So, you've been working in the same position for several years and now feel the time is right to elevate your level of responsibility along with your title and salary. However, with this being your first time attempting to move into a more prominent role, you have no idea where to start.Many people are in your position and also wonder what steps they should take to move up the corporate ladder. On
Search engine marketing is being used by millions of users across the world to make a website noticeable. Many companies are available offering search marketing services.
You ever wake up in the morning with three men in bed, and only one of them is your husband? And for some reason, the other two are fighting over you? Yup, happened to me this morning. But it wasn't...
This design can be applied in libraries across the world because it is such a great idea. The book shelves are also stairs and you can climb between the books and choose the you want.
You could even try to do it yourself, using some wood because looks simple to build. But you need to have [...]
Real estate agent becomes the architect SHH in the quest for sales growth London-based architect SHH is the team behind the re-design of the real estate firm Savills' new concept store in Cobham, Surrey.The brief was to banish the formality of traditional estate agent offices where advisors sit behind desks and to instead create a space where customers and staff could interact in a more casual and
Last fall I started a 5 year CD Ladder at my bank, USAA. At the time I thought it might be a good time to start a CD ladder because the fed had recently cut the interest rates. The interest rates that banks were offering quickly followed suit. Fortunately, I still had time to lock [...]
DotA Ladder Season 1 will last for 3 months starting from October 16, 2008 until January 15, 2009, the Top 100 players in the season standings can win as high as 30,000 EXP! Plus, we will be having special rankings for countries with high ladder participation
During tough times, there is always the inevitable flight to quality as investors seek out stable investment options to keep their money safe from loss. Oftentimes these safe investment choices include U.S. Treasury Bills, high interest savings, and money market accounts. However, those who want to shield their money from unnecessary risk during uncertain times [...]
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From my experience (since no one knows what search engine algorithms are) here is a "ranking pattern" I have seen. This happened not once but on more than one website.
By the way: Algorithms are techniques that search engine spiders use to determine which sites rank Number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, etc. They keep most of these techniques secret.
This thing can happen to you too, and
Expert photographer Robert Pepper recently traveled with the G4 Challenge scout convoy in Mongolia. He's just sent us a few high-resolution images of the fully outfitted Freelander 2 G4 Challenge model, which we have been looking to feature in order to show the full roof rack and rear ladder. According to a recent issue of Land Rover Owner International, the roof rack, rear ladder, sump and tank g
Ladder Option is an option that provides for locking in the security gain as soon as the underlying security reaches the predetermined levels of price. Thus it guarantees some amount of profit on the investment even if the price of the underlying security might fall below the determined level before the expiration of the option.
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Sinopse: O filme conta a história de Jack Morrison (Phoenix), um bombeiro que começa a questionar se o seu trabalho é realmente gratificante, e se está fazendo a coisa certa para sustentar sua mulher e seus filhos. Mesmo com todo o suporte e encorajamento que seu chefe (Travolta) e seus companheiros do Corpo de Bombeiros lhe dão, Morrison não consegue evitar suas dúvidas. Porém, quando Mor
If you want to develop fast foot speed, the ability to cut and run on a dime and improve your agility, then ladder drills are the thing. I've been doing these with some of my clients lately, and it's not only challenging, but also a different and fun way to get in some cardio on top of all of the aforementioned benefits. I also use these in my sports conditioning classes. The only difference is
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Yeah, I’d definitely buy a ladder from this guy. NOT!
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So, I’m at the border of Massachusetts and New York, and man, it wasn’t easy. Little did I know that US 20 was known as “Jacob’ Ladder,” a treacherous, winding highway that only seems to go uphill.
Now, if you remember Jacob’s Ladder from the Bible, it appears in Genesis 28:11-19, when Jacob dreams of a gateway to Heaven and God foretells the future of his des
From 24 Four Hours a Day, July 15:" You are climbing up the ladder of life, which reaches into eternity. Would G-d plant your feet upon an insecure ladder? "Many years ago, I was privileged to help an immigrant adjust to his new country. He had undergone many difficulties, and had suddenly hit a new one. I asked him a similar question: Do you think that Hashem (Higher Power) has brought you this
An incredible love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world… It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half a century.
The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for [...]
Are you just starting off building up your savings? I’ve mentioned before that a great way to save is by putting money in a high yield savings account such as ING Direct. A way to make a little more interest is to open a Certificate of Deposit, or CD for short.
