On Dream Homes
Looking for inspiration for your dream home? Are you ready to get started building? ... you a totally modernist style house on a realistic budget. Other plans that you can choose from are narrows, prairie styles, southern houses, colonial homes, new england plans, beach house and many [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 17:06:00
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Superior Township: Prospect Pointe
"Country Living with City Conveniences."The FOUR SIDED BRICK single-family homes of Prospect Pointe in Superior Township are nestled in a quiet, ... square foot colonial and cape cod floor plans are situated on beautiful home sites with walk ... -de-sac Home sites make Prospect Pointe one of the most prestigious communities that Pulte [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 09:30:01
Help Wanted: Bloggers, Weekend Warriors, Builders, Engineers, Internet Fanatics - Apply Within
In June of 2007 I created a blog on Wordpress called the Constant Craftsman. The idea was to (1) ... for Craftsman house plans and other notable home improvement blog entries worth mentioning, created ... chronicle the ups and downs of renovating my 1926 Dutch Colonial home and (2) focus on the niche [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 06:54:50
How to Live Small Happily Ever After
EXPEDIT, originally uploaded by Michal Soukup. Most of us cannot readily imagine living in 375 square feet and would probably scoff at the notion ... Colony!. weeHouses!, originally uploaded by Ants Colony!. It’s a Wee House and our dream home ... much in love with the “tower.” The first floor is 672 sq feet and you can find the floor plan here [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 11:15:00
Mike Hollaway Custom Homes Recently Recognized as a Top Custom Home Builder
Mike Hollaway Custom Homes, which has built some of San Antonio’s premier neighborhoods since 1992, ... , baths and utility room • Select floor plans offer options such as: wet bars, built-ins, beamed ... or rope lighting, wood base molding, colonial style trim and door trim • Decorative crown molding [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 18:40:18
Squatters, fuckwits, bums, lowlifes
A reply to John Surname, principally, but also an opportunity to review some of the recent history of squatting in Australia ... buildings for accommodation or other, social purposes. Leaving aside the emergence of a squattocracy in the nineteenth century, “bums and lowlifes” have been occupying buildings in this manner in Melbourne [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:20
Zionist Control of US Policy
Source I was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? The short answer is this: A highly influential and extremely well bankrolled collection of groups directs energy simultaneously in a number of directions: Political, media, academic, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:51:14
according to my oxford english dictionary cease-fire means:cease-fire: noun a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce. • an order or signal to stop fightingyesterday, of course, the united nations security council voted for a “cease-fire.” 14 voted in favor of this. 0 voted against it [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 23:38:04
Nashville's unkind English-Only move would hurt refugees
Kurdish children and me. Belmont neighborhood, Nashville. 1992 Nashville will vote Jan. 22 on whether to create an English-Only Metro government ... Colonial Village and saw Kurdish women in head scarves and long dresses sitting on the lawn while dozens ... there. This apartment complex could not have had a better name, Colonial Village, for it was often [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 02:06:56
It is timely to reprint what is arguably Dr. Martin Luther King’s greatest speech ever. Those who give lip service to Dr. King today need to take note of this speech and see if they will still speak so highly of him. As for me, this man was way ahead of his time here and these words definitely ring loud and true [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 08:03:04
2008: The One Hundred
(In reverse order:)Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing. A must-read for everyone, and next summer when you're looking for the perfect Father's Day gift, remember what Bybee told you.The Oregon Trail - Francis Parkman. I found this to be dull reading, but I'm sure it was on-the-edge-of-your-chair reading back in the 1840s, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 08:00:00
gaza graffiti on wall outside my old apartment in hamrai keep thinking about safa joudeh. the last two days since i read and blogged her words from electornic intifada:We have fled for too long, Gaza is our last refuge and our home after we were displaced from what is now called Israel. All this happened 60 years ago. What more could they want? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:28:14
A little history or are the elites of Israel idiots and what the hell is Hamas anyway
Right. Lets get this shindig started (again). I feel a need for a long article, so grab a coffee, or a tea, or something stronger, get some snacks (no high fructose corn syrup, please, something healthy) and lets begin. Right now you have probably seen Israeli bombers using bombs, including white phosphorus ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 05:14:30
Mugabe Prepares to Arrest Tsvangirai!
