On Dream Homes

Looking for inspiration for your dream home? Are you ready to get started building? ... you a totally modernist style house on a realistic budget. Other plans that you can choose from are narrows, prairie styles, southern houses, colonial homes, new england plans, beach house and many [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 17:06:00

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What's in the Bill?

Both House and Senate have been at work today to create an alternative bailout bill after the modified Paulson plan went down in a surprising House ... , even if they plan to hold the assets for years." House Republican leader John Boehner has already ... narrow defeat of the original bill. House Republicans leaders quickly embraced the revised package [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 06:15:49

Block House Construction Guidelines for You

Blockhouse is basically a structure of heavy timbers for military defense. It is made up of squared timbers with a projecting upper story ... block house plan. It is useful when building on a narrow block as the house is intended to suit ... . All desire to have house built which may include qualities such as comfort, durability, strength [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:00:48

Three RINO Stooges Stage SC House Power Grab

The outcome of a State House race in Charleston, S.C ... a narrow House race to Democrat Anne Peterson-Hutto, with a final count this morning showing Hutto ... got a majority of the House Republican Caucus to endorse a plan that will allow Harrell [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 21:31:14

Quick Hits - Feminists, Summers, Agenda, Oh My!

Courtesy, as ever, Rebekah at WMC: For Women, It’s Not The Gender, It’s The Agenda 11/14/08 Boston Globe: ... an open door to the White House of President-elect Barack Obama, and they plan to walk right ... narrow. Summers May Be Off Of Treasury Short List 11/13/08 Politico.com: Intense [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 18:43:50

Tokyo!

Breakfast get! Just walked the streets in circles for an hour looking for something resembling breakfast. Choices were: 1 ... much choice! 6. DOUTOU coffee house and buns in plastic bags. Oddly, number 4 won. Mmm. .Plan ... door, nor onto the escalator (too narrow) to get down into the lobby. Need to find a new [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 02:25:34

Strangely, “Not My House” Sentiment Continues, Albeit a Smaller Group

There’s no doubt we’ve been deluged with depressing economic and housing news over the past few months ... narrow, still half of U.S. homeowners do not think their home’s value has declined over the past year ... not, if you plan to stay in your home for the next several years and aren’t making financial decisions [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 16:32:16

Lighting: A Key to Creating an Environment

I’ve seen the light! PH Artichoke narrow This is one of the light fixtures the electricians were installing on one of my jobs today ... plan”. In a perfect world, every house would be designed for the site on which it sits. It would take [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:45:37

Tasmanian Racing’s New Dawn Contingent On TOTE Tasmania Sale

Australian Racing Greyhound has been following the Tasmanian industry reforms closely due to our have first hand experience of the naivety and narrow ... are concerned with the Minister’s short term plan and question the long term viablity of Tasmanian ... to examine that decision to sell TOTE Tasmania. The committee’s chairman, Upper House member Greg [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:14:58

UK: Plan to force public bodies to narrow the wealth gap

Radical proposals that will create a legal obligation on all public bodies to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor form part of new equality ... Glasgow-born entrepreneur Azeem Ibrahim, who was brought up in a council house in the city [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:44:00

My Christmas Eve adventure

This is not Santa Claus.I haven't abandoned The Stained Glass Project, though it's been a while since I've done a regular Sunday post ... the nineteen miles of winding, narrow roads - some of them up and down a mountain - to my mom's house ... and sister-in-law had to work that day. The plan was originally that I would get out there for 6:30 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 04:57:00

The Truro Residence by ZeroEnergy Design

ZeroEnergy Design, together with Silvia and Silvia Custom Home Builders, have created this contemporary house in Truro, Massachusetts ... was that they had some unusual space requirements, a narrow lot on an environmentally sensitive site ... . They normally reside in downtown Boston, but plan to spend their summers and weekends on the Cape. While [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 10:19:25

Mind Blowing 19th Century Terrace House in Sydney

Paddington is an ever trendy inner-city, an eastern suburb of Sydney, where this amazing 19th century terrace house was found. We’re not sure if it’s for sale but if you plan on buying a property in Sydney why wouldn’t you check that out. The narrow property combines a modern traditional exterior with a stunning high class [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 09:01:00

