Assignment is by far the easiest of the lease buy strategies and requires the least amount of investment and risk to get the deal done and profit up front. Instead of taking the property and subletting it with an option or sandwich lease, you can actually sell the lease to someone else. You have created a valuable marketable product! You can also sell and even create a note financing the sale of the lease purchase agreement.

An assignment is when we negotiate a deal with a property owner and contain all the terms of the transaction within a specialized written contract. We can then assign (which means sell) the contract to a third party. It can be the Tenant/Buyer or another investor. This is typically a lease-to-purchase agreement that contains a specific assignment clause with the right to sublease, transfer or assign any rights contained in the original agreement with the owner to another principal party.

Example: I found a property in a good neighborhood/school district. The landlord had tried to sell it, he had put up a rent sign since he was moving to a new state and didn’t want to be stuck with two mortgage payments. The property was worth $100,000 and the seller had a mortgage of $95,000. His payments were $1,000 per month PITI (principal, interest, taxes, insurance). The real estate agents did not put the house up for sale because there was not enough profit to pay a 6% commission. I offered to lease the house with the right to assign and buy for the balance of the mortgage. You would also pay $1000 per month with a five year contract and be responsible for any monthly maintenance/repairs less than $100. I would pay $1,000 as option money and the first month’s rent 20 days in advance before the payments began.

The landlord agreed and I started calling all my previous listing tenants/buyers. A renter/buyer (with children) had just filed for bankruptcy, but was looking for a house in a good school district and safe neighborhood. She knew that he would need at least 2 years before he could get a new mortgage and save the down payment. It was perfect for this house. I told him that he could move into the house, buy it for the balance of the mortgage, and that I would sell him the contract (assignment) for $6,500. He only had $3,500, but he really wanted the house. I told him that I would take the balance of the assignment fee as a personal note (no guarantee) at 0% if he paid on the first of the month. He could pay me $250 a month and pay off the note in 12 months. He accepted. I got my $1000 back, made a $5500 profit ($3500 cash and a $3000 note) and was out of the deal. Assignments are great for remodeling houses without buying them. As usual, everyone wins in a lease buyout.

As with all Apple marketing, the iPhone’s marketing strategy is very clear, simple, and clever. With the Apple icon plain and simple, Apple focuses on the pure innovative style of its products without all the “fluff”. The iPhone was launched by Apple in June 2007. The innovative styling of the iPhone was hyped for months before the initial release and has remained the best of the best when it comes to mobile phones over the years. Before the official launch of the iPhone, Apple aired four television commercials promoting the new cell phone.

The first of the commercials portrays the new iPhone as the next step up from the popular iPod. The iPod was all the rage up until this point, and the iPhone was supposed to be the next generation iPod, oh, and it’s also a phone! The ad showcases all the enhanced features available on the iPod and more, and the point is “There’s never been an iPod that can do this.”

“So let’s say you’re watching Pirates of the Caribbean”
The finger clicks on the video and shows a widescreen movie.
“Hmm, did someone say calamari?”
The finger clicks to return to the menu, select the Maps application to search for ‘Seafood’.
“The closest thing would be…”
The map shows all the seafood locations and highlights the location closest to you.
“Oh!”

The finger clicks on the location of the seafood, and the phone number of the restaurant is displayed. iPhone dial.

The first four iPhone commercials touted the convenience, innovation, and usefulness of a single product with the functionality of not just a phone or music device, but a product that can, among other things, listen to music, watch video, , view photos , conduct conference calls, check email, browse the Internet, and view maps.

Not only does Apple use television for its marketing strategy, it makes use of its website to post videos, it also put out a handful of press releases that could have been published in one document. Apple often uses this tactic to build excitement and leave the consumer wanting more.

With Apple’s brief press releases giving the audience little to talk about, “Apple tapped into a law of social physics: news, like nature, abhors a vacuum. In the absence of real information, those who care about a product will pick up any buzz. Apple may publicly disavow rumors of websites seeking snippets of the company’s plans, but secretly its marketing department must be thrilled. It would cost a lot to buy that kind of advertising on the Web.” (Silverman, 2007)

The official iPhone website does more than just provide product information. The website offers the best tips and tricks for using an iPhone, as well as a heavy focus on apps. Almost the entire iPhone page displays images of apps, provides the “App of the Week”, the website also contains sections titled “Apps for Everything” and the “Top Apps”. Apple’s website is a great marketing tool for current iPhone users and consumers who are interested in purchasing the iPhone. Promoting the apps will create a stronger revenue stream for Apple. As customers see top rated apps, they are more likely to download the app, rather than searching through 25,000+ apps to find one that may be of some value to the consumer.

Successful young men were the target audience Apple had originally focused on. Apple hoped that with this target audience, and the fact that 48% of this audience did not already own an Apple iPod, it would allow them to reach their forecast of 10 million sales by the end of 2008.

A month before the launch of the iPhone, Solutions Research Group profiled a representative sample of people who were familiar with the phone. The prospective buyers forecast for launch day ranked most customers of T-Mobile, AT&T’s sole competitor for GSM-based products, at 15%. The second largest group expected to buy the new iPhone was AT&T’s existing customer base, at 12%. The Solutions Research Group also found that 72% of men, versus 28% of women, were more likely to research the phone at its $499 minimum price. (Malley, 2007)

The current obvious target audiences for Apple’s iPhone include 20-35 year olds, affluent teens, “jet-setters” and “mobile” employees who work outside the office.

Apple is known for its simplistic yet catchy commercials. In recent TV commercials for Apple’s iPhone, “There’s an app for that” is the new tagline that puts a heavy emphasis on the apps available on the App Store. The apps are found in “every category, from games to business, education and entertainment, finance, health and fitness, productivity and social networking. These apps have been designed to take advantage of iPhone features such as Multi-Touch, the accelerometer, wireless and GPS” (Apple, 2009). Apple currently claims to have over 25,000 apps available and counting.