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabehas gone on leave, as is traditional for him in January. He is a creature of habit ... heads by colonial education. We all remember, even after Independence, our teachers from the old ... that plans to arrest Tsvangirai are complete and in place. Mugabe is simply going through the charade [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 06:35:00
Beyond Vietnam
Just read it. (Or listen.) Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered 4 April 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam at Riverside Church in New York City You can also click here to listen to Dr. King delivering the speech and download an MP3 file to replay any time [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 21:58:58
Another Historic Site to Disappear
Many thanks to regular reader Todd Berkoff for sending this article from today’s edition of the Washington Post: Planning Agency Approves Homeland Security Complex Preservationists Fear Effect on St. Elizabeths Campus By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 9, 2009; [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 00:25:24
the night we burned christmas
Before I dive into this story, I want to say that all is well. People have expressed concern over those past two posts. I apologize if I sounded grave or despondent. I was just reeling from the past few days. There was a death in my family, and a lot of lay offs happened at work [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 23:09:00
Isaiah, Bloomberg, Larry Jones
Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Princess Brat's Big Plan" went up yesterday and I know you will enjoy it as much as I did. And Rebecca reminded us all not to forget Kat's "Kat's Korner: The really best of Janis Ian"This is from Nicholas Johnston and Andrew Harris' "Burris Expected to Be Seated in U.S. Senate This Week (Update5)" ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 04:00:00
Men Love Soccer
Soccer is like the holy grail of sports for many guys, that includes me ... if we come home late from the pub. This is just who we are and nothing can change regarding ... league. I reckon this is because our former colonial masters are English and they brought soccer here [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 04:33:45
Zionists in America, A to Z
I hope it's okay with Malooga and Bernhard at MofA, but I'm posting this entire piece. It's very, very long, and you'll probably need to spend some hours both reading it and following its links... but this is the essential information we all need to master in confronting the racist and malignant movement known as Zionism [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:16:00
Black Mesa, AZ, Focus: Native Americans vs. Peabody Coal
I have focused a little on this in my Arizona State Section, but I think it is worth discussing it separately for a bit. This is actually an issue I was involved in 20 years ago, and it is still going on.The basics are this: Native Americans are being forcibly displaced because Peabody coal wants to strip mine Black Mesa for coal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 11:42:00
by Ahmad Rafay AlamThis summer I was the lucky recipient of a very special birthday gift: a charter flight over Lahore. I recommend the experience to everyone, more so now, given the tale that is to tell.While approaching the Walton Airport runway – Walton is Lahore’s original airstrip and is the home [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 17:17:14
Posts by Natalia Antonova
Natalia Antonova @ Feministe 17 Jan 2009 2:00 pm ... out to my friend’s house in the west of Amman last night, and stared at Israel glittering in front ... . Now that plans for a ceasefire have officially been announced, you’d think that everyone would [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 00:00:42
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
Lee-Jackson-Longstreet Day? Of course not... (and here's why)
I've offered my thoughts on previous occasions as to why Lee-Jackson Day should graciously end, and this year the movement to replace it with a "Virginia Heritage Day" was kicked off over at Bearing Drift by Jim Hoeft and others. As a co-conspirator in the effort, I've made two distinct arguments: (1) that Lee-Jackson Day should end, and (2) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 22:09:13
i’m taking a break from finishing up my review of suheir hammad’s breaking poems, a book that i feel is more important to carry in my purse than my wallet and my passport. i feel like i cannot breathe without her words. when i feel like i am suffocating from the barbarity that is israeli terrorism in gaza her words give me oxygen [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:47:17
Friday Links — January 16, 2009
A glowing pseudo-review of The Hijabi Monologues. Another one here. The life journey of one Lisa Nichols ... to vacate her house. The National profiles Salwa Zeidan and delves into her plans to re-open the first ... -brother’s abusive treatment. Hijab Style reports on a Palestinian fashion show [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:06
The Virginian Pilot Pens Its Ode to Obamamessiah
Beginning with the American Idol cover and leading to comparisons to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln ... czarLocal Presidential Newso First Colonial students off to D.C. for gig with historyo Presidents ... will be at the inaugurationo Will the inauguration have enough port-a-potties?o At-home guide [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 13:01:00
The Gaza Ceasefire and the Hereafter
Thanks to Jill for letting me do this guest-post. My apologies if it’s a bit slapdash. I went out to my friend’s house in the west of Amman last night, and stared at Israel ... of volunteering. Now that plans for a ceasefire have officially been announced, you’d think [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:00:35
Failed matrics cost SA’s economy billions of rand
Parliamentarians must prioritise efforts to help failed matriculants, or risk further economic failures, a skills expert says.See also;Matric doesn't add upOutcomes-based Matrics deconstruct results, reject colonial alphabetDumber by the numberThe wrecking of a universityState of our nationPass rate 'unacceptable'- Readers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 16:42:00
IAS Public Administration PRELIM - 1997 Question Paper
Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 300 1 . Which one of the following statements is incorrect in respect of Simon’s decisions making theory? ... is false. 2. Means also entail value assumptions. 3. Traditional ends-means approach is not logical [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 04:58:03
One Woman’s Confession: I HATE SUBURBIA (Sep, 1965)
view additional pages One Woman’s Confession: I HATE SUBURBIA Yes ... —split-level, ranch or colonial style—in a suburb close enough to the city to offer entertainment ... colonial style house you see. Then Deena came along (she’s fifteen now) and Robbie (he’s seven [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 04:21:10
Confessions of a cleaner
By Michelle Guest In 1876, the Old Government Building in Wellington became the first building in the world to have a smoke-free policy. Then, 127 years later, in 2003, New Zealand finally made this a nationwide policy. All indoor public workplaces and hospitality venues became smoke-free [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 01:43:25
We have a date!!! A bunch of other stuff!
