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    <title>Houston's Home Staging &amp; House Stagers Information~Houston Texas Home Staging Blog~Redesign Etc.~RESA~AHSR</title>
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    <description>Home Staging in Houston, Home Stagers Tips, Home Staging Ideas, Getting Your House Ready to Sell, Real Estate Staging, Benefits to Home Staging, Staging for Empty &amp; Lived-in houses,  Houston Area Real Estate Properties, Houston Realtors.  Events and Activities for Houston and surrounding areas. And anything else that pops into my head!</description>
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      <title>Biggest Turnoff for Home Buyers</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://t9.imagechef.com/ic/imgout/sampdf7e311e75bb81ba.jpg&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; id=&quot;previewimg&quot; alt=&quot;Retro Spoof&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When they say the &quot;nose&quot; knows, it's really true.&amp;nbsp; I have been into alot of homes that were emitting some strange smells.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Pet odors, body odor, dirty house odors, dirty&amp;nbsp;laundry odors, food/cooking/spice odors, smoke, dirty linens odor, and some strange unidentifiable odors.&amp;nbsp; There's more, but you get the idea.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unfortunately, we get used to the way our homes smell.&amp;nbsp; Have you ever gone into someones house, and walk through an area and catch a whiff of something, maybe from the dirty laundry hamper?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is one of the biggest turnoffs for buyers when looking at homes, even over cleanliness (it's a very close 2nd).&amp;nbsp; The difference is, a house can be cleaned, but odors penetrate into carpet, padding, walls, linens, draperies and fabric of any kind.&amp;nbsp; And it can be quite a chore to banish them.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One examples of the worst cases I've ever smelled was from pet odors.&amp;nbsp; I walked into the front door and it hit me like a ton of bricks.&amp;nbsp; I thought maybe it was isolated in that area, but the further in I got the more intense it got.&amp;nbsp; I literally got a migraine, and went outside a few times, it was that bad.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They explained their kids had brought down a couple of dogs and a cat.&amp;nbsp; The dogs were long gone, but the cat was still there.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here was the puzzle, this house had been practically gutted because of some water damage.&amp;nbsp; The floors were down to concrete, the walls had been stripped of all wallpaper, there was no fabric type materials left, and no draperies.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I felt extremely bad for these sellers, as it was an odor free home before, and now they are plagued with this extreme odor.&amp;nbsp; The sellers didn't smell it, but I guarantee a buyer will and turnaround and walk right out!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Luckily, it's being updated and we will be&amp;nbsp;replacing everything and will make sure sure&amp;nbsp;the odor goes away.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sellers... you can't smell your own odors.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't lose potential buyers, have a home stager give you a consultation and see what their opinion is.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:31:27 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1327560/biggest-turnoff-for-home-buyers</link>
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      <title>Home Staging For IKE Damaged Homes...How We Can Help!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://t9.imagechef.com/ic/imgout/samp5e9aaf812df1a570.jpg&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; id=&quot;previewimg&quot; alt=&quot;Walk&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We realize that Hurricane IKE victims and damaged homes were widespread through our Galveston, Houston region.&amp;nbsp; What we are finding is property owners have 2nd homes here, but live somewhere else.&amp;nbsp; This is a problem when trying to get your home put back together.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I recently came across a home that was damaged, the homeowner was stressed with all of the decisions, and going from store to store.&amp;nbsp; The problem was the stores don't know what your house looks like, or what style you will need.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; So, the homeowners are ordering tile that doesn't go, carpet that doesn't match, and the list goes on and on.&amp;nbsp; Local stores can only guess.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The homeowner had picked out rust carpet and tile that didn't go or match their traditional home, and was going to mix it with some existing tiles that were very outdated.&amp;nbsp; Don't make this mistake, or take the risk!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can make the trips from your residence back and forth, making quick decisions about flooring, wall colors, counters, carpet, fixtures, etc. but under pressure.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;And the decisions are usually under pressure, and may not be the right choices.&amp;nbsp; You don't have the time to find the best deals, and it's stressful dealing with your loss and time constraints.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We at Redesign Etc., can help.&amp;nbsp; We can help pick out all of your interior finishes, and have service vendors that can usually install just about anything you need.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We do the legwork, save you the time, and avoid costly mistakes from making snap decisions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Need a roof?&amp;nbsp; We have roofers that can install a superior roof at an afforable price!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Just tell us what you need and we will do our very best to help put your home back together the right way!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:05:22 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1327477/home-staging-for-ike-damaged-homes-how-we-can-help-</link>
