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With baseball upon us and nothing but lockouts in our near future, chances are pretty good you justcompleted your last fantasy draft for awhile. If you can't come to grips with that terrible truth, you can always widen your player pool a little bit. Here is a list of the top choices if you and your friends were to hold a fantasy baseball draft full of actual fantasy (i.e. fictional) baseball players.
No. 10 Kenny Powers
Eastbound And Down. Normally you would never draft a closer this early, but depth is a real problem at the position. If you don't grab Powers here, you are stuck with Rookie Of The Year's Henry Rowengartner (who is one injury away from being a below average little leaguer) or Major League's Rick Vaughn (who is absolute murder on your WHIP, plus something tells me that guy is going to turn into a historic head case). Everyone else seems to always magically give up a homer in the bottom of the ninth. Sure, Powers might turn the wrong way and drive the bullpen cart onto the highway instead of the mound, but he did save 49 games one year with a K/9 of 14.2. That's sick. Plus you get to yell his catchphrase at the end of every game. At least until your wife gets sick of the exuberant profanity and leaves you -- probably for Kenny Powers.
No. 9 Roy Hobbs
The Natural. Sentimentality and our highlight-seeking culture may cause The Natural to get drafted even higher, but let's be real -- the dude came into the league unusually late in life and immediately blew up. That screams steroids, doesn't it? His numbers could fall of the cliff if he goes off PEDs to avoid getting caught. Who needs that kind of risk? Plus he's only gotten it done for a meager half-season. Sure, his production was Bondsian, but you can just draft The Fan's Bobby Rayburn, who is based on Bonds, instead. If he can finally avoid knife-wielding umpires and playing in hurricanes, Rayburn is in for a big year.
No. 8 Ed
Ed. Ed, the baseball playing chimpanzee from the cinematic opus of the same name, can throw a ball so hard, it causes gloves to literally catch fire. How long do you think it is before he's switched to pitcher and turns into Sidd Finch? You might be buying low here. Additionally, let's be honest. You are going to watch your fictional fantasy team play a lot this year. Is there anything you'd rather stare at than a monkey throwing a baseball? If so, stop wasting your time with this article and go back to reading Hemingway, Your Majesty.
No. 7 Leon Carter
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings. Leon Carter is based on Josh Gibson, who batted .359 and hit a HR every 16.1 at-bats during his career in the Negro Leagues. Throw in the fact that he qualifies at catcher and you have a roto stud on your hands. Additionally, you'll have James Earl Jones on your team and can pretend he freaks batters out by trash talking them as Darth Vader whenever they approach the plate. "Mauer, I find your lack of power … disturbing."
No. 6 Jimmy Dugan
A League Of Their Own. Dugan hit 487 home runs before retiring at least five years prematurely after falling out of a hotel window to escape a fire he started. That means he was hitting between 40 and 50 homers every year he played, which explains why Mr. Harvey wanted to use him as a draw for his all-female baseball league. That level of consistency makes him golden and we can even move him up a spot or two if he qualifies in the outfield. You might be able to find equal power in the second round, but no one else is as likely to keep the crybabies in line.
No. 5 Mighty Casey
Casey At The Bat. We are starting to reach rarified air here, but drafting Mighty Casey still requires a bit of a leap of faith. Here is what we know about him: He's very big and strong (hence "Mighty"); he causes fans to lose their minds (the sellout crowd is begging to see him hit); and he's one of the biggest jerks to ever set foot on a diamond (tips his hat before he even bats, takes the first two pitches in a desperate situation just to showboat, clenches his teeth in hate). He's like the 1800s version of Albert Belle. But you got to figure he did something to earn the fans' trust, so he must be capable of putting up huge numbers.
No. 4 Clu Haywood
Major League. Clu, the feared Yankees first baseman in "Major League," ranks ahead of Casey simply because we know what we are going to get. He became the first player in two decades to win the Triple Crown, going for 48 homers and 121 RBIs while carrying a .341 average. Considering that is basically Albert Pujols' best-case scenario, he is a special player. Bonus points for having a mustache that looks like it used to be a goatee made completely out of glued-on chewing tobacco, but morphed into a 'stache after he couldn't resist picking at the chin.
No. 3 Willie Mays Hayes
Major League. Despite Heywood's dominance, he still doesn't go ahead of his rival from the Indians. The team was 60-61 when it decided to win the whole thing and quickly ran off a five-game winning streak. At this point, Hayes is shown nailing his 15th glove to his wall, a ritual he engages in whenever he steals a base. At the end of the season, his wall is shown again. This time I count 75 gloves and there could be more out of frame. That means, conservatively, he stole 60 bases in the last 36 games. Holy smoke. He also added the long ball in his second season (as well as completely different facial features) meaning he could become baseball's first 30/200 player. If he does that, the sequel to "Black Hammer White Lightning" will certainly be in theaters longer than the original's run of two-and-a-half hours.
No. 2 Bugs Bunny
Baseball Bugs. We've only seen him play in one game, but it's enough to put Bugs near the top of the list. In that game, he scored 96 runs on his own (most likely on 96 long balls). He pitched five shutout innings, while catching for himself, indicating a level of speed that would make him a terror on the bases. And since he plays every position, he would probably qualify all over the field, providing an unprecedented level of value. Even though he played in the most crooked game of all time and would likely face a lifetime ban for participating, he frankly should No. 1. But if I put a cartoon at the top spot, no one would ever take this article seriously.
No. 1 Steve Nebraska
The Scout. See, now this is far more realistic. Nebraska is a pitcher for the Yankees who hurls a perfect game in the World Series by striking out all 27 batters on 81 pitches. He also hits two bombs (the team must have wisely waived the DH rule) for the team's only runs. To end the game, he rings up the guy who the announcers swear is the most feared hitter in baseball: Ozzie Smith. Yes, the same Ozzie Smith who hit 28 career homers in 19 seasons. Yes, the same Ozzie Smith who hit .199 in the year after the movie came out. And yes, the same Ozzie Smith who is BATTING LAST FOR HIS OWN TEAM. That's how we know we are in good hands with the creators of "The Scout." Anyways, with this pick, as long as you can slot him at both pitcher and as a utility batter (got to assume he's the designated hitter on days he doesn't pitch), you can lock in close to a thousand K's, 35 wins, perfect ratios over 300 innings, approximately 1,100 RBI and more than 500 home runs and runs scored. Even if you fill your team in typical Hollywood fashion with nothing but anonymous, generic extras, you are still coming home with the hardware. Congratulations.
Honorable mentions: Chet "Rocket" Steadman (Rookie of the Year), Nuke LaLoosh (Bull Durham), Pedro Cerrano (Major League), Jack Elliot (Mr. Baseball), Lou Collins (Little Big League), Butch Heddo (Rookie of the Year), Stan Ross (Mr. 3000), Jack Parkman (Major League II), Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (The Sandlot).
-- Toby Mergler is the founder of League of Leagues Fantasy Sports, the first cross-sport fantasy game. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Presentation at Seventh Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences,
27-29 November 2008, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland
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Cross-cultural differences in extreme and acquiescent response styles.
