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One of my students emailed me one of his real estate ads had on craigslist and several other websites. He wanted me to give him some feedback because he was not receiving any leads from them. So, being the nice guy I am :), I looked at his ads and replied to him with some constructive criticism. After I send him that email, I thought about it for a second and came to realization that a lot of real estate ads look just like his ads.
Therefore, I decided to make a blog post out of it and share my marketing strategies with you. What's in it for me? Well, I hope that I will get some really good feedback from you in the comments below.
Let's get going here. Here are my thoughts on typical real estate ads. Please remember that this is constrictive criticism. I want to help you and am not trying to put anyone down in any way. What does the ad look like? It looks like a typical ad. The main line reads something like: "3 bed, 1 bath Anystreet Rd, Anystate 85237"
1. Your headline needs to knock them off their chair.
I'm not sure what his ad headline was but if it was: "3 bed, 1 bath Anystreet Rd, Anystate 85237" then it could be one of the reasons why there was no response. The headline needs to convert your buyer to open the rest of the message. It has to catch their eye, It has to stop them in their tracks. You need to provide a benefit in the headline. For instance and this is just off the top of my head (if you are targeting investors as buyers):
"Would real estate gurus invest in this profitable investment property in Arizona? Get it before they do!"
This is just off the top of my head but as you can see, it's totally different than most other headlines you see when looking through all the different ads, especially when you are targeting other real estate investors. It will jump out at people rather that the usual "2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1500 sq ft…."
2. The pictures need to tell the story.
You need to try and capture something about the house that will give the prospective buyer a picture in their head and make them want to see more. Do you know what I mean? For instance, showing a picture of a toilet is not going to get someone to come to your house. Especially, when the picture makes it look like the toilet is crammed in between the tub and the sink. Everyone has a toilet.
Try to capture some kind of a benefit the end user will get when they see/buy the house. If the house has something unusual, great view, unique benefit/features, show them off. Always show off your best stuff in the ad.
Think about it this way, have you ever seen a movie trailer for a new comedy? The movie looked hilarious from the movie trailer, didn't it? So you went to see it just to find out that the funniest scenes were already in the trailer. Why would they do that? They do that to get you into the movie theater. Once you are there and you pay $10 to see the movie, they succeeded.
3. Focus on benefits in your ad.
Listing such features as the # of bedrooms and bathrooms, square footage and all of that other jazz is always good. However, you need to paint a picture for the end user. They need to picture the house, see themselves living there. Let me give you an example- the Febreeze commercials. I think they paint one heck of a picture to the end buyer showing them how few sprays of febreeze will get rid of all of those smells on your couch, carpet and any other stinky places that happen in your house. You need to try painting a picture for your end user with your ad. Using words such as" "Imagine… Discover… Think about…, What if you… Have you ever sat in…"
4. When taking pictures, try capturing the entire room.
Shoot from the corner of the room and if you have a wide zoom lens, use it. That way, the room will appear bigger. Remember that pictures can tell a story. Up close pictures will make the space look smaller. Show off that property to the best of your ability. One other thing to remember when taking pictures is to take them with the end user in mind. If you are looking to sell to an investor, then the pictures might look different than the pictures for a retail buyer. Why? Because investors don't need to see themselves living in that house, they're just looking to see if the property makes sense for them to invest in to make some money.
5. Use video for higher conversions.
Go into your property with a video camera and do a walk-through showing the end user the benefit they'll receive from their investment. Make sure the lights are turned on, windows open (where there is a great view to see and to get more natural light in the room), fireplace on (if you have one), etc. You can use a flip camera (I spoke about it in previous post on my website). If you use a flip camera, you can easily upload it to your website and youtube. What about editing you ask? You can use a cool website called animoto.com. Here's an article I wrote about it How To Take Pictures of a Property & Turn them Into a Killer Real Estate Video
6. Make it extremely easy for them to contact you… over and over again!
You need to make it really easy for people to contact you. Give them your phone number, email address and a website with a contact form. Here's a cool idea. Direct people to your website from the ad. Once they get there, they can see more information about the property and be able to contact you directly from your website. Also, you can present them with an "ethical bribe" (free pdf report, free video) to get them to sign up to your list of buyers. You can tell them that you get discounted properties all the time and they can be the first one to get a notification. Over time, you'll have a list of buyers.
They can also tell you the exact features/benefits of the house they're looking for. Now you can find the EXACT house they want and sell it to them. Plus, you can follow up with them via email to get them to buy the property or any other services/products from you.
7. Offer them something that nobody else is offering.
Here's an idea. What if you offered the buyer to pay for the first year of their homeowner's insurance or free utilities for X number of months? What if you gave them a $500-$1000 gift card to Home Depot or Lowe's? What if you allowed them to live in the house for 30 days without any risk or obligation. Now, I can hear you say. But Peter, there is a lot of paperwork that goes into getting the person in the house. What if they ruin it? How can I do that? I'll loose money. Well, let me tell you. It's all about the numbers. If the numbers work, then you do it. For instance, if you invested $80,000 into the house and you sell it for $100,000, then you make $20,000 in profit. Now, spending $500 on a gift card or $1000 for home insurance is not a big deal because you'll still make $19,000 on a property.
