Via Cappello: La strada della poesia.

È questa la strada dove la leggenda ha riconosciuto la casa che sarebbe stata il teatro di una delle più commoventi storie d’amore, e la poesia ha trovato l’ispirazione per cantarla in dolcissimi versi. Vorìa cantar Verona, a una çerta ora de note, quando monta su la luna quando i boschi che dorme el par che i cora dentro sogni de arche a far fortuna…

II nome di Giulietta – immortalato da Shakespeare e assurto a simbolo gentile della città – ad ogni tornar di primavera richiama in questa centralissima via folle di stranieri, ansiosi di vedere coi propri occhi la dimora dell’infelice fanciulla veronese “per cui tanto piansero i cuori gentili e i poeti cantarono”, come dice l’iscrizione sentimentale all’esterno dell’andito d’ingresso della vecchia e cupa casa ora segnata coi civici numeri 21 e 23.

Vuole, infatti, la leggenda che nel Trecento questo caratteristico edificio dugentesco, che conserva tuttora in gran parte l’antico severo aspetto,…

It was great to read about mentoring and the different coaching that is available while reading “Professional Development What Works” by Sally Zepeda.  I like how she breaks down and defines each coaching role and purpose.  It made me think a lot about how great of experience my first year of teaching was and how a lot of it had to do with the support I received from my mentor. It was great to have that trust built from the start and to know that I had someone that I could confide in and help me with anything I wasn’t sure of.  It wasn’t intimidating and was definitely a great support.  Zepeda says, ” mentors can coach beginning teachers to connect theory to practice” (Zepeda, pg 185).  I think this is a crucial part of teaching because in school you learn all of these theories and what you need to know to be a teacher but once you are transitioning into putting it into practice it’s nice to have support and someone to guide you through the process.

San Pietro in Cariano: Nel cuore della Valpolicella, il Comune di San Pietro In Cariano vanta insediamenti di popolazione fin dalla preistoria, come testimoniano i ritrovamenti archeologici a Monte Sacchetto, Cimitero e Archi di Castelrotto, Campagnole di Negarine, Santa Sofia e Pedemonte.

Di particolare interesse gli scavi d’Archi e i saggi di scavo nella vicina località Matòn, che hanno rilevato l’esistenza di un villaggio protostorico articolato in vari nuclei abitati, di cui quello principale è presumibile si trovasse nell’area dove è costruito il medioevale castello di Castelrotto. Si tratta di un villaggio che deve aver avuto un’importante fase di vita nei secoli quinto e quarto a.C., ma del quale si sono portati alla luce anche consistenti documentazioni del primo secolo a.C. e d’epoca romana. Un villaggio che si trovava in zona felicissima, su di un colle sopra l’Adige, via di comunicazione fra l’Adriatico e le regioni dell’Europa Centrale.

Anche le testimonianze dell’età romana non…

“It’s actually been happening for a year or more in large numbers. Why the media hasn’t picked up on this story is a good question to ask…

I don’t think anyone realizes how big this area of fraud actually is or could believe that it’s truly happening. The biggest reason is probably because the judicial system is a player in this area of fraud. Not as an active participant but more as a guilty bystander. In about half of the states in the Union, foreclosures must be brought in a lawsuit in court, otherwise called judicial states. One would think that in non-judicial states, it would be much easier to get away with the fraud because the courts are not involved usually. Sorry to say but it might even be easier to commit Foreclosure Fraud in judicial states because no one’s really asking any questions in these foreclosure cases as I think that just about anyone would automatically assume that the Judicial System would exert much more quality control to prevent such massive fraud to work its way through the system. Guess again…

Statistically speaking, 98% of all foreclosure cases, judicial or non-judicial, go uncontested by the borrower. In other words, the borrower does nothing whatsoever to defend themselves in the foreclosure process. In a judicial state, an uncontested foreclosure complaint results in a Default Judgment against the borrower/defendant. Essentially, any and all claims made by the Plaintiff is accepted as true and legitimate at face value. The presiding judges, at least here in Florida, are doing practically nothing to inspect the merits of the case based on the documents produced – which, by the way, is very little – or the actual authenticity of the documents that are produced. Yes, they are slammed and overrun with foreclosure cases. No, it’s no excuse to deny citizens due process.

