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Happy Halloween!
This is just awesome:
I love this leather corset tutu dress.
Happy Halloween!
This is just awesome:
I love this leather corset tutu dress.
I hope you're all safe and doing ok.
I'm lucky–my neighborhood wasn't hit badly, and we didn't even lose power for more than a minute. But other parts of Massachusetts were hit harder.
And New York/New Jersey? Oy vey.
I've been glued to Twitter–which is much more up-to-date than the news networks–and it's horrifying. My heart goes out to everyone who's been affected.
If you want to know how you can help, check out this list of places to donate or volunteer.
Also, here are a few Sandy-related links:
–How oysters could have protected New York from the storm surge, if they hadn't been over-harvested. This is fascinating. And it shows how human degradation of the environment is a major factor in the destructiveness of recent storms, even aside from the more obvious example of global warming.
– If you aren't already boycotting American Apparel for their extreme misogyny, consider doing it because of their callousness in the face of tragedy. Yesterday, they sent out an email advertising a Sandy-related sale. No mention of donating a percentage of proceeds to charity–just taking advantage of a natural disaster to drive sales.
–The post-Sandy situation is terrible in Haiti, where people are still recovering from the earthquake that happened three years ago.
–Insta-Snopes: sorting the real Sandy photos from the fakes.
-Reflections on the scariness of NYC's subways filling up with water.
-The nurses who carried ICU babies down nine flights of stairs during the evacuation of the NYU hospital are incredible heroes.
-A collection of images of Sandy's aftermath.
UPDATE: I wrote this post a week or two ago and scheduled it in advance, hence the lack of mention of Hurricane Sandy. Please see the above post for updates and related links.
The only thing better than leopard print…is more leopard print.
The cardigan was a lucky Goodwill find, and I got the black dress at Target years ago. You can also see it in this post. The leggings were also thrifted, at the Big Thrifty event this past spring.
Dress: Target, cardigan and leggings: thrifted, earrings: Claire's, bow necklace: Buffalo Exchange, custom Brony necklace: DiDepux, headband: Alice and Sara, shoes: Naot via David's Shoes on First
I hope all my fellow Northeasterners are staying safe from Hurrican Sandy! My office is closed, so I'm hanging out at home (with a good supply of pizza, mint M&M brownies, and coffee).
Yesterday, I went to Pop Up Plus NY's Boston event, which was a lot of fun. I couldn't make it on Saturday, when they had a cocktail party, but I still enjoyed playing dress-up and meeting some fabulous fatshionistas.
Liked my scans from Alloy and Girlfriends LA? Here are a few more, from Delia*s.
I had a mixed relationship with Delia*s–for the longest time, they carried only up to size 13. Eventually, they did expand their size range on some clothing, but I'll always think of them as the first catalog I both loved and felt completely excluded from.
Now, so many years later, I can look back and enjoy the fashion, with only a twinge of remembering that feeling.
Happy Friday, and happy almost-Halloween! Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend or next Wednesday?
I'm going to start organizing Friday links by categories, in order to make them easier to browse.
-Plus size fashion blogger Elann Zelie launches a clothing line, Zelie for She.
-Lesley has a great round-up of printed plus size leggings.
-This list is a good reminder of why access to clothing matters.
–Out and about: Haute Curves made history during L.A. fashion week.
-Shawna of Chubby Cartwheels has two posts about fat-positive shopping in Portland, OR. I'm so jealous–I'll definitely check out those stores if I ever make it to Portland.
–Ose Vintage: fall/winter collection. I especially like the pink leopard-print and black velvet dresses.
-Pictures from Adele's Vogue shoot.
-Suggestions for finding plus-size goth clothing.
–What is age-appropriate dressing, anyway?
Fat activism
–Fat stories: an exhibition.
-Great advice on responding to fat-hate from Texts from Dog.
-Tori has a great hypothetical response to people who want her to join a weight-loss-oriented link exchange.
-A must-read: 21 things to stop saying unless you hate fat people. The comments are a mixed bag, but I really like this one, which has the best analogy I've read yet about the pathologizing of fatness.
-A brave young woman put up a self-portrait in her underwear as a statement about self-acceptance.
–My fat body is me: so much yes to all of this.
-A response to fat-shaming within progressive communities.
-Anna Guest-Jelley of Curvy Yoga on being a fat yoga teacher.
Next month, I'm going to be attempting NaNoWriMo–except that since I write poetry rather than fiction, I'm actually going to be doing something more like NaPoWriMo.
NaPoWriMo takes place in April, but I'm joining in with the November novel-writers in order to get some social support and structure. I haven't been writing as much as I would like lately, so I'm hoping that going to meetups regularly will help me kick my own ass into gear.
Therefore, posting will be pretty light. I've scheduled some posts in advance, and I'll try to schedule a few more before the end of October, but there will still be fewer posts than usual (and fewer, if any, Friday links).
Happy writing to my fellow WriMos, and I'll see you all in December–just in time for all the glitz and glamour of the holiday season. 🙂


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The situation is quite surreal, especially since Gaza (or the Palestinian Authority) still hasn't paid its electric bill.
Israelis understand that at some point the Gazan population would quite possibly demand or force Hamas to stop shooting rockets at Israel, if presented with the right combination of non-lethal incentives.
There are reports that PM Netanyahu killed the idea, saying the lawyers won't permit it.
Well, what Netanyahu isn't prepared to do, Hamas will do for him.
70,000 Gazans in Khan Younis and Dir Elbalach are now without electricity after a misfired Hamas rocket landed in Kissufim and knocked out the primary electric wires to their area.
It will be an interesting experiment to see who blinks first.
Will Israel fix the high tension overhead power cables or allow Hamas to fix them, or will Hamas be forced to stop firing when the its population begins to revolt after days and perhaps even weeks without electricity?
We'll wait and see.
Update: PM Netanyahu spoke with Israel Electric Company (IEC) head Yiftach Ron-Tal, and told him he should not risk the lives of any electric company employees to fix the power lines.
As a result, the IEC has made a decision to fix the power cables, but not at this moment, as with the rockets flying down, its too dangerous to send workers there. When it is safer, they will go there and fix the problem.

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Pet Friendly Timeshares – Some Are, Some Are Not
Ready to go on vacation with your pets? Wondering if your timeshare resort is pet friendly?
Here's a short guide to traveling well with your pets to keep both of you happy plus a list of pet friendly timeshares!
1. Take Stock of Your Pet – Assess whether or not your pet is okay for travel. If you have never taken your pet on a long trip before, try them out on a short weekend trip first. Also, if your pet is very young, old, ill, pregnant, or recovering from surgery, now may not be the best time to take your pet on vacation.
2. Schedule a Visit with the Vet – Make sure their shots are all up to date. Inquire with the vet if the area you are traveling to is at risk for diseases or pests that your pet needs to be prepared for. Consider having your pet microchipped. If you become separated from your pet in unfamiliar surroundings they would be much harder to find. If you are traveling by air, you may have to have a copy of their current rabies and other vaccinations.
3. A Secure Pet Carrier – Make sure you have a sturdy, well ventilated pet carrier. Mark the carrier with your name, address, and phone number. Have water and food available and clear out any entangling items.
4. Plan Your Trip – Be sure to bring along your pets' favorite toys, food, medications, plenty of water, nail clippers, brush, bedding, and everything else you might need to make them comfortable, well, and safe.
5. Other Tips – Never take your pet on an escalator unless held or in their crate. Their paws, fur, or leash might get entangled and injure them. Obey all leash laws, clean up after them, and most of all, have a good time!
6. Pet Friendly Timeshares – Always call your timeshare resort before finalizing your plans. Their rules may have changed since you last stayed there, and this list of pet friendly timeshare resorts may not be 100% accurate. But, at the time of writing this, here is a sample of pet friendly timeshares:
Scottsdale Resort Club, Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara, The Plaza Resort and Spa, The Inn at Silver Creek, Orlando Breeze Resort, Grand Seas Resort, Celebration World Resort, Disney's Beach Club Villas, Disney's Boardwalk Villas, Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa, Disney's Wilderness Lodge, Westgate River Ranch, Caribe Beach Resort, Apple Mountain Resort, Rangeley Lake Resort, Lucayan, Saint Tropez Condominium, Sandy Square, The Bay Club, The Pointe on the Bay, The Waves, Atlantic Resorts, Vacation Village in the Berkshires, Oak 'n Spruce Resort, Lodges at Fox Hollow, Surrey Vacation Resort, Surrey Grand Crowne Resort, Villas at Lantern Bay, Kimberling Inn Resort, Executive Timbers Resort and Golf Club, Chateau Rouge Lodge, Yellowstone Village, Mountain Edge Resort, Rancho Ruidoso Condominiums, and Westgate Historic Williamsburg.