What is a CD? Here’s [...]
Wouldn't you love to see your F&B Director or GM do your job as mega-millionaire Jothathan Tisch did? They probably wouldn't know the first thing to do but they love to tell you how to do your job! Our bosses have no idea... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun. 5, 2003 - The white tablecloths hung perfectly. The cutlery gleamed;
I drove by a house yesterday with some guys painting and it reminded me of how many people do unsafe things with ladders. I'm sure you've all seen this photo of the guy changing a light bulb using some scary scaffolding and a pickup truck. And I'm also sure that most of you have probably used a ladder in a way that wasn't really safe. However, I think it's worth going over the basics of safe ladde
The demand for employees skilled enough to oversee and manage workers is very high. Recruiters are constantly and aggressively looking for experienced talent.
With recession on the way, low unemployment and rapid job growth are just two of the factors that make TODAY a great time for professionals looking for promotions into management. In fact, recruiters [...]
Here is a link to some pictures of what some people get up to with their ladders. Safety doesn't seem to be an issue with these workmen. Here is just one sample from the site.Click here to see the rest of the pics.I first found the link to these pictures on another site. "www.roofinfo.com". As you may guess it has information on nothing but roofs.
The best kinds of cheap wines are the kinds that have a rich story behind them. Well, The Tillerman White wine brought to you by the Hook & Ladder Winery certainly fits the bill. At first glance this wine label made no sense to me… Hook & Ladder? The Tillerman? After doing some research, I [...]
I don’t know that I was shocked, but certainly took note the other night when, unless my memory is as bad as my wife says, I saw an advertisement for bipolar disorder medication during prime time.
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Ladder diagrams are specialized schematics commonly used to document industrial control logic systems. They are called "ladder" diagrams because they resemble a ladder, with two vertical rails (supply power) and as many "rungs" (horizontal lines) as there are control circuits to represent. If we wanted to draw a simple ladder diagram showing a lamp that is controlled by a hand switch, it would look like this: The "L1" and "L2" designations refer to the two poles of a 120 VAC supply, unless otherwise noted. L1 is the "hot" conductor, and L2 is the grounded ("neutral") conductor. These designations have nothing to do with inductors, just to make things confusing. The actual transformer or generator supplying power to this circuit is omitted for simplicity. In reality, the circui
We can construct simply logic functions for our hypothetical lamp circuit, using multiple contacts, and document these circuits quite easily and understandably with additional rungs to our original "ladder." If we use standard binary notation for the status of the switches and lamp (0 for unactuated or de-energized; 1 for actuated or energized), a truth table can be made to show how the logic works: Now, the lamp will come on if either contact A or contact B is actuated, because all it takes for the lamp to be energized is to have at least one path for current from wire L1 to wire 1. What we have is a simple OR logic function, implemented with nothing more than contacts and a lamp. We can mimic the AND logic function by wiring the two contacts in series instead of parallel:
A practical application of switch and relay logic is in control systems where several process conditions have to be met before a piece of equipment is allowed to start. A good example of this is burner control for large combustion furnaces. In order for the burners in a large furnace to be started safely, the control system requests "permission" from several process switches, including high and low fuel pressure, air fan flow check, exhaust stack damper position, access door position, etc. Each process condition is called a permissive, and each permissive switch contact is wired in series, so that if any one of them detects an unsafe condition, the circuit will be opened: If all permissive conditions are met, CR1 will energize and the green lamp will be lit. In real life, more tha
The interlock contacts installed in the previous section's motor control circuit work fine, but the motor will run only as long as each pushbutton switch is held down. If we wanted to keep the motor running even after the operator takes his or her hand off the control switch(es), we could change the circuit in a couple of different ways: we could replace the pushbutton switches with toggle switches, or we could add some more relay logic to "latch" the control circuit with a single, momentary actuation of either switch. Let's see how the second approach is implemented, since it is commonly used in industry: When the "Forward" pushbutton is actuated, M1 will energize, closing the normally-open auxiliary contact in parallel with that switch. When the pushbutton is released, the cl
Logic circuits, whether comprised of electromechanical relays or solid-state gates, can be built in many different ways to perform the same functions. There is usually no one "correct" way to design a complex logic circuit, but there are usually ways that are better than others. In control systems, safety is (or at least should be) an important design priority. If there are multiple ways in which a digital control circuit can be designed to perform a task, and one of those ways happens to hold certain advantages in safety over the others, then that design is the better one to choose. Let's take a look at a simple system and consider how it might be implemented in relay logic. Suppose that a large laboratory or industrial building is to be equipped with a fire alarm system, activated b
Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control systems were designed and built exclusively around electromechanical relays. Relays are far from obsolete in modern design, but have been replaced in many of their former roles as logic-level control devices, relegated most often to those applications demanding high current and/or high voltage switching. Systems and processes requiring "on/off" control abound in modern commerce and industry, but such control systems are rarely built from either electromechanical relays or discrete logic gates. Instead, digital computers fill the need, which may be programmed to do a variety of logical functions. In the late 1960's an American company named Bedford Associates released a computing device they called the MODICON. As an
It’s no surprise to learn the CEO’s, CFO’s and the highest level executives in any company, did not reach this level by mere chance. The strategic planning, coupled with sheer ambition, as well as purposeful timing of upward movement within a company, result in the grooming of an ideal and superior business executive. [...]
