Design Through the Decades - part 42
Flooring in Phoenix homes in the 1980s was all about tile, tile, and tile.
The defining tile style of the 1980s was saltillo tile (commonly called “Mexican tile”). Each tile was unique in its range of red, orange, pink, and yellow colors. Saltillo tile squares are a thick tile, usually [...]
Design Through the Decades - part 41
Most of the 1970s saw the use of easily installed flooring in Phoenix homes. Carpet and rolled linoleum were the most common materials used. Toward the end of the decade, flooring became a little more complex.
Let’s start off with carpeting in the 1970s. Here we see carpeting with a dark [...]
Players Can Unleash Their Inner Rockstar Anytime, Anywhere As They Shred Through the Decades of RockFollowing up Guitar Hero - On Tour the groundbreaking and best-selling Nintendo DS game, fans can once again become traveling rock gods as Activision debuts Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades in European retail outlets today and in North American stores on Sunday, November 16, 2008. The game leverages the
Design Through the Decades - Part 25
The homes in Phoenix during the 1990s had several new design features available to homebuyers. Some features were good, some were okay, and some were too trendy for their own good. Homes were usually two stories, so home builders added half baths under the stairs, lofts at the top [...]
Design Through the Decades - part 24
Phoenix homes in the 1980s did not have many new or innovative design features. Do mirrored closet doors get anyone excited? All the attention was spent on building homes quickly and easily (for the construction crew). And any exciting design changes occurred in the kitchen and bathroom.
Let out a [...]
“Commodities are going to be in a bull market for another decade or two. Whether oil is selling at $45, or $145, it doesn’t really matter to me- today. Ask me in 10 years- it will matter… I don’t have any trouble sleeping, because I know we’re in a long-term bull market.”
Jim Rogers, Interview RTL [...]
Guitar Hero é uma franquia que está fazendo o maior sucesso no Nintendo ds! Foram reveladas as 28 músicas que estarão presentes nesse novo jogo. O jogo estará disponível em Novembro.Lista de músicas:Alien Ant Farm - “Smooth Criminal”The All-American Rejects - “Dirty Little Secret”Blind Melon - “No Rain”Blondie - “One Way Or Another”Bon Jovi - “You Give Love A Bad Nam
I was a bit disappointed with Guitar Hero: On Tour's song list, to be honest. But nevertheless, like the good rocker I am, I still enjoyed the game. Two-weeks-or-so from now, Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades for the DS is set for release, and everyone's waiting to hear if the songs will improve.Here's the song list for Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm"Dirty Little Secret
The DS version of Guitar Hero, On Tour, went down quite a storm when it was released earlier this year, and now a follow-up to that success is to be released in the form of Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades.El33tonline enjoyed the original, so this next one should be a treat as well. An Activision Blizzard statement for the game reveals:“The game leverages the technology of its predecessor and expand
The Bellingham resident created the Avion with Bill Green in 1984 that got over 100 mpg. Two years later, the duo drove the car from the U.S./Mexico border to Vancouver, B.C. - averaging 103.7 miles per gallon and spending less than $15 on the diesel that fueled their drive into the Guinness Book of World Records. Naturally, they thought someone would be interested in the prototype t
Conspirators Stole an MVA Photo-Taking Machine, and Cut Telephone Lines at Homes From Which Thousands of Pieces of Residential Mail Were Stolen
Baltimore, Maryland (Sept. 19, 2008) - A 53 year old man from Baltimore, Maryland, plead guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and social security fraud in connection with an [...]
Here is a film which investigates the political decisions that have prevented the United States government from confronting global warming: Hot Politics.Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5
Si acababamos de hablar de Guitar Hero: World Tour ahora toca hablar del Guitar Hero DS. Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades que fue anunciado en el pasado E3, es la secuela del Guitar Hero: On Tour que llego hace poco a las tiendas. La idea es trasladar mediante un curioso accesorio la experiencia de la guitarra de las versioens mayores.EL juego llegará a finales del año con las demá
CHICAGO – After being born and bred in Texas, G.W. Bailey scoffs at the notion of “humidity” in Chicago.