Two recent issues of [the journal] Personality and Individual Differences have drawn attention to differences in response styles, in particular between 'East Asian' and 'European' respondents. Hamamura et al. (March 2008) hypothesised that this is due to 'the East-Asian tendency to dialectical thinking,' or tolerance of contradictory beliefs, while Meisenberg & Williams (May 2008) suggested age, IQ, education and socioeconomic and political factors, operating across 80 countries in 10 regions. Both found convincing support for their propositions, using very different methodologies. In this study, data from 3560 respondents in three European and three East Asian countries on the authors' Mojac (moral orientation) and NACE (personality) tests were analysed. The results provide clear confirmation of the differences in response style, but several problems remain in interpreting and explaining them, due to the complexity of the interactions between item characteristics and national and gender effects. Implications for inter-cultural comparisons and the equivalence of scores will be discussed.


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Last friday (2014-04-04) I visited the JUG Saxony Day 2014 in Dresden, Germany. It was the first event organized by the JUG Saxony and to make it short, it was great! The event was well organized and had lots of interesting talks.
But let's get into more details …
- Software development process
- Java technology
- Research
- Java mobile and enterprise applications with Java
So I had to make a hard decision to select 5 tracks for the day…
The keynote was presented by Wolfgang Weigend (Oracle) who gave an interesting overview of the new features of Java 8 and the internal process of getting there.
After that I joined the very entertaining and informative talk by Sven Oppermann about Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery with Jenkins, Git, Gerrit and Ansible. For me, this was the best session of the day. He talked about his 5 phases of a Continuous Delivery process and how they can be automated with the right tools. The usage of Jenkins, Git and Gerrit is quite common nowadays, but I did not know Ansible so far. It looks interesting. I think I will have a more detailed look at it in the future.
The next session was about the ideal database and how it might look like by Kai Spichale. He talked about the different kinds of databases that currently exist (RDBMS, graph databases, document based databases, …) and their strength and weaknesses. The bottom line of his talk was: Design follows function. Or at greater length, look at your requirements and compare them with the features and tradeoffs the different kind of databases can offer.
Then it was time for lunch and nice talks with other attendees.
The afternoon started with a session about Angular.js and CouchDB by Dr. Frank Dressel. He showed how to use Angular.js and CouchDB to create dynamic web applications.
My second session on the afternoon was about RESTful services with DropWizard by Uwe Petschke. This was an interesting presentation on how to use the DropWizard framework to create small and reusable RESTful services. DropWizard is an annotation based framework on top of several well established libraries like Jetty, Jersey, Jackson, etc.. The implementation of a service looked easy and straight forward. It seams like DropWizard takes care of most of the overhead and glue code that is required when creating a web service. And it offers several management and administration services on top of it. I will definitely try it out and maybe this will be the framework for one of the next enterprise projects. It looked really promising!
The last talk of the day was by Lukas Eder about the jOOQ framework. The main idea of the framework is to get rid of additional abstraction layers on top of SQL (like JPA e.g.). In general, SQL is more powerful than these frameworks and can be used to create more elegant and faster solutions. Well, most of us know this already but prefer the additional abstraction to handle the complexity of JDBC. jOOQ is a library that hides the complexity and pitfalls of JDBC and enables the developer to use the features of SQL in a type safe way. I like JPA (as you might have noticed) but jOOQ looks interesting. Maybe I will give it a try in the future.
The (official) day ended with the closing event where I won a paperback edition of The Geek Atlas. Thanks guys! 🙂
But the day was not over yet. There was a barbeque where all attendees could enjoy the evening sun and end the day with some nice steaks, beer and (hopefully) interesting discussions.
This was my day at the JUG Saxony Day 2014. I really enjoyed it and I hope can come back next year. Big thanks to the team and all speakers!


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The UK's Leading Frank Sinatra Wedding Singer
Robert has had the privilege of entertaining many newlyweds and there guests. To be asked to perform at the biggest day of someone's life is indeed an honour. For some couples Sinatra type swing is really there thing and they go for the full thing, others book Robert as an added extra perhaps along with another band or music/disco they want. Personal favourite songs or sets can be created to make the big day special.
On one occasion Robert was asked to perform Sinatra gem "Three Coins in the Fountain" because the groom's father had appeared in the original movie! Robert will be glad to answer any questions you have on how he can help to make your wedding an event to remember.
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This is a huge thanks for making our evening on Saturday such a huge success. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed your singing and you added that extra bit of magic to the whole evening. We wish you every success for your career (not that we believe you need it) With much thanks.
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Hi Robert,
The reason for the e-mail is to thank you so much for helping to make our wedding day so perfect. We were totally delighted because we knew from day one that you were exactly what we wanted for our day, and we were still amazed on the day with how fantastic you were. As for our guests, they've all been saying how great you were and probably a few of them told you that on the night, and one friend in particular was convinced you were miming! The whole package was amazing and we couldn't have asked for any more. It really made the night. Thanks so much again. We had a fantastic day with our close family and friends, and you helped to make the night a success.
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Women have gone through so much throughout generations, women are still going through so much. Makeup to me helps boost our ego just enough to let our power flow out and into the world. I am proud to sell a brand of makeup that goes that extra mile to help women!
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- mgcaledonian13Asked on December 30, 2016 at 02:53 AM
I have a Form File that has just got Text and and an iFrame grid list - url https://form.jotform.com/61830614240951
The grid list does not show in the Preview or the link to the Form "Who is Coming" Button at the bottom of the page in the Live Website - url http://www.mgcc.co.uk/mgc-register/mgc-register-50th-anniversary/ This did show over the past 5/6 months OK but has\stpped appearing in the last few days.
Can you tell me why this does not work any more.
I have added a note meantime into the form advising users that it is "Broken"
Willy Scott
- amyAnswered on December 30, 2016 at 05:07 AM
Hi Willy,
We had some issues with the text widget that is used with iFrame and our developers has just fixed it. Please could you check it again and if your problem persists, would you please inform us?
I'm waiting for your response.
Thank you!
Kind Regards.
- mgcaledonian13Answered on December 30, 2016 at 06:00 AM
That has all come back, thanks a lot, again an amazing speed of response to my query.
The only way you maybe able to improve your service is to "guess" my problems before they happen, Ha Ha.
You guys are awesome.
- JotForm SupportMikeAnswered on December 30, 2016 at 06:15 AM
On behalf of our team, you are quite welcome. Thank you for your understanding in this matter :)
- mgcaledonian13Answered on January 02, 2017 at 03:28 AM
Maybe should have a new thread for this.
The Grid list has disappeared again see previous post for details.
Willy Scott
- JotForm Data ScientistomerorkunAnswered on January 02, 2017 at 06:12 AM
Hey Willy,
The issue was related with your caches. We have cleared your form caches and now the grid list is displayed as it should be.
Please contact us again if you need any further assistance.
- mgcaledonian13Answered on January 02, 2017 at 11:01 AM
Thanks for doing that. Is there anyway that I can do that at all?
As I cannot delete the post don't reply I have found the answer, should have looked for it first
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AMC Shares Photos from Joe Hill Adaptation "NOS4A2"
AMC shares new photos from their hotly anticipated supernatural fantasy horror drama "NOS4A2", based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill.
Set in blue-collar New England, "NOS4A2" follows the coming of age of Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) who discovers she has the power to find lost things. Her gift sets her on a collision course with Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto), a supernatural villain who abducts children in his mysterious Rolls Royce Wraith.
EW previously explained that Manx periodically rejuvenates by feeding on the life forces of children and transports them to a fantasy world he has created called Christmasland.
