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ADHD is over-diagnosed

Friday, March 30, 2012

What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected by researchers at Ruhr-Universit?t Bochum (RUB) and University of Basel: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is over-diagnosed. The study showed that child and adolescent psychotherapists and psychiatrists tend to give a diagnosis based on heuristics, unclear rules of thumb, rather than adhering to recognized diagnostic criteria. Boys in particular are substantially more often misdiagnosed compared to girls. These are the most important results of a study conducted by Prof. Dr. Silvia Schneider and Prof. Dr. J?rgen Margraf (both from RUB) and Dr. Katrin Bruchm?ller (University of Basel) as reported in the American periodical "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology".

Leon has ADHD, Lea doesn't

The researchers surveyed altogether 1,000 child and adolescent psychotherapists and psychiatrists across Germany. 473 participated in the study. They received one of four available case vignettes, and were asked to give a diagnoses and a recommendation for therapy. In three out of the four case vignettes, the described symptoms and circumstances did not fulfil ADHD criteria. Only one of the cases fulfilled ADHD criteria based strictly on the valid diagnostic criteria. In addition, the gender of the child was included as a variable resulting in eight different case vignettes. As the result, when comparing two identical cases with a different gender, the difference was clear: Leon has ADHD, Lea doesn't.

Male and conspicuous: the "prototype" makes the difference

Many child and adolescent psychotherapists and psychiatrists seem to proceed heuristically and base their decisions on prototypical symptoms. The prototype is male and shows symptoms such as motoric restlessness, lack of concentration and impulsiveness. In connection with the gender of the patient, these symptoms lead to different diagnoses. A boy with such symptoms, even he does not fulfil the complete set of diagnostic criteria, will receive a diagnosis for ADHD, whereas a girl will not. Also the therapist's gender plays a role in the diagnostic: male therapists give substantially more frequently a diagnosis for ADHD than their female counterparts.

Diagnostic inflation, more medication, higher daily doses

In the past decades the diagnoses ADHD have become almost inflationary. Between 1989 and 2001, the number of diagnoses in German clinical practise increased by 381 percent. The costs for ADHD medication, such as for the performance-enhancer Methylphenidate, have grown 9 times between 1993 and 2003. The German health insurance company, Techniker, reports an increase of 30 percent in Methylphenidate prescriptions for its clients between the ages of 6 and 18. Similarly, the daily dosage has increased by 10 percent on average.

Remarkable lack of research

Considering these statistics, there is a remarkable lack of research in the diagnostic of ADHD. "In spite of the strong public interest, only very few empirical studies have addressed this issue", Prof. Schneider and Dr. Bruchm?ller point out. While in the 70s and 80s a "certain upswing" of studies on the frequency and reasons for misdiagnoses could be observed, current research hardly examines the phenomena. The current study shows that in order to avoid a misdiagnosis of ADHD and premature treatment, it is crucial for therapists not to rely on their intuition, instead to strictly adhere to defined, established diagnostic criteria. This is best possible with the help of standardized diagnostic instruments, such as diagnostic interviews.

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Yahoo set for significant layoffs, reports say

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Yahoo is preparing to make significant layoffs next week in an ongoing effort to restructure the company, CNBC?s Scott Wapner reported Friday.

CNBC cited as its source a story on the news website AllThingsD.com, which said the Yahoo layoffs could touch thousands of employees. The company is then expected to announce a new restructuring of the company the following week, the report said.

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Discover how lengthy it will require being free of debt and just how much you?ll pay in interest by looking into making the minimum monthly obligations.

All the debt that the people owes seems on the credit history. Credit repots are utilized by banking institutions whenever a loan continues to be asked for. If you don?t possess a savings, account open one. Make certain the account doesn?t have costs or rates of interest attached. For those who have difficulty-controlling money you might want to open a Paypal account and obtain a debit card online. This account not just safeguards you from id theft, additionally, it causes it to be difficult to get money immediately. Put your debit card in which you aren?t able to find however in a secure place.

