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Dr. Frank Wolf: Question number seven. I'm currently spending $3,000 per month on my marketing. What is an acceptable return on my investment?
Daniel Bobrow: The short answer is that, the return on any reasonable level of consistent investment, is at least 300%. But we need to be very clear with our definitions, as well as when we are measuring ROI – return on investment.
ROI is simply a ratio, with return being the numerator and investment, or cost, being the denominator. But when you measure is just as important as what you measure.
For example, if you measure ROI the day after you pay for your direct marketing program, and before any mailings have been sent, I can guarantee you that your ROI at that time will be zero. So that's pretty important. Also, important is how you measure ROI. I think we touched on this briefly before, but we have our clients undergo a short and rather painless exercise to help them calculate what we call the Practice's Average Annual Patient Profit, which is a conservative and reliable measure of the value of a new patient. What it does not measure is the long-term value to the practice of a patient, owing to their recall and referral, right?
Dr. Frank Wolf: Absolutely. I'm glad you made that distinction because there is a difference between the value of a new patient versus the lifetime value of a patient.
Daniel Bobrow: Absolutely. Sometimes I'll talk to people who, three months into their program say, "You know, I spent this with you and I'm only breaking even." I say, "Well, I didn't know you were closing your practice tomorrow!" The point here, of course, is that every new patient represents a series of new and future cash flows. If the new patient is happy with you – and you're all high quality practitioners who are committed to communicating and providing the best in care – why would these people not come in for and accept treatment, and refer their friends, family and colleagues? Unless they move a really long distance, but even there, I don't have to tell you that people stay loyal to a practice when they're happy with it.
Dr. Frank Wolf: No question. And getting back to the value of a patient, I don't think there are many dentists who actually know their average patient value.
Daniel Bobrow: That's unfortunately the case.
Dr. Frank Wolf: Not only from a new patient standpoint, but lifetime value. For me, the lifetime value of a patient when I was practicing was $20,000. So I could easily justify investing a lot of money just to get one new patient because I knew that patient was worth $20,000. I also knew what the value of a new patient was over a 12 month period.
Daniel Bobrow: Right. Because you obviously need to be realistic with your cash. You can go broke building lifetime value. That's obviously an important consideration, and one which we keep in mind as well.
Dr. Frank Wolf: What do you think? I know you mentioned 300%.
Daniel Bobrow: Under your scenario it can be close to infinity!
Dr. Frank Wolf: That's my experience. What's coincidental, the last mailing I did with you when I was in practice, I was putting out 10,000 pieces and I did that every month for 12 months, and that was costing me $3,000 per month. After that 12 month period, the amount of revenue that was generated just from new patients that was realized through that direct mail campaign provided me with a 300% return on my investment. But that was just in the first year. This was about seven years ago when we did this mailing. These patients that were generated, these new patients, they're still in the practice.
Daniel Bobrow: Did they contribute to the selling price of the practice?
Dr. Frank Wolf: Oh, most definitely. They're still in the practice, they're still having their dentistry done, and they're still referring new patients. So what was a 300% return after 12 months is just continuing to go up. Realistically, the return is a multiple of that because those patients will continue to be there until they move, die, or the practice no longer exists.
Daniel Bobrow: Let me make another point, too, about return on investment. Sometimes practitioners make the mistake of eliminating one tactic simply because it doesn't have as high an ROI as another tactic. It's really important to understand that the practice should be happy to perform any and all tactics which are likely to demonstrate or have already demonstrated a positive ROI. In fact, a tactic with a lower ROI might actually be more profitable. Let me just give you a quick example to see how.
Let's say that your average annual patient profit is $1,000, just to keep it easy, and you're considering two tactics.
Tactic A cost $5,000 and got you 25 patients. So the return on investment for that strategy would be 400%, which is $25,000 of value (25 patients times $1,000 per patient) minus the cost, divided by the cost ($5,000.) So again, that's a 400% return on investment.
Tactic B costs you $10,000 and gets you 35 patients. So the benefit from Tactic B is $35,000, from which you subtract the cost, then divide by the cost of $10,000. The ROI from Tactic B is only 250%. But you made more money. In this case, $20,000 for Tactic A and $25,000 from Tactic B.
The point is: don't eliminate one strategy just because the ROI on one is higher than another (unless you're convinced you're going to get the patients from the less costly tactic anyway – and that's rarely the case).
Your cash flow permitting, you need not, and should not, choose between A or B but if you had to, you'd be better off selecting the tactic with the lower ROI.
Dr. Frank Wolf: Right.
Daniel Bobrow: I know there was to be no math, but I couldn't resist.
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Hot off the press! The gorgeous happy yess market moles have sent out a call for Darwin creatives to get their crafty fingers to work and donate said artsy tendencies to create promo posters for the market. And, you guessed it- I'm the lucky girl to have her poster put up around town for the upcoming month! Keep your eyes peeled for a poster that looks a lot like this (well, exactly like this):
If people don't see it, be sure to direct them right here! And, if you like it, please feed my hungry comments letterbox with your thoughts- I always love to hear them!For those of you who don't know, happy yess is a collective of committed locals who support Darwin's muso's and often help get young kids/ fledgling bands the exposure and opportunity to play that they need to get their feet off the ground. It is such an awesome Darwin 'thing': as well as its' involvement in the music scene, happy yess hosted my first post-uni exhibition with my friend Emma Long 3 years ago when it used to have its' own premises on Bennett Street. Now on Smith Street in the Browns Mart Complex, happy yess is still given loads of love and time from wonderful people who are paid mostly in the deep satisfaction of supporting something they truly believe in.
Check out the website on http://www.happyyess.com/ to see what's happening this month, and go along to some of the great gigs this Dry season; you never know what underrated musical gems you'll see play! If you have absolutely no idea what to see, go along on Thursday 19th May to see my gorgeous friend Gretchen (whose birthday it is today- happy birthday!) play in her band with Kris Keough, Red Plum and Snow- this would be an awesome place to start your happy yess experience, or even just to reacquaint yourself.
And, of course, cancel all your hair-washing plans for Sunday, 5th June and come to the happy yess market instead. I'll be there with bells on ready to meet all your poor things who missed out on the fun last time!
Happy Monday from Monty and me,
Mel xo

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Labor Day weekend is upon us and I will be competing in a three-day agility dog trial with my super duper agility dog Blue. I confess, I do have other hobbies besides obsessing over what next to cook in my skillet.
Here's a picture of Blue doing his thing.
That said, I won't be able to post my Coming Soon! Tips on How to Season Your Dutch Oven as I had planned. My apologies for the delay, but it will get posted soon. Here, in its place, are some literary foods for thought.
