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I felt compelled to write this since I just read 4 featured posts here on Active Rain that had numerous typos within them.  Many people have written posts about using the spell-check function on your blog posts.  AR has one on their WYSIWYG editor and there is always one on Word or whatever else ...

I was reading through my feeds on my news reader and came across this post about the new Conflicker by Christopher Null, and wanted to share getting the news out on this threat. Here's the short and sweet of it:  The newest worm threat is called Conflicker C and it's the third variant of the Conf...

With the state of the economy and most real estate markets, short sales seem to be the topic at large.  Here at the Rain, I've seen several posts come up about them.  Some some agents get them, some don't.  Some think that they are good potential deals, others try their best to avoid them!  One t...

Here is an excellent post by Michael Russell with a great idea about rules for bank bailouts.  Thanks, MichaelJust like we receive change notices to our credit card holder agreements, there should be a change notice agreement sent to all the banks accepting bailout money or transfering toxic asse...

The Catawba Science Center, located in the Viewmont area of Hickory, NC is now taking registrations for it's annual Summer Fun Science Camp, which will run June 15 through August 21. The Summer Fun classes will be held Mondays through Fridays from 10am to 12pm at the Science Center.  For an addit...

If you're a REALTOR®, you should be on Active Rain.  When Mike Kelly first told me about Active Rain and that I should be on it, I said, "I don't understand, why would I want to be where all these other agents are at?"  After a few months (yes, months) of Mike mentioning it to me, I decided to gi...

A fellow CENTURY 21 American Homes REALTOR(R), Mike Kelly, Jr., posted a great announcement of HickoryGreenHomes.com that you may find of interest.  This should be your first stop if you're interesting in buying a 'green' home in the Hickory and surrounding areas. If you're an agent that has a Gr...

Jack Hough recently wrote an article for SmartMoney.com entitled 5 Reasons Renting Still Beats Buying.  You can read the full article here.  There may be times when it's better to rent than buy.  If you live in a large city, renting may be a better option than trying to buy a condo or town home i...

The First United Methodist Church is sponsoring a 5K run/walk and Tot Trot on Saturday, March 28th, 2009.  The Tot Trot is free and is open to all children that have not begun kindergarten. The Tot Trot begins at 8:30am on Saturday and the 5K race will start promptly at 8:45am and is rain or shin...

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