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my escort service.....
I had the pleasure of an escort service as I began the long hundred mile drive home from Anchorage this evening, after a long day of running errands. The little white blip in the water at the lower right hand corner of the photo is a beluga whale, one of at least a dozen that were making their way up Turnagain Arm with the incoming tide.
Here's a better shot of one that just came up for air, but the photo isn't as scenic. These guys are about twelve to fifteen feet long, I'd guess. They follow the schools of salmon up the Arm on the incoming tide, which is among the highest in the world--more than thirty feet.
The Best Political Phone Call Ever
The phone rings. I say "hello" and can tell by the silence afterwards that it's another one of those political candidate calls. I almost hang up. For some reason I don't, and what happens next is priceless.
"Hello," says a woman's voice THICK with ummmmm......... accent? (I'm being ethnically and politically correct here, I hope.) Then she begins to read a halting, barely understandable spiel for "her" candidate. She speaks rapidly, and my brain is three or four sentences behind, trying to translate what she's saying. Apparently she reaches the end of her written statement and asks, "Can we count on your vote for Mike Smith for U.S. Congressman,?" I'm not sure I've heard her correctly, trying to recall his name from the list of candidates that I am aware of.
"I've never heard of him," I respond.
"Oh. Well. Ummmm……. I have some information here about him," she offers.
"Wait a minute," I say as some of her previously spoken words are finally translated in my mind. "Did you say 'Florida?' U.S. Congressman for Florida?"
"Yes, ma'am," she says.
"I'm in Alaska! Why are you calling me?"
"I don't know why, ma'am. They just told us to call you."
"Well, I can't vote for him. I live in Alaska."
"Oh. Okay," she says.
No wonder they can't figure out who wins in Florida.
What do these mushrooms have to do with politics? Ah, just think about it. As the saying goes, "kept in the dark and fed.............manure." Actually they are some new ones I found this evening when I ran out of the house to escape the political phone calls. I spent five hours picking up roadside litter, and not a single politician was able to reach me.
Mike Smith, whoever you are, sorry, but you won't be getting my vote.
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Picture from the Archives
Twenty-eight hundred 35mm slides are carefully sorted and on the folding table in my loft. This is one of them, my former cat Kitter. Very original name, huh? But, like every cat everywhere, she answered to "Kit." She's been gone a long time, this sled dog trainer extraordinaire. More about that later.
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Rules, Rules, Rules
I have broken my own cardinal rule. Wait, let me rephrase that, keeping in mind "honesty above all else."
I have smashed to smithereens my own cardinal rule.
Here's the rule: Thou shalt not pile stuff on the end of the kitchen counter.
Here's why it's broken: two Time, two Newsweek, one Consumer's Reports and one RCI Endless Vacations magazines; one camera case, one cell phone, a pen, and a pencil kept at hand for solving the daily Cryptoquote. Also, this week's Seward Phoenix Log, two days worth of Anchorage Daily News, complete with advertising inserts, an empty Coke Zero can, an almost empty bag of Tostitos, and a stack of brochures from the Alzheimer's Resource Agency of Alaska.
I'm not done yet.
A bag of Oreos with mint filling, some wadded up paper towels, three new paperback books, a DVD, a baggie of sweet Bing cherries, a thank you card from the young man up the road who just graduated from high school, a fanny pack, a penny, a notebook that I must carry with me at all times in case the muse strikes, unopened window envelopes that must be bills, various receipts, a newspaper article torn from yesterday's paper, and a slightly damp sweat band that I must wear when working outdoors if I want to be able to see through my glasses.
That about covers it. Literally covers it.
From what I can see, and I'm not looking too closely, that's about the worst place in the house. The laundry room floor could use a broom, and my dressing room/closet seems to have acquired some sawdust from my firewood project. Pablo is molting as usual and a colorful array of feathers surrounds his cage. Other than that, the house doesn't look too bad.
Not good enough for company, but certainly livable. If only it would rain I could stay inside and catch up on some of this stuff.
Today was certainly cloudy and threatening enough. Huge gray and black clouds loomed, but I worked outside all day and felt nary a drop of rain. I even watered lawns. Moved a cord of firewood back into the woodshed, mowed a lawn or two, cleaned up around where the carpenters have been finishing my carport, took some pictures of flowers and baby swallows, scanned the mountains for bears and goats. I chatted with a neighbor, acquired a couple new e-mail addresses so I can inflict my writings on more unsuspecting victims, unloaded my van from yesterday's trip to Anchorage and Wasilla, and went to the post office where I picked up more mail that landed on said countertop.
The sun peeked through a couple times, adding dramatic lighting to the landscape and I watched in awe for a while and marveled at what a beautiful valley this is. I watered hanging baskets of flowers, rolled up hoses, mowed the now-empty dog pen where generations of sled dogs once lived and were protected by the fencing from porcupines, moose, bears and wolves.
No rain.
Funny thing about rules: there are always exceptions. Right now the exceptions are about six inches deep on the end of my kitchen counter.
©-Gullible
My lawn is hosting a mushroom convention...
These guys were probably part of some Goth movement....
These provided the comic relief. They were trying to see how many mushrooms could grow in the same spot... Most got a bit bent out of shape from the crowding....
These could be the sergants at arms--very orderly....
This puffball was shy, lingering out of sight of the others....
You first... No, you first....
Then there was this handsome devil.... Had all the girl mushrooms drooling....
Did I mention? Standing room only.....
There are over 500 varieties of mushrooms in Alaska, and many of them look almost identical so it's hard to know the good twin from the evil twin. The puffball is the only one I know for sure.
This guy, however attractive he might be, is bad news. He wasn't invited....
Mule Headed
Included in today's batch of e-mails was one with the subject "I need your help." I opened that one first, always ready to jump to the aid of a friend. It turned out to be a joke, but it led me in strange directions.
Over the attached picture was the same heading, "I need your help." The photo was of a woman posing in front of a mirror, a woman who looked much like the way I perceive myself on my very worst days —alarmingly lumpy in all the wrong places. The reflected image, however, was of a svelte and stunning beauty. The punch line read, "I'm trying to find out which store sells this mirror!"
That got me thinking about the way we perceive things, for the better and for the worse. Inevitably, due to things I encountered recently, it made me think of the things we see and hear and don't know what to make of, those things that are mysterious and bizarre and so very inexplicable. Those things that go far beyond reason and logic, and lead us to imagine another kind of world right here on earth. This is a story about dogs and mules and two women to explain why my thoughts took a road less traveled.
My step-daughter Diane is a horse/mule/dog trainer extraordinaire. Now in her fifties, she has been practicing this avocation since early childhood. She can be a no-nonsense woman with her head planted squarely on her shoulders, but she also has the perception of an artist, that ability to look within a subject to see what's inside so that her drawings reflect the personalities and traits of the animals she draws. That ability has other benefits—it has given her the gift of bonding strongly with many of her animals, of reading their moods, and of communicating with them. She stops short of anthropomorphism— the ascribing of human traits to animals— but even she has been given to wonder.
A couple years ago Diane took her 14 year old dog Princess to a veterinarian to be euthanized. The blue heeler-Australian shepherd cross was blind, senile, and incontinent. The vet checked over the little blue merle dog, offered some sage advice, and Diane left with her Princess still alive. "She still had joy in her life," Diane explained.