My favorite cookbooks are like old friends. I visit them often and they always invoke fond memories.
I imagine that everyone has a few go-to cookbooks that they use on a regular basis. Some recipes become so familiar and are used so often that they almost seem like our own.
Following are a few cookbooks that I treasure.
Cast Iron Cooking: 50 Gourmet Quality Dishes from Entrees to Desserts by Dwayne Ridgaway.
This is one of my favorite cast iron cookbooks on the market. It has a great variety of dishes – ranging from skillet scampi (pictured on cover) to Moroccan cuisine. Beautiful photos, easy to follow recipes and delightful food. And a killer pizza dough recipe.
Glycemic Index Cookbook
My husband is diabetic so we try to stay on a low glycemic diet. I found this cookbook at the bookstore and LOVE the recipes. They are flavorful, low-calorie, and include dishes for breakfast, appetizers, salads, entrees, and desserts. For the diabetic or health conscious, this cookbook is a keeper. And it is spiral-bound which makes it very easy to keep open. (It's the little things in life that make me happy.)
I must confess, I probably spend more time thumbing through the pages of this book than I do actually cooking the recipes (although I have cooked a few). This book is beautiful! It features ranches and their family recipes from across North America (Alberta to Florida). Each section features a specific ranch and several recipes from each, including descriptive intros, luxurious photos of ranch life and its food. I just want to jump into some of these pages, saddle up a horse and herd some cattle, snuggle down under the stars next to a campfire, and light up some coals under my old Dutch oven.
Dutch Oven Cookbooks – Lodge's Camp Dutch Oven Cooking 101, The Beginner's Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking by Marla Rawling, and Dutch Oven Secrets by Lynn Hopkins
These three are my favorites. They get used more than any other cookbook that I own. Their pages are dog-eared, smeared with all sorts of stains (cherries to BBQ sauce), and they smell like charcoal. And they feature some great Dutch oven recipes for all experience levels, including guidance on how many coals to use, oven sizes, and how to feed large crowds. My trifecta.
Classic Cooking with Coca-Cola by Elizabeth Candler Graham (great-great-granddaughter of Asa Griggs Candler, founder of Coca-Cola) and Ralph Roberts
Years ago a friend gave this to me when I was going through my Coca-Cola memorabilia collector phase. I got rid of most of my collection, but this cookbook stayed. Cooking with soda pop – awesome! All sorts of fantastic recipes are included – great desserts and my absolute favorite seafood fettucine recipe – that's right, seafood fettucine with Coke. It's fu-sizzle.
Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two
When I got my first apartment at the tender age of 22 (post college), my mom gave me this cookbook. I consider it my cooking instructor. In college, I was very adept at ordering pizza, cooking Top Ramen and mac and cheese, and making sandwiches, but that was the extent of my repertoire. This book provided simple, tasty, inexpensive (a key ingredient for a poor college graduate) recipes that helped me learn to cook for myself. I still use its meatloaf and scalloped potatoes recipe (one of my hubby's favorites). I love its spice bread and paella recipes…and so much more. I'll be cooking out of this book when I'm 80. Thanks Mom.


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What an Amazing Year we have had.
I got to Marry the Woman of my Dreams.
This has been the Highlight of my Life
We have had a great Year of Sales
and Now it's time to put our feet up.
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Refreshed and re vitalized.
Thank You to all of our Friends for a great 2014.
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|Last week vs this week's progress on my A to Z Challenge piece
I'm still working on my piece for the A to Z challenge. I haven't made a lot of progress with it this week. My mother came to visit this weekend and, although she's crafty and enjoys spending time sitting around sewing, we spent most of the weekend shopping, catching up, visiting my brothers, and going to the theatre. It was a lovely weekend full of culture and socialising and general fun, but it did mean little to no stitching progress. Oh well, still 2 weeks till the start of the challenge, and a month till it's over so I should have plenty of time to get it done! :)
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A rant, ignore if you don't want to be depressed :DPosted on 2006.03.03 at 23:13
My...state of mind...: tired
My tune: Josh Groban, I still miss him!! Need new songs!!!
Hi :), you know, how are there moments when you just don't know what to do??
I mean… right now I'm really, really tired. I have been having an awful time lately.
First one of my grandma's sisters got sick, she was in the hospital for almost 2 weeks, we thought she was going to die, good thing is that she got better, she had to had an awful surgery, but she's better now, that's good, even if she lost her leg :(. I'm not going to go into details, but it was awful!!
Also my Mom has been having troubles with her arthritis again :(, her knees are just awful!!! But besides the medication and making her walk there is no much I can do about it, just try to spoil her as much as I can.
Together with this, my father has been having health issues for the last 3 weeks!! I can't help but being mad at him!! First he injured his shoulder, but he went with this doctor that he prefers but never manage to really help him!! He gave him a lot of medication, and what happens?? My father got an allergic reaction!! He looked like a lobster!!! Besides that he injured his back, and for the last 2 weeks, after the allergy vanished, his back has been giving him troubles, the really awful thing?? I just don't believe him when he says he's in pain :(!!!
Apparently my father is jealous of my Mom's sickness!!! Can you believe it?? With the way he's been talking about himself is almost as if he wanted to have a spinal problem!! Like my Mom's 2 years ago!! He even managed to get the same kind of medication, even if it's really strong!! I really, really dislike his doctor!! Well… 2 of his doctors, yeah people he went to 3 different doctors in less than 3 weeks!!
One of them is my Mom's therapist, he's ok, but Dr. Mary always gives him what he wants!!! And the other doctor does the same thing :(. I mean my Mom has been giving him shots for the last 2 weeks!!! Sometimes even 2 or 3 in the same day!! And we just can't convince him to stop taking all the medication :(.
Also, since I'm the… "sane one" at home I'm really really tired!!! I have to take care of the house, help my Mom in everything she needs and take care of my father 'cause for him is just Monica!!! I need water, or Monica!!! Can you turn on the light?? Or Monica!! The episode of 4400 is over, could you change to the next episode!! I'm really starting to hate my name!!
I have been trying to read, to listen to music, to do something to relax myself but every time it's starting to work someone yells for me :(. Right now this rant is helping, and I have to thank God for the Chlark fics I have been finding this last weeks, they help, at least for a while :).
Oh well, I hope my father is going to feel better soon, 'cause if not then my heart problems are going to start again :( and I don't want to take medication again!!! That and I think I'm gaining weight!!! Sadly chocolate does lift my spirits for a while.
Ok, this is really long!!!! Oh well, good thing I started my father's episode of 4400 before starting to write, if not who knows :D.
Oh, and if anyone is interested I updated my poems page http://www.fictionpress.com/~monicao , apparently lack of sleep and that stuff helps me write ;), now I have 10 poems!!! Also if everyone read this please don't get mad at me for the rant ok, I need it!!!.