The Credit Guidance Service (CCCS) reviews that calls from people concerned about debt happen to be elevated by 50% in comparison with this past year. Personal bankruptcy isn?t your only option. Huge numbers of people credit is devastated by personal bankruptcy each year. Though filing an instalment 7 Personal bankruptcy will obvious you associated with a obligation to creditors, it?s devastating for your credit and can ride your credit history for 10 years.

Several Examples of Debt Relief Companies

Weve made the decision to have a couple of debt relief companies to determine the way you fare on knowing the standard of services and gauging the reality within the claims produced by such organizations. Bear in mind the companies referred to in the following paragraphs, although truly existing, are utilized only as good examples: we?re neither on their behalf nor against them. Debt Settlement Network, Corporation. utilizes friendly and qualified professionals devoted in assisting customers eliminate charge card debt. Besides offering customers a totally free and private consultation, the organization offers the next services: a considerable decrease on the quantity of total debt and it is settlement, help with controlling creditors, and assist in stopping personal bankruptcy.

Debt Settlement Reference, however, simply assists in supplying customers by having an ideally matched up managing debt professional free of charge. It hopes to achieve the next objectives because of its clients: elevated awareness and knowledge of its debt, elevated utilization of cost-effective thinking and supplying inspiration because of its clients being debt-free.

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Additionally, the main charge card companies, in the advocating of the us government, have lately bending their minimum payment per month to around 4% from the outstanding balance.

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Food & Drink | How in order to Make Medicinal Chicken Soup by ...

Everybody knows that soup is the entire remedy for as soon as you are generally down. Creating soup with bone marrow stock is much more than a mood cure. it improves a immune system plus delivers us alongside effortless to be able to assimilate minerals. The actual marrow inside the particular bones contains vitamins that feed your bone tissue marrow. When a bone tissue marrow is actually nourished, anyone create healthier immune cells not to mention may better fight off colds and even flu.

The entire bones in the soup as well contain quite a few really good minerals which support regeneration and in addition optimum health. As soon as you add an acidic component to the stock it helps in order to leech the actual minerals from the bones. That is actually why a large number of bone tissue marrow soup dishes currently have wine, vinegar or lemon fruit juice added with them.

The following recipe typically is for a medicinal chicken bone tissue marrow soup filled with natural herbs. Whenever creating the soup stock, I suggest making a double batch to freeze a few of it that would come with on hand for the entire next soup buyers make.

Soup Stock
1 whole natural chicken carcass (right after you currently have cooked the chicken and additionally consumed almost all of the entire meat) with a few of the meat left about it and then the legs cut upwards Or simply Cut upwards 3 raw poultry legs then thighs
12 cups drinking water
1 entire bulb of garlic (certainly not really individual pieces, yet the entire bulb)
5 sticks astragalus
3 medium slices of fresh ginger
3 tablespoons fresh chopped rosemary
2 tablespoons fresh or perhaps dried thyme Fruit juice of 2 lemons

1) Should you are using raw poultry bones rather than the particular carcass, cut the particular poultry leg bones back into 3 pieces. Create many of these cuts through the entire bones; the idea is that would expose the particular marrow inside the particular leg bones.

2) Put the particular cut upwards leg pieces then or even the chicken carcass back into the particular water. Add almost all elements, bring this particular on to a boil then turn down as well as permit simmer for four to 8 hours.

3) Permit cool a little bit, skim off certain of the hardened fat

4) Strain everything from the liquid by means of a strainer except for large bones in the event you are getting to make a fresh soup now. If perhaps you are really going to freeze the particular stock, remove everything, such as the particular big bones. The actual liquid typically is the bone marrow soup stock.

