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On this episode of the Real Estate Marketing Show we’re talking about never giving a price to a homeowner or a potential seller until they have a commitment to list with you.
On this episode of the Real Estate Marketing Show we discuss For Sale By Owners and focus on how to have a For Sale By Owners market plan.
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Marrying form and function, essential oil diffuser necklaces are wonderful for providing on-the-spot therapeutic relief in a gorgeously designed amulet.
Aromatherapy – Essential oils have been used for thousands of years to naturally soothe the body, mind, and soul. Derived from the roots, flowers, bark, fruits, seeds, and leaves of plants, botanical oils consist of concentrated aromatic compounds that, when inhaled, stimulate the brain for immediate relief. It is a safe and effective therapy with so very many applications.
Relief on the go – Portability is one of diffuser jewelry’s greatest features – use it as a stopgap when out and about to soothe anxiety, instantly relieve pain, quell a sore throat, ease stress, calm your allergies, keep your hormones in balance, give your brain a boost, or even to help curb cravings to lose weight.
Smell heavenly – It’s no secret that essential oils emit a lovely scent. Pick a favorite or experiment with mixing your own blends. You will smell amazing, and without exposing yourself to any of the toxic chemicals found in traditional perfumes and cologne.
It’s thrifty – Because EOs are absorbed quickly when applied to the skin, dabbing your wrists before you head out won’t keep the smell going for very long. A diffuser necklace, however, needs only a drop or less each day to maintain the aroma – ensuring the bottle lasts a whole lot longer, especially if you like the expensive stuff.
So without further ado, we’ve rounded up some of our top picks in diffuser necklaces that are bold, beautiful, and practical.
Depicting a cut out of a majestic tree, this stainless steel locket style essential oil necklace includes eleven cotton rounds in several colors to provide a nice backdrop for the tree. To use, open the magnetic enclosure and place a drop of oil on the pad.
Get more information and see the price of the Tree of Life Locket here.
Because terra cotta readily absorbs oils and distributes the scent slowly over time, it makes for an excellent essential oil necklace material. This hand crafted pendant is painted in sea foam green with intricate flourishes on the front, while the back is unglazed so you can add your favorite essential oil. To use, apply a drop of oil to the back of the pendant and give it about one minute to completely absorb before putting it on. The provided wax cotton cord is fully adjustable so you can wear it long or short.
Get more information and see the price of the Terra Cotta Pendant here.
Made from cooled down volcanic rock, lava beads have a porous and pitted surface that is perfect for the slow and even diffusion of essential oils. This necklace is a simple and elegant design, with a stainless steel chain that features five black lava stones, balanced by size.
Get more information and see the price of the Lava Beads Necklace here.
Proffering up a unique take on an essential oil necklace, this one is hand crafted in twisted white K plated copper formed into a see-through locket. Remove the chain to open up the locket and place inside one of six round lava stones, colored in white, black, yellow, purple, light blue, and dark blue.
Get more information and see the price of the Twisted Lava Bead Locket here.
A minimalist design that features a triangle shaped lava rock, this essential oil necklace is certainly versatile enough to look equally fantastic with your casual, professional, and evening wardrobes.
Get more information and see the price of the Triangle Lava Rock Pendant here.
Engraved with the inspirational “Be Still” message on a flat stainless steel plate, this diffuser necklace has a magnetic enclosure that contains the scent pad. The 16 inch chain also comes with a 4 inch extender if you prefer your necklaces on the longer side.
Get more information and see the price of the “Be Still” Locket here.
An ornate filigree design, this diffuser locket is available in silver, antique bronze, and antique silver finishes. The snap enclosure holds the scent pads in place. Worn extra long, the alloy chain spans 30 inches.
Get more information and see the price of the Filigree Locket here.
Available in all 26 letters of the alphabet, this magnetic stainless steel locket comes with eleven scent pads in different hues so you can mix and match colors depending on your mood.
Get more information and see the price of the Monogram Pendant here.
Because your children might need some aromatherapy on the go too, these locket diffusers are available in several kid friendly designs, spanning the Batman signal, dolphins, horses, owls, paw prints, soccer balls, elephants, and kitty cats.
Choose a Kids Locket here.
A more gender neutral locket design, the Celtic cross locket is manly enough for guys to get their aromatherapy fix as well. Fashioned out of pewter, it comes on an adjustable black waxed cord.
Get more information and see the price of the Celtic Cross Locket here.
For crafty types, DIYing an aromatherapy necklace is fun, economical, and allows you to play around with different shapes and styles.
Clay Bead Necklace – Using oven-bake polymer clay (which is available in a rainbow of colors), sculpt the clay into round beads or a tear drop shape, and use a toothpick to make holes for the necklace cord. Once hardened, string them up and add your essential oil.
Clay Pendant Necklace – Favoring air dry clay, this DIY shows how to make a round pendant which you can personalize with stamps or other designs molded into the surface.
Locket Style Necklace – As frugal as it gets, this locket diffuser can be made for less than $1 each. You’ll need spiral cage pendants, a necklace chain, and your choice of lava beads or wool balls.
For your aromatherapy necklace, you simply need a drop or two of essential oil – but it’s imperative you choose a high quality, 100% pure essential oil that’s free of additives and adulterants. It’s also wise to have a variety of different oils to try throughout the day. In the morning it might be wise to choose an uplifting oil or blend of oils while in the evening it might be a better idea to choose an oil with relaxing or calming properties.
Our go-to suppliers of high quality essential oils is Plant Therapy Essential Oils. Their oils are 100% pure, affordable and they offer free shipping within the US and free returns for up to 90 days after purchase if you aren’t completely satisfied.
Browse their selection of pure essential oils here and choose which you’d like to add to your collection.
You may also like to take a look at their Synergy Essential Oils which are ready-made blends of essential oils that work together to create an effect that is more potent than the individual oils. These Synergy Blends are ideal for aromatherapy necklaces and some of the most popular include Clarity, Energy and Relax. Browse all Synergy Blends here.

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"As you sew, so shall ye reap". "What goes around, comes around".
little closer look at these three ideas and ther inter-reationship.
tends to stay in motion untill acted upon by an outside force.
the power to do this, they also aquire a great deal of responsibility!
on a  one for one basis?  Is there  no ecape clause in this "contract"
we seem to have for living in the universe?
Buddhist that allows the "breaking" of the wheel.

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text: The epilepsy syndrome of autoimmune etiology, namely, autoimmune epilepsy has attracted attention in recent years, as was reflected in the new etiology of "immunity" in the Epilepsy Classification of the International League Against Epilepsy (2017). However, no specific tests other than neuronal antibodies have been established. We proposed a diagnostic algorithm for autoimmune epilepsy and preliminarily investigated its clinical utility. We applied this algorithm to 70 patients who were suspected as having autoimmune epilepsy from clinical symptoms and laboratory findings in our institute. At least one of the three neuronal antibodies (antibodies to N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor (NMDAR), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), and voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKC) complex) was evaluated. In this twostep algorithm, the patients were initially screened by clinical features and then evaluated by laboratory findings (neuronal antibodies, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), MRI, FDG-PET). The results of preliminary application of the algorithm are described. One of the three neuronal antibodies was positive in 13 patients. In this preliminary investigation, it was suggested that two or more abnormal findings in the diagnostic tests (CSF, MRI, FDG-PET) favors the diagnosis of autoimmune epilepsy. On the other hand, two patients with a positive neuronal antibody test failed the first step (clinical features), partly because epilepsy was not the major manifestation of autoimmune encephalitis (VGKC complex antibody) or due to a relatively low titer of the antibody (GAD antibody). Recruitment of the patient cohort with comprehensive neuronal antibody testing and multivariate analysis of laboratory findings is warranted for validation and modification of the proposed algorithm.

