The Oak Park Penis: Does the Village's New Logo Look Like a Phallus?
2009-11-19 00:01:00 What would you do if your municipal branding consultant suggested at a public board meeting that your town's new logo look like a penis? That happened this week in upscale Oak Park, Illinois. As local bloggers and Twitter users in the west-suburban village continue to voice shock over the new logo, I put it to you, Chicago. Does Oak Park's new logo look like what I think it does?...
What to do with the Olympic Village site...
2009-10-14 00:06:00 The speculation is building on what might happen to the site that was going to be deveoped into Olympic Village for the 2016 games now that Chicago has lost the bid. Having worked in commercial real estate journalism for the last three years, I've heard a number of proposals for the site and many of them are resurfacing now. While it's sad to see the possibility for more affordable housing go by the wayside, I'm intrigued by some of the other options, summed up in this Clout Street arcticle Here's what I think of some of these options: -Casino: This is an old debate: tax dollars vs. neighborhood atmosphere. I think the assertation that a casino would help McCormick Place...
Mud Village for Handicraft Men, Lahore
2009-10-07 14:52:00 Mud Village for Handicrafts Men
By: Light Within
Mud Village for Handicrafts Men
2009-10-01 09:11:00 Concept of shifting to mud architecture us creating waves in Pakistan. It is heartening to know that a lot is happening to convert this concept in to a reality in the form of proposed Mud Village, Peerzada Festival Area, Lahore.Mud is an excellent construction material. It is being used as a building material since prehistoric times. Mud structures can still be found in a variety of climates across the globe; In Pakistan, it is most strongly associated with rural culture. The idea of mud building is now coming to urban areas. Construction of model mud village in Lahore is the case in point. Society for the Promotion of Art and Culture (SPARC), registered in Lahore since 1994, is starting construction of mud village for handicraft men. Prof. Dr. Norbert Pintsch (Senior Expert Service Bonn, Germany) is planning to coordinating the project and giving it a practical shape. Prof. Dr. Norbert Pintsch is an experienced architect by profession is very passionate about mud architecture. Sinc...
By: Light Within
Goa govt relocates village from National Park
2009-09-22 18:56:00 Capping up a decade-long exercise, Goa government has completely relocated a cluster of houses from state’s National park, a senior official said. Nandran, a village on the periphery of National Park at Mollem in south Goa, was taken up for rehabilitation in 1997. “Entire settlement has been shifted outside the national park ending a decade-long ...
By: Goa Blog
Buffalo Grove Village Board to consider re-call ordinance tonight
2009-09-21 11:38:00 Leave it up to those Republican lawyers to find new ways to try to undo elections and, at the same time, cancel the civil rights of citizens, all without cause. Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Jeffrey Berman. From the Village of Buffalo Grove official web site. The Buffalo Grove Village Board will consider the adoption of a Village elected official Recall Ordinance, tonight (Monday, September 21, 2009). The primary sponsor of the ordinance is Village Trustee Jeffrey Berman, a lawyer and a Republican. Village trustees run in non-partisan municipal elections, but Trustee Berman has been active in Republican Party politics. I will be there, tonight, to oppose the ordinance. If you've ever wanted to see me in action as a social justice advocate, tonight's...
Innovation Village Doesn't Ask For Money, Just Your Inventions
2009-09-07 01:58:00 Innovation Village is a one-eighty from other invention companies. It develops your inventions without asking you for a dime... if it thinks it can make a big hit with your invention.
Olympic Village would make for some interesting affordable housing
2009-09-02 15:03:00 As Chicagoans watch on edge over the course of the next month to see if our city is selected for the 2016 games, the plan for the Olympic Village on the south lake shore is creating an interesting prospect for affordable housing. Yesterday, I attended a luncheon where Chicago 2016's Cassandra Francis, who is charged with helping develop the Village, spoke. To give an idea of what it might look like, she showed this video: But the points Cassandra mae in her speech helped also explain the "legacy" mode of the project -According to a recent Crain's article, up to 30 percent of the Village's 2,500 units could become affordable housing . -While the Olympics are going on, the residential units...
