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June 25, 2009
Dr. Sylvia Gearing, TXA 21 News
The level of relationship conflict and tension has long been the best predictor of who breaks up. Now a new study suggests that the real secret to staying together may rely on how well you get along during the good times.
This study by Shelly Gable is a direct contradiction of what we've been telling millions of people for years. The level of fighting, anger, contempt and frustration have been the best predictors of break ups in almost every study done since the 1980s. Literally, entire careers in psychology have been built on the study of arguments and conflict. However, this new study redefines what is most important in the sustainability of love—the positive powers of loving words and gestures in everyday communication. Showering your partner in support is relationship gold.
You may be asking yourself, "Why are the positives so powerful?"
Although responses to negative words and actions are important, how you relate in the good times is much more indicative of where the relationship will ultimately go. Here are a few new facts:
- Memorable Moments: Essentially, positive reactions are much more likely to be remembered by each partner. If you are lukewarm when triumph is announced, your partner will be deflated. Such rejection is remembered in startling detail and withdrawal from the relationship is a natural outcome. They will tell someone else their good news next time!
- Trust and Vulnerability: Trust originates in the daily details of living between partners. Kindness, compassion and consistent interest are powerful elixirs of love. Positive reactions reduce self-protection and fortify a cohesive couple identity that is rock solid.
- Celebrate Good Times: Feeling close to your partner flourishes in an atmosphere of shared joy. People replay these shared triumphs repeatedly and these memories are on constant replay.
Wondering where you fit in? Dr. Gable has defined the top four response patterns as:
- Active--Constructive: Being enthusiastic and warm is the best way to go in loving language. Celebrating, endorsing and cheerleading are central tenants of this approach.
- Passive-Constructive: Very understated, underwhelming support resulting in marginal benefits. Examples include "That's great!" or "I am sure you're pleased."
- Active—Destructive: This approach introduces doubt, anxiety and distrust by being actively undermining of the partner. Examples include "Why did you make that decision?" or "What were you thinking when you said that?"
- Passive-Destructive: Relationship neglect is one of the cardinal sins of marriage. Ignoring and turning away from your partner is the most destructive relationship response. Silence and withdrawal are key examples of this pattern.
Finally, here are some tips to keep the fires burning in your romantic relationships:
- Focus on Loving: Pay strict attention to how you respond to your partner. Watch your words, but most of all what your actions. Make it your mission to provide full and total attention when he or she is talking. Mute the television, turn off the computer and put your cell phone on vibrate. Focus like your love affair depends on it (because it does!).
- Create Loving Language/ Plan Ahead: Pick one or two enthusiastic comments and "work them." Do not ever feign affection but do reach out with your words and your gestures. Establish an array of loving, endorsing comments such as "Honey, I am so proud" or "You are amazing."
- Belief in One Another: Your belief about your relationship determines how you frame interactions. Watch what you think since it determines both feelings and behavior. When you practice positive and endorsing habits in your thinking, you create loving communications as a result. When you choose to believe in your relationship you inoculate your love affair against future conflict, disagreement and most of all, from the intrusion of third parties. Love one another deeply from the heart!
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Tito Vilanova made a great start to his time in charge of the team after Pep Guardiola's departure with an emphatic 5-1 defeat of Real Sociedad with Puyol, Messi (2), Pedro and Villa – back from injury- scoring the goals. It was a dream start to the season for Barça who made their intentions clear from the off - now bring on the Gamper and Madrid in the Super Cup!
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After just three minutes of the new season kicking off at the Nou Camp, Barça were one up when Puyol headed home a Xavi corner. Real then put in their best period of the game and almost immediately Illarremendi nearly equalised before he set up Chory Castro who made no mistake – two goals within 9 minutes.
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These infections were reduced by creating a set of uniform hygiene standards and other protocols that can be consistently applied as well as by giving caregivers the tools to reduce infections, explained Donna Armellino, RN, North Shore-LIJ vice president of infection prevention. Some things that have helped reduce infections include using electronic health records; involving patients in healthcare decisions; increasing situational awareness among medical professionals and staff members and using national guidelines.
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BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Apr 13, 2011) - Compete, a Kantar Media company, today released the results of its Q4 2010 Smartphone Intelligence survey, revealing that despite a surge in tablet interest, especially in the iPad and iPad 2, certain factors may be holding back some consumers from taking the plunge and buying a tablet today. In short, while there is still a threshold for monthly charges, a little less than half of consumers indicated that they are not turned off by spending $15 or more on data plans. Many consumers do, however, have sticker shock when it comes to device cost, with 55 percent of smartphone owners and 70 percent of cell phone owners saying that they won't spend more than $300 for the must-have gadget. Seven percent each of smartphone and cell phone owners would only consider a tablet if it's free, while almost a quarter of prospective tablet buyers say they'd plan to connect their tablets solely via wi-fi (free) rather than Mobile Broadband data (via a paid plan).
"Given these findings, it might be interesting to examine the subject more closely to identify consumers' price thresholds for tablets and data plans," said Danielle Nohe, director, technology and entertainment for Compete. "The winners in this space will be the ones who take our research a step further, digging deeper into consumer preferences and behavioral patterns to inform pricing and promotion strategies."
The survey also shows that Apple got it right with the messaging around its new iPad 2, which was released after this survey was fielded. Consumers who were considering the purchase of a tablet were asked to rate the importance of various tablet features. The three features they rated as most important were battery life, overall portability and ease of use. Apple highlighted all of these features in marketing for the new device.