Hugs, be well and take care.


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Lionbridge Schedules Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Oct 26, 2011, 12:13 ET
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX), will announce financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 on Thursday morning, November 3rd, 2011.
Lionbridge management will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on November 3rd to discuss financial performance for the quarter. To participate, callers within the United States can dial 800-857-9821 and international callers can dial 210-234-0023. The passcode for the call is Lionbridge.
The conference call will also be available live online or on the events page of the investor relations section of the Lionbridge website at www.lionbridge.com
For those who cannot attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available for one week following the call. For a phone replay, callers within the United States can dial 866-396-6279 and international callers can dial 203-369-0514. The replay will also be available on the investor section of the Lionbridge web site.
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Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIOX) is a leading provider of translation, development and testing solutions. Lionbridge combines global resources with proven program management methodologies to serve as an outsource partner throughout a client's product and content lifecycle - from development to translation, testing and maintenance. Global organizations rely on Lionbridge services to increase international market share, speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 26 countries and provides services under the Lionbridge® and VeriTest® brands. To learn more, visit http://www.lionbridge.com.
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…one of the best exhibitions of the year
All photos, excluding gallery images, are courtesy of Library of Congress
On Wednesday 19 October, Remembering 1916 – Life on the Western Front, Whitgift's major First World War exhibition, was privileged to welcome a group of the iconic Chelsea Pensioners.
The renowned Chelsea Pensioners, retired soldiers of the British Army, were greeted by Whitgift Headmaster and Remembering 1916 Exhibition Director, Dr Christopher Barnett, and Exhibition staff. They began their tour with Exhibition Deputy Manager, William Wood.
The lively veterans were particularly intrigued by the French tunneller diorama, and how the team had managed to re-create such a realistic scene. They were also very taken with Alex Hamilton's painting of 'The Historic Dogfight', depicting Old Whitgiftian, Lionel Morris, and the Red Baron in aerial combat.
Pensioner, Fred Rook, BEM, commented "This is a first-class exhibition; I've never seen anything like it."
A short parade by the Whitgift Corps of Drums followed, in Founder's Garden, adjacent to the Whitgift Exhibition Centre. As the oldest Corps of Drums in the country, it was a fitting treat for the guests. At the very end of the tour, they were met by members of Whitgift's Combined Cadet Force (CCF), and enjoyed a cream tea in the Edwardian Café, where many jokes and tales were exchanged.
The Pensioners were thrilled that the boys had so many questions they wanted to ask, and remarked how charming they were and a credit to the School. Dr Barnett concluded the visit with a signed copy of the catalogue for each Pensioner.
Mr Wood said "It was a delight to make their acquaintance, and it means a lot to Remembering 1916 and to Whitgift. It was a tremendous experience for both the staff and students; they loved every minute and I think it was reciprocal!"


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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
We Have New Kitties!!5 comments Posted by LaDeDaCreations at 1:05 PM
Today Tony and I awoke to the sound of a faint little mewing sound coming from under the bed! We are still waiting for the rest to come but here is the first of the group. Tony has named it Freedom!
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Fiat spring campaign 2012
Development and implementation: a spring campaign for the core brands Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Jeep and Chrysler/Dodge under one communications roof, without compromising the market presence of the individual brands. Based on the full year slogan "GO!" and integrated in the 2012 marketing plan.
- Customer loyalty
- Customer recovery
- Increase use of workshop
- Better price perception by end customers
- Professional communication of services and offers
- Raise awareness of the topic of original parts and accessories
The market-specific key visuals were designed under the motto "finally", which were then used for all communication channels. The campaign consisted of extensive Sell-In measures for dealers (dealer info, checklists, order forms, etc.) and targeted and attention-grabbing promotional materials for POS and active customer approach. The main part of the POS package for each brand was an 8-page customer flyer with a special spring offer for a check-up and offers in the areas of wheels & tires, accessories and merchandising. This flyer was designed for use in the car dealership as well as for sending to end customers. The campaign was rounded off by market-specific giveaways, which every customer received when they had their spring check-up done.
Other advertising materials:
- Coupon
- Dealer ad in newspaper
- Counter display with inlay
- Customer mailing
- Poster
- Window decal
- Mirror decoration for customer's car
- Stand for the showroom
- Web banner
- XXL decal
The number of POS package orders by dealers exceeded expectations. The development in numbers of direct mailings for customers was also positive, since in the past they were often designed and sent on their own by individual dealerships.


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A father's occupation could affect the chances of his child having a range of birth defects, a study claims. But there seems to be no link between the type of job.
Researchers in North Carolina linked a diverse range of jobs, including hairdressing, photography and office support, to a higher risk of birth defects in children.
The study, published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, aimed to build on previous research and utilise the ongoing US National Birth Defects Prevention Study, which uses a large population sample to investigate a range of potential risk factors for major birth defects.
The authors obtained the job histories of about 1,000 fathers, who each had a child born with one or more birth defects between 1997 and 2004, and 4,000 fathers whose children had no congenital abnormalities.
Their professions were broken down into 63 groups, based on assumed exposure profiles to chemicals or other potential hazards within the job itself, and within the profession or industry. Rather than focus on each man's full career history, the researchers analysed their employment in the three months leading up to conception - working on the premise that it takes around three months for sperm to mature.
Of the jobs analysed, around two-thirds appeared linked to an increase risk of birth defects. These include employment in the petrol, gas and chemical industries; operation of cranes, diggers and sawmills; garden work, such as landscaping and groundskeeping; make-up, hairdressing and photography; the study of physics and mathematics, and professional artistry.
The occupations found to carry no additional risk include dentistry; architecture and design; smelting and foundry work; painting and decorating; the military, and the fire service.
The authors stressed that caution should be taken in the interpretation of results.
"Findings from this broad screen analysis can be used to inform further investigation of specific paternal occupations found to be associated with birth defects, generate hypotheses about chemical or physical exposures, and exposure mixtures common to such occupations."
To see the paper in full visit BMJ.com.


text: Karen McPherson Partnership Area Tutor, Primary, UG Yr 1 School Experience Coordinator Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education email@example.com +44 (0) 1482 465566 Karen joined the University of Hull as a partnership area tutor in September 2015 and strives to make a real difference to the lives of trainees. Working collaboratively with many diverse partnership schools, she aims to provide an integral supportive role in creating an outstanding student experience.Karen works as a PAT on a number of programmes including undergraduate, postgraduate and Schools Direct teaching programmes.In addition, she has the role of UG Year 1 School Experience Coordinator ensuring trainees and partnership schools have a firm understanding of the requirements for the first placement in their teaching journey. Research Research Interests Primary education including the early years Research groups NQT network group Train to Teach network group Using digital iBooks in teaching pilot study Teaching Programmes taught on (2019) Primary Teaching Modules list Teaching and Learning in the Primary School Professional highlights Academic qualifications BEd Hons, Primary Education, Trent Polytechnic (1991) External roles External mentor working contractually with York St John University (2014-16) Professional highlights Worked for 24 years as an effective classroom practitioner, beginning her career in KS2 and leaving the classroom as an established foundation stage teacher.


