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by Charles Martin — Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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Lord, I know I'm not telling You anything You don't already know but the last few weeks have been tough. Filled with uncertainty. With heavy hearts. Shock. Some anxiety. It's been wrough on all of us. Especially mom and dad. First, it was bloody urine, then a hurry-up surgery, a doctor in the recovery saying, 'the tumor was much larger than we thought.' Then a long quiet week waiting on pathology. When the report did come in, we heart words like, 'lymphovascular invasion is present.' Meaning? 'The margins aren't clear,' ' we need to go back in and remove all of it,' and 'this surgery will be much longer.' 'High rate of complications.' 'Very aggressive disease.' 'Suggest chemo prior to surgery for improved mortality.' 'Recovery 8-10 weeks.' Followed by, 'You'll require a bag for the rest of your life but we'll show you how to use it and it doesn't really leak much -- except at night.' They followed all that with a bit of a pause, 'Even if we do all this, there is still the chance that...'
Lord, this is my dad we're talking about. Lymphovascular invasion can kiss my...
by Charles Martin — Wednesday, February 04, 2015
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When the calendar flipped to 2015, I found myself looking in the rearview with a sour taste in my mouth. Wrinkle between my eyes. I can not tell you that 2014 was a good year. It was not. Honestly, I was glad to see it go. For reasons I won't share, I shed more tears in 2014 than in the last several years combined. Real tears. Not just sad emotions but water dripping off my face mixed with white-knuckled fists. I knew sadness, heartache, anger unlike any I'd known in a long time and had to actively confront my own unforgiveness on more than a dozen occasions. If I didn't the bitterness would have eaten me alive. The problem was not in my house. Christy loves me. I love her. My kids love me. I love them. We are good. But there were circumstances and events outside of our control -- from more than one source -- that brought very real heartache and pain to our door. And it wasn't just one-and-done. It was constant. Over months. We were lied to, deceived, and by our perception, betrayed. Deeply.
NOTE: This 'piece' is not short. It doesn't fit neatly in our Twitter-culture where we consume pithy sound bites with the attention span of squirrels. I've not written this for your entertainment. I wrote it to show a process -- in me. One that was painful, not necessarily linear, didn't always make sense and took some time to play out. If you don't want to read to the end, here's the nugget -- I am a wretched, black-hearted sinner dealing with shrapnel of the heart. And there's only one way to get rid of stuff like this -- it has to be cut out but in order to get to it, you have to peel away the dead stuff and shine a light in a dark place. This 'piece' is me turning on the light in a closet I'd rather keep shut.
by Charles Martin — Friday, January 09, 2015
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A friend of mine with a checkered past called me this week. He was struggling. The painful memories, who he'd been, who he'd not been, were raining down. Daggers through the back. I've known him about a decade. Have seen miraculous transformation in his life. The man he is today, the husband, father, friend, is not the man he was then. Different as night and day. Problem is he was looking in the mirror and the whisper of the deceiver was drowning out the truth of the gospel. Also, in a couple of weeks, he and I and a few other guys are going on a trip together. To another country. To tell people about Jesus. Pray for the sick. Teach the gospel. So, with one eye, he's looking in the rearview. With the other, he's looking out the windshield. Hands on the wheel, he is uncertain. Gas or brake? Oh, and he's on the docket to speak. To briefly, simply tell his story -- through an interpreter -- of how the Lord brought him from bondage to freedom. How The Lord broke his chains. Our conversation sounded something like:
"Hey pal, what's up?"
Pause. Deep breath. "Can I just be honest?"
One of the things I so love about him, is that if he is anything, he is honest. There's no BS between me and his heart. He lets me in. No walls. No pretense. No fishing for the issue. "Yes."
"I'm wrestling with who I once was, with thoughts, memories of me seven, eight, ten years ago...and trying to see myself standing up in front of these people." Pause. "I feel like a fraud."
by Charles Martin — Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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The angels are arranged in perfect rows. Thousands in a row and thousands of rows. Trailing out as far as the eye can see. They are radiant, barefooted and decked out to the nines. Glowing white. Glistening gold. Chiseled features. Blond, auburn, ebony hair. Beautiful, flowing gowns. The floor upon which they are dancing is reflective. Not sure what it's made of but it's shiny. Not a speck. Not a smudge. The guy closest to me has blonde hair to his waist. Pulled back in a ponytail of sorts. He, like all the rest, is a good bit taller than me. About four feet taller. He is imposing, muscled, arms extended, one foot resting behind the other, bent slightly at the waist, face pointing down. His wings stretch another ten feet into the sky and the tips are almost touching. He is frozen in time, holding the same choreographed pose he was holding when the music stopped. Along with everyone else, he is waiting for the music to begin again and send him into the next movement. Right now, he's catching his breath and waiting for orders. Head bowed, a bead of sweat drips from his brow onto the mirrored floor. He is glancing at me out of the corner of his eye. There is a smirk on his face as if he knows something I don't. He raises an eyebrow and then winks as if to say, You haven't seen anything yet...
by Charles Martin — Friday, December 12, 2014
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I've always known I'm not the only "Charles Martin" on the planet. Obviously. It's not an uncommon name. Whenever I've met one, I always recoil a bit. Narrow eyes. Swollen chest. "Don't mess up my name." I imagine they say the same about me. A good name is hard to find. ;-) Imagine being "Jim Smith." That said, an angry reader ripped me a new orifice for a book she read by, "her favorite author, Charles Martin." Only problem is I'm not that Charles Martin and I didn't write that book. Had nothing to do with it. Never said I wrote that book. Never knew about that book. Best I can tell, I don't write anything like that. If you search Amazon, you'll see what I'm talking about.
by Charles Martin — Friday, December 05, 2014
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It was a normal dirt road. Dusty. Big rocks. Potholes. A trade route. Just an everyday stretch of well-traveled road.
