Posts Tagged ‘house’

U.S. BUSINESS LEADERS AGAINST “GENOCIDE BILL”

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:50

U.S. business leaders are urging the House of Representatives to reject a resolution that would label as genocide WW1 killings of Armenians by Turkish forces. In a letter, chief executives from the U.S. aerospace and defense industry warned passage of the measure by the House Foreign Affairs Committee could ...

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WHITE HOUSE CYBER-SECURITY PLANS DECLASSIFIED

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 0:58

At the RSA Conference, White House Cyber-Security Coordinator Howard Schmidt announced that an unclassified version of the Obama administration's “Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative” is now available online. In his remarks, Schmidt declared that transparency and partnership must go hand in hand. - The White House has ...

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NAKED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ARE “LIKE BUYING FIRE INSURANCE ON YOUR NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE — YOU CREATE AN INCENTIVE TO BURN DOWN THE HOUSE”

Monday, March 1, 2010 23:38

I have repeatedly argued that naked credit default swaps should be banned. See this and this.Savvy commentators like Wolfgang Munchau and Yves Smith are saying the same thing.As I wrote last July:Obama's regulation of credit default swaps leave loopho...

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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL IS TURNING INTO AMERICA THE BARBARIAN

Friday, February 26, 2010 19:11

Even after General Petraeus joined all of the experts saying that torture doesn't work, decreases national security, and is bad for our country, the Democrats are scrambling to be as pro-torture as the Republicans.As Raw Story reports today:Democratic ...

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POLICE END SEARCH OF MLADIć HOUSE IN BELGRADE

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 14:07

Serbian police (MUP) ended an operation started this morning, where they searched the home of Ratko Mladić in the Belgrade municipality of Banovo Brdo. The search for the former military leader of Bosnia's Serbs and Hague Tribunal began early on Tuesday with about ten officers from MUP's special units seen ...

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NEW BEACH HOUSE: “THE ARRANGEMENT”

Monday, February 22, 2010 16:20

Photo by Seth Mooney Record Store Day falls on April 17 this year, and Beach House will be one of the bands selling new music exclusively at independent record retailers on that day. If you line up early ...

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PRIMAVERA ADDS BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, BEACH HOUSE, TITUS ANDRONICUS, DIPLO

Friday, February 19, 2010 21:55

You think that the 2010 San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival can't get too much better, then it gets better. You think they can't possibly add any more bands, and then they add more bands. At this rate, every half-decent band in the ...

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“THE REAL WORLD DC” HOUSE TO BECOME A RESTAURANT

Thursday, February 18, 2010 20:43

The owner of The Real World DC house wants to turn the Dupont Circle mini-mansion into a restaurant. The docusoap, airing now on MTV created local chaos and a traffic nightmare when it was shot in the Nation’s Capital last summer in. The 2,700-square-foot home perched on the corner of affluent ...

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LISA RINNA TURNS UP SURGICALLY-ALTERED NOSE AT HEIDI MONTAG’S PLASTIC SURGERY MAKEOVER

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 14:21

“I will tell you I had to take that cover off the magazine before it came in the house. We have two girls. I don’t think it is something you want to bring in the house and say, ‘Oh, look…..’” Plastic Surgery Poster Child Lisa Rinna on Heidi Montag’s ...

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PEEK INSIDE WAYNE COYNE’S FREAKY OKLAHOMA CITY COMPOUND

Monday, February 15, 2010 21:15

Photo by Joseph Mills, via Fitzsimmons Architects Last month, the internet noticed that you could see Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne taking a bath outside his Oklahoma City house on ...

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BEACH HOUSE PLAN RECORD STORE DAY EP

Monday, February 15, 2010 17:45

Photo by Seth Mooney Record Store Day, which falls on April 17 this year, gets closer and closer every day. And now we can add Charm City float-poppers Beach House to the list ...

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FIREBOMBS THROWN AT SERB HOME IN KOSOVO

Monday, February 15, 2010 12:29

Unknown perpetrators threw three firebombs at a house in northern Kosovska Mitrovica owned by a Serb, reports said. The incident happened in the ethnically mixed neighborhood of Bošnjačka Mahala.

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KOSOVO: SERB HOUSE STONED

Monday, February 15, 2010 10:35

The house of a Serb couple in their 70s was attacked with stones on twice, in downtown Klina, in Kosovo, on Sunday. Kosovo police, KPS, who arrived at the scene after the first attack, said they had no information about the second incident, which happened after they left.

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WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES $1B IN HEALTH IT FUNDING

Friday, February 12, 2010 21:52

The Department of Health and Human Services reports that Recovery Act funds have been released to encourage widespread meaningful use of health IT, including the transition to electronic health records. The funds will also be used to train 15,000 people in job skills needed for careers in health care, IT ...

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IN BRIEF: TIBET HOUSE, MOSHI MOSHI, WEDDING PRESENT, CANADIAN MUSIC FEST

Monday, February 8, 2010 18:25

-- It's an old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Spend years rolling around in broken glass and peanut butter and arguably inventing punk rock! Actually, that might not quite be right. But nevertheless, Iggy Pop will perform at the ...

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MADONNA ‘RENTS ENGLISH MANOR IN THE HAMPTONS FOR SUMMER’

Monday, February 8, 2010 6:00

Madonna has rented a house on Lily Pond Lane in East Hampton to beat the heat this summer, sources say. The Queen of Pop has reportedly purchased Coxwould, the English-flavored, six-bedroom house from real-estate developer Lowell Shulman. The 2-acre property was listed for 425,000 dollars for the season, reports the New York ...

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ZION-I’S AMP LIVE REMIXES REBELUTION FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

Sunday, February 7, 2010 18:00

ZION-I'S AMP LIVE REMIXES FIVE REBELUTION TRACKS, BAND ON TOUR NOW Zion-I Amp Live, of Bay Area hip hop duo Zion I, has remixed five Rebelution tracks which are now available for free download. Get them here. Zion-I is currently on ...

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HOUSE PASSES CYBER-SECURITY ACT

Thursday, February 4, 2010 19:45

Legislation reauthorizes cyber-security funding at the National Science Foundation and requires the White House to conduct an assessment of cyber-security work force needs across the federal government. - The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Cyber-Security Enhancement Act Feb. 4 by a 422-5 vote. The bill reauthorizes several National ...

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5 STEPS TO A CALMER EVENING

Thursday, February 4, 2010 13:00

Whether you work outside the house or stay at home full-time, the toughest part of the day is the same: those frantic early evening hours when there are mouths to feed, homework to do, and cranky kids to handle. The trick is to ...

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JENNIFER ANISTON SHOWS OFF HER FRESHLY-RENOVATED BEVERLY HILLS HOME

Thursday, February 4, 2010 10:17

Jennifer Aniston’s fans can now take a look at the actress’ life whose newly-renovated Beverly Hills home has featured in a magazine spread. The former Friends star recently completed a two-year restoration project and has been busy giving the finishing touches on her luxury house in Los Angeles. The new issue ...

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