Secluded Luxury and Breathtaking Views Set Santaluz Golf Homes for Sale Apart

It doesn’t get much better than living in a prestigious coastal golf community in one of San Diego’s nicest areas. The golf community of Santaluz is located near Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks Ranch. The small ... . The clubhouse plans social events of all sizes for residents of all ages, including concerts, fashion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:08:27

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All eyes on PAS as it prepares to name KT candidate

New Year’s Day is D-day for PAS president Hadi Awang who is due to unveil the Pakatan candidate amid a hoard of election goodies and lures thrown ... . Residents of this peaceful coastal town can expect to be bombarded by hordes of politicians ... neglected, don’t worry. Plans are already afoot to set up a laptop factory in Gong Badak that can produce [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 03:26:42

Israeli Reservists Enter Gaza, Signaling New Phase

JERUSALEM – Israel's chief military spokesman says the army has begun sending reserve units into the Gaza Strip ... on Saturday that it plans to escalate a devastating air and ground assault that already has killed ... official to Egypt later in the week. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to travel to the region [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:21:42

Big solutions for small spaces... (Part 3)

Now that we've all decided that small homes can serve up ample comfort, let's examine how we can stretch the boundaries of our less is more rule ... is at a premium, having a home office can seem like a pipe dream. However, if you give up the notion ... . One of the most common complaints I hear from home-owners is the lack of a mudroom or catch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:00:00

Eagles notes plus 5 more questions with the Cards

Niners Nation gives a pretty fascinating statistical analysis on the two conference championship games. They say the stats show an Eagles win. Bengals fans are still upset over not getting Desean Jackson. Cincy drafted Coastal Carolina WR ... . They'll be home. They're riding an emotional high. Regardless of the Cardinals being [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:54:42

Hamas at the Tipping Point

For those of you just in from outer space, Israeli air strikes began against Hamas, a militant Islamist group, ... machines at home: An arranged truce was broken by Hamas militants six months ago in order to poke a stick into Israel’s eye. Southern Israel, including the small coastal city of Ashkalon, were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:24:33

"I Felt Like I Was In A War": Pro-Hamas Violence Plagues France

What kind of "peace movement" is this?There's been a series of disturbing attacks on the Synagogues of France, ... . First, from Strasburg and Paris:Molotov cocktails were thrown against a private home serving ... -be arsonists from completing their intended plans. Even smaller French cities are not being spared [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:44:00

Today in Palestine! ~ Headlines January 10, 2009 ~

15th day under attack: death toll in Gaza reaches 811, journalists attacked by army fire(10 Jan) On Saturday afternoon a new Israeli shelling killed seven civilians from the same family, sources in the Gaza reported. Doctors said that an Israeli missile was fired from an Israeli unmanned drone at a grocery store in the northern Gaza Strip [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:25:00

Environment

Environment 07-Jan-09 The mystery of Antarctica’s speeding glacier With the possible exception of the ice that covers Greenland, ... , the results will be disastrous for millions, raising sea levels and flooding coastal cities such as London ... Is The White House? The election of Barack Obama promises a new era of eco-awareness in the US, says [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:30:36

Curriculum Vitae Sheri L. Clary

Learn more on the power of coordinated brainwaves. Vijay Eswaran practices this while running the conglomerate QI Group, a company less than 10 years old that is approaching $1 billion in annual sales. A Hindu Indian born in Malaysia, he starts each day monk-like with an hour of silence, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:40:29

New Model for the Rich: Minnesotans

When it comes to spending and flaunting their millions, the American wealthy have had no shortage of role models in recent years, ... wealthy are happy to spend for status, as long as it’s far away from home. And let it be said ... it. But the coastal wealthy seem to have developed a culture of spending and status that is far removed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:05:22

GRENADA FOR SALE! By Sandra C.A. Ferguson

CAVEATThe following Spice Isle-based message is rather intriguing from the point of view in that there are parallels to how Graeme Hall Sanctuary remains closed while the Advocate, CBC, VOB and the Nation remain silent on how the one-year old DLP regime has said nothing about the fate of the potential National Park, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:03:00

My Marrakech trips

Why hello all my faithful readers, My, my, how close to the end we are. So as I mentioned at the very end of my last installment I went to Morocco. Morocco is the first truly different place I’ve traveled to. It’s considered a developing country. It’s not westernized. Religion and the state are not separate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:40:00