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In this essay I argue that male pattern violence, and the patriarchal system it serves to uphold, cause severe pain and suffering to vast numbers of women and children and that this takes place within plain view of the state. And I argue that therefore male pattern violence is a form of state sanctioned torture of women and children. I also critique the analysis of the Persons Against Non-State Torture organisation.
I refer to male violence against women and children as male pattern violence in an attempt to depersonalise it and sidestep all the circular objections that inevitably arise when women attempt to name male violence, such as Not All Men Are Like That and Some Women Are Violent Too.


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Kasabian have announced a series of UK and Ireland dates, including Liverpool Echo Arena, and Getintothis' Lewis Ridley has the lowdown.
Kasabian have announced a UK tour following their release of their latest album 'For Crying Out Loud' where they'll play 12 nights across the UK and Ireland including two nights at London's O2 Arena and Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena.
Kasabian will be supported by Slaves on what has been a highly anticipated tour that also features dates in Newcastle, Aberdeen, Dublin, Manchester, Cardiff, Liverpool and Leeds as well as London and Birmingham dates during November and December this year.
They last played at the Echo Arena in 2011, when they were touring their album 'Velociraptor!'
The band were also one of the headliners at Reading and Leeds Festivals alongside Eminem and Muse.
The La's: 1987 Rarities album release and exhibition at The Florrie
Fans were alarmed when Kasabian had to cancel their gig at Customs House Belfast due to illness. They said that frontman Tom Meighan "suddenly went down with severe vomiting and could hardly stand up, let alone sing". He's OK now, though and played monster sets at Reading and Leeds earlier in the summer.
Kasabian play Liverpool Echo Arena on December 5
Tickets for their UK and Ireland tour are on sale at 9.30am on August 31.
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South Delhi is the education hub that houses many Top Schools of Delhi NCR. The Top Ten schools in South Delhi listed below are based on the Education World – C Fore Survey 2016 for Top Schools in Delhi while the ratings are based on Career360 Annual Survey of Top Schools in Delhi 2016.
Nursery Admissions 2020-21 are slated to open in the next few weeks and Parents can get a glimpse of the highlights of these schools, their strengths and the areas where they lag. The below mentioned Top Ten Schools in South Delhi are listed alphabetically in no order of preference or ranking.
Top Ten Schools In South Delhi
- Ambience Public School Safdarjung Enclave
- Amity International School Pushp Vihar
- Amity International School Saket
- Birla Vidya Niketan Pushp Vihar
- Bluebells School Kailash
Location: A-1, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi
Rating: AAA+
Rank: Ambience Public School, New Delhi ranked 47th with 1073/1500 points in the Top Scools in Delhi C Fore Survey 2016 by Education World. It scored 151/200 points for Competence of Faculty; 78/100 for Academic Reputation; and 78/100 for Individual Attention to students. The school scored 67/100 in Internationalism, which is the lowest score amongst other top 10 schools of South Delhi.
Board: Ambience Public School, New Delhi is a co-educational school affiliated to CBSE Board, New Delhi with 75% Average Exam Percentage.
Classes: Nursery – XII
Age Eligibility: 3 – 4 years
Official Website: http://www.ambiencepublicschool.com/
Top Ten Schools In South Delhi
- Gyan Bharati School Saket
- Laxman Public School Hauz Khas Enclave
- St. Mary's School Safdarjung Enclave
- The Indian School Josip Broz Tito Marg
- The Mother's International School Sri Aurobindo Marg
Location: Saket, New Delhi
Rating: AAAA+
Rank: Gyan Bharati School, New Delhi ranked 25th with 1128/1500 points. Gyan Bharati Saket scored 168/200 points under Competence of Faculty and stayed competitive in Academic Reputation with 87/100 points. For Individual Attention to students, the school scored 69/100 points.
Board: Gyan Bharati School, New Delhi is a co-educational school affiliated to CBSE Board, New Delhi with 87% Average Exam Percentage
Classes: Nursery – Class XII
Age Eligibility: 3+ years on March 31 of admission year
Official Website: http://www.gyanbharatischool.net/


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During Pre-Service Training, we got to take a trip to Ouidah and it was so great. We got to see 5 things: the sacred forest, python temple, the French fort, the slave route, and finally the door of no return.
Sacred Forest
Super nice. There's lotsa statues here and there is this tree which is like 300 years old and one day without warning like all the branches and fruit fell off and never grew back. There's also a tree that fell down and then righted itself back up also. We could not go all the through the forest because it is sacred and they still use some parts of it for initiation.
Python Temple
Exactly what it sounds like…
French Fort
One of the French forts where they use to hold enslaved Africans before they started their long march done the slave route to the door of no return. It is now a museum about some of the history of the fort and slavery. Also the area where they use to hold the enslaved Africans has been changed to a place where one can buy and sell art (locally made art from what I could tell.) We couldn't take pictures of inside the museum which sucked. BUT one of my favorite exhibits was when they showed the connection between Benin and Brasil through side by side pictures of life and both places. I could barely guess which picture was from where. It was beautiful. It was amazing. It made me appreciate going to Brazil when. I was 7 years old even more. It also made me laugh a bit about how the ancestors guided me to Brasil and are now guiding me through Benin.
Slave Route
We didn't drive the whole route but it was pretty intense. There was a couple of memorials which I was happy to see along the route. It was intense imagining my ancestors walking and walking and walking to the door off no return. There was a couple of stop points where there was a tree where they had to walk around it backwards a couple to erase their connection to their villages and country and to severe their connection to their history, heritage and culture. It didn't work.🙃
Door of No Return (Port de Non Retour)
The beach where enslaved Africans had their final moments in Africa before being forced to leave and never return again.


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Anna: Well this is a perfect prepare-ahead meal. It was all ready for you boys to cook while I went for my long run this evening.
Peter: We didn't need to start cooking it until you were back and in the shower to be honest.
Ian: I think you will find the chicken 'gorgeously singed' but tender within.
Anna: Indeed. It's very nice indeed. I have fond memories of sharwarma chicken. It was the only thing I could eat when I had morning sickness during my first pregnancy. I used to get it in a wrap for lunch. A couple of times a week.
Peter: Yes it's very good. Everything is very colourful on the plate.
Anna: The puree has split a bit though. We probably reheated it a little too vigorously.
Ian: I take responsibility for that.
Anna: I'll definitely be making this again!


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Last night I got home from a week and a half sojourn away at Burning Man. I threw my dust-covered possessions in the garage and rejoined my family, who were kind enough to make a "Welcome Home Mommy" sign.
Readjustment to normal life is never completely easy. At Burning Man, when I have insomnia, I can roll out of bed, put on a jacket, and walk a few yards to a bar where I will find friends. At that bar, I do not have to pay for my drinks.
On the other hand, when I wish to visit a bathroom here, I don't have to walk half a city block to a portapotty. Not to mention that a handsome man carried a cup of coffee, made just the way I like it, upstairs to me this morning...
Meandering anecdotes and an occasional incisive comment, courtesy of an overeducated, feminist former-professional, who is continually outsmarted by her overly-gifted children and genius spouse and who seeks refuge in books, cocktails, and the occasional Xanax.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
home vs. Burning Man
Posted by the Drunken Housewife at 7:18 AM
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- Robert Atkins said...
Hi drunkenhousewife! I saw you at the Playa and commented on your LED outfit; can you get the Sober Husband to shoot me a mail (ratkins at fastmail dot fm); I've started a google group for LED artists and I'd be honoured if he'd join!
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Foxton is a little town half an hour down highway 1 south from us. A lovely spring day with just a breeze and lazy thin high clouds moving slowly overhead it was a perfect day for a drive and a poke around a couple of gardens. My first stop was a new friend Cynthia's place and her private family garden. A home schooling mum she set out to produce 1000kg of vegetables out of her garden in one year. You can read all about her and her homesteading exploits HERE on her website.
An amazing little hot house that Cynthia and her husband built from recycled windows is the perfect place to hang out on a wet or windy day. And the perfect place to start plants early safe from late frosts. I could quite happily live out here. Take the tour with her on youtube HERE.
Here is a great DIY way to make a worm farm. Check out her instructions for building HERE. This is a tidy compact way to keep your worms and your plants happy. Along with the worms they have, bees, sheep, ducks and chickens as part of their garden system and homesteading lifestyle.


