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In 2002 the European Union (EU) introduced the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications. Article 13 of the Directive prohibits the use of personal email addresses for marketing purposes. The Directive establishes the opt-in regime, where unsolicited emails may be sent only with prior agreement of the recipient; this does not apply to business email addresses.
Lead generation is evolving, and the modern marketer needs to understand that an integrated marketing strategy is table stakes today. Want to know more? Download Marketo's resource The Definitive Guide to Lead Generation, which includes a lot more information about lead gen, a really awesome sales and marketing alignment checklist that we use all the time, and other information that will get you on your way (registration required.)
Lead scoring is a way to qualify leads quantitatively. Using this technique, leads are assigned a numerical value (or score) to determine where they fall on the scale from "interested" to "ready for a sale". The criteria for these actions is completely up to you, but it must be uniform across your marketing and sales department so that everyone is working on the same scale.
No matter how effective the subject line you'll always have subscribers who don't open it for a variety of reasons. Send your email again specifically targeting a list segment of those who didn't open the first time around. Not only is this a second chance in case they just missed the first email, it's another opportunity to further split test subject lines as well as send times.
"Why aren't millennials moving?" The subject line of this email campaign reads before citing interesting data about relocation trends in the U.S. Trulia doesn't benefit from people who choose not to move, but the company does benefit from having its fingers on the pulse of the industry -- and showing it cares which way the real estate winds are blowing.
Autoresponder allows you to easily map out and automate processes in order to engage leads quicker while also making day-to-day communication more efficient. With Autoresponder, you are able to use a variety of drag-and-drop elements to create workflows automatically to determine which messages are sent and when exactly they are sent. Once you have a workflow structure set up with all the elements and delays required, you are able to create and customize content for each of the email messages using a drag-and-drop editor to create custom, appealing emails for each lead.
Over the years, businesses have used many tools for lead management, like the rolodex, contact management software and spreadsheets. But these tools function like a system of record. Sales reps just view their leads using these tools; they don't get context. And that's where CRM software (customer relationship management software) fills the void. In a CRM, every lead gets their own profile. This profile contains demographic details, a chronological list of every conversation the lead has had with your business, along with all the data/documents you've ever shared with them. And all this is just one part of what CRM software can do.
In 2002 the European Union (EU) introduced the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications. Article 13 of the Directive prohibits the use of personal email addresses for marketing purposes. The Directive establishes the opt-in regime, where unsolicited emails may be sent only with prior agreement of the recipient; this does not apply to business email addresses.
One thing that hasn't changed with email marketing is that you need to be strategic about how you word every part of marketing emails. One of the best things about email subscriptions of today is that you can count on your prospects having some level of interest in your product or service that encouraged them to sign up for your subscription list to begin with.
Over time, the popularity of email marketing campaigns resulted in personal email inboxes that were overflowing with the latest and greatest offers. Email campaigns grew and people grew tired of them. Laws that allowed customers to unsubscribe breathed new life into email marketing campaigns as customers could easily pick and choose the companies they were interested in.
Write great subject lines. David Ogilvy once said that 80 cents of your dollar should be spent on writing headlines. With emails, the subject line is just as important. If it doesn't catch your attention, you won't open it. So, spend the majority of your time writing and polishing your subject line. A great email subject line entices curiosity about the content of the email. It's also personal, and highly relevant to the recipient. To learn more about how to write amazing subject lines, we have an entire blog post on the topic: 30 Successful Bloggers Share Their Best Converting Email Subject Line.
No matter how effective the subject line you'll always have subscribers who don't open it for a variety of reasons. Send your email again specifically targeting a list segment of those who didn't open the first time around. Not only is this a second chance in case they just missed the first email, it's another opportunity to further split test subject lines as well as send times.
Rather than simply handing over a list of leads from one team to the other, they work together to define which leads are ideal and nurture relationships with those leads throughout the sales cycle. The marketing team can consider specific demographic information and behaviours to qualify and score leads to ensure that they are ready to be passed on to sales.
Historically, it has been difficult to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns because target markets cannot be adequately defined. Email marketing carries the benefit of allowing marketers to identify returns on investment and measure and improve efficiency.[citation needed] Email marketing allows marketers to see feedback from users in real time, and to monitor how effective their campaign is in achieving market penetration, revealing a communication channel's scope. At the same time, however, it also means that the more personal nature of certain advertising methods, such as television advertisements, cannot be captured.
One of the most simple and effective ways to re-engage an inactive subscriber is to tell your subscribers that you're going to remove them from their list, but give them an opportunity to opt back in to your emails. Everyone wants what they can't have and it might be just the thing that makes them feel like they need to start engaging with your email campaigns.
Your blog is a fantastic place to create trust with your buyers. Readers can stumble upon your blog from all over the web, so you want to make sure it is search-engine optimized. Remember that someone reading the blog may not want to immediately sign up for a demo, so highlight the Calls-to-Action that ask your reader to subscribe to the blog or to follow you on social channels. A well laid out blog will keep your readers interested, coming back for more, and hopefully curious enough to start looking at the rest of your site. Keep your readership up and position your blog as a gateway to conversion.
It's long been known that headlines attract more attention than body copy on a written page. Decades ago, the father of modern advertising, David Ogilvy, found that 8 out of 10 people will read a headline, while only 2 will read the body copy. Make sure the big, bold words at the top of your page give prospects a reason to read the rest of it by communicating the benefit of claiming your offer. If you can't explain what's in it for your audience immediately, they won't continue on.
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 was passed by Congress as a direct response to the growing number of complaints over spam e-mails.[citation needed] Congress determined that the US government was showing an increased interest in the regulation of commercial electronic mail nationally, that those who send commercial e-mails should not mislead recipients over the source or content of them, and that all recipients of such emails have a right to decline them. The act authorizes a US $16,000 penalty per violation for spamming each individual recipient.[17] However, it does not ban spam emailing outright, but imposes laws on using deceptive marketing methods through headings which are "materially false or misleading". In addition there are conditions which email marketers must meet in terms of their format, their content and labeling. As a result, many commercial email marketers within the United States utilize a service or special software to ensure compliance with the act. A variety of older systems exist that do not ensure compliance with the act. To comply with the act's regulation of commercial email, services also typically require users to authenticate their return address and include a valid physical address, provide a one-click unsubscribe feature, and prohibit importing lists of purchased addresses that may not have given valid permission.[citation needed]
First, act as though you're a prospect making their way to your business's landing page. Start by ensuring that the links to your landing page are working, wherever they may be — email, PPC networks, sponsored social media posts, etc. Are they driving you to the landing page that they're supposed to? Does everything look the way you intended on every browser?
