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Why Emotional Intelligence Matters
Teaching emotional skills is making a big comeback. The five areas that should be part of your curriculum.
When you enter PS 32 in the Belmont section of the Bronx, it's easy to see that emotions—and how students handle them—are as big a part of the curriculum in this school as math or reading. The walls are covered with colorful construction paper displays that highlight essays like "The Things I Love" and "What Makes Me Scream." In Melissa Locasto's kindergarten class, her 18 students sit on the rug while the teacher selects familiar puppets from a wicker basket for an end-of-the-year lesson. "What has Mr. Snail taught us?" she asks, holding up a soft puppet with a bright red-felt shell.
"How to come out of my shell when I'm feeling shy," volunteers a quiet boy in the front. Locasto smiles, encouraging him.
"He's taught us that when we are afraid and embarrassed, or feeling shy, we sometimes go into our shell. But that's the time when we might need to take deep breaths to calm ourselves. Or to ask someone for help," she says, filling in.
The little boy nods, enthusiastically.
"And what about Mr. Grasshopper?" she asks.
Another little boy shouts, "How to pay attention when your body wants to—" Then he jostles other kids to demonstrate a world-class case of the fidgets.
Make no mistake. PS 32's principal, Esther Schwartz, like nearly every other public school principal in the nation, has a laser-like focus on improving test scores. But in the last five years, she's concluded that her 800 students need more than skills and drills. Nearly all come from very poor, stressed, and sometimes chaotic families. "Before they can begin to learn, our children often need help with basic social skills—sharing or taking a turn. Many need help regulating their attention, their emotions, or controlling their impulses," says Schwartz. Faced with dozens of disruptive children, Schwartz turned to an innovative group called Turnaround for Children, which helps failing schools improve their outcomes through emotional education.
Turnaround for Children helps administrators identify troubled kids, then works with teachers to build academically rigorous and emotionally healthy learning communities by making social and emotional skill-building part of the comprehensive curriculum. "We've discovered that social and emotional skill-building goes hand in hand with learning," says Schwartz. In the five years that Turnaround has been at PS 32, the number of disciplinary problems has plummeted and the percentage of kids deemed proficient in reading has risen from 30 to 72 percent.
Everything Old Is New Again
In an era when high-stakes test scores rule, talking about social and emotional development in children can seem old-fashioned. But lately, the conversation about the so-called soft skills—the personal and interpersonal abilities kids need to maintain mental health and thrive socially, emotionally, and intellectually in a classroom—is being heard again around the nation. In 2004, Illinois adopted a roster of social and emotional goals teachers are expected to cover right along with mathematics and language arts. This year, New York state is expected to do the same. Schools in Singapore, which produce some of the highest-scoring mathematics students in the world, have made social and emotional learning a key component of their education formula.
Why did we stop talking about the social and emotional development of children? Blame the self-esteem movement of the 1980s. Back then, many administrators and teachers believed that classroom experiences should be structured around building a child's sense of self-worth, even at the expense of achievement. Posters announcing "Everyone Is Special" and advising children to "Learn to love yourself" could be found in almost every school. The programs were a success—sort of. Kids felt satisfied even when they failed and their opportunities for higher education withered. Eight years ago, when No Child Left Behind became law, measurable standards came into vogue and feel-good programs disappeared, taking with them the idea of emotional development in the classroom.
These days, academics, education researchers, principals, and teachers are discovering—or maybe rediscovering—that reading and math alone may not be enough. "We know that the emotional piece is really very important in terms of a child's overall well-being and capacity to learn and grow," says Dr. Jerlean Daniel, deputy director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and chair of the Psychology in Education department at the University of Pittsburgh. But just what, exactly, is that emotional piece?
Researchers have begun to identify the soft skills that kids need to succeed. Here are the five most important, with some tips on what you can do in the classroom to help foster the growth of these skills.
1. Naming Those Feelings:
The ability to name feelings, understand them, and express them in a socially acceptable way is essential to a child's success. Most parents, caregivers, and, later, preschool and elementary school teachers provide this kind of instruction almost reflexively. If a toddler cries when a toy is taken away, his mother or teacher may ask, "Are you upset because you want that toy?" This soothes and provides a lexicon for the highly charged moment. With kids from a deprived background or with older children, the job of helping a child sort and articulate shades of emotion becomes part of a teacher's job.
Pam Cantor, a child psychologist and chief of Turnaround for Children, says the simple, puppet-based program featuring Mr. Snail and Mr. Grasshopper developed by her staff and taught once a week can help kids name what they're feeling so they can fend off tantrums and meltdowns. If you aren't able to use such a program in your school, you can opt for a less formal approach involving classroom discussion. If a child refuses to speak during circle time out of shyness, for example, you might say, "That's okay, Andre. Sometimes I don't feel like talking, either. But if you want to share your ideas later, we'd love to hear them." Then talk to the child individually about ways to calm his anxiety, such as by taking deep breaths. Finally, you might host a whole-class discussion about how to overcome shyness.
2. Building Trusting Relationship:
In his now-classic study, former Stanford University professor and current Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching president Anthony Bryk found that trust is the emollient the keeps schools running smoothly. And nowhere is that element more important than in the classroom—particularly in the relationship between teacher and student. When teachers take the time to establish trusting relationships with their students, it can make a world of difference. "It makes learning more powerful," says Mary Utne O'Brien, a professor of psychology and education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a researcher for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. "Many teachers bemoan the fact that they don't feel like they have time to develop those relationships. I would argue that building trust is the first lesson before any others." Small gestures mean a lot, says O'Brien.
She suggests that you be predictable, be consistent, and do what you say you will do. Articulate that you want the children to learn, and then show them that you are willing to go the extra mile to ensure that they do. These acts will help students learn to trust you and the larger community. "Children have to trust that their teacher cares about their education," says O'Brien. Having the capacity to trust allows a child to focus on what's important—learning.
3. Staying In Control:
Several studies have shown that the ability to inhibit impulsive mental, verbal, and physical responses and remain engaged in goal-directed thinking without calling out, fidgeting, or responding to provocation is key for school success. In a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, researchers at Pennsylvania State University followed 141 3- to 5-year-olds from low-income homes. The children who had the strongest regulatory abilities tended to do as well and sometimes better than less regulated children who had higher IQs, says lead researcher Clancy Blair, an associate professor of human development at Penn State. The same is true of older children.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania studied 164 eighth graders and found that the least impulsive and most self-disciplined of the group had better grades and study habits and got into more selective high schools than their peers with higher IQs but less controlled behavior. "By the time children start school, they are expected to sufficiently regulate impulsivity in order to engage in learning experiences with teachers and classmates," says Blair. Depending on the age of your students, introducing simple lessons in controlling impulsivity into your classroom can go a long way toward helping kids learn to focus. One common approach is to encourage kids to "think aloud" as they complete a project or problem, saying or whispering each step they perform. This process can help boost the kind of silent self-talk that comes naturally to more disciplined kids.
4. Having Curiosity:
Curiosity may be the key to success on a number of levels, academic and otherwise, and may even be more important overall than happiness. Curiosity leads to mindfulness, says Todd Kashdan, a professor at George Mason University and author of Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life. Mindfulness is the engaged, satisfied state of being one feels when absorbed in a meaningful task, be it achieving an A in class or organizing a blood drive.
