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For Philly cheese steak and cheese fries, try Jim's steaks on 4th and South, or Steve's on 7th and South. You have to wait in line at Jim's and walk up narrow, steep stairs with short treads to wait for a table to eat. Less-famous, but just as tasty, Steve's has no lines and a great little diner. How do they get away with non-accessible rest rooms?
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Forget the "better than Hostess" cupcakes by Tasttee Cakes, even if the Big Bus driver raves about them.
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Jeanette Fisher, author of Sell Your Home for Top Dollar--FAST! Design Psychology for Redesign and Home Staging, Doghouse to Dollhouse for Dollars: Using Design Psychology to Increase Real Estate Profits, Joy to the Home and other books, has researched the effects of environment on emotions for over 15 years. Besides flipping houses, Jeanette teaches college courses on Design Psychology and professional real estate investing seminars. For free Design Psychology reports, visit You may also consider, Demographics of Flagstaff Arizona , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico http://designpsych.com/
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