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Some buyers enjoy the status that comes with owning a unique parcel of land surrounded by 360 water views. Others are seeking a more intimate connection to nature, a slower pace of life or the increasingly elusive senses of privacy and security. Interest spiked after the 9/11 attacks, says Chris Krolow, CEO of Private Islands Inc., a company specializing in island sales. There are an estimated 700 habitable private islands in the U.S., most located off the coasts of New York, Maine, New Jersey and Connecticut; in the Great Lakes region; along the shores of Florida and the Carolinas...
...purchase price is just the first of the expenses and challenges that come with owning land in the middle of a body of water. There's the cost of getting there and back, and of course, all supplies must be transported by boat or air from the mainland. Bob MacDonald, 62, owner of Lower Birch Island in Addison, Maine, recalls how he and his wife once had to transport their refrigerator by canoe. When they're on-site, modern conveniences like dishwashers and washing machines often require costly power-generation systems. Recently, however, some owners have begun turning to solar...
...orchestra seats. It's a crowd that Broadway has been chasing for years. Hair was the first show to really tap into the sensibility and musical tastes of a young generation, and plenty of musicals since then have tried to bring rock (or at least rocklike) music to the land of Stephen Sondheim and Jerry Herman. None, however, were as successful as Rent, which has grossed more than $280 million on Broadway, helped by a fervent audience of kids, many of whom saw the show multiple times...
...Simpsons,” he wrote extensively for “bad sitcoms with no legacy,” he said. The script that got him his big break was an episode of “The Golden Girls,” which, though never produced, impressed enough to land him a job with “The Simpsons.”Much of Reiss’ speech was devoted to some of the more controversial elements of the show. He expressed incredulity at the Archbishop of Canterbury’s assertion that “The Simpsons?...
...Phoenix lander, which is set to land on Mars on May 25, will be looking at a region farther to the north where there is permafrost...