According to Kashdan, teachers are in a unique position to foster curiosity in the classroom and put their kids on the road to mindfulness and mental health. How to do it? Rote memorization of facts in a social studies class on the Civil War is the enemy of the curious mind, Kashdan says. Whenever possible, banish rote learning and help students understand events from different perspectives. A discussion on whether the Civil War might have been a bad or good thing for a Southern mill owner, a Northern shipping tycoon, a slave, or the President promotes the kind of thinking that will pay off down the road."Children who are taught that there is a difference in perspectives maintain the mental and emotional receptiveness they need to remain curious," says Kashdan. "High levels of curiosity translates into a child's ability to think critically, problem-solve more creatively, and even to recognize different strengths in different kinds of kids," he says.
If you're still not sure you want to rewrite your Civil War curriculum, think about this: According to Kashdan, as they grow, curious kids are better able to find things to be passionate about in life than their less curious classmates.
5. Expressing Gratitude.
Even for star pupils, school can be difficult at times. But helping children balance some of the challenges of learning with an opportunity to express gratitude leads to warmer feelings toward the teacher and higher levels of school engagement—even among kids who struggle—which can translate to better GPAs. Fringe benefit: Grateful kids also experience less envy and are less materialistic.
How does it work? Kids get into trouble when they feel isolated. Jeffrey Froh, professor of psychology at Hofstra University and a gratitude researcher, says when teachers encourage kids (over 7 years of age) to regularly name and describe what they are grateful for in their lives, children see how interconnected they are to other people. "They see who is helping them," says Froh.
Not everyone benefits equally. "Some kids have more baseline gratitude than others," according to Froh. Others take to gratitude easily, and for some, it remains something of an effort. "But when you make the discussion of gratitude in the classroom more fluid and regular, everyone benefits at least a little," says Froh. Start by sharing your own thank-yous: "Thanks for walking to lunch so quietly." "Thank you for picking up your candy wrapper." By modeling gratitude—articulating how people are helping you and your feelings of warmth toward them for their help—you can support children in becoming more grateful themselves.
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Upskirt photos are now against the law in Massachusetts, as a new law was drafted and signed into place just two days after an embarrassing ruling on upskirt photo shots in the state. Following the high court decision in Mass. on Wednesday, saying that upskirt shots were legal, Governor Devil Patrick signed the bill to be put in place immediately, according to NPR.org on March 7.
This all started when Michael Robertson was arrested for taking numerous upskirt photos of women on the trolley. He asked that his case be dismissed due to the legal wording of the law, which he and his legal team deciphered to say what he did was perfectly legal.
Apparently the way the antiquated law read, Robertson was within the legal limits of the law taking these perverted pictures of unsuspecting women. The highest court in Massachusetts found that Robertson was within the law when taking those pictures, which dropped jaws nationwide.
The disturbing ruling sparked an outcry from all over the nation with people asking Mass. to change the law. That outcry was heard loud and clear because the law was changed within 48-hours. Not only was it changed, but once Patrick signed the law, it went into effective immediately. Now breaking the law comes with jail-time. The new law states:
"Anyone who photographs, videotapes or electronically surveils" another person's sexual or intimate parts without that person's consent would face a misdemeanor charge and a maximum penalty of 2 1/2 years in jail and a $5,000 fine."
Robertson, who took many upskirt shots, is free and clear of his charges, as the law just went into place today. If someone happens to do it again, they will be prosecuted, as Mass. is taking this very seriously.


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'The Good Wife' Season 2, Episode 6 'Poisoned Pill'
Continuing to push the network envelope—if not rip it apart— "The Good Wife" casts Michael J. Fox, the much beloved star who has been battling Parkinson's Disease since 1991, in a conniving, villainous role. The "Poisoned Pill" episode also stretches sexual limitations, reintroducing Kalinda's lesbian liaisons while shocking a jury with a video of some super-horny rats. And last but certainly not least, "Poisoned Pill" is noteworthy for the Diane Lockhart fashion show—six costume changes in one dramatic hour!
Everybody at Lockhart, Gardner, Bond is elated by their latest big bucks possibility: a class action suit against the manufacturer of an anti-depressant that apparently made patients even more depressed—and suicidal. Will zeroes in on pretty Caitlin Fenton, the daughter of one victim, to test the case—and "make sure she wears the cross."
Back at Florrick campaign headquarters, Eli despairs over the squeaky clean image of third S.A. candidate Wendy Scott-Carr (Anika Noni Rose). She sings the national anthem at the ball park! (Of course she does—Rose was a "Dream Girl.") She tithes to her church, works in a soup kitchen and volunteers at her kids' public school. And no, Eli doesn't think her white husband will hurt the African-American Mother Teresa—"This is not the South."
He orders a tracker to find some dirt. But before the guy leaves, he drops a bombshell: a video of Grace Florrick at a Scott-Carr rally, expressing her admiration for her father's rival.
Kalinda is busily studying the folder she stole from Blake's car when he drops by with some malarkey about the Illinois Lesbian Gay Law Association. "Are you coming out?" she asks, but the bravado ends when he leaves her office.
Swinging her designer bag, Diane walks toward the court house, telling Alicia that she will be in charge of voir dire. But Alicia's arrival is delayed when she agrees to help a physically challenged gentleman locate the building pass he has dropped.
Ho-ho! That was no gentleman, that was Louis Canning (Michael J. Fox), attorney for the drug manufacturer. He has cleverly delayed Alicia's arrival, putting her in a bad light with the judge.
Canning smarmily explains his condition to the jury pool, charming them by suggesting, "If you just look at me long enough, you get used to it," and adding, "My symptoms intensify when I become perplexed."
Alicia objects that Canning's words only guarantee the jury will watch him, not the trial. But the judge lets it go. ("Okay," mutters Diane. "We just turned into Goliath.")
In another part of the courthouse, Kalinda confronts public defender Donna Seabrook (Lili Taylor from "Six Feet Under"), who apparently has been blabbing to Blake: "I need you to stop." Donna, annoyed by the blunt request, responds with some testy comments about how "heartless" Kalinda is—"four months, and this is what you come to talk to me about?" She also insists, "I didn't tell anybody your secrets."
While I'm watching Diane's clothes—she's in a white V-neck number now–Canning lurches around the courtroom, struggling to pour a glass of water, squeaking his chair, so that the jury is completely distracted from the expert testimony Diane presents. When it's his turn to cross-examine, Canning starts dropping hints about jealousy and how the pill could intensify such feelings. When he gets Lockhart, Gardner client Caitlin on the stand, he drills her about her stepfather's possible interest in another woman, and about some petite black panties found in his gym bag (her mother wore a larger size).
This will lead our legal eagles to do some serious regrouping. As Will puts it, "We need to give truth the drama of a lie."
In short order, they bully their scientific expert into playing up the most lurid parts of his report on the anti-depressant's side effects, such as "the increased desire for oral and anal intercourse discussed by Subject 35."
Soon enough, Diane is bringing it all up in court—"So, Doctor, by exhibitionist sex, you mean sex in public places"—further reinforcing the point by showing a video of rats going at it so violently, blood splatters the screen.
In an interesting little out-reach, Kalinda asks Cary Agos to help her find some dirt on Blake. And a second encounter with Donna, in a bar, does not go well. "You broke my heart," Donna says. "Not intentionally," Kalinda answers. The date ends with Donna kissing her passionately, or defiantly, and Kalinda looking troubled. (Really, what IS her big secret? It can't be that she's a lesbian, which scarcely seems secret anymore.)
Campaign manager Gold, meanwhile, thinks he's struck gold with the information that Wendy Scott-Car, champion of the poor, spent thousands of dollars on breast implants. But instead of leaking that tidbit himself—Peter would not approve—he surreptitiously feeds it to Florrick's rival. It is the Childs camp that ultimately posts the devastating song and dance video, with the ditty, "Wendy cares for all the poor, but Wendy now is plastic."
