Solar-curtain "soft house" plan proposed by MIT prof (The Register) bi2710255 Soft buildings: require no foundation of hard facts Architect Watch Heavens be praised* - the energy security/climate/fuel-price crisis has been solved by an MIT professor. Remarkably, not a professor of engineering or science either - but an architecture prof. Sheila Kennedy and her partner Frano Violich - assisted by other architects - have designed a "soft " powered by "energy ..

Man rebuilds house boat from pontoons (The Evening News and the Tribune) bi2710255 Art Niemeier knew he was buying a boat late last year. He didn?t know, however, that would take six months to rebuild it.He also be the first to say the experience has been both rewarding and exhausting. But the hard work pay dividends when he finally launches 12-foot by 40-foot boat on Lake Cumberland

Wimbledon day nine as happened (BBC News) bi2710255 Andy Murray goes out of Wimbledon beaten by Rafael Nadal the men's quarter-finals

Where did all go wrong? When Labour started telling lies (Daily Telegraph) bi2710255 Jeff Randall argues that Brown and troupe of political pygmies have exhausted the supply of veils behind they once danced..

Viking ship replica renovation begins (Daily Herald) bi2710255 The ship made only one trip over the bounding main. It's been moved around the Chicago area over the past 115 years. Its figurehead and tail are storage 49 miles away from the hull. Its planks have dried and cracked, and the hull sagging

Tampa Children Left In Car; Mom Arrested (The Tampa Tribune) bi2710255 TAMPA - Mailyn Nunez left two children inside her 1996 Kia for nearly an hour Monday afternoon the vehicle's doors locked, air conditioner on and engine running, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Nunez at 3:49 p.m. Monday

Pnk's Thnks 5: Anatomy of a Fan (Lords of Pain) bi2710255 Welcome back! Its time for another edition of the most amazing wrestling column known to man, the only one written pink. Screw thinking unicorns makes you a pioneer, I liked those before SkittleZ did too

MODERN AMISH? (Akron Beacon Journal) bi2710255 This Amish-made furniture: A two-way dresser mirror that hides a flat-screen TV. A wine bar constructed from unstained maple and cherry

Linked by David Adams on Fri 4th Jul 2008 15:47 UTC, submitted by Caffeine De bi2710255 This article by Shane Schick looks at changes Steve Ballmer should consider making at Microsoft now that Bill Gates out the door. A couple of the most interesting: making user education a priority and establishing an open source project

Bookreporter.com Beach Bag of Books -- SISTER MINE By Tawni O'Dell (Book Repo bi2710255 Shae-Lynn Penrose drives a cab a town where no one needs a cab --- but plenty of people need rides

Them walls, them walls, them dry walls (Salon.com) bi2710255 Are you home improvement Hades? This week, members of Salon's community, Table Talk, remind you you're not alone

Hands-On Projects for the Whole Family (Carteret County News-Times) bi2710255 (ARA) - Many young boys and girls enjoy following parents around the , hoping to help a project. It's important for parents to encourage interest by letting youngsters pitch on kid-friendly projects

Talk to installer about faulty cooling-heating system (Macon Telegraph) bi2710255 QUESTION: Our two-year-old cooling-heating system doesn't deliver air well to rooms most distant from the unit. We have a two-story . We tried closing some of the duct flaps to force more air to the problem rooms, but didn't work well. Can you help?..

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