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The best social media content to help you take your business to the next level.
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If you have followed this blog long enough, you know my stance on content creation. It has many benefits, including the ability to show off your expertise, build trust, and create advocacy. Now, before thinking of benefits, let's go back to the basics. How do you choose the best formats for your content strategy?
We owe it to people to respectfully set high standards and hold them accountable. Championing world-class standards is a bold way to value people; it denotes faith in their capacity for outstanding achievement, and trust in their commitment to follow through.
"We owe it to people to respectfully set high standards and hold them accountable. Championing world-class standards is a bold way to value people; it denotes faith in their capacity for outstanding achievement, and trust in their commitment to follow through."
This article is not just relevant for leaders interested in getting more from their employees. I feel that the author also implies that we have to listen to customers too!
LinkedIn opened up their publishing platform to all users in the beginning of 2014, and since then more 2.5 million posts have been published, including 27 posts from me. With more
If you have noticed that your posts are not doing as well as they used to on LinkedIn, you are not the only one. Reach as decreased dangerously over the last few months for me too!
Tom Humbarger takes an honest look at the problem in this article. His conclusion? Continue publishing your posts there, but don't forget alternative platforms.
I like re-posting my content on Medium. Other websites are ok with it as well.
This month, let me introduce you to Surveypal, Storytime.us, Conan, Syndicate-G, and SubToMe
You aren't just competing with your competitors anymore, but you're competing with yourself and everyone else for mind share. Sometimes it may feel like you need more content in order to get attention.
The answer IS NOT more content…it's ridiculously better content.
In this day and age, how do you increase frequency of publication while also focusing on quality? Great question, isn't it?
While I think producing more is certainly not a solution, I tend to agree with Alexis Hall and Ann Hendley: You need to understand the value of great storytelling. You need to become a better writer.
Ann suggests 5 steps:
- Be you
- Define "you" in writing
- Re-frame to redirect the focus on your audience
- Have a distinctive voice
- Turn the small stuff into emotions
Excellent read!
How do you get your customers to make the right buying decision? Columnist Neil Patel explores the persuasive powers of the pricing page.
One of my friends always says: "A great marketer is someone who can sell a dirty Tshirt."
I find this quote particularly fitting here. Pricing should indeed be seen from a psychological perspective, and not just a business perspective.
Neil Patel shares five different hacks that will help you price your products and services in the most beneficial way for your bottom line.
My favorite is #1: The Decoy Effect
Great post!
Try this helpful checklist for Slideshare content creation and marketing your presentations on the platform.
This post by @Ann Smarty is a good starting point for people interested in using SlideShare.
I would have liked to see some examples in the post itself, though...
Pruebe esta lista de verificación útil para la creación de contenido Slideshare y la comercialización de sus presentaciones en la plataforma.
There is some truth, I suppose, to the practice and success of writing "epic" content. Too often, it becomes TL;DR. Slang for Too Long; Didn't Read.
How do you approach the long-form content you read? As a curator, I have two people in mind: my readers and myself. And when I write, I try mixing both personas to craft the most useful piece.
If I don't understand it, then, I can't expect others to.
Mike Sansone shares some great insights into the reading and writing process. Personally, I don't read posts that are over 1,500 word long, unless, during the skimming process, some stuff sticks with me.
Last year, a company called Office Candy mentioned several Twitter users in a "thank you" message.Since I was in the list, I responded to the team to acknowledge its kind gesture. The screenshot above shows what happened within the next few minutes.As far as I know, there is no written rule against replying to all users mentioned in a Tweet. However, the practice often creates confusion and jams conversations. Whenever you click the "Reply" button under a Tweet that contains several usernames, p
Time is tight and feeding content to your social media profiles is additional work. Here are some quick and actionable tips to take your sharing experience to the next level.
The benefits of guest blogging are immense. Learn how to boost your business by becoming a guest blogging star on highly trafficked websites in your niche.
Once again, Barry Feldman delivers the goods with this post. One of the best articles I have read on guest blogging!
I love the part about networking. In it, Barry suggests joining LinkedIn Groups dedicated guest blogging. It's something I had never thought of!
Check out these seven lovable video marketing campaigns to inspire your own efforts.
#3 and #6 are definitely my favorites in the list. The campaigns are not just emotional, they focus on "what's in it for consumers", which is the only thing that really makes a difference.
In my career, I have conducted interviews with hundreds of people in different fields. Here is a short list of tips that I have used to ensure that my guests gave the most valuable answers while having a great time.
"How many hours should I spend on social media every day?" is a question that people have kept asking me ever since I started coaching. My answer is always the same: It is not the number of hours that matters. What matters is how well you use the time you have.
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Canadian businesses are notoriously slow when it comes to social media adoption. They typically wait until their U.S. counterparts have a proven record of success to finally start developing their online brands. It does not mean that Canada does not have what it takes. Actually, some brands have done a remarkable job. And the lessons you can learn from them are universal. Here are three case studies for your perusal.
As much as I would love for the press release to die, it's still a very effective tool when used correctly.
As Mickie Kennedy from eReleases wrote last month, Google has saved your news release. Gone are the days of keyword-stuffing to make certain you rank high in search results. Google now rewards beautiful prose again.
That said, people still make huge mistakes with their press releases. It's not just limited to PR pros, either. Top-level executives all the way down to interns get them wrong at times.
Let's look at eight of the top news release mistakes....
Gini Dietrich shares 8 big news release noodles. Good lessons.
While Pinterest is technically a social media platform, it's also so much more. Learn why you need to stop treating it like Facebook and Twitter.
Melissa Megginson's article makes some very valid points. Pinterest is certainly not designed for news content. Hashtags are listed differently from hashtags on Twitter and Facebook. And discussions are almost non-existent (at least in my circles).
It's important to remember that you should never treat all social media platforms in the same way (a.k.a. the Facebook way)...
Très bonne analyse de ce que recherchent les internautes sur Pinterest, qui n'est pas un réseau social mais un moteur de recherche pour les gens sur le seuil d'un changement de vie important ou à la recherche d'inspiration.
Like it or not, Google+, is here to stay. Even if you've roundly ignored the plaform in your personal social media life, you can't afford to do the same with your company. Cultivating an active, well-trafficked page takes time and effort, but the advantages it brings are well worth the investment.
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How would you rate your content marketing? Do you produce enough content? Frequently enough? Are you hitting your goals?
You're not alone if you suspect the wh
The infographic is quite interesting. However, the post would have remained relevant and powerful on its own too.
This quote strikes home:
"The secret sauce to content a marketing five-fecta — content that is on target, goes viral, magically replenishes itself, drives leads, creates rabid fans — is all about the culture. A culture of content is one where as Ann Handley of MarketingProfs says, "Everyone writes." Marketing may curate, edit, and format the final content, but the ideas, insights and information will be richer if they are sourced and shared using all the expertise and enthusiasm within a company."