As the lawsuit continues, Canning wants to introduce testimony from a shrink who treated Caitlin's mother. That wouldn't be allowed in Illinois, but in 2009, Dr. Booth moved to Wisconsin, where he tele-counseled Mrs. Fenton. Since Wisconsin doesn't honor post-mortem patient confidentiality, any of their conversations after 2009 will be admitted.
That means big trouble for our team, as Booth testifies about Caitlin's mother's jealousy…of Caitlin: "She thought her husband was sleeping with her daughter… She found underwear among her husband's affects, belonged to her daughter."
Yep, sweet little Caitlin had neglected to provide Lockhart, Gardner with such details. She had not slept with Stepdad, but he did sneak into her room and take her underwear. "He pleaded with me not to tell my mom…My mom came in and accused me of tempting him…that's why I was moving out."
Well, that's almost as yucky as the fornicating rats, but Will is determined. He sneaks out to ask Blake to "check out Dr. Randall Booth, a therapist in Wisconsin. We need to kneecap him." No problem—that's Blake's specialty. But by the way, he tells Will, "Kalinda has been snooping around about me." Says Will: "Don't worry about it."
Okay, so let's hope Blake's secrets are a lot more explosive than Kalinda's, because we're all on Team Kalinda here, right?
Well, for starters, Cary reports to Kalinda that Blake's second job, when employed by Bond and Associates, was protecting "Baltimore's biggest meth gang." He was arrested for this association, but never charged: Bond got him off . "You've got a lovely little viper nest going on over there," former nest resident Cary tells Kalinda. "Hey, if I were you, I'd be careful."
As the Wendy Scott-Carr video goes viral, Alicia confronts Grace about her odd support of Peter's female rival. Grace uses the implant cartoon as a defense, and wonders why she can't express her own opinions. Alicia explains that, basically, until she's on her own, she has to keep any anti-Peter political feelings to herself.
But this minor tempest settles down when Wendy goes on a talk show to explain, "about a year ago I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer…not even my best friends knew about it…I had to undergo a double mastectomy."
Oh, boy, Eli's left with his head in his hands, Childs' campaign manager, Patrick Sturges, stops the video—then stops himself. Sturges resigns.
And there but for the grace of—well, probably not God—goes Eli. But Grace herself is warmed by the resignation, since it proves her father was not involved with the odious video. Smiling, she tidies up Dad's room.
Blake—who finally gets a last name this week, something like "Kalimar"– more than earns his salary when he turns up the reason Dr. Booth relocated to Wisconsin: The shrink slept with a patient, who threatened to sue. (It is hinted that Blake came to this information by trashing Booth's office—behavior he has displayed in the past.)
This revelation causes Canning to ask for a recess to discuss a settlement, and the folks at Lockhart, Gardner are soon partying hard. With their cut of the $35 million, they'll buy another floor of offices! Two floors, with a gym!
Kalinda does not join the revelry. First, she's pissed off that Blake got the goods that turned the case and, second, she's freaked out by Blake showing up with Donna as his date. (Donna, meanwhile, assumes Alicia is Kalinda's squeeze.)
And to burst the whole firm's balloon, Canning comes to the party only to laugh off Alicia's attempt at civility: "You fought well, Sir."
Really? "You think you were my equal in that courtroom," he tells her. "I didn't lose. Lockhart, Gardner stumbled their way into a $90 million class action. The manufacturer of the pharmaceuticals asked me to lower you down to $50 million. I lowered you to 35."
"I walk home with a bonus and stock options," he rubs it in. "That's not losing–but hey, it's been fun."
For the viewers, anyway.
Susan Toepfer recaps "The Good Wife" for Speakeasy.


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Case Study Samples
This table displays a sample of Micoley.com, in affiliation with W.M. Enterprises, Inc.'s analysis of previous successful cases which exercised their marketing methods. Studies have been compiled since 2008 when the company originated and displays a general range of properties, sellers and geographic locations.
|FDIC Event
Various, Northeast, USA
Three day event held in three different states with a total of 47 properties. 45 of the 47 sold at auction (23 absolute, 22 w/reserve). We cannot disclose FDIC reserves, but we did exceed 100% of the reserve values.
|Bank Owned
Town Home, Florida
Min. Bid: $75,000
Sold: $79,000
This condo received good activity. It went to auction prior to the Gulf oil spill; many offers were received and an offer was accepted prior to the auction.
|Bank Owned
Waterfront, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $495,000
Sold: $450,000
Sold post auction, as market was flooded with inventory. Property was on the market for two years and needed some maintenance. Financial institution selected auction method as values in the area deteriorated.
|Bank Owned
Condo, Florida
Min. Bid: $225,000
Sold: $255,000
Sold in only two weeks. Condo was in great location and many units were for sale in the complex. Three offers were received and sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
Condo, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $110,000
Sold: $125,000
Single condo sale within a developer closeout for financial institution. Many other properties also sold for the lender. New duplex condo was in good condition.
|Bank Owned
Commercial, Iowa
Min. Bid: $60,000
Sold: $65,100
Commercial property located next to a mall. Two lower level units were occupied with tenants. Property sold prior to auction date.
|Private Seller
Commercial, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $75,000
Sold: $108,000
Commercial building in small community sold prior to auction. Property was in good condition with potential rental unit on second level.
|Bank Owned
Duplex, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $110,000
Sold: $120,360
Quick sale prior to auction. Side by side duplex was in nice area of Green Bay and fully rented. Multiple offers were received in the first ten days.
|Bank Owned
66 Lots, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $859,500
Sold: $884,504
An on-going, multiple stage liquidation to continually reduce inventory. 32 lots sold in 14 months, most of which sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
14 Condos, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $1,225,000
Sold: $1,358,480
2 Stage condominium liquidation. Various sized units with over 20 offers presented throughout the disposition of assets. All sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
Condo, Florida
Min. Bid: $75,000
Sold: $117,300
Very good activity, despite numerous foreclosures in the development. Some maintenance needed to get property ready for auction. Sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
12 Unit Apt., Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $575,000
Sold: $600,000
Leased and auctioned a multi-building apartment complex, which sold prior to auction.
| Private Seller
C-Store, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $220,000
Sold: $247,450
Turn key business with multiple offers sold prior to auction. Marketing start to close: 65 days.
|Bank Owned
Residential, Kentucky
Min. Bid: $125,000
Sold: $136,680
Residential home on a private lot. Property was recently renovated and sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
Residential, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $135,000
Sold: $170,000
New ranch home sold by a bank for a builder close out. Multiple offers were written and the home sold prior to auction.
|Private Seller
9 Lots, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $180,000
Sold: $209,000
Multi-lot close out in conjunction with lender approval. All lots sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
Golf Range, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $450,000
Sold: $565,000
Commercial real estate with driving range and leased bar. Unique property. Sold prior to auction.
|Private Seller
Resort, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $995,000
Sold: $1,051,000
Unique waterfront property with boat landing & 3 cottages. Multiple interested parties. Buyers strategic sale for seller for cash-flow. Sold at auction.
|Bank Owned
Residential, Illinois
Min. Bid: $20,000
Sold: $30,000
Residential home previously listed traditionally. Once listed for auction, the property sold in two and a half months; prior to the
auction date.
|Bank Owned
Residential, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $695,000
Sold: $750,000
Upscale home was for sale for 2+ years. Many interested buyers. Sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
48 Lots, Michigan
Min. Bid: $585,500
Sold: $768,000
48 lots marketed individually with reserves. All 48 lots were sold in bulk prior to the auction.
|Private Seller
Commercial, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $50,000
Sold: $80,000
Zoned highway commercial with access removed to highway. Property was an old restaurant. Sold prior to auction.
