Fire sale, reality TV, affordable housing in this week's real estate n
2009-12-05 18:09:00 Here's a round up of Chicago residential real estate news this week: - The FDIC is selling off over 1,500 at deep discount prices One home in Chicago was originally valued at $280,000 but sold for $10,000. -Reality TV shows about homebuying may not be as 'real' as you think Chicagoans reveal that they pretty much already had their choices made before they went on the reality show "House Hunters" on HGTV, says this Chicago Tribune report. Several scenes are also staged. -Some residents try to save Lathrop homes as developers attempt to make the units mixed-income The mostly-empty affordable housing units are slated to be redeveloped, but some current renters are trying to keep the 70 year old 900-plus unit complex as...
Today's Column: Reality TV Needs a Facelift
2009-12-04 07:20:00 'Memba that "Chappelle's Show" sketch about "keeping it real" gone wrong?It could serve as the slogan for the current TV landscape.From "The Hills" to the "Housewives" and the Kardashians to the Jacksons, there's an abundance of insipid reality TV.In the past, it was easy enough to change the channel and avoid the antics of reality denizens such as Tila Tequila, Ray J, Bret Michaels or The Two Coreys.These days, fame-seekers are going way outside of casting calls for their 15 minutes, infiltrating general pop culture like Asian carp in Lake Michigan....
Reality Beckons
2009-11-28 18:54:00 Home- we are headed home today. It has been a week of family and love, with Hawaii as the beautiful backdrop. I have rejoiced in every day, and I am well aware of the good fortune that brought me here. With the boys grown and independent, we are very rarely all together. This trip was a mother's happiest dream. Before I left, I made a playlist of Hawaiian holiday music. Steve scrunched his face when he watched me hula to a slack key Silent Night, claiming it was not the holiday season yet. Ah, but it is. My holiday is anytime my family is with me. ...
Good Hair - Myth or Reality?
2009-11-12 23:05:00 WGN TV's Allison Payne interviewed Chris-tia Donaldson about her new book, "Thank God I'm Natural." What do you think? Chris-tia will be on Garrard McClendon Live tonight. Chris-tia Donaldson Black women go to all lengths to style, control, and manage their hair. Should they spend 2-3 times more money on hair than their White counterparts? Is natural African hair unattractive or are we just accustomed to the European standard when perceiving hair aesthetics? Click myths at WGNTV....
reality and illusion pt 3003
2009-11-11 20:41:00 To dream of urinating is often as good a sign as dreaming of excrement. Probably less amusing to leap out of bed realising you are about to use your bed as the potty. In the dream, I had been in a very exclusive, very small, restaurant, somewhere off Kensington High Street. The people who I was ...
OS Calculators in reality
2009-11-11 16:00:00 Most people must have seen the calculators that come with Windows and Mac operating systems. Well they are in reality, or rather what they would look like in reality. Source [Mint Pass] Brought to you by: Zedomax.com OS Calculators in reality from pc to reality, Operating System, Software, the os calculator Related posts No related posts.
Smartphone DIY ? How to Make your Own Virtual Reality Google Streetview Dev
2009-10-28 06:11:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Want to experience the streets of San Francisco downtown or maybe even New York and Paris? Look no further than your own smartphone such as an iPhone, HTC Magic, or even a Palm Pre. You can get some cardboard boxes and ...
reality
2009-10-06 21:18:00 and illusion Tues 6: Night-time reality crossing over into day-time reality is a mixed pleasure. On the one hand, there is a warmth and freedom, despite the nature of some dreams. On the other, recall sits in the back of one’s mind, demanding more attention. So it shall have it. For ten minutes. I don’t really recall my dreams much these days. However, last night’s dream quite clearly carried forward from two previous ones, the first of which was a few weeks ago. In that earlier dream, I had attended a course and parked my car some (walking) distance away, down a side street of a pleasant market town. A tall, rather grubby, but friendly workman came out and told me where to park so that my car (my current Honda Civic) was not damaged as they worked. I can’t be accurate but a subsequent dream related to the course or at least going to the college where it was held. Walking there was the key element. Last night’s episode started in the college car park, late in the evening, ...
