WVFC Inauguration Liveblog, Part One

WVFC Inauguration Liveblog, Part One Today at noon, our next President will take the oath of office ... conservation corps - team focused mentality toward building a healthy future with new values to repair ... of America, the voices of change, with him into the White House.  Fancy that!  The president-elect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:22:04

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New CarriageWay House at Rustica

The CarriageWay House at LagNmoor: ExteriorFans of Rustica (the amazing store owned by Lyyric Fei and Maxwell Graf) ... : The Carriage WayNotes on the build explain that with its predominant carriageway arch, through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:53:17

Ashley Olsen’s Star Gets Vandalized

An avid lover of New York City, Ashley Olsen was spotted out and about in the West Village with a mystery man earlier today (January 20). The “Full House” hottie exited a brownstone building, doing her best to hide from the paparazzi with a pair of oversized sunglasses and a big black wool coat. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:52:48

Largest Cobblestone House in North America Up For Sale

Note: Western New York is dotted with nearly 700 cobblestone buildings ... s Historic Buildings” and you can learn their history as well as enjoy their artistry.Largest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:05:59

ShoeMoney Announces Incredible Toolset for Bloggers and Webmasters!

As you know, making money online is becoming more popular by the day! ... last weekend in Las Vegas. We wanted to ask him some questions about his new long awaited set of Internet ... the ShoeMoney Tools Program? ShoeMoney: Sure, over the last 4-5 years we have been building tools in house [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 23:31:59

Charles Pictet Architecte

Charles Pictet Architecte designed this house in Frontenex, France as an addition to an original building. I love how the new structure is visually integrated into the old through the use [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:57:00

Adaptive Architecture (4): Current Adaptive Building Technology

We continue our serialization of Erich Hunting’s landmark essay on a ‘peer to peer’ adaptive architecture, adapted to contemporary needs, ... , it is perhaps best epitomized in the design of Phillip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 11:20:00

Telegraph Fire: Day 5

More than 1 million homes (about 61% of all new housing) built in California, Oregon and Washington between 1990 to 2000 were erected at the edge of fire ... , including one firefighter, and about 2,750 homes and other building. Official damage estimates [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 00:17:19

Leona Update

Leona Update Now that the election is over and we have a new President(!) ... are some thoughts on the recently completed Leona project.  Last weekend, Leona had their open house ... on the north side of the building on Ward St. There are quite a few different floor plans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 22:43:16

Green Building meets Air Quality Guidelines

How Healthy Are National Green Building Programs?, The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) ... improvements be made to several programs to reduce contaminants: Avoid the use of mold susceptible ... gypsum board.Require sub-slab depressurization systems radon mitigation system in new homes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 21:37:52

New Year's Day at North Shore

How did you spend your New Year's day?  Bana-bear and I spent ours revisiting the historic Haleiwa town and the neighboring places in North Shore, ... shops housed in plantation-era buildings.                   Shave ice store [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 23:20:50

Cal-a-Vie: French Romance in Southern California

Remember this house designed by Cote de Texas Top Designer #7 Gerrie Bremermann?   The house is owned by Terri and John Havens, of New Orleans ... on a massive restoration and remodeling, turning the picturesque property into a French dream.  California ... trek to France each year to collect furniture, construction materials and even buildings to bring [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 07:30:00

Neo Nazi Watch

Spies have forwarded on this email: Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:46:03 +1300 From: info@nationalistalliance.org ... base for recruiting and building a money base we will be able to buy other areas around New Zealand ... of banner on the wall of the meeting house. All individuals who help will have their name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:00:09

Obama.gov. Online today.

p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- Today, one of the world’s most hated and despised politicians leaves the White House while a man people ... at noon (1700 GMT) on the steps of the Capitol, a congressional building built by slave labor,” says ... raising the country to new heights of greatness. “Obama became president so our children can fly,” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:40:54

CUSTOM AND VALUE HOMES

Do you want a new home this new year? Then, end your search here!!! You will be able to find a house which you would have imagined as a dream home that too within ... custom homebuilder building in: Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 07:52:01

What will the next iPhone look like?

