Restoration Updates on the Flooded Farnsworth House
Returning to a story from the other day about the flooding at Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House here in rural Illinois, ... as a blog with updates on the restoration process. And it isn't just "things are looking better every ... significant and costly damage has occurred around the core. We will have to reconstruct the three [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 14:04:53
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Seductive Sustainability
(A solar-heated pool set amidst a restored California meadow of local flowers and grasses, with the sky and hills reflected on its water ... that marries traditional environmental concerns — sustainability, biodiversity, restoration [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 15:41:00
Blu-ray Review: The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration
If any trilogy was going to get a large group of folks buying Blu-ray players I can't imagine the Godfather trilogy not being the one to do it. Fully restored and as I already pointed out before the picture has been completely color corrected to represent the warm, almost golden palette originally intended [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 05:50:44
Water Restoration 911
Water is very important to every human being and other living things ... growing into the affected area. This is very alarming because as we all know, mold is a bio-hazardous fungus which can cause illness. Water Restoration is the best company for black mold removal [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 05:38:49
Commentary Updates
SOS Forests: Whoofoo Review Finds Faults Thin to Win - Forests, carbon, fire and climate change Restore some forests to their precolonial condition Oregon Governor Flips Wig Title IV — Forest Landscape Restoration Bribery In Action: Mt. Hoodgate Wildlife and People [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 03:42:53
GW's Last Hours: Open the California Coast to Drilling
Permalink Celebrating Inauguration 2009 Friday January 16, ... on what this historical occasion means on a personal level. Although the President-elect has made it clear ... of hope and restoration live. Restoration of the values inherent in our Constitution, in the precepts [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 05:26:00
California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, Sneak Preview
The penguins are back! More Photos Here ... and all it's glory. The restoration reportedly cost $488 million. I had an opportunity as part of a member ... was the restoration of the wonderful natural history hall, now redubbed the Tusher African Center with 21 [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 17:24:29
NRDC Urges Senate to Restore Water, Salmon Populations to San Joaquin River
As the Senate prepares for a final vote within in the next 24 hours on an omnibus public lands package, ... Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act" would approve and authorize the funding needed to implement ... of conservation and fishing groups in pursuing the long court battle and the historic Settlement, which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:14:53
Featured Change Agent: Chad Pregracke is Cleaning Up America’s Rivers
Each week, EarthFirst.com will be featuring a new ‘Change Agent’ from Changents ... , riverbottom restoration, educational workshops, Adopt-A-River-Mile and the Million Trees project ... to restore the Midwest areas that were affected by this year’s flood. See the Chad Pregracke Changents [more...]
Date: 2008-08-30 14:02:46
Completion of Central Elementary fire restoration project celebrated at White Pigeon
“It’s a great day for Central Elementary!” These words – spoken by Ron Drzewicki, ... board members and others gathered to mark completion of the project to restore the building damaged ... on the north side of the building were put back in service. Four other classrooms on the south side [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:26:14
What Steps Should the New Administration Take to Improve Economic Performance?
Tyler Cowen: The Mood Always Matters, So Restore Confidence First, by Tyler Cowen, Commentary, NY Times: ...President-elect Barack Obama faces the very important task of restoring confidence in our nation’s economy. ... Rebuilding confidence might seem a small matter, but it is not. .. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-09 03:56:00
Restoration underway in Gaza
Restoration underway in Gaza On Monday uniformed Hamas security teams emerged on Gaza City's streets as leaders of the Islamic militant group vowed to restore order in the shattered Palestinian [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 13:15:55
Religion and the Constitution
Religion and the Constitution By Justin Hart While we witness the incredible events of a peaceful government transfer of power I thought I would ... Saints views itself as the restoration of the primitive Church. Mormons teach that this restoration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 13:02:06
Action Alert: AB 1806 Headed to Senate Floor, Letters Needed NOW!
Key Delta Restoration Bill Passes Through Senate Appropriations Committee! ... millions of dollars for delta fisheries restoration and is a key element in the delta's recovery ... of fishery disasters, as well as mitigation for the incredible damage to salmon, striped bass, delta smelt [more...]
