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Making Memories
Taking portrait photos is a great way to mark the years of your children growing up, family captures, or indeed to send to your loved ones for special occasions. For those of us living away from close family and friends it is always rather special to send photos to them for Christmas and other occasions so why not make it a little bit more special and fun?
In the Studio we have a relaxed atmosphere, puppets and of course my Monkey Lens Buddy who just makes you want to smile! There is no set time limit as of course everyone is different and children can be shy as can some adults - so rather than rush you and give you a time, I say we will be taking photos for about an hour or so with breaks in between.
The same is said for location - I would rather spend a little while getting everyone happy and relaxed before we start the shoot. Children react in very different ways to the camera - some love it and some hate it - like adults really and we want them to be happy and smiling not unhappy and sad!
I do not charge by the hour but by the session this way we all get to enjoy the time spent together.
Photos will be uploaded to the Gallery but you have the option of having Password Protection. I am happy to travel to you so that you can be in the comfort of your own home or your favourite spot.
Images will also be available in Black and White/Sepia and for a little something different Select Colour.
Photo session is priced at 65,00€ the sessions normally only take around 1 hour but there is no fixed time limit, it also depends on the size of your family group and getting to know you and your family!
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Business Planning: Have You Left Out your Mission?Posted by: | Comments
It's time to do your business plan! So, my next blogs will focus on helping you create that business plan–and getting your agents to plan.
Whata��s your mission? Ita��s time to begin writing your business plan for 2019. In the next few blogs, I want to give you a few tips on creating various parts of your business plan. One of the important, but often-left-out parts of a business plan is your mission statement. What it is? Ita��s literally your mission in your business.
Mission statements answer the questions:
Why are you in this business?
What do you want to accomplish?
How are you going to achieve your mission?
Whata��s important to you?
Why Have a Mission Statement?
To keep yourself on track.
To decide what you will and wona��t do.
To state who you work with (and to think about who you wouldna��t work with).
For time management
For clarity and focus
To use as a springboard to your marketing
Mission statements should be:
a�? Well-defined
a�? Restrictive
a�? Complementary with your company statement (and the company statement should be reflected in any branch office/associate statements)
Mission statements are:
a�? Not lightly changed (usually stay the same through your
yearsa�� business plans)
a�? Written in the present tense
a�? Do not contain objectives or goals
a�? Not tied to time
Mission Statements Are Not Objectives or Goals
Mission statements are not quantifiable. Leave out any numbers a�� they go into your objectives. Following is an example: A person may write, a�?I am a profitable agent. I will make a profit of $50,000 every year.a�? The first part of the statement, a�?I am a profitable agenta�? has a place in a mission statement. But the last part of the statement is an objective, or quantifiable end result, and should be placed in another section of your plan. The mission statement is broader; it guides you as you make long-term decisions. The above offers some valuable tips on writing mission statements.
Mission Statements Arena��t Changed Lightly
Because mission statements are really statements of you as a businessperson, these statements are not lightly changed a�� just as you would not lightly change yourself. That does not mean that you might not work over time on how your statement is constructed, but it does mean that you do not change the essence of the statement, the specialties, the ideals a�� without considerable thought.
Mission Statements a�� In the Present
Statements should be written in the present tense. These statements convey you at your best a�� how you see yourself as a real estate professional. Because you may not have actually attained the picture you have in mind, you may be writing about yourself as you see yourself in the future. To cement that thought in your mind, use present tense verbs as you create your statement.
How to Use your Mission Statement
a�? To reflect back and forth throughout your business plan (Are
your actions congruent with your plan?)
a�? In your officea��framed in your entry
a�? In your marketing materials
a�? In your Professional Portfolio
a�? In your pre-first visiting listing and buyer packages
a�? In your email signatures
a�? On your website
Mission statements first clarify for you whata��s important, your focus, and your limitations. Then, they help consumers choose you. Use the parameters above to create your mission statement.
Grab My Online Business Planning Program–at Discounts!
Thought you'd get it done but it's still on your 'to do' list? I want to help! So, I've adding a discount on my online business planning resources through Dec. 31.
Managers: Frustrated because you can't get your agents to plan? Problems solved! I've put my exclusive planning pages online–plus webinars to help you get through that plan fast. Don't wait another year for business success. See more here.
Special discounts through Dec. 31: Purchase the agent's planning resource, Beyond the Basics of Business Planning for agents, and save $20 (regularly $99). Use coupon code agent bus plan.
Managers: I'll teach your agents how to plan, too! Included in your Manager's Package!
Purchase the manager's planning resource, Beyond the Basics of Business Planning for Managers, with all office/company planning documents and save $50. Use coupon code manager bus plan.
Offer ends Dec. 31: Big discounts on these programs–use the coupon codes below to order.
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How to Get 95% of Your Agents to Make a Business PlanPosted by: | Comments
It's time to do your business plan! So, my next blogs will focus on helping you create that business plan–and getting your agents to plan.
What do you want to bet that 95% of real estate agents wona��t have a business plan for 2019. But, wouldna��t it be awesome of could reverse that percentage? Here are some steps that will work for you. I know, because I got 95% of the agents in my real estate offices not only to create plans, but to actually look at them throughout the year. Herea��s how.
1. Take Away Commitment Phobia
Ita��s estimated we are told a�?noa�� 148,000 times prior to age eighteen. No wonder we dona��t want to commit to try anything! I know from teaching adults to play the piano, that adults are conditioned not to try anything new for fear of not being perfect. To many, writing a business plan means planning to faila��and then getting punished for it.
So, the first time you introduce business planning, take away the old downside of goal setting and help your agents move in incremental steps forwarda��a step at a time, with lots of positive reinforcement along the way. You have to create a safe haven for first-time planners.
2. Eat the Elephant a Bite at a Time
One of the agents in an office where I just did a small group coaching series told me he put a picture of an elephant on the wall, and then literally divided the elephant into bite-sized pieces, with an action step listed on each bite. What a wonderful visual! For many of your agents, planning is just the most overwhelming process they could envision. So, simply start with one or two areas. Personally, I start with 2-3 areas in the Review.
What to review
My favorite is listings taken to listings sold in normal market time. You would think agents know this statistic, but very few do. Ita��s so important, because it
a. Determines whether the agent makes enough money per listing or not
b. Determines whether the agent builds a positive reputation or a poor one
c. Reflects the agenta��s value-proposition strategy
d. Reflects on the officea��s productivity and profitability
Your success rate with listings sold is, in my opinion, the one most important reflection of agent value propositions out there.
For example: George Smith, a 10-year seasoned agent, has demonstrated a consistent listing strategy. Georgea��s a�?success ratioa�� is 40%. That is, he sells 40% of his listings in normal market time. What does that say about Georgea��s values proposition strategy? How is George a�?usinga�� his listings?
Sally Overton has a different value proposition strategy. She has a 90% success ratio in listings taken to listings sold in normal market time. Obviously, she is building her referral systema��her raving fans. She is making herself more money in less time. She is drastically reducing the number of complaints (and attacks on her self-esteem, too). She is a role model for best practices in her real estate office.
Your opportunity: As Georgea��s business planning consultant, youa��ll be a�?testinga�� George to see if he wants to change his strategy (some agents love being a�?bait and switchersa�� too much to change). Youa��ll have the opportunity to help Sally leverage her awesome conversion rates to obtain even more raving fans. (Nothing succeeds like success).
3. Make it Really, Really Easy to Start
Have a great business planning process to provide your agents. (Never just ask them to make a business plan, because youa��ll get all kinds of formats). Dona��t overwhelm your agents with too many planning pages to start. Customize your package with each agent. If you can get each agent to look at 1-3 areas of his business, and plan change strategies for a better year in that area, youa��ll have started the processa��a process that will continue, grow, and reap big benefits by year three.
Grab My Online Business Planning Program–at Discounts!
Thought you'd get it done but it's still on your 'to do' list? I want to help! So, I've adding a discount on my online business planning resources through Dec. 31.
Managers: Frustrated because you can't get your agents to plan? Problems solved! I've put my exclusive planning pages online–plus webinars to help you get through that plan fast. Don't wait another year for business success. See more here.
Special discounts through Dec. 31: Purchase the agent's planning resource, Beyond the Basics of Business Planning for agents, and save $20 (regularly $99). Use coupon code agent bus plan.
Managers: I'll teach your agents how to plan, too! Included in your Manager's Package!