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      <title>CrimeReports.com</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CrimeReports.com is a new website that participates with over 800 law enforcement agencies to give you&amp;nbsp;near real time data&amp;nbsp;crime reports&amp;nbsp;for your area.&amp;nbsp; You can&amp;nbsp;enter your address and find out crime information on your street by date, time or crime.&amp;nbsp; You can also register your name for crime alerts for your neighborhood.&amp;nbsp; They can send emails about criminal activity for you to view.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crimereports.com&quot; title=&quot;crimereports.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;CrimeReports.com.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:18 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325894/crimereports-com</link>
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      <title>Nutcracker Shoppe - Seabrook, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The NutcrackerShoppe will be in El Lago for its 29th annual Christmas Bazaar.&amp;nbsp; This is a must for anyone buying Christmas gifts with an original design.&amp;nbsp; The shoppe will feature holiday decorations, handmade gifts, art, soaps, jewelery and decor items.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&amp;nbsp; Taylor Lake Christian Church&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&amp;nbsp; November 6, 9am-5pm (friday)&amp;nbsp; November 7, 9am-3pm (Sat.)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free admission&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:www.nutcrackershoppe@yahoo.com&quot; title=&quot;nutcracker shoppe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;For more information on The Nutcracker Shoppe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:00:04 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325854/nutcracker-shoppe-seabrook-tx</link>
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      <title>Texas Recipe of the Week - Texas Layered Dip</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; id=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xx3tRmnnVNAWbM:http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; alt=&quot;See full size image&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's this weeks Recipe coming to y'all from deep in the heart of Texas Kitchens.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 pd. ground beef&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3/4 c. of water&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 can of refried beans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/2 c (2oz.) grated cheddar cheese&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 can (2-1/4) sliced ripe olives, drained&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 medium tomato, chopped&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 large avocado, peeled and coarsely mashed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/2 c. dairy sour cream&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/2 c. chunky salsa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/4 c. thinly sliced green onion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a medium skillet, prepare Taco Seasoning Mix with ground beef and water according to package directions.&amp;nbsp; Add refried beans and heat 5 minutes.&amp;nbsp; In 1 qt. bowl, spread beef and bean mixture.&amp;nbsp; Layer remaining ingredients in order given above.&amp;nbsp; Serve immediately&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:51 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325834/texas-recipe-of-the-week-texas-layered-dip</link>
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      <title>The Velvet Stocking Christmas Craft Bazaar - Webster, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This year The Velvet Stocking Christmas Craft Bazaar will be held at the Webster Civic Center on Nasa Rd. One Parkway.&amp;nbsp; This year the bazaar will feature artists showcasing their crafts, decorations and gifts.&amp;nbsp; A great place to do your Christmas Shopping.&amp;nbsp; Homemade crafts will abound, whether it be food, crafts or jewelry. This event has been going on for 28 years!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dates:&amp;nbsp; November 12, 13, &amp;amp; 14&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hours:&amp;nbsp; Thursday 9am-7pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday &amp;amp; Saturday 9am-5pm.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&amp;nbsp; 311 Pennsylvania, Webster, TX&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.velvetstocking.com&quot; title=&quot;velvet stocking craft bazaar&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Velvet Stocking website for more information.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:25:51 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325827/the-velvet-stocking-christmas-craft-bazaar-webster-tx</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325809/gulf-coast-regional-blood-center</guid>
      <title>Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What a great organization this is.&amp;nbsp; It helps save lives daily by sending blood all over the area.&amp;nbsp; They have mobile sites all over the Gulf Coast area to make it convenient to donate.&amp;nbsp; When you donate, you will also find out your cholesterol level and your blood type.&amp;nbsp; If you haven't given blood before, it's not something to be afraid of.&amp;nbsp; It doesn't take that long, and you are able to drive after wards if you are in good health.&amp;nbsp; Check out everything they do below.&amp;nbsp; Great for an organization to host especially before the Holidays.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/&quot; title=&quot;gulf coast regional blood center&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/&quot; title=&quot;Home&quot;&gt;Home&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=where-to-donate&quot; title=&quot;Where to Donate&quot;&gt;Where to Donate&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=about-donating-blood&quot; title=&quot;About Donating&quot;&gt;About Donating&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=faqs&quot; title=&quot;FAQs&quot;&gt;FAQs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=host-a-drive&quot; title=&quot;Host A Drive&quot;&gt;Host A Drive&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=cfl&quot; title=&quot;Commit for Life&quot;&gt;Commit for Life&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=contributions&quot; title=&quot;Contributions&quot;&gt;Contributions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=career&quot; title=&quot;Careers&quot;&gt;Careers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=about-us&quot; title=&quot;About Us&quot;&gt;About Us&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.giveblood.org/index.php?page=contact-us&quot; title=&quot;Contact Us&quot;&gt;Contact Us&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:11:43 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325809/gulf-coast-regional-blood-center</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325755/south-shore-harbour-country-club-nutcracker-market-league-city-tx</guid>
