Her mother used the money to pay down a debt and for food for the fish they raise under their floating house -- their primary income source.

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If we can get past our refrigerator floating in our house, we can navigate getting to Westminster.

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"Unlike the Farnsworth, where you see columns, we wanted the house to be floating, " said Arup structural engineer Seth Wolfe.

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Designed by Orhan Cileli, the sleek floating home, which would house up to five occupants, explores alternatives to conventional houseboat engineering.

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Two of my vehicles were floating in the flooded streets and the first floor of my house was flooded.

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His beautifully hypnotic music exudes heartfelt emotion, with lush instrumentation to match: Floating weightlessly, it recalls the work of Tindersticks or Red House Painters.

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House Education Chairman John Kline's bill sets floating rates on new Stafford loans at the 10-year Treasury rate plus 2.5%, while also protecting borrowers by capping the rates at 8.5%.

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Not to be confused with a house boat which is mobile and can move around a floating home is permanently attached to a dock, is connected to a sewer system and does not have its own means of propulsion.

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