Years ago, a man of some account walked it. By all accounts, including his own, he was a good Jew. Obeyed the law. Zealous. A Benjamite, circumcised the 8th day, and a regular in the synagogue. His parents placed him under the instruction of one of the greatest teachers in the history of Israel -- Gamaliel, where he excelled and by the age of 12, he'd memorized the Torah. All five books. By heart. He then spent 7 years studying the prophets. But don't take my word for it. Of himself, he says: "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers' law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today." (Acts 22) To the Philippians he says: "circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless." He would describe his education this way:, "I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers." (Galatians 1:13-14) He also happened to be a Roman citizen which would radically change the course of his life in the years ahead...
by Charles Martin — Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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Here's the latest movie news -- and some of our best yet. I hope 20th Century Fox can pull off this duo. They'd be fantastic.
by Charles Martin — Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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Want a free audio download of 'Unwritten'? How about a free excerpt of 'A Life Intercepted'?
by Charles Martin — Thursday, July 17, 2014
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Had some time ths morning, so I recorded why I wrote, "A Life Intercepted." Where it came from, etc. Enjoy. Please share.
by Charles Martin — Thursday, June 26, 2014
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He was known as the 'blind beggar who sat by the city gate.' That was his calling card. His resume. The best he could do. We don't know if he was married or had children — I rather doubt it. The only definitives we have for certain are that his father was Timaeus and his name was Bartimaeus and that he lived in Jericho and sat daily by the gate. His story comprises about a paragraph in both Mark's and Luke's gospel and if you blink or yawn you'll miss it.
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Much has been written and talked about in reference to taking action, including productivity and making ideas happen. For those in the creative professions or aspiring creative professionals, how can we harness this power of action to move our businesses forward… or at the very least move one step closer to the fulfillment of bring the vision in our minds to reality?
A couple weeks ago, we took action on an idea that had been brewing for a while. We wanted to do a fantasy shoot with our Media and Model Team of teen girls from Teen Identity. They are a group of girls we meet with at least twice a month. Once a month we have a photo shoot or video shoot, but October 22nd we decided to combine the two to create something different, something that none of the girls would have ever experienced before.
Location secured, styling and outfits procured, ideas cultivated, inspiration binder created, storyboard drafted, and music selected. The title and voiceover would come later, but we knew the direction we were going.
Was it a lot of work? Yes, without a doubt. Was it worth it? Yes, without a doubt.
Sometimes I have to admit that I question why we do what we do. I know that's normal, but it's never fun to question all the work you invest into a project, group or even person. It's hard to feel that maybe you care too much or that the outcomes of any particular project, shoot or business mean more than they should. But that is the case with the creative heart and soul. As much as I've tried to stay distanced or create a work boundary, I never succeed since I do really care so much about each and every one of the teen girls on our team.
But when I sit back and look at what we create practically and the experience we offer, I know that it matters, the work matters, and the experience changes lives, futures, and therefore, the world. Doubt that?
Think about this.
When you were a teenager…
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If you answered yes to even one of these questions… or maybe all, WHAT IF… that had all happened for you… at 12, 13, 15 or even 18? What difference would it have made on your choices for school, friends, relationships, career, life?
Really think about it. That's what keeps me going. I KNOW if these questions had been addressed in the affirmative for me with caring friends and adults, a close team of girls and visual evidence with photos and videos, my ENTIRE IDENTITY could have been affected.
So that's why we took action to change the world with our photo shoot… Tribe Quest. Watch the trailer now. See more images. Film coming soon!

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I think there are a couple of factors holding sales back. Clearly no real 4K content for the LG yet, no announced HDMI 2.0 solution, and the higher price vs other 65" 4K sets. This is one of the few sets with FALD, so most are still waiting on reviews to see if it is worth the additional cost. Seeing as you can get the 84" 4K LG for around $9000, it makes this 65" a harder sell at its current price.
I had contact with LG a few days ago but they were not helpful at all when I asked what LG's intentions are to upgrade the TV to HDMI2. Whilst other TV manufacturers appear to have this in hand, (or have I misread this?) has anyone read anything from LG about HDMI2?
mypretty1, to answer your question about HDMI 2.0, i saw this article on cnet in which LG's Vice President Public Affairs and Communications says "we are reassuring the early-adopter consumers who have purchased LG's first-generation Ultra HD TVs that we'll have a solution to handle 60 Hz 4K content in the future."
Not sure what that means exactly...in field repair? firmware type solution like Sony has promised?
