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    <title>Kenneth's Blog</title>
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      <title>Interesting picture</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Click on the picture of a person, very interesting,&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.mg201.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.partner=vz-acs&amp;amp;.gx=1&amp;amp;.rand=8jidpigtsumrh&quot;&gt;http://us.mg201.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.partner=vz-acs&amp;amp;.gx=1&amp;amp;.rand=8jidpigtsumrh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:49:09 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1329697/interesting-picture</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326265/last-call-for-eltingville-cape-419-000</guid>
      <title>Last call for Eltingville Cape $419,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/2/5/1/1/ar125769187311523.jpg&quot; height=&quot;559&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;800&quot; /&gt;I'm getting a lot of calls for this 3 bedroom, 2 bath cape on an over-sized lot of 50X100 ft.&amp;nbsp; Today, Sunday November 8th, 2009 we have an &lt;strong&gt;OPEN HOUSE&lt;/strong&gt;, from 12 Noon till 3 PM.&amp;nbsp; Come on over and see this home which can be expanded.&amp;nbsp; General rule for a 50X100 lot is that it can be expanded to 3,000 feet of living space.&amp;nbsp; So you can do a lot with this property.&amp;nbsp; Stop by before it's gone.&amp;nbsp; I know I'll have a full house today, so I'll have a lovely receptionist to greet you at the door, as I'm showing prospective buyers the house and grounds.&amp;nbsp; Licensed agents, please give Kathleen your business card and take one of mine.&amp;nbsp; You are free to&amp;nbsp;walk around without me, but if you like, I'll be available for your questions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don't forget,&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;Eltingville, Staten Island, Open House&lt;/strong&gt;, today &lt;strong&gt;Sunday &lt;/strong&gt;from 12 Noon till 3 PM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Call me if you need directions or have any questions.&amp;nbsp; 917.696.0275&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;or call my toll free, pre recorded messaging system anytime for a voice or fax report downloaded to you fax machine for more details.&amp;nbsp; 800.514.1386 ext 1446&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:50:29 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326265/last-call-for-eltingville-cape-419-000</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1324865/staten-island-open-house-eltingville-419-000</guid>
      <title>Staten Island Open House, Eltingville, $419,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1318970/open-house-sunday-nov-8th-2009-from-12-noon-till-3-p-m-&quot; rel=&quot;bookmark&quot;&gt;Open House, Sunday Nov, 8th, 2009 from 12 Noon till 3 P.M.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eltingville Cape, $419,000,&amp;nbsp; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kennethcolerealestate.com&quot;&gt;www.kennethcolerealestate.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oversized lot, 50X100, room to expand, large sunny backyard, near all, transportation, shopping, parks, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, parking, Open House, &lt;strong&gt;Sunday Nov 8th from 12 Noon till 3 P.M.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;see Virtual Tour at &lt;strong&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&lt;/strong&gt;, or call my 24/7 tool free pre recorded messaging system for a &lt;strong&gt;voice or fax report&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;1.800.514.1386 ext 1444.&lt;/strong&gt;Directions; Hylan Blvd heading West from &lt;strong&gt;Great Kills,&lt;/strong&gt; turn RIGHT on Winchester, from &lt;strong&gt;Tottenville&lt;/strong&gt;; Turn LEFT at Richmond Ave, go one block to KING St. turn RIGHT on King go two blocks to Winchester, turn RIGHT on Winchester to #144. Call me anytime at 917-696-0275, ask for Ken, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with Appleseed Homes Realty. &lt;strong&gt;Eltingville, Near Great Kills, and Annadale, Staten Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:57:36 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1324865/staten-island-open-house-eltingville-419-000</link>