Cultural Street Festival in Kathu Village
2009-08-18 15:50:00 A couple of weeks ago there happened one of those local events that (for me) makes Phuket special. The area of Phuket where we live is called Kathu, located between Patong Beach and Phuket Town. It's a big residential area with lots of sub districts (Tung Tong, Ket Ho, Bang Tong etc). We live close to the Baan Kathu area, the old village of Kathu. A walk around this area reveals an older, traditional side to Phuket and a mixture of cultures as demonstrated by the Buddhist temple and the Chinese shrine in Kathu. The area was the center of the tin mining industry which was very important in Phuket from the early 19th century up until recent years.Anyways, in the last week of July I saw this sign (above) in several places in the locality at main road junctions. I am sure many other people saw the signs too. So on 5th August in the early evening I headed to the village to see what was going on. The answer? Plenty going on. On that evening only, there was a street procession through the...
By: Jamie's Phuket
Little Village Pocket Park
2009-07-16 06:53:00 I've noticed a couple of small gardens emerge in the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago this spring and summer. Today I got a lead on who was responsible for these tiny gardens from Lee Bouchard at Urban Habitat Chicago and her suspicion that they were managed by Enlace Chicago turned out to be correct. I called the number on Enlace's website and within an hour I was at one of the locations with extra plants and seeds I wouldn't get a chance to get to this year and an eager audience of young gardeners....
Wind Power for a Village in Africa
2009-06-29 12:57:00 hi can anyone help me with instructions on how to build wind power generator for my house.i live in a village with no access to electricity.
Lombok Sasak Village Tours 3 Days 2 Night
2009-06-19 16:32:00 Day 01 : Bali to Lombok City Tours Our Bali driver will pick up you at your hotel lobby in Bali around 07.30 Am and then driver to Ngurah Rai airport for your flight to Lombok Island. Arrive in Lombok, meeting service with our guide and then start our Lombok tour packages by visiting mayura the ...
... Panique au village ...
2009-06-14 09:59:00 •Après Cannes et Bruxelles, c'est à Liège au cinéma Le Parc que Stéphane Aubier et Vincent Patar sont venus présenter leur nouveau filmPANIQUE AU VILLAGEun long métrage d'animation poétique et désopilant.“The most pleasant surprise of the festival” - Los Angeles Times.... Sortie en Belgique le 17 juin et en octobre en France ...
By: Clik & Clak
Open Thread
2009-06-06 02:28:00 Much food doom news, sent in by Lonewolf. This is a worthy read, on how our food ‘revolution’ is actually making things much worse: “The green revolution has brought us only downfall,” says Jarnail Singh, a retired schoolteacher in Jajjal village. “It ruined our soil, our environment, our water table. Used to be we had fairs ...
Feeling Dirty? Check Out Posh Wash?s Shower Village
2009-06-02 23:50:00 Pop-up buildings and businesses come in all forms; we've seen nightclubs, coat checks, and restaurants; but just in time for summer festival season, there's another new trend arising in the pop-up shower. In an environment where everyone's feeling dirty, one company, Posh Wash Showers has even taken the pop-up shower concept to the next level with Shower Village designed for clean living.
Falun Gong at Helsinki Global Village Festival (Photo)
2009-05-30 14:45:00 By a Falun Dafa practitioner from Finland (Clearwisdom.net) On May 23 and 24, 2009, the annual Global Village Festival was held in Helsinki, Finland. Falun Gong practitioners participated in the festival and were given a positive reception. Falun Dafa practitioners talk to visitors at the Helsinki Global Village Festival The Global Village Festival is a large scale event ...