Our world today is a dog eat dog world. To many, if not most, all that matters is getting to the top. People will step on just about anyone to get to the top. That isn’t just in the secular world. From the earliest years we instill in our children a sense of always making it to the top. We use top CEO’s as roll models. There is only one place to be: the top. Number two is nothing but the first looser. Or, is it?Luke wrote, “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted” (Luke 14:11). That doesn’t say that being at the top is bad thing; it speaks to the attitude that we have on the way there and when we get there. We can be at the top of the ladder of success and be lower than the person on the bottom rung of the ladder of success.
It recent weeks the powers that be have pulled off a scheduling dream to make Wednesday a bit of a staying in with the TV' night; serving up a double whammy of smug with the perennially pregnant Sarah Beeny on , and the never ... read more!
Allegations followed educator as he climbed the ladderLos Angeles Times, CA - Apr 20, 2008He rode a Triumph motorcycle. Rooney "tried to be cool" by telling jokes, and he appeared to favor girls who would "flirt" with him and give him photos, ...
Fresh from the success of Race, Saif Ali Khan has won himself a lucrative contract with Airtel, th mobile phone giant. Saif Ali Khan stands to be the third brand ambassador of the company after Sachin Tendulkar and Shahrukh Khan. Incidentally, girlfriend Kareena Kapoor also represents Airtel.Saif Ali Khan has the look and the image that matched the youthful yet corporate image of Airtel. So Saifu has been roped in as the new brand ambassador for Airtel. In fact, the lucrative contract did not lap easily on Saif Ali Khan's lap. There were three main contenders to win the Airtel contract, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan. The public survey carried out won Saif Ali Khan the highest number of votes, which confirmed Airtel's decision. So there it is, Saif Ali Khan has won the race
Ever have trouble reaching the top cabinets in your kitchen? Tired of shoe-prints on your dining chairs? Stonewall Kitchen’s "Folding Chair Ladder" is here to help, doing double duty as (you guessed it) a chair and a ladder.
We can think of dozens of ways this smart little folder could be put to good use, in [...]
Break with the usual serving accessories and experience the fun & functional cork ladder for pots. The interlocking cork pieces remind of railroad tracks and can be configured in a myriad of ways. Gorgeous for all occasions, from your casual lunch with a friend to fancy dinner. Just awesome and a fantastically unique way to server dinner. Get it over at matteria for about $60, I don't know the conversion from pounds to dollars all that well.via treehugger
On February 20, 2008, Louisville Ladder Inc., of Louisville, Ky. recalled approximately 25,000 “Louisville/Davidson” and “Michigan” Brand Fiberglass Extension Ladders. The extension ladders were recalled because the extension or “fly” section can fail to lock, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
The recalled ladders are Type I, IA, or II extension ladders with fiberglass rails and [...]
In terms of your personal life, this theory might hold well and socially, you’ll probably be a great success. However, in the business world, if you have any hopes of being successful, then you may have to rethink the whole concept - you cannot afford to be yourself in the world of business, there are [...]
