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Patent US6691119 - Translating property names and name space names according to different ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsTranslating property names and name space names between different naming schemes is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method receives a request including a header specifying a property and a name space. The header has a naming scheme in accordance with either a concatenated naming scheme, such as specified...http://www.google.com/patents/US6691119?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6691119 - Translating property names and name space names according to different naming schemesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6691119 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/361,092Publication dateFeb 10, 2004Filing dateJul 26, 1999Priority dateJul 26, 1999Fee statusLapsedPublication number09361092, 361092, US 6691119 B1, US 6691119B1, US-B1-6691119, US6691119 B1, US6691119B1InventorsLisa M. Lippert, Joel M. SoderbergOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (18), Classifications (20), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTranslating property names and name space names according to different naming schemes
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Elder Joshua Vaughan in El Salvador!: October 2012
Festival Gastronomico, Armadillo Dinner & No Change
So interesting stuff first. Saturday night was the "Festival Gastronomico" The monthly food party they have here. I sure am in the right town, a monthly party with food!! So me and my companion ate Armadillo, how crazy is that?? Then our zone leaders ate Iguana, really strange! I attached some photos of our dinner! It was really good, tasted like chicken, but very hard to eat because the meat is super hard to rip off the bones! But it was really good,, but strange! I am also attaching a photo of the Iguana too, crazy! See those tortillas in the picture? In almost every meal in this country, we eat a million tortillas with everything, its terrible because they have no flavor and are super dry and nasty. When I tell people that we don´t eat tortillas in my country they almost die in disbelief!
So this week was the change meeting, but I had no changes!! I am still with Elder Tenecora in San Vicente, which almost guarantees me another 3 months here at least, which is fine because it is a great area! Me and my comp get along great, so I was happy with not changing! We have got a few great investigators who are progressing very well and hopefully will be baptized this November!
One of our investigators named Carlos (the whole world here is named Carlos!), who struggles with drinking, has now gone two weeks without drinking, and if he continues he can be baptized the 17th of November! It is amazing how much he has changed, in just one week he read all of 1st and 2nd Nephi in the Book of Mormon! Its crazy how much he has changed in the past two weeks! Other than him we are working with the "Niño Pastor" kid, he also has a baptismal date set for the 17th. I really think that they kept us together for another change so that we can focus on working with these people without the trouble of having to change companions and all that annoying stuff!
Mom, I am sorry to hear about your bad dream about me being hit by a car, until today I haven´t been hit my any cars, so that´s wonderful right? People here really do drive like idiots and it is dangerous here because of that. But don´t worry about that, we will be safe.
So I did get your package this week Mom!! It was awesome! Our stove broke, so we made a fire out of an old phone book to cook the popcorn the other day. It was awesome!! Thank you very much!
I hope that I will get my ballot in the mail this week because I don´t want to return to an Obama nation in 19 more months. Which reminds me, tomorrow marks my 5 months in the mission!! One more month and I have got a half year done! The time really is starting to go lots faster here! It is great to hear from all of you, business is good, but stressful as always. I hope you all have a great week!
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Training Period Ends, American Politics & Bus Jumping
Okay so this has been my last week with Elder Tenecora, This Wednesday we have changes (my training period was 12 weeks). So either me or him will change, most likely him because he has been here in San Vicente for 6 months, and I have been here almost three. But who knows what will happen. We will see Wednesday! It will be slightly sad having a different companion because when you spend 12 weeks 24/7 with the same guy it is only natural that you become friends (as long as you don´t hate each other)! I still haven´t gotten a package from Mom yet, but I am 99.99% sure that I will get it when I go to the changes meeting in San Salvador on Wednesday, because they always have a ton of packages for everyone there!
So both mom and dad are telling me that I would be really interested in the politics now. And yes I am. Since I have been here I have come to appreciate my country so much more, because most Salvadoreños love America more than most Americans themselves. So many people here have USA pride for no apparent reason, they look up to people there and everyone wants to live there! So I hope I will be able to vote in time for the election, I sure will try!
So the title. "Bus Jumping". Why is that the title? Because I jumped off a moving bus on Friday and almost biffed it super hard. So what happened was me and my comp were on a bus going to Tecoluca to visit some less active members, and we decided to do our bus contacting en route. So as the bus was about to pull in to Tecoluca (super tiny town with one bus stop) my comp approached the front door of the bus to get off, and I approached the back door. As the bus was about 50 meters from the stop a lady in the back tried talking to me asking me questions, then before I knew it I saw my companion out the back bus window running and screaming "ELDEEEEEERRR!!!!!! as the bus pulled away (the next stop is many miles away). I yelled at the driver "¡A VISA A VISA!!" which means "STOP!" I think. So the driver said he couldn´t stop, and as I saw my comp about 100 meters behind so then I foolishly jumped out of the moving bus and almost biffed it on the concrete. But I made it out fine and we were laughing about the whole thing for about ten more minutes after! So I guess that answers Mom´s question of "what was the craziest thing you have done so far in the mission?"!
Well, Carlos the guy who was baptised but not confirmed, well he ate a bad pupusa Saturday night and was in the hospital Sunday with food poisoning. So we talked to him and he said he would come to church this week (yesterday) to do the confirmation. But... he didn´t show up.. so I hope he is really sick! because if he isn't sick and is missing church and the confirmation for some other reason, that´s probably not good! So we hope that he will still be able to make it this coming up week!
Well, that was my week, were still working on teaching the same people as always and I am honestly not sure if our investigators are progressing or not, because its been tough this week. But all is well! As always I enjoy hearing from you all!
PS: I felt 2 earthquakes yesterday morning.... about the 4th or 5th time I have felt an earth quake in 3 months here! But they are all fairly small and have done nothing! They are kind of exciting in a way!
