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Dennis Wall REALTORS, MORTGAGEES PRESSURE FHA FOR SUBPRIME CONDO LOANS, REVERSE MORTGAGES. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c7041ae5970b 2014-11-11T05:37:00-05:00 2014-11-11T07:33:29-05:00 Condominium prices are rising and pressure is increasing on the Federal Housing Administration. The FHA is being pressured by realtors and mortgagees to guarantee or backstop with taxpayer money, what amount to subprime mortgages. It is said that the FHA... Dennis Wall RECOUPING THE ILL-GOTTEN GAINS: SEC DELAYS CLAWBACK RULE. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d08d3fd1970c 2014-11-09T11:55:57-05:00 2014-11-09T11:55:57-05:00 In the lead-up to the Financial Fiasco that broke in 2007-2008, and continuing now, executives of companies under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission received payments including stock options even though their companies lowered their earnings reports. The... Dennis Wall YOU, ME, OUR CLIENTS MAY BE CONTRACTING OUR RIGHTS AWAY. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01bb07a65ed1970d 2014-11-06T05:48:00-05:00 2014-11-06T05:48:00-05:00 A current majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has given effect to a variety of jury trial waivers in various contracts. The contracted waivers of jury trial they have approved go beyond waivers to affirmative agreements: to arbitrate rather than... Dennis Wall WHETHER 'TIS NOBLER IN THE LAW TO ABATE ... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d08a238f970c 2014-11-04T07:05:35-05:00 2014-11-04T07:05:01-05:00 ... OR BY ORDER DISMISS THEM? The true story of how to handle unripe first-party bad faith claims in Florida. Florida law requires that the policyholder or other insured prevail on the question of whether there is insurance coverage for... Dennis Wall HELD: MORTGAGE LENDERS CAN FORCE ANY AMOUNT OF FLOOD INSURANCE. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6fc2a52970b 2014-10-28T17:52:06-04:00 2014-10-29T15:31:29-04:00 In the case of Gorsuch v. Financial Freedom, 2014 WL 4675453 (N.D. Ohio September 18, 2014), a U.S. District Court held that a paragraph in a Federal Housing Administration ("FHA")-insured mortgage provided unlimited authority to a mortgage lender to force... Dennis Wall FLOOD INSURANCE OPPORTUNITY FOR BAD-FAITH PROFIT-TAKING. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01bb079ca398970d 2014-10-21T10:32:29-04:00 2014-10-21T10:32:29-04:00 "This Court must decide whether mortgage language requiring minimum flood insurance, crafted by a federal agency and appearing in millions of contracts, bars a lender from demanding flood insurance coverage equal to replacement cost." The Court answered this question in... Dennis Wall A POSTSCRIPT TO BAD FAITH: CORRUPTING ATHLETES BY BUILDING COCOONS. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6f61856970b 2014-10-19T07:40:06-04:00 2014-10-19T07:41:20-04:00 Being an athlete does not mean that you are also a jerk. It is more the culture of organized athletics that accomplishes this end. For example, hedge fund investors in a Milwaukee sports franchise want some of the city's taxpayer... Dennis Wall NOTRE DAME, FLORIDA STATE IS YOUR FUTURE. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01bb079ade90970d 2014-10-18T10:37:17-04:00 2014-10-18T13:12:17-04:00 The stories recently coming out of Notre Dame have been very different than stories which came out of Notre Dame in the past. Visitors to this site are familiar with them, so I will not repeat those previous articles here... Dennis Wall PRIVATE INSURERS' "MEDICARE" BAD FAITH DECEIVES AMERICAN PUBLIC, STAINS MEDICARE. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6f39070970b 2014-10-14T20:24:15-04:00 2014-10-14T20:24:15-04:00 Private Medicare Advantage carriers are acting like it's 1950. The age of bad faith is on display in regard to people who need medical care the most. Private Medicare Advantage insurance companies are denying clearly covered Medicare claims and imposing... Dennis Wall ABATE THAT PREMATURE BAD FAITH CLAIM? DISMISS? WHAT TO DO? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01bb07960c34970d 2014-10-12T08:02:00-04:00 2014-10-10T08:06:27-04:00 Florida Courts deal with many bad faith claims. In particular, Florida Courts deal with many premature statutory first-party bad faith claims, and it is hard to get more particular than that. However, Florida Courts have not definitively answered the question... Dennis Wall NOTRE DAME. "ONLY A NAME." DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d07b8a5f970c 2014-10-11T14:26:23-04:00 2014-10-11T14:23:16-04:00 There is a danger in caring about the University of Notre Dame. It is a danger that is compounded when you are a Notre Dame alumnus, as I am. When others think that you are only yearning for "the good... Dennis Wall DEPOSING LAWYERS IN AN INSURANCE CASE: THE STORY STILL UNTOLD. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6eec60e970b 2014-10-07T05:50:04-04:00 2014-10-07T05:50:04-04:00 Part of this story has already been told. See Insurance Claims and Issues, October 6, 2014. What follows is told here for the first time. This is a story of deposing two lawyers and how a Court chose between them.... Dennis Wall "SHOW ME THE MONEY," NOTRE DAME, SHOW ME THE MONEY. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d076f851970c 2014-10-04T08:08:01-04:00 2014-10-04T08:06:53-04:00 This is a part of a continuing story which includes "Kelly's Gold ... continued," on September 27, 2014 and "Notre Dame Pays Money to Underwear Designer for Football Uniforms," on September 13, 2014 and "Notre Dame Gold Belongs on the... Dennis Wall INDEMNITY FROM THE FINANCIAL FIASCO, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE...Whew. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01bb078f601f970d 2014-09-30T09:02:46-04:00 2014-09-30T09:02:46-04:00 "WAMU collapsed in 2008 in the biggest bank failure in American history." FDIC v. Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc., 2014 WL 4384270 *2 (S.D. Fla. September 3, 2014). In an action for reimbursement filed by the FDIC as receiver of... Dennis Wall IF YOU MAKE MONEY FROM CANCER, YOU DON'T HAVE IT. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6e8832d970b 2014-09-28T07:52:00-04:00 2014-09-27T09:16:36-04:00 You may have noticed the recent television and radio advertisements for cancer treatments, oncologists, and cancer centers which offer both treatments and physicians. Pegged to consumers, meaning in this case pegged to victims of cancer, the ads began playing very... Dennis Wall "KELLY'S GOLD" .... continued ....... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d07241b8970c 2014-09-27T06:11:00-04:00 2014-10-04T07:34:46-04:00 This is a continuation from where we left the stories of "Notre Dame Pays Money to Underwear Designer for Football Uniforms," on September 13, 2014 and "Notre Dame Gold Belongs on the Dome. Leave it," on August 21, 2014 and... Dennis Wall BAD FAITH IN SEALING WHATEVER PARTIES STIPULATE TO KEEP SECRET. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d06d7f79970c 2014-09-23T06:12:00-04:00 2014-09-19T15:28:23-04:00 This article continues from the article posted here on Sunday, September 21, 2014. The Order granting the bank executives' motion for summary judgment against the FDIC first addressed the parties' respective and unopposed motions for secrecy, in Federal Deposit Insurance... Dennis Wall IMMUNITY BY "2" FOR BAD FAITH PROMISES, RISKY LENDING. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d06d5795970c 2014-09-21T06:03:00-04:00 2014-09-19T17:13:32-04:00 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") rated Cooperative Bank a "2". (That was before the FDIC became the Receiver for Cooperative Bank.) Below a 2 was not such a good rating. A rating of 2 was not a rating of... Dennis Wall BAD FAITH TOO CLEVER BY HALF. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d06ca9e0970c 2014-09-18T10:31:42-04:00 2014-09-20T09:17:02-04:00 Mr. Jameis Winston is the young quarterback of the Florida State University Football team. He is a star. Last year, he won the Heisman Trophy, one of the higher honors in college athletics. Unfortunately, this week Mr. Winston got caught... Dennis Wall LFPI PRACTICES: NO NEW CAPTIVES ALLOWED IN FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6e0b276970b 2014-09-16T06:17:00-04:00 2014-09-15T15:21:41-04:00 One of the main complaints about lender force-placed insurance practices in lawsuits is that lenders use "captive" insurance companies to funnel commissions and alleged kickbacks in exchange for their force-placed insurance selections. Since none of these lawsuits is known to... Dennis Wall NOTRE DAME PAYS MONEY TO UNDERWEAR DESIGNER FOR FOOTBALL UNIFORMS. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6df874c970b 2014-09-13T18:46:33-04:00 2014-09-13T18:46:24-04:00 In a reportedly exciting development, the University of Notre Dame Football Program headed by Coach Brian Kelly is changing uniforms. As these words are written just a few hours before the scheduled start of the Irish game against Purdue, the... Dennis Wall "LITIGATING A PLAINTIFF TO DEATH" MEANS BAD FAITH ATTORNEY'S FEES, ... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6dd7478970b 2014-09-11T05:23:00-04:00 2014-09-10T19:01:19-04:00 ... COURT SAYS. A Judge in DeKalb County, Georgia assessed a sanction against a law firm in the amount of $175,000.00 payable as attorney's fees of the opposing party in a case the law firm is defending. See Debra Cassens... Dennis Wall BAD FAITH, NFL'S RICE ON DISPLAY AFTER NEW VIDEO. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6dc8d6a970b 2014-09-09T08:37:20-04:00 2014-09-09T08:37:20-04:00 Ray Rice plays NFL football. He is a star. He punched another person, a woman. Knocked her out cold in an elevator. That is what the police report determined. (Not a tabloid report. A police report.) When the elevator doors... Dennis Wall NO BAD FAITH, NO FORCE PLACED INSURANCE, BUT SUBROGATION. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6d7b3ef970b 2014-09-02T10:26:46-04:00 2014-09-02T10:26:46-04:00 A fire loss was the reason for the claims in EMCASCO Insurance Co. v. Knight, 2014 WL 4269116 (N.D. Ala. August 22, 2014). The insurance company, EMCASCO, declined to pay the Knights for the fire loss and sued them instead.... Dennis Wall MORTGAGEE DISCLOSING KICKBACKS INSULATES FORCE-PLACED INSURANCE PROVIDER tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01a73e0c3240970d 2014-08-31T05:17:42-04:00 2014-08-31T05:16:29-04:00 An insurance company providing force-placed insurance argued in a recent case that a complaint against it should be dismissed "in its entirety". The insurer was sued for its part in an alleged scheme to inflate lender force-placed insurance premiums paid... Dennis Wall WHAT HATH KELLY AND JENKINS WROUGHT AT NOTRE DAME? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b8d05fdfef970c 2014-08-30T10:37:24-04:00 2014-08-30T10:37:25-04:00 This is a postscript to the Bad Faith story written here ten days ago, "Notre Dame Gold Belongs on the Dome. Leave it." Since this story was first written, a fifth Notre Dame football player has reportedly been held out... Dennis Wall MANDATORY ARBITRATION, WAIVE JURY IN BAD FAITH CASES? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01b7c6d44fe2970b 2014-08-28T05:01:00-04:00 2014-08-27T15:09:48-04:00 Mandatory arbitration provisions are riding a wave of popularity of late. Encouraged by recent favorable decisions handed down by five current Justices who are at present a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, corporations are increasingly encouraged to insert mandatory... Dennis Wall THE REAL NEWS ABOUT SETTLEMENTS IN BIG CASES. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834c7bb2853ef01a73e07a25a970d 2014-08-24T11:47:36-04:00 2014-08-24T11:46:31-04:00 A pending settlement in a large lawsuit has made the news. The settlement would: Give the clients no money, and Give the attorneys millions of dollars in attorney's fees, guaranteed as a part of the settlement. See James B. Stewart,... Dennis Wall


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And you probably won't understand them.
