It would be easy to tell you to just jump online, find one of the many sites that allow you to make comparisons of the prices of homeowner’s insurance policies from a variety of different insurance companies and be done with it.
Unfortunately doing that will not necessarily get you the cheapest homeowner’s insurance that you can find online in Iowa.
The good news is, the steps you need to take before getting online to look for your cheap homeowner’s policy are all relatively easy to take.
Let’s start with smoking. If you smoke you are going to pay more for your homeowner’s insurance. It’s that simple. You need to stop smoking if you want to get the best possible rates. If you already have a homeowner’s insurance policy and you were a smoker at the time you took out the policy but you have since quit, you need to let your agent know as you will be in line for a rather nice reduction in your monthly premiums.
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A techno concert in Russia left a lot of people screwed for life.
More than 30 audience members at the Akvamarin festival of techno music outside Kirzhach, Vladimir Region, on July 6 may have received permanent injuries at the event
At least now I feel better for never letting people use those laser pointers near my eyes. I’ve seen sci fi movies, lasers + body parts = not good. Who ever
Some of the patients have lost up to 80 percent of their vision and doctors do not expect to be able to restore their sight.
Even worse is they may not find the people responsible for the eye damage. Why would somebody point lasers at the crowd anyway? It should be going over peoples heads, not hitting you in the face.
Users of psychotrance.ru report that their cameras and video recorders were damaged. Moscow police say it will be difficult to find the organizers of the concert, Cosmic Connection promotional company.
photo by Lan Bui
I wonder if the people in the truck are OK after this massive ‘oops’.
This is the most awesome thing I’ve seen today. Check it out! Here’s the LINK!
This transparent toaster allows you to see the bread while it is toasting so you’re never surprised by toast that comes out too dark. This idea is based on a transparent heating glass technology.
Here are some cool entries in the”so called Stuck in Iowa life”
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Cowabunga Bitches!
Now that you’ve seen them you can see more hot stuff here, or even directly here, and then some over there. All on this site! It can’t get any better than that! Except fried candy bars from the Iowa State Fair, but that’s a whole other ball game.
What is cowabunga anyway? Well wikipedia knows all and says this
Etymology
From kawabonga, bad; a nonsense word spoken by Chief Thunderthud, a character in The Howdy Doody Show, altered to “cowabunga” by Australian surfers and popularized by Bart Simpson of The Simpsons and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic, TV, and movie series.
Interjection
cowabunga!
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- A slang term used when amazed or surprised, often followed by the word man
- Cowabunga, man! Look at that crazy house!
The capital of Iowa, Des Moines is a sprawling city noted for kicking off the U.S. Presidential campaigns every four years. If you are looking for a more traditional place to raise a family, this may be the place.
Des Moines also serves as the seat of Polk County, and is the center of a growing metropolitan area. With an estimated 196,857 residents in 2006, Des Moines has experienced marginal growth since 1990. The core population peaked at 208,982 in 1960. Since then, outlying suburbs have boosted the overall metro population to over 534,230. While Des Moines has successfully annexed bordering areas, a plan to merge governments with Polk County was soundly rejected by voters. The median age of city residents was 35.6 years in 2006 with 76% of the population being White non-Hispanic. Another 8% were African American, 10% Hispanic and 4% Asian. The African American and Hispanic populations are significantly higher than the Iowa average. About 10% of residents were foreign born, significantly higher than the state average. Over 25% of residents claimed German ancestry. Families made up 62% of Des Moines households. The 2006 median income for households in Des Moines was $41,651, slightly under the state average. It was somewhat below the national average of $46,242. Unemployment in 2006, at 6.8% among the civilian workforce, was greater than the national trend. About 15% of the population lived in poverty, equal in percentage to the number of dropouts in Des Moines.
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Don Ed Hardy, fondly known as the “The Godfather of Modern Tattoo”, has undoubtedly revolutionized the way the world sees Tattoo Art. Over a decade ago, Tattoo Art seemed fit only for the skin of bikers and tough guys, but that is certainly no longer the case. Don Ed Hardy started out his career using traditional methods of painting before he became a Tattoo artist, and with the initiative of the impressive Frenchman Christian Audigier, Don Ed Hardy’s art is much sought after.
Don Ed Hardy was born in Iowa in 1945, but he and his family moved to Costa Mesa, California less than a year after he was born. He is known to be the first American tattoo artist to incorporate Japanese aesthetics and techniques to his designs. His love for tattooing was evident, even as a little boy. He would copy and design his own fake tattoos. It was only during his high school years that his interest in tattoo art took a backseat to his love for Kustom Kulture.
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Tornadoes are deadly and there’s nothing you can do to prevent them. Remember the Iowa City Tornado of 2006?
There’s a new tornado in the news which had a bad outcome.
A tornado slammed a Boy Scout camp in the remote hills of western Iowa on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 40, most of whom were on a hike when the twister struck.
All of the children had been accounted for late Wednesday, after rescuers cut their way through downed trees and debris to reach them, said Russ Lewrenson of the Mondamin Fire Department
You can read the full article about this devistating event here.
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A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday.
Link and picture here!