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SCH earns safety recognition
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This is the future of social media
Dec 6th
With the dawn of the social web, I can't think of a more exciting time to be in the field of marketing. But I don't think we have really seen anything yet! Here are 12 developments I believe we will witness in the future … and probably sooner than you think.
1) Hyper social measurement– At some point soon, Google is going to start doing something bold with the volumes of personal data they're collecting. Google is in the best position by far to define social media monitoring, especially now that they are taking steps to fold in data from Twitter, Facebook and other platforms. Once Google flexes its social media monitoring muscles, companies like Radian6 will become niche players at best. Complex algorithms will determine real-time sentiment shifts down to the individual. And it won't be free.
2) Tapping into text messaging– The one communication mode largely untouched by real-time search is text messages. This is a goldmine of information too big to ignore, especially if you're a "cool-hunting" consumer product company. Entrepreneurs will find a way to tap into the "text stream" by rewarding users for being included in their data-gathering systems. Does this seem improbable? Would people accept a free cell phone and free data service in exchange for their text information being stored in a database for consumer product research and targeted promotions? It would work.
3) The human coupon– The massive quantity of personal information available about you will eventually follow you around. Enabled by GPS and RFID technology, coupons and special offers based on your buying patterns will appear instantly on your mobile device as you near a store. RFID chips embedded in packaging will send messages during your purchase decision to encourage up-selling and cross-selling. For example, if you pick up a blouse off of a rack, a message will direct you to the precise area of the store where you can find a matching skirt … on sale just for you.
4) Radical privacy movement — This intense data gathering and the use of it in a Big-Brother-like manner will spark a backlash, including legislation, assuring the right to be excluded from Internet data-gathering tools. Because of its power and control over voluminous personal details, Google will become the most profitable, and despised, company in history.
5) Man-machine interface. Medical advances and social media platforms will converge. Scientists are already embedding electronics in humans to power limbs, regulate body functions, and enable the brain to access information from micro chips. It's now possible to think a tweet or control artificial limbs with a thought. Humans will routinely carry a computer inside of them, powered by body heat and motion. You will literally always be on the social web, generating messages just by thoughts. Humans will have markings like tattoos to display the premium, designer brand of devices embedded in their bodies. This will give new meaning to the tagline "Intel Inside."
6) We become the Internet. Today, people talk about Twitter, Facebook etc., never really connecting that these are all "Internet." As the social web literally becomes part of our bodies, we will no longer distinguish between listening, talking and electronic communications. In our minds, there will be no more web. It will just be.
7) Massive national ID validation. The social web will become the exclusive source of consumer information, political research/policy development, and education systems. Because of the increasingly critical importance of this feedback and the opportunity for corruption, complex systems to prevent fraud will be needed, including a broadly-implemented government validation program that extends across all platforms.
8) Micro politics — Politicians will use real-time sentiment analysis to craft and re-craft voter appeals right up until the moment they enter a polling station. Political messaging will be nearly-instantaneous and tailored to individuals based on data purchased from Google.
9) Extreme content — Journalism, film-making and advertising agencies will thrive, much to the surprise of nearly everyone. The need for content on the social web will drive radical evolution of these three traditional professions and "Content development and management" will become a popular college major. While most content today is generated through "free" submissions to YouTube, blogs, etc., salaries for the very best and most creative content providers will skyrocket as corporations raise the creative bar to cut through the clutter.
10) The loner workforce. The cultural impact of the social web will have radical implications for managing the workforce of the future. How do you deal with a generation of employees who have been conditioned to communicate through their thumbs? Employee training of the future will look increasingly like video games.
11) Digital divide grows — For many parts of the world, access to free, global communications will be a great equalizer between rich and poor nations, especially as web-based translation services improve and encompass local dialects. However, in countries where people cannot access the web either for economic or political reasons, the digital divide will not only grow, it will become permanent for one simple reason: they will fall so far behind the technology curve they will never be able to catch up. Digital commerce, innovation and technology will be permanently dominated by those nations in the game NOW.
12) Pay for play– Social media is free but the cost of attracting consumer attention will become increasingly expensive, especially with the ability to skip ads. At some point, the cost per impression will be so high it will be less expensive to simply pay people to watch an ad. Combined with the "human coupon" trend mentioned above, this would provide nearly perfect information on cause and effect of advertising campaigns.
Well, that's enough far-out thought for one blog post and I'm sure you have A LOT to say about it! Your turn. The comment section is now OPEN!
B2B's biggest social media screw-ups
Nov 3rd
While the case for social media as a marketing channel is compelling for consumer products companies, I've been particularly interested in how it is being used … or not … by mainstream industrials. Earlier this year I assessed the social media presence of most of the major Fortune 500 B2B giants looking for case studies.
I found some great examples, but for fun, I've decided to start out with the WORST companies I found out there. With few exceptions, major industrial companies are not utilizing – and in many cases ignoring — social media as a stakeholder connection point. A few fun facts:
- Number of Top 25 B2B companies with more Twitter followers than me (None)
- Worst B2B corporate Twitter-er (by far) — DuPont. An example: "Back off weeds! 4 new herbicides are coming to get you …"
- Most popular corporate social media platform: Facebook
- Percent of companies with either Facebook or MySpace pages: 75%
- Percentage with both: 25%
- Most popular use of social media: A place to post press releases
With no further delay, let's take a look at the Top Five biggest B2B social media screw-ups.