Genelia to host reality show Big on UTV bindass
2009-09-24 06:20:00 The latest b-town actress to jump on to the television bandwagon is Genelia D?souza. All set to play host on the show which has 10 contestants who have enjoyed all the luxuries in life and will now live in a Mumbai slum. These 10 contestants are rich and spoilt brats who will have to outperform ... Related posts:Lovely Genelia Life Partner Movie PromotionB’Town Beauties Rani, Karisma, Malaika, Lara, Genelia at Spa LaunchGenelia D’Souza Promotes Life Partner Movie
The reality is ...
2009-09-24 04:33:00 A lot of people were shocked that "Bachelorette" star Jillian Harris came to her fiance's defense when floods of reports surfaced alleging he cheated on her. Well, not only did she defend Ed Swiderski--the Chicago local who proposed to her on the hit ABC show--Jillian also said she would leave her home in Canada to move in to his downtown pad right here in the Windy City.Ed may not have been loyal to Jillian, according to those rumors, but she sure seems loyal to him. Several eyewitnesses spotted her Tuesday moving her personal belongings into his high-rise digs....
3rd Weekend of Automobile Excellence from dream to reality
2009-09-23 18:48:00 This third Weekend of Automobile Excellence on the historic circuit of Reims, Gueux in Champagne, has an array of exciting events lined up for us! For classic car and motorcycle enthusiasts and for those for whom these are still just a DREAM, Franz Hummel and his team have managed to gather together an exceptional line-up which is sure to please the eyes as well as the ears of all those present. On four wheels or two wheels, the DREAM will be there for all to see. From DREAM to reality? Judge for yourselves: Presence of the fabulous Jaguar cars which drove to victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans! Unforgettable MV Agustas ridden by the ?Giants?, the Italian Giacomo Agostini and the British rider Phil Read. Two ?Legends? from the world of motorcycling! To this day Giacomo Agostini remains the record holder in terms of the number of Grand Prix victories (122) and world championship titles (15). Also present are legendary F2 cars which found glory in the bygone F2 Trophies of F...
Videos: Layar, the Android augmented reality application we all love, is go
2009-09-23 10:41:00 Layar, which came out only 3 months ago and has received a hell of a lot of hype, is adding 3D capabilities to their application this November with the launch of…
Videos: Layar, the Android augmented reality application we all love, is go
2009-09-23 10:41:00 Layar, which came out only 3 months ago and has received a hell of a lot of hype, is adding 3D capabilities to their application this November with the launch of…
By: PhoneArea
Strengthen a holographic reality
2009-09-22 20:09:00 An unseen structure is emerging. This is becoming tangible in our consciousness. It takes shape in how we are connecting with like-minded or kindred spirits. As you open senses and perceive energy, you may view this as an electrical grid, or window into a fourth or even higher dimension. Regardless of whether you currently see auras, you are detecting energy in new ways. The egg-shaped aura is an energy field around you that vibrates and expands with your awareness. You feel energy shifting, emotional waves rushing over you and falling away. Your priorities and sense of truth are changing. The former model of hierarchical thinking and organisation is crumbling. In its place, you sense a new paradigm replacing it. Consider a holographical structure. Let's say continuous representations of yourself are presenting in this physical world and you are responding. You choose to respond with love or fear. Each response has consequences....
Perspective is Reality
2009-09-21 05:13:00 I sweated through this one without the benefit of actually watching it live. Thankfully, the magic of cellphones and old-school VCR recorders allowed me to enjoy the game in full, but perhaps with a little more perspective. Only getting play-by-play text messages from friends when the team was in the red-zone, I experienced only the most depressing aspects of the game while it was live. That sucked. Then I got in my car to crawl home through beltway traffic on my way home so I could finally watch my recording of the game. I new the outcome, so I listened to the analysis and fans. That sucked too. When I finally got home I opened Hogs Haven and the ESPN game story, intent on not having any opinion of my own to formulate while watching the game. In the game story, I read this doozie from All-Pro Tight End, and All-Around Awesome Guy, Chris Cooley: "I understand that they want us to beat the Rams by 40," said Cooley, who led the Redskins with seven catches for 83 yards. "But we ...
