text: Renting a flat in Germany – 10 important things you need to know Daniel Brückner 4. September 2014 Allgemein21 CommentsWelcome to Germany! Once here you will be probably facing the biggest problem of your whole stay: finding a flat. As for internationals that can be a tricky task, we want to assist with some advice.But right at the beginning we also ask you to help us: please give us feedback, where YOU had the most trouble or what general questions you still have regarding the German renting market! Send us a message, write your comments down below. Don´t be shy!So here we go:1. Get a legal expenses insurance! (Rechtsschutzversicherung) Either a general one or one that is for issues with your landlord (Mietrechtsschutzversicherung) Why right away? Because at most insurances you have to wait for a couple of months after signing before it protects you.Why at all? Because Germany has very good renter protection and YOU don´t have a clue what your rights are. And landlords think, that especially international tenants don´t know about their rights, so they will treat you like that.One very good is the "Mietrechtsschutz" insurance of ARAG. You should get the "Comfort" option, as the insurance also pays your interview with your lawyer. And the "Premium" Version you don´t really need, as it covers problems that you would have in the future with craftsmen you ordered yourself. We also have that, my mother has that insurance of the ARAG, so it´s a very good one. You should choose the option with no "cost sharing" ( "Selbstbeteiligung") so that you wouldn´t have to bear any cost. Thats extremely important in my eyes, as you would like to consult a lawyer with absolutely NO cost.So for a flat with an annual rent between 7000 – 9000€ this would be a fee of 9,90€ monthly or 113,05€ for a year (9,42€). Let me tell you: It´s definitely worth the money!2. Have all your documents (as copies) ready right away when you have a look at the flat and IF the flat is shown by the property management company or a real estate agent! If you want it, you have to be quick.3. Cut the middleman! If the flat is shown by the person currently living in it and she/he searches for the next tenant (Nachmieter), give your documents to the current tenant. But DO NOT RELY on that. If you do, it´s the best way NOT to get the flat. Try to find out who actually the landlord or the property management company is. Be there (yes, i mean THERE at the company) at 8.30 monday morning to bring your documents and show your interest. I have searched now for 3 flats the next tenant and it was never the person that we suggested, but the one who did right that.4. Have all documents needed (and more):a) Mietkostenfreiheitsbescheinigung (we Germans have wonderful words, don´t we?), that´s a document signed by your last landlord that you don´t owe him any money. Try to get one at least in English. If you have an official or signed translation that´s even better. (Don´t underestimate that, German landlords really really care about that).b) Gehaltsnachweis – that´s the documents showing your income / salary (best are the transcripts you get from the company for the "Finanzamt" , the tax authority . You need to show that for the last 3 months. It´s best, if you have that from a German company, if not you will have less chances getting a flat.c) If you don´t have that, as you are a freelancer, you should get a sbusiness assessment from state certified tax accountant that shows details from your business of the past 6 ! months. Preferably it will be a German tax accountant ("Steuerberater"). But i tell you, it will be much tougher. So if you have a girlfriend / boyfriend / spouse, whatever that has a regular job, get him / her in the contract. If you are open to flatshare: try to find a German that has a regular job and wants to be the co-main-tenant (2. Hauptmieter)d) Copy of your ID or passport – officially a company is by law not allowed anymore to keep a copy of your passport. But most companies don´t know that and you want the flat.e) a personal security from a German citizen, company (maybe the company you work for) or bank (try and ask them, for a German it cost´s about 150-200€) that promises to pay the regular rent if you will fail to pay. That is especially important if you either don´t have a job yet or work as a freelancer. This works also, if it covers just a value of 6 months rent. Don´t be shy asking the German company you work for. They know how tough the market is. German landlords want security! Why? Because if you fail to pay your rent, it takes a German landlord 6-12 months to kick you out of the flat, if you refuse to leave. If you don´t get a personal security from a German person or instutition, then at least get one from your parents. Better than nothing. But be aware: your chances are much smaller now.f) as a German most landlords ask you get a "Schufa Selbstauskunft". Schufa is a credit scoring company. As an international being new in Germany you probably don´t have that. But if you have a credit scoring company in your own home country: try to get a record. This probably helps, if you show them, that this is equivalent to the German "Schufa".5. Try other parts of the city. If you don´t have all above German (!) documents try to search for a flat, which is NOT in the city centre, so competition is less. It might not be as convenient, but you build up a trusted history of renting a flat. In six months you will have a Mietkostensfreiheitsbescheinigung (or documents that show you paid the full amount always on time). That´s a much better situation.6. Pay your rent always on the first 3 weekdays of the month. German tenancy law is very good, but on that the law is very strict. You as a tenant are required to pay it on the first 3 weekdays of a month. If you fail to do so on a regular basis, you can be kicked out of your flat. It is important that the landlord gets the payment within those 3 days. So if you would transfer the money on the third day via bank order, that is too late, as a normal bank order takes 1 day. Use a recurring bank order for that (Dauerauftrag).7. Know your rights when paying the deposit. When you rent the flat you have to pay a deposit.a) This deposit must not excede the amount equivalent of 3 times of the net cold rent. So if the net cold rent is 600€ then this must not be more than 1800€.b) You should never pay a deposit without a written contract for the flat.c) You should never pay a deposit without getting a receipt for the deposit. Try to avoid to pay in cash.d) The landlord has to put the money he receives from you as a deposit in a separate bank account that is in your name (he only has access to it). By law! That´s not an option. Keep that in mind! Because if he fails to do so that already counts as embezzlement (Veruntreuung), which is a criminal offence. So if you have any problems with a landlord in the future and you are not sure, where the money from your deposit is: ask for that. If a landlord failed to do so, he will be much tamer. And if he fails to answer, give him a last deadline. After that you can report that to the police as a suspicion for a committed crime. Then he will be tame as a lamb. Believe me.8. By law a real estate agent cannot demand more than 2 x of the net cold rent + value added tax (19%) as a commission. So if the net cold rent is 600€, he must not demand more than (600*2)*1,19=1428€. And you only have to pay, if he is accountable for the contract. So if the current tenant searches for a next tenant, shows you the flat, connects you with the landlord, you can challenge the demand of a real estate agent that has some "exclusive rights". But for that of course its very good to have an insurance, see 1. above. By law only the party that hired the real estate agent has to pay the agent. Your landlord cannot demand otherwise. You only have to pay a real estate agent, if you hire the agent and if he is offering you a flat that he has not already in his portfolio.9. Your landlord can kick you out of the flat only if he or a very close relative want to use it for themselves or if you fail to pay the rent for a long time. So if you don´t have a private landlord you cannot be kicked out of your flat in any way as long as you pay the rent. (in most cases)10. A cancellation by your landlord can be avoided. If you don´t pay the rent for more than two months, or the amount you owe your landlord excedes more than 2 times the normal rent, the landlord has the right to cancel the contract without warning ("fristlose Kündigung"). The landlord has to do that in a written letter. But he cannot force you to leave himself, if you don´t leave voluntarily he has to sue you for leaving the flat.BUT: if you pay the outstanding debt in a certain amount of time (do it right away) and object the cancellation, the cancellation is without effect! You