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| Janice e-NEWS - June 2008 |
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Hi Friends, Summer’s heat is definitely here! Be careful if you must spend time outdoors during this heat wave. I hope you and your family will enjoy some special time together this summer whether you take a trip to the beach, relax by the pool or enjoy some time in your own backyards. Our team is excited to introduce our new and improved website at www.janicerosenberg.com. We hope you will take a few minutes today to check out our new site and let us know what you think. Our search engine allows you to view all the homes for sale in the Triangle in addition to our team’s own great listings. There is tons of information about the great communities that make up our Triangle area—you can find out everything from happenings in your town to school schedules and how to register to vote. We would like to think that www.janicerosenberg.com can be your one stop to find out what you need to know for your home community. Enjoy the newsletter! As always, if you have any friends or neighbors who are looking for a better way to buy or sell a home, think of our team first and be sure to give us a call. Sincerely, Janice Rosenberg & TeamThe Team with Integrity, Knowlege and Experience! June Quiz Question What is the only bone in the human body that doesn’t touch another bone? Everyone who emails or calls in the correct answer by the last day of this month will be entered into a drawing for 2 free movie tickets! - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - 919-874-0124 Watch for your name in a coming month! May Quiz Winner Question: What is the most abundant element in the universe? Answer: Pronghorn. Source: www.wcs.org Congratulations to Rob Taylor! Your name was selected at random from all of the correct quiz entries and you’ll receive 2 free movie tickets! 1. How Does The World See You - Click Here Few of us get the chance to know how the world really sees us. In Alfred’s case, his chance may have come through a case of mistaken identity. Alfred worked with his father and brothers in their family-owned factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, producing land mines and other military equipment during the Crimean War (1853-1856). But once the war ended, the company went bankrupt and Alfred and his brothers had to search for new business ventures. Young Alfred began experimenting with a new substance called nitroglycerine and eventually invented dynamite – a product that changed warfare forever and made him a wealthy, powerful industrialist. Alfred’s brother Ludvig died in 1888, and some newspaper editors inadvertently mistook him for Alfred and ran the headline, The Merchant Of Death Is Dead! Imagine what it would be like to pick up a newspaper and read a report of your own death, and realize that history was not going to be kind to you or acknowledge – in Alfred’s case – a lifetime of accomplishments that included writing dramatic works and poetry, fluency in five languages, and 355 patents for his other inventions. But in his will, Alfred took a step that changed the way history remembers him. And now his last name is associated not with the invention of dynamite and Merchant Of Death, but with the creation of an award that honors men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and the best-known award of all – the Nobel Prize for Peace. How do you want to be remembered? Back To Index - Click Here No Ties, Please! So, what do dads want? An overwhelming 36% of dads said they want dinner out with their family as their Father’s Day gift. Back To Index - Click Here Here are some of the new clients who became members of our “Real Estate Family” this past month. We’d like to welcome you and wish you all the best!
We love giving recognition to our new friends and our wonderful existing clients who are kind enough to refer their friends, family and neighbors to us. Back To Index - Click Here Please share these fine homes to your friends that are considering a move:
Click Here to visit our Featured Listings No one would ever make light of the discomfort from a bee sting, or minimize the potentially fatal results of a bee sting to someone who’s allergic. Then there’s the problem of bee colonies coming to live in your attic, backyard tree or other location too close for comfort. Yes, sharing our space with bees is a challenge – and it’s also a blessing. There are thousands of bee species, but the two we’re most familiar with are bumblebees and honeybees. It’s domesticated honeybees – and their pollination activity – that bring us one mouthful in three of the foods we eat, either directly or indirectly. Directly when we’re eating any of the 90 crops honeybees pollinate, from almonds and apples to cucumbers, oranges and zucchini; indirectly when our food comes from animals that consume crops dependent on honeybee pollination. Many of your favorite flowers also need bees to bloom, and don’t forget fragrant beeswax candles, and that sweet bee by-product: honey! Honeybees tend to sting when the colony feels threatened or when you swat at or step on one. The U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) suggests, “Generally, if you leave a bee alone, it will leave you alone.” If a colony has moved in too close for comfort, contact your city or county health service or a professional exterminator for advice – do not try to remove the colony yourself. So, while it’s best to avoid all bees, it’s good to remember how meager our menus would be without them. And the next time you sink your teeth into a juicy, crunchy apple or a sweet, cold slice of watermelon, remember they’re brought to you by bees and say, “Thanks, honey!” Back To Index - Click Here No need to wonder about the price. No need to call a high-pressure sales agent who will just make you feel obligated. My computers can send you the information quickly and easily for any house, listed or sold, Just ask me! It’s all part of my free, no-obligation HomeFinder Service. Leave the address on my voicemail, anytime, 24 hours a day, and I’ll fax, mail or email all the information on that listing within 24 hours. 919-874-0124
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Here are some wise words for graduates from a commencement address given by bestselling author Anna Quindlen: “You walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing no one else has. There will be hundreds of people out there with your same degree; there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for a living. But you will be the only person alive who has sole custody of your life.”
