Stimulus Bill on Transit

As being circulated by House Dems. Modernize Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways: To build a 21st century economy, ... with investments that lead to long term energy cost savings; · $19 billion for clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration investments; · $10 billion for transit and rail to reduce [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:30:00

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Real Estate Investors benefit from Green Building Momentum

Every year around this time, I get the itch to move far away from the cold, gray streets of Baltimore ... to you. The fact is, 2008 was an absolute blood bath for real estate investors. Though the green building sector did manage to gain ground last year. According to McGraw Hill Construction, green building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:35:52

United Nations confidential reports released

Wikileaks Wikileaks has released 70 United Nations investigative reports classified “Strictly Confidential”. The reports expose matters from allegations of hundreds of European peace-keepers abusing refugee girls to generals in Peru using Swiss bank accounts to engage in multi-million dollar frauds against the UN [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:35:01

Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/2/2008

Check out the South Asia section for the latest fallout from the Mumbai atrocities. Also, Pakistan is having its own entirely separate problems.Thanks to ACT for America, C. Cantoni, Conservative Swede, DK, Insubria, JD, KGS, Nilk, Steen, TB, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:55:00

The 90 Day Deep Tissue Detox

The Raw Divas in Association with Ecopolitan.com Proudly present: A 90 Day Deep Tissue Detox! Finally Experience the Health-Boosting Effect of a Meaningful Detoxification by Safely, Comfortably Eliminating Toxins You’ve Built-Up From Years of Pollution, Stress, Unhealthy Eating and MORE! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:46:50

Magical realism

Boing Boing readers predict the next five years and beyond ... , cleaning and other stuff that will appeal to the misogynist, creating a mind shift in the western female ... , a new way of shopping for small art items and oddities - slightly like a retail version of Industrial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 00:45:14

Quick action needed to counter serious indoor-air pollution

A funny thing happened on the way to the enviros’ protest march the other day. While government workers and members of the environmental movement were concentrating on cleaning ... pollutants, which once escaped from homes through chimneys, open windows, under doorways [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:11:47

Slim-ulus

Kazys Varnelis (via bldgblog) runs the stimulus numbers (his comments are in italics) ... with investments that lead to long term energy cost savings; · $19 billion for clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration investments; · $10 billion for transit and rail to reduce traffic congestion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:03:16

Lees Ferry Fishing Report

Report by: Ted Welling Monday January 19th 2009 Due to a major construction project, Cliff Dwellers Hotel and Restaurant will be closed from January 5, 2009 to February 6, 2009. Lees Ferry Anglers Flyshop, Guide Services, and Boat Rental, along with Gas Station will remain open throughout the construction process [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:30:17

The recent view about the construction of configuration space spinor structure

During the last five years both the mathematical and physical understanding of quantum TGD has developed dramatically ... the actual situation in the theory. Therefore I decided to perform a major cleaning operation throwing ... , and so on. I started the cleaning up process from the chapter Configuration Space Spinor Structure and I glue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:22:00

Clean Construction

I`ve often commented about how the construction in Japan is several billion times cleaner than the construction I experienced back when I was in the business in New York. This scene below is common: a large construction site where workers ... all day long. I see this all the time. Clean Construction Clean Construction Now, this may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:57:04

MISSING PUZZLE TO YOUR DEEP TISSUE 90 days DETOX!

Girls and Boys ! Raw Divas and Dr. Tel-Oren are back again with an amazing proposition ! I am simply thrilled. Being a student of Dr. T and admirer, I know that he and his medical background is the missing piece of our raw food movement. Take a look, read, commit and ACT ! A 90 Day Deep Tissue Detox! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:21:53

Gifts for the Geeky Home

Struggling to find a gift for a hard to please geek, then how about a geeky gift for their home, here’s 10 to choose from. Hidden Bookshelf - $12.99 Look at this stack of books… How is it staying up? Is it glue? Velcro? Tractor beams? The secret is a simple and clever little device called the Hidden Bookshelf! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:23:49

7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 17)

--- 1 --- Ugh. Honestly? It hasn't been a great week. Other than some very bright spots like one dear friend cleaning my house and another bringing over some delicious homemade meals for me to keep in my freezer, it was one of those weeks where I felt [more...]

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

“Sex with robots is more common than most people think”.

CNN: An inventor who claims he has never had time to find a human girlfriend has created his own perfect woman -- a robot. Le Trung, 33, from Toronto in Canada, says Aiko can do the cleaning, mix his favorite drink and read him newspaper headlines [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 02:26:05

Preliminary Plan: American Recovery and Reinvestment

Here is a href=”http://beacheconomist.com/Appropriations_Stimulus_0115.pdf”the plan (PDF file) ... construction;br /br /• $31 billion to modernize federal and other public infrastructure with investments that lead to long term energy cost savings;br /br /• $19 billion for clean water, flood control [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:11:01

21 Landscape Tools That You Need

Great gardens usually require more than just plants. Take a stroll through your local botanical garden and you will soon notice the pathways, raised garden beds, pergolas, arbours, gazebos, steps, bridges and a myriad of other structures that give the garden its framework [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 22:15:38

