Past the 100 blog posts - 05/25/07 09:00 AM
I checked my stats the other day and realized that I had just past the 100 blog post mark.    For those just stating to blog, this may seem like a lot of posts but for me it still feels like I am new at this.   Compared to some other who have been contributing on this site for a long time this is not a huge accomplishment but something I am a little happy about anyways.    I am very glad I discovered this site,  it has become an incredible source of information for me.   
Cheers,
Mario
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Q71-75 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:46 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is for education purpose only.
Question 71: What group has the power to declare war? Question 72: Name the amendments that guarantee or address voting rights. Question 73: In what year was the Constitution written? Question 74: What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? Question 75: Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? … (0 comments)

Q66-70 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:44 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is for education purpose only.
Question 66: Which President was the first Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army and Navy? Question 67: What was the 50th state to be added to our Union (the United States)? Question 68: Who helped the Pilgrims in America? Question 69: What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? Question 70: What … (0 comments)

Q61-65 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:42 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is for education purpose only.
Question 61: What is the highest court in the United States? Question 62: Who was President during the Civil War? Question 63: What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Question 64: What special group advises the President?Question 65: Which President is called the "Father of our Country"?
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Q56-60 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:40 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is for education purpose only.
Question 56: What are some of the basic beliefs of the Declaration of Independence? Question 57: What is the national anthem of the United States?Question 58. Who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner? Question 59: What is the minimum voting age in the United States? Question 60: Who signs bills into law? 
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Q51-55 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:30 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is for education purpose only.
Question 51: What is the executive of a state government called? Question 52: What is the head executive of a city government called? Question 53: What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists? Question 54: Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? Question 55: When was the Declaration of Independence … (2 comments)

Q46-50 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:27 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is for education purpose only.
Question 46: What are some of the requirements to be eligible to become President? Question 47: Why are there 100 Senators in the United States Senate? Question 48: Who nominates judges for the Supreme Court? Question 49: How many Supreme Court justices are there? Question 50: Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
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Q41-45 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:23 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 41: Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? Question 42: Name some countries that were our enemies during World War II. Question 43: What was the 49th state added to our Union (the United States)? Question 44: How many full terms can a President serve? Question 45: Who … (0 comments)

Q36-40 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 09:20 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 36: What is the capital of the state you live in? Question 37: Who is the current Governor of the state you live in? Question 38: Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die? Question 39: Who is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Question 40: What … (2 comments)

Q31-35 Learning about the US government structure - 05/21/07 08:37 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 31: For how long is the President elected? Question 32: What is the highest part of the Judiciary Branch of our Government?  Question 33: What are the duties of the Supreme Court? Question 34: What is the supreme law of the United States? Question 35: What is the Bill of … (0 comments)

Manufactured Homes on leased land. - 05/18/07 12:30 PM
Hello everyone,
There was an article on NPR yesterday discussing the increasing problem of Manufactured homes owner having to move or sell their homes because the owner of the land is selling the lot to developers.  The increase in value has brought in this new dilemma in many states.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/05/17/PM200705177.html
I have not seen this happening in Pasco county Florida but was curious as to how many agents are seeing this process taking place  where they live.
Regards,
Mario
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Q21-25 Learning about the US governmental structure - 05/16/07 09:39 PM
Q21-25 Learning about the US governmental structure
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 21: What is the legislative branch of our Government? Question 22: What makes up Congress? Question 23: Who makes the Federal laws in the United States? Question 24: Who elects Congress? Question 25: How many Senators are there in Congress?
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Q11-15 Learning about the US governmental structure - 05/16/07 09:31 PM
Q11-15 Learning about the US governmental structure
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 11: What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? Question 12: Who was the first president of the United States? Question 13: Who is the President of the United States today? Question 14: Who is the Vice President of the United States … (0 comments)

Q76-80 Learning about the US governmental structure - 05/16/07 09:24 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 76: What is the introduction to the Constitution called? Question 77: Who meets in the U.S. Capitol building? Question 78: What is the name of the President's official home? Question 79: Where is the White House located?  Question 80: Name one right or freedom guaranteed by the first amendment.
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Q26-30 Learning about the US governmental structure - 05/16/07 09:20 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 26: For how long do we elect each Senator? Question 27: Name two Senators from your state. Question 28: How many voting members are in the House of Representatives? Question 29: For how long do we elect each member of the House of Representatives? Question 30: Who is the head … (0 comments)

Q16-20 Learning about the US governmental structure - 05/16/07 09:16 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 16: Who becomes President if the President dies? Question 17: What is the Constitution? Question 18: What do we call changes to the Constitution? Question 19: How many changes, or amendments, are there to the Constistution? Question 20: What are the three branches of our government?
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Q6-10 Learning about the US governmental structure - 05/16/07 09:13 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 6: What do the stripes on the flag represent? Question 7: What colors are the stripes on the flag? Question 8: How many states are there in the Union (the United States)? Question 9: What do we celebrate on the 4th of July? Question 10: Independence Day celebrates independence from … (0 comments)

