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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Now on Stage: YouTube Sessions
We’re proud to announce the launch of YouTube Sessions, an assortment of new music videos, premieres, exclusives, and of course a jam session or two with the artists you love and a few up and coming sensations. To start, we’ve asked Australian sensation Jessica Mauboy to perform a session for you, the YouTube community. Her single, Running Back featuring Flo. Rida has been viewed over 2 million times, and her highly-anticipated follow up album GET EM GIRLS, was released on 5th November featuring international stars Snoop Dogg, Jay Sean, and Iyaz.
To make sure everyone can get involved, she’s inviting you to ask her questions through Google Moderator on YouTube.
She’ll be performing, and answering your questions in an upcoming show, which we’ll re-broadcast on YouTube for all. But before we go in-studio, we want to hear your questions for Jess! What’s her inspiration? Need some advice on your own musical ambition? Simply submit your question via text or video at youtube.com/sessions, and vote for your favorites. Jess will answer the most popular questions and perform from her new album.
Let us know what you think: submit your questions, subscribe for more updates, and send us any suggestions for what Sessions you want to see on YouTube.
Stay tuned for the full show, and watch this space for more great music content coming your way!
Ernesto Soriano, YouTube Team recently watched Jessica Mauboy - ‘Get ‘Em Girls’ (Behind the Scenes)
Top 10 Things You Don’t Know About Your Real Estate Broker
Everyone plans to buy a house at some point especially when they want to settle down and have a family. Some of you might also want to sell your house and live in another country or state. But have you ever wondered what the real estate agent is thinking? Or what goes on inside his head as he makes the deal? Here are the ten things a real estate broker won’t tell you. At this point, we shall be addressing the real estate agent/broker as ‘broker’ for the sake of consistency throughout this article.

