Settlement Capital Corporation

The Settlement Capital Corporation web site is a great place to sell annuities as well as commercial contracts, lottery winnings, ... B...Victorian house plansGarant Homes Corporation is providing Victorian house plans and instructions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:37:44

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Catching up

Victorian-style gingerbread house A Victorian-style gingerbread house, created by staff of Dining Services, on display in South Dining Hall ... selected by experienced start-up investors from among forty plans submitted by students ... Prairie winning a two-year Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in economics in the UK. Here’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:21:20

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

Charlotte Church Soaking Up Time with Ruby; Planning Second Homebirth

Matt Cardy/Getty Big sister-to-be Ruby Megan Henson, 1, is growing up faster than parents Charlotte Churchand Gavin Hensonwould like! ... on preparing their home in Wales. The Victorian house, which Charlotte "love, love, loves," holds ... according to plan, Charlotte is ready to welcome the new baby in the same quiet, serene setting [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 15:39:05

Facebook helps turn sweet party sour

Jump to Comments By Calvin Palmer A “Super Sweet 16″ party turned sour for Georgina Hobday despite her parents attempts to avoid gatecrashers and the ... it hard that they could have been so naive.   Their careful plans to restrict the number of guests ... lightbulbs from their fittings at the Victorian house in Montpellier Crescent.   The four adult “ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 01:46:46

Shoppin'

We finally got the floor plans for our house!!!! And y'all know what that means!!!!??!?!!? I can finally start decorating in my head! ... one in an old victorian with bright white molding.. Gorgeous! eeeeeee! Our house closes on Feb 10th, I can't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 03:12:00

“What it’s going to mean for us is a new name. It’s really the same concept."

State officials scrap Trans-Texas Corridor1/7/09By Tim WoodsWaco Tribune-HeraldCopyright 2009Some local and state officials expressed relief at ... that was threatened by the original corridor route.Pilant’s Victorian house was built in 1881 and was the childhood ... Tuesday’s announcement that plans for the Trans-Texas Corridor have been called off, [more...]

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

Canada as a Holiday Destination

Travel to Canada Canada has always been under-rated as a travel destination ... magnificent Victorian houses, which serve as restaurants, shops and homes. If you plan to visit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:27:33

Dear Big Freeze

Dear Big Freeze,Do you think you could possibly go away now please? I think our time together must come to an end ... the reasons why.1. My draughty Victorian house cannot cope with you. Even something as innocuous as a fast ... at the keyboard.5. My plan to eat healthily for the whole of January seems much less tempting in the freezing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 09:47:00

Another Day at the Auction

We went to ANOTHER auction on Sunday. Our favorite Auction House, Woods Auction, ... to use as bookends or doorstops. Did we plan on buying these? No, but they would go with the house ... more than $15! We bought a large Victorian oval picture frame with the curved glass for $20 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 03:34:38

Sweet serendipity again and again

No doubt about it, the recent economy has many of us stepping back and assessing situations ... historic restoration on the house in 2004 in keeping with a Victorian color palette. For the upcoming ... . For some that means changing plans in mid-stream in an effort to work with the problem [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:54:00

Where to get Sinks?

Planning for a house renovation soon, like kitchen or bathroom updates? If so, you need to check out faucet.com for different designs and styles of faucets, sinks and other accessories. They have wide ... , Victorian, and many others. Give them a visit now and who knows you will find the one you are looking for. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 00:19:10

Simple Woman's Daybook

Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman's Daybook by clicking on the picture above.FOR TODAY January 12th, 2009Outside my window...Sigh of relief.. ... to be sewn.One of my favorite things...victorian graphicsA few plans for the rest of the week: Bible ... of silence, and now a jingling bell againAround the house...Boxes that need to be labeled for future use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:11:00

What’s Haute: San Francisco

Famous for its sweeping bay views and gingerbread Victorian houses, San Francisco is an epicenter of the haute lifestyle ... vistas and all with gas fireplaces. Historic rooms stay true to original floor plans and materials ... boast floor-to-ceiling windows. Guests can enjoy Chef Joseph Humphrey’s Bay Area cuisine at the Murray [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:24:42

Operation Insulation has commenced!

Finally, after months of reading up and getting estimates, and just over a year after I joined the Green Homes scheme and got my home energy audit, my plan to insulate and 'green up' my flat took a step forward today, with the start of the work to insulate under my floor boards. Living in the ground floor flat of a converted Victorian house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:38:00

Clara's Perfect Mystery

There's no better way to get a read on what concerned people in the past than to look at the classified ads in old newspapers - they can tell you about what kinds of jobs and houses people wanted, things they had lost, what was for sale ... Times on 1855 that struck me. I'm planning to use it in my NaNoWriMo Victorian mystery, and I thought [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:26:00

Weekend Open House Report

The weekend open house slog is nigh, and we're here to help, as always. Agents, have a listing of your very own? Hustle! 2008_12-1-Federal.jpg ... ." Open House: Sunday, 12/14 2008_12-3-Chenery.jpg Location: 3 Chenery St, Glen Park Size ... , transportation, google bus, coffee houses/restaurants. Victorian home has a very flexible floor plan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 21:30:04