My 5 year old Sammy with FALD just started to flake out on me with some horizontal black lines so I'm in the market for a new set...but it's hard to decide between the current 4K sets...the Sony XBR-55X850A or 55X900A, the Samsung UN55F9000, or this LG set. A lot more activity in the Sony and Samsung threads, I read through them and it seems the short comings (at least for me) of those sets are:
- Active 3D - I prefer passive, I don't like the shutter glasses, and with 4K the half resolution point is moot. The Sony 900A has passive but the attached side speakers kill that one for me. How does LG's passive solution stack up here...I'm guessing fairly good.
- 4K content - it seems from posts in the other panel's threads these sets cannot play 4K content from USB or the network, nor does their YouTube app play in 4K. (I am not 100% sure on the Samsung, sounds like it supports some sort of .s4ud file type but i'm not sure if you can easily create your own or if it only plays samsung provided files). Does the LG play 4K from USB or network? It is the only set with USB 3.0, I would think they added this for a reason. Does its YouTube app support 4K?
- FALD - I don't think either the Sony or Sammy have full array local dimming, but the samsung black levels seemed impressive in the store to me, and in older LG sets people have bashed the LG black levels...how does this new set stack up?
I went into my local Best Buy / Magnolia, but they don't have the LG on the floor so I couldn't check it out for myself to compare to the others.
Then there is also the Toshiba 58L9300U at $1000 less...I don't like the look of the TV very much but for $1000 less perhaps its worth considering...not much info on it either.
thanks all!
I too have looked for one of these in store but can't find it anywhere...seems to be in stock everywhere online, surprising that nobody has them on the floor...I wonder why...
No Paul's TV stores in the bay area unfortunately..
funkc: have you been able to confirm that the passive 3D on the 55" is actually 1080p per eye? That's a touchy topic in the Sony threads as it turns out the 55" Sony with passive 3d is still 540p even on the 4k set. Also, have you tried the YouTube app built into the TV? does it play any of the 4k content on youtube in full 4k? Will it play 4k through USB (in full 4k resolution)? And finally does it show pictures from a DSLR in 4k via usb and/or via a network share? Sorry for all the questions but you seem to be the only person who has claimed to own this TV and details on this are very vague right now. The answers to most of these questions for the Samsung and Sony is NO. The Panasonic is yes but it suffers from some faint lines. Any uniformity/line issues on the LG when viewing a bright or grey screen?
Thanks for anything you might be able to answer, hope you are enjoying your set!
However, they don't really answer the questions I posed above...
As it would turn out, LG was the first to offer up one of its premium Ultra HD sets for us review. And that's no small thing, considering how expensive these TVs are. With a street price running around $6,000, the 65-inch LA9700 series Ultra HDTV has come down a bit from its original suggested retail price of $8,000; but let's face it, this is still a pretty pricey TV – almost three times that of LG's largest 1080p LED LCD TV, the 60LA8600.The justification for that price point isn't just the TV's Ultra HD resolution (though that's a very big part of it) LG has also packed this particular model with a full array of locally-dimmed LED backlights and a motorized speaker system to sweeten the pot. So, the TV ought to look and sound better than LG's top-of-the-line 1080p TVs; a lot better. Let's see how it did.
Found 4k on You Tube online. The picture definitely looked 4K. The colors really popped. Tv is supposed to have the latest usb version available for 4k. Haven't tried it yet. Not sure if the 3d is 1080p or not but when I get close I don't see scan lines like I do with other passive sets. It's the best 3d I've ever seen. Sorry I don't have more info, still learning myself. Definitely have do more testing.
Unfortunately 4K on You Tube is not really 4K. More like 1080p up scaled and streamed. Real 4K should look Fantastic.
Latinoheat: 4K on you tube is true 4k, it is highly compressed but it is not all upscaled content...most of the DSLR time lapse videos are true 4k...like this for instance:
The Sony and Samsung both play only up to 1080p with their native YoutTube app though, which is why I was curious about the LG. Those sets wont even let you select the 4k feed ("Original" option in YoutTube Quality setting). When you play these on the LG can you change the quality option?
And yes the USB on this set is 3.0, which should be plenty fast enough to play 4k content from. To test it out you could download a 4k YouTube video using 4K Video Downloader, put it on a USB stick and see if it plays on the TV in full resolution.