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We've all been informed on the high prices of factory farming. The information that I presented is not everything you can learn about animal cruelty on a factory farm. There is fish, turkey, duck, bees and various other animals that still have voices that should be heard. I have barely scratched the surface of this problem. This information has different effects on different people. Depending on what taste has been left in your mouth, you may be willing to take more drastic measures than some. Today I'm going to give you your options.
You could become a vegan. For most, this is the most drastic lifestyle change you can make. It requires giving up all animal products. You should definitely research this in greater detail in regards to nutrition and what exactly you have to give up. Below is a list of a couple of sites that I found that seem to have some good information to help you get started, but there are tons of others that will help you, in a step by step fashion, become vegan.
Vegan may not be the right choice for you at this point or for me. I know that where I live doesn't even have vegetarian options, let alone vegan, so if you can't quite make it to vegan, you could always try vegetarian. You should also really look into nutritional facts before trying either of these diets.
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. My issue is not eating meat as a whole. It's not necessary, it's not natural and vegetables are better for the environment as a whole and I could argue about it until I'm blue, but arguing with people is pointless and it's really not my main concern to get people to stop eating meat altogether.
So for those who are refusing to give up meat altogether, I have another proposition for you. Open your mind for just a minute, a fraction a second, a teensy tinsy fraction of a second. What if you just ate less? What if you gave it up for one meal or ate half the portion that you usually do? Or if you're feeling good, maybe gave vegetarianism a trial run for a day, maybe two or maybe even a whole week. I'll admit that before I watched Food, Inc. that was not happening. I didn't even want to consider it. I 'loved' meat and there was another factor, too. I always felt like I was starving if I didn't eat it. Two things happened when I watched Food, Inc. I immediately wanted to stop eating meat, but I knew that I had to replace it with something. Something that I really didn't like at all and that was…vegetables. A couple of months before that I realized how tired I was eating meat and potatoes all the time, so I ventured out and tried…a cucumber. It wasn't as bad as I remember it being when I was a kid. That gave me some confidence to try an avocado, which wasn't as bad either. And that got the ball rolling, so when I watched Food, Inc. I was already half the way there because I knew I would have something to replace meat with. I still don't like vegetables all that much, but it's worth it to me. My mom had also been cutting back our meat consumption a little a time because we wanted a healthier diet. After the movie, she cut back a little more and the craziest thing happened. I wasn't as hungry when I ate less meat or no meat at all. Before I had been lacking nutrients in my meat and potato diet which was the reason I always felt like my stomach was eating itself.
She also started looking for less cruel places to get our meat. A little at a time, we started to replace factory farm meat with local farm meat from places that at least gave the animals a good life. This is your fourth option. To find a good local farmer that you can trust or know. That's the best you can do if you're not willing to give some up. Here is a great, great, great article about that. It even breaks down what the labels mean. According to this article, the worst places that you can buy from is Buckeye, Cargill, which is the largest corporation in the U.S. and if I remember correctly it's the largest meat producer in the world, ConAgra, the second largest food company in the US, DeCoster, the nations's fourth largest egg producer and on and on I could go. Tyson is also in this article and that's the big one I've always heard about in terms of animal cruelty. Of those videos I posted, most came from Tyson. This pdf is 23 pages long, but if you care anything about the environment, yourself, animals, about anything at all, you need to read this. It will give a list of people not to buy from and why. Most of it air and water violations, serious ones, but there are some animal right and cruelty violations. There more than what is on this list and that is why I suggest buying from a local farmer. This pdf also has links to sites with maps of local farms and co-ops.
I've read several times, that if you just make one healthy change then it kind of makes your body start to crave healthier things. When I stopped eating so much meat, I actually didn't want as much sugar. Sugar had been kind of like an addiction for me. I really felt like I needed it, but the more vegetables and less meat I ate, the easier it was for me to control. Part of the reason was because I was craving meat so bad, but that phase is over and I still don't feel quite the strong pull that I did before. Try to keep this mind when you're thinking that you could never give up meat. Just give the idea a chance. If it doesn't work then just do the best you can with any of the suggestions I've made.
Tell everyone you know or who will listen. Show them. Sometimes it takes seeing things before they actually register. Don't bully because that can turn people off.
Sign a petition. Change.org has tons of petitions. Just type in animal cruelty, animal rights or factory farms and sign away or start your own. They have a list of victories, but I honestly don't know how much these petitions help.
As far as people in charge of policies and who can make the biggest changes, here is a list for that.
EPA. The EPA is in charge of regulating water and air. Right now, the EPA only requires permits for facilities that declare their intention to release manure directly into waterways. Communities across the country are suffering from water contaminated by these unregulated wastes, oversprayed fields and air pollution from overcrowded livestock operations. Learn more about the environmental costs of eating meat here and here. http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5232
Congress is another group that you want to talk to. It's hard to tell whether they are even listening to us anymore, but they should because being elected seems to be what is most important to them. Here is a great site that gives information by state on how to get in your touch with your legislatures.
And lastly, go to the source. The people that I mentioned above and anyone in the pdf could use a little humbling. They'll deny that they had anything to do with anything and your letter will probably never even be looked at by someone in charge, but go for it. Just go for it.
There is also any number of organizations like the Humane Society, Mercy for Animals even PETA to donate to. And by the way, while I was looking information, I found out that the people who are taping these videos could be charged with terrorism. Making these videos was already considered illegal, but they are so determined to hide this ugly truth that they are willing try to count it as an act of terrorism. Who can we thank for this? Lobbyists. Corporations spend thousands to millions of dollars to make sure that their agenda is pushed in congress. We will have to start screaming at the top of our lungs if we don't want our voices drowned out by money.


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Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Genealogy, Virginia
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Christ Church Parish (Middlesex Co.)
Christ Church Parish has served Lancaster and Middlesex counties. Not to be confused with Christ Church Parish (Lancaster Co.).
- 1666[1]
Christ Church Cemetery, Saluda, Va. database at Find A Grave. (550+ entries)
Parish History
Meade's 1861 history of Christ Church Parish is available online.[2]
- Mason, George Carrington. "The Colonial Churches of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 1939):8-24. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
- Mason, George Carrington. Colonial Churches of Tidewater Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1945. Available at FamilySearch Books Online; FHL. [Includes Middlesex County.]