"In the journey they become these ghoulish creatures, and Charlie Manx is fed with vitality and youth," Quinto told the site.
The pilot is set to premiere at the forthcoming SXSW Film Festival.


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The Art Of Being Still Mindfulness And Well Being.
Well being is a combination of feeling good and functioning well. At the fifth annual Sanctuary conference at Dublin Castle, participants examined the link between mindfulness and well being. The application of mindfulness in areas like education, health, and technology. They also looked at innovative practices and recent developments.
Featured speakers included Richard Burnett of MiSP, Sr Stan, Claire Kelly from MiSP, Dr. Ming Rawat GP, Brother Richard and Ger McHugh of Forogie.


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The fish eye is a mother of pearl bead.
I have tweaked the pattern a bit here and there, but I think it still needs a little "somp'n somp'n".
Home of LadyShuttleMaker.Etsy.Com. A blog about my Ceramic Tatting Shuttles, all my tatting endeavors, adventures, creations, patterns and maybe more.
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I love the beads you've chosen for the eyes of your two fish. Are they ones you've found in Korea?
What about incorporating some sparkly little beads in the body to make him look like Rainbow Fish (one of my favorite children's books)?
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|Full-time International
|£12,660 per year
BSc (Hons)
School - School of Environment & Life Sciences
Subject area - Biology and Zoology
UCAS Code: C300
Start Date(s): September
Three years full-time
Four years full-time with a placement year
Up to six years part-time
UK - £9,250 per year
Part-time - Your annual fee will be calculated pro rata to the full-time fee according to the number of credits you are studying.
International - £12,660 per year
In Brief:
- A wide variety of field trips are available in the UK and abroad, including an opportunity for some students to go to Brazil
- Opportunities for a placement year during which you can gain work experience (including overseas)
- You will be taught by many academics who are active Zoology researchers
- Overall student satisfaction for this course is 93% [source: University of Salford analysis of unpublished NSS data 2018]
- Part-time study option
- Work/industrial placement opportunity
- International students can apply
Course Summary
Our BSc in Zoology will develop your knowledge of concepts at the forefront of zoological science. Practical training will equip you with many of the subject specific, personal and practical skills that you will need for your future career. You will learn about biological processes, their behaviour and how they react with their environment.
This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the biology of animals. You will learn about animals, the links between them and their environment, and key aspects of zoological phenomena from molecular to ecological levels.
You will have the opportunity to go on several field trips over the duration of this programme which will provide real world experiences and examples to learn from. You will only pay a modest non-refundable administration fee for the residential field courses, which are otherwise 100% subsidised by the university.
Between years two and three of this course we encourage students to complete a placement year, which is arranged with our support. The position is often salaried, with a major company linked to a public health laboratory or wildlife trust, or a research organisation such as the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, MAFF or Central Veterinary Laboratory. In our experience, final degree results and employability are enhanced for students who undertake a placement year. The placement also counts towards the final degree classification as part of the year 2 mark.
*This programme has been accredited by the Royal Society of Biology following an independent and rigorous assessment. Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and key skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of employers. The accreditation criteria require evidence that graduates from accredited programmes meet defined sets of learning outcomes, including subject knowledge, technical ability and transferable skills.
"Even though I didn't achieve the best A level grades, I was determined to go on to university as I had wanted to study zoology from a young age. I was therefore very happy to discover that Salford did a foundation degree which would enable me to then go on to the zoology course. I also liked the location of the university which meant I could stay in the Manchester area.
The best thing about my time at Salford was the staff. The lecturers are highly knowledgeable in their fields, are easy to get on with but also professional. I also think the contacts I made whilst studying at Salford have come in handy since graduating.
The advice I would give to anybody considering BSc Zoology is to gain as much as you can from your course. I would also suggest anyone wanting a career in a laboratory undertakes a laboratory research project as this has helped me immensely in what I do now."
Laura Bennett, BSc Zoology graduate
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Find out more about the School of Environment and Life Sciences
Year 1
In year 1 you will study a range of topics in six modules covering both theory and practice across the biological sciences.
Year 2
The highlight of year 2 is the opportunity to go on an excellent residential field trip at Dale Fort in Pembrokeshire in May for the Marine Biology module, which includes studies of the zonation and ecology of animals and plants on various rocky sea shores.
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- understanding experimental techniques and design
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- dissertation writing and presentation.
Year 3
Please note that it may not be possible to deliver the full list of options every year as this will depend on factors such as how many students choose a particular option. Exact modules may also vary in order to keep content current. When accepting your offer of a place to study on this programme, you should be aware that not all optional modules will be running each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you are able to undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.


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Oleta M. Perkinson Shiverdecker, 93
Oleta Perkinson Shiverdecker
(June 11, 1924 – July 5, 2017)
Oleta Margaret Perkinson Shiverdecker, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in New Albany, Mississippi. She was 93 years old.
She was born June 11, 1924, in Wellsville, Montgomery County, Missouri, but raised from infancy in the Toledo community of eastern Callaway County. Her parents were Oather Perkinson and Maggie Frey Perkinson. Both her parental families moved to Callaway County in the 1860s, shortly after the American Civil War. The Perkinsons came from Kentucky and the Freys from Pennsylvania.
She is survived by one son, Jerry Shiverdecker, of New Albany and his wife Nan. She is also survived by two granddaughters, Elizabeth Shiverdecker, of Athens, Greece, and Renee LaSalle, of Savannah, Georgia, and a grandson, Roger LaSalle, of Beaufort, South Carolina. A favorite sister-in-law, Bonnie Guerrant Shiverdecker, lives in Fulton, Missouri.
George Shiverdecker, her husband of 62 years, died in Fulton, Missouri, in 2008. Her daughter, Jan Lasalle, died in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 2010. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Oather K. Perkinson. Her husband was from a Callaway County farm family of 12 children. All of his 11 siblings and all but one of their spouses pre-deceased her.
The first of her husband's family moved from Tennessee to the eastern part of the county in 1816, four years before Callaway County was organized on November 25, 1820, and five years before Missouri statehood in 1821. Thus, she has innumerable extended family in Callaway County and elsewhere.
She moved to Mississippi to live with her son and his family following the death of her husband, becoming the "adopted matriarch" of their large family in Mississippi. For the past two years, she resided at Magnolia Place assisted living in New Albany. Her family is most grateful for the loving care she received during her stays at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, during her time at Magnolia Place and, during her final days, by Legacy Hospice. Her family is also thankful for the care and continuing friendship given her and them by Cathy Cannon, of New Albany.
Debo Funeral Home of Fulton, Missouri, was in charge of the services on Monday, July 10, 2017. Burial was private.


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Brimley Area Schools will no longer hire its coaches through a third party contractor.
The district's Board of Education agreed Monday evening to follow a recommendation from Superintendent Brian Reattoir and forgo renewing a third party deal with contractor PCMI.
"The coaches will be under our district umbrella once again like they were many years ago," he said.
Reattoir was concerned about some information he has learned through his professional development work. He said under Brimley's current agreement with PCMI its coaches do not have governmental immunity, meaning if a coach were ever sued it could lead to much higher expenses for the district.
He noted Brimley currently has 11 coaches who work through PCMI and acknowledged that having the district manage them will lead to a marginal cost increase. But that pales in comparison to the potential losses through a lawsuit, he added.