A few months ago, I shared a very good infographic that explains how to optimize your website pages and blog posts. After looking at it several times, I felt that there were a few things missing. So, I did some research to find a more detailed infographic. SurePayroll's caught my attention. It's really well done!
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Another month has ended. Time to share my favorite social media articles from around the web! I hope you will enjoy the list I selected for you.
We tried out 21 advanced content tips to see which ones might fit best in your content strategy. See what we learned and how you can best spend your time.
An excellent read and well worth taking the time to test out some of the ideas
Sharing your infographic online is no different. There are hundreds of thousand of infographics out there. In fact, if you search the term "infographics" in Google over 43 million search results populate. Everything from the latest blog post about infographics (like this one) to different tools and programs you can use to create an infographic appear in search results.So, how do you get your infographic to not only show up, but be shared across networks? Follow the below five steps, do even more research than necessary, and begin your road to virality....
Obvious fact of the day: If you have a boring headline, your audience will think your entire presentation is boring. Yes, that goes for your videos, email and e(...)
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Daar het best wel moeilijk is om zo'n tekst te bedenken staan er in deze blogpost heel veel ideeën en 'generators' die je daarbij helpen.
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I love Warby Parker, but I'll never buy a pair because I have 20/20 vision. My boss reads the Buffer blog daily, but she's never used the tool a day in her life. We're brand fans, part of an enormous audience of advocates you may be missing out on.
Some good reminders in this post. I particularly like the following quote:
"To these brands, and many others, I'm invisible. Yet what these brands don't realize is how important I am to them. Sure, I don't contribute monetary value, but I do give them tons of word-of-mouth marketing, which can bring them more loyal and valuable customers. Additionally, I bring them targeted, trusted referrals, which are much more valuable than any marketing they could do themselves."
This reminds me of my own love for Dell. Their computers suck but their customer service is top notch!
Translation: If nonprofits start looking at themselves as a brand that people can fall in love with. It would be better if they see your brand, your social cause as a brand that they can self-identify with instead of thinking of it as a charity. The thought process of giving is then turned on its ear.
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Beaming ear to ear with a proud grin only a father could sport, First Tee Central Valley program manager Charlie Floyd of Riverbank addressed 10-year-old Oakdale golfer Shealyn Hanrahan with pointed questions as a crowd of youth gathered at the Escalon Golf Course on July 24.
The 26th Annual NHRA Sonoma Nations, at the Sonoma Raceway, entered final eliminations with track records being set in each of the top two professional categories on Sunday, July 28. In Top Fuel, David Grubnic and the Optima/Advanced team led the way, following his blistering 3.756 at 324.26 mph qualifying effort during the Friday evening qualifying session. All in all, six Top Fuel cars ran in the 3.7 second zone during the optimal Friday night qualifying session.
A haul of 19.56 pounds from five bass earned Oakdale's Ryan Vilmur a fifth place finish and cash winnings from a California Bass Federation tournament at Clear Lake on July 21. Vilmur, pictured here with two of his hefty catches, finished just .01 pounds ahead of sixth place fisherman Deacon Fernandez, also of Oakdale. Both used homemade Deacon Jigs and made their catches in 20 feet of water amongst rock piles. Tournament participants were not required to bring their own boat. To learn more about the California Bass Federation, visit californiabass.org.
Ten-year-old Shealyn Hanrahan of Oakdale stretches an iron behind her small frame and releases an explosive swing that glides through the fairway like a lawnmower. The golf ball lofts into the air, crashes onto the green, spins backwards and settles just shy of the cup during a recent Wednesday practice.
The exploits of 2010 Oakdale High graduate Nick Vander Tuig will already live on in the enchanted tales of baseball glory, but the 22-year-old right-handed pitcher is just getting started.
If Smokey Bear says 'Only you can prevent forest fires', then the nine bronzed beasts captured by Oakdale Wrestling Club grapplers Lilly Freitas, Cesar Garza and Colby Harlan must have a similar message.
Five years ago I purchased a 75 gallon fish tank from someone selling it on Craigslist. I got a really good deal on it, my son was five at the time, and what kid doesn't want a fish tank! Since then, I've learned a lot from observing the fish in my tank. One of the many things that I've observed was their reaction to temperature change. If the temperature changes too much either higher or lower they tend to go into a state of shock as they become very lethargic until their bodies adjust to it. What ...
Oakdale youth water polo talent Emily Bennett was selected to the eighth grade and under 'Development' USA National Water Polo training team. She competed with the nation's top 70 athletes in her age division for a spot on the 28-person squad. If selected to the top 13, she will represent the USA in International competition later this summer.
Eli Turnage defies gravity.
The black Nike sneakers supporting 34-year-old Deonce Whitaker molded a peculiar trail of alien impressions onto the Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo sod as the Riverbank resident strode toward a line of nervous and jittery greenhorns.
Cowboys escaped the 62nd Annual Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo with $128,753 in earnings on April 13 and 14 - without the pursuit of a posse.
When the last chunk of earth finally settled back to the arena floor at the 62nd Annual Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo, New Mexico's Jim Ross Cooper emerged as the lone cash-winner in multiple events to seal the honor as the 2013 All-Around Champion. He joined a host of buckle-winners that included Oakdale's Norm Mendenhall, a team roping champion alongside Allen Pruitt. Local cowboys Joe Murry (Oakdale) and Frank Perry claimed top honor is the 50-and-over Gold Card team roping event as well.
Oakdale Mixed Martial Arts Academy sensation and Ultimate Fighting Championship talent Michael McDonald is rallying to combat an enemy of a different sort these days.
Winners of nine straight games, Kimball High's undefeated baseball team had played quality programs across all divisions of enrollment for an entire month.
Oakdale High softball pitcher Rylie Pena was appearing fatigued on March 28, and East Union's Marissa Romero was looking for an opportunity.
Former Oakdale High School softball standout, Brianna Parker, graduated from Texas Southern University on May 16. Parker played for the university's softball team all four seasons and helped her team win the South West Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship the last two seasons. She was named to the All-SWAC All-Tournament her senior year.
Oakdale's competitive travel team, the Gunners Under 16 boys competitive soccer squad, has made big waves this season, including winning the Presidents Cup in NorCal state competition recently.
Eleven of Oakdale's finest competed in the 2015 CIF Section qualifier swim meet recently, bringing their season to an end. Swimmers, fans and family gathered at the pool at Tokay High School in Lodi over the two-day meet to cheer on their teams. Four women and seven men represented Oakdale for the right to advance to the State meet. Oakdale turned in great performances but none of the 11 hopefuls punched their ticket to state.
