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DwellStudio’s American Thanksgiving

DwellStudio was founded by Christiane Lemieux in 1999 in an effort to bring modern textile design to the world of home ... political issues of colonization; these people left their homes in search of a better life. Isn’t that what we call the American dream? And this year, of all years, there’s a renewed optimism in the air [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 04:00:41

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Consolidation to hit real estate industry

In Boston, some of the big real estate companies include ERA, Century 21, Gibson Sotheby’s, and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage ... never dream of joining forces will do so,” wrote Sherry Chris, president and CEO, Better Homes ... with huge debt, for some reason rolled out Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate earlier this year [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 18:00:47

Holy Batman and His ‘Caked’ Crusaders at LEGO Launch (Photos)

Cake specialist Elisa Strauss of Confetti Cakes, ... Town (Photos)Most Overexposed CelebritiesLuxury Treehouses: Every Kids Dream (Photos)Teen ... (Photos and Video)Charley Harper Illustrator & Genius 1922-2007Billionaire Homes: Lifestyles [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 11:19:56

Jon Cruddas and Jonathan Rutherford: This is not just an economic crisis, it is a crisis of democracy

New Labour thrived on good times been barely 150,000 homes built and bull markets. The culture of per year ... of the capitalist dream. In emergency public-sector reality it has led to economic housebuilding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:56:51

ZTV ignores world news event

U.S. President Barack Obama salutes before entering his limo after being sworn is as the 44th President of the United States of America ... such as CNN, BBC and SKY News on DStv in the comfort of their homes and officies. Quite incredibly ... toward where Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of his dream of racial equality, the 47-year-old Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:56:16

Israel/Palestine: Likud Strong and Hawkish

On February 10, Israel will hold a general election ... -Kadima party, said the “real Likud” had emerged from the primary. “Netanyahu’s dream team became ... for further confrontations with Israeli security forces. Meanwhile, demolitions of Arab homes in East [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:13:59

GutZy Woman, Debbie Ducic’s Grand Australian Adventure - Part 1

GutZy Woman, Debbie Ducic’s Grand Australian Adventure - Part 1 January 20, 2009 | By Debbie Ducic In miracles, mind share, YouTube, events, ... | Comments(0) Add to Technorati Favorites My Dream Comes True…28 Years Later! Have you ever ... the conscious decision to RENT a home as opposed to buying one. Why? So that we could be free [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:27:38

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

Californication

They've wrecked their home state with their left-liberalism ... Reilly spent his lifetime chasing the California dream. This year he's going to look for it in Colorado. With a house purchase near Denver in the works, the 38-year-old engineering contractor plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:30:00

Dreaming of Spain

Well, this dreaming supposedly stopped this month! But our European tour was cancelled. 3 months vacations back home, traveling around,side trips, then house renovation was the answer ... , too many plans and hopes..But we’ll get there:D And this Rome Hotels is a must check! If you’re [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 14:46:57

It was 20 years ago today...

20 years ago today, I traded this skyline:(from here)For this one:(from here)I was barely 19, a college drop-out pursuing a dream of becoming a singer. I was moving to the big city, away from home for the first time ever. My mother and I couldn't even make eye contact [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:07:00

Zoe Pawlak Dreams for 2009

I recently won a photoshoot from RAD Studios for sharing my 2009 dreams with them and their blog readers. The following is what I submitted ... my partner to be at home with the kids would be a dominant move on my part and would squash his dreams of running a restaurant. When the restaurant started to run him down, we began to make a new plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:14:01

Harvard hopeful leaves Minn to wage jihad in Somalia

The FBI is worried about ‘bleed-out’ if these Somali Muslims return to Minnesota after waging jihad in Somalia ... to return.“He wanted to go to Harvard,” said his uncle Osman Ahmed. “That was his dream.” Instead Hassan ... . On election day, Hassan and five other youths slipped away from their homes here, and anguished [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:12:07

Thank You for The Light

It seems a lot of folks are in the dark about the future these days.People are losing their homes, being laid off from jobs, and lost in the dark forest, where the American Dream is sound asleep.Though we are placing our hope in words we need to hear, we don’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:50:10

Inauguration Day

I am experiencing this historic moment in the DFW airport waiting to catch my flight to Nashville ... more are watching from schools, homes, businesses, and from remote places around the world ... we recognize that the infant American dream has grown up and suceeded. And that is a victory worth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:03:00

Thank You, Rosa.

If I'm sure of anything today it's that wherever Rosa is she's smiling. Thank you, Rosa for making today possible ... again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where ... stupid plan Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak. I am the young man, full of strength and hope [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:14:00

'Let America be America again'

Regular readers know I enjoy poetry and believe it can serve a special role on big occasions ... . Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself ... only the same old stupid plan Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak. I am the young man, full [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:48:44

State hopes tax break will spur land conservation

The 72-acre parcel owned by Bette and Bernard Holmes was a developer's dream, with more than 1,500 feet of pond front and room for 26 homes. But after the cranberry-growing... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:58:53

Thank You Contest: RESULTS!

