Conversion of farm buildings in Buckinghamshire, England. Nice article in Gabion on this project. Check out the 3 inch thick, 18 foot long slab of Portland limestone used for the kitchen worktop. Conder also did the Kent Beach House, which is famed for being clad in black rubber (last photo).
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Converted buildings offer huge payoffs -Singapore
FROM OLD SCHOOL…: The building that used to house Gan Eng Seng Secondary School required extensive work to upgrade its facilities for office use.
WHEN the former Pasir Panjang ITE building at 991 Alexandra Road was put up for tender last year, property investment firm Richzone jumped at what it saw [...]
Sent in by Jay PI was raised in the Presbyterian Church and had a flawless attendance record – so many “Gold Stars”. Then, there were church camps, becoming a Deacon in my mid-twenties and finally teaching a Sunday school class, made up of mostly teen-age girls (what’s wrong with that picture?)After a divorce, I was very much an “outcast” in the eyes of my fellow Deacons and life-long church acquaintances. I simply moved out of my hometown and for the next 40-years (other than the 3-years I dated a Baptist minister’s daughter) I never attended a church. Not an atheist during those times, but just generally “not interested”.Two years ago, my son the doctor, came for a visit. This is the young man, who during his entire life, was raised as a Lutheran – attended a Luthe
Saigon Securities Inc. said it was authorised to list about 16.7 million additional shares, each at a face value of VND10,000 (US$0.6), at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
The shares were converted from some 1.7 million bonds at the rate of 1:10, each bond being converted into 10 shares.
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This could be useful for those of you who have an Xbox that you don’t use. The job is more easier to be done than to be explained. The Xbox controller already has usb connection, except it has a funky connector, so its just a matter of removing the original connector and soldering a standard [...]
Many of you have an old IBM XP computer collecting dust in your basement. If you are wanting to do something with it since you can’t throw out the thousand dollar box think about upgrading it! Stick a micro ATX motherboard into it and mod the floppy drive to accept CDs. Your old XT machine [...]
Did you know that you can convert your car or truck to a water-burning hybrid? Did you also know that you can convert your car or truck all by yourself for under $200.00 without sacrificing performance? I have done it, and so can you.I am averaging 75% more miles that I can drive on a full tank of gas in a 2004 Ford F250 Pickup. The way my truck runs now is amazing. I am getting that much better gas mileage, plus a better running vehicle to boot. Your first thought may be that this is nonsense. Go ahead and admit it. I know because it was the same thing that I said. The only reason that I bought in was to review this product. I was sure that I was going to be able to give it a nasty review, but I can't.I can't give this product a bad review because it does work. After I received the schema
When I first hear that Michael Waltrip made a suggestion to the president of the newly renamed Auto Club Speedway of Southern California with the idea of converting the racetrack to a restrictor-plate track by building up the corners to 33-35 degrees of banking and the fact that they are seriously considering it , I have to admit that at first I said “What, are you kinding me, another restrictor-plate, yeah we need that?”, however the more I thought about it, I began to understand one thing, that in fact that the speedway does need a new identity.Currently the racing at the Auto Club Speedway has been boring for the most part with the previous car, it’s not like Michigan racing, its long, drawn out caution free racing with the ending coming out to be a huge lead and in some cases a f
The Post Office loves acronyms. That's why Qualified Address has products with CASS, LACSLink, and DPV in their names. Other products and services that you might hear connected with the USPS are NCOA, PAVE, and MASS. Even 'ZIP' in ZIP Code is an acronym for "Zoning Improvement Plan." It can seem like the post office has its own language sometimes.Some of these acronyms are more interesting and confusing than others. One of the questions we get a lot is, "What is LACSLink?" 'LACS' is an acronym for "Locatable Address Conversion System." A "Locatable Address" has reference to a 9-1-1 system. It means that addresses are named and numbered in such a way that shortens response times to emergencies.In many areas of the country, rural route addresses have been used to deliver mail in the past. As
If there's one thing most Blogger users envy about Wordpress bloggers, it's the fabulous templates or themes made available for them. Unlike the boring Blogger templates, Wordpress' templates are a lot better in terms of design and layout. Originally, I've used Denim Blogger template for Blogging Mix and did a little tweaking to make it look different but I wasn't satisfied. I'm glad that I've found some websites that offers Wordpress themes that were converted for Blogger.Fresh Blogger Templates - my latest discovery is a great blog that features free Blogger templates that were converted from Wordpress themes. You can find more free Blogger templates converted from Wordpress themes when you visit Fresh Blogger Templates. Here are two samples of the free Blogger templates converted from Wordpress themes that you can download at Fresh Blogger Templates:You can click on the pictures to see live examples of blogs that have implemented these templates.Jack Book - another of my late
:: SOME 3,000 CHRISTIANS live in the Gaza Strip. JPost had yesterday an article about on professor Sana al-Sayegh and how she got forced to convert to Islam. Fatah officials in Ramallah claimed over the weekend that Professor Sana al-Sayegh, who teaches at Palestine University in Gaza City, was kidnapped by Hamas militiamen who forced her to convert to Islam against her will.The officials said the president of the university, Dr. Zaher Khail, had assisted Hamas in kidnapping the professor. They added that senior officials in the office of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh played a major role in forcing her to convert to Islam. MORE: Hamas forced professor to convertREFLECTION Did Hamas forcibly convert a Christian professor to Islam?Or did Sana al-Sayegh become a Muslim of own free will? Whether Sana al-Sayegh was forced to convert or not we know that most of the Christians in the Gaza Strip want to leave the area. They and Sana al-Sayegh, with her family, need our prayer support.
I have been completely biased towards terry clothing. I thought terry should be banished to the realm of unfortunately tight jumpsuits with words like "HAWT" across the tush, but Juicy Couture, the leader in jumpsuit couture, has proved me wrong. Juicy has two darling terry mini dresses that are destined to make any terry-loathing fashionista swoon.The Off-Shoulder Tunic Dress, has an amazing summer boho flair. It would be perfect with a wedge sandal or thong sandals similar to the ones the model is wearing. It's also a great length to wear to an outdoor summer concert as long as you're not planning on any crowd surfing, stage diving, or hardcore moshing.The slightly shorter Eyelet Tank Dress is equally cute but for different reasons. Eyelets are everywhere this season, and obviously Juicy wasn't willing to be left behind. This dress is perfect for a day shopping, a picnic, or even just lounging around. To make sure this adorable mini doesn't give the people behind a good look at
Did you know that there are many historic farmhouses in France that have been converted into beautiful holiday rentals, ideal for family vacations in the French countryside? Today we are featuring Chez Blaireau (house of the badger), a secluded, peaceful, and very private, tastefully converted 18c Charentaise farmhouse set in 2 acres of secluded woodland garden backing onto a small stream.Imagine a house with 5 large bedrooms and an extensive fully fitted kitchen with seating for 14 people. Having your own kitchen can be a great money saver while on your family holiday in France, but if you are sick of cooking, the owners can offer varied cuisine from South East Asian and Indian through to most European. The house also boasts a massive salon with an attractive mezzanine floor and even though you are in the French countryside, satellite TV will keep you in touch with the rest of the world.Outside, there is a 14m pool with 2 showers and WC. This pool is for your EXCLUSIVE USE. The gard
Yesterday I was talking with one of my "work friends" - who actually is a friend of mine. We were talking about my writing career and his acting career and how we're trying to achieve our goals (yes, nobody in our organization just works for our organization - they're either doing this to make money [...]
By Sister Nûr
This article was written by the author a few years ago, when she was in her second year at the University of Essex.
I came from a purely Hindu family where we were always taught to regard ourselves (i.e. women) as beings who were eventually to be married off and have children and serve the husband-- whether he was kind or not. Other than this I found that there were a lot of things which really oppressed women, such as:
*If a woman was widowed, she would always have to wear a white sari (costume), eat vegetarian meals, cut her hair short, and never re-marry.*The bride always had to pay the dowry (bridal money) to the husband's family.*And the husband could ask for anything, irrespective of whether the bride would have difficulty giving it.Not only that, if after marriage she was not able to pay the full dowry she would be both emotionally and physically tortured, and could end up being a victim of "kitchen death" where the husband, or both the mother-in-law and t
“A deal is pending between the world’s largest gas station company and Fox to temporarily convert 11 7-Elevens across the United States into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the upcoming Simpsons Movie. I’ve taken the liberty of creating an image of what this might look like if the event goes through, and let me be the first [...]
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