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text: All Court. Specially pressurized for courts above 3,500 feet, these practice tennis balls are manufactured to Wilson's quality standards. This economical ball is great for filling teaching baskets and helping players polish their serves, tweak their volleys and hone their game. Wilson Practice tennis balls are perfect for camps, schools and teams.

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text: “Toned” is a word thrown around in the fitness industry left and right. But do you know what it means? The answer is probably not what you think it is. In this week’s episode, we discuss what the secret is to getting that lean & shapely look that many people desire.


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Soldiers and police armed to the teeth violently evict defenseless peasant families. The presence of human rights organizations and national and international journalists prevents, this time, a new blood bath in the Bajo Aguan.
The dawning of Thursday, December 9, brought terror to dozens of campesino families of the Bajo (Lower) Aguan River Valley. Several contingents of soldiers and police, armed to the teeth, evicted them without any judicial order, nor the presence of an administrative judge, from the settlement of Paso Aguan, on the left bank of the Aguan River.
Dozens of troops, armed with M16 rifles and even with an M60 machine gun were forcing men, women, and children to abandon the place that they had recovered some months ago from the hands of Miguel Facusse, a wealthy landholder who grows oil palms.
A scene of war declared against the struggle of campesinos who ask for, demand, land in order to work and to survive.
An absurd war that has broken out under the branches of thousands of African oil palm trees that is bringing exploitation, violence, and bloodshed, putting an end to food security for the majority of the people who live in those fertile lands of the Bajo Aguan.
Before our eyes there was a scene from Dante: The humble huts made of plastic sheets and palm leaves being destroyed and burned. Air mattresses, cooking utensils, and clothing strewn all around on the ground, muddy from the violent rainstorm of the night before.
The lost looks of the women holding their children in their arms. The angry men shouting their truths, faced by the impassive looks of the uniformed men who tried to justify the unjustifiable.
The dislocated families marched in a line. Every member carried something on his or her shoulders, toward nowhere. They had nowhere to go.
At the end of the day, it was the solidarity of the Campesino Movement of the Aguan (MCA, its initials in Spanish), and the community of Guadalupe Carney, also under siege by the soldiers, that partially mitigated this dramatic situation by offering them a place of refuge.
“We are following orders given by the judge. We are doing our work, and you should not distort what occurred. There was not a single person injured here, nor were there prisoners, and it was the the campesinos themselves who set fire to their huts,” said Alex Madrid, the public relations agent of the police, trying uselessly to justify himself, while he was taking photos of the journalists and human rights activists.
“They arrived at 5 in the morning, wearing balaclavas–ski masks. The threw us face down on the ground and threatened us. They destroyed and burned our shelters as if we were vermin, they took away our machetes, and now they won’t even let us leave with our things,” one of the dislocated campesinos, who preferred to remain anonymous said angrily.
“In Honduras the law no longer exists. The only law that is carried out is the whim of the powerful, and the defenseless people are under this deadly law. You have to go to people’s houses and see how they are living. It is total misery. The idea that is destroying the world is that money is more important than life. We can’t go on like this,” said the priest Fausto Milla, member of the Truth Commission, as we walked, leaving behind the disgrace of this attack on a people in resistance and in a struggle for their lives.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was Haiti's first democratically elected leader, has been in exile for seven years.


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Anger is a normal human emotion. Some people handle anger well, while others may get carried away with it. This can cause problems at home and/or major challenges at work. This workshop teaches participants how to effectively manage anger. This event will be held on Wednesdays at the May Dugan Center at 4115 Bridge Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113 on the Near West side.
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TaxAssist Accountants Chorley provides a wide range of accountancy services including tax returns, annual accounts, payroll and bookkeeping. TaxAssist Accountants in Chorley are a part of the largest network of accountants who offer a wealth of experience and expertise to over 70,000 small businesses right across the UK. We help a diverse range of small businesses including start-ups, sole traders, limited companies and landlords who operate in many industries.
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Living with a Teenage Dog? Keep Training!
Living with a teenage dog? Remember, they are not giving you a hard time, they are having a hard time.
Most new dog owners find puppyhood challenging but at least they are getting the support of a puppy class as these classes have become mainstream. There is also the novelty and the children, who desperately wanted a puppy, are still on board. But once the cute pup turns into an adolescent delinquent, things start to fall apart.
Stopping a puppy’s education with a puppy pre-school is a bit like thinking kindergarten will get your child into university... It takes a lot more to help the cute puppy develop in a well-adjusted canine citizen than attending puppy pre school.
Owners seem ill-prepared for the challenges of a teenage dog: the emotional response and over the top reaction to some stimuli, forgotten training, increased exercise requirements, need for more mental stimulation, ongoing socialisation and training take most owners by surprise.
SO, WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOUR TEENAGE DOG?
The dogs don’t do it on purpose but their brain - to put it casually - is still under construction. We have to be aware that they are not giving us a hard time but THEY are having a hard time.
Like in humans, part of the cortex matures at different rates. The more basic functions mature first whereas the parts in the brain responsible for controlling impulse or planning mature later . Emotional responses, especially the urgency and intensity of the emotional reaction are affected during this time. Hormonal changes are another factor, even in neutered dogs.
The dog is also figuring out his place in your family and the wider community. This has nothing to do with the notion of "pack". The young dogs now spend more and more time at home in the backyard because they are too boisterous to walk and often refuse to come back at the offleash dog park. They also have gotten into a few run-ins with other dogs.
They have become unemployed and will soon be self-employed, meaning they will dig up the backyard, eat the pool lights and bark at anything that moves!
It is downhill from there and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
We do not take them out anymore, their social skills deteriorate even more and their world becomes very small.
They meet the same people and dogs over and over again and if they go out, it is the same old same old. They stop interacting with new people or dogs and they ‘forget’ how to deal with new situations or might get scared. Scared dogs are dogs who react inappropriately or show aggression towards unknown dogs or people.
A large number of dogs are surrendered to shelters each year. One study puts the figure at a staggering 20% . In Australia, the numbers of cats and dogs euthanized is an equally staggering 180,000 (population of 22 million) and other countries are no better .
Anecdotal evidence suggests that dogs are most likely surrendered when they reach social maturity around 2 years of age and often earlier.
While early socialisation is important it does not stop with puppy pre school. Teenage dogs need to be socialising on an ongoing basis. They need to meet new people and dogs, go to new places and have new and positive experiences on an ongoing basis. Attending a well-run class for teenage dogs will help with ongoing socialisation, you will get support and realise just how normal your teenage dog is.
2. Don’t run them into the ground.
A lot of owners try to solve the problem by literally ‘running them into the ground’ on a daily basis. However, they are just creating an athlete. The dog is now so fit that they cannot get them tired anymore or worse the dog is physically exhausted but the brain cannot settle.
3. Do find a balance between mental and physical stimulation.
Teach them something new on an ongoing basis, such as tricks or a brush up on obedience skills.
Use part of their food for enrichment in food dispensing toys, recycle plastic bottles, pizza boxes, paper rolls etc. Or if so inclined start a dog sport together: Agility, Rally O, Nose Work, or Flyball.
4. Don’t just show them "who is the boss".
Some owners think they have to show them who is boss and start using aversive or punishment-based methods.
5. Do keep educating them.
A classic situation is the couch. The dog is on the couch.
The owner first asks the dog to get off, then the owner commands the dog to get off and then resorts to pulling the dog off, the dog growls or even snaps. Often, this is the beginning of the end for that relationship.
Firstly, the dog is not on the couch because he plans on taking over the household and then the world!
The dog is on the couch because it is the most comfortable place and he has not been taught to go to his mat.
6. Do choose your battles wisely. It is well-documented that the use of force can cause aggression. If you do not want your dog on the couch then teach them to go to their bed instead and reward.
Also make sure that the whole family is enforcing the same rules. If some family members allow the dog on the couch and some don’t it will be really hard to understand. If it happens, go into training mode, get a treat and lure the dog onto his bed and reward.
This should be your approach for all problems. The dog does the wrong thing because of a lack of training not because he is ‘bad’, ‘dominant’ or ‘wilful’. One more tip: if you are not prepared to enforce (in a positive way) what you are asking for, don’t ask!
7. Do reward the effort.
Despite all the bravado they are showing, they are really insecure. Make sure you acknowledge the effort and show them that you love them.
We used to say “Nothing in life is for free” but in reality “Plenty in life is free”. You might find Kathy Sdao’s e-book "Plenty in Life is Free" helpful, especially the part about fifty treats a day. It basically means reward all the good things your dog does with either treats, praise or interaction.
8. Do let them make choices if safe and possible.
A lot of dogs are not going to the offleash park anymore because they got into altercations with other dogs. If no one was hurt, your dog is not aggressive, he just needs more socialisation.
9. Start by teaching a really reliable recall, then manage the environment by pairing them with suitable play mates.
If you have done a puppy pre-school that allows for offleash interaction you will know how good play looks.
It should ebb and flow, roles are reversed, there are pauses, invitations to play are frequent (play bow, eye flashing, lifted paws etc). If it gets too rough, call your dog, ask for a sit, calm things down and restart. If your dog shows aggression get professional help!
The good thing about teenage dogs is that this phase does not go for years. With the right attitude, additional socialisation, training and a good sense of humour it may only last for a few months. You still might have relapses later but hopefully not as bad and not as long.
Most important: stay connected, show them that you love them, keep socialising and train your dog!
Barbara Hodel has been involved in dog training for the last 15 years. She has completed a Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services and a Diploma in CBST (Canine Behaviour Science and Technology). She’s also a Delta-accredited instructor since 2007.