Final soup
4 tablespoons olive oil
5 cloves garlic
3 slices of fresh ginger
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons of savory natural herbs (rosemary, thyme or perhaps basil)
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon paprika
2 onions or alternatively leeks
2 carrots
2 celery stocks
1 turnip
? cup rice or simply 2 potatoes Strained soup stock

1) Sautee the herbs and in addition veggies with regard to a pot. Whenever veggies are generally a little bit soft, add the actual rice as well as soup stock. At this particular point you can as well add a very few fresh pieces of chicken, cut upwards breasts are informative. Allow everything simmer on low for 1 hour immediately after which enjoy! Right prior to eating add fresh greens including chopped chard, beet greens parsley or perhaps kale. Kami McBride has assisted thousands of people learn how to make use of natural herbs inside their daily lives with regard to techniques which are healthy, safe and additionally fun not to mention she teaches classes throughout natural medicine and women's health A great intuitive then inspiring teacher, she works in order to revive the actual cultural art of residence organic care not to mention teaches herbology because a relationship with the Earth and a means of life. Kami is actually the particular creator of 105 Techniques to Enjoy Menstruation.


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Hell's Kitchen: Your Home's 'Family Tree': Q&A With Know Thy ...

As an archaeologist of 25 years standing, Colm Moloney (on left in photo)?knows Ireland from the ground up in a way few people do. Thus it would seem a natural extension of his work to focus on the role of ?place? in Irish family history, as distinct from ?people.? He and Know Thy Place Ltd., a firm he launched last year with fellow archaeologist (and TheWildGeese.com Contributing Editor) Damian Shiels (on right in photo), are poised to provide the Irish worldwide unprecedented access to the history of their particular ancestral land. Belinda Evangelista, TheWildGeese?s Preservation Editor, recently conversed about the new business, and the growing marketplace it seems ready to dominate for years to come.

TheWildGeese.com:? It seems to me that it was looking after the needs of your clients that brought this business to fruition, would you agree?


Colm Moloney: ?That?s correct. We identified a gap in the market for archaeological research. While there are a number of well-established genealogical companies out there who trace ?people,? nobody offered professional archaeological research of ?places.?? Our market research indicated that there was a substantial body of people out there that wanted to find out about the places in which they lived or, indeed, their ancestral home.


TheWildGeese.com:? Would you explain the term ?The Archaeology of Genealogy??

Moloney: ?While genealogists will trace your ancestors, Know Thy Place Ltd. will research the place that your ancestors lived ? taking your story back potentially thousands of years beyond any written records. We feel this compliments genealogical research and to truly discover your (Irish) roots, we feel it is essential to look at ?place? as well as ?people.?

TheWildGeese.com:? Did you learn information about your own ancestral home?

Moloney: ?I have taken my home place (Midleton in County Cork) back to the Bronze Age. My maternal family (O?Neils) lived here from at least the late 18thcentury. I have traced my paternal line back to a small holding in Clogheen near Monasterevin in County Kildare in the early 19thcentury, but the surname Moloney is almost certainly from County Clare so I have some work there just yet. It?s all very exciting and all my siblings are getting involved!

TheWildGeese.com:? How did your initial clients learn about your work?

Moloney: ?We initially prepared a chart for George Hook, a famous TV and radio presenter in Ireland. I presented his chart to him on his radio show, and the orders immediately started coming in. Since then we have concentrated on social media as we are really trying to tap into the Irish Diaspora worldwide.

TheWildGeese.com:? What is your archaeology background?

Moloney: ?I wanted to be an archaeologist for as long as I can remember. I studied archaeology at University College Cork in Ireland where I got a BA in Archaeological and Greek and Roman Civilization and later gained an MA in Archaeology and Heritage Management from the University of Leicester in the UK. I have worked as a professional archaeologist in the UK and Ireland for the last 24 years and have published the results of my work in both jurisdictions in a selection of academic and popular publications. In addition, I have managed large commercial archeological companies in both the UK and Ireland since 1997 ? I currently part-own Rubicon Heritage Services, where I am the managing director. This is the largest provider of commercial archaeological services to the development sector in Ireland. This organization provides support to Know Thy Place Ltd., which I also part own and manage.