With a street price running around $6,000, the 65-inch LA9700 series Ultra HDTV has come down a bit from its original suggested retail price of $8,000; but let's face it, this is still a pretty pricey TV – almost three times that of LG's largest 1080p LED LCD TV, the 60LA8600.The justification for that price point isn't just the TV's Ultra HD resolution
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For residential customers we not only take care of your property, we give you that much needed extra time when your off work to go watch little Johnny's soccer game, or take your family out for the day. When you select us as your property maintenance company, you can rest assured that a friendly, professional uniformed staff will be treating your home as if it was ours! For our commercial customers; cleaning side walks and buildings not only give them their curb appeal back; it makes the property over all more inviting. We will be more than happy to sit down and discuss a 12 month property maintenance service to keep your property looking great year round. In closing, EasyPro is the only name you need to know when it comes to taking care of your property. We stand for three things: Quality, Professionalism, and Customer Service. You can count on getting the same great service year after year. We are here for you and strive to make your life EASY! Page 4 of 24 III. General Company Description Mission Statement: To improve the IMAGE and CLEANLINESS of properties by providing QUALITY work, completed with the highest level of PROFESSIONALISM, backed by unmatched CUSTOMER SERVICE. Company Goals and Objectives: Our goals are to meet AND exceed our customer's expectations, leaving them with a more appealing property. Objectives are to do $100k in gross sales by 2010. Add first full time crew by 2011. Owner will no longer be doing technical work by 2018 Business Philosophy: Since the customer is the driving force behind a service company, this is our number one priority. We will make every stride to meet AND exceed their expectations. EasyPro Property Services will serve customers in the residential and commercial market. We also provide our services to property managers that manage apartments, condos, and commercial retail. The property maintenance industry is not a growing industry. But we see this as a good thing! There are not many companies that provide power washing, roof cleaning, window washing and our other services, never the less a company that combines them together for added convenience to the customer. In our current service area if there are one or two companies that try to form, our goal is to have such a hold on the market that there is no way for these companies to excise let alone succeed! The most important company strength is our attention to detail and our drive to always satisfy our customers. Our major competitive advantages are: • A high level of professionalism when doing business. • Advance technical methods that are new to the industry and that our competition does not have. • We have the best customer service in the area! As the president of the company my experience, skills, and strengths are very important to the company. I have been working in the property maintenance industry for almost five years. I those years I have met and dealt with many new and existing customers. This has helped me develop my social skills and public speaking ability. I have studied Page 5 of 24 sales extensively and am very confident in my selling ability. I am very confident that I have what it takes to make this company grow and succeed! Legal form of ownership: EasyPro Property Services is a sole member LLC. This is the best form of ownership for the company because it will allow the company to be taxed as if it were owned by a sole proprietor but when time comes to grow, the owners assets will not be at risk. Page 6 of 24 IV. Products and Services EasyPro Property Services is a full service property maintenance company that offers several services conveniently bundled together. Our services are: • Pressure Washing o House Washing, Concrete Cleaning, Gutter Cleaning, Building Washing, Awning Cleaning, Deck Restoration, • Roof Cleaning o Safe low pressure roof cleaning – Tile and Shingle • Window Cleaning o Interior and exterior window cleaning up to three stories. • Lawn Care o Weekly and 10 day lawn maintenance which includes mowing, trimming, edging, and blowing all clippings from paved surfaces. • Landscaping o Bed Install and Removals, Lawn Installs – Hydro Seeding and Conventional Seeding, Landscape Lighting, Irrigation, Hardscaping, Tree and Shrub install and removal, Bed Preparation, Bed Edging, Flowers Installation, Drainage, Sod Install, Fertilizing & Weed Control, Mulching, Weeding, Bed Edging, Shrub Trimming, Aeration, Power Seeding, Seasonal Cleanup, Sod Removal, Lawn Renovation • Snow Removal o Plowing, Salting and Sanding, Side Walks, Drives, Parking Lots All services are offered to residential and commercial customers as well as Property managers Page 7 of 24 This difference between our services compared to our competition is our high level quality and some technical differences. Our exclusive soft washing techniques used for building and house washing uses a custom blended detergent and low pressure that allows us to cut our time on the job by over half compared to using high pressure and no detergent. Another advantage is that we are able to sell against companies using high pressure. High pressure damages siding and can cause water intrusion to occur behind the siding. We are also one of the only companies in the area to offer edging to our lawn care customers. As far as roof cleaning is concerned, we are the ONLY roof cleaning company in between Louisville and Cincinnati. Our pricing structure is very profitable. Most jobs are billed on a net 30 fashion with residential jobs normally being paid for at completion of the job. Page 8 of 24 V. Marketing Plan Economics Facts about your industry: • Our market right now consists of the counties of Carroll, Gallatin, Boone, Grant, Owen, Henry, Trimble, Oldham, and Shelby in Kentucky and Jefferson and Switzerland County in Indiana for power washing, landscaping and roof cleaning. For lawn care we serve the counties of Oldham and Carroll in Kentucky and Jefferson in Indiana. We look to push right to the edge on the Cincinnati and Louisville markets. This will allow us to be very dominant with little to no competition. • Locally we are one of only two companies that offer our variety of services. The other company is not really a company, it is a sole proprietor that does lawn care, landscaping, and pressure washing. We have a competitive advantage over this person because of the other services we offer such as roof cleaning and window cleaning. We can use this to our advantage to get in with his customers and eventually take them over. We are the ONLY company between Louisville and Cincinnati that offers roof cleaning. This is good because we get to set the pricing, info, and most importantly we are the only ones to call. In the counties that we serve we have only found one other company that offers most of our services. We do not feel that these two companies we have mentioned are a threat because we do