Image via CrunchBase Every year or so, Apple comes out with a new version of the iPhone ... t capture light very well. It’s not clear that Apple has the in-house expertise to do something better, but then again, no one knew they could build a phone either :) A better display. The current [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:43:41

Inside the House of the Future

Green technology, wireless connectivity, and less ostentation are just some of the newest home-building trends January 6, 2009, ... to put some of the same design features into new homes. Such trends are worth noting: Having ... Just since 1992 the number of U.S. homes built with patios or porches has doubled. The New American [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:47:00

Hill Happenings

It's time for a quick check-in on the Hill Section.First, a sale, at long last. The odd "flag lot" house at 612 11th is in escrow after 11 months ... , with development plans apparently thwarted, the new owner offered to flip the lot to any willing buyer ... , or split the lot and build two. (See "Just Split 'Em.") Too bad the charming ranch home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 06:47:00

Brand New Home of Your Dreams!

Isn't it awesome if we could have a house which is built according to what we have envisioned it to be? With the help of Schumacher Homes, your dream home could come true. They been building custom homes since 1992 which is known for their quality construction. Some of their value and award winning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:02:28

Congratulations

Whitehouse.gov — At noon today, The White House’s official web site entered the age of Obama. Remember George W. Bush? ... to the Capital Building, movers will begin the six hour process of moving one family out and another family ... here. We’ll definitely be talking about these and other buzz on today’s TimeSync LIVE, our new podcast [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:27:07

Since I got nothin', lets babble.

This is my new, favorite food. This is Sinigang or as Jay calls it, Sour Soup. It's a Filipino dish he grew up with that I've learned to make ... with a bad back for months now. He and I are the gimps of the building and we're both full of cabin ... . Not long before he 'disappeared' bombs went off near his house. He assured us he was safe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:50:00

Go Home Already: Buildings and Grounds

2008_0916_gha.jpg Seems like we all ought to be asking tougher questions about the plans of new Smithsonian head G. Wayne Clough. ... Modern Art Notes Redskin Chris Cooley has apologized for posting a photo of his penis on his blog ... up the block a woman was attacked, and the guy who rushed out of the house to help the woman, also beat [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 23:13:33

The Few, The Proud, The Not-On-Board

     At a recent White House meeting, President Bush graciously told President-elect Obama he hoped Obama’s presidency would be successful ... in, say, bridge building, will be offset by an equal reduction in some other sector of the economy ... in highways and wind power. This provides one explanation for the New Deal’s inability to end the Great [more...]

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

Bringing IT to Underserved Markets through Cloud Computing

In our previous post, A Silent Revolution in the Information Technology Industry we observed that the cycle time to implement and deliver a business ... ,  it would be foolish a car insurance company wishing to build national coverage to start building ... one dedicated to an application and the associated in house expertise.   Cloud computing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:47:38

Barack Obama sworn in as 44th US president

Barack Obama took the oath of office to become the first African-American president in US history on Tuesday, proclaiming America had chosen “hope over fear” and must unite in a “new era of responsibility” to triumph over its multiple crises. Witnessed by a huge crowd of more than two million people in an unprecedented endorsement of a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:28:45

Bringing IT to Underserved Markets through Cloud Computing

In our previous post, A Silent Revolution in the Information Technology Industry we observed that the cycle time to implement and deliver a business ... ,  it would be foolish a car insurance company wishing to build national coverage to start building ... one dedicated to an application and the associated in house expertise. Cloud computing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:20:48

The Day the Earth Still Stood

What Will Obama Inherit? By Tom Engelhardt Inauguration day! Gazillions of Americans descended on Washington. The rest of us were watching on TV or checking out streaming video on our computers. No one was paying attention to anything else. Every pundit in sight was nattering away all day long, as they will tomorrow and, undoubtedly, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:48:45