"It was pretty frightening listening to Thrun Law (Firm) talk about the potential of what it would cost the district if this was to become a lawsuit with one of our coaches," Reattoir said. "So, I'm not wanting to have that happen here."
With the change, the district will have to cover the cost of re-fingerprinting its coaches, which Reattoir believes will run about $715. Brimley will still use a third party contractor to hire its substitute teachers.
The move comes a year after the board opted to stay with PCMI following the consideration of an offer from a firm called Coach EZ. According to Reattoir, Coach EZ offered a lower price but would have created unexpected costs for the district because it did not automatically deduct and pay its employees' taxes.


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1. The first thing to do is thoroughly flush the mud, sand, and swabs in the inlet pipe several times.
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3. Must be balanced when installing, first use a suitable wrench, avoid excessive force, strong installation, damage to components.
4. When installing the standard of success: no leakage, no leakage
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Day 21: Today I am thankful the amazing team I get to work with at our church. We had a staff day and it was great to worship and pray together, ask ourselves the hard questions and dream of what God could do. I am so thankful I get to serve with these amazing people!
Day 22: I am thankful for two boys who travel so well. Our trip to SD went well! And I can't forget to say I am thankful for Thanksgiving and for wonderful food with family!
Day 23: Today I am thankful for chiropractors especially while I am pregnant. I got the opportunity to go to my parent's chiropractor today. His technique is very different than any I have been too but I still felt a great sense of relief and I am very thankful for that!


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Elizabeth Davis is in her fourth year studying at the Rutgers School of Nursing. Liz chose the nursing major because she has always known that she has an interest in the healthcare field. At a young age Liz would carry around a pretend medical kit and treat all the "boo-boos" on the stuffed animals and dolls in her kindergarten classroom. Her interest in nursing grew stronger as she got older. She started to watch health-related television shows, and frequently made visits to the nurse's office at school just to see what was going on. Liz says that her love of nursing really began, though, during her experience volunteering at her local hospital in 8th grade.
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First broadcast 22/12/58
Series 9 Episode 8
Greenslade: This is the BBC….The blame should be spread equally!
Harry: He's right, folks. There are so many in the BBC, the blame can be spread so evenly, it doesn't notice.
Greenslade: Mr Strecham! How dare you reveal BBC cover-up methods!
Harry: It's my duty to protect the public, folks, and for this, I hope to get an OBE.
Greenslade: And what do you think you are going to do with it?
Harry: I'd sing it.
Greenslade: How does it go?
Harry: (sings to the tune of Danny Boy?) Oh OBE, I love your daughter.
Greenslade: So that's the OBE. Oh, I see. I thought it went (sings to the tune of Danny Boy) Oh OBE, the pipes, the pipes are frozen.
Harry: That's the Order of the Garter you silly…twilger
Greenslade: Oh.
Harry: And it's still in the top ten birthday honours you know.
Greenslade: Is it?
Harry: Yes, it was fourth last week; listen.
FX: cash register
Harry: It sounds like Peter Sellers. Forward him, with his hi-fi lawn mower.
Sellers: (Actor) It records as it cuts, and that is for me. Come. Now, my applause, please.
GRAMS: rapturous applause over
Sellers: (Actor) Oh yes, yes, yes.
GRAMS: applause stops suddenly
Sellers: (Actor) I'm getting known. It's quite obvious, yes. Minstrel, sing that for me.
Spriggs: (sings, with guitar accompaniment) I'm getting knoooown.
Harry: How much did he pay you for that?
Spriggs: A free feel of his Rolls Royce, Jim.
Harry: Oh well done, well done, well done.
Spriggs: (sings) and a fine master is heeeeee.
FX: gunshot
Spriggs: Oh, master…
Sellers: (Actor) He had to go. I shot him for nothing, you know.
Greenslade: Oh you are a kind man. I think it's time we had a go at the Grune Show. The scene is a certain place, at a certain time, in a certain year.
Spriggs: We're not giving anything away tonight, folks. Can we have an attack of the thunders, please?
GRAMS: Loud crash of thunder, rain pouring under
Henry: Oh yes, that's got it in position.
FX: Strange sound ending in duck call
Henry: Eureka! I've invented the whoopie cushion!
Min: (off mic) What's that noise over there?
Henry: What, what?
Min: (off mic) What's that over there?
Henry: What? What are you doing at the window, Min of mine?
FX: heavy boots walking
Min: (on mic) I'm counting the rain, Cocky.
Henry: Come away at once, Min. Supposing people saw you counting rain on a Sunday. What would they say?
Min: They'd say "owww"
Henry: You see? I told you so. Now look at the year, 1880.
Min: 1880? Oh, and I haven't got the dinner on yet.
Henry: Never mind the 1880 dinner, Min of mine, you get on baiting those elephant traps.
Min: I don't see the point of them you know.
Henry: What?
Min: We've never caught one.
Henry: That doesn't mean we must stop trying, Min of mine.
Min: Fishtu.
Henry: Think of the dangers. Supposing you came down one morning for a greens-strainer and found an elephant in the larder, eh?
Min: Well, I've never seen an elephant in the larder.
Henry: That is because they're hiding, Min of mine!
Min: Where do elephants hide? Tell me that!
Henry: What?
Min: Where do elephants hide, Buddy?
Henry: Well, I don't know, saxophone Min. But it's clear to me that they must hide somewhere, how else could they get away with it for so long?
FX: knock on door
Min and Henry: Oooooh.
Min: Who's that? All be murdered in our beds! It might be a man of evil powers!
Henry: What? Min, hand me my tin hat (FX: metallic noise), now my sword (FX: Sword rattling), now my blunderbuss.
Min: Brave man, Henry.
Henry: Now Min…
Min: Yes?
Henry: Go and see who it is.
Min: There's somebody who believes in (?) Come in!
FX: door opens
Ned: Good Evening, I……
FX: loud explosion
Ned: ARRRRGGHHHH
Min: He's the man from the Prudential, Henry.
Henry: Now sir, what do you want?
Ned: I want a doctor, mate.
Henry: There is no doctor mate living here sir!
Ned: But you must let me in. I've had an accident, and it's starting to show.
FX: door closes
Ned: Thank you. I'm the local squire.
Henry: Ohh, come in. Let me take you hat and coat.
FX: brown paper rustling
Ned: Thank you.
Henry: Min, throw these on the fire.
Min: Yes Henry, yes.
Ned: I was on my way to London town, when my horse took ill with a puncture. Have you a telephone?
Min: No. But we have a window with a pane of glass missing.
Ned: Well, I'll try that. Hello? Hello? (FX: banging) Hello, hello? This window's gone dead.
Henry: Yes, the GPO took it out after a final demand, you know.
Ned: How painful. Well, it seems as though I'll have to stay the night here. Have you a bed?
Henry: Not on me sir, we keep them all upstairs you know.
Ned: Superstitious, eh? Well, have you a spare room?
Henry: Yes sir, it's in the spare room.
Ned: Oh, good. Then I'll put my spare body in it, I only wear this one for work, you know.
Min: You've had a hard day.
Ned: Thank you. I'll be off in the morning.
Min: Ohh. But they say the bridge is under water. The River Foot has risen seven inches.
Henry: No Min, the River Severn has risen foot inches.
Min: How can a river rise its foot inches?
Henry: Who's talking about a river with feet?!
Min: Don't you raise your voice to me, Chummy!