By: Hogs Haven
Futurología: Nokia Mixed Reality
2009-09-20 12:31:00 En el pasado Nokia World 2009 se presento una tecnología que en un futuro cercano vendría a revolucionar nuestra manera de consumir información. Se trata de Nokia Mixed Reality. Un concepto en el que Nokia esta trabajando, y que personalmente lo podría definir en una sola palabra, espectacular. Nokia Mixed Reality no tiene nada que ver ...
By: TecnoSquad
Sarawak: Between spin and reality
2009-09-19 14:05:00 Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has delivered a special message to mark the festive season. Among his comments is a comical demand which will no doubt add to the merriment: stop criticising the government! According to Bernama: “If there are (sic) chaos in the country, it will be impossible for us to celebrate any festivity. We should ...
By: anilnetto.com
Jaycee Dugard 'Oprah' interview may be a reality
2009-09-14 23:22:00 Oprah Winfrey has not been shy about the fact she'd like to interview Jaycee Dugard, the 29-year-old woman who was kidnapped at age 11 and was recently found....
Top Ten Augmented Reality Devices
2009-09-13 14:15:00 Worlds Collide with the introduction of Augmented Reality. Now the latest craze for smartphones, PCs, camera, GPS systems and even eye-wear, AR merges our virtual and real worlds. Its initiated by technology that takes your existing environment and provides an overlay of extra data and information about the things you are viewing. Now us mere mortals can have some of the superpowers we thought were exclusive to the Bionic Man and the Terminator!
Turning a Business Idea into Reality a case study
2009-09-09 09:00:00 From Will it Change You BlogIm just so supportive of people who come up with great ideas but especially so of those who have the perseverance drive and motivation to push forward and turn that idea into a reality Starting up a new business is a fantastic venture but as we all know nothing will happen unless you get Related postsRead More...
White Sox Weekend Wrapup: A Fight With Odds, Reality
2009-09-08 04:46:00 The deeper the hole you put yourself in, the further you'll not only have to climb, but your opponent will have to fall. It took Labor Day weekend for White Sox to finally play playoff-race baseball, as they have now won five of their six games. Unfortunately for the Sox, the Tigers have been playing the way division-winners play, and have managed to extend the already gapping hole between the two teams with a six-game winning streak. The Sox are now 7.5 out....
Augmented Reality Provides Terminator Eyesight!
2009-09-07 18:30:00 Before Schwarzenegger became the governor of California, he was known to don a Terminator costume every now and then and assume super robotic powers in a few movies of the same name. What if humans today could virtually see what Arnold's fictional character saw?
Augmented Reality Alien Chestbuster T-Shirt
2009-08-30 15:42:00 I was starting to get a little bored of all the AR marketing campaigns that have sprouted up over the last few months but then i saw this… Obviously the effect is only visible whilst sat in front of your own computer, the rest of the world will just see a square…but it scores high on ...
By: about:blank
Chicago's reality TV pipeline flows on
2009-08-28 00:48:00 Chicago's done it again. As you can see from today's RedEye cover story, reality TV loves people from the Windy City. That trend isn't ending soon. Here's a look at other Chicagoans competing on upcoming shows:...
An illustration of campaign rhetoric meeting presidential reality
2009-08-25 01:00:00 Government spending has gone completely out of control; $10 trillion dollar debt we’re giving to our kids, a half-a-trillion dollars we owe China. Barack Obama, Third Presidential Debate, October 15, 2008. AP sources: $2 trillion higher deficit projected News item, August 21, 2009. Interpretation: The Administration now accepts the darker red line below (the CBO estimates). In just the next ...
