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February 10, 2013

Which Companies Can You Trust (With Your Personal Data)?

And Which Ones Not Want an educated guess which companies are most aggressively violating their customers’ privacy, inappropriately mining their personal data, selling it, or simply not adequately safeguarding it? I’m pretty sure it’s the ones who keep sending their customers letters and emails telling them how much they “value their privacy.” If they really...
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Testing for Radon 2013

Star Trib:  ‘More Than 40% of Minnesota Homes That Tested for Radon Had Elevated Levels’ “Finding elevated levels of radon is becoming less of a surprise, but it’s still generally a surprise.  ‘Can’t see it, can’t smell it, can’t taste it.'” –Pat Brennan, radon remediation contractor; “State is a Radon Hotbed” (Star Tribune 2/10/2013). Not...
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Contingent Offers: Getting (Very) Comfortable with the ‘Backup Home’

“I Know that Block!” Perhaps the key to what Realtors call a Contingent Offer (one where the would-be Buyer first has to sell their current home) is . . . surprise, surprise . . . the Buyer’s current home (referred to as “the backup home”). Specifically:  –Where is it? –What kind of shape is it in?...
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