?(A chart from the town of?President Obama's ancestors.)


TheWildGeese.com:? How many people do you have working with you?

Moloney: ?Between Know Thy Place and Rubicon, we currently have 20 professional archaeologists plus support staff.

TheWildGeese.com:? I would imagine that you have made many people happy through your work. Do you find your job psychologically rewarding?

Moloney: ?It?s always great to connect people to their distant past ? there is a gravity to that knowledge that is hard to put into words, but it certainly provides great job satisfaction.

TheWildGeese.com:? Is there anything you would like to add?

Moloney: ?Know Thy Place is more like a club than a service. We see the purchase of Know Thy Place charts as the beginning of a relationship with our clients rather than a simple transaction. We are committed to developing our social media to provide the Irish diaspora throughout the world with information about archaeological developments in Ireland and, through those media, continued exploration of their place.

For more information about Know Thy Place and for contact details, visit http://www.knowthyplace.com.

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2 killed, 11 wounded in Chicago shootings Thursday

In this photo taken Thursday, March 29, 2012, Chicago police are seen outside a convenience store on the city's South Side where six males were shot, one fatally, during the early evening. Chicago experienced another outburst of violence Thursday with two men killed and 11 others wounded in multiple shootings. (AP Photo/Chicago Sun-Times, Brian Jackson) CHICAGO LOCALS OUT, MAGS OUT

In this photo taken Thursday, March 29, 2012, Chicago police are seen outside a convenience store on the city's South Side where six males were shot, one fatally, during the early evening. Chicago experienced another outburst of violence Thursday with two men killed and 11 others wounded in multiple shootings. (AP Photo/Chicago Sun-Times, Brian Jackson) CHICAGO LOCALS OUT, MAGS OUT

In this photo taken Thursday, March 29, 2012, Chicago police are seen outside a convenience store on the city's South Side where six males were shot, one fatally, during the early evening. Chicago experienced another outburst of violence Thursday with two men killed and 11 others wounded in multiple shootings. (AP Photo/Chicago Sun-Times, Brian Jackson) CHICAGO LOCALS OUT, MAGS OUT

(AP) ? A nephew of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was one of 13 men shot ? two fatally ? during a violent six-hour stretch in Chicago, another indication that violence is on the rise in the nation's third-largest city.

A spokesperson for Wade confirmed that his nephew was one of those injured in a Thursday shooting at a convenience store. The spokesperson declined to confirm the nephew's name or condition.

Wade, a Chicago native, was playing with the Heat at Toronto on Friday night. In a statement prepared for release before the game, Wade says he does not have all the details, but that his "thoughts and prayers are with all involved."

The shootings are part of a larger uptick in violence across Chicago this year.

Associated Press

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How To Defend Obamacare

A: Thank you for that softball, Your Honor. There is no real, substantial, honest-to-goodness interstate spillover/externality problem with broccoli that I see at the moment.? [Pause] Even if nothing I have said yet persuades Your Honors, my second commerce clause claim is that millions of Americans suffer from preexisting medical conditions. If they get a better job offer out of state, they should take it so that they can contribute more to their families and to the general economy. But they will not be able to do so if the out-of-state employer discriminates against preexisting conditions. This discrimination creates a huge lock-in of labor. It prohibits interstate mobility?the free interstate flow of services. The core purpose of the interstate commerce clause is to allow Congress to remove interstate barriers?legal, physical, economic?such as this.

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UV photographs of 12-year-olds show skin cancer risk ? Colorado ...