not feel these are "companies" or "businesses" these are simply people that own equipment! • What is the demand in our market? The demand for our services is very high. From experience, we have seen that most people and businesses find it easier to deal one company. We have utilized this in our business model by offering several services that a person or business could use to increase the curb appeal of their property. It is easier to choose us then trying to deal with three or four doing different task on the property. We are marketable to not just one group of people but rather to a range of customers. • Trends in target market— there will always be customers needing their lawn maintained, windows washed, building/home cleaned and snow removed. Our task is to find these customers and exploit them to the point that we are the go to company. As stated above there are very few companies in our area that Page 9 of 24 provided our services grouped together. We look to take a big percentage of the market so that if a company does happen to form it will be impossible for them to over through us. • Growth potential and opportunity for a business of your size – As of now EasyPro Property Services consist of one full time employee (the owner) and a couple helpers. By year 2010 we look to add our first full time crew and be at the $100k/year revenue point. By 2012, we want to have a large hold in the commercial and residential markets in Oldham County Kentucky and Jefferson County Indiana. These will be our primary markets that we feel we can be most profitable in. By 2015, the goal is to have an owner pay out of $100k. • What barriers to entry do you face in entering this market with your new company? o High cost of advertising do to a high volume of advertising o Consumer acceptance o Company recognition Our number one concern will be the cost of advertising. We want to be the one and only company that comes to people's minds when they think of property services. To do this we are going to have to do a lot of gorilla marketing. We are going to have to hit people with every type of advertisement possible. This ties into our second and third barrier – Consumer acceptance and company recognition. We are going to have to be at the top of our game to keep customers happy so that they will accept us and continue to use us. We also hope that word of mouth will carry us after year five. Product Features and Benefits Pressure Washing – Our pressure washing services can help you rid your property of pollutants, thus giving your property more curb appeal. Our advanced foam washing technology helps prevent damage from occurring when cleaning building exteriors. On most building surfaces (i.e. vinyl siding, dryvit, and stucco) excessive pressure can cause water intrusion into or behind the surface which could in turn cause paint to crack, and mold to grow in un seen places. Page 10 of 24 Roof Cleaning – Roof cleaning services can be performed on both commercial and residential properties. Roof cleaning can save the customer thousands of dollars. By educating our customers we can show them that most roofs don't need replaced they just need cleaned. Cleaning your roof can increase curb appeal, increase the value of a home or building, and could keep your roof from prematurely failing. Lawn Care & Landscaping – Our lawn care and landscaping service is targeted specifically to high end residential customers and commercial properties. We provide high quality lawn care and landscaping services at a premium price. Choosing EasyPro Property Services as your lawn maintenance company will add outstanding curb appeal to your property and add to the value of your home! All services are covered by my personal satisfaction guarantee! One of the main parts of this company's ability to succeed is outstanding customer service. With that said I will do everything in my power to keep my customers happy! Customers Our target customer base is high end residential and commercial retail and residential. Of the residential market, we will concentrate on house holds with a combined income of 90k + per year. These customers will be in a 30 mile radius from Carrollton, KY. The main areas to be targeted are Madison, IN and Oldham County, KY. We will focus on couples in their 30's 40's and 50's. Commercially, we will turn our focus to property owners and managers of retail space and residential. Retail space consists of strip malls, shopping centers, amusement parks, and office space. Commercial Residential is a mix of apartments, condos, HOA, and patio homes. Commercial work will be with in a 30 mile radius of Carrollton, KY. Page 11 of 24 Competition What products and companies will compete with you? List your major competitors: Chowning's Property Services, Carrollton KY Jeramie Chowning will be our competition in lawn and landscape, pressure washing, and snow removal. Although he provides the same services as us, we will have a bigger hold in the residential market. Chowning has two or three big (volume wise) accounts that keep him busy. When it comes to pressure washing our advanced methods make us impossible to compete with. Enviroscape, Madison Indiana Enviroscape is our biggest competitor in the Lawn Care & Landscaping division. Although they do a lot of work in town locally and also in Madison, I am doing a lot behind the scenes to really bust into Madison! We have the first page of Google pretty much covered up. We are also planning a huge campaign for the first of the year. We have several competitive advantages over the competition. First off being that we sell on value. We let the customer know the benefits of using our services. Secondly we have top notch equipment, and special methods and techniques unique to our company only. Third we want/will build a relationship with our customers. We want them to know that from year to year we will be there for them. Finally, EasyPro Property Services is a company not a job. I as the owner will continue to hone our processes and make us more systematic and profitable. The only major disadvantage I can see my company having is being perceived as being young and incapable of completing task in the customer's eyes. Niche Our niche is to provide customers with superior work in both the residential and commercial markets. This work will be backed by professionalism that can be found no where else. All employees will be courteous and uniformed! We will dominate the property service market with a goal of 80% hold. Page 12 of 24 Strategy We will use a combination of direct mailing and cold calling to reach customers. Once they are our customer, we will max out the dollars possible from said customer. We will let our work speak for itself, which mean we will also rely on referrals. Promotion We will reach our customers by direct mailing campaigns, cold calling, and by doing presentations for offices. We feel that direct mailing will be our best option for marketing. Our marketing plan goes like this: Week 1: Send out intro letter to select customers with magnetic business card Week 2: Customers will receive a post card; this will mix with seeing our truck in and out of the neighbor hood giving estimates and doing jobs. Week 4: Customers will receive a flier, this will be