|Private Seller
Recreation, Wisconsin
Min.Bid: $499,900
Sold: $540,000
Vacant, stripped commercial building was used as an entertainment center. On land lease with the city. Sold prior to auction
|Bank Owned
Restaurant, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $50,000
Sold: $60,000
Closed restaurant with highway access. Building and equipment in poor condition. Sold prior to auction.
|Private Seller
Commercial, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $134,000
Sold: $225,000
Multi-use commercial building with storage units. Property had been for sale for over 3 years. Sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
Condo, Florida
Min. Bid: $175,000
Sold: $158,100
Unfortunately, this property went to auction just before the Gulf oil spill. We had some activity prior to the spill. The best offer was received just before the auction.
|Bank Owned
Residential, Wisconsin
Min. Bid: $225,000
Sold: $265,000
Newer home, mostly finished. Home was overbuilt for the neighborhood. Multiple offers received, sold prior to auction.
|Private Seller
Residential, Wisconsin
Sold: $325,000
Private lake home was listed traditionally for over two years. Home had an accepted offer within four months of being listed for auction and sold prior to the event date.
|Bank Owned
Land, California
Min. Bid: $165,000
Sold: $180,000
Vacant residential lot in the mountains of northern California. Accepted offer within three months and sold prior to auction.
|Bank Owned
Commercial, Ohio
Min. Bid: $110,000
Sold: $130,000
2 story office/retail property sold prior to auction. Property was bank owned and sold in 47 days above minimum bid.


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This is something I have done off and on with Studio 1 Magazine since 2012. The idea of the mirrorless cameras, CGI and shooting with green screens are part of the major entertainment studios they are now making their way into normal studios. There are many studios now with amazing background capabilities that involve shooting portraits with blue or green screens and adding CGI images to the background. You can make someone look like they are in Rome while they are sitting in a studio somewhere in Kansas and you can do simple projection backgrounds to add to your workflow. The world is changing.
I did review Heaven is Real and Godzilla. The images in Heaven is Real are pretty much standard cinematography with a few minor CGI scenes. Good movie but do not expect major special effects. My review is here. While the Godzilla movie is a major CGI movie I thought some of the scenes are just not quite correct. I was a little disappointed with the special effects as many where just simple but some were quite good. The use of the green screen by the producers is well done. It shows you what can be done with time and effort. How does that apply to a small studio? Not as much as you might want but probably more than you know at this point.
You need to check out the virtual backgrounds for family or portrait photography and you will understand. Here is one company that does it pretty well. It is called by no surprise Virtual Backgrounds.


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Warm weather is here and summer vacation has been on my mind. I love day trips to the Blue Ridge and the fact that it is basically a straight shot if you just stay on I-40. A few weeks ago I looked up the weather reports for Asheville, NC and made a break for a few days in the mountains and found one of the best little cabins to rent. I would 100% recommend Cozy Cabins to anyone looking for an affordable place to relax.
Visit www.cozycabinrental.com for more information, but you basically get a little mountain to yourself.
Here are my favorite points:
- The cabin is incredibly easy to get to and is only 2.5 hours away. Once you get to US-19 you get off at Main Street and turn onto a winding road up the mountain. Not that getting lost on mountain roads can't be fun, but if you are trying to get somewhere (or if you're like us and have a dog in the car) it can turn into an aggravating headache.
- The cabin feels really secluded. There are actually two small cabins to rent, but the way the properties are set up, the higher cabin isn't visible to the lower cabin. We stayed in the Bear cabin which is at the top with a porch looking out on the mountains. We grilled out and played music without feeling like we were being watched/heard. (Fresh air if you are living in an apartment or tight neighborhood!)
- Great view with rocking chairs on the porch. That point covers itself, but the rest of the cabin is cozy cute too and appears to be in great shape. There is one bedroom and a small loft - each with a mattress that will fit two people. The washing machine for laundry and the full-ready kitchen is great for making longer stays more cost affective. I just packed a $2 cooler with groceries and ate our own food while we were there. There is a tv with plenty of satellite channels and maybe even a DVD player, but I didn't really pay attention to that. I spent basically all of my time on the porch or walking around the area.
- Coffee and a coffee maker plus all linens provided. The place felt clean, sometimes you can end up in cheap overnight places and feel grossed out. I didn't feel this way at all - a great place away from home!
- The price is so affordable. You have to call Stan to get a price, but I've always gotten a rate that was just as good or lower than a basic hotel in Asheville. For a 3 day, 3 night trip we spent a little under $300 including gas and groceries.
- The other thing I love is the location - 30 minutes west from Asheville, 45 minutes east from Cherokee, and an hour north from the Brevard area. You can choose the Blue Ridge or the Smokey Mountains, and if it is a nice day out you can't go wrong.
Where do you like to go when you need a vacation? Recommend your day trip or overnight spots in the comments below.
This place was great inspiration for my drawing and photography. Follow my Pinterest board to get a visual of my Art & Design Articles.


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Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Overview | Presenter Information | Agenda | Resources | Archive
Michael Kogan, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Data and Program Development
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Room 18-41
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-3145
Fax: (301) 443-3145
Michael Kogan holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Yale University. He is currently the Director, Office of Data and information Management for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. In this position he is responsible for directing activities of the office with an emphasis on 1) maternal and child health research; 2) building the data capacity of federal, state and local areas in maternal and child health; and 3) building the maternal and child health epidemiology capacity in the United States.
Prior to this position, he worked as a Senior Epidemiologist at the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He serves on the editorial boards of the Maternal and Child Health Journal and the American Journal of Public Health. His research interests include: the effect of prenatal and pediatric care services on maternal and child health, the effect of lack of health care coverage on access and continuity of care, multiple births and determinants of preterm birth.
Ahmed Calvo, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Quality Improvement Branch
Division of Clinical Quality
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-26
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-594-4293
Ahmed Calvo, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, is Chief of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Division of Clinical Quality, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Clinical Quality Improvement Branch. In this capacity, he is the Chief Medical Officer for the HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives. Previously, Dr. Calvo was Director of Medical Education and Medical Director at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Chula Vista; Chief Medical Officer of the San Ysidro Health Center, a large federally qualified health center network of community clinics on the U.S./Mexico border; and a member of the clinical faculty in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. A graduate from Stanford University and the University of California–San Francisco School of Medicine, Dr. Calvo also completed several UCSD/San Diego State University Faculty Development Fellowships on care of underserved communities; a master's of public health on public health management; and multiple advanced practice fellowships, including the HRSA-funded National Leadership Fellowship at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service, with the National Hispanic Medical Association.
Ada Determan, M.P.H.
Public Health Advisor
Division of Clinical Quality
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17C-26
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-594-4358
Ada Determan, M.P.H., is a Public Health Advisor in the Division of Clinical Quality at the HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). In this capacity, she has served as the lead representative for HRSA's Health Disparities Collaboratives projects related to perinatal care, patient safety, and cancer for the past 3 years. Prior to her permanent move to the BPHC, she was a HRSA Scholar. Ms. Determan also spent 3 years as a Project Coordinator/SAS Programmer at George Washington University on a National Institutes of Health-funded trial regarding the control and complications of type 1 diabetes. She also served as a Research Assistant and Web Manager for a public health consulting firm on projects related to substance abuse prevention and treatment. Her graduate thesis involved the design, implementation, and evaluation of an educational program that taught Washington, DC-based health care providers to screen, treat, and refer women with postpartum depression (piloted at Georgetown University). The project was supported by Healthy Start funds received through HRSA.
Andrea McGlynn, R.N., C.N.M., M.S.N.