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Well, we didn't get the snow totals we had hoped. From 1-3 inches fell depending on where you are in located Douglas County. The trails are still open for now. We rode a good portion of the trail system today to check for deep water and trail conditions. We marked some water areas with caution signs and flagged off some other areas. All areas that we checked still had very thick ice below the water which is now on top.
The wooded areas are still OK. Ditches vary depending on what side your on. Tilled fields are pretty poor. The Central Lakes trail is also pretty poor. I wish I had a better update! Ride with caution if you go out. Beware of water!


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IGT Signs The Voice Gaming License for Lottery
IGT Signs The Voice Gaming License for Lottery
LONDON, U.K. – Sept. 12, 2017 – IGT has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Talpa Global B.V., granting IGT the exclusive property licensing rights to the The Voice brand in the lottery category.
The agreement grants IGT the rights to develop and distribute The Voice lottery games globally. IGT has the rights to distribute instant scratch games, pull-tab games, traditional online games, instant online games, monitor games, interactive games, and mobile games. In conjunction with the instant games, IGT will also develop comprehensive marketing programs to support The Voice lottery games that will include a second chance promotion, an entertaining, interactive social media component, and travel packages to Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Premiering in Holland in 2010, The Voice quickly became a global sensation. With 65 versions of the show airing in over 180 countries to date, The Voice is now the #1 talent competition on TV with over 500 million viewers worldwide. The show's internationally recognizable logo, sound effects, and show icons—the chair, big red button, and "I Want You" sign—make this property an easy choice for lotteries around the globe.
"IGT is excited to partner with Talpa to create a suite of The Voice lottery games and experiences," said Michael Chambrello, IGT CEO, North America Lottery. "We are committed to creating a robust, multi-channel, and multi-jurisdictional program for the lottery community by extending this compelling and iconic brand across all available platforms and territories." "We are looking forward to partnering with IGT to achieve great levels of success in the lottery industry. We believe IGT has the expertise, experience, tools, and technology needed to deliver innovative and entertaining The Voice content to lottery consumers across multiple product categories," said Pim Schmitz, Talpa CEO. The Voice scratch games are available to IGT customers now.
About IGT IGT (NYSE: IGT) is the global leader in gaming. We enable players to experience their favorite games across all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines and Lotteries to Interactive and Social Gaming. Leveraging a wealth of premium content, substantial investment in innovation, in-depth customer intelligence, operational expertise and leading-edge technology, our gaming solutions anticipate the demands of consumers wherever they decide to play. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has over 12,000 employees.
For more information, please visit www.IGT.com. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contain forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning International Game Technology PLC and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company") and other matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions, and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, dividends, results of operations, or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the management of the Company as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management. Forward-looking statements may be accompanied by words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "could," "would," "should," "shall", "continue," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," "guidance," "intend," "may," "will," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project" or the negative or other variations of them. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those predicted in the forward-looking statements and from past results, performance, or achievements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include (but are not limited to) the factors and risks described in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended December 31, 2016 and other documents filed from time to time with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.IGT.com. Except as required under applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider these factors and other risks and uncertainties that affect the Company's business. Nothing in this news release is intended, or is to be construed, as a profit forecast or to be interpreted to mean that the financial performance of International Game Technology PLC for the current or any future financial years will necessarily match or exceed the historical published financial performance of International Game Technology PLC, as applicable. All forward-looking statements contained in this news release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to International Game Technology PLC, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Contact: Robert K. Vincent, Corporate Communications, toll free in U.S./Canada (844) IGT- 7452; outside U.S./Canada (401) 392-7452 James Hurley, Investor Relations, (401) 392-7190 Simone Cantagallo, (+39) 06 51899030; for Italian media inquiries © 2017 Talpa Content B.V The Voice is a registered trademark, licensed by Talpa Global B.V.