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So this week was a very.. umm... interesting week. So first allow me to explain. So two Sundays ago we contacted a man and invited him to church, and he came with us and he had a great experience! He loved church and we set an appointment to go back and visit him. So we went to go pick him up for church and we got to his house, there he was passed out right on the concrete in front of the house, drunk as a skunk. Sadly, this kind of thing is something we see on a more than daily basis. One person who we thought would be a great investigator, unconscious in the street, its very sad. Before the mission I really didn´t hate alcohol, it was more of a thing that I never did and that makes people drunk, and that's all I thought of it! But now I really hate alcohol more than anything else in the world, it destroys people and destroys families, and it makes our work as missionaries super hard to do!
Sorry for the depressing nature of this letter, but this week was tough, as we have a handful of investigators struggling with the problems of drinking, it is a MASSIVE challenge here. Another sad thing, Thursday morning a man in our neighborhood died because of alcohol. (I tell you this parents because I trust you won´t call the prophet and demand he send me home because I'm in a sketchy place!) What happened is he was walking around drunk, stumbled fell and broke his neck on the sidewalk and died. Unfortunately we saw this man in his deceased mode lying on the ground as we were walking to the zone meeting in the morning. It is just very sad, the police came minutes later and cleaned up the mess. I can say with 100% confidence, that I will never let a drop of alcohol touch my tongue in my entire life. Its pure evil, destructive. It's sad.
So how about a happier topic? General Conference was great! I got to watch it with the gringo zone leaders in English which I was very happy for! The mission president encourages the Latinos who are learning English to listen in English too because that is the language of the prophets, untranslated. SO the conference was super good! When the prophet announced that 18 year old guys and 19 year old girls can now go on missions, everyone freaked out! It was cool, and we are excited to see more people coming on missions! It really is a great thing!! It is so great to hear that Spencer Wilcoxson and Jacob Thomas got their mission calls! I am very excited to hear more about their experiences! Good luck to you two as you enter the MTC very soon!
So it sounds like the presidential race is going great for the Mormon! Yesterday we were visiting a recent convert's house, and the lady asked me if I would vote for Obama and my response.. "NO HOMBRE!" which pretty much means "NO WAY MAN!" The lady laughed like crazy!! It was funny. I really don´t hear much about politics here, just what you guys tell me. Every once in a while I see something about Obama on the TV in peoples houses. So thanks for those little updates!
A while ago I mentioned how the city of Tecoluca is part of our area and we go there once a week, when we went there this week we hopped on a bus, did our cool little bus preaching thing, and then hopped off before we got there. We walked a while down the road until another bus passed by, and we did the same! We hopped 3 buses to go a 25 minute distance! It was cool because we got a few references, and the passage was free! ;)
So I really am happy, healthy, and excited to continue working in the work of the Lord and all! :) We have a small handful of great people we are teaching, although some have issues with alcohol, we have the cure! ;) I am excited to work this week (how strange, right?) I think I hit that point when I am excited to go out and work! Even though it is hard, It is doable!
This week I got a package from Grandma Suzi, thank you very much! Me and my companion are going to enjoy that tuna cheese pasta stuff for lunch in a moment! :) And Mom, still waiting for the one you sent, which I will probably get when we have the change meeting in the capital in two weeks! I will let you know when I get it! It is great hearing from you all, and it is good to know that you are all doing great! I can´t wait to hear from you all next week! Have a great one! I love you all!
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Location: Tecoluca, El Salvador
OOOKAY, so this week was interesting. So really nothing too notable... lets start with the worst news. So Friday morning I woke up at 2 AM vomiting and diarrheaing (yes, at the same time), and that was miserable. I think I ate something bad, but I have no clue what it would have been. Nonetheless Friday was no fun at all, but don´t worry as I am healthy now. Its actually a miracle that it took two months into the field to get this kind of sick, you know as a gringo in Central America. Every last Saturday of the month there is the "Festival Gastronomica", which is literally just a food party up at the tower park. People set up a tent and cook food and sell it, all sorts of cool things (that I didn´t eat) like armadillo, and normal things like pupusas. This evening I was still feeling a bit sick, but hungry because I ate nothing but white rice and Gatorade for two days. So we saw a tent selling Chinese food, we both saw it and were super excited to eat Chinese food here, because there just isn't Chinese food in San Vicente, there is a little bit in the capital, but none here. So we went and ate some Chinese Food, and it turned out the chef is an investigator of ours, who is also from the states, so he cooked really good food. After eating a plate full of stir fry, rice and won tons, my my diarrhea magically disappeared, so I guess Chinese Food was the cure!
So in this mission, we have a goal to talk to 140 people to find investigators, and this past week we have been doing terrible on that, so on Saturday in the afternoon we tried a new method of contacting people... Bus contacting. So here in El Salvador, there are people who hop on the buses to try and sell stuff and they hop off before the money collector comes around, which this method of selling stuff is perfectly legal, and it is a legit method of us missionaries contacting people! So what we do is we wait for a packed bus to come by, we hop on, we begin shouting who we are and a brief explanation of that we want to share a message, and we have to yell because these buses are so loud, kinda like monster trucks. Then we pass by each person on the bus and if they are interested we take down their info, then we hop off the bus when we see the money collector coming by! It is really nuts! We get like between 40 and 60 people in each round trip. It is super cool, and the references that we do get from the buses are good quality because the people don´t feel pressured into saying yes. So that was a lot of fun this week, we will probably use that method now and then.
So, today is day one of month 5 as a missionary. I really do feel like I have grown a lot since I first entered the MTC 4 four months ago! My Spanish skills sure have grown too! Yesterday I really realized that when I carried on a 45 minute conversation on my own with a guy after we had a FHE. This guy is an investigator, family of some members, and so he was there and he was really interested in hearing about my life in Washington. So at the end of that lengthy conversation I realized that yeah I really do speak Spanish now! That was a really big moral booster! Also this investigator supposedly has a girlfriend from Brooklyn who has the last name Vaughan, so that was interesting! These past two weeks I have really noticed that it is becoming a lot more natural to talk and listen to people, and teaching is so much easier!! I really have learned a ton, and I still have a lot more things to learn! Also, before the mission, I always felt like I had an element of shyness in front of people I didn´t know, but after being able to talk (yell) to 40 people in a foreign language on a loud bus, really that had to have scared away whatever remains of shyness I did have!