Email marketing is the act of sending a commercial message, typically to a group of people, using email. In its broadest sense, every email sent to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing. It usually involves using email to send advertisements, request business, or solicit sales or donations, and is meant to build loyalty, trust, or brand awareness. Marketing emails can be sent to a purchased lead list or a current customer database. The term usually refers to sending email messages with the purpose of enhancing a merchant's relationship with current or previous customers, encouraging customer loyalty and repeat business, acquiring new customers or convincing current customers to purchase something immediately, and sharing third-party ads.
In addition to satisfying legal requirements, email service providers (ESPs) began to help customers establish and manage their own email marketing campaigns. The service providers supply email templates and general best practices, as well as methods for handling subscriptions and cancellations automatically. Some ESPs will provide insight and assistance with deliverability issues for major email providers. They also provide statistics pertaining to the number of messages received and opened, and whether the recipients clicked on any links within the messages.
Another way to generate leads from social media is to run a contest. Contests are fun and engaging for your followers, and they can also teach you a ton about your audience. It's a win-win. Read our step-by-step guide for growing your email list using social media contests, which covers everything from choosing a platform, to picking a winner, all the way to analyzing your results.
An investor lead is a type of a sales lead. An investor lead is the identity of a person or entity potentially interested in participating in an investment, and represents the first stage of an investment sales process. Investor leads are considered to have some disposable income that they can use to participate in appropriate investment opportunities in exchange for return on investment in the form of interest, dividend, profit sharing or asset appreciation. Investor lead lists are normally generated through investment surveys, investor newsletter subscriptions or through companies raising capital and selling the database of people who expressed an interest in their opportunity. Investor Lead lists are commonly used by small businesses looking to fund their venture or simply needing expansion capital that was not readily available by banks and traditional lending sources.
The primary purpose of a transactional email is to convey information regarding the action that triggered it. But, due to their high open rates (51.3% compared to 36.6% for email newsletters), transactional emails are an opportunity to introduce or extend the email relationship with customers or subscribers; to anticipate and answer questions; or to cross-sell or up-sell products or services.[3]
These examples might make it seem like lead generation is pretty easy; it is not. To get people to divulge information about themselves, you should be able to articulate the value in your business solution. Plus you need to be present in channels that get you closest to your target audience. Articulating value is a broad, multi-layered topic, and it has as much to do with soft skills as it has to do with your knowledge of the business. However, there are specific channels you can tap into when it comes to lead generation, and that's where we're heading next.
Webinars - A webinar is a live video session which your visitors can view and participate in. Webinars typically last between half and hour to an hour and provide information and educational material about a specific topic. Because webinars are interactive and require a big investment in time, they can be a great way to not only create a lead but also to educate and convert them.
Sales leads are generated on the basis of demographic criteria such as FICO score (United States), income, age, household income, psychographic, etc. These leads are resold to multiple advertisers. Sales leads are typically followed up through phone calls by the sales force. Sales leads are commonly found in the mortgage, insurance and finance industries.
This vast quantity of information also means that customers are no longer as interested in listening to a traditional sales pitch that doesn't relate directly to their needs and it might even push them away. It is now important for companies to focus on generating new leads by developing a strong internet presence. This is often accomplished using inbound marketing methods that employ techniques like search engine optimisation and content marketing.
ii) Give value before asking for anything: Whether you're hosting a webinar, writing a blog post or speaking at an event, you have to offer tangible help before asking for the sale or any other thing that would require the attendee to move out of their comfort zone (e.g., purchase your product). This how to draw in your potential customer – and, hopefully, keep them.
In B2B, inbound is the preferred channel of lead generation. The whole process of drawing a lead into doing business with you—by educating first and selling later—matches the B2B business model, where businesses don't make impulsive purchase decisions. Which is why inbound marketing in B2B takes leads through three levels of the sales funnel: ToFu (top of the funnel), MoFu (middle of the funnel), and Bofu (bottom of the funnel).


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Valentine's Day Traditions Can Be Good for The Heart
A little chocolate, a glass of wine and intimacy are just the prescription for your heart
ANN ARBOR, MI - Chocolate, wine and romance aren't just the quickest ways to your true love's heart. A University of Michigan Health System cardiologist says these Valentine's Day traditions are also the way to a healthy heart.
"The spirit of Valentine's Day, with intimacy, a little wine, some chocolate, bringing home flowers or sweets, is a tradition we should follow throughout the year. It's one day of celebration that we should continue on a daily basis," says Melvyn Rubenfire, M.D., director of Preventive Cardiology.
Chocolate's little secret
Don't feel guilty if you bring home a box of chocolates for your sweetheart as part of your Valentine's Day celebration this year. "Chocolate has good antioxidants that are cardiac- or vascular-protective," explains Rubenfire.
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The starting lineups are in for Wednesday's El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The match will air at 3 p.m. ET on fuboTV (Try for free). The Spanish rivals are meeting in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals at the Camp Nou in what's the second meeting between the to during the 2018-19 season. Their first encounter, which came in La Liga action, was a 5-1 win by Barcelona back in September. Lionel Messi, whose status for the game was up in the air due to injury, is on the bench for Barca.
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Here are the officially announced starting lineups for each club:
Barcelona: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Arthur; Malcolm, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho
This is about as expected, but since Barca has gone with its best players elsewhere, it's likely Messi would have started if he were 100 percent. Maybe he isn't quite there just yet and the club is being cautious. We could still see him off the bench. And Semedo starts as he continues to gel with this teammates, producing some quality performances as of late.
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Real Madrid: Keylor Navas; Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Llorente; Vinicius, Karim Benzema, Vazquez
Young Brazilian Vinicius starts on one wing with Lucas Vazquez on the other. Gareth Bale, meanwhile, starts on the bench with guys like Marco Asensio and Isco. It's a super strong lineup for Real but surprising not to see Bale. His speed and strength in the final third could be needed against the touch central defense of Barca.
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Archived Since it has begun popping up again, a reminder to all goats: Please do not link from Imgur. (whatever)
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[–] UncleHorseEmbalmer 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Damn, I didn't know any of this. I just thought no one liked it on here because retards on Reddit circle jerk over it.
I appreciate the post and the details of the backstory as to why we shouldn't use it. imgur is now dead to me. Fuck their censorship and shitlib agenda.
[–] TheGodHead 4 points -3 points 1 points (+1|-4) ago
Willy is Hebrew. ACH! (not OY!)
[–] Stinkieroldgoat [S] 0 points 17 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago
I agree, however, if the death of slimgr taught us anything, it's that keeping all our dank memes in one location isn't the best idea. Kek.gg seems really good. I think Ive seen a few others too. The more we spread out the less likely it is we can be shut down or censored
[–] Chiefpacman 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Would be cool to have a bot that just rehosted on several image hosting sites.
I know we have derram, who archives links and gives us imgtc links of imgur posts. Definitely a good bot.
[–] SeanBox 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago (edited ago)
Atko made this one. Do you mean https://imgjar.co ?
[–] [deleted] 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] 4thDaGrymReaper 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
No @atko created imjar it even says at the bottom on the site. imgoat is created by @discoball
[–] nuworldblue 1 points 10 points 11 points (+11|-1) ago (edited ago)
Imgtc.com is a good alternative.
