<p>Volunteers are wanted for the 2007 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival June 1-3, 2007 at Lake Skinner.</p><p /><p>Volunteer applications are available online at <a href="http://www.tvbwf.com">www.tvbwf.com</a> or by contacting the Festival Office at 951-676-6713.</p><p /><p>Over 400 volunteers are needed during the three-day event. Office help is also needed for clerical duties, answering phones and general assistance.</p><p /><p>Volunteers at the Festival receive free admission, a t-shirt and one meal. Visit <a href="http://www.tvbwf.com">www.tvbwf.com</a> for more information.</p>
Daily Archives: April 30, 2007
Newsletter from Iraq…
<div class="serendipity_imageComment_left" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.srcar.org/documents/NewsletterApr15.pdf'><img width='110' height='110' src="http://blog.srcar.org/uploads/pdf-logo.thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Read the Newsletter from Iraq</div></div><br />
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Jan [Bates],<br />
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Robert Niell forwarded your email to me, and said you were interested in<br />
expressing support for Marines or soldiers serving in Iraq. I just got<br />
out here last month, and Robert and the folks at Las Brisas are doing<br />
great things taking care of my family while I am gone..<br />
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I am the company commander for about 140 Marines here at Camp Fallujah.<br />
I would be glad to facilitate anything you would like to<br />
do-correspondence, encouragement, whatever. Please let me know how I<br />
can help.<br />
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I have attached a couple pictures of the area here at Fallujah, that I<br />
sent to all the folks at Las Brisas. Will keep you on my distro for any<br />
further stuff.<br />
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Semper Fi,<br />
<br />
Jeff Dinsmore<br />
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Capt J. S. Dinsmore<br />
HS Co Commander, 1st Reconnaissance Bn<br />
Camp Fallujah, Iraq<br />
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<img src="http://www.srcar.org/images/random/Sec%20Plt%20(Small).JPG" alt="" /><br />
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News from NAR
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mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </span></sup><span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><p /></span></font></font></p><p class="MsoHeader" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 49.5pt"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Voice For Real Estate</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">®</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p /></span></i></font></font></p><p class="MsoHeader" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 49.5pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"> </font></p></span></p><p class="MsoHeader" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 49.5pt"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><street w:st="on"><address w:st="on"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">500 New Jersey Avenue, NW</span></address></street><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p /></span></font></font></p><p class="MsoHeader" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 49.5pt"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><place w:st="on"><city w:st="on"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington</span></city><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <state w:st="on">DC</state> <postalcode w:st="on">20001</postalcode></span></place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p /></span></font></font></p></td><td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #e0dfe3; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #e0dfe3; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #e0dfe3; WIDTH: 181.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #e0dfe3; HEIGHT: 73pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="242"><p class="MsoHeader" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align="right"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><p><font color="#000000"> </font></p></span></p><p class="MsoHeader" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">PUBLIC AFFAIRS<p /></font></font></span></p><p class="MsoHeader" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align="right"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><p><font color="#000000"> </font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">For Further Information Contact:</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><p /></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="FR" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-ansi-language: FR"><font face="Times New Roman">Lucien Salvant, 202/383-1176<p /></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><a href="mailto:lsalvant@realtors.org"><span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR"><font face="Times New Roman">lsalvant@realtors.org</font></span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-ansi-language: FR"><p /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-field-code: " FORMTEXT ""><span style="mso-no-proof: yes"> </span></span><p /></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">DAVID LEREAH, NAR CHIEF ECONOMIST, JOINS MOVE INC.<p /></font></font></font></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><p><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"> </font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>WASHINGTON (April 30, 2007) – David Lereah, senior vice president and chief economist of the National Association of Realtors</font></span><sup><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol">Ò</span></span></sup><font face="Times New Roman"><sup><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"> </span></sup><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">for the past seven years, is joining Move Inc. as executive vice president of a new business entity, effective in mid-May.<p /></span></font></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Move Inc. operates NAR’s official Web site, Realtor.com, and Move.com<p /></font></font></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Lereah will act as chairman and partner of the new enterprise under Move Inc. that will launch in the third quarter of 2007. He will serve with Allan Dalton, who will be president and CEO of the new business entity, which will be transformational for both consumers and real estate professionals.