So these past four months have really flown by, just 5 more chunks of 4 and I am done! This will go by so fast, I can already tell! But now there is a lot of work to be done here! Sounds like things are going great at home (I think I have said that every email for 4 months now), but you are all doing good back home!! I love you all and miss you a lot! Have a great week!
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Championship - Emmanuel-Thomas looks to play a part - Yahoo Sport
Championship - Emmanuel-Thomas looks to play a part
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas had admitted his frustration at playing a bit-part role for Ipswich this season but the player is determined to help play any part required in the club's battle for survival.
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The attacking midfielder, 22, formerly of Arsenal, has not fit directly into boss Mick McCarthy's plans since he took charge in November, making 12 substitute appearances in the league while not even featuring at all during January and February.Yet he stepped off the bench in Town's last game before the international break to provide the assist for Carlos Edwards' crucial winner in a 1-0 success over Bolton, a result which maintained a four-point gap to the drop zone.It promises to be a nervy ride over the remaining eight games of the campaign but Emmanuel-Thomas believes Ipswich have got enough to preserve their Championship status."It has been quite a frustrating season for me because I've been in and out of the team and obviously, as a player, you want to be playing regularly," he told the club's official website."But the manager has explained what sort of approach he wants to take into games and I totally understand that. I haven't sulked or anything like that. I've just got my head down and tried to impress in training and look to take my chance when it comes along."I think the team have been playing pretty well recently and we've had some decent results. We know we have eight massive games left but I'm confident we will pick up enough points to be safe long before the end of the season."Sports & Recreation

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Edward M. Goldberg Says:	October 30, 2008 at 5:45 pm | Reply I enjoyed this post, your point that the Developer Facing effect are the important ones IMHO misses a very important issue.
For Cloud Deployments the best feedback for the growth of the idea continues to be that it works. Time to market is a very key feature that we tend omit talking about.
What the users see is applications sooner that stay working under loads that vary wildly over time. This is a very good thing.
The users have responded by adoption of new services with a higher level of trust.
Before Cloud Solutions we just assumed new services will be flaky and given time they will “Get Up To Speed”.
This feedback IMHO drives the Cloud and is why start ups are doing so well this this new technology.
Markus Klems Says:	October 30, 2008 at 6:18 pm | Reply You are certainly right that time to market is a crucial issue and that in the end you only need an infrastructure that scales up if your applications and services are successful. On the other hand, one could argue that “Failure” is an equally important issue as “Success”. If you cannot scale your service down when it becomes unpopular (or isn’t needed anymore at all, such as with Websites for one-time events), you are stuck with your CapEx.
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Patent US20060052728 - Dynamic oscillating gait-training system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsPartial body-weight support systems and methods for human gait training are disclosed. The system may include a motor and a cord coupled to the motor, the cord and the motor providing at least partial body-weight support to a user during human gait training. The system may also include a controller that...http://www.google.com/patents/US20060052728?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060052728 - Dynamic oscillating gait-training systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS20060052728 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 11/194,743Publication dateMar 9, 2006Filing dateAug 1, 2005Priority dateJul 30, 2004Publication number11194743, 194743, US 2006/0052728 A1, US 2006/052728 A1, US 20060052728 A1, US 20060052728A1, US 2006052728 A1, US 2006052728A1, US-A1-20060052728, US-A1-2006052728, US2006/0052728A1, US2006/052728A1, US20060052728 A1, US20060052728A1, US2006052728 A1, US2006052728A1InventorsD. Kerrigan, Patrick Riley, Ugo Croce, Paul Allaire, Jun-Ho LeeOriginal AssigneeKerrigan D C, Riley Patrick O, Croce Ugo D, Allaire Paul E, Jun-Ho LeeExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (6), Referenced by (23), Classifications (24), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDynamic oscillating gait-training system
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/592,679, filed Jul. 30, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates to systems and methods for human gait training. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for training a human's gait by varying the operation of a motor providing partial body weight support based on measured gait parameters. BACKGROUND ART [0003] Millions of people in the United States have difficulty walking as a result of various neurological injuries including stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injury, as well as musculoskeletal injuries including fractures, joint replacements, and ligament and tendon injuries. For these people, perhaps the most promising rehabilitation strategy for the recovery of walking (gait) is partial body-weight support (PBWS) gait training. Studies support the concept that specific sensory input signals enhance the reflex function of the intrinsic control, i.e., the central pattern generator for gait, and facilitate retraining motor function. Preliminary studies in humans with neurological injury have shown that PBWS gait-training protocols as short as 3 to 6 weeks can improve walking function as significantly as conventional rehabilitation, which may last up to 6 years. [0004] Beyond patient populations with neurological and musculoskeletal injuries are a far larger number of persons who wish to obtain the fitness benefits of walking or running, but who need to or wish to avoid undue joint and muscle loading. With proper supervision, PBWS can provide fitness benefits in either a rehabilitation or health club setting. [0005] Currently existing PBWS gait training devices are all passive devices where the applied body weight force is not under active control. They can be categorized as 1) passive systems with a cable/harness attached to a fixed bar or structure above the body that provides direct suspension support with the body center of mass (CoM) kept nearly vertically fixed in space by a relatively rigid harness attached to the upper body, 2) force-offset systems that utilize counter-weights to apply a constant vertically upward force to the subject regardless of the person's displacement (in which case the CoM inertial/acceleration forces are amplified rather than reduced), and 3) elastic tensioned systems with spring mechanisms or balloon devices wherein the upward force increases in proportion to downward displacement. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] The systems and methods of the present invention may provide, among other things, partial body-weight support, the amount of which may vary through the gait cycle to allow for a natural gait pattern such as a natural center of mass oscillation. The system may utilize a feedback controller that actively adjusts forces to or displacements of the subject's body based on measured gait parameters, wherein the magnitude of the forces to or displacements of the body varies throughout the subject's gait cycle. The system may be used for training or diagnosis of a subject. [0007] More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention is directed to a dynamic oscillating gait system. This embodiment may control body movement and provide mechanical and sensory inputs to produce a natural gait pattern, maximally using a person's residual and developing function, and may require minimal rehabilitation and training manpower. This embodiment advantageously overcomes some or all of the problems with the systems described herein. Namely, embodiments of the present invention may reduce the number of workers needed to assist the patient and may also aid in activating the hip, knee, and ankle flexor/extensors in a way to effectively rehabilitate gait or improve fitness. [0008] In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to partial body-weight support system for human gait training. The system of this embodiment may include a motor. In this embodiment, the motor may be any type of motor but, in particular, the motor may be a linear motor. The system of this embodiment may include a cord coupled to the motor, the cord and the motor providing at least partial body weight support to a user during human gait training. In addition, the system of this embodiment may include a controller that actively adjusts the operation of the motor based upon measured gait parameters. [0009] In one aspect of this embodiment, the controller adjusts the operation of the motor such that a force applied by the motor varies during a gait cycle. [0010] In one aspect of this embodiment, the system may also include at least one gait-measuring device. In this aspect, the gait-measuring may be a device that measures body motion, limb-segment motion, joint motion, or a force or any combination thereof. In a particular embodiments of this aspect, the gait measuring device may be a load cell or a force plate. [0011] In one aspect of this embodiment, the system may include a first gait-measuring device that provides a signal to the controller that indicates a position of the motor and a second gait-measuring device that provides a signal to the controller that indicates a force resulting from the gait of human. [0012] In one aspect of this embodiment, the system may also include a frame. The frame of this aspect may be displaced over a treadmill or may be adapted to traverse a surface. [0013] In one aspect of this embodiment, the system may also include a harness coupled to the cord and adapted to support a human. [0014] In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method of human gait training. The method of this embodiment includes coupling a human to a motor; monitoring the gait of the human while the human is walking to produce a signal indicative of the gait of the human; and varying the operation of the motor based on the signal so as to assist the human in attaining a predetermined gait pattern. [0015] In one aspect of this embodiment, coupling includes placing the human in a harness that is connected to the motor through at least a cord. [0016] In one aspect of this embodiment, monitoring includes monitoring the motion of the center of mass of a system including the human. [0017] In one aspect of this embodiment, monitoring includes measuring at least one of body motion, limb-segment motion, joint motion, or a force. [0018] In one aspect of this embodiment, coupling includes coupling the human to a linear motor. [0019] In one aspect of this embodiment, varying includes producing an error signal indicative of a current gait parameter of the human and a predetermined gait parameter.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0020] The foregoing features of the invention will be more readily understood by reference to the following detailed description, taken with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: [0021] FIG. 1 is an example of one embodiment of a partial body weight support system according to the present invention; [0022] FIG. 2 is a high-level block diagram of a control system according to one embodiment of the present invention; [0023] FIG. 3 is a more detailed block diagram of one embodiment of a partial body weight support system shown in FIG. 2; and [0024] FIG. 4 is a control diagram detailing the operation of one embodiment of a controller that may be utilized in an of partial body weight system according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS [0025] The limitations of the present technology in PBSW result in the need for additional therapist therapy to assist in gait training to assist in the appropriate loading of the limb throughout the stepping process. If the affected limbs were appropriately loaded, the action of, for example, a treadmill moving the feet would elicit appropriate reflex responses, and correct stepping could occur. However, current PBWS systems are incapable of modulating the level of support they provide. For example, during PBWS gait training using a passive spring, the patient is partially suspended over a treadmill, supported by an overhead frame and a spring tensioned to take a fraction of the person's weight. The spring suspension system provides variable support, but the support varies uncontrollably, providing the desired level of support only when the person passes through the position he/she was in when the spring tension was set. Much of the time the affected limb is either not in sufficient contact with the treadmill to be moved by it as desired, or is overloaded and, thus, collapses. Manual assistance is therefore required to maintain foot to treadmill contact, prevent collapse, and approximate normal joint ranges of movement. [0026] Furthermore, when using a spring support, the vertical spring force in the current systems acting on the patient harness varies with the vertical position and is not constant. It does not reproduce the normal center of mass movement during gait. For patients, the phase of the stride at which the partial weight support is applied may be critical. The spring support has the effect of generating the highest support force in double limb support—when it is needed the least—and the lowest support force when the body is in single limb support —when it is needed the most. [0027] Aspects of the present invention, therefore, may achieve one or more of the following results: 1) the partial weight support to produce the proper ground reaction forces and body center of mass movement; 2) proper phasing of the partial weight support; and 3) automatic operation for individual patients. In some embodiments, the system may be able to automatically adapt itself to an individual patient's needs, with the help of the physician and physical therapists, and then remember the PBWS gait training sequence that can be easily activated for the therapist for that session with that individual. [0028] Furthermore, vertical oscillation of the center of mass during walking (from the highest point in single limb support to the lowest point in double limb support) is a key component to the energetics of walking, particularly in people with neurological or musculoskeletal injury, in whom the critical factor responsible for reducing center of mass oscillation (heel rise of the trailing limb during double limb support) is severely impaired. In addition, limited hip extension of the trailing limb in double limb support is an often-isolated specific impairment in a number of conditions. Embodiments of the present invention may take advantage of these discoveries by providing a system that may provide needed weight support, control the vertical oscillation of the body center of mass, or induce the full natural range of motion of the stepping limb or any combination of thereof. [0029] FIG. 1 is an example of one embodiment of a PBWS system according to the present invention. As shown, the system includes several elements. Of course, a system according to the present invention need not include each element shown in FIG. 1. [0030] The system 100 of the embodiment of FIG. 1 includes a motor 102. The motor 102 may be coupled to a cable 104. In some embodiment, the cable 104 may be coupled to a harness 106 that is adapted to support a human. Of course, the harness is not required and could be omitted if