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Good design always ages well
This home was designed by Allan Dehar, who besides being a successful architect in his own right, collaborated with Frank Gehry on a number of projects and worked with Eero Saarinen as well.
Though it is nearly 25 years old, I think this home has aged beautifully. I'd be happy to move in tomorrow. I love the use of light, the windows that bring nature into the home, the exterior design that blends the building into the surrounding landscape instead of the ever-popular boastful Mc Mansion "Look at Me" facade.
I find something so timeless about the design. And the setting ain't bad either. It just speaks of nature, peace and calm.
Here is a link that might be useful: Listing $1.3 mil
Not a fan of this one. The exterior is a mess (pictures 5,6 and 7 especially) and the interior sunroom (pic 20) looks like a trailer addition. In addition, I think the columns' diameter is much too big, and introduces a Tuscan vibe that doesn't make sense with the architecture.
Though it's very nice, it lacks the warm feeling of a home to me. Though I like th exterior architecture, for the most part, I agree with mtnrdredux, the interior has the feel of a hotel.
Plus there's too much asphalt around the home.
Well, I guess I'll have to go against the crowd -- I like it! And the setting is absolutely beautiful.
I do agree that the owners' furnishings are on the generic side, and I think that's what contributes to the hotel look. And I'd definitely want to renovate the bathrooms.
But I could see myself being happy there --
It is aging well, the overall volumes of the house are nice and there were some serious missteps with some of the detailing right at the very beginning. (The **chimney**, the Tuscan columns, the staircase and a couple other finish-related things)--these may have had more to do with homeowner decisions than the architect.
This post was edited by palimpsest on Sun, Aug 10, 14 at 12:05
That's so interesting that so many of you dislike it so much. And so many liked that So Living house I posted, which I really disliked. Go figure. Considering that that quiz I took said my design was italianate, maybe the tuscan touches are what appeal to me...
I agree with pal though, no idea how much of this was the homeowners' choices or how much was staged. I was looking at the overall architecture. I thought it was interesting too that he nestled 3 bedrooms, 2 baths in the lower level which is not something normally seen, esp in the 90s.
Wonderful setting, but the interior is a strange amalgam of modern, Asian, Tuscan, and traditional touches. The kitchen just looks very bland to me and that second kitchen??? The columns and marble seem Tuscan, the French doors and dining room windows seem at odds with some of the large modern windows in other places. I need to go back and look, but it seems that the dining room is the only one with crown molding. The staircase is like those in so many homes built in the 70s-90s. I like some of the rooms a lot, but mostly for the way they bring the outside in.
Overall, I would have preferred to see greater continuity throughout the house-pick a style and be true to it. Of course, perhaps many of the things that look out of step to me could be changes made by various owners.
Fun to look at nonetheless. Thanks, Annie!
I find it hard to take columns anywhere at all unless we are talking public buildings or antebellum plantations.
And while I do agree that people have gone overboard with ceiling heights, I felt that the low ceiling did not work with the open floor plan. It feels like a great big shirtbox.
Upside down floorplans are always nice when the house is built on a downhill lot and you can still end up with walkout or at least decent sized windows. (which now have egress requirements that are more stringent than when some of these houses were built.)
It elevates the living spaces for better views and sometimes gets you walking into the house on the main level more easily than in a conventional bedrooms upstairs plan.
I love the floorplan and the setting. There are some finishes that need changing and some reworking needed of the columns and fluorescent lights, but overall, the room are graciously proportioned and I love having his and her baths for the master. This would be an easy house for me to live in. Did you notice the dog room off the garage?
I like traditional houses--colonials, capes....but I would be able to live in this house happily. I would end up using a lot of traditional furniture, which I think can co-exist nicely in a modern house. I think the opposite is not true--a Georgian house filled with modern furniture probably can't work. At least, I can't think of an example...
Even taking away the furnishings which are rather bland, the architectural features that appear to have been added after the fact ( or not ?) don't mesh cohesively.
How do you get from the kitchen to the dining room? out of the kitchen down the hallway, past the front entrance and then back around the corner into the dining room. Or do my reading glasses fail me and I missed something?
I've been lurking here for quite some time and finally have something to contribute. I hung the wallpaper in this home while it was under construction back in l990-the master bedroom and all five bathrooms as well as filling the veins of vertical blinds with wall paper in one the bedrooms for a total of 110 rolls of wall-covering. The working conditions were terrible, no air conditioning, I had to bring copious amounts of water from home and sharing a port-a potty with construction workers! I would never do it again.
In response to a few comments, the three bedrooms and two baths are on the second floor, I know it doesn't look like it, but you can see that in the center of the house the roof is raised. The house is sited on a gentle rise well back from the road. I believe the "second kitchen" is the butler's pantry and I agree the trek from the kitchen to the dining room is unfortunate.
It was an interesting situation, the nephew was the GC and like most custom houses was taking longer to complete than projected and owner was unhappy hence I was in there much sooner than ideal so that it looked like progress was being made.
The lady of the house was much more interested in the landscaping and the outside areas of the home than the inside, at least in my limited interaction with her.
While not my style, I love color and black, I find the home very calming and pleasant and think they succeeded in integrating it into the property beautifully (except for the very large paved area near the garages) and conversely, bringing the outside in with the great amount of fenestration. OK, had to word it like that, hardly ever get to say fenestration!
If you would like to see more, Zillow has a a few additional pictures and they are larger. Interesting that some are taken with snow on the ground.
This post was edited by lindainct on Mon, Aug 11, 14 at 10:34
The Trulia link - it has additional large photos which help with the floor plan.
I think the gardens are really lovely -- I especially like curvy grass path to the wooden steps. The use of stone is wonderful too, and the whole garden seems to have an Asian feel to it.
Here is a link that might be useful: Trulia large and additional photos link
Not a fan of the columns, but I think it's mostly very pleasing and comfortable looking. It doesn't look like a hotel to me, but more like quiet and somewhat uninspired decorating by someone who wanted her home to be pretty, but wasn't extremely interested in decorating. Probably many people decorate this way.
lindainct, your post was so interesting! and ugh- I can't imagine wallpapering vertical blinds!
One of the things that contributes to the "aging well" effect with this house is that you can't really tell how old it is.
I would say the primary architectural element that places this house about 1990 is the oversized Tuscan columns which are kind of an outgrowth of the post-Modernist period and are sort of a Venturi, Scott-Brown Associates -type affectation.
(Some of the finishes say 1980s-90s too: some of the marble, and no self-respecting modernist would have shoe-horned a colonial revival style staircase into a house like this in the 1950s-1970s.) Actually I think the brown marble and the staircase are the two things that turn me off.