      <title>South Shore Harbour Country Club Nutcracker Market - League City, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 7th Annual SSH Country Club will be the venue for the 2009 Nutcracker Market.&amp;nbsp; Seasonal items, along with many other types of items will be available and for sale to the public.&amp;nbsp; Shopping will becgin at 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on November 20, 2009.&amp;nbsp; The Women's Club of SSH will be hosting the event.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Clear Creek Independent School District Chamber Choir will perform and door prizes and drawings will be given out throughout the day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information call 281-535-5477 Dolly Schroeder, or email &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:womensclubsshcc@live.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;womensclubsshcc@live.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:13:21 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325755/south-shore-harbour-country-club-nutcracker-market-league-city-tx</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325741/bay-area-turkey-day-10k-clear-lake-tx</guid>
      <title>Bay Area Turkey Day 10K -Clear Lake, TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 2009 Bay Area Turkey day 10K and 5K fun run benefitting the Bay Area YMCA's.&amp;nbsp; This race is for the whole family and will be around the scenic neighborhoods of Clear Lake City.&amp;nbsp; All fitness levels are invited to participate.&amp;nbsp; Get up and get some exercise, and check out the scenery along Clear Lake.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; University Plaza&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2427 Bay Area Blvd.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Houston, TX&amp;nbsp; 77058&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; November 26, 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 8:00 am (10K Race)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 8:05 am (5K Fun&amp;nbsp; Run)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Register:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bayareaturkeyday10k.com&quot;&gt;www.bayareaturkeyday10k.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Entry Fee:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; $30&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosted by:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bayareafit.com/&quot; title=&quot;usa fit/bay area fit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;USAFIT/Bay Area Fit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ontheruntx.com/&quot; title=&quot;On the run&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;On the Run&lt;/a&gt;, Koala&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clearlakermc.com/&quot; title=&quot;clear lake regional medical center&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Clear Lake Regional Medical Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:54:47 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325741/bay-area-turkey-day-10k-clear-lake-tx</link>
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      <title>Help the Homeless &amp; Hungry in Houston at Thanksgiving</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Star of Hope has served Houston's homeless and hungry since 1907.&amp;nbsp; Thanksgiving meals are paid for by donations from people that care, corporations, foundations, and churches.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Last year more than 538,000 meals were provided free.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On average, up to 1,000 men, women and children find shelter each night.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spiritual growth, education and job training programs help many make a new, clean start at life.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't let anyone go hungry this Thanksgiving, for $16.55 you can feed 5 people, $331.00 feeds 100 people.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Star of Hope&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. Box 1505&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houston, TX 77251-1505&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;713-748-0700&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sohmission.org&quot; title=&quot;Star of Hope for homeless and hungry&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Star of Hope Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:38:56 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325719/help-the-homeless-hungry-in-houston-at-thanksgiving</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315224/10-ways-to-prep-your-house-for-sale</guid>
      <title>10 Ways to Prep Your House for Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HGTV's Front Doors 10 Ways to Prep Your House for Sale list.&amp;nbsp; These are all very easy and affordable to do.&amp;nbsp; It just takes a little elbow grease, and the purchase of a few items.&amp;nbsp; These can be some of the most effective ways to prep your house to get it ready for staging.&amp;nbsp; After you have taken care of all of these items you will be ready to have a professional home stager come in and stage your house for you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frontdoor.com/Sell/10-Ways-to-Prep-Your-Home-for-Sale/2070/p1&quot; title=&quot;10 ways to prep your house for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here to get a more detailed list of 10 Ways to Prep Your House for Sale.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make your home stand out&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improve your Landscaping&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clean the outside&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make repairs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make the front door inviting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy a new doormat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remove clutter &amp;amp; depersonalize&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organize closets and drawers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make everything shine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take color down a notch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:56:09 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315224/10-ways-to-prep-your-house-for-sale</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315218/top-5-unusual-features-that-can-help-you-sell-your-home</guid>