The consumers surveyed by Compete also dispute contention made in some eReader vendor advertisements that the reading experience on the tablet is inferior. At least for the iPad, consumers are voting with their clicks; book-related applications are among the most downloaded category of applications on the iPad. Other popular downloads include games, weather, entertainment and social networking. Similar to the behaviors Compete has uncovered in the smartphone application world, consumers most frequently rely on recommendations from friends and family to decide which apps to download to their tablet.
Compete's quarterly Smartphone Intelligence product provides both behavioral and survey-based insights into how consumers are using iPhones, BlackBerrys and Android devices as well as tablet computers like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab.
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In the cool of a perfect June evening, Boy Scouts Noah Dorman and Dakota Haldeman stood by the flat gravestone of World War II veteran Richard J. Fogle. While one saluted, the other spread ashes from a plastic cup next to the plain marker in the cemetery behind the Union United Church of Christ in Neffs.
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Disney showcased their slate of forthcoming films at CinemaCon in Las Vegas today, including The Muppets 2, The Lone Ranger, Oz the Great and Powerful and Frankenweenie.
Johnny Depp and Jerry Bruckheimer talked up their reinterpretation of The Lone Ranger to the thousands of attendees, with Depp joking that his offbeat take on Tonto probably wouldn't have won over the most famous actor to play the role, Jay Silverheels.
Bruckheimer said Tonto is far more than a sidekick in this version, being very much the brains of the operation. There are also profound differences in how the two heroes view justice; the Lone Ranger is a former lawyer who believes in the law, while Tonto takes matters into his own hands.
Bruckheimer also announced that Jack White of White Stripes fame would compose the film's score, and that he couldn't wait to hear a rock version of the Lone Ranger's theme song, the William Tell overture.
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy rode onstage for the formal announcement of development on The Muppets 2, while director Sam Raimi, producer Joe Roth and stars James Franco and Mila Kunis appeared for Oz the Great and Powerful, a prequel that explains how the Wizard ended up in Oz.
Much of what was shown for the recently wrapped Oz recycled EPK-style footage and concept art shown at last year's D23 expo, but there were a few new moments of Franco's Oz (aka Oscar Diggs) and Kunis' witch Theodora seen. The Kansas scenes appear to have been shot in black & white as a nod to the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz.
The cast and filmmakers let out a big spoiler about one of the characters in the film, but then Raimi half-joked for the crowd not to tell anyone. The filmmakers and stars all stressed that Oz will be true family entertainment in the best sense of the Disney tradition.
Tim Burton appeared onstage for Frankenweenie, while Jennifer Garner was there for The Odd Life of Timothy Green.
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Some employees work from home while others keep the doors open
Even as the Wilmington area's roads turned to glass and downtown streets and shopping centers turned into ghost towns, somebody was pouring the coffee and serving up stick-to-your-ribs food.
Business was a little slower on Wednesday and Thursday at the Golden Corral, 5211 S. College Road, said manager Patrick Kinstle.
"We closed early a couple of nights, but a lot of folks come in here five or six days a week," Kinstle said. "We've been there for them."
Such intrepid stories, however, were the major exception as stores shut, their employees and owners at home for safety's sake. And hundreds of employees of the area's biggest companies worked from home rather than on site.
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The economic impact on Southeastern North Carolina is hard to judge so soon after the event, but the effect on individual businesses will be pretty much across the board, said Connie Majure-Rhett, CEO of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, which itself was closed Wednesday and Thursday out of concern for employee safety.
Some will try to make up lost business next week, but the storm "sort of stimulated activity prior to the storm," said William "Woody" Hall, an economist at the Swain Center for Business and Economic Services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Residents stocked up on necessities, withdrew money from banks and generally bought sooner rather than later.
But Hall didn't think the storm would have a major impact on the area's economy.
"It's just a blip," he said.
Closings of public institutions had a ripple effect even on some walk-to businesses downtown.
Though Java Dog in The Cotton Exchange was closed early Tuesday and all day Wednesday, the coffee and snack shop was open Thursday.
"People are out walking around," manager Ashley Clark said Thursday, "but we are slower because there is no school at" Cape Fear Community College. "We lost quite a bit because of the school and the roads."
Roads made travel dangerous – and that was the problem, said one restaurant owner.
Gene Costa, owner of Bon Appetit restaurant at 3704 Carolina Beach Road, was livid – enough to vent his frustrations to city leaders via email.
There was no excuse for the roads, Costa said Thursday. "To see a city shut down completely like this is an utter disgrace."
Costa's catering business was hit hard.
"We had about four caterings canceled," Costa said, and he worried about an event Saturday with 210 people expected. The storm affected the ability to get product in for the event, he said.
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Thousands of employees of major companies stayed home in the midst of the storm and its aftermath.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy operated with only essential personnel Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but manufacturing was getting back to normal Friday, said spokesman Christopher White. Office personnel were still working remotely, he said.
Corning saw no disruption to its operations, spokesman Joe Dunning said.
At PPD, most of its employees worked remotely to continue to provide uninterrupted service to customers, said spokesman Ned Glascock.
"The impact on our business operations was minimal," he said, and the office reopened at noon Friday.
Technology mitigated the storm's effects for bank customers here as well.
Banks pointed out that ATMs were open as well as services online.
