Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Dog's Destructive Chewing May be Separation AnxietyBy Steve Dale - Tribune Media ServicesAnswers to pet questions about problem chewing, feline AIDS and mast cell tumors.Q: Our 16-month-old Miniature Dachshund is housebroken — if we keep her in her kennel. Left to roam free, she'll chew on the bottoms of doors or on woodwork [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:47:00

Blog posts (188) | Videos (147)
 

Don't want San Jose info? Then don't read this.

Over the past few weeks, I had been working on a lot of San Jose-related material, after sensing a tidal shift. While I'm not counting out Fremont, I'm also not nearly as optimistic about it as I had been at this time last year. The real estate market and the retail economy make prospects difficult at Pacific Commons, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:45:00

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

"DLF makes a grand entry in the "Manchester of India"

/India PRwire/ - DLF Commercial Complexes Limited announced their expansion plans in the commercial space arena of Ludhiana with the launch of its ... office complexes and retail outlets. The Galleria is an easily accessible, free from city congestion ... the ground and first floors · The second floor will also house a mini air-conditioned market [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:44:19

When in Doubt, Bomb Afghanistan

America’s Other Glorious WarThe Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for Afghanistan ... us that the security of the United States and the Free World necessitates increased action in this place called ... projects at this one base to house additional American forces, erecting guard stations and towers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:59:23

Kickin' Back - Memories of the Beginning of the NCT in the UP

Bea Andersonby Bernice Anderson, excerpts from the North Country Trail Hikers Winter 2009 Newsletter I have so many memories of the early ... , but also a real sense of pride when the plans worked out. I thought I’d share ... at Gene Elzinga’s house, a lovely porch on the east side with a long table that always accommodated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:00:00

Louisiana Custom Homes by Schumacher

The construction business has come to one heck of a major slow down, both commercial and home construction are experiencing extremely hard times, ... to you at home. At the website of The Schumacher Custom Built Homes Company they always seem to provide me with interesting ideas and concepts with their unique floor plans and model homes to view and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:56:04

Building and Growing

I've been skimming through the 366 writing meditations of Fred White's The Daily Writer, a how-to tour he guides through one year of writing ideas, ... it to life, laying out and drawing up the plans, designing for purpose as well as beauty, and having ... and plans and building codes and tell me to write off the top of my head. Except maybe someone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:00:00

QUEENS PIER, RAMSEY- WHY SAVE NOW? - MY WORLD

Queens Pier Ramsey - To save or not to save?I was going to The Grand Island Hotel and it's close next month but today we had breaking news ... building materials during construction, ran along the centre and retained for baggage transport ... , the Manx government on saving or not saving. This means provide a £5million restoration plan [more...]

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

‘Contrived Default’

from sddt.com Barratt American, the Carlsbad-based homebuilding firm, and three affiliates, ... he plans to keep operating and develop what he can until the company gets back on its feet. “ ... our company with a view to re-commencing new home construction in 2010. We do not foresee any recovery [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:04:42

Windows Vista Small Business Assurance

Microsoft has maintained since the launch of Vista that the operating system is a robust and stable platform for most users and that the issues with it have been over-hyped by the media and the Web 2.0 universe. We discussed the main reasons people hate Windows Vista earlier and it is true that many of Vista’s issues stem from [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:00:15

Posts about Home Sales as of January 20, 2009

Snow! - blakkatz.com 01/20/2009 We got a dusting of snow last night.  It’s pretty.  I haven’t seen snow in several years now ... the tax commission’s reform package up or down - with no floor amendments in the House … from the home ... 7 Ferry Rd., Fort Walton Beach FL Short Sale You can make this Fort Walton Beach house a home… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:27:32

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 new leader for 'a new age'

With one swift stroke—just 18 minutes of words, delivered in a stern tone with a steel gaze—Barack Hussein Obama sliced through the usual clutter ... , with repeated lines signaling a new direction and offering veiled but unmistakable indictments of what the 44th president called a “failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:07:09

British Columbia: City of Langford may allow more subdivisions for developments that are Bankrupting them

We bear witness to new plans to bulldoze and subdivide the south side of SPAET (Skirt) Mountain ... out some of the remaining traditional sites on the mountain, including the Guardian Rocks and the canyon ... more important is gathering information. The Open House is hosted by the city’s PR firm, The Tartan Group [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:49:04

January 20, 2009: The Return of Norman Shuttlecock Junior

Today was a much better day insofar as I experienced no internet problems, didn’t encounter any black ice on my way in to work, nor did I have a bird shit on me. Instead, Tuesday was a quietly productive day spent helping to break a story (a possible episode #12) with a new freelancer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:27:42

The Sun is Rising in the East Again!