      <title>Top 5 Unusual Features That Can Help You Sell Your Home</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HGTV's Front Door listed the Top 5 unusual features that can help you sell your home.&amp;nbsp; If you think your home may not appeal to every buyer.&amp;nbsp; Think again.&amp;nbsp; There are buyers that are looking for specific features in a house.&amp;nbsp; Yours may just fit the bill.&amp;nbsp; Check out the list to see if you have one of these features.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frontdoor.com/Sell/Top-5-Unusual-Features-That-Can-Help-You-Sell/2107/p1&quot; title=&quot;top 5 unusal features that can help you sell your home&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for a more detailed article on the Top 5 Unusual Features&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Backyard Oasis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A playroom for kids&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unusual Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updated Bathrooms&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Green Features/Eco-friendly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:43:56 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315218/top-5-unusual-features-that-can-help-you-sell-your-home</link>
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      <title>10 Things That Make Buyers Bite</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HGTV's Front Door has a comprehensive list of what makes a home buyer want to buy a home.&amp;nbsp; Listed are 10 ways to make a great first impression.&amp;nbsp; These are on the top of every buyers wish list and make a big impact.&amp;nbsp; These are by far the most popular and requested features when buyers are looking at homes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frontdoor.com/Sell/10-Things-That-Make-Buyers-Bite/64/p1&quot; title=&quot;10 things that make buyers bite link&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for 10 Things That Make Buyers Bite.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Nice Entryway&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hardwood Floors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Fixtures&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beautiful Baths&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Counter tops&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stainless Steel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organized Closets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Lighting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Built-Ins&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Backyard with grass&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:31:10 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315211/10-things-that-make-buyers-bite</link>
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      <title>Home Staging Acronym</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;H&lt;/strong&gt;elping&amp;nbsp;home sellers&amp;nbsp;achieve their goal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;O&lt;/strong&gt;ffers will come faster.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;M&lt;/strong&gt;arketing strategy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;ffective selling technique.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;elling a home for all it's worth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;T&lt;/strong&gt;aking a tried and true approach.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;lways looking better than the competition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;et better appraisal values.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;nternet&amp;nbsp;photos will show a must see property.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;N&lt;/strong&gt;ever&amp;nbsp;giving you a bad first impression.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G&lt;/strong&gt;ain more exposure with better listings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;copy;Cindy Bryant&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:35:38 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315156/home-staging-acronym</link>
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      <title>Become A Fan on Facebook</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/object3/543/54/s38577459483_5253.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I want to invite you to become a fan of Redesign Etc. Home Staging in Houston on Facebook.&amp;nbsp; I will be posting everything that has to do with your home and more.&amp;nbsp; Great tips, ideas, articles and current trends from all over the world.&amp;nbsp; Whether buying, selling, or making home improvements, you'll find something here!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Redesign-Etc-Home-Staging-In-Houston/38577459483&quot; title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Facebook Become a Fan&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;To become a Fan Click this link.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you have a fan page feel free to provide your link in the comment section.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:45:21 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Tick Tock it's Time to Change your Clocks</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gotechnocom.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/daylight_savings_time1.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tick Tock, Tick Tock it's time to change your clocks at&amp;nbsp;2:00a.m. on November 1st, 2009.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It will be time to turn your clocks back 1 hour.&amp;nbsp; Fall back into Daylight Savings Time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you're in the United States, it applies to you unless you're in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hawaii&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; and some parts of Arizona. Those are the only two states that don't observe Dayllight Savings Time.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Officially, it's all part of a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:32:44 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Texas Recipe of the Week - Sweet Hot Pinto Beans</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; id=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xx3tRmnnVNAWbM:http://www.breedenart.com/resources/1+Texas+Flag+Old+for+set+1105+web+sized.JPG&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; alt=&quot;See full size image&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's this weeks Recipe coming to y'all from deep in the heart of Texas Kitchens.