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Bruce Sterling's Annual Report on 'Things in General'

Bruce Sterling’s Annual Report on ‘Things in General’ By Eric Etheridge Every January for last ten years, Bruce Sterling takes up virtual residence on the Well, one of the earliest online communities, to offer his view of “Things in General, the State of the World, Where We Have Been and Where We are Tending, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:28:22

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Eight Tips for Remodeling Your House

Call me Captain Confidence but I have this awkward habit of thinking projects I jump into will be easier than they usually are ... me this same advice that I'm giving you) I thought it was crazy--why hire someone to put on an extra room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 09:00:00

House Remodel, January Update

Work on my house has been moving very quickly! Latest pics are on Flickr ... before the carpenters need to work there. It’s amazing to see the progress as my house transforms ... , and it matches well with my other design plans. The kitchen will be an Ikea Kitchen, they’re good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:02:08

LIVEBLOGGING THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS: JULY 2, 1776

I have been blogging now for nearly 4 years and I can honestly say I have never had as much fun writing as I experienced when “liveblogging” ... . *********************************************************** Faithful readers of The House will recall that in previous years, my “ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 12:22:04

The Past Week: January 11-17, 2009 (Al Jazeera Hooks up with PBS; House vs. Senate/Obama and Bailout Oversight; “Everyman” Biden; Non-GMO Verification Project; “The Prisoner” is Free; Extra Anatomical Tube Bypass

~~By InsightAnalytical-GRLLooks like Al Jazeera finally is going to get a wider audience in the U.S ... Network plans to announce on Thursday that it has signed a deal to run its news on Worldfocus ... is promoting in the House, which would direct banks that choose to take bailout funds to start lending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 07:01:47

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope ... of Congress, in the House reaching 257 seats/up 21 seats remaining 178 seats for the Republican Party ... as Chairman of the new White House Economic Recovery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:23:08

Covering Up Israeli War Crimes

U.S. Media Elite Covering Up Israeli War Crimesby Stephen LendmanIn his January 8 article, ‘Gaza Under Fire,’ John Pilger quotes the Soviet dissident Yevgeny Yevtushenko saying: ‘When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:54:00

Sunday Morning Comin’ Down

Shovel-Ready EditionOn “PreFox/Local Fox” Congressman Danny “Luke, I am…your Congressman!” Davis rolls by to talk a little politics and burnish his “I’m the guy who turned that crazy summbitch down” reputation.(No, so far as anyone knows, Danny Davis not an evil Sith Lord: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:14:00

The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009

We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:00

House Plans

They say that if you dream, you dream big! It’s the only thing in life that is always FREE ... such as Contemporary house plans, Country house plans, Country French home plans, Craftsman house plans ... and its corresponding floor plans. As I browse at their site, my mind goes wild with so many beautiful [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 05:22:48

Obama Plans To Stimulate Economy With Big Tax Cuts

President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to fix America’s ailing economy has become a little clearer with the latest announcements. It appears that the biggest cog in the plan will be around $300 billion in tax cuts. Last year President Bush offered around $130 billion in tax rebates, which only briefly helped spark spending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:32:35

First Look: September 23, 2008

Online advertising is failing users and advertisers both. Such ads often provide the gateway for computer security problems ranging from click fraud to spyware. And "malvertisement" banner ads purport to sell anti-spyware software, but only make matters worse, says HBS professor Ben Edelman [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 20:03:34

Of Subversion, Subservience, and the Suffocation of Freedom

Guest Commentary by Edward Cline:So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other.That might have been the appeal uttered by U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 16:54:00

IAS Public Administration PRELIM - 1997 Question Paper

Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 300 1 . Which one of the following statements is incorrect in respect of Simon’s decisions making theory? ... is false. 2. Means also entail value assumptions. 3. Traditional ends-means approach is not logical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:58:03

I’ll bombard my Research teacher with kisses because of french fries

I pwned the Biology exam. It’s insane. It’s weird that I was able to memorize everything ... plans lately. I bet it’s the effect of memorizing French, Russian, and German authors (fuck those ... chain among Jollibee, McDonald’s, and KFC has the best french fries in terms of quality, quantity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:43:47

Paint It Black

Our House Remember the new addition we’re putting on our house? ... the house." His exact words. I might have said something not too polite as I rolled over but sure enough when I finally dragged myself out of bed there he was, scraping away at the side of the house [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 08:00:00

Guest Post and Book Giveaway! The Last Queen

Posted by bookroomreviews on September 18, 2008 I am so pleased and tickled that C. W. Gortner has agreed to do a guest post for me today. He is also graciously giving away a copy of his new book The Last Queen. To enter the contest leave C. W. a comment telling him why you would like to read his book [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 13:24:44