The focus on the variation of the offered applications greatly opens up the target audience. There is essentially an app for everyone. As some of the iPhone commercials advertise, you can find the snow conditions on the mountain, keep track of the calories in your lunch, find exactly where you parked your car. You can find a taxi in a strange city, find your share of the bill for a table of 5, or learn how to fix a wobbly bookshelf. You can read a restaurant review, read an MRI, or just read a regular old book. These are just some of the features that Apple has promoted through television commercials. iPhone apps provide all the features one can imagine.

When the iPhone was initially released, it was priced at $599. Still, millions upon thousands of people rushed out to buy the new phone, shelling out more than a third of what they would have if they had waited 3 more months. 3 months after the initial launch, Apple reduced the price of the iPhone to $399. This angered loyal Apple customers and consumers who bought the new phone a few months earlier. A year later, Apple reduced the price of the iPhone again to $199, 66% less than the original price.

In July 2007, Apple’s iPhone was a hit. I think Apple’s decision to launch the phone at $599 was slightly based on greed. However, their product was the most innovative on the market, giving Apple the freedom to price the iPhone at whatever they wanted. Many believed that Apple had reduced the price after discovering that iPhone sales were lower than expected. However, Apple claims that the price cut was made “to stimulate holiday sales and predicted that Apple would meet its stated goal of selling its 1 millionth iPhone by the end of September.” (Dalrymple, 2007)

As with the product life cycle of any cell phone or Apple product, including the Apple iPod, prices are often drastically reduced months after the initial launch. Technological products always compete against “the latest and greatest” while maintaining a relevant price in the market. Had Apple not lowered the price of the iPhone, the customer base would have shrunk rapidly as many consumers are unwilling to spend $599 on a cell phone, no matter how many useful features the phone may have.

As the iPhone continues to be the number one smartphone, the product continues to grow, increasing in size capabilities, increasing the number of apps available, and providing new features that are released through new iterations of the phone, continue to deliver greater value. to the iPhone as long as the price remains relevant.

At this point in the product life cycle, Apple continues to release improved iterations of the iPhone. Since most iPhone users are not willing to buy a newer version of iPhone due to price, the target audience for new generation phones is new iPhone customers. With Apple’s installed base continuing to grow, they have found a way to earn recurring revenue from their existing customers through sales of their app downloads. As more and more people buy the iPhone, Apple’s audience for new customers continues to shrink. Fortunately for Apple, they’ve built in another source of revenue that continues throughout the life of the product.

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Quick show of hands, how many of you have heard of Dick Leftridge before today? I must confess that I never heard of Mr. Leftridge until recently, when his son Jack Richard Leftridge Jr. contacted me. The younger namesake is on a quest to have his father’s name and accomplishments remembered and duly recognized in the history books. The timing of this move couldn’t have come at a better time in place of the highly anticipated premiere of Disney’s “The Express” movie being released in theaters. The Express is based on the life of the late Syracuse great Ernie Davis, who was the first African-American football player to win the Heisman (1961).

Like Mr. Davis, all accounts point to the fact that Dick Leftridge was a pioneer in his own right, based on my research and a synopsis received from his son, Dick Leftridge was the first African American to receive a football scholarship to play at a major university in the South, after he signed with West Virginia University in 1962, which at the time was playing in the Southern Conference, below the Mason Dixon line. The recruitment and signing of Dick Leftridge, accompanied by the subsequent signing of another black player, Roger Alford, represented a change in the culture of the university. According to Richard Leftridge Jr., WVU was not his father’s first choice despite being a local product (Hinton, WV), he wanted to attend Ohio State to play for the legendary Woody Hayes; however, the elder Leftridge bowed to the pressure he received from local political boosters who wanted him to stay home and play at WVU. According to the document, even the local chapter of the NAACP encouraged Leftridge to attend the local college and be the one to break the color barrier at WVU. Dick Leftridge played for WVU from 1963 to 1965, during that time he put up some impressive stats, he was the leading wicket-winner and scorer each of his three years at WVU, in 1965 he was named Amateur Athlete of the Year by West Sports Writer Virginia. Association. Dick Leftridge was the first African American to play for the South team in the North-South Shrine game in 1965, he was also the first African American named to the University of Pittsburgh All-Opponent team, and Dick Leftridge was also the first African American voted to the second teams in the entire southern conference.

Some of you older Pittsburgh Steelers fans may remember Dick Leftridge as the team’s first-round pick in 1966. He was picked third overall that year, he was also a fourth-round pick by the AFL’s Miami Dolphins that year. same year. Unfortunately, Dick Leftridge only played an unspectacular season for the Steelers and was labeled a dud by many fans and media personnel. This is where the story gets interesting; There are varied accounts of why an athlete with so much promise lasted only one season in the NFL? Depending on which version you believe, some say Dick Leftridge just didn’t have the desire and discipline to pull it off, there are stories that he just “ate” his way out of the league by gaining too much weight to be effective as an elite running back, according to an article about Mr. Leftridge written in the Hinton Daily News (7/19/66), the Steelers had a weight clause in their contract, the fine print said that every pound over 230 he brought to camp would carry fined $50, however, in an interview with a reporter from the Charleston Daily News (9/26/85), Mr. Leftridge gave a different version of events, quoted as saying that “the Steelers put in the I weighed 300 pounds when I reported. Everybody believed that and still does. I admit I was lazy sometimes, but I wasn’t fat. I weighed 242 pounds when I reported; Hell, all I know is how to play football. That’s all I’ve ever done. He was just a poor kid from Hinton (WV). How could people think that he would throw a ch? ance to make a million dollars? I would never turn my back on that.”

