|
|
|
|
|
|
- After a long day of negotiation, the California Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor a budget reform package largely crafted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic leaders. |
|
|
|
- For the first time, the U.S. Congress has officially acknowledged that U.S. funds for the "Plan Colombia" drug eradication program may be used to spray coca and poppy crops located in Colombian national parks and other natural protected areas. |
|
|
Zell Miller (Dec 12 2003 00:37 GMT) - Last night on The Daily Show (the best news show on tv), Jon Stewart came right out and asked Senator Zell Miller why he's even a Democrat. His basic answer was that he grew up as one, though he really... |
|
|
|
- U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, and General Wesley Clark will address the National League of Cities on Dec. |
|
|
- L'informazione è libera, ogni cittadino ha il pieno diritto di fondare una sua televisione e di gestirla come vuole a condizione di avere quel paio di miliardi di euri che oggi sono necessari per stare sul mercato. La legge Gasparri... |
|
|
- L'informazione è libera, ogni cittadino ha il pieno diritto di fondare una sua televisione e di gestirla come vuole a condizione di avere quel paio di miliardi di euri che oggi sono necessari per stare sul mercato. La legge Gasparri... |
|
|
Oh, yeah (Dec 12 2003 00:36 GMT) - There's also this.... |
|
|
tonight (Dec 12 2003 00:36 GMT) - I should be cleaning the houseREALLY it's bad bad badI dont think I am tho |
|
|
|
- The homeowners also want to extend the same green and sienna paint from the bedroom into this room with very bold stripes, but even though most people believe painting a room will make it darker, Meder says this is an old myth. "A $14 gallon of paint ... |
|
|
|
- Start at the bottom (figure A) and work your way up the steps so that you can add extra screws into treads from the back of the riser above it. Make sure to space the holes on the treads evenly since you'll be able to se the wood filler after the ... |
|
|
|
- Off the kitchen is a desk area (an alcove underneath the stairs) that has a lone light (figure E). It's extremely dark. Raburn suggests a ceiling fixture that hangs down since there's no room (due to the stairs) for recessed lighting for this area. ... |
|
|
|
- This classic kitchen accessory has three shelves for displaying bottled spices and drawers for storing fresh herbs. Crafted from solid mahogany, the sides are cut at the band saw and routed using a template. The shelves are joined to the case with ... |
|
|
|
- With new shelving and new paint in the laundry room, organizational expert Colleen Landaiche offers the Connellys tips for keeping the room organized and at peak function. Landaiche creates a cubby system in the hall across from the laundry room in ... |
|
|
|
- With the, jarrah stock milled and angle-cut to form the staves for the coopered base, assembly of the base columns can begin. First, the staves are glued together to form the two curved columns. Biscuit joinery is used to prevent slippage in the ... |
|
|
|
- To create the curved bases for this table, staves are milled from jarrah wood, and a template serves as a layout guide as we angle-cut each stave to bring the pieces together in a sweeping curve. The top and bottom edges of the barell-like base ... |
|
|
|
- Dillon and Weiss start by rolling out new carpet in the living room, which leads right to an important area -- the table with a mirror above it on the wall. The homeowners had this lamp (figure A) in another room, and Weiss thought the size and color ... |
|
|
|
- This unique lamp (figure C) in the living room has an out-of-this-world feel to it. "We thought it looked like an alien, and we were both turning 40 and thought it made perfect sense for a reading light for two people," Keuhn confesses. The light ... |
|
|
|
- The Connelly's old hallway lighting fixture did not supply enough light to the entranceway. Hosts Karl Champley and Amy Devers easily install track lighting. ... |
|
|
|
- You would normally just place the tubing into the ring-trim you just created, but in this case, the joint in the roofing above so you have to off-set the tube (figure C). Then you have to offset the hole in the roof to miss the joint. ... |
|
|
|
- Make instant art! One blank wall is filled with a homemade fabric collage (figure E). Purchase different-sized pieces of canvas (stretched over a wooden frame) at an art store and cover with fabrics that coordinate with your room. Staple fabric ... |
|
|
|
- The eye-catching chandelier (figure C) is actually older than the building. It was originally a gas light from Willmington, Delaware. Each light had a globe originally, and a key was used to control the amount of gas. Dillon loved the crystals ... |
|
|
|
- It's important to level the base precisely so that the glass top will sit perfectly flat and level. Since the assembled base is too big to run over the jointer (and because the top edges are end-grain), a special technique is used for leveling the ... |
|
|
|
- When installing lighting in a library, you need to provide three types of light -- ambient to see where you are going, task to be able to work or read and accent lighting to cast light on bookshelves or accessories. Always think about the proportions ... |
|
|
|
- Company once headed by Cheney overcharged for gasoline in Iraq by as much as $61 million, defense officials say |
|
|
|