Oriental flavours and oriental furniture

Far East… scented bays, sunny streets, oriental spices waiting for you on the narrow streets, spices so fragrant, that you refuse to walk away, ... find it on their website.So if you plan to redecorate, maybe oriental design, could be something to consider… It doesn’t require to fully add to the house [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 22:44:00

The Early Bird: November 6, 2008

Obama Transitions A swift transition to the White House is underway as Barack Obama came closer to tapping Rep ... . Rod Blagojevich says he doesn't have any plans to to send himself to Capitol Hill to fill the soon ... with a handful of unnamed staffers to narrow down a replacement, which should be announced by the end [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 15:02:37

House and Senate Roundup, 7/2

NH-Sen: The Concord Monitor analyzes the differences between the 2008 Senate race between Jeanne Shaheen and John Sununu, and their previous match in 2002, when Sununu won a narrow victory. Shaheen seems to think ... , gas prices that are the highest in history, and no energy plan. . . . We need a dramatic change [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 21:13:32

Down under, the drift toward domesticity...

(Tim, w/thanks to Kamilla) Since moving to Bloomington, I've often read aloud to one of my younger brothers or sisters in Christ, seeking to innoculate them against this or that part of our cultural decadence. Scripture always and foremost. But also Bonhoeffer (Life Together). Calvin. Kierkegaard (Attack Upon Christendom). A. A. Milne [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:16:26

It’s a Professional Career

Matt Yglesias suggests that past military service hasn’t seemed to help the prospects of Congressional candidates when compared to non-veteran ... to recognize how important it is to have a veteran in the White House, especially when it comes ... but totally fail-safe plan to get bin Laden! A fateful error amateurs make about intelligence is to assume [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 19:07:18

Massive quake rebuild holds key for China economy

In 80 seconds of shaking, China’s devastating earthquake earlier this year cut a swathe of death and destruction through remote hilly towns ... people in China’s southwest. “I haven’t had time to fix my own house. I’ve been so busy working ... , waste and unforeseen complications that are already dogging China’s economic plans. Complications [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 08:43:12

Is Obama Backing Off a Crucial Pledge to Labor?

By Steve Early It’s only been a month since hundreds of thousands of union members and their families helped Barack Obama win key “battleground ... that should be part of his promised economic stimulus plan. However, when Obama introduced his top ... the White House would support EFCA when he was questioned about it last month at a Wall Street Journal [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 13:48:20

Before You Think Too Kindly of House Republicans. . .

Let me start with an extended quote from Glenn Greenwald: Retired New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston, writing at The New Republic yesterday, ... you favor the $700 billion bailout or not, the House vote today should make you cheer — loudly. Why ... on it for their financing. These campaign donors, a narrow slice of America, have lobbied and [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 14:07:58

Reader Mail #69

I liked this article, via Hacker News. Depressed people can more accurately measure reality than "normal" people. What if the reverse is true? If you're better at sensing reality, then you become depressed?Also, such scientific studies are usually blown out of proportion. They were writing about a single carefully-controlled experiment [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 17:00:00

Obama’s Presidency Likely To Mean Return Of More Consensus In Politics

When Democratic Senator Barack Obama defeated Republican Sen. John McCain in Tuesday’s presidential election, it didn’t just signal an end to a chapter of Republican rule. It most likely put a “fin” – for now at least — on the extensive use of political polarization to turn out party partisans to win elections and get just enough support to shove [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 19:52:29

Should GE be a AAA company," I said "GE Capital isn't even a bank. The FDIC only deals with depositary institutions. Are you kidding me? The US Government is obviously willing to do anything to bail out financial institutions at this point. Forget rules and regulations. Just give them the money." The first statement is actually not correct [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 12:07:25

Court Hands Cheney a Late Win

A federal judge yesterday rejected the claim by a coalition of historians and nonprofit groups that Vice President Cheney intended to illegally discard some of his official records, and instead accepted the pledge of a senior White House aide ... administrative tasks. ad_icon “The Court expects,” she said, that White House officials “will, in good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:33:04

A COTTON FIELD CHRISTMAS

One of the most memorable Christmas’s of my life to-date, was observed in the middle of a cotton field a long time ago. Following is that story, written and posted while with my eldest son and his family at their home in North Carolina, for this Christmas.Carissa and Mandy, you might want to keep a tissue or two nearby…The day Miss Annie Ruth ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 07:17:57

