Consumers’ demand for convenience has been the greatest force shaping the appliance industry, says Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet, CEO of BSH Bosch, the German appliance manufacturer.
People don’t want to clean, Gutherlet says, so products like ceramic cooktops are increasingly popular, and he predicts induction cooking where heat is generated in the pan not in the stove will […]
Filed under: Trends on March 29th, 2007 | No Comments »
Life long learning is becoming very popular around the country at universities. Locally, here in Northern Virginia, George Mason sponsors one. This is where I first heard about the program. Traveling to the Myrtle Beach Area, I noticed Coastal Carolina University has one in place. I suggest if you spend a month or more in […]
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Daily Real Estate News  |  March 26, 2007Home Trend: Oversized Mudrooms to Cut Clutter
With more and more home owners embracing second-floor laundry rooms, mudrooms are getting a new look, says Stephen Melman, National Association of Home Builders economic service director. These spaces typically are used to connect the garage to the main house and to store jackets, […]
Filed under: Trends on March 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
For me growing up, baseball was the National Pastime. We collected baseball cards, had two all star games a year and the workplace came to a halt during the World Series even more than it does during March Madness in today’s world. I cheered for the Dodgers, hated the Yankees and all was well with the world. There […]
Filed under: Reminiscences on March 26th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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 Builders are willing to deal and will throw in all types of extras. See your Realtor on how to take advantage.
New-home sales fall to 7-year low in February
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Sales of new-homes unexpectedly slowed again in February, falling 3.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 848,000, the lowest since June 2000, the […]
Filed under: Trends on March 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
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A healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to mean treadmills and salads everyday. Many activities that are fun and pleasurable are also good for you. By understanding how these activities can help you live longer and what to do to get the most benefits, you’ll be putting some fun into healthy living.
Drink Red Wine
Red wine is packed […]
Filed under: Trends on March 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
You think that we would have learned that segregation rarely works in the long run and is generally unconstitutional, anyway. We learned it in schools, the workplace, housing and in many organizations. Why should we then think under funded and under manned separate agencies for Senior programs will work in the future. Here is an example. Fairfax […]
Filed under: Trends on March 15th, 2007 | No Comments »
We all have stories of things that got thrown away or lost that we wish we still had now. Like many other males my baseball trading cards were chucked. The other item that I wish I hadn’t lost was a button purchased for me by my uncle at John Glenn’s homecoming parade in Washington, DC. It had his […]
Filed under: Reminiscences on March 4th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The numbers of divorced,widowed, and never married women has grown substatially over the past decade and housing purchases reflect this. It is estimated that 22% of all home purchases are from this demographic. It is even higher in condo sales. New condo projects reflect this trend as designers tend to decorate/accessorize to what they perceive as “feminine […]
Filed under: Trends on March 4th, 2007 | No Comments »
I mostly think of March being 31 long days just trying to get to April, Daylight Saving Time, and some true Spring weather. Every year I know the number of days until Spring yet when that first day gets here it is usually cold and still windy. It is still in the solemnity of the Lenten Season. It just […]
Filed under: Reminiscences on March 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »