The Death of the Stick Shift
Lately I’ve been waxing nostalgic, lamenting how fast things are changing, and sometimes not for the better ... company for a hundred years? In fact, they’re guaranteed for life. They repair or replace them forever ... ? Repair them for life? These people would give LL Bean a run for their customer service dollar [more...]
Date: 2008-08-23 22:27:00
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Protecting and Restoring America's Great Waters--Part I: Coasts and Estuaries
E&E News: Members of a House panel will delve into ways to protect and restore the United States’ coasts and estuaries at a Water Resources and ... at the Washington-based Ocean Foundation. Estuary regions make up about 13 percent of the continental United ... the government time and money directed toward repair efforts. Dredging operations currently [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 15:31:12
Ordinary People Change The World: Charity Auction & Efforts To Save Jerry Siegel’s Childhood Home, Birthplace of Superman
The Siegel & Shuster Society and Brad Meltzer are working together to organize and sponsor a series of charitable auctions to raise funds to ... of what the Siegel & Shuster Foundation have planned for the Siegel house. “The first phase involves ... s House“. From the story by Jeffrey Renaud: We are thrilled to have Brad Meltzer champion this [more...]
Date: 2008-09-02 19:20:50
Purchasing Properties In Pasadena California
Buying a home in today’s market can be a challenge, especially in California ... ; plumbing and wiring; attic, roof, walls, ceilings, floors, windows, doors, foundation and basement ... repair work, such as a past owner’s failed attempt to install lights and an outlet in a closet [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 11:12:09
permanent solution
For a wife, maintaining a house is one important task. It is a goal to make the house as a place of safety and comfort for the husband and the kids ... cracks on the house foundation. You may think that you could save more covering the cracks ... contractor. This saves you not only on the cost of foundation repair , but also on your time and effort [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 21:40:17
SAVE ENERGY BY FIXING YOUR CRAWL SPACE PART ONE
Crawlspace Before Introducing a two part series on saving on heating and cooling your home by fixing your crawl space ... is breathing that damp, filthy (sometimes even toxic) crawl space air with all its airborne mold spores ... . Our last house had a crawl space under the living room that was a headache for me. My solution [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 00:22:01
I Have a Dream
Obama's Hopeful Economic Speech copyright ? 2009 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org I have a dream. I dream of a day when Americans will separate themselves from a difficult past. I dream of a time when partisan politics will not divide us. In my dream, I see a nation united; one in which Black children, white, Brown, yellow, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 00:55:47
What Just Happened?
The emergency continues, a little less desperate than before. A remedy that works – direct government investment in threatened institutions in exchange for equity – seems to have been settled on in most industrial democracies. A number of mysteries remain [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 01:09:56
Overcoming Human Nature: The Revolution of the Meek
by Peter Chamberlin What words can I conjure to give meaning to the visions that dominate my brain, images of evil and bloodlust, consuming the flesh of an unwary people. I see the rapidly approaching epic, the cataclysmic convulsion of a violent racist culture, stabbing feverishly at its own womb, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 13:20:38
The Availability of Foreclosed Houses has made Habitat Change its Methods
Till 2009, Habit for Humanity followed its own beaten track of putting deserving families into the right houses. It collected donations to purchase land and then build the house from the foundation by using ... to do some rethinking. It is now planning to refurbish the old abandoned house in addition [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 11:19:54
Home Repair
Hi, Are you tired of changing the looks of your house and trying to renovate it to look in a better way then here is the best option for you ... to fix foundation repair then you can visit this site here. The building damages could be in any ... professional care to make it renovated and strong all again. So if your house has any such damages [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 16:25:00
Test Pattern #57: Who’s In Your Wallet?
Over the weekend, the Senate held an unusual Saturday session in order to pass the “Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008″ or was it the “Housing and ... was sponsored by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. It was co-sponsored by 18 of her fellow Democrats. Not a single Republican signed on to co-sponsor this measure, and it passed the House on July 23rd [more...]
