Word: backyarders
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...paraphrases Clarke's attitude this way: "These people are trying to kill us. I could give a f___ if Musharraf was democratically elected. What I do care about is Pakistan's support for the Taliban and turning a blind eye to this terrorist cancer growing in their neighbor's backyard...
Springsteen's home county, Monmouth, lost 158 people in the towers, more than any other in New Jersey. After Sept. 11, Springsteen discovered that where he could be most useful was his own backyard. "This was one of those moments," he says, "when the years that I've put in and the relationships that I've developed and nurtured with my audience--this was one of those times when people want...
Tree houses were once just fun backyard play spaces for kids. But these days, it's grownups who are living out their Swiss Family Robinson fantasies. "People come to us wanting one for their kids. By the end, the tree house has a martini deck," says Anna Daeuble of Seattle's TreeHouse Workshop. Those who build long-awaited nooks are equipping them with windows, electricity and insulation. The annual World Treehouse Conference offers construction classes. David Pearson, author of Treehouses (Chelsea Green) says, "In this very stressful age, building a tree house connects people back to nature in a simple...
...Wednesday morning, approximately four hours before he was killed, Furtado was seen by neighbor Fay DeFrancesco entering another neighbor’s backyard, where he cut the home’s phone and cable lines. Several minutes later, he spoke with DeFrancesco’s daughter and admitted to cutting the cables. DeFrancesco notified police...
...Xishuangbanna is seen as a kind of backyard Thailand by the Chinese, with 2.5 million mainlanders visiting last year to marvel at its tropical lushness and vibrant minorities. "A lot of Thais are coming now too, many to revisit their Dai roots," says Chai...