In today’s ever-punitive world of credit ratings, here’s a story of how something fairly insignificant can hurt your credit. A customer who had a decent rating ordered a clock that cost $11.95 from an insert included with his department store credit card bill. He received the clock – but it quit working two days after later. The customer tried to reach someone right away at the toll-free number where he’d ordered the clock, but this time no one answered. He decided that the department store should take some responsibility in the matter, and to not to pay his bill until everything was cleared up. Instead, the department store applied a $29 penalty fee to his credit card bill and reported him to the credit bureau for nonpayment. Good-bye, decent credit rating! The account, it turned out, was managed by an entirely different company, which was indifferent as to whether the department store’s customers were satisfied. Back To Index - Click Here
Back To Index - Click Here The World Is Rich With Opportunity Carlson argues that this kind of thinking inspires people to do things they really don’t want to do, and that it’s based on a “never enough to go around” mindset that just isn’t true. Thinking that it’s “now or never” often encourages bad decision making, he says. For example, you might take a job you don’t want or move to an area that doesn’t suit you. The world we live in is rich with ever-increasing opportunity, says Carlson. The world is in need of creative people, and everyone has unique gifts and talents to offer. You just have to figure out how it’s going to work for you. There are thousands of jobs out there that you can do. There are thousands of business opportunities. But first you have to overcome your fears: the fear of not having enough, and the fear that you only get one shot and then it’s over. It just isn’t so. Your life will be filled with great opportunities over and over again.
Back To Index - Click Here According to CareerBuilder.com and CNN.com, 37% of working dads say they’d dump their jobs if their spouses or partners made enough money to support the family. Thirty-six percent said they’d take a pay cut to be able to spend more time with their kids. Here are some of the survey’s other findings: Twenty-four percent of working dads feel work is negatively affecting their relationships with their kids. Forty-eight percent reported missing at least one significant event in the past year of their child’s life because of work. Eighteen percent reported missing four or more significant events in their child’s life in the past year due to work. Twenty-seven percent of working dads say they spend more than 50 hours a week working. Eight percent reported working more than 60 hours per week. Twenty-five percent of working dads say they spend less than one hour per day with their children. Forty-two percent say they spend less than two hours each day. Thirty-six percent of dads say their companies do not offer flexible work arrangements for them. Back To Index - Click Here Do you know what bullying is, and the warning signs that your child or their fellow student is being bullied? Bullying among children is aggressive behavior that is intentional, and involves an imbalance of power or strength. It’s most often associated with school environments – on the playground, in the classroom, cafeteria, bathrooms and hallways, on the school bus – but in fact it happens anywhere children and youth gather. And it does happen anywhere – in rural, suburban, and urban communities, and among children of every income level, race, and geographic region. And bullying takes several forms: physical bullying (hitting and punching), verbal bullying (threats, teasing, name calling and rumor spreading), social isolation (shunning or leaving a child out on purpose), and cyberbullying (sending insulting messages by phone or computer). Bullying has figured in school shootings and in many student suicides. Children who are bullied are more likely than other children to have lower self-esteem, as well as higher rates of depression, loneliness, and anxiety. They’re more likely to want to avoid attending school and have higher school absenteeism rates. Their physical health can be adversely affected now, and as adults they’re more likely to suffer from depression and low self-esteem. Bullied children can also grow up to become passive adults who tolerate their own children’s being bullied. What are some possible warning signs that a child is being bullied? The child:
Bullying prevention requires a unified effort by school administrators, counselors, teachers, parents, and students, who need to feel safe letting their parents know they or a classmate is being bullied. Here are some Web sites with lots of practical, useful information about spotting and stopping bullying: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov; http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/15plus/ aboutbullying.asp; and www.tolerance.org. Back To Index - Click Here You know when you discovery something and you just have to share it? That’s how I feel about GoToMyPC, I just have to share how simple and beneficial it has been to me. After a quick 2-minute set up, I was able to improve my business and better serve my clients with real-time access to everything on my computer from anywhere. More Accessible: I can see and go over client information from anywhere so long as I have my laptop or access to a computer. More Competitive: With real-time remote access I can help clients grab opportunities & turn problems or concerns in to solutions even if I am not in the office. More Productive: Imagine working on your office PC from home or a parking lot. You can access all programs, files, emails and network resources in real-time with no hassle. I don’t advocate working 24/7 at all, but I do think GoToMyPc is a great business tool. When a weekend emergency arises and I have no access to my office, it has saved the day. This great tool has helped me, helped several clients recently and that is a GOOD THING! It is a great time to buy, sell or re-finance. Please feel free to call or e-mail with your upcoming mortgage needs. Sabrina Schell & Team Back To Index - Click Here |
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