[–] Stinkieroldgoat [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Forgot to toss that one in, my apologies!
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[–] ToTheMoonAlice 0 points 1 points 1 points (+1|-0) ago
Poor alternative - imgtc.com is already blocked by many employers.
[–] ChillyHellion 0 points 1 points 1 points (+1|-0) ago
Not where I work. I am the one who blocks.
[–] ShineShooter 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
[–] Reddit_traitor 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
What's sad about that is the dog is more good looking than any of those cows.
[–] ShineShooter 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
They're the only image host which require JS for albums, fuck 'em.
[–] ChillyHellion 0 points 0 points 0 points (+0|-0) ago
They do load a lot of extra fluff though. Especially when people link to one-image albums and Imgur loads several other "you may be interested in" posts down the page. I like my image sites lean and mean.
[–] imgettingmymen 1 points -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
What is this faggotry?
[–] absurdlyobfuscated 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I posted this earlier in a thread about the increase of imgur links, and it's worth saying again where more people will see it:
Other than an increased influx of redditors, one reason is that the Pakistani spammers have started farming accounts here. They typically copy posts and comments from reddit (and occasionally from other places like 9gag and quora and yahoo answers - googling the title of an AskReddit/AskVoat post and copy/pasting an answer is very common for them). Imgur is popular there, so we get a lot of copied imgur links. The goal is to try to fly under the radar so when they start spamming anyone looking at their account might think they're a normal user and it takes longer for their accounts to get banned.
More info/examples:
[–] eagleshigh 6 points 2 points 8 points (+8|-6) ago
Please do not tell me what websites to use.
[–] ThisIsntMe123 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If we use it with adblock, that doesn't support them right? It adds to their visitors, but they could fake those anyways.
[–] TheWorstImaginable 0 points 1 points 1 points (+1|-0) ago
I personally refuse to be advertised to. There's absolutely nothing on the internet worth being advertised to over. When I was 13 I made some image galleries with ads, ever since then I've realized exactly what it is and why it's there.
[–] ChillyHellion 0 points 0 points 0 points (+0|-0) ago
Ads equal revenue, but user driven sites attract users with their content. I'd rather not supply them with revenue or content when there are better alternatives.


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Guest Blog by Rev. Bobby Griffith, Jr., Pastor, City Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK Two weeks ago, my home state, Oklahoma, passed State Question 788, which legalizes marijuana for medicinal purposes. As a minister, I was overjoyed at the prospect of beginning to push back against the harm caused by the long War on Drugs and to see kindness unleashed toward the suffering. I did my part by helping with the petition drive, talking to the undecided, giving media interviews and writing in support of this statute. I did not always hold this view. What pushed me over the edge was sermon prep, of all things. In 2010, I gave a sermon with heavy application that centered on the fact Oklahoma seemed "okay" on the surface, but it was not that way for everyone. My illustration was twofold. First, Oklahoma has the highest female incarceration rate in the world. Yes, world! Second, Patricia Spottedcrow. Ms. Spottedcrow was a single mom, who sold $31 of marijuana to an undercover informant. She did this to feed her family. In turn, she received a 12-year prison sentence and her family was broken up, despite the fact this was her first offense. A grassroots effort ensued, and she served two years, instead of 12. Still, she spent that time without her four kids and had to rebuild her life. I mentioned these two things in a sermon. The church where I was on staff at the time was mostly made up of Red State Oklahomans. Mentioning something about marijuana, sentencing and, dare I say, social justice, was unheard of for this congregation. I received a few "I never thought about that" comments, but nothing out of the ordinary. Two years later, I met a man in his early 20s who made most of his money growing and selling marijuana. He lived a few blocks from one of the hip spots in Oklahoma City and lots of folks knew what he did for income. In the course of our short conversation (how many ministers get to hang out with a drug dealer!), I asked him if he was worried about getting caught. He said, "Dude. I'm white." That interaction drove me to gain a better understanding of Oklahoma's sentencing disparity. African Americans are almost four times as likely to be in jail for marijuana than Caucasians. Arrest rates for whites are lower. Sentencing occurs along racial lines. My state now has the highest incarceration rate in the nation. The system is broken. I look at the enforcement of drug laws, marijuana specifically, and I feel the angst of the Old Testament prophets. There is real oppression. Prohibition creates black markets and opens the door to gangs, prostitution, and human degradation. Law enforcement has the ability to apply civil asset forfeiture and take from those who barely have anything, especially immigrants and migrants. Mandatory minimum sentences do little by way of treating humans as bearers of God's image. It is within this space, I believe, clergy need to lead. Houses of worship need to empower congregations with the realities that are often ignored. No one at that little church where I preached in 2010 knew about incarceration rates or Patricia Spottedcrow. Some may have thought she "got what she deserved," but I'm sure many felt it was wrong. We need to learn how to tap into that sense of injustice to do our part to bring about restorative justice. The issue of drug laws is not as simple as "just say no" or "go to jail". There are hosts of socio-economic and political factors. There is space to apply Christ's love for others in the Gospels. There is room to point out oppression. There is an opportunity for religious communities to be compassionate, speak for the voiceless, and open the eyes of the powerful to a better way.
Oklahoman Op-Ed: Answering Evangelicals
The following op-ed appeared in the Oklahoman, the newspaper with the largest circulation in Oklahoma, three days before the vote on a medical marijuana ballot initiative. It was co-authored by Rev. Bobby Griffith, pastor, City Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City; and Rev. Alexander E. Sharp, Executive Director, Clergy for a New Drug Policy. On June 26th Oklahoma voters approved Proposition 788 by a 12-point margin. This op-ed is republished here with the permission of the Oklahoman. Voters in Oklahoma will decide next Tuesday whether to approve Proposition 788, which would make medical marijuana available in the state. Some clergy are urging them to oppose the measure. Though they may be sincere, their opposition denies the very God of healing, compassion, and mercy they claim to worship. Harsh words, yes, but here is why they are sadly accurate. Even the most casual reader of the Gospels knows that Jesus devoted much of his ministry to healing the sick and the infirm. That, more than any other reason, is why people flocked to him. On what basis, then, would Christian leaders oppose making a substance that offers healing available to those who suffer? I can think of three reasons. One reason might be the misguided view that cannabis does not really help people. But there is simply no room for doubt that it does. The most prestigious medical journals testify to its effectiveness in addressing severe pain of those suffering from cancer; nausea from chemotherapy; multiple sclerosis; epilepsy; degenerative spinal disease; and many other forms of suffering. Perhaps these opponents fear that medical marijuana will increase use among children, who will raid their parents' or grandparents' medical cabinets. But the evidence is clear on this point, too. Medical marijuana has not led to increased teen use in any state that has adopted it. Why, then, do these Christian leaders not have eyes to see? Perhaps because they are blinded by penultimate rather than ultimate religious values. I was stunned to read the words of a pastor from an Oklahoma Baptist Church last week: "The two hallmarks of the Christian faith are sobriety and self-control," he said. "Marijuana inhibits both of these hallmarks. These are virtues, indeed. But to call them "the hallmarks" is to overlook the essential Christian message, which is to "Make love your aim." Elsewhere in the Gospel: "God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them." And, of course, 1 Corinthians 13: "Faith, hope and love abide these three, but the greatest of these is love." Very few things made Jesus angry, but the Pharisees did. Why? Because they stressed rules over substance. That's why He was willing to heal, and feed the hungry, on the sabbath, even though it made those Pharisees apoplectic. Another reason some oppose making medical marijuana available is fear that legalizing medical marijuana will open the door to recreational use. This view disrespects how people function in a democracy. With good information, citizens generally make wise decisions. Yes, some states have moved eventually from medical to full legalization. But this has happened only after full, robust, extended debate. It has not happened quickly or easily in any state. Nor would it in Oklahoma. At the end of the day, what may drive clergy opposition is a misguided view of sin. They preach personal salvation. Abstinence from earthly pleasures is the only path. This sense of what constitutes personal wrong conduct is so narrowly constructed that it leads them to think that any use of drugs, even for healing, is immoral. It leaves virtually no room for compassion, indeed, for Jesus. Fear- and rule-mongering which cause so many to miss the essence of the Christian faith should not guide next Tuesday's vote on medical marijuana.


