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2008 

 I am very disappointed with one of my posts being removed from the group:  I have read so many more posts in the Active Rain ' (NEWBIES) ' that don't fit the guidelines. I really believe that some members of Active Rain have nothing to do but (Bash) and try to get posts removed. And the (NEWBIES...
06/29/2008
 If your having a problem not getting things done, maybe this lady could help. Or she might be able to give you a helping hand!                   photo by Robert Swetz
06/28/2008
I posted to the Dead Rainer's Group and it was the wrong type of post, so I do apologize. So I thought I would write a post just for the group.  Coming around the curve in my Porche Spider at a speed of 80 miles per hour, I started to feel the tires from under the car start to slide. Letting off ...
06/27/2008
Devo Sues McDonald's Over Happy Meal Toy   Quirky rockers Devo are suing the bosses of fast food chain McDonald's over the use of the band's likeness in a Happy Meal toy. The hitmakers claim the "American Idol" tribute figure, New Wave Nigel, was based on their famous image, as seen in their "Wh...
06/27/2008
Living in Las Vegas is becoming very expensive and so I am looking for some advise from the rain members! I can ask advise from my family, friends, etc. but I would like some outside advise.  Before moving to Las Vegas 7 years ago I was semi-retired living in a small town in Northern Minnesota. I...
06/27/2008
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Cuts in Haitian gasoline subsidies pushed the price of fuel to $6.14 a gallon on Thursday, further burdening an impoverished people, as the government redirected money to other programs. The 80-cents-per-gallon increase was felt immediately in the struggling country ...
06/27/2008
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  I was wondering if anyone could tell me if that's Nemo? I shot this picture in Singapore, May of 2008.  Robert Swetz 
06/27/2008
There are cracks in the foundation. Nothing structural. Nothing that's going to threaten the stability of the home, but they're there. Nooks, crannies and holes through which seeps an invisible threat. Colorless, odorless and undetectable by your average human, it is none the less the second lea...
06/27/2008
Today, people are more than ever busy, pressured, constantly dealing with loose ends, knotted muscles, deadlines, nagging mistakes, fatigue, interrupted sleep, and financial headaches.  There once was a slower time when home was a haven, when people curled up with a good book, relaxed, unwound an...
06/27/2008
 Today, people are more than ever busy, pressured, constantly dealing with loose ends, knotted muscles, deadlines, nagging mistakes, fatigue, interrupted sleep, and financial headaches.  There once was a slower time when home was a haven, when people curled up with a good book, relaxed, unwound a...
06/26/2008
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