Bad Karma

Strange how life works out. I’d just entered the previous post -- the video of Dana Perino -- and the very next thing I read was:All That Experience and No Place to Go”Bush appointees who can afford the luxury are taking time off. White House press secretary Dana Perino plans to travel with her husband to volunteer in South [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:17:00

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Best of the China Blogs: September 2

A daily look at what we’re reading. –Environmental authorities report that August 2008 was the best month for Beijing’s air in 10 years, ... but the question on many minds is: now what? Richard Spencer –Luxury train to nowhere: plans ... In a first, a Chinese fashion house goes to New York’s fashion week. GOLDENCHINABRANDS –A firsthand [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 18:52:00

A Prefabricated Future?

The housing crisis is far from over, but there are some sectors in the industry that could emerge stronger when it ends. Buyers are downsizing and homebuilders like KB Homes (KBH) are focusing on smaller floor plans ... . Even luxury ‘McMansion’ builder Toll Brothers (TOL) is offering smaller home models to meet market [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 10:08:28

12 Thoughts On The Economy In 2012…

As we near the end of the week when IDE editors offer you predictions – and actionable ideas – on the next four years, ... their retirement plans and investment accounts… these were people who understand that fear, like euphoria ... , everyone wants a piece of Vietnamese stocks or they’re buying into the hot luxury housing markets [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 12:59:27

Quick Tour of Downtown's Trinity Auditorium

Are you connected to this project or just being nosy, Flickr user Pdodog? Either way, Mr ... (they continue to assure everyone the building will house a hotel) with a condo building (currently ... : "The current owners have proposed to turn the building into a luxury boutique hotel." Early plans called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:29:31

A fall wedding for Jamie Lynn Spears?

jls.jpg OK! Magazine is reporting that Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge are working on their wedding plans ... ! The ceremony will take place at the couple’s new house in Liberty, Mississippi. With three acres ... at some luxury resort in the Caribbean or a hotel in Beverly Hills. Her own backyard with just the people [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 11:10:57

Louis Vuitton scraps plans for Tokyo store amid recession

Tokyo - French fashion house LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SA has abandoned its plans to open a flagship store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district as the global financial crisis hits Japan's booming luxury market, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Declini... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 07:45:08

Helping the Poor

Comes today word that House Speaker and uber-leftist Nancy Pelosi wishes to press ahead with plans to impose a massive tax increase ... : is it not astonishing how often they hit the poor while aiming at the rich? Remember the luxury tax [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:09:15

Celeb Roundup: Ray Allen, Kelsey Grammer, Real Housewife of OC, Martina Navratilova, Tim Busfield

Ray Allen’s house 117 290TH Ave NE, Carnation, WA 98014 For sale: $5 ... Realty) — Former Street of Dreams, Northwest-inspired Craftsman-gated estate boasts all the luxury ... level, gorgeous millwork, showcase style rooms. Gourmet chef’s kitchen w/great room floor plan [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 20:39:46

Hello World: Here comes Biznik LA

This morning I had the privilege of being interviewed by Colleen Rice Nelson for 45 minutes on her Blogtalkradio show, Freelancer Forum ... . His architectural designs quite literally turn structure inside out. “I invite all potential ... and work spaces to visit me in Morongo Valley, California. My next open house is late January [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:16:15

Junior Merchandiser

This hugely successful and cutting edge London based fashion house is one of the contemporary fashions most sought after and compelling brands ... expansion plans which are already underway. They require a very strong and motivated Merchandiser to join ... who is incredibly career orientated with a real desire to grow and develop themselves within a luxur [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:53:27

Good Riddance

Jump to CommentsNoon tomorrow, kids. The Chimpy Preznitzy officially ends at noon tomorrow. Can you believe it’s almost over?Original DVD cover ... out, and in these tough economic times many of them are scrambling to find new jobs. High-ranking White House ... administration have seen an already shaky job market collapse. The traditional avenues of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:34:44

Prince Harry video nasty that will spark outrage

ROYAL rebel Prince Harry today stands accused of racism in a bombshell home video as he swaggers in front of his army comrades ... waiting for their flight. As he films one cadet lying on the departure lounge floor, he says: “This is luxury. And here is our first example of possibly how to admin yourself (slang for looking after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 03:28:00