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I apoligize again for a delayed update on my progress. I started a new job a couple months ago and had to move to another city, and I just haven't made the time to update my progress.
Here is my 9 1/2 month update. At the end of the set I will post a before picture just to show you how far I have come.
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text: I apologize for the long and a bit personal text ahead but, Does anyone have any tips to help stop breastfeeding? I have a 16month old daughter who is attached to the boob and I need to quit breastfeeding altogether. Before I get any backlash for the age, I have to quit breastfeeding for my own health. I have a sickness(can't be passed to baby by breastfeeding) and i need to cure the disease by taking a medication(which can be passed to baby), so the only option is to stop breastfeeding and get healthy or to keep breastfeeding and stay sick, depressed, and tired. I have been sick since I got pregnant and have accepted this illness trying to overcome all the negative because I wanted to do the best thing for my daughter and be the best mom but now it's at the point where I can't be the best mom I want to be when sacrificing my health. When she was born of course I would totally sacrifice my health to better her health 1000% through and through no question but she is older now and is eating solids though she would rather have breastmilk then food to be honest. I thought weaning would be easier and she would want real food more once she tried it but she's actually reverted into wanting to breastfeed more. I'm so tired I just give in but I need to get over the exhaustion to get over the exhaustion!! She won't take a bottle she just screams and cries when I tell her I can't breastfeed but I can hold her. She also sleeps with me and breastfeeds through the night. Does anyone have any tips or recommendations on how to go about this daunting task? Thank you,


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The best way to connect with the Divine is always to quiet your mind. Create a sacred space for yourself, somewhere you won't be disturbed. A place that you can retreat to often, just to be alone.
Leave all distractions outside of this space. This includes phones, televisions, and any other devices. Bringing any distractions with you into this space will completely defeat the whole purpose of being in this sacred space. After all. the reason for having a retreat is to re-connect with yourself on a deeper level. Surfing Facebook won't achieve this!
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Run Run Shaw and his family had generated extensive wealth since the 1920s from various theatre and production companies spread across South East Asia, but rivals in Hong Kong were competitively ahead of them. So in 1957, Run Run Shaw went to personally oversee production and reinvent the company (Shaw and Sons) for modern times. He realised that this studio was primarily focused on exhibition rather than production and could not possibly compete with larger firms such as MP&GI. So on March 1958, he announced the establishment of a new company called Shaw Brothers and engaged in the construction of a modern Hong Kong film studio (1).
In 1961, Shaw Brothers studio Movietown was completed. To compete with rivals such as MP&GI, Run Run Shaw based his company on the Classical Hollywood mode of producing films where he "introduced a series of reforms to facilitate the implementation of the big studio system, that is, centralisation and systemisation of film production (2)" (Chung, 2003:9). For instance, his actors and staff were given fixed contracts, working on numerous pictures exclusively that allowed them to create and build on their successes at the Hong Kong box office (using director/star combos such as Jimmy Wang Yu and Chang Cheh repeatedly (3)). Through this system, the company was structured as a production line allowing films to come out fast and efficiently with 300 pictures in the companys first twelve years (4).
Yet despite mass producing films, each one would have high production values. The film industry in Hong Kong before the major studios arrived was primarily Cantonese cinema which was the dominant language spoken in the area and at the time relied only on the local market as its main source of exhibition. But Shaw Brothers favoured the Mandarin language (5) as it was spoken in other Asian countries such as Singapore and Taiwan and so this would allow them a larger market share internationally. Shaws were able to invest more money in their Mandarin films as the returns would be higher than if it were just for a local audience and so this devalued the Cantonese features with their lower production values which could only compete for a smaller market. Because of this, Shaw could comfortably invest HK$800,000 into every feature against the average Cantonese movie budget of about US$20,000 (6).
But Shaw Brothers had a major rival during the 60s that was in competition for the audiences. Before Run Run Shaw arrived in Hong Kong, its future rival MP&GI (later renamed to Cathay) flourished due to its westernised approach to filmmaking. Its manager, Loke Wan-tho adopted a Fordist style company similar to Shaw Brothers (featuring a patriarchal power structure (7)). Shaw knew that Loke would be his toughest competitor and made sure that Shaw Brothers would exclusively compete with the films of MP&GI, so "from the start, Shaw Brothers specifically targeted MP&GI and rushed to produce films that had been scheduled by their rival" (Zhang, 2004:168). However Shaw had the advantage since he had moved to Hong Kong to run his company allowing decisions to be made instantly. MP&GI on the other hand were based in Singapore and this caused MP&GI to drop various films just because Shaw Brothers could outpace their production or negotiate better deals with the local Hong Kong talent. As MP&GI's headquarters were in Singapore, the line of communication was longer so decisions took longer to reach Hong Kong while Shaw was right at the top of his hierarchy (8).
With MP&GI struggling to compete, being outpaced by the efficiency of Shaw Brothers (and further set back by the unfortunate passing of Loke Wan-tho), Shaws created a virtual monopoly with no other major competitors since the local studios didnt have the money to produce films of Shaw Brothers quality or the venues to distribute them such as the cinema chains that Shaw owned. "The professionalism, lavishness, rational management, advanced technology and aggressive marketing enabled Shaw Brothers to dominate the Hong Kong (and Southeast Asia) cinema" (Fu, 2000:79).