DrumBeat: January 16, 2009

Venezuela Says $70 Oil Needed to Maintain Investments (Bloomberg) -- Oil prices need to rise to about $70 a barrel to sustain investment in fields and avoid shortages, Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said. The South American country is discussing prices with other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:53:03

A Frenzy Of Overbuilding That Was Bound To Slow Down

The Mail Tribune reports from Oregon. “Sales of existing homes in Jackson County for the last quarter of 2008 held steady when compared to a year ... in median price, combined with historic lows in interest rates.” “‘It is a great time to be a buyer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:30:48

D-Day gets closer for Kuala Terengganu

With four days left to go, all eyes are on Kuala Terengganu where 80,000-odd constituents are waiting to cast their vote this Saturday. It is a decision that will have far reaching implications not just for the peaceful coastal town, but for the entire nation … By Wong Choon Mei The result at the Kuala Terengganu by-election [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:13:27

Happy New Year from Sisters Island

We meandered to Sisters Island this last sunset of 2008, a few of us die-hard shore explorers.It wasn't really a low tide, but low enough to explore the splendid Sisters shores.I stayed mostly on the high shore, and for the first time, saw the Haddon's carpet anemone still submerged.With a pair of resident anemone shrimps ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 07:53:00

Today in Palestine! ~ Headlines January 14, 2009 ~

US cancels Israel arms shipment over Greek objections The US military has to had to cancel a planned shipment of munitions from a Greek port to a US warehouse in Israel due to objections from Athens, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. "I think the Greek government had some issue with the offloading of some of that shipment in their country and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:18:00

The U.S. as a Banana Republic?

Plane Ditches in New York River, All Aboard are SafeReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday and officials said everyone was rescued."We've had a miracle on the Hudson," New York Gov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:10:00

Worrying Back Home!

Mabuhay! I got worried since last Wednesday after receiving a message in my Yahoo IM. My sister said that a lot of people were homeless in the coastal of Cebu City and other parts of the Philippines due to strong waves of the sea. I also get worried because our house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:16:20

White House says cease-fire depends on Hamas

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 6 mins ago CRAWFORD, Texas – President George W ... now and in the future, the White House said Wednesday. From his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Bush called Israeli Prime ... and that is what will be the first step in a cease-fire," White House deputy press secretary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 21:08:44

Mexico and You

Scare of the week, scare of the year:  Report says Mexico and Pakistan,  ???bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse,???  under drug violence and corruption.  Not everyone agrees with that statement.  But let's pretend that Mexico does fail, what does that mean for the United States? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:00:26

MSNBC: Civilians in Gaza feel ‘alone in this world’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28639458Civilians in Gaza feel ‘alone in this world’Families huddle in apartments and homes, ... joined by friends whose home was in a suburb where house-to-house fighting is occurring between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters, and his sister’s family, who fled their house near the Mediterranean Sea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:09:00

Water and Economics in Syria

If you are feeling depressed about the Middle East read Juan Cole’s Top 10 Good News Stories about the Muslim World in 2008. If Syria opens its Stock Market on February 23, as announced, there may be another bit of good news in the region. It is a symbolic part of the opening of Syria’s economy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:04:05

MAKLUMAT TENTANG REGIM ISRAEL DARI SUMBER CIA, AP, REUTERS DAN WIKIPEDIA

.fullpost{display:inline;}REGIME ISRAEL/ ZIONISTSBackground:Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:23:00

The Biggest Kitchen Table - keeping chickens

We'll start our kitchen table talks today with the topic, chickens in the backyard. I want to encourage you all to get involved in this, learn a useful skill, or contribute to the discussion, just like you would if we were all sitting around a kitchen table with our cups of tea and coffee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:42:00

Chronology of Palestinian History

Palestine-NetFollowing is a compiled chronology of Palestinian history from early stages till the beginning of the current occupation. This chronology (up to 1949) is summarized from the well-known reference All That Remains (ed. Walid Khalidi). The historical events beyond 1949 are taken from the PASSIA diary (year 2000 issue) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:32:00

Posts about Tri-State Real Estate (FL, GA and AL) as of January 20, 2009

Unapproved Investments Cause Ameriprise Big Problems - investmentfraudlawyerblog.com 01/20/2009 Ameriprise Financial Services, formerly known as American Express Financial Advisers, … , going straight to DVD. • Another Ameriprise adviser based out of Orlando, Florida, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:27:34