Bailey – who has a renowned career in film, TV and the stage that spans three decades – has been seen in seminal roles in “M.A.S.H.,” “Police Academy,” “Short Circuit,” “Laverne & Shirley,” “St. Elsewhere,” “The Jeff Foxworthy Show,” “Murder, She Wrote,
This picture of two rare butterflies getting amorous with one another has given fresh hope for the future of species that was once extinct in Britain.
Conservationists who are trying to re-populate the Large Blue butterfly in the wild are delighted with the sight which proves their programme is working.
The insect was wiped out completely in [...]
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BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) - China has warned that the Yellow River, the nation’s second longest and known as the nation’s sorrow for its history of tragedy, may suffer...
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Prosecutors called Chi Mak the "perfect sleeper agent," though he hardly looked the part. For two decades, the bespectacled Chinese-born engineer lived quietly with his wife in a Los Angeles suburb, buying a house and holding a steady job with a U.S. defense contractor, which rewarded him with promotions and a security clearance. Colleagues remembered him as a hard worker who often took paperwork
So now the D.C. Council wants to get into the act of regulating charter schools. I guess destroying DCPS was not good enough for them. I cannot even write I'm so upset at this power play.The way to get great schools is to allow them to innovate. The only way to innovate is to be left alone. Charters already report to the D.C. Public Charter School Board. Enough is enough. We could use the help of
Home prices decline largest in two decades - MSNBCNEW YORK - U.S. home prices dropped at the sharpest rate in two decades during the first quarter, a closely watched index showed Tuesday, a somber indication that the housing slump continues to deepen. Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller said its
20-city home-price index shows record decline [...]
Vauxhall dealers in the past have had a range of cars on their forecourts to suit even the lowest budget. The company itself, if not the dealers, has been in existence for more than one hundred and fifty years. The founder of Vauxhall Motors was Alex Wilson, the factory he opened originally manufactured pumps and [...]
Cold fusion, the act of producing a nuclear reaction at room temperature, has long been relegated to science fiction after researchers were unable to recreate the experiment that first "discovered" the phenomenon. But a Japanese scientist was supposedly able to start a cold fusion reaction earlier this week, which—if the results are real—could revolutionize the way we gather energy.
theodp writes “You probably saw media coverage of Bill Gates showing off touch-screen technology to his CEO play group last week. With the introduction of the iPhone and iPod Touch, touch (and multi-touch) technology — which folks like Ray Ozzie enjoyed as undergrads way back in the early ’70s — has finally gone mainstream. The [...]
Doesn’t This Remind You Of The Movie Telefon ?
So there you go Mr. Bill Gates… Lets Get Some More B1-B visas rolling here… Let’s fill those high tech jobs with foreign engineers!!
Chi Mak
From the Washington Post
Prosecutors called Chi Mak the “perfect sleeper agent,” though he hardly looked the part. For two decades, the bespectacled Chinese-born [...]
So far from the sleepy town
where we grew up, the memory of her
has not faded. And for two long decades
I have yearned to be inside
the reckoning periphery
of this carefree angel.
She sings sweet melodies,
everyday as she sweeps the cobwebs
from the attic corners where I keep her
In my mind…..
At this moment distant, and I am idle,
browsing torrid [...]
Three Decades Old Necklace Auctioned for $1.38 MillionHave you heard the name Umm Kulthoum? She is famous in the Arab country.During her days, she was at least as popular as Marie Callas. Three decades ago when she died and one of her prized jewel was just auctioned off for $1.38 million in Dubai by Christies's. The nine-strand necklace is made up of 1,888 pearls and brought in more than 10 times its $120,000 estimate.The reason for the high price is the immense sentimental value, it was her favorite piece, given to her by the late president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The necklace had remained in Kulthoum's family and was auctioned by her descendants.via
The JTA talks about some good news for religious Jews living in central America:
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (JTA) – After 28 years without a Torah scroll, Nicaraguan Jews joyously welcomed a new Torah in a ceremony community members say helped rekindle the Jewish spirit in this turbulent Central American country.