Unless you are dad or Aaron.
happy town = ME!!!
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
AZ Kartchner family photos: Official
The Kartchners also wanted family photos since they hadn't had any in years either. These we took at Karen and Kevin's home and we gathered all the family who were in town to participate.
Grandma and Grandpa K
Us being our usual silly selves.
Cousin Jack and Aunt Kathy
The true Kartchners
Tina and Kara
Kevin and Karen
The whole clan. We added Kyler and the other Kathy!
Grand kids with grandparents.
Silly guys
Throwing me in there
He Kevin and Karen family
The siblings
And Gents!!!
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Monday, October 6, 2014
AZ Jones Family photos: unofficial
In December 2012 my family decided to try to do family photos. We hadn't done them for about 6 years, and since the last ones we gained a Carlin into the family. However complications arose and those photos never ended up happening, so last March when Carlin and I went out to AZ our family decided to take advantage of the lovely weather and the new temple and take some family photos. This post doesn't actually have the real family photos, these are just the ones we were taking on the side while goofing off, however enjoy!!
Vogue Carlin, Vogue.
We are hair twins!
Waiting in line for our individual shots.
My mom REALLY hurt her knee that week and had to be on crutches, so photos were a set of angles meant to hide the brace.
Jumping crazy hair!!!
Sistaz! Missing one.
The temple was LOVELY and made for a great background for photos.
Point of interest: Those pearls were some costume jewelry I was allowed to take from my grandmother's supply after she died, so it is almost like the family is even bigger and she is there. I don't usually find as much sentimental value in items from ancestors as my sisters do, but I really appreciate things from the ancestors I actually know/knew.
And now a billion silly photos.
Aunts and their nieces/nephew be CUHRAYZE!!!!
Just missing Ariana
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Sunday, October 5, 2014
Videos of epic natures
So these are various videos I have taken in the last year. The problem is that my phone doesn't let me load videos through blogger, so I had to download these to my computer, post them to youtube, and then put them here on the blog, so enjoy!
Back in November at the conference we went to in Tampa there was this epic park with a cool electronically based game to run and hit the lights shown. Brandon and Danier tried to do it (I sucked at it but it was fun).
My nieces sang together in their school musical. ADORABLE!!!!
Music night in our apartment!!!! In Bogota Colombia
Random free concert. Very strange. (Colombia)
Concert for la Feria de Flores in Medellin.
Back in November at the conference we went to in Tampa there was this epic park with a cool electronically based game to run and hit the lights shown. Brandon and Danier tried to do it (I sucked at it but it was fun).
I don't even remember what this video was.
My nieces sang together in their school musical. ADORABLE!!!!
Apparantly Lauren's nephew chases laser pointers.....like a cat.
Street performers in Bogota, Colombia
Music night in our apartment!!!! In Bogota Colombia
Cantoara at our apartment in Colombia.
Random free concert. Very strange. (Colombia)
Another free concert, but less strange. (Colombia)
Concert for la Feria de Flores in Medellin.
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Saturday, October 4, 2014
Back and forth mesa and Tucson
Because of family obligations when we went to AZ Carlin and I had to go back and forth between Tucson and Mesa a few times. The biggest reason is that we wanted to go to the school musical my nieces were in. It was beauty and the beast, and they were Mrs. Potts and Lumiere. They were so perfect for these roles too. I loved the performance and thought it was worth attending (despite the 4+ extra hours in the car).
Sarai as Lumiere.
Aislyn as Mrs. Potts.
Don't worry, there will be a video where you can see them tomorrow.
We then went back to Tucson to spend one more day with the family down there (one day isn't much time though).
We actually had family photos in both Mesa with my family and in Tucson with Carlin's family too! It was crazy busy!
We are all matching. Awesome huh? Kara isn't in this photo, but she was around.
Snowman turned into SKELETOR!!!!
Had to enjoy some AZ sunsets while there too!
And we went out with Katie and Mandi. We had a great time eating GF/allergen free food (though it was a bit pricey).
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Born in Mexico, and raised between Mexico and the U.S., Alma Guillermoprieto is a MacArthur Fellow, and a winner of the George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting. In the 1990s, for The New Yorker and other magazines, she wrote a remarkable series of stories on Latin America, covering everything from the Colombian Civil War to the "Dirty War" in Argentina. Later collected into two books, Looking for History and The Heart That Bleeds, these stories form a definitive portrait of Latin America during the "Lost Decade."
How to Be Mexican
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A vivid and mesmerizing memoir of the six months the author spent in Cuba in 1970, a time when she began to develop her own fervent political conscience. Alma Guillermoprieto--an award-winning journalist and arguably our most clear-eyed observer of Latin America--now turns her keen powers of observation onto her own, younger self. In this richly evocative chronicle, Guillermoprieto describes the remarkable, transforming journey she made as a twenty-year-old, when her love of dance--which had led her from her native Mexico to the New York dance studios of Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Twyla Tharp--took her to a job teaching poorly trained but ardent dance students in Cuba.
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Interesting. Not one of my guns is on it .
The Ruger site is a great first step. I suggest you contact the local offices of your Senators and Representative as well.
Everyone at this point has something going on,GunsAmerica and Ruger are a great start.Where ever you start from make sure you're voice is heard.They can only win if we don't get active.
Sorry the small print says any firearm with 1 military feature. The Garand is all military.
I'm at something of a loss trying to sort out how my CX4 Storm (8 shot .45 acp) gets dropped in with "All AR types, including the following."
I have to keep telling myself over & over again that logic has no meaning here.
Does anybody know if itchba feinstein still has a carry permit? She did at one time, at least according to her.