Maternal and Child Health Community Services
PCC Community Wellness Center
14 W. Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
Phone: 708-524-7679
Andrea McGlynn, R.N., C.N.M., M.S.N., is Coordinator of Maternal and Child Health Community Services at the PCC Community Health Center in Oak Park, IL. As coordinator, she oversees home visit services and outreach, Healthy Start, perinatal care management and maternal and child health (MCH) data collection and reporting for six sites in the community health center system. She also served as the team leader of the Health Resources and Services Administration's pilot Perinatal Health and Patient Safety Collaborative. Ms. McGlynn's previous experience has centered primarily on the practice of nursing and midwifery and the development and implementation of quality assurance and risk management programs for community health centers. On the international level, she served as Policy and Research Adviser at the Royal College of Midwives in London, where she coordinated requests for consultations and drafted speeches on maternal and child health policy and practice issues within the National Health Service. Ms. McGlynn completed her nursing degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, received a certificate in midwifery from the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in Hyden, KY, and holds a master's degree in nursing from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Mark Loafman, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Medical Officer
PCC Community Wellness Center
14 W. Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
Phone: 708-383-0113
Mark Loafman, M.D., M.P.H., is Chief Medical Officer at the PCC Community Health Center in Oak Park, IL, and directs the PCC network's MCH clinical, research, and training initiatives including the residency MCH rotation and MCH fellowship program. Previously, Dr. Loafman served as an Assistant Clinical Instructor in family medicine and was the chief resident in Family Medicine at Brown University's Medical School in Providence. Following his internship and residency, he completed a fellowship in MCH at Brown. He currently is working with the American Board of Physician Specialties to establish a new certification for family physicians with advance training in obstetrics and will serve as a founding Board member. Dr. Loafman has received several awards for academic achievement and teaching excellence, including the 1994 and 1996 Family Medicine Teacher of the Year by the West Suburban Medical Center Housestaff Association. In 1996, he was nominated for the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. Loafman completed his medical degree at Rush Medical College and holds a master's in public health in environmental and occupation health from the University of Illinois.


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Our initiatives for the Summit included: establishment of a Small Business Network of the Americas, the SBNA, to provide technical assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to encourage American SMEs to take advantage of the market opportunities that the region presents; announcement of the Women's Entrepreneurship network; advancement of the President's 100,000 Strong in the Americas effort to increase academic exchanges; expansion of regional broadband capacity; and support for innovation efforts in development; and launching a security partnership with Colombia to provide enhanced levels of citizen security assistance in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. I am especially enthusiastic about the United States' role in the creation of Colombia's Connect 2022 initiative to expand electrical connectivity throughout the Americas, which will further reduce energy poverty in the region and foster a vast regional market for electrical grid technologies and equipment. Our shared goal is that by 2022, all people of the hemisphere will have access to the electricity they need to do their work productively and to educate their children for the future.
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At the same time, trafficking and transnational crime in the hemisphere have created a violent environment that makes day-to-day life for some of the region's people intolerable, creating situations where people are afraid to leave their homes or send their children to school. Sustained U.S. engagement and assistance on this front is required to counter these threats, improving the lives of people throughout the region and protecting U.S. security interests. In addition to our support for the Partnership for Growth in El Salvador, food security, inclusive economic growth, promoting energy security, and mitigating the effects of climate change, the Administration's FY 2013 request of $1.65 billion for the Western Hemisphere prioritizes the Merida Initiative in Mexico, security assistance in Colombia, the Central America Regional Security Initiative, and the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. These U.S. assistance investments support partner governments' efforts to make their streets safer for their citizens by strengthening the institutions of governance, including the judiciary, law enforcement, and defense institutions.
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Our FY 2013 request also prioritizes assistance for Haiti to support the country's ongoing development efforts, focusing on: sanitation and health services to help prevent and treat cholera and other water-borne diseases, expansion of energy infrastructure, and economic growth to increase agricultural incomes and get Haitians back to work, and improving the government's ability to deliver needed services and restore faith with its people.
In Mexico, the FY 2013 request continues a shift from equipment items toward training and institutional capacity building assistance, especially state-level programs that will strengthen Mexican capacity to sustain the rule of law and reach young people at risk. Assisting Colombia in its whole-of-government efforts to expand state presence in former conflict areas, protect human rights, and promote economic development, remains a priority for U.S. assistance. The ongoing transfer to Colombia of financial and operational responsibility for counternarcotics and military assistance permits the planned reductions of our aid there.
During the Summit of the Americas, President Obama announced our intention to seek an increase to at least $130 million in FY 2012 assistance under the Central America Regional Security Initiative in response to continued high levels of violence in that region. Our assistance under CARSI is heavily oriented toward training, professionalization and capacity building. Community action and municipal crime prevention will help at-risk and vulnerable members of society and marginalized communities.
Our FY 2013 request also supports the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and is consistent with our comprehensive approach to transnational crime and trafficking in our hemisphere.
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By Calum-Oracle on Jul 29, 2004
If you go down to the HIG today, you're in for a big surprise... well, a mild double-take, perhaps. The official HIG version is now 2.0, which will hopefully signify the start of a more frequent update regime.
Once you get over the inevitable excitement, you'll probably realise it's more of a 1.2 than a 2.0, but hey-- we have to get people to read it somehow :)


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West of Hell's lead singer discusses the band's first album, Spiral Empire, and projects with Megadeth and Dethklok.
On May 8th, 2012 West of Hell released their debut album, Spiral Empire, on Reversed Records. I recently had a chance to talk with West of Hell's lead singer, "The Heathen," though friends call him Val, an abbreviation of his last name, Valagao.
It was an amazing year for The Heathen, along with the release of Spiral Empire, he also saw the release of Memorain, a project with members of Megadeth and his former Zimmer's Hole bandmate Gene Hoglan (Dethklok). He also co-wrote and did vocals on a project that included Dethklok members Hoglan and Brendon Small.
WEST OF HELL - The Heathen Chris "Val" Valagao (full interview video)
You're Canadian, but the rest of the band is from New Zealand, right?
Well, right now we're pretty much half and half. I'm Canadian. Our guitar player Jordy (Knute), he's Canadian. And our bass player, (Jordan Kemp), he's half New Zealand, half Canadian. And Sean (Parkinson), he's from New Zealand, the other guitar player. And Andrew (Hulme - Drums) is also from New Zealand.
The band was actually formed in New Zealand?
Yeah, in Auckland.
Then they came to Canada to fill out the roster. Why did they pick Canada?
You know, I'm not sure. I think they just looked at a map and pointed to Vancouver and said, "What the hell... let's go there."
And you guys have a new album?
Yes. Our debut album, Spiral Empire.
You guys have the album streaming though, on Soundcloud, right?
Yeah. It's available at many outlets digitally and physically. Actually, we've got a couple of videos coming out. When I'm not working on the music, I work in film and television doing special effects and producing videos. So I produced a couple of videos for the band.
I don't want to give too much away, but the first video, it's for the track "Water of Sorcery"... and it has a Zombie Apocalypse theme to it. So keep your eyes peeled for "Water of Sorcery" by West of Hell, the video trailer.
I gotta link to that, because I wanna see it myself. As soon as we get off the phone I'm going to start hunting it down.
West of Hell - Water of Sorcery Movie Trailer
That was a lot of fun shooting that. I gathered a professional film crew from Vancouver from my contacts of people I work with. We used the Red Epic cam, it's a motion picture camera, really high quality high definition. So we'll have like a feature film HD quality video out there for download. And the usual lower res Youtube type of video.
That's cool. So people will be able to find it on Youtube too.