Court keeps homeless man off Ill. village ballot
2009-03-11 15:43:00 From: Kansas City Star By DEANNA BELLANDI Associated Press Writer Daniel Fore, a homeless man and his attorney, Joseph Jacobi, right, speak at a news conference after a Cook County judge ruled that Fore could not run for a suburban village board seat because he doesn’t have an address Monday, March 9, 2009, in Chicago. The ruling ...
By: News for Greens
Return of Soukutsu Ninja vs Samurai Role Playing Village in Second Life?
2009-03-05 14:10:00 The Soukutsu virtual combat sim allows ninjas and samurai to roleplay everyday life and combat. Awhile ago the Soukutsu RP sim officially disbanded. Even their web site was replaced. But now a new promotional video was released. Does this mean the return of the Soukutsu RP sim? Soukutsu SL Ninja ...
Dolls Village
2009-03-03 19:30:00 One of the first places I came to know after settling down is a village Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka near Okara. The unique claim of the village to international fame is the dolls and toys made by village women that are collectors delight all over the world.Dolls made in the village have travelled to International Dolls Museum in Amsterdam and also have been put on display in the ?Themepark? at EXPO 2000 in Hannover (Germany) as one of the 767 worldwide projects - an example of thinking for 21st century. Earlier, the dolls participated in International Toy Fair in Nuremberg. These dolls show how culture goes beyond simple work of art and becomes collaboration among applied and natural sciences as well as other forces that affect our lives. The murals are painted on the parameter mud walls in the village where doll collectors and people interested in sustainable development and rural heritage from different initiative groups come and stay as paying guests.The village folks still consider ...
By: Light Within
It Takes a Village?
2009-02-27 05:10:00 to forgive my kiln over-firing debacle from last Monday - the kids took it well. It may have helped that I promised to make them each a special “I’m sorry” cup to make amends. It was a good learning moment for them - firing a kiln is still a mystery for them - how hot ...
The One Man Village by Simon El Habre
2009-02-16 16:01:00 The One Man Village - TrailerSource: www.youtube.comA Feature Documentary by Simon El Habre Semaan is a farmer leading a quiet life, in the small village of Aïn El Halazoun, in the Lebanese mountains. He wakes up at the crack of dawn, tends to his cows and other animals and prepares the produce he will sell at the marketDuring the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), Aïn el Halazoun was completely
By: Iddybud Journal
Duttalara wrote a new blog post: Entrepreneurialism Takes A Village
2009-02-11 11:29:00 Duttalara wrote a new blog post: Entrepreneurialism Takes A Village Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton once wrote a book called “It Takes A Villageâ€. In that book Clinton indicates that every adult has some influence over the way a child ultimately views the world and how those children relate to that world. This article is not about Clinton’s book, but rather the concept of how ...
By: BackBeat
China's Electronic Waste Village
2009-02-06 12:54:00 Just see wht happens to Electrical machines... after serving us....--If you like this post, then please subscribe to my Also you can Subscribe by Email so that new posts will be sent to your inbox. PRIYANKA CHOPRA TOO HOT TRY THESE HAIRCUTS
Village Underground.
2009-02-05 17:37:00 Village Underground.Village Underground, is the brainchild of the ambitious 29-year-old furniture designer Auro Foxcroft. Four former subway carriages and three shipping containers were positioned, secured, and transformed into open-plan working spaces, which offers a low-cost alternative in a high-rent area. The idea to use the subway trains came to Foxcroft during a funicular train ride in Switzerland. He acquired the carriages for a nominal takeaway fee, but he had to pay £25,000 for transportation. The local council provided the rooftop - an old brick warehouse; and financing came mainly from the London Rebuilding Society. A number of architects, engineers, expert consultants, and friends provided their professional services and equipment for no cost. The decommissioned tube carriages were placed on the top of a railway viaduct and so far, it has hosted exhibitions, workshops, video and photo sessions, and private parties. And the rent can be anything from £600 to £5,000 a day.(...