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We own and run PADI 5 Star dive centres and resorts in Bunaken, Lembeh, Lembongan, Amed, Lombok & the Gilis. You can choose from any of our great locations, as single location for the entire time or as a combo of 2 or more.
Fully inclusive with DM course, manuals & materials, Dm application fee, accommodation, equipment rental, airport transfers and unlimited diving!!
Choose from any of our great locations as a single location, or a combo of 2 or more!
Why Choose Two Fish Divers?
Do your DMT over 2-3 locations in Indonesia! We are the only operator in Indonesia that offers this, why settle for just 1 location?
Join us for a 2-4mth internship after the Divemaster Course Depending on guest numbers, we are happy to offer a free 2mth internship after the course as long as you fit in with our team!
Small numbers of DMTs per location We think that you will get a much more personal service / better experience than being just 1 DMT in a group of 10 DMTs!
Special IDC Combo!! Start your Divemaster program at one of our centres which is running an IDC at the same time and we’ll give you a discount of IDR825,000!!
Want to become an Instructor? If you do your PADI Divemaster course with us we’ll give you a 10% discount on your IDC!!
We offer all inclusive DM internships over 4, 6 or 8 weeks depending on the amount of time you have for your trip, the amount of dives you already have and your current certification level.
FULLY-INCLUSIVE DIVEMASTER INTERNSHIPS IN SOME OF THE BEST DIVE LOCATIONS IN INDONESIA, GREAT VALUE!
The PADI Divemaster course is your first step towards a professional scuba career. During our comprehensive program you will work closely with our team of experienced PADI Instructors assisting with student divers and developing your leadership abilities.
The course covers all aspects of being a dive pro from understanding the theory of being a Divemaster, to using a SMB and mapping a dive site. You will gain valuable experience, knowledge and dive skills, and on completion you will be ready and prepared to lead others into the water, confident in the knowledge that you are able to safely deal with any situation.
Our Divemaster Internship is designed to be completed over 4 weeks, and will cover all the PADI curriculum components, plus your chance to build on that during an internship period. We do not have any fixed schedule, so you can start your internship when convenient.
During your internship you will see how it feels to work as a PADI Divemaster in a busy dive resort, “shadowing” our experienced staff. You will meet our guests – novice and seasoned divers – help our staff guide certified divers, and assist our Instructors with training courses. Your Divemaster duties can include pool demo’s, sales, planning and conducting dive excursions, and of course plenty of diving!
It was a great experience to be able to do this training in three different Two-Fish Divers locations (South Gillis/Lombok, Bunaken and Lembeh). I would like to thank all instructors for their excellent teaching and for sharing their experiences with me. I also should thank the Two-Fish Divers staff from this three locations for their warm welcome and all their support during my internship.
Our 4 weeks DMT Internship is aimed at those who already have the 40 logged dives that are a pre-requisite for starting the PADI DM course.
As well as offering a professional DM course we can also offer more DM experience as part of the course.
Over the 4 weeks you will get more involved in the dive center helping out with dive centre briefings, assisting instructors with courses, and following the dive guides.
Contact us about DMT now!
Our 6 weeks DMT Internship is aimed at those who do not yet have the pre-requisite 40 logged dives, OR for those who want to get more experience & confidence. It also includes 5 x PADI Specialties (Nitrox, Deep, Wreck, Night, Search and Recovery) and the Master Scuba Diver certification.
Over the 6 weeks you will get more involved in the dive center helping out with dive centre briefings, assisting instructors with courses, and following the dive guides.
Our 6 weeks DMT Eco Internship is aimed at those who want to complete their PADI Divemaster course with an emphasis on conservation, with or without the pre-requisite 40 logged dives. It includes 5 x PADI Conservation specialties – Coral Reef Conservation, Underwater Naturalist, Fish ID, Shark Conservation, plus one other. You will also get the Master Scuba Diver certification.
Want to improve your dive skills, find out about deco diving, do some deeper diving?
With our unique DM Tech Internship you complete the basic divemaster internship over 4weeks to become a PADI DM, followed by a more intensive Tech internship that includes tech courses & qualifications that allow you to dive to 45 m with unlimited decompression using up to 100% Oxygen.
The tech internship will give you a thorough foundation in technical diving including sidemount and twinset diving, and both a PADI and a TDI version are available.
This internship is for those with little to no experience in scuba diving who want live their dream and become a PADI Divemaster so that they can earn income, explore the world and dive in some unbelievable places.
The Zero-to-Hero Internship does this by taking you from a complete beginner to the PADI Divemaster Level over 10weeks and includes Open Water Course, Advanced course, Rescue & EFR courses, 5 x PADI Specialties (Nitrox, Deep, Wreck, Night, Search and Recovery), the Master Scuba Diver certification, the PADI Divemaster certification, accommodation, transfers, equipment rental, and UNLIMITED fun-diving.
This internship is offered over multiple locations! We are the only operator in Indonesia that offers this, why settle for just 1 location?
Most people tend to do about 10-14 days in each location, so if they are on a 6-week internship then they will do a combo of 2-3 locations. This gives them some great experience of diving different locations as well as how different dive shops operate. You can check out the blog posts of our DM students to get a feel for what they did and how their internship went.
However, combo in different locations comes with a cost – Indonesia is a huge place and there will be transport costs involved. We have put together a blog post about planning dive trips to Indonesia that may be of some help to you.
Contact us about DMT Combo now!
Want to spend longer with us?
Want to combine Lembeh and Lembongan or Bali Mainland and Lembongan for your internship?
Want to include South Lombok?
We can customise your adventure to your schedule and itinerary. Just let us know your requirements and plans!
will put you several steps ahead of most of the other candidates.
Our aim is to produce the best and we expect full commitment from our Divemaster trainees to become true diving professionals.
OPPORTUNITY TO PAY OFF YOUR DM INTERNSHIP IN RETURN FOR WORK? SEE WHAT WE THINK ABOUT THIS HERE.
Our PADI Divemaster internships are run over our locations in Bunaken & Lembeh (North Sulawesi), Nusa Lembongan & Amed (Bali), and South Lombok & Gili Air (Lombok). No other dive centre can offer you all of these fantastic locations! You can choose whether you take the course in one location or make a combo of these locations. We recommend combos as you will benefit from a wider range of experienced instructors in our team.
All of our locations are based on tropical-island dive resorts in Indonesia with world-class diving right on your doorstep – the world-famous reefs of Bunaken, the muck diving magic of Lembeh Straits, the mantas and mola molas of Nusa Lembongan, the world-famous sites near Amed such as Tulamben & the Liberty shipwreck, the schooling hammerheads of South Lombok, and the sites of Gili Air that are famous for their turtle mania.
All our locations are known for their world-class diving, right on your doorstep!
At Two Fish we aim to give you a complete internship to make you the best Divemaster possible. Our instructors in all of our PADI 5* dive centers are very experienced in teaching Divemaster courses and we are all happy to share our knowledge and experience with you. In return we expect you to come with a positive attitude and be willing to learn and act as a trainee member of our dive team.
We don’t like crowds, so we never have more than 4 interns at any location, and often there are no more than 2, giving you more attention from your instructors and more chances to help in the dive center and get real-life experience.
At Two Fish we give you true all inclusive internships with no hidden extras or surprise costs at the end. We believe we offer the best value for money out there for our Divemaster internships. If you do your PADI Divemaster course with us we’ll give you a 10% discount on our IDC, that’s a saving of more than IDR1,500,000!
Unlimited diving in world-class locations!!
WHAT DIVE EQUIPMENT WILL YOU NEED?
BCD, reg and wetsuit – these are FREE in the price of your internship!
Interested in owning your own equipment? We can give you a special 10% DM-discount on all our prices, email us for prices.
Amazing. Loved the flexibility of learning at my own pace.
The PADI Divemaster course is the first professional level within the PADI System of diver education and allows you to work as a training assistant on PADI courses and programs, supervise certified divers during pleasure diving experiences, and conduct some PADI programs independently. Becoming a PADI Divemaster consists of the following segments: knowledge development, practical application and the Divemaster final exam. The online portion of the course, PADI Divemaster Online, covers nine topics that prepare you for the practical sessions needed to complete the Divemaster course. Through PADI’s eLearning® system and practical segments of the Divemaster course, you become well prepared to work as a PADI Divemaster.
Prior to enrolling in PADI Divemaster Online, you must be at least 18 years old, have a current medical attesting to your diving fitness signed by a physician within the previous 12 months, and be a certified PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Rescue or hold qualifying certifications from another dive training organization. You must also have completed a Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary and Secondary Care course (or other sanctioned first aid and CPR course) within the past 24 months and be able to prove that you have completed at least 40 dives (60 before being able to complete the Divemaster course with experience of deep dives, night dives and underwater navigation). If you have any questions as to whether you meet the necessary prerequisites, please email us direct.
The eLearning portion of the course is $200 (US) nonrefundable. This is an additional cost to the price of the course.
Materials – The PADI Divemaster Online program will provide you with perpetual access to an ebook version of the PADI Divemaster manual, a required material. However, to complete the PADI Divemaster course, you also need a current PADI Instructor Manual, both the Table RDP and eRDPML, The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving, and a set of the PADI Divemaster slates. These will be provided by us as part of your Divemaster Course.
Please contact us to discuss total courses costs, equipment, materials and logistical requirements.
Once you successfully complete Divemaster Online, you will need to successfully complete several practical assessments, workshops and other assignments with us on your internship. You will also need to complete the Divemaster Final Exam as well as meet the professionalism criteria.
Once you finish the eLearning portion of the course, your dive center is notified that you have completed it and that you are ready for the practical phase of the Divemaster course. At the end of the eLearning program, you can print out your eRecord and bring a copy of it with you when you visit us.
You can start your life changing journey right now! Please click here to go to our page on PADI website for your e-Learning Registration.
When you are happy to book, all we ask is for a deposit and we will hold your booking for you.
If you’re already in Bali and want to dive soon then the quickest way is to call us on +62 (0)813 3986 4832 and we’ll help you arrange your trip.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU LEARNING WITH US IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!

