Live Blogging from the 2009 Edmonton Housing Forecast Seminar
Sheldon, Nathan, Derek, Lisa and I (and over 800 other people) ... roofs, open floor plans, geometric shapes) and Mediterranean (stucco, tile roofs, grand entries ... , Chair of the Home Builders Association talked about trends in home design: The three hottest styles [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 22:55:00
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$719000 Open House Sun. 1-4 Gorgeous, Private, Elegant, Spacious 724 Montecito
$719,000 724 Montecito Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90031 * Beds: 4 Baths: 4 (2 1 1 0) (FTHQ) ... out with gorgeous hardwood floors, crown molding plus open floor plan for everyday living and fine ... : Elsa Kim 323 240-8731 mobil 323 254-3966 office www.elsakim.com mediterranean house los angeles [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 00:16:04
Seffner: Sagamore Trace-Ashton Woods Homes
ONLY A FEW HOMESITES LEFT!! FROM THE 180’s! Beautiful rolling landscapes, surrounded by trees, ... you a variety of home styles & floor plans to choose from. Whether your style is the beautiful Craftsman, casual elegance of the Mediterranean, or somewhere in between, AWH can help you create the home [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 23:39:54
Cheese + Butter = Love
After I reviewed Mediterranean Summer, by David Shalleck, ... of," not mine.) My first plan was to make this a fun "cook with the kids" activity, hoping also ... it around on their plates, scatter it on the floor under their chairs, and whine until I cave and give them [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 12:44:56
U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site
January 11, 2009By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — President Bush deflected a secret request by Israel last year for specialized bunker-busting bombs it ... to senior American and foreign officials. White House officials never conclusively determined ... Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel was trying to goad the White House into more decisive action before [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 23:16:00
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
Things to Know about Systems Built Modular Homes
Things to Know about Systems Built Modular Homes Modular building has gotten a steady flow press in recent years, thanks, in no small part, ... to finished product and then set in place at your jobsite. “Floor treatments, framing, insulation ... natural service to help advise you thought the process of selecting a plan, builder and plant try [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 17:12:25
A tale of two fishies
Mediterranean bluefin tuna - kings of the ocean Imagine you were in a car that was rolling quickly towards the edge of a cliff ... that it will take some time to stop, even with your best efforts and your foot to the floor. Another option ... in their respective neigbourhoods have been meeting to decide the fate of Mediterranean bluefin tuna [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 12:07:37
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
FACT SHEET HLURB License to Sell No. 16788 and 16787 PROJECT CONCEPT Tis t This is the first venture of Ayala Land in Manila ... feeling of the Mediterranean villas. It gives residents an ambiance of quaintness, tranquility ... PROJECT FEATURES Plan 168 sqm [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 04:52:07
The Lightning Bug's Lair Salute to Men of Action: Cold Sweat (1970)
Bronson. The name itself evokes the man in my mind. The stone face. The bowl cut. The muscles that look like he just did 50 push ups ... and creeps downstairs to discover Joe knocked out on the floor of the kitchen with a man standing ... , Ross (Mason), Joe, Vermont, and Fausto (Pistilli), all fellow prisoners, plan an escape. They break [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 16:45:00
Songs of Blue and Gold
I’m extremely honoured at the Reading Room to be joined by novelist, Deborah Lawrenson, whose fourth novel, Songs of Blue and Gold has recently been published by Random House. It’s a gripping and evocative novel that follows the fortunes of Melissa Quiller who is trying to deal with the double blow of her mother’s recent death from Alzheimer’s and [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 17:43:18
Spanish Civil War: A Bitter War Over the Future
This is Part 3 of a 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: 2009-01-09 23:37:44
100 Geological Things You've Done In North America (And A Few Other Places Too)
Okay, I'll bite. Geotripper started it, the Geologists' 100 Things meme. I'm with Chris - it does seem very Ameri-centric. Stuff I've done is in bold, commentaries in brackets afterwards. See an erupting volcano. See a glacier. See an active geyser such as those in Yellowstone, New Zealand or the type locality of Iceland. [ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 21:16:00
The coffee cup (Το φλυτζάνι)
If you're reading this on New Year's Eve, don't worry - the best place on a busy night on the streets like this one is one's own home. If there's nothing of value on TV, take a shower, pour yourself a glass of wine, open a pack of crisps and read at your leisure (if the kids let you)... HAPPY NEW YEAR! [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 06:00:00
DrumBeat: October 8, 2008
Oil prices: Buckle up for a wild ride Outlook for crude depends largely on the health of the global economy. Analyst predictions range from a fall to $50 or a surge to $150 a barrel. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Expect nothing but volatility for oil prices over the next year or two - with the fate of the global economy largely dictating whether [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 13:29:59
lord russell
this is a long piece, but it's a classic. one of the russell essentials, a guideline to skepticism, free thought, and secular humanism. it should be read by all. the first line alone is enough to cement its place in history. so here is bertrand, the last great philosopher, and one of the great men of the 20th century [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 14:20:00
Katherine Heigl Selling Starter Home
Okay children, Your Mama and the Dr. Cooter have finally winged our way back home ... floor plan. Stunning walls of glass to view city from downtown to ocean. Professionally designed ... and exuberantly beige day-core. Listing information shows that the house includes an open floor [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 13:03:22
Derek Lowe Tosses His Manhattan Beach Manse on the Market
SELLER: Derek LoweLOCATION: 19th Street, Manhattan Beach, CAPRICE: $5,700,000SIZE: 4,260 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half bathroomsDESCRIPTION: ...Stunning Mediterranean style home filled with top ... floor offers to living areas, gourmet kitchen, vaulted wood-beam ceilings and 2 ocean view decks.YOUR [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 08:32:00
U.S. refused aid for Israeli raid on Iranian nuclear site
A report (or several reports) similar to this has appeared previously ... to senior American and foreign officials. White House officials never conclusively determined whether ... Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel was trying to goad the White House into more decisive action before [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 07:53:00
If he's a writer, the only thing that counts is what he writes.