<p /></font></font></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>“David is an expert on real estate and the economy, and his stature and expertise enhanced NAR’s position as the most credible source on economic and policy issues affecting the housing industry in the United States and abroad,” said Dale Stinton, NAR executive vice president and CEO. “We wish him the greatest success in his new endeavor.”</font></font></font></p><p class="BodySingle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">At NAR, Lereah directed the Research Division, the Regulatory and Industry Relations Division, the Real Estate Services Group and Strategic Planning Activities for the association, and served with distinction. During his tenure, NAR launched the monthly Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on ratified contracts that have not yet <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">closed. Coupled with existing-homes data, the PHSI established NAR as the dominant voice in real estate providing financial and housing writers a clearer picture of the state of the real estate industry.<p /></span></font></font></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Mike Long, chief executive officer of Move, Inc., said,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“After serving as <em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">the spokesperson for NAR for the past seven years, David brings vast real estate savvy and knowledge to the company that will help guide us in our next phase of growth and expansion with new ventures.”<p /></span></em></font></font></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><span style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </span></span></em>-more- <span style="mso-tab-count: 5"> </span>#053</font></font></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><p><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">LEREAH JOINS MOVE INC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>– add 1<p /></font></font></font></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><p><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3"> </font></p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">“Having David partner with me on this new venture will ensure that consumers and the industry will benefit from his unparalleled knowledge of financial issues and the real estate marketplace,” said <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Dalton</city></place>.</font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Lereah received his B.A. in Economics & Marketing from <city w:st="on">American University</city>, <state w:st="on">Washington</state>, D.C., and his Ph.D. in Economics from the <placetype w:st="on">University</placetype> of <placename w:st="on">Virginia</placename>, <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Charlottesville</city>, <state w:st="on">Va.</state></place></font></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><font size="3"><span style="COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The National Association of Realtors</font></span><font color="#000000"><sup><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol">Ò</span></span></sup><sup><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">,</font></span></sup></font><span style="COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> “The Voice for Real Estate,” is <place w:st="on"><country-region w:st="on">America</country-region></place>’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.<p /></font></span></font></p><p class="BodySingle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </span># # # </font></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><font face="Times New Roman">Information about NAR is available at </font><a href="http://realtor.org_/"><font face="Times New Roman">http://www.realtor.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman">. This and other news releases are posted in the Web site’s “News Media” section at </font><a href="http://www.realtor.org/press_room/index.html_"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><font face="Times New Roman">http://www.realtor.org/press_room/index.html</font></span></a><font face="Times New Roman">.<p /></font></span></b></p>
Blue Cross & CAR
<p class="MsoNormal">April 27, 2007<br /><br />Dear C.A.R. Member:<br /><br />It gives me great pleasure to announce that C.A.R. has teamed up with Blue Cross of California to provide guaranteed medical insurance to our members beginning June 1, 2007. As you know, Blue Shield terminated its medical coverage effective May 31, adversely impacting more than 8,000 members and their families. After many months of intense searching and negotiations with numerous health care providers, C.A.R. identified Blue Cross of California as the best fit to meet the diverse needs of our members. Throughout the months-long process, C.A.R. remained committed to doing everything possible to preserve medical insurance for our members, so I am especially pleased that we are able to offer an excellent medical plan from the nation’s largest health benefits company.<br /><br />Open enrollment for all C.A.R. members will run from May 1 – June 30, 2007. There will be no late enrollments after June 30, 2007. Members currently covered by Blue Shield who were impacted by the coverage termination should go to <a title="http://www.realcare.biz/bsupdate" href="http://www.realcare.biz/bsupdate">www.realcare.biz//bsupdate</a> beginning Monday, April 30, to investigate the Blue Cross coverage plans that are available and determine the plan that best suits their needs. Members currently covered by the Blue Shield plan are encouraged to select their Blue Cross plan by May 31 to avoid a lapse in coverage.<br /><br />For more information on guaranteed medical insurance available to members, visit RealCare Insurance Marketing, Inc.’s Web site at <a title="http://www.realcare.biz/bsupdate" href="http://www.realcare.biz/bsupdate">www.realcare.biz//bsupdate</a> on Monday, April 30, or call RealCare at (800) 939-8088 ext. 5 with your questions on or after Monday, April 30. RealCare is C.A.R.’s endorsed health broker.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br /><personname w:st="on">Colleen Badagliacco</personname><br />2007 C.A.R. President</p>