A UV photo shows sun damage hidden in traditional photography

THREE KEY POINTS:

  • UV photography shows spots of sun damage
  • The amount of sun damage seen in UV photography correlates with known melanoma risk factors ? more sunspots equals higher risk
  • UV photography could be used as a visual aid when counseling children at high risk for melanoma about sun protection

Look at a middle school assembly ? during their lifetime one in 50 of these kids will develop melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer that kills 48,000 people every year, worldwide. Now look at these kids again ? which are at highest risk? You can?t tell, but a study recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology shows that UV photography might provide important information about risk, not visible to the naked eye. The amount of sun damage in UV photographs taken of a large cohort of 12-year-old?s correlated with known melanoma risk factors including freckles, fair skin, red hair and light eye color.

?Primary care physicians could use UV photographs with children and young teens to provide better sun protection counseling,? says Ryan Gamble, MD, the study?s first author and postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH, investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and associate professor of dermatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

?Before middle school kids think about tanning, we want them to see these pictures,? Dellavalle says.

In fact, the power of sunspots seen in UV photographs to motivate sun-guarding behaviors such as avoiding tanning beds, staying out of the midday sun, proper sunscreen use and the use of protective clothing has been known from previous studies.

?But while the photographs make an impression, not much has been known about what the spots in the photographs actually mean,? Gamble says. The group is the first to show that the amount of sun damage shown in ultraviolet photographs is correlated with other melanoma risk factors, such as skin color, hair color, eye color and freckles.

?For these children at increased risk, it is even more important to protect themselves from the sun and ultraviolet radiation, ? Gamble says.

With UV photographs used to create greater awareness of melanoma and motivate increased use of sun prevention in the high-risk population, ?much of the occurrence of the disease and its complications can be prevented,? Gamble says.

?

This study was funded by a $40,000 seed grant from the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

Source: http://www.coloradocancerblogs.org/news/uv-photographs-of-12-year-olds-show-skin-cancer-risk

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Bradley Cooper & Zoe Saldana Call It Quits!

Sources say the couple has split after three months of dating. See more celeb pairs who are back to going solo

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Scientists clone 'survivor' elm trees

Scientists clone 'survivor' elm trees [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 29-Mar-2012
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Contact: Praveen Saxena
psaxena@uoguelph.ca
226-500-1857
University of Guelph

Scientists at the University of Guelph have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer Dutch elm disease.

The breakthrough, published today in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, is the first known use of in vitro culture technology to clone buds of mature American elm trees.

"This research has the potential to bring back the beloved American elm population to North America," said Prof. Praveen Saxena, a plant scientist who worked on the project with Professor Alan Sullivan. Both are from Guelph's Department of Plant Agriculture.

"It may also serve as a model to help propagate and preserve thousands of other endangered plant species at risk of extinction across the globe."

Majestic American elms were among the most popular and recognizable trees in Ontario, lining boulevards and adorning city centres. But more than 95 per cent of the population in Eastern Canada and the United States has now been wiped out by Dutch elm disease.

The imported fungal infection interferes with water transport and stops nutrients from circulating in the tree. Only about one in 100,000 elms may be naturally resistant to the pathogen.

Looking for new techniques to clone and produce resistant trees through micropropagation, the Guelph researchers selected tissue samples from survivors in Ontario, including a century-old elm tree growing on the U of G campus.

"The trees that have survived initial and subsequent epidemics potentially represent an invaluable source of potential disease resistance for future plantings and breeding programs," Saxena said.

After growing genetic copies from the shoot tips and dormant buds, the researchers hope to select germplasm with the desired traits including disease-resistance which will further aid elm breeding and biotechnology programs around the world.

They also perfected a way to conserve germplasm over the long term. A germplasm repository now contains 17 accessions collected from mature elm trees that survived across Ontario.

"Our results demonstrate the usefulness of in vitro technologies for conserving and reintroducing endangered germplasm of economic, social and environment significance," Saxena said.

In vitro conservation technology is highly efficient and better than seed banks for conservation of many plant species, he added. Hundreds of genotypes with known phenotypes can be conserved in a safe small space and can easily be propagated.

