New Research Chair Joins University of Phoenix

Troy Hutchings joins the University of Phoenix as the school?s Research Chair for Education in the university?s College of Education and School of Advanced Studies. Hutchings, who has a Ph.D. in educational leadership, has spent much of his career researching education ethics.

Hutchings has written and lectured on topics that include teacher sexual misconduct, educator decision-making, and the professional continuum of responsibility associated with the development of a professional framework for a moral and legal teaching practice. In 2009, Hutchings received the Annual Doug Bates Award from the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification for his work in education ethics and law.

Hutchings? research, which focuses on teacher-student relationship boundaries and behavioral models that protect both the instructor and the student, will be incorporated into the University of Phoenix?s instructor preparation curriculum and will be used to further establish the college?s ethical guidelines. He also will continue his research on education ethics and instructor misconduct.

Hutchings comes to the University of Phoenix from Northern Arizona University, where he completed his doctorate and served as Director of Student Services in NAU?s College of Education and an instructor in the Educational Leadership Department.

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Vietnamese man accused of aiding al-Qaida in Yemen

By Jonathan Dienst and Shimon Prokupecz, NBCNewYork.com

A Vietnamese immigrant has been charged in New York over an alleged role in helping al-Qaida in Yemen.

Minh Quang Pham was arrested in Britain. He is accused of traveling to Yemen to train with members of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP.?

Pham is also accused of helping the group with its online propaganda efforts. Investigators said he was in Yemen from December 2010 through July 2011.

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Sources familiar with the case said he met with numerous leaders of AQAP in Yemen, including the terror group's then leader, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan, editor of its English-language magazine "Inspire," and took a loyalty oath. Both Americans-turned-terror leaders were killed in a drone strike last September.

Security officials have said AQAP has become the leading overseas terror threat to the U.S.?

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Two underwear bomb plots, including one that targeted a Detroit-bound jetliner, as well as a plot to bomb cargo planes in 2010, originated in Yemen.

As for Pham, the court papers said he played a role in creating online propaganda for AQAP. He is charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

Jonathan Dienst is WNBC's chief investigative reporter. Shimon Prokupecz is WNBC's investigative producer.

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North Carolina Passes Law Targeting Employers Without Workers ...

North Carolina business owners may find it harder to escape having workers? compensation coverage after state lawmakers approved a bill closing a legal loophole that had resulted in tens of thousands of employers going without coverage leaving injured workers to fend for themselves.

State lawmakers? approval of HB 237, sponsored by Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, came in the wake of public criticism over the state?s lax efforts to ensure that employers have insurance and that injured workers receive proper medical care and loss wage benefits.

At issue is the flow of information from the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which records insurance information on employers, and the state?s Industrial Commission that is charged with making sure insurers have coverage and resolves injured workers? claims.

The North Carolina Rate Bureau reported that insurers are providing workers? compensation coverage to more than 140,000 businesses, with another 117 large companies self-insured.

Under current law, employers are required to inform that Industrial Commission when they purchase, renew or cancel a policy. However, the commission contracts with the Rate Bureau to collect that information.

Commission officials have acknowledged using the database to find out which insurer is responsible for covering the claim, but said it does not monitor cancellations. As a result, they only find out an employer is without coverage when an injured worker files a claim.

Under the bill, the commission would be required to capture all the information from the bureau so that it can pursue non-compliant employers and cases where employers are intentionally avoiding paying premiums.

Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, said the provision came from a recommendation by both the Rate Bureau and the Industrial Commission. He said it would help the state pursue employers without coverage on the front-end as opposed to only discovering whether they have insurance when an injured employee files a claim.

?This will give the Industrial Commission the power and information it needs to track people who are not providing coverage to their employees,? said Folwell.

Some lawmakers objected to the provision.

Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Wake, objected to the bill saying that it would in effect create a third database since it would in essence merge the Rate Bureau?s information with that of the commission. However, she pointed out that the database would not be a public record.

?Under this, if there is a problem in the future and there is a need to crosscheck data, the data would not be available,? Ross said.

Fowell defended the need to keep the database private given the nature of the Rate Bureau?s information.

?This involves a lot of proprietary information such as employer?s experience modification and their rates,? Fowell said.