5. 3M Corporation – I love 3M. I've always cherished their heritage of innovation and product development. If any company in America could take advantage of the awesome power of global community it should be 3M. Where are you guys? We need you out here.
4. General Dynamics — There is a not-very-good techno rock band called General Dynamics who dominates the social media bandwidth. That's a problem for a Fortune 100 company with the same name. This is the time for the company to flex some legal muscle and tell them they were there first! In the corporate world, this ID theft is tantamount to a porn starlet naming herself "Pepsi." You have to take action on this, General Dynamics! Go kick some techno butt!
3. Oracle Corporation – You would expect an ego-laden company like Oracle to be sucking up the social media space, but not so. The Twitter account is exclusively a press release machine and their other sites are ill-attended placeholders. Larry, look at what SAP is doing with social media. Work it baby.
2. Johnson Controls — This Fortune 50 titan has had their name usurped on Facebook by a bunch of disgruntled employees. An example of social media gone very wrong when you're asleep at the wheel.
1. Dow Chemical Company. The pinnacle of social media mayhem. The first search result for Dow on Twitter is called "spillspill" and the largest company-related Facebook page is called Fuck Chemical Valley and Fuck Dow (42 members). The MySpace presence has also been hijacked, complete with fake logos, fake employees and a mission statement that includes: "minimizing damage by angry citizens who have been affected by our pollution through legal suits and PR campaigns, making sure scientists who find our products to be dangerously toxic are not allowed to publish." Dow has a proud history of PR fubars. The legacy continues.
Disclosure: My ex-wife had family ties to the chemical industry. While clinical tests have shown she is toxic to humans, she is not associated with the Fuck Dow campaign.
Studying U.S. keeps East European marketer a step ahead
Oct 20th
I decided it would be fun to feature some of the great people of the {grow} community from time to time. You'll probably recognize the name Kimmo Linkama as a regular contributor who has distinguished himself with his insights and perspective.
Ever since I connected with Kimmo there have been two things on my mind: How did he get such a cool name and what's it like to work in social media in Estonia. So I decided to ask him … and share it with you!
Mark: How has your career path led you to your interest in social media?
Kimmo: I've had the good fortune to see marketing communications from all sides. I've worked on the agency side and the client side, in advertising and in PR, and have had assignments with both national and international audiences. Finnish marketing communications works on pretty much the same principles as in the US, so now that social media is clearly becoming the next "big thing" in marketing, especially in my B2B niche, I need to know what's happening and what are the best strategies.
Mark: And how's business in Estonia?
Kimmo: Let me first give you a little background. I'm originally from Finland and moved to Estonia about four and a half years ago. Business is difficult in Estonia, especially with the recession, and I still work almost 100% for Finnish clients.
Europe, in comparison with the US, is extremely fragmented. There are 50 countries and 230 languages (although the official European Union languages only number 23). Estonia, where I live, has a population of 1.3m, about the same as Philadelphia. Finland's population is 5.3m, a little more than Los Angeles and is the most sparsely populated country in the European Union.
From where I live, Otepää in south Estonia, it is only some 160 miles "as the crow flies" to Helsinki, Finland, where most of my clients are located – although there's a two-hour boat trip across the Gulf of Finland in-between.
Mark: Sometimes I feel like the social media trend swamped marketers here in the U.S. and we're still recovering. You are in a unique position of being able to watch for what is happening in the rest of the world BEFORE it hits your region and your customers. How does that help you or hurt you?
Kimmo: It definitely helps. Although most ideas that are taking off in the U.S. reach even my remote corner of Europe very quickly, there's still a slight delay. That's why I am – as you said – in a unique position to get on board a little before a new trend becomes mainstream here. The benefit, of course, is that I'm able to get some hands-on experience in social media, so when it begins to really catch on as a marketing ideology, I will know better what I'm talking about and be able to help my clients in a relevant way.
Mark: What social media platforms are being used in Eastern Europe? Are entrepreneurs developing regional-specific platforms or are you seeing global apps like Twitter take off?
Kimmo: We have the whole spectrum: blogs, forums, chats, microblogging. There are regional-specific platforms, but on the whole I think the global applications have so much critical mass that they will eventually come to dominate. For example, the development of the Finnish Jaiku microblogging app, roughly similar to FriendFeed, began almost concurrently with Twitter. When Google bought Jaiku a couple of years ago, it has gradually stagnated, and now a new development, called Qaiku, is trying to take its place. I have my doubts about the chances of survival of these regional developments against the big globals, though. It is more probable that a bigger player will buy them in the end.
Mark: What is social media adoption like in your region? Is it being used for business? What are the hurdles?
Kimmo: Finns have always been pretty tech-savvy. Blogs are proliferating, and Facebook is very popular. A fair number of companies have adopted blogging as one of the ways to get their message out, but for example Facebook seems to be mostly for personal-type contacts. I haven't yet seen many serious attempts at business use, although some companies do have a Facebook presence. The company pages, however, seem to be mostly of the press release type, publishing company news rather than encouraging dialogue.
Microblogging is done more by individuals; so even if they are clearly associated with their employers, the messages mostly have a personal point of view. I think the biggest hurdle for wider business adoption – if we rule out lack of knowledge – is exactly the same as everywhere else: businesses are so used to traditional push marketing that the idea of losing control of the message is frightening. It takes time to alleviate this fear, but as the trend grows stronger, everyone will have to go with it one way or another.