FX: Wood blocks – slapping – OMNES: fighting – GRAMS: Breaking glass Min and Henry: Ohhh, arrrghh (Ends in loud explosion)
Min: Now Henry, don't make me loose my temper…..Where is he? Henry?
Ned: He's gone.
Min: Then who have I been hitting?
Willium: It was me, Ma. I come down in me 'jamas to get a mug o' tea, And "Whallop! Thun! Blut!" I cops a piano on me nut!
Ned: It suits you, though.
Willium: Yer. Well I admit, pianos have always suited me, you know sir. I, er, you see, I got a B flat 'ead, you see.
Ned: How come you've got you pyjamas on back-to-front?
Willium: Well, I turned round suddenly and left 'em behind…. I'd better get up to bed now. Good nighty, matey.
Ned: Good night? But it's breakfast time.
Willium: Yes, well I don't like waitin' to the last minute, you see…there's only one pair of stairs up to my room, and if I miss 'em I have to wait for the next pair…An hour before they get 'ere…. Good night on you.
Ned: And good night on you.
FX: door opens, pouring rain, door closes
Eccles: 'Ello! 'ello Auntie Min, 'ello Uncle Crun.
Henry: Hello Muckle.
Eccles: 'Ello Uncle Crun.
Ned: I'm squire Seagoon of the Fernakapan Farm.
Eccles: 'Ello squire Seon o da fernakann fallam.
Henry: Master Muckle, what have you been doing?
Eccles: I've been watering the garden.
Ned: In all the rain?
Eccles: Don't look at me so strange, I had a mackintosh on, my man.
Henry: You must pardon Master Muckle, he's going through the awkward age, you know.
Min: He's been going through it for 48 years now, you know.
Ned: Taking the long way round, eh?
Eccles: I ain't never met you before, have I?
Ned: No.
Eccles: You see, I remembered!
Henry: He's training you know.
Eccles: I'm training you know.
Henry: Next week he's entering the World Sleeping Contest!
Ned: Then why isn't he in bed, training?
Eccles: Oww.
FX: door opens
Eccles: Wow it's ….
Max: Hold everything boy. I bring bad news boy. I'm the town crier!
Ned: Well start crying then.
Max: Listen boy, don't laugh at me; I don't get any extra money for doing these parts.
Ned: Sounds like a fair arrangement.
Max: The valley is flooded boy.
Henry: Eccles! You watered those flowers too much I tell you!
Eccles: Oooohh
Max: The bridge to London is under water. It's a dead loss.
Ned: So are you mate…Get your conk on top of the old harmonica and we'll fortify ourselves with the old brandy.
FX: running feet
Max plays that tune.
Greenslade: Part two, by which time it had been raining for forty days and forty nights, making a grand total of eighty days and nights. The waters rose, and then, at dawn….this!
Orch: Bloodnok theme
FX: explosions, rain pouring, more explosions
Bloodnok: Ohh…oh..oh, what must the neighbours think? I say, Ellinga? Where's me breakfast?
FX: cup and saucer rattling
Ellinga: Meega!
Bloodnok: Me Chota Housa (?)
FX: hammer on anvil repeatedly under
Bloodnok: Aeiough, uh, Ellinga! How long did you boil this egg?
FX: knock on door
Bloodnok: How long did you boil that door?
Ned: Major, open this egg!
FX: door opens, water sloshing
Bloodnok: How dare you bring all that water into my house?! Get out, water!
Ned: It's no use shouting at it. That water is deaf.
Bloodnok: What a tragedy! Deaf water. Explain sir! Why are you floating through me bedroom on a piano?
Ned: I was sleeping on it, in the key of "G", when suddenly the great dam burst!
Bloodnok: I shall see my solicitor…
Ned: Cut it out please, and get on. The floods are rising at a rate of three and sixpence an hour!
Bloodnok: Ohhh are they? Well, I must first dive down to the basement and collect the tenant's rent.
FX: splash bubbles
Ned: While he's gone, here's a joke (heavy cut in continuity)
Bloodnok: Ohh, they were all out, never mind, I had to turn the gas off, so it didn't matter. Now, just fit this outboard motor onto the piano and….
FX: outboard motor speeds up
Greenslade: Meantime, from the comparative safety of a long disused factory chimney, a French scrag reviews his financial position.
Moriarty: One empty tin (FX: tin drops on floor). One fishbone al le gun (?) (FX: fishbone drops on floor). One ostrich formidàble (?) (FX: metal hits floor). Piece of string (FX: clang)
Grytpype: Hello!
Moriarty: Owwwww.
Grytpype: So! You've been keeping these things from me, eh?
FX: slap
Moriarty: Ow!
Grytpype: Now, put all that stuff in my name, at once!
Moriarty: (gummy) I'm sorry Grytpype, sorry Grytpype…can I have my teeth back?
Grytpype: Here is the pawn ticket.
Moriarty: (gummy) You pawned my teeth?! You swine of a swine!
Grytpype: What?!
Moriarty: (gummy) I challenge you to a duel! Name your weapon!
Grytpype: Teeth!
Moriarty: (gummy) I've lost!
Grytpype: Don't take it to heart, steam Count. I have a feeling that any moment now our star will wax. Get you ear to the ground and hear what your ear can hear.
OMNES: rhubarb, rhubarb GRAMS: chicken clucking
Sellers: (yokel) 'Ere come the squire now, a ha.
Ned: I have called this meeting because of all this extraordinary weather.
Sellers: (yokel) I read in the paper that it's Queen Anne's reign.
Min: So, it's Queen Anne's rain we're getting, is it? She's responsible?
Ned: This is a very serious allegation against Queen Anne. If this is Queen Anne's rain, then we must ask her to stop it!
Bloodnok: I'm a military man sir; it's my duty as a senior scoundrel to ask her majesty, Queen Anne, to leave off raining.
Spike: (Jampton) What are we going to do in the meantime? I mean…..Argh
Ned: I don't know how to stop rain folks. If there was anybody who could, they'd be worth their weight in gold.
FX: two whooshes
Moriarty: We weigh 20 stone!
Ned: Who are you? Explain those frayed collars.
Grytpype: They are part of our entourage. This man, clenching a do-it-yourself beetroot, is Count Jim "Naboolas" (FX castanets Moriarty: Owwww) Moriarty; who will unleash a truth upon you!
Moriarty: The sky over England is leaking! And that's why the rain is getting in!
OMNES: rhubarb
Harry: (yokel) He's taking out the back of 'is 'ead!
Grytpype: Of course he is. That is where he keeps his words; it took him years to get it right, you know? The Count continues.
Moriarty: Yes, I suggest….
FX: splat
Grytpype: Who threw that steaming pudding at the Count?!
Spike (yokel) I did.
Grytpype: There's two of us, you know!
FX: splat
Grytpype: Thank you.
Ned: Wait! You two men claim that the sky is leaking? What proof have you?
Moriarty: Water proof!
Grytpype: Moriarty, play him our qualifications.
FX: scrap metal
Moriarty: (sings with piano accompaniment) And there's more where that came from, I don't mean maybe, more where that came froooooom.
FX: slap – splash
Moriarty: Owwww.
Grytpype: There, recorded at sea.
Ned: I'm sorry I ever doubted you.
Grytpype: And now, good villagers, this is our plan; we will sue the government for neglecting to keep in good repair, the sky over Upper Dicker village.