Purchase the manager's planning resource, Beyond the Basics of Business Planning for Managers, with all office/company planning documents and save $50. Use coupon code manager bus plan.
Offer ends Dec. 31: Big discounts on these programs–use the coupon codes below to order.
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Major Red Flags in Your Interview ProcessPosted by: | Comments
Do you know the major red flags that can pop up in your interview process?
For the last few blogs, I've been blogging about that all-important interview process. We've talked about the dangers of ignoring the red flags. We've investigated how to discover those red flags.
I'll bet you have certain red flags that pop up during the selection process that drive you nuts. I do, too. These include the following comments from the candidate:
I just want to hang my license (usually stated over the phone; my response is that I want to hang them…)
What are your commissions? If stated in the first five minutes of the interview (I've never interviewed an agent I hired who started the interview that way)
I want a special deal. –also usually stated in the first five minutes of the interview, or even over the phone (what makes them so 'special'?)
Personally, I have never interviewed a candidate who was a a fit with one of my offices when they led with these questions.
Are these red flags to you? If not, why not?
Other Red Flags
The candidate won't fill out any paperwork (pre-appointment questionnaire or application)
They drop in and expect me to drop everything to meet with them (they must think we managers just sit around waiting for Their Excellencies to show up)
They're late to the interview just don't show up!
They obviously didn't make an effort to dress in business attire for the interview (I realize this varies greatly by area, but you can tell if the person made an effort).
Specific Red Flags To Notice in the Interview Itself
They won't answer my questions, or, when they answer, they answer as though it was a question for me to acknowledge
They won't let me set the structure and tone of the interview (they immediately want to know what I will do for them)
They say they don't know their production for the past year with any metrics (or, if they do, they won't share it)
They defend their low production and/or are accepting of a few transactions a year.
They don't have an idea of how they will change their production for the better.
They seem enamored with the companies that have already hired them in a 15-minute a interview (low self-esteem, anyone?)
They have been sold on the companies that tell them they will provide them leads.
They want to be hired on the spot. They're not willing to do a 2-interview process, even when I explain the benefits to them.
As you can tell from my red flags, my values and vision drive my judgement about these candidates.
What are your Red Flags?
One broker's red flags may be another broker's acceptable standards. What are yours? List five red flags or knock-out factors. What process or system do you have to discover them? Decide whether you would absolutely not hire an agent who demonstrated that behavior, or whether it was a minor flag. Finally, how many of those minor red flags do you need to identify before you rule that candidate not suitable for your team?
Want to streamline your selection process and recruit more winners? Check out Your Blueprint to Selecting Winners. I'll give you great questions to ask. But, better than that, I'll show you how to craft questions to discover exactly what YOU"RE looking for.
Your Selection Process: Talking or Asking?Posted by: | Comments
Think back to the last time you qualified a buyer, a seller, or a recruiting candidate. How much talking did you do? How many questions did you ask? Unfortunately, too many of us go into sales because we're good talkers. Then, we wonder why we're not burning up the world selling real estate. It's because we're talking too much. The same is true with us managers when we start recruiting/selecting. Here are some recommendations on talk vs. listening. You'l make more sales and gain more recruits with these tips.
How Much Talking?
In the first part of the sales process, you should be talking no more than one-third of the time!
- If you want that person as a client or agent recruit
- Do you want to do a presentation
Also, if we don't know their hidden needs and sub-conscious motivations, how are we going to help them make buying decisions?
Here's what that process should look like, whether you're an agent or a broker.
excerpted from The Complete Recruiter.
Why don't we ask more Questions?
If it's so important to ask all those questions, why don't we do it?
- We get nervous, so we talk
- We don't have the questions
- We don't understand the significance
- We've focused on the tell or the sell, thinking that was the way to convince people to work with us
The Significance of the Questions
How do we know when we haven't been able to sell something to a client? They don't buy. But, here's the problem. It's way too late then. Sure. We can become masters at objection-countering, memorization, and jam it down their throats. But, that's an awfully old-fashioned way to try to sell, and consumers hate that today.
Closing and then Answering Objections– Not Today's Best Method
We take all kinds of classes to learn to answer objections and close. We think that we're supposed to sell, sell–get those objections and answer them so beautifully that the client acquiesces and falls at our feet, buying whatever we want them to buy. Happens once in awhile. But, we don't gain loyal clients who will refer us to others. Instead, we create lots of buyers with buyers' remorse.
I hope you're now convinced to ask questions. In the next blog, I'll discuss more about this process, and give you some questions you can ask to screen potential new recruits–before you get them into your office (a great time saver).
Before I leave: How many questions do you ask a potential recruit? Are you satisfied with your selection process?
Want to streamline your selection process and recruit more winners? Check out Your Blueprint to Selecting Winners. I'll give you great questions to ask. But, better than that, I'll show you how to craft questions to discover exactly what YOU"RE looking for.
What You Need in a Post-Interview PackagePosted by: | Comments
Recruiting: Here's what you need in your post-interview package. This month, I'm focusing on recruiting and selecting systems, to help you work faster and better and recruiter winners.
Remember the Chinese water torture? Drip, drip, a drip at a time. That's the key to recruiting successfully. Here's another drip you'll want to provide your candidate after that first interview. This is another package with the information you think the candidate will find useful. Here's why:
We remember only 10% of what we heard three days later!
Unfortunately, candidates don't remember much of what we discuss in the interview. Or, they remember it wrongly. It seems easy to us, but, it becomes a muddle to them when they interview five companies in as many days. So, take the time to assemble what I call the after first-visit package or post-interview process. In it, you'll reiterate important points, and again differentiate yourself and your company.
Systemize Like your Great Agents
Great agents assemble these packages for sellers and buyers. You are modeling the behaviors you want to teach the agent. You can explain the parallels in the interview process. This is a very strong recruiting strategy. The old adages
In Your Post-First Visit (Post-Interview) Package
Here is a sample list of the materials you may include in an after-first visit recruiting package. Note that some of the material is duplicating your pre-first visit package. Also, sometimes you won't have the opportunity to provide a pre-first visit package. Of course, you'll always have the ability to customize each package. However, it's much easier to do this from a prepared package than to start from scratch each time.
Letter from the manager explaining what's in the package
- Training calendar (you do have one, don't you?)
- Training brochure
- Company/office/manager story
- Attractive company/office/manager statistics
- Articles featuring company/manager
- Costs of affiliating with explanations
Bottom Line: You'ree Proving your Competency to Each Candidate With Every Recruiting Process You Do
Well-assembled packages reflect clear thought processes. Merely putting these together will clarify your recruiting and selection story. It will help you figure out and communicate your culture and values. It will provide you differentiation and memorability. It says to the candidate, I prepared for you. Your time is valuable. I am here to dedicate my skills and talents to help you develop your business.
You will recruit more and better agents, you will save time, and you will be able to delegate or clone yourself by hiring a manager or recruiter when the need arises.
Want to avoid re-inventing the wheel? Check out my recruiting resources here.
Are You Talking too Much in the Interview?Posted by: | Comments
Are you talking too much in the interview?
A lot of recruiters/interviewers think that, if they're great talkers, they're great recruiters (same as agents think talking equals selling…..)
You're a manager who recruits. You want to get winners in that recruiting seat. You pride yourself on being a great talker. (A manager once told me he just talks them to death–until they say they'll join the company–what a great screening method-not!) But, too much talking is just old-style hard 'selling'–and that's certainly not the bulk of an effective selection process.
Ask, Don't Tell
Instead of muscling a sale or a 'yes' from a recruit, ask questions. Lots of questions.
The recruit says, "I want a deal."
Do you jump to a conclusion because you know what a deal means? Don't. You may be surprised. Instead, ask questions at what does a deal mean to that recruit? When you know exactly what the recruit means, you can proceed to find what he really wants–instead of what someone else told him he should ask for!
A Pre-Screening Process for New Agent Candidates to Save you Time
Ask these questions before you spend time and money chasing candidates who don't meet your standards. Click here to get my knockout factors on the phone.
Use In-Depth Questionnaires to Discover Real Needs
Besides using these preliminary questions, always use written in-depth questionnaires so you'll know
- The benefits to the features/needs stated
- Hidden objections you may not discover until too late
- Motivations to buy that not even the buyers realize they have
Ever heard the term "buyers are liars"? I think that's not really the case. I think that we don't ask the right questions to help buyers (our recruits) clarify what they really want. Most ?buyers of services don't know what they really want. They think they want a better commission split. But, what they're really looking for is the motivation provided by secrity. That means different things to different people. Find out what's really motivating your candidate, not just what he says to your basic questions.