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Well, maybe youth isn’t always wasted on the young. That’s the exciting news emanating from the tiny Worth Street Theater in TriBeCa, where “The Moonlight Room,” a first play by Tristine Skyler, 32, is announcing the arrival of a precocious talent.
futuristic chill in the air; a beeper is the most technologically advanced device employed in the script.
because of what happens to its sympathetic characters but because their troubles are presented as almost inevitable, a lamentable outcome of an age-old conflict in a contemporary age.
But what immediately distinguishes “The Moonlight Room” is the quality of the conversation. Both Sal, a talented but unfocused student, and Joshua, a former child chess champion who has run off the tracks of promise, are bright and witty, and at pains to articulate the agonizing cynicism of youth.
traditionally good-kid instincts to send off signals of deep unhappiness and fear. And these generic qualities are given distinct and sensationally personal shadings by Ms. Skyler in the most pitch perfect, middle-class teenage dialogue that I’ve encountered. Even Lightfield, who never appears, takes on a palpable identity, simply through the unrelated nuggets of knowledge that Sal and Josh reveal about him, which is just one way in which the two young actors make their own characters rivetingly three-dimensional.
too-easy-to-forgive manner that she affects to characterize Sal’s unrequited affection for Josh, that Sal’s hold on psychic equanimity is going to be seriously tested.
Another reason “The Moonlight Room” is so impressive is that it continues to evolve in unexpected ways. Each of the following three scenes introduces a character, and not one you’d necessarily predict.
First we meet Sal’s mother (Kathryn Layng), an embittered woman who can’t get over her husband’s leaving her and unwittingly takes her despondency out on her only child. Next we meet Mr. Wells (Lawrence James), Lightfield’s father, whose anguish over his son’s predicament is compounded by his utter blindness to his son’s self-destructive habits. Finally, after intermission, we meet Adam, a doctor who is also Joshua’s step-brother, and who is given a terrifically persuasive and oddball performance by Mark Rosenthal, as the essence of compassion with a tin ear. His explications of bodily functions, delivered with a multisyllabic vocabulary and an earnest pedantry, are hilarious.
As the characters enter, they layer the world of the play in a way that many people experience the layering of their personal lives when strangers become pertinent, when acquaintances of acquaintances suddenly assert their presence, when circumstances turn the status quo inside out and the periphery becomes central. The conclusion – which is appropriately, teasingly ambiguous – leaves you both hopeful and fearful, a dichotomy of feeling about living in the city that in itself is spot-on realistic these days.
Ms. Skyler doesn’t escape all the pitfalls of a fledgling writer. A handful of times she calls the action to a halt for someone to deliver a character-defining speech, and the play seems shockingly, if temporarily, to slam on the brakes. Mr. Wells has the most leaden of these, and Ms. Skyler seems to know him less well than she knows her other creations. But an excess of literate speech is a small caveat, especially in a play that emphasizes character and language over plot and stagecraft.
Mr. Cohen’s direction is wisely restrained. The set is simple and wan; there is no musical or sound accompaniment, and silences are given their full due. He’s gotten poignant performances from all five of his actors. Both he and they clearly understand that Ms. Skyler has written a play that is theatrical only insofar as its words are. And they are.
By Tristine Skyler; directed by Jeff Cohen; sets by Marion Williams; costumes by Kim Gill; lighting by Scott Bolman; sound by Laura Grace Brown; technical director, Ron L. Voller; assistant stage manager, Mary Archbold; production stage manager, Michal V. Mendelson. Presented by the Worth Street Theater Company and Solecist Productions. At the TriBeCa Playhouse, 111 Reade Street.
WITH: Laura Breckenridge (Sal), Brendan Sexton III (Joshua), Kathryn Layng (Mrs. Kelly), Lawrence James (Mr. Wells) and Mark Rosenthal (Adam).