State Pursuing Employers over Unpaid Claims

Another major provision of the bill calls for the creation of a Joint Legislative Committee on Workers? Compensation Insurance Coverage and Compliance and Fraud Prevention. The eight member commission will be charged with reviewing the state?s current ability to enforce the law and spell-out how non-compliant employers should be handled.

The committee comes in response to a study that found that when the Industrial Commission finds an employer does not have coverage, it has done little to enforce the law. Under the law, non-compliant employers can be fined $100 per day plus the cost of any benefits and medical expenses owed the injured worker.

The Industrial Commission?s Fraud Unit reported that since January 2011, it had only pursued 225 such cases and collected a total of $30,500 in fines, which equals around $135 per case.

In response to those facts, the commission has been holding hearings in attempt to resolve longstanding claims, some of which date as far back as 2006.

In addition to the fines and other penalties, the commission invoked a little noticed provision in the law that allows it to find employers in contempt for failing to meet their obligations and send them to jail. To date, the commission has yet to order anyone to jail, but the threat remains real.

The process has not been without its critics.

Lonnie Albright, representing several employers, said it is one thing for the state to enforce the law by ensuring employers have workers? compensation coverage; however, he said, the law never contemplated the commission acting like a small claims court to resolve claims.

?The state is not supposed to be collection agency for the injured workers,? Albright said.

He said that as a result of the commission?s action, some employers are scrambling for bank loans and other means to pay outstanding claims. He also noted that even if an employer is driven into bankruptcy, any monies owed injured workers is still payable.

Even though Albright said he disagreed with what the commission is doing, it is sending a powerful message to business owners.

?It certainly has got employers concerned,? Albright said. ?You either buy workers? comp coverage or be exposed to being incarcerated.?

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Is China really the world's top economy? Much of the world thinks so

But much of the world would be wrong, according to recent study. China still lags far behind the US in GDP and personal wealth.?

By Peter Ford,?Staff writer / June 14, 2012

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They are wrong, of course, at least for the time being. America?s economy is much larger than China?s however you measure it, and when it comes to personal wealth, there is no contest.

But a recent 21-country survey by the Pew Research Center offers a snapshot of global perceptions of power, and the results are sobering for the United States.

World's top 5 economies. Where is China?

Americans themselves are almost evenly split over who they perceive to be the premier global economic heavyweight: 40 percent say the US, 41 percent say China. (Interestingly, the Chinese have no such illusions about themselves ? they put America ahead by a margin of 48 to 29.)

Europeans seem most overawed by the China hype, with 62 percent of Germans putting China at the top of the heap, compared with just 13 percent who still see America as the world?s top economic power. In Britain the split is 58-28, in Spain it?s 57-26.?

Worldwide, 42 percent of respondents put China ahead of America; 36 percent perceived it the other way around.

That 42 percent of respondents are off the mark. There are different ways to measure the size of a national economy, but even using the system most generous to the Chinese, called Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), the US economy was nearly half as big again as its nearest rival, the Chinese one, in 2010, according to the IMF. US Gross Domestic Product weighed in at $14.5 trillion against China?s $10.1 trillion, according to the September 2011 IMF report.?

If you go by straightforward GDP, America?s economy is two-and-a-half times as big as China?s according to the World Bank. And if you compare personal wealth, well, there is no comparison.

America?s per capita GDP came in at nearly $50,000 last year, while China?s was just over $8,000 at the most generous estimate ? about the same as Ecuador and Belize.

Of course you could use other criteria than mere size to judge which nation is the world?s leading economic power; innovation, for example.

But China still lags well behind the US in that field too. And when it comes to how much each country has invested abroad, Americans account for 20 percent of global foreign direct investment and the Chinese for only about 1.5 percent.

When it comes to energy, dynamism, and growth potential, the Chinese do look more impressive. And, of course, China?s population is five times bigger than America?s. At current growth rates, China probably will have the biggest economy in the world (measured on the basis of PPP) within 15 years.

But it hasn?t happened yet, whatever people around the world may believe.

