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Visit the Rescue Sanctuary for Horses Born Wild, Grown Up Unwanted, Now Free to Roam   An Equine Rescue Organization in The Black Hills "Experience of a lifetime." "Beauty in motion." "Spectacular adventure."   Those are just some of the many glowing comments one hears from visitors to the Black ...

The United Nations Foundation and Many Other Blue-ribbon Organizations Are Launching "Giving Tuesday"   We Have Only 1 Day for Giving Thanks, But 2 Days for Taking Advantage So many people are laser-focused on taking advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  Now, many powerful corporations, ag...

Ag Secretary Says SD Farmers' Average Age is 57, and Still Climbing!   "Beginning Farmer and Rancher Symposium" South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Walt Bones said "The average age of a South Dakota farmer is over 57 years and climbing", according to a press release by the South Dakota State Ne...

The 2012 Custer South Dakota Buffalo Roundup in Photographs and Video   Buffalo Roundup Near Rapid City, SD Each year the South Dakota buffalo roundup takes place in Custer State Park.  This is a magnificent event.  Hundreds of buffalo.  The Earth shaking under your feet as the buffalo hooves pou...

Mix Mannequin Craftsmanship, Face-recognition Technology, and Marketing Intelligence...A View Into Your Window Shopping   That Mannequin You're Looking at May Be Looking Back at You  The Almax organization of Italy has begun providing mannequins to retailers that can watch you, the shopper, and r...

Julie Child was Born 100 Thanksgiving Dinners Ago   A Circuitous Route to Fine French Cuisine  Although her first and notable cookbook was titled Mastering the Art of French Cooking, she was born 1912 in Pasedena, California.  After a most interesting and varied career in military intelligence se...

Our U.S. culture and society is seeing a return of the multi-generational family household.  But are we building enough homes to accommodate 3, 4, even 5 generations under one roof?  Shift Toward More of Households as "Multigenerational" According to research reports by the Pew Research Center a...

The 10 Photography Skills You Need Most to Sell Your Home   Would  Tiger Woods Make a Great Photographer? If you put Mr. Woods with a group of very good golfers, then gave him clubs to use that were worse than everyone else's, he probably still could win the match.  That's because golf is so much...

Careful Photo Editing Can Sell Your Home Faster   Here are The 12 Most Important Features I Need in a Digital Photo Editor   1 Auto Correct (lighting, color)   2 Resize   3 Compress   4 Rotate   5 Adjust Lighting   6 Crop   7 Round Corners   8 Drop Shadow   9 Convert File Format  10 Make Transpar...

Camera Placement and Handling that Sell Homes Faster   Your Camera Is the Buyer's Eyes First off, I advise people to stop thinking of a camera simply as a machine to document a home.  Instead, think of your camera as the eyes of a prospective buyer, and you are giving a tour with complete control...