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Superday 2014 Saturday
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CPD Writes 141 Red Light Tickets
Kozak also says the fine for red light violations on July 1 will increase from $85 to $125.
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Kaysen says even though the solid waste division has been operating at a surplus, it's important to remember money from the fees also goes to other city departments such as the Police and Parks and Recreation Department
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A Parable for Deadhead Children of All Ages
by A. Mandala
c. 1990 All rights reserved.
Once upon a space of time,
On a bright ball spinning free,
There lived a race of humankind,
Not unlike you and me.
But these folk were having a terrible time
Finding a free way to be,
And the notes that they sang in the cosmic chord
Curdled the heavenly harmony.
They'd built bombs to kill everybody several times over,
But they couldn't make sure every body could eat;
They'd poisoned the air, their own food, land and water,
They'd rarely cooperate, but they'd always compete.
Their world had become a planet divided
By hard hearts, closed minds and hate,
And since they'd never learned to blend together in love,
Self-destruction shadowed their fate.
But in the realm of the Wizard Garcia,
And his bands of merry fools,
They were striving to find some gentler ways
By stretching all those rules
That were stopping joy and kindness
From glowing from within,
And blocking hearts from beating
With the pulsing life rhythm.
You see, the sickness that afflicted that world
Was not that hard to fix,
It came from keeping things locked up
And protecting them with sticks,
Or knives, or guns, (or words) or bombs,
Or other means to scare,
'Til all the time 'twas meant for play
Got trapped inside of fear.
And it became easier to keep others away
Than to learn to let them near,
And it became easier to fret about a future of days
Than enjoy the one that was here.
Their minds had locked out everything,
But having and getting more.
They were so afraid to lose what they had,
They were scared to go out their own door.
But in the realm of the Wizard Garcia,
At the edge of this Land of Afraid,
They were dedicated to going further than this,
To dance in, not watch, life's parade.
For they'd found a musical magic
Where the boundaries could stretch everywhere,
And they all could let go together,
And not fear that others were near.
They followed that magic right out of their cages,
And escaped from the dungeon of feeling alone,
Their spirits would shimmer (and heal) and mingle;
Fear could no longer freeze them like stone.
Their minds would all meld and spark with connection,
Their bodies would ripple together like waves,
Their souls merged in oneness; they stopped dreading dying;
They could see, from those peaks, they might dance beyond graves.
In their bliss they knew life is transcendent,
It's immenser than just you or we,
And whenever we try to box it or lock it,
We just jail ourselves with no key.
They celebrated the joys of coming together,
In a free-zone where each one could be
Wherever their fantasies happened to take them
And still blend with the whole harmony.
Now sadly, most who most needed their magic
Only saw them as weirdoes and freaks,
And made fun of their smiles and their twinkling eyeballs,
And then returned to that world that was bleak.
But the realm of the Wizard Garcia
Is always near for those who will dare
To soar o'er the limits and bondage of boundaries,
To find the freedom that rings beyond fear.
The omitted spring velocities
Of ever widening permissions
We wildly anti-see a gap
When all is sometimes free at last
Oh, The Badger of Cosmics plants a seed
Or two, for us to grin
I can but wonder where the light is from
I can only ponder
Thank you for a real good time
You make me happy, make me shine
Lucky are we who can smile and say
I'm on the Bus and here to stay
We trip around the country catching all the shows we can
And we just keep on dancin while the music plays the band
We know a little something that the rest won't ever know
We live in peace, we laugh, we dance and hold on to the rose
Is there ever a time
That was never to dim
When the moment just right
Still glass captures the light
Frozen in time's haste
Foolishness is a waste
Don't Go, Don't Go
Stuck within the moment
Won't you let me go now
Struggle from some, not all
The impulse's shadow
Casts these memories
This one's from a couple of years ago, and doesn't have a name:
The star-studded wet green fields
Sway to the time of a northern breeze.
Walking out in the sweet rhythm
Drinking in air
Thick and soft
In the mystery of a night
Crowded with ghosts
Of a thousand dead butterflies
The living air
shimmers and ripples.
But I don't look back
As I swim through it, away.
This one also doesn't have a name, and i believe it's from last year:
I'm sitting in the TV Coney Island
Watching the rides
I gotta go to a new place every day
Paris is next,
To whenever paris was Paris.
After that it's the bus station on 178th street
From there who knows
I flew in the morning while the fog was still clearing from my windows
Walking down the streets
Heavy with dew and grey
Flew to San Francisco to see some real fog
But I never stayed on there more than a few days
Sleeping peacefully among the flowers, lost souls,
The bookstores and the beats.
Well then I drove down to Los Angeles but I didn't care
For LA LA land and
the drive was all I wanted anyway
since I lost mine somewhere in summer
way back when
I was laying way down in the mad jungle
A few Haiku
scaring the children
with his shaggy beard--they come
back to tug on it
well tended garden
rows and rows of organic herbs
most of them legal
passing the peace pipe
community of gentle souls
rests between sets
morning dew
never quite the same
since walking thru it
eye's didn't see,
claws grip
barbs cover
veiled lies,
do you
listen to me,
paths of the dragon
lead only to
made you
Who are you really??
not the tibet thing again. I told you tibet will take care of their own.
and so it is writen that way my son.
This graffiti ridicules the criminalization of the Dali Lama
Brother james, cousin simon are here to help you hide the family picture of the Dali Lama.
Buddha shaped hourglass turns over aspects of charity into sinless acts of sacrifice.
Turtle shell fell into pieces here forth the national future action will leave neither without.
Chant neutral bible quotes with help from strangers,
Abandon status as Moses under house arrest
An integration of meditations going to church barefoot
The code of China is embroidered on prayer sleeves.