So it's aging well because it isn't too typical of a particular period like a lot of houses are. I mean, we see all the time in the kitchen forum where people take out something that is "terribly dated" only to replace it with a combination of things that are so very specific that they are repeating the cycle, and in the Building a Home forum, sometimes the combination of design, finishes and fixtures border on the "clichés of 20--" list.
So this house is successful to the extent that it was maybe a bit out-of-date in some respects as built and there are also choices that were made with finishes that further muddy the waters. Overall I feel like there is a lot about this house that would make it comfortable to live in. Blandness is often very soothing and comfortable.
I understand, but the very fact that we're talking whether a 1990 house is "aged" or "not aged" in that case, is kind of weird to me. To me, 1990 isn't that long ago, so where I come from, it would still be a "new" house. And, yes, I know that a 1990s kitchen is "dated and needs to be ripped out," but somehow I don't follow that advice :)
However, this was just a side remark, not trying to move the discussion into a different direction.
Well it's all about context I guess. The older you get the more recent 1990 gets. In my old block until a major fire, the "new" houses were 1880s.
My new house is 50 years old (which, until last year were the newest houses in the neighborhood by about 100 years). People called these the newer houses in the neighborhood.
But when I rented it out to some people who grew up in the suburbs, they thought this was a "really old house". Old where they grew up predates the 1990s.
The house in question though, with a few distinct exceptions, like the columns, could've been built anytime from about 1960ish to later than 1990--it doesn't have many time-stamped elements.
I totally dig this house. The setting, facade and layout are fantastic. I would do some major things like knock down that wall between the kitchen and diningroom, replace those columns with something (anything!) else, replace some flooring and redo the staircase. If I had that much money to spend, I bet I could come with with a little more for a bit of a reno.
I thought I would like the house when I saw the facade (and the setting- oh my!), but honestly once I opened the photos, all I could see were those completely incongruous columns! Whoever buys that house needs to make the columns square (if they have to stay) and create an entry into the dining room from the kitchen. I just see myself doing a nose-dive in the hallway with the Thanksgiving bird.
A dog room is actually a good idea, though i do recall rolling my eyes the first time I saw one on a floorplan, for sure.
We generally do not let our dog sleep in any of the bedrooms. With the local prevalence and seriousness of Lyme Disease, which left an acquaintance's face partially paralyzed, our vet strongly urges to keep dogs from all bedding and from carpeted areas when possible,esp a long haired dog like our golden.
It's nice to have a place to put the dog at night, as well as to leave her when we have guests (a lot of little kids are afraid of dogs, for example).
At the beachhouse, the dog has taken over what the POs called the maid's room, right off the kitchen. We even ordered WT to match her dog bed. Uh oh, now I am starting to channel my inner Leona Helmsley ...
But on this floorplan, the dog is in Siberia, which would be a PITA. Also, I would hope the poor dog has windows!?
A friend of mine once had a house with a dog room in the corner of the walkout basement family room. The door between the two rooms was a standard exterior door for security purposes so no one could get in through the doggie door and into the home. The room was heated/cooled for the dogs comfort. The back yard was fenced.
Hanging the wallpaper took about three weeks including all the prep work and the blinds. I'm meticulous but not fast.
It was the middle of summer, hot and humid. Thinking back, towards the end there was water and I think air conditioning.
Filling the vertical blinds is not difficult if the material does not have a pattern. This did and allowing for the overlap when the blinds are closed takes a bit of time to figure, it also uses twice as much paper. If the wall is also papered it all has to line up when the blinds are closed. It's a bit nit picky but looks great when it comes out correctly and I found it very satisfying. Being a perfectionist, or trying to be, is frequently annoying but in a wallpaper hanger it is a good thing.
I have to disagree that this house has aged well. I think it looks very dated and to me it actually looks more like it's from the 70s on the outside and the 80s on the inside. I would have guessed it to be a lot older than built in 1990. I think it's lovely though, don't get me wrong, but still does not look modern at all.
I don't think that Annie is trying to put forward that the house isn't dated, or that it's perfectly timeless;--although "timeless" was mentioned-- or that it's meant to look "modest" or unassuming. I think what she is saying is that it is not this:
or this:
or this:
All of which are high-design expressions of the period aligned with the sort of person who can built a 6000 square foot custom house and have an interior designer.
And it's not "look at me" like these two, brand new houses that are actually smaller, but Desperately trying to Look like 10,000 square feet instead of 5,000
This post was edited by palimpsest on Tue, Aug 12, 14 at 11:01
I think I just don't agree it's good design, with the biggest faux pas being the living room. The columns and coffered ceiling don't fit in with the house or setting IMHO, and are actually 89s/90s popular features that I specifically think do NOT age well, at least not in the context of ordinary residential New England homes.
That was one of two photos posted at the outset, so I think Annie felt the photo supported her case, but I find it ironic, because to me they make the opposite case! Shows how biased we all are,
I think it's a totally schizophrenic house. It seems overdone or underdone, too much or too little in decor or color and even the landscape is weird, going from soft and natural to a parking lot. About the only part of the property that flows well is the rear facade of windows overlooking the lush and natural back yard. If I had that kind of money, it would sure not buy this house!
P.S. I don't have words to describe how much I detest the frivolously gabled McMansions.
Not a design comment but I agree that the rooms would photograph much better during the summer; the snow background really is not doing the rooms any favors. Looking at the interior photos, I kept thinking, where are the windows?? With all the white, they just are washed out, blending in with the walls.
I found the first couple of outdoor photos appealing with all the greenery.
I think that's better.
But I think what strikes me odd about about this room (and could well be the awful lenses used to make rooms look larger)... is the proportions seem wrong. The ceiling, coffered or not, seems too for such an expansive space. It almost feels as though they removed a wall, which given the vintage I'm sure they did not.
I've heard you educate us about small rooms with too-high ceilings as an ill-advised builder's trick; but what about large room with low ceilings?
BTW, I do find the house to be pleasant and livable as is. I can see what Annie likes about it.
I raised the flat ceiling about a foot. I think it helps, but there is still a certain amount of "hotel lobby" going on.
I think an awful lot of open plans look like furniture showrooms and people don't "see" it. At least this looks like a decent-quality furniture showroom. I've seen a lot more along the lines of "Impact Thrift Store" in the real estate listings.
This post was edited by palimpsest on Tue, Aug 12, 14 at 16:24
I think this is timeless in the sense that nothing is screaming "1990 called and wants its ____ back!"
There's a lot in this house I don't like, but I wouldn't have liked it in 1990, either.
My house was built in 1990. We bought it in 2002. It was dated even then. It was such an example of what EVERYONE was doing in 1990 that by 2002, it was awful.