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Go Commando Half Marathon to feature Free Health and Fitness Expo

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Clarksville, TN ? The Go Commando Half Marathon & 5k powered by CDE Lightband will feature a free Health and Fitness Expo as part of the race weekend. The Go Commando Health Expo presented by The Runners Hub will be Friday, October 19th from 10:00am?8:00pm.

The event is open to the public as well as race participants.

The Health Expo will be held at the new Wilma Rudolph Event Center at Liberty Park. Race participants will have the chance to pick up their event packets and meet health and fitness professionals and vendors.

Over 45 vendors will be on hand to offer advice, training tips, provide samples and more. The Runners Hub, presenting sponsor of the Health Expo, will have a micro-store on-site offering all the running essentials.

?We feel privileged and are honored to host the 2012 Health & Fitness Expo,? states Travis Esterby, Owner of The Runners Hub. ?It is really exciting to see the amount of runners throughout the Clarksville area grow. We continue to be impressed by the amount of health conscious individuals there are throughout the community.?

The Runners Hub is Clarksville?s only locally owned specialty running store. The Runners Hub staff can provide gait analysis and recommendations on products specific to the individual athlete. Race participants are encouraged to visit The Runners Hub, 127 Franklin Street, prior to the race for all of their training needs. Special events, such as group runs and pre-race evaluations will also take place at the store. Details can be found on the Go Commando Facebook page.

If you would like to be a vendor at the Health & Fitness Expo presented by The Runners Hub contact Jessica Goldberg at 931.245.4346 or email

. There is limited space still available. To learn more about the Expo visit the event website at www.gocommandoclarksville.com .

About Go Commando

The 2012 Go Commando Half Marathon & 5k will be Saturday, October 20th and is limited to the first 1,500 participants. In 2011, the inaugural race sold out. The Go Commando Half Marathon presented by CDE Lightband began in 2011 as a tribute to the soldiers at Fort Campbell and their families.

The event is also aimed at promoting health & wellness to the Clarksville-Montgomery County community. The race is completely community driven, with local organizations and businesses partnering to create a fun and engaging event. The race is also featured in the Guinness Book of World Records after a local Fort Campbell solider, Marc DiBernardo, ran the entire 13.1 miles wearing a gas mask.

More information for the event can be found at www.gocommandoclarksville.com.

If you are interested in sponsoring or advertising with our event please contact Jessica Goldberg at 931.245.4346 or email

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Miselu Neiro synth at Google I/O: exclusive first look at apps from Korg and Yamaha (video)

Remember Miselu's Neiro -- that prototype app-based Android-powered synth we last played with at SXSW? Not only is it being showcased at Google I/O 2012 here in San Francisco, but we got an exclusive first look at some of the apps being developed for the new platform ahead of the event. The company's been on a roll since our meeting in Austin, gaining (ex-OQO CEO) Jory Bell as CTO and building relationships with partners like Korg and Yamaha.

Now on its second iteration, the laptop-like synth has evolved from the hand-built prototype we saw at SXSW to a more polished reference design -- complete with breakout board for SD card and Ethernet support. As before, the device runs Gingerbread on a dual-core TI OMAP processor and features a two octave velocity and pressure-sensitive keyboard, a capacitive multitouch widescreen, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, audio and MIDI I/O, plus USB and HDMI ports. This version even adds XLR and quarter-inch audio jacks -- just keep in mind that those specs have not been finalized.

What's really exciting about the synth is the apps. The company's ongoing partnership with Retronyms to create a suite of touch-controlled, cloud-enabled musical apps has evolved beyond the drum-machine demo we covered at SXSW. Called nStudio, the suite now also includes a pad-based sampler / sequencer and a mixer. Plasma Sound is a touch-based musical instrument that's part theremin, part keyboard / sequencer. It's already available for other devices on Google Play, but was easily tweaked to run on the Neiro -- sight unseen -- thanks to Miselu's musicSDK and OS X-based emulator.

Miselu will be showcasing two more apps on its synth here at Google I/O: Korg's Polysix and Yamaha's Vocaloid. The Polysix app fainthfully recreates Korg's legendary 1981 synth -- known for its rich, thick analog sound. A real, mint-condition Polysix was even available for comparison during our brief time with the app (see our gallery). Vocaloid takes full advantage of the NSX-1 DSP chip that's built-into the Neiro. It's a singing synth app produced by Yamaha that "uses concatenative synthesis to splice and process vocal fragments extracted from human voice samples."