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Efforts to save the beleaguered Mondomarine shipyard took a turn for the worse yesterday when the Italian fiscal police (Guardia di Finanza) began searches of the company’s offices in Savona, Pisa and Milan. The operation, carried out by proxy of the Public Prosecutor’s office, led to the seizure of documents relating to the company’s financial dealings.
The searches were instigated by complaints from Mondomarine customers and contractors who claim to have been scammed and the fiscal authorities are investigating possible fraud, false accounting and credit abuses by presenting invoices for non-existent transactions. The Mondomarine shareholders, fearing wrong doing, had entrusted an accounting survey to Price Waterhouse Coopers and the results were delivered to the judiciary for verification.
Earlier this month, the Palumbo Shipping Group submitted a binding agreement to the bankruptcy court to rent the Mondomarine premises for six months in the first step of a judicial liquidation and a commitment to provide business continuity – a fundamental preliminary phase for the renewal of the concession of the state-owned property for the next four years. Under the agreement, the existing Mondomarine shareholders would undertake to cover the previous costs of the concession relating to 2017 and for the next two years. The current investigation casts serious doubt on the renewed optimism that followed this apparent progress in negotiations.

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Parking lot on Washington directly West of Studio.
Parking along Lincoln and Washington limited times.
Bike racks in front of studio.
Payment through mobile app only, no cash.
Note: Metered Parking exists on La Brea Ave. Parking on La Brea is not permitted Monday through Friday between 7am and 9am and 4pm and 7pm. Parking is also not permitted on Thursdays between 8am and 11am for street sweeping.
Neighborhood Street Parking — 2 hr parking is permitted on some neighborhood streets surrounding the studio, generally between 8:00AM - 6:00PM. Be sure to read all signs.
Bike racks located on street.
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Over the last year and a half, 3D printing has been "extruding" its power in the K-12 educational setting. At REMC 12W, it is our pleasure to explore and share with our partnering educators the ideas and tools related to this and other technology integration movements. We have been able to purchase various models of 3D printers and now that we have had time to use them, do a little training on them, and yes trouble shoot issues; we would like to be able to share them with you. Each printer is listed below along with the website so that you are able to check out printer specs.
This printer is very user-friendly with machine driven calibration before each print. The enclosed print area is safe and provides a nice viewing experience. Prints have proven to be mid-grade and easy to remove from the build platform. The downloaded software that connects the computer and printer is low level with just enough features. The user may upload files or grab files created and shared in the New Matter store.
The Eris printer has proven to be easy to use and very low maintenance with auto calibration and no heated build plate. The Orion is currently under going an upgrade to include auto calibration and is set up to work with a heated build plate. The downloaded software that connects the printers to a computer allows for user control of many features. The prints are high in quality.
The Polar printer can be used with a PC, Mac, or Chromebook. This printer connects via a wireless connection and has a cloud based software platform to upload prints and control the features of the printer. The bed of the printer is a rotating mirror and uses hairspray as the bonding agent for the heated PLA to adhere to the build plate. The design of this printer enhances the printing experience.
This is our cute little printer with trustworthy printing power. Yes the print size is smaller but scaling down is a great skill to teach and learn! The downloaded software is user-friendly with simple features that assist in loading and unloading filament along with uploading the printable files. This printer can travel anywhere and sit on just about any flat surface.
Our liquid 3D printer. While all of the other printers use a PLA material on a spool to print, this printer uses a liquid resin and laser technology to cure the resin to the build plate. The software can range from beginner to advanced. It is fun to use and see in action. Unfortunately, this printer is not available to send to various sites. We would like you to schedule a field trip to come and use it in our REMC Innovation Center individually and with small group of teachers or students!
Have an interest in using these printers? Contact Tina Tribu or Lorri Batsie to discuss options for training and delivery to your school. At this time we are not using SnapMedia to check out the printers.


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Here I will share some of the Funny Camping Lessons I found. You might call them the “Murphy’s Laws of Camping”. I’m sure you can relate to some of these common situations. Oh the joys of camping! Read some of these camping lessons and laugh off the bittersweet misery that camping seems to always entail.
In a mummy bag the urgency of one’s need to urinate is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing worn. It is also inversely proportional to the temperature and the degree to which the mummy bag is completely zipped up.
The distance to a given camp site remains constant as twilight approaches.
The area of level ground in the neighborhood tends to vanish as the need to make camp becomes finite.
The width of backpack straps decreases with the distance hiked. To compensate, the weight of the backpack increases.
Average temperature increases with the amount of clothing brought.
Tent stakes come only in the quantity “N-1” where N is the number of stakes necessary to stake down a tent.
Propane/butane tanks that are full when they are packed, will unexplainably empty themselves before you can reach the campsite.
Given a chance, matches will find a way to get wet.
All foods assume a uniform taste, texture, and colour when freeze-dried.
The weight in a backpack can never remain uniformly distributed.
The probability of diarrhea increases with the square of the thistle content of the local vegetation.
You will lose the little toothpick in your Swiss Army knife as soon as you open the box.
Enough dirt will get tracked into the tent on the first day out, that you can grow the food you need for the rest of the trip in rows between sleeping bags.
When camping in late fall or winter, your underwear will stay at approximately 35.702 degrees Kelvin no matter how long you keep it in your sleeping bag with you.
Tents never come apart as easily when you’re leaving a site as when you’re trying to get them set up in the first place.
When planning to take time off of work/school for your camping trip, always add an extra week, because when you get home from your “vacation” you’ll be too tired to go back for a week after.
Any stone in a hiking boot migrates to the location of maximum pressure.
Number of mosquitoes at any given location is inversely proportional to the volume of remaining repellent.
The probability of finding a latrine is one over the number of poison ivy plants per acre.
The square feet of level ground available for tents equals the degrees from horizon of the setting sun.
So, there you have it. Those are some of the Murphy’s Laws of Camping. If you want to find more of these funny camping lessons read Murphy’s Laws of Camping: Funny Camping Lessons. Or, read more of our Funny Camping Jokes! You know it’ll be more fun reading these than doing something actually important.
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It also seems that, as the urgency to pack up for a long drive home increases, so does the probability of the family dog proudly strolling into the campsite dragging a dead skunk.
What’s to be done? Find mud (or make it by adding a bit of water to dry dirt) and rub it into the dog’s fur. Keep him on a low priority blanket during the drive and, when the mud dries, pull over and brush it away onto the ground and most of the smell goes away with it.