SPOTLIGHT: Books of December 2008

Welcome to the December 2008 edition of Fantasy Book Critic’s monthly SPOTLIGHT which covers fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, YA, and more. Previous spotlights are listed at the end of this article. So another holiday season is here and you know what that means: presents! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 08:01:00

Morning Brief: National security makes a comeback

Morning Brief: National security makes a comeback Thu, 10/23/2008 - 8: ... in a hurry, and the White House is now considering spending $40 billion to prevent foreclosures ... out of their headquarters. Pakistan plans to equip tribal militias to fight growing militancy. Thirty years after [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 12:18:45

DrumBeat: September 25, 2008

Nigeria threatens to halt energy firms' LNG schemes ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria could suspend the liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects of foreign energy firms unless they submit a detailed plan by the end of October to supply gas for domestic power generation, the gas minister said [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:01:38

Sense of Wonder: 2009 Horror Movies

Drag Me to Hell opens May 29 The New Year has already given us THE UNBORN and MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D. Whether or not they are great, they are certainly better than the initial salvo of horror films back in January of 2008. What other new horrors does 2009 have in store for us? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:52:53

DrumBeat: July 10, 2008

Coming to a city near you? - Be very afraid, please AMERICA and Israel often hint at military action to stop Iran’s suspected nuclear-weapons ... 8, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller reported his company's plans to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. He spoke [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 13:08:04

Bose & Jinnah: War of Liberation against the British Empire forced UK to leave South Asia. Gandhi’s role was minimal

Date: 2008-10-16 00:28:36

DrumBeat: September 23, 2008

Oil Short Squeeze Prompts Call to Curtail Speculators (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers may seek to include commodity speculation limits in legislation designed to rescue banks from bad mortgage investments after a squeeze in oil trading sent crude to a record gain. .. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 13:51:42

Morning Brief: Day of rage on Capitol Hill

Morning Brief: Day of rage on Capitol Hill Wed, 09/24/2008 - 7: ... from outraged senators in both parties. In the House, Vice President Dick Cheney tried to convince Republican ... for my French friends." Democrats are said to be indicating that the Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, holds [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 11:50:17

Cables, dispatches and memoranda

A brief world news roundup for 20 January 2009. United States & the Americas Treasury Dept - The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated four al Qaida associates under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:34:14

Clash in the Caucasus: Rolling Back The “Unipolar” World By Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 09/10/08 “ICH” For the past week, Dick Cheney has been traveling through the Caucasus trying to drum up support for punitive action against Russia for its role in the recent fighting in South Ossetia. The Vice President vowed that the Moscow’s action “will not go unanswered” [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 23:14:21

Alicia Keys ‘We Are Together’ Movie Premiere (Photos)

... frequently. Keys would love to adopt a house full of multi-racial kids, following in the footsteps of actress Angelina Jolie. She admits that those plans will have to stay on the back burner while [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 09:13:07

The Rising: Jon Huntsman Jr.

The Rising: Jon Huntsman Jr. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman could be rivals for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination In politics, there is nothing as appealing as the Next Big Thing. The Next Big Thing is that politician who -- for reasons both tangible and intangible -- is seen as a player on the national stage, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 11:07:26

quiqui is on a roll today on kabobfest. first she asks us: when it will be time for us all to overthrow our governments? then she asks us, sarcastically, how’s that “ceasefire” is working out given the fact that more palestinians were murdered by israeli terrorists today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:51:21

: Owning Your Dream House :

Many of us would certainly dream of owning a dream house that was built with our own liking. If you are goin to ask me, what is my dream house ? ... that they like. You can either browse French Country House Plans or Contemporary house plans or whatever home plans ... that will help you visualize what it looks like. They also provide their customer with [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 10:02:03

The Biggest Kitchen Table - keeping chickens

We'll start our kitchen table talks today with the topic, chickens in the backyard. I want to encourage you all to get involved in this, learn a useful skill, or contribute to the discussion, just like you would if we were all sitting around a kitchen table with our cups of tea and coffee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:42:00

Nick Turturro Lists House in Tarzana

SELLER: Nick TurturroLOCATION: Beckford Avenue, Tarzana, CAPRICE: $1,250,000SIZE: 4,007 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: .. ... , spacious living room with romantic fireplace, over sized family room and chef's kitchen with side/side SubZeros, massive center island, loads of storage and sunny attached breakfast room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:14:00