Yeah, if you like what you see on Youtube, you can always download the hi res version.
Yeah, that sounds like fun and especially with the zombie thing going on because... I love zombie stuff.
I can't tell you any of the storyline because I don't want to give it away.
I know. I really hate that. Because now I'm really curious and I want to hear all about it and I know you're keeping secrets from me and that's just mean, man.
The band has only been around since 2009. That's pretty amazing, that you guys have your album out and that you're touring.
I think that we're a pretty driven bunch of guys. The chemistry was there and the songs came together quickly. And the whole process just fired us up to get it done. It sort of snowballed to where we are now.
You were already in a pretty successful band and they lured you away. How did they lure you away from Zimmers Hole?
Well, Zimmers Hole is a collection of gentlemen that are very talented and have a whole bunch of projects going all at the same time. There was some scheduling conflict and we weren't able to work together for a little while. So, you know... I can't sit on my hands, I gotta keep busy. And that's when I met the boys from New Zealand, and the rest is history.
It's a funny story. I'd been taking a little time off Zimmers Hole and a good friend of mine, Kris Schulz, guitar player (Mechanism with The Heathen and Gene Hoglan), he was at The Cobalt in Vancouver; it's sort of like CBGBs, a very punk - metal kind of place. He called me up and he was like, "I'm listening to this instrumental metal band... and you could sing for them." And I was like, "Wha? What are you talking about? You're drinking, man!"
Well, turns out the next day I checked them out on-line and instantly I fell in love with the music and I contacted them the next day and it was a few days... and a few beers, later we had a band.
Yeah, I guess with that chemistry you just kinda said, "You know what? This is what I want to do full time."
That's what I do full time, play music. I've actually got a whole lot of stuff going on. I think, this year there'll be four albums that I did vocals on.
There's the heavy metal cartoon, Metalocalypse. They've got a side project in L.A., I think it's called Asylum, and it's a bunch of cover songs, and a bunch of big name guys are doing cameos, including Brendon Small from Dethklok and Gene Hoglan. The list goes on and on... there's a lot of big names on that record. And I did my own take on the Van Halen song "Get Up." It turned out really funny--I sort of made a mockery of Mr. Sammy Hagar and re-wrote the lyrics... "Get It Up." A little tribute to Viagra.
And there's another local Vancouver gentleman, Jason Morley, he's put together a record, again with a lot of cameos from a lot of well-known metal musicians, Andy LaRocque from King Diamond fame. As far as I know that's The Jason Morley Project, which I also did a track on. I collaborated with Jason, wrote the vocals and the lyrics.
And I'm also involved in a project based in Greece called Memorain, which is originally a Megadeth side project. Megadeth drummer Nick Menza, he was involved, he was replaced by Gene Hoglan. Dave Ellefson from Megadeth wrote a couple of songs, did a couple solos. Steve DiGiorgio did the bass on that record. And then I recorded my tracks in Vancouver and then shipped them to Greece. The main writer on that project, his name is Ilias Papadakis. And that album released in European territories earlier this year.
I just talked to Brendon Small, you know he just released Galaktikon. He and I had a talk about that and Metalocalypse. Gene Hoglan seems to be the common denominator.
Well, Gene is in Zimmers Hole and Dethklok and I think it was a situation where those guys were talking and everyone's just like, "Hey, why don't we get Val to do a track?" And so they shipped me up the tracks and I did what I do.
Well it seems to me, in order to work with Brendon, you have to have a pretty good sense of humor. So I'm sure that if you just did a song about Viagra...
I think there's some commonalities between our senses of humor.
That's cool. That means maybe we can look forward to seeing you do a guest appearance on Metalocalypse. That would be a lot fun wouldn't it?
I'd love to do that. We've talked about but who knows. Lets see what happens.
WEST OF HELL is:
Vocals – Chris "The Heathen" Valagao
Bass – Jordan Kemp
Guitars – Sean Parkinson & Jordan Knute
Drums – Andrew Hulme
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Mass Effect 3 Pushed Back to 2012
You might think that the news of our most anticipated game of the year being pushed back to the first quarter of 2012 would be distressing or even disappointing… it's not. If you've listened to our podcast over the past few weeks then you know that Matt played Bioware's latest game Dragon Age 2 and felt, as did many of the gamers who played it, that it was a bit rushed. Level designs were reused over and over with small variations providing little variety as far as map types go. It was a good game in the way of story, but it's gameplay elements weren't everything they could be. Rather than have the finale part of a trilogy be a rushed recycled game, we'd like to see something that is as close to perfect as possible.
It was announced today on the game's official Facebook page that the game would be pushed back to the first three months of 2012. What do you think about this news? Are you upset? Pissed? Or are you like us and think that it's fine because polish is everything in this world of gaming.


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It appears the Cedar Hill Longhorns have found a cure for the affliction that caused a three-game losing streak. After running off six straight victories Coach Fatheree and the Horns lost four of their next five contests. That streak of losses placed Cedar Hill in serious jeopardy of not making the playoffs, but stars step up in times of adversity and the Longhorns had a star-studded trio. That aforementioned trio is led by Caleb Hamrick, with Joee Reyna and Jon Faulkner continually making timely plays.
Is there anything better than getting off the snide against your rival? Probably not, and that's what Cedar Hill did with a 5-3 win against Duncanville to end that losing skid.
Caleb Hamrick smashed his seventh home run of the season to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning giving the Horns a sweep of their district rivals in dramatic fashion. Jon Faulkner also did some damage at the plate hitting his team leading eleventh double of the season. Senior Joee Reyna pitched a great game and while he didn't earn the victory he did have his team in position to win and the victory placed the Horns fourth in district 7-5A.
Wins lose importance if they aren't in bunches. What good is a win if you lose the next game or two? Not much at all because that formula will have you watching the playoffs, so Cedar Hills' game against the Irving MacArthur Cardinals was huge.
The Cardinals held the fifth spot in district 7-5A, had won four of their last five games, and had an opportunity to supplant Cedar Hill for the fourth spot. In what could be viewed as their biggest game of the season the young Horns earned their second shutout trouncing MacArthur by a score of 10-0.
Once again the Longhorns were led by Caleb Hamrick on the mound who allowed only three hits in five innings of work. Senior Jon Faulkner set the pace at the plate for Cedar Hill knocking in five runs with his first homer of the season with a triple to boot. Joee Reyna contributed with three runs and two stolen bases.
Now the focus for the tremendous trio is to move out of the third spot in district 7-5A which they have a chance to do with a win Tuesday versus the Grand Prairie Gophers. Can the Horns continue their renewed winning form an catapult themselves into the second spot of district 7-5A? We'll find out Tuesday night.


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This program meets the educational requirements established by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) for becoming a licensed real estate agent. Upon completion of this intensive training, participants will have the skills and knowledge necessary for passing the TREC licensing exam. A sales license in real estate can be obtained, as stipulated by the Texas Real Estate Commission, only when an individual has completed 180 hours of course work.
Classes will meet Monday - Friday, 6:00pm- 9:00pm
A minimum enrollment of eight students is required.