Oakdale faced off against a familiar foe in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoff semifinals when the fourth seeded Lady Mustangs took on the top seeded East Union Lady Lancers. Like everyone else in the Valley Oak League, Oakdale fell to East Union twice during the regular season, and the playoff outcome was no different as Oakdale lost a tough contest, 3-1 on Wednesday, May 13 at East Union, ending the season for the Lady Mustangs. East Union went on to defeat VOL foe Manteca 2-0 in the Section final on Saturday, May 16.
The hopes of repeating as CIF Section champions came to a screeching halt when the Oakdale Lady Mustangs fell to Cordova on Tuesday night, May 12. Oakdale came out on the short end of a 6-1 score at the Sacramento Softball Complex in Sacramento to the Lancers.
Home field advantage was not enough to hold off Yuba City as the 11th seeded Honkers came to town and knocked off the Mustangs 10-5, to eliminate the Oakdale varsity baseball team from the 2015 CIF Sac-Joaquin Division III playoffs.
Oakdale brought big bats to their home and home series against Kimball. With their 7-0 home win followed by an 11-6 road win in the 2015 regular season finale, Oakdale finished second overall in the Valley Oak League (VOL) standings.
Oakdale hosted Manteca in the regular season track and field finale on Tuesday, May 5 at The Corral. The varsity girls entered the day winners of 78 consecutive dual meets, and with a chance to win their 11th Valley Oak League title in a row. In front of the home crowd, the girls accomplished this feat with a convincing 93-43 victory over the Buffaloes.
A much anticipated regular season finale against undefeated East Union lived up to the hype on Wednesday evening, May 6. Oakdale traveled to Manteca to clash with the first place Lady Lancers for a share of the Valley Oak League title. The stage was set, a rematch from last year's CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Championship game, in which Oakdale won, and a rematch from this year's season opener in which East Union prevailed on Oakdale's home field. In a clash of the VOL's best this time around, East Union edged out Oakdale 7-6 in nine innings. The ...
Home field advantage – even in the rain – proved sweet for Oakdale, as the varsity soccer team notched a pair of playoff victories in front of a supportive home crowd this past week.
The 16th annual NHRA Summit Nationals featured several upsets and close racing in all three of the professional categories.
Thousands of fans packed the Oakdale Saddle Club rodeo grounds for the toughest two days in sports, April 11 and 12, for the 64th annual Oakdale PRCA Rodeo.
Why is it that every time the weather is absolutely perfect for fishing, that I have something else planned or I'm working? Then of course, when I finally get some time to get out fishing, a wind storm or some other type of change in the weather occurs. Don't get me wrong, I've had my fair share of perfect weather days out on the water but they're hard to come by, especially in the spring. I used to have a friend who told me that he was a fair weather fisherman. Needless to say, he didn ...
Every angler has his or her favorite fishing spot, I'm no different. Last weekend while fishing Lake Pardee, which is full by the way. My son and I were struggling to get any bites. We moved around from spot to spot until I decided that we try an old spot that I've been fishing since I was a kid. There was a time when that spot was the only place that I would fish on the lake, but as my boats have gotten bigger and more reliable, I've since ventured out. After fishing a while, my son ...
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Injustice: Gods Among Us
Is it me or is Green Arrow's Queen's Gambit chain just too good?
It's the last combo on his movelist, the F+M,D+L,H one. The second hit is low, and then the third right after that is overhead. The time between those two hits is pretty short, and even if it's successfully guarded, it's +1 on block. The startup is a little slow (movelist says 17 frames for the combo, but F+M is just 13 and I don't see how the first hit can be slowed down because of buttons you haven't pressed yet), but given how fast frames seem to be in Injustice, I doubt it's slow enough that you can counterhit on reaction.
By itself it doesn't do a lot of damage, and while in the corner you can straight up juggle off it, from midscreen it has too much knockback for most followups. Just about the only things you can combo off it from midscreen seem to be super and the trait button arrows. Which means you can follow it up with an ice arrow, dash in, and land a full combo. Off a low/overhead chain that's safe on block. And all this on a character with a decent dash who's totally comfortable at range. Am I missing something or is this totally nuts?
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I didn't understand a word of what you just said...kinda. You must be one of the people who are really really good at fighting games.
All I do know is that the Queens Gambit move is a pretty kick ass combo to use. All the rest of that stuff went over my head.
My hat is off to you.
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I also thing its extremly good. Not really because how fast it is but because instead of the overhead you can shoot an arrow low or just do an arrow and instead of shooting backdash.
You can do the whole string into any of his arrows and its really good.
If you have a freeze arrow loaded up you can do this string into it midscreen, get them frozen, dash up into a back 3 and go from there.
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I'll keep it in mind. Ive been messing around with him but I have no idea where to start or how he should be played. Batman is easy to pick up, and Deathstroke i figured out basic combos for overhead, low, and jump in startups and its done me wonders, but him and nightwing, i dont know how to play.
'Come fight beside me,' I said to myself, and although it doesn't make sense, I held my own hand as a small sign of trust, and together I made my defense.
The guide lists a 52% combo using the Queens Gambit to start it off
F+M, D+L, H~ LT+RT>B+H>Jumping+M>H,H
Now I can never get the timing right for something like that, but it probably means something to you fellows
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The guide lists a 52% combo using the Queens Gambit to start it off
if you have a freeze arrow loaded you can do the same thing but instead of H,H go into M then shoot the freeze arrow. not sure what to do from there but its 49% with just the freeze arrow.
Also for timing on this i think you just press back C whenever the number for the last super hit shows. So if you just do this combo whenever the 9 appears press B+H
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Data from independent research, Effective Management of Safe & Secure Openings & Identities, shows 82 percent of public, private and 2-year specialized colleges and universities believe they are not very effective at managing safe and secure openings or identities. Only 18 percent believe they are very effective at granting or denying access to appropriate individuals or knowing who goes where.
"We found there are very differing mentalities on how access control systems are designed and managed," reports Beverly Vigue, vice president of education markets at Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. "Facilities and Public Safety, the key stakeholders in 57 percent of colleges, are more traditional in their approach while IT, One Card and Housing departments are more customer-/student-oriented. The focus is evolving from the former to the latter."
According to Vigue, if the IT, One Card or Housing departments are the key stakeholders, the solutions are more innovative. For instance, the One Card department considers convenience, customer service, improving customer experiences and including the students' perceptions in the access control decision as primary concerns. IT's major focus is measuring the return on investment to the higher education institution to improve options for upgrading.
In general, access control on campus is evolving from the traditional security/product-oriented focus of the Facilities and Public Safety departments to the broader definition of the IT, One Card and Housing departments. Differing mentalities typically do not occur on the same campus as colleges tend to be solely one or the other in their focus.