Here is a great new Australian product that should help prevent some of the usual DIY handyman accidents around the home. It is called Laddersmart and it has been designed to secure your ladder to the gutter of your house to prevent accidents and falls. It should also protect your gutter from damage that can be caused by your ladder leaning up against it.Laddersmart is a quality ladder safety device that is fitted into the gutter from the ground using a telescopic pole. The ladder is then placed against the device and is effectively locked into place. The Laddersmart device prevents sideways and backwards movement of the ladder assisting in preventing ladder accidents and also protects the gutter from damage caused by ladders leaning directly against it.The unique feature of Laddersmart i
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Saif climbs the ladder The industry always spoke of the three Khans when it spoke of star power — Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman. Then Hrithik Roshan made it to the premium list and also Akshay Kumar. These five actors called [...]
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WWE Ladder Matches
Disc One
Ladder Match for North American Heavyweight Championship and Cash
Jake Roberts vs. Big Daddy Ritter
Stampede Wrestling - July 1979
Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
July 21 1992
Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon
SummerSlam - August 27 1995
Ladder Match for the
Hi Folks,
Just a quick announcement. We just did a international press release for our product The Ladder Of Dreams™.
With this release, our goal setting tool is officially launch. You can read about the press release by clicking here.
Cheers,
James
Hi Folks,
Just a quick announcement. We just did a international press release for our product The Ladder Of Dreams™.
With this release, our goal setting tool is officially launch. You can read about the press release by clicking here.
Cheers,
James
Hi Folks,
After many months of work and 4 weeks of intensive preparation, we are please to announce that The Ladder Of Dreams™ is ready! You may have been acquainted with the concept of The Ladder Of Dreams™ from as far back as June 2007 from this blog when I share with you how I set my goals - 9 Secret Steps To Life Transformation: The Ladder Of Dreams.
I received very positive feedbacks from readers and friends alike and began working on a system that I could share it with everyone. My original idea was to give out the system free for all who wish to set and achieve their goals while documenting my experiences in goal setting using this system to be sold for a small fee to supplement my income.
As some of you already know, I gave out the system for free in Sept 07 and shared extensively on goal setting alone in Sept 07 and Oct 07. I have rename this part of the system The Ladder Of Dreams™ Essential and it consist of a template and an instructional manual. I hope everyone fou
Hi Folks,
After many months of work and 4 weeks of intensive preparation, we are please to announce that The Ladder Of Dreams™ is ready! You may have been acquainted with the concept of The Ladder Of Dreams™ from as far back as June 2007 from this blog when I share with you how I [...]
Unless we are in a very fortunate position, then when we start a business blog we are likely to be faced with the challenge of how to attract visitors to it, how to encourage them to become readers and then how to build their trust and confidence in us and our blog over time.
This comes through building, developing and of course maintaining a relationship with our blog readers and it’s a process that I’ve been trying to represent visually for a while. Recently, I came across something that I feel comes very close while flicking through some books at home and one in particular called “How to Succeed as an Independent Consultant” which is written by Timothy RV Foster.
In it, I found a diagram and section entitled the ‘Ladder of Goodwill’ which the author had developed to explain the developing relationship a supplier has with its clients. The various rungs on the ladder were described as ranging from ‘Nowhere’ at the start where a customer has no knowl
Independent Online says:It is regarded as one of the country s most secure national key points but a brazen attack by gunmen has left a man seriously injured read more ->Cape Argus says:A brazen attack by four gunmen on the Pelindaba nuclear facility has left a senior emergency officer seriously injured Anton Gerber Necsa emergency services operational officer spoke to the Pretoria News from his hospital bed hours after the attack read more ->Star-Gazette says:Chemung County Self defense for women The YWCA of Elmira and the Twin Tiers at 211 Lake St is offering a three hour self defense class for women from 1 to 4 p m Saturday read more ->Telegraph-Forum says:We believe city voters should choose Norma Hill Ken Emerson Richard Rocky Rockwell Jr Garnet Sis Love John Walker and Michael Jacobs for Bucyrus City Council read more ->Sydney Morning Herald says:COLLEAGUES of Network Ten newsreader Charmaine Dragun have spoken of their guilt at not seeing her distress i
Legendary Ladder Match from Wrestlemania 10. This is my first post of many to come, why search for hours on video sites, just come here and they're all in one place. This happens to be my all-time favorite match.PART 1PART 2PART 3
Mortar is out with the video to his new single 'Jacob's Ladder', from Western Australia rapper's album 'Sacred Geometry', out now on Clandestien Productions. Watch it below the fold.