other means for coupling the cable 104 to a human are present. For instance, the cable could be directly connected to an article of the human's clothing such as the human's belt (not shown). Regardless, the motor 102 and the cable 106 work together to, in some, embodiment, vary the amount of support provided to a human. In one embodiment, the motor 102 and the cable 106 work together to cause CoM trajectory of the human to rise during single limb stance and fall during double limb support, the natural pattern of gait. [0031] The system of this embodiment also includes a controller 108. In general, the controller causes the motor to follow a predefined CoM trajectory. This may be accomplished by, for example, configuring the controller 108 to operate as a proportional-integral controller. [0032] In one embodiment, the controller 108 may also receive a reference signal to which a current state of the system is compared and adjustments of location may be made. To that end, the current state of the system may be determined by including sensors that measure body motion, limb segment motion, joint motion, or a ground reaction force. Of course, other types of sensors could be used and, in some embodiments, multiple sensors may be used. For example, sensors that measure knee flexion angle or hip extension angle may be utilized. [0033] The embodiment of FIG. 1 is provided with two different types of sensors. Specifically, the system shown in FIG. 1 includes a load cell 112 and force plates 110 which may, in some embodiments, be displaced within in treadmill 114. The force plates 110 could also be placed on any surface to be traversed. The system can be implemented with only one of either the load cell or a force plate. Of course, other sensors could be used and neither the load cell 112 nor the force plates 110 are required and are presented by way of example only. [0034] By way of example, the load cell 112 may be employed to assist in force control of the system 100. In this example, a predefined percentage of the weight relief from the human is used, as a reference signal, and the load cell 112 measures produces a signal indicative of how much weight relief is being given. A comparison of these two signals may be provided to the controller 108 to adjust the operation of the motor. Similarly, the force plates 110 could also be utilized in this manor. [0035] In some embodiments, the system 100 may also include a frame 116. The frame 116, in some embodiments, may support the cable 104, and consequently, a human. In one embodiment, the frame may be static and displaced above a treadmill 114. In other embodiments the frame 116 may be arranged and configured to allow it to traverse a surface, such as the ground or a floor. In such embodiments, the frame 116 may also include ground contacting members such as rollers or wheels (not shown). Of course, the specific type of frame need not be such as that shown in FIG. 1. For instance, the system 100 could be arranged such the internal supports of a building operated as the frame. In particular, the frame may be constructed of hollow aluminum beams and capable of supporting up to 350 lbs. In one embodiment, the frame 116 may be constructed of 0.076 m'0.15 m rectangular aluminum tubes. The dimensions of the frame may be 3.3 m in height to accommodate patients up to 1.8 m in height and 2 m in width to span the treadmill used to train the patient's gait. [0036] The system may also include an optional safety circuit that allows a user of the system to monitor an emergency signal that protects a user from unexpected behavior of the motor or relieves the user from an uncomfortable situation. That is, the system may include, for example, an emergency shut down switch. [0037] FIG. 2 is a high-level block diagram of a control system 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the control system 200 includes an optional safety circuit 202 and a controller 108. The optional safety circuit 202 and the controller may both be configured to control the operation of the motor 102. To that end, an optional switch 204 may be employed to divert control of the motor from the controller 108 to the safety circuit 202 in the event of, for example, an emergency. [0038] In one embodiment, the controller 108 may be an adaptive control systems that achieves, by controlling the motor 102, desired CoM kinematics appropriate for limb loading by utilizing position or force sensors, or both or other types of sensors, to determine the status of the system. That is, the controller 108 may utilize the output of sensors to determine whether the CoM trajectory rises during single limb stance and falls during double limb support, the natural pattern of gait. In some embodiments, CoM mean height and excursion will be adjusted to provide the needed unloading of the limbs, while maintaining adequate traction during stance. To meet this objective, the control system 108 may be arranged and configured to adaptively learn the time varying dynamics of the patient's gait, accommodating significant asymmetry in strength and functional control. [0039] FIG. 3 shows the overall system block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. The system shown in this embodiment includes an optional safety circuit 202, an optional switch 204, a controller 108 and a feedback loop 302. The feedback loop 302 serves to provide the controller 108 with information relating to the status of the system. For instance, the controller may receive information related to the position of the motor 102 as well as information received from one or more sensors. For example, the controller 108 may receive signals from the load cell or force plates described above. [0040] Referring now more specifically to the feedback loop 302, a reference input 304 is included in the feedback loop 302. The reference input, in some embodiments, represents a normal person's dynamic CoM oscillating pattern. In some embodiments, the reference input 304 may be created by a signal generator (not shown). Of course, the reference input 304 may be created internal to the controller or in the same computer in which the controller is implemented. In one embodiment, the reference input 304 sets the desired motion pattern of the harness/patient and the desired amount of weight support. Based on the error between the reference input signals and the actual motion of the harness/patient (the output of summation block 306) the controller 108 determines a corrective action for the motor 102. A displacement sensor (not shown, and may be located within the motor 102) is used to measure the actual motion of the human (possibly by measuring the position of the motor shaft), and an amplifier 310 is used to drive the motor based 102 on output of the controller 108. In some embodiments, a load cell or force plate may be used to measure the actual harness forces as applied to the system during gait. As the output of the controller 108 is determined by a digital computer, the error signal, which is analog, is converted into a digital signal, by an A/D converter 308, before being fed into the controller. On the other hand, the output of the controller 308, which is digital, is converted into an analog signal, by a D/A converter 312, so as to drive the amplifier 310 and thereby control the motor 102. Of course, the information from the sensors in the system may need to be filtered, thus, the system of FIG. 3 may also include a filter 314 that smoothes or otherwise filters the sensor outputs. As shown in FIG. 3, force signals are the output of the body weight support system 316. The body weight support system 316, in some embodiments may include a human supported by a harness 106 coupled to the cable 104 (FIG. 1). [0041] In one embodiment, the controller 108 may operate in such a manner that a human using a system according to the present invention exhibits a proper dynamic CoM oscillation displacement and a proper force pattern. A mathematic control algorithm producing the CoM motion/force trajectory may be created using a mathematical model of the system to be