OMNES: (yokel) Arr, oh,
Grytpype: Come Moriarty.
Orch: "The Archer's" theme slightly speeded up
Greenslade: That was a special arrangement of the houses of parliament in the key of "C".
Sellers: (Hern) And now folks, a big hern for the hairy Speaker, hern.
Orch: "Who wants to be happy?"
OMNES: shouting
Harry: (Elder Statesman) Thank you…. Ahhh silence….on the floor (?)…….Arghhh
FX: body hits floor
OMNES: rhubarb, don't believe it! rhubarb
Sellers: (Churchill) I'm glad you all came.
Spike: (Tory twit) Mr Prime Minister, (long, unintelligible question) Thank you.
Sellers: (Churchill) I'm coming to that sir; first, the grave news. The village of Upper Dicker has accused Queen Anne of reigning too long.
Harry (Elder Statesman – nearly dead) Ohhh arrrrrrrr eh
Sellers: (Churchill) You choose your words well, sir. The villagers have insurrected!
Spike: (off mic) The swines!
Sellers: (Churchill) So I have, this day, despatched a steam gunboat up the River Steam Dicker.
OMNES: hear hear.
Greenslade: And that is the end of "Today in Parliament". Meantime, here is a non-sequitor entitled "Ray Ellington".
Ray "Too Marvellous for Words"
Greenslade: Meantime, three men are trying to cross the River Dicker by iron bedstead.
FX: water flowing under
Ned: Well, it's not sunk yet!
Bloodnok: It's not in the river yet.
Ned: I know, but if it doesn't sink on land, that's half the battle.
Bloodnok: Loo!
Ned: What's "Loo"?
Bloodnok: Half a battle; Water-Loo! Ha ha!
Eccles: We got a water loo in our garden (waits for audience laughter – not a sausage). Apparently nobody else has.
Bloodnok: Never mind, we can't live forever, you know.
Eccles: Oh no? You just wait and see, Bloodnok!
Bloodnok: Oh, very well, I will!……………Well, come on, I'm waiting.
Eccles: All right, I'm living forever as fast as I can.
Bloodnok: You're a phoney, Mad Dan!
Eccles: Get on wid it. I'm getting tired, lyin' in bed. My mother said that it's not good for young men to lie in bed.
Ned: Get back in kip! You're in training. Now, all stand on the bed, and lift it quickly, before we realise it can't be done. Hup.
FX: splash
Bloodnok: It's floating! And it fits the river perfectly!
Ned: It's as I plinned, planned, plooned and plinged! Tonight, we'll be in the London. With luck, Eccles should win the sleeping contest, and, with the prize money, we can afford a new sky over Dicker!
Eccles: 'ere, who's de captain of dis bed?
Bluebottle: I am! Sea Ranger 'Bottle of de Royal Upper Dicker Navy! Stand clear of the bed for action. (FX: slap) Oh! My nut! You try dat again! (FX: slap) Ohh! I'll give you one more chance. Just you do dat again. (FX: slap) Oh! Don't do dat again.
Eccles: Listen Mr Sealoon, if you hit 'Bottle, you hit me! (FX: slap) Oh, he hit me! He hit me 'Bottle!
Bluebottle: You hit him again! (FX: slap Eccles: Owwwww) Eccles, you better get out of 'ere before you get killed!
GRAMS: loud explosion
Ned: Major Bloodnok! What was that explosion aft?
Bloodnok: Don't ask lad. Don't ask! Look, a naval sloop, and it's firing sails (?) addressed to us!
Greenslade: Ahoy HMS Fairycake!
Sellers: (Flowerdew) Oh!
Greenslade: (line drowned out by audience laughter) …anyone who does will be incarcerated!
Ned: Very well, we'll chain the river to its banks. Oh ho.
FX: Swannee whistle down - explosion
Bloodnok: Ohhh!
Orch: dramatic chords
Omnes: rhubarb rhubarb
Ned: What is it?
Spike: (yokel) There's a strange monster, sir.
Grytpype: Good villagers, this is a hot air Goldolphus balloon in which we will ascend to the sky, as soon as Squire Seagoon returns with the money.
Ned: Stop! Bad news!
Moriarty: Bad news? That sounds like bad news!
Ned: The brass bedstead was sunk by naval gunfire and Eccles went down with his mattress! Worse still….he came up again.
Moriarty: So, there's no money!!!!! Owwww!! Argh!!!
GRAMS: explosion
Grytpype: He took that badly. Well gentlemen, no money – no repairs. But worst of all, (sobs) no money.
Orch: dramatic chords
GRAMS: rain pouring under
Greenslade: And still it rained. The waters rose and, because of his build, Mr Secombe was the first in danger of drowning.
Henry: What are you doing at the window Min?
Min: (blows bubbles)
Henry: Oh dear, this means we shall have to move up a floor again.
FX: door opens
Ned: Good news! Queen Anne's stopped reigning!
Bloodnok: Thank heavens! I thought she'd never stop.
Eccles: At last! A happy ending!
Bloodnok: Not quite!
FX gunshot
Eccles: Ohhh!
Bloodnok: That is a happy ending! Yes, well (sniffs) that's about all there is really, I suppose…You'd better get out of here as quick as you can..
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Here you will find all of our coverage of films screening at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival. Some of these articles were written for previous festival coverage.
Chasing Coral
Why Chasing Coral was the best environmental doc at Sundance.
God's Own Country
Interview: Director Francis Lee and co-stars Josh O'Connor and Alec Secareanu discuss the making of the film.
Heal the Living
Our TIFF16 review of the new film from Katell Quilléveré
Hermia and Helena
An interview with writer-director Matias Piñeiro on our Shakespeare podcast, 21st Folio
I Called Him Morgan
An interview with director Kasper Collin about creating a duet between Lee Morgan's trumpet and his wife Helen's voice to tell the story of their lives and the music.
In Loco Parentis
We talked to the film's co-directors about innovation in education and making an observational documentary with children.
Mad World
Mad World tackles stigmas surrounding mental illness in Hong Kong but risks simplifying these complex issues for a heartwarming family narrative.
Maliglutit (Searchers)
Selected as one of Canada's Top 10 Films of 2016, we discuss the list and the film's placement on the list.
Marjorie Prime
Our Sundance review of the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for Science in Film Winner.
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Description of problem:
When doing a memory suspend by pressing 'F3' button, I have my laptop going in a
memory suspend mode. When pressing any button or the 'power' button, the PC
restart, but it stay in a hang mode. Black screen and no console access
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rpm -qi pm-utils
Name : pm-utils Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 0.15 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release : 1 Build Date: Sun 12 Mar 2006 01:31:14
Install Date: Fri 24 Mar 2006 02:48:41 PM CET Build Host:
Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM: pm-utils-0.15-1.src.rpm
Size : 63161 License: GPL
Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sun 12 Mar 2006 02:25:43 AM CET, Key ID
b44269d04f2a6fd2Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
Summary : Power management utilities and scripts for Fedora Core
Description :
The pm-utils package contains utilities and scripts for Fedora Core
useful for power management.
uname -r
How reproducible:
1- 'FN-F3' -> to suspend to memory
2- Poweroff
Steps to Reproduce:
Actual results:
Expected results:
Additional info:
If I'm using pm-suspend, I'm getting the same behavior. Correct suspend mode.