"She would get into the chicken pen, probably to suck eggs, and then forget her mission. I watched her standing confused, like she was trying to remember why she was there—chickens, chickens, something about chickens. The chickens all ran about in a flurry of feathers. Then Princess remembered. Chickens. Of course! Chase the chickens. She'd come strutting out of the pen and I could see her thinking, 'I've still got it. I've still got it."
In the meantime a very private woman I'll call Lena contacted Diane about boarding and training her mule Matilda. Lena knew of Diane's training reputation, and thought she would be the best person to work with an animal that hadn't been ridden in several years.
"Do you talk to your animals?" asked Lena.
"Oh, of course," replied Diane. "I'm always chattering to them." Then she looked closer at Lena. "But, maybe not in the way you mean," she added, "although with that red mule Ruby I swear I can almost hear her asking, 'Me. Take me. I want to go. I'll be good.'"
Even a teenaged girl who works as a stable hand for Diane has "heard" Ruby asking to go riding, says Diane. "This girl is functionally autistic, makes no eye contact with anyone. She is very, very intelligent, but is withdrawn from other people, yet she seems to have an almost spiritual connection with the horses and mules."
So the short, wide mule named Matilda joined the other stock at Diane's. As was her custom, she gave the mule lots of attention the first two weeks, brushing, petting, and teaching her the manners she needed to be around people. Diane told Lena that she would like first right of refusal if she ever decided to sell the animal.
One day Diane and her husband were camping with horses, mules and multiple dogs in the cooler elevations of Arizona. Diane watched as Princess wandered off a distance from camp, then appeared to be lost. She retrieved her several times, but could tell that the little dog was failing. On the trip out, they stopped the truck to get the dogs out of the pickup bed and put them in the air-conditioned cab for the drive through the desert to home. Princess was missing. It became apparent the dog had tumbled out of the truck and had perished under the wheels of the horse trailer.
Diane got into the truck and cried for her favorite dog. At home she continued to mourn, withdrawing from the other animals, paying them no attention except for their basic care.
"I pull away when I'm hurting," she said. "I feel like they're all plucking at me, wanting little bits of me. I can't do it.
"It hurt too much to loose one," she says. "I couldn't bear the thought of it happening with another. Her violent death was too much." Eventually she noticed that Bonehead, a large, rambunctious yellow Lab, had taken refuge under a travel trailer and refused to come out except to eat. He spent day and night under the trailer. Diane thought he was mourning the loss of his little companion also.
Bonehead was not known for his intelligence, but for his lack thereof. He swallowed his tongue one day while rolling on his back, and almost choked to death before Diane administered a canine version of the Heimlich maneuver. Another time he came close to suffocating himself when he stuck his head into a potato chip bag. Only the timely arrival of Diane's husband prevented that. Mostly Bone was known for being excitable, and only the foolhardy spoke to or petted the Lab, which then exploded into a frenzy of barking and drooling and uncoiling energy.
Lena arrived one day at the stables to visit. She gave Diane a greeting card. Inside the card was a message from Princess, said Lena. The words told Diane that when "you sit under the tree in the shade, and put your hand down at your side, that's me you feel in your hand."
"There is no way," says Diane, "that Lena knew of that habit of mine, to sit under the tree and pet Princess' head. No way."
"While you're here," said Diane to Lena, "I would like you to talk with Bone. He spends day and night under the trailer, and I'm worried about him."
Lena knelt beside the trailer and called Bone out. Then she told Diane to leave so she and Bone could talk. Diane looked at the yellow dog that was now sitting calmly between Lena's legs as she squatted on the dirt.
"The look on his face—and he was looking me straight in the eyes—was like he was saying, 'Yeah. We need to talk.'" After a while, Lena called Diane back. The dog continued to sit quietly while Lena scratched the back of his neck, but he stared at Diane, who was astounded at how quiet the dog was being.
"Bone thinks you don't love them anymore, that you don't want them any more," said Lena.
"The look on that dog's face was like the words were coming directly from him," said Diane. Feeling somewhat silly, Diane approached Bone and spoke to him. She told him she did love them all, and that her sadness was for the loss of Princess. She reassured Bone of his place in her life. The dog sat unmoving, calm and peaceful, listening, and looking into her eyes.
"That was amazing," she said. "I've never seen him sit so quietly." Bone never again went under the trailer.
Then Lena told Diane that Matilda the mule said she liked it here, though she didn't like to be called Matilda, preferring "Tilly" instead. She also said, "Everyone here is so busy, and she wishes you would spend more time brushing her and petting her like you did in the beginning.
"And, Tilly says you whacked her," said Lena. Diane was astonished, and not until much later did she recall the incident. She had been trying to coax Tilly into a canter instead of the jarring fast trot the animal insisted on. Exasperated, she snatched a branch off a tree they passed, and swatted the mule on the haunches.
Eventually the day came when Lena told Diane she wanted to sell Tilly. Facing the expenses of her daughter's upcoming wedding, Diane put Ruby up for sale, asking a high amount, and told Lena of her plans to finance Tilly's purchase.
"Is that the one that talks to you?" asked Lena. When Diane nodded in the affirmative, Lena said, "You can't do that. You can't sell that one. Keep Tilly, and pay me when you can." Thus Tilly became a member of Diane's herd, and became known as Two Ton Tilly, though whether she has told Lena of this nickname, we aren't certain.
Upon hearing these tales, I suggested that Diane revise Tilly's nickname to "Tattletale Tilly."
Curiosity drew me to Tilly's stall one day before my return home to Alaska. I stood for several minutes, petting the mule, looking into her large brown eyes and wondering. I thought of Lena, whom I've never met, communicating with animals. I thought of dogs I'd owned that understood full sentences of words and reacted appropriately.
"Go give Jeanne a kiss and I'll give you a caramel," said my husband one night as he lay beside me in bed eating the candies. He was speaking to a handsome husky, my dog team leader, with whom I felt a bond that approached the mystical. Blue-eyed, white and silver with touches of black, and believed to be a small part wolf, the dog immediately walked around the bed, licked my cheek, and returned to Ken for his caramel. He also begged one for his sister Bashful.
I was reminded of Bobby, the sulphur crested cockatoo I once owned. Though he parroted words he heard often, how did he know to use them in the correct context when he said, "Whatcha doing, Bobby?" as I crossed the room to get something off my desk. Then, with the object in my hand and heading back across the room, he said, "Whatcha got there?"
I thought of our long-haired Weimaraner that shivered and shook so much on trips to the vet that it would be almost impossible to examine him. Then one evening as he lay near me in the living room, he struggled to raise himself on one front leg. I knew something serious was wrong. His silver-beige eyes, the same color as his coat, stared directly at me for a couple hours, conveying a message I did not want to hear.
The next day we took Sterling on his last trip to the vet. Unable to stand, mostly likely from the effects of a stroke, the large dog remained quiet on the stainless steel gurney as I stroked his head and back. He knew it was time, and he accepted it.
I recalled the evening I was working on the computer in my loft. Sterling was downstairs with my husband, whose cognitive abilities were rapidly declining during his final illness. Suddenly the dog came up the stairs, paused at the top and stared at me. It was obvious that he wanted my attention, and when I stood, he turned and started down the steps. He made sure I was following, then led me to my husband who was having difficulty with something. A short time later, the same scenario was repeated.
People speak of dumb animals, and claim they have no powers of reason, that they have no human-like feelings. They claim animals cannot communicate except in the most basic of ways, such as begging for food or dropping sticks they want thrown. I think they are missing something wondrous. At a certain level, I think animals do communicate. I also think that the closer the bond, the more receptive we become to that communication.