The privileged offer no dialog over the satellite which set aside the rights of human beings
Reinventing the myth of being arrested in front of his family
Martial law students subvert their subculture feeling abandoned by progressive societies
People in power are doing wrong kick down the door and be taken away Panchen Lama


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Twilight's Kellan Lutz takes on a gritty genre film with a unique twist
When an undercover assassin's son is kidnapped by a target, he'll risk all to rescue him. The twist? This assassin has powerful, supernatural blood. When tattooed with a combination of his blood, ink, and pure adrenaline, he is endowed with weaponized tattoos which he can pull right out of his skin (at a heavy physiological cost).
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 star Kellan Lutz will do a complete 180 from his teen-vampire past to take the lead in this action exploitation film from the producer of Machete Kills and The Departed.
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Storm beats Lynx, 81-71
Camille Little scores a career-high 31 points to lead the Seattle Storm to an 81-71 win over the Minnesota Lynx. Seattle has beaten Minnesota twice in two meetings this season.
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Storm @ Minnesota, 4 p.m.
KeyArena boomed with much more Lil Wayne than usual Friday.
The rapper's song "A Milli" floods the speakers every time the Storm's Camille Little — whom her teammates call "Milli" — scores. And score she did.
Little poured in a career-high 31 points, including eight early in the fourth quarter. That sparked the Storm to an 81-71 victory, Seattle's second of the season against Minnesota at home.
"She had an amazing night. She really did," said Storm coach Brian Agler. "She was really engaged and in a lot of ways she carried us through a lot."
Seattle point guard Sue Bird added 11 points and nine assists for the Storm (7-10).
The Lynx (11-5) just couldn't get their offense going like Little did.
Little shot 73 percent (11 of 15) on a night when her opponents did not even manage that from the free-throw line. Minnesota shot 14 of 21 (67 percent) from the line to combine with its 39.7 percent performance from the field.
That team effort on defense, rather than her individual records, was at the front of Little's mind.
"We won tonight," she said. "It's not going to say, 'Camille Little won.' It says, 'The Seattle Storm won.' "
Minnesota's two lowest-scoring games this season have come during losses to Seattle. In their previous matchup June 6, the Storm held the Lynx to their lowest scoring output of the year and won 65-62. This time around, it was the same story: The Lynx struggled to maintain any flow offensively.
Minnesota took the lead briefly with 1:57 left in the third quarter when Asia Taylor made two free throws. Trailing 48-47, the Storm went on a 9-2 run to close the quarter.
Seattle stretched its lead to 66-52 with 6:56 left in the game as Little scored eight of the Storm's first 10 points of the period.
"The best part about it is it was just kind of within the flow of the game," Bird said about Little's scoring. "It was a quiet 31. She just kind of does what she does."
That offensive explosion paralleled nicely with Seattle's defensive prowess. Not counting Maya Moore, who scored 20 points and shot 8 of 13 from the field, the Lynx shot 19 of 55 and managed 51 points.
Seattle led 33-26 at halftime after Little swished a three-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining.
Seattle will travel to Minnesota for the teams' third matchup of the season Sunday.
"I'm sure they're (ticked) right now," Little said. "I'm sure they're getting cursed out. They're going to be ready to play. But we have to be ready, too."
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Eastern Market Metrobus accident injures at least 17Comment
At least 17 people were injured Friday morning in an accident involving a Metrobus near Eastern Market, police say.
April 24 Metro derailment caused by human error, officials sayComment
Two cases of human error on Metro trains and buses have led to the removal of one employee and the recall of more than 90 buses, and now the agency is taking steps to rectify both issues.
Metro Blue Line delays are tops in rail systemComment
If you're a frequent Metro rider, you've undoubtedly faced delays several times while riding throughout the rail system. You might be surprised, though, at which line is on time the least.
Metro Green Line stations closed starting Friday nightComment
The Greenbelt, College Park, Prince George's Plaza and West Hyattsville stations will all close for the weekend starting late Friday night, and there's an outcry over the timing of the major track work.
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Major track work will shut down an entire section of the Green Line in Maryland starting late Friday night. The work will also affect the Red, Yellow, Orange and Blue lines. VOTE: Do you think Metro should postpone their track work, since there are several major events taking place in the city this weekend?
Man pulled from Farragut North tracks after fallingComment
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A view from behind the glass of the lobby of the old Manchester Police Station on 351 Chestnut St. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
Michael Reed, president of Stebbins Commercial Properties, said he visited the headquarters a week ago and was told police department personnel's personal items were still being moved out. At that time, he said, there were also still desks, file cabinets and other "leftovers" to be cleared out.
The Chestnut Street building had been in constant 24-hour service since April 1977, when the police department moved into its "new" headquarters. Manchester Police Lt. Maureen Tessier said there wasn't even a lock on the front door, because the building was always open.
But now there is a lock on the door as the building awaits its new owners.
The price set by aldermen - $2.1 million for approximately 46,000 specialized square feet - doesn't include renovations.
Reed, whose company was selected to market the Chestnut Street building, said: "It's going to be a challenge."
Before the decision was made to put the building on the market, suggestions included moving city departments that now rent space on Elm Street into the building and using the building for storage of city records. Reed said: "It's too valuable a building to be used for storage."
Describing it as a "labyrinth," Reed said: "It was built as a single-purpose use. ... It was tenant specific."
Now that tenant is gone and Reed said adaptive use as an institutional or academic facility is a possibility, or perhaps it could be used for police training.
Limited parking on site could discourage potential buyers, although there is public garage parking within three blocks north and west of the building bounded by Chestnut, Manchester and Merrimack streets.
Although he went into the building the day the police department began its full operation out of the new Valley Street headquarters, Reed said there was still too much left in the Chestnut Street building to really get a sense of how the space could be marketed.
Reed said he will confer with the facilities manager for the police department, who is too busy right now with the police move to set a date for a thorough cleaning. He said what he saw last Monday made him think it would be another week to 10 days before someone could come in and clean the building so it could be evaluated, photographed and prepared for sale.
