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A plan put off but not forgotten.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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This is my back screen door and that is duct tape patching a giant hole in the screen. I want a new storm door. I don’t have the money for it. This is not what I envisioned a little over five years ago when I moved back to Tennessee. This rental house we have been [...]

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San Mateo: Top 10 Places to Retire For Politicos

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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  Emily Brandon of US News has determined that San Mateo is one of the 10 Great Places to Retire for Democrats.  “To pick 10 great retirement spots where Republicans and Democrats would feel right at home, U.S. News tapped our list of over 2,000 Best Places to Retire and sought out places in congressional districts that leaned [...]

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Home Delivery Walkthrough: SYSTEM3

Thursday, October 9, 2008

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Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling is both a survey of the past, present and future of the prefabricated home and a building project on the Museum’s vacant west lot. Not since the mid-century House in the Garden series has … Read more: Home Delivery Walkthrough: SYSTEM3 Share and Enjoy:

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“Captured Colors” Exhibit Extended Six Months at Colonial Williamsburg

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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THE COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS P.O. BOX 1776 WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187-1776 (757) 220-7286 http://www.history.org/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2008 Media Contact:    Jim Bradley (757) 220-7281 or jbradley@cwf.org      “CAPTURED COLORS” EXHIBITION EXTENDS SIX MORE MONTHS CHANCE OF A LIFETIME [...]

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The Weekend Links

Saturday, October 4, 2008

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If you’re feeling in a political mood, check out some of these vintage Presidential Campaign Commercials as far back as 1952, from the Museum of the Moving Image. The one for Eisenhower is pretty catchy. I wish animation was used more in campaign ads today! * What if you found your beach home [...]

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Rare Battleflags Exhibit Extended in Colonial Williamsburg

Thursday, October 2, 2008

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2008 Media Contact:    Jim Bradley (757) 220-7281 or jbradley@cwf.org     “CAPTURED COLORS” EXHIBITION EXTENDS SIX MORE MONTHS CHANCE OF A LIFETIME TO SEE RARE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFLAGS Anonymous Owner’s Generosity Allows Additional Opportunity to See Special Exhibition of Rare Battleflags, War Trophies of the [...]

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Dallas Museum of Art’s King Tutankhamun Opening Weekend Lecture: “The Grand Museum Project of the 21st Century”

Monday, September 29, 2008

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The Dallas Museum of Art kicks off the amazing “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” this Friday. The Opening Weekend Lecture will be: “The Grand Museum Project of the 21st Century” Saturday, October 4, 3:00 p.m. Theater, Center for Creative Connections, Free Seating is limited. Special exhibitions require an [...]

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NY- Tadashi Kawamata’s Tree Houses in Madison Square Park

Sunday, September 28, 2008

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People have already started making the trek to Madison Square Park to see the latest installation of Bloomberg Public Art. Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata is filling the tree tops with old fashioned forts, like the ones we built as kids, and in doing so is doing his part to make affordable housing a reality in [...]

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Pre-Fab(ulous) and Mod(ular)!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

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My co-worker, SarahwithStyle, also pointed out that modular homes are being built from old shipping containers. You know, the ones that are on the back of 18-wheelers, trains, or stacked upon thousands of each other in the Port of … Read the original here: Pre-Fab(ulous) and Mod(ular)! Share and Enjoy:

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The Museum of Modern Art takes an historical look at prefab homes

Friday, September 26, 2008

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National Public Radio recently did an interesting report on the Museum of Modern Art’s exhibit, Home Delivery — all about the history — and now, re-emergence of interest in — pre-fab housing. Interesting - because yet again, … More here: The Museum of Modern Art takes an historical look at prefab [...]

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