Rev. John Moncure's history of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.[3]
Parish Records
Parish Registers
The original parish registers are kept at ????. They have been abstracted several times:
- The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia. The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. from 1653 to 1812. Richmond, Va.: Wm. Ellis Jones, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1897. Digital version at Internet Archive.
This book has also been converted into databases at FamilySearch - free:
This book has also been converted into databases at Ancestry ($):
O'Brien attempts to identify Irish surnames in this parish's register:
- O'Brien, Michael J. "Virginia, Middlesex County. - Extracts from the Parish Register of Christ Church," The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society, Vol. 12 (1913):149-155. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books.
Vestry Books
- Chamberlayne, C.G. The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, 1663-1767. Richmond, Va.: Old Dominion Press, 1927. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online.
- Christ Church, The Historical Marker Database
- ↑ Freddie Spradlin, "Parishes of Virginia," VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; Hening's Statutes at Large; Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., The Hornbook of Virginia History (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).
- ↑ William Meade, Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, 2 vols. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861). Digital versions at Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II.
- ↑ Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 246-257.


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Fungi loves Allen Banks for it's dark and moist corners, it's the perfect habitat for the fungi to grow, which is why there's so many species here. Plus, fungi helps to make Marmite, cheese, bread and beer... do we need to say anything else?
Giant puffballs
Often found in a large circle called a 'fairy ring', giant puffballs are saprotrophs - meaning they feed on dead organic matter. The giant puffball is an excellent edible species if collected when young and in good condition.
Visible from late July to November.
Common puffballs
While most puffballs are not poisonous, some often look similar to young agarics, especially the deadly Amanitas, such as the death cap or destroying angel mushrooms. It is for this reason that all puffballs gathered in mushroom hunting should be cut in half lengthwise and closely examined to determine its identity.
Visable from July - November.
Yellow stag's horn
A woodland dweller, the common name clearly derives from its likeness to the branched antlers of a red deer stag. Some Yellow Stag's Horn branches have been known to reach a height of 10 cm, but the majority are considerably shorter.
From late July / August to early November.
The Deceiver
As the name suggests, a few species of small mushrooms look very similar so be sure of the identity before consuming. The deceiver is very common and can be various colours and hues.
Visable from around June - November.
Oyster mushroom
Found on deciduous trees, particularly beech, and grows in large shelf-like clusters on stumps and fallen wood. There can be possible confusion as other oyster mushrooms can be pink, white or yellow. As part of the Pleurotus family contains statins which are thought to reduce cholesterol.
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Deadlines issued: Denmark, Singapore, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, Greece, Mexico, Norway
Latest: Greece is expected to adopt e-invoices for business-to-government (B2G) transactions starting with 2012 aiming at a single prototype for electronic invoices, in a bid to enable enterprises to adopt this method in 2012.
The Greek government expects to save around 3.0 billion euros annually, while enterprises are likely to save more than 1.0 billion euros annually, the source indicates. The plan aims for all financial transactions between the public sector and enterprises to be made exclusively electronically in the Q1 2012.
Countries with partial deadlines and preparatory deadline-discussions include:
- Argentina (mandatory for importers in 2010),
- Portugal (may actually belong to the having-done-category),
- USA (heading for 2012),
- Canada, Luxembourg, Russia..
- The Netherlands have issued an ambition to reach 80% in 4 years
- the German Procurement Office (Bundes-beschaffungsamt) has electronified its process completely.
- Switzerland had first deadline to prepare public sector systems for being e-invoicing ready; second step is now the discussion in the parliament to go towards obligation
- France - plan was to declare it as mandatory in 2012 – now a bit unclear
- Nepal – VAT-fraud driven "To our reckoning, we must not delay enforcement of an electronic billing system," the source said.
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PULP TRIPLE FEATURE! The Shadow, The Spider, and MASKS!
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Hello Pulp Friends,
Today we have a TRIPLE PULP FEATURE with The Shadow, The Spider, and MASKS! :)
MASKS is the miniseries featuring all of the classic pulp heroes in one book: Shadow, Spider, Zorro, Green Hornet, Kato, you name it and it will probably be in there :)
I was fortunate enough to provide a variant cover for the first issue and I was very happy to be asked to do some more covers, like the one for #7 above.
In addition, above and below are the newest covers for THE SHADOW and THE SPIDER: all these books are slated to be released in May, so make sure to have them on your pull list: good writing (from dear friends Chris Roberson and David Liss) and great art make these a no-to miss addition to your pulp reads.
Have a wonderful Pulp Sunday, everyone, and don't forget to pick up Black Beetle #2 this coming Wednesday! :)
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"There are some people who carry their own set of lights--and I think Steven may be one of 'em," said veteran producer Freddie Fields, who "goes back a couple of years" with Seagal.


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SOURCE: The Boston Consulting Group
November 26, 2012 08:50 ET
Boston Consulting Group Research Shows That Businesses Will Need to Shift to Delivering Extreme Value -- Not Just in Emerging Markets but Also High-End Markets Like New York, London and Paris as Consumers Grow Even More Intelligently Frugal Than They Were in Depths of Financial Crisis
Boston Consulting Group Research Shows That Businesses Will Need to Shift to Delivering Extreme Value -- Not Just in Emerging Markets but Also High-End Markets Like New York, London and Paris as Consumers Grow Even More Intelligently Frugal Than They Were in Depths of Financial Crisis
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Nov 26, 2012) - Holiday shopping retail winners will be those that deliver value and best features in one prized package, according to research from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). "Cheap" or "Expensive" are no longer the watch words of success.
"U.S. and other developed market consumers are stressed to the limit. The majority are stating an intent to cut back their spending," said Michael Silverstein, BCG senior partner and co-author of The $10 Trillion Dollar Prize: Captivating the Newly Affluent in China and India (Harvard Business Review Press, October 2012). "You need to pry their money from their wallets with the best match of features and economy."
It is true in the emerging growth economies of China and India. Chinese and Indian consumers want a complete range of products and benefits packaged at a price point that sizzles with value. When Indian consumers experience the perfect mix of quality and value, they will often say "paisa vasool," "I got my money's worth." It is the highest praise, and, globally, it will become more relevant: Around the world, consumers' budgets are squeezed -- and they are growing more skeptical of promotional sales and worried about the future, according to BCG data.