To consolidate its market, Shaw Brothers capitalised on generic trends and it was the martial arts picture that quickly became the most popular form of entertainment in Hong Kong. Shaw Brothers had originally found fame with their lavish wenyi melodramas and huangmei diao musical films such as The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) and The Love Eterne (1963). Yet it is stated that the huangmei diao musical was a monotonous form (Law, 2000:131) which recycled old Chinese legends and tales so the audience desired new energy in their films. It was the wuxia (9) film which quickly gained the audiences interest and when this genre proved successful, Shaw Brothers with their production line techniques quickly adapted to the trend with an increasing percentage of the studios assets and focus used on the swordsplay genre in particular (10) as their most important sector calling it the beginning of the wuxia century.
Two directors in particular represent the dominance of the Shaws wuxia genre and demonstrate the evolving martial arts film in the 1960s. The first is King Hu whose most famous work for the studio was Come Drink With Me (1965) which was Shaw Brothers first major wuxia box office hit and with this success led to a flood of sword fighting films with the genre becoming Shaws most predominant. King Hu managed to fuse both Western and Eastern styles of filmmaking to create his own innovative approach. He had studied Peking Opera and incorporated this style into his films where "King Hu developed a unique style of motion and a film aesthetic grounded in traditional Chinese painting, literature and theatre" (Zhang, 2004:178). King Hu brought visual sophistication and energy to the new-style martial arts picture, for example his fighting scenes are synchronised with a percussive beat (drums and gongs) reminiscent of Peking Opera aesthetics. But to make the fights seem even more spectacular, King Hu fused these Eastern concepts of dance with Western forms of filmmaking.
King Hu had studied American styles of editing where "using Chinese cinema as a base, he endeavoured to include Western style of thinking and technology" (Zhang, 1999:17). King Hu was not an expert of fighting styles, yet his fights incorporate fast and fluid movements and to achieve this just like constructive editing, he broke the scenes down and called this technique The Glimpse. For example "Hu also frequently stages, shoots, and cuts his action so that it becomes too quick, too distant, or too sidelong for us to register fully" (Bordwell, 2000b:118). He would put in just enough of a comprehensive shot to make the audience think they have seen something spectacular but it is so quick to register that it plays with the audiences imagination. These techniques allowed films such as Come Drink With Me to be huge successes as King Hu had created these magnificent martial arts heroes through tricks of the camera without using special effects such as wirework that can cheapen the action (11). This style was extremely successful because early martial arts films were shot statically. The camera would be motionless with long uncut takes, distanced from the action where two men perhaps would improvise a fight consistently for a few minutes (12) while King Hu used dance choreographers to plan the stylised action. It was the beginning of a progression into realism with directors appreciating the value of the fight scene. King Hu had managed to incorporate a sense of fantasy and energy in his films along with sophistication to the genre, which allowed it to become popular, but over time, the audiences wanted more realistic action aesthetics and this is where the second director arrived (13).
Chang Cheh was Shaw Brothers most successful wuxia director with his film The One Armed Swordsman (1967) being the first swordsplay film to make HK$1 million at the box office (14). Just like King Hu, Chang Chehs "combat scenes seem strongly influenced by Japanese techniques" (Bordwell, 2000b:115). Shaw Brothers expansion into the wuxia genre could perhaps be seen in relation to the popularity of the Japanese chanbara films flooding into the Hong Kong market such as Yojimbo (Kurosawa:1962) which became popular through their violence and realistic fight choreography (along with the strong leading man such as Zatoichi). Run Run Shaw was aware of the trend in Japan and the USAs action cinema and influenced his directors by scheduling mandatory screenings of Japanese and yakuza films for his staff (Ho, 2000:115) to try and influence their style through the popular and more advanced Japanese cinema. Shaw had been influenced to such a degree from Japanese filmmakers that not only did he hire directors and technicians such as director Inoue Umetsugu, but he also sent his staff to Japan to learn various filmmaking techniques such as efficient set design and camera work. Shaw realised he could make money off this style of film and this helped boost the investment in Shaws wuxia films. For example Chang Cheh borrowed techniques used in chanbara (15) films such as Yojimbo featuring tracking shots which follow the combat as a lone fighter proceeds to kill his opponents one by one and prolonged death sequences. Instead of the peaceful long shots that played a part in the Wong Fei-hung (Various:1955) series from the 1950s, Changs films were chaotic and full of quick cuts, handicams and fast zooms adding to the energy and innovation in the martial arts genre.
As mentioned earlier, realism was what the audience wanted in these martial arts films and Chang Cheh exploited this. Along with technological advances, his films used other various techniques to make them seem more real. Firstly Chang Chehs films used fake blood to make the fights appear more visceral instead of King Hus bloodless combat. Also weapon props were replicas made from metal, heightening the realism but most importantly, "the 1950s kung-fu films had simply allowed actors to improvise their fights, but now the martial-arts instructor became an important crew member" (Bordwell, 2000a:206). Chang Cheh was aware that the 1950s martial arts could never satisfy the tastes of the progressive 1960s audience due to its stilted combat and even King Hus action was more focused on dance traditions. So Chang Cheh used trained martial artists to choreograph the fights where Shaws promotion stated that the fake, fantastical and theatrical fighting and so-called special effects of the past will be replaced by realistic action and fighting that immediately decides life or death (Ho, 2003:115). Choreographers enabled untrained actors to mimic actual martial arts moves and so the action began to move away from the style of dance choreography associated with Peking Opera to grittier, livelier and bloody aesthetic, reflective of the mood of the audience.
When Shaw Brothers had started production and were competing with their rivals MP&GI, it was their huangmei film with high end production values which set them apart and allowed them to dominate the market. But with changing times and audiences, the studios focus as it began moving into the 1970s altered from a female focused studio into one that was more male orientated (in both audience and stars). Shaw Brothers and Chang Cheh specifically tried to cater for the audience of 1960s Hong Kong by creating heroes and plots reflective of the times and mood of the 60s, mentioned earlier by incorporating a sense of realism into the aesthetics. This can be pinpointed to 1967 with the Hong Kong Star Ferry riots (16). Hong Kong became a state of chaos and rebellion where violence and unrest went on for seven months. Young people in particular were challenging dominant patriarchs and rebelling against the system and the turbulence led to changes in entertainment. The audience needed escapism from the anarchy in reality but the current trends in romantic musicals could not possibly satisfy this new rebellious audience that needed a hero to represent these uncertain times (17). The trouble was the male characters of the 1950s were often scholarly and effete. The audience could see reflected in the films "characters to symbolise China's subjugated and weak condition which prevailed for about a hundred years from the Opium Wars to 1949" (Teo, 1997:77). So there needed to be a change from the weak (such as the male lead of The Love Eterne (Han:1963)) or one dimensional heroes (such as Wong Fei-hung who critics claim lacked individuality or emotions) and Chang Cheh was the director to create the new heroic male version (18) who would embody the colonys newly acquired self confidence and individuality rather than the older conservative Confucian values represented by Wong Fei-hung. "Young audiences were captivated, seeing the new trend towards violence as a purging of repressed emotions" (Teo, 1997:100).