“Your open-house party means more clients for me in the future”
You have to hire a broker to help you sell your house. One of his first suggestions would be to hold an open house party so a lot of people can check out the house. Though the success rate of this promotion is only 2% higher than the average, the broker gets out of his way to spend hours on this strategy for one important thing – to expand his database of clients and connections.
“My fees may sound unmovable but you can actually negotiate with me.”
Brokers seem to make the price of the house unmovable, not to mention their fees as brokers. Most brokers would state that they’ve lowered their fees sometimes by a full percent to gain leverage in a tricky market. People selling their houses should take time to connect and canvass for brokers around and compare their fees. Because in truth, all you need is ask and they’ll usually lower their commission cut. That’s the real leverage.
“Getting no offers? Actually, I’m just waiting for a bigger offer than the last one you didn’t know about.”
By law, brokers are compelled to inform you of any offers made on the house. In reality, some don’t. They might think that the offer is too low and would come across somewhat insulting for you but it’s more likely, they’ll get a lower cut of the commission if they stick with that so they would rather wait and hold out for a bigger offer. You should make it clear with the broker that all offers should be made known to you. As the seller, the decision of choosing offers should only be yours to make.
“I talk about you behind your back.”
You spot your dream house and call the broker listed on the For Sale sign. This is usual the first step for most buyers on how they would stumble upon a broker. The broker shows you around the house, ask your needs and laughs at your joke. It’s easy to forget that the person you’re dealing with is NOT your broker so you tend to spill details that the broker is legally compelled to provide to his client. So better hang on tight to those preapproved loan numbers, or any money info for that matter.
“Sometimes I forget whose side I’m on but it’s more on about my cut.”
The agents or broker are strictly to work on the buyer’s interest, helping him to get a fair price on a home as well as avoiding pitfalls. That is why they need to tell you everything regarding your house. Remember that they need to at least have the 3% income when they sell your house. They sometimes forget whose side they are on; the buyers, sellers or their own. Most of the brokers are in the state of wanting to earn more and just getting the deal done.
“I actually know nothing about zoning but I like making suggestions just so to speed up the deal getting sealed.”
Brokers like making suggestions on how to make your property look better and gather more attention from potential buyers. It’s easy for them to do this since they’re out of the picture once the deal is done. None of the legal issues fall on their hands. "We had a client who bought a dilapidated house with a beautiful piece of property on a marshland," recalls Manhattan-based architect Mary Langan. "The broker told him that he could fix the house up however he wanted, insisting that this was a sleepy little town where nobody would care what he did. He put up a $15,000 shed in his backyard, pulled down trees, filled in some of the marshland. Now the town is making him put things back because of environmental zoning regulations." Always check first with your local zoning commission before doing anything to the surrounding area of your property.
“I won’t let termites or pesky inspectors jeopardize a deal.”
Sure a lot of brokers tell their buyers the same thing that there is nothing wrong with the house and it is in a perfect shape or that it was already fixed. This is just a trick for you to buy the house and lose your money because they can get away with it. It’s never a bad thing to take extra measures. Might as well hire a home inspector to make sure that the house is in good shape.
“I’m not a lawyer but I sound like one when talking about your house.”
Whenever you decide to buy the house, the broker would have an envelope that contains papers for you so that the house would be legally yours. Don’t get too excited owning the house or you’ll end up signing the papers without even reading the contents. It is illegal for the broker to hand you the papers with unnecessary words in it. There are times that the broker’s contract has additional things that are very important for you to know such as the no return policy of the house after certain days have passed. Please be sure to read the contract before signing it and always check with your lawyer.
“My website is a dead end.”
Most house hunters search for houses online, but it’s frustrating to discover that the houses you end up liking are already sold ages ago. This is a common bait that the broker uses to reel in more clients.
“You may not need me at all.”
There is a reason why people tend to hire brokers to sell their houses; it might be because we might not know how to do it like a broker should. All we need is a properly priced house and well advertisement to go around and the house will sell itself. You don’t need him at all for simple things as spreading the word by mouth, posting through website, newspaper ads, anything that advertises your house. What hurts the most when self-selling the house is when you might have priced your house too high or low. You have to hire or ask a broker or an appraiser to help you with that one.
It helps to take extra miles in dealing with matters involving a lot of money. Tell me what you think or if you have more ideas out there, I’d love to hear your experience with real estate investment and other strategies you tried to get your dream house become a reality.
If you enjoyed reading this article, you might also love to read our other real estate guide posts. Check them out here.
Reference: finance.yahoo.com/education/real_estate/article/101456/10_Things_Your_Real_Estate_Broker_Wont_Tell_You
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"Swimmer's pool" in Tahquitz River Estates neighborhood, Palm Springs |
Multifamily Sector Leads the Charge Back into the Investment Property Market; Buyer Confidence Rises By Leaps and Bounds; Market Hits Inflection Point: "Buy Now!"
Up until this time, investor sentiment had been decidedly negative, with expectations being that the economy would worsen, cap rates would increase, inventory would improve, and seller distress would pervade the market.
The economy is doing no more than flat-lining, but with little apparent change in cap rates, inventory, or seller distress, investor activity has spiked, despite our being several years into the 'more of the same' market.
What is the cause of this change? It could be buyer fatigue and impatience. Loaded with cash, with no other attractive investments on the market, buyers are 'throwing in the towel' and accepting 5 and 6 caps (and on an exceptional day, for larger assets, 7 caps), rather than waiting for the mythical day when quality multifamily assets are trading at higher levels.
It could also be foresight that we are on the cusp of an economic recovery. Unemployment and vacancy rates have leveled, and if market fundamentals are not deteriorating, then why not tiptoe into the market?
Lastly, it could be fear. In a world of defaulting nations abroad and quantitative easing at home, bricks, mortar and fully rented assets in the always-in-demand Southern California region seems like an attractive place to sock away cash, especially when you can lever up to 75% of the purchase price.
Although our observations on the market are purely anecdotal, we've read press that supports our sentiment that investor confidence is on the rise.
Loopnet's Q3 2010 reports that investor activity has risen, with multifamily leading the charge:
In Q3, overall sales in Los Angeles increased 46% compared to the prior year. Over the last 12 months, the price per square foot for office property is down 1%, multifamily is up 10%, industrial is down 9% and retail is down 37%.The multifamily sector in Los Angeles is the only sector to enjoy price increases, and a whopping 10%, at that.
The improving outlook in the multifamily sector has been echoed by Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services:
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, real estate players with money in pocket were hesitant about making purchases, but now confidence is on the upswing and they have become increasingly acquisitive.Has the market reached an inflection point? We think it has. Our advice to Sellers: consider which assets in your portfolio that you might want to exchange or cash out of now ... the Buyers are out and looking and you may be able to find superior multifamily investment alternatives on the market. Our advice to Buyers: evaluate your cash reserves, and get ready to step up and make strong offers to acquire quality assets. Now is the time, before the market heats up and any Buyer advantage is lost.
Approximately 55 percent of those surveyed for the report say the market is ripe for snapping up apartment properties, while only 32 percent believe now is the time to buy retail and 26 percent are keen on hotel and mixed-use assets.
The emergence of multifamily as the investor flavor of the year comes as no surprise to Marcus & Millichap. “Traditionally, you would expect apartments to see recovery first because the leases are short-term and as the economy picks up, people rent more; that has been the classic recovery pattern for many, many cycles."
While the apartment market is following typical patterns, there is one factor that is not so typical. “Not only did the market recover first, it recovered at breakneck speed. It was the strongest upsurge pace we’ve seen in over 10 years.”
Monday, November 29, 2010
Animus Herilis - Recipere Ferum (2005)
Year: 2005
Genre: Raw Black Metal
Country: France
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 106 MB
2. Pantins de dieu 04:54
3. Les ombres du passé 05:16
4. Mortifer signum 07:24
5. Recipere Ferum 05:02
6. Requiem 06:14
7. Virus céleste 05:45
8. Corpus Christii 05:30
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Xasthur - Defective Epitaph (2007)