But what about allowing them to live in the house? Well, if the local and state laws allow it, I would try it. In a recent marketing campaign, GM is allowing buyers to test drive their cars for 30 days without any obligation. If someone doesn't like the car within 30 days, they can just turn it back without any problems. Is that risky? I bet you that they did all of the calculations and have tested it on smaller scale to make sure that the numbers work. Think about this for a second. How many times have you returned a product that had a 30 day money back guarantee? It doesn't happen very often, does it?
So give it a try on one property and see how it works for you. I bet you'll sell a lot more properties with the strategies I shared with you. Good luck and tell me what you think about my ideas by commenting below.
To Your Success,
Peter Kolat
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11 Comments on "How To Write Killer Real Estate Ads That Will Have Buyers Tripping Over Themselves To Buy Your House"
PETER, I always re-tweet you because I appreciate the time you take to give out free education. ANITA STONE FT. WORTH TEXAS http://www.videofitnesscoach.com
Freddie |
OUTSTANDING!!! These tips are so easy and yet, so well caluculated when placing them together into play. There's absolutely no doubt in my mind that an Ad with these key tips will draw buyers to anyone's site. The way Peter explains it (headings, language, take-action words; well iluminated video area & audio; and immediate contact access) is like walk through the park and handheld invitation to any motivated homebuyer. I've previously followed some of your tips, Peter. Not to mention the free tips and resources that most bloggers or gurus will make a CD from it and easily charge from shipping & handling to $97.00 online access. And I most say that each of the tips I've choosen to implement have provided me with much grater results than my own DIY strategies. Since I started adopting some of your tips and knowledge from your free report(s), I must admit that my conversion rate has jumped 45% higher from just free tips, tools and resources you have provided to my marketing strategies. I look forward to continue searching for your emails and blogs. Thanks Again, Peter!
Great tips, Peter. Thank you. I think you're not only an excellent Internet marketer, but also a terrific
copywriter. You're absolutely right about focusing on benefits rather than features; grabbing the prospect's interest and attention right away and keeping them there; offerting something uniquely different and relevant to the prospects; going out of the box to provide solutions and/or options; and ultimately making it easy to connect with you….very crucial to developing relationships. I noticed you've been doing more webinars, and these can only help propel http://www.dominatenet.com to higher heights. And greater success!
Peter- REBB Founder |
Hi Anita,
Thanks for the retweets. I know that you have been following me for quite a while. I have to say that I am impressed with your fitness videos. Exercise is one of the most difficult things for people to keep up in their lives. I appreciate you teaching others how to do it. I wish you the best of success with your venture.
Peter Kolat
Peter- REBB Founder |
@Freddie –
You always make my day man. I appreciate you giving me another amazing update on your progress. I'm extremely happy that I am contribute to your success and that my teaching are helping you in your business.
To everyone else, take action on the stuff I'm teaching you here. As you can see, Freddie took action on what I share with you and his conversion rate jumped 45%. Awesome stuff man!
Peter Kolat
Keep it up and stay in touch.
Peter- REBB Founder |
Thanks D.R. Yes I am doing more webinars. I wanted to share some of my strategies and system with more people so they can be successful as well.
Just to let you know, if you or anyone here does webinars, I would love to talk to you about doing a webinar.
D.R. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you again.
Peter Kolat
RudyP |
Hey man, this is good stuff. Thanks for sharing your ideas…
Tanmay |
Very informative. Very enlightening. Thanks for posting…
Home Listings |
Interesting real estate blog and I will do some research to learn more – keep the good work
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Good morning ocean!
Can't really complain about a weekend where you wake up to this view!
Good morning beach!! Girls' weekend at the beach was fabulous!
And more berries!
And lots of knitting!
I finished my second Double Bubble sock! Rowan didn't mind modeling these...partly because I think she wants to steal them from me!
But I heart these socks!!
Pattern: Double Bubble by Samantha Roshak
Yarn: STR mediumweight, colorway Lover's Leap
Hope you all had a great weekend too! Here's to a short week ahead....I'm off on Friday for a 3-day weekend!
Happy Knitting!
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12 comments:
- Jackie's Stitches said...
What a gorgeous view!
The socks are cute!
- June 29, 2009 at 3:41:00 AM PDT
- turtlegirl76 said...
Oh! That's right! I'm on Friday too! YAY!
Love the socks. The fat cable is really cool.
- June 29, 2009 at 4:30:00 AM PDT
- Discoknits said...
Lovely new socks. And yay to girly weekends (remind me what those are!).
So I'm interested to hear how many pairs of handknit socks you have now - I'm gonna guess at 30. Am I close?
- June 29, 2009 at 5:29:00 AM PDT
- Caffeine Girl said...