By: GayPatriot
Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: reality being more complicated than even t
2009-08-22 15:53:00 Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: reality being more complicated than even the most tortuous assertion It is 10:17 AM Saturday morning in the flow of existence. I do not remember what time I got up this morning. I got up made a pot of coffee, washed a sink full of dirty dishes and made pancakes for breakfast. Carol got up and we had breakfast. We talked and then we left ...
By: BackBeat
Artificial Muscles: Making Active Braille Displays a Reality
2009-08-21 12:00:00 Artificial muscles, more technically known as electroactive polymers, are paving the way for displays that may one day make reading a computer screen as easy for the visually impaired as it is for the non-impaired. Why Make Braille Displays? While written or typed Braille
Obama?s Soaring Rhetoric Meets White House Reality
2009-08-19 18:38:00 And one of the things that I’m trying to break is a pattern in Washington where everybody is always looking for somebody else to blame. President Barack Obama The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (March 2009) New White House Strategy: Blame Everybody Else Matthew Continetti, The Weekly Standard RELATED: Democrats: We Can?t Pass Health Care Because of Those Damn Republicans
By: GayPatriot
Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: ontological reality of God the Father made
2009-08-18 20:06:00 Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: ontological reality of God the Father made known in and through the Son It is 3:05 PM Tuesday afternoon. I have done nothing today worth telling the world about. I read some of the book “Imperial” by William T. Vollmann today when not falling asleep. There is nothing on my brain today to write down for history. I read this morning some pages in a book titled “The Idea Of A ...
By: BackBeat
Diet While Eating: Fantasy Vs. Reality
2009-08-17 22:00:00 ©2009 P.L. Frederick. Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. All other copyrights owned by their respective owners.
By: Small and Big
Chicago's 'Women Unscripted' wins RedEye reality TV contest
2009-08-12 19:28:00 The results are in and "Women Unscripted" is the champ in my RedEye Reality video contest....
Reality Check with C.T.
2009-08-10 18:56:00 So what’s up around the dial where reality TV is concerned? Let’s take a look… I’m not proud about this, but I’ll admit that when watching THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA I fast forward through everything that doesn’t involve human train wrecks Kim and NeNe. Come to think of it, I’m not proud that I watch that show, period. Having trouble sleeping at night? Tune into BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK over on Showtime Two. I switched it on last night and about 10 minutes later kicked myself, asking, “Am I really sitting here watching Jesse scrub dishes and make a sandwich?” The thrice-weekly episodes are painful enough. I sure as heck don’t need to put myself through the live stuff. So far this season, Jordan is my favorite houseguest. I kinda love that she’s dumb as a brick. She and Jeff seem pretty compatible in that regard, wouldn’t you say? Russell has grown on me, but Chima… there’s just something about her that skeeves me out. At least the wil...
By: the TV addict
Reality Check Of The Online Realty Websites
2009-08-10 08:10:00 If I have to cover all the real estate websites in India, it will take at least a month for me to list them down. Of course it won’t be called complete the very next day as dozen new real estate websites come up every day. Just hit Google with your “city name + property” you will get hundreds of websites like cityproperty.com, cityre-alestate.com and so on. Yes, the online retail scenario is as cluttered as the offline scenario.  When I was looking for accommodation in Pune someone rightly told me “every second person in Pune is a property dealer”. Not to anger our readers from Pune; the situation is as bad in every major city in India. Given the negligible investment and high payoff in this business there is no dearth of property dealers in India. When looking for real estate in India you will find some 10 property dealers trying to catch your attention but not the real estate. Same is the case online; you will find 10 different websites but not the information you ...
By: WATblog
Chicago, vote for your favorite RedEye Reality contestant
2009-08-07 20:05:00 My RedEye Reality video contest has drawn three Chicago-made reality-show ideas. And at this time, "What Women Want" seems to be the most popular. But I thought I'd test that result just to be sure. Watch all three of the videos below, then vote for you favorite in this poll. You have until noon on Tuesday, Aug. 12. If you want to learn more about the videos, click on the links above each one. poll by twiigs.com...