Obama Poised to Become 44th U.S. PresidentReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama was poised to make history on Tuesday as the first black U.S. president, buoyed by surging public confidence for dealing with the biggest economic headaches in 70 years, two wars and a web of other international problems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:53:00

Home Renovation And Ghosts

Home Renovation And Ghosts Tags: ghost, haunting activity, Home Renovations, Interior Construction, Male Ghost | Author : Director J ... and again of how a family or business made some interior construction changes and shortly ... . We are presently making plans to conduct a personal investigation of this haunting. So should you ever find [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:43:24

Words from the (investment) wise 1.18.08

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (January 12 – 18, 2009) Investor sentiment around the globe was negatively impacted during 2009’s second full week of trading as a barrage of bleak economic and corporate news offered more confirmation of a deepening recession, bringing risk aversion to center stage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 12:50:17

GM to Spend $30M on Volt Battery Assembly Plant

General Motors plans to invest $30 million into building a plant for assembling Chevy Volt battery packs, ... in its home state — despite up to $335 million in tax incentives for battery development ... for G.M.,” he told the New York Times, “hopefully we’ll start to see a lot more activity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:00:30

24 - Season 7 - 12 pm to 1 pm

Previously on 24, we found out that: Chloe, Bill and Tony miss CTU so much that they’re doing CTU pro bono work; ... up into the ceiling for a plot device to exploit. Tony and Jack discuss their plans to make sure ... to the Prime Minster’s house, and she wins by hanging up on Larry. Shaun is on the phone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:33:51

6190 Concerto Trail, Saline, MI 48176

NEW construction in Saline, located in one of the most convenient new subdivisions in Saline…. ... and attention to detail. This ranch home is 2045 square feet, with hardwood floors in foyer, kitchen and nook. Other lots and floor plans are available to build with Essex-Homes web site. More lots [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 23:44:56

Nathan Kensinger, Photographer

Nathan Kensinger is an urban explorer, filmmaker, Law & Order location scout and photographer ... buildings. Many of the places I visit are off limits to the general public. So, yes ... of a story I can tell without getting into too much trouble! All the abandoned industrial buildings [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:30:02

Shovels are so 1933

Shovels are so 1933 by Jason Sterlace | January 19, 2009 at 12:11 PM in New Deal obama This is a crucial point. With the fiscal stimulus legislation, Democrats want to create manufacturing and construction ... ." But infrastructure construction jobs are skill positions--the era of digging ditches with shovels is long gone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:11:41

A bold new energy plan

Sarah Palin is receiving praise from some unusual quarters lately. Some environmental groups are saying positive things about the conservative governor’s announcement of her statewide energy plan, which proposes that 50 percent of Alaska’s power be produced from renewable resources by 2025 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:47:45

Big new buildings for health-related studies at UNC Asheville and WCU ready to kick into high gear

Looking around this morning, I've found a couple of notices about major university construction coming up ... (130,000 square feet) to be built at UNC Asheville. The building will be the home of the N.C. ... will kick off after a January hearing where project bids will be unsealed. Complete plans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 17:50:38

The Endgame

The Endgame by John Mauldin January 17, 2009 • Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted • Aye, Captain, I’m Giving Her All I’ve Got! • Problem #1: Deflation • Problem #2: Pushing on a String • The Muddle Through Middle • Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:04:12

Inaugural speech chew over time

The funny thing about The One’s speech today is that it reads better than it was spoken ... to home. The construction never ends. “Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:03:42

Pipe Networks talks in-depth

Pipe Networks CEO Bevan Slattery opens up on the risk the credit crunch posed to its Sydney-Guam pipeline and reiterates his opinion that the National Broadband Network builder had to be Telstra or no one. Bevan Slattery (Credit: Pipe Networks) Has construction started on the actual pipeline yet? We've finished building the landing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:28:01

MSNBC's Tamron Hall asserted Bush's 2005 inauguration "cost roughly $40 million," ignored reported $100 million in additional costs

During the January 18 edition of MSNBC Live, host Tamron Hall stated that "the inauguration festivities" for President-elect Barack Obama are " ... workers." This year, the Presidential Inaugural Committee reportedly plans to spend around $45 million ... donations, not the government." In addition, public funds will cover security, transportation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 22:19:24

Obama Hits the Right Note on Government

I grew weary long ago of the effete discussions about the size of government ... their construction of the question often seemed wrong-headed, as if they were asking the wrong question ... that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:40:00

Estimating Your Kitchen Remodeling Costs

“remodeling costs” “kitchen plans” The first question most people ask is: How much is it going to cost? ... to consider would be: What condition is the house in and what era does the current style suggest and what would you like it to be? What is the current market value of your house before remodeling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:00:28

Coney Island Rezoning Plan Released, Protests Promised

Photo courtesy Barry Yanowitz. At 1 p.m ... on newly-designated park land. Craine's reports that Bloomberg expects to create 25,000 construction jobs ... -outdoor amusement district to be dubbed the "People’s Playground." Of course, before construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:55:36

YORGOO News January 20, 2009

Hope and Responsibility with Barack Obama jan2009.flv Vouliagmeni, January 20, 2009 by Yorgo First of all a warm  welcome to all new Subscribers; ... and to participate in the construction of a better world. We all have our share of responsibility ... on this planet and yes we can help each other when hardship crosses our plans, yes we can! Barack [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:31:25