Controversy seemed to follow WVU’s Leftridge throughout his short professional career. He was dismissed from the school in the middle of the semester of his senior year, a few days after playing his last college game and his eligibility had ended, in 1976 he would return to school. to complete his degree. Young Leftridge is also quick to point out that his father was not a saint; he wrestled with his own demons once his football career was finally over. He shared details of his father’s checkered past, including his time in Detroit working in the auto industry and making questionable decisions to get involved in the drug game as a dealer both in Detroit and upon his return to his hometown, as a result of Being on the wrong side of the law, Mr. Leftridge was sentenced to five years in federal prison (1987). According to his son, while the elder Leftridge was in prison, there was a series of alleged verbal, mental and physical harassment of the family in the streets and workplaces.

She also shared stories of her frustration with getting her father’s story told and published. “I contacted a lot of people, especially the black celebrities I see and hear about in the media and received little to no interest. I’m not sure if the story is too controversial or what. He also faced an uphill battle. in getting WVU to properly recognize his father’s achievements and historical importance to the Mountaineers According to Richard JR., the school didn’t really recognize his achievements until his death and even then the school only published a brief review, to this day has yet to be inducted into his Hall of Fame. Now critics will argue that being inducted should not be based on race as a selection criteria, and should be judged strictly on his athletic achievements, on the other hand, supporters can point to his stats and some of his awards (mentioned above) and, in this case, being the first African-American player at WVU, during a time of tumultuous unrest (Era of the civil rights) in the history of this country, must be taken into account. coupled with his performance on the field, he was and remains the highest NFL draft pick in school history. Does Dick Leftridge deserve to be inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame? I’ll let you decide. IMHO, I think the story of Dick Leftridge is intriguing, mystical, and historically important and needs further exploration, if any of you would like to help young Leftridge on his journey to further his father’s story (he can be contacted at jrljr63@ yahoo.com), would be very kind, not looking for the fame and fortune of this story, just the opportunity to share the legacy of a forgotten Pioneer.

TOP OF THE WORLD

I stepped off the overnight Jammu mail train from Delhi to the dusty market town of Pathankot. From there it was a two-hour drive through dry floodplains and stony riverbeds, to the foothills of the Himalayas; a sheer wall of blue and white rising to the north.

At the base of this wall is Dharamsala, the city famous for being the home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. Beyond Dharamsala, the road turns into a series of curves through a pine forest until it reaches the town of McLeod Ganj. The modern world ends here: the road and western conveniences run out a few meters beyond the city.

Beyond McLeod Ganj, in a sparsely populated area known as Upper Dhararnkot, the road straddled exposed tree roots and rocks, beneath garlands of billowing Tibetan prayer flags. We eventually pass through dappled forest at 7,000 feet, where meaty local cattle cut the grass.

There, in a small clearing, was a two-story hotel, Eagle’s Nest, two hours from the nearest town and unbelievably on top of the world.

EAGLE NEST

Constructed of brick and locally cut lumber, a porch runs its full width, complete with a hanging basket chair and hammock. There are three suites on the ground floor, opening onto a garden to the rear with unobstructed views of the mountains.

From the Eagle’s Nest we sat and watched distant drops of amber fire flow like lava through the steep coniferous forests, leaving the cool night air scented with wood and pine smoke. This was happiness.

The next morning, after breakfast of spicy masala omelettes and hot buttered chapatis, we made the decision that our goal for the week should be to hike to the top of Triund, a 9,500-foot peak. A minimum of six hours round trip meant we would have to get our legs and lungs into shape. And that, said our guide Rajesh, meant a lot of short preparatory walks.

PREPARING FOR THE TOP

DAY ONE: On the first day we trekked up a steep man-made path through a village to the Shiva Temple at Bhagsunath. Crossing a wheat field, we came across hotels and cafes where young Europeans ate pizzas and drank cappuccinos. This beautiful temple, with its shaded terrace, was situated above the road, overlooking an open-air swimming pool fed by an underground stream.

DAY TWO: The next day we drive through McLeod Ganj, past rows of cheap ethnic clothing stores, past groups of interesting rhesus monkeys, to the Dalai Lama’s temple and palace. There were red-robed monks, Tibetan prayer flags bunting in the breeze, and rows of traditional prayer wheels, slowly turned by devout Buddhists. After a lunch of vegetable dumplings at Chonor House, a secluded 1930s hotel where Richard Gere stays on his frequent visits, we continue down the mountain, past more temples, to Dharamsala.

DAY THREE: Today we went to the other side of our mountain on a long winding road through forests and wildflower meadows, through muddy farms, to a lunch stop at Udechee Huts. While they prepared our food, we sat on the terrace to watch the bearded vultures and imperial eagles fly by. With Kashmir closed, places like this are enjoying a boom in tourism. New hotels are opening all the time to meet demand from Delhiites looking to escape the unforgiving summer sun on the plains.

DAY FOUR: We drove two hours south in a 4×4 jeep to see the remains of the massive Mazroor Temple, carved out of a limestone hill. It was overgrown but incredibly serene reflected in a black lake, and only known to a few local children and goat farmers. It should have been a great day, and in a way it was: the sparse lunar landscape was among the strangest I’ve ever seen, like waves of molten, barren earth.

FIND PEACE

By day five, Rajesh, our guide, was convinced that Sue and I were ready for an assault on Triund. After an early breakfast and before the morning sun had time to get too hot, we began our long march. By now we had covered the trek from McLeod Ganj to Upper Dharamkot in 90 minutes, but Triund was a much more difficult and time-consuming proposition.

The trail is fairly flat for the first hour, turning into a climb halfway up. And the higher we went, the steeper the angle of the summit became.

Almost three hours a minute we crawl over the last rocks, well above the tree line, and find ourselves facing one of the best views on earth. From here, the Himalayas were suddenly much closer and more intimidating. Like looking at the Empire State Building. And to the south, the great northern plains stretched as far as Rajasthan. This was absolute peace, a small piece of land located between humanity and heaven.