This was by far one of the biggest contests I’ve ever had! ... for me to give away my books.... is that weird? But I know that they are going to good homes ... of Midnight by Lara Adrian (Paperback) Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian (Paperback) The Dream Hunter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:54:21

I know you are probably feeling pretty upbeat today, but this video might give you an even bigger lift.

MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential PledgeYeah I know that this is video is full of Hollywood types who enjoy the luxury of being ... message is that if we all buy into this dream that Barack Obama has helped define for us, we really ... to help them heat their homes in a bitterly cold winter, but you are making a difference.Maybe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:33:00

His Show Now

In a few days, it'll be his show. He won't be the candidate, the president elect, the heir apparent, or any of those things. He'll be the president of the United States. It will no longer be his dream or the dream of many ... that this one is in now. People were losing their jobs, their farms, their homes, and all hope. It took him four terms [more...]

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

Victims of a poor economy

Expect to see more stories like this as the economy goes further down the crapper ... , parents can't get jobs, and families are being thrown out of their homes as the mortgage meltdown ... to bust, layoffs are becoming commonplace and hefty bonuses a distant dream. Economic crisis [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 03:21:53

Leonardo Plans Eco-Friendly Island Investment in Belize

Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has fallen in love with the idea of building an eco-resort on an island he owns ... years, transforming from a Romeo & Juliet/Titanic pre-teen dream to a bearded environmental ... with foreign buyers over the last few years, fuelling demand for homes to buy and rent. Although Costa [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:45:37

Monday

Not much action today but we went out as usual. The husband opted to work at home so after work, we went out and had dinner at the mall ... , maybe Santa will give me my dream computer this year! We’ll see..I wanted a new bag(again ... who are planning a party at their homes come holiday! Ok, gotta have to post another entry and I’m off to bed;) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 13:24:41

Pink Tentacle greatest hits - 2008

As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back at Pink Tentacle’s most popular stories of 2008 ... the way for the development of a dream recorder. 2. Japanese custom scooters: Links to photo galleries of radical custom bikes. 3. Styrofoam dome homes: Cheap, sturdy igloo-shaped modular home kits made [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:34:17

Pink Tentacle greatest hits - 2008

Date: 2009-01-19 09:46:23

Turning A Spare Room Into A Walk In Closet

Turning A Spare Room Into A Walk In Closet Posted in January 17th, 2009 Category:Interior Design and Decorating A walk in closet is a distant dream for many people. A place ... , keeping them neat, clean, safe, and easily accessible. Unfortunately most homes dont have access [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:40:05

How to create a speculative bubble and profit

By Xin Lu Recently I read an enlightening story in the New York Times about the Pu'er tea bubble in Yunan, China ... dieting. In America homeownership is touted as "The American Dream". Both of these products were ... to new "investors". In America there was a frenzy of flipping homes by individuals and large [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:39:43

Where to find Giveaways

Wooo Hooo! I’ve won another giveaway (Amy Schimler fabric with the most adorable matching buttons. I won the fabric in the center of the picture ... items are often handmade items that come from the heart – they deserve to go to new homes ... I don’t need more. So go forth and COMMENT! I’ll even let you have the HGTV Dream House Giveaway – [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:43:00

We Don’t Need No Stinking Bailout Plan

Photo courtesy of Michael Casey After news began trickling out of Washington that we may be due another stimulus check, ... . Just a couple decades ago people were perfectly content to live in homes with modest square footage, three ... office, double garage on a one acre lot. To finance this “American Dream” many people [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 11:00:43

Plumen

The tightly-wound compact fluorescent light bulbs we’ve welcomed into our homes have a little sister. Plumen is low-energy, yet she’s trendy, twisted and a designer’s dream. Not yet in production, you can see Plumen hanging alone in MOMA. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 00:20:27

Divide and conquer: new Pru towers pass neighbors’ vote

PruPAC is a citizens’ advisory panel made up of neighbors and business people from the area around the Prudential building and plaza, ... , get a little less.) To outsiders, it seemed to be a pipe-dream. There was no way neighbors would allow something so big to be built so close to their homes (especially since a “master plan” for the area [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:01:50

Full text of Barack Obama's 'We Are One' speech, Jan. 18, 2009

[ President-elect Barack Obama complete with subtitles speaks to thousands gathered on the National Mall 1-18-09 for the inauguration's opening ... of Americans are losing their jobs and their homes; they're worried about how they'll afford college ... States of America will endure, that the dream [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:47:54

Reassessing the fundamentals of the building industry

Although I had touched on this same subject in a much briefer format for my most recent column for Builder & Developer magazine ( ... spectacular—but with dire consequences—was how the “American Dream” mutated into “America’s Piggybank” ... to—or were duped into—home purchases their incomes couldn’t afford, and owners used those homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:13:00