I also don't know how many agencies really know how to go about this "new way of marketing" when it comes to recommending the best ways to their clients. I'm hoping my social media experiments, if you will, enable me to fill that void for my part.
Mark: Kimmo, you have such a cool name. Is it a family name or just a common name in your homeland of Finland?
Kimmo: Thanks for the compliment! Kimmo is not a very common first name. I looked it up and there are about 18,000 men with that name. Its roots are sometimes traced back to the Greek St. Evdokimos, but I don't know how scientific this is.
Feel free to ask Kimmo additional questions in the comment section …
In addition to his contributions to the {grow} community, Kimmo's blog, "Marketing Communicator" can be found at: http://linkama.wordpress.com/
Can Twitter read your mind?
Sep 11th
I saw an inventive little advertisement from Volkswagen - you type in your Twitter handle and it recommends a car for you based on your tweets. One friend tried it and said it recommended the very car she was going to buy.
Other, playful sites (contributed by {grow} community member Nancy Scott) provide psychographic profiles on demand: Tweetpsyche and Personas.

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We listed with a realtor in early November, there was a new-listing "flurry" (relatively speaking, as this is top-10% of the market, price-wise) of a half-dozen or so showings. 3 of them were considering offers, one has seen it 3 times, none has flipped the switch yet. No showings since Thanksgiving. Zip, zero, nada. Not unexpected, as it's the holidays. Now it's the first of the year, expecting things to start picking up again. Nothing yet. What should our agents be doing to drum up showings or offers? We hired them to work their networks, which was something we can't do as well. I'm going to call them this week and have a pow-wow, but I'd like to have a concrete idea of what things they could be doing. |
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- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Thu, Jan 10, 13 at 6:59
Weedy, All of my listings went dead from Thanksgiving until now. Except the two listings that are priced very attractively. The fact is, if the home is being exposed in the MLS and some auxilary sites, then buyers are looking at it. They just are not coming out to view it. Have the agents run a report from the day your listing was taken and see which homes with the same criteria, have had contracts put on them, and see which ones have dropped out and see if anything new has come on the market. If other homes are getting offers during this time and you have not, then you are asking too much. Those 6 buyers that looked at your home more than likely made offers on others already. You need to find out what they bought and then compare those homes with yours. This will tell you a lot. |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Thu, Jan 10, 13 at 8:06
The agent should be looking at what sold in this period. And especially what the people who looked at your house ended up buying. Then, together you both should develop a strategy to either give your home the features that the bought houses have, or to address the lack of those features by a price drop in order to compete better. Then, after you take some of the actions in the plan developed, maybe new pictures that highlight the differences. The big rush for spring is right around the corner and all of your competition that isn't on the market are busy preparing to be on the market. Right now, you're one of maybe a dozen properties in your category. And you've had decent showings for the time frame and price. It's just your home didn't make it to the finals. In two months, you'll be one among a hundred. How is your property going to compare to even more competition? If it can't in some categories, then the ONLY remedy is to have the most attractive price. There is only so much that any RE can do if a homeowner isn't willing to reduce the price and doesn't seem to care about having a quick sale. No amount of marketing of any kind will "fix" that. Your home has exposure now. With time an offer will come. |
I always kept in contact with our agent by email at least once a week. We sold in the summer tho so not sure what you would expect in the winter. Probably alot less showings unless you are in a nice warm climate. I felt our agent did her due diligence and it just helped me to have the contact. She always discussed her plans for selling our place and what step she would make next. |
- Posted by frozenelves8 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 12, 13 at 2:47
How does your agent find out what buyers ended up buying? Do they call the buyer's agent and just ask them? I could keep track of what sold in our area but I never knew who it was that bought the homes. That would have been nice info to have since none of my feedback was very helpful, when I actually got feedback. We are interviewing 2 realtors this weekend and relisting our home very soon. Our inventory is very low here and has been for a while. My house has a pretty low buyer pool as well. We took ours off the market in Oct and made a lot of changes, only based on hunches we had, since we didn't have any helpful feedback. But, I'm hoping the change in realtors will really help along with the house changes. We went with an aquaintance of ours who we bought our current house with and liked. I'd never used a realtor before to sell a house since I'd sold my own homes.Honestly, I didn't realize how much wasn't being done with my listing until I started reading this forum. I do dread the whole process though since it kills us to clean for each showing with 9 people in the house. Good luck. Hoping you get a contract when things pick up. |
How does the agent find out what they bought? The agent might call and ask they buyer's agent. As a former agent, I will say though that when other agents called me with this question I would not share specific information for a variety of reasons unless they had closed on the property. Mostly I was protecting the interests of my buyers in a number of ways. I might provide a general idea about what they made an offer on, but it remained private until closing. If an agent called me after the buyers closed, then I would tell them specifically. In my area, properties that are sold are listed in the paper with the names of the buyer and seller and addresses. I know that's not the case in all areas. |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Sat, Jan 12, 13 at 7:29
We can search for any activity that has happened since the OPs home was listed. The key part of the search is that it needs to capture those homes with the same criteria of yours. That should be easy with the OPs home criteria. |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 14:35