The professors worked with Guelph postdoctoral researchers Mukund Shukla and Maxwell Jones; Chunzhao Liu, Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing; and Susan Gosling of the Gosling Foundation.

"We want to conserve and propagate the American elm and many other rare and endangered Canadian native species so that we can start to replace what has been decimated along the way," said Gosling.

Saxena said the team hopes to reintroduce disease-resistant trees. "The need to conserve endangered plant species in provinces such as Ontario where urban sprawl continues is crucial and urgent."

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The research was funded by the Gosling Foundation. The Canadian Journal of Forest Research is published by the National Research Council of Canada.


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Scientists clone 'survivor' elm trees [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 29-Mar-2012
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Contact: Praveen Saxena
psaxena@uoguelph.ca
226-500-1857
University of Guelph

Scientists at the University of Guelph have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer Dutch elm disease.

The breakthrough, published today in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, is the first known use of in vitro culture technology to clone buds of mature American elm trees.

"This research has the potential to bring back the beloved American elm population to North America," said Prof. Praveen Saxena, a plant scientist who worked on the project with Professor Alan Sullivan. Both are from Guelph's Department of Plant Agriculture.

"It may also serve as a model to help propagate and preserve thousands of other endangered plant species at risk of extinction across the globe."

Majestic American elms were among the most popular and recognizable trees in Ontario, lining boulevards and adorning city centres. But more than 95 per cent of the population in Eastern Canada and the United States has now been wiped out by Dutch elm disease.

The imported fungal infection interferes with water transport and stops nutrients from circulating in the tree. Only about one in 100,000 elms may be naturally resistant to the pathogen.

Looking for new techniques to clone and produce resistant trees through micropropagation, the Guelph researchers selected tissue samples from survivors in Ontario, including a century-old elm tree growing on the U of G campus.

"The trees that have survived initial and subsequent epidemics potentially represent an invaluable source of potential disease resistance for future plantings and breeding programs," Saxena said.

After growing genetic copies from the shoot tips and dormant buds, the researchers hope to select germplasm with the desired traits including disease-resistance which will further aid elm breeding and biotechnology programs around the world.

They also perfected a way to conserve germplasm over the long term. A germplasm repository now contains 17 accessions collected from mature elm trees that survived across Ontario.

"Our results demonstrate the usefulness of in vitro technologies for conserving and reintroducing endangered germplasm of economic, social and environment significance," Saxena said.

In vitro conservation technology is highly efficient and better than seed banks for conservation of many plant species, he added. Hundreds of genotypes with known phenotypes can be conserved in a safe small space and can easily be propagated.

The professors worked with Guelph postdoctoral researchers Mukund Shukla and Maxwell Jones; Chunzhao Liu, Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing; and Susan Gosling of the Gosling Foundation.

"We want to conserve and propagate the American elm and many other rare and endangered Canadian native species so that we can start to replace what has been decimated along the way," said Gosling.

Saxena said the team hopes to reintroduce disease-resistant trees. "The need to conserve endangered plant species in provinces such as Ontario where urban sprawl continues is crucial and urgent."

###

The research was funded by the Gosling Foundation. The Canadian Journal of Forest Research is published by the National Research Council of Canada.


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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uog-sc032712.php

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Why Buyers, Sellers Should Choose Web-Savvy Realtor ...

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Nearly 90% of all home buyers and nearly 95% of buyers between the ages of 25 and 44, the age at which people are most likely to purchase a home, search for homes on the internet. With Americans spending an estimated 2 to 5 hours a day online, home buyers are most likely to discover the home they eventually purchase online, either on a real estate website, listing domain or Facebook page.? A real estate agent who does not make aggressive use of internet marketing tools puts his clients ? both buyers and sellers ? at a considerable disadvantage. When shopping for a real estate agent, home buyers and home sellers alike should look for a web-savvy Realtor who makes use of all the latest tech tools to harness the full power of the internet to market sellers? homes and help buyers find the home of their dreams.

