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In our arteries, plaque buildup has already started, but there are factors that will significantly increase our chances of getting heart disease. Some of the main factors detrimental to our cholesterol are a lack of exercise, smoking, and a high-fat food diet.
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Also during the panel, Thomas and McEntire will demonstrate some effective exercises.
The recreation center at VSU constantly promotes these habits through programs in Health and Wellness.
From group training to personal training at discounted rates, Campus Recreation offers resources for students to practice better habits. The resources page on the rec center’s website also has health tips and popular “health myths.”The Automobile Industry Sponsorship Report 2011 has been created as an appropriate tool to provide insight into the field of the global sponsorship engagements of automobile manufacturers. The report comprises an initial section featuring cumulated representative market research results from eighteen global markets, with a comparison of average results with those obtained from car-interested and new car-interested target groups.
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While we always true and educate our buyers; they don't always believe us - that is until that property they really wanted to see is under contract. Often we hear "Why didn't you tell me there was an another offer?". Well sadly; listing agents often are not going to hold an offer back when we haven't even taken a look at the property.
Buyers: If you see a property which you want to see; we should plan to see it ASAP. Not next weekend or next week. If it is "The One"; why give others a chance to see it and then have to compete with them? If your agent is too busy; well then that's another problem...
Sal Volcano, is that you?
Great points about the urgency factor. It isn't a candy store, the market won't stand still and wait for you to pick one out!
When they get serious about househunting, they start moving faster. It doesn't hurt if they lose one along the way.
In a slower paced market, there is time to sleep on it. In a faster paced, it's best to get the offer in and then sleep on it once it's accepted.
Great post you are right buyer's need to act now not later or they will loose their dream home.
If only buyers really understood the dynamics of the market.
James buyers may not belive us at first but after they've lost out on a home or two they 'get it'. Our market isn't hot HOT - more luke warm but that still means well priced homes in good condition sell within a week to two weeks. That is always my goal with our listings.
The house we looked at and you told me to wait a couple of days is now under contract!
We have the same situation here in New Hampshire. Though things have slowed down a bit, properties that are in good condition and properly priced are moving quickly.
Yep. Having the same experience you are in DC. So many vacation minded buyers. Glad it isn't only me.
It's a matter of priorities: take a vacation, or buy a home? hmm Decisions, decisions.
Good homes wait for no one.
While I never push, I do tell my buyers that if you want it and you love it, go get it. A nice home waits for no one, especially in this market.
Yes, if a buyer sees something that might be a good match, they need to pounce.
With on demand open house around the real estate property videos, there is no wait. Late at night, no matter the location of the buyer, the weather, time zone... show and tell happens. All the front doors are wide open and come on in from the cyber curb. Don't worry about scheduling in the tight tight budget of personal time to free up. To kick some property tires. Lots of them. Deliver the property to the buyer, not the other way around delay and teasting, waiting. Until the iron goes cold, no chance of striking while it's hot and has cooled to ice cold. Moved on to something easy to can opener and get into on his time. Not the 9-5.
In this market...those who blink...lose their dream home.
Had a friend ask me the other day, why is the market hot during this vacation period. Told him is because smart buyers know how to beat their competition. That my buyers are focused oriented...
I love people who want to look at houses, but won't be moving for months. I will not show them properties. Waiting a week or two around here will miss the rare properties, but not the vast majority.
I hear that from time to time as well and just remind people that it's highly likely a home they are really interested in won't be around in another week or two. Our inventory is just too tight to ensure that homes sit on the market waiting for a buyer to make time to see it.
That is true with many items you plan to purchase, if you have the finances to buy it when it is there - don't wait!
To harness your nervousness and bring it under control, there are six key tips to remember. These tips are designed to help you focus on your audience and their needs rather than on yourself and how you are feeling.
Nothing is worse than trying to give a presentation on a topic you are not well prepared for. This doesn’t mean you have to be an expert beforehand, but you’d better know it backwards on presentation day. And making sure you’ve understood your audience and their needs properly will help you ensure that your material is on target to meet their needs.
A common technique for trying to calm nervousness is memorizing what you intend to say. But all this does is make your delivery sound like it is coming from a robot. If you miss a word or draw a blank, your whole presentation is thrown off and then your nervousness compounds itself with every remaining second.
Although you should avoid memorizing your presentation, you do want to be very comfortable with your delivery. Familiarity brings confidence, and practice helps you to deliver the words naturally.
You also need to prepare yourself for the actual delivery.
Decide what you are going to wear – make it comfortable and appropriate.
Arrive early and get your equipment set up.
Anticipate problems and have backups and contingencies in place in case something doesn’t work, you forget something, etc.
If possible, give everything one last run through in the real environment.
Prepare responses to anticipated questions. Try to think like that one person in the front row who always tries to trip the presenter up.
Smile – this is a natural relaxant that sends positive chemicals through your body.
Use visualization techniques – imagine that you are delivering your presentation to an audience that is interested, enthused, smiling, and reacting positively. Cement this positive image in your mind and recall it right before you are ready to go on.Hello Kansas Wheat, and Happy New year.
The wheat market continued its bounce last week, so far…making me feel slightly better about my calling the close of the Christmas week as “The Bottom”.
The only thing we know for sure is…wheat is testing the upper limit of the roughly 40c trading range, nominally $4.00 to $4.40 ($4.06 to $4.39 on my weekly closing table, shown below), and before we go much further, let me stress that the $4.40 will be tough resistance to overcome:
I doubt wheat gets any help from soybeans, or corn, but beans especially are struggling. Notice this week’s bean close is red, as the close from 10/14 of $9.76 has rolled off this 11-week table, making the close of 11/11 the 11-week closing low, and this week tied it… There are still quite a few funds that are long beans, short wheat, and those funds are quite nervous.
This week (Jan 12) we are going to get some very big USDA reports…Wheat Seedings is what I will look at first. Then the Stocks-in-All-Positions, then the Final Crop Production, and then finally the January WASDE update.
Also…after this week, the Funds should be done with their rebalancing, and they will buy in some KC wheat. SO…we should get a good test of the $4.40 area. What that means to you is…if you need to sell some old-crop wheat, this week might be a good time. If you don’