Ask the Right Questions in the Right Order and You Won't Have to Close
Finding the motivators of your buyers (recruit/candidate) is key to helping them make the right buying decisions for themselves. All you have to do to close is to remind them that this product fulfills their needs. And, how do you get there? By creating and using the right questions in the right order.
Don't forget to grab your pre-screening process–knockout factors to ask on the phone: click here.
Want to streamline your selection process and recruit more winners? Check out Your Blueprint to Selecting Winners. It's completely digital, so you get all the information right now. Includes an 11-step proven process to interview successfully. Do you have a process or do you just 'wing it'?
5 More Recruiting Mistakes to AvoidPosted by: | Comments
In an earlier post, we explored 5 of the 10 biggest mistakes I've seen real estate recruiters make–and, admittedly, I've made. After all, I started like most of you–here's your desk, here's your phone……you know the drill…
By the way, I put a picture of a coach reading off a layer, because that's certainly a mistake we make in management! (Or, you could interpret it as me yelling at you to avoid these mistakes….)
So, here's the rest of my list. What did I leave out? Why are we selecting so many who fail to make it in real estate?
6. Recruiting agents without the necessary skills or motivation to be
There are the agents that fall over at the first objection (and there are many, even though they tell us they're tenacious!) We keep beating our heads against stone walls recruiting agents who are deficient in the two skill sets we say are most important to real state success: technical (computer) skills and sales skills. We hire them, and then we pour thousands of dollars down a black hole trying to train them to do the things they won't or can't do.
Why not hire agents who already have technical and sales skills? In my program, The Complete Recruiter, I ask managers to make a list of the skills and qualities they feel are critical in the agents they hire. Please do that. Then, create questions that bring out whether an agent has the skills and qualities you need.
7. Talking too much in the interview process
Well, it's not really an interview process to most managers. It's actually a talk marathon, where the manager talks to the would-be agent until the agent gets tired and agrees (or not) to join the company. That's what dozens of agents have described as their "recruiting interview".
Your first hour of the recruiting interview should be contoured like this:
The interviewee talks 80% of the time. You talk 20%.
What are you doing while the interviewee is talking? Asking questions and listening. What are you listening for? Whether or not that interviewee has the necessary amounts of the skills and qualities you want. How do you assure you've got the complete story? Probe around that one idea until you're completely assured that the interviewee has sufficient strength of that trait or skill. The Complete Recruiter has lots of tips on mastering sales skills for recruiting. This is just one of them.
8. Selling all the features and benefits of the company in the same way to each recruit
That's simply because the manager didn't ask good questions at the beginning of the process. If he had, he would've discovered what needs the agent wanted met. Then, he would've designed his presentation to meet those needs.
9. No recruiting plan
A few years ago I was the head writer for the CRB (Certified Real Estate Broker) People Management course. This course includes recruiting, selecting, training, and motivating agents for high productivity. I was excited to teach the course the first time, and was thrilled that there were about sixty managers in the course. I found that most of them had been in the business over ten years.
I wanted to create something where they could share recruiting experiences and a wins, so I decided to do a little contest for best recruiting campaign. I introduced the contest the first morning, and waited for the entries. There were none. At the beginning of the second day I asked the students if it was a dumb contest, or what seemed to be the barriers. They told me that none of them had a recruiting plan, much less a campaign! How could you implement your recruiting moves without a plan of action? We pound into our agents heads the idea of business plans. Yet, we dona't have plans for the most important of all our activities–recruiting. If you're among the 95% of managers who don't have a plan, I've provided a simple, straightforward method of planning in The Complete Recruiter.
10. No system for agent follow-up
You've interviewed the agent. The agent doesn't join that day. Now, what happens? In most companies–nothing! You need a contact management system. You need a contact plan. You need materials, and you need strategy. Finally, you need someone to run that plan. Hire a competent assistant and let that assistant engage your plan. This agent follow-up is really a part of your overall recruiting plan. You expect your agents to do it, and you need to do this, too, with your potential recruits. Remember, follow up until they buy or die!
It doesn't take a masterful recruiter to win all the awards. All it really takes is determination and persistence. And, when you look at the few managers who actively recruit, you know that merely taking a stab at in a consistent manner will win you many recruits. Start now!
How is your Recruiting Plan Working?
Well, shall we be honest? You probably don't have a plan. At least, that's my experience in training and coaching thousands of owners and managers. If you don't have a plan, how do you know what to do each day to find, select, and recruit those you really want? How do you measure how you're doing? The Complete Recruiter has it all: the plan, the dialogues, the systems. Get it this month at a blazingly good price, too! Find out more here.
5 Big Recruiting Mistakes and How to Avoid ThemPosted by: | Comments
This month, I'm focusing on recruiting and selecting.
Isn'tt it amazing the number of things a new manager is supposed to be able to do from day one, even though he or she isn't trained to do those tasks? Take recruiting, for example. As As a new manager, I was expected to lead generate, get appointments, ask great questions, and select agents who would be successful. But, did I have the skills to perform those tasks with competence? You can bet not!
Even though I was a top-producing agent, I didn'tt take the time to think through, and didn't know how to, apply the sales skills I had used to attain high sales volume to the recruiting tasks at hand. So, I, like thousands of other new managers, just did it allby ear! Along the way, I had some wins and lots of losses. Through my observations of myself and others, Ia've created a list of ten top mistakes, so that you can avoid the pitfalls I and others without training have fallen into.
In this blog, we'll look at the first five. Also, I'll add some advice I learned from all those mistakes!
1. Charge ahead to hire
It should occur to us that we need to sit in a quiet place and think about the kind of people we want to hire before we dive in. But, we are so thrilled that someone is in front of us that it doesn't occur to us that they bring with them their values and ethics. So, if we haven't thought out our values, our beliefs, and our perspectives first, we run the risk of hiring people who will then dictate what the company values become. Before you start interviewing, decide what you will and what you won't stand for. Write out your values and your beliefs. Then, when you interview, check to be sure that agent carries those same values and beliefs into your office. Someone's got to be the leader, and it better be you!
2. Recruiting to old-style management strategies
I know, I know. Just go make those calls and you will get some recruits. Yes, that's true. But, wouldn't it be better if you built a company that stood apart from the others because of its attractors? The greatest attractors today to a company are twofold:
Values: Does the company have values and beliefs that the agent can live by and agree with?
Focused on success of its agents: Does the company focus its energy on the success of the agents or on itself/
If you are still trying to recruit to an old-style dictatorship, or, if you've given up leadership. Find out what participative management is all about. Find out how to build a team. Figure out how to help each agent reach his/her goals. Now, you're on the right track. Re-tool your business structure so you're attractive to the entrepreneur of today and tomorrow.
3. Trying to recruit on the company features
"Our company is the largest around." Well, guess what? If you're a branch manager, and all your branch managers say the same thing, you're not going to differentiate yourself that way! You must make yourself a magnet. What about your background provides a benefit to a new agent? To an experienced agent? For example, I was a musical performer and teacher. That taught me performance skills, and how to teach others performance skills. You can see the benefits to agents. I'm able to help an agent reach his goals through greater skills.
4. Not differentiating the feature from all the other companies that have the same thing
"We have a great training program." So says every company out there. What's so great about your program? You'd better be able to tell 'em and show 'em. For example: "Our training program has a 90% rate in our agents making a sale in the first thirty days they're with us." No one else in the area has success figures like that. Here's the brochure about our program. It spells out the comprehensive five-step program for new agents. Do you want a program that assures you make money fast?
5. Trying to attract agents through price wars
We in the real estate industry just love to hire agents through the bidding wars. We either provide a lower desk fee, better commission splits, or more trinkets and trash. Guess what? That's the chicken's way out. In reality, price is never the best recruiter. But, if you don't have a great company organization, if you don't help agents meet their goals, you're going to have to compete on price. It's all you've got. Now, work hard to provide real value. After all, consumers pay 10% more for products and services they believe are of quality.
Recommendation: Read Drive–The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink. The motivators have changed, but no one has told real estate professionals!
So far, what have I left out?
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Here's what to do if you're interviewing and the candidate says, "I hate the word 'salesperson'."