Chicago's Bill Rancic, wife Giuliana don't fear reality-show curs
2009-08-05 15:12:00 Chicago businessman Bill Rancic and his wife, E! host Giuliana, are bringing their marriage to the Style network. Marriage and reality TV didn't work out for Jon and Kate, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, or Hulk Hogan and his former wife. But Giuliana (DePandi) Rancic and her hubby, Bill Rancic, aren't worried about the divorce rate among reality show couples....
Reality TV Shows- Better Option Than Any Other Show
2009-08-04 04:34:00 Reality TV Series generally portrays a customized and highly influenced form of reality which makes use of loud and attention-grabbing doings of the contestants to attract viewers.Many times the contestants are placed in unusual position and out of ordinary conditions, that excites the viewers to the core. This is due to the fact that somewhere deep inside everyone, there lies a wish to do
On GITMO, Once Again, We?re Not Even Discussing Reality
2009-08-04 02:41:00 Similar to the point I made over the weekend about most of the health care debate missing the point, that it should be about individual liberty, not about cost savings or sad-sack stories about people in need (a point, of course, even better made by Mark Steyn in the NRO piece to which I linked), ...
By: GayPatriot
Rakhi Sawant : il Reality č mio e lo gestisco io
2009-08-03 16:00:00 Rakhi Sawant Nonostante il suo nome possa sembrare a noi europei un complicato sciogli lingua si tratta di uno dei piů pronunciati in queste ore in India. Si, perchč Rakhi Sawant č una attrice notissima di “Bollywood” ed ha deciso, per consacrare definitivamente la propria notorietŕ, di trovare marito in un modo abbastanza originale : selezionandolo ...
By: PocaCola blog
Television Reality?
2009-07-30 17:36:00 I have always been intrigued by the way things from television and movies somehow end up sometimes as reality. Take in to account the James Bond movies and all the inventions that have actually made it to market from its spy entreated beginnings. You will also find the beginnings of the modern cell
Pak accepts reality, to sign truce with ICC on World Cup ties
2009-07-24 21:13:00 Pak accepts reality, to sign truce with ICC on World Cup ties: After seeing the few days before incidents like attack on Mumbai in India and attack on Sri Lanka team in Pakistan every one has doubt on Pakistan and their security. Along with all International cricket council (ICC) has also decided that the world cup of cricket is no more be hosted by Pakistan. The world cup will be played in 2011. It was planned that 2011 world cup would be hosted by Pakistan. This step is taken by ICC board because of their bad reputation or helping the alarmist. ICC board has no more trust on Pakistan cricket board too. So ICC has decided to move out the matches from the Pakistan and Pakistan has accepted this decision of ICC board. The acceptance of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mentioned by some reliable resource of ICC board. He said that a formal agreement will be signed between PCB and ICC in a meeting which will be planned to be held in Dubai on July 28, 2009 or July 29, 2009 respectively. ...
By: India Blog
What women want in latest RedEye Reality contest pitch
2009-07-22 04:23:00 They had me at "love, or just lust." Mark Murrell has entered the RedEye Reality contest with a script treatment from last year that he and friends Scott Desgrosseilliers and Dave Huzieran came up with called "Women Unscripted."...
'Adam and Brad' on display for RedEye Reality contest
2009-07-22 03:41:00 My RedEye Reality contest is heating up. I flew out to San Diego for Comic-Con this week, and since I've landed several more budding TV showrunners have submitted videos of their reality TV shows. Here's the second entry, from Adam Arrington. Even though I resent Adam for making me listen to the song "I Need a Hero," I'm posting the clip....
Swine Flu: The Reality
2009-07-21 13:57:00 The whole Swine Flu thing is picking up pace again in the news, with the Daily Doom Mail, in particular, running with a series of quite alarmist, but paper-selling ’stories’. I have two issues with Swine Flu: It is flu. Flu is everywhere. Globally there are over 1 billion cases of flu diagnosed each ...
Chicago's CREWdrivers enter RedEye Reality contest
2009-07-19 01:54:00 John Gilmour, you're a trailblazer. The Chicagoan offered up the first official entry in my RedEye Reality TV show spoof contest. "It was just made as this joke for me and my friends," John wrote in an email. "As you stated in your feature, we are also 'over' these terrible reality shows."...