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

Range Fuels Clinches $80M USDA Loan Guarantee

While all eyes are on the $54 billion for clean energy in the proposed stimulus package, ... construction of its commercial scale plant near Soperton, Ga. Essentially, a loan guarantee is a promise ... Range Fuels started construction of its 100-million-gallon-per-year plant in Soperton in November [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:35:33

Floatin' Powa News Service: I Close My Eyes & Count To Ten

Dusty SpringfieldI Close My Eyes & Count To Ten Operation Cast Lead ~ Update #17 Mubarak: Hamas invited Israeli offensiveBan Backs Bush's Boy Abbasshole in Gaza grudge matchAbbas seen as big loser after fight between Israel and HamasSudan calls on OIC to set up new group to "end Israeli agression in Gaza"SUDAN calls for this! SUDAN! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:19:00

Bailed-Out Firms Use Tax Havens

WASHINGTON — Eighty-three of the nation's 100 largest corporations, including Citigroup, Bank of America and News Corp., had subsidiaries in offshore tax havens in 2007, and some of the companies received federal bailout funding, a government watchdog said Friday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 04:27:24

And If The Promotion Doesn’t Yield A Sale? What’s Next?

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Foreclosure filings in Gallatin County have tripled since 2006, when 37 homes were foreclosed upon ... of losing my house,’ Waldrop said.’ “Not to worry, his brother assured him; Waldrop could always [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:04:08

National Park Service Finally Buys Land for Controversial Flight 93 Memorial

After what seems like years upon years of standstills, redesigns, and often-aggravating controversy, ... . The National Park Service has announced that they have finally finalized the plans to buy the piece ... . Here's a bit: The park service said the deal would allow construction of the memorial to begin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:02:19

Inauguration Expenses, Eyes on Britain Not Barack, Chinese Opportunity, Buy Gold Stocks and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias An unnerving start to an era of “change”… most expensive Inauguration in history Markets watching Britain, not Barack… U.K. unveils huge new bank bailout plan EU, euro in trouble… Ireland faces default, S& [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:01:58

New Sugar Land Town Square Building Delayed; Could Be Completed By March 2010

Construction of a 175,000-square-foot Class A office building on the last remaining site at Sugar Land Town Square will be delayed, ... construction delay, City of Sugar Land and county officials were asked to slightly change the terms ... with plans agreed to by the City of Sugar Land. Sugar Land Economic Development Director Regina [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:11:58

Kirkwood, Missouri Home Featuring Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Kit for New Construction Highlighted in USA Today Article Today “Eco-friendly homes move into mainstream”

Green-tech trends from 2008 From the emergence modular datacenters to the advance of green products, ... like posters on a wall. A recent study has shown that the dream is one step closer to reality. High ... Construction Highlighted in USA Today Article Today “Eco-friendly homes move into mainstream” Matt Belcher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:57:02

Will The City’s Modern Architecture Masterpieces Be Destroyed?

The start of the City’s modern preservation movement can be traced back to one date: August 19th, 1959. That’s the date that demolition started on Davis Hall, the historic structure that stood ... countless buildings from the bulldozer. However, that seems to be changing.  Many masterpieces [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:29:06

Injecting new life into Setapak

Mah Sing Group Bhd plans to inject new life into the staid Setapak area with its new commercial development StarParc Point, which fronts Jalan Genting Klang, a key access artery for Setapak. The project, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM118 million, is located opposite a Parkson retail mall currently under construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:02:00

Progress Energy Florida Contracts for Two New AP1000 Reactors; Will Retire Two Coal-Fired Units

Progress Energy Florida (PEF) has contracted with Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and The Shaw Group Inc ... (COLA). Current plans would be for the units to be operational in the 2016 to 2018 time frame ... about 5,100 acres in southern Levy County for the potential construction of two nuclear reactors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:15:33

New Entry-Level Panasonic Lumix Cameras

New Entry-Level Panasonic Lumix Cameras from Ubergizmo (US, FR) | Good deals | Hot: Palm Pre mini Review We just told you about the HP mini-note 2140 (10.6"), but we're glad to learn that HP plans ... wait and see, but I clearly like the idea of having a larger mini-note: the construction quality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:18:00

In Cedar Rapids, Culver makes case for revenue bonds

[ Gov. Chet Culver made his case for a $700 million state incentive while surrounded by stud-bare and plastic-covered walls at the Cedar Rapids ... , they are not eligible for federal funds,” he said. “In addition, we are setting up a case management [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:11:12

Ghost Malls Will Be Appearing

James Quinn January 19th 2009 America’s economy supports more than 1.1 million retail stores ... in 2007. Normally, 110,000 to 125,000 new stores open per year. At least 700,000 of retail jobs will be lost. The opening of new stores will grind to a halt in 2009. Some major retailers that have closed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:39:00

The Thinking Man’s Take On: Alter Egos

It’s time to talk about a growing trend in pop music that is often confusing, sometimes disturbing, and often remarkably effective ... Fierce, and Outkast’s Big Boi plans to release an album under the name of Sir Luscious Leftfoot, to name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:01:40

101 - 150 of 188 Posts
Page: First | < Preceding | Next >
0 | 1 | 2