Massive quake rebuild holds key for China economy

In 80 seconds of shaking, China’s devastating earthquake earlier this year cut a swathe of death and destruction through remote hilly towns ... people in China’s southwest. “I haven’t had time to fix my own house. I’ve been so busy working ... , waste and unforeseen complications that are already dogging China’s economic plans. Complications [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 08:43:12

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World's Hottest Female Triplets Ever

Threesome's are nice and all, but the achievement of a "fourgy" is a whole other story. The best approach when trying to achieve a fourgy is to move to a town where hot female triplets live. When you arrive in that town, all you have to do is rob a bank, buy a dope house with a shark tank and a three sports cars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:50:03

Another Door Sixteen!

I still daydream about having a vacation home that’s the complete opposite of the house I live in now ( ... in a Victorian rowhouse in a small, riverside, urban town in upstate New York. Hey, you never know! Yeah, I could definitely feel at home here. Does your house have an alter-ego? Do you dream [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:54:06

ANOTHER BIG WAVE FROM THE SKY

A BIG WAVE FROM THE SKY THIS MORNING One fine morning in the Arizona desert while boondocked a few miles south of Quartzite Arizona in January of 08 ... years ago when the sound of an airplane overhead would bring you running out of the house to stare skyward. I do. As a young boy in a small southwestern town in Ontario, Canada I was always fascinated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:03:59

This Computer Knows Where You Should Live

Holy crap if this isn't amazing! I just discovered a website that knows exactly where you should live ... that cheap 4-bedroom in the new suburb is really a better deal than the pricier 3-bedroom in town ... community. Well done computer! I think I may move there...once there are houses. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 18:55:54

AIG May Face Congressional Hearing on Payments, Lawmaker Says

American International Group Inc., the insurer giving employees at least 9 million in retention pay, ... , a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy ... , a spokeswoman for Towns, said AIG was “a priority,” in addition to other issues remaining [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:43:54

Rare Find: A Sears Roebuck Mail Order House

Last weekend, I took a road trip over the Cascade mountains to Moses Lake, a small town about 150 miles east of Seattle ... mail order home! Who cares about pumpkins - show me the house! Camera in hand, we ventured out to the “white house,” an original 1910-ish Sears home, which is one of 75,000 mail-order homes built [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 22:22:04

Talking About McRee Town

Jackie Jones introduces her presentation.Yesterday afternoon St ... , demolished six blocks of historic brick homes and apartment buildings that housed primarily low-income ... more than two hundred buildings on the eastern half of the McRee Town neighborhood in Saint Louis [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:28:00

Smart Shopping Tips from Ellie Kay: Part 2--Milk Your Money

In continuing on with our series looking at Ellie Kay's Smart Shopping Tips, ... for years with a house full of kids, so I don’t have time (or energy) to drive all over town to shop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 17:08:14

The Creatures We Don’t See: Thoughts on the Animal Other

When I was around ten years old my family moved from New Delhi to the town of Patna, in Bihar, for two years. Patna was a small, untidy, sprawling little town (relative to Delhi) and the area where we lived consisted of large, old-fashioned houses set among enormous gardens [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 18:46:54

Short Sale Nightmare - seller abandonment

If you live in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Peoria or any of the towns in Maricopa County, Arizona, ... to come up is the general condition, or lack thereof, of the house during the time of short sale ... trees drop produce on the ground that rots. Pool attract mold and algae creating a breeding ground [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 12:20:39

THE CRYING GAME

I had just dropped off north of downtown Tampa on a late afternoon ... , and not really a good part of town. I had no plans on sticking around. Then a call came out that I was “on top ... house for mental patients. Not a problem. I just need to check it out and make sure they have money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:31:00

A BEAUTIFUL DAY

The best part of living in Indiana is the month of October. It is at that time when the Midwest shines the brightest as the Fall season approaches ... , and houses that are to die for - big and small. Along with the stunning homes are these quaint town homes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 02:39:29