The morning after Sunday's ceremony, the Torah was used for the first time in a minyan, at
Rachel Bilson's new hairstyle makes her look like a middle-aged mom. Fine for a 40 year-old, not so great for a "hot" 26 year-old Hollywood starlet. Bilson was caught in NYC with boyfriend Hayden Christensen while filming "Je T'Aime, New York". Ever since "The O.C." was canceled and she was dumped by Adam Brody, Bilson's been out of work and apparently out of style. Hopefully her new movie will do well so she can afford a better hairdresser. What's with the outbreak of horrible Hollywood hairstyles lately?Related Posts:Mischa Barton's Bravery Makes Women Everywhere Breathe A Sigh Of Relief Free Clothing Lines For All! Rachel Bilson, Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag and Whitney Port Got The First Few...
One week to go before the "green wash marketing" media blitz across our great nation... I will try to emulate the how over-hyping and "selling green" as an environmental solution ultimately diverts focus, funding, education and sustainability from the public. Making things worse, as public interest and education become "oversold" on environmental issues they become defensive and disinterested due to lack of "immediate" personal and government action on issues portrayed as "hopeless and bleak" by popular media. Not understanding that "reactive action" can be extremely harmful (i.e. ethanol food warns), and that measures to correct decades of neglect require a concise balance of government, community, intern
…things are bound to change. Just about 20 years have passed (we’re about a month-and-a-half shy) since this photo was taken:
It’s my old Chevelle, and the pic was snapped as the car was being completed… this being roughly my Senior year in high school (note lack of tail pipes and trunk lock cylinder, among other [...]
Chi Mak's job gave him access to sensitive plans for Navy ships, submarines and weapons. These he secretly copied and sent via courier to China -- fulfilling a mission that U.S. officials say he had been planning since the 1970s.
Rowan Manahan from the Emerald Isle and the H2O behind Fortify Your Oasis, has tagged me to continue a meme floating through the blogosphere. This one is to comprise a memoir of only 6 words. It would have been much easier to do had I been asked for 600. But constraints are great tools to use when looking for vital thoughts (there's another post in that thought about vital behaviors and results - stay tuned.)...
The two decades following Cook's discovery and exploration had yielded little knowledge of the country inland from the coasts, but they had served to make these coasts well known. A steady intercourse with the Maori of North Island had begun for supplies, labor, and the gratification of sexual appetites. In the Bay of Islands on the North Auckland peninsula an unstable, rowdy settlement of Europeans grew up. Its reputation for lawlessness was to make the name of New Zealand synonymous with the outermost pale of civilization for many decades. To the south, European settlement was slower to be established and more directly concerned with the immediate economic problems of obtaining seals and whales. A sealing vessel of 1792 which landed a party in Dusky Sound has already been mentioned. It w
PrideDaphne Odjig One of the most respected and uniquely individualisticWoodland Indian artists working in Canada today. Born on the Wikwemikong Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island,she is a member of the Ojibwa tribe.She has an exhibition on at The Museum of CivilizationJan 10 to April 20th 2008To read a wonderful biography on her please readAn Ojibwa Elders Art and StoriesShe is a member of the Indian Group of Seven.Artistic Environments
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An Affair with a House continues to be a top seller for STC, with more than 45,000 copies in printShows readers how to realize their own taste and design preferencesYou learn from people with great taste,” says Bunny Williams. She should know. As a novice, Williams worked for legendary decorators Sister Parish and Albert Hadley, absorbing everything she could of their peerless design sense. Striking out on her own, she rose to the top rank of the interior design profession, where she has stylishly remained for the last 30 years. Now, it’s our turn to learn from her.Part memoir and part how-to manual, Bunny Williams’ Point of View showcases many of the drop-dead chic but always cozily comfortable residences whose interiors Williams has designed during her astounding career. As William