the final piece to go out and these customers will be the smaller portion of the neighbor hood. Most work will be done between weeks 2 and 3. This is a proven method used by several other successful businesses in the industry. This type of marketing is more expensive that usual but I feel it will have a better ROI. To combat with the high price of direct marketing we will do e mail blast along with SEO work to get ranked better on Google. As of now we are number one for all our services in the areas we work in. We are one the whole first page for roof cleaning in our areas. This is all done for only $12 a month which is for hosting fees with yahoo. We want to be the Porsche of our industry. With that being said we will make sure to back the name up with the high quality work people expect from a big price tag. A study showed that 79% of people relate high price to high quality. We want those customers. In addition to advertising, we have company uniforms, letter heads, logos, and lettered vehicles. Page 13 of 24 Promotional Budget Our budget for 2009 is going to be right at $20k A large majority of that will be spent at the begging of the year to help push our name and to buy initial marketing materials. Close to 5k will be spent with in March and April. After that we will target a new area each month. This will help with the cost and keep our business steady. Pricing Our pricing will vary from one side of things to the other. As of now our pricing structure is very solid. We are covering all expenses and making good margins on profit. We are one of the highest priced companies, but as stated before that is because our price tag is backed with high quality and professionalism! We sell on benefits and value to our customer so price is really not an object and is one of the last things I speak about when selling. Customers shopping based on price are not our customers. With our pricing is a 100% satisfaction guarantee! We also bill accounts in net 15, 30, and 60. Page 14 of 24 VI. Operational Plan Production We are a service based business so the job is taken care of at the work site. Location As of now the company is ran from my house. This doesn't mean we will not grow and need a location in the future, there for we will add this to our budget. Legal Environment Describe the following: • We have state and city licenses • All OSHA requirements and standards are followed and met. • We have 1 million dollars worth of insurance per occurrence Personnel • 1 full time (owner) 1 part time • We will find employees when the time comes for them through temp agencies. • The staff will be required to wear uniforms and • Intro Pay is $10/hr with a $2 raise after one year. The owner salary is taken out weekly and for next year will be $200 • Employees will be given a "training day" which is where they will learn about the equipment and will learn to use it. OJB will follow the next day • I handle all office work such as the books and scheduling • For certain functions, will you use contract workers in addition to employees? YES Page 15 of 24 Suppliers Identify key suppliers: Pressure Tek • Pressure washing and roof cleaning supplies • Net 30 and next day shipping • Very Reliable Craig's Do-It Center • General Supplies and Lawn Care Supplies • Net 30 and Local store pick up • Reliable John Deere Landscape • Landscaping supplies • Cash and Carry or Net 30 • Great Service Credit Policies • We accept credit cards, and also provide net 15, 30 and 60 Page 16 of 24 VII. Management and Organization I will be managing the business for the first five years. On the sixth year I will hire an operations manager to take my place in the field. I have over 3 years in the property maintenance industry. I have also studies sales as a hobby and feel very confident in my ability to sell work. For the first few years we will be running as a solo operation with helpers. When the time comes to grow and hire employees, they will be hired on through a temp agency. Page 17 of 24 Page 18 of 24 Professional and Advisory Support • Management advisory board o Jeff Mud SCORE Representative Louisville, KY • Attorney o Nicholas Marsh Monk and Marsh PSC. Carrollton, KY • Accountant o Dennis Raiser Raiser, Zap, & Woods CPA Carrollton, KY • Insurance agent o Mark Smith Mark Smith State Farm Carrollton, KY • Banker o Matt Lipe Farmer's Bank of Milton Carrollton, Kentucky Page 19 of 24 • Mentors and key advisors o Ken Fenner Pressure Pros, Inc. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Business Management and Marketing o Michael Kreistle First Choice Power Washing Lexington, Kentucky • Residential Pressure Washing & Roof Cleaning o Carlos Gonzalez California Heartlands Bay Area, California • Lawn Care & Landscaping o Russ Spence Pro Kleen Power Wash Birmingham, AL • Commercial Pressure Washing o Jeff LeCours JL Pressure Washing Myrtle Beach, SC • Condos, HOA, and Apartment Pressure Washing Page 20 of 24 VIII. Appendices • Company Flier • Digital Designs • Logo • Letter Head • Truck • Winter Ad Page 21 of 24 EasyPro Property Services is your easy solution for professional property services! Our services range from commercial to residential, and include: House/Building Washing, Lawn Care & Landscaping, Roof Cleaning, Concrete Cleaning, Gutter Cleaning, Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning and More! Page 22 of 24 Every Landscaping Job Gets a Detailed 3-d Render of Their Property Page 23 of 24 LOGO Letter Head Truck Decals Page 24 of 24 Winter Ad
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A community-based weight control program designed by investigators now at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital is the first such intervention to succeed for up to two years in reducing the prevalence of overweight children, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida.
The study, begun at the University of Memphis (Tennessee) and called Girls health Enrichment Multisite Studies (GEMS), demonstrated a significant reduction in the prevalence of obesity among a group of 8- to 10-year old African-American girls, two years after the beginning of a program designed to reduce their body mass index (BMI). BMI is a measure of body fat based on a calculation using height and weight. Prevalence is a measure of how common a condition or disease is in a given population.
The programs success is important because obesity in children has risen from less than 5 percent in the 1960s to more than 15 percent today, according to Robert Klesges, Ph.D., a member of the St. Jude Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control and a professor of preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Children from low income families are at high risk for obesity because they have access to fewer health services, Klesges said. The educational materials developed for GEMS can be easily shared with other health care professionals and represent a tool for disseminating this program nationwide.
Klesges presented the results of the GEMS study at the annual American Heart Association conference this week as part of The Best of Scientific Sessions 2007 program, which is broadcast to cardiovascular and stroke clinicians and investigators at more than 1,100 medical centers and institutions.