Do I believe animals can "talk" to a special few? About that I am ambivalent. I neither believe it whole-heartedly nor dismiss it as rank anthropomorphism or imagination. I am, however, open to the possibility because wouldn't it be a much more wonder-full world if it were true?
April 9, 2008 Gullible
vitamin D deprivation
Maybe it was Vitamin D deprivation.
Perhaps it was time to go bonkers after two days on the computer.....
When the light coming in my loft window suddenly became
a lot brighter at mid-afternoon, I shut down the computer, changed into my litter-picking clothes, and grabbed the camera. By the time I wore myself out filling five bags with highway litter, it was nearing 8 p.m., and the sun was painting masterpieces on the mountains. We've seen very little of that sun this summer, and we are certainly sun-deprived.
This little black-billed magpie, only a few months old, joined me as I cleaned up the pullout at Summit Lake. I think he was looking for a hand-out. All I had were empty beverage containers and the remains of someone's Taco Bell meal. He scolded me and took off.
What ever the reason for this light show, I'm glad I was out there in it. Lack of sun, too long indoors, gray gloomy skies all "summer" long. What was it?
Perhaps it was just what I thought it was.........some enchanted evening.
Click on these photos and they will enlarge to full screen. Then drown in them, blanket yourself with them, feast on them....
This is where I live. This is where I belong.
today's food for thought....
Here's a quote from Alexander Smith. It was the Cryptoquote puzzle in today's newspaper:
"Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others and the delight in the recognition."
Hmmmmm......... I am thinking now of two loves. The first, more than 45 years ago, was so overwhelming and magnetic that I can recognize nothing of myself in him, even to this day.
The second was the man I married--the one I thought completed me. He had qualities I thought I lacked, like common sense and good judgment. It worked.
Strange and mysterious thing, that "love."
The Aussie Journals, Ch. 11, A Pictorial Essay on the Kiwi
The Kiwi is a totally usele… uh, I mean, totally unique bird purported to live only in New Zealand. Much like Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Loch Ness Critter, sightings of the usele…uh, unique Kiwi bird are anecdotal.
Its champions insist that the usele….ahem, unique Kiwi is seldom seen because it is semi-nocturnal. Rumored to be the size of a chicken, those who claim to have actually seen a Kiwi bird report that it is covered in bristly, hair-like feathers. In other words, brown and fuzzy. And, they say, it lays olive-green eggs.
Further reports allege the...excuse me, unique bird has two inch long wings, which ARE useless. It has no tail. Some of the more preposterous witnesses say the bird's nostrils are at the end of its very long beak, and that it has only three toes on each foot.
Statue of the legendary Kiwi bird Kathy Hart photo
Bird fanciers report that the female lays an egg one-quarter of her weight (which can reach nine pounds), and then the male takes over with an eleven week incubation, which pretty much shoots his summer, wouldn't ya think? Then, they say, if the female comes back and lays another green egg, the male has to sit tight even longer.
After all this care, neither parent feeds the fully-clothed chick that emerges, though Dad, probably weakened by sitting all that time, sticks around to make sure junior eats—after it finishes digesting all the yolk in its stomach. Moreover, these researchers claim, these usele…unique Kiwis can live up to twenty years!
New Zealande rs are adamant that the Kiwi bird exists, and its likeness is found everywhere,
Motor Coach Kiwis Kathy Hart photo
even on the rear engine hatches of motor coaches. Souvenirs featuring the Kiwi bird have flooded the market, and I suppose if enough people actually believe there really IS a Kiwi bird, then some day it might come to pass, kind of like wishing on a star or before you blow out the birthday cake candles.
Tee shirt design with Maori influence. Gullible photo
It is, however, generally accepted that there is only one way to prepare a Kiwi, should one actually catch one, that is, and have the nerve to eat the national bird of New Zealand. The process, though involved, is relatively simple.
Complete instructions, with pictures, appear
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When your house falls down in a pile of sticks around you and you have no insurance, I suppose it's a good time to leave and start a new life. That's exactly what happened to a neighbor youth this week.
One day, there he was, everything fine and dandy and the next….well, all was in ruins. Mom and dad were nowhere to be seen, off on a lark of their own now that the kid was grown up enough to be on his own. I wonder, though, if they had something to do with the house falling apart or if nature alone played the starring role in that.
To be sure, the kid had matured and was capable of making a living for himself. I mean, how long did he figure he could just sit there day after day, waiting for mom and dad to bring him rabbits and squirrels and voles and shrews? Maybe even a young duckling now and then? The folks had to eat, too. Yep, it was time for junior to fend for himself.
Oh, he resisted. My neighbor Rose saw him make a futile attempt to patch up the nest before most of it tumbled over the cliff in his front yard. I suppose it was hunger that finally drove him to leave. Or maybe it was the few fine days of sunshine that made us all want to spread our wings and soar over this magnificent country.
Anyway, he finally took that first step. Just leaped off the cliff and spread his wings, now fully fledged and made for catching the updrafts that inhabit these mountains.
We can put away the spotting scopes for a while, or train them on the mountain goats or bears that roam the mountainsides. It was a wonderment, though, watching the parents construct the nest and line it with dry dead grasses, take turns sitting on the egg, seeing the chick's stark white head for the first time, marveling at the adults rending game and feeding it to him, holding our breath as the black bear circled the cliff top and bottom trying to get to the nest. Then, as his brown feathers began to grow, he sat on the edge of the stick nest and surveyed his kingdom. Maybe those eagle eyes watched us in return.
Farewell and fare well, little golden eagle. May you always have the wind beneath your wings.
Godspeed.
Such a pity....
Such a lovely neighborhood where I live:
Trail Lake, Moose Pass, Alaska, this afternoon.
Too bad the same can't be said of all the neighbors....
Poisonous amanita mushroom at left and the prickly-tempered porcupine below right.
Note the dusty brown bear front paw prints on the panel warning about bears on this trash dumpster with its bear-proof doors.
And what is this to the right? Could it be the poisonous Red Elderberry?
Left we have an alien life form--a variety of stinkhorn known as mutinus caninus. It smells much worse than it looks.
Right is the king of thorns--the Devil's club.
Ah yes, stinging nettles to the left, the poisonous baneberry below right.
Such a pretty flower, the monkshood. Too bad it's poisonous.
Hey!!! Not so fast there. WE DON'T HAVE SNAKES OF ANY KIND!
coming attractions.......
Coming soon to this Blog right here.....Gullible Goes Postal!!! Stay tuned for all the exciting news and revelations! Fully illustrated! Action captured by surreptitious cameras! Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Gullible Goes Postal!!!
a peek at the approaching harvest...
Mother Nature turned a cold shoulder on Alaska this summer. Day after day of gray clouds, month and after month of lower than normal temperatures have us yearning for sunshine. This afternoon, on one of the rare days of blue sky and warm sun, a walk through my yard revealed that Mom Nature didn't forget her wild berries. Here's a peek at the ripening harvest.
Black currants.
Watermelon berries at left.
Lots of currants yet to ripen above.
Blueberries above and red currants, right.
Lowbush cranberries (or lingonberries). (left)
Crowberries (also known as mossberries), right.
In the meantime, it is the season of the fireweed. These are over six feet high.
On the mountain in the background, there but unseen in this photo, mountain goat kids graze with their herd, black bears and brown bears seach for edibles, and moose browse on willows and birch. In the cleft of a rock face, a golden eagle is almost fully fledged and yearning to soar.
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Minutes of meetings of the Academic Services Committee concerning policy for academic services including the Library at the University of Strathclyde.
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Handbook given to all new undergraduates at the University of Strathclyde containing information on finance, accommodation, academic skills and personal development.