The Scandalist Scoop: Thursday, Sept. 25

AP Fans react as Clay Aiken reveals that he’s gay NEW YORK - The revelation that Clay Aiken is gay hasn’t fazed Simon Cowell ... pool house at Ludacris’ home ATLANTA - Authorities say a fire destroyed a pool house at rapper Ludacris’ home outside Atlanta. Ludacris, whose real name is Christopher Bridges, was out of town [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:00:00

Will I Ever Get Out

Will I Ever Get Out date Posted on 08:40, January 8th, 2009 by Small Town Mommy After two long days of school (after a week and a half vacation) ... to get to their house (he is a writer, so works from home). Now I need to make something clear ... it is a good place to raise children.  I have plans to move the day after Joanna graduates from high [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 13:40:59

College Towns: An Investment Worth Holding?

So you’re looking for a new home, but you’re afraid that your shiny new house will depreciate in value in the current market? ... for getting a great job. (For instance, that dream job analyzing real estate markets for an exciting start-up … ) So how much better exactly are these homes?  In our sample of 35 college towns, only [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 20:26:45

Russia Broadens Attack on Georgia

Russia Broadens Attack on Georgia Russian troops have attacked and occupied a Georgian military base near the town of Senaki, ... peacekeeping forces do not have the task of invading Georgian territory." Which raises the question ... , "White House officials refused to indicate what recourse the United States might [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 16:25:31

Elegance In My Home…

Marilyn and Rohith Dissanayaka built their home in Mirihana in the close vicinity of the busy town of Nugegoda. Chartered Architect Hiranthi Velendaawa of H.W. Architects, designed their home making ... of the Mirihana Junction, the house is quite protected from dust and traffic sounds due to its own design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:14:00

New House in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England

David, a prolific photographer of neighbourhoods around London, has snapped this new home in the town of Borehamwood ... with a neighbourhood full of older traditional homes.  If you like contemporary designs, but you don’t want to piss off your neighbours with something extremely modern, this is a reasonable compromise [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 15:24:28

House Update: Master Bathroom.

So after talking to some friends this weekend on our trip back to my home town, ... of all of the MOLD and Dirt that was stuck under the track of the shower doors. It took a lot of bleach [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 20:56:00

Wen I Wuz 34…Yeer No Was So Grate, Akshully

CAUTION: I am, as the kids say, not in a great place right now. (Stupid coldness and darkness and global black cloud of doom.) ... to seriously contemplate buying a house, was a groomsman thrice, went to a wedding where chicks made ... Adult Ditch Day, and adapted to life in a small Caribbean town. Oh, and I saw “Old School”. 2006 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:45:41

Call Me Chris

They call me Chris. When I first came to Hollywood as a ballet dancer in 1985, it felt good. This town was a breath of fresh air. This was a town where all things were possible and no one was too weird. You could sit down in any bar or any coffee house and have the coolest conversations with the most interesting people till closing time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:20:17

UPDATE: Anthony Clark

As it turns out and thanks to our always wickedly well informed cohort Lucy Spillerguts, ... states the recently rehabbed and clean lined modern in the hills above town includes 3 bedrooms and 3.5 ... to better exploit the hill side setting and stunning views over the Pacific Ocean. Our tyrannical house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:47:00

Teaser Tuesday All Week Long!

Tip of the Day: Thank you so much everyone for participating in my poll last week! ... worldwide wireless electricity. As the outlets in your house prove, his idea didn't work ... advantage of the free electricity. In this clip, my main character, Mark Macher, arrives in town [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:47:00

Game review: Phantasmagoria

I've been waiting for years to play Phantasmagoria. In 1995 when Sierra released it, ... worked with darker themes in murder-mystery games like Mystery House and The Colonel's Bequest ... and her photographer husband, who purchase and move into the old Carnevash estate outside a small town [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 11:24:00