When Paul Bowles saw Tangier for the first time, he wrote, "It was as if some interior mechanism had been set in motion by the sight of the approaching land [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 08:18:00
Real wedding inspiration: Kelly + Terrell
From the beginning, Terrell and I knew we wanted a laid back, relaxedwedding, so most of the decisions we made revolved around that ... on. There was an outdoor fireplace that made a great hangoutspot away from the dance floor ... fullbathrooms, which made it a great place to get ready, too.THEME: I know most people plan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 14:00:00
What Remodeling is Likely to Show a Profit on Sale?
My general rule of thumb is "Remodel for your own enjoyment. If you're lucky, you'll get some of your money back when your sell." The remodeling industry has made a very large amount of money seducing people into believing they will recoup their investment, or more than their investment [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 13:44:07
Custom Home Plans a Great Idea
Custom Home Plans a Great Idea It really does pay to go ahead and have custom home plans drawn up for your modular home. While there are plenty of designs already created, you`ll probably have a few differing ideas. Most people choose to go with a pre-existing home design because they assume wrongly that it is too hard and too expensive to [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 02:12:03
The Age of Scarcity
Civilian Death Toll Rises After Second Day of Air Strikesby Hazem Balousha in Gaza City, Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem - The Guardian (UK)Death toll moves above 300. Calls for investigation after seven students at UN college die in missile attacksTo the doctors at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City it was another body on a chaotically busy day [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:07:00
Mr. Dunne of Ireland, Bankrupt or Visionary?
January 4, 2009 The Irish Economys Rise Was Steep, and the Fall Was Fast By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Dublin ITS 3 a.m ... , and the property tycoon Sean Dunne stoops to retrieve a penny from the pubs grimy floor. One would think ... a penny up from the floor, Mr. Dunne said. He is on perhaps his fifth pint of Guinness, capping [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 23:04:33
Brad Wilk Rages Right Out to the Suburbs (Plus Some Britney Spears Nonsense)
BUYER: Brad Wilk LOCATION: Prado de los Suenos, Calabasas, CA PRICE: $5,890,000 SIZE: 7,949 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms DESCRIPTION: Just under 8,000 sq. ft. designer quality hm. Grmt kitch w/ brkfst bar, 60" Wolf range, Sub-Zero more. Extensive use of limestone & sctm tiles/stone from Walker Zanger & Ann Sack [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 18:26:36
A Lesson In Geo-Political Energy + Gold News
My Note- Today I present an interesting article about the Geo-Political ramifications of the Battle for the Caspian Seas, plus some of the latest Gold News. Gold today is making a much needed correction in prices, if Gold can hold here and/or we have any increase in tensions of the Middle East; [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 18:46:26
————————————Courtesy of: Muslim MattersBismillah, before continuing, please check all pessimism and hopelessness at the gate, ... for this post will be added to front page, on the right side:OUR 60-Minute Action-Gaza Plan (one-time [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 23:55:05
Are Your Custom Home Plans Green?
Are Your Custom Home Plans Green? These days, green homes are very important as we are all trying to save money on energy costs. The perfect house will incorporate your dream design as well as some environmentally friendly factors. Custom home plans area a good way to go, but they often fail in the green department [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 00:53:18
Gaza Exodus
As-Salaam-Alaikum, Peace My Dear El-Hajj Mauri’ Saalakhan, (This is an open letter) I want to first thank you for keeping me in the loop of some of the boldest and most progressive articles and columns regarding the issues of oppression facing the middle east and the rest of the world. May Allah (SWAT) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 16:17:51
planning your own house
The idea of getting that dream house come into reality is sometimes very daunting ... into architectural House Plans. Nowadays though, there is a way to help you in finding the perfect plan ... or Spanish terrazas or even if it’s Country House Plans to log home floor plans you are looking [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 03:01:29
16 Ways to Green Your Home
16 Ways to Green Your Home U.S. Green Building Council provides 16 ways you can make your home greener ... to finished product and then set in place at your jobsite. “Floor treatments, framing, insulation ... natural service to help advise you thought the process of selecting a plan, builder and plant try [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 17:14:53
CBS: The Vanishing Opposition to Gay Marriage
On CBS’s "Sunday Morning," correspondent John Blackstone reported on the beginning of legal gay marriages in California starting Monday: "Even for people used to earthquakes, the California Supreme Court's decision last month to legalize same-sex marriage was a jolt [more...]