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Overall clinical efficacy and overall tolerability of NT-201 (Xeomin(R); botulinum neurotoxin free from complexing proteins) authored by R. Benecke, S. Grafe, I. Sassin, and G. Comes.
Efficacy in focal dystonia was analyzed on the pooled data from 2 pivotal clinical trials in blepharospasm and cervical dystonia (343 NT 201 patients; 340 BTXCo* patients) and 1 post-stroke spasticity trial (73 NT 201 patients and 75 placebo patients). For the safety analyses, 6 clinical trials (blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, and upper limb spasticity) have been included (n=539 NT 201, n=442 BTXCo and n=75 placebo subjects). For the post-launch evaluation spontaneously reported adverse events were analyzed.
In the randomized, active-controlled, double-blind studies in focal dystonia NT 201 and one other Botulinum toxin (BTXCo) have been used with a dose ratio of 1:1. The results demonstrate equivalent efficacy between the NT 201 and BTXCo. Onset, waning, and duration of effect were comparable. These findings have been confirmed by the Physician´s Global Impression of Efficacy: 70.6% of BTXCo patients and 71.8% of the NT 201 patients were rated as "good" or "very good." Additionally, in the placebo-controlled spasticity trial 62% of the caregivers rated the efficacy as good or very good compared to placebo (33%). 26.7% of patients in the NT 201 group, 26.0% in the BTXCo group, and 22.7% in the placebo group reported an adverse event. There were no clinically relevant differences between the two active treatment groups in the focal dystonia trials and between NT 201 and placebo in the post-stroke spasticity trial concerning safety aspects. All adverse reactions were either already known and/or were considered by the physician unlikely to be related to NT 201. More than 67,000 patients have been treated so far and no new safety concerns have been reported.
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NT201 (Xeomin(R); botulinum neurotoxin free from complexing proteins) is efficacious and well-tolerated in upper limb spasticity of various etiologies authored by Barnes, M., Schnitzler, A., Amaral e Silva, A., Aquilar, M., Lehnert-Batar, A., and Minnasch, P.
Responder analysis of at least 1-point improvement from baseline to week 4 on the Disability Assessment Scale [DAS] for the primary therapeutic target after injection of a 20 U/mL dilution or 50 U/mL dilution was evaluated. After injection, observation over a 12-week period was followed by 8 weeks safety follow-up. Botulinum neurotoxin doses were derived from the recommendations from the organization WE MOVE. The individual injection pattern was adapted to patient's needs. A two-sided 95% Newcombe-Wilson confidence interval [CI] for the difference between groups was calculated.
192 patients with upper limb spasticity caused by either stroke (88%), brain injury (5.7%), multiple sclerosis (0.5%) or cerebral palsy (1.6%) were randomized to the 50 U/mL dilution group (95 patients) or to the 20 U/mL dilution group (97 patients). Limb position (60.4%), Dressing (24.0%), Hygiene (9.4%) and Pain (6.3%) were chosen as primary therapeutic target on the DAS. The maximum injected total dose was 495 units NT 201. Four weeks after injection 57.1% of patients had an at least 1-point DAS reduction from the baseline score for their primary therapeutic target. No dilution group was inferior to each other regarding efficacy. 79.9% of patients and 89.0% of investigators reported an improvement in global assessment of efficacy at week 4. There were no relevant differences regarding safety between groups.
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Most of the money has been in the form of direct aid to states, cities and individuals in need. But the second half of the funds will be geared toward project, specifically for infrastructure, with monthly spending more than tripling this year.
The president had promised that most of the stimulus money would go toward infrastructure projects and broadband initiatives. And nearly a year into the program, those areas have seen the greatest benefit of the stimulus plan. The U.S. Department of Education has received the biggest share of the stimulus pie.
Obama also last year promised that "95 percent of working households in America will receive a tax cut." The president then implemented the Making Work Pay tax credit, which works out to a maximum of $400 for working individuals and $800 for couples filing jointly on their 2009 and 2010 tax returns.
The president, in today's State of the Union speech, will once again address tax breaks, this time focusing on middle-class tax credits. The administration is proposing to increase the child and dependent tax credit, cap student federal loan payments and expand tax credits. The Obama administration also pushed and then extended the housing credit for homebuyers, keeping in line with the president's promise to help "responsible families facing the threat of foreclosure lower their monthly payments and refinance their mortgages."
Given the resistance from Republicans and the private sector, financial regulation has been a relatively tough hurdle for the Obama administration. The president told Americans in February that he would demand more accountability from banks that take taxpayer money.
"I intend to hold these banks fully accountable for the assistance they receive, and this time, they will have to clearly demonstrate how taxpayer dollars result in more lending for the American taxpayer," the president said. "This time, CEOs won't be able to use taxpayer money to pad their paychecks, or buy fancy drapes, or disappear on a private jet. Those days are over."
So far, however, there has been little more than a cat-and-mouse chase between Washington and Wall Street. Big banks are still planning hefty bonuses for executives.
The top-five financial institutions in the United States -- Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley -- allocated roughly $90 billion for overall compensation, of which bonuses comprise more than half. The Wall Street Journal reported today that executives from at least two banks that received federal money -- Citigroup and Bank of America -- will take private flights to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Obama has upped his rhetoric against Wall Street and has proposed a series of changes, the latest being a plan to crack down on high-risk trades by banks. The president has also proposed a new tax on banks in the hopes of making up to $120 billion given under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
"Never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is 'too big to fail," the president vowed last week. "We cannot accept a system in which shareholders make money on these operations if the bank wins, but taxpayers foot the bill if the bank loses."


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Dimitris Anastopoulos's restaurant deftly proves you can eat well, inexpensively, and have a caldera view. Start with steamed mussels with ouzo and masticha liqueur or pastry flutes with Edam, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, and yogurt. For a main dish try chicken with artichokes and capers in lemon cream sauce, or Lithos pork tenderloin, with mushrooms and kefalotiri cheese in red-wine sauce. Desserts are a specialty, and cheesecake with wild blackberries tastes as good as it looks. The oil and wine are from Dimitris's farm in the Peloponnese, and the fish is local. From the high caldera street, walk down to the lower until you see the sign. This neighborhood jumps at night.
