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2010
Enjoy an evening at the renowned Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, California. The Orpheum Theater opened its doors on February 15, 1926. The Orpheum Theater became a popular place for many well known celebrities such as Will Rogers and Judy Garland along with well known comedian Jack Benny. Aft...
11/30/2010
There are so many unique historical buildings in Los Angeles, California. One that really catches the eye is the Old Plaza Firehouse. The Old Plaza Firehouse was built in 1884 and is the oldest firehouse in Los Angeles. The firehouse was used as a firehouse until 1897. After that, it was used a...
11/29/2010
Sport Clips: The best place EVER for a hair cut "with benefits"!!! I've discovered a hair cut salon called Sport Clips. It has a really cool atmosphere, that sort of looks like a sports locker room / gymasium. They have actual lockers, mostly for show, and at least a dozen television screens with...
11/26/2010
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Writing a "block" of offers on short sales? Let's talk about the "trail of destruction" left behind......... Do you feel, within your context of a real estate professional that it is ethical to write multiple offers on short sales, just to see which one "sticks"? And I am referring to regardless ...
11/26/2010
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Pay It Forward Accountability Group - Growing in Numbers, so VERY IMPORTANT: please read this! We're in our 3rd month of our Pay It Forward accountability group that receives 2,500 bonus points per month. We are now at 187 members and growing! But peeps, I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP HERE. I've se...
11/25/2010
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In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday November 25, 2010, I thought this would be a perfect moment to give thanks for places like the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles, California for those in need. The Los Angeles Mission has been opened since 1936 and was founded by Reverend I.L....
11/24/2010
This amazing building that looks like a bunch of records stacked on top of each other with a needle on the top is one of Los Angeles’s unique historical landmarks! This wonderful treasure of a place was designed by Welton Becket. The tower was constructed and completed in April 1956. The Capit...
11/23/2010
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WHY WOMEN SHOULDN'T TAKE MEN SHOPPING: A friend of mine, who after retiring, has a wife who insisted that he accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, he found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, his wife is like most women and she l...
11/22/2010
Fannie Mae expects home sales to rise next year............. I read a very interesting article by Christine Ricciardi from HousingWire. It states that according to the Fannie Mae economics report, home sales are expected to decline by 8% for the year compared to 2009, and then increase by 3% in 2...
11/21/2010
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Welcome to Ralph's Weekly Feature: Two Truths and a Lie: Guess Which One Is The Lie? Each week, I'm going to feature one Active Rain Member, with their photo, and what they are going to do is tell you 2 Truths about them and 1 Lie. The object of the game is to guess which of the 3 bits of trivia...
11/21/2010
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