More I think about it, I think it's its eclecticism that lends me comfort...be it the low exterior, the tuscan beams, the 90s gallery, the hints of FLW, the bringing nature in....I am not comfortable in homes that feel as if they were designed to be museum ready and correct to a specific era. While I have stayed in historic places and appreciate them for the beauty and style of each, I couldn't live there. I couldn't abandon all the other styles that I appreciate, and I couldn't feel comfortable to live with the formality that comes with "correctness" regardless of era.
I can't stop playing with the ceiling in this one. I sort of like a cathedral tray in this room.
After removing the Tuscan detail on the columns, I am not sold that it is an improvement. I think they were used because the house was built in the post-modernist period and any house that is designed to be contemporary to its time (versus a historical recreation) is going to be influenced by the period. No matter what the primary style is. This is why there are light fixtures that are Deco and Colonial Revival at the same time.
These two houses were designed by Venturi, Scott-Brown Associates. The house in Stony Creek was designed by Steven Izenour specifically. These are strongly post modernist and the columns here are caricatures, really. The fireplace in the Stony Creek house is a single fat column. Anyway, the house above took period influences.
In Architectural Record there is a discussion of the removal of the "columns" on one side of the Stony Creek house. It improves the view but it also strongly dilutes the façade.
And the cathedral-tray:


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In this alarming book, Fox News commentator Judge Napolitano makes the solid case that there is a pernicious and ever-expanding pattern of government abuse in America's criminal justice system, leading him to establish his general creed: "The government is not your friend." As an attorney, a law professor, a commentator, a judge, and now a successful television personality, Judge Napolitano has studied the system inside and out, and his unique voice has resonance and relevance. In this sensational book, ...
In this alarming book, Fox News commentator Judge Napolitano makes the solid case that there is a pernicious and ever-expanding pattern of government abuse in America's criminal justice system, leading him to establish his general creed: "The government is not your friend." As an attorney, a law professor, a commentator, a judge, and now a successful television personality, Judge Napolitano has studied the system inside and out, and his unique voice has resonance and relevance. In this sensational book, Napolitano sets the record straight, speaking frankly from his own experiences and investigation about how government agencies will often arrest without warrant, spy without legal authority, imprison without charge, and kill without cause.
Amazingly, infuriatingly, incredibly, the government will lie, cheat, and steal in order to enforce its own laws. And the courts continually give law enforcement a free pass to engage in these practices.
The landmark 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case of Frisbie v. Collins established the principle that a court has the power to put a defendant on trial, even if law enforcement broke the law in bringing the defendant into the court's jurisdiction. It sounds inconceivable, but the Supreme Court has authorized the police to break the law, including abduction and kidnapping, in order to enforce the law.
On February 19, 1942, police officers in Michigan asked their colleagues in Chicago to arrest one Shirley Collins. Chicago police officers met Collins at a bus station in Chicago, where they arrested and handcuffed him.
Complying with the request of the Michigan police, the Chicago police forcefully took Collins and held him in their custody. When he refused to answer questions until he could consult a lawyer, the Chicago cops and their Michigan colleagues, who had by now joined them, attacked Collins and beat him with blackjacks. Additionally, the Michigan police officers told the Illinois authorities not to let Collins consult with a lawyer or anyone else.
The next day, Collins requested a lawyer and was once again attacked by police officers until he was beaten into unconsciousness. The following day, the Chicago Police Department handed Collins over to the Michigan police officers, who carried him to Flint, Michigan, to face trial.
There is no question about the fact that the Michigan police kidnapped and abducted Collins. The entire sequence of events demonstrates that those law enforcement officers had utter contempt for the law they swore to uphold. Neither Illinois nor Michigan had a warrant for Collins's arrest. The Michigan police never made a request upon the Governor of Illinois for Collins's apprehension as a fugitive and for his extradition to authorities in Michigan.
Kidnapping is a federal crime, and the Anti-Kidnapping Act makes it illegal when an individual is "unlawfully seized, confined ... kidnapped, abducted or carried away by any means whatsoever" across interstate lines. The federal kidnapping crime applies to both ordinary citizens and officers of the law: No exception is made in the statute for either state or federal law enforcement officers.
Accordingly, the Illinois and Michigan police committed a federal crime—kidnapping and abducting Collins from Illinois to Michigan—for the sole purpose of securing his presence in a courtroom in the state of Michigan.
Amazingly, the Supreme Court found absolutely no problem with this, adhering to the principle of male captus, bene detentus. That principle—translated as "badly captured, well detained"—permits the government to bring any defendant to trial regardless of whether he was improperly seized. According to the court, the government fully adhered to the Constitution's due process requirement by convicting Collins after a fair trial.
In the words of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the "practical effect" of the court allowing the kidnapping and abduction of Collins was "encouragement to the commission of criminal acts by those sworn to enforce the law." Essentially, the police are authorized to take any illegal step to bring a defendant into the courtroom. But due process doesn't start with a fair trial; the government's obligation to provide due process is triggered when police first make contact with a person.
The Supreme Court misconstrued due process, stating that there is no constitutional requirement that a court "permit a guilty person rightfully convicted to escape justice because he was brought to trial against his will." Being "brought to trial illegally" is different than being "brought to trial against his will." (Obviously, Collins was brought to trial against his will. What defendant would freely choose to go on trial for murder?) The Supreme Court ignored the exact purpose of federal laws prohibiting kidnapping and the constitutional right not to be confined unlawfully. If illegally abducting and kidnapping Collins doesn't constitute illegal imprisonment, what does?
The Supreme Court improperly allowed the police to put themselves above the law. When law enforcement uses force and violence illegally to bring a defendant into the courtroom, it is the court's duty to hold the police accountable for violating the defendant's constitutional rights.
In the criminal justice system, sometimes a "guilty" defendant walks free because the police illegally violated his constitutional rights. While this is unfortunate, the entire system would fall apart if courts failed in their responsibility to ensure that law enforcement does not place itself above the law. The police need a disincentive to keep them from breaking one law in order to enforce another. Regardless of whether Collins received a fair trial, his presence inside the Michigan courtroom was a result of the Illinois and Michigan police committing federal crimes.
There is no limit to how far law enforcement will go in disregarding the law to promote the goal of apprehending criminals. Typical law enforcement behavior goes well beyond illegally abducting and kidnapping an individual so that he can be brought from Illinois to Michigan. The federal government has given itself the power, and the Supreme Court has not questioned that power, to invade the territorial integrity of a sovereign nation in order to abduct another country's citizen.
Humberto Alvarez-Machain is a physician, and a citizen and resident of Mexico. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had Machain indicted for his alleged participation in the murder and kidnapping of a DEA special agent. Subsequently, the DEA negotiated with a paid informant—an admitted former advisor to a Mexican drug lord—to abduct Machain and bring him to the U.S.
On April 2, 1990, six armed men broke into Machain's medical office, where they punched him in the stomach, shocked him with an electrical apparatus, and injected him with a substance that made him light-headed and dizzy. The men proceeded to fly Machain from Guadalajara, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas, by private plane. Upon arrival, Machain was handed over to the DEA and placed under arrest.
Mexico and the U.S. are each independent and sovereign nations. The two nations signed an Extradition Treaty in 1978 to recognize each other's territorial integrity and to prevent this exact sort of situation. The Mexican government formally protested the United States' kidnapping of Machain and promised to fully prosecute and punish him if he were returned.
The federal government has a constitutional responsibility to uphold treaties that the United States has entered into. The DEA clearly abused its power by refusing to arrange to extradite Machain in accordance with the Extradition Treaty, while making a secret deal with a paid informant to illegally and forcefully abduct Machain. Moreover, the forceful abduction of Machain is not only a violation of the treaty, but also a violation of international law. The United Nations Charter expressly prohibits this exact sort of international forceful abduction, respecting the territorial rights of all sovereign nations.
Machain challenged the government's assertion that U.S. courts have jurisdiction over a defendant who had been brought to the U.S. via an illegal, forceful abduction. A federal district judge in California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit both agreed that the federal courts had no power to try Machain and ordered Machain's repatriation to Mexico. Yet, in a six-to-three decision in United States v. Alvarez-Machain, the Supreme Court ignored the obvious facts and law surrounding Machain's abduction and chose to affirm the principle that law enforcement has unlimited power to take illegal actions to bring a defendant into the jurisdiction and the courtroom.
The Supreme Court's majority concluded that the U.S.-Mexico Extradition Treaty did not expressly prohibit the U.S. government from paying an agent in Mexico to illegally and forcefully abuse, abduct, and kidnap a Mexican citizen who allegedly committed a crime in Mexico. This perverted interpretation of the treaty is utter nonsense; the U.S. is not free to take any action against Machain that the treaty does not expressly prohibit. As Justice Stevens wrote in dissent, the treaty also doesn't expressly prohibit the U.S. from torturing or executing Machain because it is more expedient or efficient than extradition, but that behavior would be unquestionably illegal.
Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote for the court that "whether [Machain] should be returned to Mexico ... is a matter for the Executive Branch." Not so. It is the Supreme Court's job to stop the government when it breaks the law. Justice Stevens' dissent warned against the Court allowing the government to get away with breaking the law due to the "desire for revenge" against Machain's alleged contribution to a DEA agent's murder in Mexico.
Thus, the Supreme Court once again gave law enforcement officers a free pass blatantly to disregard the law—committing an illegal international abduction in a sovereign nation—in order to promote their interest in bringing a potential criminal to justice. When the government does this, due process is treated as a myth, and the courts turn a blind eye to the fact that the government breaks the law while trying to enforce the law. To the Supreme Court, all is dandy once the defendant arrives in the courtroom for his trial.
When the federal government breaks the law to bring a suspected criminal into the United States, the nation where the apprehension was made does not always protest as Mexico did with the abduction of Machain. In some situations, the federal government uses the threat of diplomatic might so that little attention is drawn to the illegal capture of the suspect.
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, the mastermind of the February 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City, had eluded American law enforcement's capture for two years. On February 6, 1995, the FBI received information from an informant that Yousef would be arriving in Islamabad, Pakistan. The DEA and the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security proceeded to raid Yousef's hotel room and brought him into the custody of the local Pakistani police. Without any legal proceeding or process, the Pakistani government secretly and informally surrendered custody of Yousef to the FBI. Yousef was then flown back to New York for trial.
The federal government, in removing Yousef from Pakistan without formal extradition proceedings, undoubtedly violated international and U.S. law. The government had significant leverage to manipulate Pakistan into illegally handing Yousef over in secret, because public extradition proceedings would have been a disaster with the Pakistani government trying to remain on good terms with Islamic extremists within its borders. And the Pakistani government—which is dependent on the U.S. for its security—wouldn't dare stand in the way of the U.S. government's illegal apprehension of Yousef.
The courts, once again, refused to impinge on the federal government's power and invented an absurd rationale for upholding the legality of Yousef's apprehension. Defying logic, Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy, a federal district judge in New York, ruled that Yousef was "'found' within the United States"! Since when is Islamabad, Pakistan, considered within the United States?
According to Judge Duffy, expounding on the concept of "universal jurisdiction," the whole world is considered to be within the United States! The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed this absurd ruling, and the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Law enforcement and the courts must obey the law when they enforce the law, and even the most dangerous criminals are entitled to due process under the Constitution. A simple extradition request would have brought Yousef here legally and avoided the embarrassment and illogic of a judicial ruling standing for the principle that the "whole world is the United States."
Not only does the Supreme Court turn a blind eye when the government illegally kidnaps and abducts an individual to bring him into the courtroom, but the court has also repeatedly endorsed law enforcement's power to lie, cheat, and coerce when gathering evidence of crimes.
The Supreme Court upheld the police's power to lie, deceive, misrepresent, and coerce in the 1969 case of Frazier v. Cupp. The police suspected Martin Frazier and his cousin Jerry Rawls of murder. Before taking Frazier into police headquarters for questioning, the police asked him a few routine questions, including where he was on the night in question. Frazier admitted to being with his cousin Rawls, but denied being with the victim or any third person. The police began vigorous questioning after incompletely advising Frazier of his constitutional rights.
After Frazier continued to deny being with anyone but Rawls, his interrogators began a coercive and deceptive lying campaign. The officer falsely stated that Rawls had been brought into the station and that he had confessed to the murder. To try to prompt Frazier to talk, the officer began a tactic of sympathetically suggesting that the victim's homosexual advances toward Frazier had provoked a fight with Frazier and Rawls, and police and prosecutors understand that. The interrogator's lie caused Frazier to begin telling his story, but eventually he told the officer, "I think I had better get a lawyer before I talk any more. I am going to get into more trouble than I am in now." The interrogator continued the questioning and completely dismissed Frazier's request for counsel and his right to silence, replying, "You can't be in any more trouble than you are in now." Eventually, a full confession was obtained and was used against Frazier to convict him of murder.
There are limits to what the police can do to obtain a conviction, and despite his guilt, Frazier's interrogator clearly crossed that line.
In 1892, the Supreme Court in a case called Bram v. United States established the rule that a confession "must not be extracted by any sort of threats or violence, nor obtained by any direct or implied promises, however slight, nor by the exertion of any improper influence." The police indisputably misrepresented the facts in falsely stating to Frazier that Rawls had confessed to the murder. Frazier was also lied to when the interrogator denied his right to counsel, as he was incorrectly told that confessing wouldn't get him into any more trouble than he was already in.
Because the police used illegal tactics to coerce Frazier into a confession, Frazier's statement cannot be considered voluntary. Since involuntary confessions are inadmissible, the jury should never have heard Frazier's confession.
