Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Improving Bathrooms - The Specifics, by: Raynor James
by: Raynor James
One of the best ways to increase the value of your home is to improve the bathrooms. Here's a primer on things to consider.
Sinks
Villeroy and Boch makes a sink that mimics a boulder worn into a bowl by water flowing into it. It can be quite handsome in a minimalist home or a rustic one. You can see it and others at villeroy-boch.com.
Concrete Jungle makes some dramatically simple concrete sinks and vanities that surprisingly look very modern, or very farm-house. Check concretejungleonline.com if that idea appeals.
Walker Zanger's designs include a perfectly simple sink in white marble for a dressier look. They also have a sturdy dark wooden "table" base that gives it dramatic contrast. You might enjoy visiting walkerzanger.com for more ideas.
Showers
A shower separate from the tub is one of today's favorite luxuries. Some of them have been designed to feel like rain (at least part of the time). Dornbracht has one called "RainSky M" which can be checked out at dornbracht.com.
Large frameless (or nearly frameless) glass shower enclosures are showing up in more and more homes. MAAX makes a line of showers with features like overhead "waterfall" systems, hand held shower heads, and body sprays coming from the side that work well in a frameless enclosure.
I helped a family sell a home with a very interesting master bath not too long ago. It had a shower much like the one described above, but it was designed for two people. It looked like a glass room "floating" inside the large bathroom.
Tubs
As for tubs. Well. Would you believe a tub in an arched tile niche with a gas log fireplace at its foot? Believe it. Can you imagine a nice long soak while listening to flute music and sipping chilled champagne? (James Bond can keep his martini.)
Then there are the Acryline tubs which employ warm air hydro-massage to counter the effects of the daily rush-grab-dash of life. Explore their therapy theory at acrylineusa.com.
You get the idea. Updated means simple. It does not mean blah. It does mean coddled. It can give you and your family pleasure and comfort while you live in your home. It can increase your home's sale value. You'll be tempted, but don' overbuild your neighborhood with the Taj Mahal of bathrooms if you want to be pleased with the result when y.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
CANIVETE - Angola/Eleições: A mudança esperada e a resposta do povo de Cabinda ao Cunene
CANIVETE/Política angolana
Angola/Eleições: A mudança esperada e a resposta do povo de Cabinda ao Cunene
Todos ou quase, esperavam na mudança. A mudança chegou, mas não como todos ou quase esperavam. Me refiro, evidentemente, aos resultados eleitorais das eleições legislativas que se realizaram em Angola nos dias 5 e 6 de Setembro do ano corrente. A vitória do MPLA, partido no poder, não foi uma "surpresa" para quem segue de perto a política angolana, quem estuda as mudanças sociais na época post-global (de modo particular a complexa realidade angolana), e sobretudo quem estuda e não sub-estima as influências dos meios de comunicação de massa nas populações como a nossa.
Aproveito para recordar aos bons pensantes - angolanos doc, porto-angolanos, angobrasileiros e interessados aos problemas angolanos-, que a sabedoria popular diz que "tudo tem seu tempo". Naturalmente, lendo a realidade no modo mais amplo, ousaria afirmar que, "provavelmente" o povo angolano e os "interesses externos" em Angola não estavam preparados para relacionar-se em tempo record com um novo governo, num momento em a nossa economia dá passos largos e significativos e Angola se torna no maior produtor de petróleo da África Austral. Quando falo do povo, não me refiro somente a Luanda, a capital não é o país. Falo de Angola em geral, das grandes cidades aos campos – aonde se encontra o povo iletrado, mas que constitui uma parte importante do voto popular -, falo das aldeias, lugares aonde o partido e o Governo constituem a mesma instituição. Falo das mais pequenas povoações aonde a dor e as consequências da guerra ainda são visíveis.
É cedo.
Digo aos maninhos e à todos os que querem, gostariam e exigem "já" uma mudança na governance angolana. Calma! Tudo tem seu tempo. Este é o tempo do MPLA. A partir deste pleito eleitoral, Angola entra numa fase histórica sem precedentes. Vamos trabalhar para melhorar a democracia angolana, são os primeiros passos. Se nós, na qualidade de angolanos com uma certa visão política, histórica e cultural do país e da geopolítica global nada fizermos para o nosso país, ninguém o fará. Podem crer, que pelo mundo fora existem muitos abutres a rezarem para que a guerra volte em Angola, não podemos dar-lhes este prazer.
Temos muito por caminhar!
Cordialmente
Francis/PAC
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