Your Mama Hears...
...That there's trouble brewing in The Hills.First there was all that freaking out in the quiet Hollywood neighborhood where The Hills' resident "fashion designer" Lauren Conrad purchased a $2,360,000 Spanish style house in early 2008 ... are all upset and atwitter over MTV's plans to film episodes of The Hills at the Bryn Mawr Drive house [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 19:22:00
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Elvis Presley's Palm Springs Home On The Market
Filed under: Estates Some names add cachet to a house years after they have moved on. Elvis Presley definitely falls into that category ... . Architect Albert Frey designed the Spanish-style stucco home which includes Presley's bedroom suite ... . Just last year Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura bought the home and announced plans to restore it and offer [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 11:02:00
Turnabout Is Fair Play
The Casper Star Tribune reports from Wyoming. “Federal data show that southwest Wyoming is bearing the brunt of the state’s population growth ... we were at this point last year,’ he said.” “‘In June, there were about 300 residential lots ... thing with residential units already built,’ he said. ‘The inventory is increasing and demand seems [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 18:12:40
In Depth: Green campuses 3.0 (By Jina Moore)
Forget your grandmother or your mother. This isn’t even your older sister’s environmentalism. Five years ago, green residence halls or organic dining would have seemed like cutting edge improvements of a campus’ environmental impact, but no longer. “Things that would’ve been really impressive three or four years ago are now kind of commonplace, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 15:00:47
“We’re Entering a Two Economy Society. There is No Force Opposing Financial Polarization”
Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 06/30/08 “ICH” Interview with Michael Hudson “Our tax laws have shaped the marketplace to favor the debt-financed buying and selling of real estate, stocks and bonds rather than new direct investment. Advocates of this financialization of saving and investment depict it as a viable mode of wealth creation, [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 02:00:15
TEEVZ: THE HILLS - “MR. AND MRS. PRATT”
**MIJA IS SAD ALERTZ** Lauren kinda loses another friend as MTV finishes hammering out all the details of Whitney’s new spin-off… The City ... not a Serenader. Across town, at Audrina’s house, She-Pratt stops by 2 ask the Blank Page B4 her if she’s heard from Heidi (she hadn’t.) Steph had plans 2 go shopping w/ Heidi, but Speidi’s nowhere 2 b found. “ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 20:23:56
While You Were Sleeping VI: The FreeDarko EVERY GAME PREVIEW
My turn to step forward and soothsay 2008-09, specifically the month of March. Two other orders of business first:-The book will be in bookstores on 11/11. This much is true. But we're also looking to get it into other places whose shoppers might be receptive to it: Fancy sneaker spots, record stores that carry printed matter, comics stores [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 00:28:00
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
Mansion Musings
I love looking at homes. I suppose I inherited this tendency from my mother who also loves a good open house adventure ... ideas, different floor plans, etc. Our favorite homes to explore were the older homes with character, as my mother calls it. One of her dreams was to purchase a large Victorian style house and turn [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 18:02:00
it's a good day
Some of you may remember a while back me going off on the city approving the demolition of a house that had seen better days ... the typical Mediterranean style home commonly found in the newer developments on the outer fringes ... funny. I wonder if they even tried? The curious can check out the thwarted plans here.What follows [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 20:40:00
Continued
Ugh. I'm so bored with trying to think of ways to relay this story that are interesting. Forgive me while I just go ahead and finish my Holiday Saga with relatively plain narrative. I mean, there's nothing wrong with plain narrative, but I personally prefer a story with more twists and turns. There's no surprise here. Good times were had [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 17:09:00
Economic Potpourri December 13, 2008
Once again news is flying out of every corner at record speeds. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.Mazama Capital assets fall 75%, but optimism holds steadyIn a year of devastating investment losses, it may comfort amateur stock pickers to know that even the pros are suffering [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 22:34:00
Get in the Hype on the Fastest-Growing States
According to Lauren Sherman, at Forbes.com on Jan 8th, 2009 article of “America’s Fastest-Growing States”, ... choice for having a new dream house. On finding the perfect home, first we need to find a respectably ... ; with a reminiscent of small-town living in one of the nation’s most celebrated historic district. Good house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 13:37:39
house planning
As an Architecture student, I had a whole collection of architectural magazines and books that I find very inspiring in my studies ... that you need in finding the perfect plan of that dream home whether it is an American, Mediterranean ... when it comes to form and function. You won’t be paying more for an architectural drawing plan since [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 22:25:12
A little history or are the elites of Israel idiots and what the hell is Hamas anyway
Right. Lets get this shindig started (again). I feel a need for a long article, so grab a coffee, or a tea, or something stronger, get some snacks (no high fructose corn syrup, please, something healthy) and lets begin. Right now you have probably seen Israeli bombers using bombs, including white phosphorus ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 05:14:30
WINNER! Design Challenge: Space Plan for your Living Room