Making a difference

I’m still dreaming of my mountain hideaway in Kenmare but Kenmare isn’t too inviting with affordable property at the moment ... simplistic view of life …. live and let live. I’m not getting that in my job so I have to plan ... against the narrow mindedness I meet every day in school. It’s a pity people can’t see beyond their noses [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 23:32:28

The future of proposition 8

Some Californians are suing to overturn proposition 8. The primary argument for the lawsuit is a little bit technical ... governmental plan as to amount to a revision also. In illustration, the parties herein appear to agree ... is likely to be found to be only an amendment, not a revision” because it is a single, narrow law [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 09:40:05

Daily Dose 12/23/08

» NY APA Community Calls for Fair State and City Budget » SPPUC Asks for the Gift of Used Cooking Oil » Golden Gate Comics Workshop at the Cartoon Art Museum » Book Reading With Janice Y.K. Lee » Noguchi Museum Cancels Asian American Modern Art Exhibition » Lam Ramps Up Game in Clutch to Win Volvo Masters of Asia » Japanese Take Third Place [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 22:25:53

PERMUTED PRESS PRESENTS: The Moribund Room

by Carole Lanham First appeared in History Is Dead Permuted Press specializes in post-apocalyptic and zombie fiction ... the prison bars were only so big. “Tug, Ridley, tug,” Corliss begged, twisting her body in the narrow slot ... : SOMETIMES IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THEM. No sooner had he scratched the words, when a plan to rescue [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 01:07:14

National and International Headlines for December 5

Headlines from Democracynow.org, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, ... billion. Richard Wagoner: "To that end, our plan respectfully requests $12 billion in short-term ... company executives are set to appear again today before the House Financial Services Committee. Iraqi [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 19:54:35

U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site

WASHINGTON — President Bush deflected a secret request by Israel last year for specialized bunker-busting bombs it wanted for an attack on Iran’s ... their plans, at least temporarily. But the tense exchanges also prompted the White House to step ... officials. White House officials never conclusively determined whether Israel had decided [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 03:47:00

Big Brother classes up slightly by casting strangers and dumping Courier

Big Brother 10 may be a return to the ways of early seasons, and started with a sorta-twist where the houseguests elected an HOH immediately, ... , they're now using a somewhat narrow sans-serif font, complete with gradient shading. That, plus ... who are actually just dumb. Also, apparently there are some women in the house besides Renny. During [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 06:17:05

Great Auction Finds and Faux Mirror Project

We attended a "Trade Day" auction this past Saturday which was essentially an outdoor flea-market type thing where different vendors sold various ... now I don't plan to do anything to it but clean it up and then hang it over our bed. You can see the damaged ... and I said SOLD! Love all the chippy white peeling paint....this will go over my narrow bathroo [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 00:43:00

If the Democrats Win - Then What?

“Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.” That adage holds true for Barack Obama and likely for many presidents before him ... had it with Republicans. They overreached, became increasingly unyielding and evermore narrow in terms of the interests ... have us out of the war quickly. Domestic mavens have a nationalized healthcare plan [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 20:49:04

A Song from Under The Floorboards: the Decidedly Unsexy Face of Energy Efficiency

I once heard a comedian (I don’t remember who) say “we’re told we have to think about future generations… what have future generations ever done for ... of loss of heat from my house.  When we had an energy makeover plan done, one of the first things ... for a long time, insulating beneath the floor of my house, and it was really rather unpleasant.  You [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 07:46:34

Type 2 fun specialist

I guess that's it. Good at suffering. What a stupid skill.This has been an interesting year already ... entertainment at the Venteicher house included watching a gamer addict horror movie that's gonna be hard to scrub from my mind, trying to burn their house down with my initial penny stove water boiling test [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:24:00

Missing Something...