NJ signs first bill in decades banning executionsExcerpt:"New Jersey on Monday became the first state in more than three decades to abolish the death penalty after a state commission ruled the punishment is "inconsistent with evolving standards of decency."In signing the bill, Gov. Jon Corzine called it a "momentous day" and made the Garden State the first state to ban capital punishment since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated it in 1976."http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/17/death.penalty/
On a day when Sachin Tendulkar debut his test career against Pakistan 18 years ago, help Indian team to by sparkling 97 runs to beat Pakistan by six wickets and clinch the series after two decade. Chasing a target of 256 for victory Indians manage to achieve the same by 46.3 overs with the lost of four wickets. Tendulkar sealed the win for India with a masterful 97, but failed yet again to
After beating Pakistan convincingly at Kanpur by 46 runs and taking 2-1 lead in five match ODI series, Indian team looking to wrap up the series at Gwalior. Lat time when Indians played against Pakistan at home soil they lost the series by 4-2 after taking 2-0 lead, so Indian team don’t want to repeat the same and leave it to lat encounter at Jaipur. India will start the fourth ODI with their
Receiver became one of the leading lights of the Los Angeles-based power pop movement in the late '90s and early 2000s on the strength of their classicist but fresh Big Star and Badfinger-inspired rock & roll. Their carefully manicured 2001 debut, Inspiration Overload, subsequently became an almost instant cult classic. Receiver was initially conceived in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Ken West at the urging of longtime friend and scenester Robbie Rist. West, who replaced then-18-year-old guitarist Jason Falkner in the Barking Spiders (who would later become Upsy Daisy) had been inactive for the better part of the previous decade. But during the off time, West took to writing over 50 songs and two of them, "Wind Up Girl" and "Faster," would end up on the band's debut. Receiver's lineup began to take shape in 1999 when West met Kerry Chicoine of Kompost at a record release party for the Wondermints' Bali. They began performing together, releasing an EP under the name Kick
When you look down at your brand new, small and tender puppy peacefully sleeping in its little bed, it's hard to think that in just two to three months it may grow to be 40, 50, or even up to 100 pounds depending on the type of breed. And although its behaviors may cute at the moment, like jumping up and putting his front paws on your body, these actions will be far less enjoyable when your dog is all grown up and literally knocking you over.Your best bet is to start training your puppy from day one so that he can learn proper manners as he grows into adulthood. Puppies that are not trained in this manner end up learning all of the wrong stuff and their owners wonder why they cannot seem to get their dogs to behave as they age.Many years ago, when dog training methods used more punishment oriented (using harsh methods to train puppies), dog trainers typically required all puppy trainees to be at least six months old. The reason was partly due to the fact that such physical correction
Acid rain's legacy for Britain's waterways is far more serious than previously thought and will take decades to repair, research suggests. A study of rivers and streams in Scotland and Wales has shown that environmental damage caused by the acidic downpours of the 1970s and 80s is ongoing, despite a massive reduction in industrial emissions.It may take 30 years until Ph levels in upland waterways and surrounding soils return to normal, researchers from Cardiff University have said.
Hardbeatnews, CARSON CITY, Nevada, Thurs. Aug. 9, 2007: A 62-year-old Trinidad national will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder and rape of a Nevada teen some 25 years ago.
It was recently leaked out through a retail employee photo that Rockstar’s Table Tennis may be included with future 360 systems (post price-drop).
Am I mistaken, or has a video game system already have had a packaged table tennis game? Oh ya, PONG!
Ted Nugent - Decades of DestructionCD 101 Lady Luck 06:0102 Living In The Woods 03:5803 Hibernation 09:2604 Free Flight 04:0705 Maybelline 03:3006 The Great White Buffalo 05:0007 Sasha 03:1008 No Holds Barred 04:52CD 201 Call Of The Wild 04:5102 Sweet Revenge 04:0603 Pony Express 05:2104 Ain't It The Truth 04:5705 Renegade 03:3306 Rot Gut 02:4607 Below The Belt 07:0408 Cannon Balls 05:44DL. http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1099832362/Ted_Nugent_-_Decades_Of_Destruction.zipIf you want more visit my site: http://softeca.forumlive.org
Author: Kunibert Raffer, Hans Wolfgang SingerPaperback: 304 pagesPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing (October 31, 2001)Language: EnglishISBN: 1840641525Since the 1940s, development thinking has been the subject of fierce debate and continual evolution. The authors of this book trace the ideas that have driven changing approaches to development, focusing also on the Prebisch-Singer Thesis, which seeks to explain the widening gaps between rich and poor nations, caused by unequal distribution of trade benefits. They discuss both aid during and after the cold war, and the rise and subsequent liberalization crisis of the Asian ‘Tiger Economies’. The Economic North-South Divide goes on to explore the structural roots of the debt crisis and considers the impact of debt management on North-South economic relations, exposing certain double standards that tilt global markets further against the South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to neoliberalism, the authors
The Calcultta Telegraph ran a story today on Bhismadeb Sarkar, an 80-year-old bicycle repairman from Katwa, India, who gave up all food 22 years ago and has lived ever since on a diet of nothing more than 18-20 cups of tea a day.But that's not the best part.You might assume he must be one of those ultra devout holy men, cleansing his body for the purification of humanity, or some such. But no. He did it to teach his wife a lesson. You see, good ol' Bhimsadeb liked to have his lunch at 1pm sharp, every day. And one day, twenty two years ago he.... ah heck, let's let Bhimsy tell the story:"One Sunday, my wife served me lunch at 1.30 pm. She knew how particular I was about being served lunch punctually but still she was late. I became so angry that I threw away the plate of rice, fish and vegetables. I decided to stop eating totally."That was in 1985. Twenty-two years later, he still refuses to eat. He brews and drinks between eighteen and twenty cups of tea a day, and claims to be pe
The Calcultta Telegraph ran a story today on Bhismadeb Sarkar, an 80-year-old bicycle repairman from Katwa, India, who gave up all food 22 years ago and has lived ever since on a diet of nothing more than 18-20 cups of tea a day.But that's not the best part.You might assume he must be one of those ultra devout holy men, cleansing his body for the purification of humanity, or some such. But no. He did it to teach his wife a lesson. You see, good ol' Bhimsadeb liked to have his lunch at 1pm sharp, every day. And one day, twenty two years ago he.... ah heck, let's let Bhimsy tell the story:"One Sunday, my wife served me lunch at 1.30 pm. She knew how particular I was about being served lunch punctually but still she was late. I became so angry that I threw away the plate of rice, fish and vegetables. I decided to stop eating totally."That was in 1985. Twenty-two years later, he still refuses to eat. He brews and drinks between eighteen and twenty cups of tea a day, and claims to be pe
Anonymous, this one's for you.
To the rest of you who left me such lovely and encouraging comments yesterday, thank you. I'm going to be very busy throwing my hat into any ring I can find. And Heather! A novel! Incredible!
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For more than 50 years, Danny chose not to speak. It wasn’t that he couldn’t. Danny, whose last name I was asked not to use, is among the estimated 50 percent of people with autism who don’t use speech to communicate.
“Danny stopped speaking when he was 5 years old, and he received a diagnosis [...]
by David Smith
John Browne had turned sleepy BP into a global player worth £100bn, picking up a peerage on the way. Then his male ex-lover threatened a tabloid expose, causing him to make a puzzling misjudgment that has cost him his reputation.
Lord Browne of Madingley, lover of cigars and good conversation, was enjoying his winter holiday with friends in Barbados when the heart-stopping call
by David Smith
John Browne had turned sleepy BP into a global player worth £100bn, picking up a peerage on the way. Then his male ex-lover threatened a tabloid expose, causing him to make a puzzling misjudgment that has cost him his reputation.
Lord Browne of Madingley, lover of cigars and good conversation, was enjoying his winter holiday with friends in Barbados when the heart-stopping call
From an April 14 article by Mike Dodd of USA TODAY: "On Sunday, when more than 200 Major League Baseball players wear No. 42 jerseys to honor the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in the national pastime, it will be a reminder of past promises and a troubling present. The commemoration of Robinson's historic debut will recall an elaborate ceremony 10 years ago, when
Two decades of the PTT(Property Transfer Tax)It's been 20 years since the BC government, without consultation or even a warning, introduced the Property Purchase Tax. The tax, charged on transactions registered at the Land Title Office at a rate of one per cent of the first $200,000 of fair market value and two per cent on the remainder, generated $140 million the first year it was levied.In the two decades since, the tax, now called the Property Transfer Tax ( PTT), has generated more than $7.5 billion in total revenue, $950 million of this in 2006/2007 alone.Middle and lower income families have shouldered the burden of the PTT, which now adds $10,832 to the detached benchmark price of $641,596 for a Greater Vancouver detached home.Overall, the tax had implications for the livability of our communities. By making homes more expensive ( and less affordable), it has forced some buyers further and further afield in their search for an affordable home. It's one more factor which has in
I know we are sitting at 0-2 right now but we were once known as the team of the decades because we had won a Super Bowl in every decade up until the 1990's. That is a trend that needs to get started again. Let's take a look at how we've done this decade.2000: 12-4, won the division but lost to the Ravens in the AFC Championship game2001: 10-6, won the division but lost to the Patriots by way of the infamous "tuck rule"2002: 11-5, won the division and advanced to the Super Bowl but lost to the Bucs2003: 4-122004: 5-112005: 4-12So that puts our overall record at 46-50 so far in this decade but we have won the AFC West 3 times in the last 6 years. I am confident that our organization will be fixed and we will enjoy more seasons like the first three listed in the near future.
Today I thought that I'd get a little more serious and look at skinchanges we have over the decades (as sad as it might be). It is important for us to look after our skin and if we start early enough we can slow down the signs of aging. I personally wish that I'd looked after my skin better when I was in my 20s. Had I known what I know now, I may have been able to prevent the crinkles I have today!Your 20sThe hormonal teen years are behind you, and oil glands, which provide skin and moisture and plumpness, are at their peak production. The skin cells contain strong collagen and elastin bonds, giving both firmness and resilience.Tips- Start good habits early by hydrating your skin daily with a moisturizer containing SPF of at least 15- Washing your face with hot water will strip it of natural oils. Be sure to use a mild gentle cleanser and follow up with a light moisturizer.- It's never too early to start using a night cream. Apply before going to bed and wake up to a beautifully mo
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was accorded an enthusiastic welcome by his fans here today when he arrived for his first film shoot in this eastern metropolis after over two decades.
Hundreds of people, including members of the Amitabh Bachchan Fan Association, eagerly waited outside the airport here from early morning to catch a glimpse of the [...]
Without much fanfare, Nintendo went ahead and announced Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades at their E3 2008 press conference. Later Activision confirmed it, simply saying — more or less — "Yup, it’s a follow up to Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS."
Now we have some new screens, and from what we can tell, it’s [...]
While no one doubts GM’s constant assertion that their new cars are better than their old cars, they company tends to downplay their relative excellence or lack thereof. In that sense, the Chevy Traverse has a couple of mountains to climb. First: GM’s three other Lambda-based (i.e. badge engineered) crossovers: Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, Saturn [...]