Although Mayor Ted Gatsas said in August that he was talking to potential buyers, Gatsas later told aldermen the potential buyers felt the price was too high, considering the costs of renovating it for other uses.
Not every company or business has need of holding cells, firing range and locker rooms.
Reed said the Internet will be key in reaching the broadest possible market for the old headquarters. Online brochures will enable Stebbins to reach potential buyers outside the state and, perhaps, even outside the country.
We do still plan to use the newspaper, he said, but to reach the necessary wider market, he will use multiple listing services as well as the Internet.
He is required by contract to try to sell the building for the $2.1 million price set by aldermen. "That's a reasonable starting point," he said.
But if he has a prospective buyer with a somewhat lower figure in mind, he said: "We'd write a contract up and bring it in though."
Then it is up to the aldermen whether to accept, negotiate or reject.
He's not sure he can get the city the desired $2.1 million, but he said he intends to bring the sales price "as close to $2.1 as we can."
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The KDE and Gnome desktops have developed into mature operating environments. These technologies not only act as interfaces between the user, the powerful Linux kernel and GNU operating system, but they do so in a fun and intuitive way. Many users are content with the tools and facilities included with these desktops, but--for those who are ready to probe a little deeper--much more functionality can be found by going under the hood.With hacks that any user can follow, Linux Desktop Hacks demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your desires. The book is packed with tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what X, KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer.From the practical to the whimsical, and some things you never thought of trying, the hacks in the book include the following, and more:
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Scotty McCreery's new single 'Feelin' It' had a good weekend. The song topped Blake Shelton's latest, a duet with Gwen Sebastian called 'My Eyes.' The singer's fans continue to step up for him, and he'll need them early this week as the track squares off against one
Scotty McCreery's new song 'Feelin' It' had no trouble downing champion Jon Pardi and his fans earlier this week. The new cut scored a big win, meaning it moves on to round two, against a country music superstar.
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RentalSpot is headed to sunny San Diego for the Vacation Rental Managers Association Annual Conference Oct. 26-29, 2014.
With more than 900 of the industry's top leaders in attendance last year, the VRMA Annual Conference is the largest event in the professionally managed vacation rental industry. It offers the latest tips, information, and strategies available through educational sessions and networking opportunities. The ideas and techniques we learn at the VRMA Annual Conference can be immediately implemented to improve our business, provide better value to homeowners and boost guest satisfaction.
We can't wait to share all the great ideas we pick up there!
Chances are you just got back from vacation. You're still basking in the not-so-distant memory of lounging by the pool and listening to the waves crash upon the shore. Take a moment to relish...nice isn't it?
So why not book your next vacation now? Crazy, huh? Not necessarily.
Studies show that taking vacations lead to healthier, happier people. You exercise. You diet. You do all the proactive things experts tell you to do. If there is one thing to be proactive about it's rest and relaxation.
Here are the 5 reasons you should book your next vacation today and not tomorrow.
1. Google Says So
Using the power of Google Trends, we analyzed the search pattern for terms such as "vacation" and "vacation rental." The result is a summary view of the number of times a particular search query was used.
As you can see from the figure below there is a definite seasonality to searches for vacation related topics. Searches peak from January to July with a corresponding decline from August through December.
If we assume the early bird does indeed get the worm, the best time to book your next summer vacation is September through November. By doing this you'll have the very best destinations and vacation homes to choose from.
2. Strike While the Iron is Hot
Take a moment and think back to your most recent vacation. Hopefully it wasn't that long ago. Remember the feelings of relaxation and calm? The immediate time following a positive experience is the time one is most likely to continue with good habits and actions. As time rolls on, these feelings will become less and less memorable and, consequently, your need to revisit these emotions with another vacation will become more and more diminished.
Vacations make you feel good. Keep those good feelings alive by booking your next vacation destination now and not later.
3. Cash Flow
By booking your next vacation earlier in the year, you give yourself more time to absorb the total cost of the vacation*. For instance, if a July vacation costs you $5000 and you pay for it in February. You're essentially paying $1000/month prior to the vacation. If you book that same July vacation in October, you're now paying $555/month. Nearly half.
*This concept applies whether you pay for your vacation with cash or credit card. Either way, you're still giving yourself enough time to save more for the next vacation.
4. Your Boss Will Appreciate It
Trust us. Your boss will appreciate the long notice, and you'll most likely get your vacation time approved.
Being proactive about your vacation time allows your employer and clients to better plan projects throughout the year.
5. Pre-Trip Happiness
As we previously mentioned, studies show people who take vacations are happier and healthier than those who do not.
It's because of a unique phenomenon researchers call "Pre-trip Happiness," a general sense of happiness, excitement, and anticipation that increases as the vacation date approaches. "Pre-trip Happiness" can stay with an individual for months before a planned vacation.
In summary, by booking your vacation rental 8-9 months in advance, you beat the crowds, manage your money better, make life easier for your boss and, most importantly, you'll be happy doing it.
Thanks for reading,
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In our third, and final, piece about creating a great rental spot we're going to cover what could be the most overlooked aspect of any great rental listing - the vacation rental listing description. Do you want to know a secret? Nobody reads your description. It's literally overlooked.
Yup. Potential renters visiting a property on RentalSpot.com or FlipKey or HomeAway rarely read the property description. It's true. Potential renters surfing online for that next great vacation rental skim a listing in mostly this order:
They look at the property images
They look at the location map
They look at the price
They skim the policies
They go back to the images
They go back to the map
So the description you slaved over for 3 days and poured your heart and soul into is a waste of time?
No. Hope is not lost. Descriptions are an incredibly important ingredient in creating a great vacation rental listing. Let's think about why.