controlled. The algorithm may, in some embodiments, compute the appropriate corrective action so that the actual motion of the harness/patient and actual amount of weight support will quickly respond to changes in the input signals. In modern control theory, the controller design is carried out based on the mathematical model of the system to be controlled; here, the body weight support system comprised of the human being supported and that human's lower extremities. However, the lower extremity characteristics are different from patient to patient and often between limbs in an individual patient due to asymmetry. Thus, the lower extremity mathematical model may not be a perfect representation of each patient. Hence, the controller should be able to compensate for these inaccuracies; such a controller is referred to as a robust controller. [0042] FIG. 4 shows an example of embodiment of a controller 104 that may meet some or all of the above constraints and be utilized in a partial body weight system according to the present invention. [0043] In general, the controller 108 shown in FIG. 4 operates as proportional-integral (PI) position controller that has velocity feedback loop is used to make the shaft of the motor 102 vary such that a human using the system exhibits a predefined CoM trajectory. In one embodiment, the CoM trajectory may be sinusoidal. FIG. 4 also includes and optional safety circuit 202 that, in some embodiments, monitors an emergency signal and protects a patient from unexpected behavior of the motor or relieves a patient from an uncomfortable situation. [0044] In the embodiment of the controller 108 shown in FIG. 4, the controller 108 includes a signal generator 402 that produces a reference signal which represents a normal person's dynamic center of mass oscillating pattern. Of course, the signal generator 402 could be external to the controller 108, as shown, for example, by the reference input 304 in FIG. 3. The reference signal is compared to the position as determined by the motor 104 by comparator 403. The feedback gains PGain 404 and DGain 406 are the active stiffness and a active damping relative to the desired position and velocity states. That is, the output of PGain 404 is related to the position of the shaft of the motor 102 and the output of DGain 406 is related to the velocity of the shaft of the motor 102. To that end, the position of the motor may be differentiated by standard derivative components such as differential block 410. These two gain terms increase the dynamic stiffness and damping by adding to the passive (mechanical) damping in the form Dynamic Stiffness = F d x = m s 2 + ( c m + D Gain ) s + P Gain Where Fd is the sum of the external disturbances. In addition to the command inputs for position and velocity, the controller 108 may also include an additional controller state: that of integrated position error ∫xerrordt. The error value is the output of integrator 412. In addition, some gain may be required to operate on the error signal before it is integrated, thus, the system my also include an intergration gain 414 coupled between the output of the comparator 403 and the integrator 412. This system is further described in two articles entitled “Control System for Partial Body Weight Support Device for Human Gait Training,” copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 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A short, close to home hike for the weekend, that leaves time for other activities later in the day. That, and this is one ofmy favorite local parks. (We will meet AT the visitor's cennter parking lot. The Hike: This hike is an easy hike just under6 miles. We will hike the both sides of the park (east and west)

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But when I use the sticky menu on small screens, there are so many items in my menu that the bottom of it overflows and I cannot get it into the screen (because of the sticky property).
The easiest answer is to create two menus, one that is sticky for large screens and one that is fixed for small screens but then I'll have duplicate markup. Is there another way ?
I'm using the code of the Top Bar provided on the Zurb Documentation. The problem arises when the menu is expanded vertically. Some of it is overflowing.
EDIT2: Here is the visual rendering of the problem : Screenshots
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Are you trying this on a desktop browser? If yes, then you would not be able to try it like that and it's because you do not have the "swipe" capability on your browser. You need to install an emulator like Ripple that you can get from here and test your application with it. It (still) works by the way.
Yes, I'm showing this using my desktop Chrome Browser because the Chrome Browser on my smartphone (Nexus 4) is behaving exactly the same... And it's up to date, I don't understand what I'm missing...
Hmm, that's odd. I tried the code I gave you below and added a lot more menus and I can scroll through them, using Ripple, tested on different devices. I can't test it on a server right now so I can't be of further help tonight.
I can reproduce the same problem in Ripple with the WebWorks v2.0.0 platform with a Blackberry Bold 9700 in portrait mode... This is really strange. Thanks again !
Obviously since there are inconsistencies, seems like not all devices supports a long list of menu, better report this as a bug.
It's best to use the Top Bar as it will handle the resizing and toggling of elements (navs) for you. Here's a code I borrowed and simplified from the doc page of Foundation:

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The key here is that you need to wrap the navigation inside a sticky div, which I think you already know, and a top-bar class on the nav element. If you do that Foundation will take care of the rest for you. To understand how the menus are hidden on smaller screens, a height of 45px is applied to it, the same height that the entire nav has. When you click on the menu icon an expanded class is applied to the nav so you can see your menus.
Thanks @von-v but I'm already using the Top Bar menu. The problem comes when it expands and the screen is too small to show the whole menu... It works well with non-sticky menus because you can scroll, but it doesn't work when it's sticky (it overflows).
It works on mine, best that you provide in your question what you have.
I've added a screenshot in the question to better describe my problem. Thanks for your help.
After reading the answers and comments, it seems this is a Zurb Foundation 4.0.9 bug (inconsistencies across devices but still reproducible).
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Building is great but it's far too expensive
Maybe this is the most upscale place in Fort Augustus, but it's really expensive for what you get. After all it's just self catering appartments and though the architecture is outstanding, the decoration is not. We found some dirty kleenex in the sofa...
Response from Simon C, Manager at Highland Club ScotlandResponded 3 weeks ago
Hi Miryam Thank you for your review. I am sorry to hear of your disappointment at the Highland Club. Can you please let me know which apartment you rented and I can investigate your complaint. Thank you. Simon
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I can do nothing but praise this fabulous accommodation. The conversion to self catering apartments has been stunning, keeping a lot of original features (arches, stained glass windows, doors etc.) The views are stunning, from the apartment & from the vast gardens all the way...More
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We stayed at the "Top of the Fort" for a couple of days. It is a great apartment with nice view and even better and larger than described. A lot of things to do for a family at the Highland Club and in the surrounding...More
Response from Simon C, Manager at Highland Club ScotlandResponded 4 weeks ago
Thank you for your lovely review. We are delighted to hear you had such a good time at the Highland Club!