Date: 2008-08-09 03:24:14
Obama finds a "lunch-pail" issue
Insofar as Barack Obama's problems winning white working-class voters in some states have to do with his cultural "otherness," ... to fight for equal pay. That’s why I was proud to co-sponsor the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act ... it right. He opposed the Fair Pay Restoration Act. He suggested that the reason women don’t have equal pay [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 04:04:07
The Early Bird: October 17, 2008
Obama Posts Lead In Key Swing State Counties Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has taken the lead in four counties key to clinching ... /Insider Advantage survey. Great Lakes Advocates Talk Restoration, Presidential Politics A warning ... address the problem. Obama pledged a $5 billion "down payment" on a $20 billion restoration plan [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 13:54:28
here. And if you live in Southern California, click here for a free event where you can get a free copy of my book! ... flesh and blood down to earth to restore us. And we’re to help guide others to that restoration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 10:30:31
Restoring Freeman
Picture 1 Mark Hertzberg at WrightinRacine.com has posted a new article about the challenges of restoring the Samuel Freeman House, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's California concrete block designs. Check it out here. Image copyright Mark Hertzberg [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:48:23
Mori Point, Pacifica
Rating: Area: San Francisco Peninsula Distance: 2½ miles Type: Loop Difficulty: Medium Elevation gain: 600ft (from 0 - 300ft) ... for preservation and restoration. Our recommended trail explores a circuit of Mori Point providing ... Point - Wikipedia: Mori Point - Pacifica Riptide: Restoration Work [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 02:43:05
Persepolis in the News
Beginning January 1, 2007, this page will include links to stories from the news on Persepolis, ... 2008 11:59:46 GMT "The restoration of the tomb of the founder of the Persian Empire, Cyrus the Great, has been completed and its metal scaffolding removed. After three stages of restoration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:00:00
Cleanup efforts continue after New Year's Day flood in Estacada, Oregon 14Jan09
Library repairs may take eight weeks to complete By Evan JensenThe Estacada News, Jan 14, 2009, ... for at least eight weeks for repairs. Inside the Estacada Public Library, an army of restoration specialists from ServiceMaster and other restoration contractors scurried through the building last week [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 17:28:00
McCain Wouldn’t Vote For Everglades Because Of Pork But Will Fund Iraq At Any Cost
During a conference call with reporters today, ... restoration. The campaign claimed that the senator has strong environmental credentials and argued that he has “always stood for Everglades restoration,” and only opposed the 2007 Water Resources [more...]
Date: 2008-06-06 20:20:04
The Divine, Restored
"...and, lo, I am with you alway, even until the end of the world ... -- the world's largest -- was rededicated following a $41 million restoration undertaken after a 2001 fire ... since the fire that most had seen the entire 200-yard-long interior of the cathedral unobstructed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 08:02:27
January 20 - Love that Saves
Overview of: HoseaToday's Reading:Hosea 1:1 – 3:5; 11:1-11"Hosea Demonstrates God's Love"Focus Verses: Hosea 3:1-21 The LORD said to me, "Go, ... , Hosea brought her home to be his wife! He restored his relationship with her and said ... love and receive the restoration and renewal he offers. I want to honor him with my life [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:01:00
Restoration work to begin on historic Rosslyn Chapel
The Apprentice Pillar inside Rosslyn Chapel. Photo: Tour Scotlandcarrentals.co.uk | Jan 8, 2009 by Peter HeadleyMillions of pounds will be spent on the restoration of Rosslyn ... by the Da Vinci Code novel and film, in which it is featured.Work will begin shortly on building a temporary [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 10:30:12
Servpro Of S Orange County
Don’t let flood damage fester into mold and mildew. Based in Orlando, Fla., Servpro of South Orange County restores commercial and residential properties damaged by fire, smoke or water. The restoration experts extract water from every corner of your property [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:06:06
The sad state of a grand old house
Designated as a landmark in 1969 and acquired by the city Parks Department in 1975, the restoration of the Bredt House has been long in the making ... this spring, and the restoration of heat, windows, porches and doors that might begin around 2010, according [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 05:31:00
Who will restore George Bush's tattered reputation? Barack Obama!
Charles Krauthammer explains: The beauty of democratic rotations of power is that when the opposition takes office, ... restoration miraculously discovered the arguments for warrantless wiretaps, enhanced interrogation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 23:37:18
Change
Change 20th January 2009 Katrina President Obama will keep the broken promises made by President Bush to rebuild New ... , Wetlands Restoration, Coastal Restoration, Hurricane Protection, Category 5 Storm Protection [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 04:08:02
The Godfather Trilogy: The Coppola Restoration
Reviewer: Jordan Brown Issue 111 Xmas 2008 Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, ... , you get everything that was crammed onto the recent Coppola Restoration DVD – some of which have even [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 16:41:39
Hawaiian Massage Chair Therapy Gives Daily Pain Relief
by Steve Esquire Did you know that 4 out of 5 people will suffer from back pain? That is 80% of the population ... techniques, the energy flow of the body could be restored. This restoration brought back balance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:41:23
Your Inaugural Guide
With his "whistle stop" train journey from Philadelphia complete, today is the start of three days of celebration in Washington D.C ... you will be there in person, or watching from home or at work, here's a guide on what's happening, and how ... Americans to help contribute to the restoration of this national treasure." "President-elect [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 16:00:04
Taking Advantage Of A Credit Legal Repair Service
by William Blake When it comes to restoring credit reports, there can seem to be nothing more important at that present moment ... your plans to a screeching halt. There is nothing more embarrassing then being turned down for that new home ... of correctly and in the right time frame. Where To Find Them If you start your search [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 11:27:35
The Monday Roundup
Happy new year, everyone! - There has been a lot of editorial page pontification in the last week about what our cities’ transportation policies should be in 2009. Here are a handful: The Hartford Courant, which I’ve been reading, wants better public transportation and restoration of historic train stations. A province in Rwanda [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 17:47:14
Tuesday’s Mini-Report
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Reuters: “Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday defied mounting pressure from both inside and outside ... carpet. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s much-hyped return to the Senate after dropping out of the presidential ... that environmental groups said would be the largest ecological restoration in the country’s [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 21:30:04
Your Weekly Moment of Sven
Howdy, fellow netizens! The time has come to flex our fix-it muscle again!First, I'd like to thank everyone for their warm welcome. Secondly, it seems that most people were interested in furniture restoration as our next topic ... a piece of furniture. There are thousands of books on the subject and they all go into the required depth [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 08:51:00
A Necessary Nationalism
by paradox Would Barack Obama been elected President of the United States had he advocated quick withdrawal for Iraq and Afghanistan? No ... intricate killing machine that will be used on a moment’s notice at whatever planetary American whim ... for bananas. President-elect Obama may indeed restore the reputation of America from the filthy mold [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 13:59:26
How to Spend $825 billion?