Creating a Narrative
Just like a great Hemingway novel, we need to paint a picture. We don't need to go overboard, but we need to provide the potential renter with a few juicy tidbits (1-3) about why they should choose your rental over the next one. Going back to our post on great titles, you need to think about what makes your rental special. You've already done great work in coming up with a title. Use this as a starting point. Do you have a great location? Large porch? Great view? Write down 1-3 key phrases that highlight these special points.
There is that word (err abbreviation) again? It's true, if the listing site has done it's best to structure a page well - like we have at RentalSpot.com - the description is a very important element in how the page ranks online and onsite. If you include some great adjectives, hit the high points and inject juicy keywords you stand a better chance of having your listing rank well.
The description of your property gives you a chance to be yourself and demonstrate your knowledge of not only the property, but also the destination. This is your chance to share some insider knowledge.
The description of your property is a clear indicator as to whether or not a renter can trust you. If you skimp on a description or use bad grammar, the potential renter might perceive an element of "sketchiness" and click to the next property.
Now that the blinders are off let's create a great description.
Before we begin, we need to steer clear of a couple common mistakes.
Keep the length of your description between 150 - 180 words. No more. In a 12 point font this creates a nice paragraph and should give you enough room to cover the juicy essentials.
First, revisit your list of interesting key phrases. Perhaps they're:
Great Trails & Great Food
Awesome Trails Outside Your Door
Large pool with built in bar
Make sure that you include some of these phrases in your description. Let's try it, shall we?
Great trails and great food are right outside your door at this great property in [location here]. Located near the cities downtown area, you will enjoy the nightlife and then retire to the pool after dinner. Did we mention the pool has a built in bar? (bartender not included).
Well that's a great start, but we have a few more elements to put in. We've covered our key phrases and could probably put in some more - don't be afraid of a little repetition. Next, we need to inject some SEO magic.
Sometimes it's always easiest to write a full description and then tailor it for SEO. The keywords and phrases you need to always write for are:
Great trails and great food are right outside your door at this great property in [location here]. Located near the cities downtown area, you will enjoy the great cuisine, nightlife and then retire to the pool after dinner. Did we mention the pool has a built in bar? (bartender not included).
Great trails and great food are right outside your door at this beautiful {location} vacation rental home. Located near the cities downtown area, you will enjoy the great cuisine, nightlife and then retire to the pool after dinner. Did we mention the pool has a built in bar? (bartender not included).
Notice how we replaced the phrase "great property in [location here]" with "beautiful {location} vacation rental home". This is a good first start to inserting some SEO magic in our description. It's best to make sure you use one or two variations in your description. Don't be afraid to embellish with some more adjectives.
The author admits to not being an English major, however, the grammatical style is sufficient and thus conveys legitimacy. You can pick-up very quickly that 1) I know what I'm writing about and 2) I'm not some scammer sitting in a dark basement half way around the world.
Now we need to add some Authentic elements in our description. We need to demonstrate our authority on the location and the destination. Travelers embark on journeys to experience something new. More importantly they want to have an Anthony Bourdain style experience that includes experiencing something off the beaten path. Give them some help!
Great trails and great food are right outside your door at this beautiful {location} vacation rental home. Located near the cities downtown area, you will enjoy the great cuisine, nightlife and then retire to the pool after dinner. Did we mention the pool has a built in bar? (bartender not included).
Great trails and great food are right outside your door at this beautiful {location} vacation rental home. Located near the cities downtown area, you will enjoy the great cuisine, nightlife and then retire to the pool after dinner. Did we mention the pool has a built in bar? (bartender not included). Our favorite spot is called the Happy Pirate just 2 blocks away on Main Street. Everything on the menu is great, but the lobster roll is to die for. Just two blocks away! Did we mention the great selection of microbrews? You will enjoy dinner at the Happy Pirate and then wake early for a great ride on Great Steam Roller trail. This 10 mile ride takes about an hour and is of moderate difficulty. The trailhead is directly across the street from the house.
Do you see what we did? We nearly doubled the length of our description with intimate knowledge of our location. We informed the potential renter about our favorite place to eat and a little recreational insider knowledge. Knowledge is power and by providing more knowledge about your vacation rentals particular destination, you increase your chance of the potential renter renting from you than someone else. You've immediately given them multiple reasons why your rental is better than the other guy's.
When trying to think about what information is important it is very helpful to understand who your renter is. The Cottage Blogger has a great post about creating a customer profile. This is something we'll cover in later posts.
Before you submit your property description you need to edit and probably edit again. Review the description for grammar and spelling. Perhaps you can squeeze in another key phrase for SEO value. Perhaps you can sweeten the description with some choice words that really paint the picture.
Let's add some sugar.
Great trails and great food are right outside your door at this beautiful {location} vacation rental home. Located near the city's bustling downtown area, you will enjoy the great cuisine, hopping nightlife and quietly retire to the pool for an after dinner cocktail. Did we mention the pool has a built in bar? (bartender not included). Our favorite spot is called the Happy Pirate just 2 blocks away on Main Street. Everything on the menu is great, but the lobster roll is to die for! Don't forget to sample the large selection of microbrews on tap.
At the {name of vacation rental}, you will enjoy dinner at the Happy Pirate and then wake early for a great ride on the Great Steam Roller trail. This 10 mile ride takes about an hour and is rated moderate difficulty. The trailhead is directly across the street from this vacation rental home.
There we have it. It's not Shakespeare. It's not Hemingway. It is concise, SEO friendly and paints a brief, but authentic picture about all the great experiences a renter will have.
If the potential visitor is skimming your page and just so happens to read your description they will be impressed. They will also be excited about chance to experience an aspect of the destination only residents know about.
If the potential visitor only skims your page, Google and other search engines will key in on some very popular phrases and phrase patterns.