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Important Reasons Why You Should Sell Your Property To The Investors Who Buys With Cash
The business of real estate investing is a fascinating one and has attracted quite a good number of investors. Selling of homes is gaining popularity with time as it has proven to be able to give huge returns over a short time. Before listing of homes for sale of the properties by the investing companies after buying them in any condition, they first make sure that the house has been made good. You don't necessarily have to follow the traditional way of selling properties where you have to make its conditions look good before giving it to the realtors to sell it for you.The buyer who is going to pay you in cash is the one who is going to ensure that they make the property look good at their cost. Renovating of houses before selling takes a lot of time and money, you are going to save on these when you sell it to the investing companies. Another thing that will make you save some money and sell your house faster is because you will be able to avoid the services of the realtor who will always want to sell your property for money so that they can reap great payments out of commissions. You are going to get vast benefits of selling your home to the cash buyers than you would have if you sold the traditional way.The following are some of the reasons why you should sell your house to the investing company by yourself and for cash.
The home buying investing companies doesn't need you to repair any part of the house so that they can buy it. Not making any improvements to the houses before selling to the home buying companies will make you to save quite a lot of money and also you are not going to waste a lot of time waiting for your house to be fully refurbished.
If you opt to sell your property the traditional way, you will have to look for the selling agencies who typically charge a fee that is a certain percentage of the cost of the home. One of the main advantages of selling the property to a home buying company is that they are going to give you the exact amount you agree with them for the house without any charges from anyone so you will receive the total amount as is.
Selling your house to the investing company is a much more safe deal than using the financing and lending organizations like banks. There are also no restrictions on the management or by the lenders. Because you are going to receive the money in cash for selling your home, your possible buyer will not let you the last minute because failing to secure loans from the lenders.
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Elijah Restores the Widow's Son
1st Kings 17:17 to 1st Kings 18:40
Elijah was with the widow of Zarephath, her son fell ill and died. His mother feared it was for some sin of hers that her child was taken from her, and that it was the prophet who had caused his illness.
Elijah told her to bring her son to him and then, lying down with the child on his own bed, he prayed earnestly that God would let its soul come into it again. God heard his prayer, and brought the child to life again and Elijah carried him down to his mother.
Elijah stayed there for three years and six months. God then told Elijah go again to Ahab, for He was now about to send rain upon the earth. At this time Ahab, and Obadiah, the governor of his household, a man who worshiped God, had gone in different directions to seek grass for the king's horses and mules.
As Obadiah went on his way, Elijah met him, and told him to tell his master where he might find him. Ahab, thought it was he that had brought famine upon the kingdom and had angrily sought him in all countries.
Obadiah was unwilling to carry Elijah's message, for he feared that as soon as he had left him, God might command him to go to some other place, and then, when Ahab came and found no prophet there, he himself might be put to death for having misled the king.
Elijah assured him that he would show himself to Ahab that day and then Obadiah went to tell him.
When Ahab met Elijah, he arrogantly asked whether he were not the man that troubled Israel. Elijah answered that it was not he, but Ahab and his family that had brought affliction upon the nation by their wickedness.
He told the king to gather together all the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel, where he would offer sacrifice to God, and they to Baal; and the god whose sacrifice was consumed by fire from heaven should be acknowledged to be the true God.
Ahab did this. The priests of Baal built their altar, and from morning to evening kept crying, "O Baal, hear us!" There was no answer, their false god could do nothing for them!
Then Elijah prepared his sacrifice and he called upon the Lord God, fire came down from heaven, that burnt up the sacrifice, and the wood, and even the stones of the altar. All the people bowed to the earth, exclaiming, "The Lord He is the God! The Lord He is the God!"
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Elijah Fed by Ravens
1st Kings 12:16 to 1st Kings 17
Soon after the separation of the twelve tribes the kingdom of Israel fell into idolatry. Jeroboam, its first king, set up golden calves in Dan and Bethel, the two extremities of his dominions, to prevent his people going up to Jerusalem (which belonged to the kingdom of Judah) to worship God.
Even though the people worshiped these images, they had not entirely rejected the true God. It was under Ahab, the sixth king, a weak and wicked man, whose wife, Jezebel, a bad woman, that the worship of the true God was put down, and that of Baal established in its place.
God was angry both with Ahab and his people for their idolatry and persecution of his priests, who were put to death in great numbers. As a punishment for these sins, He sent Elijah to tell Ahab that for three and a half years no dew or rain would fall in the land of Israel.
As soon as Elijah had foretold this God told him to hide himself from the rage of Ahab in a certain place near where He had commanded the ravens to feed him.
Elijah went and dwelt by the brook, which had water for him to drink while the ravens as God had said, brought him food in the morning and evening. As no rain had fallen, in time the brook dried up. God told him to leave his present hiding-place, and go to Zarephath, near Sidon for He had commanded a widow who lived there to provide for him.
Elijah immediately went to Zarephath, when he came to the gate of the city, he saw the woman gathering sticks. He called her, and asked her to give him some water to drink and as she was going for it, he begged her also to bring him a morsel of bread.
The poor woman turned round, and told him she had no bread. All that she had was a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a bottle, and she had just been gathering wood to cook it for herself and her son after they had eaten it, they must lie down to die, for she did not know where to get more.
Elijah told her do as she had said, but to make him a little cake first, and afterward for herself for God, he assured her, would cause her meal and oil to last till the famine was over. The woman made him the little cake first and he, and she, with her family, was fed out of the handful meal and vessel of oil for many days. Neither of them failed till the day when God sent rain upon the earth and the famine had ended.
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February 5, 2013
That kind of courage, which is conspicuous in danger and enterprise, if devoid of justice, is absolutely undeserving of the name of valor. It should rather be considered as a brutal fierceness outraging every principle of humanity. –
Cicero, The Offices, Book I Chapter XIX
As a sniper with the Navy SEALs in Iraq, Chris Kyle was shot twice and wounded on several other occasions. He is credited with 160 confirmed kills. He received several commendations. Of his fierceness there is no reasonable doubt. Whether his exploits display courage is an entirely separate question.
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, the ghost-written memoir for which Kyle claims primary authorship, offers convincing testimony that Kyle not only failed to display genuine courage in Iraq, but was incapable of recognizing it when it was exhibited by desperate patriots seeking to evict the armed foreigners who had invaded and occupied their country.
The insurgents who fought the American invasion (and the few "allied" troops representing governments that had been bribed or brow-beaten into collaborating in that crime) were sub-human "savages" and "cowards," according to Kyle.
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The median home value in Northbrook, IL is $437,000. This is higher than the county median home value of $228,000. The national median home value is $231,815. The average price of homes sold in Northbrook, IL is $437,000. Approximately 81% of Northbrook homes are owned, compared to 13% rented, while 6% are vacant. Northbrook real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale. Commercial properties are also available. If you like to see a property, contact Northbrook real estate agent to arrange a tour today! Learn more about Northbrook Real Estate.
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Superb ranch home in Northbrook that is placed on almost half acre land. This 6 bedroom 3.5 bathroom home features many updates since it was remodeled in 2017. Perfect for entertaining with the a massive private yard. This home features new hardwood floors throughout on the first floor. Beautiful white kitchen with granite counter tops, farm style sink, stone blacksplash, and stainless-steel appliances. This home does not only have just one fireplace but two which are located in the Family and Living room with a stunning mosaic stone wall. The fully finished basement has two bedrooms and a full bathroom perfect for guest. Some new features in the home included: Water heater, doors, windows, service well system, plumbing, 2 sump pump with back battery, siding, garage door and transmitters. No expense was spared and the craftmanship shows. Convenient location to schools, highway, malls, and stores.
Rarely available 1st floor end unit featuring 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms in much sought after Ancient Tree. Freshly painted gray walls & high gloss white woodwork throughout the unit. New carpet installed in May 2020. Living room with gas fireplace and sliding doors out to the patio, also from one of the bedrooms. Wood Plantation Shutters in both the living room & dining room. Master bedroom features a full bathroom & walk-in closet. In-unit washer & dryer. All appliances included with the sale but are "As Is". Parking space #5 in heated underground garage along with a storage closet. New roof on building fall of 2019. Beautiful lake club house with party room, out door swimming pool and a tennis court. There are also walking & jogging paths. The subdivision is adjacent to Sportsman's Golf Course. Minutes away from downtown Northbrook and all it has to offer. You can also pickup the Metra for a ride to Downtown Chicago. 5 minutes to Interstate 294 and a quick drive to O'Hare Airport. Being sold "As Is" No pets allowed and units cannot be rented. Agents & clients must wear masks & gloves when entering the building. Upon entering the unit either remove shoes or wear the booties provided. Thanks!
Spectacularly grand home with open concept floorplan and terrific backyard! Two-story Foyer with magnificent staircase, palladium window, 3 coat closets and flanked by Living & Dining Rooms. Sun drenched Kitchen with loads of cabinetry, all stainless steel appliances, granite counters, desk planning area, island with seating & large Breakfast Room with sliders to brick paved patio and adjacent to Family Room featuring stone surround gas log fireplace &tray ceiling. Office can be converted to bedroom, Powder Room & Laundry/Mud Room complete the main floor. Master Suite with WIC and neutral bath with oversized stand up shower with new glass shower enclosure, jacuzzi tub, dual vanity sinks & separate water closet. Junior Suite & Jack/Jill Bedrooms with neutral bathrooms and spacious closets. Additional optional 2nd floor Office or Nursery. Amazing full finished Lower Level with 9' ceilings, 2nd Kitchen, new plank flooring, recessed lighting, storage & full bath. Other highlights include: dual staircase to 2nd floor, 3 car garage with epoxy flooring, newly refinished hardwood floors, freshly painted, intercom,solid core interior doors, central vac, new furnace and a/c('20) along with high efficiency inline air purifiers, new water heater ('20), humidifier('20), sump pump('18), newer washer/dryer, sprinkler system, newly done driveway & more! Just minutes to schools, parks, Metra, shops, dining & recreation. SEE 3D TOUR & VIDEO!
Outstanding move-in ready 4 bed 3.5 bath two-story townhome in sought after Ancient Tree subdivision. Upgraded stainless steel kitchen, Sub-zero refrigerator, a built in double oven, corian countertops, dishwasher and two separate eating areas. Newly installed hardwood floors throughout and custom Hunter Douglas blinds and Hunter ceiling fans. Oversized master bedroom with attached balcony, master bath and large his and hers walk-in closets. First floor laundry with shelving, utility sink, den/office with wet bar. Beautiful wainscoting and crown molding accent the combined living/dining areas. Cozy up next to the fireplace during chilly winter months. Enjoy a professionally landscaped outdoor patio with private pond perfect for grilling and entertaining. Fully finished carpeted lower level rec room with full bedroom and bathroom, installed rubber floor mats for custom workout area. Large driveway to accommodate guests and family. Subdivision amenities include swimming pool, pickle ball and private pond to enjoy quiet walks around the neighborhood. Northbrook Metra closeby!
Renovated Mission Hills Condo! C Model is one of the largest at 2,300 square feet. 2 bedroom + Den and 2.5 bathrooms. Open Floor Plan with high end finishes: Studio 41 kitchen with quartz counter tops, stainless appliances. New lighting, hardwood floors, paint, windows and furnaces. Master Bedroom has huge bathroom with walk in shower, custom marble flooring and large walk-in closet. In unit laundry with new washer and dryer. Gated community with 24 hour security. Amenities include pool and neatly manicured grounds. Parking space included.
Location, Location, Location! Welcome home to this inviting brick family home with first floor master. Walking distance to District 28 Greenbriar Elementary school, library, shops, parks and train. The two-story foyer welcomes you into this bright and airy home, wonderful for both everyday living and entertaining. Beautiful, over-sized living room allows for multiple conversation areas, features an expansive bay window capturing the southern exposure, and opens to kitchen, dining room and a screened porch. Fabulous eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances, Sub Zero, granite counters, island, tile backsplash and white cabinetry. Charming sitting area open to kitchen features a wood burning fireplace with brick surround. Spacious first floor master suite with vaulted ceilings, wall of windows, fireplace, access to a large deck overlooking the professionally landscaped and fenced backyard, 3 closets and master bath with whirlpool tub, dual sinks and quartz counters. 2nd floor has three generously sized bedrooms and an updated full bathroom with dual sinks and granite counters. 960 square foot basement includes exercise and recreation rooms. Home boasts gleaming hardwood floors throughout, first floor recessed lighting, ceiling fans in all bedrooms, skylights, new garage door, new 75 gallon water heater, freshly painted and much, much more. Don't miss!
This 'must see to believe' house has finishes and touches found in much more expensive homes. A truly spectacular home at an affordable price. Larger than it looks, with updates too numerous to list. All 4 bedrooms on the 1st level, including master bedroom with master bath. Office, exercise and family/rec room with a bar in the basement. Large deck and back yard with immaculate landscaping. Convenient location close to transportation, shopping, bike trails make this house a complete package.