Highland one day tour from Glasgow Scotland
We took the Rabbies one day highland tour out of Glasgow Scotland. Our guide was John. He was great and so was the tour. For a one day tour we saw a lot of great sites; obviously we didn’t have time to stop at a...More
Stayed in Courtyard Cottage 9 for 4 nights recently. Very enjoyable. The property was decorated to a high standard with all mod cons. Kitchen had all that was needed so made it very easy. The location is very convenient as a base for either exploring...More
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Response from Charles C, Director at Highland Club ScotlandResponded 29 October 2017
Hi Nadir Many thanks for your kind review and for mentioning the gym. I have recently been in lengthy and detailed discussion with the facilities team here. An upgrade to the gym and equipment are currently being planned and I would expect it to be...More
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Jumping at the Ground and Missing: Signs
I think that's the best you can do right now. Next time, I probably wouldn't hesitate to call. If you're wrong, then they know someone's watching for their son. If you're right, you've done a damn good thing.
Oh that's tough. But yeah, you just can't take the chance. We owe it to the kids to call children's aid even if we just suspect. Actually, that's where our obligation lays - just to voice suspicion. The burden of proof lays with children's aid.
oh man,tough spot.I'm glad you are watching.No one ever should get away with abusing a kid.Not ok, ever.Watch closely
It's a really tough call. I agree with Egan.
I think it is one of the toughest calls to make. If unfounded, it can be devastating to the family, but if there really is abuse, NOT reporting it is unforgivable. So, yeah, definitely keeping on eye on this kid.
That's a worrisome situation to be in. It's good you are being vigilant.
That's tough, friend. I totally see why you're not sure what to do and I think watching him is a good idea. But at the same time, I know the what if in the back of your mind is always there...ugh. How well do you know the mom? I do agree that for the most part, if he was being abused at home, they visible areas (face, arms, legs, etc.) are avoided. But sometimes people are just that arrogant and will hit wherever damn the consequences. Is it possible he's getting beat up at school? But then, I guess, why would his mom say his brother is doing it? It's like she's protecting someone or something. Scary.
This does give me some concern too. I mean, even if it's the brother, that's two separate black-eye occasions. Why are the parents letting the kids "play" so hard? And if it's just accidental, why wouldn't the boy want to talk about it at all? It seems very suspicious.


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The Threats to Our Drinking Water - The New York Times
The Opinion Pages|The Threats to Our Drinking Water
| Op-Ed Contributor The Threats to Our Drinking Water
By DAVID S. BECKMANAUG. 6, 2014
Shannon Freshwater SAN FRANCISCO — THOSE of us who live in the United States are fortunate; generally we don’t have to give a lot of thought to the safety of our tap water. This makes our collective experience with water very different from that of hundreds of millions of people across the globe who lack access to clean water.But twice this year the water supply for a major American city was interrupted for days by water pollution. In January, a chemical used in the processing of coal leaked from a ruptured storage tank into the Elk River, contaminating the water supply for about 300,000 people in and around Charleston, W.Va., the state’s capital and largest city. Then, last weekend, the water supply for over 400,000 people in Toledo, Ohio, was declared unsafe because of the presence of microcystin, a toxin released by algae blooms in nearby Lake Erie, the source of the city’s water.While the circumstances in each situation are different, there are notable similarities. In each case, the pollution could not be adequately treated by the local water plants. Sudden “do not drink” (and, in some cases, “do not bathe”) warnings resulted. And in each case, activities in or near the communities caused, or partially caused, the problem. In Charleston, it was an upstream industrial spill; in Toledo, polluted runoff, including from agriculture, along the Great Lakes stoked the slimy, fluorescent algae blooms that sent residents flocking to supermarkets for bottled water.Those events offer two important reminders about water in the United States.The first is that while our country has made huge strides in reducing water pollution since the 1970s, when Congress passed federal laws like the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act, controlling water pollution is not a “set it and forget it” endeavor. Those statutes set broad goals but depend on states and the Environmental Protection Agency to design and update programs to keep the water clean. Continue reading the main story
Charleston underscores the imperative of ensuring that clean water policies are fully implemented and strengthened where necessary. Toledo reminds us that threats are not static and neither is the environment. Polluted runoff was not a primary focus in 1970, and the consequences of climate change were not considered then. But now we recognize that runoff from farms, lawns, streets and parking lots is a major problem across the country and more difficult to control because of its ubiquity. And we also now know that climate change doesn’t just warm the air, it can warm water — resulting in more algae blooms.A second takeaway is that while the current drought gripping parts of the nation can make us think water scarcity is a function of the absolute quantity of water available, practically speaking it is actually a function of quantity and quality. Toledo was without potable water for several days even though it sits beside the Great Lakes, the largest surface freshwater system on earth.So what should we do?There are specific steps that would make a difference, including providing water utilities with broader authority to address threats found in watershed surveys; beefing up pollution prevention requirements for chemical tanks to include uniform rules for storage of hazardous substances; and updating outmoded state and federal rules on runoff to include clear reduction targets, which are lacking today.
Actions like these will almost certainly need to be paired with an increase in financing. The Environmental Protection Agency says the capital needs of water utilities over 20 years amount to $384 billion to keep tap water clean and another $298 billion to address wastewater and runoff. By comparison, over the last 25 years, the E.P.A.’s primary wastewater grant and loan program distributed over $100 billion, a fraction of the investment the nation needs to make now.Just as important, this moment also calls for a change in thinking about how we can best achieve our nation’s clean water goals. Traditionally, water policy has dealt with issues of quality and quantity separately. This approach must be replaced by an integrated strategy that addresses both together. Neither plentiful, polluted water nor scarce, clean water will meet our needs.