Economists expect the fed to cut interest rates again this week, only a month after cutting rates for the first time in over 4 years. What does this mean? Well, outside of any effects a rate cut may have on the stock market, it means the interest rates banks pay their customers may fall as well.
How can decreasing interest rates affect consumers? For the last year or so, it has been easy to find high interest bank accounts that pay about 5% interest. However, following last month’s rate cuts, interest rates around 4.5% are more common. If the rates are cut again, it is possible that interest rates will drop once more.
Lock in current interest rates. It you plan on keeping cash as part of your investment portfolio, now may be a good time to consider a CD ladder. Why? Because a CD ladder will allow you to lock in favorable interest rates for a set period of time.
Last week, my wife and I built a 5 year CD ladder and locked in our CDs at rates between 4.91-5.06%. For us, these rates
Many people prefer to keep a certain amount of cash in their investment portfolio, especially when investing for periods of 5 years or less. However, savings accounts do not always give the best return on investment for cash. Certificates of Deposit (CD) usually offer better interest rates than savings accounts because a CD guarantees the bank access to your money for a certain time period. This allows the banks to lend your money to other people and earn a profit.
The only problem with CDs is liquidity - you must leave the money in the CD until it matures, or you face an early withdrawal penalty. However, there are options to increase your access to your money. Building a CD ladder is a simple and effective method of investing your money at better interest rates while maintaining some access to the money.
How to build a CD ladder: Let’s use a 5 year ladder as an example. In year 1 you invest in 5 separate CDs, one each for lengths of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. At the end of each y
Kong Maxx Ladder Stands Sold at Gander Mountain Recalled Due to Fall Hazard
(Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:40:00 GMT) The ladder stands can become unstable while in use, causing the user to fall. The addition of one ladder section to the stand makes the platform further away from the bracing. When the stand is at its full height, the distance between the bracing and the platform may result in platform instability prior to attachment to and/or detachment from the tree.
The steps you take to brand and market your professional services firm is not radically different from your steps up the corporate ladder. In either case, it’s typically not an overnight accomplishment.
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Sinopse: Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) é um bombeiro inexperiente, que ingressou na corporação há pouco tempo. Logo ele faz amizade com os companheiros de tropa, seguindo à risca as ordens de seu chefe e mentor, o capitão Mike Kennedy (John Travolta). Ao mesmo tempo em que se arrisca ao realizar seu trabalho, Jack precisa lidar com as constantes reclamações de sua esposa, Linda (Jacinda Barrett
From 24 Hours a day, Oct. 13: "Keep striving for something better and there can be no stagnation in your life.... Do not misspend time over past failures. Count the lessons learned from failures as rungs upon the ladder of progress".I have heard it said many times in Shiurim- Life is like a down escalator- if you're not climbing up, then you will be pulled downward-. It's all about striving to become a better person and according to the Ramchal- working at growing closer to Hashem. Program would agree with this, because, it usually is in synch with Torah Values. If I don't keep aiming higher and higher, then I will just be pulled down.But recently I also heard someone say that even when we climb up the rungs, we should remember to keep one foot on the lower rung (to keep us steady), and also remember where we came from. This helps us not to fall all the way down if we have a slip- it keeps us balanced. In program it's known as "keeping the memory green". This means that I have to r
New York Jets wide receiver Brad Smith has been promoted to the third-receiver role and has passed WR Justin McCareins on the depth chart. McCareins has been limited to just one catch after his pitiful collapse dropping two potential game winning catches in week 2 against Baltimore. Smith meanwhile has taken advantage and made the best of his opportunity. Since, McCareins two dropped passes in the Ravens game, Smith has 8 receptions for 104 yards and one touchdown.
Which ladder to choose?Today, an opportunity came to me. I was offered a faster route to a so called promotion (if there is of course, haha). That, of course is entitled to if I give the work and commitment. Very tempting I must say.But, I said no. I think I would rather invest my time in business, no matter how passionate I am about what I do now. 2 years. At the end of the 2 year period, I know I will be somebody. I definitely do not want to be somebody who only have her work to be proud of.2 years, career woman? Or double eagle?Its an obvious choice, isnt it? Freedom!Will put up Monday's function pics soon!
Building your business by using strong yet simple networking tactics. Become known in the business world as a consumate professional and build relationships the right way.