Here in Florida, 80-90% of the cases are being filed without any evidence of the debt, which is the original Promissory Note, not some early copy of it. Take a sampling of any 10 or 100 cases filed in court and you’ll find this to be true. In other words, a company/institution is coming into court, suing a borrower and alleging that the borrower owes them $_______. Yes, really fill in the blank… and they are producing NO DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE that this allegation has any truth to it.

Oh, but it gets better. They are alleging that they lost the Note (or it was destroyed). Hmmm… if I gave you a $1000 check, would you lose it? How about if I gave you a $50,000 check? How would you treat that little piece of paper? But lo and behold, these institutions are saying that in 80-90% of the cases they have Lost the Notes! Now, let’s put this in perspective… in January 2009, Lee County, FL alone had about 2200 foreclosure cases filed. So let’s do the math together, shall we? That would put us at over 1700 cases where the Notes were mysteriously LOST! And that’s just one month’s worth folks. Now anyone with just a bit of common sense would say, something’s fishy with this. No? But most judges seem to have taken no issue with this. I mean, doesn’t this very fact make you, the reader, say to yourself, “this is not right, something’s up here, there should be an investigation into this.” But no, our judicial system seems to have no problem with this or even ask the deeper question as to “why?”

But it gets better… not only have they “lost” the notes, but the mortgages that were “recorded” in public records after closing (to declare to the public of who has a lawful lien on this property) are in someone else’s name. Let’s call them “ABC Lender.” So ABC Lender is the “mortgagee” of record in the public records. But ABC Lender is not the Plaintiff suing for Foreclosure! No, it’s XYZ Lender who is the Plaintiff; and in XYZ Lender’s Foreclosure Complaint, they allege that they are the owner and holder of the Note (that was lost) and the mortgage was assigned to them. Problem is (besides no note of course) is that there’s no Assignment of Mortgage recorded in Public Records; oh and no Lost Note Affidavit either, which by the way is supposed to be required.

Public records still show ABC Lender as the mortgagee. More than that, XYZ Lender/Plaintiff produces that very mortgage (which they can print online from the Clerk of Court’s website) in their Foreclosure Complaint and then simply states, for the record, that the Mortgage (in ABC Lender’s name) was assigned to them. But no assignment is recorded NOR is an assignment even produced in the foreclosure case in at least 50% of the cases. And when we do see an Assignment produced, lo and behold, you know who drafted that Assignment of Mortgage? Allow me to answer that… it’s the law firm that filed the foreclosure complaint for the Plaintiff. How about that, so you’re telling me that now foreclosure law firms are also in the business of transferring mortgages and notes? I think not. But this is exactly what is happening folks. Sure as my fingers are typing this post.

Oh, but I’ll do you one better… but before I do, all of what I just stated above is enough for XYZ Lender to be granted foreclosure in 98% of the cases because these ALLEGATIONS by XYZ Lender are never even challenged by the borrower/defendant. So the court places the proverbial RUBBER STAMP on this fraud and away you go… “NEXT” as most Florida Judges would say… all in about 15 seconds in their self-proclaimed ROCKET DOCKETS. Nice.

So back to doing one better… in these 2% of cases where the borrower does even a little something to defend themselves or better, has a competent attorney represent them against this FRAUD, we would ask the Plaintiff to actually prove their case. You know, “excuse me but I don’t think your claims are true Mr. XYZ Lender. Yes, I borrowed and owe the money to someone, but I have no idea at all who YOU are and I don’t think I owe the money to you and I don’t think that you have any right whatsoever to be here in this court suing me and trying to take my home away from me.” That’s how I would say it at least but attorneys are little more verbose than me…

So guess what these Plaintiff/XYZ Lender’s come back with to that request… you’re going to love this… “If it will please the court, your honor, these requests are out of line and merely meant to ’stall’ the process. The defendant hasn’t paid their mortgage in ____ months your honor; and this request for us to disclose who the real owner of the mortgage and note is proprietary information and we are not required to disclose that information.” Oh, I’m sorry, I thought you alleged in your original complaint that YOU were the owner and holder… now someone else is but you can’t tell us? Hmmm. By the way, 15 U.S.C. 1641(f)(2) says that the Servicers are under federal obligation to disclose the true owner of the obligation. Read the federal law here! Scroll down to paragraph “F” part 2.