When doing the power on, the system seems restarting but not access.
I have the same problem here with my HP nc8000.
When I suspend, my laptop goes in suspend mode correctly (the power led blink at
each 3 seconds) but when I press the power button, the laptop restart but the
screen is off and the keyboard does not work.
The only way to restart my laptop is to remove the battery.
I have a small question, how can I debug this to send you more informations. I
find nothing in /var/log/messages. Can I put a debug log somehwhere?
Have you tried this with newer version of pm-utils? There are quite a few
changes in the FC6 version of it that might fix the problem you're describing.
Read ya, Phil
Please reopen this bug, if it is still present in a recent release of Fedora.


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I did try to get a run in the afternoon, but I was at a GoodLife and on a treadmill ... and I kept having to interrupt myself and go find something as a part of my duties. It wasn't a good run. I did get it done however. Then got this done for three rounds:
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After the physio, I had to get a walk in. In was late for me, but I did get a walk in. I had company on my walk, too, which made it that much more sweet.


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Archive for Up and Running in 30 Days–4th Edition
10 Things Your Agents Should Do for You and your CompanyPosted by: | Comments
When agents interview, they understandably want to know what the company is going to do for them. A� In reverse, Do you tell them what your company expects from them?
Sobering thought: IfA� the company doesn't expect anything from the agent, how much effort will they the company put out to see the agent is successful?
The Ten Things
From working as an agent for 8 years, and managing agents for almost two decades, Ia��ve drawn some conclusions about the a�?turnabouta��s fair playa�� that I believe agents owe managers. Ia��ve also listed these in Up and Running in 30 Days, to give agents a 'heads up'. I believe if managers are willing to give 100% support through training and coaching each agent to success, agents need to give it their best, too. Here are agentsa�� ten commandments:
- Do the work. You know what it is!
- Dona��t argue.
- Dona��t make excuses for not doing your start-up plan.
- Dona��t tell the manager youa��ve been in the business two weeks and you have a better way.
- Do thank your manager frequently.
- Do tell other agents that you appreciate your managera��s efforts.
- Do tell other new agents you meet in other companies that you have a great manager.
- Dona��t bug other people in the office to find another answer because you didna��t like your managera��s answer.
- Dona��t change the Up and Running plan because you a�?dona��t like ita�?. (You just dona��t like lead generating, do you?)
10. Dona��t miss a coaching appointment!
Ia��d love to hear what you think of my a�?ten commandments.a�� Are there others you think are important? Before you hire an agent, get agreement on what you will do for the agent–and what that agent will do for you!
Getting agreement on what we both expect before deciding to work together is key to a happy partnership. The only surprises I want agents to have after they start are good ones!
What You Should Look for in a Real Estate AgentPosted by: | Comments
You interview for real estate agents. What traits and qualities are you looking for?A� Before you look at my take on it, write at least 5 traits of the successful real estate salesperson. Now,A� take a look at my list below. Although there are as many approaches to the real estate business as there are people, there are certain qualities that are common to successful real estate professionals:
High personal initiative. Do what you know needs to be done even if no one else is doing it!
Tenacity. Studies show most salespeople give up after the second 'no'. Yet, most customers only say 'yes' after they've said 'no' 5 times! Never give up.
Risk taker. Doing it before you have all the answers–taking risks–is a big part of starting your career successfully.
Accountability to yourself. Plan your week and work your plan. No one else will do it for you in the real estate business.
Reliability to others. The consumer rates "trustworthiness" as the most important attribute they need in a real estate agent. Keep your promises.
Willingness to learn. In this warp-speed changing business, being a life-long learner is critical to success in a real estate career.
Enthusiasm. Would you buy anything from anyone who wasn't convinced himself that the product or service was important to you? And could convey his excitement and enthusiasm?
Handling rejection. Absolute faith in your own convictions and your own self-worth helps you weather those thousands of 'nos' and keep going to get a 'yes'.
Creativity. Doing it like we've always done it just won't work in this changing environment. Try it differently. Put you into the sales equation for great success.
This list is excerpted from my book for would-be and new real estate agents, coming out in 2013 mid-year. The name is What They Don't Teach You in Pre-License School. How do your agents stack up? Are you hiring those who have what it takes?A� What else do you think it takes today?
Do Your Expectations Match Your New Agents' Goals?Posted by: | Comments
From training and coaching hundreds of new agents, I've discovered that, many times, their expectations don't match the manager's expectations. This can cause havoc and dissatisfaction from both parties. Do you know what your new agents' expectations for the first sale are?A�If you don't, your start-up plan (or lack of) may actually cause the agent toA�be so discouraged he will leave your office.A� For example: Perhaps you feel that you will just give that new agent all the time he needs to produce. But, that new agent is thinking he expects to make a sale right now! Your casual attitude about his success may cause him to seek a more focused manager.
Agents' Expectations for their First Sale
A�A few years ago, I did a very revealing survey of hundreds of new agents. (That survey is inA�my new book for would-be and new real estate agents, out soon). A�I askedA�these new agentsA�when they wanted their first sale. What do you think the majority said?A�
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Hit the Ground Running….or Crawling?
A�My assumption: Most agents want a sale fast. Why? They expect it, and they need it for their self-esteem. If you are familiar withA�my business start-up plan, Up and Running in 30 Days, you know I start agents right into the business soA�they can realize that sale withinA�their A�first month. This is, unfortunately, very unlike the start most agents get (they get a very slow starta��keep reading!).
A�If Agents Expect a Sale in the First Month, What Do Their Managers Expect?
A�If the new agent expects high earnings fast, what did his manager expect from him?A� I also asked that question in my survey. Most of the respondents from the survey didn't know what their managera��s expectations were.A� 71% of the respondents didn't know even the minimum expectations of their managers–the minimum production standards they would have to meet to have their contracts renewed the second year.
A�Why is Matching Minimums and Goals Important?
A�To assure that the new agent and manager see 'eye to eye', you need
- mutual expectations in writing prior to hiring on
- toA�share the exact business activity planA�the agentA�will be coached to
- proof to the new agent that the plan works!
A Manager's Honest Comment
When I was VP in charge of training for a large regional franchise, a manager called me to ask what she could do to help someone produce. The first question I asked was,A� "How long has this agent been in real estate?" The answer: One year–and she hadn't made a sale! I asked the manager,A� "Why are you still retaining that agent?" The manager replied, "It took me a long time to make a sale in real estate and I just want to give them a chance." How mis-directed!
What Going a YearA�without Making a Sale Means
Simply, it means the agent has not been lead generating. Short-term, if an agent has been lead generating and has not made a sale, it's just a matter of numbers and skill. That's coachable. But, if an agent hasn't been lead generating–and goes one full year without a sale, it means that agent is just waiting for a happy accident.A�Agents can't make a career on happy accidents.
The Manager Had No Idea What The Agent Had Been Doing
The manager's game plan for the agent was 'let's just wait and see what happens.' She had absolutely no idea of what this agent was doing every day to generate business. Some game plan…
Manager's Expectations Indicate the Kind of Game Plan they Use
Because this manager had such low expectations of her agent, the manager had no game plan. She just let that agent fail for a year. I believe that's cruel and unusual punishment!
Be sure you haveA�expectations of the agents they agree to fulfill, and that you have a game plan designed to reach those expectations–and beyond.
What are your expecctations and how do you assure it's a 'match'–prior to affiliation?