Origin of Rhodes Scholarship, Defending Marconi, Rich Inventors (Apr, 1902)

THE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD. Probably no will made public in years has attracted so much attention as that of the late Cecil Rhodes. It is characteristic of the man that its provisions should be on such a vast scale as to affect the interests of three continents [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 18:23:00

Obama's first plan

Obama's first plan The House Appropriations Committee introduced its version of the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009 yesterday. The New York Times reports that this is expected to be in the final stimulus bill. See the Committee Chairman, Wisconsin Representative David Obey's memo here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:25

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/12/2009

The most entertaining story of the evening is the Turkish Carnival Association media hoax.The most sobering news alleges that the leaders of Hamas have holed up in a bunker in the basement of an Israeli-built hospital in Gaza.Thanks to Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Fjordman, Henrik, Insubria, JD, RRW, ScottSA, Steen, VH, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:51:00

Camera Deals from B&H Photo

Below are a couple of camera deals going on at B&H Photo right now. B&H is a trustworthy online retailer who won’t try to scam you or offer you a bait and switch deal like some other “too good to be true” retailers out there.  Canon EOS 40D SLR Digital Camera (Camera Body) Special Price- $ 912 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 02:33:52

Cables, dispatches and memoranda

A brief world news roundup for 20 January 2009. United States & the Americas Treasury Dept - The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated four al Qaida associates under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:34:14

Now They’re Scrambling In Florida

The Palm Beach Post reports from Florida. “In the past four decades, the Altman Cos. has profitably built thousands of apartments throughout the eastern half of the country. The developer’s foray into South Florida condos didn’t work out so well, however, and Boca Raton-based Altman Cos [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 14:50:03

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope for a Change - Yes we can -130 Million Americans, more than in any other election since 1960, voted for a change and choose Obama, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:33:08

On the 12th day of January…

fear stared us in the face and God(our First Love) gave Peace!Little did i know while i was typing this in an email reply to a friend Monday morning that i would need to hear her or anyone repeat these same words to me that very day and all through the week! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:12:53

Eve on stages of poorness

Eve on stages of poorness The economic slow-down has effected many people; some that I know well, some I am merely acquaintances with, and some are just the people I see in the grocery store buying newspapers for the want adds, carrying the burden of their families on their shoulders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:56:35

Lance Armstrong's Texas Ranch, Estate of the Day

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping Biicycle champ and serial dater of celebrity blondes, ... into the swimming hole. The neighbors said that the dam construction ended up muddying the clear waters of Deadman's Hole. Armstrong ended up paying around $850,000 to solve the whole mess including clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:02:00

What’s happening in Amsterdam? An overview of changing law

In the current trafficking debates in Europe, complex laws tend to be reduced to simplistic tags like legalisation or regulation ... but decreased and concentrated. The Red Light District consists of shop window prostitution, coffee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:05:09

Messy Masterpeice

Turkey Baster Painting Before you gather all your tools to make the perfect turkey , grab your bulb baster and some paint! ... and the turkey baster into the bath that way you wont have the tedious task of cleaning the paint ... it , a dish towel, paper, a piece of construction paper and of course a turkey baster.Thin the paint a little [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 08:46:01

History of Bathtubs

Early plumbing systems date back to around 3300 BC with the discovery of. Evidence of the first personal sized bathtubs were found on the Isle of Crete where a 5 foot long pedestal tub was found built from hardened pottery. This tub is the most likely forefather of the classic 19th century claw foot tubs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:10:13

Public cost of Xanadu cleanup could exceed $6.1M, report says

Public cost of Xanadu cleanup could exceed $6.1M, report says by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk Thursday January 15, 2009, 7:18 AM The public cost of cleaning the construction mess and dealing with contaminated soils ... of chemical-laced liquid and other hidden hazards since the project began almost four years ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:24:59

Desert Hot Springs Planning Commission - January 13

Public Comments Russ Martin reminded us that the Coachella Valley Coalition in opposition to LADWP's Green Path North will be meeting on Thursday, January 22 at 6 PM in the Carl May. Yes, if you forget that meeting you'll have Russ Martin to answer to. Housing Element A Mr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:50:43

Daneel Lynn 的科幻奇幻必讀書單：外文科幻奇幻小說作品

15.01.09 新增譯本資訊：China Miéville, Un Lun Dun (2007)　◎◎◎◎柴那‧米耶維爾，《闇倫敦》作家作品：〈向妖異輸誠──英倫新怪譚領袖柴納‧米耶維爾〉短介：http://danjalin.blogspot.com/2007/08/un-lun-dun-2007-by-china-mieville.html　 　In present-day London, strange things start happening around Zanna: dogs stop to stare at her, birds circle her head [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:40:00

FOR SELL : BRAND NEW UNLOCKED IPHONE 3G 16 GB

For sale Brand new Apple Iphone 3G 16gb unlocked In the box: ... Cleaning/polishing cloth To purchase it get back with details below : Where are you located ? How ... : Two-way sliding construction Dedicated music keys Landscape screen mode Stereo speakers microSD [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:21:58

THE ENTERPRISE--Incredible Uncertainty

THE ENTERPRISE--Incredible Uncertainty THE ENTERPRISE--Incredible Uncertainty A "LOST WEEK"--BUT PART OF THE "CIRCLE OF LIFE" I had this edition all written a week ago... ready to send out.  Then we got the call on Sunday that if my wife wanted to "say goodbye" to her Mother (age 92), we'd better get to IL FAST [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:10:15

NEW CONSTRUCTION FROM 1955!