We didn’t want to go back the way we came. We returned along the eastern edge of Triund which had little to no shade from the sun. The journey was exhausting and precarious and it took us another five hours to return to Upper Dhararnkot, via Bagsunath Temple and McLeod Ganj.

I kept losing my footing on the loose surface, and when we finally reached the bottom, the waterfall that Rajesh hoped would cool us down had all but dried up in the spring drought. I could feel the forces of nature conspiring against me.

However, the sense of accomplishment was overwhelming and that night we sat on the porch counting the fires and listening to the langurs. I realized how little it takes to find peace in the Himalayas. The magic of finding peace is in finding a combination of simple things and thoughts.

WARNING: Real history ahead. This will help you attract women. Stop reading if you don’t want to learn how to win over the woman of your dreams just by being funny.

I would like to tell you a story, the story of a boy who was not so handsome but was full of charisma, energy and the ability to make fun of himself. He had no problem letting it all hang out, so karaoke was a regular event for him on weekend nights. One night this guy was having a great time, he wasn’t even looking for girls, he was just singing (badly, I might add) at the karaoke bar on the East Side of Manhattan and entertaining his friends. A beautiful Latina girl, one he wouldn’t normally think of picking up, noticed him and showed her interest with some serious flirtation. She wasn’t impressed by his appearance, but she loved the fact that he enjoyed making fun of himself on stage. There was something about the energy she brought with her. They soon started talking, one thing led to another, and before he knew it he was in bed with this beautiful South American girl. Now they are talking about getting married.

And by the way, this story is totally true.

Guys, girls LOVE humor! No matter what survey, book, or magazine article you read, HUMOR is always considered one of the top things girls look for in a guy. And think about it, if YOU were a girl, would you rather be with a guy who loves life and makes you laugh, or a guy who may be more handsome but really boring? Do not answer. Having a good sense of humor not only brightens your girl’s world, but also brightens your own.

I could talk all day about different ways to be funny (or “cocky funny,” as David DeAngelo recommends), but I’ll start with my favorite method:

1. Self-loathing

Do you know that your parents told you not to care what people joke about you, to only joke about yourself? Well, it works, and not just as a way to deflect ridicule. You can also make girls like you, even love you.

I mean, hey, my last name is Brito. Sounds like Burrito, right? So growing up, they always called me Burritto. It bothered me at first, but once I started joking about it, even EMBRACING the Burritto nickname, life got better. Classmates stopped calling me Burritto in a teasing way, but in a fun way and among friends. I realized that self-loathing has even greater rewards: by doing dumb things like the worst “worm” you’ll ever see on a dance floor or karaoke on stage, people would laugh and enjoy my company. They would ask me out a lot more. And I would have fun. THAT is a game of winners.

Accepting the whole name “Burritto”, making fun of it, helped me make friends and girlfriends. “What’s your name?” the girls ask. “James, but you can call me Burritto,” she would reply. “Burrito?” the girls would say with a laugh. “That’s an interesting name.” And I guarantee you the conversation didn’t end there.

So guys, learn to make fun of yourselves. Not only will you attract girls, but you will enjoy life more. Everything in life seems a little brighter, a little more “glass half full” when you learn to laugh, not only at other people, but at yourself as well.

2. Observational humor. Hey, weird and funny things always happen. You might see a guy whose face looks like his dog or a goofy-looking cat staring at you. If you can point these things out, you’ll come across as sharp, witty, and full of fun.

3.Ingenuity. Nothing seems stronger than a guy who can chop his opponent to pieces, especially by using his own comments against him. He conveys intelligence, humor, and power all rolled into one.

4. Exaggeration. Hey, be ridiculous. I got the girls’ phone numbers just by walking around like a crab. Or sing a REALLY off-key note. Depends on the type of girl you are looking for, if she is an ice queen I wouldn’t recommend it, but for fun and easygoing girls, going overboard will make them laugh and want to be with you. in the process.

5. Cocky fun. This is the trademark of relationship guru David DeAngelo. The premise is that by doing arrogant and funny acts like making fun of a girl or slapping her, you show that you can live without her. The girls need you more than you need them, so to speak.

Personally, I don’t recommend this method because it will really make you look like an idiot. If bumping into a girl on purpose or asking her friends how they can deal with someone as annoying as her fits your personality, go for it. Maybe you are a cocky jerk after all. But if it’s NOT you, don’t bother. Dating should be about who you are, NOT who you’re not.

There you go. Just as laughter is the best medicine, it is also one of the best aphrodisiacs. So use it and have fun!

The short answer to the question is “No”. The ideas themselves are not something you can patent. However, you can patent something that has a real-world impact. When most people mention patents, they are referring to what the legal profession knows as a utility patent. The protection of an idea with a utility patent can be done in four specific cases:

• If you develop a process that combines steps or methods
• If you create a machine
• If you combine materials to make something completely new
• If you create a drug or compound that is unlike anything anyone has ever seen before

If you fit into any of these categories, you can apply for a patent to protect an idea.

The delineations of what can be patented

When protecting an idea, certain things are prime candidates for a patent. However, each patent must follow specific stipulations, such as:

• The patents you develop cannot be too abstract. For example, if you come up with a particular equation, it cannot be patented on its own. If the equation is used in a process, the process can be patented.
• Patents do not cover natural discoveries. For example, an explorer in the impenetrable forest of Bwindi cannot patent a rare flower that he has discovered. However, if he takes that flower to the lab and crosses it with another rare flower found in a different part of the world and successfully creates a new hybrid flower from it. So he can patent the hybrid flower because it did not exist in nature, and could only have occurred through human intervention.
• You need to have a scope for your patent. If one of your discoveries has the potential to do something, unless you can show that it can be done, your patent should not refer to those suggestions as fact.

Requirements for a patent

Protecting an idea with a patent also carries some other stipulations in addition to those mentioned above. Patents must be novel and not obvious. If an idea is new, it means that no one has thought of it before. It must never have been described in a publication or other previously registered patent. A non-obvious invention is one that is not immediately apparent to anyone who sees it. There must be a new element to combine the characteristics that make up your invention, or how those aspects are combined.