can do that with one landlord only one time, but this is really important to know. Any suggestions for more advice? Let me know in the comments, I will add that to the list. 21 Responses Leandro 28. Februar 2017 Hallo,I am currently living in Frankfurt. I live in 3 room WG with a lady. I am an Untermieter. This lady wants to move out. However I want to stay. Do you think it is possible for me to take over the WG as a Hauptmieter? Especially I am a student and pretty much supported by my parents, since student from non-EU country can only work for limited amount of time. How is this process going to be?Thank you Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 1. März 2017 Hi Leandro, just ask the landlord. If he is not okay with you being the main tenant, you could either suggest you find a second main tenant oder that you find someone as a main tenant with the contingency that he lets you stay there as well. Just show the landlord that you have behaved well, etc. Ask him which additional guarantees he might accept. For example a "Bürgschaft" from a bank (which they offer as a paid service).Best Daniel Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 12. Februar 2017 HI there. I just moved into an apartment 3 months ago. My landlord just told me he sold the apartment to a couple. Can he kick me out or what are my choices? Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 12. Februar 2017 Hi Daniel,please ask him first the following: when the flat was transformed from a "Mietwohnung" into a "Eigentumswohnung". If you know that, please get back to me.Best, Daniel Zum Antworten anmelden giulio 12. Januar 2017 Hi,I am in a bad situation. I started living in an apartment subrented from person X. Then she (person X) moves out and she inserts me in the main contract directly with the landlord, which is a real estate company. After that I make a subrenting contract with Person Y, being 1 room free. Now during new years eve, I was overseas, and a problem with the water pipe happens. Person Y was at home and calls an emergency plumber. Person Y does not call me, to inform me, and does not call the number for emergencies displayed from landlord, which lies outside the door in the main hall … he said he did not know and it was an emergency. I came to know the story only at my return. Now the plumber said and wrote this is a problem of the structural problem and that the pipe has to be clean for the whole building and responsability is of the landlord.Person Y asks for refund, that he won't pay the rent if not refunded. On the other side the landlord sees him explicitly as my guest since I do not have in writing permission for making a subcontract (even if I was myself a subrenter until 2 months ago), so responsability falls on me.. any suggestion? I do not have any insurance or so on.. Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 13. Januar 2017 Hi Giulio, as I am not a lawyer, I can´t really give you advice on that matter. Just some general remarks: You wrote: "she inserts me in the main contract". Generally nobody can insert you in a contract, you would have to sign a new contract with a landlord. So I guess you are the main tenant now. You always need the consent of your landlord to sublet a room. This article may help you a little: http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article103913395/Wann-darf-ein-Mieter-den-Handwerker-rufen.html In a case of emergency the tenant has the right to call for a plumber and if the landlord doesn´t want to pay that, you can subtract that for your rent. One would announce that then in a message to the landlord before and paying rent minus cost. So I guess it´s the question if that was emergency. The article also says that this could be also seen as a small repair, for which the tenant only has to pay, if it doesn´t exceed a certain amount. Normally around 75€. In any case you should get permission for subletting a room (reason could be that you cannot afford the whole rent yourself) in the future. Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 13. Januar 2017 One last remark: emergency repairs are always the repairs that are really necessary, the article says. Zum Antworten anmelden Aram 5. November 2016 I cancel the renting contract but my wife dosent wont to live apartment I am living separately (we are in divorcing procedure) what to do? Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 5. November 2016 Hi Aram, I did not really understand your question. Could you tell me a little more about the situation? How long do you live in the flat, when do you want to move out, when did you cancel the contract….. Zum Antworten anmelden Igor Fobia 21. Oktober 2016 I would also suggest to check the address of the landlord. If she/he put the same address of the flat, then you do not have the actual legal address and in case she/he does not pay the deposit back you do not know how to find that person. Adding the date of birth of the landlord also helps. Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 21. Oktober 2016 I don´t see that as a big problem, you should just never only pay the rent in cash. If you have you transfer money to a German bank account, you have a good reference point for the identity. Zum Antworten anmelden stephen 15. Oktober 2016 I just signed a contract beginning today and, to my horror, have discovered that I can hear EVERYTHING from upstairs! Don't like the idea of living like that – do I now have to give the three months' notice? Also, if I don't live in the flat during that time, am I responsible for any damage that might happen or break-ins? Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 15. Oktober 2016 Well, that depends on your contract, but it is at least 3 months, but sometimes there is a clause in the contract, that it is minimum 1 year. What I would do: speak with the landlord, explain the situation, offer him to show around new tenants, you will get a new tenant very fast. Regarding break-ins: Normally there is a insurance for that "Gebäudehaftpflicht" which the owner anyway has. Regarding damages: you are obliged to heat the flat at least a littlebit and i you should switch off the main water pipe. Except of that I can´t really imagine a damage. Zum Antworten anmelden Fiona 21. August 2016 If a landlord is asking for cold rent + car parking * 3 as the deposit, is that legal? Does the car parking count as part of the cold rent? Also, the deposit is not mentioned on the contract but I was rushing to sign and did so then realised. Is there any way I can back out of the agreement if I have not paid anything yet? Really worried about this – I feel like I've been conned. Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 25. August 2016 That´s a good question. Will look it up till tomorrow. Regarding the other question: I dont fully understand what your problem is. You can give me a call, you find the number in "impressum" Zum Antworten anmelden Tim 31. Januar 2016 Hello, thanks for the helpful article!As an American, I think there can be slight improvements to various parts of the article that can clear up some ambiguities that are a result of a direct German > English translation.I do copy writing on the side and would like to offer my services at a very low fee (possibly free). Please reach out if you are interested in seeing what I can do.Regardless, I thank you for writing this article as it was very useful.Best,Tim Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 31. Januar 2016 Hi Tim, that´s a very nice offer. As I don´t focus on English speaking users with my blog, I don´t have any budget for that. But I would be delighted if you would let me know where you are seeing ambiguities.Best, Daniel Zum Antworten anmelden Daniel 20. Juli 2015 Homecompany.de seems legit. So if you pay the money to them it should be no problem. Zum Antworten anmelden Christina 17. Juli 2015 Hello!Do you have any "red-flags" about company to keep away from? I have received contract on an apartment to rent from 1st of september. The company who is the middle hand between me and the person who owns the apartment is called "HomeCompany" (website http://www.homecompany.de) I can not find any good or bad about the company and can´t deiced to trust them or not.The first rent and deposition need to be payed 1 week before 1 st of September. I have received name, address and phone number to the owner of the flat.Everything seems good but I maybe think the processe went to easy.Got any suggestions? Thankful for an answer.Best regards Christina Zum Antworten anmeldenLeave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.


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Design Specialties
I specialize in Copics, watercolor, mixed media paintings, and fiber arts. My style is eclectic and I enjoy using a variety of products and techniques in my projects.