Christmas 2008, in a nutshell

After all the festive plans and preparations, I thought you might enjoy a peek into my 2008 Christmas family album .. ... Father Christmas brought to our house!My son, still a big kid at heart!Stuart opening ... for taking this rare pic!And to close my 2008 Christmas celebrations, a Victorian Christmas carol [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 10:12:00

The Concept of Non-Ownership (by Phila)

I've been thinking lately about the form that architecture takes in an economy based on land speculation rather than, say, industrial productivity ... would have their sovereign acre of prairie (and a Wright house planted squarely on it), to Frank Gehry ... . Is there a certain type of building, or building style, that becomes dominant during a real [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 16:49:43

Old homes get smart

Smart metering is coming. Within a decade, you’ll know exactly how much every flip of a switch or turn of a knob costs in monthly utility charges ... of a typical Victorian house. The Marchants were always energy-thrifty, but instant feedback ... , these systems can help reduce peak power demand. (In March 2008, Worldchanging covered Boulder, Colo.'s pla [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 22:43:46

Happy new year: day two

Light holiday reading: • “Carlton’s lone classical liberal”, Andrew Norton, weighs in on Liberal hyperbole over third party political campaigns ... , the political field is skewed against one side: the conservatives” – particularly in light of government plans ... on his political career on the eve of his anticipated promotion to the Victorian state [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:48:38

1979: January 13-19

Not just bunging on an act! Cop Shop's Detective Danni Francis spends her time putting criminals behind bars, ... . Sesame Street Australian-style Children's TV programming could receive a boost with plans for a big-budget locally produced series this year.  Great Treasures Marketing, a book distribution house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:21:00

A Slightly Worrying Thought...

Folks, I'm beginning to wonder if we haven't been slightly barking up the wrong tree with the Equestrian Events in the Park in 2012 ... Museum which we discussed recently. If you recall, they're going to knock down some Victorian buildings and build a new, unexciting but not particularly offensive wing to house - well - not very much [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 14:58:38

Catching Up

Read Peter Hitchens only in the Mail on Sunday This week, I'll limit myself to responding to the debates which have carried on while I've been travelling. I'm afraid it's physically impossible to answer every point and every contributor, but I hope to deal with most of the questions raised. How do I select the contributions to which I respond? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 12:14:09

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

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

What was that china pattern called?: Planning the Wedding

For the past few months or so, my partner and I have been planning our post-Proposition 8 wedding. We had our civil ceremony in June, four days after they allowed gay marriage in California, but had this one originally planned after I proposed last Christmas. Yup, just like with everything else Lesbian, it’s complicated [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:20:11

motherhood

I love my kids. I'm glad that they're part of my life. There is no doubt that I'm a kinder, more patient, better person because they are in my family. But motherhood has turned out to be a much more ambivalent experience for me than I expected. I have heard other parents say things like, "Yes, it's hard, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:43:00

Man Found Guilty of Crimes Against Bandannas - A Second Life Trial

Cast Of Characters (in order from left to right):Moss Lane (the accused and kinky boot beast), Cali Beaumont (mandatory blue haired observer) , Ginny Beauchamp (witness for the prosecution and keeper of the cleavage floss), Danaeah Ballinger (defense attorney one and “the one” with mad paddling skills), Solari  Georgia ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:00:02

No Time like the Present: Repurposing Christmas Decorations

It may be a new year, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to salvage from the old one! ... , and plans ahead. So today I thought I'd show you a few of the post-Christmas sale finds I'd gotten ... seemed just right at home in my house...Here are a couple of purple and silver tree-topper-type stars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 12:00:00

Square Today, Octagon Tomorrow

Orson Squire Fowler was determined to be a preacher. At the tender age of 17 he walked 400 miles from his small town of Cohocton, New York to Massachusetts so that he might be tutored in the ways of the ministry. When Fowler enrolled in Amherst he made fast friends with another minister-to-be, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 04:45:17

Holiday links galore

The real story of Christmas from The History Channel.History Channel also has the history of Hanukkah.Decorate a virtual gingerbread house ... the perfect number of ornaments for your tree.View Alek's house via webcam and turn his Christmas ... snowman desktop wallpaper.Print your own beautiful gift tags, gift certificates, Victorian Santa cards [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 14:00:00

Australian Sex Party tells politicians what it wants

The Australian Sex Party (previous IPR coverage here) has now issued its policies: * To bring about the establishment of a truly national classification scheme which includes a uniform non-violent erotica rating for explicit adult material for all jurisdictions and through all media including the Internet and computer games [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 03:08:19

Steve Jones explores the obscure chapters of Charles Darwin’s life

Charles Darwin, as every schoolchild knows, saw the finches of the Galapagos in the years he spent there while employed as official naturalist on HMS Beagle. Each island had its own species, and Darwin soon worked out that they shared descent from a common ancestor; that they were a product of evolution [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:04:13