What if there is another similar item?

If your invention or idea is not novel, then you have some resources:

• Fight it: If the other invention isn’t designed for the same purpose or isn’t the same as yours, you can fight the decision if someone mentions it.
• dodge it: You don’t have to solve the same problem as the other patent. Limit your idea and you will avoid conflicting with your concept.
• Accept it: Sometimes, you end up inventing something that already exists. You have to accept it and go back to the drawing board.

In August 1909, German professor Richard Schirrmann was caught in a violent storm during an eight-day migration with his students and found lodging in a barn with a farmer.

While the students slept, Schirrmann stayed up all night.

The thought suddenly came to him: “One would have to create places where cheerful young people and students move around and receive a safe and cheap overnight stay.”

He first published this idea in 1910 in an essay on “Voksschuelerherbergen” (“accommodation for elementary school pupils”),

“…also the boys and girls of the common man must practice cheerful and fresh movements as a counterweight to the hall stool time of their school years…how do I now imagine appropriate and sufficient accommodations for the enormous army of the pupils of elementary school? ?… every city and almost every village has an elementary school, which almost waits on vacation with empty spaces for her, in a dream and a dining room for joyful children on the move, one for the girls.partly one on top of the other.That gives free space for the list of 15 beds….each camping place consists of a bag and a cushion stretched with straw stoppers,2 sheets and a blanket… each child stops to bring his camp site back to finely arranged order…”

After the publication of this essay in the “Koelnische Zeitung” (Cologne Newspaper) numerous contributions of money and gifts in kind and offers of support arrived from all over Germany.

In 1912 the first youth hostel was opened in Altenia Castle, Germany.

The first youth hostel was laid out according to Schirrmann’s plans: 2 bedrooms with 3-story solid wood beds, living room, kitchen, toilets and showers. The first director of the hostel was Richard Schirrmann. He lived directly above the hostel rooms. In the same year, Schirrmann also published the first list of hostels with approximately 140 addresses.

However, in many of these accommodations there was not even basic accommodation, for example, for the girls there was nothing at all.

In 1913 there were already 301 youth hostels in cities and towns. A year later there were already 535.

In 1920 the first magazine expense “youth hostels” appeared, and with about 700 addresses the first manual with addresses of youth hostels was published.

From 1924 to 1929, the first raffle for youth hostels won 1.5 million real marks. In 1932 there were already 2,123 youth hostels in Germany. There were more than 4.5 million overnight stays. But by the end of the 1920s in other countries, such as Poland, Holland, France, England and Switzerland, more than 600 youth hostels had already been opened.

On October 20, 1932 in Amsterdam in the presence of land agencies from Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, France and Belgium, the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) was created.

The federation is based today in Welwyn Garden City, near London. Richard Schirrmann was selected as president. The language of the conference was German.

Elizabeth and Monroe Smith from the United States also participated in the next conference in 1933. Within a year they could open thirty youth hostels in the United States. Also in 1933 the National Socialists came to power in Germany.

All political and religious combinations of young people were dissolved and replaced by a system of compulsory youth organization formed by universities, under the line of “kingdom youth orientation”. Richard Schirrmann must retire as president of the German youth hostel factory.

He was impressed by the idealistic elements of the new movement and became honorary president of the federation of German youth hostels. A decision he should bitterly regret later.

In 1936, for political reasons, he had broken with the international federation of youth hostels. In 1947, after the end of the world war, there were again 247 youth hostels in Germany with 1,158,500 overnight stays.

From 1949 to 1990, an extensive network of youth hostels also developed in the GDR. Initially still run as federations, they later became state-run youth institutions. Existing federations were dissolved. In 1960 they were the youngest hostels in the Federal Republic. More than 720 homes made 11,300,312 overnight stays.

In 1990, after the end of the GDR, youth hostel federations were also created in the new Lands of the Federal Republic. In November, these federations joined the German Youth Hostel Association.

Youth hostels today

Worldwide there are more than 4,000 youth hostels in 65 countries, while more than 600 in Germany alone.

Youth hostels in Germany offer their guests much more than just a cheap overnight stay. In addition to small cozy old buildings or the experience of castles and residences, you will also find many houses in charming picturesque settings, as well as in large cities. For more details visit www.smart-travel-germany.com/hostels-germany.html.

This true story was published in German by the German Youth Hostel Association and translated by Marcus Hochstadt.

For Whom the Bell Tolls portrays typical Hemingway characters and addresses themes of machismo and womanizing. In this novel, as in many of his other works, Hemingway makes extensive use of what is known as the Hemingway Code. Numerous influences from various people and events in his personal life also had an effect on his writing.

Many people think that there has not been an American writer like Ernest Hemingway. A member of the “lost generation” of World War I, Hemingway was in many ways his best character. Whether as his childhood nickname of “Champion” or old “Dad,” Ernest Hemingway became a legend in his own lifetime. Although the drama and romance of his life sometimes seem to overshadow the quality of his work, Hemingway was first and foremost a literary scholar, writer, and book reader. This is often overlooked in all the talk of his safaris and hunting trips, bullfighting adventures, fishing and warfare. Hemingway liked being famous and he loved being the center of public attention. However, Hemingway considered himself an artist and did not want to be famous for the wrong reasons.

Hemingway was born in the quiet town of Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, on July 21, 1899. His father was a physician, and Ernest was the second of six children born to Dr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Hemingway. His mother, a devout religious woman with considerable musical talent, hoped that her son would develop an interest in music. Instead, Ernest took on his father’s enthusiasm for guns and fishing trips in the woods of northern Michigan (Lynn 63).