Review: Fable II (XBox 360)

Male or Female? Good or Evil? Pure or Corrupt? Axe or Sword? Meat or Vegetable? Blonde or Brunette? These are just a few of the questions you must answer while playing Fable II. Welcome to the fantastical world of Albion, where guns and swords live together in harmony and magic still exists, even if the town yokels believe otherwise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:19:15

Game Notes: Cavs at Lakers

by John Krolik So there I was, your humble young reporter intrepidly going to what was sure to be an epic showdown between the League’s two marquee stars at the heads of two of the League’s best teams going head-to-head on national television in a playoff-atmosphere packed house at the Staples Center. How did it all go down? Read on to find out [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:22:05

After the swearing-in: VIPs enjoy pheasant, duck and some sponge cake

The post-swearing-in lunch, a tradition since 1953, was served, though it was disrputed when Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., appeared to suffer a seizure and was taken out of the building by medical personnel.  Newly ... Kennedy was stricken, about 200 people _ former presidents, current Cabinet nominees, House members [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:19:48

TV Decoder: Watching the Inauguration

Ballroom Television | 9:18 p.m. Inaugural festivities extended into prime time with the Neighborhood Ball on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET ... . CNN in 3D | 2:40 p.m. Many media organizations, including The New York Times, are asking for photos from people in Washington. CNN introduced a new technology, called Photosynth, on Tuesday afternoon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:18:13

On Path to Irrelevance, MSM Continues Trading Objectivity for Activism

We’ve seen the evidence mounting over the last several years of professional journalism’s slide from respectable fourth estate to irrelevant outlet ... , is now to ensure that Barack Obama’s tenure in the White House is a “success,” regardless of the facts ... and there were no new “scandals” to manufacture [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:47:59

Quick Tour of Downtown's Trinity Auditorium

Are you connected to this project or just being nosy, Flickr user Pdodog? Either way, Mr ... (they continue to assure everyone the building will house a hotel) with a condo building (currently ... : "The current owners have proposed to turn the building into a luxury boutique hotel." Early plans called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:29:31

AV Drowned-Up: Emmy the Great, Jamie T, Justice, Daft Punk vs Obama, Friendly Fires +more!

44473 Welcome to our new irregular column compiling audio and video (AV) that we like and would love to share with you.. ... an album and been criminally overlooked by the music industry, whilst slogging away and building a genuine ... . Here's the video for her new single, the title track from her debut album: --- Alessi's Ark - 'Magic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:28:20

Inauguration Day and the chaos of millions

So after some hemming and hawing about whether or not to go to the inauguration, But in the end, ... . My roommates decided to tag along when I told them I was going. We all ended up leaving the house a little ... someplace to stand near the bathroom building just east of the Washington monument. So like … a mile [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:17:40

Obama - Inaugural speech

Throughout America’s history, there have been some years that simply rolled into the next without much notice or fanfare. Then there are the years that come along once in a generation – the kind that mark a clean break from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation.This is one of those years [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:06:00

So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish

Eight years ago, on inauguration day, I watched the festivities in my office as I tried out a new exercise bike ... President had brought on board–some familiar names to me (Cheney, Powell) and some new ones (Rumsfeld ... off the TV volume to talk to each other. She figured it out later when she looked out the window [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:14:14

IDF: Most Moral Army in the World

This is the army that Israel’s supporters claim is the most moral in the world; the one that goes out of its way to prevent civilian casualties; ... , had his house taken over by Israeli commandos days ago after he and his family fled. When he returned to the house on Monday, he found bullet holes in the walls, televisions, closets and clothing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:47:36

Thank You For Helping to Inaugurate Change!