We'll be spending some time with the Vocaloid app and its creator -- video game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi (of Sega and Lumines fame) -- later today. In the meantime, check out the gallery below and watch our hands-on video with the other apps after the break.

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EU Oil Embargo on Iran Goes into Effect Sunday

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Spice Girls unite to launch musical 'Viva Forever'

The Spice Girls, from left to right Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham during a photo call at a central London Hotel, Tuesday June 26, 2012, to launch Viva Forever, a musical featuring songs from the Spice Girls, which will open on 11th December 2012. (AP Photo/PA, Ian West) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

The Spice Girls, from left to right Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham during a photo call at a central London Hotel, Tuesday June 26, 2012, to launch Viva Forever, a musical featuring songs from the Spice Girls, which will open on 11th December 2012. (AP Photo/PA, Ian West) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Scriptwriter Jennifer Saunders, third from left, and producer Judy Craymer, third from right, pose with the Spice Girls, from left Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham during a photo call at a central London hotel, Tuesday June 26, 2012, to launch Viva Forever, a musical featuring songs from the Spice Girls, which will open on 11th December 2012. (AP Photo/PA, Ian West) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

LONDON (AP) ? The Spice Girls gave fans what they want ? what they really, really want ? Tuesday, reuniting onstage to announce the details of a musical based on their songs.

Producers stress that the stage show "Viva Forever" isn't a biography of the band, but there are plenty of real-life resonances for the 1990s "Girl Power" group in its tale of female empowerment and friendship tested by fame. The show opens in London in December.

"We're going to be introducing a whole new generation to 'Girl Power,'" said Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, who attended a media launch alongside Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown ? also known as Baby, Ginger, Sporty and Scary Spice.

"Viva Forever" aims to tap the same vast female fan base as "Mamma Mia," which has been produced in 14 languages around the world and spawned a hit film starring Meryl Streep. The Spice Girls show tells the story of four friends whose bond becomes strained when their band enters a TV talent show.

Scored to Spice Girls hits including "Wannabe," ''Spice Up Your Life," ''Mama" and the title track, it was written by comedian Jennifer Saunders ? co-creator of celebrity-skewering sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" ? and produced by Judy Craymer, the woman behind world-conquering ABBA musical "Mamma Mia."

Focusing on female friends and mother-daughter relationships, Craymer called the musical "a heartwarming family tale" that touches on the role of media and celebrity in the modern world.

"There's just something empowering about women's stories that interests me a lot," Craymer said.

Saunders ? who once spoofed the Spice Girls in a mock band called the Sugar Lumps ? said the show aimed to catch "the joy that they brought, their energy and their positivity."

The Spice Girls said they were delighted with the show, which was unveiled for the press in the grand neo-Gothic hotel where the video for their 1996 breakthrough hit "Wannabe" ? in which the band promised to "tell you what I want, what I really, really want" ? was filmed.

"Sixteen years ago when we were writing the words 'zig-a-zig-ah,' we could never have imagined they would be in a West End show," Halliwell said, quoting the catchy if confusing refrain of "Wannabe."

Added Chisholm: "It's better than we could ever have imagined."

"They sing it better than us," said Brown.

The band's outsized personalities and Halliwell's Union Jack dress made them icons of 1990s "Cool Britannia," and they sold 75 million records around the world. Halliwell left the group acrimoniously in 1998 and the Spice Girls effectively split a decade ago. The five members have not appeared together since a 2007-2008 reunion tour.

Since then, several have released solo records, and Beckham has become a fashion designer and part of a celebrity power couple with her soccer-star husband, David Beckham.

Despite their past differences, they appeared in good spirits as they joked and praised one another Tuesday.

Halliwell said her band mates "individually and collectively, they're really lovely."

"She's only saying that because she left!" said Chisholm.

True, Halliwell conceded, "but they took me back."

"Viva Forever" begins previews Nov. 27 and opens Dec. 11 at London's Piccadilly Theatre.