White House: Gaza Cease-Fire Depends on Hamas

CRAWFORD, Texas – President George W ... now and in the future, the White House said Wednesday. From his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Bush called Israeli Prime ... and that is what will be the first step in a cease-fire," White House deputy press secretary Gordon [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:19:20

DrumBeat: January 18, 2009

Gulf states delay projects to lower costs Gulf oil producers are delaying some of their projects in energy and other sectors to take advantage of a ... states may continue to use petroleum distillates instead of implementing plans to switch over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:22:33

DrumBeat: January 6, 2009

The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand OTTAWA — A major source of oil for the United States must now confront another problem: its carbon footprint. Canada, in large part because of the production capacity of its oil sands, is now the largest oil supplier to the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:47:30

PALESTINIANS POUND ISRAEL WITH MORE THAN 60 ROCKETS TODAY

Rockets hit Negev, including Ashkelon and Be’er Sheva BY YANIR YAGNA Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday fired a barrage of more than 60 Katyusha and Qassam rockets at the western Negev, with a number exploding in the cities of Ashkelon and Be’er Sheva, previously thought to be beyond rocket reach [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:20:38

The Stafford Act and the FEMA response and recovery plans are designed to offer temporary relief and then repair damaged structures ... sued over Katrina fund diversion;USA Today reported Katrina cottage occupants may be removed; andHuff [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:01:42

Belize- The Right Place to Move after Retirement Posted By : wilson29

Belize- The Right Place to Move after Retirement Posted By : wilson29 Belize, a small tropical country situated on the Caribbean Sea is a fabulous place for a vacation ... that has attracted many people to make it their home. Island Flights Posted By : Moon Although [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:52:10

Poetic Justice: Five Somali Pirates Drown After Receiving Ranson Money For Saudi Tanker

Hahahahahaha. I swear I'm on the floor rolling over this one! Talk about "G_d works in mysterious ways" moments! ... was not part of the pirate operation but knew those involved.Jamal Abdulle, a resident of the Somali coastal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:47:00

More than 60 rockets hit Negev, including Ashkelon and Be'er Sheva

By Yanir Yagna, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Staff and News Agencies Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday fired a barrage of ... kilometers from the coastal territory. Earlier, two rockets exploded in open fields near the Negev [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:36:21

Israelis Withdrawing From Gaza In Double Time, Vow To Be Out By Obama Inauguration

Well, I'm not above saying I was wrong and boy was I wrong on the speed in which Israel is withdrawing from Gaza ... for that schedule to continue. Here's the details from Breitbart:Israel plans to pull all of its troops [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:11:00

106 victories

I haven't posted about victories in a month or so I thought I'd give an update ... species, prohibition of harmful discharges from cruise ships, restoration of the original limitation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:30:00

2008 Terrorism

As 2008 comes to a close we must look back at America's security and terrorism in general around the world ... to interview many Islamist Jihadists who attacked our troops and who had plans of future attacks against [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:13:07

Get set, ready GO for the first by-election of 2009 in KT

Four main parties have expressed interest, so barring surprises, ... Endut. Wan Ahmad, who yesterday resigned as deputy home minister and senator, is a 46-year old  lawyer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 01:28:18

Not missing - busy planning to go missing

It is with some shock that I see how long ago it was that I blogged ... to fruition in November. Originally we had grandiose plans to visit every continent but (a) Dennis retired [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:44:00

Cables, dispatches and memoranda

A brief world news roundup for 5 January 2009 ... Morales says Bolivia will launch a state newspaper soon and also plans to create a television station [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:36:11

Foundation for Israeli Foreign Policy? Joshua 6

Operation Cast Lead was the name given to the recent Israeli operation into the Gaza Strip ... plans on achieving a Greater Israel is by inflicting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:13:40

Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 18, 2009

Twitter Tweets about Real Estate Report as of January 18, 2009 - firsthomeservice.com 01/18/2009 scrawforditm: Calgary Real Estate Report - January 5, 2009: From: Anat Stapleton The Buyer’s Market Continues Calgary’s real e.. http://tinyurl.com/7gh83l 2009-01-18 04:50:37 · Reply · View Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 18, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 12:25:43

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