I wouldn't be able to part with those socks either!
- June 29, 2009 at 6:12:00 AM PDT
- dianne said...
Love those double bubble socks! That's a great color and I would tyr to steal them too if I were your sister.
- June 29, 2009 at 7:23:00 AM PDT
- Scrabblequeen said...
Looks like you had an unbeatable weekend! Lucky you with the three day work week, too. Those socks are yummy, I can see why Rowan would want to 'steal' them.
- June 29, 2009 at 10:21:00 AM PDT
- chemgrrl said...
Oh, I do heart those socks. And the view! Damn, I live a long way from the ocean.
- June 29, 2009 at 11:23:00 AM PDT
- Tammy said...
Lovely ocean view. We came back Saturday night from 3 1/2 days at the beach. Gorgeous weather here too! And those berries, yum! Blueberries are officially in season now. Yeah!
- June 29, 2009 at 2:13:00 PM PDT
- cupcakefaerie said...
Great photos!
And I'm in awe because you're finding time for a full-time job, a boyfriend, designing, test-knitting, just plain knitting, and sleep!
- June 29, 2009 at 5:34:00 PM PDT
- hearthead said...
I love these...Very Cute!!! What a nice weekend!
- June 29, 2009 at 7:55:00 PM PDT
- Unknown said...
Cute! I hadn't realized that you only had the 1 bubblicious sock done, not the pair. Methinks your sister will take good care of those socks if she gets to adopt them. ;)
- June 30, 2009 at 12:40:00 PM PDT
- weezalana said...
What a gorgeous view - and gorgeous socks!
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RDM necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 10 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
I am planning on making the best online site for anime. These pages will be the first created with 3 - 5 more pages, and modules down the line.
This contest is for two pages, the homepage, and an article page. I am looking for a very clean design (ie: http://www.popsci.com). I have very specific ideas about the layout, and will try to be very specific with any suggestions.
I personally am very partial to earth tones greens, browns, blues. However, I am interested in a warm tone for this site. Color should be used mainly as an accent at this time.
Assets and Layout
The article page is just a striped down version of the homepage with a related articles box in the sidebar and a comment box with captcha.
Perfered formats
Layered: psd, eps, tiff
Standard: jpg, gif, png
- Header (3 Sections)
- Masterhead
- Links: RSS Feed/Register/login
- Site ver: Animexroads.com v1.0 beta
- Advertising & Logo
- Advertisement: 728x90 Leaderboard Ad space (should say "advertising" @ 10xp above and to the right
- Logo: Do not have a logo, can use AXR in Elephant font
- Navigation
- NavBar Links: Home, Anime, Manga, TCG, Gaming or Video Games, Community
- Body
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- Tout: The current tout is fine except instead of a 5px border would like to go with a 10px boarder.
- Articles: List of all current Articles, (Title, Teaser Title, Excerpt, by line, Posted Date, comments, image, and section in which article was written
- Sidebar- Advertisement: 300x250 Medium Rectangle Ad space (should say "advertising" @ 10xp above and to the right
- New Releases: Tabbed box with tabs for "Anime, Manga, Video Games"
- Conventions: List of upcoming Conventions (convention name, city, and date)
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The head of the Los Angeles police union has voiced concerns about attorney and LAPD civilian oversight board member Debra Wong Yang's brief representation of Jay Mariotti who, in a no-contest plea deal, saw six misdemeanor counts dropped.
Yang — when identified as Mariotti's attorney — called accusations of a physical confrontation between Mariotti and his girlfriend "inaccurate and sensationalized."
That, said Paul M. Weber, president of the Police Protective League, was enough to create the appearance of a conflict, if not an actual one, for Yang.
"She made statements defending him," Weber said. "Just the appearance of conflict is troubling. She needs to set an example for the rank-and-file officers."
Yang defended her decision. She said Mariotti never received special treatment because of her position, and her comments did not call into question work done by LAPD officers. Citing attorney-client privacy rights, Yang declined to provide details of what work she performed for Mariotti.
Police commissioner's role in Mariotti case raises questions [LA Times]
Mariotti Pleads No Contest [Deadspin]
Jay Mariotti "Ripped Something Out Of Her Ear And Shoved Her Around" [Deadspin]


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oo nga no!!! praise and worship EB!!! wow!!!
I play for Community of Faith Alliance Church in BF Paranaque, though i've been handling guitar duties as of late. Abe Labouriel has been a primary moving force in my musical direction, hehe.
sa school namin naging bassist ako for a time pag may mass... pero ang talagang kinareer ko ay ang pag sasacristan. :p...yeah i know hindi bagay. :p pero yun... officer pa ako ha... oh ha!!!! ehehehehe
Never been a church bassist but was with a church choire once, a very long time ago.
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This question and the answer teach us how to introduce colour into tcsh prompts.