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Jill Lawless can be reached at http://Twitter.com/JillLawless

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Google: 400 million Android devices, one million activations a day

Google has just kicked off its I/O keynote with some big new numbers to share. It now says there are 400 million activated Android devices out there, and one million activations per day. That's up from the 100 million activated devices it announced at Google I/O last year, and 200 million it announced last fall, while the activations per day are up from the 900k it confirmed just earlier this month. As Google was quick to point out, that translates to about 12 devices activated every second, and it's happy to note that things are "definitely not slowing down."

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Addiction Recovery: How Holistic Drug and Alcohol Therapy Heals ...

Just about every drug rehabilitation center follows the same approach, involving medication for detox (or just time to get through withdrawal), the disease model, and a Twelve Step program. The problem with so many addiction recovery programs using this model is that it doesn?t work. Holistic drug rehab does work, producing a cure for addiction.

The ?Incurable Disease? Model and Why It Doesn?t Work

The fundamental difference in holistic drug rehab is that the holistic practitioner views the person with addiction as a person with an addiction who can be cured. Traditional drug rehabilitation center programs and Twelve Step programs, on the other hand, treat the person with addiction as someone with an ?incurable disease.? This disease, in fact, is considered to be one not only of the body, but also of the character.

?Recovering? alcoholics and addicts are forced to admit their powerlessness over their disease on a daily basis, and told they will always be recovering and never recovered.

The idea that there is no cure for addiction is simply false. This is where holistic drug rehab shines. Ibogaine, a natural detoxifier, removes the drugs and toxins from the addicted person?s system with no medication and no side effects. This complete detox prepares the body for the next element of the holistic drug and alcohol treatment program.

The Ibogaine program is merely the first step in a multi-phase, multimodal treatment program designed to heal the underlying issues causing the addiction.

Addiction Recovery vs. Addiction Cure

The purpose of holistic drug rehab is to cure the addiction. This is not a recovery program or a management program. Ibogaine detox and the mind/body/spirit connection are based in the knowledge that addiction is neither a disease nor incurable. The prognosis for treatment at a holistic drug rehab center is a cure for addiction.

This is diametrically opposed to the traditional view that addiction is an incurable disease and an addict or alcoholic will always be ?recovering.?

The second best part of the holistic drug and alcohol treatment approach is that it is true. There is a cure. Recovery from addiction is not simply a matter of learning to live with an addiction for the rest of your life.

The best part of holistic drug rehab is what it means for people struggling with addiction. The sad fact is that Twelve Step programs have a success rate of 5% or less. For those the programs work for, there is at least some sense of progress and recovery.

Those who do not achiever ?recovery? in a Twelve Step program have a much harder life than those who do. They continue to struggle with addiction. Many die.

That?s the best part of holistic, alternative drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Because there is a cure, many more people can truly recover from their addictions than the small number who ?recover? through AA and NA.

Holistic therapy creates a new person, one who does not suffer from addiction. The cure is total and permanent. This is truly great news for those who struggle and those who love them.

Holistic drug and alcohol therapy operates on a mind/body/spirit basis.

Mind/Thoughts

Holistic drug addiction therapy literally changes the mind, by changing the thoughts. This is not a conscious process for the person with addiction. In other words, holistic drug rehab does not involve cognitive therapy.
Holistic treatment uses such techniques as hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), among others. These modalities create a new mind by helping the individual achieve a mindset shift. This new mind is not addicted to any substance.

Body/Biochemistry

Brain scans of people suffering from addiction show appalling damage, which cannot be healed through talk therapy or meetings. However, holistic drug addiction treatment can heal this damage by treating the brain.

Treatments include nutritional education, massage therapy and immune repair, among others. The goal is to create a healthy, well-nourished and balanced body and brain.

Spirit/Soul

Many people believe that traditional drug addiction recovery includes a spiritual component in the form of the Twelve Steps. The Twelve Steps in fact do not constitute a spiritual program. While the term ?God? is mentioned once, Twelve Step programs are entirely secular and are based on the principles of a temperance movement called The Oxford Group.

True healing requires true care of the spirit and the soul. In a holistic drug trea?tment program this may involve spiritual counseling, Reiki, Tai Chi, or any other of a number of modalities designed to soothe and heal the spirit.