Yet, the Supreme Court ruled that the statement could be used against Frazier. Justice Marshall, writing for the court, admitted, "the police misrepresented the statements that Rawls had made." Furthermore, Justice Marshall went as far as stating that the interrogator's lies and representations were "relevant"! So, why didn't the court throw out Frazier's confession? According to the court, the misrepresentations were "insufficient in our view" based on "the totality of the circumstances." Rather than looking at the facts and explaining their conclusions, the court went no further than such convoluted legalistic phraseology. The court never stated why the interrogator's lies were "insufficient" and what other "circumstances" were used to comprise the "totality."
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Posted April 15, 2005
Since I went to school many years ago honest patriotic americans have revealed the courts abuse of powers. Why does it continue to get worse. Why do the economic, policital and sundry other powers that essentially influence our government allow it to destroy the Constitution? Because they chase immediate gratification of a desire rather than the perpetual protection of their rights. A supposed principle of law is that 'those who can and should prevent a crime, and do not, are a partner to it.' If you want your government back participate in it beyond paying taxes. Stop supporting the abusers.
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Posted January 19, 2005
Judge Napolitano is clearly a brilliant, colorful jurist. He has developed a well-thought out criticism of the executive powers of the U.S. Government. He has littered his argument with numerous examples of how the Feds (and other governmental officials)abuse their powers. These examples run from the personal (where he was accosted in New York City) to the famous (yes, Martha Stewart rears her head). In short, the good judge has an ax to grind. In truth, his argument might have been a bit more effective if he had balanced it with some counterpoints. There is little doubt that the government abuses its power when arresting people (just ask, as Mr. Napolitano points out, some of the poor folk down at Guatanamo Bay), but the argument could have been a bit more subtle -and therefore convincing - if a more intelligent discussion had been conducted on the 'positive' aspects of aggressive police-work. In this post-9/11 world one can't totally dismiss the dangers of proper 'due process.' Unlike the American environment when our Constitution was written - when, for instance, a pony or a sloop was the fastest form of sending a message - people today have instant access with the entire globe. If someone in the apartment up the street is plotting to dispense nuclear arms on our beloved shores, this person should be stopped as soon as possible. No? The law has always been a slippier slope. And, recently, it has become even slippier.
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Posted January 1, 2005
Finally, a former judge writes what many Americans are already learning: that the United States government is out of control, no longer tethered to the Constitution. The Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies routinely break federal law and the judiciary turns its back on citizens whose rights are violated.
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Posted March 31, 2005
Need I say more? The most disturbing part of all the government injustice, Is that 'WE THE PEOPLE' have the real power to stop all the un-AMERICAN act's being committed against US! My only question to the judge. 'How do WE correct the problem?'
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Posted November 16, 2013
For anyone interested in the rule of law, this book is an excellent teacher. The Judge knows our Constitution and explains it well.
Should be required reading for all graduating high school seniors.
Posted July 8, 2013
Another excellent book by Judge Napolitano. He spares no criticism of those who, clothed with the power of government, don't think twice about abusing our freedoms and liberties in the name of national security or keeping us safe. In light of the recent revelations from Edward Snowden, it is interesting--and revealing--how quickly our elected and appointed officials labeled him an "enemy combatant" and traitor, even though all he revealed is what most of us suspected all along. The old adage is quite true: if government is given power, it will stretch its limit to the point of abuse simply because it can do so. The judge makes a compelling case that it is the people who are ultimately in charge, not the government that is bent on telling us it knows best. If we are willing to sacrifice our liberties and freedoms in the name of national security, we won't have the former and the latter won't matter. This is the premise of Judge Napolitano's treatise. A must read for those who truly believe in the words of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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Posted December 29, 2005
That Mr. Napolitano has written a critique of government breaking its own laws and has had it published disgusted me. He is the pot calling the kettle black. My son and I are victims of money promoted bias he called justice.
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Posted December 18, 2004
I can hardly believe that a former judge who was once part of the government establishment is saying these things that I and so many other people I know think about our government. Judge Napolitano exposes the gross abuses of power that our government perpetrates every day. If you believe in freedom of speech, freedom from searches and seizures, freedom to keep and bear arms, freedom from relentless government surveillance -- you will want to read this book. This book is not about left or right, red-state or blue-state politics. It is about our rights - the rights that we have from birth because of our humanity and only a small portion of which we loan to our government so that it may work on our behalf. Some people think the government gives rights to us, but the opposite is true. We give the government only so much power and they always abuse it. This book is a must-read for anyone who believes in limited and responsible government.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted November 26, 2004
This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about liberty and civil rights in America, and for anyone who truly believes that a smaller, limited government is the best kind of government. Judge Napolitano from Fox News exposes gross government abuses of power that trample the rights of people every day He reveals how the government breaks the law every day and gets away with it. And you don't have to be a lawyer to follow his clearly stated explanations of our constitutional rights and the government's abuses of people and their rights. The stories told in this book are compelling and shocking, and will make you realize that, as they Judge says, 'The government is not your friend!' All Americans should read this book.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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At 9.25 months, my DS (who had previously been nursing 5x/day) abruptly starting refusing the boob, except for an early morning session. I thought it was just a phase and offered repeatedly for several weeks to no avail. Since I was so close to my 12 month goal of BM, I made up for the rest of the feedings with pumped BM. DH and I decided to start transitioning to cow's milk (Oh how I hated all that pumping) at age 1 and cutting out the pump sessions gradually, which I have been doing. HOWEVER, two weeks ago, DS started asking to nurse at various times through the day. I was shocked! He still would nurse in the morning throughout this time period, but now he wants to nurse before naps, before bed, when he sees them.... I was SO not expecting this! Is it because he is dealing with so much developmentally that Bfeeding provides such comfort? He isn't walking yet but I think that will happen soon, and he's been teething like crazy. It was very painful emotionally when he stopped so suddenly but I adjusted and now I am adjusting to this new change! I had never heard of a baby doing this. Any thoughts??
New to group...14 month old has decided to resume BF on demand after 4 month break- WHAT?!
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Posted 11/21/2013
I should add, my DS will be 14 months in a week!
Posted 11/21/2013
It's not uncommon for toddlers to want to increase their frequency - you're right that they are going through a lot developmentally. It's also very common for moms to not want to increase nursing after decreasing it, so good for you mama! I guess nursing strikes really can be long and most people just assume they've weaned.
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Posted 11/25/2013
I have heard of it, although it usually happens when a child weans during a pregnancy and then wants to nurse again when the new baby is born.
Glad to hear that he's still able to latch on, you still have milk, and you're open to letting him continue!
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Interview Eddie Irvine: Girls always ring my room but I'm fussy. That's why my manager is outscoring me..; HANDSOME, RICH AND COCKY, THE MAN WHO PUT GLAMOUR BACK IN FORMULA 1.