Almost from the beginning of his writing career, Hemingway employed a distinctive style that drew comment from many critics. Hemingway does not give way to long geographical and psychological descriptions. It has been said that his style lacks substance because it avoids direct statements and descriptions of emotions. Basically his style is simple, direct and somewhat straightforward. He developed a forceful prose characterized by simple sentences and few adverbs or adjectives. He wrote concise and vivid dialogues and accurate descriptions of places and things. Critic Harry Levin noted the weakness of syntax and diction in Hemingway’s writing, but was quick to praise his ability to convey action (Rovit 47).

Hemingway spent the first part of his career as a journalist. In 1937 he traveled to Spain to cover the Spanish Civil War for the North American Newspaper Alliance. After a few months in Spain, Hemingway announced his plan to write a book against the background of the Spanish Civil War. The result was For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Most of his early novels were narrated in the first person and locked into a single point of view, however, when Hemingway wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls, he used several different narrative techniques. He employed the use of internal monologues (where the reader is in the “mind” of a particular character), factual descriptions, rapid point-of-view changes, and a generally more flexible structure than in his earlier works. Hemingway believed that “a writer’s style should be direct and personal, his images rich and earthy, and his words simple and forceful. The best writers have a gift for brevity, are hard workers, diligent scholars, and competent stylists (Magill 1287 ).

For Whom the Bell Tolls is Hemingway’s most serious and politically motivated novel. There are few comedic or light episodes in the entire book. For whom the bell tolls is an attempt to present in depth a country and a people that Hemingway loved very much. It was an effort to deal honestly with a very complex war made even more complex by the beliefs it inspired (Gurko 127).

Common to almost all of Hemingway’s novels is the concept of Hemingway’s hero, sometimes known as the “code hero”. When Hemingway’s novels were first published, they were readily accepted by the public. Part of this acceptance was due to the fact that Hemingway had created a character whose response to life strongly appealed to those who read his works. The reader saw in Hemingway’s hero a person with whom he could identify almost in a dream. Hemmingway’s hero was a manly man. He went from one love affair to another, participated in wild hunting, enjoyed bullfighting, drank insatiably, engaged in all the so-called manly activities that the typical American male did not engage in (Rovit 56).

Hemingway’s involvement in the war instilled in him deeply held political views. For Whom the Bell Tolls is a study of the individual involved in what was a politically motivated war. But this novel differs greatly from Hemingway’s earlier portrayal of the individual hero in the world. In this book, the hero embraces the people around him, not just a few select members of the Illustrious, but the entire community. The organization of this community is eloquently expressed in a quote from one of the poet John Donne’s sermons on the death of a close friend. This is the quote from which the book takes its title:

No man is an island, in himself, each man is a piece of the Continent, apart from Maine, if a Clod bee dragged by the Sea, Europe is less, as if it were a Promontory, also as if it were a Mannor of your friends or yours; the death of any man diminishes me, because I am involved in Humanity; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; fold for you

Thus, while the hero retains the qualities of the Hemingway Code, he has been edified by his oneness with humanity. In the end, he finds the world to be a “good place,” one “worth fighting for” (Curly 795). In his personal confrontation with death, Robert Jordan realizes that there is a greater cause than one man can think of to serve. In this he differs from Hemingway’s earlier hero. The insistence that the action and its form fall solely on an individual is still present, along with the need for the character to dominate that action. However, it is no longer about a single matador against a single bull, or an individual character against his entire entourage. The person is the “instrument of humanity” against the horrors of war. Therefore, the political themes of this book are not presented as a “contrast of black and white, but in shaded tones of reality” (Magill 491).

While Jordan is the epitome of the hero in his actions, he is also in command of himself and his circumstances to a far greater extent than Hemingway’s earlier heroes; he is driven to face reality by deep emotional needs. Jordan’s impulses in the novel seem to be a direct reflection of Hemingway’s, for Hemingway had also been deeply affected by the suicide of his own father (Kunitz 561). Ironically, suicide as an escape from reality is a violation of Hemingway’s own code. The doubt and fear that such an act provokes in the children of a person who commits suicide is a well-known psychological result. Perhaps that is why the pain of his fears makes Hemingway’s heroes avoid “thinking” at all costs. Because “thinking” too much can prevent a person from reacting. And without something to react to, the hero confronts his inner fears (Magill 474). Death is also used by Hemingway at the end of the novel to resolve the dramatic conflicts that the story establishes. The theme of death is also seen in other parts of the book, such as when the characters express concern about dying during the attack on the bridge. As in other works after his father’s suicide, Hemingway confronts his characters with death. He admires those who face death bravely and without expressing emotion. For Hemingway, a man does not truly live life until he personally analyzes the meaning of death (Brooks 323).

In contrast to Hemingway’s heroes are his female characters. Hemingway’s approach to women in his works is particularly masculine. They are seen and valued in relation to the men in his stories to the extent that they are absolutely feminine. Hemingway does not go into his inner world except insofar as this world relates to the men with whom he relates. The reader comes to see them as love objects or anti-love figures (Whitlock 231). Part of the reason Hemingway had this opinion of women was because of the way he viewed her mother. He believed that her mother was manipulative and blamed her in part for her father’s suicide. “The qualities that he considered admirable in a man – ambition and independent point of view, defiance of his supremacy – became threatening in a woman” (Kert 103).

Hemingway’s heroines almost always personify the physical appearance of the ideal woman in their beauty. But in her personality they appear as two types: the “all-woman” who gives herself entirely to the hero and the “femme fatale” who holds back and prevents the hero from possessing her completely. The “every woman” is acceptable from Hemingway’s point of view because she submits to the hero. She wants no other life than with him. By succumbing to the hero, she allows him to dominate her and affirm her manhood. The “femme fatale” is usually a more complex character than the “all-woman” (Lynn 98). While she may or may not be unpleasant, she does not submit to the hero and hurts him and all the men around her mainly because they cannot handle her and thus cannot assert her manhood through her. But despite Hemmingway’s portrayal of women, she generally makes them fall into the same basic category as men. The heroine, like the hero, obeys the “Hemmingway Code.” She sees life for what it is even when she yearns for something more. She is basically brave in life, choosing reality over thought, and stoically facing death. In practically all cases, there has already been some tragic event in her life -loss of a lover, violence- that has given her the strength to face life in this way (Lynn 102).