Squatters, fuckwits, bums, lowlifes

A reply to John Surname, principally, but also an opportunity to review some of the recent history of squatting in Australia ... buildings for accommodation or other, social purposes. Leaving aside the emergence of a squattocracy in the nineteenth century, “bums and lowlifes” have been occupying buildings in this manner in Melbourne [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:20

Silver And Gold

With all this recession talk and tales of doom and gloom you rarely hear anyone say that maybe everyone is getting exactly what they deserve ... a house until recently. I was going to sell my CRH shares and add the proceeds to my SSIA and contemplate using the total to fund a home purchase as I was wavering in my conviction about how far house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:49:00

NY Mag Profiles Kid, Troll Rears Head

BHB Photo by Marc Hermann manipulated by Homer Fink via obamiconme.pastemagazine ... about rent regulation. He told me (and others at a house party) that he will fight to repeal vacancy ... into a development project with high rise luxury condo’s on the waterfront, instead of recreation and green space [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:56:53

First home hits market in new seaside project

Dolphins frolicked in the surf of Dana Point about 300 yards from this home’s back gate the day we visited ... , opening onto a 10-foot-deep deck overlooking the beach and blue Pacific beyond. His-and-Her bathrooms ... s closet, displaying the owner’s watches, cufflinks and jewelry. Beach bath: An elevated tub in her master [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 08:01:28

Simple Woman Prompts for January 12

These writing prompts are available from Simple Woman's Daybook where each Monday we're invited to join in celebrating the beauty of everyday moments ... and/or visibility is poor. Now I need to learn to relax and enjoy this luxury instead of being annoyed when my plans are cancelled.From the learning rooms... Do trumpet lessons count? I'm working [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:58:00

DIANNE FEINSTEIN FACES DEFINING MOMENT

Most people of integrity enter public life intending, or at least hoping, to “make a difference” ... reminded us, life happens while we’re busy making other plans. For the career politician, meanwhile ... , the mid-point of life is passed, and then what? Political “legacy” is a luxury of the very few. After [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 18:59:42

Not Guilty

Not Guilty Posted by DJ Drummond Published: December 26, 2008 - 9:19 AM In reading about the bank, mortgage, auto, ... or guilty of overindulgence. I speak as one such citizen. My house is a modest one-story home bought ... , foregoing flashy cars and luxury vehicles we could easily have bought but always put prudence ahead [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 14:19:35

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Dog's Destructive Chewing May be Separation AnxietyBy Steve Dale - Tribune Media ServicesAnswers to pet questions about problem chewing, feline AIDS and mast cell tumors.Q: Our 16-month-old Miniature Dachshund is housebroken — if we keep her in her kennel. Left to roam free, she'll chew on the bottoms of doors or on woodwork [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:47:00

DrumBeat: January 1, 2009

Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, ... energy giant, says it will continue pumping gas to European customers through Ukrainian territory ... to restore supplies, a White House spokesman said Russia should bear in mind "the humanitarian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:44:53

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15Jan09Top 10: Tips for Walt Disney World By TheDeeZone Categories: Top 10 and TravelTags: Biergarten, BlueGreen, Cinderella's castle, Disney, ... from campgrounds to luxury accommodations. One of the perks of staying on the property is transportation ... most of the time it didn’t fit with our plans.#7: Make dinning reservations for sit down meals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:56:45

Kabbalah Kutie Goes Undergound?

An item here concerning a death threat on Madonna:-Muslim extremists have threatened to kill Madonna, ... by Russian crime bosses. According to reports in the Czech daily Blesk, Madonna cancelled her original plans ... at the luxury Four Seasons But that was in 2006.I tried another search and found this:-Muhammad Abdel-Al [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:16:00

Regulators were warned about parachuting financier

By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ... lifestyle included planes, luxury cars and a 10,000-square-foot home. Officials say he deliberately ... , on complaints that he failed to refund unwarranted commissions and charged exorbitant fees. “That guy’s house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:13:51