Bank of America branches were closed Wednesday and open for a short time Thursday, said spokeswoman Nicole Nastacie. But they all reopened at noon Friday.
Five of nine Wilmington branches of Wells Fargo Bank were open Thursday. All opened on time Friday.
"Disruption was minimal," said Wells Fargo spokeswoman Christine Shaw.
Flights canceled
Travel problems tied to the wintry storm extended to the skies, as Wilmington International Airport reported 46 flights canceled. The airport has 22 daily flights.
"We stopped flying on Tuesday afternoon and started on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.," Airport Director Jon Rosborough said Friday.
UPS planes come in and out twice a day, Rosborough said, and that was impacted.
But the airport technically did not close. Car-rental agencies stayed open, but any vendors beyond the security checkpoint were closed, Rosborough said.
At the Port of Wilmington, the vessel service schedule had to be rearranged but there was no loss of business, said spokeswoman Laura Blair.
"We were able to quickly resume normal operations," she said.
Local shoppers and businesses also were able to adjust as dictated by the weather conditions.
The storm didn't stop shoppers at Monkees in Lumina Station. It closed Wednesday but had normal hours Thursday, said Julie Sullivan, an employee at the women's fashion boutique.
In fact, on Tuesday as the storm loomed, customers were buying Hunter rain boots.
"It's mainly what we sold," Sullivan said. "It was great."
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Math Catches Up With Knicks
The Team Regresses to the Mean as Three-Point Shooting, Defensive Numbers Fall Back to Earth
It's been an absolute grind for the Knicks as of late. Going into their road game in Sacramento Friday night, they'd played in four straight contests that went down to the wire.
Dramatic finishes and desperate last-second shots have been a running theme in recent weeks, a reversal from the way things were during the first month of the season, when the Knicks strolled through blowouts nearly every night.


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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- William Shatner, world-renowned performer and writer, has launched Shatoetry, a celebrity smartphone app unlike any other. For the past 35 years, Shatner has built a body of spoken word works that has become revered by his global fanbase. Now, Shatner brings the brilliance of his spoken word to iPhones everywhere.
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Those who purchase the app can choose from a library of pre-recorded words to create unique "Shatisms," which are then played out in Shatner's voice. "People all over the world have been listening to my voice for so long, but they've only ever heard what I wanted to say," says Shatner. "I wanted to give people a means to express their thoughts and ideas, using my voice. It's a fun, creative app that I am certain people will enjoy."
Mr. Shatner promises that Shatoetry is unlike any other celebrity app. Shatoetry co-creator Lev Chapelsky of Blindlight Apps explains, "This is one of the first apps to extend a celebrity brand in such a meaningful, interactive way. It makes the celebrity's creativity truly interactive for the app user." Shatner adds, "Every time I use it, I enjoy it more and more."
Multiple users, which Shatner calls "Shatoetists," can co-create Shatisms together in the app's co-op mode and collaborate online. Advanced users may use it to compose poetry and haiku. However, according to Chapelsky, the more practical and fun creations are simple sentences, phrases, word juxtapositions, and even singular words spoken by Shatner, which can be sent as messages, comments, and communications to friends.
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Everyone loves Christmas trees, however, a tree can take up a lot of space! So what if you have limited space? What if you want 10 trees just because you are so exuberant ?! =)
Here's a collection of jaw dropping and super inspiring ideas to make your Christmas "Trees" with unexpected things from oil funnels to tomato cages, reclaimed wood to pvc pipe. They can be made in many sizes and would fit in a variety of spaces! By the end you will be so happy to know that – Yes, one can have 10 Christmas trees even in a tiny apartment!
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1. & 2. Tomato Cage Christmas trees
Two entirely different trees, both made from… guess what, tomato cages! The one one the left made by 17Apart is so simple and chic, just add string lights! The one on the right made from Diy Show Off is adorned with lighted garlands, how pretty!
3. Ladder Christmas tree
Rustic and spontaneous, this charming ladder tree by the incredible Donna at Funky Junk Interiors is re-purposing at its finest!
4 & 5. Stacked PVC pipes and books
How fun would it be to decorate this PVC pipe Christmas tree! If cutting pvc pipes sounds intimidating, gather some water bottles of various sizes, or paper mailing tubes and perhaps even paint them! From Martha Stewart .
A stacked book Christmas tree that needs no storage! See how Family Sponge created this fantastic tree in almost no time.
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Like it says, I had an idea (inspired by a really bad SCP-J that's on the verge of deletion as I type), and wrote up a first draft here. Please feel free to rip it to shreds and toss the bleeding, mangled remains at my feet. If at all possible, kindly add suggestions on ways it might be made better, or at least more tolerable. Thanks!
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Stevenson University has bought the Shire Pharmaceuticals plant next door to its Owings Mills campus, a $10.5 million deal that a school official said will expand the grounds by a third and help meet the goal of increasing full-time student enrollment to 4,000 in the next two years.
"It was just a great opportunity we couldn't pass up," Tim Campbell, Stevenson's executive vice president for financial affairs and chief financial officer, said of the sale that closed Tuesday, expanding the campus in northwestern Baltimore County from 74 to 102 acres. The school, with 3,214 full-time and about 1,000 part-time students, also has a 60-acre campus in Greenspring, about six miles southeast of the Owings Mills site.