"A million isn't much these days," he says casually. "Not in the big picture."
No wonder people love him or hate him. But whatever they think of the man nicknamed Fast Eddie, they will be hearing a lot more of his controversial opinions.
For if Damon Hill retires as expected after tomorrow's British Grand Prix, Eddie will be Britain's top racing driver.
This is his chance to replace Hill as the fans' favourite, but there will be no toning down his fast-living, girl-pulling lifestyle.
The 33-year-old bachelor unashamedly enjoys the fruits of his success.
"I love the parties, the boat, the plane, getting into nightclubs for free, getting tables at restaurants without having to queue, driving for Ferrari and getting the best- looking girls," he says.
Some, not least his female following, enjoy the glamour he brings to the racetrack. Handsome, cocky and rich, he has an old-fashioned politically- incorrect sexiness.
Others are riled by the way he criticises other drivers. He is currently embroiled in a bitter feud with British rival David Coulthard after saying: "His ratings are going down race after race."
Coulthard blasted back: "He's the classic case of the male inadequacy syndrome. He's got all the extensions to enlarge his manhood."
Irvine has not endeared himself to his other co-racers, with remarks such as: "Most of them aren't that amusing," and "Damon can be quite witty when he's let off the leash by his wife."
Nor can they stand the harping on about his wealth.
"I've made loads of money," he boasts. "I bought a lot of shares when the market was collapsing last year. I made a fortune.
"I woke up one morning and I'd made a quarter of a million dollars in the night. But another time I was down $600,000.""
He is, he boasts, the "most toyed-up driver in the paddock". There is an 80ft yacht, because "being a kind of jet-set gypsy cruising the waves in luxury is my idea of heaven", and a nine-seater Falcon jet because "I hate sitting in traffic jams".
THERE are houses and cars around the world, and he has just sold his helicopter because he kept losing it.
"I lost it twice. I parked it and then couldn't remember where," Eddie says.
"Once, I parked it in a friend's garden and then forgot where she lived. I just drove around until I spotted the rotor blades, which is easier than finding a car in an NCP car park."
He wasn't always this rich. Eddie's parents Kathleen and Edmund, a garage owner, were not well off.
Growing up in the country near Bangor, Northern Ireland, Eddie had few toys to play with. He and his big sister Sonia, now 35 and Eddie's physiotherapist, made their own entertainment, building secret tunnels and fortresses in haystacks and making rafts for the nearby river.
He was car-mad even then and loved helping out his dad. His ambition at the age of 13 was to be a Formula 1 mechanic. His parents saved up to take him to the British Grand Prix in their battered old camper van.
Eddie would sneak past the guards into the paddock to watch his heroes. "I used to dig tunnels to get in. Anything. I was in the pit garages everywhere.
"It was absolutely brilliant, good fun. The atmosphere in the camp site during the night before a grand prix was amazing. It's the big thing I miss about them now."
When he was 16, he pestered his dad for a motorbike, but his father, who once raced cars himself, bought him a Formula Ford.
Once he got in the car, Eddie was hooked. He raced, worked seven days a week in the garage and bought and sold cars to help pay his racing expenses.
THOSE early years of struggling made an impression on him. He was careful with money when he hit the big time and signed for Jordan in 1993.
"My family aren't rich, so I always wanted to be financially sound before spending money - and I got to that stage a few years ago," he says. "I don't waste money. If I can do something on the cheap, then I will.
"But I'll go to a nightclub and if it's pounds 250 for a bottle of vodka I'll pay. I'm not going to sit there among my mates who can't afford it, moaning about the price."
Clearly Eddie is enjoying his good life, especially the girls.
"You get girls ringing your room, sending you letters and photos," he says. "One girl mailed me a picture of herself in her underwear outside a Hard Rock Cafe in South Africa."
"But I'm fussy. That's why my manager is outscoring me at the minute. He's just split with his girlfriend, so he's on a bit of a roll. But he wouldn't be if his quality control was the same standard as mine.
"We go out with two good-looking girls and I always get the pick. Why? Well, that's just the way life is."
At the moment Dutch model Anouk Voorveld, 20, is to be seen on his arm, but there are no hints of any firm commitment. And marriage is definitely out. "It's not on the agenda," he insists.
I LIKE my freedom too much and I'm too selfish. I like my space and I don't like anything too heavy.
"I'm not looking for an ideal woman, but if I were, it would have to be someone laid-back who would let me do my own thing.
"I like all good-looking women. When a relationship has run its course, I always hope a girl will dump me, but it doesn't seem to happen like that in spite of my best efforts."
Eddie seems to have it all. But it must be a bit frustrating that as No 2 driver for Ferrari, he is not supposed to beat the team's No 1, Michael Schumacher, unless something goes wrong.
"I'd love it if he decided to retire," Eddie jokes. "But I don't see that happening. "
Not much seems to worry him. Nor does he fret about the obvious dangers of racing, despite being in a nasty pile-up last year.
"I want to stay alive to spend all this money," he says. "I don't think of the dangers, just the pleasures.
"This isn't a dress rehearsal. I am where I am because I always want more.
"I'm sure there's someone luckier - but I haven't met him yet."
A full version of this interview appears in the August issue of FHM magazine.THE SAYINGS OF FAST EDDIEON MONEYA million isn't much these days. I woke up one morning and I'd made a quarter of a million dollars in the night
ON THE HIGH LIFEI love the parties, the boat, the plane, getting into nightclubs for free, restaurant tables without queueing, driving for Ferrari and getting the best-looking girls
ON DAMON HILLDamon can be quite witty when he's let off the leash by his wife
ON WOMENI like all good-looking women. When a relationship has run its course I always hope a girl will dump me but it doesn't seem to happen like that, in spite of my best
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BackgroundApple Eater is a fun game where you try to eat lots of magical apples. You need to catch as many as possible to get SUPER points! All the apples are flying around your screen!
Tap on the screen to start catching apples. This will start a chain reaction that will let you catch more and more apples. Longer chain reactions will give you BONUS points. Each bonus point will give you an extra life in the BONUS rounds!
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The Center was established in 2006 thanks to the initiative of then NU President Henry Bienen and Professor T.H. Breen, a historian of colonial America, who was its first director until 2013 and after whom the Center graduate fellowship program is now named.
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MAILING address: CCHS, Northwestern University, Harris Hall, 1881 Sheridan Road,Evanston, IL 60208-2220.
We are excited to announce that the Center will benefit from part of a generous gift of $5.6 million for the University from Eleanor and Nicholas Chabraja.
University President Morton Schapiro hosted a dinner at his house to celebrate the fifth anniversary of naming the Center, January 2015.