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Web-savvy real estate agents offer a multitude of online real estate tools that attract home buyers to their listings,?create a larger audience for homes for sale,?and simplify the?home sale?process for both buyers and sellers. Buyers should look for agents that provide access to community information and school evaluations that allow them to pinpoint the neighborhoods to focus their housing search. Virtual video tours allow buyers to preview homes that attract their interest while?minimizing the amount of time spent on walk-throughs and open houses. Mapping tools that allow buyers to zoom in on a home and zoom out to check out the neighborhood are valuable. Mortgage calculators, home buying and?closing tips and checklists,?market reports and links to additional information are among the many features that real estate agents are adding to their websites to enhance the home-buying process.

Real estate agents that regularly use social media and mobile technology to stay in touch with their clients can provide buyers? with immediate answers to their questions, alert buyers to new listings the moment they become available, quickly transmit documents and more, making?it easier and less stressful to buy a home.

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Source: http://www.realinventive.com/2012/03/28/why-buyers-sellers-should-choose-web-savvy-realtor/

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Video: Did Jack Welch Deflate the Market?

The markets end lower for the second trading day in a row, but was Jack Welch's comments on natural gas the reason for the pullback? Doug Cote, ING chief market strategist, and Michael Norman, John Thomas Financial chief economist, weigh in.

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Home Made Energy Made Inexpensive

It is possible to completely build your own solar panel, but for the most part, these panels are small and do not produce the wattage necessary to power more than a simple lamp and only for a couple of minutes.? The most effective way to produce power from the sun, when you can't afford to hire the professionals, would be with a solar panel kit.? These build your own solar panel kits come with everything you need to successfully build your own solar panel in the comfort of your living room, or the garage may be a wiser choice.?

Surprisingly, build your own solar panel kits are not difficult to find.? With large companies like GE producing these kits, the build your own solar panel sets are very affordable and offer quicker return on your investment than purchasing and professionally installing a solar energy system.? In general the instructions are easy to follow, even for teens and children, and in no time you are on your way to your own solar power system.?

If you are looking to build your own solar panel there are a numerous resources and guides available to help you through the process.? By involving the whole family in the building process, every one will learn how a solar power system works and exactly how the components are put together.? Also, when you build your own solar panel you are giving yourself the knowledge to expand your system on your own, without calling back the installers, and the ability to adapt your current system to meet new design needs.?

In 2007 my wife and I purchased 40 acres in Northern Arizona and proceeded to complete our dream of living totaly off-grid.

Our property was about a mile and a half from the nearest utilities so we had no other choice than to contract with a company to have solar panels and all the associated equiptment installed for the total price of $23,000. I now wish I had been aware of this report which you haveavailable to you.

Making the choice to build your own solar panel is a great investment for your future and the world's future.? Start making your own power at home and take advantage of this great way to educate yourself while saving money and helping the environment and learn how to build your own solar panel today.

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How Can Physical Therapy Chiropractic Heal Lower Back Pain

Have you been suffering from lower back pain for quite some time now? Like many others you have probably relied on painkillers and pain-lessening creams and gels. ?You might have also blamed the pain on those long hours at office or too much of heavy work at home. It is true that such pains are generally caused by excessive stress. However, the reasons may also be something like an injury, accident or strenuous physical exertion. These factors can make muscles can feel painful and joints can be caught out of correct alignment. Yes, it is true that most of us turn to home remedies like pills and gels once we feel back pains, but the correct thing to do would be to consult an orthopedic specialist. More often than not, the diagnosis we make turns out to be wrong after the doctor checks our x-rays and MRIs. The cause of our pain may or may not be as trivial as we might think it to be.

So, why not be sure and get the right treatment for the ailment?

