Development at 14th and T: Good News, Bad News Edition

We learned today that Dave Chappelle, yes the Dave Chappelle, ... . The Room & Board bid has been accepted, the source said, albeit with a 60-day window where ... not the only ones interested. Big-box furniture outfit Room & Board, based in Minneapolis, has also [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 19:07:36

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Ghetto Flower Setup

A few weeks ago I stumbled across Sandra Freeman's photography site. I was captured by her stunning life-like flower images ... for us, she agreed. I was surprised to learn that Sandra is using nothing but one window as light source, and nothing but black fabric and some foam core board as studio. Then again, Sandra shows [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 12:41:01

How to get my attention

How to get my attention Filed In: Anatomy, Geeky, school I’m definitely not as excited about school this time around ... for my disappointment is the quality of teachers they bring on board. I didn’t get to know a single ... . That A few out the window the minute the fog cleared my classes and I saw him. Ha! But only one teacher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:43:10

Bullet Shatters Window on McCain's Straight Talk Express

It looks like Obama supporters have escalated beyond beating women with their own McCain signs: ( ... town yesterday. It arrived with a window shattered by a .22 caliber weapon. The bus had also ... was on board, not that the attackers would know that. Sarah Palin has been stumping in New Mexico. Things [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 17:34:43

Damn weather man...

So after all that ice, now he's got this thing going about how there's a "weather event" ... on a front and a trough and the Ohio Valley and a Ouija Board and a chant or 2 but we're gonna ... for the little window above my kitchen sink... and a few hot pads and whatnot. I did balance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:35:56

Obamamania Update!

So, hey, people sure are excited about this whole “Spider-Man Meets Barack Obama” thing ... while supplies last”. There appears to be a two day window (from 12/16 to 12/18) for retailers ... now, retail is down across the board, and many retailers I’ve heard from are operating on a pretty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:13:52

Did I read the sign right?

Did I read the sign right? In an office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER..... ... AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD Outside a secondhand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING ... ? Notice in health food shop window: CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS Spotted in a safari park: ELEPHANTS [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:34:54

Google Blog Search No TechMeme-Killer…..Yet

There’s a lot of buzz today about a new window into the blogosphere, Google’s updated Blog Search ... to the drawing board and rethink their design. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 13:25:00

The Culture Jamming gift guide at MAKE - hack, stick, throw, jam and inspire!

Ok, folks, I know not all of you approve of culture jamming shenanigans, but here are some gift ideas for that mischief maker in your life! Peggy Kit Create a light board with your own picture! You can make an LED sign for your window, a geeky valentine [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 08:10:32

How to Live Life to the Max with Beginner’s Mind

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few ... . Kite surfing looks easy – until you try it. The challenge is to control both kite and board. A kite ... : locking the front door, seeing the neighbour standing at the window, rain splattering [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 18:08:42

At DISD HQ, It Begins

Schutze is at 3700 Ross Avenue, and he'll provide a wrap-up from the board meeting during which the trustees and superintendent Michael Hinojosa ... money out the window for awhile." Hinojosa said this problem is addressed in the proposal [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 07:22:20

Hackeas: Simple hacks

More hackeas - quick hack jobs you can do easily. Panel headboard Markus says, "Once again the 'as-is' territory pulled through! I came across this $ ... to do with it. I cut it in half and made two panels with it. Instead of using them as curtains over a window ... to have a shelf unit with glass door leftover. I wanted a side board at the wall behind [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 11:57:00

A Catholic View of Investing

A Catholic View of Investing By The Editorial Board A talk-radio station in New York City has been running a lot of ads lately for Ave Maria ... Catholic Advisory Board,” which includes such prominent Catholics as Thomas Monaghan, founder ... book within a Gothic window, conveys the implicit certainty that its vision of Catholic teaching [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 21:16:37

26 Actual Course Evaluations

These are real course evaluations made by students in various colleges and universities. 1 ... and get away with it.” 8. “Keep lecturer or tenure board will be shot.” 9. “The recitation instructor ... in class and stare out the window at the squirrels. They’ve got a cool nest in the tree.” 18. “ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 12:00:28

CANARY WHARF ELECTRICIANS - Chelsea willing to accept City’s £15million bid - FansFC.com

Alex looks set to sign for Manchester City Football Club this month ... with Chelsea the front runners Photo: GETTY IMAGES The Chelsea board have previously insisted no money will be freed up for the January transfer window, claiming PUTNEY ELECTRICIANSBrazilian Luiz Felipe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:05:00

Bong Joon-Ho Directs… Star Wars?!