This webpage explains nicely how to get colour into any output of the
echo command:
> echo \\e[1\;30mBLACK\\e[0m
> echo '\e[1;30mBLACK\e[0m'
The word 'BLACK' in the example above is printed with a black (or darkgrey) foreground colour (depending on the overall color scheme).
Now I'd like to introduce this into the
[TAB] command autocompletion feature of
tcsh. I tried:
complete testcmd 'p/*/`echo '"'"'\e[1;30mf834fef\e[0m'"'"'`/'
And I get:
> testcmd [TAB]
> testcmd ^[\[1\;30mf834fef^[\[0m
Obviously the characters lose their special meaning. Hopefully I just did not get the escaping right. But I tried several other ways. So any help is appreciated.
The real use case is that I've got a command completion that offers three different types of completions and I'd like to visually distinguish the types. Also the alternatives are computed by an external command. That is why I need the completion to use the backticks with an external command, such as
echo. I don't care about the details of this command. If you make it work in any way with the
complete command I'll probably be able to adapt (thinking
perl -pe wrappers and such).
The reason why I believe this has to work somehow is that the tcsh itself offers coloured command completion if you e.g. type
ls [TAB]. That works correctly in my setup. Also you can use
ls -1F inside the autocompletion and the colours that
ls outputs are also piped through. An example would be:
complete testcmd 'p/*/`ls -1F`/'
Update: As user mavin points out on stackoverflow, the colourization of
ls in this example is indeed not piped through. The colours of
ls are lost, but the auto completion can reapply colours according to LS_COLOURS variable based on hints such as the
/ and
* marker endings as added by the ls. This can be verified by doing
complete testcmd 'p/*/`ls --color -1`/'
which fails to provide colour, and only provides garbled output. (Literally pipes through the escape character sequences)
I'm on
tcsh version 6.13.00
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Subject: Holiday News Release
THE NORTH POLE (Reuters) Continuing the economic trend towards monopolies, it was announced today at a press conference that Christmas and Hanukkah will merge. An industry source said that the deal had been in the works for about 1,300 years.
While details were not available at press time, it is believed that the overhead cost of having 12 days of Christmas and 8 days of Hanukkah was becoming prohibitive for both sides. By combining forces the world will be able to enjoy consistent quality service during the 15 Days of Christmukah, as the new holiday is being called.
Massive layoffs are expected, with lords-a-leaping and maids a-milking being the hardest hit.
As part of the agreement, the letters on the dreidl, currently in Hebrew, will be replaced by Latin, thus becoming unintelligible to a wider audience. Also, instead of translating into "A great miracle happened there," the message on the dreidl will be the more generic "Miraculous stuff happens." In exchange, Jews will be allowed to use Santa Claus and his vast merchandising resources for buying and delivering of their gifts.
One of the sticking points holding up the agreement for at least 300 years was the question of whether Jewish children could leave milk and cookies for Santa after having eaten meat for dinner. A breakthrough came last year, when Oreos were finally declared to be kosher. All sides appeared happy about this development except for Santa's dentist.
A spokesman for Christmakuh, Inc., declined to say whether takeovers of Kwanza, Solstice, or Festivus might not be in the works as well. He pointed out that were it not for their independent existences, the merger between Christmas and Hanukkah might be seen as unfair cornering of the holiday market. Fortunately for all concerned, he said, the other holidays will help to maintain the competitive balance.
He then closed the press conference by leading all present in a rousing rendition of "Oy, Come All Ye Faithful."


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Whatever the season, sports-loving couples can always find a Minneapolis team to support. Why not take along your photographer on game day for some truly unique Minneapolis engagement photography? If you're interested in hockey, the NHL's Minnesota Wilds play at the Xcel Center in downtown St. Paul. If it's basketball season, go see a rousing Minnesota Timberwolves game at Target Center. For baseball season, you and your fiancé can head out to Target Field and root on the Minnesota Twins.
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Check ahead of time to see if your team's arena allows audience members to purchase messages for the scoreboard. If you can swing it, try having your names and wedding date displayed. Your photographer can snap some images of the two of you kissing or smiling in front of the date, which allows you to use a picture from your Minneapolis engagement photography session as your Save the Date card! End your photo shoot with a hearty snack from concessions. Share a dog or some nachos, and don't be afraid to laugh and get messy. Love is always messy.
Brave the tourists and have your Minneapolis engagement photography session at one of the city's icons: the Mall of America. Yes, it's a mall, but it's also so much more. The shops are only part of the allure, as this mall is also home to an indoor amusement park, a LEGO wonderland, and an underwater paradise.
Start by walking with your sweetheart through the corridors as your photographer captures some unexpected moments. Stand absolutely still as the crowd moves by—your photographer can leave the shutter open so that you and your beau appear crisp and clear while the people around you become blurs of color.