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is another passed down from my mom.&amp;nbsp; It's great to make in a crock pot too.&amp;nbsp; As a matter of fact, it's what's for dinner tomorrow!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 lb. dry pinto beans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2-3 Dried Red Chilies Washed, Stemmed &amp;amp; Seeded&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4 Slices chopped bacon (can use Turkey Bacon)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 t. salt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 large onion chopped&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1/4 c. firmly packed Brown Sugar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recipe:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Put beans in pot and cover with water overnight to let swell.&amp;nbsp; When ready to cook, add chilies, bacon and salt.&amp;nbsp; Add water to cover, boil, reduce heat and simmer 1-1/2 hours.&amp;nbsp; Add remaining ingredients and add more water if needed.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cover again simmer 30 minutes until tender, take chilies out.&amp;nbsp; Serve.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delicious with rice and cornbread!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:23:33 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Best Tex-Mex in Houston</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img title=&quot;Garden May 1 039&quot; src=&quot;http://christinajclark.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/garden-may-1-039.jpg?w=468&amp;amp;h=312&quot; height=&quot;312&quot; alt=&quot;Garden May 1 039&quot; width=&quot;468&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We love Mexican Food in Houston and Syd Kearney has compiled a list of some of the best here.&amp;nbsp; Tex-Mex is different than Mexican food&amp;nbsp;in other states.&amp;nbsp; I think we have some of the best.&amp;nbsp; The problem is we have so many to choose from.&amp;nbsp; They all have a different flavor, so it's really what type of taste you like best when deciding what your favorite is.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/original-ninfas&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Ninfa's on Navigation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/spanish-village-restaurant&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spanish Village&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/original-mexican-cafe&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Original Mexican Cafe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/irmas&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Irma's&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/teotihuacan-mexican-cafe&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teotihuacan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/taquerias-arandas&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taquerias Arandas &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/chuys&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chuy's Comida Deluxe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/goode-company-hamburgers-and-taqueria&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Goode Company Hamburgers &amp;amp; Taqueria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/tacos-go-go&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tacos A Go-Go&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/mom-alone-mexican-grill&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mom Alone Mexican Grill&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/donkeys-mexican-food&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don'Key Mexican Food&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/el-tiempo-cantina&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;El Tiempo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/cafe-adobe&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cafe Adobe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/tonys-mexican-restaurant&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tony's Mexican Restaurant &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/veracruz-mexican-restaurant&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Veracruz Mexican Restaurant &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;16. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/el-pueblito-place&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;El Pueblito Place&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/romeros-las-brazas&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Romero's Las Brazas &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;18. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/cadillac-bar&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cadillac Bar &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;19. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/bennys-mexican-cafe-bar&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benny's Mexican Cafe &amp;amp; Bar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/fonda-dona-maria&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fonda Dona Maria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/taqueria-cancun&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taqueria Cancun&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/sylvias-enchilada-kitchen&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;23. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/mambo-parrilla&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mambo Parilla &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/santa-fe-flats&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Santa Fe Flats New Mex Grille &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;25. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/ruchis-taquerias-el-rincon&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruchi's &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;26. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/chilosos-taco-house&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chiloso's Taco House&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;27. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/alicias-mexican-grille&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alicia's Mexican Grille &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/santos-taste-mexico&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Santos, the Taste of Mexico &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;29. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.29-95.com/restaurants/don-teos-mexican-restaurant&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don Teo's&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are also delicious but weren't on the list.&amp;nbsp; I would love to be a food critic and try every Mexican Restaurant in Texas!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mely's&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lupetortilla.com/&quot; title=&quot;Lupe Tortilla website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lupe Tortilla&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have any to add?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Photo by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherw/108003497/&quot; title=&quot;HeatherW&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;HeatherW&lt;/a&gt; via Flickr, (&lt;a href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en&quot; title=&quot;Creative Commons&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Creative Commons&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>River Oaks Residents Interior Redesigns for the Holidays! - TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The season is around the corner, fall is here, and the onset of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years will be here before you know it.&amp;nbsp; Everyone wants a fresh new look, but the economy is putting a damper on peoples finances nowadays.&amp;nbsp; Not to worry, you can still get a new look using what you already own.&amp;nbsp; That's right, it's called a redesign, and it can all be done with a professional redesigner using your furnishings in ways that you may have never imagined.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's the perfect alternative!&amp;nbsp; A whole new look for a fraction of the cost in a day or less. &quot;Wow&quot; your Holiday guests, and give your home an updated new look.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We can make any room look entirely different...you won't believe it!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After all, that is what we founded our company on Redesigns!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Give us a call to start your Holidays out right with a mini-makeover.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our contact information is below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:54:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303307/river-oaks-residents-interior-redesigns-for-the-holidays-tx</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303306/bellaire-residents-interior-redesigns-for-the-holidays-tx</guid>
      <title>Bellaire Residents Interior Redesigns For the Holidays! -TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The season is around the corner, fall is here, and the onset of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years will be here before you know it.&amp;nbsp; Everyone wants a fresh new look, but the economy is putting a damper on peoples finances nowadays.&amp;nbsp; Not to worry, you can still get a new look using what you already own.&amp;nbsp; That's right, it's called a redesign, and it can all be done with a professional redesigner using your furnishings in ways that you may have never imagined.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's the perfect alternative!&amp;nbsp; A whole new look for a fraction of the cost in a day or less. &quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wow&quot;, your Holiday guests, and give your home an updated look.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We can make any room look entirely different...you won't believe it!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After all, that is what we founded our company on...Interior Redesigns!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Give us a call to start your Holidays out right with a mini-makeover.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our contact information is below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:53:47 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303306/bellaire-residents-interior-redesigns-for-the-holidays-tx</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303305/west-university-residents-interior-redesigns-for-the-holidays-tx</guid>
      <title>West University Residents Interior Redesigns for the Holidays! -TX</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The season is around the corner, fall is here, and the onset of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years will be here before you know it.&amp;nbsp; Everyone wants a fresh new look, but the economy is putting a damper on peoples finances nowadays.&amp;nbsp; Not to worry, you can still get a new look using what you already own.&amp;nbsp; That's right, it's called a redesign, and it can all be done with a professional redesigner using your furnishings in ways that you may have never imagined.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's the perfect alternative!&amp;nbsp; A whole new look for a fraction of the cost in a day or less. &quot;Wow&quot; your Holiday guests, and give your home an updated look.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We can make any room look entirely different...you won't believe it!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After all, that is what we founded our company on...Interior Redesigns!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Give us a call to start your Holidays out right with a mini-makeover!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our contact information is below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:52:27 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303305/west-university-residents-interior-redesigns-for-the-holidays-tx</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303301/want-a-new-look-for-your-home-for-the-holidays-</guid>
      <title>Want a New Look for Your Home for The Holidays?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The season is around the corner, fall is here, and the onset of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years will be here before you know it.&amp;nbsp; Everyone wants a fresh new look, but the economy is putting a damper on peoples finances nowadays.&amp;nbsp; Not to worry, you can still get a new look using what you already own.&amp;nbsp; That's right, it's called a redesign, and it can all be done with a professional redesigner using your furnishings in ways that you may have never imagined.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's the perfect alternative!&amp;nbsp; A whole new look for a fraction of the cost in a day or less. Wow, your Holiday guests, and give your home an updated look.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We can make any room look entirely different...you won't believe it!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After all, that is what we founded our company on Redesigns!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Give us a call to start your Holidays out right.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our contact information is below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:48:45 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303301/want-a-new-look-for-your-home-for-the-holidays-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303268/fall-menu-recipes-for-halloween</guid>