Certifications and Teaching Experience
Intermediate Certified Copic Instructor
2013-Current DFW Copic Club Founder/Instructor – Jaycee Center for the Arts – Irving, TX
2011-2013 Googly Eyes & Craft Supplies Instructor – Copic I, Copic II, & monthly Copic Club – Irving, TX
2016, "Explosion of Color", Jaycee Arts Center, Irving, TX
2011, "Foot of Wax", Northlake Community College, Irving, TX
2010, "Melting Point", Juried Show, Art Centre of Plano, Plano, TX
2009, "Encaustic Methods", Tarrant County College, Dallas, TX
2009, "Meltdown", Art Hotel Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009, "Waxy100", The Encaustic Center, Dallas, TX
2009, "Global Swarming", Juried Show, Texas Discover Garden Gallery, Dallas, TX
Published Work
Crafts n' Things – Feb 2012
St. Patty's day polymer clay embellished journal and candy jar
The Best of Stamp It! Cards – 2011
The Best of Card Creations – 2010
Christmas 365 – 2010
Polymer Clay Gift Tags
Stampers' Sampler – December 2009
Altered Envelope
Crafts n' Things – December 2009
Polymer Clay embellished Potpourri Bowl
Creating Keepsakes – December 2008
Holiday Dove Cards in two color combos, page 113
Decorating Digest – Nov/Dec 2008
Dimensional Star Ornaments
PaperCrafts: Quick & Easy – Volume 2
Simple Flower Punch card, page 30
Just Cards! – Volume 10
"Hi" Orange/green card, page 32
Paper Crafts – Card Creations 6
"Floral Sympathy" card, page 129
"Birthday Wishes" card, page 58
PaperCrafts Holiday Cards & More, Volume 3 – Nov/Dec 2008
"Pretty Poinsettia" card, page 40
"Simple Happy Holidays" card, page 41
Stamp It! Cards – May 2008
"Butterfly Birthday" card, page 39
Just Cards – Volume IX
"Doodle Daisy Thanks" card – COVER, pages 105-107
"Get Well Soon" card, pages 75,81
"Elegant Agapanthus Thanks" card, pages 112-113
Just Cards – Volume VIII
"Dry embossed reindeer" card, pages 103 & 105
"Dry embossed holly" card, page 104
Paper Crafts – February 2008
"Vintage Gratitude" card, page 79
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Dec 2007
Merry Bella Scalloped Window Christmas Card, COVER & page 18
Trio of Trees Christmas Card, page 17
VampStamp News – Nov 2007
Autumn Stamped Maple Leaf Card, page 18 & Back Cover
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Oct 2007
"Happy Halloween" treat bag topper, page 21
Just Cards! – Volume VII
"I treasure your Friendship" hat-shaped card, pages 94,95
"Baby" pink & brown card, pages 93,96,97
"Little One" pastel baby card, pages 98,99
"Friendship" dry embossed card, pages 38,39
"Waterlily Sympathy" card, pages 96,97
CARDS – October 2007
"Spooky" card, page 27
The Rubber Stamper – Sep/Oct 2007
"Gratitude" Polymer Clay Embellished Card, page 60
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Aug/Sep 2007
"Congrats on your baby girl" card, page 64
"Baby" Ultralight polymer clay embellished card, page 64
"Poppy Sympathy" card, page 38
"Watercolor Dill Sympathy" card, page 39
Paper Crafts – Card Creations 5
"Bon Voyage" card, page 105
"Thanks so much" card, page 134
"Sympathy" card, page 125
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Jun/Jul 2007
"Get Well" card with Ultralight Clay Umbrella, pages 42&72
Today's Creative Home Arts – May/Jun 2007
"Father's Day Card & Gift Bag", pages 66 & featured online project for June
The Rubber Stamper – May/Jun 2007
"Home is where your Art is" ATC, pages 42&43
VampStamp News – Mar 2007
Metal Mesh Lion Card, pages 19 & 24
The Rubber Stamper – Mar/Apr 2007
Sunflower "Hope" card, page 54
Funky Domino & Polymer Clay Bracelet, page 70
Asian-themed Domino Bracelet, page 70
VampStamp News – Feb 2007
Winter Wishes Snow Card, pages 19 & 32
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Feb 2007
"Heart Blossom" Card, COVER & pages 4, 25
The Rubber Stamper – Jan/Feb 2007
Bold Blossom "Thanks" Card, page 82
CardMaker – Jan 2007
"Girl's Night Out" Invitation, pages 50-51 & online bonus project
"Birthday Candle Trio" Coordinating Bag, Tag, & Card, pages 22-23
The Stampers' Sampler – Dec 2006/Jan 2007
Tempting Template "Baby on Board" Card, page 77
The Finishing Touch "Baby on Board" Card Detail, page 96
VampStamp News – Dec 2006
Metallic Leaf Card, pages 16 & 18
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Dec 2006
"Poinsettia Seasons Greetings" Card, page 27
The Rubber Stamper – Nov/Dec 2006
"True Love" Card, page 42
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Nov 2006
Gobble, Gobble Fat Turkey Card, COVER & page 24
Baby Shower Invite, pages 45 & 74
PaperCrafts – November 2006
Stamping Royalty Contest Winner in 2 categories: Dry Embossing & creative use of alphabet stamps
"Friends in all Seasons" Dry embossed card, page 83
"Dream" Alphabet tile card, page 86 & 87
VampStamp News – Oct 2006
You make me so happy – Metal embossed card, pages 18 & 20
The Rubber Stamper – Oct 2006
Stamped Monogram letter, page 44
"Happy Hallo-scream" card, page 93
www.rubberstamper.com – Oct 2006
Stamped Fall Leaf Candle – Web bonus project
Scrapbook Trends 'Tis the Season Holiday idea book – 2006
"Poinsettia Gift Box", page 133
CARDS idea book – Sep/Oct 2006
"Trick or Treat" Tag, page 49
Rubber Stamper – Sep 2006
Four Seasons Magnet Set, page 57
Simply Sentiments – Aug/Sep 2006
Altered Art Challenge Winner – "Polymer Clay Matchbox Pendant", pages 51 & 52
The Stampers' Sampler – Aug/Sep 2006
"Ancient Map Mail Art" Envelope, page 4
Rubber Stamper – Jul/Aug 2006
"Screen Door" Card, page 23
"Holiday Treats" Card, page 47
Simply Sentiments – Jun/Jul 2006
"Happy Canada Day" Card, page 76 & 77
"Wishing You Happiness" Card, page 65
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Jul 2006
"It's Raining Cats & Dogs" 2 Cards, page 54 & 59
The Stampers' Sampler – Jun/Jul 2006
"Happy Birthday" Take 10 Card, page 12 & 13
The Rubber Stamper – Jun 2006
"Pop Blocks" Card – page 66
"Father's Day" Ship Card, page 84
Scrap & Stamp Arts – Jun 2006
"It's a Shower" Invitation, COVER
VampStamp News – May 2006
"A Flower is Nature's Smile" Card, page 15 & 19
The Stampers' Sampler Catch Up Issue – Vol. 10 2006
Tempting Template – "Art Brushes", page 66
The Rubber Stamper – Apr/May 2006
Cards from readers – "The Earth Laughs in Flowers Card", page 83
Cards from readers – "Green & Purple Pressed Flowers Card", page 85
The Rubber Stamper – Mar 2006
"Game Night" Poker Party Card, page 60
Simply Sentiments – Feb 2006
"Valentines Heart" Card, page 26
"Happy Easter" Dry-embossed Card, page 73
The Rubber Stamper – Jan/Feb 2006
One Quick Card, "Heart Bouquet" page 33
In Upcoming Issues, "Stamping for Parties" Poker Card, page 111
Index includes pictures of both projects, page 7
VampStamp News – Feb 2006
"King of my Heart" Card, COVER & page 21
CardMaker – Dec 2005/Jan 2006
"Frosted Window" Card, page 54
The Rubber Stamper – Nov/Dec 2005
"Floral Impact" metal embossed card, page 57
Stampington's Take 10 – Volume 5
Gold Leaf UTEE card, page 96
The Rubber Stamper Magazine – Sep 2005
"Asian Influence" Polymer Clay Covered Tin, page 43
ClearDesign October Card Halloween
Merry & Bright Money Holder
Shimmering Christmas Ornament
Thankful Collage
Fun Balloons
Your Special Day
Clever Balloon Flower
Snowglobe Shaker Card
It's A Girl Flower Card
Onesie Baby Card
Counting Sheep Baby Card
Rome Bon Voyage Card
Jolly Olde' London Card
Paris Card
New York Card
Sending You Sunshine Card
Leprechaun Hat Card
Scalloped Shamrock Card
A Happy Hello
Simple Thank You
Flourish Hearts Card
Scallop Flower Card
CardArt Dimensional Happy Birthday Card
CardArt Wisteria/Leaf Happy Birthday Card
Stamped Easter bagtopper & Hershey's miniatures
Stamped Easter Window Giftbox
Happy Everything Card
Hello! Happy Day Animals Card
Friends Share Laughter Card
Take Time to Enjoy the Simple Things Card
Happy Mother's Day Coupon book
Your Friendship Makes Me Smile Card
A Happy Hello Daffodil Card
Night Owl Card
Happy Father's Day Card #1
Happy Father's Day Card #2
There's no one like You Bird Card
Sending Happy Thoughts
Tea for Two Pocket Card
Tea for two: You & Me Card
You Warm my Heart Card
Hello!House Card
Lots of Love Home Card
Holiday Joy Owl Card
Far Out Birthday Card
A Snowflake is…,/BR>
Jolly Christmas
Season's Greetings
Good Luck Owl Shamrock Card & Video
Heartfelt Thanks Card
Stamped Ceramic Bowls, Mug, & Video
Xmas Notepad & Pen Set