Ever been interviewing and, you think, Darn, this is going really well. The person looks good, smells good, and talks good. The person is likable. The person eagerly answers your questions. Then, somehow, you bring up the word 'salesperson'. (In fact, throw that into your interviewing repertoire: "What does the word 'salesperson' mean to you?" And be ready for the responses below).
After you ask that question, all that positive energy that had been in the interview comes to a screeching halt, because the person says,
I don't want to be called a 'salesperson'.
You're thinking, Woooooh up there. I thought I was interviewing for a sales job. What's going on here?
What Do They Want to Be?
I just wrote a blog for for a large blogpost in which I chastised real estate agents for the 'shortcut' mentality of trying to use technology so they didn't have to talk to the people. (Yes, it's true. They think that's smart. Just read their comments back to me.) At least two things became apparent from the very strong comments:
1. Some agents really, really don't want to think of of themselves as 'salespeople' (one said she was an 'agent', not a salesperson. What does that imply to you?)
2. Some agents think technology will take away the need for agents to form relationships (These are the licensees who love houses. They just hate people).
So, When you hear the comment 'I don't want to be called a 'salesperson', consider:
1. That person will be resistant to any kind of sales training (which means they won't be willing to ask insightful questions to determine buyer/seller qualifications–and so they won't be willing to close)
2. That person will want a different 'label' on the business card. Something like 'consultant' or 'educator'.
3. That person will feel most comfortable being as far away from potential prospects as possible!
4. That person doesn't want to sell; that person wants to be the happy recipient of someone else's work to get the 'lead'
5. That person won't work to create trust and long-term relationships, because they don't think that's the point
What This Means to You
You already know 90% of what I'm going to tell you here. The bottom line is that this person doesn't respect the art, science, and skill of becoming a competent salesperson. They're not going to your sales training. They're going to discount any help you try to give them on communication skills development. They going to think that mastering the knowledge and technology of real estate will make them successful. They're going to wait until you give them leads, and then they are going to discount these leads because they aren't "good enough".
Should You HIre This Person?
I know. You hired one person once who had the traits mentioned above and they were successful selling real estate. Okay. But, are you going to base your interviewing decisions on Las Vegas odds? Better not. Probe more to find out what that person thinks 'salesperson' means. Find out their prior sales training. Delve deeply into this question and their answers, so you'll hire those who love sales.
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Here's how to avoid hiring the agent from hell!
Let's be honest. Have you ever hired someone and found out it was the 'hire from hell'? If you haven't, you just haven't hired enough agents or staff! Many managers tell me that the hardest thing they have to do is to hire staff. I think that's because most of us never had any training in how to hire staff (or hire agents, for that matter).
After a 3-day management symposium I taught in South Carolina, one of the attendees emailed me: "Can you give me some tips to assure I don't make a hiring mistake with staff? If any of us hasn't made mistakes hiring staff, please comment! I know I've made many–and that's why I've developed the tips here. This tips work for hiring agents or staff.
And, these tips work for agents hiring team members. (Managers: forward this to your agents who want or have teams).
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I was reading a good post written by Luis G. Valle about SearchViews and he explains two lifecycle ways:
- Default: searchable activity receives a call to
onCreatewith an
ACTION_SEARCHintent. This will create two instances of your searchable activity (one on top of the other).
- If you set
singleTop: searchable activity receives a call to
onNewIntentwith an
Commonly, a new activity is opened during a search and it could be good to keep a history of searches, each search done is a activity opened. If you don't want that your app works in this way, you can set your activity launch mode as singleTop (I've explained a little about it here), and your app won't need to open a new activity, but you can get the ACTION_SEARCH intent on the same activity, specifically on the onNewIntent() method.
Just to complement, I have another way that I've used in my apps to try. I really don't think it is a better way than the second way explained by Luis but, keeping the first way, I intercept the intent on the method onStartActivity. Something like this:
In this way I avoid that a new activity is opened if the intent is related to search.


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These are the restaurants/diners I planned to take a visit. Ones with short reviews are some restaurants that I guaranteed for its quality.
Thai restaurants
- Sanguan Sri (Google Maps)
Sanguan Sri is obviously a good choice if you don't mind about a somewhat "loud" dining environment. The number of office workers can simply gurantee the quality of this time-proven restaurant.
Dish to try: Khao Shae (ข้าวแช่)
- Ma Maison (Google Maps)
Ma Maison, although is a French name, but is a lovely Thai restaurant located in Nai Lert Heritage Park. Obviously, this is a fine dining experiment in a green-surrounded environment.
Dish to try: Kang Khee Lek (แกงขี้เหล็ก)
Chinese restaurants
- Chang Xing Noodle Soup (Google Maps)
- Hong Teong Long (Google Maps)
Dish to try: Xialong Bao
- Gokfayuen (Google Maps)
If Gokfayuen had been at Siam, it'd have been my frequent visit restaurant.They serve amazing crisp, angle-hair Hong Kong style noodles. Their soup's got an amazing flavour, and I bet this is one of the best noodle you can have in Thailand.
Gokfayuen now serves at EmQuartier. Will be soon my frequent visit.
Dish to try: More of their noodles (maybe dried ones.)
Japanese restaurants
- Nippon Tei (Google Maps)
One of the very good Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, close to downtown district of Siam and Chit Lom.
Dish to try: Set Lunch of the Day (served at 11:30 on weekdays.)
- Ramen Tei (Website)
Dish to try: Salt Ramen
- Misawa Ramen (Facebook Page)
Western restaurants
- La Vie, VIE Hotel Bangkok (Google Maps)
Dish to try: 590THB Set Lunch
- L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Google Maps)
Dish to try: 1099THB Set Lunch
- La Dotta (Google Maps)
Dish to try: One of their pasta dish.
Desserts and Tea
- Witty Ville (Google Maps)
Dish to try: Scones
- The Blooming Gallery (Google Maps)


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Here's a look at what's coming up the week.
Mexico to enlist help in tapping oil reserves.
In a highly anticipated opening to foreign oil companies, Mexico is holding its first auction of deepwater oil and gas blocks on Monday. Investors will be watching the results closely as a measure of the energy overhaul's success. The deep waters off Mexico's Gulf Coast are believed to hold important reserves of oil and gas, but Mexico's longtime national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, does not have the capital or expertise to develop them.
Four blocks are being offered in an area just south of American waters and another six blocks are in the southern Gulf of Mexico. An additional block is licensed to Pemex, and companies will also be bidding for the opportunity to develop it in partnership with Pemex. Elisabeth Malkin
Justice Department challenges Aetna-Humana deal.
The second of two proposed health insurance mega-mergers goes to trial in United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday. The $37 billion combination of Aetna and Humana, two of the nation's largest insurers, is being challenged by the Justice Department as being bad for consumers.
The trial over the $48.3 billion merger of Anthem and Cigna is still going on, but a different judge will be looking at distinct issues. One major question is whether the proposed Aetna-Humana deal will leave consumers with too few options in Medicare, where both companies offer private plans in some of the same places. Reed Abelson
Referendum in Italy could overshadow E.U. finance talks.
Finance ministers from the 19 eurozone countries hold their monthly meeting on Monday. The ministers could conclude a review of reforms in Greece and discuss ways of making its giant debt more manageable. Some ministers could push to ease austerity policies that have aroused populist discontent across the European Union.
But the formal agenda is most likely to be overshadowed by the referendum in Italy, after voters on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's plan to streamline the government. The "no" vote could open the way to opponents of euro currency membership, which could deepen the crisis in the country's banking system and possibly start another period of financial turmoil in the region.
On Tuesday, the finance ministers from the nine European Union member states that don't use the euro join the meeting in Brussels. They are scheduled to discuss steps to curb corporate tax avoidance and ways to strengthen a European Union investment plan. James Kanter
European Central Bank to continue bond purchases.
The European Central Bank's Governing Council will meet on Thursday and is expected to say that it will continue buying government bonds and other assets until September 2017, six months longer than previously planned. The extension of the asset purchases would be an attempt to keep market interest rates in the eurozone from rising along with rates in the United States and interfering with European growth. Mario Draghi, the president of the central bank, is to explain the decision at a news conference after the meeting. Jack Ewing
Service sector growth may bolster I.S.M. index.
On Monday, the private Institute for Supply Management will report the latest reading of its nonmanufacturing index. Analysts expect a slight increase in the I.S.M. Index to 55.5 percent from 54.8 percent in October, as the service sector continues to expand. Patricia Cohen
Analysts expect trade deficit to widen.