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      <title>Give me Liberty or give me Death!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Looks like from the response or shall I say &lt;strong&gt;LACK &lt;/strong&gt;of response&amp;nbsp;of my congressman, Rep. Michael McMahon of Staten Island, N.Y. I'll get the latter, rather then the former.&amp;nbsp; He is &lt;strong&gt;AWOL&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Does not respond to my hand written letters requesting a conference to get clear answers to my questions about this &quot;Health Care&quot; bill that is up for a vote.&amp;nbsp; I even called his Washington office this morning and &lt;strong&gt;no one answered&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Not even a voice message option.&amp;nbsp; He promised that he would be available &lt;strong&gt;AFTER&lt;/strong&gt; the final bill was drafted.&amp;nbsp; OK Mr. Congressman, let's talk.&amp;nbsp; I have some questions.&amp;nbsp; I can be reached at 917-696-0275.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I'm waiting????&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:38:05 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1322901/give-me-liberty-or-give-me-death-</link>
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      <title>Open House, Sunday Nov, 8th, 2009 from 12 Noon till 3 P.M.</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eltingville Cape, $419,000,&amp;nbsp; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kennethcolerealestate.com&quot;&gt;www.kennethcolerealestate.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oversized lot, 50X100, room to expand, large sunny backyard, near all, transportation, shopping, parks, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, parking, Open House, &lt;strong&gt;Sunday Nov 8th from 12 Noon till 3 P.M.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;see Virtual Tour at &lt;strong&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&lt;/strong&gt;, or call my 24/7 tool free pre recorded messaging system for a &lt;strong&gt;voice or fax report&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;1.800.514.1386 ext 1444.&lt;/strong&gt;Directions; Hylan Blvd heading West from &lt;strong&gt;Great Kills,&lt;/strong&gt; turn RIGHT on Winchester, from &lt;strong&gt;Tottenville&lt;/strong&gt;; Turn LEFT at Richmond Ave, go one block to KING St. turn RIGHT on King go two blocks to Winchester, turn RIGHT on Winchester to #144. Call me anytime at 917-696-0275, ask for Ken, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with Appleseed Homes Realty. &lt;strong&gt;Eltingville, Near Great Kills, and Annadale, Staten Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:23:44 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1318970/open-house-sunday-nov-8th-2009-from-12-noon-till-3-p-m-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1301173/eltingville-cape-419-000</guid>
      <title>Eltingville Cape $419,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Come over to &lt;strong&gt;Eltingville,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Staten Island&lt;/strong&gt;, to see this 3 bedroom, 2 bath Cape on an over sized lot of 50X100 feet.&amp;nbsp; Plant that garden you always wanted, or put in a big backyard pool in the large sunny backyard.&amp;nbsp; Plenty of room for expansion here, off street parking, near x-bus to &lt;strong&gt;Manhattan&lt;/strong&gt;, shopping, parks and more.&amp;nbsp; Visit the Virtual Tour at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&quot;&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&lt;/a&gt;or call my pre recorded toll free messaging system 24/7 for a voice description or fax report.&amp;nbsp;call 1.800.514.1386, &amp;nbsp;Listen to the prompt and dial 1448 for this &lt;strong&gt;Winchester Ave&lt;/strong&gt; home.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:40:49 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1301173/eltingville-cape-419-000</link>
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      <title>Piano stairs</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Check this, a set of stairs that plays notes like that of a piano.&amp;nbsp; see&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=16297&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; id=&quot;SAWARN1d66c2e&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=16297&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:54:50 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1293022/piano-stairs</link>