Four Actions Take Right Now to 'Up' Your ProfitsPosted by: | Comments
Here are fourA�actions you can do to rev up profits right now. These sound simple, but they can be challenging to put to work. Take them one at a time.
1. Recognize that empathy alone is not enough.
Why do brokers think that a�?loving thema�� will somehow motivate agents to go to work? a�?Loving and cheerleadinga�� may suffice in a fast market, but it doesna��t work when everybody needs to face facts and go to work. Smart brokers are focusing agents on lead generating plans and holding agents accountable to that work. That demonstrates their faith in the agentsa�� ability to succeeda��and the ability of the brokersa�� program to facilitate that success.
Conclusion: No plans and no accountability suggests the manager either doesna��t care, or doesna��t have a plan to help agents achieve.
Questions to ask yourself:
How are you communicating your faith in your agentsa�� ability to achieve?
Do you hold your agents accountable to their goals?
How much faith do you have in your productivity programs (or do you have them)?
2. Set the standards of performance to define the values of the company.
Good managers arena��t afraid agents will leave. Theya��re willing to give up that one deal a year to a�?take the lid offa�� those productive people and get them fired up with other pros. If your value proposition says that you have a team of a�?quality professionalsa��, define that in terms of production. (Mycoaching Managersa�� On Track to Success in 30 Days Coaching System for Experienced Agents offers suggested activity and results standardsa��and plans to get your agents a�?leapinga�� over those standards.)
Note: A recent study to over 70,000 professionals in 116 organizations found 93% said working with a slacker actually hampered their development or decreased their productivity.
Questions to ask yourself: Are you unwittingly de-motivating your agents by keeping non-producers?
3. Put systems into place that appreciate, motivate, and inspire your agents.Studies prove that immediate, positive feedback results in higher goal attainment. How often do you appreciate your agents? Do you have an appreciation/motivational system in place? Unless ita��s planned, it wona��t happen.
4. Refine your hiring practices.
In a shifted market, brokers must hire much more carefullya��and be really tough in the interview with a top-rate, practiced a�?mutual expectationsa�� talk. (I believe only about 10% of managers have an adequate a�?mutual expectations dialogue). Not just anyone can sell in a shifted market. Now, agents must have the tenacity, gain the skills, do the lead generation, and work at least 40-50 hours a week.
Questions to ask yourself:Do you have a planned, practiced interview process?
Do you find you sometimes get a�?surprisesa�� in your hires, because you forgot to ask important questions?
Do you get agreement for your culture, values, and minimum performance expectations prior to hiring?
Tough but fair expectations coupled with an agent development plan assures profits challenging times. Thata��s the formula. Why not get your share of profits?
Are Your New Agents 'Slow and Crawling'?Posted by: | Comments
A�Are you getting your new agents up and runninga��or are they slow and crawling?A�
As managers and recruiters, we're looking for new agents who want to make money fast. So, from one perspective, we're pleased when the new agent sitting in front of us tells us that he expects to make $100,000 his first year in real estate. My survey of 155 new agents has shown that most agents coming into the business today have high expectations. 92% of the new agents surveyed "planned" to make more than the median income of all Realtors. The most stunning statistic, though, from these new agents, was that 65% expected incomes way above the average Realtor –their first year in the business!A� What does that mean to us managers and trainers? We need to have a a�?start-fasta�� program to delivera��or these agents will be at another company or out of the business way before they get even one sale!
Focused on Business Developmenta��or Training?
Another stunning finding from the survey was that 62% of the new agents expected to get a check in their first sixty days in the business!A� They expect to hit the ground running.A�A� To do this, the new agent's focus needs to be on business development, not on learning neat stuff. Normally, companies put the new agent into a 'curriculum based' program to tell them everything they'll ever need to know about real estate. However, as a manager, I found that my new agents created early success when they focused rather on a business plan that contained heavy business-producing activities. (Think of it as a�?on the job traininga��a��not college classroom book-learning.)
Is Your Activity Plan Supportinga��or Inhibiting Success?
Look at your new agent orientation checklists, training schedules, and assignments.A� Think of training and new agent business plans as two separate areas. That business plan for the new agent should be at least as important as the information and practice they receive in the training school. It should put them to work and get them into the field their second week in the business. Otherwise, theya��ll never reach their goals.
Low Expectations Sabotage Productivity
If the new agent expects high earnings fast, what did his manager expect from him?A� Most of the respondents from the survey didn't know.A� 71% of the respondents didn't know even the minimum expectations of their managers–the minimum production standards they would have to meet to have their contracts renewed the second year. To assure that the new agent and manager see 'eye to eye', put mutual expectations in writing in the interview period. Show the prospective agent the exact business activity plan* that the agent will use to create success, and get agreement that the plan will work–and that the agent will work the plan.
A�Changing emphasis gets better results. Through looking at your emphasis, asking yourself about your own expectations, and adjusting your training and business-developing programs, you can see much better, faster results from your new agents. You'll find, too, that your experienced agents will want to take advantage of the business-producing program you've created for your new agents. Bottom line: More productivity, more profitability for all!h
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What's Wrong with Your New Agent Training?Posted by: | Comments
Right now, I'm writing a new agent training program for a major national franchise. In it,A�I'm guarding against the very training mistakes that cause agents to fail. (See below for what I've built into the program). Obviously, new agent training isn't working very well. About half of all agents who go into real estate sales in a given year fail. A�In this blog, I'll nameA�3 big mistakes most training programs make, and the 'cure' for these mistakes.
Big question: For all that time, money, and effort you spend on training, don't you deserve a pay-off? Why are you using it as merely a recruiting tool? I don't believe you're getting your money's worth…..
Those Mistakes Most Training Programs Make
1. Don't make agents do any work
Well, duh. If the agents don't put to work what has just been taught in the classroom, what's the point?
Cure: Spaced repetition training. Teach something in class, and then have the agent do it 'for real' in the field and report back. I know it's harder to do, but you'll get results. Worth it, right?
2. No accountability for action
This is kind of like #1, but I'm going to focus on lead generation here. We teach all types of lead generation techniques, and then don't expect agents to go out and use those methods immediately and report back. No wonder they wait 6-8 months toA� talk to people!
Cure: Make the course a lead generation/follow-up course with high accountability. Get an agreement prior to starting that the agent will do the work.
3. Wrong topics stressed
Take a look at that training outline. Where are the biggest modules? I'll bet they are in the 'technical' area. Okay. They need to learn how to write purchase and sale agreements. But, how about all the actual business-running topics: Business start-up plan, lead generation, sales skills, time management and organization……How big an outline do these have? I'll bet just a few pages. So, whatA�do you think the agents think is most important?
Cure: Be sure your course focuses on business-producing activities–in the right order and foundationed by a business start-up plan–and the business-supporting activites that support the business producing activites.A� (See Up and Running in 30 days, 4th edition, for these priorities).
Let Me Ask That Question Again
For all that time, money, and effort you spend on training, don't you deserve a pay-off? Why are you using it as merely a recruiting tool? I don't believe you're getting your money's worth…..
What do you think is most important to assure your new agent training gets results?


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Warm temperatures across the Midwest and eastern portion of the U.S. certainly explain why the red line in the chart above busted through the blue line (last year's record storage level). U.S. temperatures were 5.4 degrees warmer than average last week.


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