Not Your Mother’s Wedding

Ed Wang chose August 8 to propose to Tara Prigge, because in numerology, 8-8 represents prosperity and luck. Months later, invitations to their wedding in Washington, D.C., carried the “double happiness” symbol. But that was about as Chinese as the couple envisioned their nuptials to be [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 09:05:34

Pooch Pops Pills

Headline: Stressed pets becoming pill-poppersFrom: news.com.auDate of clip: 2.1.9 Caption: Pooch pops pillsVETERINARIANS are being pressured by pet owners to prescribe pills to counter a range of physical and mental conditions in cats and dogs. Brisbane veterinarian and former Australian Veterinary Association president Diane Sheehan said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 00:12:00

become infamous for its ballooning costs, which have swollen to four times the original estimate in just three years. The velodrome and main stadium are also bulging beyond the confines of their original budget. That said, CLM can perhaps take credit that they're far from the greediest kitten at the teat [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 16:12:03

Thus I Chuse

Jenny Thornton had not allowed herself much time to ponder the exigencies of the situation—for, after all, weren’t the nervousness and anticipation brought on by such great changes best embodied by their very mystery?–but she really had expected it to be more exciting. Not that it wasn’t, of course [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:40:37

Scottsdale: Reader Review :: The Four Seasons Scottsdale is Just Right

MaMaison Riverside Hotel in Prague. Over in Europe, we just realized there are two hotel chains that have very similar names--MaMaison and MalMaison. The latter we are familiar with as we have written about their funky boutique hotels (one is out of an old jailhouse) located all over the UK. But MaMaison had us intrigued [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 15:36:06

The Edison Dress

Since I've graduated I've had not so much money to spend on making costumes and so when the prospect of spending New Years in LA with Andrew came up I had to figure out how to come up with a new dress. We had made plans to go to the Edison, a victorian-esqu bar in LA, for which I would want the dress, and I was going to be meeting some friends [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:31:00

Sheffield: Sheffield Residential Service

Sheffield Residential Service: Sheffield Specialist care for adults overcoming drug and alcohol dependency About us: ... National Park. This beautiful Victorian House accommodates up to 36 men and women aged 18+ who wish ... , drug free lifestyle and return to independent living in the community. What kind of help and services [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:30:22

AFGE Congratulates Health and Human Services Secretary-Designate Tom Daschle

AFGE Congratulates Health and Human Services Secretary-Designate Tom Daschle Federal Employee Union Confident Daschle Will Seek Expanded Coverage, ... push and oversee the new White House Office of Health Reform. That's a tremendous and sobering task ... more out-of-pocket costs and several popular plans have been terminated," added Gage. "AFGE is ready [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:29:23

Make your Christmas Magical: Simple ways of draping your house in dazzling decorations

It is that magical time of the year again when kids dream about Santa, ... are busy buying gifts and making plans, others are still searching for ways to turn their home ... out there that will be custom crafted to suit both Christmas and your theme. If you want than you can even bring back [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:29:48

Interview: Someone Once Told Me's Mario Cacciottolo

Photo site Someone Once Told Me, the brainchild of journalist Mario Cacciottolo, has been catching the attention of many a curious Londoner as well as web-savvy folks and photography fans from around the world. The Guardian, described it as: "Whether it was a text message from a mate or words of wisdom from a grandparent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:38:41

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: An article from 1967

The Messengers The cover on a new LP album called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a photomontage of a crowd gathered round a grave. And a curious crowd it is: Marilyn Monroe is there, so are Karl Marx, Edgar Allan Poe, Albert Einstein, Lawrence of Arabia, Mae West, Sonny Liston, and eight Beatles.Eight? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:13:00

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

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus - but don’t hold your breath for a meritocracy, honey.

I had an experience recently that started me nostalgically reflecting on my undergraduate days and the path that has since led me to become my ... , I know I romanticized the life: I always pictured myself living in a modest, yet adorable, Victorian house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 05:00:18

Historic Jefferson

Historic Jefferson January 16, 2009 – 4:34 pm Jefferson, Texas has a population of 2,000, a historic downtown, a famous ghost walk, ... I’m home, but in the meantime, tell me what you’re doing and if you’ve got any plans ... is historic and I can’t get over the wealth of beautifully preserved houses, hotels, and stores.  Many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:34:59

This Week

We’re heading into a line of key dates in the development of you, the people you know, and the people across the world that you’ve yet to meet. The first kahuna falls on Monday in the shape of the first of this year’s five Eclipses. If there’s a something that’s stuck or a breakthrough that’s been a long time coming, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:36:00

Cider With Rosie

The Woolpack, Slad Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee was one of the best books I read last year ... by the easy laws of the hedgerow, loved the world, and made no plans, had a quick holy eye for natural wonders and couldn’t have kept a neat house in her life. What my father wished for was something quite [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:42:09

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