Date: 2008-07-29 16:46:29
{texas legislature: sofa king wee todd ed}
Matty Yglesias mentioned this issue in passing, and it was the first I’ve heard of it ... ! Unbelievable but true, in 2007 Texas decided that anyone employed as a computer repair technician needed ... replace your hard drive but not repair it. Nor could I retrieve your data. In order to comply [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 16:22:18
Reasons To Vote Barack Obama For President
Reasons To Vote Barack Obama For President Every four years I ask myself two questions when deciding whom I can support for President ... in the nation, and second, who has constructive ideas about the issues that need repair. Though I did ... not just a historical choice for the White House, but more importantly a transformative leader [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 06:51:33
House Is Level
I was stopped no less than 4 times by readers of this blog as I was out and about and asked about the foundation repair and for a wrap up of events ... have been concerned regarding that point. Olshan did a fine job. The house is level level level. They hauled ... , the TV room and the outside wall have all closed up as the house was jacked back [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 04:19:43
The new chief
“The future productivity and mobility needs of the nation depend on surface transportation ... of the San Francisco Bay area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission and a close ally of House ... of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Those are some pretty big guns if you ask me – [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 12:30:58
The Democratic Dream Team (?)
President-elect Barack Obama is apparently very seriously considering appoiting his former rival Hillary Clinton his secretary of state. By offering her the most important post in his administration Mr. Obama is able to repair ... . Clinton actually becoming secretary of state: since he left the White House, Bill Clinton [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 19:49:42
Fight for that DREAM Marriage and Family Life!
Cindy, There are so many resources in my summer purchase, I am wondering how one gets through them all, but that is not my goal. I just want to learn and grow as I go through them ( [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 15:24:39
Never Say Diet by Chantel Hobbs
Seeing as I have devoted one of my hopes of 2009 to getting healthy I jumped at the chance to review these two books. I have been reading the book on and off since I received it. It is very though provoking and a great read. The author, Chantel Hobbs, does a wonderful job of writing an easy to read yet inspiring book [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:00:13
How to Install Rain Gutters
Time Needed - Between 6 and 8 Hours Estimated Cost - $2 to $6 Per Linear Foot For homes in most areas throughout the country, having rain gutters and downspouts is necessary so that you can collect rainwater and carry it away from the home. Without rain gutters and downspouts, the water would erode the soil around the foundation of your home, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:36:28
springing a leak
It's been a rough month (year?) for us financially, but we're hanging in there ... to watch), and go through a new hole in the foundation to hook it up to the house's internal plumbing ... . We had a big plumbing problem at our house a couple weeks ago, our water pipe from the main [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 12:02:00
Rabbi Andy Bachman: The Transparent Synagogue
I had the pleasure of attending the Kol Nidre service at Congregation Beth Elohim last night, the eve of Yom Kippur ... into our Congregation–two structures as profoundly beautiful as they are in need of repair (like our great nation ... house in Prospect Park where they had booked their reception, they opted to build their own Chuppah [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 16:55:13
the trip part two...
So as I said, why do I recognize someone at this airport in this place I have never been at 11pm at night?Well a wonderfully sweet woman I know from an online bulletin board I used to frequent (an SMC board I was part of for ages until it became necessary to only hang out on IF boards and blogs) was at the airport [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 03:47:00
Where do You Find Song Lyrics Online?
wrote a song about me. How cool is that? I asked my friends if anyone has ever written a song about them. Actually yes. - Vincent X Could’ve sworn Carly Simon did but she denies it. - Akiva Moskovitz That song was pretty good! Talented guy. - Vincent X George Kelly wrote one for me on my birthday! [more...]