Caldera, Fira, Santorini, 84700, Greece
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We follow FODOR's recommendations around the world and this is the first time we have been moved to commenting. The restaurant is in a cute location with a view of the caldera and one can watch the donkeys walking by. Both the manager and our waiter recommended the seafood platter for two which we ordered. It consisted of two cold shrivelled prawns, 3 small medallions of sword fish that were dry and overcooked to the point that they were inedible
and some tough calamari. The white snapper fish was edible but the worst we have eaten in greece. This seafood platter for two was offered with rice but came with about 3 table spoons of rice. I asked for some more and got another 3 table spoons and was charged an extra Euros 6 for this. They also charged us an automatic cover charge (presumable for bread) which we did not order. We are not price sensitive travellers but I am just mentioning these 'extras'. The complimentary watermelon at the end of the meal was good. This place is a total tourist trap and the food was the worst we have eaten in a long time. This is exactly the kind of place we try to avoid by referring to FODOR'S. In my opinion it should be removed from your list.
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Wiltz - That is an amazing song. Can anybody tell me what language he is singing in? (The English sub-titles helped a lot.)
My friends and I graduated HS and moved to college right when they were coming out in the early 90's. After about 12-15 beers, we sounded like that when talking to each other, so he made perfect sense to us. I could then and still to this day, sing every word to most Pearl Jam songs (except for the ones I didn't like). It drives my wife nuts because she thinks I am making the lines up. But trust me, if you were a late teen or early 20-something in the early 90's who also drank a lot of beer, you would understand Vedder perfectly.


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Ive been taking prenatal gummies and they are amazing, taste great, no iron so better for constipation. I found them at walgreens and walmart.
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Prenate is the best prenatle out there, and they give you 3 free copay coverage.
If your puking after taking your prenatles you must be taking them on an empty stomache, unless they just don't agree with you.
I have m/s too and with my first pregnancy my prenatal made it worse too. This time around my new ob told me to just keep taking a regular woman's multi vitamin, instead of a prenatal. So far the regular vitamin hasn't made me sick.
DD - 11/20/13...*Twin sister angel Isabelle 8/7/13*
I used to take mine in the morning with food, but then it started to make me throw up. So my doctor suggested that I take it at night, right before I go to sleep, and that really seems to be working. No nausea or vomiting at all.
I switched to taking mine at night and have only had 2 throw up episodes since I did that about 3 weeks ago.
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I agree with obiwanfreak - take them at night right before you go to bed and maybe w/ a snack like a cookie. Or as others mentioned the gummies I have as well for nights when I cannot fathom taking the others.
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Desert Vista's Matt Liringis will make the turn to professional golf
Photo courtesy of the Ahwatukee NewsToday's elite junior golfers are fearless.
Matt Liringis is eschewing chances to play golf in college in order to chase his dreams of playing professional golf.
They go for the pin no matter where they are on a hole, get mad when their scores creep up to the high 70s and turn pro instead of going to college.
OK, so the third one isn't very common. But that's the route Matt Liringis of Desert Vista (Phoenix) plans on taking once he gets done playing for the Thunder this fall.
"I told (colleges) we are not interested and that I am going on a different path," he said after helping the Thunder to the Ahwatukee Cup title last week. "There are some schools that are still in contact by email, but it has quieted down.
"This is what I want to do, follow my goals and turn pro."
It takes some chutzpah to take this route — giving up a scholarship to a top Division I program — but he is hardly the first to attempt it. While there are plenty of examples of those who have tried — Hamilton's Richard Lee and one-time Queen Creek resident Kimberly Kim come to mind — the results haven't been all that positive.
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It's similar to lining up a 35-foot windy putt on a fast two-tiered green. While many putts get close to the cup, few find the bottom of the cup.
A lag putt isn't good enough when your livelihood is at stake.
Liringis and his family know this and have done thorough research. He will try some pre-qualifiers for local PGA and Web.com events, but will cut his chops on the All-American Gateway Tour, which has plenty of tournaments in Arizona and neighboring states, to cut down on travel costs.
"It's exciting," he said. "When you are a pro, 100 percent of your time is focused on that. It's one of those things you have to do to get where you want to go."
With that said, he is fully focused on helping the Thunder attempt to win their first state title after finishing as the Division I state runner-up four straight seasons.
He never considered skipping his senior year at DV while taking online courses.
Former St. Mary's basketball player Courtney Ekmark made news recently when she withdrew from the school in order to focus on basketball, while taking online classes, to make sure she is completely ready to play at the Division I level when she heads to UConn in the fall.
"I did that in the seventh and eighth grade," said Liringis, who was living in Scottsdale and Chandler then. "It helped with the golf, but I didn't like the academic part of it. If I have a question or need some help, I can get it almost instantly or set up a meeting (at a public school setting). Plus, socially it isn't the same as going to school."
Liringis, who switched from the long putter to a regulation size putter in preparation of the Jan. 1, 2016 rule change, is the defending Division I Arizona state individual champion when he shot 65-69-134 to win by six strokes.
He has done some good things on the golf course, including averaging a school-record 70.3 per round last season, but there is plenty of work to be done before now and his first pro tournament.
"It is very difficult for anybody in the world at that age, but that's what the family decision is and I hope he does well," Thunder coach Paige Peterson said. "He has an incredible work ethic, great swing and is a very good ball striker. What separates the amateur from the pros is inside 100 yards and he's not there yet.
"I've told him that and that's the biggest difference. If you ever play with a pro, he will be the best putter you ever saw. You have to be to make it at that level. I don't think he is the best putter right now, so he has to improve his short game before getting to the next level."
And Liringis, who tied for 45th at the Junior Worlds at Torrey Pines in mid-July, is ready to do just that while being inspired by people like Jordan Spieth, who turned pro midway through his sophomore year at Texas in 2012.
"I have to hone my skills while on the Gateway tour," he said. "The best-case scenario has me winning one of those to get a spot in a Monday qualifier on the Web.com Tour and I play well enough to make the cut and go from there.
"It is good seeing young people out there competing with guys who have been on the tour for 20 years. That's where I want to be and this is what we feel is the best way to do it."
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These are the procedures offered by Dr. Yaremchuk. Click on the links below for more detailed information about the procedures.
In addition to his expertise in rhytidectomy or "facelift" surgery whereby the SMAS-platysma and overlying soft tissues are repositioned, Dr. Yaremchuk is one of the few surgeons to perform subperiosteal midface lifts. This operation uses techniques from his experience in craniofacial surgery where facial soft tissues are detached from the facial skeleton and re-suspended to restore a youthful, yet natural look. His paper describing these techniques for rejuvenating the brow, midface and neck was published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2000. Refinements and modifications have since been described in multiple papers and book chapters.
Dr. Yaremchuk employs several techniques in his eyelid surgery which restore youthful contour and dimensions to the eyelids. A variety of innovative techniques may be employed depending on the clinical situation. These techniques include the transconjunctival approach with arcus marginalis release and fat redistribution as opposed to excision, selective use of lateral canthopexy, skeletal augmentation and midface elevation. These techniques have been described in many articles, chapters and lectures.