By: algebra of life
Village Markets (VLGEA): Split buy
2009-01-27 06:00:00 Neil Macneale (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2767) has a unique investing approach; his 2-for-1 (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2767) portfolio is made up solely of stocks announcing 2 for 1 stock splits. His latest buy is Village Super Markets (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=vlgea) (NASDAQ: VLGEA (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=vlgea))."With only one 2 for 1 split in December, the question is simply, is this a company I want in the portfolio or not. Village Super Markets is a nifty little company and I believe it deserves a place in the 2 for 1 portfolio."Village Super Markets operates 25 ShopRite stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The primary negatives are the company’s relatively small size and trading volume, which I am willing to forgive because of all the various positive factors, starting with volatility (see adjacent article)."The stock has a 'Beta' of only 0.26, meaning it is far less...
Middle Village Queens,NY,11379,00,Price:$650000
2009-01-24 01:22:00 Residential > Single Family Homes > Resale Homes by Owner
Waterfront Village Fug
2008-12-05 13:58:00 There are empty parcels galore in Waterfront Village, all waiting for a raison d'etre beyond just being a patch of grass for the Mayor's Impact Team to attend to. Patches of grass are all well and good, but they don't sell you coffee, they don't sell you lunch, and ...
By: BuffaloPundit
Making Work Easier ? Hancock Shaker Village (Part 2)
2008-11-17 06:01:00 What's all this talk about a water-powered band saw? Well, the Hancock Shaker Village houses a replica of an 1858 water turbine that powers several pieces of woodworking equipment from the nineteenth century. So let TechnoTourist walk you through the Machine Shop there. Then we'll take a look at
Making Work Easier ? Hancock Shaker Village (Part 1)
2008-11-10 06:01:00 Would you expect to find a water turbine, round barn, and state-of-the-art ice house in a community occupied by a religious group that was devoted to worship and the purging of sin? The Shakers, who are such a group, built and lived in such a community at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield,
Tenhachi Japanese Restaurant in Shaugnessy Village
2008-11-05 15:00:00 We met up with Kim Ho for dinner last month. Kim Ho had been a prolific commenter on chowtimes and he also had a blog which he calls it Words of Wind. He recommended a Japanese restaurant Tenhaci which apparently is one of those places that had been blogged about many times by local Vancouver food bloggers. Tenhaci is located in the ground floor of a bed-and-breakfast place unlike the B&B that most people are accustomed to. Firstly, despite the name Shaugnessy Village it is not anywhere like the tony Shaugnessy neighborhood. Shaugnessy Village is more like a cheap hotel more than it is a B&B.
By: Chow Times
Hotel Recommendation: Sawasdee Village (Kata Beach)
2008-10-28 14:23:00 Sawasdee Village is one of the hotels I have meant to add here for a long time, and today was reminded by some customers in our dive center who raved about how beautiful it is and how well looked after they felt there. It seems to me that Sawasdee Village is no ordinary hotel. It's not a big hotel really, only about 40 rooms, built in and around an oasis of tropical gardens, orchids and pools, with a 5 star spa thrown in for good measure.It seems to me that Sawasdee Village has been around for ever... I came to Phuket in 1999 and it was there.. from what I can gather by "web research" Sawasdee Village opened in 1991. There have been a lot of improvements and additions since and now it really does seem to be well worth recommending and it's a very reasonable price for such quality. The new Baray Villa rooms look amazing (more expensive too but looks like you get a lot of extras with these rooms). I like the sound of the 8 foot beds - truly King size!Sawasdee Village gets lots of ve...