OK, here's the rundown on everything >$400K (we're listed at $525K): It looks like none of our lookers have bought anything. Agent is going to follow up with the 3 serious ones to see where they stand. Nothing new has come on the market within 75K of us since we listed. Two have sold, for 435K and 415K. Two are pending: I'm not sure what the above tells us. Agent wants to do another broker's open. The first one was right after Thanksgiving and turnout was low. Additional thoughts/input? |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 17:20
How do you know that none of the lookers bought yet? Maybe they bought one of the two for $435 and $415. How many Actives are there currently that are above $400,000. |
- Posted by kellienoelle (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 17:34
Did your lookers give you any feedback that was valuable? Any thoughts on if they were just tire kickers or seriously looking? |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 13 at 22:21
I know our lookers didn't buy those 2 (or the 2 pending) because the selling agents listed weren't their agents. Current listings: Feedback: On the realtor open they did, one agent said the trim in one area wasn't as nice as in another area, so I dressed it up over Christmas. |
- Posted by littleprincess (My Page) on Wed, Jan 16, 13 at 14:45
From those solds, it sounds like your price range is a hard one! ($500K+) |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Thu, Jan 17, 13 at 8:14
Two homes have sold in about 4 months. There are about 20 homes that are similar to yours, price-wise, that are Active. So, a home is selling about every 2 months. So, the absorption rate is about 10 months. In other words, if this selling pace continues, it would take about 10 months to sell all of the existing inventory. You are located in a very slow market. Either have patience, or make sure that the price is at a point that will make your property be so irresistable that you ensure that you are the next home that sells... because you are only seeing a home sell every two months. If you are not the next sale, statistics say you are going to wait for another two months. It just comes down to how badly you want to sell, and how much of a gambler you are. |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Thu, Jan 17, 13 at 9:41
Princess: Yep, it's about 90th percentile, price-wise. NC: Check your math. But I'm not sure you're using the most applicable range. It looks like you're saying "similar to yours" means everything 400-550, because someone looking for a 500K house might end up buying a 400 one. While that's true, it would also be true that someone looking at a 600K house might buy mine for 500K. So if you extend the range down 100K, you should also extend it up 100K. And not everyone looking at a 400K house can afford a 500K one, so the ranges are overlapping. I'd be more inclined to put the range at 450-550. Also, a 2-month window, especially around the holidays, isn't the best representation, is it? If I look at all 2012, here's what sold (note that there may be some transfers in here between ex-spouses or trusts; I haven't scrubbed the data): So I look at this and say in the 450-550 range, 10 sold in a year, 8 are currently on the market, so I'm looking at a 10 month inventory. Hey, we arrived at the same number! :-) Also, here's the distribution of months the 450-550's closed: It's a small sample, so there's nothing definitive, but it makes me hopeful for the spring! :-) |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Thu, Jan 17, 13 at 9:43
One more thought: when we last sold a house, in 2007, we put it on the market in January and didn't have our first showing for 2 weeks. So things might not be picking up for a few more weeks. OTOH, our rental that's on the market FSBO in another state has had 3 showings this month. And a bunch of people wanting to rent or buy on contract.... |
- Posted by kellienoelle (My Page) on Thu, Jan 17, 13 at 9:54
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, this is a slowish time of the year. As somebody on the other side who is looking for a house, I am bemoaning the lack of inventory out there. On the plus side, once people DO look, potential buyers will hopefully be serious about a purchase and won't have a lot of houses to choose from. If you are REALLY serious about selling the house, you may want to consider dropping to $499K, that would open up the prospective buyers considerably. Once again, as coming from somebody who is house hunting, I have my upper limits in my search engine set at an even 100K value. So if I was searching for a house in the 400-500 range, I wouldn't even see yours as an option. I know you have lowered your prices already, so I am not sure if this is something that is even an option for you. Just trying to give you some perspective on how a buyer shops! |
weedy--the market supply in your area, no matter what method you use to determine it, is about 10 months. That is an oversupply in any market. The optimal supply is about 5.6 months. Although there is value in knowing the market trends (when things sell) supply is determined at a given point in time based upon the sales in the previous month. Market history or trends gives you different information. I often had people ask "when" they should list. By looking at market history or trends, I could give them information about the most likely time they would be successful in selling. Another interesting number to determine is the days on market for each sale in a given month. For example, houses listed in October might be on the market for 145 days. Houses listed in April might be on the market for 100 days. This data can give you an idea about your market and how your house is being perceived in the market place. If you were my client I might narrow that price range for the market supply down considerably depending upon the market as a whole. Often people misunderstand market supply. It does not mean that your house will sell in 10 months. What it does mean is that if no other homes came on the market in a particular price range, all existing inventory would sell in that 10 months. |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Thu, Jan 17, 13 at 15:03
rrah writes: "Often people misunderstand market supply. It does not mean that your house will sell in 10 months. What it does mean is that if no other homes came on the market in a particular price range, all existing inventory would sell in that 10 months." Exactly. And more than likely, all of those homes WON'T sell during those 10 months. |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Jan 22, 13 at 18:55
Here's some more intelligence: The 435K that sold: agent had been through our house, suggested it to the buyer, they declined to tour it. Didn't say why. The dated house that is pending: buyer has 2 family members in the neighborhood, so was not looking elsewhere. Our agent is working hard to get the info. He said we could consider dropping the price by a couple K just to get it in front of people getting auto emails, and remind them it's out there, but the price range isn't that crowded, so I don't think it's a matter of getting lost in the masses. It feels like it's just a waiting game right now. We need a relocating doctor to come on a house hunting trip. :-) |