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      <title>Open House, Sunday 18 Oct 09 from 12 till 3 P.M., only $459,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;OK, &lt;strong&gt;Brooklyn&lt;/strong&gt;, Manhattan, &lt;strong&gt;Queens&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Staten Island&lt;/strong&gt;, attention, rain or shine, today Oct 18th, from Noon till 3 PM, Open House at &lt;strong&gt;179 Heffernan Street&lt;/strong&gt;, near Woodrow Road and near the beginning of &lt;strong&gt;Annadale&lt;/strong&gt; Road, in the&lt;strong&gt; Annadale&lt;/strong&gt; section of &lt;strong&gt;Staten Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; This lovely house has &lt;strong&gt;4 bedrooms&lt;/strong&gt;, 3 baths, 2 living rooms, nice sunny backyard, off street parking, central air and vac system, fireplace, and more.&amp;nbsp; Come on over and see today.&amp;nbsp; If you just cant make it please call me for a private showing. call 917-696-0275, or call my 24/7 messaging system for a voice or fax report for more information. 1.800.514.1386 and at the prompt dial 1794&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:00:39 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1290562/open-house-sunday-18-oct-09-from-12-till-3-p-m-only-459-000</link>
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      <title>What unites us as Americans?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We are all from different backgrounds, religions, cultures, traditions, yet we are all &lt;strong&gt;Americans&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; So what do you think is the &lt;strong&gt;single item&lt;/strong&gt; that unites us as a nation?&amp;nbsp; Surely, not our language, skin color, heritage.&amp;nbsp; Is it our sense of freedom?&amp;nbsp; Our right to own property, our work ethic to make our lives what we want it to be?&amp;nbsp; Is it our Constitution and Bill of Rights that gives us our freedoms and separates us from most of the nations around the world?&amp;nbsp; Just thinking about this.&amp;nbsp; What's your take?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:34:15 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1289499/what-unites-us-as-americans-</link>
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      <title>Question regarding FHA loans</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;What kind of documents are needed to show that a gift was given to a person for the purpose of buying a house with FHA funding?&amp;nbsp; What kind of documents must the &lt;strong&gt;giver&lt;/strong&gt; provide to the underwriters?&amp;nbsp; Must the giver show their checking account for the last 30 days to show that the money was there or that a deposit was made before the check was written?&amp;nbsp; Are there different rules as to the size of the gift?&amp;nbsp; For instance, is there a different rule for a $5000 gift from a parent to an adult child or if the gift is $50,000 are the rules the same?&amp;nbsp; How much information is needed by the FHA?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:51:32 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1288893/question-regarding-fha-loans</link>
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      <title>Open House, Sunday 18 Oct 09 from 12 till 3 P.M., only $459,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Rain or shine, come see this 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 living rooms, one with a fireplace, on a 40X100 foot lot in a bedroom community, near transportation, shopping and parks.&amp;nbsp; See video tour at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justsnooping.com/tours/2558421&quot;&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2558421&lt;/a&gt;or call my toll free, 24 hour pre-recorded messaging system for a voice and or a fax report to download to your fax instantly, at 1.800.514.1386 and when prompted dial 1794, or just call me direct at 917.696.0275, from 9 A.M. till 9 P.M.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;House location is 179 Heffernan Street, near Woodrow Road and Annadale Road, Arthur Kill Road area.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:32:37 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1287624/open-house-sunday-18-oct-09-from-12-till-3-p-m-only-459-000</link>
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      <title>Digman's Falls, Video</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;In the Pocono Mountains, A National Parks beautiful waterfalls, audio/video youtube of the falls, about 90 seconds.&#160; For your pleasure, download and save as a screen saver or whatever.&#160; Just let me know if you did.&#160; Or am I doing this for nothing?&lt;/p&gt;

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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:24:47 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Mountain stream video, download as screen saver</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Digmans Falls, Pa. a stream downstream from the falls, a video about 90 seconds for your pleasure.&#160; Feel free to download and use anytime you want to relax or use as a screen saver.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <dc:creator>Kenneth Cole Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (Appleseed Homes Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:09:22 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1287021/mountain-stream-video-download-as-screen-saver</link>