Did you notice when I posted the pics of our mantel that it looked a little off? That something wasn't quite right...something was...missing ... , and they found two sewing machines in her house. The one I was graciously given seems to have never ... . I was very frustrated because I had made all of the cuffs too narrow, so when I sewed them to the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 22:17:00

Barnes: Paging Rick Warren

A presidential debate at its best gives voters a glimpse of a candidate’s personality, quick-wittedness, likeability, sense of humor, judgment, ... of whether they’d be comfortable with the candidate in the White House for the next four years. Voters got ... on candor. But those weren’t asked. The candidates were queried on a narrow range of [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 07:08:55

AE#10: Porous Masonry Walls

While masonry is often perceived as impenetrable, a suitable material for keeping out wind and rain, it is actually by nature porous, ... inserts. The 1923 Freeman House shows the wonderful effects of Wright's experimentation, namely making ... House photographed by Julius Schulman | image source A recent example that achieves a similar [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 17:15:00

What we were told then; what we have learned since

Here is an article from my political clipping collection. I gathered it on December 6, 2004. I found it on Yahoo News but the link no longer works, unfortunately. Since it is no longer accessible I will claim fair use to republish the entire article for the purpose of disseminating information not otherwise available in order to educate the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 16:22:00

Auto Industry Bailout Appears Unlikely

The chances of any bailout of the auto industry passing during the lame-duck session of Congress that starts tomorrow appear to be pretty slim: ... on her plan. “The House is ready to do it,” said Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat ... WASHINGTON — Top Republican senators said Sunday they will oppose a Democratic plan to bail [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 20:54:55

What a Democrat Win Will Mean

-By Warner Todd Huston Michael Sandler over at The Hill has some ominous warnings about what a landslide Democrat victory next week will mean to ... lawsuits; a measure that would narrow the role of a “supervisor” for collective bargaining purposes ... of Commerce. The “card check” plan of destroying the ages old democratic concept of the secret [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:24:54

What a Democrat Win Will Mean

-By Warner Todd Huston Michael Sandler over at The Hill has some ominous warnings about what a landslide Democrat victory next week will mean to ... lawsuits; a measure that would narrow the role of a “supervisor” for collective bargaining purposes ... of Commerce. The “card check” plan of destroying the ages old democratic concept of the secret [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:31:12

ELLEA, Monday, November 3, 2008, sightseeing with Lamont in his new-to-him Volvo stationwagon

Our plans for Monday included eating brunch at Bijou Cafe, joined by Lamont who would meet us there. We rode the #17 bus. Don't Lucy and Edna (Mama) ... , the Vista House, brought us one glorious autumn sight after another. I couldn't get any shots, though ... out of the car at the Vista House, standing upright despite the strong, buffeting winds.This [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 01:03:00

Hot Spot in the Bermuda Islands

What is the must see? Bermuda is famous for its pink sand beaches and cerulean blue seas, so it is worth to make our way to Hamilton Beach, ... for food and board, I think Salt Kettle House in Paget Parish is ideal. And not to forget to grab a bite ... t plan on renting a car. Simply because we can’t rent a car in Bermuda, due to their strict laws [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 12:56:00

Thoughts on Heller ...

From the SCOTUS blog, speaking of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion:It does remove all doubt — and there has been doubt about this for years — that the Amendment means that there is an individual right to have a pistol to keep in one’s own home, in operating condition, for purposes of “confrontation” — warding off intruders, or perhaps, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 14:29:12

A two part post: Year in Recap/Mid Century Modern, Cliff May and Me

Whew...what a year! And what a day is today!I hope to later insert links to some of the events that are mentioned in this recap.. ... , and immediately begin to look for work closer to our families. Our house gets prepped for selling; life ... have worked a little harder on that though!)July: We both find jobs in...Salt Lake City! PTL! We put the house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:50:00

President-Elect Obama Reminds Us We Have to Consider Our Kids, Too

I liked what I heard in today’s speech–not because of the new details (there weren’t many), nor because of the hint at the mix of policies ( ... . The relevant passages (text of speech from CNBC website): …the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan won’ ... getting our fiscal house in order. That’s why our goal is not to create a slew of new government [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:24:43

Rick Hills' Marshall McLuhan Moment

Pam Karlan Rick Hills’s recent post over at Prawfsblawg on the Supreme Court’s decision in Riley v. Kennedy prompts me to react, not just because I was one of the appellees’ counsel in the case, but also because it brings up a larger point about the legal academy. I’ve never really written a blog post before, so forgive me if this is a bit long [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 11:51:02

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