Album: Defective Epitaph
Year: 2007
Genre: Suicidal/Depressive Black Metal
Country: United States
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 166 MB
1. Soulless Elegy 02:42
2. Purgatory Spiral 04:29
3. Cemetery of Shattered Masks 06:03
4. Malignant Prophecy 05:40
5. Oration of Ruin 07:23
6. Legacy of Human Irrelevance 05:36
7. Dehumanizing Procession 04:52
8. Funerals Drenched in Apathy 05:29
9. Worship (The War Against) Yourself 07:34
10. A Memorial to the Waste of Life 08:44
11. The Only Blood That Pours is Yours 08:15
12. Unblessed Be 08:13
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Introducing Google Engage to help SMBs succeed online
If you’re a webmaster, digital agency, freelancer, IT consultant, or provide any other web services to Australian small businesses, you can apply to join the program starting today. Google Engage participants will receive free access to educational resources, online training materials, and a select number of AdWords promotional vouchers to help your clients trial search advertising.
We hope this additional training and support will help you attract small business clients and make you more valuable to your existing ones. Check out Google Engage today and learn about the benefits the program can offer your business and the SMBs you support.
Posted by Richard Flanagan, Product Marketing Manager
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Urfaust - Der freiwillige Bettler (2010)

Album: Der freiwillige Bettler
Year: 2010
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Country: Netherlands
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 105 MB
1. Vom Gesicht und Rätsel 08:09
2. Der freiwillige Bettler 07:57
3. Das Kind mit dem Spiegel 05:41
4. Der Mensch, die kleine Narrenwelt 07:34
5. Ein leeres Zauberspiel 03:55
6. Der hässlichste Mensch 04:38
7. Der Zauberer 07:54
Total playing time 45:49
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Svartrit - III (2010)

Album: III
Year: 2010
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Sweden
Quality: mp3@VBR196kbps
Size: 49 MB
1. Intro 00:55
2. Till Eder Ära 04:50
3. De Mörka Gudarna 04:05
4. Den Inre Svarta Flamman 05:11
5. Eder Slav 03:47
6. Undergången Nalkas 04:23
7. Mörkhetens Domäner 08:22
8. Mörkhetens Gravfält 02:54
Total playing time 34:29
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Svartrit - II (2010)

Album: II
Year: 2010
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Sweden
Quality: mp3@VBR216kbps
Size: 60 MB
1. Intro 01:16
2. Black Stars of Death and Wisdom 04:01
3. A Labyrinth of Death 03:51
4. Domedagens Tid(Ragnarök) 03:54
5. The Venom Fangs of Hell 04:29
6. Ginnungagap 02:04
7. Avgrundshymner 04:04
8. Varulvsnatt 04:23
9. Unholy We Are 03:32
10. Över en Blodröd Horisont 04:25
11. Outro 00:48
Total playing time 36:41
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Svartrit - I (2010)

Album: I
Year: 2010
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Sweden
Quality: mp3@VBR207kbps
Size: 64 MB
1. Intro 01:49
2. Svartrit 04:11
3. Svarthetens Ridå 04:03
4. Mänsklighetens Fall 05:04
5. Svart Solsken 01:36
6. Þewaz Af Abgrundjaz 04:53
7. Magiska Riter 04:58
8. Jätten 01:27
9. Ondskans Redskap 04:22
10. Dödens Svarta Nyckel 04:21
11. Genom Dödens Portar 04:20
Total playing time 41:09
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Ghast - Terrible Cemetery (2010)
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Deathhammer - Phantom Knights (2010)

Year: 2010
Genre: Thrash Metal
Country: Norway
Quality: mp3@VBR188kbps
Size: 46 MB
2. Blood Token 03:30
3. Devilish Dirge 03:00
4. Armoured Assassins 03:09
5. Plague Mass 05:32
6. Ready to Destroy 03:18
7. Cold Winds of Death 05:06
8. Tornado Blitzkrieg 02:50
9. Queen Death 05:24
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Ankrismah - Dive In the Abyss (2010)

Album: Dive In the Abyss
Year: 2010
Genre: Raw Black Metal
Country: France
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 104 MB
1. Black Hole 08:08
2. Profanation Du Vice 03:40
3. Nothing Around 01:40
4. Crawling Mist 04:42
5. I Curse 03:19
6. I Worship Madness 05:43
7. Kill Yourself 06:11
8. Narcose 03:49
9. To My Grave 08:41
Total playing time 45:46
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Carnage - Dark Recollections (1990)

