Wanjala Danson In an effort to meet the rising demand of houses by Nairobi residents at a more affordable price, Superior Homes Kenya Limited launched Green Park Estate in 2004 atAthi River with a vision to provide cheaper houses outside the city. According to Superior Homes, which is one of the largest providers of […]
An Interview with UK Fine Artist, Katie Bright!
UK-born artist Katie Bright is a rare creative force whose work spans the gamut and includes everything from ornate costumes and hand sewn masks to illustrations that are often accompanied by stories she’s written. Over the last year Bright has lent her unique creative genius to designing the wallpaper for the Surftides Lincoln City hotel […]
Foreclosure Crisis: The Reality Behind the Housing Recovery Hype
By Carlos Marroquin Los Angeles, March 17, 2013 – In recent months, real estate pundits have been saying that the housing markets are recovering. They point to increases in sales and home prices, as well as a decline in foreclosure filings, and predict that the worst of the foreclosure crisis is over. The […]
Hindu Vahini and Bakrid
Come Eid Ul Azha or Bakrid, Hindu Muslim communal tension starts building up in the country. The prime reason is; Muslims belief in sacrificing animals during this festival and some Hindu group recently have started opposing this tradition, leading to communal tension and dampening the spirit of festivity. The practice of animal sacrifice is […]
Meet the Likely House Committee Chairs-Who Promise to Roll Back ‘Job-Killing’ Regs
by Marian Wang, ProPublica, Nov. 4, 2010, 10:11 a.m. Earlier this week, we highlighted a few ways that midterm elections could affect some of the issues we’ve dogged in the past few months—the foreclosure scandal, financial reform, healthcare reform, among others. Impending Republican control of the House means there will be new leaders on powerful […]
U.S.A., Inc.: States Now Levying Service Charges For Traffic Offenses
Even in light of all those millions in stimulus monies that have now been distributed to the states and state legislatures in order to fund local and municipal budgets, and with also the ever increasing amounts of fines and penalties that are now leveraged against American citizens nationwide in monies collected for routine traffic violations […]