Roman Catholic Housing Since 1520

FuggereiMrs. Wunderle lives in the Fuggerei, a Roman Catholic housing settlement for the penniless that Jakob Fugger "The Rich" built in this southern German city near 500 years ago. Praying for Mr. Fugger and his descendants to enter the Pearly Gates is a clause for living here, at an annual rent of 1 Rhein guilder, the same as in 1520. In nowadays's money, that's 88 euro cents, or about $1.23.

As in medieval time, the Fuggerei farm is protected at night. Residents take turns manning the gatehouse to open for belatedly stragglers and select them between 50 cents and an euro, depending on the hour. read more

Tools for your Kitchen Drawer

Tools for your Kitchen DrawerEvery kitchen has that one drawer that accumulates the quasi-hardware for inside repairs. When you were growing up, your old man may have reticent a hammer and a few screwdrivers with some cylinder pictures firm to a thread. Now, you've perhaps got a depot of twist ties and rubber bands burying a multitool and a measuring strip. As a toolbox, it'll get you by — but it could get better. view the slides

The Best Skyscraper

the best skyscraperNot known as the tallest yet the best skyscraper of 2008, The Shanghai World Financial Center, the world's second-tallest building that some say resembles an elegant bottle opener, was named on Thursday by architects as the best skyscraper completed this year.

The simplicity of its form as well as its size dramatizes the idea of the skyscraper," said Carol Willis of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, an international group of architects and engineers. read more

Cities for Single

top 10 best city for singleWhat factors do we consider for the best place to be if you’re living life solo? Let me hear your thoughts later, Forbes ranked Atlanta first among 40 largest urbanized city in mainland America using seven different ranking categories: number of singles, night life, culture, cost of living alone, job growth, online dating activity and coolness. Check the rest of the top 10 city for single here.

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