Rakhi Ka ?Swayamvar? A Comedy not A Reality Show
2009-07-18 07:45:00 Unique Show NDTV Imagine has shouldered the responsibility of marrying India most innocent and simple girl Rakhi Sawant. All the arrangements of her marriage are being telecasted on the channel in the form of a reality show. Whatever she has done in the past was totally different and has a ?unique? place in the eyes of the Indian society. If we look in her past life it becomes evident that she was ?used? by everyone who was close to her. Though the reality is she can go to any extent for the promotion or publicity. Though it was the exchange of ?kisses? with singer Mika or her determination to give computers to the jailed convicts she used media to its full extent to get publicity. NDTV had started the search for a suitable ?match? for her and more that twelve thousands ?players? had sent their application to play in the ?match? but only a dozen and half were selected to participate in the show. But it is the pity that only five have survived in the race while others had to go becau...
By: India Blog
Bravo artist reality show - the line and the fines
2009-07-17 22:57:00 "Is this a modeling competition?" - Question asked by someone walking past the line for the Bravo artist reality show audition. ...
Reality Break with CT
2009-07-17 17:36:00 After sitting through another exhausting episode of BIG BROTHER — with its endless squabbling between the increasingly immature housemates — I realized that I never gave due praise to a little reality show that really deserved it: HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS. Airing over the past few months on ABC directly after THE BACHELORETTE, the woefully underrated NEWLYWEDS had something that few reality offerings do today: charm. The show appeared to be shot on a shoestring budget, had a laidback host and featured contestants who almost immediately defied the stereotypes which leapt to mind when they first appeared on screen. During the first episode, I fell in loathe-at-first-sight with The Corliss’, who looked like a porn star and her meathead hubby. Yet by the end of the first hour, they’re wildly appealing senses of humor and down-to-earth nature had made them, against all odds, my favorites and the eventual winners. Thoughout the run of the show, each of the couples had their moment...
By: the TV addict
Playboy Model And Reality TV Vixen Megan Hauserman Dined In Las Vegas
2009-07-16 22:29:00 Playboy model and reality TV vixen Megan Hauserman dined in Las Vegas at hip and swanky STACK Restaurant and Bar inside Mirage hotel on Monday. Playboy model and reality TV vixen Megan Hauserman dined in Las Vegas at hip and swanky STACK Restaurant and Bar inside Mirage hotel on Monday. STACK is 7,000 sq ft ...
Reality TV Personality Jack Osbourne Partied At Palms Las Vegas Hotel
2009-07-16 05:35:00 Reality TV personality Jack Osbourne partied at the Palms Las Vegas hotel Tuesday night with three friends. They started the evening enjoying the culinary stylings of the chefs at N9NE Steakhouse at Palms. The party started their feast with the signature appetizers, including a dozen oysters, crab cocktail and delicious wontons. Celebrity Osbourne came casually dressed ...
Kristen Bell Needs YOUR Help to Make the VERONICA MARS Movie a Reality
2009-07-10 18:45:00 Kristen Bell may not possess the proficiency for computers that her TV-alter ego Veronica Mars did, but that’s not about to stop her from making her presence felt since discovering this new-fangled craze called twitter. In fact, since making her presence known on twitter late last week, Bell has been tweeting up a storm; Replying to fan questions (Yes, she’ll be at San Diego’s Comic Con on July 24th), offering up 140 character movie reviews (On My Sister’s Keeper, “that movie rocked me emotionally. i felt like i had been pepper sprayed by the end my eyes were so swollen from tears.”) and did we mention, enlisting you, the fans in her mini MARS movie revolution? No, seriously. According to Bell, if you want to see VERONICA MARS on the big screen (and really, who doesn’t?), the proverbial ball — as the saying goes — is in your court. Explained Bell via twitter yesterday, “VM movie fans- rob [Thomas] and i took it to WB- and they sa...
By: the TV addict
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