"'Paisa vasool' can become the global watchword to creating greater value, offering more features for less money and attracting consumers who become your advocate," said Silverstein. "It is a concept that grows out of the natural frugality that characterizes many Indians and Chinese who grew up with little and often heard stories from elders of deprivation. They try to stretch incomes as far as possible -- and are quick to complain about and discredit a merchandiser for poor value, low quality or misrepresentation. They're also quick to endorse products and merchandisers that inspire 'paisa vasool.'"
Reality of Sluggish Recovery in West Ups Demand for New Kind of Low-Priced Goods
He added, "This may have been an emerging market concept, but 'paisa vasool' is demanded in New York, London, Paris and nearly everywhere else in the West. Low-priced goods with deep, rich features will become the fastest-growing segments of all markets as consumers everywhere struggle to make ends meet. Our consumer research suggests that the true tragedy of the financial crisis -- and the likelihood that there is not going to be a strong recovery anytime soon -- is finally dawning on consumers and altering spending patterns."
According to a recent BCG survey fielded in conjunction with The $10 Trillion Prize, 91 percent of consumers in the U.S. and U.K. said they are planning to spend less or not increase spending in the next year. (In contrast, 40 percent of Chinese consumers said they will spend more.) Fewer than a quarter of Americans and U.K. residents said they believe their children will have a better life than they did, and only 27 percent of Americans and 21 percent of U.K. residents believe there will be a full economic recovery.
Paisa Vasool Examples
The recipe for consumer business success is extreme value. There are, according to BCG, "paisa vasool" success stories in China and India that translate to or can be instructive for Western markets…
"Paisa vasool" can apply across all consumer needs and categories. Examples in Western markets include: the Toyota Corolla (going back to the early 1970s), Hyundai, Swatch, Costco, Family Dollar, Ikea and McDonalds.
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The signing by EU ministers dated 19th 2013 in Brussels of an international agreement establishing a Unified Patent Court (UPC) was welcomed by the European Patent Office (EPO). This paves the way for the implementation of a unitary patent system in Europe. Signing was done by the 24 EU member states at the margins of their Competitiveness Council meeting This agreement will enter into force once 13 countries have ratified it, including France, Germany and the UK.
"The signing of the UPC agreement is a decisive step towards the long-awaited introduction of a truly supranational patent system in Europe," said EPO President Benoît Battistelli. "Following the endorsement of the unitary patent package by the European Parliament and Council in December 2012, the creation of a European court specialised in patent matters will be a tremendous boost for the completion of the European patent system."
The Agreement on the Unified Patent Court will lead to the creation of a specialised patent court with a first and an appeal instance competent for litigation relating to patents granted by the EPO under the provisions of the European Patent Convention, e.g. classical European Patents as well as future Unitary Patents. The Unified Patent Court is expected to bring major improvements to the current situation in which a multitude of national courts and authorities decide on the infringement and validity of European patents.
The both EU regulations on the unitary patent (one on unitary patent protection and the second on the translation arrangements) entered into force on 20 January 2013. This two regulations shall apply from 1 January 2014 or the date of entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, whichever is later.


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In his first leading role after decades of playing supporting characters, James Cromwell gives a tour de force performance in STILL MINE, an exquisitely crafted, deeply affecting love story about a couple in their twilight years. Craig (Cromwell) sets out to build he and his wife Irene (Genenviève Bujold) a new, smaller home on a small patch of their 50 acre property. But when the building inspector calls a stop to Craig's handmade structure, he refuses to stop working and races to complete the project. The story of perseverance in the name of love, STILL MINE is a resonant, moving drama.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
White Wedding Album
One of the best, most affordable resources for creating your own professionally bound wedding album (make sure you buy the rights to the digital photos of your wedding): White Wedding Album.
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- Mike said...
I like to have a physical ablum even though everything is digital now. it's just nice to be able to hold something.
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Red Wine Barrel Fermentation
For most of us, the mention of "barrel fermentation" immediately conjures up images of Chardonnay bubbling away in row upon row of French barriques, soaking up oak, impatiently waiting for the malolactic to kick in. But for an increasing number of high-end producers, some of those barrels are full of red grapes, a way of ensuring that fruit and wood intertwine from cradle to grave. And no, they're not using long-handled tweezers to get the grapes in and out.
There isn't a lot of science on record to tell us exactly what does and does not get accomplished by this technique, but there are plenty of winemaker testimonials about the benefits of early oak-fruit integration for mouthfeel, color stability and aromatics. Like the fans of concrete fermentors—last month's topic in this space—advocates of red wine barrel fermentation say their vessels of choice do things stainless tanks can't. The concrete crowd argues that their wines get some air without any influence from oak; the barrel boosters say their wines get oak, and then some more oak.
Suddenly, all that gleaming stainless seems so...yesterday.
The old is new all over again
Like everything else in wine, barrel fermentation—or something very much like it—has been done before. Go back 40 years—I know many of you weren't born then, but trust me—and nearly all the world's wine was fermented in either wood or concrete. Indeed a few relics of that era (redwood and otherwise) are still around, mainly as tourist attractions. The rise of stainless was also the rise of sanitation and temperature control, both very good things. But the winemaking sensibility moves on restlessly, relentlessly.
Jeffrey Stambor has been making wine at Beaulieu Vineyard for two decades. "The trend has been to get wines in contact with wood as soon as possible," he says, "starting with barrel-fermented Chardonnay 15 years ago, giving more complexity and integration. For reds, when I started at BV 20 years ago, everything went into barrel very clean, making for disintegrated fruit. Then we started putting reds into barrel dirtier, then pre-malolactic, and kept seeing huge difference in complexity and integration."
The leap, or perhaps logical extension, to all-barrel, all-the-time at BV came with experimental batches in 2005; by the 2008 vintage, the entire production of the flagship Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was born in 600 spanking new French oak barrels, each getting 400 pounds of whole berries, all tied together in a complex OXOline rack system equipped with rollers to turn the barrels for cap management—rotary fermentors on a micro scale.
Oak integration from day one
Other producers use barrels for red fermentation on a smaller scale, sometimes simply because they make a lot less wine than BV, sometimes because they feel the technique gives them an additional blending component, not a total style. But one way or another, the winemakers and cooperage representatives I talked to all came back to the same concept as Stambor: better, earlier integration of wine with oak in all cases—brand-new, medium-plus to heavy toast oak.
Keith Emerson at Vineyard 29 in Napa, for example, says that "early oak integration brings in another layer, another element, to the wine." For Jerome Aubin of Artisan Barrels in Oakland, Calif.,"The idea is to integrate oak tannins during primary fermentation, and get richer and softer mouthfeel as a result, as well as higher tannins than in tank fermentation." Aubin also notes the early extraction of lactones, adding to mouthfeel, and "rounding off edgier tannins." Philippe Michel of Oak Tradition in Santa Rosa says the technique "helps with mouthfeel and the body of the wine, and does it sooner." Several people felt the barrel-fermented wines seemed more "finished" right out of the box.