" We need a relocating doctor to come on a house hunting trip." Or a price cut. |
He said we could consider dropping the price by a couple K just to get it in front of people getting auto emails, and remind them it's out there, but the price range isn't that crowded, so I don't think it's a matter of getting lost in the masses. Possibly. When we were looking at houses to buy this time a year ago there were not a huge number on the market in our price range and criteria. We ended up buying a house that had been in our second tier of houses to look at. Had we seen a price drop come in, I think it would have drawn our attention somewhat. In fact, one house we looked at in the subdivision (and didn't buy) and been priced slightly above what I wanted to look at and reduced price around the time we decided to look at the subdivision. It was not a huge reduction but was enough to cause us to put it on the list. All of that said, the kind of price reduction that makes a difference is the one that brings in different buyers because it puts you in a totally different price bracket. In the house we sold a couple of years ago, we had it on the market about $500k with lots of showings and no offers. We took it off the market, then put it back on at $499k. That brought in different buyers and we had a contract within a few days. |
- Posted by dreamgarden (My Page) on Fri, Jan 25, 13 at 10:19
We bought our house in the dead of winter (Feb). We had started looking in Nov and the owner of our place started having open houses regularly. Right through the holidays into the new year. Is your realtor doing this? We probably wouldn't have been as interested if we hadn't been able to come by and 'kick the tires' (see inside). I give our seller credit for keeping the place looking great (and available to see) in bad and good weather. |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Fri, Jan 25, 13 at 20:00
Our agents did have a 2nd open house in mid-Dec. Kind of a "we're not sure what to do, let's try this." Only one couple came through. Every Monday when we leave we hang the "show towels," hide the wastebaskets, make sure sinks and floors are shining, etc. etc. and then no one comes all week. You know the drill. While it's great to come home on Friday to a clean house, it'd be even better if someone else got to experience it while we were gone. :-) |
- Posted by ncrealestateguy (My Page) on Sat, Jan 26, 13 at 11:10
If you want to stick to the current price, then patience is in order. The agent can not magically force buyers to want to look at it. |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Feb 12, 13 at 22:31
Finally broke the dead string....had a showing last weekend, but they said the house was too close to the road (note: it's about 100' from the road). Got a 2nd showing (1st one back in Nov) tomorrow. 3 more houses have gone pending, with list prices The ugly house referenced above listed for 485, dropped to 450, sold for 400. Current listings: Agent says inventory is low compared to 1 year ago. I don't think that much applies in our price range. Low inventory, maybe, but low buyer pool too. Maybe if all the cheaper ones keep selling off and more expensive ones keep getting listed, ours will be left standing alone looking really good. :-) I wonder if there's a dynamic where people are buying more conservatively than they could, worried about resale down the road. I know in the town we're moving to, we're talking 200-250K max, and I think I'm going to ask the local agents for a list of everything that's sold in the past 12 months so we can make sure we're not buying too high up on the bell curve in price. I don't want to be stuck when we sell down the road with a low buyer pool. Agents, have you seen this dynamic? |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Sun, Mar 10, 13 at 22:28
5 more houses have gone pending in the 400-450 (list) range, and one listed for 599. The market is starting to move more, though still in the "lower than us" range. Current listings: We've had 3 showings in the past month. 2 had follow up questions and 1 of them came back later in the day for a 2nd look. Hanging in there. |
We sold ours in mid December to the 3rd showing in the four months it was listed. They say the first offer is your best so we grabbed it. We got 96% of our asking price, although I also dropped $15k in updates to get it ready to sell. We bought almost $100k below what we can afford. Times have changed, banks have changed and I am no longer interested in a large home with a big mortgage. Uncertain times drive a bit more caution. Also keep in mind that $438k is the magic number (varies by market) for a conventional with only 5% down. At $525k, bigger down payments are required, but most market data I've seen suggests highest density of new mortgages written at the 95% loan value, suggesting buyers are keeping their reserve cash or don't have more to put into down payment in first place. Many sellers are coming to closing table needing to pay out to sell, limiting their own down payments on replacement purchases. There's a buyer for your home at your asking price, always is. But it may not be the buyers out there right now. You either lower your price to meet them, or wait for your buyer to find you. |
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I bought this from amazon on a whim. I had an identical one about 10 years ago when I was in Japan. I loved it then. The one I purchased was the pure pink( cherry blossom powder). The case is a typical plastic lip balm case in a pretty shade of light pink with the product name in a little gold medallion design in the center of tube. Be careful with little screw bottom, it screws product up quickly and may cause product to hit the cap, that happened while in my purse.
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(I got the blue one which has a slight menthol smell). This is a really nice lip balm, probably the best I've tried and I have tried tons and tons of lipbalms. Very subtle scent. Not overly greasy and not sticky. After one use I could see a difference and my lips were no longer dry, peeling, or cracked. After using everyday once a day for a week my lips look fuller (no this isn't a plumping lipbalm BUT when your lips are dry and dehydrated they don't look as full as when they're properly moisturized). Will probably buy some of the other scents! Found for around $6.50 on eBay (only available in Asian countries but shipping to US only took about a week so I can't complain).
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This moisturizers my very stubborn flaky lips which is so important for me. Even the vaseline petroleum jelly ones don't do as good a job. No scent, just slight tingly feeling. Only problem is I can't wear it under lippie cos it makes lipstick slip.