      <title>Fall Menu &amp; Recipes for Halloween</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are the cutest and most creative recipes I've seen.&amp;nbsp; For every Halloween occasion, simple, or for a crowd.&amp;nbsp; Kid's and adults will love these, different than just the basic cookies or cupcakes we may be used to. You can't go wrong with any of these from Martha Stewart.&amp;nbsp; I'm not having a party, but have to try at least one of these!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marthastewart.com/halloween-workshop-menus-and-more&quot; title=&quot;fall menu &amp;amp; recipes for halloween&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;For recipes and menus click on this link.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:24:30 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303268/fall-menu-recipes-for-halloween</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303258/fall-home-maintenance-checklist</guid>
      <title>Fall Home Maintenance Checklist</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;If you haven't already, you should do a thorough check of your home during the fall before the winter months prohibit it, and the weather gets too cold.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you cover all your bases, you don't want any suprises or broken pipes when it's freezing outside.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/homekeeping-checklists#slide_3&quot; title=&quot;fall home maintenance checklist&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Checklist for fall home maintenance checklist from Martha Stewart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Please visit our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;for more information.&amp;nbsp; We also have a location for the Houston Bay Area &lt;a title=&quot;website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;League City Home Staging&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Or contact &lt;a title=&quot;Cindy Bryant&quot; href=&quot;mailto:cindy@redesignetc.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cindy Bryant&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas Served&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Houston, River Oaks, Tanglewood, Bellaire,&amp;nbsp;Piney Point, Mid-Town, The Heights, Montrose, Texas Medical Center, The East End, West Loop/Galleria/Memorial,&amp;nbsp;Downtown, Museum District, West University,&amp;nbsp;Spring Branch, Royal Oaks-Lakeside, League City, Clear Lake City, Friendswood, Kemah, Seabrook, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring,&amp;nbsp;Cypress, Tomball,&amp;nbsp;The Woodlands, Kingwood.&amp;nbsp; And all areas down to Galveston Island.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;&quot;&gt;&quot;Staging Houston Homes&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:19:05 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303258/fall-home-maintenance-checklist</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1303247/delicious-pumpkin-recipes</guid>
      <title>Delicious Pumpkin Recipes</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/delicious-pumpkin-recipes-00000000021334/page2.html&quot; title=&quot;Previous&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are some recipes for the fall&amp;nbsp;season, for parties, kids functions, dinners, or for your family get togethers.&amp;nbsp; Great ideas if you like pumpkin.&amp;nbsp; I especially love the pie and cupcakes.&amp;nbsp; Who doesn't love to indulge in a great dessert now and then, especially during the Holidays.&amp;nbsp; These look especially yummy!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/delicious-pumpkin-recipes-00000000021334/index.html#&quot; title=&quot;Delicious pumpkin recipes&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;For recipes click on this link.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img4.realsimple.com/images/0811/pumpkin-cheese-cake-1_300.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;357&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;John Kernick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img4.realsimple.com/images/food-recipes/recipe-collections/0711/pumpkin-cream_300.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;357&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;Beatriz da Costa&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img4.realsimple.com/images/0910/hallo-pump-cupcakes_300.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;357&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;John Kernick&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Follow my Blog on Twitter&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TXHomeStager&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.siahdesign.com/images/twit7b.gif&quot; alt=&quot;animated twitter button&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Follow me on Facebook&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1301919964&amp;amp;ref=profile&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:LTkRB8ED8k4OcM:http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/logo_facebook.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;View my profile on Linkedin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;amp;key=9668580&amp;amp;locale=en_US&amp;amp;trk=tab_pro&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x33.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View my profile on LinkedIn&quot; width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;33&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Redesign Etc. Website&quot; href=&quot;http://www.redesignetc.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,palatino;&quot;&gt;Redesign Etc. Houston, TX, &amp;nbsp;Full-Service home staging with expert professional stagers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging &amp; Professional Home Stagers~RVP RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc.~Specialist in Staging Vacant Properties.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:10:19 -0500</pubDate>
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