"Integration" is, of course, a slippery term, a little like "finesse," a quality best appreciated in the eye—or taste buds—of the beholder. But the composite picture I got from my series of phone interviews was that improved integration means the sooner oak is applied, the less obvious it is; it becomes part of the package from day one—not sticking out as an afterthought or alien add-on. And if that's what it accomplishes, let's hear it for barrel fermentation.
Besides the elusive matter of integration, proponents cite several other benefits. Since polymerization of pigment with tannin clearly plays an important role in long-term color stabilization, barrel fermentation gets that process going sooner. Philippe Michel says oak tannin also helps absorb and neutralize vegetative characteristics. David Llodra, director of research and development at Napa's World Cooperage, emphasizes a different organoleptic contribution: The combination of fermentation kinetics with wood yields furfural compounds, with distinctive coffee and tobacco characteristics that can't be concocted in the absence of yeast activity. (This part, at least, is well documented in the scientific literature.)
Some adherents of barrel fermentation emphasize the practical benefits. Emerson points to the Petit Verdot that Vineyard 29 harvests every year: With less than a ton of fruit, does it make more sense to process that mini-batch in three or four barrels (barrels that will later be used for aging), or to waste a 10-ton tank on a mini-fermentation? Emerson says the technique works best for what he calls "power lots." Barrel fermentation helps tame rob ust, tannic grapes like Petit Verdot or hillside Cabernet, but it can overwhelm lighter batches.
Along the same logistical lines, winemaker Marbue Marke at Napa's Caldwell Vineyard says that small-scale fermentation is the best way to take advantage of a vineyard with 18 separate blocks averaging two or three varieties and six clones per block.
Complications and conjectures
On the practical downside, working with all those barrels generates more work and more mess. Some barrels, like those from Baron sold through Oak Traditions, come equipped with small doors in the barrelhead that are large enough to get grapes in and out. But some wineries just pop and unpop their own barrelheads, sometimes keeping them upright and punching down the caps. Stambor's cellar crew at BV has developed new coopering skills: Those hundreds of barrels have the heads popped off before filling, then re-attached for fermentation, then removed again for pressing, and finally put back on for aging. Yes, there is some overhead.
Achieving proper fermentation temperature presents another practical issue. While some of the folks I talked to had not encountered problems in getting peak temperatures high enough, some had. BV's solution: heat the room, a special facility devoted only to the Georges de Latour Cab. Marbue Marke at Caldwell also has a warm room available when needed. Vineyard 29 uses floor heaters and puts tarps over the barrels when necessary to get temperatures up, but Keith Emerson also notes that slightly cooler temperatures are actually an advantage with the "power lots" that go into barrel, avoiding over-extraction.
As usual, we don't have a lot of chemical or sensory science to help evaluate the technique. No one I spoke with could refer me to rigorous studies of the impact of barrel fermentation on phenolic composition, or how that might compare with tank-fermented wine, or with tank-fermented but barrel-aged wine a year later. What exactly might the higher temperatures during fermentation extract from wood that wouldn't come out in cooler storage? How does oxygen access compare to other fermentation modes, and does that matter much?
Nor did I come across organized sensory data on the impact of barrel fermentation on red wines, though certainly all of the wineries that have adopted the practice have done trials and tasted their way through the results. If the wines come out more integrated and finished, can trained testers identify that? Picking out barrel-fermented Chardonnays from their tank-fermented cousins is not that hard; what about barrel and tank Syrah?
Jeffrey Stambor acknowledges that BV has not done rigorous side-by-side comparisons, but he hopes to do more lab work this coming harvest. In BV's informal sampling, total phenolics measurements for barrel-fermented wines were surprisingly high, even as sensory evaluation rated the wines smoother and more supple.
While we wait for the science, two things strike me about this new/old technique. First, for those who think California wine is already too oak-centric, the vine-to-barrel approach may seem like madness. Just what we need—more oak. In contrast to the minimalist winemaking philosophy that less is more, oak integrationism preaches that more is less: the more oak you lay on the wine, the less you notice it—and the sooner, the better. What's next—oak bottles?
Second, it's intriguing to note that the descriptions of barrel benefits I collected were surprisingly reminiscent of many of the comments I solicited for last month's column about the advantages of fermentation in concrete. The concretistas are trying to avoid oak, not integrate it, but still they point to wines that "come together sooner," seem more "finished" and accessible early on, show improved texture and mouthfeel, and so on—not that different from the barrel boosters.
Keith Emerson, who has both options in his cellar at Vineyard 29, sees a lot of similarities in the two more natural, more oxygen-friendly methods, compared to stainless. "Concrete and barrel fermentation do overlap: both more porous, not as tight, not completely reductive, producing rounder mouthfeel, speeding everything up a little bit." In other words, after decades in which tanks have reigned supreme, these old-time materials offer a breath of fresh air in more ways than one.
It certainly can't hurt that small-batch fermentation, done in whatever vessel, is likely to get more attention. All of these folks are smart winemakers who make good wine, and if they say barrel fermentation does great things, or concrete has special properties, those options are probably worth a try. But for the record, I would not advise jettisoning all your stainless just yet.
Tim Patterson writes about wine and makes his own in Berkeley, Calif. Years of experience as a journalist, combined with a contrarian streak, make him interested in getting to the bottom of wine stories, casting a critical eye on conventional wisdom in the process. Contact him through firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Proof That Great Photography Sells Homes
August 18th, 2010
Yesterday I noticed that Kris Bjarne Haug over at Papilios Real Estate Photography in the New Orleans-Baton Rouge area has some fantastic statistics that he is using in his marketing.
With the help of Latter & Blum, Inc (a broker site in the New Orleans- Baton Rouge area) Kris has compiled a months worth of traffic statistics for listings he has photographed compared to statistics for comparable listings in the same zip code all from the Latter & Blum site. The Latter & Blum site carries all listings in the Baton Rouge Area and gets roughly 500,000 unique visitors per month (home buyers).
The message from these stats that stands out loud and clear is that the listings that Papilios Real Estate Photography (Kris's company) photographs get a average of 134% more traffic than comparable homes in the same Zip and a average of 145% more traffic than comparable listingsin the same MLS area.
I know what some of you are going to say, "…just because the listings Kris photographs get more traffic on a broker site doesn't mean they sell faster." I think it does mean the listings sell faster! After 10 years of tracking traffic on our broker site, showings and sales of our own listings, more traffic on our broker site always means more showings and more showings always means a faster sale. I would go so far as to assert that if you could do this kind of study and include listing market time (the number of days a listing is on the market before selling) you would find that increased traffic on the the broker site has a high correlation to reduced market time. Unfortunately, days-on-the-market is typically not a stat that MLSs feed to broker sites so it may be a challenge to correlate professional photography directly to decreased market time.