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      <title>I just received this e mail, Sack Lunches</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Thought I'd pass it on.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Sack Lunches &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I put my carry-on in the luggage&lt;br /&gt;Compartment and sat down in my&lt;br /&gt;Assigned seat. It was going to be a&lt;br /&gt;Long flight. 'I'm glad I have a&lt;br /&gt;Good book to read. Perhaps I will get&lt;br /&gt;A short nap,' I thought.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just before take-off, a line of&lt;br /&gt;Soldiers came down the aisle and&lt;br /&gt;Filled all the vacant seats, totally&lt;br /&gt;Surrounding me. I decided to&lt;br /&gt;Start a conversation.&lt;br /&gt;'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Petawawa. We'll be there for two&lt;br /&gt;Weeks for special training, and then&lt;br /&gt;We're being deployed to Afghanistan .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After flying for about an hour, an&lt;br /&gt;Announcement was made that sack&lt;br /&gt;Lunches were available for five&lt;br /&gt;Dollars. It would be several hours&lt;br /&gt;Before we reached the east, and I&lt;br /&gt;Quickly decided a lunch would help&lt;br /&gt;Pass the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I reached for my wallet, I&lt;br /&gt;Overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he&lt;br /&gt;Planned to buy lunch.&lt;br /&gt;'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch.&lt;br /&gt;Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His friend agreed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I looked around at the other&lt;br /&gt;Soldiers. None were buying lunch. I&lt;br /&gt;Walked to the back of the plane and&lt;br /&gt;Handed the flight attendant a&lt;br /&gt;Fifty dollar bill.&lt;br /&gt;'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Picking up ten sacks, she headed up&lt;br /&gt;The aisle to where the soldiers&lt;br /&gt;Were seated. She stopped at my seat&lt;br /&gt;And asked, 'Which do you like&lt;br /&gt;Best - beef or chicken?'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why&lt;br /&gt;She asked. She turned and went to&lt;br /&gt;The front of plane, returning a&lt;br /&gt;Minute later with a dinner plate from&lt;br /&gt;First class. 'This is your thanks.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After we finished eating, I went&lt;br /&gt;Again to the back of the plane,&lt;br /&gt;Heading for the rest room.&lt;br /&gt;A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it.&lt;br /&gt;Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soon after I returned to my seat, I&lt;br /&gt;Saw the Flight Captain coming down&lt;br /&gt;The aisle, looking at the aisle&lt;br /&gt;Numbers as he walked. I hoped he was&lt;br /&gt;Not looking for me, but noticed he&lt;br /&gt;Was looking at the numbers only on&lt;br /&gt;My side of the plane.&lt;br /&gt;When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, 'I want to shake your hand.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I&lt;br /&gt;Stood and took the Captain's hand.&lt;br /&gt;With a booming voice he said, 'I was&lt;br /&gt;A soldier, and I was a military pilot. &lt;br /&gt;Once, someone bought me a lunch. &lt;br /&gt;It was an act of kindness I&lt;br /&gt;Never forgot.' I was embarrassed&lt;br /&gt;When applause was heard from all of&lt;br /&gt;The passengers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Later I walked to the front of the&lt;br /&gt;Plane so I could stretch my legs.&lt;br /&gt;A man who was seated about six rows&lt;br /&gt;In front of me reached out his&lt;br /&gt;Hand, wanting to shake mine. He left&lt;br /&gt;Another twenty-five dollars in my palm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we landed I gathered my&lt;br /&gt;Belongings and started to deplane.&lt;br /&gt;Waiting just inside the airplane door&lt;br /&gt;Was a man who stopped me, put&lt;br /&gt;Something in my shirt pocket, turned,&lt;br /&gt;And walked away without saying a&lt;br /&gt;Word. Another twenty-five dollars!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon entering the terminal, I saw the&lt;br /&gt;Soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them&lt;br /&gt;And handed them seventy-five dollars. 'It will take you some time to&lt;br /&gt;Reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich.&lt;br /&gt;God Bless You.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ten young men left that flight&lt;br /&gt;Feeling the love and respect of their&lt;br /&gt;Fellow travelers. As I walked&lt;br /&gt;Briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return.&lt;br /&gt;These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seemed so little....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A veteran is someone who, at one&lt;br /&gt;Point in his life, wrote a blank check&lt;br /&gt;Made payable to 'The United States of&lt;br /&gt;America 'for an amount of 'up to and including My life.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is Honor, and there are way too&lt;br /&gt;many people in this country who&lt;br /&gt;no longer understand it.'&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Is it just me or are you also getting notifications 4, 5 even 6 days after it's posted?&amp;nbsp; I just now received several notification on comments to my blog that were made last week.&amp;nbsp; I know Yahoo is going to charge for service, and I suspect other ISP's will do the same.&amp;nbsp; My question is are are also getting delayed notices?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Check this out.&#160; &lt;strong&gt;Annadale, Staten Island&lt;/strong&gt;, a four bedroom, three bath, two large living rooms, one with a fireplace, nice backyard, parking, near shopping, X-bus, and more.&#160; New on the market.&#160; See Virtual Tour at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justsnooping.com/tours/2558421&quot;&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2558421&lt;/a&gt;or call my 24 hour toll free voice recorded messaging system for a voice description or fax report downloaded to your fax machine instantly.&#160; dial 1.800.514.1386 and when prompted dial 1794. See my youtube video below of the living room.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:53:49 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Did you get your 2010 Real Estate calenders yet?&amp;nbsp; Better question, did your &lt;strong&gt;order any?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; I received mine yesterday, went to the post office to see how much postage I should put on them.&amp;nbsp; Clerk said, &quot;one stamp your good&quot;.&amp;nbsp; That's 44 cents for the postage plus whatever you pay for calenders.&amp;nbsp; I started giving them out, to the people on line behind me, next I went to the bank, gave out a few there also.&amp;nbsp; People were &lt;strong&gt;VERY&lt;/strong&gt; happy to receive them.&amp;nbsp; All thanked me.&amp;nbsp; Great promo.&amp;nbsp; Be ahead of the curve, be first.&amp;nbsp; Can't hurt.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Hey Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, $429,000 Cape with 3 Bedrooms and 2 Baths</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Come over to &lt;strong&gt;Eltingville,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Staten Island&lt;/strong&gt;, to see this 3 bedroom, 2 bath Cape on an over sized lot of 50X100 feet.&amp;nbsp; Plant that garden you always wanted, or put in a big backyard pool in the large sunny backyard.&amp;nbsp; Plenty of room for expansion here, off street parking, near x-bus to &lt;strong&gt;Manhattan&lt;/strong&gt;, shopping, parks and more.&amp;nbsp; Visit the Virtual Tour at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&quot;&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&lt;/a&gt;or call my pre recorded toll free messaging system 24/7 for a voice description or fax report.&amp;nbsp;call 1.800.514.1386, &amp;nbsp;Listen to the prompt and dial 1448 for this &lt;strong&gt;Winchester Ave&lt;/strong&gt; home.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:15:12 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Attention &lt;strong&gt;Brooklyn&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Queens&lt;/strong&gt;, and all of &lt;strong&gt;Staten Island&lt;/strong&gt;, this JUST listed, &lt;strong&gt;Annadale&lt;/strong&gt; Contemporary beautiful move in condition home ready for you.&amp;nbsp; Don't wait for the $8,000 tax credit to expire.&amp;nbsp; Act now before it's too late.&amp;nbsp; Give me a call ASAP to see this lovely home.&amp;nbsp; You can visit the Virtual Tour on the web at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justsnooping.com/tours/2558421&quot;&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2558421&lt;/a&gt; or for a fax report call my toll free 800 number 24/7 and enter your fax number when prompted.&amp;nbsp; Call 800.514.1386 and at the prompt dial 1798, listen to the message and put your fax number in when requested, or drive by and see how I advertise a house for sale after dark with my lighted yard sign..