Album: Dark Recollections
Year: 1990 (re-release 2000)
Genre: Death Metal
Country: Sweden
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 145 MB
1. Dark Recollections 03:45
2. Torn Apart 04:40
3. Blasphemies Of The Flesh 03:46
4. Infestation Of Evil 04:57
5. Gentle Exhuming 02:55
6. Deranged From Blood 05:07
7. Malignant Epitaph 03:18
8. Self-Dissection 03:30
9. Death Evocation 04:35
10. Outro 01:40
11. Crime Against Humanity 01:51
12. Aftermath 01:23
13. The Day Man Lost 01:22
14. Crime Against Humanity 01:51 (rough mix)
15. Aftermath 01:25 (rough mix)
16. The Day Man Lost 01:24 (rough mix)
17. Torn Apart 04:46 (demo)
18. Infestation of Evil 04:55 (demo)
Total playing time 57:08
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Excruciate 666 - Riding Fires of Hate (2010)

Album: Riding Fires of Hate
Year: 2010
Genre: Black Metal
Country: France
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 77 MB
1. Riding Fires of Hate 04:04
2. Battlehammer of the Inner War 04:49
3. Chapter XIII : Rising of Evil 04:48
4. Blasphemic Ghust of Hell 03:49
5. Obscured by My Darkest Thoughts 04:28
6. War Metal Hymn 03:59
7. Pagan Memories 05:01
8. Excruciate 02:35
Total playing time 33:37
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Lugubre - Supreme Ritual Genocide (2010)

Album: Supreme Ritual Genocide
Year: 2010
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Netherlands
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 92 MB
1. Chaoskult 05:19
2. Enslavement 06:07
3. Musterd Gas Ambrosia 03:30
4. Exterminate 05:01
5. Blade to Blade 04:16
6. Twilight of the Weapon 03:10
7. Via Negativa 03:52
8. Supreme Ritual Genocide 03:41
9. Seperation of the Flesh 05:00
Total playing time 40:00
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Behind-the-Scenes and Around the Ground for a Summer of Cricket
As Punter, Pup and the team take on the English in Brisbane this week, you can view special behind-the-scenes footage, including the word on the street and messages of support from some of our favourite Australians. And you can view it from wherever you like - your lounge room, your phone or the lunch room - because it’s available on YouTube.
Cricket Australia and the England Cricket Board have launched new YouTube channels ahead of this year’s summer of cricket.
And now you can get right inside the ground - and see what it’s really like from the crease - with our set of new 3D stadium models. Check out the Gabba on Google Maps or watch the whole tour on YouTube.
It's going to be an exciting summer of cricket, so be sure to keep up with the action on YouTube!
Posted by Richard North, YouTube
Blut aus Nord - The Mystical Beast of Rebellion (2001)

Year: 2001
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Country: France
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 100 MB
2. The Fall: Chapter II 07:43
3. The Fall: Chapter III 03:38
4. The Fall: Chapter IV 06:51
5. The Fall: Chapter V 06:01
6. The Fall: Chapter VI 10:23
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Circular - Cycles Of Remembrance (2010)

Year: 2010
Genre: Dark Ambient
Quality: mp3@VBRkbps
Size: 64 MB
2 A Lightning Cycle 05:09
3 Intersection At The Infinite Space 05:07
4 In Grey 04:57
5 The Pathway Downwards 05:29
6 Chromatic Fade 05:38
7 Dream Motion 05:40
8 Terrain Of Remembrance 06:02
9 Closing Circle 05:07
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A little fall color in the desert. Potted Ginko with Bougainvillea and Crape Myrtle |
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Funeral Mist - Salvation (2003)
Year: 2003
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Sweden
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 150 MB
1. Agnus Dei 04:33
2. Breathing Wounds 04:32
3. Holy Poison 05:32
4. Sun of Hope 05:24
5. Perdition's Light 04:37
6. Across the Qliphoth 06:06
7. Realm of Plagues 05:58
8. Circle of Eyes 12:46
9. Bread to Stone 03:48
10. In Manus Tuas 12:27
Total playing time 01:05:47
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Paragon Impure - To Gaius (For The Delivery Of Agrippina) (2005)

Album: To Gaius (For The Delivery Of Agrippina)
Year: 2005
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Belgium
Quality: mp3@320kbps
Size: 95 MB
1. To Gaius Part I 05:24
2. To Gaius Part II 06:02
3. To Gaius Part III 08:02
4. To Gaius Part IV 10:06
5. A Man Of Karioth, Praised 05:33
6. The Ballad Of Judas Iscariot 06:33
Total playing time 41:44
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