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Dryer Safety Professional home inspector and ActiveRain blogger Michael Thornton shares some tips on dryer safety. Take time to check your dryer venting to make sure the areas are clear of lint. Please go to Michael's original blog if you wish to make comments that he will see. It is a good idea...
02/21/2012
National Margarita Day We certainly need to lend our support to National Margarita Day. Thanks to South Florida professional home stager Kathy Streib for bringing this special day to out attention. I suggest that we toast the hard working staff at ActiveRain. They could probably use a Margarit...
02/21/2012
Bring your jawline towards the camera for your profile photograph Consider this video as mandatory viewing. Most of us would like to improve our personal photographs that we use in profiles and on business cards. Portrait photogapher Peter Hurley provides some tips that you will want to follow w...
02/21/2012
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What are the risks of using Pinterest? Many of us are posting images and photographs on Pinterest and some of as real estate professionals are trying to figure out how to use Pinterest to promote our businesses. However, have we really given consideration to the risks of using Pinterest? What i...
02/21/2012
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Gorillas at the National Zoo Grab your camera and take time to visit your favorite zoo. In Montgomery County, Maryland, we are close to the National Zoo in Washington, DC. The National Zoo is a great day trip destination on a winter day when the weather is mild. The gorillas are always fun t...
02/21/2012
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Maryland's Best Baked Scallops Recipe From the kitchen of Dolores Kelley (Adapted from Bea Conner’s Lightly Baked Scallops) Set rack in upper third of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees Place 2-4 minced, peeled garlic cloves and 4 Tbsp. butter in a shallow pan (I use an enameled medium-small s...
02/21/2012
Nesting Canada Goose at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden When Dolores and I are out with our cameras, we are usually looking for beautiful flowers and plants to photograph. Every now and then, we will find a special unexpected opportunity. This Canada Goose was nesting in the gardens at Lewis Gint...
02/20/2012
Quirky Mystery "Underneath the Lintel" Unfolds on Arts Barn Stage in Kentlands The Arts Barn Theatre presents Paul Morella in "Underneath the Lintel," a one-man show by Glen Berger. The play runs March 2 through 18, 2012, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m...
02/20/2012
42 Foreclosures For Sale in Montgomery County, Maryland There are 2,368 homes for sale in Montgomery County, Maryland. This information is based on multiple listing service (MRIS) statistics and does not include any properties that are not listed with agents. 42 (1.77%) of the available propert...
02/20/2012
Gaithersburg Book Festival Seeks Local Authors to Spotlight on May 19 Authors living in the Washington, D.C., area have the opportunity to be showcased alongside award-winning and best-selling authors on May 19, 2012, at the Gaithersburg Book Festival. Organizers of the festival are accepting ap...
02/20/2012
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