Posts Tagged ‘ Real Estate ’

Finally :: Free High-Speed Wifi Across the United States

Finally :: Free High-Speed Wifi Across the United States

Finally, after al that time with the cell phone providers painting the United State landscape with towers the United State Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has finally reaches a bartering agreement with AT&T, Alltel, Sprint, and Verizon.  According to Associated Press Coop the internet is finally open. It seems that the cell phone towers, although on private property or commercial property owned by companies the companies did not pay for the airwaves.  These airwaves are only used by their subscriber but the airwaves are going through personal property, homes and other business without compensation.  This is a violation...

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Interesting Information : Compulsive Hoarding

Interesting Information : Compulsive Hoarding

Even though Elizabeth Nelson was raised in an upper-middle class suburb, she felt a deep sense of shame about her living conditions growing up. The spacious basement where she rode her Big Wheel at age 3 was filled to the brim by the time she was 8. As years went by, the homeâ’s empty spaces disappeared, replaced with clutter. She was so used to piles, it took Nelson years to realize her momâ’s compulsion to collect and save was a psychiatric condition. She recounts a visit to her parentsâ’ home as an adult. â’My dad was using portable urinals...

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Bloggers to the Rescue

Bloggers to the Rescue

Considering all the layoffs, downsizes and cutbacks reported in the news these days, it’s not surprising to learn that the news itself is being cut back. According to Joe Samuel Starnes, visiting assistant professor of English at Saint Joseph’s University, “You don’t have to look far to see struggling businesses, but newspapers have been going down for a while because of the loss of advertising revenue and readership.” In response to the newspaper industry’s decline, he said, “It’s concerning because our democracy needs good journalism, and newspapers have supplied and supported a majority of our country’s high-quality reporting in...

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McMansions Are Just Too Tacky

McMansions Are Just Too Tacky

A new study provides a first glimpse of exactly what people find offensive about super-sized houses which have sprouted up in neighborhoods around the country. Researchers found that people particularly dislike when these large homes, often derisively called â’McMansions,â’ are more than two times as tall as surrounding homes, and when their architectural style is not compatible with the neighboring homes. The results can provide guidelines for communities that are struggling to regulate the construction of these super-sized houses in existing neighborhoods, said Jack Nasar, co-author of the study and professor of city and regional planning at Ohio State...

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Fast Food :: Pay For Frills

Fast Food :: Pay For Frills

The typical American consumer is accustomed to unwrapping a hamburger from their favorite fast food establishment and finding â’the worksâ’: lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and a few packets of ketchup on the side. However, according to John Stanton, Ph.D., chair of food marketing at Saint Josephâ’s University in Philadelphia, the â’frillsâ’ that come with fast food or restaurant meals could become a thing of the past. â’In an environment where food companies are reducing the size of packages and charging more for products, consumers can expect to pay for what they used to get for free.â’ This trend has become...

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