The unique 26,000 square-foot culinary destination will become a hot party spot in New Years Eve. Rub shoulders with the city elite and The New York Times reporters, their newsroom is steeps away, as you countdown to 2017.
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Make the right impression with fresh flowers from Mohawk Valley Florist & Gift, Inc.. Trust your local Ilion NY florist to find the perfect floral gift. We offer the freshest, most beautiful bouquets to fit any budget - for any holiday or occasion. From lovely Mother's Day and romantic anniversary flowers, to special birthday flowers, exquisite Valentine's Day flowers, to sympathy funeral flowers and thoughtful get well flowers, Mohawk Valley Florist & Gift, Inc. offers the best arrangements and gifts for the ones you love.
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Do you feel empowered? Are you living life without reservations? Join us on Sunday, January 25th for the inaugural Empowerment Brunch Series! Engage in meaningful discussion and gain valuable insight from industry professionals who have mastered the art of creating a healthy work life balance. If you're still trying to chart the course for your personal and professional success this brunch is for you!
Limited tickets available. Admission by ticket only. Panel discussion, brunch and unlimited mimosas included.


KLF4/GKLF normally functions in differentiating epithelial cells, but also acts as a transforming oncogene in vitro. To examine the role of this zinc finger protein in skin, we expressed the wild-type human allele from inducible and constitutive promoters. When induced in basal keratinocytes, KLF4 rapidly abolished the distinctive properties of basal and parabasal epithelial cells. KLF4 caused a transitory apoptotic response and the skin progressed through phases of hyperplasia and dysplasia. By 6 weeks, lesions exhibited nuclear KLF4 and other morphologic and molecular similarities to squamous cell carcinoma in situ. p53 determined the patch size sufficient to establish lesions, as induction in a mosaic pattern produced skin lesions only when p53 was deficient. Compared with p53 wild-type animals, p53 hemizygous animals had early onset of lesions and a pronounced fibrovascular response that included outgrowth of subcutaneous sarcoma. A KLF4-estrogen receptor fusion protein showed tamoxifen-dependent nuclear localization and conditional transformation in vitro. The results suggest that KLF4 can function in the nucleus to induce squamous epithelial dysplasia, and indicate roles for p53 and epithelial-mesenchymal signalling in these early neoplastic lesions. © 2005 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved.


