Willard Munger State Trail offers over sixty miles of scenic trails from Hinckley to Duluth, Minnesota - 06/29/08 12:09 AM
The Willard Munger State Trail is a network of multiple-use trails that connects Hinckley, Minnesota with Duluth, Minnesota. Depending upon the season, the interconnected trails offer hiking, bicycling, inline skating and snowmobiling.
The 63 mile Hinckley to Duluth trail is the longest paved trail of its kind in the world. It … (13 comments)
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What's wrong with this picture? - 06/28/08 11:52 PM
Over the past three decades, worker productivity in the United States has increased by a whopping seventy-six per cent. But during the same period, real hourly wages, adjusted for inflation, have increased by less than two per cent.
Meanwhile, we have a housing crisis, aggravated by a sluggish economy and the fact … (26 comments)
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Minnesota Youth Symphony completes its 35th Anniversary season - 06/28/08 10:26 PM
Founded in 1972, the Minnesota Youth Symphony was founded (under the direction of the organization's first Music Director, Ralph Winkler) for the purpose of providing intensive education and performing experience to talented young musicians.
MYS has just completed its thirty-fifth anniversary year, under the direction of Minnesota Orchestra principal trumpet player Manny Laureano and … (1 comments)
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Two great ways to support the effort to protect Lake Superior - 06/28/08 09:03 PM
Lake Superior is the largest and cleanest of the Great Lakes. But Lake Superior faces constant threats from pollution and other challenges.
The Save Lake Superior Association, organized in 1969, is dedicated to preserving and protecting Lake Superior. The group was originally formed to protest the dumping of taconite tailings into Lake … (2 comments)
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SourceWatch takes on the big lie in politics - 06/22/08 02:30 PM
SourceWatch is a project of the Center for Media and Democracy. The organization has the mission of documenting the public relations and propaganda activities of various PR companies and lobbying groups. SourceWatch also tracks the activities of think tanks, corporate-backed organizations and other paid shills which masquerade as "advocacy groups". At … (9 comments)
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Where does NAR political lobbying money go? - 06/18/08 02:06 PM
Want to know which candidates are receiving lobbying money from the National Association of REALTORS®?
You'll find this information on the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website. The Center reports Federal Election Commission data for the current election cycle (actually a two-year period).
For the 2008 national election cycle (as of April 28, … (12 comments)
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Our Esteemed Real Estate Colleagues in the United Kingdom - 06/17/08 10:59 PM
Many American real estate professionals are unfamiliar with our colleagues around the world, including our counterparts in Europe.
When perusing the 2008 Edition of "Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate" (published by John Brian Losh of LuxuryRealEstate.com), I came across their roster of featured real estate firms in the United Kingdom. … (4 comments)
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Bill O'Reilly and Rupert Murdoch think media reform is a "crazy" idea - 06/17/08 05:12 PM
Bill O'Reilly is at it again.
Fresh from a recent gaffe where film was released of O'Reilly throwing a tantrum during a broadcast, the bad-tempered Fox commentator recently attacked media icons Dan Rather and Bill Moyers as "radicals" for supporting legislation to control media for hire and mega-consolidation of television, radio and newspaper … (5 comments)
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Have you experienced working with "celebrity" clients? - 06/17/08 01:35 AM
If you stay in this business long enough, and specialize in the luxury real estate market, sooner or later you'll encounter the celebrity client.
I use the term "celebrity" in a generalized manner, to describe a client who is highly-visible, perhaps very wealthy or a public figure. People in this category might include professional … (34 comments)
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You've just gotta love the news media! - 06/11/08 05:45 PM
I don't make a habit of poking fun at the television news media, but this one really made me chuckle.
The network news reported this evening that longevity in America has now increased to the point where "Americans are living longer than ever before".
The reporter attributed the improvement in longevity … (4 comments)
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Should agents recruit other agents? - 06/11/08 05:09 PM
Should a real estate agent be involved in recruiting other agents?
Some company models encourage or even expect agents to recruit. Why? First, it saves the company money and marketing expense if existing agents are enlisted to help grow a company. Even if a company offers a profit-sharing scheme to agents who recruit, the … (12 comments)
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Crazy about island properties? Visit "The Official Private Islands Blog" - 06/07/08 04:02 PM
Blogger Mark John Amherst (who refers to himself as "islomaniac") has created a blog designed for people who dream of owning a private island retreat.
Amherst's "Official Private Islands Blog" features articles about celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Johnny Depp (Depp and his wife own an island in the Bahamas … (11 comments)
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A reminder - CRS has approved Institute For Luxury Home Marketing course for elective credit towards CRS designation - 06/07/08 02:55 PM
Early this year, the Council of Residential Specialists® (CRS) approved the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing course for two elective credits towards earning the CRS designation.
Now, agents and brokers interested in earning their CLHMS® designation (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist) may also obtain CRS elective credits for doing so.
The two designations … (10 comments)
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Another great source of luxury marketing ideas on the Web - 06/07/08 01:58 PM
Assouline Publications in New York has built a nest of luxury publications into a successful empire of luxury marketing ideas and products.
Assouline has a track record of creating and publishing luxury books and web publications that explore the concept of luxury from many dimensions. I found the Assouline website via … (2 comments)
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LuxuryCulture.com Website introduces "Properties" advertising section - 06/06/08 02:55 AM
Yaffa Assouline's gorgeous LuxuryCulture.com electronic newspaper has scored another success with its introduction of a "Properties" advertising category in the Windowshopping section of this opulent-looking online publication.
Among the featured advertisers in the Properties section is renowned island broker Farhad Vladi (of Vladi Private Islands, in Hamburg, Germany). The Vladi page highlights a twenty-five … (3 comments)
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What are the best-known luxury home areas in your state or province? - 06/05/08 01:58 PM
Browsing through the 2008 edition of "Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate", I found my way to the portion of the book that lists individual cities and towns represented in the book. The directory provides an insight into some of the best-known luxury home areas in each state. The directory also lists luxury locales in foreign countries, including the … (10 comments)
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CLIQUES AND NETWORKING DON’T MIX - 06/01/08 09:42 PM
Remember high school? Everybody belonged to a clique.
You had the popular kids, the jocks, the cheerleaders and prom queens, the nerds..you sat with your own clique at lunch and hung out with them before & after school.
And those groups seldom mixed with people outside the clique, because you just didn't do … (51 comments)
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