12-29-08 Beginning this evening right after the sun goes down (about 5:45) the southwestern sky will feature a performance by three planets and the last new moon of 2008. This evening the two day old moon will set just to the lower right of Mercury and Jupiter and will change positions each eveni
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12/30/2008
Columbia,SC Here is a quick look at what $150,000 will get you in the greater Columbia, SC area. This model home in the Jacob's Creek community in NE Columbia is practically being given away. It has 4 bedrooms and 3 baths and a 2 car garage. There is a master suite upstairs and down, plus
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12/29/2008
Columbia SC For the first time in a long time the total number of home sales in the Greater Columbia area dropped from the previous year. Even though mortgage rates were below 6.5% the entire year Columbia's sales were off by more than 2,000 units. The Columbia area sales of Condos and Patio H
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12/14/2008
Columbia, SC This nice 3 bedroom/2 bath home with over 1500 SF of heated space on a cul-de-sac was recently purchased by one of my clients for under $110,000 !! The Waterbury neighborhood was established in the 1975 to 1985 building boom in SE Columbia. The homes range from 1200 to 2200 square
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12/13/2008
2008 feels as if it will never end. Now the world's timekeepers are making it even longer by adding a leap second to the last day of the year. To deal with a slowing rotation of the Earth, timekeepers will add an extra second to the atomic clocks this year. An extra second will be tacked on to
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12/08/2008
Columbia, SC More store closings, layoffs and auto industry problems are grabbing all the headlines recently. One silver lining in this recession is the number of larger homes that are selling for waaaaay less than just a year ago. It's not uncommon to find 3,000 plus square foot homes like
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12/08/2008
The Paralyzed Veterans of America is an organization of veterans who have served honorably in the armed forces that have injuries affecting the spinal cord. They largely depend upon the generosity of patriotic Americans. A paraplegic is an individual who has suffered a spinal cord injury result
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12/04/2008
Columbia SC Tonight's sky will feature a close pairing of Venus, Jupiter and a young moon in the southwest right after sunset. Look for the dimly lit features of the moon due to "earthshine", which is sunlight reflecting off the earth and illuminating the moon's surface. Illustration courtesy of
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11/30/2008
