You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
The very best way to quickly rise to #1 is to post high-quality local content. Keeping a steady strem of incoming posts and photos will massively tilt the scales in your favor.
What doesn't count toward the top neighbor ranking? ActiveRain points and community sponsorships. The top neighbor spots will always go to the most active members in a region. We want to create a level playing field that encourages the growth of communities — talent and dedication are required to win the day.
Maine is the lowest state for violent crime and fourth lowest nationally overall for the rest of the generic wrong doings, any foul play.
That get tallied, added up, rolled in to the grisly crime statistics. In the head count for anyone destined for an all expenses taxpayer paid crow bar hotel stay.
For three hots and a cot. Being schooled, adding a "license plate making 101" skill to your resume.
But Maine State Police cruisers, you probably have seen a few. And not thought much about it. But they sure look familiar don't they?
Not because your last trip to Vacationland you were a little too boisterous, clown like at happy hour. Or stole a car, robbed a bank or ended up with your best side, picture profile in black and white. Posted along with rows of other grim, long faced individuals at the post office. Sporting a long trail of numbers underneath that mug shot where you need a shave, some sleep and your hair washed, combed. On that vacation, you just came for the lobsters, lighthouses, friendly people, drop dead gorgeous scenery right? Did not break any Maine laws. That you can remember.
Horror writer Stephen King lives in Bangor Maine. Z-62 is part of the "Dead Zone" broadcast holdings I worked at many moons ago.
King owns a radio station or two. And because his work, his haunts, his books, screenplays center around Maine, the Pine Tree State gets showcased front and center a lot. In an uneasy, edge of your chair, anxious worried, uncomfortable sort of way. Because you never really know how this book, movie is going to turn out but you know it is not going to be pretty. Things are going to get messy and the best home stager will suggest better burn the set of the last house used for one of his movies. It's thrashed and trashed, toast, history. Dead, needing a white sheet and a toe tag.
Because of all the King exposure you have witnessed, enjoyed in a twisted sort of way you might think boy, Maine sure has an awful lot of strange happenings. Amidst the spirits, mixed variety of blood types, the macabre and all around evil that surrounds you when he is fictionally in the room. As his work shows up on the big silver screen down front. Or now playing on the projector between your ears. Splashing on the back of the inside of your head. Creeping out of the open book you nurse, absorb if you can keep up with his prolific literary and film works.
The Maine state police cruiser that stopped you, pulled your over in the upper left hand corner of the blog post. Watch video below to see his extreme patience, professionalism at work if the field.
You no doubt recognize the color blue they are painted. Except maybe not the sneakier, unbranded ones that ply the highways of Maine.
300 state troopers total in Maine and some of those guys wearing badges, guns and a big hat work the weights and measurements end of enforcement.
With an APB out for over weight trailer trucks. Or some go back and forth like an old typewriter, or eating fresh corn on the cob. Just working the Maine turnpike as their stomping grounds. Or have office jobs and are inside. Not as much in the public eye like this obsenity laced video below shows.
Okay, your paperwork appears in order. I clocked you on radar reading a little too fast, skimming and missing some of the information in this blog post. Others like it in traffic around you so you just get off with a warning. This time. Have a nice day and push a little less on that pedal to the metal. No texting, cell phone calls or recalibrating that GPS navigation while driving... promise? Think it is hard when a real estate buyer or seller gets extremely upset, beside themselves and up against the wall?
It happens a lot with the job of being a Maine state trooper and you never know what you are in for when you fire up the blue flashing light bar, get out of the cruiser.
Last Warning.. this actual police video recorded from the Maine trooper's police cruiser is loaded with crude, vulgar, graphic obscene language not suited for everyone in the audience and you've been put on notice. But it proves a point of what the job entails out on the open highway.
Maine State Police Routine Traffic Cruiser Stop Video.
There will be a Benefit Dinner for the Breaking Bread Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry it wil be November 12 from 6pm-9pm the event is located at The Banquet and Conference Center 701 Hogan Road Bangor, Me the tickets to attend are $30 per person.
Warren Buffett's mentor Benjamin Graham viewed the stock market as a store and he would say if prices were down just think of it as though its a store that is having a sale and don't be afraid to buy when the market is having a sale. You can view the real estate market also as being a store and right now that store has a great sale going on right now. As in anything in life you have to sieze the moment because you never know when the sale is going to end. It does not matter what your favorite thing to shop for whether it is high end scotch whiskey, shoes, clothes, handbags, video games, you love to buy those items when they are on sale because you are getting more for your dollar. Right now real estate prices are low and interest rates for home loans are at historic lows so I ask you would you leave your favorite store if they announced that they are having a sale. This sale could be the perfect opportunity for someone who has never owned a home to become a homeowner or someone looking to buy an investment property. This is an opportunity for you to learn about all the various loan options that are available and make a purchase during this great sale that is going on. But keep in mind as any great sale at your favorite store the sale does not last forever. At Red Brick Lending we have loan options with 3.5% downpayment also 100% fiancing options are available for you to be able to take advantage of this great sale that is going on right now.
Yes it is true that you can possibly save thousands of dollars with mortgage rates are at record lows with refinancing your current loan to a lower interest. With everyone always looking for some way to save money what better way than trying to reduce the interest that you are paying on your home loan. Just imagine what an extra thousands of dollars could do for you it could be extra available money to invest for your retirement or for your savings for your children's college tuition. Why hesitate in seeing if you qualify to refinance your current home loan your hesitation could be costing you thousands of dollars down the road.
I know if you are starting to thing about buying a home you can start to do some research and you start hear terms such as Escrow Account, Private Mortgage Insurance, FHA Loan, Adustable Rate Mortgage, Mortgage Broker, APR, and the list could go on forever. Once you start seeing all these terms you can easily feel as though you are driving your car in the middle of January in Maine in the middle of blizzard, but it does not have to be that scary while learing about the process of learing about financing to purchase a home. Let me inform you of the whole process of financing a home purchae or refinancing a home loan and answer questions about the many different terms you hear on a daily basis.
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That get tallied, added up, rolled in to the grisly crime statistics. In the head count for anyone destined for an all expenses taxpayer paid crow bar hotel stay.