Yep, you’re tracking with me now…. it gets even better. Somehow, by some miracle of St. Mary, mother of Jesus, in some of these cases, the Note magically appears! Oh, thank heaven, the Note has appeared. So XYZ Lender puts the court and everyone else on notice with a “Notice of Filing Original Documents” in the court record. To the unsuspecting citizen, this Note, purportedly a copy of the Original Note, sure does look the part. Never mind that one of these Notes can be re-created out of thin air. Have we Alzheimer’s this bad folks? I mean, what gives? Have we not been talking and ranting and raving as a country about all the FRAUD that occurred in the mortgage industry and WALL STREET these past 7-8 years? Does no one think that these Notes aren’t really being re-created. I mean, XYZ Lender did swear before the court that the Note was Lost. Was that a lie or is the Note they are now producing a fraud? I mean, which one is it? Or is our judicial system going to let them do both… Lie and commit Fraud that is.

But you see, I have a little more knowledge about this whole “SECURITIZATION THING” than the unsuspecting homeowner and probably even these foreclosure attorneys representing these financial institutions. You see, since the mid-80’s when the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Reform Act of 1984 was enacted, 99% of all residential mortgages have been securitized. The opposite of a Securitized Loan is what we call a Portfolio Loan. These are our 2 options folks… it’s either a Portfolio Loan or it was a Securitized Loan. Your honor, it’s either Option A or Option B. Not BOTH.

So let me break this down into byte sized pieces. A Portfolio loan is a loan where ABC Lender makes the loan (ie. lends the money) and keeps that loan in their “portfolio” for the life of the loan. ABC Lender is going to keep the loan, service the loan and manage it until it is paid off. This “portfolio lending” thing is a DINOSAUR folks. This is a bona fide fact.

So, Option B, your honor, is this thing we call “Securitization.” And yes, your honor, I expect that we all take the time to UNDERSTAND IT because these thousands of CASES before your court involve PEOPLE, human beings (the same people who elected you by the way) and their lives, and their credit and their liability if this ‘aint done right.

Sorry about that, as you might guess, I am perturbed with the “pleading ignorance” of the courts or worse “I just don’t care” judges who’s pat answer is that “the borrower/defendant hasn’t paid their mortgage in 6 months so throw justice and matters of law aside because they’re all a bunch of deadbeats. I read the Wall Street Journal article on Feb. 18, 2009. We can all read between the lines your honor… Now let me say this real quick before I give a quick overview of securitization and the applicability of it to foreclosure cases… Not all judges are created equal. There are some very good one’s out there who care about the law and due process and making sure that the law is actually followed. For those judges out there who aren’t letting these issues just get swept under the rug because it’s so damn “inconvenient” – all these foreclosure cases, -we thank you and we hope you’ll see to it that more of your peers adopt the same position.

By the way, the question that the judges referred to in the Wall Street Journal story asked, “Are you paying your mortgage and are you living in your home?” – these 2 questions are completely inappropriate and immaterial to the case and matters of law. If I’m a homeowner and I don’t know who the heck owns my mortgage and my inquiries into this fact go unanswered, then I’m not paying ANYONE until I figure this out already! So if I”m before that judge my answer is very clear, “Excuse me your honor but that question is completely immaterial to my case before you. I owe the money to someone but I dispute the assertion by the Plaintiff that I owe the money to them.

I have asked them to provide valid and authentic documentation that I in fact owe them the money and they have failed to provide that documentation. The documentation that they have provided appears to be a complete fraud on this court and therefore I would humbly request your honor look into the material facts in this case, not whether or not I’m paying someone I don’t know even exists or if I’m living in a home that I have valid title to.” – and Judge G. Keith Cary, the Chief Judge in Lee County said, “A guy hasn’t paid his mortgage in a year, what’s there to talk about?” – well your honor, I believe I’ve presented plenty to talk about. If not, let me continue…

Ok, securitization and how it applies to a judicial foreclosure case. In securitization there are specific entities who are the “players” in this process. Not all entities are created the same because they have different ROLES in the securitization process. Roles: Originator, Sponsor, Master Servicer, Depositor, Issuer, Trustee and Custodian are the main ones. We also might see a “Special Servicer” in the mix here and there. The Originator is ABC Lender in the above fictitious case I mentioned. XYZ Lender from above is the Sponsor who usually serves as the Servicer as well.