The GEMS study recruited 303 parent-daughter pairs at 10 community centers in Memphis, Tenn. The researchers randomly assigned 153 pairs into the active intervention group, which focused on weight-gain pr
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MOSCOW -- The Russian government plans to form an agency in charge of copyright observance amid a series of moves aimed at cracking down on piracy.
The economic development ministry has submitted to the government a project for an agency for copyright control, which is to be formed on the basis of the existing patent agency but will have much broader authority and would be reporting directly to the government.
The move comes at a time when the Russian government is apparently stepping up its activities aimed at fighting piracy. Earlier this year, a stricter anti-piracy law was enacted, but its effectiveness is yet to be seen, while rights holders have repeatedly stated that the government is to make more effort in that area.
Over the last few years, Russian film producers have named piracy among the most pressing issues for the sector, which only the government could properly address. It is difficult to estimate the exact value of Russia's pirated video market, but experts estimate it to be more than $200 million a year.
Russian business daily Vedomosti reported that veteran director Nikita Mikhalkov, who is also head of one of the country's collecting societies, RSP, is going to choose the new agency's head. He is believed to have played a major role in adopting a regulation a few years ago, under which importers of electronic equipment are to pay a one percent tax on all devices that could be used for copying video and audio content.
The Vedomosti report also quoted an anonymous government official as saying that the new body is also going to control the operation of RSP and another state-appointed collecting society, RAO, to make sure all relevant regulations are observed. Rights holders have repeatedly complained that RSP and RAO are not transparent enough.
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It is finally Summertime, so we wanted to share a beautiful bohemian-looking hairstyle that would be perfect for the season!
This hairstyle uses the popular braided tieback, something we have shown in several variations on this website before. In this case, after the tieback… we created a super-cute braided flower to accent it.
Although we rate this style as "Hard", all you really need to know is how to Simple Braid, how to "pancake" a simple braid {tugging out the elbows of the braid}, and the basic bobby pinning skills. The latter is what can actually make this hairstyle difficult, because pinning the flower takes practice.
I would not recommend this hairstyle for an active day, since the flower is delicate and can fall out since it is only pinned up. I would recommend this more for a date night or a day out with friends, and I promise… you will receive many compliments on it!
This one is among Brooklyn and CGH#3's favorites!
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, 3 small hair elastics, 2-3 bobby pins, hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 5-8 minutes
Skill Level: Hard
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If you loved this hairstyle, please feel free to share it!
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Also, feel free to watch my twins' cute DIY Summer Flip-Flops Tutorial…
My husband and I were on vacation a month ago, and while we were gone, Brooklyn and Bailey decided to take a photo of a hairstyle they made on their own.
They uploaded the photo to their Instagram and the photo was quickly picked up by one of the top braid curators on Instagram! It had over 25,000 likes in just over an hour!
I was SOOOO proud of the girls! The photo below, which also appears in the video thumbnail is right off of their Instagram!
When I arrived home, I asked them if they wanted to film a tutorial for it and they said YES!!!
This is a simple Lace Braid, with the braid itself pancaked and an added cream bow as an accent.
This video shows that even younger girls can create this beautiful braid! {It certainly helps when girls see other young girls making these braids}
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Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, 1 small hair elastic, hairspray and bow accessory {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 2-3 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
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Happy Hairdoing!
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It was so funny that just a little over a week ago we started receiving lots of Facebook photo posts of a hairstyle that we have had pinned on our "Try" Pinterest Board for awhile, by fans who wanted us to film a tutorial.
Then fans started emailing and tweeting the photo as well! Overall, we received likely received over 100 requests for this in under a week!
Since my daughters are totally loving pancake braids right now {braids that are flattened by tugging out the elbows of the braids}, it was easy to convince them to film a tutorial. Fans, this one is for you!
The base for this hairstyle, as seen in the original photo floating around, uses our Pancaked Dutch Braid technique. However, I did not pancake the Dutch portion of this braid because my #3 daughter has a little shorter hair and I needed as much length as we could get for the half-pancaked flower braid.
As my daughter wore this hairstyle around, people were stopping her all day to comment on how cute it looked! I am sure you will have the same response!
Feel free to use the braided flower bun by itself, or in any number of hairstyle combinations! This hairstyle is also perfect for weddings, formal occasions, flower girls, prom & homecoming updo's, etc!
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, 1 hair elastic, hairspray {if desired}, 1 small flower accessory for center of flower bun.
Time Requirement: 7-10 minutes
Skill Level: Hard
Happy Hairdoing!
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These Pancake Braids {braids that are flattened by simply tugging on the elbows of the braids}, led us to create this flattened version of our Crown Braid…
My oldest daughter wore this braided hairstyle on the Anderson Cooper talk show in NYC last month, and we received so many comments from people all day long.
We knew we had to film this hairstyle tutorial when people stopped us all the time to ask how we did it!
{You will have to forgive my daughter's pink ears and cheeks in the video, as the previous day their school held a Renaissance Fair outside on a sunny afternoon!}
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, one hairband, hairspray {if desired}
Time Requirement: 5-10 minutes
Skill Level: Medium
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Many of you noticed the cute braids that we included in the photos of the No-Heat Sock Curls Hairstyle tutorial, and asked if we could do a tutorial on it…
Great news, we actually filmed those braids on the sock curls that very day! I think you will admit that these braids are so super easy to do!