AmEx Publishing Cuts 4% of Staff

The upper-crust aren’t immune to some difficult decisions related the nation’s economic woes ... president parent of luxury lifestyle titles and CEO Ed Kelly wrote in a memo like Travel + Leisure, Food ... on the publishing house. A changing media consumption spokesperson for the company said habits– [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:35:04

Today in Palestine! ~ Headlines January 10, 2009 ~

15th day under attack: death toll in Gaza reaches 811, journalists attacked by army fire(10 Jan) On Saturday afternoon a new Israeli shelling killed seven civilians from the same family, sources in the Gaza reported. Doctors said that an Israeli missile was fired from an Israeli unmanned drone at a grocery store in the northern Gaza Strip [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:25:00

Versace Plans Hotel with Refrigerated Beach in Dubai

Versace Dubai appears to be quickly outpacing the West in its display of conspicuous consumption as the Versace fashion house announces plans for a refrigerated beach: "The beach will have a network of pipes beneath the sand containing ... and there are also proposals to install giant blowers to waft a gentle breeze over the beach. The scheme is [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 19:24:10

How to Cut Back in a Crisis Without Losing Your Love

When I received an e-mail from my boss asking to speak to me one-on-one, I didn’t see it coming ... and I had just bought a house–our first house. We had a huge mortgage. Using the meager funds left in my checking account, we somehow managed to scrape by, pay the mortgage, and buy food. From Luxury Back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:35:38

America's Economy: Leaving on a Jet Plane

Excerpts from Dr. Enzio von Pfeil's Novemer 26, 2008 appearance on CNBC Cash Flow: Discuss expectations and outlook for the U.S ... economic team, the transition of power in Washington and Obama's plans to steer the U.S. economy ... Podesta, a former White House Chief of Staff to Bill Clinton.He is handling this in a very focused, open [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 08:05:52

what a fiber geek does during a snow storm

I publicly concede that the weather person was not entirely incorrect in their spazzy predictions about the snow storm. We are slowly being buried at the moment. (But I am still bitter about having to get up so early yesterday. I fell asleep at 7:30 last night. I blame Dooley's snoring, its hypnotic.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 21:57:00

When you’re on your way to ask for billions for your industry …

… is it really a wise move to get to your destination by flying in a private luxury jet? (CNN) ... private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups ... at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee. “It’s almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 13:54:48

Skimp On The Unimportant So You Can Spend On What Matters

Photo by Christopher Matson I love the maxim shared recently by JD Roth at Get Rich Slowly - he says, ... to what it is you want. If you want the biggest house in the neighborhood, in the up-and-coming suburb ... for a not-so-great mortgage. The want: A big house in a nice neighborhood.  The price tag: A lot of money [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 12:00:47

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Stop Your Pet From Peeving You OffDr. Debbye Turner Bell - CBS Morning ShowEach new year, we make resolutions to break bad habits, but what about our furry family members?Sometimes their behavior can be destructive and annoying. So what can you do?We all love our dogs and cats and think they are the smartest creatures on earth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:08:00

1974-1978 Ford Mustang

by the Auto Editors of Consumer GuideThe 1974 Ford Mustang, a dramatically smaller, lighter design, marked a fresh start for America's original pony car. It was the brainchild of Lee Iacocca, who fathered the first Mustang a decade earlier. Appropriately named Mustang II, the car eventually would be seen as a low point in Mustang's proud history [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:47:00

Comparison Shopping For Health Insurance

by Ethan Kalvin In this age, to not have some type of insurance is unheard of ... issues, why is it that many people yet do not own needed insurance plans? Well much of the reason ... is more of a luxury, rather than a necessity. However, the truth of the matter is that regardless of age [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:20:27

Mumbai: Indian Army, Cops Prevent Foreigners’ Massacre

Mumbai: Indian Army, Cops Prevent Foreigners’ Massacre November 28th, 2008 By SWARAAJ CHAUHAN, International Columnist [ ... in a residential building in Bombay this morning as other troops continued to comb through two luxury hotels ... an Indian air force helicopter dropping 17 commandos on the roof of Nariman House, which contains a Jewish [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 05:51:29

Al-Qaeda threat to Indian resorts + Terror alert at Indian airports

December 5, 2008 — dandelionsalad Dandelion Salad compiled by Cem Ertür featured writerDandelion Salad Dec. 5, 2008 1) ... would have to include a permanent warning against al-Qaeda-style attacks. ———————- excerpt ... in 15 years… The India Bureau for Civil Aviation is thought to have been given warning of plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 04:38:18

What's going on Saturday?