Next, embrace your inner children and explore Nickelodeon Universe (the indoor amusement park) together. Take on the thrill rides, like the Avatar Airbender or the Fairly Odd Coaster, relax on the Carousel, or take aim at each other for some vintage fun on the Naked Brothers Crazy Cars. The theme may be kid-oriented, but you and your honey can still have a blast. As you ride around, ruddy-cheeked and full of excitement, your Minneapolis engagement photographer will be capturing your breathless moments and sneaky kisses. General admission to the park is free, so you can always pose for some great shots in this visually dynamic, multicolored setting without stepping on any rides. Rides, however, require tickets which you can purchase at the various ticket kiosks.
After your theme park adventure, walk to Underwater Adventures, the mall's very own aquarium. For $18.99 per person, you and your fiancé can explore the wilds of the ocean—stopping for photo ops near your favorite sea creatures. Visit the sharks, turtles, and seahorses to add some aquatic flair to your Minneapolis engagement photography session. Be sure to include the diverse collection of jellyfish as well, as the colorful backlit tanks and gracefully dancing jellies can make for some gorgeous pictures.
Finally, finish out your Minneapolis engagement photography session by posing with astronauts, pirates, and dinosaurs. The LEGO Imagination Center is four stories of intricate LEGO creations that will have you in awe. The bright, primary colors will look great as a backdrop for your engagement photos, and you can have the added fun of incorporating some funny moments with inanimate animals and LEGO people. Run around and visit each display, or sit and play for a bit while your photographer snaps the last few shots for your album. Your day, though exhausting, will certainly leave you with both fabulous photos and lasting memories.
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a google search on oracle and mysql will returns concerns about the future of MySQL. When SUN bought mysql, the enthousiasm was also not unanimous in the opensource community. But now it really need repositioning.
I was just reading : http://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/unlimited.html
Deploy an unlimited number of MySQL Enterprise Servers for the price of
a single CPU of Oracle Enterprise Edition
Today, there are over 5,000 organizations that spend more than $1Million on
License fees to Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase and IBM. In many cases, that's money
that doesn't need to be spent. Not only does open source save money, it
provides an architecture that is more scalable for modern web-based applications.
No wonder open source software has become a strategic initiative for CIOs & CFOs
in many organizations.
Clearly this need repositioning. (For Oracle, money need to be spent 😈 )
On the redundant offering MySQL and Oracle Database Express Edition, I could imagine Oracle will get rid of the free edition. Oracle seems to put effort on not releasing any database patch or security patch and the amount of features as well as the cpu/memory limitation are just way to annoying.
This is why I believe MySQL will survive XE.
Pure guess of course…


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Near the end of his Wednesday night speech at the Republican National Convention, vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan told his audience and the nation that "sometimes, even presidents need reminding, that our rights come from nature and God, not from government."
John Hayward at Human Events noted that MSNBC's Touré Neblett did not handle Ryan's self-evident assertion very well. In fact, Thursday morning, Toure went into a bit of a tirade:
"He loves this line of 'our rights come from God and nature', which is so offensive to so much of America," pontificated the MSNBC personality. "Because for black people, Hispanic people, and women, our rights do not come from God or nature. They were not recognized by the natural order of America. They come from the government and from legislation that happens in relatively recent history in America. So that line just bothers me to my core."
One cannot prove it, but it actually seems possible that MSNBC is employing a commentator who may not have know that the source of our rights ("endowed by our Creator") was identified by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence. At a minimum, Neblett is in essence claiming that the recognition of the source of our rights in the Declaration was an irrelevant piety that did nothing for anyone except I suppose the now-dead white men who wrote them.
As Hayward somewhat impatiently explained on Thursday, Neblett could not be more wrong (italics are in original; bolds are mine):
It bothers me to my core that a news network would employ someone who needs a grade school course in remedial civics, but I'm a giving soul, so I'll provide one. I'll keep it light and simple.
The Declaration of Independence says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
This is a very important concept. The signatories of the Declaration were saying that certain rights are built directly into each human being. You don't actually have to believe in God to understand the concept. You enter this world with unalienable rights that are not granted by the government… and cannot be withdrawn at the pleasure of government. No one can pass legislation to take these rights away. Even if every single one of your fellow citizens votes to strip one of your unalienable rights from you, the government cannot do so, without sacrificing its legitimacy.
From this concept we draw one of humanity's greatest moral and intellectual achievements: laws that restrain the government. That's where the Constitution comes in, particularly the Bill of Rights. In essence, it's a list of things the government cannot do, even with the overwhelming democratic support of its citizens. The Constitution itself can be amended, but that's very difficult to do, and no such amendment would be legitimate if it were an offense against the very narrow set of rights endowed by our Creator. This is a key component in the transition from away from raw "democracy" and mob rule, toward the vastly superior governance of a lawful republic.
... To address Toure's specific complaint, the essential truth of our rights descending from God and nature was not altered by any specific government's failure to recognize them. The "legislation that happened in relatively recent history in America" that he refers to did not create those rights – it acknowledged them. The rights were there all along.
To say otherwise is to do more than just bicker with Paul Ryan's, or the Founding Fathers', choice of words. It is the surrender of a crucial concept that illuminates the American understanding of liberty and order – two powerful forces which are not easily balanced. The notion of unalienable rights is a priceless treasure that has implications far beyond any instance of racial strife.
