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Eco Factor: Prefab house built from recycled materials.
Prefabs can go bizarre but trendy too at the same time. If the Hemeroscopium House was a bit too peculiar for you then you can set your eyes on Adam Kalkin’s “Quik House.” Adam is a...
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
The resignation will come at the end of the...
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
After several months of recounts and court battles, Democratic...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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Sotheby’s Inc. says the economic slowdown is forcing the auction house to slash its global work force by another 5 percent.
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With white tin ceilings, original woodwork, bay windows, and a $699,000 price tag, the two-bedroom apartment at 719 Carroll St. in Brooklyn would have been snatched up...
made popular Apr 25 2009
Eco Factor: Recyclable housing running on renewable energy.
Whenever it comes to sustainable housing of the future, designers show impractical and weird...
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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient recyclable dwellings.
With the increase in the cost of energy and environmental consciousness, designers have been tempted to develop...
made popular Feb 11 2009
AP, The Hague
The British government has banned Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders from visiting the country to show his anti-Islam film “Fitna” at the Houses of...
made popular Feb 10 2009
Eco Factor: Sustainable home uses recycled materials and solar energy.
The Malibu 5 home is a striking example of how homes can be made ecofriendly and beautiful at...
made popular Dec 13 2008
AP, New York
Sotheby’s auction house says the company has approved a restructuring plan which will result in salary reductions and layoffs, due to lower-than-expected...
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AP, New York
Sotheby’s auction house says the company will reduce salaries and layoff staff because of unexpected poor earnings.
made popular Dec 5 2008
Eco Factor: Experimental project designed to make the most of the sun, wind and land.
The growth in population and the dearth of energy has always tempted architects...
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EcoFactor: Ecofriendly prefab house made using recycled materials.
Some people say that houses are the true reflection of the identity of the person living inside. If...
made popular Oct 18 2008
AP, Galveston
Hundreds of people whose waterfront homes were wrecked by Hurricane Ike may be barred from rebuilding under a little-noticed Texas law intended to keep the beaches open...
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The Waters Edge Development is set at the heart of the Cotswold water park. Each of the homes offer completely unobstructed views from the large decks built directly...
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Cutting trees to erect houses gets you in bad books of ecologists. And shaping trees to rise in to a eco-den seems to be an eco-fantasy! Professors Yoav Waisel and...
made popular Aug 22 2008
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he wasn’t sure how many houses he and his wife own. Here is a rundown of the wealth of the Arizona Republican...
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Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he...
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Barack Obama lashed into John McCain during a campaign stop in Virginia on Thursday, ridiculing the presumptive Republican nominee for being painfully out of touch on...
made popular Aug 21 2008
AP, Washington
Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he...
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Holidaymakers to Tunisia have been returning to the country’s beaches and white washed buildings and marinas for years its now time for the investors.
Overseas...
made popular Aug 8 2008
The latest report from the Centre for Economic and Business Research indicates that now could be the best time to buy as it predicts that average UK house prices will...
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A woman feeds her son on a ramp that connects their floating house to the land Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, in suburban Paranaque south of Manila, Philippines. The woman said her family members have lived in the house on a raft since the government demolished.
