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Unicel Customer Sues AT&T for TCPA Violations
I was a Unicel customer until Verizon Wireless, who purchased Unicel, had to sell the Unicel subscriber contracts to AT&T Mobility to comply with a Federal and Vermont settlement agreement.
AT&T quickly made a mess of things.
In addition to poor business practices that lead to the Assurance of Discontinuance with the Attorney General, AT&T sent out [...]
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Selling homes in 2010 v 1999
At the beginning of the 21st century, most home buyers had never viewed a home online; the three top home sale marketing methods were yard signs, newspaper ads and open houses.
In 1999, buyers who went online in search for a home were in the minority – only 37 percent of buyers used the Internet in [...]
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Toto Ultramax Toilet Review
A friend of mine has a t-shirt that reads “When you’re my age, an ‘all nighter’ is a night you don’t need to get up to go to the bathroom.” Unfortunately, my late-night bathroom visits are not as uncommon as they once were. However, if I can keep lights and noise to a minimum, I can generally get back from the [...]
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Burlington Planning Commission Dinner
Burlington
Public Meeting: There will be a joint meeting of the Planning Commission, Development Review Board and Design Advisory Board Joint Meeting on Tuesday, December 22 at 5:30 PM at the Firehouse Center for Visual Arts. The agenda is below.
Dinner and Refreshments
Agenda & Introductions
Historic Building Materials – The Commission has embarked [...]
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Comcast v. Burlington Telecom
What with the hoopla surrounding Burlington Telecom recently, and; more importantly, with my neighbors suddenly encrypting their wireless Internet connections, I decided to compare Burlington Telecom with their rival Comcast.
I signed up first with Comcast. I had called Burlington Telecom on Wednesday during business hours to order service but was answered by a recorded message [...]
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residential electrical generation and clothes lines
As of May 27, 2009, electrical generation and transmission facilities may not be regulated through zoning if those facilities require a certificate of public good pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 248. So, one may be able to install a wind-turbine or solar array without the need apply for zoning permit.
The Vermont Statutes Online
Title 24: Municipal [...]
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Keller Williams comes to Vermont
Rumor has it the Keller Williams will open a franchise in the Burlington area in the next few months. Brian Armstrong, former broker at Century 21 Jack Associates, has partnered with Adam and Sarah Hergenrother, formally of Re/Max North Professionals in Colchester to open Green Mountain Real Estate with the intent, as I understand it, [...]
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Tax Credit Extention
The feds have extended the tax credit. Buyers need to have a property under contract by the 30th of April 2010, and close by the end of July. To leave room for negotiations, buyers should identify and make an offer on a property by mid-April. Waiting until the last moment and making the offer on [...]
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Sloan Toilet Tanks – Gerber Ultra Flush Toilets
I was quite happy when I bought and first used my Gerber Ultra Flush with a Sloan Flushmate air tank. As a friend of mine said, “It has all the fun of airplane toilets with all the comforts of staying home.” It worked and worked well. There was little doubt that whatever may have been in the toilet [...]
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