Paris Storefront Awning Card
Hello Spring Messages Card
Thank You for Caring Orange/Purple Bird Card
Thank You for Caring Scallop Tree Card
Elegant Stamped Kanji Necklace with video
Altered Stamped Scratchpad Cover
Monochromatic Pear Card
Monochromatic Butterfly Card with Video
Stamped Onesies
Stamped Polymer Clay Deer Tin
Merci Card
Single Layer Dimension Card and video
You're a Hoot Card
Tiled Halloween Card
Silly Bat Halloween Card
Poinsettia Circle Card
Simple Stamped Ornament Card with Video
Holiday Travel Mug
Paper-pieced holiday mouse card with Video
Happy Birthday Deer Card
Polyform Products Independent Project Designer,2007-2009
Summer 2009 – Sculpey III Packaging re-design- two altered picture frame designs
Summer 2009 – Sculpey site launch design project – Stamped Hollow Bead Pendants
Fall 2008 Concept design work – Scrapbooking & Papercrafting kits
Summer 2008 Design Work (Star ornaments, Vintage Valentines,Christmas planner, St. Patrick's Day journal & Candy Jar)
Winter 2008 CHA Display (Floral Explosion, zen candleholder, & fall mailbox holder)
Summer 2007 CHA Display (Altered mailbox Valentine / card project)
2007 Fall/Winter Ad Campaign – Altered Doggie Diner
Tsukineko Design Team Member
2007 Catalog Encore! Metallic Ink Seasonal Thank You Card
2008 State Fair of Texas – Ribbons in 5 categories:
1st Place – Jewelry (No Stones) – Sterling & Polymer Clay Pendant
1st Place – Polymer Clay, Box – Rose-themed
2nd Place – Polymer Clay, Any Article Category – Clay covered pen set
2nd Place – Polymer Clay, Sculpture – the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland
2nd Place – Polymer Clay, Jewelry – Mokume Gane necklace
Paper Crafts May-08 Online Gallery – Challenge Winner
Mother's Day Bird Card
AMACO/STAEDTLER "Hope-on-a-Rope" 2008 CHA Challenge – Finalist
One of 25 finalists displayed at the CHA Winter 2008 show
2007 State Fair of Texas – Ribbons in 3 categories:
2nd Place – Polymer Clay, Any Article Category – Blue caned bracelet
2nd Place – Christmas Card Holder – Altered tin
Honorable Mention – Jewelry (No Stones) – Sculpted seahorse necklace
Polymer Clay Central "Textured Bead" Challenge April 2007 – 3rd Place
Woven pendant & bracelet
Polymer Clay Central "Face the Music" Challenge March 2007 – 2nd Place
Tiled Necklace
AMACO Bottles of Hope 2007 Challenge – Finalist
One of 25 finalists displayed at the CHA Winter 2007 show
Paper Crafts Stamping Royalty 2006 Contest – Stamping Queen
Winner in 2 categories (Dry embossing & Creative use of alphabet stamps)
Cards published in Nov 06 issue of PaperCrafts Magazine
2006 State Fair of Texas – Honorable Mention Ribbons in 2 categories:
Polymer Clay, Any Article Category – Sculptured sealife picture frame
Assemblage, Other Category – Canvas Collage with polymer clay & metal embossed accents
Simply Sentiments Altered Art Challenge – Winner
Polymer Clay Matchbox Pendant (published in Aug/Sep-06 issue on pages 51 & 52)
Hero Arts 2006 Flowers for Spring Contest – 2nd place Stamp Craft A Spring Flower Garden Altered Watering Can & Paper Flower Seed Packet Holders
Hero Arts 2006 Lots of Love Contest – 3rd place Stamp Craft Polymer Clay Altered Heart Tin Accordian Valentine
Hero Arts 2005 Handmade Holiday Contest – 1st place Stamp Craft Tower of Holiday Fun including velvet embossed lavender sachet, polymer clay/glass pebble holiday bracelets, & stamped polymer clay-covered ornament
Hero Arts 2005 Hearts & Love Contest – 2nd place Stamp Craft Stamped Polymer Clay Heart Box o' Chocolates
2005 State Fair of Texas – Honorable Mention Ribbon in Polymer Clay – Any Article Category
Mokume Gane necklace & bracelet
CHA Designer Member 2006-present
National Polymer Clay Guild
North Texas Polymer Clay Guild – VP of workshops 2006-2008, Bottles of Hope chair 2008-2010
TexasWAX/Dallas Encaustic Guild
In 2002, I founded a charity project called Brimming with Love that educates others on making free handmade hats (knit, crocheted, & sewn) for cancer patients For more info go to www.brimmingwithlove.org


text: Energy conservation efforts in the home or office often entail sealing up buildings, which can trap pollutants such as formaldehyde and lead to a condition known as sick building syndrome. Identifying the pollutant can be a challenge for small companies that are doing remediation and renovation, according to Naohide Shinohara of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba.Researchers have developed a visual formaldehyde detector that changes color based upon the concentration of formaldehyde. The sensor can be read visually or the results assessed quantitatively using a reflectance photometer. Images courtesy of Naohide Shinohara, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.Now Shinohara and his colleagues at Tokyo-based Nippon Living Co. Ltd. and at the University of Tokyo have developed a possible way to identify indoor pollutants. They recently demonstrated a passive sensor and a reflectance photometer that measure the emission rate of formaldehyde."There are some methods to measure the emission rates," Shinohara said. "These methods, however, need laboratory analysis. Thus, they cannot be used by the general public."Because formaldehyde can come from various products, there are many potential emission sources. Dangerous levels can occur in old and new structures, such as the mobile homes deployed along the Gulf Coast as temporary housing after Hurricane Katrina. In Japan and elsewhere, the limit for long-term exposure is 0.08 parts per million (ppm). At about 0.1 ppm, the chemical can irritate eyes, cause headaches and lead to difficulty breathing.In devising their scheme, the researchers elected to use a color changing device to indicate emission rate. Consequently, a quick visual check might be enough. For a more precise determination, they developed an inexpensive colorimetric sensor.The group, Shinohara noted, had experience with passive devices that measure indoor pollutant concentration. Nonetheless, the development of the formaldehyde sensor was difficult because of three requirements. The investigators needed to develop a small monitor with adequate sensitivity as well as a stable and sensitive colorimetric sensor. The monitor also ideally had to be specific only to formaldehyde.Because of the sensitivity and specificity requirements, they used an enzyme reaction. They settled on one that produced formazan in the presence of formaldehyde, thus rendering a colorless material red when formaldehyde was present. This decision, in turn, meant that they had to use a glass fiber sheet as a way to retain the water needed for the reaction. Detecting formaldehydeThey constructed a sampler with a body made out of the plastic polyethylene terephthalate. Measuring 23 mm, the body had a 5-mm hole, exposing the test sheet to the air and to any formaldehyde in the air. In operation, they placed a drop of water in the sampler, set the monitor down in an area and removed it after 30 min. If formaldehyde was present, the test material would have changed color, with a redder hue indicating a higher emission rate. The group describes its work in the May 8, 2008, ASAP edition of Environmental Science & Technology.The investigators also developed a portable reflectance photometer. For this, they used a green LED operating at 540 nm and two detectors: one a photodiode that measured reflectance, the other, a detector that determined the intensity of the light source.When they tested their method, they found that it gave results comparable to those resulting from laboratory techniques. The limit of detection was about one-tenth the allowed amount, indicating that the new method was suitable for screening materials and objects.Shinohara noted that the formaldehyde detection technique is commercially available from Nippon Living. As for the researchers, they are working on developing sensors for other chemicals, such as organic phosphorus, and for other causes of indoor air problems."We are trying to develop a sensor for allergens, such as mold," Shinohara said.Contact: Naohide Shinohara, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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About Ann's Pet Services - Woof!