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Hey Folks,
We have recently talked about why career planning is important, if you want to refresh your memory or if you missed them, click here to trace the story.
Ladder Of Dream - Career Sample
Today I will give an example of how simple it is to create a career plan using The Ladder Of Dream (Click on image to get a bigger view):
Method Of Planning
This is a sample of career progression from a fresh graduate aiming to be a Financial Controller one day, not so far in the future. Was that hard to fill? Not really, you just need to know your goal and where you are now. Then you fill in the blanks in reverse (i.e. the logical step just before you reach your goal, etc) and your career path is drawn.
Important Note
It is important to remember that you don’t need to like any of the job in between, they are there as part of a career progression. You need to learn the skills in that position and do well enough to progress and move on. Your dream is that job listed in the number 1 posit
Everybody knows the beauty of a face begins with the right smile and the right skin.The first is something not everybody can learn and sometimes is innate, but the second is something you can achieve using the right products.Especially natural products.Technology comes at our help also in this case.Long ago they discovered that one of the first cause of aging of the skin is the so called "Oxidation", caused by the free radicals in our body.All what is against it, could be helpful as a "antioxidant product".There is a fruit which grows in Vietnam which is very rich in antioxidants: Gâc” (Momordia Cochinchinemis Spreng).And there is one product which is particularly rich in Gâc:R.G. Skin Revitalizer.Asian households know since long the medicinal potentials of this fruit and grow it in their garden.It is a ref fruit resembling a cantaloupe, it is very rich in carotenoids which are in a highly bio-available form (infact your body can absorb these fat-soluble nutrients better than if it
Last night, I had a chance to catch-up on my backlog of flipping shows on Tivo: Flip That House and Property Ladder (the rest are too dramatic and unrealistic even for me). If only I could flip houses in Fantasy Land where all of these shows seem to take place. Here is a typical scenario on these shows:
1.) Take one lottery-ticket buyer from the local liquor store, and place the label 'real estate investor' on said individual.
2.) Pay 350,000 for a house that is barely standing on its rotting foundation.
3.) Spend 4 weeks and $30,000 (or insert your own ridiculously low number here) to gut the kitchen and baths; replace the mechanical and electrical systems, drywall, install new hardwood floors, stainless appliances, landscaping, new roof, plus a few mishaps with contractors and subs along the way.
4.) Sell immediately for $550,000 (even though the stated comps only support $475,000).
5.) Make a cool profit of $170,000.
Geez, where to begin. I'm not sure abou
Last night, I had a chance to catch-up on my backlog of flipping shows on Tivo: Flip That House and Property Ladder (the rest are too dramatic and unrealistic even for me). If only I could flip houses in Fantasy Land where all of these shows seem to take place. Here is a typical scenario on these shows:
1.) Take one lottery-ticket buyer from the local liquor store, and place the label 'real estate investor' on said individual.
2.) Pay 350,000 for a house that is barely standing on its rotting foundation.
3.) Spend 4 weeks and $30,000 (or insert your own ridiculously low number here) to gut the kitchen and baths; replace the mechanical and electrical systems, drywall, install new hardwood floors, stainless appliances, landscaping, new roof, plus a few mishaps with contractors and subs along the way.
4.) Sell immediately for $550,000 (even though the stated comps only support $475,000).
5.) Make a cool profit of $170,000.
Geez, where to begin. I'm not sure abou
The Pillow Ladder sure brings out some painful memories from childhood! Who didn’t plan a great escape in the night when grounded that went Kaput? I wish, I had something like to help in my unsuccessful escapades! However since we here at Bedzine are all responsible (at least we would like to think so) we don’t encourage any sort of behavior, which involves a pillow ladder! Kids can use it for emergencies though (yeah right).
Via Happy Cavalier
bed fun, cushions, Pillows and Cushions
Loss is the futures trader’s bugaboo, that annoying little wisp of fear in the back of your subconscious that keeps you from pulling the trigger and achieving success. To succeed as a futures trader you have to squelch thoughts of previous failures and concentrate on learning the new skills that will lead you to success. (more…)
This is simply amazing! We need a verticle race in the Olympics.
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I just thought this was cool. I might have to try making one for my kids. I think my son would get a real kick out of it.Tags: toy, how to, metacafe, video, video of the day, videorambler