This is the nice family home you are looking for in this great school district. This gorgeous home is including: mocha cabinets, custom backsplash & granite countertops, all s/s appliances, hardwood floors, custom lighting, bathroom granite vanity tops. Sun-drenched kitchen and living room with skylights on the main level. All 3 bedrooms on the upper level are large and have plenty of natural lights. The lower level is perfect for laundry and entertainment. Huge backyard, good privacy. Walking distance to the elementary school. Must see it.
2 bedroom 2 bathroom 2nd floor condo, overlooking the Golf course and pool. Mission Hills is a well established North Shore gated community, with excellent management staff. The unit includes a continued balcony along both bedrooms and main living area. Laundry is located in the unit. Hardwood floor in the master bedroom, tile floor in the living and both remodeled bathrooms. Unit has been freshly painted. Heated garage with a parking space. Building is very quiet with easy access to nearby amenities. Close to shopping, schools and transportation.
$1,029,000 1443 Church Street Northbrook, IL 60062
1 Month Only to pick your finishes on this custom New Construction masterpiece tucked away in Downtown Northbrook. Home has an expansive main floor open concept with a one of kind kitchen over looking the backyard with a massive 10 foot island right off the living room, perfect for entertaining. Master suite including luxury walk in closet with 3 bedrooms upstairs inclusive of one jack and jill bath and another en-suite bathroom and a finished full basement. Location is perfect to walk to downtown Northbrook to access train, schools, pool & village parks, District 28 school system (Meadowbrook, Northbrook Jr. High) feeds into District 225 (Glenbrook North).
Great spacious 4 bedrooms 2 bath ranch in a tree lined street. Hardwood floors under newer carpet in living room , hall way and 3 of 4 bedrooms. Large sun-filled family room over looking a spacious fenced backyard.( currently 2 bedrooms are used as offices ). Wood burning fire place in living room. Close to shopping, highway, YMCA , etc.Terrific price to get into Northbrook. House is sold AS IS. Please wear face mask and gloves when showing. Please cancel if anyone in the party is ill or was recently exposed to individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.
Luxury very spacious townhome. Large fully finished basement for a great entertainment with wine racks for 100+bottles. Huge master bathroom with Jacuzzi and separate shower room. GBN school disctrict. Special assessment will be paid by the seller at the closing. Property tax does not reflect home owners exemption.
$649,000 2120 Dehne Road Northbrook, IL 60062
This inviting sun-filled home, with desirable open floor plan, boasts space for all! Welcoming spacious 2 story foyer opens to bright living room with lovely bay window and fireplace. Large dining room overlooks large private deck. Hardwood floors throughout first floor. Stunning updated kitchen with large island and breakfast bar, abundant cabinetry & sunny eating area. 1st floor private office & laundry room with cabinetry. Second floor loft, with fireplace, used as media/family room. 4 generous bedrooms on 2nd floor with expansive master suite & spa like private bath & walk in closet. 3-Car Garage is a bonus! Lot is expansive - beautiful fenced backyard allows plenty of space for play and entertaining! Lots of storage! Great floor plan for home business or office. Very close to schools and train.
$1,095,000 2511 Oak Avenue Northbrook, IL 60062
NEW CONSTRUCTION NOW READY FOR OCCUPANCY. Stunning new construction in prime Northbrook location! Designed with a flow for easy entertaining and comfortable living, this floor plan offers first floor guest en-suite bedroom, formal dining room, a well-appointed chef's kitchen with 14' ceilings, premium finishes and fixtures including custom cabinetry and wolf/subzero appliances. The adjoining breakfast area overlooks the backyard while the broad kitchen island with seating looks directly at family room's fireplace. Office and large mudroom/laundry finishes off the first floor perfectly. 5" wide white oak hardwood floors throughout. Floating staircase with glass railings leads to the second floor featuring a beautiful master suite offering a fabulous bath with heated floors, soaking tub, zero threshold shower and walk in closet, another bedroom and full bath with a dreamy roof top lounge. The lower level w/ 9' ceilings impresses with a large rec room, 2 great bedrooms and full bath plus ample storage space. Large attached garage. Entire home is spray foam insulated and runs on just one high efficiency hvac system. All baths have heated floors and zero threshold showers. Underground electric wires. This is an impressive, incredibly well built home for today's most selective buyer!
Nothing like this LUX all-brick 5-Bedroom resort-style home in STONEGATE that is spectacular at every turn - from the jaw-dropping indoor heated Exercise Pool behind security glass doors to the AIROOM-renovated lower level with massive Exercise Room and surround-sound Media Room with built-in wet-bar. Overlooking the pond with sensational sunsets, this highly customized home with stellar premium finishes and every dream amenity features hardwood floors, 10-foot ceilings, gourmet Dacor/Bosch/Thermador Kitchen with 8-foot granite island and walk-in pantry, Office with custom built-in desk/shelves/French Doors, granite surround fireplace in elegant Living Room and wall-of windows along the Family Room offering stunning nature & water views. 5 immaculate Bedrooms upstairs include the luxurious Master Suite with granite spa bath, jetted-tub, glass-enclosed rain shower and incredible walk-in custom closet. Mud Room with storage, 3-car garage, in-mirror TV, smart home connect, 3 furnaces, 2 water heaters, new roof, step-down paver patio in lush fenced-yard, gas-line grill, sprinkler system and so much more! Impeccable - maintained to perfection - flawless! Click on 3-D Matterport Tour for a virtual walk-through.
Beautiful maintenance-free living in this spacious 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse with a fully finished basement. Freshly painted spacious kitchen features stainless steel appliances, loads of cabinets (some with glass doors) ,new granite counters and new back splash, new kitchen light fixture and eating area with table space. The cozy fireplace is located between the dining room and living room. Two sets of sliding glass doors lead to a spacious patio that is perfect for outdoor grilling and relaxing. Large master suite with separate shower, gorgeous whirlpool tub, walk-in closet, sliding door to the balcony. Additionally there are two large bedrooms. The basement features a recreation room with a wet bar, an extra storage room and a spacious laundry room. Attached is a two car garage. Resort like living with swimming pools and tennis courts. Easy access to the highway and restaurants, and Northbrook schools with school bus service!
$1,175,000 225 Elm Court Northbrook, IL 60062
OUTSTANDING NEWER CUSTOM FRENCH COLONIAL HOME WITH AWESOME CURB APPEAL & HIGH-END FINISHES ON CUL-DE-SAC IN DESIRABLE DISTRICT 28. STUNNING GOURMET de Giulio KITCHEN WITH HUGE ISLAND & EATING AREA. DOUBLE SUB-ZERO FRIDGE, WOLF RANGE/OVEN & MIELE DW. 10' CEILINGS ON MAIN LEVEL, 9' ON 2ND LEVEL AND BASEMENT. GLEAMING BRAZILIAN CHERRY HARDWOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT MAIN & 2ND LEVELS. MAIN FLOOR OFFICE OR GUEST BEDROOM & TWO 1/2 BATHS. 4 BR 3 FULL BATH ON 2ND LEVEL. HUGE MASTER SUITE WITH 2 WALK-IN CLOSETS AND SPA LIKE BATH. FULL FINISHED BASEMENT WITH ADDITIONAL BR/OFFICE & BATH. 5 CAR GARAGE (3 ATTACHED, 2 DETACHED). 3 SEPARATE HVAC SYSTEMS, ONE FOR EACH LEVEL. CREATIVE BRICK PAVER PATIO AND LANDSCAPED BACK YARD THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME OUTDOORS. WALKING DISTANCE TO NEIGHBORHOOD PARK/PLAYGROUND. THIS ONE IS NOT A COOKIE-CUTTER NEW BUILD, COME SEE & FALL IN LOVE.
$2,000,000 2475 Woodlawn Road Northbrook, IL 60062
A haven for those craving tranquil surroundings and impeccable design. This fabulous home delivers sophisticated space thoughtfully designed to accommodate a busy lifestyle. No detail was overlooked in creating the inherent livability of the spacious, light-filled custom three level, 6 bedroom residence. Today's most discerning buyers demand not only impeccable finishes, features and design but the ultimate luxury from their space - flexibility. A modern lifestyle requires adaptive, intuitive space - effortlessly serving as ground zero for daily family activities or as the seamless, elegant backdrop for a grand-scale catered affair. Simply put, this very special home hits every note - just move in and enjoy with family and friends for decades to come. This opulent brick and stone property was custom built in 2007 with attention to detail and workmanship second to none. Open floor plan with 10 ft ceilings, Brazilian cherry floors with inlay, open staircase that spans three floors. 7 en-suite bedrooms, each with a it's own flair to detail. Grand arched hallway leads to the bedrooms on the West wing. Extensive mill work and ceilings. Approx 7,000 above grade square feet plus a finished basement with Theater room, recreation room, kitchen area, 7th en-suite bedroom, Sauna plus additional half bath. Screen porch and lush yard. 4 car heated.
Fabulous sunlit 3 Bed/2.1 Bath townhome in ever popular Shermer Place. Enjoy this open airy end unit with over 2800 sq. ft. of living space, private Patio with adjacent green space & more! 1st floor with hardwood in Living, Dining & Family room. Kitchen with island, granite counters and SS appliances. Laundry/Mudroom with big closet and entry from 2.5 car Garage. 3 Beds & Loft up, including fabulous Master suite w/great walk in closet. 2 additional Beds & shared Bath. Huge unfinished Basement to make your own! Minutes to shopping, dining, train & excellent schools. Some pictures virtually staged.
Look no further! Freshly painted 3 bed, 2 bath all brick ranch home in sought after Charlemagne subdivision. Top Rated district 27 schools! Great single level floorplan with FULL basement offering awesome finishing potential. Just think of the extra space! The large eat-in kitchen provides fantastic cabinet and counter space, a great place to perfect newfound bread baking skills! Family Room comes complete with wood burning FP with gas start. All bedrooms are modern sized and offer wonderful closet space, including double closets in the Master, which also has a full bath en-suite. Special finds include 2nd full bath equipped with double sinks, separate office/den and a fully fenced yard. Conveniently located close to schools, parks, shopping, Metra and I-94/294 for an easy city commute. Clean and easy to show, with quick close possible.
A beautiful condo located in popular Salceda Del Norte. This property has been completely remodeled. New hardwood flooring throughout, a modern kitchen featuring 42-inch cabinets, designer herringbone backsplash, new stainless steel Samsung appliances and quartz countertops. Large master bedroom with walk-in closet, a stunning bathroom with all new tiling, quartz countertop vanity and a two-tone style Carrara marble shower with matte finished fixtures. Living room leading to private balcony. Enjoy the pool, tennis court, clubhouse and fishing. Water, gas, heating, cable, scavenger, and clubhouse included in the assessment. Deeding garage parking! Plenty of exterior parking spaces as well. Short distance to Metra, downtown, shopping, restaurants, The Glen, Costco, 294 Tollway and Edens. Walking distance to Schools.
Create the home of your dreams!! Original owner! You must see this 4+ bedroom, well maintained home in sought after District 27. 2919 sq ft in desirable Wood Oaks Glen-almost 1/3 acre on private dead end street! Brand new finished basement w/gray carpet boasts large rec rm, bedrm, full bath & plenty of storage (include basement refrigerator/freezer). Brand new driveway, garage door, garage openers, ejector sump pump & half bath (vanity & toilet)! Ever-desirable 1st flr office/bedroom off ldy/mudrm. Large foyer w/2 guest closets. Wonderful open floor plan w/family rm featuring WB fireplace w/gas starter, wet bar & sliding doors to patio, yard. Large, sunny kit w/all new windows & beautiful bay in eating area. Formal living rm and oversized dining rm can fit a crowd!!! 2nd floor boasts roomy master w/ large dressing/bathrm area plus 3 bedrms, full dbl sink bath & dbl door hall closet. More improvements: exterior painted-2019, AC/furnace, sump pump, attic fan-2018. Roof-2009, soffits-2016, water htr, sump pump in mechanical rm-2014. Wonderful location-walk to Wood Oaks Green Park, Wood Oaks Jr. High. Easy access to 294. Offered in as-is condition w/ American Home Shield "Shield Complete" 1-year home warranty!
Quaint & cozy 3 bedroom Bungalow on sought-after Farnsworth! District 30 schools. Updated kitchen features stainless steel appliances and organizing pantry cabinets. Finished basement boasts a full bathroom and spacious laundry area. Lots of natural light in this adorable home. Walking distance to downtown Northbrook, and to Metra for a convenient ride to the city. Bring your ideas and make it your own! This home is vacant and easy to show!
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Foreclosure is the process by which a lender of a mortgage, hereafter referred as the mortgagee secures the legal authority by either a court injunction or law operation to end the rights of a borrower, hereafter referred as the mortgagor with regard to a mortgage loan. Under normal circumstances, the mortgagee obtains interest of guarantee or security from a mortgagor who puts up real property, in this case a house to facilitate the acquisition of the loan. Under the pre-contract terms, if the borrower by any means deviates or fails to honor the terms and the lender attempts to re-acquire the property, equity court can intervene and grant the borrower the right to redeem their property on condition that they'll pay the standing debts within a specified period.
In most cases, the breach of the mortgage is an alteration in payment of some paperwork gotten by a mortgagee on the same property. On completion of the foreclosure process, the lender can sell the property and use the funds to compensate mortgage along with other operating costs and expenses incurred during legal proceedings. The contract terms clearly stipulate that if the sale of the property does not yield enough funds to stand cover for principal and other rates, the mortgagee has the right to file for what is known as judgment of deficiency.
A mortgagee can start the foreclosure process at a time pre-indicated in the paperwork, after what they consider a breach has been sanctioned. There are two commonly applied types of foreclosure; foreclosure by judicial sale, and foreclosure by sale power. There are other types applicable in many other states but these two are popular in the United States.
Judicial sale. This system requires that a court adjudicates the sale of the property under mortgage, with the outcome prioritizing the mortgage principal, then the lender's costs and if there will be any remnants then the borrower may be considered. Judicial foreclosure is characterized by the mortgagee filing a lawsuit versus the mortgagor. All key players have the right to be served with information of the imminent foreclosure with the ultimate ruling being announced after both parties have pleaded their respective cases in court.
Sale power or nonjudicial foreclosure. It is the system whereby the mortgagee can proceed with sale of property without the supervision of a court. It is normally determined by a clause in the pre-contract agreement where a deed of trust other than a tangible mortgage was provided. The advantage of this type of foreclosure is that it is fast and cheap compared to the other foreclosure by judicial sale. Just like the other system, the proceedings from the sale of property are first meant for the mortgagee and any other auxiliaries