Conundrum

We Are Family - Sister SledgeWhen I was a kid growing up, Christmas was always exactly the same: we'd get up at an ungodly hour, open presents, play, ... at our house or my aunt's: it was always with my mother's family since all my father's relatives were ... to one side or the other (my family lives out of town, hers spent Christmas at their cottage), [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 15:11:00

VALIER TOWN MEETING: NOV. 13

Small town council meetings are never what one expects. I almost skipped last night, thinking that this time of year things would be quiet ... , a bachelor, has a little house up the street from me. His priorities (rather like mine) don’t include ... them to cut their weeds, and remove their scrap metal, old boards, etc. This came crashing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 17:57:00

Hip Baby Gear Giveaway

I don't know if it's just my imagination but it seems that there have been a plethora of pregnancies flying around the ... or the Boon Flair high chair which is a great design as well--almost too pretty to get covered ... and publish the winner's first name and home town in next Tuesday's post. See the bottom of the entry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 09:00:00

My Town Monday: One World One Heart

One World One Heart I’ve written about our being connected and that living on Planet Earth, we really do live in the same town ... another one of my high tech drawings. I will be giving these to those whose names I draw. All items ... together after a devastating house fire. Chris, over at e-Cuniform scratchings, and Junosmom at Lifetime [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:01:24

Bronx News Roundup Oct. 27

Contrary to what Sarah Palin believes, not all “real” American heroes live in small-towns, argues Mike Lupica, in his Daily News column ... is now the site of many new real estate projects, including Intervale Green and Louis Nine House, which will be open for rent next month. Restoration projects for Crotona Park and Indian Lake are also underway [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 18:06:29

Riddled In Buyer’s Remorse

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Housing clearance rates remained soft across the country over the weekend, ... of recovering from their torpor. The Australian reported many homes continue to sell for well under ... , bought her retirement home in the town of Tolleson, Arizona, in 1996. ‘It was supposed to be my dream [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 22:58:03

Secret Waters

Part one Recently I learned from a map that the house in which I live on Langermann Kop in Kensington is but three or four hundred metres from the continental divide which ‘starts’ near Cape Town and ‘runs’ through central Joburg on its way north into the African continent. A large diameter storm water drain runs under the edge of our garden [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:58:59

Bring the Baby into the World!

Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, ... him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom ... to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:41:37

"Moo"lah: Stimulus Plan for Dairy Cows

This is from the Water Town Daily Times. The story just proves what Will Rogers once said: "With Congress, every time they make a joke, it's a law ... to pay farmers to retire cows failed when House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. David R. Obey ... , said Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.Taking milk cows [more...]

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

Irishtown

Irishtown is one of those districts, like Kilmainham or Oxmanstown, that started out as distinct villages or towns outside Dublin and then later, ... with, apparently, an attic storey flight. Architect's survey plans (Ground Floor above and First Floor ... of these house, 11 & 13 Bath Street and replace them with something similar, because they're [more...]

Date: 2008-07-26 20:26:06

The Small Town Of Bastrop, Texas

Bastrop is a wonderful “little” city to live in. Nestled in the middle of the “Lost Pines” it makes a beautiful place to live and it is convenient ... . It is still in business and hosts a number of productions which include children’s theatre, arts and crafts. If you are interested in seeing a production at the Bastrop Opera House, or for more [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:33:28

I'm running away!

The B. family is sneaking out of town for a few days to go camping in Sequoia National Park. Being the B ... , I made my vacation plans before I got hired and I'm not changing them), and btw does anyone know yet ... to leave; 2. Having to clean the house before leaving (no, seriously: the dishes will rot if we don't [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 18:26:27

Westport in January

I was out of town the last couple days. Thanks to Wordpress’s fantastic publish date feature, ... January in Washington. It was a welcome change from the fog and freezing temperatures at my house here ... you over until I make a real post: - 12 Useful Techniques for Good User Interface Design - Obama’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:11:49

