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NYT on Cell Phone Tower Controversy
prostoalex writes "The New York Times discusses the controversy of placing cell phone towers on top of hills, a practice to which many people object. According to the article, people frequently complain about the visual impediment and are afraid that property values will decline or some health damage will be done with radio waves. At the same time, people get quite irritated when proper phone service is not provided by the operators, and the calls keep dropping or coverage is poor outside of densely populated areas. Phone companies also lease the land to place the cell phone tower for $30,000-$50,000, which is attractive to many landowners, but some, like Sammy Barsa from NYT article, find themselves persona non grata in the community."
Can someone remind me what happened on the 9th of November?!?
1494 - Cosimo the Elder is first Medici ruler of Florence.
1799 - Napoleon takes power in the 18th Brumaire coup.
1989 - Berlin Wall begins to fall.
2004 - Halo 2 released for Xbox.
Oh wait. You were talking about 9/11. If I'm not mistaken, that phrase originates from the US. So it probably means 11th of September. Just as much as US citizens need reminding that the "rest of the world" exists, you need reminding that the US exists.