Campbell said Stevenson has been working on the sale for about a year, and plans to use the 28 acres with two buildings and a 400-space parking lot to accommodate the School of the Sciences and School of Design, now located on the Greenspring campus. He said the school will probably spend about $3 million to renovate the two one-story buildings and expects to move in by August 2013.
Buying the Shire plant means the school will continue using the gym at the Greenspring campus. Stevenson had planned to use a $3 million state grant to turn the gym into a new School of Design, but that money will now be applied to the Shire purchase and the Greenspring gym will remain.
Shire Pharmaceuticals — a company based in Ireland that once employed about 260 people in Owings Mills — announced in the spring of 2009 a three-year plan to shift all in-house manufacturing to outside contractors. Work done at the Owings Mills plant, which produced medications for hyperactivity disorders and gastrointenstinal diseases, has been moved in phases to a company in North Carolina.
Campbell said Shire is now leasing back portions of the plant where work is still going on, and the company expects to vacate the complex by the end of this year.
Stevenson — a liberal arts and professional school that was known as Villa Julie College until 2008 — has seen its full-time student enrollment double in the past 10 years, and hopes to reach 4,000 in the next two years, Campbell said. He said the school is still talking with the state Department of General Services about buying land at the former Rosewood Center in Owings Mills.
The former state institution for developmentally disabled people includes 178 acres next to Stevenson that last year was declared as surplus by the Board of Public Works. The Baltimore County Planning Board has endorsed Stevenson as the preferred developer for the site.
The prospect of the school buying the Rosewood land has been complicated by an array of hazardous materials left behind since the 19th century in buildings, tunnels and underground fuel tanks. A preliminary study to find and name the toxic materials was done for the state, and Stevenson then conducted a second study, but never released the results and has not said if there is an estimate for a clean-up cost.
Campbell on Tuesday said "we're still working through those issues, working with the state" but declined to elaborate. The state has declined in the past to discuss the second hazardous materials report, as it was commissioned and paid for by Stevenson University.


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I'm in the adult choir at church. The current choir director's aunt, Viola, is also in the choir. So she is Aunt Viola to quite a few people.
Aunt Viola was the director of the choir herself for many years, back in the "old" church. That church was torn down to make room for a new building in 1965.
Not long ago, I heard from someone that she was looking for a picture of the old choir. She thought it was in the church archives, but nobody could find it. But I happened to have a copy. Another person that was in the choir had given it to me to scan for a book project a few weeks before.
So I uploaded it and ordered an 8×10 print for Aunt Viola. I sat behind Viola and her husband the next Sunday. As people were visiting before church started, I handed over the envelope and told her there was a little surprise in it. She opened the envelope, and knew right away what it was. And was she ever excited to have it! It made us very happy to have made her day. She was talking about it for the rest of the day — actually, for a few weeks.
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There are many people who feel most of the United States is currently in a real estate bubble. Housing prices have increased in most parts of the country and housing is becoming unaffordable in some parts of the country. I am located in Colorado with one of the hottest markets in the country, and I have 13 flips I am currently working on. It may seem risky to have so many flips in a hot market, but I have been flipping for 15 years and flipped through a housing bubble in the past with no issues. I have always been very careful not to get caught up in a buying frenzy just because prices are increasing. I also think the current market is much different from the last housing bubble that caused a huge crash. What can you do to protect yourself from disaster when flipping?
What caused the last housing bubble?
I have heard from real estate experts all over the country that we are in a housing bubble. I agree with some of their reasoning, but for the most part I think we are in a completely different place than ten years ago when prices were rising and no one had a care in the world about real estate. Here were some of the factors that caused the last housing bubble and outrageous prices:
- Loose lending guidelines: Banks were lending to anyone with a pulse. The lenders were getting paid based on how many loans they could do. The banks were not checking on how great these loans were because they were blinded by the money coming in.
- Crazy loan programs: Not only were banks lending money to just about anyone, but the loan programs they offered were insane. There were 120 percent loan to value loans, Zero down investor loans, 6 month ARM loans, interest only loans, and many more.
- Lending fraud: There were many builders who teamed up with agents, appraisers and lenders to defraud the public. I saw multiple subdivisions in my area pop up where the houses were selling for twice as much as they were worth. The appraiser was created a fraudulent appraisal to justify the price. The lender was offering a 6 month ARM with a crazy low starting payment. The agent would find immigrants who did not understand the process of buying a home and getting a loan. After 6 months the payments would more than double, and the house would go into foreclosure. Luckily many of the lenders, builders, agents and appraisers lost their licences, were fined and some went to jail.
These factors and a few more caused huge demand from buyers. Anyone could buy a house or refinance their current house and pull money out. There were no worries, because the housing market would always go up. During this time many flippers were buying houses that were mediocre deals, but could make money because they market was going up so fast, they just had to wait for appreciation.
How is the current real estate market different from the last housing bubble?
The current real estate market is much different from ten years ago. The lending guidelines are completely different and buyer demand is not what is pushing prices up. In fact, I think that last housing bubble caused the current market increase, because so many things were changed in the industry. Here is what I see in today's market:
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- Strict lending guidelines: Yes FHA and other lenders are offering low down payment loans, and lending to people with under a 600 credit score. That is still nowhere close to what they were doing ten years ago. It is much tougher to get a loan today, especially for investors.
- No more builder fraud: I don't know how much the builder fraud contributed to the housing bubble before, but it has disappeared for the most part. Appraisers are regulated more, lenders are regulated more, and people went to jail.
