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	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Japanese Earthquake Emergency Shelter</title>
		<link>http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/08/01/japanese-earthquake-emergency-shelter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cardboard]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cardboard shelter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[duct tape]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[emergency]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[emergency shelter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[family tent]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[natural disaster]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shelter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tarp]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[yen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the LongCountdown.com,
With earthquakes, tsunami&#8217;s, and various natural disasters happening on a seemingly monthly basis,  here&#8217;s one of Japan&#8217;s answers to providing temporary shelter after the fact.

So, for 150,000 yen (approx. 1400$) you get two 90 pound boxes of cardboard pieces.

Then, you begin assembling your cardboard igloo over a plastic sheet.

And provided that you have [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Japanese Earthquake Emergency Shelter", url: "http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/08/01/japanese-earthquake-emergency-shelter/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Old asphalt shingles recycled into roads</title>
		<link>http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/31/old-asphalt-shingles-recycled-into-roads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[asphalt shingles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[barrels of oil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[california]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[department of environmental quality]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[michigan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[parking lots]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[petroleum]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[roads]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[roofing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shingles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[waste management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An environmentally conscious effort by two Michigan companies has taken old residential asphalt shingles, and given them new life as roads and parking lots.

(Press Photo/Lori Niedenfuer Cool)
Reduce, Recycle, Re-use is all great and I doubt you&#8217;d find anyone brave enough to slam anyone trying to save petroleum-based shingles from sitting in their landfill when they&#8217;d [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Old asphalt shingles recycled into roads", url: "http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/31/old-asphalt-shingles-recycled-into-roads/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Home in England with ocean view for £1 ($1.50 to us Yanks)</title>
		<link>http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/08/home-in-england-with-ocean-view-for-1-150-to-us-yanks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[appraisal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cliffside]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coastal erosion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ocean view]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A British couple recently found out their coastline home was only valued at £1 when trying to use the property as collateral for a business loan.  The reason why?  The coastline and cliffs at the rear of their property has receded from 500 yards to 65 over the past 20 years.

They had assumed their home [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Home in England with ocean view for £1 ($1.50 to us Yanks)", url: "http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/08/home-in-england-with-ocean-view-for-1-150-to-us-yanks/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto&#8217;s smallest house</title>
		<link>http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/04/torontos-smallest-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Home Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[On the Market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[murphy bed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small bathroom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small bedroom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small kitchen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small living room]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Smallest house]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I see from time to time these quirky stories of world&#8217;s smallest house.  This one, in Toronto, however, I see pop up the most.

Estimated at around 300 square feet and roughly 6 feet wide at the interior, the home is on the market for somewhere between 170-180K.  Seems like alot for something that [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Toronto&#8217;s smallest house", url: "http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/04/torontos-smallest-house/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Independence Day!</title>
		<link>http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/04/happy-independence-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Landscaping/Yards]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Flags]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[independence day]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[san diego]]></category>

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And who&#8217;s showing more patriotism than this guy!  According to NBC San Diego, Eastlake resident Steve Pfeiffer, who works for the Navy, has 762 flags in the front yard, and another 270 in the Backyard.  Wow!
Not to be un-patriotic at all, but if this were also a &#8216;Where&#8217;s Waldo&#8217; scene, I&#8217;d never spot the little [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy Independence Day!", url: "http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/04/happy-independence-day/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>LED lighting around the home</title>
		<link>http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/03/led-lighting-around-the-home/</link>
		<comments>http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/03/led-lighting-around-the-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Home</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient (Green)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lighting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Beds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[desks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[furniture lighting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[interior design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LED]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rope lights]]></category>

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Sometimes, I sit here and think &#8220;Ya know, I&#8217;d spend more time under the bed if not for the fact that it&#8217;s so hard to read any sort of books or magazines under there&#8230;&#8221;
Actually this image and the rest of the images of various furniture backlit by LED lighting here at Lifehacker are kind of [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "LED lighting around the home", url: "http://thehomecrowd.com/2008/07/03/led-lighting-around-the-home/" });</script>]]></description>
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