Light Locations: Modern Inspiration

In searching for new inspiration for my loft I came across an AMAZING visual resource: www.lightlocations.com. The UK based site rents the homes and apartments for photo shoots…what a photographer’s paradise! The main emphasis is on all white interiors (my dream) but if you are not into lots of white [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:45:30

Sigmund Freud Knew His Shit

I woke this morning with the sheets balled in my clenched fists. My throat was raw, as if I’d been screaming all night. I remembered the dream I just clawed free from, a swirling grotesque of shrieking and sobbing ... below. Cowering innocents driven from their homes by cruel men governed by nothing save their hatred [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:41:00

Sigmund Freud Knew His Shit

I woke this morning with the sheets balled in my clenched fists. My throat was raw, as if I’d been screaming all night. I remembered the dream I just clawed free from, a swirling grotesque of shrieking and screaming ... below. Screaming innocents driven from their homes by cruel men governed by nothing save their hatred [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:39:54

Slingers trumps Ginebra in final game of the series

Thanks to Nic again, the bunch of us bloggers headed to the Indoor Stadium last sunday to catch the final and dream match under the Singapore ... basketball. As the final horn sounded, the visiting team were outgunned by the home team 100-68. Here ... did not disappoint the home crowd as he kept his composure and court awareness at an all time high [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:52:01

Debate Shows Obama Not Crotchety Enough To Be President

The next President will face a number of challenges at home and abroad ... to the idea of losing their homes and not being able to get health care instead of filling ... years to stop living in a dream world and face the facts? Only John McCain will be able to lecture [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 21:12:00

Russian Billionaire Abramovich Builds $400 Million Super Yacht

Russian oil billionaire Roman Abramovich has commissioned yet another yacht to add to his ever growing stable ... Dream (Photos)Teen Millionaires - Amazing Success StoriesRussian Billionaire Bites Daria Zhukova's Backside (Photos)Anna Anisimova Billionaire HeiressBillionaire Homes: Lifestyles of the TRULY Rich [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 11:12:21

What more can America give to Barack Obama?

Every morning when I drive to my downtown Miami office I take the backstreets to avoid most of the traffic ... ? By their homes and the cars parked in front it appears they have achieved a very high level of the American dream. Yet, for some reason, they feel this country needs to be changed. Is the change they want [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 15:57:18

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

80,000+ Rock With Springsteen And Obama At Ohio Campaign Rally

As only 'The Boss' himself can deliver: No one can quite make the case like Bruce Springsteen, the eloquent lyricist, observer of America, ... between the American dream and the American reality. And I look around today and many Americans are losing their jobs, or their homes, or seeing their retirement funds disappear, and don't have health care [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 00:20:27

Make your Christmas Magical: Simple ways of draping your house in dazzling decorations

It is that magical time of the year again when kids dream about Santa, ... are busy buying gifts and making plans, others are still searching for ways to turn their home ... out there that will be custom crafted to suit both Christmas and your theme. If you want than you can even bring back [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:29:48

Achieve Your Dreams

I thought this was fitting today, as we start new in our nation's capital... remember go for your dreams. Achieve them! ... to you Sarah for going after your dream. Ask yourself, “What is my plan? What are my goals?” ... that for the immediate future, I wanted to be home with my child. I took my ambition and redirected it into “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:57:00

MUD Cares Palette to Benefit Children in Africa AND It’s Really Pigmented!

MUD CARES PALETTE ($25.00) is a quad of eyeshadows developed and created by Makeup Designory (you know, the school!). Not only that, but this palette donates 100% of the proceeds towards building homes for children ... of the colors were. They really are true-to-color and go on like a dream. Soft and finely milled [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 17:53:14

After a Night of Unquiet Dreams

Well, I wasn't metamorphosed like Gregor Samsa into a gigantic bug, ... they won't make it home before the roads get nasty. When I go up to the counter at last, the lady [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:07:55

No More Credit Cards: GDP Bleeds Out

There is something to be said for giving nearly everyone a lot of access to credit when the economy and real ... balances because their wages are not improving, they can always tap into the value of their homes ... . And, there is no recovery waiting in the second half of 2009. A good 2010 may be a pipe dream. Banks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 11:18:39

Tracking L.A.: South Pasadena 91030

There are foreclosures in South Pasadena, but not many -- Redfin counts only three for sale, including 1800 Meridian Avenue ... description: This is a contractor's dream in a upscale neighborhood of South Pasadena. Lots of potential ... --% reduced in price 32.9% --Median total reduction 8.9% *Based on homes sold or taken off [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 23:48:47

J.T. Ellison | Fictionalizing Reality

JT Ellison Twisted as I am, my imagination usually guides my stories. I dream up horrific endings by villainous creations ( ... that take place where we feel the safest, which is inside our own homes. That’s where the majority [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:01:02

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