- Low inventory: There are very few homes to buy in most areas of the country. This was caused by the previous housing bubble. After the bubble no one built any new homes because the market was so bad and people could buy foreclosures. When the market recovered, builders were still hesitant, because so many went bankrupt and it is much tougher to get financing. It is estimated Denver needs 67,000 new homes to meet current demand. The homes they are building are high-end, or multifamily because they tend to make the most money for builders, however the demand is for lower end single family homes.
While housing prices have increased in the last few years, they are still not as high in many places as they were before the housing crash. Prices are not being pushed up by an artificial demand, but by low supply. While I think housing prices could level off or decrease some, I do not see a crash coming.
Why have housing prices increased so much?
How did fix and flippers go bankrupt during the last housing crisis?
Many people jumped on the housing bubble ten years ago. Prices were skyrocketing and it seemed like they would go up forever. People became real estate investors and it seemed like easy money. Buy a house, rent it out for a year, sell it for 30 percent more than you bought it for. Or buy a flip, make a few repairs, and sell it for 30 percent more than you bought it for in a couple of months. The problem with this strategy was that many houses were bought with no exit strategy if housing prices did not continue to skyrocket. When prices leveled off and started to drop, the investors were not making money on the rent and could not sell the homes for enough money because they didn't get very good deals when they bought them.
How did flippers survive the housing crisis?
Not every real estate investor went broke during the housing crisis. I flipped houses through the market down turn as did many other investors. Many investors owned rental properties when the crash occurred and the survived just fine. The problem with the housing bubble was it made it easy for people to make money who didn't know what they were doing. You did not have to get an awesome deal, you did not have to work hard to find financing, and you could sell houses easily without doing any work. Most of the real estate investors who went broker were not seasoned investors or they got greedy. Here is what will keep a flipper safe in hot or cold markets:
- Always buy houses based on the current market prices, and do not assume they will go up.
- Always build in extra costs for repairs and assume the flip will take longer than you think.
- Work hard to find great contractors and keep tabs on them.
- Do not sit on your flips, sell them quickly and move on.
This article is about flipping, but landlords survived using good investment tactics as well. Buy for cash flow, get great deals, manage them well, and don't put yourself in a position where you have to sell in a down market. You can flip in a hot market and buy rentals in a hot market. You just have to be very careful how you do it, and do not get caught up in a buying frenzy because it seems like prices will never go down.
How to buy houses in a hot market.
I know many investors who are selling all their houses and waiting for the next crash. They have been waiting for quite a while, and I do not know if that crash is going to come anytime soon. I think you can flip in any market, as long as you stick to the fundamentals. I think it is tougher to buy rentals in high-priced areas because the cash flow is harder to find. I will keep flipping houses, but I still buy with plenty of room for profit and try to sell as quick as possible to avoid market fluctuation.
For more information on how I flip 10 to 20 houses a year, and average over $30,000 in profit on each flip with financing, check out: Fix and Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom. The book is available as a paperback and eBook on Amazon.


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For most people there will come a time when you have some doubt if your professional path is one you want to continue. It's human nature to want to hang onto the things you enjoy and ditch the difficult and torturous. Usually this manifests into an internet search for business opportunities. This will no doubt, bring a lifetime of internet reading and sooner or later, you may consider a franchise model. Owning a franchise can be a great option for many people because it is a great way to leverage the skills you already have and mitigate the risk of starting a new business. Someone before you has proven the business model. Before you take the leap, take stock in these three not so well known factors.
Risk tolerance
Although owning a franchise is usually much safer than starting a business from scratch, it does still come with risk. A good franchisor or independent consultant like Frannet will help you mitigate this risk by helping you understand "a day in the life" and talk you through things like the financial requirements, family life and skills needed. A good franchisor will help you select a location or market area based on demographics that have proven to be successful in the past. You will be given contact information of successful franchisees in the network and maybe more importantly, you should also contact those franchisees that have failed. There are hundreds of opportunities to choose from. Take your time and make a good choice. However, make no mistake, there is some risk. If that makes you break out into a cold sweat, you may want to stick to the corporate world.
Personality type
If you are coming from the military or corporate America, you likely fall right in line with rules and processes. That usually transfers well into being a franchisee. The franchisor has a model for doing business and they require that you do business their way. After all, they have proven the business model and know it works. If you deviate from the system, you may be putting your success in jeopardy.
If your personality is more of a maverick type, you will likely grow increasingly frustrated with the perceived lack of flexibility and you will most certainly strain the relationship with your franchisor.
Every franchise opportunity worth pursuing will require an up-front fee. The franchise fee can be as little as a couple thousand dollars, or up to $100,000 or more. Not included in that cost is the additional expense of retail build outs, leases, and equipment expenses. Be sure to understand all of this and how long it will take before you start making money. Sometimes pulling together this much cash is difficult for startups, so be sure to ask the franchisor, or Frannet consultant what your options are.
As you contemplate your future, understand that it is best to not go it alone. Bring into the conversation your accountant, financial planner and someone that is familiar with hundreds of franchise models. Seek out a broker whose job it is to find the right opportunity for you. More information can be found at www.frannetflorida.com.