InaugurateChange_letterfeatureright.jpg More than 2,400 people joined us in sending this vital message to the White House ... , we at Worldchanging thank you tremendously for your support. President-Elect Barack Obama The White House ... . Livable cities, clean energy, green jobs, new technologies, improved product design, better [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:55:51

New York Experience

Sagamore hill The Captain and I headed down to New York City last Friday for lots of fun and a little business as well.. ... it all. Really a lovely house filled with lots of the family's mementos and treasures, quite a history ... here in Marblehead. They had just put in a new kitchen with a fireplace in the breakfast area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:59:07

You’re motorin’! What’s your price for flight?*

You’re motorin’! What’s your price for flight?* I believe I mentioned that Bella took her first steps on Christmas day at my Mom’s place ... when I’m chasing her or she’s chasing a ball or toy. lfad She got so many new toys for Christmas ... the entire house so it’s easy for things to get carried away. If we’re not careful it looks like Toys [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:18:55

The Inauguration: Mass Drooling

The day started with my radio going off.  My local bigmouth who just went national, Michael Smerconish, was talking about the inauguration, ... attention.  Nobody moved.  They just stared at the tv. Looking around the building, there was almost no one at their desks.  It was like walking in the building late at night [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:08:31

On A Clean Energy Economy

I recently returned from Washington, D.C ... s, is that they get it! They understand that any recovery plan must be developed toward a clean energy economy. This will create ... a home and commercial building retrofit program CLEANER TRANSPORTATION Fully fund New Starts transit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:53:11

Sasha & Malia Obama: Cutie Patooties In Inaugural Outfits

Our Dad Was Sworn-in As President And All We Got Are These Cute Clothes First Lady and “Mom-in-Chief” Michelle Obama wasn’t the only fashion plate in the new First Family on inauguration day. Amid the cheers  of “Obama! Obama! Obama” during the swearing in of the new POTUS was a chorus of “awwwwws” from the crowds of people that have adopted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:21:05

Serious about progress: GM will make its own electric batteries for the Chevy Volt

In what could be an early sign of American pride in electric battery making for the auto industry, General Motors is going forward with plans to put together its own electric batteries in-house ... , on the other hand, are seen as one of the most essential components inside any vehicle. GM's plans may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:36:32

2009 Presidenial Inauguration Focus: Barack Obama in Live Blog

Live blog of Inauguration of Barack Obama. Unlike his predecessor President Obama has been voted into Office by a clear and unequivocal majority of ... to set in Washington, bathing the limestone buildings in a soft glow, but it will soon be dark ... buildings that are locked down for the day. Walking the Parade Route | 4:12 p.m. The crowds [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:22:46

So much beauty and just enough time to figure out how to destroy it

Do you ever wonder how your kids will remember you from their childhood? ... Sunday with the boys. Raging Mom was sick, so we cruised out of the house to take Connie to a play ... of toys in the building are greater than the number of comics. We walked around the store and examined [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:48:04

New Moon Wish List

I don’t know how many versions of this I have on this site now. Consider this the final draft until I write my next one ... for Twilight stuff, specifically stuff on New Moon, you don’t mind spoilers so much. If you do, surf ... that New Moon will be filming in Vancouver AND Italy. If you can’t film in Forks, Vancouver seems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:58:47

Inauguration appearance updates! Venue ideas; Blog; Odds and Ends!

Send article links and scans and afternoon news and tidbits to beckyfansofdavid@gmail.com. Inaugural/Ibiza Ball Updates here! ... !! UPDATE #1: FOD Fran found this!  HILARIOUS!  Click on the graphic to get the entire New York ... Archuleta judging the new American Idol judge?” And that’s “REAL!”  They proceed to show a clip [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:59:45

How the Nouveau Riche Live: A Rambling, Angry Post by a Bitter Holdout

For the past week, the media has been awash in stories about the incoming POTUS’ expensive tastes. We know he likes waffles, argugula, and $100 a pound ham, and that he shops at Whole Foods Markets, but that’s not the half of it. His obscenely expensive Inauguration celebration is going to cost about $170-$180 million [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:01:18

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