Congratulations to Christine - she is the lucky winner of our first Design Challenge which was announced last month ... Hacienda located near Los Angeles. Christine wrote that they had been on a ten month house hunt and after seeing about sixty to seventy homes, they finally found their dream house! It's a three bedroom [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:20:00
IN REMEMBRANCE: NOVEMBER 30
Jump to Comments WILLIAM GIBSON, PLAYWRIGHT By DAVID CARR Published: November 27, 2008 William Gibson, a playwright who had a gift for creating strong, popular female characters and wrote “The Miracle Worker,” died on Tuesday in Stockbridge, Mass. He was 94. His agent, Mary Ann Anderson, confirmed his death [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 01:05:07
Serious Grape: A Wine Survival Guide for Fall
From Serious Eats Every other week, Deb Harkness of Good Wine Under $20 joins us to talk some Serious Grape. Here's the latest. [ ... ). Then there's your boss, who returned from vacation full of new plans for office efficiency ... will only get more hectic. Why Buy a Mixed Case? Having a mixed case in your house is like having [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 15:41:01
Former gang leader uses rap to spread the Word
Several stories about what God is doing in Guayaquil, Ecuador were released in 2008 by the IMB for Baptist Press. Over the coming days I plan to share 4-5 of these here on the "M Blog". All are of people we work closely with and who are part of our Guayaquil House Church Network. As you read, please pray [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 19:50:00
my 2 cents
click here for my Interview With Rye James and to see how you can win a copy of his book, Escape ... for that. That's about it for now, enjoy your Sunday. Any plans for the upcoming holiday? title: The Book of Names ... shelter in a small structure called The Stone House.) Sorge glanced out the peephole cut [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 22:13:20
Spanish Civil War: Beginnings and Colliding Forces
Women militia fightersThis Maoist analysis of the Spanish Civil War offers an important and scathing critique of the Communist International’s Popular Front strategy — where, after 1934, Communist Parties made the defense of bourgeois democracy (and strategic alliances with “anti-fascist” powers) the center of their political work [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:41:57
Will the Crisis Brings Down the Global Financial System? Go Get Your Dollars Out Now! FAST!!!
Dandelion Salad by Adrian Salbuchi Global Research, October 3, 2008 The events of the last two weeks have clearly revealed that the global financial, monetary and banking system imposed on the world by the power structures promoting “globalization” is fundamentally flawed, unviable and immoral in its effects upon the most all of Mankind [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 00:18:57
Thinkers Meme
If your doctor told you TODAY that you were pregnant, what would you say? This question confuses me ... as Designed to Sell and other shows about houses. What are your plans for the weekend? Sunday dinner at my parents’ house, Thanksgiving style. I hope there is pumpkin pie. If your significant other [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 19:01:21
A Thanksgiving Dinner Gone Wrong
Famous Last Words ... “Good job, Mauricio*”. As we left, ... the location and parking was very limited. The house itself was large and spacious enough, situated ... , of course, but also available are French, German, Italian, Spanish for foreigners, Japanese and Portuguese [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 20:45:00
Fuego!
…An hour or so after the shooting a dead-wagon from San Juan de Dios Hospital took Rizal’s body to Paco Cemetery…Rizal had been wearing a black suit which he had obtained for his European trip, and a derby hat, not only appropriate for a funeral occasion because of their somber color, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 00:10:27
Fare thee well 2008 and don't bother coming back - Part 1
I wrote this one three weeks ago, but ran out of steam to finish it - some gentle urging by Lad Litter however, has inspired me to post it - as is ... with teenage daughter in campervan at Dad's house considered a better - by virtue of its dryness - option [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:08:00
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
President Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People
Dec. 8, 2008: President George W. Bush kisses one of the children attending the Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance with first lady Laura Bush in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The reception ... House, and which itself votes heavily Democratic. Meanwhile, African-Americans give little support [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:47:09
The Solar Bail Out
Yes. Solar has a very bright future. A long as the subsidies keep coming ... is building a 1 GW coal plant every week and plans to keep doing it for decades. So let us see 21 years ... are the only factors that drive demand in solar unless it is off-grid. “The Spanish market is a case [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 07:19:00
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to All!
U.S. Falls Deeper into RecessionBy Alister Bull ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has fallen deeper into recession, data showed on Wednesday, with the number of people filing unemployment claims reaching a 26-year high and consumers cutting spending for the fifth successive month [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 12:03:00
MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Responsible for the Lack of Public Interest in Space Exploration?
It's not often that our real life science heroes utter disparaging remarks against science fiction. In fact, the opposite is usually true; science fiction is often cited as a source of inspiration and interest. Enter Buzz Aldrin, who caused a stir recently with some comments he made [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 07:28:56
Show A Profit of Over 300% From 2009 Stocks
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 09:45:00
Show A Profit of Over 300% From 2009 Stocks
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 09:45:00
Show A Profit of Over 300% From 2009 Stocks
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 09:45:00
Terrible Nightmares and Attempted Robbery ... but a tolerable day!