The “green infrastructure” movement taking hold across the nation includes a water management approach that uses natural systems like wetlands and green buffers to reduce runoff, enhance water supply and improve community aesthetics. We need more of this kind of integration and the thinking that animates it.When we ignore the weaknesses in our current approaches to safeguarding our drinking water supplies, we take a significant risk. If the sudden absence of drinking water in Charleston and Toledo serves to refocus the country on the importance of protecting water with a seriousness that reflects its indispensability, that will be a very good thing.
David S. Beckman is the executive director of the Pisces Foundation, an environmental philanthropy, and former director of the water program at the Natural Resources Defense Council. A version of this op-ed appears in print on August 7, 2014, on Page A27 of the New York edition with the headline: The Threats to Our Drinking Water. Today's Paper|Subscribe

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Michael Ray Wows at House of Blues Boston
Friday night was the first time any of the writers on this site had seen Michael Ray perform. I think I speak for all of us when I say that we were blown away. His forty minute set flew by and left us and the entire House of Blues wanting more. Nine songs, including a pair of covers, brought the crowd to life and placed him on a small list of artists we can’t wait to see again. Here are the three things we learned in those forty minutes he was on stage.
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Loving Zac Brown Band’s New Single is Easy
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Zac Brown Band already has one mega hit out this year. They’re likely to add another one when “Loving You Easy” impacts country radio next week. The track is similar to “Homegrown” in that it brings ZBB back to it’s early days. It’s more mainstream country rather than the fringe country sound heard on either The Grohl Sessions or Uncaged. Sure the latter went platinum, but it didn’t do nearly as well as their debut album The Foundation. As the band continues to grow in popularity it’s nice to see them returning to the sound that earned them so many fans with the songs “Chicken Fried” and “Whatever It Is.” Expect “Loving You Easy” to rise the charts quickly and become one of the songs of the summer. Take a listen:
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Real Estate Edge: Fixer-Upper Before you Sell
I always smile when I talk to sellers who are convinced that the second we put a sign on their property, offers will come in from all corners. Mostly they have been living with their home for some years, and now that they have taken the “plunge” to get the house on the market, they are prepared to deal with buyers, starting on day one.
But really, not so fast. First you have to get the house ready. And by getting it ready, I mean not just signing a listing agreement, but cleaning it and painting and making the home what Realtors like to call “plain vanilla”. I say “first things first, let’s sell this home first and then you’ll have the money in hand to spend on your next home.”
Sometimes sellers follow their Realtor’s suggestions and really make the house like a new home. Some believe every suggestion as a criticism of how they have let the house dip into disrepair, and just get uncooperative. The highest 1% may even bring in “stagers” who will move furniture, paintings, carpets and mirrors, change traffic patterns and shampoo rugs to make an older home seem like new, and to give potential buyers a sense of home and how the house will work for them.
Stagers and Decorators sometimes will paint or update tile, trim shrubs and fix gardens and even buy new furniture to make the home better than new—they’ll make an older home appear to be a “model home”. They do not provide these services for free however, and so can depending on the home, they can be pricey.
Other times sellers say, “there’s no sense in fixing the house up, it’s been good enough for us and it’s move-in ready.” Buyers may not share that opinion, especially if they don't want a fixer-upper.
And so I say, usually they are wrong. You don’t need a big budget to fix up a house, what you need is a sense of what’s wrong and the time and willingness to make the necessary changes—and the commitment to repair whatever you break while you are fixing what needs to be corrected.
Used homes can be like used cars. They can be low mileage creampuffs or dented and worn out beaters that still have the smell of their prior owners. Sometimes the prior owner smoked cigars, sometimes the prior owner wore perfume—but when you are the seller you’ll soon understand why God invented Fabrize.
I always tell my listing clients that we Realtors will manage the marketing and the sale of a property, but the homeowner needs to manage the condition. And the better the condition, the better a house will show and sooner it will sell. Think for a moment how buyers see houses.
Usually they see internet photos, so the property needs to look good. Then when they come to actually see the home in real life, they might be seeing 3 or 4 homes in a day (sometimes more than that) so each house needs to be at it’s best for the visit.
And you (and your house) only have once chance to make a good first impression. So as the clients first see the house from the street or driveway, they are already making up their mind. If the yard is a mess, or they see old bicycles and trash, or even a rusty front door, you are starting with one strike against you—before they even come in.
When that door is opened, what they notice next needs to be very appealing, or you are soon to have strike two. Be sure there are no barking dogs (even in expensive kennels), no cat or dog smells, no loose or dirty carpets, and no dishes in the sink or family photos on the fridge. The idea is to de-personalize the home so the buyers can visualize the house as their own. If you can, get cardboard boxes and start packing all the loose stuff—you’re going to move anyway, might as well get started. Clean out bookcases, put away bric-a-brac, get rid of half the clothes that fill the closets (and don’t fit anyway).
Sweep the garage or carport, if the floors are raw concrete or painted, repaint them, there’s nothing easier than painting a floor with a roller. Clean the kitchen cabinet doors and the appliances. It’s amazing all the dirt we just don’t see. And here’s a hint, take photos of your home, all around. Then look closely at what your house looks like to the camera, you’ll see finger prints, chipped paint, peeling wallpaper and all the flaws that you just don’t notice because you live there.
I have made these suggestions to hundreds of sellers, some took my advice, and some didn’t. Most of the houses I’ve listed over the years sold, but I can promise you this, the cleanest ones sold quickly and for the most money.
Mostly it’s just paint, but if you are earnest about selling think new screen and doors, and door hardware. Make the first impression one of newness. Have the carpets shampooed and wax or polish the floors. (Who still waxes floors? But what a difference gleaming floors make).
So marketing really does work, and the more a seller and a Realtor can work as a team, the more likely a house will sell for the most money in the least amount of time.
Dane Hahn is a real estate professional serving Sarasota and Charlotte Counties from his office at Sarasota Realty Associates in Venice. You can reach him at 942-681-0312 or by email at dane.hahn@gmail.com
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