Ann's Pet Services - Woof! was born 17 years ago as a result of several people asking me to look after their dogs while they were away. It seems that I am trustworthy and have a natural rapport with my animal friends, particularly dogs! As a result, I decided to make a business of it and obtained third party liability insurance. I am also licenced by the local council until 31/12/18.
We expanded to visiting cats and small animals very quickly and love spending time with the animals in their own homes. I am happy to clean litter and hutches and bring in the post, water plants and turn lights on and off.
Ann's Pet Services - Woof! is based in Orpington, Kent and also covers Swanley, Chislehurst and Petts Wood. If you are not sure if your area is covered, please ring or email me.
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Working with children with cochlear implants in sign bilingual settings
Presented on 17 January 2008
Sue Archbold
1. A child (3) is using sign language before implant and parents are advised to stop sign language immediately after implant. You are the teacher of the deaf - what do you advise?
2. A mother is using sign language without voice with her child - and feels that her child's implant isn't working and doesn't encourage the use of the implant. What would you do?
3. A teenager with an implant since 6 years old - uses sign for the curriculum - not keen on wearing the implant - what would you do and advise?
4. Parents' home language is Urdu - child implanted at 2 - going to mainstream nursery - sign language available. What do you advise about the use of sign language, Urdu and English? Would it be different at school and home? How would you advise parents to help their child?
5. How can you provide flexibility of educational provision - are there new ways to do it? How would you assess a child's changing communication needs? How can you provide for a child's needs in mainstream education?
6. What skills and expertise do schools for the deaf using sign language have for children who are using implants and who use mainly spoken language? What opportunities do schools for the deaf have for using sign supported English and pure BSL? What could be the roles before and after implantation? For different children? At different times?
A child implanted at 3 - had good sign language skills at school for the deaf - one year after implant is vocalising at home but silent at school. What are the possibilities? What do you need to know? What would you suggest?
A young person (14) with an implant is in a mainstream school using spoken language - he meets no deaf young people. What concerns would you have? Why might he want to learn sign language? How can you provide sign language input? How can you provide a peer group?
After implant what would make you think that a child had a language learning problem?
A child has implant at 3 - had implant for 2 years - is now 5 and good user of sign language at school and at home. Parents ask advice about how to move on with spoken language at home. Where and when can they use spoken language alone safely?
Does it matter that parents are using sign supported English early on or should they be using pure sign language? Can the children learn pure BSL later on in life?
Educational issues
After implantation: Priorities - how can this be provided in a sign bilingual setting?
- Wearing it!
- Monitoring the implant functioning
- Developing listening skills
- Using hearing in the development of communication and language.
What are the educational issues?
- Flexibility
- Monitoring progress
- Educational decisions
- Children's potential and needs change after implantation.
- How can we provide flexible support which changes over time?
- How do we assess changing needs?
- Disagreement about typical degree of 'match' between signed and spoken
- Sensitive, fluently signing parents tend to produce sign support speech after CI? - deserves more research.
- Parents of hearing infants learn simple signs.
- 'Real' sign language requires other models
- Special role for deaf teachers and other professionals
- Sensitive/critical period for sign as well as speech
Why sign?
- Seems to support vocabulary development - mediator (Connor et al, case studies)
- Covering the risk in outcome - and supporting social/cognitive growth as speech develops.
Pat Spencer's work
- Use oral or auditory verbal methods
- Use simultaneous speech and sign
- Use sign and speech independently (bi - bi)
NB it is not necessary to choose one approach for ever!
Sign. What do we mean? (thanks to Pat Spencer)
- sign language
- May be 'sandwiched' with spoken productions - but not produced simultaneously.
- 'total communication'
- Simultaneous communication
- 'sign supported speech'
- Flexible approach, differing by situation and individual child.
Total Communication assumptions
- Child uses both vision and audition for receptive communication.
- Usage will vary by situation and according to communication partner.
- Usage may change or evolve over time.
- Signed productions may follow spoken language rules.
Concerns expressed about use of total communication (with or without CI)
- Will the two modalities compete for attention (and spoken language lose out)?
- Who will provide the language models?
- Will children be able to use 'artificial' sign systems to communicate with the Deaf community?
Pat Spencer's ideas
- Deaf children with cochlear implants are still deaf although most will have access to auditory information.
- Older ages at implantation usually require more structured listening practice.
- Flexibility is important, sensitive to changing child and family needs.
- Children may understand and produce spoken language and still use sign language and maintain deaf identity.
- Research from 5 years ago is too old.
The options actually make family decisions more difficult
- We don't really know enough yet. Need to keep open minds
- and constantly evaluate progress
- study the results of all the options
- modify or change approach if child not happy or showing progress (Spencer).
Spencer's Quest for Peace
Can we find ways to help deaf children use and reach all their potential?
- For sign and deaf identity
- For spoken language and access to general community
- For literacy and academic achievement
Identity and self-esteem issues
- Still not Hearing
- Adolescent CI groups. Signers teach oters
- Bicultural identity relates to stronger self-esteem (Bat-Chava 2000)
Decreasing communication frustration
- Hearing children using signs show good spoken language development (Acredolo)
- If they hear it, they will say it.
To support bilingual-bicultural development of children with CIs
- Provide rich, fluent spoken language experience.
- Provide support from signs - and in different context, rich fluent sign language experience.
- Support parents' communication intuitions.
- Monitor individual development and be flexible.
- Show respect for child and parent preferences - and for Deaf and hearing communities and languages.
Educational issues: what are they?
- Testing implant systems
- Monitoring speech production
Let me take you to a school; 14 children with implants; how many wear them? None.
