Thank you Windermere West Linn!

We appreciate the warm welcome for today’s Art of Negotiation class. Thanks for the great participation. We are looking forward to bringing you part 2!

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Carve a virtual pumpkin.

It is getting to be Halloween. Why not carve a virtual pumpkin for someone you love and send it as an e-card.

Click on the picture to carve a pumpkin

Follow this link and in a minute you can create and send  a cute carved pumpkin. Let us know how you did.

Have a happy and safe Halloween.

Incredible Portland!

We all know what a nice place to live Portland is. There is very little one can say to accurately convey how beautiful our city and the area surrounding it are. So rather than try, I will use the wonderful work of Sockeye Creative to show you.

Kathy Relles-Glickman from Rome

Via satellite from Rome, Italy; Kathy Relles-Glickman delivers a message to the managers meeting, regarding her new position as Director of Marketing for the Northwest Region.

Strong Password Security

I was reading an article this morning by Sarah Beckham about password security. It was a good reminder to freshen up my security by changing my passwords. Sarah gives a couple of simple tips but most importantly serves to remind us.

You may want to also to take three minutes and watch this video by Graham Cluley at Sophos (the authority in security) talking about the same important subject.

Housing starts down in July

We hear a lot of talk about the recession bottoming and real estate coming back. Well, that may be true for some segments in some regions. However, until we start seeing a good recovery in new construction and the jobs associated with home building, we are in the pain zone for a while.

Check this article in USA Today. Good review of where we are.