Chang Chehs heroes suffer from living in their violent worlds and are usually self-reliant individualists (19). The character Fang Gang in The One Armed Swordsman for example, is a flawed hero (handicapped with one arm) that through sheer determination and the will to rise up against his violent surroundings turns his weakness into strength and makes his one arm powerful enough to defeat all of the villains (20). He starts the film off as a working class man who is not respected by his classmates due to his poor background but eventually rises to become respected and powerful (something which the young working class audience would associate with and so Shaw Brothers were able to exploit this as a character trait in their wuxia films). But occasionally even the villains overwhelm the hero and in these circumstances the hero dies a tragic death (unheard of before Chang Chehs films). At the end of Vengeance! (Chang:1970), the main character battles hordes of enemies who easily outnumber him. But even with blood pouring from his wounds (heightening Changs realistic aesthetic) and despite finding it difficult to stand, he fights to the bitter end until eventually dying, but not before vanquishing the villains so that he can rest in peace. These heroes are willing to sacrifice themselves for their brothers and for a better world (with slow motion shots to make their sacrifice more poignant). This conclusion could be accepted during the 1960s, as there was a lack of moral standards within the chaotic society. With themes of brotherhood and the betrayal of the patriarchy is a clear reflection of how Shaw Brothers could mass produce films which spoke directly to the Hong Kong audience and shows how in the late 1960s, they were the top of the Hong Kong film industry.
The aesthetics and representation of early Shaw
Brothers films are due to the fact that "Zhang also said that violence
was portrayed in films only because violence existed in society" (Teo,
2003:152). But as the violent wuxia hero was a portrayal of the feelings
of late 1960s Hong Kong, could it still be popular in the 1970s as the
violence in Hong Kong became subdued and economic stability arrived?
(1) Information from The Shaw Screen (Chung, 2000:7)
(2) For example, Shaw scheduled weekly production and script meetings to ensure every stage of filmmaking was systemised and that everything met his high standard of approval. Shaw Brothers films were practically Run Run Shaw's films exclusively (every Shaw Brothers film has his name as a producing credit).
(3) For example the first time Chang Cheh and Jimmy Wang Yu worked together was on Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) but subsequently worked together again on Tiger Boy (1966), Magnificent Trio (1966), One Armed Swordsman (1967), The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967), The Assassin (1967), The Golden Swallow (1968) and many others. Shaw Brothers realised that once a combination had success, they would repeatedly use them to make a safe profit.
(4) Information from Planet Hong Kong (Bordwell, 2000a:63)
(5) 90% of Hong Kong citizens speak Cantonese instead of Mandarin (Information from Cinema of Hong Kong (Desser, 2000:78). Mandarin is spoken by mainland Chinese.
(6) Figure from Planet Hong Kong (Bordwell, 2000a:62) (US$20,000 is around HK$100,000)
(7) Information from The Shaw Screen (Chung, 2003:8 )
(8) His business was almost like an empire with Run Run Shaw firmly in control. His actors and directors lived in apartments on his 65,000 square feet of land and he even had his own police force and bank for his staff.
(9) Wuxia is roughly translated as Sword-fighting (Cinema of Hong Kong, 2000: 97)
(10) Shaw Brothers is known primarily for their martial arts films despite making other popular genre films like Hong Kong Nocturne (Umeji: 1966), a musical but "in 1968, Shaws released 12 wuxia films out of a total of 29. In 1969, 17 out of 35. In 1972 26 out of 37" (Law, 2003:138) showing that the wuxia film was priority for a long period.
(11) This filmmaking was related to constructive editing and enabled King Hu to portray spectacular feats without using acrobatics. With constructive editing, the action is broken down into stages for example a character would jump up into the air in the first shot. The second shot would be the man flying against the background of the sky and the final shot would be the man landing on a higher platform.
(12) Also the wuxia films of the 50s such as Buddhas Palm featured magical feats such as fireballs. The wave of swordsplay films led by King Hu featured less magic though still exaggerated moves such as vaulting.
(13) King Hu had started as an actor with Shaw Brothers but in the mid 1960s he had begun co-directing work with Li-Han-hsiang with various huangmei diao films before eventually making the move to become a full time director. The success of Come Drink With Me was marred by the fact that Shaw was not happy with Hu's filmmaking methods. Shaw Brothers was a company built on the principles of production line techniques so that films should be made fast and efficiently. Yet King Hu took his time with his filmmaking and this naturally didn't fit with the structure of Run Run Shaw's studio so it was no surprise that they parted ways after Come Drink With Me, while prolific directors like Chang Cheh lasted for a long period with the company.
(14) Information from Chinese National Cinema (Zhang, 2004:177)
(15) Chanbara (a.k.a. Chambara) is the name for the Japanese Samurai Action film
(16) Information from http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/HongKong.htm
(17) Which also links with International cinema with starts like Steve McQueen, Sean Connery and Toshiro Mifune dominating screens. Just as Run Run Shaw had observed the trends in popularity of the chanbara genre, he was also aware of the youth generations influence in cinema, especially in America. "While Chang and Shaws' switch to a youth-orientated cinema was a response to a larger movement that originated from the West, the swing from a female sensibility to one of male took place at about the same time as -even ahead of- a similar trend in Hollywood" (Ho, 2003:118). Male characters such as James Dean and James Bond represented the fine line between good and bad with anti heroes popular in Chambara and Spaghetti westerns. But while these characters rebel against social conventions, it is Chang Chehs characters who must suffer if they are to succeed.
(18) Chang Chehs heroes were predominantly male because "Zhang considered that the male image had suffered for nearly twenty years because of the long reign of female stars in traditional soft genres such as the wenyi (literary art) and melodramas....The female dominance had come about because of the conservatism of the female audience that made up the majority of cinema-goers" (Teo, 2003:148). It was Changs opinion that this situation was as it was because conservative women could not openly admit to liking male stars (so females watched females). Chang Cheh wanted to reform this by creating a hero that both men and women could enjoy through the strong male hero character.
(19) Chang Chehs often favoured themes of individuality but there were also strong themes of brotherhood where men would sacrifice themselves for other heroic men out of loyalty, respect and honour. Chang Cheh even coined a term for this brotherhood, calling it yang gang.
(20) The villains in Chang Chehs films such as
One Armed Swordsman or Golden Swallow are clearly
representational of the patriarchy which the 1960s youth were challenging
in reality. The villains of these films are overtly corrupted and devious
who can only defeat the heroes through tricking them such as the villain
of The New One Armed Swordsman using his former status as
a hero to betray the martial arts world. It is only when the younger noble
heroes arrive that the corrupted older hero/villain representational of
the old establishment is punished and replaced.


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Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northernWestchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, following a major revision to the delineation of its boundaries by the Census Bureau, the population was 1,436.