Recently Dean of Libraries Sarah Pritchard received seven volumes (2008-2013) of the proceedings of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies (IBI) at the University of Warsaw, a gift to the University Library from the Faculty of "Artes Liberales," our host for the joint 2014 international doctoral workshop on "Borderlands" in Warsaw--see Conferences.
The Center hosts an annual lunch lecture series and sponsors or co-sponsors other campus events that engage with historical materials: conferences, lectures, panel discussions, seminars, and workshops.


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Allergies and Diabetes (Continued)
4 - Immunotherapy (Allergy shots or allergy oral drops)
Allergy shots and allergy oral drops contain small amounts of allergens. They're given on a regular schedule so that your body gets used to the allergens and no longer overreacts to them.
Both allergy shots and allergy oral drops are only used when the allergens you're sensitive to can be identified and when you can't avoid them. It takes a few months to years to finish treatment, and you may need to have treatments throughout your life.
5 - Other
Non-steroidal nasal sprays such as NasalCrom (cromolyn sodium), an OTC nasal spray, can help prevent symptoms of allergic rhinitis if used before symptoms start. This non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) needs to be used three to four times a day to be effective.
The prescription drug Singulair (montelukast sodium) is a leukotriene receptor antagonist approved to treat asthma and to help relieve symptoms of allergic rhinitis. It works by blocking substances in the body called leukotrienes. Side effects may include headache, ear infection, sore throat, and upper respiratory infection.
Some simple over-the-counter products can also help with allergy symptoms. They include:
- Salt-water solution, or saline, which is available as a nasal spray to relieve mild congestion, loosen mucus, and prevent crusting. These sprays contain no medicine.
- Artificial tears, which also contain no medicine, are available to treat itchy, watery, and red eyes.
Drug Allergies
Drug allergies are not predictable. When using any medication, especially new ones, note your body's reaction as well as your blood glucose.
Symptoms of drug allergies include:
- Anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reaction (see below)
- Hives (a less common type of rash)
- Itching of the skin or eyes (common)
- Skin rash (common)
- Swelling of the lips, tongue, or face
- Wheezing
Symptoms of anaphylaxis include:
- Abdominal pain or cramping
- Confusion
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty breathing with wheeze or hoarse voice
- Dizziness
- Fainting, lightheadedness
- Hives over different parts of the body
- Nausea, vomiting
- Rapid pulse
- Sensation of feeling the heart beat (palpitations)
Some Things to Consider
- Steriods cause elevations of blood sugar. Increased testing of blood sugar may be required to prevent high blood sugar during steroid treatment.
- Medications that cause drowsiness can mask the signs of a high or low blood sugar. So be vigilant in testing your blood glucose regularly, especially when trying a new medication.
- People with uncontrolled high blood pressure or serious heart disease shouldn't take decongestants without the direction of a health care professional.
- Read the labels. Look for ingredients known to affect blood glucose levels and note age recommendations. Some medications can be used in young children while others are not recommended at all.
Learn about more medications that can affect your blood glucose levels.
Reviewed by Jason C. Baker, M.D. 06/11
- Allergies: Things You Can Do to Control Your Symptoms. American Academy of Family Physicians. http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/allergies/basics/083.printerview.html. (Accessed 05/10)
- Drug Allergies. Medline Plus. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000819.htm. (Accessed 05/10)
- Itching for Allergy Relief? U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm153549.htm. (Accessed 05/10)
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RIDGWAY – The victim's mother took the witness stand Thursday in the continuing murder trial of Nicholas Martin, 24, of Johnsonburg, who is charged in the 2013 stabbing death of 18-year-old Alyssa Forsyth.
Susan Trumbull described her daughter as a beautiful, fun-loving girl who loved her nieces and nephews and her cat. She also acknowledged that Forsyth had an ongoing struggle with drug abuse and a troubled relationship with Martin.
During questioning, Trumbull said she had witnessed an angry confrontation between Forsyth and Martin at Ridgway Sheetz that culminated in a death threat.
Structural issues with Decker's Chapel have resulted in the 159-year-old landmark being closed to the public, at least temporarily.
The site is owned by the Elk County Historical Society, and when contacted by The Daily Press on Thursday afternoon, Executive Director Mary Kalinowski explained that a combination of the harsh winter weather and drainage from the road above the chapel resulted in the building's foundation shifting. The left rear corner has sunk almost completely into the ground, while on the opposite side, the building has lifted slightly off of the foundation.
RIDGWAY – Education and workforce development were major topics of discussion Thursday morning during the regular monthly meeting of the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission's executive board of directors.
Susie Snelick, North Central's Workforce Investment Board Director and a member of the board of trustees for the Rural Regional College Initiative, presented an update regarding the Rural Regional College Initiative during Thursday's North Central meeting.
RIDGWAY – During opening remarks Wednesday morning in Nicholas Martin's murder trial, defense attorney Michael S. Marshall told the jury that the defense doesn't dispute that Martin killed Alyssa Forsyth.
"I'll start out by letting you know that you're not going to have to decide whether Nick killed Alyssa Forsyth," he said. "He did kill her."
Marshall explained that he believes the evidence will show that Martin, who is charged in the March 2013 stabbing death of Forsyth, is guilty of third-degree murder (voluntary manslaughter), not first-degree murder.
By the end of the summer, Depot Street in downtown St. Marys will be home to a new 69-room Cobblestone Hotel and Suites.
Although an exact opening date has not yet been set due to any possible spring weather delays, developers are hoping for a tentative June opening.
Progress on the $6.5 million three-story hotel project is steadily moving along.
Project developer Todd "Booka" Hanes of St. Marys-based Creekside Hospitality said they expect to pour the slab floor in one week followed by framing of the building.
A fire broke out early Tuesday morning at a residence along Hemlock Road in St. Marys, sending an elderly woman to a Pittsburgh medical facility with severe smoke inhalation.
Police say 80-year-old Anna Mae Evans of 143 Hemlock Rd. was injured as a fire ignited when she was "smoking a cigarette while utilizing oxygen" according to a public information release report filed by State Police Fire Marshal Corporal Greg Agosti.
The St. Marys Early Intervention Program (EIP) report has been finalized and was recently presented to City Council.
The next phase entails an implementation plan of the document.
The EIP was an $80,000 study conducted to assist municipalities experiencing fiscal difficulties to develop comprehensive multi-year financial plans and establish short- and long-term financial objectives. The project was awarded to the Cincinnati, Ohio-based Novak Group in June.
RIDGWAY – With jury selection completed Tuesday afternoon, the trial of Nicholas Martin, 24, of Johnsonburg is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today at the Elk County Courthouse.
Martin is charged in connection with the March 2013 stabbing death of 18-year-old Alyssa Forsyth.