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Beach weather is here at last in Maine. After the harsh, protracted winter we had, we’re basking in it.
I’ve been thinking about small poetry presses and literary journals in Maine, and how hard/expensive it is to keep one going. Wonderful ones that are now defunct include Animus, from east to west, Monkey’s Fist and Wolf Moon Press Journal. Brave journals that persist: Café Review, Off the Coast, Beloit Poetry Journal, The New Guard Review, the Aurorean. (Forgive me if I am leaving any out.) Poetry presses in Maine that I know of: Alice James Books, North Country Press, Deerbrook Editions, Islandport Press. (And of course Moon Pie Press, going strong in year 11!) Talk about a labor of love. I’ve fantasized about having a journal, but it’s way too much work to juggle that and a press, and I’m happy to keep publishing poetry books now that I’ve finally figured out how to break even every year. I love doing it and am about to start working on book #80. Hope you will support small presses and journals by buying their books and magazines once in a while.
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The ethics management in the Polish State Railways Group (The PKP) is the topic of a presentation of Jacek Wojciechowicz, Chief Ethics Officer to the PKP Group. The lecture will be held on 3rd December 2014, Vistula University, 3 p.m.-4.30 p.m., Hall 2. Admission free.
The ethics is an important subject that had to be addressed during the process of restructuring of the Polish State Railways – PKP, since it is also an important element of the new corporate culture.
Under the new management that was appointed more than 2 years ago the Polish State Railways – PKP Group is undergoing a deep restructuring, including a privatization of some of its companies.
The restructuring process included the significant changes to the organizational structure, downsizing of the employment level, changes to the managerial style, including the introduction of MBO and employing the new generation of managers and specialists, financial restructuring, computerization, but, what seems to be the most important, changing the organizational culture, from being a large, bureaucratic institution, internally focused and organized in a paramilitary style into a modern, client oriented institution. The introduction of the ethnics management is an important element of this emerging new organizational culture.
– During my lecture I intend to describe the participatory process of constructing the Code of Ethics at the PKP, the creation of the network of the internal ethics experts and the selection process of the ethics officers at the PKP Group.
I will also describe the preparation of specific policies and procedures, being an extension to the Code of Ethics, the communication and education strategy, adopted to familiarize all the staff members with the Codex and the policies. Finally I will talk about the activities of the Ethics Commission at the PKP Group – stresses Jacek Wojciechowicz, Chief Ethics Officer to the PKP Group.
Jacek Wojciechowicz – Project Director and the Chief Ethics Officer for the PKP Group (The Polish State Railways). A manager and economist, completed MA in Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics. After migrating to Australia continued studies in Sociology at the PhD level at the La Trobe University in Melbourne. Between 1984 and 1986 worked as a lecturer (Applied Sociology) at Monash University (Chisholm Institute of Technology. Also worked as a manager of a state run translation center and a large medical center in Springvale. Since 1994 participated as a consultant and a team leader in extensive restructuring programs of large Polish enterprises (automotive, power and metal sectors). Between 1996 and 2009 worked as the Senior Communications Officer at the World Bank, participating in number of projects in Poland and the Central Europe. Supervised the World Bank’s anticorruption project for Poland. Co-authored of the World Bank’s report “Corruption in Poland”. Since 2009 the Chief Economist of the Polish Institute of Directors. Between 2011 and 2012 the president of the state owed Polish Foundation for Management Promotion. Since December 2012 the Project Director at the Polish State Railways (PKP S.A.) Since 2013 the Chief Ethics Officer to the PKP Group.


text: Espers (ESP) is a cryptocurrency. Users are able to generate ESP through the process of mining. Espers has a current supply of 22,888,373,670 ESP. The last known price of Espers is 0.000052 USD and is down 2.52% over the last 24 hours. It is currently trading on 9 active market(s) with 1,902 USD traded over the last 24 hours. More information can be found at http://espers.io/.


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SRINAGAR, July 14: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said today that the Congress’ tweet about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and incarcerated former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disappointing.
“There are a lot of things I will be critical of PM Modi for but attempting to repair India’s relations with Pakistan is certainly not one of them. I’m not even getting in to the internal politics of Pakistan that makes this tweet even more disappointing,” Abdullah said in a tweet.
The Congress had posted a photograph of Modi and Sharif walking hand in hand on micro-blogging site Twitter and sought to know what the Prime Minister thinks of his former Pakistani counterpart, who was arrested in a corruption case.
“Nawaz Sharif has been arrested on corruption charges. We’d like to know what his dear friend, PM Modi has to say about this,” the Congress tweeted.
The former Chief Minister also lashed out at BJP activists for burning effigies of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu.
“It didn’t matter when Army establishments were attacked all over Jammu, soldiers kidnapped & killed, Amarnath yatris & tourists killed but suddenly @MehboobaMufti is enemy number one. The BJP thinks people are fools & won’t punish their selective memory,” he said in another tweet.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Background: Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) has long been recognised as a valuable tool to engage clients and provide physical, social and emotional outcomes. AAT can help clients with supporting their ability to regulate emotions, improve motivation to participate, hand function and can decrease hyperactivity behaviours (Elmaci, & Cevizci, 2015). The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) has established a System of Care, which guides the operation of the organisations services to ensure that we are being culturally responsive in all activities that are undertaken. This presentation will provide an overview of AAT and how it has been used in a culturally responsive manner within this setting.
Method: The IUIH Allied Health team utilise an inter-professional approach where possible when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. A certified therapy dog has attended Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Clinics in South East Queensland to provide Animal Assisted Therapy services to children and their families within this inter-professional service delivery model. Examples of integrating AAT within an IP team will be provided including de-identified case studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of this intervention. Client outcomes are measured using the Australian Therapy Outcome Measure for Indigenous Clients (ATOMIC).
Discussion: The incorporation of a therapy dog has complemented using a yarning approach and has assisted clinicians to build connections with clients, the foundation for intervention. Since using this approach, client attendance has improved, and findings from outcome measures indicate that within sessions, clients are more relaxed and motivated to engage.
Elmaci, D, & Cevizci, S. (2015). Dog-assisted therapies and activities in rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy and physical and mental disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(5), 5046-5060.
Ashley Potgieter is an Occupational Therapist currently working at The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health. She graduated from the University of Queensland in 2013 as an Occupational Therapist (B.Occ Thy), and completed further post graduate study MAdv Occ Thy. She completed Animal Assisted Therapy training in 2016 and has since worked in a variety of settings using this approach. Ashley started working with the Institute in 2017 and is committed to helping First Australians to improve health outcomes. She values working in a multidisciplinary team with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families, as well as working with adults.