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Investigative Therapies
New discoveries in molecular and cellular biology are expanding our understanding of AMD and accelerating the pace of research. Scientists and practitioners are conducting investigations to learn more about the underlying causes of AMD and testing a number of promising therapies for both the dry and wet forms. Visit the National Institutes of Health's Web site ClinicalTrials.gov for details about specific studies for macular degeneration.
Cell Cycle Modifiers
These drugs, which may be taken orally, minimizes the build-up of waste deposits in the retinal cells. Accumulations of these deposits interfere with the retina's ability to nourish photoreceptors - the eye's light-sensing cells - a characteristic of dry AMD. A Phase II study of one these drugs, Fenretinide, did not demonstrate a definite beneficial effect on the course of advanced dry AMD. It was suggested that the medication may help prevent progression to wet AMD. However, further testing is needed in a larger study population to confirm these initial findings.
Anti-Angiogenic Drugs and Combination Therapies
A number of other pharmacological agents are being studied to improve or refine current treatments of wet AMD. Many of these therapies, such as anti-VEGF and anti-inflammatory drugs, are being tested in combination with Lucentis or Avastin to learn if treatment benefits can be prolonged. For example, researchers at Casey Eye Institute are testing the safety and effectiveness of a combination therapy of Lucentis and pazopanib, a topical eye drop that targets anti-VEGF receptors.
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Researchers are beginning to test the safety and effectiveness of gene therapy as a potential new treatment for wet AMD.Casey Eye Institute recently joined an early stage clinical trial in which a single injection of two genes is delivered directly to the retina, where they express helpful anti-angiogenic proteins. The aim is to preserve vision by blocking the growth of harmful new blood vessels in a sustained fashion.The treatment, called RetinoStat®, was found to be safe in an earlier group of study patients.Casey is testing a final group in the clinical trial, which is sponsored by Oxford Biomedica.
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Scientists are studying the use of human stem cells to aid in the survival and improvement in the function of retinal cells affected by degenerative retinal diseases, and ultimately replacing them in the retina. The hope is to preserve vision and ultimately restore vision loss in these patients. Investigations are underway that will help determine how safe and effective they may be in the human eye.
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A promising class of biomedicines contains neuroprotective proteins that slow or prevent the degeneration of photoreceptor cells in the retina. These experimental therapies are being tested in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry AMD.
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Retinal Cell Transplantation
Studies have been carried out in the area of retinal and retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation. Certain transplanted cells have been shown to survive in the macula, but restoration of function with improved vision has been disappointing.
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We bought this beautiful trailing/hanging grass at a greenhouse in Northern Alberta (it's got a blooming Browelia in with it). It was identified as bamboo grass, but we have not found any information on the net about such a grass. It grows well (and quickly) in sun or shade and is not frost tolerant as far as we know. I think it might be a type of Signalgrass, but really not sure. Any ideas? |
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- Posted by HILLSPRIDE z6 TN. (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 05 at 16:27
Looks like Hakonechloa macra to me. If so, zone 4 is the hardiness. Grows well in cool climates. Should have a nice orange color in the fall. Anthony in TN. |
- Posted by jayteacher z6 BC Canada (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 14:04
Thank you Hillspride for taking the time to try to identify this trailing grass. The nursery where we purchased it has since contacted us to tell us that it is "Agrostis Green Twist" It is a very interesting and beautiful grass and worth trying in a hanging basket. Jay |
I don't think it's Agrostis 'Green Twist.' The foliage on A. stolonifera 'Green Twist,' a Bent Grass, is much finer. I find it listed as an annual, tropical plant. Did you buy it as an annual? |
I just found another listing as a perennial to zone 3. Creeping Bentgrass, an evergreen. |
- Posted by jayteacher z6 BC Canada (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 15:09
Hi Donn We bought the plant in Northern Alberta, Canada (zone 2-3) where it is sold as an annual. Thanks for the input. How is the summer going in Long Island? We have a guest visiting from Manhattan and she is shocked at the heat we have in "the frozen north" lol Sincerely Jay |
Jay, it's currently 85°F with 80% relative humidity. I found all those foreign language listings for it as well, but I love the look of the grass. I'm going to keep chasing it to see if I can find plugs nearby, or seeds to grow species plants. |
I bought some of this grass also. The tag says Agrostis stolonifera, Bamboo Grass. I looked this up and all I could find was that it was a creeping bentgrass. My neighbor bought some last year and transplanted some in another pot and it didn't take long for it to go to seed. She thought if the seeds got in her flower garden it could take over. Now I am concerned, anybody know anything about this? |
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The University of Tulsa's goal to establish a center promoting entrepreneurship amongst its student body has finally come to a realization. This fall, the International Business and Entrepreneurship Institute (IBEI) will become fully operational on campus in the College of Business Administration.
The IBEI's mission is to be a gateway to the "real world" of international and entrepreneurial endeavors for graduate and undergraduate students at TU. To accomplish this aspiration, the Institute will supplement classroom learning with programs that provide students with practical experiences such as internships, seminars, workshops and international opportunities. Students will also be encouraged to participate in global field studies and business plan competitions.
The establishment of IBEI will make the International Business and Language program a nationally recognized program and has led TU to begin developing a major in entrepreneurship for BSBA students. It also fulfills TU's goal of interdisciplinary research between international business and entrepreneurship.
"We want our students to gain practical application of their classroom learning through internships with local business and exposure to other cultures and business models. The availability of programs IBEI will bring forth will award students with a heightened advantage in the work force," said Gale Sullenberger, dean of The University of Tulsa's College of Business Administration.