- There was no link between the implant centre and home and school.
- The teachers did not know what to expect or how to manage the equipment.
- The teachers did not know that the children could now hear spoken language at quiet levels ... and didn't change.
What kind of support in mainstream class?
- Not sitting beside in class
- Pre-class preparation of topic
- Knowledge of new vocabulary
- Notetaker
- Using distant computer
- A specialist teacher to solve problems.
Teachers - please ...
- Talk clearly and slowly
- not at the board
- repeat the questions around the class
- indicate who has asked the question or made the comment
- don't walk around!
- introduce topics
- summarise the points.
Pat Spencer's Quest for Peace
Can we find ways to help deaf children use and reach all their potential?
- For their own identity
- for spoken language and access to general community
- for literacy and academic achievement
- and move on from the old arguments.
Technical Challenges
- Electro-acoustic stimulation
- Fully implantable devices
- Hair cell regeneration
- Brain stem implants
New technologies - what next?


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Behaviour Interactive hints at involvement with PSP2
Behaviour Interactive CEO Rémi Racine has hinted at his studio's involvement with PSP2, saying the developer is working on a new "next-gen" handheld.
"I'm working on a next-generation portable platform," he told Eurogamer.
"That's the only thing I can say. The press release says it all."
While it isn't outright confirmation Behaviour are working on it, it's not the first time PSP2 has been brought up.
EA exec Patrick Soderlund said last week the company's had "exposure" to the machine.
Mortal Kombat devs Netherrealm, however, came out and outright said it had a PSP2 dev kit.
"We are looking at [PSP and DS]; we have a PSP2 in the house and we're looking at the engine, like what can it support," Netherrealm Studios Shaun Himmerick said back in September.
A while back, it was reported that PSP2's screen is bigger then the present model, uses memory sticks, has twice the RAM of an Xbox 360 and more.
VG247 has also been told by sources that the machine, codenamed Veta, will be released in Holiday 2011.
Behaviour Interactive announced it had changed its name from A2M earlier this week, as well as confirming sequels to Naughty Bear and WET.


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Drug runners grow fearless along border
Mark Shaffer
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 19, 2001
When Tombstone Marshal Paul Kostellic comes to work and switches on the radio, he needs both a translator and an encryption specialist.
That's because Mexican drug traffickers have figured out how to tap into his department's new, high-tech radio relay system and are using the police band at will for their communications.
"There's more chatter this morning by narcos than by our own officers," Kostellic said one day last week.
Using police bands in southern Arizona is just one example of how criminal organizations around Agua Prieta, Sonora, just south of Douglas, are becoming increasingly fearless in their efforts to move drugs across the border.
Seven times in the past five months, vehicles loaded with drugs have sped northbound past the Douglas port of entry into oncoming southbound traffic.
In addition, drug cargoes captured recently are about twice as large as those of the past.
Officials attribute these moves to stepped-up law enforcement along the border.
The primary smuggling routes have moved to more isolated areas such as the Peloncillo Mountains near the Arizona and New Mexico state line; the border with the Mexican state of Chihuahua; and in the Coronado National Forest between Sierra Vista and Nogales.
"What we are seeing here is the effect of having 1,600 Border Patrol agents," said Lee Morgan, lead criminal investigator for U.S. Customs in southeast Arizona.
"It's forced the dope smugglers into the mountains and desert and into desperate measures if they stay in town. But they always have a lot of time to think about things like, 'Why not crash the port against traffic during high-traffic times?' " Morgan said.
Douglas Mayor Ray Borane said it's an appalling trend.
"We've already had one of the drug vans smash into a tourist car going south," Borane said. "I have a feeling that if the drug interdiction effort continues at this level, this problem could get worse and worse."
Jimmy Tong, Customs port director in Douglas, said law enforcement officers recently captured four of the seven smugglers who drove in the opposite lanes of traffic. Security against the wrong-lane intrusions has been hampered because the Customs Service is building an inspection booth for southbound traffic, Tong said.
In two of the cases, a 15-year-old Agua Prieta male was driving the drug vehicles. In the first, he lost control of his vehicle and smashed into a desert arroyo just north of the border. The teenager was thought to have suffered spinal and other injuries after an air bag activated, and officials decided not to prosecute the youth.
Ten days later, the same teen was arrested after another port-running incident in the same fashion, Morgan said, and was prosecuted.
"In all but one of the cases, we believe that marijuana was involved," Tong said. "Before, in our normal stops, we would take 30 to 50 pounds of marijuana, and now the average is 80 to 100 pounds or more."
Officials say fewer loads are being smuggled across, but those loads are much larger.
According to Border Patrol statistics, nearly 108,000 pounds of marijuana have been seized in southeast Arizona this fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, a 3 percent decline from the same period last fiscal year.
Cochise County sheriff's deputies also have made two of their largest seizures in vehicles since the beginning of the year, with more than a ton of marijuana in each, spokeswoman Carol Capas said.
"We're thinking that there may be some new drug organizations entering this market," Tong said.
That thinking was reinforced last week when a joint operation of U.S. Customs and Mexican police seized an airplane carrying nearly 800 pounds of marijuana 15 miles south of Nogales, Sonora.
The drug traffickers also once used their own radio-transmitting equipment.
That began changing four years ago, when the Federal Communications Commission closed a monitoring station it had operated in Douglas, said Al Haines, a microwave engineer for Cochise County.
Haines has sent letters to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., among others, trying to get about $3 million to purchase a secure communications trunk system for the county.
"That (FCC closure) left Tombstone police, especially, in a bad situation as it turned out," Haines said. "We installed more sophisticated equipment for them a few months ago, but we are always left with the problem of the strongest signal capturing the receiver."
"Mexico has really been cranking up the wattage on the new towers down there, and it's easy to see why we have so much interference. We've recovered radio equipment from some of our recent stops of drug smugglers that is more advanced than ours," Capas said.
All of which is no surprise to Kostellic, Tombstone's top cop.
"Every time we take one step with technology into the future, it seems like those people take two steps."
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Cardboard Boat Race
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The North Shore Yacht Club or NSYC, holds its annual Cardboard Boat Race at Park Avenue beach, where there is a boat show on the beach just before the race of the cardboard boats. The race is short and runs parallel to the shore. All participants are welcome but there are some rules as: like, the boats are to be built of cardboard, tape, paint and glue only and all racers are required to have personal lifejackets; the boats are human- or wind- powered, although NSYC kayak or stand up paddleboard paddles only are accepted. Awards are presented at the informal party following the race.


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Good people coming together for a great cause. This past weekend BDS distributor Eastern Truck & Accessories held their 11th Annual Open House and customer appreciation day at their shop in Norfolk, VA. BDS president Steve Olmstead and marketing rep Carter Reed made it out for the day's festivities to show support and help with fundraising. Each year the shop invites customers, manufacturers, and more out for a fun filled day at the shop. Many come for the truck show, live music, special deals and BBQ lunch served. This year Grave Digger monster truck driver Dennis Anderson and son Adam Anderson, driver of Grave Digger the Legend, made it out for the show to hang out, sign autographs, and donate some monster truck memorabilia to the charity auction. Since the 1st open house, the event has grown in size along with the charitable donation raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This year was no different as the event raised over $25,000 for CF research.