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The top reason sellers have been in the catbird seat for the past several years? Inventory. There simply weren't enough homes on the market to keep up with buyer demand. And when a "For Sale" sign did go up, you can bet a bidding war would soon follow. "You might have been the only listing in your neighborhood, and you could put your home up at a certain list price and you would likely see multiple offers at or above that list price," Hale explains. That tide is turning this year, Hale says. That's because the number of homes for sale is finally increasing, albeit slowly. For now, buyers still outnumber inventory. But if you're thinking about selling and don't want to compete with your neighbors, it'll pay off (literally) to list earlier rather than later. (This is particularly true in pricier markets, where inventory is increasing at a faster rate than more affordable areas.) "It's going to depend on what neighborhood you're in, but we expect it to be more common this year that you won't be the only listing," Hale says.
Home prices have been on a meteoric rise for the past seven years. In January 2012, the U.S. median home price was $154,700. Today, that figure has nearly doubled—to $289,300—and sellers have rejoiced. Now comes a twist: 15% of all home listings saw price cuts in January, according to realtor.com data. That might sound like bad news if you're thinking of selling. But hear us out: Those moderating prices, combined with today's mortgage rates (more on that below), mean increased buyer demand for your house. Plus, it's not that home prices aren't still increasing—they're just not increasing at the frenzied pace of previous years, which often featured multiple offers at or above asking price, Hale says. So even though you might have some more competition as a seller, things are still looking pretty sweet for you when it comes to cold, hard cash. "Even if you don't get an offer above your asking price, you're probably still going to come away with a handsome profit from being a seller in 2019," Hale says. But again, it'll pay to put your home on the market as soon as you can—before conditions change. "Sellers who list their homes earlier in the year tend to get a higher sales price, often above list, and shorter days on market," says Ali Wolf, director of economic research at Meyers Research.
Something strange has been happening over the past few months. Experts predicted mortgage rates would rise—and at the end of 2018, they were indeed ticking upward as expected. But since the start of the year, rates on a 30-year fixed mortgage (the most popular home loan) have been falling, sliding last week to a new 12-month low of 4.37%. And of course, those historically low mortgage rates mean you could have more buyers knocking on your door. Plus, this temporary dip in rates creates an opportunity for trade-up buyers as well. After all, if you're selling your home, there's a good chance you'll need to buy another one. Bottom line: Now's the time to hustle and get both transactions done. "Sellers need to take advantage of low rates as much as buyers do," Wolf says. "Sellers don’t want to get stuck in their homes when rates go up and the math no longer makes sense to move."
Historically speaking, people tend to buy their first home around age 30. And guess what? We've got a whole bunch of people turning 30 in the next two years—nearly 5 million, in fact, according to realtor.com data. So you can count on those millennials to be a driving force in the housing market. "Millennials want to own a home as much as prior generations," Wolf says. "We saw millennial shoppers scooping up homes in 2018—and 2019 will be no different." What's more, Hale adds, is that you won't just be seeing demand from first-time buyers. Older millennials in their middle to late 30s have already owned a home for a few years, and could be looking at now as a prime time to trade up. "From a seller’s perspective, you’re going to have possibly more interested buyers," Hale says. "So that’s motivation to put your house on the market."
Selling your home for top dollar is our mission here at Greater Boston Realty. We want to make sure that you get the selling price that you deserve for your Boston area home! One of the best ways to ensure that this happens (and that the sale also happens quickly) is to make a few upgrades to entice potential buyers.
First and foremost, you should focus on fixing anything that has broken or worn down in your home. Fix any leaky faucets, replace worn cabinet hardware, etc.
Want a big bang for your buck? Look into a fresh coat of paint. Often, we recommend neutral colors since they have mass appeal to buyers. It’s also something that you can do as much of or as little of as you like – paint the whole house or just the one or two rooms that will make the most impact.
New buyers will do a double-take if they see that your home has new carpeting. Is there anything that a buyer likes more than a new fluffy carpet? Again, choose something neutral that will appeal to all buyers.
It’s important to remember, however, that every home is different. To find out what types of improvements we would recommend in order to help your home sell fast and for top dollar, call Greater Boston Realty today at 617-469-4040 and set up an appointment with one of our knowledgeable Realtors.
The most advantageous part of executing a move yourself is the financial savings. Since you will be putting in the time to pack, load, transfer, unload, and unpack your belongings, you will save a lot of money by doing the work yourself. This is much more attainable for people with fewer belongings, lots of friends that are willing to help, and a short distance to move.
If you are willing to spend more and hire professional movers, you will gain the aid of experienced and insured movers that will take care of the manual labor involved in a move. In addition, if the movers pack your belongings, you will often be compensated for anything that is damaged during transport. Hiring movers is more expensive, but often significantly reduces the stress inherent in the moving process.
No matter which way you decide to get your belongings from Point A to Point B, you can rest assured that your home will be taken care of with the help of the real estate agents here at Greater Boston Realty. If you’re in the market for a premier real estate expert, call our office at 617-469-4040 now to schedule a free consultation.
Spring has finally arrived here in Massachusetts, and that can only mean one thing: better weather is finally coming! As we prepare for it to be warmer and for the snow to melt, we also get ready for the real estate market to pick up. Many buyers have been putting off looking at homes during the winter, but they will soon begin to hunt for their dream home – could yours be ‘the one’ for them?
There are many reasons why Spring is the perfect time to have a home on the market. One is this: it is the time that most people start to look in order to purchase and be settled before fall – the start of a new school year. Families with children often want to move in the summer so that their kids’ school schedules aren’t disrupted like they would be in the middle of the year. This means that if you’re looking to sell a home with multiple bedrooms, you shouldn’t wait to list it!
Our experienced real estate professionals can help you with all of the preparations you will need to make in order to list your home as quickly as possible so that you can take advantage of the Spring selling season, like how to stage your home and what simple repairs you can make to ensure that your home is at its best.
If you want your home to be found by these springtime buyers that will soon begin to search for their new home, call Greater Boston Realty. We are a local Roslindale real estate agency, and we will help you list your home so that it’s seen by potential buyers. With this springtime lighting, it will be easy to make your home ‘pop’ in marketing photos! One quick call to 617-469-4040 is all it takes to start the process, so don’t delay.
Here at Greater Boston Realty, we give people advice on the best way to get their home ready to sell. We always recommend that a home look fresh and clean, and one of the best ways to make a good first impression on a potential buyer is with clean and stain-free carpets.
· Carpets should be vacuumed regularly to remove the everyday grit and grime that accumulates. To go above and beyond, use a carpet cleaning powder. These often help with set-in stains and eliminate odors.
· If something is spilled, take care to blot the stain to absorb the excess liquid. Don’t rub it in – this will only spread the problem and push it further into the carpet’s fibers. There are many household products that will help remove a stain if blotting alone doesn’t solve the problem. These include vinegar, club soda, and even shaving cream!
· Spot cleaning isn’t a long-term solution. Deep cleaning your carpets before you list your home on the market will ensure that it looks new when buyers come to tour. You have the option of purchasing your own carpet cleaner or hiring a local professional to do the job with their commercial grade equipment.
Want more advice on how to get your home ready for a showing? Read our blog post on being showing-ready and call our office at 617-469-4040 to learn more home staging tips. Our agents will help you sell your home for top dollar, so don’t hesitate – call Greater Boston Realty to tell us about your home!
As Bob Dylan would say, “The Times They Are a-Changing” With the emergence of technology, the way that we live has changed so much over the last several decades, and the same is true with the way that we sell houses.
And while it doesn’t necessarily pertain to the house itself, another way to attract millennial buyers is to hire a real estate agent that can speak their language. Marketing materials for your home should include well-staged, high resolution pictures, as well as references to the items in the above list.
In addition, communication should be early and often for every buyer, especially those of younger generations who live life in the fast lane, and will often get frustrated if they feel ‘out of the loop.’ If you’re looking for a real estate agent with experience selling to buyers of all ages, call Greater Boston Realty at 617-469-4040.
Am I Ready for Home Ownership?
There isn’t one definitive signal that you’re ready, but if you’re in a place financially that you can handle a mortgage payment, and if the Greater Boston area is going to be your home for at least the near future, you should look into the benefits of owning your own place.
Why Should I Buy Instead of Renting?
The biggest reason that home ownership makes more sense than continuing to rent is that your monthly payments are put toward an investment. When you pay off your mortgage, you will own your home, instead of paying off a lease and having nothing to show for it.
Buying a home, especially your first home, is very hard to do on your own. As experienced real estate agents, the staff at Greater Boston Realty are trained to help you find the right home, and will also help you navigate the process of purchasing the home. We can introduce you to other Boston professionals, like lenders, appraisers, home insurance providers, and more.
Having a great real estate agent can take a lot of stress out of the first-time home buying process, so call Greater Boston Realty at 617-469-4040 today. We can help you hit the ground running in the search for your new home.
Having a large mortgage payment: A mortgage payment may seem like a looming and ever-present obligation, but let’s face it – so is paying rent. The good news is that with a mortgage payment, you will eventually own your home and no longer owe!
Buying a home with structural issues: It’s nerve-wracking to think that you may buy something that’s less than perfect and not even know it. But that’s why you will hire a Massachusetts home inspection professional before you sign anything. A qualified inspector will alert you to any issues with the home so that you can make an informed decision.
Maintaining a home: When you rent, you can simply call someone if something breaks. When you own a home, repairs are up to you. This may seem like a big task at first, but often homeowners enjoy learning how to do simple DIY repairs. For bigger tasks, there are many reliable and knowledgeable handymen and tradesmen here in Boston that can help you. Before you buy, make sure that you get a copy of any Homeowner’s Association requirements so that you can familiarize yourself with the upkeep required in your neighborhood, if applicable.
Still have concerns about whether now is the right time to buy a home in the Boston area? Call 617-469-4040 to speak to a Greater Boston Realty professional. Our real estate agents can help you understand why owning a home may be the right path for you and your family.