The countdown has begun! I was able to chat with Chad and via special code he was able to tell me aprox. when he'll be home for R&R!!! ... and was truly knocking on Heaven's door, but God had other plans...her husband Scott will be dedicating [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 01:11:00
the worst time to get sick........
People have this crazy idea that doctors do not get sick.. ... was built somewhere around colonial time (or so it seems like it) and the unique part about this clinic ... to close the deal is next week, and we are still begging for help in drawing the plans, and putting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 09:55:00
Live Blogging from the 2009 Edmonton Housing Forecast Seminar
Sheldon, Nathan, Derek, Lisa and I (and over 800 other people) ... roofs, open floor plans, geometric shapes) and Mediterranean (stucco, tile roofs, grand entries ... , Chair of the Home Builders Association talked about trends in home design: The three hottest styles [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 22:55:00
Zionist Control of US PolicySourceEverything you wanted to know about how Zionists control US policyby MaloogaI was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:00:26
Like ants. Really dumb ants. - Berg/COLB update
For those both stubborn and soft in the head, who are willing to believe anything no matter how stupid, I present this short course in "What you Must Believe to Be a Birther". You must believe Obama was born in Kenya. And Hawaii. And maybe even Canada [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 04:23:17
'Battlestar Galactica's' Ron Moore addresses the shocking developments of 'Sometimes a Great Notion'
This post contains extensive interviews and information about “Sometimes a Great Notion,” the Jan. 16 episode of Sci Fi's "Battlestar Galactica." Below, “Battlestar Galactica” executive producer Ronald D. Moore talks in detail about several big developments in the episode [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 07:00:00
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Executive Producers Talk Battlestar Galactica and Caprica
I had the opportunity to take part in a teleconference with Battlestar Galactica’s Ronald D. Moore and David Eick this week. The forty-minute touched on BSG’s upcoming prequel series, Caprica as well as the final ten episodes of BSG, itself [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:43:29
The Cooler
Before I forget, today is the last day to vote for SFDB's December Post of the Month. Make sure your vote is counted ... of friends, was sentenced to four years behind bars Thursday followed by two years of house arrest [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 12:40:00
Gaza News From Around the Net
As part of our duty to try to at the least stay informed on some of what is happening, ... separate incidents. The mother, father and eight children were killed when their house was bombed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 06:55:41
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I think it bodes well for 2009, at least for my reading, that the first book I read will probably be on my ten best reads at the end of the year ... where the issues of the day and plans for the future of post-colonial Nigeria are discussed. Kainene [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 09:18:00
Houses for a Californian imagination
Author D.J. Waldie ruminates on the Spanish Colonial Revival style, ... imagination. I still miss the solidness and shapes of my Spanish-style house south of South Carthay, built ... and Scott McAuley. From his blog at KCET Local: The architects of the Spanish Colonial Revival managed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 06:49:31
Nafeez Ahmed on Israel's War Crimes
Gaza Catastrophe: Resource Conflict? Natural Gas, Palestinian Elections, ... fundamentally threatened these plans. Operation Cast Lead, the concurrent Israeli military venture [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:44:00
Meanwhile, Elsewhere ...
The following two articles are meant to remind us that while conflict still rages on in Gaza, ... Matumo is equivalent in kind to studying the life of a family facing home foreclosure [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 17:00:00
Cool: Battlestar Galactica Auction
While searching for cool items on the web I found this auction ... ! Saturday, January 17th and Sunday, January 18th, over 800 costumes, props, set plans and full ... and broadcast live on the internet on Auction Network.Imagine owning set plans for the Galactica War Room [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 03:03:31
Dandelion SaladBy Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed January 07, 2009 “Information Clearinghouse“Natural Gas, Palestinian Elections, ... elections in 2006 fundamentally threatened these plans. Operation Cast Lead, the concurrent Israeli [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 19:57:27
The Plank in Western Eyes Courtesy of The Elephant in the Room
Lloyds Bank is the target of protests since it has ceased the ability of Interpal to send aid to Gaza ... in U.N.-run schools in the enclave. Tipsy Livni is in the US organising support for Israeli plans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 08:26:34
Gaza catastrophe: Resource conflict?
Israel claims it is fighting in Gaza to stop Hamas rocket-fire against Israel, ... threatened these plans. Operation Cast Lead, the concurrent Israeli military venture [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 23:34:00