By: Jamie's Phuket
'the village boy'
2008-10-24 06:14:00 There are lessons in the first landscapes of every one's life. Mine was a vista of green paddy fields, smoking with Salt Range mist, against a setting of ribbon of River Jhelum which from distance looked like a shore of another land altogether. The rough, rugged hill range appeared uninviting against a sky withering with the morning, interrupted by the dawn's red and blue brush strokes. My first learning in life was also in the village.In villages, people still live without assessable roads or other civic amenities of this modern age. No telephone or the Internet, even the electricity is the recent phenomenon; some are still without it. You see one village and you have seen all. This was the setting where I spent first twenty year of my life savouring the freedom of adulthood. It is where I decided what (and how) I wanted to do with life. It is where my mother, brothers and friends live. It is where I return whenever my active life allows me to. It is where I want to settle and sp...
By: Light Within
Les images : Un village indous vénère un bébé avec 2 visages
2008-10-18 07:38:00 Pour les habitants d?un village en Inde, l?arrivée au monde de ce nourrisson est une véritable bénédiction des dieux
Village Sher Garh
2008-10-16 06:14:00 An old sleepy and dusty village Sher Garh lies about 20 minutes drive away from Renala Khurd (Okara). The coins found at Sher Garh prove that the place was inhabited at the time of Kushan dynasty. Though ?the name Sher Garh was given by the Governor of Molten, Faith Jang Khan after the name of Afghan King Sher Shah Sure,? wrote Abbas Khan Sarauni in his book Tarikh Sher Shah Suri.On the old bank of River Beas, it is a typical Pakistani village where farmers live like rustics in the face of urban attractions. Even the electricity and telephone are a recent phenomenon. But the village has never been out of limelight. Besides heritage conscious people from all over the world, the village is venerated by a large number of devotees. Reasons, a massive mud fort and mosque which were built in the period of Afghan Sher Shah Suri. And, it is the last resting place of Saint Muhammad Ibrahim Daud-e-Sani Kirmani Bandgi.If one wants to absorb the sense of history, Sher Garh is a place to visit. ...
By: Light Within
The Vegetarian Festival: An evening walk in Kathu village
2008-10-02 17:17:00 Kathu village is one of those quiet backwaters of Phuket that barely seems touched by tourism and development. Yes, there are some new houses and appartments around, yes you can see Mercedes and new pick up trucks outside some of the houses, but this is old Phuket. The Kathu area was the center of the tin mining industry which started in the 18th century. Many of the miners were Chinese, and they settled in this part of Phuket. And it was in Kathu that the vegetarian festival started many many years ago.At this time of year, walking in the village in the area around the Chinese shrine, you can get a real time warp feeling. The firecrackers, the white clothes, the old shophouses, the shrine... I do recommend a visit. I took a walk around this evening with my wife to buy some vegetarian food and take some photos too! Tomorrow will be interesting as there will be "bladed ladder climbing" and bathing in hot oil at the shrine. See you there! Tonight I did not see any other foreigners. Ha...
By: Jamie's Phuket
Fucking Village in Australia
2008-09-18 13:15:00 This is a small village in Austria with a very strange name. I'm not going to tell you what it is, you'll see it on the photos. Can you imagine what's to say I'm a fucking resident? lolMY HUB... Visit http://jokesrfunny.blogspot.com- for more....
Near the village, the peaceful village
2008-09-13 06:44:00 Welcome to The Best Of Everything!New today: They said it couldn't be done -- but with the help of the Large Hadron Collider, I found another version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. True, it also created a black hole that will destroy the earth before October (the government is just not telling you that... yet), but it was worth the price! Worth it, I say! Hear for yourself in "A Closer Look At... All Those Lion Sleeps Tonight Videos."Also New:Bikinis and Music: A novel use for the Internet, and one that helps decide The Best Song From The One/Two Hit Wonder "The Kings" First Single!And, I had a little time on my hands (what else is new?) so I took A Closer Look At... The Best Song That Barely Exists -- and found the shortest songs ever to hit the top 40! (Hint: One is by this guy>>>>>>) Showdown September is here all month.Previous showdowns:The Best Show Andy Richter Starred In That Also Had ?Andy? In The TitleThe Best Man To Claim a World Record In Donkey Kong?The Best Song Tha...