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Making headlines: Parliament files affidavit regarding public protector's 'CIEX report'; DA says defence minister must brief parliament on Gupta access to classified military information; And, Zuma says focus on Africa taken forward at Hamburg G20 summit
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Parliament files affidavit regarding public protector's 'CIEX report
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has filed an affidavit supporting the South African Reserve Bank's court application on Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's so-called "CIEX Report" and findings, parliament said yesterday.
In her affidavit filed on Friday, Mbete also asked the Gauteng High Court to allow her and justice and correctional services portfolio committee chairperson Mathole Motshekga to act as applicants in the case, parliament's spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said.
In her report released on June 19, Mkhwebane found that ABSA Bank should pay R1.15-billion to the fiscus. Oddly, she also recommended that the mandate of the Sarb be changed from targeting inflation to promoting economic growth.
Accountability Now head Paul Hoffman, who lodged the original complaint, did not ask for such a finding at all and has himself stated he does not believe this finding to be correct.
DA says defence minister must brief parliament on Gupta access to classified military information
The extent of the wealthy, politically connected Gupta family's "web of corruption" is becoming increasingly evident and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to explain to parliament the "outrageous access" the Guptas had to classified military information, the DA said yesterday.
The DA would write to the chair of parliament's defence committee to request that Mapisa-Nqakula urgently brief the committee on how the Gupta family gained access to classified military information for their much reported Sun City family wedding in 2013, DA spokesperson Kobus Marais said.
According to media reports yesterday, classified information such as dissemination maps and aviation charts of the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria were sent to the Gupta family over insecure email systems ahead of the Sun City wedding.
And, Zuma says focus on Africa taken forward at Hamburg G20 summit
The German presidency of the G20 this week managed to build on the achievements of the last summit in China which had emphasised sustainable development in Africa, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday.
In a statement issued by the presidency after his return from the summit in Hamburg, Zuma said the meeting had resulted in positive outcomes to a large degree as G20 leaders discussed and agreed on various developmental issues that would benefit the African continent.
It was agreed that the initiative would be based on equal partnerships and will be in line with the African Union Agenda 2063.
The partnership would further serve South Africa's national interest as it would generate a sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development, contribute to creating decent employment and economic advancement for women and youth as well as alleviate poverty and inequality."
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Property: 108 N. Magnolia Ave., Lansing City Pulse's very first eyesore was almost lost. When we reported on it on July 21, 2004, the house just off Michigan Avenue was under a make safe or demolish order. At that point, it had been boarded up for seven years. The order prompted the out-of-town owner to put on a new roof. The house ended up being sold and fixed up by its current owner, James Boucher, who maintains it as a rental. Our original report had a great human touch: Neighbor Doug Van Epps took it upon himself to mow the lawn because he wanted the neighborhood to look nice.
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In many cases, tighter gun control laws would make it more difficult for criminals to obtain firearms. Expanding background checks on all gun sales would make it tougher for criminals to legally buy weapons. Yes, there would still be a black market where guns are sold; however, law enforcement could focus more attention to these illegal gun sales.
Yes, stricter gun control laws make it more difficult for criminals to obtain firearms. It does not make sense to believe that it would be as easy for criminals to obtain firearms if there were stricter gun control laws. Stricter gun control laws may help to keep people safe and curb mass shootings.
Stricter gun laws will prevent criminals from obtaining guns because there will be fewer guns to get. They will have to work harder to get guns, because they will not be able to grab them from as many people or get them through legal means. They will have to be more determined.
Stricter gun control laws will not keep criminals from getting guns. In countries where guns are outlawed, the outlaws still have guns, because there is always someone who is willing to sell them illegally. What it may do is make illegal guns much more expensive due to scarcity, which will keep those who can't afford the prices from getting guns.


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The American Embassy in Mexico City was established in 1964. At the time of the embassy's opening, it was the largest United States embassy in the world. The building's address is Paseo de la Reforma 305, Mexico City, Mexico.
The United States first recognized Mexico as an independent nation in 1822. The United States and Mexico share borders, so a close relationship with each other is vital to the stability of North America. The embassy serves to assist the Mexican government in solving difficult problems afflicting the nation both economically and criminally. The United States Ambassador to Mexico is Earl Anthony Wayne, as of 2015.


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Standard Writing Guidelines
Some guidelines apply to virtually all English writing. The following guidelines should generally be followed for all pieces of writing.
- 1 Use proper English
- 2 Edit well
- 3 Use appropriate style
- 4 References
Use proper English
Readers will judge your writing both on its meaning and on its mechanics. If you have great meaning but poor spelling or grammar, your work will be less well received.
Proper English means several things.
Have correct spelling
Spelling mistakes are some of the easiest mistakes to avoid in writing. Most programs support automatic spell-checking, and there are other tools for spell-checking text files.
Additionally, avoid misspellings that computers can't detect. For instance, the following sentence is correctly spelled.
Ho ware you doing?
Even though all the words in that sentence are spelled correctly, it is not correct. Look for errors such as these.
Have correct grammar
Having correct grammar is vital for communicating effectively. Incorrect grammar can sometimes make it very difficult to understand what you are trying to say. A full discussion of English grammar is beyond the scope of this wiki, but there are many books which address this topic.
Watch for common problems
Many expressions used in casual conversational English are invalid or improper in a formal setting.
All of these words have different meanings. Their correct uses are as follows:
- there refers to a location.
- their means "belonging to them"
- they're stands for "they are"
You can find a more thorough discussion at [1]
These two forms of its have quite different meanings. The correct usage is
- its means "belonging to it"
- it's means "it is"
An object can be larger than another object, and if this is the case, then something else is true.