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Busy Signal joins Sunshine Snacks as brand ambassador
Jamaican dancehall artiste Busy Signal addresses audience members at a ceremony to unveil him as a brand ambassador for Sunshine Snacks. Also pictured is Nicholas Lok-Jack, the CEO of Sunshine Snacks maker Associated Brand Group. (PHOTOS: Marlon Reid)
Trinidad and Tobago's Associated Brand Group on Monday announced its signing of dancehall entertainer Busy Signal as brand ambassador for the company's Sunshine Snacks brand.
It's a one-year agreement with the possibility of an ongoing relationship, the company said as it announced the partnership at R Hotel in New Kingston.
According to Nicholas Lok-Jack, Group Chief Executive Officer of Associated Brand Group, the partnership was a perfect fit for both parties which have stretched tentacles across the region.
Lok Jack said, "we find that when we looked around for the right person to collaborate with, we feel that Busy has such a versatile style. He is always full of energy as you never see Busy slowing down and, we felt, what greater collaboration between Sunshine Peanut Power Peanuts and Busy Signal, who is Mr Power.
"How do you not love Busy and how do you not love Sunshine Peanuts?" he asked. "It is a fantastic collaboration."
Lok-Jack revealed that Busy Signal was the first entertainer ever to be signed by the company as brand ambassador. He said it was the company's belief that Busy had been expanding his brand worldwide similar to Sunshine, and likened the partnership to two "global powerhouses from the Caribbean... coming together".
According to Lok-Jack, while Sunshine Snacks is currently trying to penetrate the Latin American market, it already has footprints in countries like Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic and also in the United States of America, where there is a large Diaspora from the Caribbean.
However, he said that the company wants to make the growth slow and methodical, comparing it to the growth of dancehall and reggae music.
He said, "we continue to try to penetrate new markets, sometimes it is a long gestation period, which can take up to five years and sometimes there is more natural extension.
"We want to make sure we grow slowly and make sure it is good growth just as reggae has done, slowly take over the minds of people internationally with international collaborations and that's what we intend to try to mimic," Lok-Jack said.
Busy Signal said he is pleased to be associated with the Sunshine Snacks. He said, "thank you very much and I am so honoured to be a part of Sunshine Snacks and I am definitely looking forward to doing every and anything to build the brand."
According to Lok-Jack, Sunshine Snacks currently employs 400 Jamaicans with distribution outlets in Portmore, St Catherine and Montego Bay, St James.
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Lok-Jack said, "Sunshine is Jamaica and Jamaica is Sunshine. We really believe in Jamaica. As Caribbean people, as we step outside the boundaries, we really got to stick together and I feel that (the partnership with Busy Signal) is a good collaboration."