A cure for addiction really is not possible using medication, talk therapy and meetings. These treatments do not address the underlying issues causing addiction and other disorders. But to say a cure is not possible using these methods is not to say a cure is not possible. Indeed it

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Negotiating Ins and Outs - Business Negotiation

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Think you can make money if you teach clients how to negotiate? It may sound counter-intuitive for a businessman or woman to instruct their clients on the art of negotiation, but think about this for a moment: if you offer insights and strategies that will help your clients get the best deal from their lender, even at the slight cost of your own profits, is that a good thing?

It is when you consider that the most effective marketing strategy in the world is word-of-mouth advertising. When clients turn to their friends and family members and let them know of the exceptional service and -they simply can't believe it- negotiating tips that you shared with them, at your own expense, then you are going to gain more clients over the long haul and turn over more mortgages and homes than anyone else in your office. It's basic business fundamentals that is often overlooked or forgotten in our current rat race environment where the immediate bottom line matters most.

Why? Why should the immediate bottom line be the most important factor in determining success for any broker or agent, for that matter? In this current economic climate, the need, desire, or desperation for a sale or closing can often cloud better long-term judgment. Don't let it.

People just want a good deal

Go into any used car lot on a weekend and you will see the definition of the pushy salesman. While the profit margins are sometimes thin to begin with for these salesmen and saleswomen, there is room to negotiate, yet you will find the negotiations to be often less than ideal, at least from the consumer's perspective. Adding cloth floor mats for $ 150 or a custom stereo for next to nothing can entice many people, but what is left out is the fact that often that stereo is an extra item the shop has laying around.

People want to feel as though they get a good deal, which is why, in real estate investments, they want to negotiate and feel that they have some control over their financial future and the amount they pay on their mortgage monthly. If they feel as though they have made a good deal on their purchase, they are going to refer their friends and family to the person (hopefully you) that helped them reach that 'good deal.'

Being the voice for the client

While brokers are the middle person for the deal with the lender and real estate agent and homebuyer, you want your clients to get the best deal and to feel as though they got the best deal because, frankly, when they feel as though they got a good deal, not only are they pleased with the lender, and you, but also with their real estate agent and this, in turn, will lead to more referrals for you and your agency.

Negotiating techniques to share

Now, most negotiating tactics that people tend to use are basic and rather common sense. The first and most important one is to be confident and assertive. This means that a client should know their value to a lender and how to get the most from them (in terms of the best rates, points, and other factors). When clients step into the process timid and clueless, they stand a greater chance of being taken advantage of and this can lead to significant money lost over time.

Next, help them find their leverage. Is their credit history impeccable but they don't have much to put down on the house? A lender in this climate may initially push for a higher rate, but when the client is confident and can stress their strengths, this can often lead to a better deal.

The third, and important tip, is to not be combative. People enter these negotiations on guard, expecting a fight. If they lose their hard edge and come across as complimentary, friendly, and willing to work for the best deal, then the best deal is more likely to come to them.

After all, people are people and will forever be influenced by demeanor and personality. We know this very well and our clients should as well. Coaching the basics of negotiating skills can go much farther than the hard-nosed dealings that some of us are used to.

David

David Reinholtz is a professional Mortgage expert in Real Estate Industry. David is also a sales and marketing expert and trains professionals in every career field. David has personally trained tens of thousands of loan officers, mortgage brokers, real estate agents and individuals through The Close More University Seminar Series, LoanOfficerSchool.com Classes, Correspondence and On Line Learning, and countless private engagements and training events throughout the country.

David is the Founder and CEO of LoanOfficerSchool.com, an approved education provider for The Conference of State Bank Supervisors and The National Mortgage Licensing Systems' (NMLS) required pre-licensing education and continuing education.

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MACDONALD: Family history makes me sad that Safe Grad may be ...

My dad loved to fish.

He fished so much that in almost every childhood pic?ture I possess, I?m either laid out, hold?ing or standing beside one shimmery rainbow trout or another. (Oh, how he loved the fight in a big, old trout.) As a wee kid, apparently, I was close enough in size to a trophy fish that I was often used as proof of just how big Dad?s prize catches truly were.