On Tuesday, the Commerce Department will report data on the trade balance in October. Most analysts are expecting the trade deficit to widen to roughly $42 billion from its $36.4 billion level in September. Growth in exports was partly responsible for the healthy growth in the third quarter, but there was an unusual bump in soybean exports that is unlikely to be repeated. American producers saw exports climb as they rushed to fill the gap left by poor soybean harvests in South America. Patricia Cohen
Senate committee to mull AT&T-Time Warner merger.
The top executives for AT&T and Time Warner will defend their proposed $85 billion merger before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The hearing is expected to reveal the temperature in Washington on big mergers under a Trump administration. Witnesses include AT&T's chief executive, Randall L. Stephenson, and Time Warner's chief executive, Jeffrey L. Bewkes.
They will be asked to explain how the union of a video distribution and wireless powerhouse with a company that produces premium channels like HBO and CNN can be a good deal for consumers and not stymie competition in the telecom and media industries.
The companies will argue that by combining, they will be able to provide an affordable streaming video service for wireless customers. The hearing's celebrity witness is the internet entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who has voiced his support of the merger. Mr. Cuban has said that the combined company would be a good counterweight to powerful internet firms like Facebook and Google. Cecilia Kang


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The Shadow of the Bear: A Fairy Tale Retold– by Regina Doman
Blanche and Rose Brier live with their widowed mother in New York City. They live a quiet, simple life with their books and each other. Quiet that is shattered when a stranger shows up on their doorstep after saving Mrs. Brier's life. Blanche, the elder sister, is frightened of him and wants him gone. Rose, the more adventurous one, is fascinated by the young man who calls himself Bear. Bear's life hasn't been easy, and he has some pretty dark secrets in his past. Will those secrets come back to haunt or even hurt Bear and the Briers?
I'm going to say it right now; I LOVE Regina Doman. I had the privilege of meeting her a few years ago, and she is an awesome, funny lady with a love of God and writing. The Shadow of the Bear is the first in the Fairy Tale Retold series. It's a retelling of the tale of Snow White and Rose Red set in modern-day life. I love the book. Mrs. Doman ties theology, G.K. Chesterton, adventure, prose, elements of a fairy tale, and poetry all together the make a wonderful tale. There's action and suspense for the boys, romance and true love for the girls. Win-win! 🙂
Of the two sisters, I think Blanche is my favorite. I relate more to her than to Rose. Bear has a bigger role in the story than his brother Fish. But don't worry: Fish gets a book of his own! For being a short book, The Shadow of the Bear is intense. This book was written for teenagers, and as such, there are some content issues. For Mrs. Doman's Picky Parent Guide, click here. There are spoilers, so read with caution! I love all of Regina Doman's fairy tale novels, some more than others. I'll be reviewing all the rest of them, except the newest one, over the next two weeks.
Have you read any of Mrs. Doman's books? Which is your favorite? Tell me in the comments!


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What is climate change? A definition from the Department of Ecology of Washington State reads: Climate includes patterns of temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and seasons. It affects more than just a change in the weather and refers to seasonal changes over a long period of time. These climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and the human economies and cultures that depend on them.
It may be used inter-changably with global warming as they're closely related. Global warming causes climates to change. Here is NASA discussion on the two terms, What's In A Name?
We recommend you listen and learn which is the best advice we can give to begin to understand the challenges before us.
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Cities and climate change
People from all over the world express their concern over climate change and the future of our cities.
Published on Oct 24, 2012 by the A GoodPlanet Foundation project, based on an initiative, 7Billion Others, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and supported by BNP Paribas.
EarthSayer Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Heroes and Villains by Renee Lertzman
Projected U.S. Precipitation Changes by 2100 from NASA
One Year on Earth as Seen From 1 Million Miles
Indigenous Values on Climate Change - September 2019
Climate Change Question Time by RSA Panel
Megadroughts Projected for American West reports NASA
Climate Change: Where We Are Now and Where We Are Going? by Prof James White
California's Extreme Drought, Explained | The New York Times
Notes from the Front of the Climate Fight by Bill McKibben
De-growth by Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows-Larkin
Six Decades of a Warming Earth by NASA
Climate Change Question Time with Solitaire Townsend (Panel/Edited Extract)
CarbFix: Fixing Climate in Iceland
Changing the Climate Story
Creating Incomes, Sustainability on a Fragile Moroccan Coast
Climate & Health Meeting with Laura Turner Seydel
How Whales Change Climate by Sustainable Human
Climate Change Is Disrupting Entire U.S. - The Assessment
Climate Change by 7 Billion Others
Witness Your Environment by Kelly Matheson
On Climate Risk and Scenario Planning by Dr. Mark Trexler
The Politics of Climate Change by Anthony Giddens
Cities and climate change
Soils, Biodiversity and Climate Change by Diana H. Wall, PhD.
Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability by IPCC
Climate Change Summit by State of Maryland
The Other Inconvenient Truth by Jonathan Foley
Grasslands, Carbon, and Climate Change by Jeff Goebel
On Amazon Fires: "We're on the Edge of a Cliff"
Climate Risk Strategies and Scenario Planning Interviews by Mark Trexler
NASA | Ask a Climate Scientist: Global Warming Pause? Josh Willis
Big Questions for a Better Built Environment
Témoins du climat - 7 milliards d'Autres
Global Warming and GM CEO Dan Ackerson
Business Risk Library from The Climate Web
UPS Carbon Neutral Option and Sustainable Conservation
President Obama Speaks on Climate Change June 2013
Courage of Leadership, Alberta's Carbon Pricing Story
Uncertainty, knowledge and climate change by Stephan Lewandowsky
Confronting Climate Change: A Political Reality Check
Answering Climate Change Skeptics by Naomi Oreskes
Counting the Cost of Climate Change -Heat in Heartland
America?s Pledge Report Affirms US Commitment to Paris Accord on Climate Change
Climate Change and the Power to Act: An Ethical Approach
100 solutions to reverse global warming | Chad Frischmann
Why World is Finally Ready to Track Climate Change
Climate 101 with Bill Nye
Advanced Energy Economy Close-up with Tom Steyer
Re-balancing Climate by Rajendra Pachauri
NASA's Analysis of 2016 Global Temperature
The Conservative Case for Acting on Climate with Jerry Taylor
Imminent Problem of Care for Creation by Rev. John Rausch
How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change by Allan Savory
Seven Serious Jokes About Climate Change by Marcus Brigstocke
Grasslands and Carbon by John Fullerton
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein | Guardian Docs
Andrew Revkin on The Interviewpoint pt 1
Trending Story - Social Cost of Carbon V143
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition: The CCAC
A Week in the Life of Rain from NASA
Air Quality: A Tale of Three Cities by Dr. Bryan Duncan
Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Maximum - 2016
The 19th Reason for Hope, Climate Reality by Al Gore
"What's up with the weather -Climate Change"
De-Bunking Denier Monckton on Global Cooling and Melting Ice -Part I
Arctic Sea Ice Update by Dr. Tom Wagner of NASA
Arctic oil drilling: | Keep it in the ground
NASA Finds 2011 Ninth-Warmest Year on Record
World Could Be 4 Degrees Hotter By End of This Century
The Myth of Apathy by Renee Lertzman
NASA | Ask a Climate Scientist: Food Production by Molly Brown
Amy Goodman at Green Festival Seattle 2010
An introduction to climate change in 60 seconds by Royal Societry
The Right to Breathe
Ceres Conference 2011, with Conrad Mackerron, As You Sow
Copenhagen Climate Talks: President Obama
Online Participation and Corporate Power by David Ritter
Sustainability and Labor by Joe Uehlein, Labor Network for Sustainability
The State of Our Climate: What We Need to Do by Stanley Rhodes
Climate Change the State of the Science
Businesses Race to be Green Around the Globe - Bjorn Stigson
Climate Change and the Solution by James Hansen
NYC Carbon Footprint 1.72 tons/second by Carbon Visuals
'Turn Down the Heat' Warns Without Policy Action, Results Could Be Dire
On Climate Change Deniers by Prince Charles
A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2 by NASA
The Future We Choose with Christiana Figueres |
How It All Ends
Bill Mckibben One-on-One November 2016
Sen. Kerry on New Climate Bill
And They Just Find Climate Change a Snooze by Marty Kaplan
David Attenborough & Tim Flannery on Climate Change
Time to Wake Up with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Call to Earth - A Message from the World's Astronauts to COP21
Uncovering Winter's Mystery by Gail SkoFronick-Jackson
Who Is Maurice Strong?
