and it was 25 bucks a spatula. >> a monogrammed spatula. stuart: is it monogrammed?nk you, it's 6.95 for a grapefruit knife and that's williams-sonoma. >> i knew that. stuart: thanks nicole indeed. the dow is down 19 points. not much movement. existing home sales for july weaker than expected and the trend is slightly up in terms of annual sales, let's bring in an expert joining the company from phoenix, tanya with team investments. and before we go any further, you know the real estate market and i want to ask you a question, the housing numbers came out 27 minutes ago, we're selling existing homes at annual right 4.47 million per year. >> yes. >> that doesn't seem like a hot number. i remember, 6, 7 million a year. >> a healthy market is 9 million a year, we're not half of a healthy market. yes, i agree, absolutely. we need to get back to that level. the one thing that i do want to point out because i think we need to understand where we were and where we are today. is that between the second quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of 2012, these are the statistics,

he is bringing a spatula to a knife fight. he's got to get a knife.ou need a knife not a spatula. >> but if it's not in your nature to do it and to be mean, i know a little something about that. it's really disappointing. example rachel from chik-fil-a. she could have torn after that guy had a book contract and everything else the guy who attacked her on chick pik-fil-a. disappointing i would like to focus on the issues. >> i know it's supposed to be another coordination between the campaign and the super pact. why doesn't someone sit down and say we need to set this up a little bit. >> i was thinking about this earlier. i think there's a danger in having a response that is measured and calm and let's focus on the issues. because they are in a tight fundraising race right now. if you are about to write a check to one of the campaigns and you want to know are you in this to win i am not going to waste my money on you. are you in it to win it? if there is a sense on either side then that money is not going to come forth. >> you have a response? >> i thi

. >> from cords to kitchen spatulas, starting up with ben kaufman, as an entrepreneur, he taps the wisdom of the crowd. >> we wanted to develop a new consumer product every single week. so immediately, we had inventors and people with ideas right away. they come up with the best ideas on a weekly basis, and those ideas moved through the product development process. the best of the best wind up on retail shelves all over the world. >> we have the quirky inventor. >> and the revenue goes back to the community of inventors and creative people who helped us come up with the ideas. >> so many people are trying to harness the crowd and the social media, how do you did that? >> the community helped us every step of the process, choosing the names, the type of product. then when you post your idea on quirky, of course you tell your family to go vote for it. every time you buy a unit off the shelves, a,000 people get paid. >> so what are the most successful products that you can think of. >> one product we love is the pivot power, it was submitted by a student from milwaukee, wisconsin, who needed

. >> from tangled computer cords to kitchen spatulas, solving life's quirkiest dilemmas drives ben kaufman as an entrepreneur, inventing more inventors. consumer products company quirky.com taps the wisdom of the crowd. >> we launched quirky and said we want to develop a brand-new consumer product every single week. we had inventors and creativity people posting the ideas. the world comes in and votes and rates and comments on what are the best ideas on a weekly basis. those ideas actually move through the product development process. hands up if you like it. the best of the best wind up on retail shelves around the world. we have a quirky inventor unanimous. congratulations. 10% of revenue goes back to the community of inventors and creativity people who helped us come up with those ideas. >> so many people are trying to harness the power of crowds, the power of social media. how did you do that? >> the community helps us in every step of the process. they help us choose the color, the name, the material, the finishes of our product. when you post your idea on yi g quirky, of course you'l

clean all the stuff out between the boards or to take something like a small saw blade -- >> or a spatula. >> or something sharp and clean the boards so they can drain. and once they're drained, then air dry and reduces the -- >> but what you actually do, the dirt becomes a sponge. the sponge holds the water. and so long after the rain, you still have this wet pocket, dry rotting at the wood. you want to keep everything nice and clean. >> so your regular maintenance is to get out there and make sure it's clean between all the boards. >> particularly a lot of pet. i see a lot of pet hair. that's the one thing. when i inspect with open decks, i will take out a dull screwdriver and i will probe down the joist to see where there's damage. that's where most of the damage that we see start to develop. is right where that space is because of the lack of cleaning in that area out. >> so dave, this is a good time for to us ask you. structural pest control infection. when are you usually out looking at this stuff? >> typically, now we do presale inspections before real estate agents will list them

a wooden spoon or rubber spatula is spanking. >> why not just use your hand instead will all these materialsething. does that hurt? doesn't feel good, but look what it's doing to your whole body. here's your hand on somebody, that's a karate chop. >> you say when you use this material, that it can't cause a permanent -- >> my children never had marks left on them. >> they're not shy about using props and humor. >> i'm going to spank the sinning man -- >> reporter: to show how they believe god wants parents to spank. >> rubbing the spaghetti all over your head, you shouldn't have done that at 7 years of age. okay? that hurts. and i'm 50. i mean -- i mean, i -- >> are there any marks on you?

>> that is when the spatula they use, it should be discarded after every swipe. >> watch them like ak. >> please do. >> thank you very much. i think we have two more but we'll have to come back for more. >> certainly. >> coming up, the party is over for the jersey shore? coming up after this. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. look who we got here. put a little pepper on that. i'm a typical mom. i go to amusement parks. and my kid's games. and just like any typical mom i'm thrilled when my champion loves to eat something nutritious, like chobani champions yogurt. it's a good source of protein, and most important, he loves it. so even though i

a wooden spoon or rubber spatula is spanking. >> why not just use your hand instead will all these materials let me show you something. does that hurt? doesn't feel good, but look what it's doing to your whole body. here's your hand on somebody, that's a karate chop. >> you say when you use this material, that it can't cause a permanent -- >> my children never had marks left on them. >> they're not shy about using props and humor. >> i'm going to spank the sinning man -- >> reporter: to show how they believe god wants parents to spank. >> rubbing the spaghetti all over your head, you shouldn't have done that at 7 years of age. okay? that hurts. and i'm 50. i mean -- i mean, i -- >> are there any marks on you? >> but you would hit a 5-year-old like that? >> yeah, sure. >> reporter: the pearls said you could never be too young for some physical pain. for example when a baby bites during breast-feeding. >> i would very gently pull their hair, enough to make them let go. >> reporter: the spankings with various objects, say the pearls, are actually done out of love. >> spanking is done out of lov

a wooden spoon or rubber spatula is spanking. >> why not just use your hand instead will all these materials something. does that hurt? doesn't feel good, but look what it's doing to your whole body. here's your hand on somebody, that's a karate chop. >> you say when you use this material, that it can't cause a permanent -- >> my children never had marks left on them. >> they're not shy about using props and humor. >> i'm going to spank the sinning man -- >> reporter: to show how they believe god wants parents to spank. >> rubbing the spaghetti all over your head, you shouldn't have done that

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