When my gentle, troubled dad died in 2000, we tacked a small Gone Fishin? sign to his coffin. My father?s heaven, you see, is a quiet realm of trees and lakes and rivers, a place that allows a man ample opportunity to paddle about in a canoe.

These days, when I think about Dad, I always ? it?s funny how such odd little things can stick with a person ? find myself thinking about a scene in the 1993 movie Mrs. Doubtfire, the one in which Euphegenia matter-of-factly explains her husband?s death by stat?ing, ?He was quite fond of the drink. It was the drink that killed him."

Given all this, Father?s Day may not seem the best day for me to write about an alcohol-related community issue.

Nonetheless, as I have no father to visit on this special day and, therefore, a few spare hours to fill, it?s what I?m doing.

A recent headline in The Chronicle Herald ? Popularity of Safe Grads on decline: Alcohol plays bigger role among today?s Grade 12 students in N.S. ? was, for obvious reasons, quick to grab my attention.

The article explained how Safe Grad parties, which have historically been held (usually after the official prom) to give high school graduates the opportu?nity to celebrate in a safe, supervised and alcohol-free environment, are being held less and less often due to lack of interest.

Only six of the 15 high schools in the Halifax regional school board district are holding Safe Grad functions this year. Also, it seems that many high school graduates feel they require ? or deserve ? alcohol to celebrate proper?ly.

Before I go further, I?m going to let the school board off the hook and say that nobody within or affiliated with the school system is responsible for how teenagers choose to celebrate graduation.

Although sad, I can understand why so many schools are choosing to let go of the Safe Grad concept, and can only admire all the teachers, students and parent volunteers who continue to stick with it.

However, if a graduate chooses to opt out and instead head out after prom for an all-nighter graduation booze fest in the woods ? or to a parent-sanctioned party in a private home or a hotel room ? there is absolutely nothing any of them can do about that.

I don?t even want to think about what the world will be like, and what I will be able to do, when my own boys graduate high school in a few years time.

At this point, I can only hope that there will be a Safe Grad for them to attend. And then, if there is, I can only hope that they will choose to do so.

To that end, and because I do believe that most of what kids need to learn is best learned within the home, I now find myself doing all that I can to equip my sons with a few useful tools that may (I can only pray and hope) help them to make good decisions about drinking and alcohol.

I am educating them, challenging them, disciplining them, limiting them, and yes, letting them go.

In addition to all this, I talk to them often about my dad ? about how he lived, and how he died.

And every so often, just so that they never forget, I mention just how much I regret that they never got the chance to go fishing with their grandfather.