Q1-5 Learning about the US governmental structure - 05/16/07 09:07 PM
Want to become a US citizen? or just curious to see how much you know about your own country?  The following questions are meant for US immigrants applying to become US citizens to help study in preparation for their interview.This is meant for your never ending pursuit of education only.  :-)
Question 1: What are the colors of our flag? Question 2: What do the stars on the flag mean? Question 3: How many stars are there on our flag? Question 4: What color are the stars on our flag? Question 5: How many stripes are there on our flag?
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Learning about the US governmental structure through a series of questions. - 05/16/07 09:04 PM
This post will be used as a Table of Content with links to all questions posted related to learning about the US government.
Applicants who want to become United States citizen, need to learn about the history of the United States and how the US government works. The following questions are provided by the US goverment to help applicants learn more about the U.S. history and government as they prepare for the citizenship interview and its tests.
These are meant for US citizen curious about how much they know about their own governement and for citizen of other countries to learn mre … (0 comments)

Lemonade Stand for Mothers day. - 05/14/07 09:49 PM
Hello everyone.
We celebrated Mothers' day quietly this weekend.
On Saturday I worked in the yard and set up a Water stand for my son to sell some water bottles.  He had the idea from watching cartoon on tv and we set him up on the yard for everyone to see.
My wife and I were pretty impressed with his determination to sell water bottles under the sun in the middle of the day.  After 2 and half hours we decided that the temperature was high enough and that he should get inside against is will of course.   I think he was disappointed that not so many people … (1 comments)

Thinking of a company name? here are some ideas... - 05/09/07 11:50 PM
Hello,
The following resources will help those of you looking to go in business.
Links that will help you create a random Company Name
http://adactio.com/extras/newmediagenerator/   this one even creates a logohttp://www.iq0.com/startup.htmlhttp://www.lightsphere.com/dev/web20.htmlhttp://www.plambeck.org/cgi-bin/wordgen.cgihttp://www.noemata.net/nbng/
These articles offer insights as to what you should consider when searching for your company name.
http://www.sideroad.com/Branding/company_names.htmlhttp://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company
Business LogoDo it yourself in photoshop ->
http://www.pegaweb.com/tutorials/company-logo-design/company-logo-design.htm
http://www.logojeez.com/http://www.logodesignpros.com/index.asphttp://www.pixellogo.com/http://www.mycorporatelogo.com/http://www.logobee.com/http://thelogocompany.net/http://www.logodesignguru.com/
 As usual, I have no affiliation with any of these companies.
Cheers,
Mario
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In search of more free and useful sites for Real Estate Agents - 05/09/07 10:37 PM
Hello everyone,
I am requesting your inputs on the list of websites I started that may be of benefits to Real Estate Agents around the country.
If you can think of a valuable link to a website that you use on a daily basis and that I have not captured on the list I would like to hear from you.
http://www.agentfreebies.com/
Regards,
Mario
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who should be famous? Paris or top surgeon... - 05/09/07 02:19 PM
Hello everyone,
With all the talk going on lately with Paris Hilton going to jail, I realized that I knew who she was but still can't tell you who many of the really important people are in the US.  ie :
Who is the top heart surgeon in the country?Who is the top architect?Who are the latest Nobel prize winners?any of the soldiers name who have given their life for our freedom this year.I found a list of Nobel Prize winners but I'm still working on the others lists.
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0835783.html
[added] List of war casualties - Irak war
http://www.icasualties.org/oif/BY_DOD.aspx
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Article on finding International Real Estate customers - 05/08/07 09:12 PM
Hello everyone,
I just came across a good article in our monthly magazine that relates to International Real Estate.
This first article of two covers tips on how to build your international client base, specifically for the UK and Asia.
http://www.floridarealtors.org/FLRealtorMagazine/2007/May/0507_Intl.cfm
--Mario Levesque,Engineer, Realtor, Broker AssociatePeople's Choice Realty Services,  Tampa, Floridacell:  813-857-6918fax: 866-252-9511Web:  http://www.ajmasters.com/Web:  http://www.agentfreebies.com/Blog:  http://activerain.com/action/referrals/ajmastersFriendly, professional services always
 
 
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Phone message re-visited for cell phone owners!!! - 05/01/07 04:17 PM
I just received a call from another agent and could barely hear the phone number that was left on my voice mail. Luckily I could trace the number back using my phone database.
To all agent out there who believe we know your phone number by heart, please slow down when spelling out your number.Here are a few of my favorite tips for a successful communication.
Give your phone number first at the beginning of the call (You never know when you'll be dropped)Give your name and short purpose of your call and best time to call.Leave your phone number one more time at the … (12 comments)

Home sales in Wesley Chapel Florida. April 2007 - 05/01/07 04:04 PM
The market picked up slightly in April for Wesley Chapel compared to the first few months of the year.
Sales recorded on the MLS are displayed below for 3 large communities in Wesley Chapel.
6 Sales in Lexington Oaks.7 sales in Seven Oaks and23 sales recorded on the MLS for the Meadow Pointe community.
You can visit my personal blog for graphics, details on the home sold and more.
http://www.ajmasters.com/blog/index.html
Regards,
Mario
Mario Levesque,Engineer, Realtor,Broker AssociatePeople's Choice Realty Services,Tampa, Floridacell: 813-857-6918 fax: 866-252-9511Web: http://www.ajmasters.com/Web: http://www.agentfreebies.com/Friendly, professional services always
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