The Long Tail - Wired Blogs

The Long Tail A public diary on themes around my books ABOUT | RSS FEED rss January 05, 2009 The best selling MP3 album of the year was free image Cool news: The best-selling MP3 album at Amazon in 2008 was Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV, which was released free under a Creative Commons license software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:24:08

EaterWire Chain Edition: In-N-Out Rumors, Starbucks SF Clover Debut, HOB Safe For Now

IN-N-OUT: Early this afternoon we caught wind of a rumor ... indeed turning 60 but had no plans whatsoever for the discounted menu. "We hope you can help us set ... out on Phillipe's 10-cent French dip. FoodBeast STARBUCKS: Bucky's rolled out the Clovers today in eight [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 00:11:58

US ICBM help to India: Short-sighted US policy to boomerang as military threat to USA

Date: 2008-10-28 03:58:10

Pakistan’s Marijuana And Narcotics Detection Unit

TO Pakistan’s, where the police’s Marijuana Detection Unit is hard at it… [ ... s Marijuana ATM Machine UN Plans For Legalisation Of Cannabis Home Secretary Jacqui Smith Smoked Cannabis EU Says Marijuana Less Dangerous Than Tobacco Cannabis Use In The House Of Commons Dutch Ban [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 10:00:11

History as Obama sworn in as first black president

AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama took the oath of office to become the first black president in US history Tuesday, ... in the White House, Obama was sworn in during a time-honored ceremony in front of a massive flag-waving ... the foundation for Obama's presidency. Aides said Obama's call for all Americans to embrace public [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:36:34

January 17, 2009: Author David Weber Answers Yours Questions

So on Wednesday, I gathered up the five full pages of fan questions for author David Weber and sent them his way with the understanding that he could feel free to pick and choose among them. After all, he’s an immensely busy guy and you wouldn’t expect him to respond to all five pages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:28:22

BORDER GUARDS HAVE SENTENCES COMMUTED

WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush has commuted the prison sentences of two former Border Patrol guards whose convictions for shooting a ... , it was the woeful cover-up that brought the house down on these two fellows. When will our heroes ever learn [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:31:00

Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ January 19th, 2009

For Today. . . Outside my window. . . a beautiful snowy cold evening. I am thinking. . . about tomorrow’s RCIA talk on the Sacrament of Matrimony ... tomorrow, March for Life Thursday for Tim and older kids, sewing, cooking, cleaning. Wiping noses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:14:40

Filling the New Line Gap

The Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, one of the AFM venues Kristin here- The 2008 American Film Market started yesterday. Like the film festivals at Cannes, Toronto, and, increasingly, Berlin, the AFM is one of the major places where independent and foreign-language films get sold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 16:48:19

Chris Matthews for Senate?

Chris Matthews for Senate? In this April 2, 2008 file photo, then Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., right, waves to the crowd with "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, left during MSNBC's Hardball College Tour at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 12:00:00

Of Piracy and Politics

Guest Commentary by Edward Cline:The Associated Press reported on January 11th what was otherwise an amusing episode in the saga of the Somalian ... The late pirates needn’t have worried that any one of the American, French, German, British, Indian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:50:00

One Year In: Bobo

Carlos Suarez (above) and Patrick Connolly (below), by Krieger, 10/16/08 Bobo has probably had one of the most interesting, at least in the eyes of the media, first years in recent memory. First off, it's a beautiful space with a major following among the sceney and the trendy Manhattanites [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 17:30:02

The Top Five Albums Of 2008

#5: The Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely Where their debut, Broken Boy Soldiers, was largely a diamond in the rough with the band members unabashedly still feeling out their respective roles, Consolers Of The Lonely is undeniable confirmation that The Raconteurs have stepped out of the candycane [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 00:19:33

Home Plans

There were a couple of times I envisioned myself building my very own home and have my own family to live with ... no doubt are good when it comes to things like contemporary house plans and french country house plans.To ... and have a family. And when it comes to that, building a house or home plans is one of the many things [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 10:04:00

Dandelion Saladby Prof. Peter Dale Scott Global Research, January 8, 2009Paulson’s Financial Bailout It is becoming clear that the bailout measures of late 2008 may have consequences at least as grave for an open society as the response to 9/11 in 2001 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:39:23

Father of Anarchism and anti-Zionist Mikhail BakuninAs the world falls prey to pernicious Zionist power:Lord Edmond Rothschild of London and Jacob H ... of World Conquest with plans for a World Government.Herzl founder of Zionism, in opening the meeting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:53:55

People

"People," I thought as I walked into the office. "That's what I need. People ... conversations and awkward, "I'm so sorry I don't speak French" conversations. I missed those truly ... . I missed people. The few hours I spent in the office recharged me, for a while at least, and I made plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:05:44

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