Date: 2008-06-17 16:39:03
A Top All Inclusive Cuba Adult Only Hotel in Guardalavaca
All parties including in Cuba are popular, ... attractive and well-developed plan of staying the rooms and even the most exclusive casitas, which ... from balconies and bathrooms very large. The second-floor rooms have ceilings higher than those below [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:37:14
The Egyptians We Met
When I told my friends and extended family last fall that I was going to Egypt for three weeks with my dad, they all said, "Wow! ... , we went as north as Alexandria (which is located right on the Mediterranean) and as far south as Abu [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 00:55:00
The Wikipedia list of never built Disney Attractions, Theme Parks, Resorts, and more...
You all know the great Wikipedia web site, right? Well, last week i had a big surprise when i found this "List of never built Disney attractions" page ! I don't know who had the good idea to do this list, but it's pretty well done, and there is even some projects i've never heard about before! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 18:36:00
The final countdown... France here I come
December 18th - airport demonstrations, civil strife in Thailand, Air China willing - my flight will be landing in Marseille, France ... of a few acres, with a dribble of tourists passing through (too far away from the Mediterranean coast [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 07:52:00
Roberto Bolaño and the Extravert Muse
There's something primal and pre-rational in the fear I've always had of heights ... on the 95th floor, and one can steady one's nerves somewhat with a bucket-sized slug of bourbon ... floor of a tall, narrow building with floor-to-ceiling windows, an ornithologist pal of mine [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 15:55:00
Manufactured Homes: Not Up to Winter?
Manufactured Homes: Not Up to Winter? If you have ever lived in a manufactured home, you will know that they are notoriously difficult to maintain during the winter. The heat tends to evaporate right out of them, since they aren`t really that well insulated and all the metal helps wick the heat out [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 19:40:18
TAMING THE CELTIC TIGER…the collapse of the Irish building boom
from the NEW YORK TIMES: The Irish Economy’s Rise Was Steep, ... , and the property tycoon Sean Dunne stoops to retrieve a penny from the pub’s grimy floor. One would think that Mr ... a penny up from the floor,” Mr. Dunne said. He is on perhaps his fifth pint of Guinness, capping [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 06:47:20
DESPOTS ALOFT
If only these aircraft could have crashed with them on board-MSW. Führermaschine - Hitler’s Fw 200 Condor Immelmann III at Rhein-Main airfield ... , OPERATON BARBAROSSA, Hitler’s bold plan for the invasion of Soviet Russia, was in full swing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 02:07:00
“Ranch homes” - their history and distinguishing characteristics
ranch-house-3 Is my house a ranch house? A colonial? A colonial-ranch? A year into the blog, I’m pretty sure in understanding that my own house is a mix…but this holiday ... . But not all one-story houses are ranch homes. Ranch-style, ranch bungalow, ranchette, rambler, California [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 08:00:57
Modular Homes: The Perfect Home
Modular Homes: The Perfect Home Modular homes really do make ideal houses for anyone who is thinking about building. Pretty soon, all homes will be required to reduce their carbon footprint and new homes will be required to have a zero carbon footprint, so why not get a head start? [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 02:13:35
Singapore trip && Cruising
On the 22nd of December , 2008 , me and my parents and my siblings drove to Singapore to move in the new house (: We settled down and the rest of them PEOPLE came on the 23rd. They drove as well.. HAHAHAHA. Well , on the 1st and 2nd day , nothing really happened. I was hoping I’d see them but sadly , I didn’t [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 15:03:26
Marshalling the Armies of Inflation
Is Mr. Market schizophrenic? He's acting like it. Just before 1pm on Friday, the All Ordinaries traded at 3,201. The market was bad and getting worse. Then, shares rallied nearly 5.7% for the rest of the day. The All Ords closed up 54 points on the day. But from the intraday low to the close, it was more like 186 points [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 03:18:52
943 (85). Murder by Contract (1958, Irving Lerner)
Screened Wednesday December 16 2008 on VHS in New York NY TSPDT rank #726 IMDb Irving Lerner hard-sells an implausible premise of Claude, ... is a woman that his game plan starts to crumble, leading to a succumbing of linear rationalism to crazed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 22:03:09
Debt-To-Income Ratios: The Forgotten Variable
Tighten Up—Archie Bell and the Drells We’re gonna tighten up Let’s do the tighten up Much of the analysis of the housing bubble has focused on the fundamental measures of price-to-income and price-to-rent. These are valid statistical measures of what the market should do, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 20:30:09
DrumBeat: October 27, 2008
At Asian food market, a sign of lost confidence Empty rice shelves encase a fear that has transcended American culture, ... , plans to exchange rice for oil from Iran, its commerce minister said on October 27. "Our senior [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 13:30:05
First-Person Account: Opposing Collective Punishment in Gaza
The macabre and brutal tools of militarism are nothing new.But the determination of the oppressed in Gaza though seems fresh and innovative ... of bringing medicine and supplies to the besieged people though voyages though the Mediterranean Sea [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 17:39:00