The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it | Katharine Hayhoe
The American Denial of Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes
The Hope for Humanity ? Preparing for a New Earth
Policy and Communications for Climate Solutions with Ross MacFarlane
Trending Story - Trade Agreements and Climate by Mark Trexler
The Myth of Apathy and Climate Change by Renee Lertzman
UK Climate Change Public Awareness Advertisement
God's Taunt Sermon by Bill McKibben
Taking Action on Climate Change by Regeneration Project
Indigenous Peoples Lead Largest Climate Change Rally
Why the Number 350 for Climate Change
Energy and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Steven Chu
Getting Serious About Climate Change by David Victor
2011: A Year of Extreme Weather
Intro to the Climate Web by Mark Trexler
24 Hours of Reality on September 14, 2011
Greenhouse Gases by F. Sherwood Rowland
2019 Was the 2nd-Hottest Year on Record
New Thinking On The Climate Crisis by Al Gore
Oregonians Embrace Climage Change with Adam Davis
Climate Change - Causes, Consequences and Mitigation Solutions by Duncan Stewart | Talks at Google
The Psychology of Climate Change with Robert Frank
The Earth's Sensivity and Monckton the Denier
On the Climate Change Reality by Mike Robinson of GM
Thinking Beyond the Financial Return by John Fullerton
President Obama on Climate Change in 2nd Term
Climate is Culture by the artist David Buckland
NASA Sees Temperatures Rise, Sea Ice Shrink - Climate Trends 2016
Sustainability and Global Grand Challenges by Jeffrey Sachs
Money Changed the Conversation on Climate Change with Jane Mayer
The Crossing: Erick's Story (Philippines)
NASA | Ask a Climate Scientist: CO2 and Temperature by Dr. Hildebrand
"Climate Change, Sustainability, and What You Can Do to Make an Impact" | Talks at Google
What Else Do We Need to Do by Bill McKibben
"Companies are either partners or predators" Peter Seligmann COPpuccino at COP17
Projected U.S. Temperature Changes by 2100 from NASA
The Arctic: A Dynamic Environment by GreenTv
The Urgency of Combating Climate Change
Shade in the time of Climate Change by Raj Patel
Are Cars a Necessary Purchase for Gen X? Hector De La Torre
Arctic Emergency: Scientists Speak by Max Wilbert
Hiding Climate Risk
Earth's Long-Term Warming Trend, 1880-2015
Is Climate Denial Destroying Our Planet? (Full Program)
Disappointed in the Paris Climate Agreement Subnationals Step Up
U.S. Politics, GreenPeace, and Climate Change
Reducing Carbon Pollution in Our Power Plants with President Obama
Why Single-Degree Climate Changes Matter by Anthony Leiserowitz
Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of Our Planet by NASA
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The Price of Carbon
A People's Climate Movement Historic March
Human Behavior and Climate Change by Dr. Shahzeen Attari 1 of 2
Rapid Climate Change by Dr. Chris Charles
Climate Risk Strategies and Scenario Planning by Mark Trexler
Climate change, the Paris accord, and the media (2017)
NASA | Ask a Climate Scientist Submit Your Question
Addicted to Risk by Naomi Klein
Storage of Carbon Underground by Herbert Huppert FRS
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Vandersanden Group has partnered with start-up company Joseph Bricks in Maasmechelen (Belgium). This partnership has added the most innovative manufacturing process for moulded brick slips to Vandersanden's range, enabling a saving of over 50% on raw materials and energy.
News overview
This is a new award that honours the best family companies and holds them up as inspiring role models. An expert and independent panel chose Vandersanden Group as winner.
On 14 December 2016, Vandersanden Group signed an agreement in principle for the acquisition of CRH Clay Division Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, part of the Irish listed CRH Group.
We have entered into an agreement with our UK-partner Hoskins Brick to be acquired by Vandersanden Group.


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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andy Pershing
"How the Gulf of Maine can help us learn to live in a warmer world"
Andy is the Chief Scientific Officer at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) in Portland, ME where he also runs the Ecosystem Modeling Lab. His research focuses on the causes and consequences of changing conditions in the Gulf of Maine, and he is an expert on how climate variability and climate change impact the ecosystems in the northwest Atlantic. He uses a variety of techniques, including analysis of past changes in the physical and ecological conditions, as well as advanced mathematical and computer models of how marine populations change through time. Andy has worked primarily on zooplankton, especially rice grain-sized crustaceans called copepods, but he has also studied lobsters, herring, cod, salmon, bluefin tuna, and right whales. He is actively involved in regional efforts to understand and adapt to climate change.
Lightning Talk Speakers
- Lili Pugh: University of Maine Darling Marine Center
- Jenn Page: Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership
- Karen Stamieszkin: University of Maine
- Sylvia Scharf: New England Aquarium
- John Cannon National Weather Service, Gray, Maine
- Jim Manning: Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- Gayle Bowness: Gulf of Maine Research Institute
- Patricia Harcourt: Maryland Delaware Climate Change Education, Assessment, and Research
- Hannah Webber: Schoodic Institute
- Alyson Eberhart: NH Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension
Communicating Climate Change Panel
A discussion on effective messaging, creative tools, tips and marketing with a focus on a changing climate and other related science communication needs.
Moderator: Ari Daniel
Ari Daniel has always been drawn to science and the natural world. As a graduate student, Ari trained gray seal pups (Halichoerus grypus) for his Master's degree in Animal Behavior at the University of St. Andrews, and helped tag wild Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca) for his Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography at MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. And for the last 9 years, as a science reporter, Ari records a species he's better equipped to understand – Homo sapiens. Ari now produces digital interactives and web videos for NOVA, and he has reported on science topics across five continents with his radio stories appearing on PRI's The World, NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Radiolab, Studio 360, Here and Now, Marketplace, and Living on Earth. Ari also co-produces the Boston branch of Story Collider, a live storytelling show about science, and he is the lead producer of an occasional live storytelling, radio, and music show at the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science in Boston. In the fifth grade, Ari won the "Most Contagious Smile" award.
Cara Pike: Climate Access
Cara Pike is the founder and director of the nonprofit Climate Access, a nonprofit focused on building political and public support for climate solutions through its learning network for nonprofit and government leaders, pilot projects that test new engagement approaches, and communication research and strategy consulting services. Her work includes creation of the Preparation Frame: A Guide for Understanding and Engaging Around Climate Impacts; the Ecological Roadmap, a values-based approach to building support for environmental protection; Climate Communications Behavior Change – A Guide for Practitioners, and other widely used publications and toolkits. Cara regularly advises government agencies and nonprofit organizations including the Obama Administration, City of Boston, Union of Concerned Scientists, Province of Alberta, and others.
Larry Julius: Portland Radio Group
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The many great advantages of robot arms from Universal Robots
Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. is Canada's first and foremost distributor of Universal Robots products.
Universal Robots (UR) has revolutionized the automation world with its unique robot arms, or "cobots", which are now used in 23,000 production environments in more than 45 countries. Available from Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd., Canada's first and foremost UR distributor, these robot arms offer the advantages of state-of-the-art robotic automation, but without the extra costs.
UR's cobots bring so many benefits to the world of manufacturing that they transform the whole working environment and provide a full return on investment within a few months.
Cost-effective, safe, and flexible
UR robot arms are lightweight, flexible machines that automate tasks in a wide variety of applications in many industries, from small machine shops to large automotive assembly lines. The manufacturer identifies four key benefits of cobots:
- Easy programming. Even workers with no programming experience can set up and operate these robot arms, thanks to UR's patented technology, which includes intuitive, three-dimensional visualization. Users can touch the keys on the touchscreen tablet to move or program the robot, or just manually move the arm into the desired position.
- Quick setup. It used to take weeks to install robotic equipment into an industrial environment; with cobots, it can be as quick as a few hours. Any untrained operator can unpack and mount a new cobot, and then program a simple task, all in less than an hour.
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These tips on mobile meditator cushion show you how easy it is to use so that you can get right to meditating with no lost time.
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Doing something well requires using the right tools.
The right tool for meditation is a meditation cushion or seat that will work just for you.
Finding that perfect meditation cushion for your meditation time can be difficult, especially with all the different options available.
The best cushion is one that can be adjusted to your needs.
The Mobile Meditator inflatable meditation cushion and travel pillow has been improved to be even better and stronger.
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The Mobile Meditator was produced for comfort and convenience.