Dr. Yaremchuk has demonstrated his face and eyelid rejuvenation techniques to his fellow plastic surgeons with live surgery demonstrations around the world including Spain, Germany, Russia, Argentina and Taiwan. Last year he demonstrated his blepharoplasty and skeletal augmentation surgery at the Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting.This January, he presented these techniques at the Annual Atlanta Oculoplastic Symposium.
Rhinoplasty, both primary and secondary, is a large component of Dr. Yaremchuk's practice. He uses both open and closed techniques as appropriate for the individual needs of the patient.
Dr. Yaremchuk has a special interest in treating referred patients who are displeased with the results of their prior cosmetic surgery procedures. Many problems can be corrected by Dr. Yaremchuk, including:
Dr. Yaremchuk has lectured on these topics to his plastic surgical colleagues both nationally and internationally. In 2010 and 2011 this included lectures at the Chilean Society of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Moscow's 'Contemporary Approaches to Rejuvenation of the Face and Body' and the annual Atlanta Oculoplastic Meeting. Most recently, he presented the "Brow Paradox' at the American Society for Plastic Surgery's Annual Meeting.
Recent publications related to revisional surgery listed in the bibliography include:
Dr. Yaremchuk's care of patients referred to him with facial deformities created by unfortunate cosmetic surgery has been reported in Self, British Glamour, and Allure magazines. Also, his treatment of such a patient was featured on the E! Network.
Dr. Yaremchuk employs his knowledge and experience with craniofacial surgery and biomaterials to create new facial skeletal contours. Using facial implants made of porous polyethylene, a material unlikely to cause the overlying soft tissue deformities due to capsule formation seen in time when silicone is used, he can mimic the facial appearance obtained with more extensive facial skeletal surgeries. Dr. Yaremchuk custom carves all facial implants from basic shapes - many of which he has personally designed.
He has innovated the use of custom facial implants for both aesthetic and reconstructive indications. Precise measurements obtained from CT scans allow creation of physical models that allow Dr. Yaremchuk to design implants unique for the patient. Custom implants are especially useful for patients with significant asymmetry and for patients who have had orthognathic surgery and are left with noticeable contour irregularities.
As an expert on altering the facial skeleton for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes, Dr. Yaremchuk lectures nationally and internationally and has written several book chapters and scientific articles on these topics (see bibliography). His most recent book, "Atlas of Facial Implants", was awarded an Association of Medical Illustrators 2007 Award for surgical atlases. Scientific articles published in 2011 address the use of facial implants both for facial rejuvenation, and also as adjuncts or alternatives to orthognathic surgery.These include: "Alloplastic Augmentation of the Facial Skeleton: An Occasional Adjunct or Alternative to Orthognathic Surgery" and "Aging of the Facial Skeleton: Aesthetic Implications and Rejuvenation Strategies."
Neurotoxins, Fillers and Fat Injections all have roles in facial rejuvenation and facial contour enhancement.
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Fillers (Juvaderm, Restylane, Perlane and Radiesse), depending on their composition, are useful for treating fine lines and areas of soft tissue deflation.
Fat injections may complement facelift surgery in certain patients. There are some patients who have both skeletal and soft tissue deficiencies. These patients can benefit from both implant augmentation of their facial skeleton as well as volume enhancement of their soft tissue envelope with the selective use of fat injections.
Dr. Yaremchuk has extensive experience and expertise in the use of these modalities as possible adjuncts or alternatives to surgical procedures.
Dr. Yaremchuk has extensive experience in breast augmentation and reduction surgeries. He routinely reconstructs breasts immediately following mastectomy procedures to minimize patients' experience of breast loss. Liposuction is involved in a significant portion of Dr. Yaremchuk's cosmetic surgery practice.
Dr. Yaremchuk has vast experience in the reconstruction of facial deformities, with a special interest in the cranio-orbital area. Dr. Yaremchuk was a co-winner of the Year 2000 Best Paper Award presented by the Maxillofacial Surgeons Foundation of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has lectured nationally and internationally, and has written many articles and chapters on these topics. His chapter on the correction of post-traumatic enophthalmos (sinking in of the eye) was published in the Atlas of Orbitocranial Surgery. In 2012, a paper, "Correction of Posttraumatic Enophthalmos," was published in the Archives of Plastic Surgery. A paper on the proper treatment of acute orbital injuries and the correction of established deformities was published in the Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma. In March of 2006, Dr. Yaremchuk lectured on "Craniofacial reconstruction with prefabricated implants" at the French meeting - Les nouvelles imageries en chirurgie maxillo-faciale Congres de L'association Francaise des Chirurgiens Maxillo-Faciaux. He also presented this work at the Forum de Cirurgia e traumtologia Buco-maxilo-Facial de Rio deJaneiro in November of 2006. He recently co-chaired a meeting on the management of cranio-maxillo-facial trauma in Boston.
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I don't know if you tried Louis Reeper for windows. He got mine for me and installed them. I believe the price was about $200 per 3050 window installed. This was for vinyl single-hung insulated windows. You can email me and I'll give you his number. He is in Groveland.
I used Pike's Electric in Groveland for my 2 OB projects in Groveland. Yes, they may be more expensive than others, but I did not have one single problem with them and they were there when they said they would be there. If you contact them, ask for Ronnie Knight. He was a tremendous help. By the way, since things are slowing down, they might be willing to cut some costs.
(former OB in Groveland...awaiting the challenge in Lake City)
I am a newbie to the Owner-Builder Forums, but have done two O-B projects in the past 6 years. One way I found to save money on the septic system is to coordinate the delivery of the tank when you have the crane on site to set the trusses. It only took minutes to pull off the delivery truck and place in the hole. We had to pull it once to re-level the soil, but it was nice having the crane on site and not worry about any additional expense.
I did my septic system in 2001 for about $850. The infiltrators were $400 and the tank was $400 (the septic tank company sent a larger tank than ordered) and the piping was about $50. As for the trenches and septic hole, I got off easy in that a neighbor of mine had a backhoe and it cost me a case of beer to dig the hole and trenches. I hope this helps and is not too late.
Has anyone considered using poured in placed 6-inch concrete walls that are formed using aluminum forms? I have seen it in the Orlando area homes and was impressed. Any feedback would be great.
Who did your slab and walls and what was the price? I know the company in Groveland - Superior, but I am about 2 1/2 hours north of them now. I found someone in the Gainesville area and I really want to go this way. I was quoted $46 per linear foot for the walls (including all the material). This is 8 feet high. As for the slab, the price including all the materials and prep was $4.50 per square foot.
You have a great blog. If I have one half of yours, I will be delighted.