Caption The Village Idiot
2008-08-21 20:01:00 This is a great snapshot of Jonny “Got My Ass Kicked By Bonaduce” Fairplay and Presidential candidate, Barack Obama. The photo was taken after Obama appeared at Short Sugar’s BBQ in Danville, Va. Apparently Jonny just jumped right into the pic as it was being taken - uninvited, of course. TMZ points out all the ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Hurghada Village Apartments - Egypt
2008-08-13 18:00:00 Hurghada is a popular tourist resort town on the Red Sea in Egypt. Famous for its lifestyle, easy living and countless attractions it attracts people from all over year round. Easy accessible from Europe, Hurghada has long been a destination for tourists. In recent years however, Hurghada has seen a sharp rise in new developments and ...
Village Satghara
2008-07-31 10:37:00 An old sleepy and dusty village Satghara lies about 20 minutes drive away from Okara in the quiet backwaters of Punjab. The coins found at Satghara prove that the place was inhabited at the time of Kushan dynasty. On the Southern bank of River Ravi, it is a typical Pakistani village where farmers live like rustics in the face of urban attractions. Though in a state of total neglect it has never been out of limelight. Besides heritage conscious people from all over the world the village has been visited by many prominent Balcoh leaders. The reason they say is that its a "tukia nwab chrakr ki," the last resting place of great Baloch hero Mir Chakar Rind.If one wants to absorb the sense of history Satghara is just the place. A monument of departed greatness the relic belongs to a celebrated hero who now rest helpless and neglected in this silent place for removed from the noisy haunts of men. In the periphery few van trees, may be as old as the relics, stand witness to the bygone era.F...
By: Light Within
Mbuyuni Beach Village-Hotels in Zanzibar,Tanzania-Africa.
2008-07-25 14:37:00 Mbuyuni Beach Hotel in Zanzibar-Tanzania-Africa. It is situated on the east coast of Zanzibar Island at Jambiani village . The accommodation based in the lovely beach bungalows that are set close to the white sandy beach kissed by turquiose water of the Indian Ocean. The bungalows are surrounded by lovely tropical gardens. The bungalows are available into twin,double,triple and single. Each bungalow has its own bathroom,balcony and spacious bedrooms. Is ideal ...
Dayel Phyu Village - ??????? ???????
2008-07-14 11:30:00 ??? ??????? ???????????????? ?????????? ?????????? ??????? ???? ????? ???????????????? ????????????? ??????? ????????? ???????? ????? ???????????? ???????????????????-- Nyi Lynn Seck
North BAY VILLAGE,FL,33141,US,Price:$295000
2008-07-07 20:21:00 Residential > Condo/Townhouse > Resale Homes by Agent/Broker
Kyausu Village 2
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Kyaung Su Village 1
2008-06-17 05:55:00 ??? ????????????? ??????????? ????????? ?????????? ????????????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????? ????????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ??????????????? ??????????????? ????????? ??????????? ??????? ????????? ????????????? ???????? ????????????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ??????? ????????????? ????? ?????????????????? Nyi Lynn Seck
Village of Lead
2008-06-14 09:21:00 When I was a youth, we'd go camping in the mountains of Colorado most summer weekends, largely to my chagrin. My appreciation of the mountains was limited to seeing them from afar, and my feeling was firmly that if I was truly meant to spend weekends up there, then there would be televisions attached to every tree. It didn't help that my father and I had significantly different ideas of "roughing it" -- he thought plumbing was an extravagance on these trips, I thought I was undergoing unnecessary hardship if I couldn't find arcade games.So my heart was not in it, and I realize now that I saw lots of cool stuff all over Colorado, but mostly I just responded with the sigh of a world-weary seven-year-old, and trudged back to the camper to drink orange soda and read Street and Smith's NFL preview, trying not to think about the episodes of the Baseball Bunch that I was missing.One of the trips was up to Leadville. I remember nothing of it -- small town, no video games. This last trip... |
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