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The cushion is light-weight, weighing only 13 ounces.
The cushion dimensions measure 18 inches by 12 inches by 6 inches.
It can deflate easily, and inflate smoothly as well.
You can adjust the center air chamber for "optimal spine support and pelvic tilt."
In addition, you can toggle the side chambers for hip and thigh support.
Note: the maximum inflate size is 18 inches wide and 6 inches tall in the back and 2 inches tall in the front, or 46 centimeters by 15 centimeters by 5 centimeters.
Traveling meditators rejoice! The Mobile Meditator is clearly designed by meditators for meditators.
The cushion comes with a travel pouch, so it can travel with you anywhere, and it's ideal to use as a second meditation cushion.
Some people keep it in their office so they can meditate in comfort anytime they want to.
And you can purchase the cushion in a variety of colors.
The Mobile Meditator comes in blue, purple, black, green, and red.
Even long-time meditators say without reserve that this cushion is the most comfortable one they have ever used.
It's designed to ensure your sitting bones are at the correct angle for a comfortable sit, even when sitting for extended periods of time.
The Mobile Meditator is easy to wash with a mild detergent and a soft cloth, which is perfect for those who want to have a cushion to use while meditating outside.
Take your Mobile with you anywhere: flying on a plane, hiking through the mountains, backpacking through Europe, camping, lounging at your favorite beach spot, attending a board meeting, or hanging out with friends.
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90 districts in 11 States are considered as affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected the maximum numbers being in Jharkhand. A National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE problem has been put in place that envisages a multi-pronged strategy
involving security related measures, developmental interventions, ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities etc. On security front, the Central Government assists the LWE affected State Governments by providing Central Armed Police Forces battalions, training, funds for modernization of State police forces, equipment & arms, sharing of intelligence etc.....................
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Workers hold US boss in China factory over dispute
Workers at a factory in Beijing have prevented their US boss from leaving for five days over a dispute.
Chip Starnes, co-owner of US company Speciality Medical Supplies, said dozens of workers "barricaded" him in over a dispute about severance pay.
However the workers said the dispute was over outstanding pay.
There have been numerous labour disputes in China's factories in recent years, where workers are not always fully protected.
Mr Starnes said workers had blocked all exits and, when he tried to sleep, were banging on doors and windows.
"I tried to leave a day and a half ago, and there was like 60 or 70 of them here inside every entrance, and every exit was barricaded," he told US broadcaster CNN.
The dispute began after the factory shut its plastics division, he said.
Around 30 workers who were laid off were given severance packages but other workers, who had moved to another division in the factory, also demanded severance packages, he said.
However workers at the factory said the dispute was over pay arrears, saying they had not been paid for two months.
A local union official, Chu Lixiang, told AP news agency that the workers feared the plant was closing and remaining workers would be left without severance payments.
Mr Starnes has disputed the workers' claims, telling CNN that "there are no outstanding balances". He said those workers asking for severance pay still had jobs.
Police were said to be at the scene and US embassy staff were also reported to have met Mr Starnes in the factory.
The police found no threat to Mr Starne's safety and believed it was a factory dispute rather than a criminal or kidnapping case, China Daily reported.
Zhao Lu, a spokesman of the Huairou Public Security Bureau, said he was unsure about the details of the labour dispute, but could "guarantee the personal safety of the manager".


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Hyundai KEFICO is committed to giving back to the local communities it serves. We are conducting diverse sponsorship programs for more effective and direct social contribution.
Win-Win Program
- Hyundai KEFICO gives financial support to social welfare services of local welfare groups, and we call it "win-win program".
- Hyundai KEFICO has been supporting local social welfare services for the disabled, children and the aged. The labor and management together select annual welfare services to financially support, with strict standard of selection.
- In addition, employees and their family members can participate in volunteer work of "win-win program".
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- Hyundai KEFICO has been offering scholarships for middle and high school students in need every year. The students who have some trouble in studying for family reasons get this scholarship through principal's recommendation and screening process. From 2012, Hyundai KEFICO has supported students in Uiwang juvenile reformatory. This program contributes to teenagers cultivating their dream and hope.
Cultivate future leader, teenagers' hope
To give warm helping hands
- Employee has actively participated in the voluntary work, "to give warm helping hands".
- Hyundai KEFICO has supported and helped neighbors in need every national holidays(Lunar new year's day/Korean thanksgiving day), giving necessaries or groceries, and moreover, our employees deliver these for neighbors who have problems with mobility. At the end of the year, Hyundai KEFICO has been concerned about underprivileged families and delivering rice bags and some food for them.
- In addition, Hyundai KEFICO participates in the cultural event held by Hyundai Motor Group, for neighbors in need, every year-end.
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Jonathan Thaw / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Google's top exec joins Apple's board — Move signals closer ties between two companies — Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt was elected to the board of directors of Apple Computer Inc. at a meeting Tuesday, Apple said in a statement from its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters.
Discussion: John Battelle's Searchblog and Ed Bott's Windows Expertise
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog: SCHMIDT JOINS APPLE BOARD
Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Windows Expertise: The enemy of my enemy... John Battelle passes along this report:
Six effects of Eric Schmidt joining Apple's board — That naysayer Don Dodge, a member of Microsoft's Emerging Business Team, may have a whole impressive list of reasons that Google's CEO joining Apple's board of directors doesn't really change much. Sure, he's got a point about no money changing hands …
Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
Google CEO joins Apple board - is there more to this? — Google CEO Eric Schmidt is joining the board of Apple Computer. Om Malik thinks this could lead to closer cooperation between the two, and headaches for Microsoft. Maybe, but I don't think so. Eric Schmidt is a great choice …
Dana Gardner / Dana Gardner's BriefingsDirect: Maybe the Apple-Google relationship is stronger than I thought
Bobbie Johnson / Guardian Unlimited: Eric Schmidt's new hobby: Apple
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog: Eric Schmidt joins Apple's board
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Apple + Google = Worries For Everyone
Apple + Google = Worries For Everyone
Discussion: Good Morning Silicon Valley, FactoryCity, InsideGoogle, IP Democracy, Infinite Loop, Mathieu Nouzareth's Weblog, Blackfriars' Marketing, E-consultancy, Download Squad, The Business Innovation …, AMCP Tech Blog, The Apple Core, Gadgetell, PR Newswire, Paul Kedrosky's …, Googling Google, Google Operating System, Search Engine Roundtable, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Valleywag, Tech Beat and Screenwerk
John Paczkowski / Good Morning Silicon Valley: Jobs to Schmidt: C'mon, Eric, a one-button interface! You're halfway there!
Nathan Weinberg / InsideGoogle: GOOGLE CEO JOINS APPLE BOARD
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy: The Rumble of a Apple-Google Alliance
Charles Jade / Infinite Loop: Google CEO joins Apple's board of directors
Mathieu Nouzareth / Mathieu Nouzareth's Weblog: How much is Apple getting from Google ?
Carl Howe / Blackfriars' Marketing: Apple and Google: The board is set and the pieces are moving....
Chris Lake / E-consultancy: Apple elects Google CEO Schmidt to board
Chris Gilmer / Download Squad: Google CEO joins Apple Board of Directors
Dominic / The Business Innovation Insider: Google and Apple: a double top-secret plan to take over the world?
Alex Morganis / AMCP Tech Blog: Google's CEO Joins Apple Board
Jason D. O'Grady / The Apple Core: Google CEO joins Apple board
Garett Rogers / Googling Google: Maybe not Googlezon, how about Gapple?
Ionut Alex. Chitu / Google Operating System: Eric Schmidt Is a Member of Apple's Board
Rob Hof / Tech Beat: Wait, Now It's Google + Apple
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk: Apple + Google = Apoogle, Gapple, Goople?
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Download Books For Free From Google Book Search — Google is now offering free, downloadable versions of public domain books that you can find in Google Book search. Unfortunately, there's no way to browse through a directory of books that are available. However, you can keyword search for them easily, sort of.