When you had your plans drawn up, how did you handle the exterior wall dimensions on the plans and did you have a hard time with the plumber laying out the house? I am looking at doing the same thing you did with the concrete walls, but I want to have brick on the outside-air space/6-inch concrete wall/3/4-inch Rmax insulation/3/4 inch furring strip/1/2-inch drywall. This comes to a wall thickness of about 12 inches.
Any help would be great.
Thanks, Jason, for the all the information.
The windowsills and trim do not bother me; it is the plumber and electrician I worry about. Every sub I have talked to up here does 99% of their work with stick-frame building. They all question my desire to go with the pour-in-place concrete wall system. I told them I wanted something structurally sound, fireproof and termite resistant. They just look at me like I'm out of this world. My designer is well aware of the wall system and has drawn the plans to mimic the 12-inch exterior wall. He just indicated that it seems like overkill here in Florida.
Thanks for all your information and I am sure I will need more.
My wife and I have gone the O-B route twice and are getting ready to do it again. As for the square footage price, that is the magic number to the equation. The first time we did the house, it came in at $34 a square foot. This was in 2001. We did over 50% of the work ourselves. The second one we did was in 2004. This one came in at $43 a square foot and we did about 30% of the work. It is a hard number to come up with. However; it was worth it in both cases. If it were that easy to know the square footage cost of a house you wanted to build, then more people would be doing it.
The pros to the process are that you know what you are getting for the price. You hire, fire, and supervise. Another plus is that you have equity in the home. Now for the cons: if you do not have a very good marriage, then I would not do the project. You will find yourself in situations with your spouse you never have been before. You also need to try to plan and nail all the cost estimates down before you build. You need to have some room built into the budget for costs that you did not account for, or if material/labor prices go up because of demand. It is better to be overprepared than underprepared.
We are finding with materials that it is very close to what we paid in 2001. As for the 2004 prices, we had three hurricanes and a booming home market. I believe it is a very good time to do this project. I know several people in the construction industry who either have been laid off or have had their hours reduced. They are hungry for work.
Good luck with the project and it all really boils down to planning, commitment, and prayer.
Did your $85 per square foot include the land? I know Maronda Homes are building in our area (Lake City) for low as $62 per square foot heated and cooled for an almost 4,000 square foot living house. This price also includes the lot.
A lot of costs are also driven by how the home is laid out. Our largest home we built was 2,200 living, almost 3,000 square feet under roof. It only had four corners and was a Ranch style. It was concrete block with HardiePlank on the exterior. We upgraded the windows (double pane), radiant barrier, Corian, jetted whirlpool tub, stained trim and doors, laminate flooring or tile throughout.
I have been running the numbers, and most of the things I have found are very much in line with when we built in 2001. I know OSB and drywall have come down and lumber prices also have came down. However; steel and concrete have risen.
If there is anyone out there who would like to see the takeoffs from 2000, I would be glad to email them to you. You can compare for yourself.
The county I just moved to, Columbia County, Florida, just instituted impact fees. Prior to February 1st, the building permits for a home were $1,200. The total fees (impact and building permit) now for a new residential home are $4,200 ($3,000 + $1,200). As for water, we will be on an individual well, which has no fee.
I believe you are correct. I am going to post two bid sheets I have from back in 2000 when we did the large house. I have done a rough comparison, and I believe most of the prices now are in line of what they were before the building boom.
It is hard to believe, but numbers do not lie. I have been running some numbers lately and I think I can achieve in the $50 to $60 per square foot range, heated and cooled, for the 3,300 square foot home we want to build. This number does not include the land (which we are currently purchasing out of pocket).
I heard today from a sub who lays brick that there are crews out there laying it for 33 cents per brick. He was upset that he was doing it for 50 cents and not getting much work. Times are lean and the prices are great for an O-B. The last time I checked was last summer and it was about 70 cents per brick.
I will post the attachments tomorrow for comparison. It will be interesting to see what people are seeing today compared with material back in 2000.
Attached is a PDF document of bids I received back in 2000. They are from 84 Lumber and West Orange Lumber. I noticed several things were close in price to where they are now. However; I also noticed some things greatly increased (mainly steel). I just thought I would share this with the group and let them do their own comparison.
I just finished going through all my bids. I am coming in at $48 per square foot. This includes Icynene insulation, quartz countertops, and two a/c units for 3,100 sf of living area - 4,300 total. I know that since the building industry has slowed, I am getting subs begging me for the work. I truly believe that $50 a sf or less is achievable. You just need to get the quotes in writing. It is interesting to see sub's reaction when you tell them you have a competitive quote and show them in writing.
My wife and I OBed this home in 2000. It is block with hardiplank on the exterior. In my opinion, one of the best ways to build a home. I had builders coming on my job and asking me why I would ever do something like this (instead of frame built). I told them I wanted a house I could live in and not worry about things. If I had to do it over again (which we are soon but are going to use a concrete type wall and brick), I would use an ICF. The furring strips are built in and you do not have to fur the exterior out with furring strips to attach the hardiplank. We had the 3 hurricanes come through the Orlando area in 2003/2004 and we did not experience any damage.
Good luck with your project. I will post a photo later.
Hi Lynnette;
I have done two O-B projects in the Orlando/Groveland area. For the first one in 2000, I used West Orange Lumber. At the time, they had great pricing, and on-time delivery, and they established an account for me to get my materials business. The second time in 2004, I used 84 Lumber, since I knew a sales rep (or at least I thought I did). The pricing was good at first, then it went downhill from there. Always late with materials or brought wrong quantity or wrong type. I disputed the price of material that was quoted one day and was delivered on the following weekend higher priced because costs supposedly went up. I have not used them since. This is just what I experienced.
I am in the planning stages of my O-B project and am trying to get some takeoff numbers. I thought I read somewhere in the forum about Lowe's and an O-B program. I am lucky I can remember things I read! Do you know where Lowe's is at with this process? Are they really going to do an O-B program? I would love to know where it is.
This is John, formerly from Groveland. I would be interested in getting some information on the person in Alachua also. We are just waiting for the prices to settle in Lake City area. They have come down, but not enough.
Have you found anyone to do your O-B financing? I was working with a local bank and then last week, they pulled the rug out on me by deciding not to do any more O-B financing. They said that it was too risky. I think that they may have some financial problems. I also understand that IndyMac is now being run by the Feds. I have researched the Internet and came up with someone called "Owner Builder Alliance." We have the plans finished and our in the process of getting quotes from subs. However, without anyone on board right now for financing, it very disappointing. Any help would be great.
That is a great question! When we did our first O-B project, we did not know about this website and the book. However, what we did was talk to a lot of people (everyone we knew and did not know) and ask them if they built their house. After much discussion, we found three families in our area that went the O-B route. We went to their house and met with them. They were a great resource -- who to use, who not to use, what they would do different, etc. They even offered to come over and help. I believe this was the best resource for us.