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Anyone going to do the Leatherneck Ridge route via Chino Canyon (by the tram)?
I did it once last October. It took me 13 1/2 hours (made the last tram car down by a whole two minutes ).
I would love to hike with someone who has done the route before. I think I took a wrong turn at the top of the ridge and got mired in boulder hopping rather than a gentle descent into Long Valley.
If anyone would allow me to accompany them, I would appreciate it.
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Celebrity Style| Rita Ora
Ever since Rita stepped on the scene she has taken the fashion and music industry by storm. Her edgy style and signature red lips have captivated fashion addicts around the world. Continue reading
Ones to watch is usually where I write about a new designer, photographer or emerging person in fashion. Josh Olins however is not, having already been in the industry for 10 years, Olins is a very well established fashion photographer whom I aspire to be like someday. He has worked with some great fashion power houses such as; Giorgio Armani, Louis vuitton and shot editorial for magazines such as Vogue, i-d, W and Dazed & Confused.


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The Boss
Who is it that helps the trainee see how their learning can be applied to the job and motivates them to begin using the new skills learned in training?
If you said it's the trainer, you are wrong….in most cases, anyway. The trainee's boss is the person who has the necessary knowledge of the job, good access to the trainee and the ability to review the work to regularly reinforce the training. It is the boss of the trainee who can and should:
Discuss the purpose of the training with the trainee ahead of time
Help the trainee identify the training can be applied and the benefits of doing so
Provide opportunities for the trainee to practice as soon as they return from training, and reinforce doing it
Observe the trainee and/or the trainee's work output "real time"
Encourage, support, and assist the trainee with issues that may interfere or distract from using skills learned
"The trainee's boss isn't doing his/her job!" I often hear trainers and HR professionals complain. Whose fault is this? Sorry to say, it is yours. Because you – the trainer, the HR person, the sales manager – have an important role here. It is your job to educate and engage the trainees' bosses so that they do all of the above. My second book The Making Training Stick Field Guide has sample emails and voicemails for communicating with trainees' bosses before and after training.
Let's face it. If trainees don't use what they have learned, the training department and/or the trainer is held accountable. If the end-of-session evaluations are used as the sole determinant of successful training, the trainer is held accountable.
The following ideas to engage and educate trainees' bosses were shared with me by clients and trainer friends:
Develop a "boss briefing" to introduce key training points and target ways for the boss to reinforce and allow practice.
Deliver the boss briefing in several different formats: teleconference, webcast, elearning*, podcast. The "run time" should be no more than 10 minutes and should emphasize that communication with the trainee before and after training is critical to a successful outcome.
Encourage the bosses to help the trainees find ways to practice their new skills as soon as they return to work. My first book, Making Training Stick has some sobering figures about how much is forgotten just a short time after training.
Invite (or mandate) the boss to attend a portion of the training – the beginning, specific mid-point, or the "graduation". Provide boss-trainee dialogue time with a few open-ended questions to focus the discussion.
Until next time…
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Looking for a (relatively) cheap place to stay in Spain? Consider this high-class home built out of old shipping containers, located just a few minutes from the city center of Palma, available for rent through Airbnb.
Airbnb made a name for itself as a startup by allowing individual homeowners to offer their own spots to rent by the night, and to connect with prospective guests online. But this rental option looks to be a far cry from the old spare bedroom in a nice retired couple's home, or your average college-student sublet. This one-bedroom, one-bathroom house comes complete with a kitchen, Japanese garden, washer/dryer, outdoor deck and pool, the use of which comes included in your rental fee of around $113 per night.
Shipping container homes come in more shapes and sizes than you'd imagine, considering the fact that they make use of boxes of standardized dimensions. For instance, we've seen some awesome tiny homes that rely on a big front porch for extended living quarters. We've seen larger homes consisting of multiple shipping containers stacked on top of each other, like Legos — and even offices-within-warehouses constructed in the same way.
But the way this little shipping container home makes use of both a lovely terrace with a little shaded swimming pool distinguishes it, in our eyes. We're also rather fond of the way whoever designed this home apparently tackled the issue of what to do with an otherwise-awkward bit of space left over via the predefined dimensions of the container with a little indoor/outdoor Zen garden, complete with its own tree.
The owners of this space advertise it as a quiet setting, lacking in any noises louder than the singing of birds, despite its close proximity to the cinemas, restaurants and major tourist attractions of Palma. The home is also located just off a bike lane, should you choose to rent bikes, and in close proximity to mass transit.


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The Language of Time
Once in grad school at Rice, I read Husserl's "Phenomenology of Time Consciousness" in German because it had not been translated and I was interested in Husserl's philosophy and in the concept of time. I don't remember a word. whether German or English, but I have remembered some other things philosophers have side about time. I have been most fond of St. Augustine's claim that
"who denieth the present time hath noIndeed,time hath so space in that it is infinitely divisible.
space, because it passeth away in a moment?"
Grocho Marx is famous for saying in a movie
""Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana""Thus was a legendary linguistic ambiguity born. I heard the first clause from Noam Chomsky in a lecture who used it as an illustration of syntactic ambiguity. Since some seem to find it difficult to grasp the ambiguity, note that were there such things as "time flies" then perhaps such flies could like an arrow. Why not? Now, the syntactic issue is whether "time" is functioning as an unmodified noun and "flies like an arrow" ascribes a property of time or "time" is modifying the noun "flies." Of course, time would have to bend, which is, if I may be forgiven a digression, may explain why fruit is said to fly like a banana. However it is to ask too much of any comedian to make total sense.
I am drawn to make these not always sensible remarks about time because I was listening on NPR this afternoon (Sunday) in which a man was describing a contest his father had suckered him into as to who could make the best photographs of his dying grandfather. The young man, a teenager, didn't realize that the point of this competition was to get the kid to attend to his grandfather during his last days. Interestingly his buddies, with whom he worked at a restaurant thought that this was very cool and they followed him home each night where they drank beer, helped him lift his grandfather off his soiled sheets so his hideous bedsores would be less painful, and clean him off and sheets changed -- all things one does not often think of young men being willing to do. It ended with someone saying
"its just a matter of time now"This is a very interesting use of time for it seems somehow to attribute a certain causal efficacy to time.
Indeed, at the point this referred to there was nothing medicine nor nursing care could do for the old man. He was going to die soon. Of course, we also ascribe the opposite causal efficacy to time as when we say that time heals all wounds (except, of course, the ones that kill you.) People mourning the loss of someone to death or a break up of some romantic relationship are invariably told by others that they just need to give themselves some time to recover. Time kills and time heals. Can it do anything else?
I am inclined to think that there is really no such thing as time. Saint Augustine made it quite clear that time can be infinitely divisible. So far as i know, physicists have not discovered any infinitesimally small particles. Perhaps, instead time flows, another time dishonored metaphor/cliche. Amazingly in a press release from the University of Chicago headlined "Scientists zero in on why time flows in one direction" we have not just the "flow" of time, we get the arrow as well." And flowing of all things!
[Sean] Carroll and [Jennifer] Chen's research addresses two ambitious questions: why does time flow in only one direction, and could the big bang have arisen from an energy fluctuation in empty space that conforms to the known laws of physics?I would suggest that physicists might be less vexed if they quit using metaphors.
The question about the arrow of time has vexed physicists for a century because "for the most part the fundamental laws of physics don't distinguish between past and future. They're time-symmetric," Carroll said. "
The fact is that time per se does not exist. It is simply a means by which we keep track of processes and events. It is no less an instrument of measurement than is a ruler. Now, if physicists are vexed that their formulae can be run forward or backward with respect to time then they need only recognize that what is not reversible are processes and event sequences. If they were, then our dying grandfather could, at least in principle, be deaged with his bed sores going away and his good health recovered. Even if that were made possible, what would stop the man from being an infant and then a fetus and then a spermatozoon and an egg and then a gleam in daddy's eye and ... This way of thinking lies madness. Thinking of time going backward somehow is not a problem since, not existing, who cares whether physicists use a construct that allows for the possibility that once the big bang is spent, the universe might collapse in on itself, and form a very tiny, very heavy mass and blow up again. Of course, if that happened, it would not deexpand in the exact reverse of how it expanded because that would mean processes could be reversed and that is not possible. So, physicists, relax. Your problem is not a time problem. It is a dying problem. I suspect the universe's way of dying is to expand forever until gravity ceases to exist.
Labels: Groucho Marx, Noam Chomsky, physics, time, time metaphors