After some morning showers, the rain held off and made for a decent day for the event. After surprising Dennis Anderson with a truck makeover last year on his '11 Silverado 2500HD that included a BDS 6.5" Lift Kit, 37" Toyos, 20" Moto Metals, Westin bumpers, Amp Steps and more, this year it was Adam Anderson's turn in to get an overhaul. BDS supplied the 6.5" High Clearance Kit with Fox 2.0 shocks. The rig also received matte black paint, 35" Toyo M/Ts, 18" XD Strikes. Amp Steps, Fab Fours Bumper and more.
It was a great weekend at Eastern Truck & Accessories. We had a blast and are already looking forward to next year's event. Thanks to the crew from ETA for having us out and setting us up with vehicles to drive for the weekend. To everyone out at the show, thanks for chatting and for your continued support of us, ETA, and the CF Foundation. See some of the event photos below, and for more, head to the BDS Facebook Page at BDS Facebook Fan Page.


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§Managing Mobile / TV / Landline / Broadband issues in terms of "New Acquisition / Problems Solving / Billing dispute and adjustment / Technical / System Effectiveness / Process Effectiveness / Ceasing and Modification Process and Requests".
§Ensure that Commercial Manual / Processes are continually developed for the good of the sales business through BSIM / UAT / FUT tests, whilst ensuring a controlled (in-store) environment is created, that minimizes operational risks in terms of Sales, Customer services, Billing, Logistics, and Order management at the company's outlets.
- Provide accurate and timely reports on key operational indicators as required.
- Liaise with internal cross-function departments to ensuring that key Sales projects are in line with the overall company strategic direction, objectives, and brand's values/guidelines.
- Manage the relationships with the internal purchasing departments to resolve issues and maximize their contribution to Sales' financial performance.
- To ensure that the operation functions of the sales business are in line with the vision, principles and procedures of sales as set (or endorsed) by the sales management team and as defined by the company brand.
- Ensure that the stock holding levels (i.e. base stock information) within all systems are accurate against physical stock on-hand levels "Stock-Take Process".
- Coordinate the development, maintenance and evolution of sales IT infrastructure and in store / support office IT systems, in order to not just meet, but surpass the business requirements.
- Manage the operation teams through recruitment, development, motivation and growth and to ensure all direct and indirect teams are focused, results driven and motivated.
- Working as a Commercial Sales SPOC "Single Point Of Contact" throughout the lifecycle of Projects / Products / Revamp / Offers either for commercial products.
§Implemented the One Stop Shop & Walk Out Talking concepts.
§Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff.
§Discuss job performance problems with direct reports to overcome causes and issues.
§Manage staff developing, training, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties and tasks.


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These Converse Japan Oyatsu Candy Shoes are a preview of what's to come for the brand in the spring of 2011.
Also named the Candy Pack, this set features two pairs of interestingly patterned sneakers. One has a chocolate upper design, while the other one has a colorful and vibrant candy design. Both sneakers from the Converse Japan Oyatsu Candy collection are fit for any individual with a sweet-tooth and will surely lead you to crave candy every time these savory sneaks are worn.
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These Converse Japan Oyatsu Candy Shoes are Perfect for Chocolate-Lovers
- By: Summer LuuDec 30, 2010
References: converse.co.jp & highsnobiety
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For many, buying a home is their biggest investment. Whether you're a first time home buyer, stepping up to a larger home, interested in custom building or buying that new dream home, or perhaps just looking to purchase an investment property, you'll receive exceptional service and proven results when you choose to work with Carolyn Homes.
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The H's Hardware Hacks section collects stories about the wide range of uses of open source in the rapidly expanding area of open hardware. It's where you can find out about interesting projects, the re-purposing of devices and the creation of a new generation of deeply open systems. In this edition, GitHub's make-me 3D printing server, the Radio-4-Matic, how to build a mini arcade with a Raspberry Pi, and the PirateBox.
- GitHub's make-me – To keep the MakerBot 3D printer in their office busy, the developers at GitHub wrote make-me, a software component that plugs into the company's Hubot server and allows users to send STL files as print jobs to a connected 3D printer...Read more at The H


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PALM BEACH GARDENS – Flip through the duPont REGISTRY and you'll find pages of collectible cars like the 2006 Ford GT Heritage for $489,900 and exotics like the 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta for $699,000. Or a vintage 1969 Chevy Pro Touring Camaro for $55,000.
The glossy magazine is eye candy for car lovers everywhere and is packed with wild rides that are VERY hard-to-find.
Florida Fine Cars caught up with the duPont REGISTRY during a recent Cars & Coffee meet to find out why the magazine is such a draw for car enthusiasts and collectors from all walks of life.
The monthly magazine is a leading publication for the high-end marketplace with an appeal to "individuals whose net worth significantly exceeds what is traditionally considered upscale," according to the duPont REGISTRY.
"It's flying off the table," said duPont REGISTRY account executive Dylan Orluck, as he handed out copies of the October 2017 edition with a McLaren 720S on the cover. "People are loving it. A lot of people recognize us from our social media. We have 6.5 million followers on Facebook and nearly 700,000 followers on Instagram."
duPont REGISTRY Appeals to Both Serious Collectors and Dreamers
Yes, the cars that are advertised in the magazine appeal to the rich and famous. But not everyone who picks up the magazine has the money to buy. Dreaming is OK, too.
"We have a lot of aspirational readers who obviously can't afford the million dollar cars but can maybe afford the $50,000 car," Orluck said. "Plus, even if you can't afford any of the cars they are fun to look at."
The magazine offers a unique marketplace for high-end car owners to buy and sell their vehicles to others in similar financial circles. Cars for sale in the magazine range in price from $50,000 to $1 million, Orluck said. The duPont REGISTRY is typically distributed at private airlines, First Class lounges, or among major sports teams.
"There are a lot of people here who are trying to sell their cars or advertise their businesses," Orluck noted. "This is the perfect venue for this with all the exotic and high end vehicles that are coming through.
No surprise that a line of red, white and blue Lamborghinis was parked next to the duPont REGISTRY tent.
One of them was Brad of Boca Raton, who owns a red 1986 Ferrari 328 and a black 2007 Ferrari F430 which he is trying to sell. He figured the duPont REGISTRY would be read by car lovers who might actually buy one of his Ferraris.
"It's got some good pictures and it's well-respected," he said of the duPont REGISTRY. "And sometimes someone is just in the mood for a (new) toy."
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When I reflected on my role as C.E.O. , I sometimes wondered what it was I was supposed to be doing. The C.E.O. role is usually to build a management team, typically composed of people better than we are in their areas of specialization. Through coaching and mentoring, the C.E.O. should continually pass on the best of their specialist skills, empowering team members to manage their functional departments. What then is the role of the C.E.O. once the team is assembled and enabled?
The answer is 'context'. The role of the C.E.O. is to lead or support decision-making by providing the context. Most obviously, we should observe the strategic environment to provide a context against which we are positioning our offering, This might include understanding the long term trends in an industry, the present or future competitive or legislative environment, as well as many other factors.
However, it is incumbent upon the C.E.O. to provide the organizational context to individual departments, so they as the management team, reach decisions, that adequately consider the impacts on other departments of their actions. It is not uncommon for a department to plan to relieve a bottleneck within their processes without fully understanding the impacts it would have elsewhere within the organization. 'Moving the bottleneck' is one of the less enjoyable games often played in large corporations.