I hope this helps.
Mark, I agree with you. When my wife and I did our first O-B project, we were scared ourselves. I worked in the construction industry for a few years and had seen what materials and labor costs would be. However; I wanted the final control over the project. We went through the process with some headaches, but the end product and savings were tremendous. Keep in mind, there is always someone out ho will do it cheaper, but not always better. That is where oversight comes into play. The second O-B project, our feeling went from scared to concerned. We finished that project up in a lot longer, but we had to deal with three hurricanes in one year. The project turned out very nicely.
Now, we are attempting our third O-B project and we are back to the scared phase. The reason is that we moved to another area of the state and do not know people. However; I keep reminding myself that good subs will support other good subs. In addition, I have seen OSB drop from $10 sheet to under $5. Other things are starting to drop since the market is essentially dead here in Florida. I think that "street value" of materials are coming down on some things and others are the same or higher.
I pulled my construction cost on my first O-B project and I was amazed that when you add everything up, it is about what it is now. It is hard to believe, but as they say, numbers don't lie. As for our second O-B project, materials were higher, but the building boom in Florida was going on. One lesson I learned is that if you can specify all the variables ("type of fixture - American Standard toilet/elongated bowl/model name - $229") you have a better chance of staying on budget.
Another lesson I learned is that all the "nickel and dime" stuff adds up quickly if you don't budget for it. I spent close to $1,000 for tapcons that I did not figure on spending. Therefore; on our next project, I am going to add a line item in my Excel spreadsheet - "nickel, dime, quarter." I am going to allow a 5% cost for this. If in the end you have it, great, if not, you should have it budgeted for. I just wanted to share my experience.
All the gloom and doom in the recent real estate market (or at least in my area), has allowed many subs (I know many) time to reflect on what they are going to do now, since they do not have the work flow as they once had in the past (lost income). Therefore, I had this thought last night to help solicit bids. Has anyone used a newspaper ad to solicit bids on their O-B job?
I picture it as this: Run an ad in the local and regional newspaper in the classified section. It would read something like this: "Owner seeking subcontractors to assist in all phases in the construction of a custom home. Reliable, licensed, and insured only to apply. To make an appointment to discuss qualifications and view construction plans, call XXX-XXX-XXXX. Project scheduled to begin mid-April."
I wanted to run this past the group and get your thoughts. I figured the price of a newspaper ad is relatively cheap and once you get the word out, people should call. I know the first O-B project we did (prior to the building boom) we had many subs place cards in our permit box looking for work. However; by that time, we had selected all of our subs and were in "construction mode."
Any advice, negative or positive, would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks Chris.
I finally let my thoughts sink in and I agree with you. I spoke to a subcontractor today and he was eager to start tomorrow. He was highly recommended by several people who used him and now he is just trying to find work. I have decided to go about it another way. I am going to get a few bids from several subs and then once it gets near to use them, I am going to try to negotiate lower. If the industry is bad as it is now, I shouldn't have any problem finding good subs at an affordable price.
I appreciate your advice and hopefully, we can get this project started soon. I am still having a difficult time finding "affordable" land. It seems like everyone knows the market is not where it used to be, except the sellers. Oh well, I will continue to wait it out.
Thanks, John
Good afternoon Joe,
As a former county employee who worked in the Environmental Department, I can honestly say that your tactic works. There is always a way around the issue. You just need to be creative. You may have to spend some time reviewing other permits that have been granted and the basis they were approved on. Once you have this information, you can approach the powers to be and lay out the facts. When you have information in writing, it speaks for itself. You may be surprised what you find. Especially if you find that someone in your same situation received approval and you didn't. You cannot make assumptions, you have to have the facts.
There were developers all over the county I worked in that impacted wetlands. They ended up mitigating (paying $$$) for the impacts. However; as a small homeowner, the powers that be think they have the upper hand, since you are not well connected, do not have a lot of money, and are not knowledgeable.
This is just my two cents also...
Good evening Lisa,
As for the compaction, how much in height of soil did they put in? As a general rule of thumb, it should have been compacted in two-foot lifts as the fill went in. For example, if you filled in four feet, then you would have compacted the site at the two-foot level and again at the four-foot level. A lot of air gets entrained into the soil.
A good way to compact soil is to run water on it (if it is a well-drained site). In the past two projects, we always did the compaction test after footers and prior to rough plumbing. That way, you don't have to worry about breaking any piping, and you know that the fill within the hole should be the same amount minus any plumbing.
I feel your anger about the trucking guys. By mistake, I used a family member to do my fill on one of my projects. Big mistake. After two weeks of delays and more money and fill then originally quoted, I was pretty steamed. However; since he was family, my wife did not want to start any problems, and I paid him what he said I owed.
As for the building department, you may want to ask for Steve Gladwell. He was the plans examiner in Clermont. I don't know if he will help, but he helped me.
We are in the initial stages of getting our plans drawn up. I talked with several builders in the Lake City area to gauge prices, and they must think I am stupid. The prices they are quoting are outrageous. It is more than Orlando prices. I give them another 6 months and they will be changing their tune.
Thanks for the information. I just received my quote from IPO and I was very pleased - $200,000 for $640. I agree that you will be onsite more than a contractor and and you don't have to sub all the work out. My take on it is if the bank is willing to lend you the money to build, then the insurance company should write a policy. The last BR I took out was in 2005 through my local agent and I it cost me about $900. I didn't question it at the time; however; I believe my agent probably skimmed some profit off of it.
Just my 2 cents.
We recently moved to the Lake City area and have went into several homes for ideas for our OB house. What amazed me is that I have never seen the interior walls finished like I have here. It looks like kids just smeared mud onto the wall. I asked several of the builders and they all said it was blueboard. I asked them about drywall with knockdown or orange peel and they just laugh. Therefore; does anyone have knowledge on this type of interior finish.
Yes, they are. Thanks for the information and link. I will check it out.
First and foremost, I wish I knew this site (along with The O-B Book that I just ordered) existed when I did my O-B project in 2000. The information provided has been great! I am in the process of getting things together to start another O-B project. However; I have moved from the Orlando/Groveland area to the North Florida/Lake City area. With moving, you lose knowledge of reputable subs and other skilled trade workers in the area, along with good suppliers.
Does anyone have good contacts in this area of the state that I can get in touch with? I know some of the subs I used down south have said they would travel (signs of slow workload), but I believe the cost savings may be offset by travel time (two hours), gas, and lodging (if needed). I am excited to get started on the process again, but my wife is concerned due to the lack of knowing people (honest or dishonest). Again, I would appreciate any help. I know it helps when you call someone and tell them they were recommended by X (person's name) for the job.


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