Date: 2008-07-29 04:54:04
Million Dollar Listing Love and Contracts
Million Dollar Listing agents have a great life. Josh had a good month, and decides to treat himself to a shopping trip ... , and does have a lot of stairs, and they give Madison 60 days to get it sold. He lists the house ... is Herbalife royalty, and is looking for a house in Malibu on the beach. Her son, the heir to the vitamin [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 03:57:53
Skills to Help You Rehab a Home
by Erin Cureton Drywall/ Plaster Repair In Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where I do most of my rehabilitation work, ... foundation issues. Once the root cause is fixed, patch the area with inch drywall. Secure the drywall ... Water Pipe Repair Usually the hardest part of water pipe repair is finding the leak [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 15:54:41
The Invisible Threat of Termites
by Darren K. Thompson Be quiet for a moment. Did you hear that sound too? What is that? A prowler in your yard? ... pests. There are ways you can keep these menaces away from your home. You need to find and repair ... . Check for cracks in your foundation, these allow termites an easy way into your home. Termites live [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 23:26:50
How a Paradigm Shifts
It's All in the Use of Pragmatic AnomaliesIn 1962, a science historian, Thomas Kuhn, introduced an analytic history of science entitled The Structure of Scientific Revolution. Aside from being a concise overview of the moments scientific history that bore the most innovation and changes in our worldview, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 11:52:00
Guest Column: Pennsylvania's $400M Question
By Matthew J. Brouillette How will you vote on Tuesday, November 4th? No, I'm not talking about the race for the White House. Nor am I talking about the Congressional or state House and Senate races. I'm talking ... , expansion, extension, repair or rehabilitation of all or part of drinking water system, storm water [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 15:35:11
"The current unintelligent tampering...with the moral order of business"
In 1873, William Batchelder Greene was asked by Ezra Heywood to explain Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's ideas on property. Greene sent along translations of the first three, and last three pages of What is Property? and a short, fascinating account of Proudhon and his ideas, based on Greene's acquaintance with Proudhon during his years in Paris, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 04:26:00
How Poor Are America’s Poor?
How Poor Are America’s Poor? Posted in November 9th, 2008 by admin in Uncategorized Submitted by CARPE DIEM The average “poor” person, ... by persons classified as poor by the Census Bureau is a three-bedroom house with one-and-a-half ... medical care. His home is in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 00:12:47
House Tour Begun
We have lived in the house with the red door for two years now - having moved in partially on Josiah’s first birthday, in 2006. Before buying this house, we watched the neighborhood for a couple of years (someone, and I’ ... that was the right situation. And, while the acquisition of this house was more of a saga than we’d have wanted [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 00:04:14
Deerhurst, Gloucestershire
Lost and foundSaxon churches are rare, but in the village of Deerhurst, not far from the River Severn, there are two ... farmhouse. For years – indeed centuries – it vanished from view, incorporated into the house ... in this place,’ and goes on to date the building’s dedication to 12 April 1056. A dated foundation stone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 20:25:00
Bridging the Gap
The I-35 bridge collapse last August in Minneapolis demonstrated why maintenance and upkeep are critical ... . No powerful interest group lobbies to make sure bridge-repair funds don't get diverted to new ... restoration and repair. Preventative maintenance is scarcely noticed or celebrated by the public [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 16:29:56
Damn You June Reyno. Let Your Home Go And Move On.
Not that long ago I wrote about a woman that chained herself to her front porch to prevent her home from being foreclosed on ... when you get bit. June, you got bit. You tried to create a real estate empire on the foundation ... situations, please let your house go and move on so we can get real help for innocent homeowners [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 16:25:56
When to Call a Pro
If you are interested in do-it-yourself home repair, it’s easy to think that you can tackle any project ... to fix your roof and your house is two or more stories. While fixing a roof on a single story ... leak on a one-story house, any higher than that is not recommended. 3. The project requires concrete [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 13:28:23
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
Q & A On Our Renovation Project and the Vow of Poverty
Since we announced our capital campaign and renovation project some of you have raised questions either in the comment boxes or via email. We are grateful for your questions and thought that it would be helpful to you our faithful readers to have a post to address some of your concerns.Why did you decide to begin this project now? [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 16:48:00
Maria Duval - What Were You Thinking? Are You Listening?