For Whom the Bell Tolls “is a living example of how, in modern times, epic quality should be projected” (Baker 132). Heroic action is an epic quality, and For Whom the Bell Tolls contains this element. The setting is simple and the emphasis is on the basic virtues of uncomplicated people. The men involved in the conflict are willing to sacrifice their lives; they are exceptional for their acts of daring and heroism (Baker 94).

Behind the conception of this idea of ​​the hero is the disillusionment of the American public, the disillusionment caused by the First World War. The impressionable man realized that the old ideas and beliefs rooted in religion and ethics had not helped save man from the catastrophe of the First World War. As a result, after the war ended, Hemingway and other writers began searching for a new value system, a value system that would replace old attitudes they believed to be useless. The writers who embraced these new beliefs came to be known as the “lost generation.”

The “lost generation” was a name instituted by Gertrude Stein and meant the post-war generation and the literary movement produced by the young writers of the time (Unger 654). Her writing reflected her belief that “the only reality was that life is hard” (Bryfonski 1874).

Much has been written about Ernest Hemingway’s distinctive style. Since he began writing in the 1920s, he has been the subject of much praise and sometimes harsh criticism. It has not been ignored.

Explaining Hemingway’s style in a few paragraphs in a way that will satisfy those who have read his articles and books is almost impossible. It is a simple, direct and modest style. Hemingway’s prose is unadorned as a result of his refraining from using adjectives as much as possible. He tells a story in the form of straight journalism, but since he is a master at conveying emotion without embellishing it, the product is even more enjoyable.

Nothing is more annoying than a slow computer. Today, the population relies heavily on Internet technology to get everything done, and a PC that is slow and constantly freezing, or one that crashes, is more than just an annoyance. If you want to know how to clean up a slow computer, read below to find out how. Getting high-quality registry cleaning software can help speed up your PC quickly.

First of all, you need to find out why your PC is running so slowly. If it’s purely on boot that’s slow, then you most likely have too many open desktop shortcuts that require booting. However, once the computer is up and running, if it is slow to react and seems to be struggling, then there are some important areas to check.

First, check your internal hard drive memory to make sure there is enough free; try not to run your PC on more than three quarters memory if you want optimal performance. If memory isn’t your problem, it’s most likely your registry. The registry is an integral part of every PC, as it records all the changes that occur when you add or remove items.

Without a registry, your machine won’t work, but if your registry is clogged, it will slow down your desktop and often start to malfunction. Unfortunately, the registry is not self-cleaning, so you’ll need to use a registry product regularly to keep your machine running at optimal performance levels.

You can find many registration products online, some are completely free and all are self-explanatory and easy to use. Problems with your registry can cause your PC to freeze or crash and there are many reasons why this can happen. You may have corrupt or missing registry entries, excessive amounts of leftover entries from deleted programs or software, or alternatively private startup programs.

All of these problems will increase the size of the registry, which in turn will mean that your PC will run slower. By regularly running a registry cleaner on your machine, you will keep it clean and running smoothly. These software programs are easy to use, but tell you where problems have occurred, their severity, and recommended actions.

When you use a registry cleaning tool on your machine, you’ll be amazed at how many empty and useless entries you find, let alone how fast your machine will run when it’s clean. Good software should also give you options for defragmenting your hard drives as well as cleaning all your internal drives; if you check your memory before and after using the program, you’ll be surprised how much space temporary and empty files unnecessarily took up.

‘A cleaner for your registry will make a difference in the speed and performance of your computer. By checking online, you can find the best performing software for this process; choose a simple program that’s easy to use, and you’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll achieve optimal PC performance. I personally managed to clean my computer by downloading high quality registry cleaning software and I highly recommend it.

P90X workouts are tough. But I tell everyone I train that it’s diet, nutrition, and supplements that get people the results they seek. Workouts make you fit inside, your nutrition makes you look fit on the outside.

I didn’t actually follow any nutrition plans or recipes provided by Beachbody during my P90X tenure. It’s not that I don’t think they’re good, I just didn’t have the time. However, I really paid attention to the calorie ratios that Beachbody recommends for Phase 1. Beachbody says that during Phase 1 you should get 50% of your calories from protein, 30% from carbs, and 20% from fat. .

What I did was identify a group of “staple” foods that, by eating and swapping daily, I knew would allow me to achieve those ratios. I settled on an average of 1,900 calories per day for Phase 1 (the first 30 days) and then only ate combinations of these “staple” foods, keeping in mind my proportions and calories throughout the day. As I got closer to the end of the day, if my ratios were off, I would look for a food that would result in a positive fit.

By the time Phase 2 (the 30 days in between) rolled around, I was having so much success that I was hesitant to change the ratios to 40/40/20, as Beachbody recommends. So I decided to keep the 50/30/20 ratios I had been doing, but added extra calories to further fuel my workouts and help me stay anabolic. I averaged 2,400 calories per day during Phase 2.

Finally, when Phase 3 (last 30 days) rolled around, instead of switching to 20/60/20 ratios, I went back to my Phase 1 ratios and increased my calories. I averaged 3,000 calories a day in Phase 3, always felt strong and energetic, and was still losing weight like crazy.