Now, I know you are going to ask… but my twins started calling this style of braiding "Pancake Braids" since they were little, because the braids are flattened like pancakes. {I thought it was cute… so the name stuck!}
In order to flatten a braid, you simply make a normal three-strand braid and then tug on the elbows while holding the end of the braid loosely. Once you like the way the braid looks, you simply tie it off with a clear elastic band.
In this hairstyle, we used two pancake braids, one on either side of the top/front of the hair, and then pinned them up around the back of the head. This is what actually gives the hairstyle a beachy-Bohemian look that is so popular today.
Just imagine the compliments you will receive on this hairstyle with such gorgeous curls {using no heat, of course) and these cute braids as an combo! I promise you that I will be the first to compliment you!
Items Needed: 2 clear elastic bands, 2-4 bobby pins, hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 3-5 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
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The Great Britain pound gained today against the US dollar on the back of relatively positive housing data. Gains were limited though, and the currency dropped versus the Japanese yen.
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December 17th, 2014 at 6:15
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December 10th, 2014 at 11:33
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December 08th, 2014 at 11:32
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Despite months of talk about drastic cost-cutting, the Defense Department's budget for fiscal 2014 may not look much smaller than last year's – or the previous few years, for that matter. However, Pentagon officials on April 10 insisted the administration's requested budget reflects changing and stark realities facing the military.
The fiscal 2014 DOD base budget provides $526.6 billion, and close to $90 billion in overseas contingency operations, or wartime funding. The base budget includes roughly $130 billion for the Army, $156 billion for the Navy, $144 billion for the Air Force and $97 billion for defense-wide activities.
The base budget is a decrease of nearly $4 billion, less than 1 percent, from last year's budget.
"As I discussed last week, the cost of infrastructure and overhead, acquisition and personnel compensation must be addressed in order to put the Defense Department budget on a sustainable path," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said at a Pentagon press conference. "The request being presented today takes important steps in these areas."
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According to a summary of the DOD budget proposal, the principal objectives for fiscal 2014 are to "act as good stewards of public funds, implement and deepen program alignment to the new defense strategy, create a force that is ready across a spectrum of missions and keep people central to our plans."
Within those goals are savings and efficiencies -- $34 billion worth in the 2014 budget across the future years' defense plan. The budget also asks for another round of Base Realignment and Closure in 2015, which would cost $2.4 billion over the next five years "but would eventually save substantial sums."
While the budget ignores spending cuts and caps that were mandated by 2011's Budget Control Act, it includes forward-looking investments for the post-Afghanistan military.
"The budget continues to pursue strategic priorities that reflect our nation's renewed commitment to our historical role in the Asia-Pacific region," officials wrote in budget documents posted to the White House's website. "It also targets resources toward other strategic priorities such as increasing our ability to effectively navigate the security challenges and opportunities of cyberspace, continuing to focus on funding on research and development and combatting terrorism."
Cyber, science and technology spotlighted
DOD's budget allocates nearly $5 billion to cyberspace operations – up from less than $4 billion last year – in addition to $10 billion for space and $2.5 billion for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. It also includes close to $66 billion for research, development, testing and evaluation; $12 billion for science and technology; and $3 billion for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a nearly 2 percent increase over fiscal 2012.
The Pentagon budget boosts cybersecurity with initiatives for cyber forces and U.S. Cyber Command, as well as information-sharing through the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Five, designed to connect cybersecurity centers and other cyber analytics electronically and in real time.
Other areas of cyber focus emphasized in the budget:
• Construction of the Joint Operations Center for USCYBERCOM at Ft. Meade, Md., scheduled to begin in 2014 and last through 2017; • Development of tools to automate vulnerability detection on classified networks; • Funding for commercial software for data monitoring of defense networks that will identify and isolate suspect files for analysis; • Support for defensive cyberspace operations providing information assurance and cyber security to the defense networks at all levels;• Enhancement of cyberspace range capabilities by increasing capacity, improving analysis, and mainstreaming and sustaining capabilities of the National Cyber Range developed by DARPA under the oversight of the DDOD's Test Resource Management Center.
In some cases, such as cybersecurity research, investment grew by as much as triple over fiscal 2012, according to budget documents.
Mining DOD buying for savings
Beyond cyber, acquisition reform also was highlighted as a priority.
Reforms to acquisition through the Better Buying Power initiative, originally launched by now-Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, are supported in the budget. Documents note that the program has helped DOD institute best practices, "including applying lessons learned, expanding strategic sourcing, establishing acquisition professional reviews and instituting peer reviews to ensure effective competition."
"Today's constrained funding environment makes it even more important that DOD find effective means to increase its purchasing power for goods and services," officials wrote. "New BBP initiatives address current fiscal realities, including enforcing affordability caps, measuring cost performance and aligning contractor profitability with acquisition goals."
In the press conference, Hagel noted some acquisition programs already have been shuttered, and hinted that could continue as the hunt for savings and acquisition reforms endure.
"Over the last four years, the department has canceled or curtailed more than 30 major acquisition programs...rebalancing our portfolio towards platforms better suited to 21st century security challenges, and making new investments in areas like cyber and advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities," Hagel said.
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