... It should be necessary to explain all this to any adult American. But, sadly, it is, because there are ongoing efforts to play off racial division and bitterness, to bully many of our citizens into abandoning their Constitutional birthright.
It especially shouldn't be necessary to explain this to someone like Neblett who has his perch because he supposedly has something worthwhile to say about current national and political events. The man clearly doesn't.
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New Cookbooks
Happy New Year! I hope that you had a fantastic Christmas and New Years Eve! I know that I have a lot of catching up to do, so please be patient with me :-)
I received a lot of wonderful Christmas presents which I'm very thankful for. Some of them are food related and some not. As I love new cookbooks, like many of you I presume, I wanted to show my new ones.
The first one, "Den goda julen" by Christer Lingström with Christmas recipes only, I received by mail the day before Christmas Eve. It turned out that I had won it, after taking part in an internet competition. It was a very fun surprise! For next Christmas I will probably try out some of the recipes.
The second one, "Med smak av Japan" by Dag Hermelin, is a Japanese cookbook that I got from my friend Christian. I've browsed through the book in the book store earlier and I was really happy to get it. I'm very interested in Japanese culture and food, but I've never tried to cook it at home. The recipes in this book seem quite simple and very tasty, so it will be really fun trying them out.
Last but not least, I got "Jamie's Italy" by our dear Jamie Oliver from darling Fredrik. I've already tried the "Torta di riso" and I'm sure that this cookbook will result in a lot of delicious dishes.


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IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 29 votes
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A look at man's relationship with Dirt. Dirt and humans couldn't be closer. We started our journey together as stardust, swirled by cosmic forces into our galaxy, solar system, and planet. We are made of the same stuff. Four billion years of evolution created dirt as the living source of all life on Earth including humans. Dirt has given us food, shelter, fuel, medicine, ceramics, flowers, cosmetics and color –everything needed for our survival. For most of the last ten thousand years we humans understood our intimate bond with dirt and the rest of nature. We took care of the soils that took care of us. But, over time, we lost that connection. Our species became greedy and careless. We still depend on dirt, but now we abuse and ignore it. We are destroying our last natural resource with our agriculture, our mining, and our paving over the planet for cities. We turned dirt into something "dirty." In doing so, we transform the skin of the earth into a hellish and dangerous landscape for all life on earth. A millennial shift in consciousness about the environment offers a beacon of hope - and practical solutions. Around the globe, pioneers are coming together to save earth's last natural resource. Tiny villages rise up to battle giant corporations slaughtering their land. Scientists discover connections with soil that can balance global warming. Generation X brands organic farming as trendy and children begin to eat from edible school yards. Inmates find inner peace and job skills in a prison horticulture program. Medical researchers explore dirt's capacity to provide solutions to such devastating health crises as AIDS. Major religions are rediscovering the reverence for the natural world that unites them all. Uses animation, vignettes, personal accounts and story telling.
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Genre: Documentary
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 29 votes
Directed By: Bill Benenson, Gene Rosow
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SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Sonatas / Kremer 4776196
You'd have to be a die-hard purist not to appreciate the virtues of these two fascinating transcriptions . . . In this new context the Scherzo and the extraordinary climax of the Finale pack an extra degree of ferocity, whilst at the other end of the dynamic spectrum, the closing passages to the first and third movements sound even more eerie than in the original. Recorded live at concerts given in Russia, Gidon Kremer and his marvellous Kremerata Baltica respond to the music with searing commitment, the audience remaining totally gripped throughout the performance . . . All of the performances are recommended.
All 68 minutes of this disc are devoted to the virtuosic depiction of what might be called żgray on grayż, a kind of dark November sound world that becomes, finally, as commanding as the composer's much-admired Mahler or Beethoven. Kremer ist not just one of the great living violin virtuosos but also a thinking manżs virtuoso virtually incapable of conventionality . . . This is Shostakovichżs end-of-life music, and its austere, utterly pure and, as performed, almost all of a piece. Not only does there seem nothing inappropriate about the adaptions for violin and string orchestra, they seem almost ideal -- inventive and powerful in an way that the composer might have thought of himself if he hadnżt run out of time.
. . . the quality of the playing is such that almost all of my objections have been silenced . . . The live recordings in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 2005 are superb: I urge all genuine admirers of this composer to hear these performances.
Gidon Kremer's playing . . . has lost none of its acute incisiveness or, in the final bars, its expressive intensity . . . Yuri Bashmet plays with uncommon commitment and is given unstinting support by Kremerata Baltica. Sound is well balanced . . . and there are informative notes from David Fanning. Arrangements recommendable as alternatives to . . . the originals.
In dem Geiger Gidon Kremer hat Schostakowitsch seinen ebenbürtigen Interpreten gefunden . . . alles tönt bis zum i-Tüpfelchen nach dem großen verzweifelten Russen . . . Das Klangbild ist lupenrein, die Bässe fordern das ganze Können der Wiedergabekette.