The things you find on the Internet… Looks like Bong Joon-Ho wasn’t just seeing black creatures while staring outside the window of his ... , great TV drama magazine Dramatique) for shooting this, and the Djuna board for spotting it. I could [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 07:41:34

Automakers Sing the Body Electric

The future of the automobile was sealed at North America's biggest auto show this week, ... or hydrogen will lead us past petroleum was tossed out the window, as the big automakers — hobbled ... Sexton, an EV advocate who serves on the advisory board of Plug-In America. "The auto industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:49:37

Fox: Our Economy is Doomed if Obama Wins

It was Obama's-gonna-wreck-the-country day today (October 22, 2008) on Your World w/Neil Cavuto, Fox's joke of a "business news" show. As for "fair and balanced?" Any pretense of that was out the window. You know, emergency times call for emergency measures. With a shot of the "big board" on Wall Street present on the screen [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 00:14:54

The great writers' guide to DIY

The great writers' guide to DIY - Features, Books - The Independent via RW ... of his own condition. We also learn how to repair a dripping tap under Conrad's eyes, replace a window pane ... handy hints include how to: replace a roof tile; remedy a squeaking floor board; remove a carpet stain [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 17:15:19

Raised in a Winter Wonderland

I grew up where you don’t have to wear gloves or hats to keep warm. I never heard of moon boots or snow shoes ... to bowling Monday Jason decides to veer off the road and onto a lake. I immediately roll my window ... to go sledding or build snowmen. For the most part we’re indoors, we play more board games. We go bowling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:34:57

Mate in eight

The biggest upsets are really emotionally repaying, in chess as in any other sport ... the internet these luxuries are impossible unless one uses the chat window (considered highly ... is the sequence, which was played to the bitter end over the board:4.Re1+ Kd8 5.Qd4+ Kc7 6.Re7+ Kc6 7.Be4 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:54:52

Bus to Rail Transfer Discounts Coming in January

You already knew that in January, WMATA is doing away with all paper transfers and increasing the SmarTrip transfer window to three ... transfer fare structure. But according to the Post's account, Metro's board is set on instituting [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 20:10:37

In Which Andrew Narrowly Avoids Arrest

A few days before Willa was born, Andrew and I were running errands in his car when we got pulled over by a trooper ... . In a different county. When the cop walked up to the car, he peered in the window. It was then that Andrew remembered the empty ammunition boxes he had in the floor board. He’d been to a bachelor party [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:47:19

Cubs' sale in tangled web of Illinois governor's federal indictment

This has not been the best of weeks for the Chicago Cubs, at least off the field. One day after Tribune, the owner of the team ( ... sell the Cubs by opening day 2008. That gave him a window of barely more than three months ... conspired to demand the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members responsible for editorials [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:30:43

News: In Flames!

Hey, I got a call Friday morning from a close old friend who was on the road with some buddies of his... the Swedish metal band, In Flames ... when you know cool people. We hit some nasty traffic and I was worried we would miss our window for meeting ... . When they hit the stage we had a prime viewing area behind the sound board, where I did more live [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 18:40:00

Nokia Unveiled N97 with Touch Screen and QWERTY Keyboard

It is official, today Nokia announces the device that it had kept in secret until hour before the official announcement ... with up to 16 million colors (640×360 pixels) Battery: Nokia Battery BP-4L, 1500 mAh 32 GB on-board memory ... a large 3.5″ touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 09:14:19

Violence?! On the left? Who knew?

Say it ain't so! My image of the tolerant, compassionate liberal has been forever shattered... EXCLUSIVE: ... yesterday. It arrived with a window shattered by a .22 caliber weapon. It had also been hit ... and neither candidate was on board. One local man who saw the damage and spoke with the McCain/Palin staffers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 17:31:47

McCarten praises Key

McCarten praises Key November 23rd, 2008 at 10:25 am Matt McCarten is impressed with John Key’s actions to date ... . Key, whose Cabinet has thrown this expediency out the window, often refers to himself as a change ... matching his rhetoric. Bringing Act and United Future on board was predictable. But adding the Maori [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 21:25:04

It's Sooooo Cold!

Hello Friends,Here I sit at my computer wearing my fleece pj's and Ugg boots. Not my usual attire but my feet were sooooo cold ... looking boxes:) Little window that my kids and husband like to peek at me through.My painting area with my inspiration board above.My craft armoire. Hidden behind the curtain are about 15 plastic bins [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:33:00

Shots Fired At McCain/Palin Campaign Bus?

That’s what is being reported in New Mexico: (Sunday, October 19 - Filed by Mark Williams in Raton, New Mexico with the Stop Obama Tour) ... came through town yesterday. It arrived with a window shattered by a .22 caliber weapon. It had also ... no injuries and neither candidate was on board. One local man who saw the damage and spoke [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 16:54:25

I'll never stop talking about this, I fear

"poor parents" "Definitely going to become a shit-stabber" "That kid wont be stabbing shit..someone will be stabbing his shit." "if i ever have a son and I catch him doing that im jumping out the window..." "I swear ... the third comment above, which like the rest listed, was taken from the Misc. board of BodyBuilding.com [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 06:06:53

Getting There

We drove to the airport Thursday night and left our car in long-term parking ... from my delusions of grandeur, I sat in front of the window and pretended to look into the darkness ... in the blanks on his homework. Photobucket Finally on board and ready to go. Luckily hubby kept [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 08:46:00

Window Bonnets Decor Uses Tucknology

If you ask your 6 year old, they’ll say, ‘Mom, it’s a hat for your window!’ And actually they are not really wrong ... . A Window Bonnet is the latest innovation for unique window treatment ideas. It’s a no sew, no wood cornice kit. This do-it-yourself cornice board, or bonnet is the easiest thing ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 07:00:05