Folks in 99.9% of these loans, the Trust owns the loan. The Trust is comprised of several to several hundred investors who own a “piece” of the loan. But more than that… EVERY loan including the specific loan in our fictitious case above has been bought and sold NO LESS THAN 3-4 times. When a Note is sold/transferred (and it is a true sale by the way), the Note MUST be endorsed, just like a check. From one payee to the next. IF the loan was securitized and it is very safe to assume that every loan is/was, there will be NO LESS THAN 3 endorsements on the actual, ORIGINAL note which has the borrower/defendant’s wet signature on it.

So when XYZ Lender produces the “Original” Note for the court and it has NO endorsements on it, it’s what we call a FRAUD folks – one way or another, it is NOT the original nor is it a copy of the original note OR, in the alternative, XYZ Lender lied to the SEC, the Securities and Exchange Commission AND the IRS. You see, in securitization, all of this activity MUST be disclosed. No, it’s not proprietary or confidential, it’s PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. These documents filed with the SEC are very specific. The players involved are all disclosed. Their ROLES are disclosed, the CHAIN OF OWNERSHIP of the loans in the Asset Pool is disclosed. The governing or operative document for this loan pool is the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and it is disclosed. These Trusts are electing to be treated as a REMIC (short for Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit), which provides Pass-Through Taxation on the pool cash-flow, so that the Trust avoids double-taxation. That’s disclosed and strict guidelines of the chain of ownership AND timelines of ownership must be adhered to OR the REMIC status will be/can be revoked by the IRS.

So when XYZ Lender comes into a court of law and throws all these allegations of ownership, produces nothing to speak of, and expects to take Mrs. Smith’s home from her, I suggest that our judicial system do something more than turn a blind eye and claim that is their job to “efficiently dispose” of the case – all in about 15 seconds – or worse, ask completely inappropriate questions of that homeowner. I also suggest that Mrs. Smith defend herself and I highly suggest our local and national media do more to expose what you can now call “FORECLOSURE FRAUD” because it’s happening ladies and gentleman. The SAME INSTITUTIONS that created this global meltdown through greed and fraud, who have received hundreds of BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars to bail them out of their gross (and greedy) mismanagement are NOW stealing citizen’s homes from them like a thief in the night to boot. The FBI should be investigating, prosecuting and sending these fraudsters to jail – both the bank reps/employees AND their law firms colluding with them on this massive fraud!”
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Author Info: Lane Houk has 8 years of mortgage banking and finance experience and also maintains an active real estate license in Florida. Lane has done well over 400 hours of research on Foreclosure Defense and Consumer Rights Issues in the areas of Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Truth in Lending Act, RESPA and more. He has combined his research, reading and experience in the real estate and finance industries to develop resources to help others who find themselves in a tough situation. You care read more on Lane’s Educational Blog at http://www.thePatriotsWar.com

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Modern Warfare 2 is like sex in a box

1. Do not be alarmed if your boyfriend / husband / man in your life does not contact you for the next 2 – 3 weeks, this is very normal.
2. Studies show that mens brain turn off and if you try to approach them they will act hostile unless -
3. – you approach them with a sandwich and/or energy drink.
Now once you’ve lowered the male defenses offer him sex. BUT in another room, this may distract him long enough for him to forget about the game! But odds are (80%) that he will treat you like a whore / his mistress. Because even tough his having sex with you he is thinking about her (Modern Warfare 2).

Credits go to : sxephil

And that’s your quick guide to Modern Warfare 2, best FPS released … ever!

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Zevio: Zevio, nella pianura veronese, in destra Adige, è oggi un Comune di oltre diecimila abitanti distribuiti, oltre che nel capoluogo (con Baiardina, Filovo, Lendinara e Sabbionara), nelle frazioni di Bosco (con Ca’ dell’Ora Alta, Ca’ dell’Ora Bassa, Santo Spirito e Zinzalle), di Perzacco (con Rocchi e Villabroggia), di Santa Maria (con Corte Rivalunga, Deiolo, Fenil Molino, Maffea, Pontocello, Punta, Roversola, San Procolo e Tre Ponti), e di Volon (con Griffe).