Students aren't the only ones who will reap benefits from IBEI's programs. Tulsa will also gain assistance as IBEI will coordinate and facilitate entrepreneurship efforts in the Tulsa area and the entire state. It will partner with the Tulsa Global Alliance, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and other organizations to support small and medium size enterprises in an effort to promote export sales and international business activity.
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401 Statement by Makin to the Far Eastern Commission
Enclosure to FEC-231/5 [WASHINGTON], 26 June 1947
Mr. Chairman, my Government's opposition to the resumption of Japanese Antarctic whaling is well-known. It has been stated by Australian representatives at meetings of this Commission and of its Committees, and has been pointed out in aide-memoires to the State Department. Australia's position has been unambiguous from the beginning: we are opposed to any deep-sea whaling by the Japanese before the permanent future of this industry has been decided by the peace conference.
This opposition has been based on many grounds. We consider that the presence of Japanese in Australian or Antarctic waters constitutes a threat to the security and welfare of Australia.
Factory ships are capable of conversion into tankers and submarine refuelling vessels, and chasers can be converted into naval patrol craft. We know that during the war former Japanese whaling vessels were used for naval purposes, and proved of great value to the enemy because they were specially constructed in order to be readily converted into war uses. Moreover, the crews of these ships are given an opportunity to gain valuable experience in Antarctic waters and to make scientific observations. These things should not be permitted before the peace conference has had an opportunity to discuss and determine the whole question of the military disarmament and control of Japan. I would like to point out, Mr. Chairman, that if these arguments seem to carry much more weight in Australia and New Zealand than they apparently do in Washington, it is because both Dominions are exposed and alone in the South Pacific and are the ones most closely affected by these operations of the Japanese. Ninety per cent of the whales captured by the Japanese last year were taken off Australian Antarctic territories.
The Japanese violations of international whaling conventions in the past are well known. Their depredations have done much to reduce the numbers of whales now living in these seas and thus to reduce the quantity of whale oil available to the world. The Japanese ruthlessly killed all the whales they could get, regardless of sex or age, regardless of whether they were with calf or not. A few years of enforced abstinence from whaling would do no more than allow the Japanese to make some recompense to the rest of the world for their past conduct in reducing the total number of whales to its present figure. Moreover, Mr. Chairman we have no confidence that the Japanese in the future will observe the international whaling conventions with any better faith than in the past.
Another Japanese expedition to the Antarctic will not increase the quantity of oil available to the world this year. The international whaling conference has limited the total catch to 16,000 blue whale units. Exclusive of the Japanese, at least sixteen Allied factory ships will be operating in 1947/48, and they will be able to attain the maximum of 16,000 whales.
Therefore, any Japanese catches will be at the expense of Allied vessels. But not only will the total number of whales captured be no greater; the total output of oil will probably be smaller.
Japanese whaling methods before the war were most wasteful and unsatisfactory, and they continued to be so last year. My Government has estimated that, from the whales which were captured by the Japanese last year, at least 3,000 tons more oil could have been obtained, which at the present price of 100 a ton represents a loss of 300,000, or some $1,000,000. I understand that the Norwegian Government has made estimates which are even higher. We are informed that the Supreme Commander intends to take steps to improve the Japanese ships and methods so that this waste will not continue, but we cannot forget that ships were allowed to leave Japan last year obviously unfitted for their job, despite the fact that the Supreme Commander's attention had been drawn to the dangers of waste. I might add, for the information of members who might not have already perused it, that I have had distributed to members, on 11 June, a copy of the official report of the Australian observer who accompanied the last Japanese whaling expedition to the Antarctic-this is document C2-231/2, and fully bears out what I have been saying about waste and infringements of the international conventions.
At this stage, Mr. Chairman, I should like to recapitulate the course of events over the past year. My Government, in common with the Governments of New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom, protested very strongly in 1946 against the Japanese expedition to the Antarctic last year. Our protests were of no avail, and the expedition sailed. However, we did receive certain assurances from the United States Government, one of which was that the question of the future of the Japanese whaling industry was a matter of Allied consultation and decision. We were also assured that the Australian Government would be fully consulted in connection with any future proposals concerning Japanese whaling with which the United States was concerned. I understand that similar assurances were given to the Governments of New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Last December my Government introduced a paper into the Far Eastern Commission-FEC-035/1-which would have had the effect of forbidding Japanese whaling in the Antarctic. This paper was carefully considered in the economic committee, and by the end of February had secured the support of every country represented on the Commission with the exception of the United States. At this stage the American member, finding himself outvoted by 10 to 1, suggested that the committee agree to divide the paper into two separate papers covering fishing and whaling, and the committee was led to believe that the United States was preparing a paper which would have forbidden Japanese Antarctic whaling. On that understanding the committee adjourned its discussion, and whenever members raised questions subsequently they were assured that the papers were being prepared. Suddenly my Government was confronted on 27th May with a statement from General Hilldring that a second Japanese expedition was contemplated, and this was followed swiftly on 9 June with an aide-memoire bluntly announcing that an expedition would definitely be authorized-a unilateral act which disregarded the wishes of every other member of this Commission and every other interested Government. Apparently, Mr. Chairman, the three months' respite which the economic committee gave the United States Government as a matter of courtesy, resulted, not in an American counter-proposal designed to meet the views of other Governments, but in the rest of the Commission being lulled into a sense of false security and in the ultimate frustration of their wishes.
