10 Best Cities for Older Singles to Live, Retire, Meet New People - AARP

10 Best Cities for Older Singles to Live, Retire, Meet New People - AARP

Real Estate 411 - 10/28/2013 

When you’re buying or selling, the obvious source to get your real estate question answered is your agent but where do you go the rest of the time?  As a homeowner for many years to come, you’ll need reliable help and solid suggestions.

Our business goal is to have a select group of our friends and past customers who consider us their lifelong real estate professional. We want to earn that trusted position so they’ll enthusiastically refer their friends to us.  Our plan to achieve this is simply to help these people with all of their real estate needs not just when they buy or sell but for all the years in between.

Throughout the year, we offer reminders and suggestions by email and social media that benefit your homeowner experience.  When we find good articles to help you be a better homeowner, we’ll pass them along.  You’ll discover new ways to maintain your property, minimize expenses and manage debt and risk.

We want to be your “Go-To” person for everything to do with real estate.  If we don’t have the answer you need, we’ll point you in the right direction to find it.

We’re here for you and your friends…now and in the future.  Please let us know how we can help you.

You know how successful families function as a team?  Meet the Beckman family.  We learned from parents Rich (left) and Lori (Right) over the past months, just how well the Beckman team functions.  Each family members brings a big heart to the process, and a deep understanding for each other. 

4016 McDonald: A Quiet Dtreet in a Vibrant Neighborhood!

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Check out these 15 hidden features of Google Search

Google search: 15 hidden features Google is used by millions of people to navigate the web every day, but how many of us really put it through its paces? The Telegraph digs out a few of the search engine's hidden gems. Google logo in Washington DC Google has more than a few tricks up its sleeve By Sophie Curtis 1. Calculator Google's calculator function is far more powerful than most people realise. As well as doing basic maths (5+6 or 3*2) it can do logarithmic calculations, and it knows constants (like e and pi), as well as functions like Cos and Sin. Google can also translate numbers into binary code – try typing '12*3 in binary'. 2. Site search By using the 'site:' keyword, you can make Google only return results from one site. So for example, you could search for "site:telegraph.co.uk manchester united" and only get stories on Manchester United from the Telegraph website. 3. Conversions Currency conversions and unit conversions can be found by using the syntax: in . So for example, you could type '1 GBP in USD', '20 C in F' or '15 inches in cm' and get an instant answer. 4. Time zones Search for 'time in ' and you will get the local time for that place, as well as the time zone it is in. 5. Translations A quick way to translate foreign words is to type 'translate to '. So for example, 'translate pomme to english' returns the result apple, and 'translate pomme to spanish' returns the result 'manzana'. 6. Search for a specific file type If you know you are looking for a PDF or a Word file, you can search for specific file types by typing ' filetype:pdf' or ' filetype:doc' 7. Check flight status If you type in a flight number, the top result is the details of the flight and its status. So, for example, typing in BA 335 reveals that British Airways flight 335 departs Paris at 15.45 today and arrives at Heathrow Terminal 5 at 15.48 local time. 8. Search for local film showings Search for film showings in your area by typing 'films' or 'movies' followed by your postcode. In the UK, this only narrows it down to your town or city. In the US this is more accurate, as results are displayed according to zip-code. 9. Weather forecasts Type the name of a city followed by 'forecast', and Google will tell you the weather today, including levels of precipitation, humidity and wind, as well as the forecast for the next week, based on data from The Weather Channel. 10. Exclude search terms When you're enter a search term that has a second meaning, or a close association with something else, it can be difficult to find the results you want. Exclude irrelevant results using the '-' sign. So for searches for 'apple' where the word 'iPhone' is not used, enter 'apple -iPhone'. 11. Public data To see trends for population and unemployment rates of different cities and counties, type 'population' or 'unemployment rate' followed by the location. So for example, typing 'unemployment rate uk' returns the answer 7.7 percent, and shows a graph of unemployment rates over the last 10 years 12. Related search To search for web pages that have similar content to a given site, type 'related:' followed by the website address into the Google search box. For example, typing 'related:telegraph.co.uk' gives a list of other UK newspaper websites. 13. Package tracking If you have a package tracking number from the USPS, UPS or FedEx, simply plug it into Google Search and it will provide a convenient link for you. 14. Define Google's dictionary function allows you to type define:term and get definitions of words. So a search for define:discombobulated tells you that it is the past participle, past tense of discombobulate, which means to disconcert or confuse. 15. Barrel Roll Simply type “do a barrel roll” into the search bar and Google dutifully obeys. Warning: this Google trick is known to make grown men squeal with delight.

Working Against Fakes: The Case of the Cannolo Siciliano

Working Against Fakes: The Case of the Cannolo Siciliano By: Silvia Donati Italians tend to be very attentive to regional food traditions and authenticity of local products. One such Italian was so irritated with what he saw displayed in a shop window in Venice that he decided to snap a picture and send it to the Palermo edition of Italy’s largest-circulation daily newspaper, La Repubblica. What made him angry was to see fake cannoli siciliani advertised as the real thing – and even sold at above-average price. “It represents a damage to the entire Sicilian pastry tradition and an insult to tourists who think they are tasting one of the best products of that tradition,” he wrote to the paper. The cannoli on display in the Venice shop are made with puff pastry and filled with panna (cream). Wrong! The real cannolo siciliano is made with crunchy dough (called scorza) and filled with ricotta. Cannoli are so important in the culinary tradition that they have been included in the list of "Italian traditional food products" by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies of the Italian Government. So always beware, especially in highly visited locations, not to fall into classic tourist traps - the best advice probably being: buy local, eat local.