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Mini Stock point leader Rusty Lemonier picked up his first win since June 8 at Crawford County Speedway.
Lemonier (Chester) finished ahead of the largest field (19 cars) to date in the Mini Stock class on Saturday. Chris Tuck (Alma), who last won on July 6, was second. Stan Lewis placed third to finish back in the Top 5 after grabbing seventh for two consecutive weeks.
Lucas Yutterman (Rudy) clinched fourth and Kurley Joe Wilson grabbed his second straight fifth-place finish.
CCS is expected to host another round of the Powder Puff races after the regular slate. It will also host the A Modified race this weekend.
Chuck Smith won his second Grand National race in his fourth outing at CCS.
Smith last raced on May 11 when he placed 13th. He won his first race on April 20.
Jesse Sims, who won last week, finished second. Duane Rose (Mulberry), who is second in the points standing as of last week, was third and Mike Allen debuted in fourth.
George Rudy (Alma) took fifth. Point leader Clifton Drummond was sixth.
Chris Perkins (Rudy) added to his lead as he grabbed his first win since June 8 in the Street Stock class. Zane Hunter, who finished fourth this week, trailed Perkins last week by 19 points.
Sambo Parmenter had his highest finish of the 2013 season as he took second followed by Ronny Lingo. Hunter and Shelby Ellison rounded out the Top 5.
Justin McDade snapped Cody Smith's winning string as McDade won his first Front Wheel Drive race. McDade has only been driving for four weeks at CCS this season and was second last week.
Smith has won eight races this season and has placed either first or runner up in 12 of the 16 races this season.
Jonathan Roberts clinched third and Josh Jones was fourth. Matt Hobbs nabbed fifth for the second consecutive week.
Paul Whitworth was first in the E Modified race as he claimed the top spot for the first time in nine starts.
Dalton McKenize, who leads the point race, was second and Anthony Reeves, the winner of nine races in 13 starts, took third.
Aaron Moss won his first race since March 9 in the fourth running of the OVSCRA Vintage race.
Chad Lankford picked up his second runner-up finish. John Bishop, who won the last race on June 8, was sixth.
Jason Foster won his third consecutive A Modified race and his eighth overall. The A Modifieds haven't been running every week, but Foster is the only driver who has not missed a race this season.
Crawford County Speedway
Race Results, July 20
Mini Stock — 1, Rusty Lemonier; 2, Chris Tuck; 3, Stan Lewis; 4, Lucas Yutterman; 5, Kurley Joe Wilson; 6, Kevin McSperritt; 7, Teddy Parker; 8, Edward Boyster; 9, John Ferrari; 10, Darin Sampley; 11, Chris Beard; 12, Scott Boyster; 13, Dean Hughes; 14, John Wesley; 15, Tony Ferrari; 16, John West; 17, Kasey Wilson; 18, Barbara Johnson; 19, Gary Boyster.
Grand National — 1, Chuck Smith; 2, Jess Sims; 3, Duane Rose; 4, Mike Allen; 5, George Rudy; 6, Clifton Drummond; 7, Jerry Harris; 8, John Garner; 9, Charles Parker; 10, Joey Dunn.
Street Stock — 1, Chris Perkins; 2, Sambo Parmenter; 3, Ronnie Lingo; 4, Zane Hunter; 5. A1 Shelby Ellison; 6, Jaylen Brewton; 7, Will Lamproe; 8, Jesse Garner.
OVSCRA Vintage Cars — 1, Aaron Moss; 2, Chad Lankford; 3, James Moss; 4, Bruce Hill; 5, Andy Anderson; 6, John Bishop.
360 E Modified — 1, Paul Whitworth; 2, Dalton McKenzie; 3, Anthony Reeves; 4, Barry Cox; 5, Delman Burris; 6, Brent Roberson
A Modified — 1, Jason Foster; 2, John Ritchie; 3, Remington Watson.
Front Wheel Drive — 1, Justin McDade; 2, Cody Smith; 3, Jonathan Roberts; 4, Josh Jones; 5, Matt Hobbs; 6, Jimmy Hamilton; 7, Chris Payne; 8, Jerry Jones; 9, Remington Watson; 10, Susan Payne; 11, Shamron Ritchie; 12, Montana Ritchie; 13, Randy Payne; 14, Cameron Mott; 15, Bobby Jones; 16, Chelsie Jones.


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Wrap up warm for the inaugural 'London International Ice Sculpting Festival' – the first of its kind in Britain and planned as an annual winter event. Set against the stunning backdrop of the 'Natural History Museum' in South Kensington, next to the very popular ice rink, the January festival will take the form of a competition between teams of ice sculptors briefed to interpret a predetermined theme against the clock, using huge two- metre blocks of sparkling ice.
Scheduled to last for four days, the event kicks off at 1pm on January 17th when sculptors from around the world begin their quest to dazzle with extraordinary designs. During these (hopefully) sunlit days, spectators will be able to watch as the beautiful ethereal works of art emerge. At 2pm on Sunday 20th, a team of judges will present the winning team with a trophy for 'Best Interpretation'. Distinguished sculptor Philip Jackson is one of the judges on the panel.
This event is perfectly timed to relieve the sombre mid-January gloom and to inspire audiences in ice design. I have always believed that art and travel go hand in hand which is why a visit to the world famous and internationally renowned ICEHOTEL in Swedish Lapland is a must. Featuring an array of spectacular ice designs and ice suites the ICEHOTEL is clearly a living work of art and what's more you can even spend a night sleeping on ice!


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Swift Diary #13: The Addiction
I'm at the point with Swift where I get on a roll sometimes. That's when it gets fun.
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I know the saying that programming isn't typing — it's thinking, and with autocompletion these days it really doesn't matter how much typing a language requires.
Except that that's not entirely true. Programming is also typing.
Or, put another way: a whole bunch of programming is housekeeping. And, for the most part, Objective-C requires a lot more housekeeping than Swift does. You end up with longer lines, twice the amount of files to maintain, imports to manage, types to type, and so on.
With Swift you get more logic per page with less effort.
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I'm doing my best to understand exactly what sculptures come from this new type of rock. I design like an Objective-C programmer, but I'm learning how to design like a Swift programmer.
I do still wish for things — especially, 1) the ability to treat objects that conform to the same protocol as the same type, and 2) something like KVC.
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But here's what happens now. Sometimes I go to write some Objective-C code and I sigh at the effort — because I know the Swift version is half as long. I sigh at jumping to the top of the file and adding an import, and I sigh at switching to the .h file and adding a method.
Part of me still wishes that Swift had been something like a cross between Objective-C and Ruby. I wanted a concise, expressive, and dynamic scripting language where I could be massively productive. Instead I got a concise and expressive programming language that's less dynamic than I'd like — but where I could still be substantially more productive (once I learn it) than in Objective-C.
And that's where I am now — starting to feel that boost in productivity with Swift, and getting a little bit addicted to it.


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What's in this version :
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TurboScan turns your phone into a multipage scanner for documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards, and other text. With TurboScan, you can quickly scan your documents and store or email them as multipage PDF or JPEG files.
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