- Now available for pre-order at Amazon.com is the Red Leader X-Wing Fighter. No images are available just yet. This item is scheduled to be released on March 1, 2004. Stay tuned to Rebelscum. |
|
|
|
- The questions I have to ask myself are NOT -do I need a new carOR-is now the right timeb/c the answers are known.The questions are"how badly do I want the payment to be 80$ less per month?"and"do I need a back seat?"Jim is... not to sure on the Miata. |
|
|
Xmas mp3s (Dec 12 2003 00:35 GMT) - Xmas mp3s |
|
|
|
- While many of us are deeply, though rationally, opposed to most of what President Bush has done, not a few... |
|
|
|
- Judges in Finland and Sweden have given Microsoft Corp. what it has twice been denied in the U.S.: preliminary injunctions barring Linux vendor Lindows.com Inc. |
|
|
|
- Here's my quicky-scratch Mr. Picassohead: Jenny. She looks just like that, in her own beatnik-chick way. |
|
|
FYI (Dec 12 2003 00:34 GMT) - I think Bush is unelectable. Yeah, it's silly. It's also fun.... |
|
|
|
- "Excuse me for being blunt," Deb said pointedly, "but you have completely missed my point." The words hung over table for a moment, as the waiter stopped by and collected the now-empty plates. In the dim background, the occasional clink of dishes float |
|
|
Greenhouses (Dec 12 2003 00:34 GMT) - A greenhouse can be a very attractive feature in the garden and is a source of satisfaction. They cost around $2-3,000 dollars for a good one, but will last a lifetime. The modern greenhouses are designed differently to old ones. There is shade cloth ... |
|
|
|
- If the tree has upward growing stems, it will take off and grow tall. However, if the stems are bent, they will grow far less vigorously and the tree will have more energy to put into fruit production. One way of encouraging this form is to pull the ... |
|
|
|
- If you leave orchids in a pot, they will eventually become overcrowded, exhaust the nutrients and stop flowering. At this stage they will need repotting to restore flowering. Cymbidium orchids are quite tough and you do not have to be gentle with them ... |
|
|
Fertilisers (Dec 12 2003 00:34 GMT) - Fresh horse manure should be used with great care because it can burn the roots if dug into the soil. The best way to use it is when it is fully decayed as a compost. Stable manure containing straw is even more volatile because it contains horse ... |
|
|
Tools (Dec 12 2003 00:34 GMT) - The other peg is different, it is very long and has electrical tape markings at 25cm intervals. This means that it can be used for measuring the distance between rows. It too has nails that are used for winding the other end of the string around. Once ... |
|
|
|
- The cutting should be a segment of stem with buds growing from nodes at intervals up the stem. The first bud needs to be buried in the soil. Place some sand in the bottom of the hole. This gives good drainage and encourages the plant to send out roots ... |
|
|
|
- When planting, make sure that the top of the root ball and hence final soil level is a few centimetres below the rim to give water room to soak in. It is also essential that the stem is not buried or it will rot. One of the most common problems with ... |
|
|
|
- Privet hedges can be a problem because the berries and leaves are highly toxic and may be harmful to pets or native animals that eat them. The flowers may also irritate people with allergies. These hedges need correct pruning, if they are cut back at ... |
|
|
|
- Banksia cones have numerous capsules containing one or two seeds each. The capsules need to open before the seed can be released and planted. This requires fire, which can be mimicked by placing the cones in an oven at 110 oC for about 10 minutes. The ... |
|
|
|
- The couple now live on Bruny Island on the east coast of Tasmania, where the garden is developing in a very different way to the one in Hobart and to Margarets fantasyland. Bruny Island is inspiring and perfect for gardening, so this garden is very ... |
|
|
Cacti (Dec 12 2003 00:34 GMT) - Cacti should never be grown in ordinary potting mix or soil because they wont develop a good root system. Cacti require a very gritty mix, composed largely of grit, sand and small stones. When making it up, add about one third of fine potting mix that ... |
|
|
|
- Dahlia tubers need to be divided in a special way, they cannot simply be snapped off from the clump because they wont have any buds at the top and therefore wont grow when planted. These are called blind tubers. When dividing dahlia tubers, it is ... |
|
|
|
- The long handled secateurs give a more powerful cut as a result of their greater leverage and can be used to cut relatively thick branches. However, as the branches get thicker, a pruning saw is required. The individually ground teeth of the saw slope ... |
|
|
Paving (Dec 12 2003 00:34 GMT) - The best way to level the pavers is to make a template. This is achieved by nailing two pieces of softwood together in a special way. First, place a softwood plank next to the paver on a flat surface and align the base of the plank with that of the ... |
|
|
|
- The blades need to be changed regularly, undo the central bolt to remove them. The curve of the blade needs to face upwards because it acts to make the grass stand up so that the blade can cut it more effectively. Battered blades wont cut very well ... |
|
|
|
- Misguided military tactics by US-led forces in Iraq caused hundreds of needless civilian deaths, says a rights group. |
|