Luogo abitato fin dalla Preistoria, numerosi furono anche i reperti archeologici che esso restituì per l’Alto Medioevo, in particolare a Santa Maria, in località Giare e in località Pila. Un’ascia piatta e una cuspide di lancia dalla sagoma rozza e frammenti d’umbone e dell’impugnatura di uno scudo vengono fatte risalire al secolo settimo per la forma dell’umbone e dell’impugnatura, mentre una completa guarnizione bronzea di cintura potrebbe essere datata aI secolo ottavo.

Negli ultimi cent’anni e fino all’ultimo dopoguerra…

Anyone who has been skiing before has most likely been astonished by the wide variety of people that congregate on the slopes.  Now, for all of you who either haven’t noticed or are having trouble identifying them, I’ve created a simply field guide on the types of skiers you’ll often find in the Northeast.

The Fashionista

This skier will often be wearing various articles of designer clothing, ranging from Prada jackets to cashmere gloves.  Don’t be surprised if her goggles are diamond-studded – the Fashionista goes for style as opposed to skill and stamina.  They are easily identified by their inability to ski, as well as by their inability to stop shivering.

The Couple

This pair of skiers has actually mastered the art of holding hands – and sometimes hugging or kissing – while skiing.  More often than not, you can find them off to the side of the trail doing various unmentionable things.  For more fun, throw snow at them, wolf-whistle while skiing by, or bring a camera and put their pictures on Facebook!

The Expert

This skier is naught but fluid, flawless grace.  In essentials, everyone in their vicinity is made to look like an imbecile.  In most cases, these people are young adults or older, but not always.

The Young Child

This skier is often known for his frequent falls, lost skis and poles and a complete loss of control while hurtling down the mountain.  Don’t get in the way – you’ll most likely get hurt, and you’ll also get blamed by the child’s guardian.  These skiers are usually accompanied by an annoyed Parent

The Parent

This skier is often aggravated and/or extremely panicked about their Young Child counterpart.  In most cases, they control the child by way of a leash or by holding on to them; otherwise, the Parent usually spends all their time chasing their child down the hill before they get into serious trouble.

The Pre-Teen

This skier is so excited to be out with her friends – and without Mommy – for the first time that she often spends more time chatting and socializing than actually skiing.  They are found in large, giggly groups that clog up the lodge, the trails, and the lift lines for hours on end, and most of them are unable to ski.  Most Couples are classified as Pre-Teens.

The Ski Schooler

This skier is always part of a huge pack – if you see one, chances are there are many more.  Beware – they are inexperienced, and the group often takes up the whole trail with their sine-curve motions.  If you see them, it’s best to either get in front or wait until they’re far ahead before continuing.

The Loner

This skier appears to have no buddies or close skiing companions; he or she simply enjoys the speed and the scenery on their own.  For the most part, this skier is quite good at skiing.  Do not confuse with Lost Young Child or Pre-Teen That Can’t Find Her Friends.

The Ski-Tripper

This skier is part of a school-wide ski trip; they are easily identified by distinctive bands or bandannas.  They form enormous groups that swarm the entire mountain by the hundreds.  If you suspect their presence, wait until their universal dinnertime (usually between 6 and 7:30) to hit the slopes again.

The Prodigy

This is a rare variety of the Young Child – in essentials, this skier is a child with the skills of the Expert.  They are a very unnerving sight, and it is best to stay out of their way.  Never, ever ask them where their parents are, and if they fall, do not help them up – they can do it themselves and are not afraid to tell you so.

The Hill-Bomber

This skier is quite talented but prefers to stay on the easier trails.  This can either be for leisure or because it’s great fun to speed past all the beginners.  If you are one of these beginners, it’s best to watch out for them.  They are usually in control, but they most likely won’t be able to stop soon enough if you unexpectedly swerve in front of them due to their extremely high speeds.

The Epic Fail

This skier is the opposite of the Hill-Bomber – no talent whatsoever, but they stick to the diamonds.  These skiers are extremely hazardous, for their loss of control can endanger all the talented skiers on the trail.  Most of the time, they end up falling more than actually skiing.

The Patroller

This skier is the equivalent of the police – they make the rules, no questions asked.  Though they do help greatly when you are hurt, they will clip your ticket or eat you alive (or both) if you throw snow, endanger other people, or bounce the lift.