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ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/biochemistry/ Read the latest research in biochemistry -- protein structure and function, RNA and DNA, enzymes and biosynthesis and more biochemistry news.en-usMon, 25 Jun 2012 04:38:20 EDTMon, 25 Jun 2012 04:38:20 EDT60http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gifhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/biochemistry/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120623094310.htm Scientists have found a new mathematical approach to simulating the electronic behavior of noncrystalline materials, which may eventually play an important part in new devices including solar cells, organic LED lights and printable, flexible electronic circuits.Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:43:43 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120623094310.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120619092935.htm A key component found in an ancient anaerobic microorganism may serve as a sensor to detect potentially fatal oxygen, researchers have found. This helps researchers learn more about the function of these components, called iron-sulfur clusters, which occur in different parts of cells in all living creatures.Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120619092935.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618153427.htm Scientists are racing to sequence DNA faster and cheaper than ever by passing strands of the genetic material through molecule-sized pores. Now, scientists have adapted this ?nanopore? method to find DNA damage that can lead to mutations and disease.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:34:34 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618153427.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618111830.htm Overturning two long-held misconceptions about oil production in algae, scientists show that ramping up the microbes' overall metabolism by feeding them more carbon increases oil production as the organisms continue to grow. The findings may point to new ways to turn photosynthetic green algae into tiny "green factories" for producing raw materials for alternative fuels.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618111830.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120616145535.htm The design of a nature-inspired material that can make energy-storing hydrogen gas has gone holistic. Usually, tweaking the design of this particular catalyst -- a work in progress for cheaper, better fuel cells -- results in either faster or more energy efficient production but not both. 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Scientists are working to ensure it performs as well when spotting cancer cells in the body as it does with oil spills in the ocean.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613153331.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133341.htm In the not-too-distant future, scientists may be able to use DNA to grow their own specialized materials, thanks to the concept of directed evolution. Scientists have, for the first time, used genetic engineering and molecular evolution to develop the enzymatic synthesis of a semiconductor.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133341.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133150.htm An implantable fuel cell could power neural prosthetics that help patients regain control of limbs. Engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. 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This portable optical instrument is able to provide high-resolution images of blood coursing through veins without the need for harsh fluorescent dyes.Mon, 21 May 2012 11:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521115654.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521103808.htm The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through needle-like structures, they release molecular agents into their host cell, thereby evading the immune response. Researchers have now elucidated the structure of such a needle at atomic resolution. Their findings might contribute to drug tailoring and the development of strategies which specifically prevent the infection process.Mon, 21 May 2012 10:38:38 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521103808.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132657.htm Tiny beads may act as minimally invasive glucose sensors for a variety of applications in cell culture systems and tissue engineering.Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132657.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518081147.htm Using newly developed imaging technology, chemists have confirmed years of theoretical assumptions about water molecules, the most abundant and one of the most frequently studied substances on Earth.Fri, 18 May 2012 08:11:11 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518081147.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517193141.htm Researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and optoelectronics.Thu, 17 May 2012 19:31:31 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517193141.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517143506.htm Scientists have discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions -? such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis ?- in which hydrogen is one of the reactants, or starting materials.Thu, 17 May 2012 14:35:35 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517143506.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120514104848.htm Three proteins have been found to be involved in the accumulation of fatty acids in plants. The discovery could help plant scientists boost seed oil production in crops. And that could boost the production of biorenewable fuels and chemicals.Mon, 14 May 2012 10:48:48 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120514104848.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510095622.htm A new approach to generating terahertz radiation will lead to new imaging and sensing applications. The low energy of the radiation means that it can pass through materials that are otherwise opaque, opening up uses in imaging and sensing ? for example, in new security scanners. In practice, however, applications have been difficult to implement.Thu, 10 May 2012 09:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510095622.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509135959.htm To better understand how microRNAs -- small pieces of genetic material -- influence human health and disease, scientists first need to know which microRNAs act upon which genes. To do this scientists developed miR-TRAP, a new easy-to-use method to directly identify microRNA targets in cells.Wed, 09 May 2012 13:59:59 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509135959.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508173349.htm Researchers have boosted the efficiency of a novel source of white light called quantum dots more than tenfold, making them of potential interest for commercial applications.Tue, 08 May 2012 17:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508173349.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508152129.htm Chemists have designed a molecular container that can hold drug molecules and increase their solubility, in one case up to nearly 3,000 times.Tue, 08 May 2012 15:21:21 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508152129.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503194229.htm Researchers have developed a prototype bioreactor that both stimulates and evaluates tissue as it grows, mimicking natural processes while eliminating the need to stop periodically to cut up samples for analysis.Thu, 03 May 2012 19:42:42 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503194229.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503120130.htm A new technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes and may help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.Thu, 03 May 2012 12:01:01 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503120130.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502132953.htm Liquid crystals, the state of matter that makes possible the flat screen technology now commonly used in televisions and computers, may have some new technological tricks in store.Wed, 02 May 2012 13:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502132953.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502112910.htm A new nanotube super sensor is able to detect subtle differences with a single sniff. For example, the chemical dimethylsulfone is associated with skin cancer. The human nose cannot detect this volatile but it could be detected with the new sensor at concentrations as low as 25 parts per billion.Wed, 02 May 2012 11:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502112910.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502091839.htm A new biomimetic approach to synthesising polymers will offer unprecedented control over the final polymer structure and yield advances in nanomedicine, researchers say.Wed, 02 May 2012 09:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502091839.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501085502.htm Scientists using high-powered microscopes have made a stunning observation of the architecture within a cell ? and identified for the first time how the architecture changes during the formation of gametes, also known as sex cells, in order to successfully complete? the process.Tue, 01 May 2012 08:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501085502.htm

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