Die Kremerata Baltica verleiht der erstmalig auf Tonträger erscheinenden Orchestrierung der Klavierparts mit wütenden Attacken besondere Schärfe . . . Gidon Kremer und Yuri Bashmet interpretieren zeichnerisch klar und strukturbewusst.
. . . sowohl Gidon Kremer als auch Yuri Bashmet liefern durch jahrzehntelange Erfahrung mit den Werken geprägte beeindruckende Interpretationen ab.
Une belle découverte . . . transcendée par l'archet de Gidon Kremer.


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Brian Cross '12 will make his Broadway debut alongside Mary-Louise Parker in "The Snow Geese" Oct. 24, but only a few years ago, Cross was deeply entrenched in the theater community on campus and taking a range of roles — once even playing a pig for course credit.
"While directing and acting in 'Pig Farm,' Brian got down on his hands and knees. He was wearing something, maybe a diaper," said Professor of Theater Arts and Performance Studies Lowry Marshall.
Talented and lovable as Marshall may have found him, substantive roles in the Big Apple are hard to come by. Since graduation, Cross has been pursuing theater in New York City while working at Squishable, a stuffed-animal company. He has landed small parts — including a line on the TV show "Unforgettable" — but nothing substantial enough to cover rent and ramen.
"It's easy to get discouraged by the random nature of the profession," Cross said. "You can go to one hundred auditions and not land a single role. I thought it was a reflection on me, but most things are totally out of your control. You could have an awesome audition, but you're too short or don't have black hair."
After six weeks of auditions, he received the phone call he had been waiting for, he said, when he learned he would soon earn a living wage doing what he loves most, while brushing shoulders with Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan and actress Mary-Louise Parker, who received an Emmy as the star of the hit TV show "Weeds."
"I couldn't ask for a better group of people to work with, especially off stage," Cross said. "They are all very sweet, supportive and fun to watch."
Cross is the youngest cast member, but he said this has not discouraged him. Instead, he has become as avid an observer as a performer. "I'm always watching what people are doing — it's like a master class," Cross said.
The play's excellent script also drew Cross to the project, he said. "The Snow Geese," a family drama, takes place in upstate New York during World War I. Cross plays Mary-Louise Parker's 18-year-old son. He said he does not want to reveal too much about the character, but said "he's young, very competent and much of a realist after the death of his father."
Cross added that he bears some similarities to his character. "We're both kind of stubborn and a bit of a bother," Cross said. "The more you're with a character, the more you realize you're similar."
Cross said he is excited to see the 622-seat Samuel J. Friedman Theater come alive on opening night, adding that the audience will be the largest he has ever acted in front of.
"An audience gives you feedback," Cross said. "They laugh and cry, leave and cough, or their cell phones go off, and that adds a completely new element to everything."
Cross' success comes as no surprise to those who know him, according to those interviewed. During his time at the University, Cross sang in the Jabberwocks and acted in many productions, including "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde," which he worked on with Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Kym Moore.
But Cross did not always plan to be a professional actor. An economics concentrator, "I assumed I would do something else. I did acting on the side with my friends," he said. During his junior year, Cross was inspired by Moore's introductory theater course to change his trajectory. "She taught me how to do something deeper," Cross said.
"Brian has multilayered intelligence: intellectual, emotional and physical," Moore wrote in an email to The Herald. "This makes him a force to be reckoned with on stage because it makes him almost omnipresent."
Cross gave one of his limited complimentary opening night seats to Moore. He also thanks her in the program, Moore wrote.
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Alket Islami is an aerial photographer and the president of the National Aero Club of Albania. He works as a paragliding and paramotor instructor. Strapped into the improbably flimsy contraption known as a paramotor, and armed with a camera, Alket Islami is in his element. Through his passion he has developed a new relationship with his country.
"At the beginning I thought, like everyone else, of going away and working somewhere else. Then I became acquainted with paragliding and started introducing the sport in Albania. Flying is a form of virus, an incurable, but somehow pleasant, uplifting sickness. Thanks to this sickness I will use every ounce of strength flying for my country and using my perspective on Albania from above."
Alket Islami literally has a unique perspective on Albania:
"I think we are in a period of transition. Unfortunately it has lasted a little too long. But I think people are on the right course. One has to be patient.
Of course I also see our problems from the ground. Problems like that of environmental protection, the problems with the construction industry and many others. But when I rise high into the air the view from above can comfort me. From above the problems appear smaller and fantastic nature combines with the extraordinary buildings from our past in a wonderful way."
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The favored Russian rhythmic group took the final gymnastics gold medal Sunday at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Russia — Anastasia Bliznyuk, Uliana Donskova, Ksenia Dudkina, Alina Makarenko, Anastasia Nazarenko and Karolina Sevastyanova — won their fourth straight Olympic group title.