And finally, the greatest and most common of all skiers is…

The Glutton

This skier doesn’t even…well, ski.  They just sit in the lodge all day, eating and drinking hot chocolate and entertaining themselves in a variety of ways.  For some bizarre reason, they choose to pay for a lift ticket that they don’t even plan on using.  These people are easily identified by their girth, their frequent trips to the food line, or simply by the fact that they are always at the same table when you return to the lodge.

Well, you can all ski a little easier now, because I’ve clearly identified most the types of people you’ll typically see at your average ski resort.  Of course, there are different varieties in each category (for example, Ski-Schoolers are often Young Children, and Loners are usually Experts) but I’ve covered most of them.  Also, if you want to make more friends on the slopes, bring this list with you and classify everyone you meet.  They’ll sure be happy when they discover you’ve identified them as a Pre-Teen, an Epic Fail, or especially a Glutton.

Peace!

At the start of the New Year, it’s traditional to pass along some wisdom that, if followed, will improve your fortunes in the days ahead. To that end, I want to suggest a management principle, that is not always easy to follow, but that will serve you well when practiced.

Managers frequently seek the answers for two basic questions. First, why do certain management policies and practices work so well, while others, appearing equally well thought out, fair poorly. What principle could be formulated that would improve the quality of the programs and policies that managers attempt to implement?

Second, why do some people work as though they owned the place, while so many others, in seemingly similar circumstances, do not? Why, for example, do some stay with a problem until they have a solution, while others look for help at the first sign of resistance?

My view of the world has always been based on the assumption that I was an average man, that I thought average thoughts and felt average emotions. I have always considered myself no different than the next person. No better than anyone, but second to none. This caused me to conclude that those I worked with, while perhaps different in appearance, having different titles, or holding different positions, were more similar than they were different.

This common ground led me to the answer to the first question. I began to test the wisdom of management decisions by accessing my reactions, as if I were the one being ‘managed’. How would I react to an attendance policy that made no provision for the illness of the child of a working parent? What would be the impact of a compensation policy that froze my wages while my boss received a huge bonus? How hard would I work for a boss that kept me informed and gave me a chance for advancement?

The principle I then began to use when accessing the impact of a management policy was “pretend it’s you”. I found that if I could ‘pretend’ that I was an employee, a customer, or a supplier and that if the contemplated management action was one that I could accept if I were the recipient of it, it probably had some chance of success. Interestingly enough, I was able to look back at other decisions that had not succeeded, and quickly understand why they had failed.

The answer to the second question came quickly on the heels of the first. Why do some employees work as though they owned the place, while so many others do not? The answer was ownership. If I was the boss and I didn’t solve the problem, who would? Now that I knew the answer, the problem became making employees act like owners.

I again reflected on my past. I examined those situations in which I performed well, and not so well. It became obvious that long before I ever thought of owning my own business, I was taking ‘ownership’ of some problems and not others. What were the circumstances under which people would take psychological ownership of their work?

“Pretend it’s yours” became the principle through which I understood motivation. It was the perfect companion to the management principle, “pretend it’s you”. It reminded me of the importance of creating an environment in which people could take pride, control and ownership of their work. Employee’s need conditions under which they can ‘pretend its theirs’.

Once combined, these two principles for understanding management and motivation began to take on a distinctive ring. “Pretend its you, pretend its yours”. I liked the sound and the simplicity of the expression. I began to develop the idea further.

Beginning with the principle “Pretend its you, pretend it’s yours” and based on the philosophy that all people by their very nature are motivated problem solvers, I began to develop a more comprehensive management theory called Theory 1.

I had planned to build upon the “pretend its you, pretend its yours” principle that had made things so clear for me and to develop Theory 1 into a golden rule of management. It then struck me that what I was involved in was a sort of reverse engineering of the real Golden Rule.

While formulating “pretend its you” for management and “pretend its yours” for motivation, I had done little more than apply the Golden Rule. When you are making policies that will impact others, make sure that they are policies that you would accept from someone else. When creating a working environment, make sure it’s an environment where you would enjoy working.

If you are looking for just one sound piece of business advice to start off the New Year, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” In the long run, it’ll solve all sorts of problems.