Happy Travels,
Team RentalSpot
Charlottesville, VA - August 13, 2014 RentalSpot.com®, the online listing site for independent property owners and renters, today announced a distribution partnership with HomeAway Software®, the professional management software arm of HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY),which brings properties distributed through HomeAway Software to be listed for rent on RentalSpot.com. The partnership is a milestone that further establishes RentalSpot.com as a popular nationwide vacation property listing service in the U.S.
RentalSpot.com will add an estimated 8,000 properties to their quickly growing catalog of vacation rental listings through the partnership with HomeAway Software, giving RentalSpot.com customers access to more prime vacation rental properties in Hawaii, South Carolina, Florida, and the western U.S. RentalSpot.com is adding new properties on a daily basis and anticipates this rate to increase in the coming weeks as owners and renters begin planning for fall and winter vacations.
"RentalSpot.com has grown immensely since we launched the service in 2010," said RentalSpot Founder, Tobias Dengel. "Our partnership with HomeAway Software is not only exciting because it marks another positive step forward in our growth, but also because of the increasing number of new vacation properties now available to our RentalSpot.com community of users."
"We are pleased to partner with RentalSpot.com and provide our customers with more distribution opportunities" said Bill Furlong, vice president of HomeAway Software.
About RentalSpot.com
Founded in 2010, RentalSpot.com is the only free online vacation property listing service for independent homeowners and renters. Rentalspot.com hosts over 15,000 properties in the US and internationally. Community members and users enjoy RentalSpot.com's freetolist advertising model, mapbased property searching functionality, and the ability to collaborate with friends and family when choosing their desired vacation destination online. Properties syndicated by HomeAway Software® are subject to a 10% commission.
About HomeAway Software
HomeAway Software is the leading provider of property management software for professional vacation rental managers. HomeAway Software solutions consist of powerful productivity tools that automate key vacation rental management tasks, streamline operations, and help vacation rental managers maximize their online potential through worldclass websites, booking engines, and the industry's leading distribution programs. HomeAway Software is part of HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY) the world's leading online marketplace of vacation rentals.
Admit it. You're not a photographer. That's okay - neither are we. However, we need to do the best we can. Even a free vacation rental listing needs to be well presented.
Great photographs of our property are the single most important asset we have to convert Candace (our customer from the previous post) to book our property or at least inquire about booking.
If our photos are sized incorrectly, rotated the wrong way, fuzzy, out of date or dark we're going to have trouble gaining inquiries. And, as we know, inquiries lead to bookings. Who wants to book a property they've never visited if the place looks dark and creepy? Not Candace.
Thankfully we live in a time when taking great, high resolution photos is well within our reach - probably in our pocket.
When marketing your vacation rental, having a great digital camera can save a lot of headaches. If you don't have a digital camera don't be afraid to use a smartphone. Any iPhone® or Android® phone or device comes equipped with a camera that can do the trick.
Now that we have a camera, we need to think about what kind of shots we need. To make a great spot we need the following photos:
An exterior shot of the front of the house (best at a slight angle)
Photos of each bedroom
Photos of the kitchen and living areas
Photos of great views or geographic features
Photos of great amenities like pool tables, decks, large TV, etc
Other photos that might attract our target customer
The Best Time Of Year
Great photos take a little bit of planning. Before you take your photos think about when your vacation rental looks the best and, again, what makes it special. Does it look great in the winter? Is it right on the slopes? Have you planted lots of flowers? Maybe Spring and Summer are the best times. This is important. We want to present our rental when it is at it's very, very best.
We do suggest you take photos in the winter, fall and spring based upon your target customer and peak rental seasons. Doing this gives you the needed assets to keep your vacation rental listing up to date, fresh and inviting to vacation rental seekers.
Now that we know the best time of year, let's think about the best time of day. Here are some things to think about.
1. When do your bedrooms look the best?
2. What time of day does your house look beautiful?
3. When does your kitchen look most inviting?
4. Does that great view look best in the morning or the afternoon?
In photography there is a concept called "The Golden Hour". This is the time of day when the sun is at the right angle to cast great light without shadows or harsh glare. The golden hour typically occurs in the morning and late afternoon. Use this site to calculate the golden hour for the desired location.
If this seems like a lot of work - it is. However, a little thought and planning goes a long way. Let's look at some examples.
The photo above is beautiful. The sun is setting in the background. The colors are warm and inviting. Now granted this photo was taken after the golden hour, but illumination provided by the interior lights really makes this property stand out. Also, notice how the perspective of the house is at an angle. Taking the photo from an angle creates asymmetry. Asymmetry is more interesting visually.
This photo is not bad, but it could be better. The owner did a lot of things right. The shrubbery is a lush green and the blooms in front are really nice. Great! However, if this
photo was taken in the morning or late afternoon, the light would NOT be as harsh and the colors in the photo might be more vibrant. Thus creating a more striking visual.
Also, this photo was taken from a "straight-on" perspective. A couple steps to the side could have created more asymmetry.
That is just a great view. It was taken around the golden hour. While there are some shadows, it allows the potential renter to picture themselves sitting and looking at this gorgeous view. Wow. Nice job!
When taking photos of bedrooms, it's always best to take the photo at an angle. Meaning, don't shoot a photo of the bed "straight-on". Also, VERY IMPORTANT, turn on as many accent lights as you can. Avoid using the overhead light. Even if it's 3:30 in the afternoon, the more lights you turn on the better results you will have.
If you don't turn on the lights...you might get something like this.
This could be a great photo with just a little more light.
At RentalSpot.com, we love helping you increase your inquiries and bookings and we love doing it for FREE. If you have any questions about taking photos, please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Let's do a quick review:
Buy a good digital camera or use a quality smartphone
Take photos at the right time of year when your house looks great
Take photos during the right time of day
Angles are interesting. Symmetry is boring.
Turn on the accent lighting!
Take photos at different times of the year
UPDATE : Never take a photo with someone sleeping in the bed.
Next week, we're going to talk about writing great descriptions.


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