black Friday in November caused a very weak reading showing the worst December performance in a decade.
This week we will have a Plan B regarding the Brexit from PM May. There are several possibilities: a second referendum, a Norway-style partnership, or a permanent customs union. From a strictly economic prospective we will have data on wages and employment.
Important news for GBP:
Chinese trade balance for the month of December came in at CNY 395bn vs CNY 345bn as expected. Exports came in at 0.2% y/y vs 6.6% y/y as expected with the prior reading showing 10.2% y/y. Imports came in at -3.1% y/y vs 12.0% y/y as expected with the prior reading showing 7.8% y/y. In USD terms exports fell 4.4% y/y while imports plunged 7.6% y/y. Both export figures and import figures were huge misses showing that the trade war is taking its toll, along with global slowdown (exports) and demand in China is slowing (imports). The Chinese government announced a new stimulus, tax cuts and lowering of the RRR rate, so the country can continue with high paced economic growth.
This week we will have GDP, consumption and industrial production data from China and employment data from Australia.
Important news from AUD:
Food prices for the month of December came in at -0.2% m/m vs -0.6% m/m the previous month. Lesser fall of prices than in the previous month can be positive for inflation and NZD in general. GDT Price Index came in at 4.2% for a fourth consecutive positive auction. NZD was unchanged on this news possibly because of the overwhelming market themes (Brexit). Electronic card spending for the month of December came in at -2.3% m/m vs -0.4% m/m as expected for a huge miss. This data accounts for about 70% of NZD retail sales data so we can expect a weak number coming in next week. House sales dropped 12.9% y/y. Business NZ manufacturing PMI for the month of December came in at 55.1 vs 53.5 the previous month.
This week we will have inflation data from New Zealand.
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CPI for the month of December came in at 2% y/y vs 1.7% y/y as expected. Positive beating immediately reflected in CAD strength across the markets." A month-over-month increase in the air transportation index (+21.7%) reflected higher prices for travel during the holiday season," Statistics Canada reported. Core common and Core trimmed numbers came in at 1.9% y/y, the same as the prior reading while Core median ticked down to 1.8% y/y from 1.9% y/y the previous month. BOC just got new ammunition to continue with its hawkish rhetoric.
This week we will have data on wholesale trade as well as manufacturing and retail sales.
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Deputy governor Amamiya said in his speech at G20 symposium that ageing population of Japan can negatively affect future economic activity and that it is an important risk factor for the economy. He stated that "given the appropriate policy response, it can also have a positive impact on the economy" and added that ageing is a common policy challenge for all G20 members. National CPI for the month of December came in at 0.3% y/y as expected. CPI excluding fresh food and energy also came in at 0.3% y/y as expected. Far cry from the targeted 2%. Governor Kuroda stated that he expects US-China trade war to be resolved this year.
This week we will have the BOJ interest rate decision, followed by the outlook report, monetary policy statement and press conference will take the centre stage. Changes in the rate are not expected, however revision down of inflation forecasts in outlook report is possible, especially after national CPI data, which means that loose policy will remain for a longer period of time and that is negative for JPY. Additionally, we will see data on trade balance as well as preliminary manufacturing PMI and inflation data for the Tokyo area.
Important news for JPY:
SNB governor Jordan acknowledged that economic uncertainties have increased in recent months. He stated that negative interest rates make life difficult for pension funds and affect the property markets but increasing rates would negatively affect the economy and that would also have a negative impact on pensions. According to him there is no risk of Swiss inflation rising in the near future.
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