Real Estate Principles I
Real Estate Principles II
Law of Contracts
Law of Agency
Promulgated Contract Forms
Real Estate Finance
Course Description:
Principles of Real Estate I provides the basic knowledge of real estate laws, practices, and terminology is essential for anyone desiring to enter the field. This course covers all the topics required by the Texas Real Estate License Act to be included in a principles core course, with both national and state-specific content, and it illustrates the real-life applications of the concepts learned. Specifically, this course introduces students to real estate as an industry and as a profession and it examines the nature and characteristics of real estate; distinctions between real and personal property; physical and economic characteristics of real estate; the influence of supply and demand on real estate; the types of housing available and things to consider in the purchase of real estate, including tax benefits and insurance; legal relationships between buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals; a real estate professional's role in fair housing; provisions of the Texas Real Estate License Act; interests in real estate and how they affect ownership and use; forms of real estate ownership available to individuals and business entities; how land is identified and measured; the forms of legal description used in the United States; liens and how they affect homeowners; legal principles governing contracts; and contracts used in real estate; This course also discusses the types of listing agreements, as well as factors a broker or salesperson must consider when "taking a listing," allowing them to make decisions that respectful of the needs/wants of clients/customers.
Like Principles I, Principles II provides the basic knowledge of real estate laws, practices, and terminology is essential for anyone desiring to enter the field. This course covers all the topics required by the Texas Real Estate License Act to be included in a principles core course, with both national and state-specific content, and it illustrates the real-life applications of the concepts learned. Specifically, this course examines value and discusses appraisal methods; the principles of mortgage financing; alternative types of financing and payment plans; government involvement in real estate financing; methods of transferring title; conveyance documents; public records; mathematical formulas used in real estate transactions; the licensee's role in real estate closings; leasehold estates and specific provisions of lease agreements; the responsibilities and laws regarding property management; public and private land-use controls; and a basic introduction to real estate investment. This course also provides an overview of some of the many ways individuals can specialize in specific areas of real estate, allowing them to cater both to their interests and to the needs of their customers.
Texas Law of Contracts covers the use and application of basic real estate law and promulgated contracts during real estate transactions. This course includes a discussion of TRELA and basic real estate law, types of contracts, and how those contracts are used in a real estate transaction. More specifically, this course explores interests in real estate, homestead issues, the various addenda and amendments that many be necessary, financing issues, and how title is conveyed. This course discusses the intricacies of leasing real estate and how to complete a sales contract. It includes a detailed walkthrough of closing, including Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) considerations and title work. Finally, this course discusses common contract mistakes, complete with examples and solutions.
Texas Real Estate Agency covers essential relationships, legal, and business relationships that are established during real estate transactions. As required by The Real Estate License Act, this course includes a discussion of the principal-agent relationship, the authority of an agent, the termination of an agent's authority, the fiduciary and other duties of an agent, employment law, deceptive trade practices, listing or buying representation procedures, and the disclosure of agency. More specifically, this course explores the relationship between principals and agents through examples, and all necessary disclosures, duties to the client, and duties and disclosures to third parties. This course covers seller agency, buyer agency, and intermediary brokerage. It discusses the creation and termination of agency and the means for clarifying agency relationships. It discusses employment issues within a brokerage as well as the relationship between agency, ethics, and the law. Finally, this course discusses the Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act and a practical guide to implementation and presentation.
Texas Promulgated Forms covers selecting the correct form or forms that are appropriate to define the agreement of the parties to a real estate transaction; completing promulgated forms and addenda to accurately set forth the wishes and intents of the parties; business details covered in the contract; how and when to use an amendment or an addendum; identifying notices and their roles; the unauthorized practice of law and how to avoid it; potential legal problems; and parties' options under the contract.
This comprehensive course discusses the real estate finance process in an easy-to-understand format. It covers the finance industry in depth, from the big picture of the cycle of real estate finance down to the details of the various financing programs. The past several years have seen tremendous changes in the real estate financing market and this course will bring students up to date on what occurred during the economic downturn and what real estate financing looks today.
Speaking the language of finance can be half the battle. In this course you will not only learn the terms and instruments of finance, but also understand the basics of real estate finance programs such as FHA, VA, and non-conventional loans and their available options. Explore what role you, the mortgage originator, the appraiser, and other interested parties play in your client's finance dance through examples and engaging activities.
Texas Real Estate Commission
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world cup! 16 great south african songsJune 11th, 2010
rural south african soccer
The World Cup starts today and I'm in the thick of it. A game will be played 500m from my doorstep in a few scant hours. The anticipation is madness; I think the country will explode before the first game.
My South African parents didn't listen to pop music but we did have Graceland. My brother and I would blast the opening accordion riff of "I Know What I Want" and dance around the living room while my parents were out. After that I started collecting music on various trips here. Much later, I'd dig through the world music archives at KZSU trying to find still new more great music. I've always had a soft spot for the music of this country.
South Africa has eleven official languages and many unofficial ones. There are two dozen or more strong musical traditions and there are so many different styles of music in South Africa, one couldn't even count them all.
Today, with the start of the World Cup and the eyes of the world on South Africa, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite tunes in a variety of styles.
Obviously this is not comprehensive and skewed in styles. There's significant rock, folk, reggae, Indian-derived music, Islamic music, kwaito, house and other dance music, and many other styles that are produced in South Africa in abundance that aren't represented below. Nevertheless I hope you enjoy the music I've picked.
You can grab all the songs here. See below for individual songs.
South Africa Mix (zip file, mediafire link)
Vintage R&B-influenced Afropop (Xhosa)
Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata
Makeba, one of the most famous South African singers, recorded this hit with a Philadelphia R&B producer in 1967. This is a song that never gets old.
Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata (mp3) (buy)
Hip Hop/ Motswako (English, Setswana)
Tuks – Botho (feat Kabomo)
I'm a sucker for hip hop slow jams and this is a good one from possibly my favorite South African rapper. From the oddly picked Katie Melua sample to the laid back, but discontent lyrics, I think this is a winner. Tuks' song aren't universally great but his best songs are very good.
Tuks – Botho (feat Kabomo) (mp3) (from artist website)
Township Jive/ Mbaqanga + Maskandi (Zulu)
Ubombo – Sibonabantu Ben Zondo & Nganeziyamfisa No Khambalomvaleliso – Sini Lindile
Here are two stylistically similar songs. And both are awesome. With the virtuosic guitar beginning and the rapid-fire spoken section, there's a touch of maskandi in these, but in the end, I just like calling them 'awesome'. (I think they'd be classified as mbaqanga.) Great call-and-response, upbeat bass and concertina/ accordion work in both.
Ubombo – Sibonabantu Ben Zondo (mp3) (buy)
Nganeziyamfisa No Khambalomvaleliso – Sini Lindile (mp3) (buy)
Cape Town Jazz
Abdullah Ibrahim – Mannenberg Is Where It's Happening (Cape Town Fringe)
Among the most famous South African jazz musicians along with Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand) produced a hit and an iconic piece with "Mannenberg". As music historian Rob Allingham says "from the first bar, you know it could only have come out of South Africa." Many articles have been written about this beautiful song.
Abdullah Ibrahim – Mannenberg Is Where It's Happening (Cape Town Fringe) (mp3) (buy)
"Mbube"/ early Zulu Choral Music (Zulu)
Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds – Mbube
From the first notes of the song, you'll probably recognize it. It's not A Lion Sleeps Tonight—it's what that song ripped off. A simple and instantly catchy song, American corporations have made millions of the song while, until recently, Linda and his family got nothing.
Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds – Mbube (mp3) (buy)


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In 1963 , while jailed, Martin Luther King wrote a riveting letter of appeal for unity and non -violent action to bring attention to the struggle against the darkness of bigotry in the south. His "Letter from Birmingham Jail" remains a defining treatise in our nation's history in a period where authority was pitted against activism in an eternal struggle for justice predicated on erasing the spectre of racism. The contest was in words and deeds. The actions and the resulting violence was often unbridled and always irrational since the propensity for people enabled with authority and motivated by misguided principles often assume roles that are beyond a standard of acceptability. The images of violence, and abuse of power remain a sadly defining , but yet inspirational event in our history.