Security Envelops Capital; Gates Skips Town

As the crowds descend on the National Mall to hear President-elect Barack Obama take the oath of office, ... with the TSA logo; others will go incognito. Other government agencies are trying out new security tech ... . The White House announced the plan on Monday; Pentagon spokesman told Agence France-Presse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:29:57

Bulletin from Wasilla

Here in Wasilla, the small Alaskan town where until two years ago Sarah Palin was mayor, ... as governor of Alaska, I told my teenage sons, ‘go to the ceremony, this is going to be historic.’” He admitted, however, that he was gobsmacked at the speed of her ascent to the race for the White House [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 13:40:27

Beautiful Dar Beida guesthouse: or where to stay in Essaouira

It was hot in Marrakech.  Oh very hot.  And she had needed to escape to that town on the coast, Essaouira, her favorite Summertime ( ... .  It was organic and Moroccan and African and modern and high/lo all at the same time.  This was the sort of place that you could imagine yourself staying in, well, forever.  This little house on three [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 07:53:22

JUST A TYPICAL SUMMER IN A COLLEGE TOWN: Of Urban Hiking, Coppertone Patrons, & Why Your Campus Creeper's Really Scared of Librarians

OXFORD, Ohio (ZP) -- I'll go ahead and call them the Sunshine Sisters.All summer long, on my "walks" ( ... up their street blind, in fact, and still identify their house - the scent of tanning oil and baked skin whips down the tree-lined street, drifts in between the decaying Victorian homes and student apartment [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 11:24:00

Moving Day for the Obamas

Even in a town where the hotels are swamped for the inauguration, it turns out to be easy to get a room if you’re the one being inaugurated ... for his daughters to start school, aides said Tuesday. With the White House still occupied and the official ... House on Nov. 10, Mr. Obama has stayed away from Washington during the transition, spending his [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 03:51:25

Sky Experience Adventure - Cebu

I know I just got back from our out of town vacation but I just feel that three days is still not enough and I need more vacation. But I know we still have a lot of expenses line up like the renovation work of our house (we need new kitchen sinks and we need to do some roof repairs too) and the upcoming enrollment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:46:48

Dell releases (PRODUCT) RED artwork on Dell Studio laptops

Dell has a heart for those who are fighting against the deadly disease known as AIDS, ... s other popular Art House designs by Mike Ming. You can now personalize your Studio laptop with original ... regarding the designs and artists. “New World”: African artist Joseph Amedokpo resides in the town [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 13:00:24

7 Quick Takes - Dec. 12th

Read other bloggers' "Quick Takes" at Jen's blog.A glimpse of life this past week... 1 ... handy and they'll go to town. After a quick trip to the Arts & Crafts store, I am armed and ready ... us - I think she has a second home! Yesterday, I saw a cat sitting in the window of a neighbor's house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 13:26:00

I Couldn't Resist

January 20, 2009As some of you may have heard, there's a new boss in town. Hopefully The Who were wrong ("hello to the new boss, same as the old boss."). When I went looking for a photo of Obama I came ... president. I thought he was abysmal and I'm glad to see him out of the White House, and take your flying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:34:33

Italy’s Most Famous Drowned Town

Since Roman times, the towns of Graun and Reschen high in the Alps near the Italian-Swiss border had been occupied ... of Lake Resia, the remains of 163 buildings house fish and eels instead of people, accessible only ... . But in 1939, the local power company drew up plans for a dam that would give the area plenty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:01:00

Stalk of the Town

Katelyn has, as usual, what feels like several dozen shows to attend this weekend ... at Snoqualmie. Sunday is for laundry and replacing some janky old door knobs around the house. Jay has no plans to appear in public this weekend, for a welcomed change! MvB is spending Friday's happy [more...]

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

Kombi

Kombi Labels: About Town | 4 comments Ang litratong ito ay kuha sa Cocorama, isang restaurant sa Shangrila ... want to ask yourself if this is really an old car. Restoration is superb so to speak. My daughter ... : Giddy. Music: None. Am alone in the house and it's really quiet. Posted by Lynn [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 05:16:43

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