This data is the closest thing to "proof" that great photography sells homes that I've seen. Anecdotal evidence and intuition strongly suggest that photography is a huge factor in marketing homes but I've been looking for a more scientific way to demonstrate that relationship for a long time. I think this is it!
Thanks to Kris for coming up with this technique and being willing to share it with everyone . Hopefully others will be able to do similar studies and confirm this statistical relationship between great real estate photography and faster sales.


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Great composition!
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Beautiful shot , the shadows complement the composition.
GREAT composition with wonderful light, colors and shadow-play - Excellent!!!
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Dots, the mobile game that hit 1 million downloads within one week of launching, is tackling its biggest market yet: China. China has the largest mobile market, but it represents just 1% of mobile gaming Dots' install base.
Enter a partnership between Dots and IPO-bound Alibaba, the massive ecommerce company in China. That makes Dots the first game from the U.S. to launch on Alibaba's mobile gaming platform, which launched earlier this year.
"We knew we wanted to enter China with a partner, and we had been approached by some of the large Chinese internet companies," Dots CEO Paul Murphy told Business Insider via email. "We received great council and a few contacts from Li Ruigang and his team (whose China Media Capital is an investor in Betaworks). Draco Li (our lead engineer on the project) and I visited Beijing, met a handful of partner options, and left with an Alibaba deal."
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Saturday, 14 November 2015
My love of all things colourful
14 comments:
- Fiona said...
Great to see and hear about your ancestors Sue, I love that polka dot dress Gladys is wearing. I did meet one of my Great Grandmothers, she died when I was a few weeks old but apparently she wasn't a bundle of laughs and was as tight as a duck's arse.
- 14 November 2015 at 00:47
- Nancy J said...
Those photos from the past are such treasures. Ridgelands, if you Google it, some advertisements come up. Imagine wearing all those heavy gowns and more, and think of the washing and ironing!! Gladys would have so loved you, your colours and your girls. Did you know Ridgelands sold poultry??? Maybe there is a real family connection.
- 14 November 2015 at 05:39
- Raewyn said...
Fabulous post - how neat to have all those old photos and know who the people are in them!!!! Your summer wardrobe is really rocking, curves and all :-)
- 14 November 2015 at 08:23
- Leeanne said...
Love the old photo's, I can just imagine the colours....almost! You are set to take on the world with your wham of colour and your pockets!
- 14 November 2015 at 13:37
- Goody said...
I look at old photos and just shake my head at how people went about in the clothes they did-imagine how hard it must have been getting dirt out of the hems of all those sweeping skirts. Unpaved roads kicked up a lot of filth-I do not take easy-care fabrics for granted! That said, I enjoy seeing your family photos-that one at the wedding is so wonderful with all the generations represented.
I can't decide which of the three new summer dresses I like best-they're all so beautiful. You know I approve of the blue and aqua combo-my lifelong favourites.
I stopped worrying about my size a long time ago. I've been skinny, I've been fat, and everything in-between. I'm the same person beneath it, I just have a more extensive wardrobe to accommodate all the weight shifts! Not that I need an excuse to shop but...
You have yourself a super-duper weekend Sue.
- 14 November 2015 at 17:09
- Jazzy Jack said...
What a great old fashioned name is Gladys. I think it would suit one of your girls. Would she like that?
Love the connection fabric and thread gives to the generations. And so personal!
Your layers all work so perfectly and such gorgeous colours.
So funny about touching thighs or was that thighs to touch?....oh thighs THAT touch! Kidding ;-)
Happy Summer in your colourful floaty dresses, your prolific reading matter, and your GORGEOUS garden. Sigh!
Xo Jazzy Jack
- 15 November 2015 at 00:20
- Beth Waltz said...
Wonderful photos! I agree with Goody that your kinswomen would ooh and ahh! over your colorful, comfortable and easily laundered wardrobe. I once interviewed a very aged lady who recalled when streets in Richmond, Indiana were unpaved: "...we tacked panels of buckram inside the backs of our skirts because just walking to the stores we'd kick dirt all over. Then we snipped out the panels to wash the skirts. Wore them with high-collared blouses called shirtwaists." Lucy loved bright colors, TV dinners stacked in the freezer, and indoor plumbing with huge hot water heaters. And she admired my curvy figger (at the time waifs were fashionable).
- 15 November 2015 at 02:23
- Melanie said...
Seems like the colour runs in your line. How wonderful. And the old photos are still so full of life at at time when not moving often produced very frozen expressions. An obsession with skinny is simply convoluted! We are who we are. Your shopping finds are stellar! Have a great weekend.
- 15 November 2015 at 06:38
- Anita said...
I just love the old photo's....they're lovely.
Cheers, Anita.
- 15 November 2015 at 19:01
- Angels have Red Hair said...
I love old family photos … even when they're of someone else's family :0)
I'm sure your Great Grandma would thoroughly approve of your colourful choices :0)
- 15 November 2015 at 23:54
- freckleface said...
I love to hear about people's family history and see all the photos. There's a little girl there in the three generation photo who looks rather like you! You look stunningly beautiful in that photo next to the saying about the smile. Colour is a very wonderful thing. Xxx
- 16 November 2015 at 10:24
- Shawna McComber said...
Extra Lucious indeed! I love the cobalt blue on you. The bright colours suit you so well and I think of you as a tropical flower. How wonderful to have those photos of family and some stories to go with them. I often ponder how I am like my grandmother in many ways, though I definitely did get to spend the first twenty two years of my life with her. I'm struggling to get around and visit everyone but reading your blog is always such a delight. xoxo
- 16 November 2015 at 14:16
- Connie said...
I am just nuts about old photos. You are so lucky to have these. You know I can actually see a family resemblance in your grandfather's sister. A sweet little Sue face if I ever saw one. Let's hear it for color!!
- 16 November 2015 at 18:21
- duchess_declutter said...
Love it love it Sue! What a great post - and photos. You are fortunate to have so many old family photos around. Don't they come up well too when they are scanned. I have been saving a lot of my old photos - and even the little tiny ones scan well. Technology eh!? You certainly are colourful and brighten up the day. cheers Wendy
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I am planning to go to the Georgia State game in Atlanta and take a group with me. However, I have heard it is Ga State's homecoming. First, does anyone know if the SOTS will get to perform their half-time show? Second, I have not been to a Troy away game, with the exception of Clemson, (the band did not attend) in years. Will the band play a post-game show? And will they do the post-game on the field or in the stands?
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