Infer and imply have complementary meanings. To infer means to logically deduce from indirect evidence, while to imply means to suggest something indirectly. Mixing these up will quite possibly cause people to misunderstand you.
e.g. and i.e.
These abbreviations come from Latin. I.e. stands for id est which means "That is." E.g. stands for exempli gratia which means "For example." Be careful not to mix these up.[2]
And more
Many other words are commonly misused. Looking at the list on wikipedia should help you avoid these mistakes.
Edit well
You should always edit your writing until you are satisfied with it and are unable to think of ways to improve it. You should have colleagues and friends read what you have written and look for mistakes. Frequently, a new set of eyes is able to find mistakes the original writer is blind to.
Use appropriate style
Depending on where you are sharing your work, the appropriate writing style can vary greatly. With this is mind, it is a good idea to carefully read the other works presented at the venue, and ensure your tone is appropriate. The following advice, however, generally holds true.
Use clear language
Writing is meant to be understood, so it is a good idea to make writing as clear as possible. Don't try to make writing fancier by using obscure synonyms of common words. Some journal authors[3] say that a paper is not a good paper unless it is as clear as it can be.
Similarly, avoid needlessly fancy words.[4] More complicated words might make your writing feel more sophisticated, but it is in opposition to the primary goal of writing: to communicate ideas. Additionally, using words that have a business or marketing flavor might make some readers question whether you are trying to make your work sound better than it is, and could make them less receptive to your ideas.
Be self-consistent
What you are writing is a single work, and so it should agree with itself. Use the same term for the same thing throughout your writing. If your introduction lists three topics you will be discussing, discuss them in the same order in the body of your paper. By being consistent, you are making it easier for the reader to understand and navigate what you've written, which makes it easier for your writing to fulfill its goals.
Use active voice (when possible)
The active voice (as opposed to the passive voice) should be used whenever possible. Using active phrasing makes sentences stronger, clearer, and shorter. Sentences can be easier to understand when in the active voice.
However, some authors prefer, in academic writing, to avoid using first- or second-person pronouns. In this case, passive construction is essential. Before writing, you should decide which choice to make.
- ↑ How to Use There, Their and They're
- ↑ wikiHow: How to use "i.e." Versus "e.g."
- ↑ The Psychiatrist: How to Get Your Paper Published
- ↑ Strunk and White. The Elements of Style, fourth edition


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Here's a look at the 2010 NFL Schedule for the Browns:
Date – CAPS for home; @ for away
9/12 – @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
9/19 – KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
9/26 – @ Baltimore Ravens (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
10/3 – CINCINNATI BENGALS (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
10/10 – ATLANTA FALCONS (FOX 1:00 p.m.)
10/17 – @ Pittsburgh Steelers (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
10/24 – @ New Orleans Saints (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
11/7 – NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
11/14 – NEW YORK JETS (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
11/21 – @ Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
11/28 – CAROLINA PANTHERS (FOX 1:00 p.m.)
12/5 – @ Miami Dolphins (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
12/12 – @ Buffalo Bills (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
12/19 – @ Cincinnati Bengals (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
12/26 – BALTIMORE RAVENS (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
12/2 – PITTSBURGH STEELERS (CBS 1:00 p.m.)
Quick Thoughts:
- For over a decade now, the schedule makers had been trying to do the Browns a favor by starting them off at home. Let me speak for the Browns fans when I say: "Thanks, but No Thanks." In those 11 'favors' the Browns went 1-10, losing their last 5 in a row.
- Now however, for the first time since their rebirth in 1999, the Browns will open their season away. Not saying this turn of events will change the Browns fortunes, but it sure can't hurt.
- It also can't hurt that we play the Tampa Bay Bucs and Kansas City Chiefs in our first two games. Seeing as how both will be selecting before Cleveland in Thursdays draft, I don't think anyone should guffaw at the idea of the Browns starting 2-0.
- Random game I'm looking forward to: New York Jets. Just this offseason, they have picked up: LaDainian Tomlinson, Santonio Holmes, Antonio Cromartie, Jason Taylor. Last year, they dealt for Braylon Edwards. Huh? Did Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum sign on as Executive Producers of Hard Knocks?
- You also have the whole Rex vs. Rob thing to consider. This will mark the first time the Ryan brothers will compete since Bar Louie's "Rock the Tot" tater eating competition.
- The fact that the Jets will be this year's team on Hard Knocks also plays a big role in my interest in the team. Last year, I watched the entire Bengals fourth preseason because I was curious to see if their 5th CB would play well enough make the team. That's the equivalent of me caring about how Channing Tatum's latest chick flick did in the box office. I shouldn't care. I don't really care. It doesn't make any sense. The show is just that cool.
- Little known fact: The Browns actually are tied for first with the longest active win streak at 5. And with the addition of Holmgren to the organization, you think that combo might generate just a little excitement. Emphasis on might.
- But the Browns were scheduled for no Monday Night games, no Thursday Night games, no Sunday Night games, and not even Sunday afternoon games. Every game is scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
- I'm totally cool with this though. Ever since we Braylon'd it (dropped the ball) in 2008 with all that prime time scheduling, I'm fine with staying away from the limelight for now. Let's try to earn it with the flex scheduling.