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According to police, Dilley was found in an upstairs bedroom of the home of Chelsea Ann Micale, 27, who was the primary suspect of the investigation.
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6 Hiring Mistakes Small Business Owners Make
As you grow your business, you will inevitably need to hire help. If you've never been an employer before, there are certain pitfalls you need to avoid that many business owners make. Here's your guide to what not to do in hiring staff.
1. Not Knowing Your Needs
Once you start a business, your responsibilities will grow quickly. You know you need help, but maybe you assume a part-time secretary will fit the bill. Only you need her to take on your social media management, answer the phones, and manage your accounting. You find out too late, after you've hired her, that the job is more than she's qualified for.
It's important that you assess what your hiring needs are before you start the search. Do you need a full-time or part-time person? What areas do you need help with? What level of expertise do you need? What's your budget? Continue reading "6 Hiring Mistakes Small Business Owners Make" »
Join Nellie Akalp at NMX on April 13-16
If you're eager to learn more about blogging, content marketing, and podcasting, don't miss the upcoming NMX conference in Las Vegas, April 13-16. There, you'll learn from top experts how to use content to effectively reach your audience.
I'm thrilled that I'll be among those experts! I will be speaking on IP protection in my session, IP Protection: What You Need to Know on April 13 at 11:45 in Session Room: CR 11-12. Continue reading "Join Nellie Akalp at NMX on April 13-16" »
Is The Changing Job Market Compelling You To Think About Starting A Business?
Are you seriously thinking of becoming your own boss this year?
Is starting a business something that you've been thinking about…but haven't pursued?
Finally, why are you considering business ownership now?
A Changing Job Market
As of late, unemployment numbers have been improved. Less people are unemployed today than they were a couple of years ago. That's the good news.
The bad news is that more people than ever have completely given up on their job searches. That "bad" news means that more people are considering career alternatives. People that have been downsized…let go by their employers, are becoming more open to the idea of entrepreneurship or self-employment. Continue reading "Is The Changing Job Market Compelling You To Think About Starting A Business?" »
Why You Don't Need to Be Your Employees' Friend
I get it, I really do. You spend 40 or more hours a week with the people you hired, so it's understandable that you'd start to form friendships. But once you start a business, you've got to draw a line between being friendly with your staff and trying to be their friend. The difference between the two is where the respect you need from them lies.
How to Be Friendly (Without Going Overboard)
Any office functions better when the staff gets along. In our office, you'll hear people asking about their colleague's weekends on Monday mornings, and often they'll go to lunch together. I'm right there, engaging in dialogue with my team, but there's a point at which I stop. Usually that's in oversharing personal details. My motto is: if I'm willing to share it on Facebook, I can share it around the office. If not, I keep it to myself. Continue reading "Why You Don't Need to Be Your Employees' Friend" »
Starting a Business: What Roles Do You Need to Fill?
When you first start your business, whether you are set up as a sole proprietorship, partnership, a corporation, or a Limited Liability Company (LLC), you may take on all the work yourself. After all, you consider yourself a great multitasker, so why not do it all yourself?
You'll learn this lesson sooner than later, but I'd rather you do it now and save yourself a lot of headache later: you've got to delegate to be an effective entrepreneur. That means that from Day 1, you should have the right people on your team that will help you skyrocket to success.
Identify What You Need Help With
To that end, you first have to determine what areas of your business you need help with. Start with the areas you're less skilled at, or that take more time than you've got. For example: Continue reading "Starting a Business: What Roles Do You Need to Fill?" »
Incorporated in North Carolina? There's an Important Deadline You Need to Know About
If you plan to incorporate in North Carolina or file an LLC there, or already have, there's a deadline coming up that you need to be aware of.
Your Annual Report is due April 15. This document keeps the Secretary of State for North Carolina up to date on your business contact information and ensures that you stay compliant with your business.
What Goes in Your North Carolina Annual Report?
If you've never filled out an Annual Report, it's not too complicated. You will need to fill out:
- General Information on Your Business, including the name of your business entity, your fiscal year end — if you run a corporation, and the nature of your business.
- Registered Agent Information, in the event that you use a Registered Agent to handle your corporation or LLC paperwork. Provide the name of record and the address for the Registered Agent.
- Principal Office Information, including your business's physical address, mailing address, and telephone number.
- Officers/Members/Managers Information, including a listing of all the officers, members, and/or managers of your business, as well as their titles and their business address.
It's important that you update this information annually, especially if any of this data has changed in the past 12 months. Continue reading "Incorporated in North Carolina? There's an Important Deadline You Need to Know About" »
The Difference Between a Trademark and a Copyright
If you're interested in protecting your intellectual property, you've probably come across information on trademarks and copyrights, but maybe aren't sure which you need. This post will break them down to help you make the right decision for your needs.
What is a Trademark?
You use a trademark on a product, word, name, phrase, or symbol you want to have exclusive rights to. There's also what's called a servicemark, which is used to trademark a service rather than a product. You can even trademark your domain names and social media usernames.
When you have a product or name that you don't want others to use, you can trademark it. Now, others can't copy your efforts, and if they do, there will be fines and penalties to deal with. Continue reading "The Difference Between a Trademark and a Copyright" »
10 Ways to Use CRM to Maintain Client Relationships
This is a guest post by Megan Totka.
When it comes to maintaining relationships with your customers beyond the sale, customer relationship management (CRM) software is a real boon. Because it helps you stay on top of what's happening with a given client, you spend less time researching and more time connecting in ways that really matter. Let's look at 10 business growth strategies and show how you can use your CRM to make them happen.
Make Highly Targeted Offers to the Right Clients
Gone are the days where you had no choice but to send a blanket email offer to all customers. Now you can use your customers' preferences (recorded in your CRM) to send emails with offers they're more likely to take you up on. If you know you've got customers who recently bought rain boots, you can send them an offer for a matching raincoat or umbrella.
Segment Your List in a Way that Makes Sense
If you sell products online, you may have specific niche groups of clientele, like those who buy baby clothes for boys, those who buy baby clothes for girls, those who buy baby gifts for friends, et cetera. You can set up the email marketing lists in your CRM based on criteria you define. That will help you target your offers. Continue reading "10 Ways to Use CRM to Maintain Client Relationships" »


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Robin Williams: Ohman's honesty is refreshing
Re "It's futile to guess what he was thinking" (Jack Ohman, Aug. 17): Ohman wrote a refreshing article concerning our ways of jumping to conclusions regarding the reasons behind depression. Nobody really knows except that person, referring to Robin Williams.
Some depressions are helped by medication, but others maybe not. Ohman was one of the lucky ones. Evidently, Williams was not. Either way, depression is very real and can be very dangerous.
We should not even try to know what anyone is thinking. This article was a real stretch for a political cartoonist, but I think Ohman hit the nail on the head.
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