These are the “staple” foods I ate and continue to eat today. They are grouped by “category” with corresponding comments below.

meat

Tyson Brand Steak Strips, 6 oz. (280/36/2/12)

Foster Farms Brand Chicken Strips, 6 oz. (240/40/10/4)

Chicken, cold cuts – 8 slices (70/12/3/2)

Turkey, cold cuts – 8 slices (70/13/2/1)

Chicken burger, 5 oz. Pie (210/21/6/12)

Turkey Burger, 5 oz. Pie (200/24/4/8)

Chicken breast, boneless/baked, 8 oz. (165/36/2/2)

Steak, lean flank, 5 oz. (320/35/2/18)

Turkey bacon, 5 slices (100/15/0/2.5)

These meats were my main source of protein aside from supplements. If my ratios were lacking in protein, eating something from this list would always make a positive adjustment. Meats are great building blocks for muscle development.

supplements

Shakeology, 1 pkg (140/17/17/1)

P90X Results and Recovery, 2 measurements (220/10/39/2)

Supreme Protein Bars (Peanut Butter Pretzel or Cookies & Cream Flavors), 1 Bar (400/30/26/18)

Premier Nutrition Twist Bar (Peanut Butter), 1 Bar (230/15/21/8)

Cytosport Muscle Milk RTD (Cake Batter Flavor), 1 Container (320/32/12/16)

Cytosport Whey Isolate, 1 Scoop (110/25/3/0)

New Whey Protein Tube, 1 Tube (156/42/0/0)

Dymatize Protein Cereal (Crunchy Granola), 1 Pack (265/34/29/2.5)

Lean Dessert Protein Pudding (Banana or Cinnamon), 1.5 scoops (225/32/12/5.5)

Tri-o-plex cookies (macadamia nut), 1 package (336/18/30/16)

Isopure, 1 bottle (160/40/0/0)

Elite 12 Casein Protein, 2 Scoops (258/42/12/4)

I could never have achieved my nutritional goals without supplements. Period. Yes, they can be expensive. But let me tell you that the results you will get are worth any monetary price you pay. That’s the truth people.

fruit

Apple (Granny Smith), medium

Banana, medium

Strawberries, 1 cup

pear, medium

Honestly, if you’re taking supplements, fruits become pretty insignificant nutritionally. It basically had fruits, especially strawberries, as forms of dessert.

Appetizers / Miscellaneous

Beef jerky, 2 oz. (180/20/6/2)

Turkey jerky, 2 oz. (136/20/6/2)

OS Trim stick (ostrich jerky), 1 stick (80/14/2/1.5)

Egg (hard-boiled, white only), 1 egg (17/4/1/0)

Yoplait Greek Yogurt, 1 cup (130/12/19/0)

Peanut butter, 2 tablespoons (190/7/7/16)

Low-fat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons (80/4/2/6)

Oroweat Whole Grain Sandwich Thins, 1 Thin (100/5/21/1)

English muffin 100% whole wheat, 1 muffin (150/6/27/2)

Corn tortillas, 2 tortillas (110/3/22/2.5)

Chipotle cheese, 1 slice (80/5/1/6)

Special K Protein Cereal, 1 cup (135/13/19/4)

These are things that you can place anywhere or mix with other items (eg, the peanut butter on an English muffin, etc.). I can make a good (and healthy!) steak fajita with corn tortillas, steak strips, 1/8 cup shredded chipotle cheese, and grilled onions.

Vegetables / Rice

Brown rice, 1 cup (230/5/40/4)

Baked potato, 1 potato (180/5.5/40/1)

Yam, 1 yam (161/3/39/1)

Broccoli, 1 cup (50/3/8/1.5)

Cauliflower, 1 cup (55/3/9/1.5)

Carrots, 1 cup (82/2/12/4)

I really learned to like yams while making the P90X. I tried to eat the more “carb-heavy” items (yams, potatoes, rice) earlier in the day and then reduced my carb intake by eating the low-carb items (broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots) later in the day .

Food trap”

Vaca Skinny Ice Cream Bar (Truffle Mint), 1 bar (100/3/19/2)

Starbucks Iced Latte (Vanilla Lite), 1 can (130/9/20/2.5)

Rold Gold Pretzel Twists, 1 Bag (110/2/23/1)

Rice Crispy Treat, Prepackaged – 1 Square (90/1/17/2.5)

Welch’s Lime Fruit Bar, Frozen – 1 Bar (80/1/20/0)

Hey, we all need them! You work hard and you need a little reward. I understand. These are things I would occasionally have that didn’t cause the “engine to run off the tracks”.

restaurant items

McDonald’s Classic Grilled Chicken Sandwich (plain), 1 sandwich (360/31/49/4.5)

Carl’s Jr. Grilled Chicken Sandwich (Plain with BBQ Sauce), 1 Sandwich (380/34/49/7)

Burger King Grilled Tendercrisp Sandwich (Regular), 1 Sandwich (360/34/48/4.5)

Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich (plain), 1 sandwich (420/26/51/13)

Large Roast Beef Sandwich with Arby’s Sauce, 1 Sandwich (590/46/45/25)

Panera Bread Smokehouse Turkey Panini, 1 panini (720/53/67/26)

It’s inevitable that we end up in fast food places from time to time. I have little kids and they want their Happy Meals! I found that the key to eating healthy at places like Mickey D’s was knowing what you would order beforehand! I researched the menus of places we might frequent and decided what I would get. If you know what you’re getting before you get there, you’re much less likely to walk away with a cheeseburger, fries, and milkshake.

Also, watch out for the buns! Buns, especially white flour ones, can be a disaster for a seemingly healthy chicken sandwich. What I would do is take the meat off the sandwich, throw out the bun, and replace it with a thin Oroweat sandwich. Look at the difference: Arby’s Large Roast Beef Sandwich As Is: 590 calories, 46 grams of protein, 45 grams of carbs, and 25 grams of fat. Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich with a Thin Oroweat Sandwich: 440 calories, 43 grams protein, 22 grams carbs, and 21 grams fat. Big difference!

So feel free to read the P90X Nutrition Guide from cover to cover. Implement as much or as little as you like. The above is what worked for me, and I followed it because I found it to be the easiest way to approach my nutrition with a busy lifestyle.

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