Dream of the perfect vacation? Dreaming to propos in an original way? Wish for a different level of hosting experience? We at Villa-Bus will make your dreams comes true!
The Villa-Bus is the first and only boutique hotel on wheels in Israel offering a breathtaking design and unique views of the State of Israel.
In the Villa-Bus you will find a luxurious accommodation complex, spacious bathroom and shower, a fully equipped kitchen, advanced communication and multimedia systems and an extra-luxurious outdoor hosting area to enhance the experience.
The Villas will allow you to enjoy the beauty of the Mediterranean coast, enjoy cool breeze on the Red Sea coast, and enjoy Sunrise on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and many other experiences in the nature of the Land of Israel.


Experienced local guide, minivan pick up and drop off, water during the ride, mountain bike.
Cycling through a rubber plantation and learning how to collect latex from the rubber trees.
Experience where the local fighters used to live and hide themselves. See the daily life of the locals.
Stopping at a local market to see how the locals shop.
Visiting a local school to learn about the local education system.
Having lunch at local riverside restaurant.
Cu Chi Tunnels are a well known network built by Việt Cộng fighters during the American war in Vietnam. Thousands of tourists get there by bus, but as local guides, we suggest that you experience the tunnel, its villages, and river by bike and kayak. This way you can experience the real life of the Cu Chi countryside and its water-way. This is a must do trip for locals and international travelers.
Your local guide will meet you at your hotel or the port located in Ho Chi Minh where you will depart for the tunnels. We will escape the chaos of the city of Saigon, where millions of motorbikes zoom by, to learn how the locals plant and harvest latex and a local house to chat with the locals about their daily life. Next, visit the headquarters of the Vietcong named Ben Dinh. Here you can watch a documentary film where you will learn more information about the war. Spend an hour walking and discovering the regional tunnels before heading back to Saigon at noon where our tour ends.
Once again, Many thanks for your hospitality. Also thanks for the driver Hoang for his friendly and great services.
You are right, experience the Cu Chi Tunnels by bike is definitely the best way. I will recommend this tour for those who love to discover the countryside.
Best regards from New Zealand.


About a month ago, Cellucor came out with SuperHD Fire to revolutionize the weight loss category. Cellucor used the delivery method along with novel clinically studied ingredients to do this. You can read more about SuperHD Fire here where we break it down.
Cellucor just announced two new products into the SuperHD family: SuperHD Razor and SuperHD Water. We will break them down here.
Cellucor SuperHD Razor is a modern stimulant free fat burning formula that can be taken alone or added to a stimulant based fat burner to become more effective. The ideal scenario is pairing it with Cellucor's SuperHD Fire. The scientist that formulated them together intending on them being taken in unison.
The goal of taking SuperHD Razor is to eliminate fat cells by making it easier for the body to break them down. Cellucor used clinically researched Tonalin CLA to help speed up the metabolism by breaking down stored fat cells for energy. Following this ingredient, Cellucor uses Synetrim CQ that will inhibit the absorption of fat and carbohydrates from your diet. By combining these two powerful ingredients, they will allow your body to burn more fat while still preserving muscle mass.
Tonalin CLA is a key ingredient to help aid in energy metabolism to help you utilize the fat stored in your body as well as maintain lean muscle mass.
Synetrim CQhelps get and keep you lean due to its ability to prevent fat and carbs from being absorbed.
Carnitine Titrate helps to not only improve fat metabolism, but it also speeds up recovery time from intense bouts of exercise.
BioPerine is included in this formula to aid in the absorption of nutrients.
Cellucor SuperHD Water is a water loss pill or diuretic. This means that it will naturally help your body remove excess water weight for a temporary period of time. This will result in more muscle definition and temporary weight loss. This is perfect for a wedding, beach weekend, pool party, or stepping on stage.
SuperHD Water uses 5 natural herbal extracts along with Vitamin C and Potassium to help you get rid of your water weight. The Vitamin C and Potassium are there because you secrete a lot of these nutrients when you go to the bathroom.
It's very important to understand that you are SUPPOSED to drink a lot of water when taking a diuretic. This aids in the water loss and allows your body to stay properly hydrated. You are doing yourself a disservice when you dehydrate yourself in this process. Remember that drinking water during this process will not allow you to store any EXTRA water.
Horsetail is a plant that is used to control fluid retention in the body. Supplementing with this extremely effective ingredient will cause an increase in urinary output.
Green tea extract is not only considered a diuretic, but also a fat burner. Green tea extract helps boost your metabolism and has antioxidant properties as well that can help improve immune function and cardiovascular health.
Juniper berry extract is another beneficial ingredient used to pull water out of the body due to its natural diuretic properties.
Crataegus pinnatifida berry extract is used to improve blood flow and cardiac functioning. It is also found to be a very powerful antioxidant.
Hibiscus flower extract is included in this formula for its ability to aid in weight loss as well as help improve blood flow.
With such a powerful formula, SuperHD Water should only be taken once a day and for no longer than seven consecutive days. This is due to the formulated product containing extremely strong, clinically studied ingredients that have potent diuretic properties.