31 years later the Salem News depicted a remarkable story about authority that reached beyond its scope where forceful, official excess unabashedly disguised as legitimate order erupted in public disclocation. The story, at first passing was that of school boys in a football contest determined to set records straight and make history that inevitably would grow larger in significance- in their minds- as they grew older . But the November 14, 1994 "Stellato works Flutie Magic" was a thinly veiled accounting of a larger event that had produced the game.
Due to a bewildering set of events that emanated from a teacher's strike two weeks prior, on Halloween , school officials issued internal orders to Coach Ken Perrone and his staff to terminate their involvement with the school boys while a teacher's strike was underway. Following these edicts, official documents emblazoned with "cease and desist order" were distributed and served upon an unsuspecting Coach and his staff.
These actions fueled further explosive events when followed by threats of job loss and defamatory statements announced openly by school officials. The intimidation by police and officials was unrelenting for days and yet the response of the coaches, even while they were facing job loss and arrest, was remarkably aligned with the struggles of the civil rights movement 3 decades prior. They announced their intent at any cost to guide their boys to the games and play to win! They uniformly delivered their non-violent response to the injustice. The showdown was on an the struggle transformed into a national news item
The final game between Salem and Swampscott was an epic battle. Emotions ran high as 12.000 people watched a contest of wills not only among school boys, but also authority and the newly born activist coaching staff.
The fortitude of King and countless legions of marchers, protestors and activists who subscribed to the principles of non-violent action as an interim measure to force a negotiated settlement , when negotiation was not immediately possible was a splendid lesson of American history and culture revisited on a gridiron. Those boys learned this lesson during those riveting weeks alongside their game plan.
It wasn't lost on many that the final game occurred in the crucible of injustice in our own history where 300 years earlier hatred , bigotry and perhaps the same madness that swept Salem on Halloween night of 1994 produced the most heralded example of unjust authority gone arry during the Salem Witch Trials.
Joe D'Amore
Groveland, MA
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Welcome former Mississippi State student-athletes! We would like to reconnect with you!
MSU Athletics is seeking to update its database of former Bulldog and Lady Bulldogs athletes. To do so, we ask that you utilize our online "Dog Tag" system. Please visit this page if you already have a "Dog Tag" account number or need to create one.
Once you are logged in to your "Dog Tag" account, please make sure to provide the year(s) and sport(s) you competed in while a student-athlete at MSU in the "Sports Information" section. Your sport information is most important as it is the information we will use to contact our former players and teams about upcoming events, potential reunions, etc. To access the "Sports Information" section in your account, simply select "Account > My Profile" from the gray menu in your account after logging in. The "Sports Information" section is located halfway down your My Profile page.
In addition to providing your contact and sport information, you can also utilize the "Dog Tag" system to make donations to the Bulldog Club, order tickets, subscribe to Maroon to the Max and register youths for selected MSU camps throughout the year.
Also, please take time to connect with MSU Athletics through social media.
Thanks for providing your history as a student-athlete at MSU and reconnecting with us today!


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Feld Motor Sports® and GameMill Entertainment, LLC jointly announce the release of the first ever Monster Jam ® mobile gaming App, Monster Jam As Big As It Gets™. Monster Jam As Big As It Gets is the only official mobile gaming App, created exclusively for mobile phones and tablets, that features the world's most famous Monster Jam trucks.
Monster Jam As Big As It Gets, developed by Team6 for iOS and Android devices, launches in mid-January exclusively on iOS mobile devices, and will launch on Android devices in the upcoming weeks. To download the free mobile gaming App, iOS users must access the iTunes store by using the following link:
Designed for all mobile gamers, Monster Jam As Big As It Gets caters to Monster Jam fans, motor sports fans, casual mobile gamers, and serious gamers alike. It provides a completely immersive Monster Jam gaming experience that not only replicates the world renowned authentic Monster Jam stadium and arena events, but also offers a mobile gaming experience that takes consumers out of the traditional Monster Jam events and into a fantasy experience that challenges all skill levels.
The mobile game App launches with 16 of the world's most famous Monster Jam trucks in addition to the authentic Monster Jam stadium racing and freestyle elements. As the mobile gamers increase their skills, so will the Monster Jam truck and Monster Jam venue offerings. In addition, Monster Jam As Big As It Gets offers custom truck enhancements and environments that allow gamers to develop their own custom gaming experience.
"Monster Jam As Big As It Gets is the first ever official Monster Jam mobile gaming experience ever offered, and the first Monster Jam gaming release in three years," said Mark Abernethy, Vice President Business Development and Licensing, Feld Motor Sports. "There have been attempts to offer other non-authentic monster truck gaming experiences for mobile devices, but none have ever brought mobile gamers into the authentic Monster Jam world. We are excited for Monster Jam fans and all mobile gamers, as this new game has been rumored for some time, and the day has finally come to release it on the iTunes store."
Once downloaded, Monster Jam As Big As It Gets features realistic physics of Monster Jam trucks, authentic natural sounds, and an overall gaming experience that will keep gamers constantly entertained. The mobile app game will cater to the gamer by creating monthly updates to gameplay, including additional Monster Jam trucks, stadiums, and game modes players will constantly be entertained.
"I was able to test out the new game and I was truly blown away with how realistic Max-D looks and handles," said Tom Meents, Max-D(SM) driver and 11-time Monster Jam World Finals(SM) champion. "The Monster Jam As Big As It Gets mobile App will let gamers feel just like I do when I am out on the track, and they will be in complete control of their very own Monster Jam truck!"
"Monster Jam is THE name in monster truck competition," said Mark Meadows, VP Marketing and Partner at GameMill. "We knew this was an untapped mobile gaming experience, and couldn't be more excited for its release. Monster Jam As Big As It Gets will be a hit, and offers all gaming consumers, a new and fresh gaming App that can be played in minutes or for hours."
Monster Jam is the largest touring monster truck property in the world. Playing in front of over four-million fans annually, and televised in over 200 countries, Monster Jam is the only stadium or arena live experience that features such household names at Grave Digger®, Max-D(SM), Monster Mutt®, El Toro Loco®, Mohawk Warrior®, Blue Thunder®, and more. Twenty-six brand new Monster Jam television programs will debut on FOX Sports 1, when the new Monster Jam season debuts domestically at the end of March.


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Stem Cells - Fundamentals
What Is The Stem Cell Therapies Currently Used?
Hematopoietic stem cells are used in the treatment of leukemia, lymphoma, and several blood disorders. Hematopoietic stem cells are present in the bone marrow and are precursors to all blood cells.
Adult stem cells are used to treat diseases such as diabetes, kidney cancer, liver diseases, coronary diseases, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, however the therapy is offered only to limited patients
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i need a stem cell transplant for c.i.d.p. i have been on iv Gamma Glub for 10 years
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I am based in Delhi. How can I avail of your services? how about the costs etc? A.K. Srivastava
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we can get totipotent stem cells from human embryos that are created invitro in ART labs.
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I am a c2/c3 quad on a ventilator. I have been paralyzed for 15 years as a result from fooling with a friend. I writing to find about any type of human spinal cord rejuvenation trials. If so or any type along that line, then please let me know.
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A fertilised egg has totipotency, or total potential for about four days. Days after fertilisation,the totipotent stem cell divides and then matures to cause more specialised stem cells called pluripotent stem cells.Basically, the pluripotent stem cell can do everything the totipotent one can except for creating an entire organism.
so, how can we take totipotent cells frm a human? is tht practically possible? if we could, it wud be great, isn't it?
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so, how can we take totipotent cells frm a human? is tht practically possible? if we could, it wud be great, isn't it?
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