In the early 1730s a group of Quakers moved north from Purchase, New York, to settle in present-day Chappaqua. They built their homes on Quaker Street and held their meetings at the home of Abel Weeks. Theirmeeting house was built in 1753 and still holds weekly meetings each Sunday. The area around the meeting house, known as Old Chappaqua Historic District, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.Horace Greeley's home, known as Rehoboth and built by Greeley himself, still stands in Chappaqua. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with Chappaqua Railroad Depot and Depot Plaza, Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Greeley Grove, and the Greeley House.Various spellings were used for the name they heard Native Americans use for their valley and hillside. It was an Algonquian word, shah-pah-ka, and it meant "the rustling land" or "the rattling land," or a place where nothing is heard but the rustling of the wind in the leaves. The Quakers spelled it Shapiqua, Shapaqua, Shapequa, Shappaqua, and, finally, Chappaqua. Their meeting was often referred to as the Shapequa Meeting as early as 1745.


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Hiring someone for your team is a big deal.
Bring on the right person and it will impact the success your company experiences forever.
Employ the wrong person and you could lose a lot of money and the support and commitment of the people already on your team.
There's a delicate balance to be struck, but when you hit it on the mark...the results can be amazing.
As with everything in building your real estate company, achieving an optimal outcome is only possible by following the right steps in the right order.
And, while there are lots of things you can do to bring the right people onto your team, there are 4 main things you must do to hire the right people.
Let's take a look at them in chronological order:
- Have the budget to make the hire.
I'm sure there are days when you wish you could duplicate yourself multiple times to handle all the activities that are going on in your business.
Lead generation, customer service, sales, transaction processing, listing management, etc; all of it can chew up a day faster than you can say "Administrative Assistant".
And, if you find yourself starting work in the morning when it's dark and finishing it at night when it's dark again, it may just be time to bring on some help.
For most agents, making that initial hire is somewhere between 2 and 3 homes sold per month. And, if you're going to hire an Inside Sales Agent ( ISA ) that hire comes somewhere between 4 and 6 homes sold per month.
All of this said, you should never hire anyone unless you have the requisite money set aside to bring someone on board.
On average, the amount you need is roughly four months of the salary you'd pay the person in that position, plus the cost for any technology and materials that the person would need to do their job.
We say four months because that gives at least one full sales cycle (and then a little more) to cover that person's income while you make more sales.
Granted, time frames for the selling and closing of homes are a bit accelerated in this market, but it's not always going to be like that. At the very least, this strategy you to focus on selling homes and training this person without having to worry how you're going to pay them.
Not having enough financial wherewithal to make the hire puts a lot of stress on you and could wreak havoc on the life of the person you hire if you're not able to pay them on time...or at all.
It makes good sense to have the money set aside, where you don't need to touch it, if you're going to do the best job when hiring someone.
2. Have a good job description for the position.
When you hire someone, you want them to be as effective as they possibly can be in doing their job from the first day they join your team.
In order to allow this to happen, you should have a clearly defined job description for the position that they are assuming. On top of that, you should either have the systems in place for them to do their job or have the systems on hand for them to implement and document in your business as they do their job.
Good job descriptions have:
- A summary of the goals of the position
- The job description itself with a specific list of duties
- The reporting structure for your company
- The experience and skills required for the job
- What the ideal candidate looks like
- Schedule and location of the office where work is done
If you don't have a job descriptions for the various positions that you would have on your team, you can get them from other, more experienced agents in your office, from the Internet or by clicking on the link below and getting it from one of our Strategic Business Advisors.
Keep in mind, it's highly unlikely that all of your ducks will be in a row when hire someone for the first time to fill a specific position on your team.
The good news is that you can have your employee help you build out the requirements for the position as they matriculate in the job itself.
That said, at a minimum, you need to have the basis foundation in place for them to build upon.
3. Have solid core values
Core values are the fundamental beliefs of a person or organization.
They are also guiding principle that require specific behavior of team members while guiding them on the difference between what's acceptable and what isn't.
Core values not only help companies to determine if they are on the right path to fulfilling their goals, but also they provide a framework for hiring, managing and firing people.
Without core values, it's virtually impossible to build a cohesive team of like-minded people all working towards the same goal.
Core values are the "common ground" that everyone agrees to each and every day as you conduct business with your prospects, customers and clients.
They provide for a consistent experience for both your customers and your team members.
Also, because everyone was hired with these core values in mind, it's easy to see when someone is not working in accordance with them, making it easier to let them go and find a more suitable replacement.
Core values are the glue that keep your team together and working to create an amazing product for your client and an incredible workplace for your team.
4. Have a good hiring process in place
If you've ever hired anyone before, you've heard the old adage: "Hire slowly, fire quickly."
While it's not bad advice, it's not terribly descriptive.
Hiring slowly doesn't mean that you slow play your candidate, testing their patience to see if they hang around.
What it does mean, though, is that you do your due diligence and interview them thoroughly for the position for which they're going to be hired.
Inclusive of this process should be a group interview if you have a team and a one-on-one interview with candidates that pass muster on the team interview.
The reason we have a group interview is because this person you're hiring needs to get along with everyone that you've already hired. And, since everyone you've already brought on board exemplifies and lives by the core values you've adopted, their input should be highly regarded as to whether or not a candidate should make a face-to-face interview with you.
Tony Robbins believes that three criteria need to be met for a person to be hired by your company:
- Can they do the job: Are the capable and do they have the skill set, personality, acumen and background to excel in the position?
- Will they do the job: Does this person love the work associated with this job and will they show up, day in and day out, willing to do what's asked of them to get the job done well?
- Good team fit: Does everyone on the team like them, do them embody your team's core values and is this someone who you can work with every day?
If they meet all three of these criteria and everyone on your team likes then they get to meet with you for a final interview.
If they don't meet the requirements of these three markers and/or at least one person on your team doesn't like the candidate...it's a no go.
You must have these minimum standards in place to hire the right people and to maintain the integrity of your team.
Again, hiring the right people for your team can be a game changer, no doubt.
The key thing is to make sure that you follow the steps I've laid out here so that you bring on a blue-chip employee who can make your team even better.


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Central home air conditioner service systems consist of two major components: a condensing unit that sits outside your house, and the evaporator coil (often referred to as an A-coil) that sits in the plenum of your furnace or air handler. The refrigerant in the A-coil picks up the heat from your home and moves it to the outdoor condensing unit. The condensing unit fan blows outside air through the condensing coil to remove the heat. The condensing unit houses the three parts replaceable by a DIYer: the contactor, the start/run capacitor(s) and the condenser fan motor. The condensing unit also houses the compressor, but only a pro can replace that. The A-coil has no parts that can be serviced by a DIYer.