What Were You Thinking? Are You Listening? Do you remember the TV commercial from years ago that ended with the phrase: "The mind is a terrible thing to waste"? I guess I am dating myself here, but that is a very prolific statement. I find it interesting that not many people pay a great deal of attention to what goes into their mind [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 14:13:00
Climbing News from Here and Abroad -- October 30, 2008
Northwest:--AAI Guide Forest McBrian is a star! He was recently featured in Tru TVs Ski Patrol. In a recent episode we watched as he harassed a bunch of snow boarders who wanted to build a jump at Crystal Mountain Ski Resort. Now we know the truth. Forest is the man and he is keeping the snowboarders down! [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 13:00:00
January Home Maintenance Tips
The home maintenance projects for January involve regular upkeep and well as some preparation for the deep winter ... and roof damage. Make sure that water flowing from down sprouts is draining away from the foundation ... as indications of water damage on the sub floor and joists beneath bathooms, kitchen and laundry. 3. Compost [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 19:13:27
And miles to go after 100 days
And miles to go after 100 daysWe’ll develop city even if we have to take a loan: CMTIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: ... construction of bridges, repair of storm water drains, construction of roads, repair of existing ones ... B S Yeddyurappa spent the day also inaugurating a slew of infrastructure projects and laying foundation [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 10:00:00
Winners of the Brad Meltzer/The Book of Lies Giveaway + The Siegel & Shuster Society Charity Auction!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Oerther (Kentucky), Michael Spencer (Colorado), Marcella Hugentobler (Florida), Joseph Hyde (California), Mary Kaufmann ( ... Siegel in Cleveland, Ohio, where Superman was created. As Meltzer says, “The house where Google was founded is preserved. The garage where Hewlett Packard was founded is protected. But the house wher [more...]
Date: 2008-09-02 14:18:00
A Rebuttal Re. Probate Investors
I recently received the e-mail from a reader, in response to some of my earlier posts about probate investors. I'm going to print it in its entirety, and then respond to a few points: Having read several of your posts, I find many of your comments to be insightful and interesting [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 19:25:08
Skills to Help You Rehab a Home
Skills to Help You Rehab a Home By Dennis Gartland | November 2, 2008 by Erin Cureton Drywall/ Plaster Repair In Lakewood, Ohio, ... , the result of vandalism, but could be the sign of more serious foundation issues. Once the root ... , mud the gaps, tape, re-mud then sand to a smooth finish. Basic Water Pipe Repair [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 07:22:53
Negotiations After the Purchase Contract: Seller's Allowances and Fixing Problems
I had made a request to repair that included $3700 credit for closing costs ... . Primarily, high water pressure in the house (with the dire warnings of damage to pipes and fixtures ... time I looked at the house, (we visited it 5 times), I always saw ants not many usually only [more...]
Date: 2008-08-24 17:16:25
How to get rid of sow bugs (aka rollie pollies)
For the most part, sow bugs (aka rollie pollies) are harmless, but can be unsightly, and often migrate by the thousands. Especially during the spring and summer, these creatures can invade your yard or house in large ... , foundation vents and utility openings, underneath siding. Another trick I’ve heard works [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 02:45:00
OBAMA’S STIMULUS PLAN…a windfall for Corporate America
from the WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE:Obama’s stimulus plan: Another windfall for big business9 January 2009In his first major policy speech since winning the presidential election, Barack Obama on Thursday pushed for speedy passage of his economic stimulus plan, painting a dire picture of the consequences should it fail to be rapidly implemented [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 13:31:01
The Season of our Sustenance: A Sermon for Erev Rosh Hashanah
As I sat down to write my sermons this New Year, I somehow found myself returning to the theme of “sustainability.” Click below for my remarks on Erev Rosh Hashanah: I’ve always felt that one of the most valuable things about the New Year is the way it effectively shifts us into a different spiritual gear [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 00:31:53
Media & Politics
Media & Politics 28-Nov-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news White House sends out Christmas-themed Hanukkah invitations. (Think Progress) President and First Lady Bush recently sent Jewish community leaders invitations to a Hanukkah reception at the White House next month. But as the New York Post reports, the invitations “raised [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 18:45:18
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