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SPECIAL ADMINISTRATORS from KPMG have sold shares held by collapsed investment business MF Global UK to JP Morgan.
Richard Fleming, Richard Heis and Mike Pink, partners at KPMG, were appointed the UK's first joint special administrators - a regime which has different objectives to a normal insolvency.
JP Morgan bought all of MF Global UK's shares (approximately 625,000) in metals trading market the London Metal Exchange.
Heis (pictured) said: "The sales process for various aspects of the MF Global UK business continues apace and we are in negotiations with several parties to this end."
"In the mean time, we have prepared a timeline for the return of client assets and client monies. This is currently being finalised and will be communicated to clients shortly."
The administrators hope to reveal debts owed to creditors and to distribute funds from less complex transactions shortly.
JP Morgan, which already has shares in the LME, is owed approximately $1.2bn (£740m) from the US parent company MF Global.
The special administration regime was created in February following the collapse of Lehman Brothers which was swamped in litigation and complex transactions, resulting in some creditors waiting years for payment.
The newly created administration entails three tasks: making a swift return of client assets; timely engagement with authorities; and to rescue the business as a going concern, or to wind it up in the best interests of the creditors. A regular administration involves the latter, but not the first two objectives.


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Another method is by making a web page that meta refreshes.
Why use a meta refresh instead of a normal affiliate link?
There are a couple of reasons why this could be a good idea.
The affiliate program you're a member of may change how their system works, for example by changing to a new software system, which would have the side effect of changing your affiliate URL. This would mean that any existing promotional material you have used your URL in, such as emails or articles, would now have the wrong link. At best, changing all those existing instances would be difficult, and would more likely be impossible, as in the case of articles marketed via an automated program. This result would damage your prior marketing, possibly meaning that it was wasted.
The other reason, and this is a much worse situation, is if the affiliate program ceases for any reason. You have a similar problem as mentioned above, with your existing marketing material now pointing to a link that no longer works, and you have the same problem with regards to altering them.
Using a meta refresh means that, should either of the above situations occur, you can send visitors to a new URL promoting a replacement program. There will undoubtedly be less success promoting a different program to the one that visitors thought they were being directed to, however, a less successful link is far better than one that doesn't work at all.
How do you do a meta refresh?
Where it says Affiliate Program Name in the above code, change that to the actual name of the affiliate program being promoted. Then, change the affiliate URL http://www.affiliateprogram.com?affiliate_id=123456 to your affiliate URL.
Save the file onto your site, perhaps as program.html, in a convenient location. If you have a number of these redirect pages, you could save them all in a dedicated directory.
If something happens to the affiliate program or your affiliate link now, altering your link is a simple matter of changing the two details on your saved HTML page. You can use the link to the page when promoting your program.
These pages can also be used with website tracking software to track where people who visit the page come from, which can be of additional help in improving your marketing efforts.


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The four Vineyard Sound Studios jingle packages (Kissville, Litehouse, RhythMix and Young Guns) now have listings on the main JonesTM website at www.jonestm.com/jingles.asp.
This isn’t to replace the packages’ individual sites, instead it’s to make sure that when people are looking at the Jones TM jingles, they’re able to compare with the VSS packages side by side.
Also, instead of the usual cut-by-cut listings, they’ve just put some montages up – including some stations that aren’t on the other sites. If you like montages, this is your kind of thing!


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In which we celebrate the real beginning of awards season, taste honey and launch Alisa into her new world as PhD student of publishing… You can get us from iTunes or at Galactic Suburbia.
We didn’t discuss that one on the podcast because – well, what can we possibly say as three white women that Jemisin didn’t say a million times more effectively? Read her instead.
Splashdance Silver back in e-edition – Tansy’s first novel, now celebrating its 15th anniversary.
ALEX: Etiquette and Espionage, Gail Carriger; The Chains that you Refuse, Elizabeth Bear; Rainbow Bridge, Gwyneth Jones; Caprica.
New Segment: Diary of a Publisher – it’s our duty (and that includes all our listeners) to keep Alisa honest as she walks away from her dayjob to take up the challenge of a PhD in creative publishing. Mind the flannel!
It’s our birthday next fortnight – have cake ready for when you listen!


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Mitel® (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW) today announced three executive appointments key to driving the company’s strategy aimed at helping customers transition to the cloud. As a global leader in business communications, Mitel is modernizing communications and collaborations, enabling companies to digitally transform their organizations for greater productivity, better customer experiences and a sharper competitive edge.
Gurdip Jande joins Mitel as Vice President of Cloud Product Lifecycle Management to evolve and execute Mitel’s global cloud strategy. Jande has more than 20 years of experience in leading strategy and development of products from concept to successful market acceptance. Prior to Mitel, Jande held senior leadership roles in product strategy and management, strategic alliances and business development at companies including Nortel, SMART Technologies and Aver Information.
As Vice President of Cloud Research and Development, Muni Madhdhipatla will be responsible for driving product innovation, bringing over 20 years’ experience in unified communications and contact center product development and engineering leadership to Mitel. Madhdhipatla most recently served as Avaya’s Vice President of Engineering where he was responsible for their top revenue-driving products.
Seasoned sales professional Rick Boyd returns to Mitel as Vice President of Cloud Sales after nearly 20 years. He previously held the position of Regional Director of Sales before leaving to join Verisign in 2000. Boyd’s extensive background in the information technology and services industry will serve to accelerate Mitel’s go-to-market cloud strategy.
Today’s news follows the recent appointment of Rami Houbby as Mitel’s Vice President of International Cloud Sales. See here for more information on Houbby’s new role.
•Mitel enables nearly five million global cloud communications users each day and more than one million UCaaS users.
•Mitel is the only brand recognized across the Gartner Magic Quadrants for Contact Center, Unified Communications and Unified Communications as a Service.
•Get a free copy of the "Cloud Communications for Dummies" e-book.
•Download this Mitel e-book for five easy steps to cloud migration.
•Read the Tolly Group's competitive comparison reports on MiCloud Connect and MiCloud Flex.


text: A must-have for any Game of Thrones fan. This wonderfully crafted mould re-creates the output of Targaryen Sigil. Targaryen's sigil is a three-headed red dragon on black field and their house words are "Fire and Blood". Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land. This mould is crafted with pure dedication and precise finish. Each mould is lovingly made with utmost care.


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We're a couple of crazy kids that decided it'd be a good idea to start their own VR game studio right out of college.
Our first VR game for the HTC Vive - Danger Room - is now on sale on Steam. Stay tuned for further updates!
Danger Room is now on Steam!
Check out our Dev Blog for updates and our thoughts on VR development!
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This shaken recipe includes orange juice and this gives the otherwise anaemic looking drink its namesake golden hue. The addition of orange bitters helps balance the drink and boost the orange flavour.
To quote the bar's own website (poorredsbbq.com), "Poor Red's is world famous for its Golden Cadillacs. Cadillacs are a blended drink of Galliano liqueur, half and half, white créme de cacao and ice, most delicious! We are the largest consumer of Galliano in the world. Also famous for our award winning barbecued ribs."

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There are whistleblower laws on both the state and federal levels. One law, the False Claims Act, permits suits to be filed against entities or people who defraud the government and allows the plaintiff to receive a portion of any money that is recovered. This legislation also provides professional protections for people who engage in this type of whistleblowing.
whistleblower laws at the state level tend to vary from state to state, specifically regarding the definition of a whistleblower. There are also differences in the types of protections whistleblowers are granted as well as differences in the types of penalties that may be assessed if there is retaliation against whistleblowers.
In some states, whistleblower protection is given only to people who work in the public sector. On the federal level, the Whistleblower Protection Act provides protection only for federal employees who expose instances of abuse, waste and fraud that takes place in the federal government.
Some whistleblower laws require whistleblowers to file a complaint with a government agency in order to receive whistleblower protection. For example, the Water Pollution Control Act protects whistleblowers who file, institute or testify in legal proceedings about wrongdoings. There are state-level whistleblower laws that require whistleblowers first advise their supervisor of the wrongdoings in order to receive protection.
An attorney who practices whistleblower law may advise clients about what steps they should take to ensure that they have sufficient legal protection and are able to keep their job if they become whistleblowers. The attorney may assist with filing the necessary complaints with the appropriate government agency.