| | | | | Obama White House could be green, high-tech | | The Associated Press asked several interior designers to suggest Obama-style changes for the White House. Some of what they had to say about their designs via e-mail: | | AP via Yahoo! News, Wed Nov 19 14:37:21 PST 2008 | | | | Obama White House could be green, high-tech | | Wed, Nov 19, 2008 (2:42 p.m.) The Associated Press asked several interior designers to suggest Obama-style changes for the White House. Some of what they had to say about their designs via e-mail: | | Las Vegas Sun, Wed Nov 19 14:50:06 PST 2008 | | | | Robotics contest tests students' metal | | ... for Robotics Engineering Technology Education. "And I was very impressed with the quality of the robots. Some of the designs were simple, some were elegant, some were complicated, but most of them worked." The competition -- with 21 teams from 15 ... | | Pittsburgh Tribune, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:29 GMT | | | | Obama White House could be green, high-tech | | The Associated Press asked several interior designers to suggest Obama-style changes for the White House. Some of what they had to say about their designs via e-mail: THE OVAL OFFICE Vern Yip, designer and host of HGTV's "Deserving Design" I wanted to design an eclectic space that combined White House treasures with modernist Brno flat chairs designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930, with ... | | Lexington Herald-Leader, Wed Nov 19 14:40:48 PST 2008 | | | | Nailing Down Futures: Foothills CDC helps low-income families in Blount | | ... Johnny Johnston on choosing the flooring, counter tops and design of her new home. "My children have been asking for a house for many years, and I am so thankful that God has provided a way," Dilbeck said. Filling the gap While Foothills has the ... | | Daily Times, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:06:18 GMT | | | | Student designs White House site | | Timothy Kim knew he wanted to work with computers from the moment he got his hands on one in the fourth grade. | | The GW Hatchet, Thu Nov 20 04:24:38 PST 2008 | | | | Morning headlines | | ... solution, Sylvania Township police are looking for a credit card thief. Police say someone broke into "Signs and Designs" on Bancroft and stole some credit cards. The man then used one of the stolen credit cards the next day at the Speedway station ... | | 13abc.com, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:56:15 GMT | | | | ?Raisin in the Sun? a hit at Cleveland Play House | | CLEVELAND ? ?A Raisin in the Sun? comes to the Cleveland Play House this season, almost 50 years after it opened on Broadway. It is on stage through Nov. 30. | | West Side Leader & South Side News Leader, Thu Nov 20 05:10:08 PST 2008 | | | | White House could be green, high-tech | | The Associated Press asked several interior designers to suggest Obama-style changes for the White House. | | San Mateo Daily Journal, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:52:29 GMT | | | | Texas House members spend $140K to renovate lounge | | While state agencies are being told to rein in their spending, Texas House members have ordered at least $140,000 in renovations for their members-only lounge, including antique chandeliers, granite countertops and big screen televisions. | | AP via Yahoo! Finance, Wed Nov 19 05:59:09 PST 2008 | | | | Community center begs for help | | ... evicted from its Clinton St. space after the Police Athletic League , which owns the building, reclaimed the spot to house offices displaced from another PAL location. "Our concern is, as of [now], the young people who depend on us every single day ... | | New York City's Hometown Newspaper - NY Daily News, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:07:59 GMT | | | | Nokia Designs The Future | | The Finnish phone maker's chief designer discusses his inspirations and what's next. | | Forbes, Thu Nov 20 03:07:49 PST 2008 | | | | ilina | | ... even in the town square that bears his name. Clusters of signs, meanwhile, are more likely to point to a Mexican steak house or casino than to 13th century churches or art galleries. Groups of teenagers sit, joke and BMX bike around ornate ... | | Slovak Spectator, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:36:35 GMT | | | | Madison Etsy explorations: Whimsy House | | Recycled and vintage pieces have found a home at the Whimsy House. Aptly named, Molly Bernier's online store carries a wide array of jewelry that embraces your lighthearted side. | | Isthmus, Wed Nov 19 10:12:26 PST 2008 | | | | Topo ianky | | ... but none have had quite the same impact as one of its temporary guests. The town is best-known for its majestic manor house which, in the 1920s, became the summer retreat of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. Masaryk ... | | Slovak Spectator, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:35:11 GMT | | | | House members' lounge work to cost $140,000 | | AUSTIN -- State officials have ordered up at least $140,000 in renovations to the members-only lounge in the Texas House of Representatives, where antique brass ... | | The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Wed Nov 19 04:31:25 PST 2008 | | | | Kremnica | | ... town, fortified to the hilt. Its main square, reached through thick city walls and an imposing portal (solid enough to house the tourist information office), holds a few surprises. Firstly, it's grassy instead of the more usual cobbles, reminiscent ... | | Slovak Spectator, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:24:01 GMT | | | | What's new: A community straight out of a Pottery Barn catalog | | ... would be to working with us and furnishing the model homes." Boise designer Katie Christensen created the interior designs, which have Pottery Barn furniture and accessories for sale. Pottery Barn has about 200 retail outlets nationwide, including ... | | Idaho Entertainment, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:16:58 GMT | | | | Texas House members spend $140K to renovate lounge | | While state agencies are being told to rein in their spending, Texas House members have ordered at least $140,000 in renovations for their members-only lounge, including antique chandeliers, granite countertops and big screen televisions. According to records obtained by The Associated Press through freedom of information requests, an "estimated budget" for the renovations lists a little over ... | | The State, Tue Nov 18 18:41:59 PST 2008 | |
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