Surely no one could maintain that the assurances given to my Government in 1946 have been fulfilled. There was no real 'Allied consultation and decision'. My Government was not 'fully consulted in connection with future proposals concerning Japanese whaling'.
Apparently General MacArthur's proposal for a second expedition was considered in Washington for some weeks before any other Government was informed. If we had been approached frankly in April and informed of the Supreme Commander's proposals and the United States views, we are confident we could have reached a detailed agreement acceptable to all. My Government proposed last year that the expedition should be manned by Allied crews, and assured the United States of Australia's ability to provide the crew of one factory ship and ancillary craft. I remember very well an interview which I had with Mr. Dean Acheson on 5 October, in which I renewed that offer. But apparently, in all the consideration given to this latest expedition before other Governments were consulted, no consideration was given to the earlier Australian offer to provide crews, or to the possibility of an Allied expedition.
Immediately my Government learned that a second expedition was contemplated, we made an earnest endeavour to find a solution which would not only meet our position but satisfy the United States. The chief argument posed by the United States appears as follows in an aide-memoire to my Government on 9 June of this year: 'The protein food products and whale oil provided by the expedition will be a vitally necessary component of Japanese food and oil supplies during the calendar year 1948 ... If the requisite protein foods and oil for calendar 1948 are not obtained from whaling operations, it will fall upon the United States, which continues in the interest and to the advantage of all the Allies to supply the entire Japanese food deficit, to make up the deficiency, something which, in view of the manifold demands on its fats and oils resources, it can ill afford to do'.
My Government carefully considered this argument. We are not unappreciative of the burdens borne by the United States, and on many occasions in this Commission and in Japan we have shown a willingness to co-operate in sharing or relieving those burdens.
You must remember that we did not have much time to act on this matter. If we had been consulted last April, we could have discussed various proposals in detail. But we did what we could.
Mr. Macmahon Ball discussed the position with General MacArthur and officials of his staff. Here in Washington last week we began to discuss a proposal which I can best summarize by quoting from an aide-memoire which I have since given to the State Department:
'The difficulties of the United States Government in financing relief for Japan and the difficulties of the Supreme Commander in securing adequate supplies are fully appreciated ... If a separate Australian expedition is not considered feasible or desirable, Australia is prepared to conduct the expedition in association with other Allies, in particular the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Norway.' [1]
In putting forward that proposal, Mr. Chairman, my Government deliberately refrained from going into detail because we wished to give full opportunity for the United States to state, and for us to take account of, the practical difficulties and views of the Supreme Commander and the United States Government. There are obviously many courses open in giving effect to our offer, such as allocating a ship as advance reparations deliveries or leasing a ship, and there are many ways of considering the financial problems involved. We feel that details can readily be worked out if agreement is first reached on the fundamental principles: that Japanese Antarctic whaling this year should be forbidden; and that the Allies themselves should be given all rights of operating any emergency expedition for the purpose of obtaining whale meat, and oil for the Japanese, to be allocated by SCAP and the International Emergency Food Committee.
My Government feels this is a matter for decision by the Far Eastern Commission, not for unilateral action by one Government.
My Government's position has been supported at Committee level by nine other Governments, and I hope they will remain firm. I accordingly move the adoption of FEC-231/4. [2]


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TURN OVER CEREMONY: A WHOLE NEW WORLDWritten by: Mayka Lintongan, RN A whole new world, a fancy place I never knew… A whole new world, a new horizon to pursue. . . an excerpt from a song that probably what the new Regional Director perceives. The turn over ceremony which was held on March 19, 2012 at Montanier Hall was most likely an event where people have mixed emotions, sad and excited. Sad, for the reason that Director Dumama already had to say goodbye to CHD12, excited because a new Regional Director will take over. The program started with the Doxology, followed by the singing of the National Anthem and the DOH Hymn. Guests, Partners, and CHD Officers and Staff were acknowledged by the Chief Administrative Officer Ms. Leda C. Tejam. The event was well attended with people coming from partner agencies and hospitals in the provinces and municipalities under SOCCSKSARGEN Region, attached agencies, media, family members of the incoming and outgoing Directors and many others who became a part of CHD 12. A welcome address was given by the OIC-LHSD Dr. Francisco V. Mateo. An intermission song number was rendered by Ms. Mayka Lintongan. Assistant Regional Director Dr. Virgie R. Condez introduced the outgoing and incoming Regional Directors. The symbolic turn-over was made by the two Directors, the big key carried by Outgoing Director Dr. Dumama was handed over to the incoming Director Dr. Marlyn W. Convocar, which simply symbolizes that it's Dr. Convocar's turn to lead the DOH-CHD12. It was a scene that made everybody stand and applaud. Ms. Adelaida S. Basera, Planning Officer III, presented the Regional Profile. Everybody listened especially Dr. Convocar being the new Regional Director. Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama, Jr., gave his turn-over speech, followed by the acceptance speech by Dr. Marlyn W. Convocar. An intermission number was given by Cotabato Regional and Medical Center staff followed by a dance number from CHD 12 staff. Dr. Helen P. Yambao, CRMC Chief of Hospital III, gave the closing remarks. The ceremony ended with the singing of A Whole New World by everyone. The program was hosted by Ms. Mary Joy M. Chiu. |
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