It may not be too original, but good management has always depended more on good execution than on smart new ideas. Because it’s your business, I wish you well in the New Year.

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Fikk Windows 7 for ikke lenge siden og er godt fornøyd med det. Savnet etter den gamle “quick launch” funksjonen ble derimot stort, og et lite google-søk  hjalp meg med det.
Jeg har som regel veldig mange programmer på hurtigstarten, så den nye oppgavelinjen i Windows 7 ble fort uoversiktlig for min del.

Om det er andre som vil ha tilbake den gode gamle snarveisfunksjonen legger jeg ut guiden på norsk. Lenke til originalen finner du på bunnen.

Guide til å legge til den klassiske Quick Launch  baren i Windows 7

1: Høyreklikk på et tomt område på oppgavelinjen og  velg “Ny verktøylinje..”, det markerte området på bildet. Da skal det komme opp et vindu som ber deg velge mappe.

2: Lim inn følgende sti som vist på bildet under, trykk Enter.
%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Pass på at stien er riktig som på bildet under før du trykker “Velg mappe”.

3: Når du har gjort det skal du ha Quick Launch nede til høyre på oppgavelinjen, omtrent som på bildet under.

4: Høyreklikk på et tomt område på oppgavelinjen igjen og velg “Egenskaper”. Huk av “Lås oppgavelinjen” øverst i vinduet og trykk ok. Nå kan du dra Quick Launchen ut til venstre, dra den helt over til start-knappen på venstre side.

5: Det ser enda ikke slik som vi er vant til. Høyreklikk der det står “Quick Launch” og huk av “Vist tekst” og “Vis tittel”. Ferdig.

6: På de programmene som er festet til den nye oppgavelinjen kan du høyreklikke og velge “Løsne programmet fra oppgavelinjen” om du vil.

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Tips: Personlig har jeg oppgavelinjen som på bildet under.

Hvis du vil ha det samme oppsettet kan du åpne egenskapene for oppgavelinjen igjen og gjøre følgende.
- Aktiver “Bruk små ikoner”
- I rullegardinen der det står “Knapper på oppgavelinjen” velger du “Aldri kombiner”.

Husk å huk av der det står “Lås oppgavelinjen” slik at du kan utvide oppgavelinjen oppover. Dra snarveiene du nettopp lagde, opp, slik at de aktive programmene er nederst mens snarveiene er øverst på oppgavelinjen.

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Villafranca di Verona: Villafranca, uno dei più importanti e popolosi centri della pianura veronese, ha più d’ottocento anni: ufficialmente è nata, infatti, nel 1185 per iniziativa del Comune di Verona, all’estremità della Campagna Veronese, al di qua di un fossato che ne formava il confine verso il Mantovano. Vera e propria operazione di bonifica, a questo scopo era stato studiato un piano per separare dalla “campagna” campi da lavoro e campi da bosco: a ciascuno dei coloni sarebbe stato assegnato un manso di terra, del bosco in comune ed altri privilegi.

La vicenda è stata evocata anche da Emilio Sereni nella sua impareggiabile Storia del paesaggio agrario italiano: era esattamente il 9 marzo 1185 quando, su proposta di Viviano degli Avvocati e di altri procuratori del Comune di Verona, il Consiglio deliberava – a “far gente” per il Comune stesso e a difesa contro i Mantovani – I’escavo di un fossato e la fondazione di una villa all’estremo limite della campagna.

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Bali, just like Thailand, is known for its massages. You can get cheap massages on the beach or go for the full pampering package at a spa.

Spas in Bali are little pieces of heavenly luxury. A complete package can last a few hours and include a massage, body scrub, body wrap, flower bath, facial, mani-pedi, and hair treatment. 

Bodyworks in Seminyak is fantastic. Zen Bali Spa, SANg Spa or Nur Salon in Ubud are not bad either. Nearly every 3-star hotel will have their own spa. If you care to splurge, try one of the hotel spas in Nusa Dua, such as the Mandara, or the award winning Nusa Dua Spa.

Many hotels also have daybeds, on which you can read, hang out or simply take a nap around noon, when the sun is highest in the sky and it’s simply too hot to be walking around.

With all the cultural and athletic things to do in Bali, a day of pure R&R is a complementary must.

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