IT'S BEEN A TOLERABLE DAY SO FAR... possibly because I have done nothing at all except doze doze doze in bed, ... Bands are OK; it's boybands I can't stand, with all that Christ-style arm-throwy-outing and "I'm ... that these undesirables had followed me in the house (I had "let them in" only in the most passive way [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 14:20:00
Full text: CPP 40th anniversary statement
Just got this now via email from the NDFP International Office: CPP 40th anniversary statement Publish at Scribd or explore others: Politics philippines Or if you prefer to read it now: STRENGTHEN THE PARTY AND INTENSIFY THE PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE IN CELEBRATING THE 40th FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY Message of the Central Committee Communist Party [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:20:21
So You Want to Work in Sports?: Ryan Knapp, President/GM, Queen City FC
Over the next several weeks, HHR will be interviewing 20 and 30-something-year-olds in various careers in professional, ... Murphy) spent months organizing all of the paperwork, finding investors, developing business plans, marketing plans, and creating ALL of the Queen City FC files and ideas that would run the club [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 13:30:00
Don't let the door hit your carapace on the way out: Way too many words on Blue Beetle and the singles I read and don't read
I’ve been thinking about the current DC/Marvel direct market sales model a lot lately, due to the fact that the companies both seem to be flirting with drastic price increases on their single issues—Marvel has started charging an extra dollar for not only their mature readers Max books, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 04:25:00
On this day in History - Jan. 5
#fullpost{display:inline;}0842 - Al-Mu'tasim dies (b. 0794). Abbasidcaliph1066 - Edward the Confessor dies. King of England ... -marry.1548 - Francisco Suarez was born in Granada. Spanish philosopher/theologian.1554 - A great fire occurs ... of France.1589 - Manuel de Villegas was born. Spanish poet and writer. 1592 - Shah Jahan was born (d. 1666 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 01:01:00
Obama’s Inauguration Show Online: Where to Watch?
Obama Inauguration Show Online: When Barack Obama becomes the 44th U.S. President next week, millions of people will be watching ... of choice’s web site. See the video above for what to expect; here are coverage plans and links: C-SPAN ... of the President-elect and Vice President-elect to Bush departing the White House to the many inaugural [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 23:19:38
(including an LAPD Officer) with 135 injured. 45 of whom were in critical condition, 40 in serious and 50 in minor. 40 people were flown by helicopter to all twelve of the trauma centers around the city. Here's a little more from yesterday's scene. The first set of photos can be seen here [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 09:33:47
Interview with Hannah Higgins
hannahhigginsinterview by jeff abellDick Higgins, Danger Music No. 17, 1962. Photo by Mercedes Vostell. Courtesy the Estate of Dick Higgins.Hannah Higgins' book, Fluxus Experience, was published by University of California Press in 2002. At a time when most art historians follow the poststructuralist model of "everything is text," [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:45:00
German bond sale’s fate signals trouble ahead
German bond sale’s fate signals trouble aheadBy David Oakley in LondonPublished: January 7 2009 13:30 | Last updated: January 7 2009 20:45A German sovereign bond auction failed on Wednesday as investors shunned one of the most liquid and safe assets in the world in a warning for governments seeking to raise record amounts of debt to stimulate [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:45:00
On this day in History - Jan. 10
#fullpost{display:inline;}49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon which signalled civil war. 0236 - Saint Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope .0681 - Pope Agatho dies. 0976 - John I Tzimiskes dies (b. 0925). Greek Byzantine Emperor.1072 - Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo. 1094 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo dies (b. 1029) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 01:13:00
A House
Lately I have been dreaming about the house I want to build. Originally I wanted a Spanish style house with a tile roof, but I just don't think that is suitable for this climate. What I would really like is an old style southern plantation kind of house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 05:20:00
Note to Obama: 'Futurama' Has to Wait Its Turn
Schools, HospitalsCome First inStimulus PackageBy Mike DavisAmerica's "Futurama" is defunct ... , the Japanese, and now the Spanish blissfully speed by us on their sci-fi trains. Within the next year or two, Spain's high-speed rail network will become the world's largest, with plans to cap [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 04:27:00
Video: ZIONIST GOALS, RESOURCES & STRATEGIES
Jump to Comments Before start reading the following article by Tariq Majeed, please watch these videos to understand ZionismThe Philosopy of Zionism and Israel, Who are Zionists? Ted Pike - Zionism and Christianity: Unholy Alliance The Real Terrorism by Zionists - Doctrine of Judaism and Zionism Zionism: The Real Enemy Of The Jews ZIONIST GOALS, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:21:32
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