Golden Week by dday An important week for the Presidential campaign has just begun ... the Franklin County Board of Elections. Obama's campaign organized car pools from college campuses ... . The early voting golden week window can close that gap. And here's a great account of one voter's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 22:00:01

Scenes From An Airport

Recognition Archives Reviews Contact Scenes From An Airport December 9, 2008 One of the coaches asked the check-in people at Southwest Airlines if the team could board first ... and shut, open and shut. He also had to smoosh Baby Maggie’s face into the window. (Named Baby Maggie [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 12:45:30

Just a Quickie

January 16, 2009I have approximately thirteen minutes to write a post today, and I'm just not sure that I can be funny in that little window of time ... , and asked if I might be able to make a presentation to the entire Board of Directors, it hit [more...]

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

Implementing Facebook Connect (Part 2) - Establishing a Connection

Two weeks ago I took a look at Facebook Connect (FC) ... as a discussion board for questions and issues. Step 2 - Setup Your Application Now that you have added ... of the window. Now comes the fun part… setting up an application in Facebook involves a mega-form [more...]

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

Fly Sells: FAZ, SRS, ERY, DUG, REW, EEV, SMN

Across the board, I sold or in the process of reducing my inverse etf positions by 50% ... your window to book profits and don’t think you will time the bottom perfectly with new upside [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:14:42

European Puck: Tarnish for Gazprom and Its Hockey League

European Puck: Tarnish for Gazprom and Its Hockey League By Jeff Z. Klein Mind off hockey: K.H.L. president and Gazprom board chairman Alexander Medvedev, center, with Russian energy minister ... ago while the European year-end transfer window was open, a time when a lot of goalies change [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:48:16

Ganzfeld hallucinations

The cognitive science journal Cortex has just released a special issue on the neuropsychology of paranormal experiences and belief, ... a hand holding a piece of chalk and writing on a black-board something like a mathematical formula ... not fill up the entire visual field, it was just like a ‘window’ into that foggy stuff.” “an urban [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 22:15:22

Loose Lips Daily: As Much Local Politics as Humanly Possible

Today, LL debuts his absolutely indispensable daily roundup of all D.C. political news. Send tips, press releases, events, etc ... to District voters. Says Mayor Adrian M. Fenty: “We just urge the Board of Elections to do as many tests ... it with an advertisement for “STUN GUNS” in the storefront window.” [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 14:16:09

Attitudes Begin Shift In Montgomery Co., MD On Illegal Aliens, While Fairfax County, VA Is Still Asleep

There was an interesting article in yesterday's Washington ComPost about the change in attitude toward illegal aliens in the sanctuary county across ... offered, however, are only window dressing, just a proposal by the police to "check immigration ... ago in Herndon. We can thank outgoing Board of Supervisors Chairman "Jihad" Gerry Connolly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:54:00

Strip Ouija

By S. Craig Renfroe, Jr. She takes down the Ouija board, hidden away as if it’s valuable—not even a classic Fuld, but a cheap 70s Parker Brothers, ... , circular window in the middle, sits there on top of a particular sullen little girl, her face [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:02:22

Last Hours of George Bush

I’ve been looking for an appropriate opportunity to post an email I received over a year ago and today seems like it ... of the next flight you board. But if not him, very likely someone who has shared the experiences ... and brainwashing. It gave me a window into a part of Dave’s life that I previously knew nothing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:33:14

lettuce snow

the lettuce just won’t give up. i keep picking it for salad, sure that at some point it’ll start to look like and empty bed, but no ... my chair closer to the front window, turned on my current audiobook, and let myself go for a couple ... all. so back to the drawing board and some more swatching and finally, finally, i have it on the needles [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 01:22:15

Pink Saturday Modern Art

I did a prior blog postabout visiting the New York City Museum of Modern Art --MoMa-- before Christmas, ... . It is composed of "oil, enamel and synthetic polymer paint on composition board with collage of printed ... the bright pink background used for the display!Last, we see a very interesting window design in the MoMa [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 11:00:00

Playing online games can be a lot of fun

by Vanessa Cruz Working on the computer all day can get very boring ... yourself staring out the window instead of getting anything accomplished. There has to be something ... . You can find just about every card and board game you ever wanted and there are also plenty of sites [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:11:54

Nokia N97 Announced

Nokia announces Nokia N79 today, it will be available in the 1st quarter next year ... Media Memory: Up to 48GB (32 GB on-board memory, plus 16GB expansion via microSD memory card slot ... with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:23:22

If you're traveling constantly, waking up in beds you don't recognize, ... your window, Metropole is fantastic. But after reading it, just try not to triple check every plane and train you board for weeks. Posted by Jessa Crispin [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 12:32:10

Tiny Office 2.0

My tiny office has come a long way. I was given an armoire from my mom and was torn between upholding its namesake or reorganizing my messy " ... chess board as a cutting board/catch all. Since I'm in need of a work surface, I'm deciding between extending my window sill to create a floating desk or buying a foldable table. More pictures below [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 15:33:11

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