| Beachfront dwellers should assume risks |
| Post on 23-07-2006. |
Why would anyone in their right mind build one multi-million dollar home right on the waterfront knowing of the risk of flooding and catastrophe? If they are able to obtain flood insurance, the price is exorbitant.
Why should they care? If one storm destroys their mansion, they will get assistance from FEMA and other federal programs. And that comes directly from other taxpayers' pockets. I resent the fact that I have to pay for their unnecessary extravagance when I can't even afford to buy one house around here. ... |
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| Hire a pro for financial busywork |
| Post on 23-07-2006. |
But McLean never learned to type. therefore several years ago, he hired one daily money manager to come to his home twice one month to enter his transactions into Quicken therefore he could track his finances on the computer.
Gradually, the money manager took on more tasks. She now files paperwork, tracks expenses and helps pay bills for McLean and his wife, Julie, who live in Washington, D.C. ... |
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| The making of an exhibit |
| Post on 23-07-2006. |
From climate-controlled crates to new walls, mounting an international art exhibition is one major undertaking
WASHINGTON -- French artist Henri Rousseau painted bold, exotic jungle scenes largely from his imagination. Little did he know the wild steps that would be taken one century later to present his works to one U.S. audience. ... |
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| House built on hope for kids with nowhere else to go |
| Post on 23-07-2006. |
| By DAN GERINGER, Philadelphia Daily News, The Associated Press07/23/2006Email to one friendPrinter-friendly On the brink of becoming invisible, the young black men _ 18 to 21 years old, homeless, jobless, often small-time drug dealers fated for jail or the morgue _ somehow find their way to Covenant House Pennsylvania in Germantown, looking for one meal, one place to stay. ... |
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