This awesome 50's bungalow, located on a quiet, cul-de-sac street on the Hill, has seriously never been lived in... at least on the main level ... eat off the floor it's so clean, and features an additional full bath (offered as-is). The yard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:27:45

Anyone Remember ZZZZBest?

Convicted Felon Barry MinkowOriginally uploaded by tribble.orgIs There Life After Fraud?Probably not for Bernie Madoff, but for those of us a certain age, we remember Barry Minkow, one of the youngest people to bring a company public. ZZZZBest was a carpet cleaning company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:00:00

United Nations confidential reports released

Wikileaks | January 14, 2008 Wikileaks has released 70 United Nations investigative reports classified “Strictly Confidential” ... No. 0618-05), 30 Jan 2007 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Investigation into Allegations of Mismanagement at the office in Member State 1 and Misconduct on the part of Senior Official 1 (ID [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:30:52

Wrap-up of the situation in Greece; UK solidarity events and Occupied London#4 coming up

This blog started off three days after Alexis’ assassination, as a minimum attempt to publicise information straight out of Greece on the riots ( ... The building of the Journalists’ Union is still occupied by young people and employees in the media [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:53:58

Just What You Voted For, That’s All

From the House Pelosi Multi-Billion Boondoggle Bill: Modernize Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways: To build a 21st century economy, ... savings;  $19 billion for clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration investments [more...]

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

ISO Releases Standard for Care and Feeding of Your CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs

The ubiquitous shiny disc. Photo: “Fanch The System ... pollutants, temperature and humidity and light exposure contamination concerns inspection cleaning and maintenance, including cleaning methods and frequency transportation disasters, including water [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 16:14:51

DO go back to Rock-vi-ille . . .

Every time I hear R.E.M.'s catchy hit single from the 1980s, "Don't Go Back to Rockville," the visual images that crop up could hardly be worse ... Twinbrook Station site plan (by: WDG Architecture) into 1,595 multifamily residential units [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 03:15:50

Digital SLR Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR is Canon's 21.1 Megapixel with full frame CMOS sensor. Canon writes that to be the "ultimate in creative shooting, the EOS 5D Mark II features a full frame CMOS sensor (36mm x 24mm). With no cropping or magnification effects, enjoy a true wide angle experience through the large, bright viewfinder [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 10:25:38

Chapter Thirty-Two : Who knew? (part four)

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO (part four)  Wednesday, 8:10 PM “Would you like to cut the cake?” Sandy asked Noelle. “Daddy should cut it! ... the public announcement of Aden taking over Lipson Construction. Standing with her hand in Aden’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:01:51

Meet the Investor: Interview with Real Estate Investor, Rich Weese

Its been a while since we did one of our Meet the Investor interviews . . . I hope we’ll get to post these more regularly! ... Beta Markets in their kitchen cleaning ovens and cheese conveyor belts from 3 until midnight [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 19:35:48

Snowy Weather Blues? Kid-Friendly Indoor Activities

Fun indoor kid-friendly activities to cure the snowy weather blues… 1. If you can’t stand the cold, get in the kitchen! ... with a little early Spring cleaning? Go through your stowed away summer clothing boxes and have your kids help [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:39:03

Solis for Labor: SEIU Gets Pay Off, Blago Under Arrest

SEIU Official (but not apparently that SEIU Official) Andy Stern is "thrilled" at the appointment of Cong. Hilda Solis of LA for Sec'y of Labor ... the shift in their industry from highly skilled service workers at apartment and office buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:01:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/5/2008

It looks like the Mumbai attacks are shaping up to be the Gavrilo Princip and Franz Ferdinand of the 21st century — only this time with nukes ... Muslim Girls Lose Veil Case in European CourtItaly: Cota, Immediate Moratorium on Building [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 04:14:00

Lance Armstrong's Hill Country Hideaway

SELLER: Lance ArmstrongLOCATION: Deadman's Hole, Dripping Springs, TXPRICE: $12,000,000SIZE: 4,241 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms (total0DESCRIPTION: Spectacular resort like ranch with 447.8 acres (hcad). Ownership in Deadman's Hole & 1886' of Pedernales frontage (per survey) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:10:00

Obama: support Canadian oil or Asia must

Obama: support Canadian oil or Asia must Posted: January 16, 2009, 9:23 AM by Diane Francis Filed under: Greed,Canadian Politics,Energy,Russia, ... also consider getting into the cleaning up and financing of oil sands projects, given their importance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:23:00

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