Close the UVA library to the public. Please don’t infringe on the virgin ears of students…. The real esate/blogging landscape is changing every day.Foreclosure maps from the Wall Street JournalHomegain charges less:Today, HomeGain announced that, due to current and forecasted real estate market conditions, we have reduced the referral fee for AgentEvaluator to 27% for all regular members and to 22% for our Platinum and Gold Club members. This reduction equates to 10 and 12 percent savings, respectively,for HomeGain real estate agents who close a transaction as a result of a match with a HomeGain consumer.Most “energy conservation” initiatives fall short because they don’t address dysfunctional human settlement patterns, the root cause of excess consumption.Ask 500 People.
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Rah Virginia Mil
From the HooK.recent report in the Virginian-Pilot finds that UVA has not expelled a single student for anything other than infractions of the school’s vaunted Honor Code in the past five years. The Pilot story, written to explore safety in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, compares expulsions at the various state universities. While UVA topped the tally with 115, tiny honor-infused VMI, with 67 expulsions, appears to have the highest rate.It’s nice to see my alma mater represented well. The honor code at VMI was and is simple: “a cadet does not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.”And apparently still enforced regularly.
WP 2.3.1 broke my theme in IE7
The right sidebar is now all the way at the bottom of the page in IE7. Working on a fix. Or … maybe a sign for a new theme?
50 years of cul de sacs
Interesting photos at Exurban Nation.
Ryan Homes is not in Belvedere
In response to a search query this morning. More on Belvedere here.
Efficiency in Government in Albemarle
I haven’t even attended my first meeting for the Albemarle County Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee, but I am already curious. From the letter accompanying the entirety of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act:I am required to furnish you a copy of the FOIA because of your position on the … Committee …Why not send an email with a link to the Act online? That would have saved at least a ream of paper, as all members were probably sent a copy.This site will likely become among my frequent reads – the Virginia Coalition for Open Government.
Carnival of Real estate is up
at agentgenius.com.