In the fall you should prepare your HVAC unit for winter. Turn off your air conditioner's circuit, then hose it off to remove debris. It must dry completely. Do this when it's warm enough that there's no risk of the water freezing. Cover the exposed pipes with foam pipe insulation ($1-$3), and protect your entire unit with a weatherproof cover ($20-$50).
Replacement of air filters: dirty filters can lower your unit's efficiency and cause damage. You can perform monthly checks and cleanings yourself. If your AC is in constant use, you'll need to replace the filters once per month to keep the unit running properly. Filters typically cost $15-$60. Some filters are reusable, and only need regular cleaning.
In the fall you should prepare your HVAC unit for winter. Turn off your air conditioner's circuit, then hose it off to remove debris. It must dry completely. Do this when it's warm enough that there's no risk of the water freezing. Cover the exposed pipes with foam pipe insulation ($1-$3), and protect your entire unit with a weatherproof cover ($20-$50).
An HVAC service contract can be a very cost-effective way to make sure your system is properly maintained and to have someone on call when things go wrong. Depending on the amount of services offered, they cost between $150 and $500 per year, but they often include yearly inspections of both your furnace and A/C, discounts on major repairs, and preferred scheduling status when you have problems during the busy season.
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Many HVAC maintenance companies offer annual servicing contracts for preventative maintenance. Such contracts cost anywhere from $100-$150 per year, and cover annual visits in which standard maintenance tasks are performed. Some companies will allow you to make monthly payments for your maintenance contract, and will provide you with discounts around 15% if you hire them when you need your unit repaired.
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In 2006, a new HVAC rule went into affect for residential air conditioners, requiring all to have a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) of 13 or higher. As you might expect, the more efficient the unit is (or newer), the lower your average AC repair cost will be. Keep in mind, if for some reason your high-efficient repair bill is high, you're still saving on energy costs every month through your electric and gas bills.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that all technicians who open a system containing a controlled refrigerant be certified to do so. There are four levels of certification, one of which is a "universal" certification to allow the HVAC technician to work on any type of equipment containing refrigerant. Your HVAC technician should be certified as "Level II Certified" at a minimum or, preferably, "Universal Certification" to work on your central air conditioner. Obtaining this certification information from your professional HVAC technician may be required in the event you are working with a realtor to sell your home. Costs for certification average $40-$240.
The coil is usually made of copper tubing with aluminum fins, but some manufacturers use aluminum tubing. Its purpose is to transfer heat as rapidly as possible. Pressure inside the coil can exceed 400 psi. during extremely warm weather conditions. The cleaner it is kept, the better it transfers heat. Rinsing with a garden hose occasionally when the unit is not running will help keep it operating efficiently. After many years of use it may be necessary to put special chemicals on to clean it.
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Air conditioning units work by using evaporator and condenser coils to remove heat from the air in your home. Warm household air blows through the evaporator coils, which transfer the heat into refrigerant vapor, which is then moved to the condenser in the outdoor part of the unit. The condenser coils turn the now-warm refrigerant vapor into liquid, allowing the heat to be dispersed outside and away from your home.
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If you happen to live in a hot and humid area of the country, drainage problems can occur with your unit since moisture can trap itself inside the system. Routine maintenance can cut down on drainage issues by cleaning out any mold or algae from blocking the drain. If you notice moldy smells whenever you turn the thermostat down, check on your system.
AC air handler squealing or grinding noises. Though most air handlers have direct-drive motors, some older units may be belt-driven. Squealing sounds from a belt-drive air handler generally occur when the belt that connects the motor to the blower slips. In most cases, the belt is improperly aligned or worn and needs replacement. Follow the instructions above under Air Conditioner Not Blowing Air and refer to your owner's manual.
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Window unit air conditioners are installed in an open window. The interior air is cooled as a fan blows it over the evaporator. On the exterior the heat drawn from the interior is dissipated into the environment as a second fan blows outside air over the condenser. A large house or building may have several such units, allowing each room to be cooled separately.
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Air conditioning (often referred to as AC, A/C, or air con)[1] is the process of removing heat and moisture from the interior of an occupied space, to improve the comfort of occupants. Air conditioning can be used in both domestic and commercial environments. This process is most commonly used to achieve a more comfortable interior environment, typically for humans and animals; however, air conditioning is also used to cool/dehumidify rooms filled with heat-producing electronic devices, such as computer servers, power amplifiers, and even to display and store some delicate products, such as artwork.
Air conditioning (often referred to as AC, A/C, or air con)[1] is the process of removing heat and moisture from the interior of an occupied space, to improve the comfort of occupants. Air conditioning can be used in both domestic and commercial environments. This process is most commonly used to achieve a more comfortable interior environment, typically for humans and animals; however, air conditioning is also used to cool/dehumidify rooms filled with heat-producing electronic devices, such as computer servers, power amplifiers, and even to display and store some delicate products, such as artwork.
One problem occurred on Monday. When we called at 2:30 in the afternoon to check on status, we were told that "the tech is on the phone with the parts supplier now". It seems more likely that they had forgotten about us and our call woke them up. But even if true, why the heck did they wait until 2:30 to order the part? Maybe if they had ordered it in the morning they could have had it the same day. So I'm taking off one star for that.
Multiple inventions within this time frame preceded the beginnings of first comfort air conditioning system, which was designed in 1902 by Alfred Wolff (Cooper, 2003) for the New York Stock Exchange, while Willis Carrier equipped the Sacketts-Wilhems Printing Company with the process AC unit the same year. Coyne College was the first school to offer HVAC training in 1899.[12]
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Air conditioning makes deep plan buildings feasible, for otherwise they would have to be built narrower or with light wells so that inner spaces received sufficient outdoor air via natural ventilation. Air conditioning also allows buildings to be taller, since wind speed increases significantly with altitude making natural ventilation impractical for very tall buildings.[citation needed] Comfort applications are quite different for various building types and may be categorized as:
If your air conditioner isn't cooling, or is experiencing another performance issue, shut it off. Don't continue to operate a malfunctioning air conditioner, as that may worsen the problem at hand. This is one reason we do preventative maintenance checks pre-season – a technician identifies and corrects problems, so you don't run your system with faulty components, causing more damage.
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Evaporative coolers tend to feel as if they are not working during times of high humidity, when there is not much dry air with which the coolers can work to make the air as cool as possible for dwelling occupants. Unlike other types of air conditioners, evaporative coolers rely on the outside air to be channeled through cooler pads that cool the air before it reaches the inside of a house through its air duct system; this cooled outside air must be allowed to push the warmer air within the house out through an exhaust opening such as an open door or window.[28] These coolers cost less and are mechanically simple to understand and maintain.
Repairs—If something appears to be not working right with your heating and cooling, a professional will examine the whole health of your system. It's easy to hop on the internet and research information to find our own conclusions, but there could be an additional component or reason why your system isn't working properly that isn't clear or recognizable. Consider our own health concerns—you might check out your symptoms online to try and draw your conclusions, but it's always best to make an appointment with a doctor to receive an expert opinion.