&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:53:49 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;If you want just &lt;strong&gt;any &lt;/strong&gt;Realtor, put the 2,000 names listed in the Staten Island MLS into a hat.&amp;nbsp; List with the one you pick out.&amp;nbsp; On the other hand, if you want someone &lt;strong&gt;really different&lt;/strong&gt;, someone who generally cares what he does, cares about doing his personal best for &lt;strong&gt;you&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;knows&lt;/strong&gt; the local market, &lt;strong&gt;works for you&lt;/strong&gt; like the house was &lt;strong&gt;his&lt;/strong&gt;, has a great track record, can show you his past successes &lt;strong&gt;AND&lt;/strong&gt; a few failures, is totally up front with you, not looking to be your friend, but will tell you things that you should know about selling your most valuable asset, at the risk of getting you mad &lt;strong&gt;at &lt;/strong&gt;him, but not &lt;strong&gt;with&lt;/strong&gt; him, because he is looking out for &lt;strong&gt;YOUR best interest&lt;/strong&gt;, then give me a call.&amp;nbsp; See first hand the difference.&amp;nbsp; Some one who is &lt;strong&gt;ALWAYS &lt;/strong&gt;present when another Realtor comes into your home, even when it's from the &lt;strong&gt;same agency&lt;/strong&gt;, Why pay your hard earned money for anyone &lt;strong&gt;other&lt;/strong&gt; than the very best? &lt;strong&gt;You deserve no less.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Kenneth Cole, Appleseed homes Realty, 4651 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, N.Y. 10312.&amp;nbsp; Office 718-966-4000 ext 234, cell 917-696-0275, web site &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kennethcolerealestate.com&quot;&gt;www.kennethcolerealestate.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:42:05 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, from 12 noon till 3 P.M. at 144 Winchester Ave.&amp;nbsp; 50X100 lot, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, gas hot water baseboard heat, large sunny backyard, driveway for off street parking, near all, transportation, parks, shopping. Download a fax report from my toll free 24/7 messaging system at 800-514-1386 and when prompted dial 1448, at he fax prompt dial 3 on your keypad and your report will be sent immediately, or visit my Virtual Tour at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&quot;&gt;www.justsnooping.com/tours/2557459&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/1/3/6/ar125448748563156.jpg&quot; height=&quot;559&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;800&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:46:41 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Move in condition four (4) bedroom contemporary with 3 baths, on 40X100 lot in a great area of &lt;strong&gt;Annadale,&lt;/strong&gt;Staten Island, N.Y. For a detailed account, call my toll free, pre-recorded messaging system for a fax report, at 1-800-514-1386 and when prompted dial 1794, at the fax prompt, dial 3 and enter your fax number.&amp;nbsp; Your report will be downloaded immediately.&amp;nbsp; Or just call me at 917-696-0275, for a video bio of Kenneth, click here for a 2 minute video.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mydeo.com/videorequest.asp?XID=18595&amp;amp;CID=256555&quot;&gt;http://www.mydeo.com/videorequest.asp?XID=18595&amp;amp;CID=256555&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:46:39 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Open House, Oct 3rd, 2009, 144 Winchester Ave, $429,000, Eltingville</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;From 12 Noon till 3 PM. 3 bedroom one and one half bath, Cape&amp;nbsp;on over sized lot 50X100 in a great area of &lt;strong&gt;Eltingville&lt;/strong&gt;, only 5 minutes from &lt;strong&gt;Great Kills Park&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mydeo.com/videorequest.asp?XID=11461&amp;amp;CID=222121&quot;&gt;http://www.mydeo.com/videorequest.asp?XID=11461&amp;amp;CID=222121&lt;/a&gt; for video of park.&amp;nbsp; Rain or shine.&amp;nbsp; Above Hylan Blvd, near King Street.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:33:31 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;How&#160;do you&#160;advertise a house for sale in the daytime?&#160; Just put a sign on the lawn.&#160; How do advertise it at night?&#160; And set yourself apart from the rest?&#160; Put a light on it.&#160; see below, my new listing at 179 Heffernan Street in &lt;strong&gt;Annadale&lt;/strong&gt; Staten Island. A four bedroom three bath Contemporary house.&lt;/p&gt;
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