When it comes to pain in our lower backs, most of the orthopedics suggests physical therapy chiropractic. It is the work of chiropractors to focus on proper joint motion and nerve flow. Pain often results from? spinal compressions which may have been caused by spinal cord injury or disc degeneration, habitual poor posture, that, over the years, cause tight muscles to compress the spine. This, in turn, leads to nerve restriction. This condition can also lessen the supply of necessary nutrients to the affected part and thus restrict the body's ability to heal the area. Chiropractors always try to make sure that the innate intelligence that flows in each of us through the nervous system is not impeded.

Subluxations or altered joint function can be one of the most important causes of altered innate flow.

Most chiropractors suggest physical therapy in order to heal the ailment from its roots. It helps in lessening the pain and increases one's range of motion. However, one needs to keep in mind that it will not fix the discomfort instantly. The entire process may take a considerable span of time. Generally, electrical muscle stimulation is used to increase circulation, decrease inflammation, or affect a pain block. This kind of muscle stimulation may feel a little prickly or tingly. However, it is in no way uncomfortable and most people experience a great deal of pain relief and muscle relaxation with it.

When the condition of lower back pain seems a bit more serious, many doctors suggest mechanical traction therapy as a part of physical therapy chiropractic. The chiropractors use special tables for this kind of treatment. For instance, the low back with herniated discs and the associated pain and inflammation, can be healed with a traction table. This process creates extra spaces between the sections of the vertebrae which allows increased blood flow and re-hydration of a swollen, inflamed disc that may have moved out of its proper position.

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What would be the optimum time to sell something? In any real estate industry, summer and the spring will be the very best times to hold open house activities. The weather temperature is just appropriate and you also can?t put a price on those stunning sceneries like blossoms in bloom for the season. Customers could be in a wonderful disposition to check through some residences. In the Toronto real estate marketplace, the cool January climate is as good a period as any. Cool and breezy climate signifies much less road traffic or sounds outdoors or outside a home situated on a busy road. A number of certain consumers want a calm location.
Prior to deciding to put up that ?for sale? sign on the gates or even get it in the market, an excellent residence examination would help ? outside and inside. This will let you know any maintenance on house windows, doors, cupboards, or even rain gutters. You?ll be able to discover any regions which would badly require eliminating of litter. You will discover whether your own home needs updating with regards to d?cor and also fittings. You?ll definitely have the ability to workout important marketing and selling points of your home once you take the time to give it a great, complete once-over.
Many consumers have particular demands with regard to lavatories as well as kitchens therefore pay attention to evaluating these kinds of regions in your house. Should your kitchen area appears amazingly out-of-date or perhaps your rest room fixtures aren?t functional, the chances of getting a sale may be declined.
Realizing when you should market or sell and sprucing up your house are just areas of the process to make certain your home will be sold. You can keep yourself up-to-date about the real-estate trends and developments to ascertain the monetary value of your property. You may also take a photographic image of it and find out the best time to place it in Toronto real estate listings. You can do all of that yourself. However hiring the services of an excellent Toronto real estate agent will undoubtedly provide the very best probability of finding a great offer in your house.??
A real estate agent will give you your property, loft, or perhaps condominium with an increase of possible buyers. There are some clients who don?t look through the most common home listings but alternatively have their own providers stand for themwhen it comes to house buying.? Your property may have easy access to that specific target market through having an agent leading you in the actual marketing and selling procedure. In addition, restricted coverage may lower the price of your house. With an increase of buyers visiting view it, your realtor could discuss the absolute best price level.
Property-selling calls for tolerance as well as wonderful timing. Patience to wait out an extended promoting and selling interval, and great timing to ascertain the most convenient time and energy to sell your property. Address each concerns by simply sprucing up your home so it?s a nice-looking buy, and also think about the services of one skilled, qualified agent to get a certain purchase - whatever the time of year.

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Guest Blogger: Beautifying your Outdoor Home with a Garden Canopy

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Increase your outdoor living space and create an enjoyable space with the addition of a garden canopy. Guest blogger tips to beautify your ... Advertise · Home Staging, Home Organizing & Family Solutions, Stagetecture, LLC ...

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