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Old Starch Factory II by Troels Kirk
Daily Painters International Art Gallery | December 5th 2009 by k. Madison Moore
This is my second visit to this lovely derelict starch factory near where I live. My first painting of this old building was a huge one, and a snow scene. This time it's autumn, the first beams of morning sun filtered through an apple tree. The remna read more
Dark Fall Lost Souls-RELOADED
Free Advance Pc Games | December 4th 2009 by lim sze hau
Dark Fall Lost Souls-RELOADEDYou have unfinished business with the dead. Return to the Train Station and Hotel at Dowerton for a second time; there is a new mystery to solve, and new horrors to face. The old buildings have deteriorated since your la read more
Whales At Risk: it's not just hunting
RTSea Blog | December 4th 2009 by Richard Theiss
Three news items about whales caught my attention:Off the northwest coast of Maui, a juvenile humpback whale (30-35 feet) was reported entangled in polypropylene rope. Officials from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary were read more
HOT: Top Gun Paintball, Glengarry Rd, Keperra
BNE: HOT OR NOT | December 4th 2009
I’m not really an advocate of sports that involve hitting, punching, kicking, chopping and generally beating the crap out of other people….but throw me into the bush on a sweltering hot day, with cammo gear, a gun that fires pellets of paint and read more
5 Ways to Show Love to Your Kids Without Spending a Dollar
Christian Personal Finance | December 3rd 2009 by Bob L
Money Does Not Equal Love First, a rant. I have never bought into the thinking that love and money are automatically connected. This, however, is a common lie we have been told to believe. If you love your children, so we are told, you will buy e read more
Bhopal: 25 years of injustice - and what you can do
Philadelphia Freedom Watch | December 3rd 2009
Something terrible happened 25 years ago. And justice has yet to be served.At around midnight on December 3, 1984, there was a catastrophic explosion from a gas leak at a Union Carbine pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. More than 7,000 Bhopalis were read more
Linus pauling on cancer
Dr John's Healthfile | December 3rd 2009 by john parsons
"Everyone should know that most cancer research is largely a fraud and that the major cancer research organisations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them." - Linus Pauling PhD (Two-time Nobel Prize winner). read more
Fitzroy deco gem demolished
Melbourne Heritage Watch | December 1st 2009
Very sad times for Melbourne art deco fans. The long protracted death of Penfold’s buildings, a stunning but derelict moderne-style tram shed on the corner of Brunswick Street and Victoria Parade is finally reached its climax. One of the rare read more
At home in France...
Living Art & Interiors | December 1st 2009
As the darkness outside and the unfinished house and people absolutely everywhere is making me take on a rather gloomy approach I wisk myself off and daydream of lovely summer, the soft smell of Provencal rolling hills, derelict farmhouses, red wine read more
SOMOS News
Taos, NM Info & Real Estate | December 1st 2009 by Jim Kimmons
SOMOS WEEKLIES/MONTHLY For those folks who signed up for a copy of "Bless Me, Ultima" - the books have arrived! Please stop by the Taos Public Library to pick one up. There will be a list at the circulation desk with your name on it. The librar read more
Greek Church sues Turkey over treatment in Cyprus
Byzantine, TX | November 30th 2009
(guardian.co.uk) - The Greek Orthodox church of Cyprus has taken Turkey to the European court of human rights over allegedly preventing the 500 Greek Cypriots living in the Turkish north worshipping at religious sites there, a church lawyer said toda read more
Come Monday...Jenna Torres
AsTheCrackerheadCrumbles | November 30th 2009 by Jerry E. Beuterbaugh
“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about, websites, movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time. Be assured that these reviews will be gen read more
Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be a food critic.