Discussion: Google Blogoscoped, ContentBlogger, Google Operating System, brainwagon and rexblog
John Blossom / ContentBlogger: New Checkout Procedure: Google Book Downloads Enabled for Non-Copyrighted Content
Ionut Alex. Chitu / Google Operating System: Download Public Domain Books From Google
Mark VandeWettering / brainwagon: LibriVox — I was reminded recently of the existance of LibriVox …
Associated Press:
Google to allow free downloads of books — AUG. 29 8:28 P.M. ET Google Inc. on Wednesday plans to begin letting consumers download and print free of charge classic novels and many other, more obscure books that are in the public domain. — Using Google's Book Search service …
Discussion: TechCrunch and V7N Search Marketing News
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: Google Allows Downloads of out-of-copyright Books
Peter Da Vanzo / V7N Search Marketing News: Google To Offer Free Book Downloads
Tim / O'Reilly Radar:
Web 2.0 Expo and technical conference — The Web 2.0 Conference, launched in 2004, gave a name to the resurgence of the internet economy, and framed the ideas that are shaping that resurgence. The second conference, and the paper I wrote for it last year, What is Web 2.0? …
Jeff Clavier / Jeff Clavier's Software Only: Busy on the conference circuit - again
Dan Fost / The Technology Chronicles: Foo meets Bar
Tim / O'Reilly Radar:
Web 2.0 Trademark Redux — In conjunction with the announcement of the new Web 2.0 Expo and technical conference, I'm also pleased to report that CMP has agreed to narrow the scope of enforcement of the Web 2.0 trademark registration. It will only seek to protect the Web 2. trademark …
Elise Ackerman / Mercury News:
Comcast blacklists e-mail from online group — A decade before Microsoft released the first version of its Internet Explorer browser and nearly a generation before MySpace, The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, otherwise known as The WELL, was the place to be on the Internet.
Discussion: IP Democracy, TechBlog, Jeffrey McManus, CNNMoney.com and broadbandreports.com
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy: Comcast's Aggressive Spam Filters
Chron.Com / TechBlog: Comcast's itchy trigger finger
Owen Thomas / CNNMoney.com: Comcast accuses famed Internet site of spamming
Stewart Butterfield / FlickrBlog:
Geotagging - one day later — The First Day — When we were doing our projections for how many photos Flickr members would geotag, we though that we'd hit a million in the first month, maybe even as fast as two weeks. Instead, 24 hours in, there were 1,234,384 geotagged photos …
Mark Wallace / 3pointD.com: Geotag-to-SLurl App Wanted For Flickr
Jordan Running / Download Squad: 1.2 million Flickr photos geotagged in the first day
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: 1.2 million Flickr Photos Geotagged in 24 Hours
Ramesh Jain / Ramesh Jain's Blog: Events: Flickr and Upcoming
Tim Finin / UMBC eBiquity: Flicker's geotagging is a big success
Lee Gomes / Wall Street Journal:
Will All of Us Get Our 15 Minutes On a YouTube Video? — If the data from YouTube are to believed, the world has a lot of explaining to do. — The video-sharing site doesn't make public much of the information it has about itself, such as a breakdown of the nationalities of its registered users.
Discussion: Smalltalk Tidbits …, On Deadline and ContentBlogger
James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants: How does YouTube float?
Mark Memmott / On Deadline: Any way you measure it, YouTube is exploding
VoIP & Gadgets Blog:
USRobotics USR9630 Cordless Phone for Skype — USRobotics just launched a new cordless phone for Skype called the USR9630 Cordless Phone for Skype and the USR9631 Accessory Handset. The USR9630 base station connects to both a traditional phone line and an available USB port on a PC running Skype.
Discussion: Gizmodo, Shop Talk and CrunchGear
Blake Robinson / CrunchGear: US Robotics Cordless Skype Phone
Silicon Valley Watcher:
Congrats to Good Morning Silicon Valley...GUBA turns to cash in vid hosting wars...Danny Sullivan shocks SEO community...Office 2.0 is coming mid-October — Congrats to John Paczkowski from the San Jose Mercury's excellent Good Morning Silicon Valley for a finalist nomination …
Discussion: Alan Meckler, Search Engine Roundtable, SEO Book.com and paidContent.org
Rustybrick / Search Engine Roundtable: Reaction from the Search Community on Danny Sullivan's Departure
Aaron Wall / SEO Book.com: Danny Sullivan Moving On?
Bruce Meyerson / Associated Press:
AT&T aims to build network for Ill. city — NEW YORK - AT&T Inc. is the lead candidate to build a citywide wireless network for Springfield, Ill., marking the company's first success in the developing market to blanket municipalities with ubiquitous Internet access.
Discussion: IP Democracy
Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy: AT&T Lands Springfield in First Solo Muni Wi-Fi Effort
Alec / Alec Saunders .LOG:
Mark Your Calendars for Voice 2.0: A Conference on the Future of Communications — On October 16th, Ottawa will play host to Voice 2.0, a conference which bills itself as a "day long voyage of discovery" into the evolution of the communications industry. Genetically, this event …
Discussion: Telepocalypse and Realtime-VoIP
Martin Geddes / Telepocalypse: TWO TIMES 2.0 EQUALS FORESIGHT: ANNOUNCING VOICE 2.0
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Clip and Save Holds Its Own Against Point and Click — In an Internet age, it would seem to be a scene from the past. But for Kristine Davis, as for millions of shoppers across the country, it remains a Sunday morning ritual: retrieving the newspaper from the driveway and quickly extracting the coupon inserts.
Discussion: Screenwerk
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk: Print Coupons Holding Their Own — For Now
Darren Rowse / ProBlogger Blog Tips:
How to Eliminate the Echo Chamber and Add New Dimensions to Your Blog — One of the better posts I've seen recently is by Chris Pirillo writing about ways to eliminate the 'echo chamber'. It's a post that I'm sure many bloggers will find a challenge (I know I did).
Discussion: Changing Way, duncanriley.com and ALLIED
Jeneane Sessum / ALLIED: Global Blogger's Link Out Day
Richard Lawler / HD Beat:
Sony Pearl VPL-VW50 1080p SXRD projector shown, dated and priced in Japan — LCDs and LCoS RPTVs weren't all Sony had to show off today, they also displayed the eagerly-awaited smaller, cheaper and more efficient followup to their Ruby VPL-VW100 front projector, the Pearl VPL-VW50.
Discussion: Engadget and HDBlog.net
Ryan Block / Engadget: Sony's Pearl VW100 and VPL-VW50 officially launch
CNET News.com:
AT&T hack exposes 19,000 identities — AT&T on Tuesday said hackers broke into one of its computer systems and accessed personal data on thousands of customers who used its online store. — The information that was illegally accessed includes credit card numbers, AT&T said in a statement.
Discussion: Alice Hill's Real Tech News, Slashdot, GigaLaw.com Daily News and digg
Michael Santo / Alice Hill's Real Tech News: Hackers Break into AT&T Computer Systems; Customer Data Exposed
ScuttleMonkey / Slashdot: AT&T Breached, Exposes 19,000 Identities
Curtissthompson / digg: AT&T Hack Exposes 19,000 Identities
Brian Gorman / Motley Fool:
An Odd Buy for New York Times — Headlines about the newspaper business have been nothing to cheer about lately, and the news at New York Times (NYSE: NYT) is no exception. Rising newsprint costs remain a drag on profitability, and revenue growth hasn't exactly been robust …
Discussion: ContentBlogger and Virtual Economics
John Blossom / ContentBlogger: Rich News: The New York Times Acquires Industrial-Strength Entertainment Data
Seamusmccauley / Virtual Economics: New York Times buys Baseline
Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS: Widescreen With a FM Transmitter — What's the story with this leaked GPS? Well, I'll tell you. Garmin is trying to keep pace with TomTom's widescreen models by adding this 4.3-inch, 480 by 272 pixel touchscreen to their latest navigator.
Discussion: CrunchGear, Engadget and InstaGPS
Blake Robinson / CrunchGear: Garmin Nuvi 660 Shows Face
Ryan Block / Engadget: Shots of Garmin's Nüvi 660 surface
Business Wire:
Yahoo! Go for Mobile Now Available for Windows Mobile Devices; Expands Reach of Service to Millions of Windows Mobile Devices Globally — Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) has made its Yahoo! Go for Mobile service available for consumers to download onto Windows Mobile-powered phones.
Discussion: Search Engine Watch Blog, TechCrunch UK, CrunchGear, Download Squad and Screenwerk
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Watch Blog: Yahoo 'Goes' for Windows Mobile
Sam Sethi / TechCrunch UK: Yahoo! Go for [windows] mobile.
Blake Robinson / CrunchGear: Yahoo! Go Expands, Does Microsoft
Chris Price / Download Squad: Yahoo to Go on Windows Mobile smartphones
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk: Yahoo! Go Launches for Windows Mobile