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SJUIT selected applicants 2022/2023 pdf
St. Joseph University in Tanzania SJUIT Selection 2022/2023 - SJUIT Selected Applicants/Candidates 2022/2023
SJUIT selected applicants 2022/2023 – The St. Joseph University in Tanzania selected applicants
St. Joseph University in Tanzania SJUIT selection release dates
How to check SJUIT selection 2022/2023 – SJUIT selected applicants 2022/2023
How to Check SJUIT selection 2022 Via SJUIT's official website.
How to Check SJUIT selection 2022 Via SJUIT Admission portal (SJUIT online application system)
Checking the SJUIT selection 2022/2023 – SJUIT lists selected applicants Via direct links
Are you Searching for the St. Joseph University in Tanzania SJUIT selections/ SJUIT selected applicants in 2022? Don't worry, here on selection za vyuo website you will get full details about SJUIT selected applicants for 2022/2023 – Majina ya wanafunzi waliochaguliwa SJUIT 2022/23.
If you are looking for undergraduate selection results for other colleges and universities you can just visit this link All university selection results in Tanzania for 2022/2023, from there you will be able to access all the election results for all the other colleges and universities in Tanzania.
On this page we are going to explain everything about SJUIT Selected applicants 2022/23 – SJUIT selection results as well as; SJUIT selection results release dates, how to check SJUIT selection status online, the direct link to check the SJUIT selections 2022/2023.
SJUIT selected applicants are simply the list of students/applicants/candidates selected to join various undergraduate, diploma, certificate, or Postgraduate programs at the St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT) for the 2022/2023 academic year.
The release of the St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT) selection is the most anticipated moment for undergraduate students in Tanzania, as many students/applicants/candidates need to know their selection status whether they have got admission or have been selected to join the St. Joseph University in Tanzania SJUIT or Their applications have been rejected? The release of the first batch of students selected to join the St. Joseph University in Tanzania SJUIT will be on the 22nd August 2022. Likewise, the 2022/2023 academic year is likely to start by the 25th of October 2022.
Here we have good news for all SJUIT applicants when the management of the St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT) releases the list of selected students to join the St. Joseph University in Tanzania for the 2022 academic year, All the candidates will be able to access their selection status by using the following ways;
The SJUIT selection 2022/23 academic year will be posted on the SJUIT website www.SJUIT.ac.tz , therefore all candidates/applicants who applied for admission at the St. Joseph University in Tanzania for 2022/2023 academic will be able to check their selection results by just Visiting the SJUIT official website https://www.sjuit.ac.tz/, after visiting the SJUIT website home page, from there they will find latest announcements related to SJUIT list of selected applicants 2022/2023 (majina ya wanafunzi waliochaguliwa SJUIT 2022/23)
When the selection process is completed, the management of the St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT) will automatically update the Online application profile of every candidate to notify them if they have been selected or rejected and the reason for rejection.
To check SJUIT selection status via The St. Joseph University in Tanzania Online Application System, a candidate will have to visit the SJUIT admission portal. After visiting the SJUIT online application portal link, He/she will be required to login on the portal using his/her login credentials (passwords and index numbers usually form four index number).
For those who have been wondering online, how they can effortlessly access the full list of students selected to join the St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT) for the 2022/2023 academic year. Once the selection lists are SJUIT; the following links will be used to access the full list (Majina ya wanafunzi waliochaguliwa SJUIT 2022/23).
SJUIT selected Applicants pdf 2022/2023
SJUIT multiple selected applicants
List of selected applicants St. Joseph University in Tanzania SJUIT 2022-2023


Pascal has 10+ years of experience in managing and coaching startups both in corporate (ABN Amro, Ahold) and entrepreneurial environments. Expert in lean and agile methodologies in seed stages and holds a master degree in Finance. He employed several management positions and began building the proposition of the Lab, a tech incubator to quickly explore new business concepts based on new technologies and bringing them to the market.


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'use strict';

describe("Selection", function(){
	var Selection, selection;
	beforeEach(inject(function($injector){
		Selection = $injector.get('Selection');
		selection = new Selection();
	}));

	it("should supports copied selections", function(){
		var anotherSelection = selection.copy();
		selection.courseIdsToSectionIds[1] = [2, 3];
		expect(anotherSelection.serialize()).not.toEqual(selection.serialize());
	});

	it("should support serialization", function(){
		selection.courseIdsToSectionIds[1] = [2, 3];
		var anotherSelection = Selection.deserialize(selection.serialize());
		expect(anotherSelection).toEqual(selection);
	});

	describe("with an empty selection", function(){
		describe("courseIds", function(){
			it("should return no course ids", function(){
				expect(selection.courseIds()).toEqual([]);
			});
		});

		describe("numberOfCourses", function(){
			it("should return 0", function(){
				expect(selection.numberOfCourses()).toEqual(0);
			});
		});
	});

	describe("with an existing selection", function(){
		beforeEach(function(){
			selection = new Selection({1: [2, 3], 4: [5]});
		});

		describe("clear", function(){
			beforeEach(function(){
				selection.clear()
			});

			it("should have no selected courses", function(){
				expect(selection.numberOfCourses()).toEqual(0);
			});
		});
	});
});

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- How big is the Big Data ecosystem?
- What will the market size be in 2021, and at what rate will it grow?
- Who are the key Big Data software, hardware and services vendors, and what are their strategies?
- How much are vertical enterprises investing in Big Data?
- What opportunities exist for Big Data analytics?
- Which countries and verticals will see the highest percentage of Big Data investments?
- In 2018, Big Data vendors will pocket over $65 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues. These investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 14% over the next three years, eventually accounting for more than $96 Billion by the end of 2021.
- With ongoing advances in AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies, Big Data analytics initiatives are beginning to leverage sophisticated deep learning systems with an autonomous sense of judgment – to enable a range of applications from chatbots and virtual assistants to self-driving vehicles and precision medicine.
- In order to analyze data closer to where it is collected, Big Data and advanced analytics technologies are increasingly being integrated into edge environments, including network nodes, numerous industrial machines and IoT (Internet of Things) devices.
- The vendor arena is continuing to consolidate with several prominent M&A deals such as Oracle's recent acquisition of enterprise data science platform provider DataScience.com – in a bid to beef up its capabilities in machine learning and Big Data for predictive analytics, and Google's acquisition of Big Data application platform provider Cask Data.
What are Big Data Analytics?
Why is the Market Poised to Grow?
Can Privacy Implications Hinder Success?
Vendor Share: Who Leads the Market?