Perhaps most important though, and often most forgotten, is that the C.E.O. should be championing the cultural and value context of the company. Business models and even organizational structure models are relatively easy to change and emulate. Consequently, they are seldom a source of long-term competitive advantage. Companies in the same industry segment often adopt the same structure. This maybe done for either conscious reasons of emulation or because 'that is the way things are done in our industry.' Culture and values though, if they truly inform decision-making, are notoriously hard to reproduce.
Genuinely valuing relationships, for example, both internal (staff) and external (suppliers, customers, community) is hard to reproduce. It has to be promoted from the top and made to be a part of the language of the organization itself. For example, in my previous company decisions were always discussed with regard to what was 'fair' and in the medium to long term interest of our relationships, internal and external. I would never claim that we always did the 'fair' thing, but it was ingrained that 'fairness' , was an equally legitimate part of the language of decision-making to 'profit' or 'revenue growth'. It was part of the context in which we made our decisions.
Culture is a key part of the context and has to be clear, legitimated and promoted from the top. It needs to be authentic and consistent to become ingrained. You cannot empower without trust, and you cannot trust without making explicit the context in which decisions should be made. If you want to scale your business, then you need to be an effective Context Executive Officer.


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Chris Park/Arcen Games 2-time creator on
Not a problem, Joshua. I understand the sentiment, and like bonuswavepilot I have a billion emails coming into various triage folders, too. You should be getting surveys just fine from us, as I imagine that's separate in terms of what is muted or not, so you should get the critical things.
@Joshua - In some ways I envy you... I lost that fight with email years ago, now it is basically a firehose of nonsense which I filter into a large number of folders, from which I triage the ones I will actually read.
Joshua Bonnett on
I was referring to aggregate Ai war 2 emails. I settled on muting both. Hopefully that does not result in me missing something important, like where to download the game one day. I may just be a curmudgeon as I work to keep my email traffic down to things that require a reply or a action be taken by me.
Chris Park/Arcen Games 2-time creator on
I appreciate that -- and that does make sense as a perspective, for sure!
Well, since we're all chiming in... I have been appreciating the level of updates so far. I'm not really watching this campaign any more since the new one started, but I think the occasional message to try to bring over remaining holdouts is fair enough.
Not sure how much others see it this way, but for me - until the game comes out, the updates *are* the reward. I really like seeing the sausage-making end of things and getting into the details and tribulations of bringing a game like this into the world.
Chris Park/Arcen Games 2-time creator on
We do have one mailing list for infrequent reminders, but I'll make another one for more frequent ones, I suppose. It gets expensive per month with mailing lists, so I'll have to look into that.
@Tutamun: Good point on the timing there, I will do on that. Cheers!
Matthew on
Not sure what Joshua is specifically referring to - the new campaign's emails, or this campaign's emails, so please forgive me if posting my thoughts on both is excessive.
Directly addressing Joshua: If it's this (the old) campaign's emails that are bothering you, you could mute this old campaign and (if you haven't already) back the new one.
As per my thoughts on the emails;
For this campaign's emails, if your goal is to bring over backers who haven't re-backed, I think you could space them out a bit more, maybe? I dunno for others, but for me and my school, the first semester is coming to a close which is leading to finals/mid-terms/the good ol' stuff. This (might) mean that students who backed this campaign aren't able/willing to check their emails for these updates telling them about the new campaign.
Regarding the new campaign's emails, I think they're on point. Honestly, if I give my money to someone to make a project, product, or "thing," I'd really like updates on it - especially if I have no copy of it.
Furthermore, updates show what the team is currently working towards, their mindset, and the overall personality of them. For example, the update about Blue's modeling. If he or she hadn't posted that, I would've have no idea you care about polygon limits, reusing textures, and the like.
Maybe spread old campaign updates out a bit more (and put them up on weekends more, if possible, to catch people who are home on weekends?)
New campaign updates are on point (in my opinion).
Chris Park/Arcen Games 2-time creator on
Well, we've been closer to one update a day recently, or at least that's been the plan, on the new kickstarter. It's a really tough balance, because we can tell that engagement is down in some respects -- it's a bad time of year. The project is still doing fine, so maybe we should just space those updates out a bit more. What do you guys think?
I'm referring specifically to the new project, versus the nag emails here on the original KS, which I'm trying to keep to one a week at absolute most, and even less than that overall ideally.
Abram J. Bacon on
As a counterpoint, I don't have a problem with the level you're communicating at. Two emails a week is nothing. You should see the throngs my office account has if I'm out for a day. Then again, I love updates, it is a nice means to take a momentary break from my work and refocus my mind on something else.
Chris Park/Arcen Games 2-time creator on
Also to clarify: when it comes after the kickstarter closing, we won't be bugging you nearly as much. I know that sometimes it can be really frustrating for a closed kickstarter to be emailing folks weekly for a year after that or what have you.
We'll have a way for people to get daily updates via our forums if they want, or just an average monthly updates via posts on KS itself, most likely. That's the plan, anyway -- we're definitely trying to hit a balance between sending too much information and not enough.
Keith LaMothe Collaborator on
@Joshua Bonnett: Thanks, we appreciate the feedback. Much of the other feedback we've received is "you're not working hard enough on the kickstarter!", hence the volume of updates. Especially after the holiday weekend where we had one post between last Wednesday and this Monday.
To clarify, do you mean that you're getting too much email under this first kickstarter (mentioning the second) or too much under the second one? Or is it basically the same thing from the perspective of your mailbox?
Are there opt-in mechanisms in Kickstarter, or a way for a user to say "only send me weekly digests" or something like that?
Joshua Bonnett on
(and I know you can mute projects, but I don't want no email alerts, I just want less.)
Joshua Bonnett on
You are sending too much email. I know this is the central thing happening in your life, but it isn't the central thing in ours. Most of us already gave you money to make this happen. We are cheering for you to be successful. Receiving email more than twice a week should be something folks opt into. This kickstarter (and it's sequel) has been far louder than any other I have backed.


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I'm so excited to be writing my first post right now! I've been building momentum towards this point for the past few days and now it's finally here.
Firstly I'd like to introduce myself... I'm a self confessed stationary nut and I love nothing more than a new notebook or pen, although my biggest weakness is post-it notes. I just love the colours and versatility of them. I also love tea; I drink it by the gallon and photography although I'm not very good at it. When I'm not drinking tea or taking pictures of myself drinking tea I can usually be found to be doing some sort of crafty activity whether it's knitting, crocheting, card making or scrap booking.
I am going to be adding my Filofax to that list, however with the festive season coursing down on us at frightening speeds I have been banned from buying a Filofax as Mr S has insisted this shall be my present this year. So instead I've spent every spare minute (and some minutes that are not so spare) gathering all manner of pretty resources to decorate my Filofax when I eventually get it.
Why a Filofax you may ask? Good question. I am quite possibly the most organised disorganized person I know. I need everything all in one place or I'll never remember birthdays or anniversaries. Plus, have a look on Pinterest... there are some beautiful Filofaxes out there. Previously I thought they were over-glorified address books but boy was I wrong! I'm in awe of what some people do with their datebooks and I hope I can make mine look as beautiful as the ones I covet!
Naturally this means I now have a stash of stickers, washi, pens and paper all ready to get going and I'm itching to get going. That's without the mysteries of my current stationary stash of course and I look forward to sharing those treasures with you.
When I'm not crafting, I feel it is only fair to warn you, I work in a school so my nonsensical ramblings may be a bit thin on the ground during term time. On the whole, nice to meet you folks, I look forward to sharing my organised chaos with you.