(King Khan and) BBQ @ MHOW, CMJ (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) ... sets) @ (le) poisson rouge * Gang Gang Dance, Marnie Stern & 18th Dye @ Santos Party House * Amazing ... to get the occasional hit. I have the luxury of doing that because film is my primary career." - says John Travolta [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 16:22:22

Christmas Potpourri and Holiday Shopping Update

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.U.S. Store Traffic Fell 24% on Pre-Christmas WeekendU.S. retail store traffic fell 24 percent last weekend from a year earlier as deepened discounts failed to entice consumers to spend during what may be the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 03:52:00

LBTM: Accumulated radiation

We left off with poor Clarence Gilyard, alone in an inappropriately Lutheran looking church. I have to give the filmmakers some credit here for including this scene at all. In the book, the Rev. Bruce Barnes' story is recounted second-hand, without any sense of immediacy, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:41:14

Adjustment Phase Will Reveal Skinny Dippers

A: As the first stage of the adjustment is underway in Manhattan, we get our first glimpse of who was swimming naked. Lets face it, Manhattan is not rampant with speculative flippers or shady subprime borrowers, but that doesn't mean distressed sellers won't rise to the surface here [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:58:30

Lotus to Build Electric Vehicles

Sports car maker Lotus plans to enter the electric vehicle race, CEO Michael Kimberley told the Financial Times last week ... of work and potential for delays. The company, which builds bodies for the Tesla Roadster, plans ... -based range extender. Tesla Motors, a likely rival for Lotus if its plans go through, has also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:30:19

The Sun is Rising in the East Again!

Obama Poised to Become 44th U.S. PresidentReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama was poised to make history on Tuesday as the first black U.S. president, buoyed by surging public confidence for dealing with the biggest economic headaches in 70 years, two wars and a web of other international problems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:53:00

There Are Many Ways China Can Hit 8% Growth - Part 2

There Are Many Ways China Can Hit 8% Growth - Part 2 The Big Picture, Uncategorized 5 Comments » Consumption In general, ... they had the 5000 sq ft house and a nice car, their overall economic condition was significantly ... , many firms in the auto, luxury, travel & tourism and real estate industries have begun reporting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:01:42

The Revo Blog. Part 6

Previous posts in this series:The time has come - how I came to the decision to blog the RevoThe Revo Blog ... . We change planes at Barbados and then it's straight onto Grenada, to our new home in Tempe ... Chief Justice's home. From my bedroom window, you can see yet another hill, with three forts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 16:27:00

Lessons To Learn–Quickly

Lessons To Learn–Quickly Jennifer Rubin - 01.01.2009 - 9:39 AM It might not have been intended as such, ... . That was the Democratic Party, led by Roosevelt. Many of FDR’s initial plans did bring stability ... bought in farm states. The conference foundered. The arbitrary quality of other initiatives [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:39:02

25 Hottest Women of Business

For many, the word “businessperson” connotes men in white shirts and stranglehold neckties. That stereotype may have held true in the 1950s, but since then, the appearance factor of the business world has evolved substantially. Take women. Hot women have always populated the business world in some shape or form [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:31:00

Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXXIV

In our ongoing effort to make StogieGuys.com as entertaining and informative as possible, ... Friday Samplers. Enjoy. 1) Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 289-139 in favor ... youth tobacco usage by keeping prices high. No word on how the city health commissioner plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:54:34

Andy Martin says the Obamas are the most vulgar, nouveau riche family to ever occupy the White House

Andy Martin criticizes Barack Obama for staging a $150 million “inauguration.” Andy says that Obama’s lavish spending will trigger resentment and reaction. Borrowing $150 million so Obama can strut around on January 20th is a disgrace to our nation. Obama should not be living the high life at a time when ordinary Americans are suffering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:56:52

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