Our Mass Servers are young people or adults of the parish who assist the priest and Eucharistic Ministers during Mass and other services. If you love God and the church, if you are in the 4th grade or higher, and have received your first communion, you are welcome to learn how to be an altar server at our Sunday Masses! There is an initial training class and refresher class once a year.
While being a great help to us during Mass, you will also be able to get more out of Mass and grow closer to the Lord. Please either (a) call the Parish Office at 847-362-1005 with your name, grade, phone number and if possible an email address or (b) you can give this same information at the reception desk in the Narthex after weekend Masses. One of our trainers for Altar Server Ministry will then get back to you with more information for training practice dates and times.
On the average, each young person serves once a month.


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Church of Scientology Fires Back at Leah Remini
By Alyssa Norwin, February 28, 2014
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Leah Remini's interview about her decision to leave Scientology has not gone unnoticed. The actress recently opened up to Buzzfeed about leaving the controversial religion once her daughter got "to the age where acclimation into the Church would have to start." Now, the Church is firing back.
"It comes as no surprise that someone as self-absorbed as Leah Remini with an insatiable craving for attention would exploit her former faith as a publicity stunt by rewriting her history with it, including that she was participating in a program to remain a Scientologist by her own choice, as she was on the verge of being expelled for an ethical relapse," a spokesperson for Scientology said in a statement.
According to The Exes star, she didn't want her now 9-year-old daughter, Sofia, growing up the same way she did. "I started thinking of my own childhood and how I grew up resenting my mother because she was never home," she admitted. She added, "In my house, it's family first — but I was spending most of my time at the Church. So I was saying 'family first,' but I wasn't showing that. I didn't like the message that sent to my daughter."
But the Church has a different story about. In fact, the spokeswoman says Leah wasn't trying to remove her daughter from the Church at all. "Ms. Remini was not attending Church services for years," she continued. "In fact, she was upset because no one in the Church was calling her or her family, going so far as to drag her daughter into the Church to insist upon being given special treatment. Sadly, this is the accurate, flip side of the events she is now spinning, which are absurd, insulting and motivated entirely by a desire to grab attention."
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Wow, talk about showing off that baby bump with style! Think you may have to head to Country Road to add this to our wardrobe collection? So do we.
A pregnant Rebecca Judd shows how good it can look wearing this striped Rib Off Shoulder Dress number as a maternity dress.
The only problem is, this dress has been one of the season's most popular dresses Country Road! Don't worry, it's back in stock early August, and you can register your interest in it online.
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If you are tasked with writing a research paper, you have to cover many elements. One of the key elements to any good research paper is the introduction. The introduction is an important component, one which serves as the roadmap for the remainder of the essay. Without the introduction your readers will be unsure of what comes next. Your readers will be unable to determine early on if your paper is worth reading or if it applies to their research. The beginning to your paper should cover approximately 10% of the total length of your assignment. It should also have approximately one sentence for everybody paragraph that the remainder of your final paper will contain. Instead of providing the reader with all of the details up front the beginning of your paper should provide them with small inklings or snippets of what is to come. Much like an appetizer you want to start your reader off with something small that serves as a representation for what is to come.
In spite of understanding the purpose many students still struggle with this introductory part to their research. Students struggle finding the right words or covering the right elements. And that is where he sample comes into play. If you are able to obtain a sample of just the introductory paragraph alone, you will give yourself all the tools you need to follow the information that you read and to make sure your final product matches the quality that you saw.
So where can you get a sample?
You can turn your teacher and ask them for a sample.
You can turn to your previous coursework in other classes and any previously written essays.
You can ask your fellow classmates if they have a sample which you can borrow.
You can look through writing guides that provide samples at the end of the book.
You can visit your local public or school library. Your library should contain samples written by other students as well as samples inside of reference work and writing guides.
You can look online. The Internet is a treasure trove for academic and educational resources which you can use to draft the perfect introductory paragraph. You can find samples other students are posted or that other academic professionals are posted.
You can turn to a tutor or a school based writing program designed to give students basic academic tools and support.