- Note: After week 10, which includes the Jacksonville game and every game after, the games will be subject to flex scheduling. So if the Browns and Bills walk into week 13 at 12-0 a piece, they'll probably move it from its 1:00 p.m. spot. (Now feel free to guffaw.)
- This is also the first year that the final game must be a division game. The goal is to keep things competitive and prevent teams from tanking it. With the Ravens and Steelers as the final two games of the year, I can't help but imagine it will help. No matter what the record, I'm sure I will care more about a finale vs. the Steelers than say, our '09 opponent in the Jags.
- I'll hold off from any prediction of the Browns overall Record until after the draft. Plus I don't want to sour any excitement I may have had at the thought of starting off 2-0.
– Sam


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I came to Congress in 2006 determined to help restore integrity to Washington after years of corruption and malfeasance. And during the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress, House Democrats enacted a landmark rules package to clean up Washington and sever unethical ties between lawmakers and lobbyists, including banning travel and gifts given to Members of Congress from lobbyists, and requiring full transparency to end the abuse of special interest earmarks.
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Congress took further action to end the culture of corruption in Washington and shine a light on the interaction between lobbyists and legislators by requiring an unprecedented level of disclosure, guaranteeing information about expenditures, Member travel, and personal financial holdings is available, in a searchable form, on the Internet. In addition, the House of Representatives passed a resolution establishing an independent ethics commission, made up of non-Congressional personnel, to screen allegations and initiate reviews of complaints of misconduct and ethical improprieties by Members of Congress and staff of the House.
I also believe reforming our current campaign finance laws is essential to ensure accountability and transparency. That is why I support public financing of campaigns for federal offices, which will help ensure that elections remain the cornerstone of democracy. I have also introduced a Constitutional amendment to get money out of politics. By reducing the influence of special interest money, we will also ensure that the legislative priorities in Washington truly reflect the needs of the American people.
For the 112th Congress, I was proud to be selected by House Leadership to serve on the Committee on Ethics, which investigates violations of the House's Code of Official Conduct and recommends disciplinary action.
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2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0: Mustang Meet-Up
April 12, 2011
Edsel Ford II was scheduled to speak today at the L.A.-based Motor Press Guild's monthly lunch meeting. Rumor was Parnelli Jones would also be in the house, and possibly Carroll Shelby.
We took our long-term 2011 Ford Mustang GT to meet these lengendary heroes. Unfortuantely, this was as close as our car could get.
See a couple of the Mustangs from the Ford display after the jump.
Behind the modern-day Boss 302, the yellow-orange car is the color of the Bud Moore-prepared race car that Parnelli Jones drove to the 1970 SCCA Trans-Am championship.
The new Boss 302 has the graphics of the 1969 Carroll Shelby-prepared Mustang Boss 302 for the 1969 SCCA Trans-Am series.
Kelly Toepke, News Editor


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The text of Barack Obama's sermon to the Germans in Berlin yesterday is an incredibly rich and revealing document. Prerhaps more than anything else, it was almost perfectly calibrated to tell the Germans what they want to hear. The fecklessness of the UN shows how little it means to be a "citizen of the world." It means something, though, to be a citizen of the EU, and Obama espoused distinctly European views, pledging to move American policy in a European direction—and to make the United States more European—under a President Obama.
After giving the Obama version of Cold War history, where humanitarian aid rolled back communism, Obama devoted a sentence to discussing the terrorist threat. He moved on to the heart of his speech, stating, implicitly or explicitly:
• That the Europeans are right to consider global warming the primary threat we face: "As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya" and "This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands."
• That the US will not act independently of the Europeans: "That is why we cannot afford to be divided. No one nation, no matter how large or powerful, can defeat such challenges alone." Especially not the Iranian nuclear threat: "My country must stand with yours and with Europe in sending a direct message to Iran that it must abandon its nuclear ambitions."
• But that the goal of abolishing nuclear weapons supersedes the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon: "This is the moment when we must renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons…It is time to secure all loose nuclear materials; to stop the spread of nuclear weapons; and to reduce the arsenals from another era. This is the moment to begin the work of seeking the peace of a world without nuclear weapons."
• That trade policy under an Obama administration won't be for free trade, but for trade conditioned upon union, environmentalist demands. Trade will facilitate wealth redistribution rather than a free market: "Together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth, with meaningful protections for our people and our planet."
• That the European Union is the model of the future and that we have transcended the era in which America should assert itself on the world stage: "…we need a strong European Union that deepens the security and prosperity of this continent, while extending a hand abroad. In this century – in this city of all cities – we must reject the Cold War mind-set of the past, and resolve to work with Russia when we can, to stand up for our values when we must, and to seek a partnership that extends across this entire continent."
• That we should emulate the Germans on carbon reduction ("Let us resolve that all nations – including my own – will act with the same seriousness of purpose as has your nation, and reduce the carbon we send into our atmosphere.")
• Finally, Obama apologized for America's wrongdoing, promised to stop the use of torture, and asked for Germany's (and Europe's) help in extending European policy across the Atlantic: "Will we reject torture and stand for the rule of law?" and "Let us build on our common history, and seize our common destiny, and once again engage in that noble struggle to bring justice and peace to our world."
Josef Joffe noted in The New Republic, "If he ran in Germany, Obama would carry the country by a landslide, with 67 percent of the vote." This comes as no surprise, as this is a speech about turning America into the European Union more than anything else.
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