Dan Impossible Must Be Destroyed! | November 29th 2009 by Dan Impossible
I like to have a crack at everything at least once - and tonight Matthew, I'm going to be a food critic.OK, so a proper food critic would go to a restaurant and have some marvelous phrases to describe the braised turbot on a shelf of fennel or the so read more
Huge fire at Bridgwater
The Daily Tiger | November 28th 2009 by The DailyTiger
A huge fire swept through a derelict block of flats in Bridgwater last night. For the full story, visit this site read more
Natural Trap, Wyoming, 1975
Catherine Sherman | November 28th 2009 by Catherine Sherman
In August 1975, there were three ways to get to the bottom of the Natural Trap -- scaffolding, rapelling and falling. I liked to rapel into the cave but climb the scaffolding back to the entrance. In August 1975, while working for the University of read more
Chateau De Bagnols
Wayfaring Travel Guide | November 28th 2009 by baksanir
Ch?teau de Bagnols is the finest 5-star deluxe chateau hotel in France. Discovered by Lady Hamlyn in 1987 in a derelict state, she painstakingly restored the Chateau with much energy and vision. Dating from the 13th century, the chateau features imp read more
It’s a Mystery: The Bird Yard, by Julia Wallis Martin
You're History | November 27th 2009 by Linda
Twisted An abandoned, derelict neighborhood in Manchester, England is slated for demolition. Only a single, crumbling house is still inhabited, by a solitary man and hundreds of exotic finches. The eerie aviary sets the tone for the entire novel, a read more
Restoring An Old Farmhouse, Making A Home
Adventures in the Czech Republic | November 27th 2009 by Zoe Brooks
Across the village from our house stands an old farmhouse. The village is built at the upper end of a valley and sits in a semi-circle, as a result I look out of my lounge window and see the old farmhouse directly opposite my home. For a long time it read more
Zombies in Space
...With Intent to Commit Horror | November 27th 2009 by Gregory Fisher
“There was no shortage of nightmares aboard the Imperial Prison Barge Purge.” The Purge loses its engines and tries to salvage parts from a nearby abandoned Star Destroyer only to bring back something more than material . . . something de read more
The Dennis Severs House – Step back in time
London - Spotted by Locals | November 27th 2009 by Bart van Poll
This once derelict house was bought by the Late American artist, Dennis Severs. Severs had been inspired by ‘Old England’, so he renovated the house to reflect the 18th and 19th centuries. Eager to share his passionate creation with the read more
Samson And Delilah 2009 DVDRip XviD-aAF
mediafirelinksonly | November 26th 2009 by aman
Samson And Delilah 2009 DVDRip XviD-aAFINFO :http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1340123/IMDB rating: 8.0/10 447 votes Movie Description:Those of us who have travelled the Australian Outback will recognise the backdrop to “Samson and Delilah” – abo read more
NEWS // STEVE CONTE & THE CRAZY TRUTH
NOIZE MAKES ENEMIES // online music magazine | November 25th 2009
To rock and rollers around the globe, the legendary Steve Conte is probably best known as the lead guitarist, songwriter and backing vocalist in the New York Dolls. Conte is also the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for a raft of other bands inc read more
Not to Be Confused part 2
Blast Shields Down | November 24th 2009 by Syyk
Finagen's Wake, which we've mentioned here before, and Finegan's Week, a book that Matt found at some destitute and derelict counterfeiting publishing house. Edger Rice Burroughs and William S. Burroughs. The former wrote such gems as Tarzan and A read more
SOMOS News
Taos, NM Info & Real Estate | November 24th 2009 by Jim Kimmons
Image via Wikipedia SOMOS WEEKLIES THE BIG READ Continues..... SOMOS BOOK CLUB Update On Tuesday, December 1st, 2009, we will be discussing Willa Cather’s epic classic, “Death Comes for the Archbishop” from 6:30 – 8 p.m. (note new time) a read more
Margate set for new vintage theme park thanks to government grant
Holidays in Britain - British holiday information | November 24th 2009 by Paula
The tourist industry of Margate is set to get a massive boost thanks to a £3.7 million government grant that will see the restoration of Margate’s Dreamland theme park and its Scenic Railway rollercoaster -the oldest surviving wooden rollercoaster read more
Challenger TAFE 2009 Architextile Vol3
Style Discovery | November 24th 2009 by songy
This is it. The very last post on the Architextile. I'll do a quick post on the pre-show photos from Central TAFE's Sixteen Acts shortly. Now on to the collection. I quite like the texture of Mihirini's work. Grey and purple work well as well. I woul read more
How to turn an Empty Shop into an Art Space
Artabase | November 23rd 2009
If you’d like to learn more about how artists can help to rebuild derelict suburbs, take a look at ‘The Empty Shops Workbook’. Based on research by the UK’s Revolutionary Arts Group, the Artist’s Information Company and Worthing Regenerati read more
Come Monday...Good Eats
AsTheCrackerheadCrumbles | November 23rd 2009 by Jerry E. Beuterbaugh
“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about, websites, movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time. Be assured that these reviews will be g read more
Quick Spin: Superformance MKIII R Cobra kickstarts our hearts
car news | November 22nd 2009 by li wei
It's mea culpa time. While it's probably best not to begin a review with an apology, I'd be fairly derelict in my auto bloggin' duty if I didn't admit that not only does this review represent my first time in a Cobra – ever – but that I went in w read more
Used car sales continue to outperform
Auto Monster Cars Blog | November 22nd 2009 by Anthony Discola
Opening a used car lot near the wreck of a derelict shopping mall in the middle of a recession sounds like a collision course for bankruptcy. But standing in his Eastside showroom beside a gleaming orange 1971 Oldsmobile 442, an old juke read more
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