Belarus (Maryna Hancharova, Anastasiya Ivankova, Nataliya Leshchyk, Aliaksandra Narkevich, Ksenia Sankovich and Alina Tumilovich) took the silver medal over Italy (Elisa Blanchi, Romina Laurito, Marta Pagnini, Elisa Santoni, Anzhelika Savrayuk, and Andreea Stefanescu) by a mere .05, with the two nations swapping places from qualification.
Spain, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Japan and Israel rounded out the eight finalists.
The Russian group easily took the top score with both exercises, scoring 28.700 with the five balls and 28.300 with the three hoops/two ribbons exercise, to give them a winning total of 57.00.
The Italians scored 28.125 for their first exercise with the five balls, putting them in second ahead of Bulgaria (27.950) and Belarus (27.825).
But a botched routine with the three hoops/two ribbons — which earned a last-place 26.425 — dropped Bulgaria out of the medals. Belarus ended strongly with 27.675, second only to Russia.
Italy, the three-time defending world champion, settled for bronze after a .2 penalty with the second exercise.
Yevgenia Kanayeva took the individual gold medal on Saturday, giving Russia its fourth straight gold-medal sweep of rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
The rhythmic group competition debuted at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, where Spain won the event over Bulgaria and Russia. Russia has won the four gold medals since, topping Belarus and Greece in 2000, Italy and Bulgaria in 2004 and China and Belarus in 2008.
Russia fieled an entirely new squad in London. Belarusians Ivankova, Sankovich and Tumilovich were the only repeat medalists from Beijing. Santoni and Savrayuk also competed in Beijing, where Italy placed fourth.
The Olympic Games officially end Sunday evening in London with the Closing Ceremony.
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Prepared for the WHO Department of Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property by Rosanna Peeling and Ruth McNerney (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine). This report forms part of the project entitled: Improving access to medicines in developing countries through technology transfer related to medical products and local production. It is implemented by the Department of Public Health Innovation and Intellectual Property of the World Health Organization (WHO/PHI) in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) with funding from the European Union (EU). The overall objective of the project is to increase access – especially for the poor in developing and least developed countries – to medicines, vaccines and diagnostics.
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High-quality diagnostic technologies are available for infectious diseases in most developed countries, but they are neither accessible nor affordable in developing countries, where disease burdens are high. Evidence-based treatment using diagnostic test results is needed to replace syndromic management, which is often ineffective and increases the risk of development of antibiotic resistance. Although the long-term solution is to build capacity for diagnostic innovation in developing countries, technology transfer and local production can be an effective and sustainable strategy by which to increase access to diagnostic tests. This report examines current models of technology transfer and local production, identifies successes, failures, challenges and opportunities, and presents recommendations with a view to developing better models for the future...


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NJIT professor offers math-based projections for MLB postseason
Now that Major League Baseball's regular season has ended with the exciting one-game tiebreaker that got the Rays to the next round, and with the Rays and the Pirates winning the one game playoff for the wild card team, NJIT math professor Bruce Bukiet has once again begun analyzing the probability of each team advancing through each round of baseball's postseason. "The Los Angeles Dodgers, who many thought were out of contention early in the season after a poor start, have the best chance to win their series (63%) against the Braves while the Detroit Tigers have a 59% chance to eliminate the Oakland A's. The Red Sox have a 55% chance of sending the Rays home and the Pirates have a 53% chance of defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the best of 5 game Division Series round.
At the season's start, Bukiet used his mathematical model to project the number of wins each team should earn (see: http://m.njit.edu/~bukiet/baseball/SeasonProjections2013.html). Bukiet's model picked 2/3 of the ten post-season teams back in March (there were some ties in the original projections leading to the fraction), a result that beat nearly 90% of the experts (at Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, ESPN and the Examiner) and that for the third year in four placed him first at Baseballphd.net's annual contest to pick the teams who would make it to the playoffs. Bukiet updates the probabilities of each team taking their series throughout the Major League Baseball post-season at http://m.njit.edu/~bukiet/baseball/playoffs13.htm.
On Bukiet's website, he provides the likelihood of each team taking the series in a given number of games. Going into the series, the most likely outcome (25%) is for the Dodgers to defeat the Braves win in four games. The Tigers' best chance (23%) is to win in 4, while the Red Sox' best chance (22%) is to win in 5 games. The Pirates' best chance (24%) is to win in four.
This is Bukiet's 13th year using his model to determine whether it is worthwhile to wager on games each day during the baseball season. His picks (posted on http://www.egrandslam.com) have led to positive results for 9 of the 13 years (counting 2013's thus far positive performance).
The method uses a Markov process approach which he originally published in the journal Operations Research. The method enables one to assess prospective trades and evaluate who should win the Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards among various other applications. Bukiet's MVP and Cy Young results and the updated method to produce them have appeared in the International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sports. The model computes the probability of a team with given hitters, bench, starting pitcher, lineup and relievers scoring any number of runs along with home field advantage to compute the chance each team has to win a game.