The Democrats on the Appropriations committee have released their plan to stimulate the economy by playing the combined roles of wet nurse and ... improvements to visitor facilities, road and trail restoration, preservation of buildings of cultural and historic importance, rehabilitation of abandoned mines and oil fields, and environmental cleanup [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:48:00
Headache and an emergency site
Good morning! I had a terrible headache last night, I wanted to go online and drop EC’s but I have to sleep early otherwise I won’t be able to come ... restoration, fungus remediation and Black Mold Removal. So if you’re one of the many US residents who always find water inside your house you might want to bookmark their site. Or even if you don’t need [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 01:41:00
The Psychology Has Changed
The Missoulian reports from Montana. “More and more condominiums are emerging in the commercially zoned areas of Missoula, ... of a restored Craftsman-style ‘trout lodge’ near Hamilton decided to cancel Monday’s auction ... and a bidding frenzy for their ranch by choosing a ‘no reserve’ auction. But, moments before the event [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 15:08:56
AIA Announces Winners of 2009 Honor Awards for Architecture
0114aiaawards.jpg While the world of building falls in line with every other industry on Earth by trying to figure out how to proceed next in ... Times building is, of course, but the rest are an interesting, occasionally surprising batch of great design. We're particularly happy that the often overlooked, yet incredible restoration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:51:16
Ted Haggard to promote documentary about his downfall
He can't help it -- he loves shameless pimping himself in the public eye and this is no exception ... ." In February, New Life Church announced that Haggard prematurely ended a "restoration" process designed ... , which is scheduled to first air Jan. 29. However, a Web site for a Toronto-based entertainment company [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 14:21:32
Restoration experts to address mold concerns
GALVESTON — Restoration experts will speak Wednesday on mold and other matters in a question and answer session hosted by the Galveston Historical Foundation. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 05:21:04
Recommendations: Just Courage by Gary Haugen, Red Letters and Fields of the Fatherless by Tom Davis
One of the most optimistic developments in evangelicalism is the broadening commitment to issues of justice and compassion, ... like HIV/AIDS, orphans, genocide, clean water, slavery and sex trafficking. Advocacy for these issues ... in Asia. Their team consists of investigators, attorneys as well as staff involved in restoration [more...]
Date: 2008-07-20 02:03:37
When in Ruthenia . . ., Part 2
Last week we published a translation from Izvestia about the potential interest the Russian government may have in supporting an obscure nationalist ... of the restoration of Ruthenian statehood". To the Transcarpathian Oblast Rada was in essence delivered ... into face-smashing, right alongside a little old lady - God's dandelion - was calmly finishing [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 16:25:05
Re-Stalinization
We have seen the policy become implemented in incremental steps - a new history textbook here, closed access to historical records there, mounting pressure on reconciliation and truth groups ... restoration of history's most brutal dictator is reported on by Alex Rodriguez at the Chicago Tribune [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 17:19:12
Award-Winning Heritage
The strange thing about heritage in Toronto is that we don't really appreciate what we've got until ... with a sizable complement of heritage buildings scattered throughout the city. The urge to preserve our built ... awareness among the general public—getting them to care about buildings and architectural [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 17:20:13
Write, like food, to bring to life
I'm not Episcopalian. Sometimes I wish I were. I enjoy every once in a while focusing on the original meaning of the communion metaphor—remembering Christ's sacrifice in the physical symbols of His love. That we can remember the most beautiful fact of human existence--restoration--through the elemental symbols--eating a flayed, disfigured body [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:43:59
Mary Moments in my Martha Maniacal World
I admit it. I'm so easily distracted. My mind is like a butterfly flittering here and there. Well enough, I say! Today, I am in Alexandria, Louisiana, for the BOTT prayer conference. You should see me at home ... to me became a ministry of restoration. I began to feel hope...The more you poured [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 23:53:00
Book Review: Nature’s Second Chance
Have you ever wondered about Mother Nature’s counterpart, Father Nature? Look no further than ecologist and artist of nature, Steven Apfelbaum ... , as humans, we can reconnect with the land, our community, and our true selves through restoration ... to nature.” The land became his home, love, passion, and peace — even the humble beginnings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:37:59
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