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To celebrate the birthdays of two of her favorite people, Elizabeth Lawrence is giving away five signed and numbered copies of The Truth Seekers on Goodreads! The giveaway begins on January 17th, the birthday of Favorite Person #1, and it ends on January 31st, the birthday of Favorite Person #2.
These copies of The Truth Seekers are from the author's personal stash. Only twenty-five numbered copies exist, so when they're gone, they're gone! Click the giveaway link below and enter today!
At the turn of the century, the Victorian upper classes live in a vibrant but strictly-ordered world that encourages gentle, intellectual pursuits. Theirs is a life of ease and elegance, but it can be snatched away from them in an instant if the rules of polite society are not followed. Gothic novelist Geoffrey Hawes has never been willing to let such restrictions hold him back, and he refuses to honor conventions for which there is no discernible value. When he spends a social season in a community created to celebrate the Arts, music, and philosophy, he is unexpectedly befriended by the daughter of the Governor, Miranda Claridge.
Bitter and disenchanted with the privileged and wealthy, Geoffrey finds his beliefs repeatedly challenged by the intelligent and vivacious Miranda. In the midst of their heated debates on the mores of the upper class, this unlikely friendship blossoms into a passionate love. He encourages her to pursue her interest in painting and gives her a new understanding of what relationships between men and women should be. Meanwhile, Miranda begins to open his eyes to all that is wonderful and beautiful and good in the world.
Geoffrey at last accepts that he has fallen in love with Miranda, but misunderstandings and lies come between them. Knowing that Miranda believes it is her duty to marry, he prepares himself to hear news of her wedding. Geoffrey attempts to escape the pain of her perceived rejection by traveling and throwing himself into his work. However, he cannot run forever. One day, he encounters Miranda again and soon discovers that she is not the same woman he left behind. Can the couple realize that they each must relinquish some of their prejudices and preconceived notions before it is too late? Can love really conquer all?
"I have not been humoring you, Miss Claridge. On the contrary, I am intrigued that such a refined and doubtless well-protected woman as you should carry such sorrow. Will you not confide in me?"
Her answering smile was wry. "Am I to provide material for your next book? I assure you, there is nothing I could hope to offer that would interest you or your readership." The words were bitter, but her tone was not.
"I would tell you that you will not appear in my work, but that is beyond my power. Pieces of every person I encounter have a way of appearing in my books, whether I will it or no." Moved by some inexplicable impulse, he reached out and took her hand in both of his. "Let me assure you, however, that I am most anxious to know what troubles you so."
"You are very kind," she said.
"That surprises you?"
"A bit. You do not strike me as a man who interests himself in the problems of a mere girl, least of all a naïve and inexperienced one such as I."
"This is perhaps true," he allowed. "Yet I sense, Miss Claridge, that there is more in your heart and mind than I would expect to discover in a woman of your upbringing."
"I very much doubt that, sir. In truth, from infancy I have been schooled to have as little on my mind as possible."
Her eyes returned to their perusal of the lake, but he continued his examination of her face.
After a moment, he responded. "Be that as it may, I think there is quite a good deal in your mind, and in your heart, too. I very much hope that I am nearby if ever you should decide to divulge it."
The Truth Seekers
by Elizabeth M. Lawrence
Giveaway ends January 31, 2014.
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contemporary and period romances. Each book incorporates its own unique blend
of humor and reverence, the peculiar and the mundane. In addition to her
novels, Elizabeth serves as a freelance editor. A lifelong writer and former
paralegal, Elizabeth divides her free time between her husband and two sons,
her three cats, her collection of cozy murder mysteries, and her mildly severe
caffeine addiction. A native of Lawrence, Kansas, Elizabeth now works from her
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Posted on February 8, 2017 by Korea Bizwire in Business, Industries, Manufacturing, Top News with 0 Comments
Daewoo Shipbuilding did not reveal the terms of the contract, but industry sources said the deal may fetch up to US$1.6 billion. (image: Wikipedia)
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major shipyard in South Korea, said Thursday that it has signed a letter of intent with a U.S. firm to build up to seven floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs).
Under the deal with Excelerate Energy, Daewoo Shipbuilding will receive an order to build one FSRU for the U.S. energy firm in the second quarter of the year. The LOI (LOI) also gives Excelerate an option to place more orders depending on market conditions.
Daewoo Shipbuilding expects the deal to be officially finalized in April, it added.
Daewoo Shipbuilding did not reveal the terms of the contract, but industry sources said the deal may fetch up to US$1.6 billion.
The deal would mark this year's first mega deal for Daewoo Shipbuilding, which has been dealing with a sharp fall in new orders amid squeezed cash flows.'
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It's Valentine's Day and who doesn't want something pink, sweet and smelling like roses! Impress your sweetheart with this recipe. It's quick and easy and can be made ahead of time, leaving you and your #1 more time for smooching XOXO.
Mochi is something that people often associate with mochi ice-cream, often served at Japanese restaurants but plain mochi can also be put into soups or broiled and puffed up and is more savory that sweet. My strawberry-rose mochi is a dessert variation. I love the sweet and floral combination of the strawberry gelatin and the crushed rose petals, but this recipe is easy to riff on. Try lime-flavored gelatin with some finely grated lime zest, or mango gelatin with a dusting of chili powder - wherever your imagination takes you.
When forming your mochi, my Mom taught me that it's essential to do it while the mochi paste is still piping hot. Because of this, I think I've burned off all of my finger pads over the years. To avoid you doing the same, I recommend kitchen gloves - this will make the mochi a little easier to handle. Although I don't normally use a microwave for cooking, this is the easiest and most efficient way of making this. If you don't have a microwave, you could also do this in a medium saucepan over medium heat. While working, you're looking for a soft and smooth consistency, that is chewy and slightly sweet. Serve the mochi at the end of a meal or in the afternoon with a cup of hot green tea.
In a mini food processor or clean coffee grinder, pulse the rose buds with the katakuriko until finely ground. Spread in a shallow bowl.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, whisk the mochiko with the sugar, gelatin, rose water and 1 cup of water until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Stir with a spatula, scraping down the sides, then microwave for 3 minutes more, or until thickened and all of the liquid is absorbed.
Working in batches and using kitchen gloves, dip your fingers in the rose-katakuriko powder and pinch off ping pong ball-size piece of the mochi while it is still hot. Toss in the rose-katakuriko powder, shaking off any excess. Holding the mochi in one hand, fold the edges of the mochi underneath itself using your other hand, while rotating it clockwise and forming a 1½ to 2 inch patty with a smooth top. Transfer to a plate and repeat with the remaining mochi. Toss the cooled mochi with any remaining rose-katakuriko powder; serve.
NOTE It is important to have freshly dried rose buds as older ones can be less fragrant. Try to seek out ones from a quality tea provider if you can't find fresh ones online.
MAKE AHEAD The prepared mochi can be refrigerated for up to 3 days but is best eaten on the day of.


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6811 Fairview Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60516
Great opportunity for custom builder or if you just want a huge (100 x 610) beautiful lot with a nice 2 bedroom home with a 4 ca
Neighborhood: Downers Grove
Reduced by $4,000 (0.94%) on 11/07/19
5329 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Immaculate condo in the heart of vibrant downtown downers grove. Very sought after building! Steps to train, restaurants, shoppi
1110 Woodcrest Drive, Downers Grove, IL 60516
Living is easy in this brick ranch set on a private 2. 68 acre site. Spacious and updated with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, both upda
945 Burlington Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Incredible top floor unit with 2 car garage spaces side by side in one of the best condo buildings in downtown downers grove! St
Neighborhood: Downers Grove Subdivision: Acadia On The Green
Subdivision: Acadia On The Green
1109 60th Street, Downers Grove, IL 60516
8,995.14 sqft Lot
Solid brick ranch with a first floor family room addition and finished basement located on a no outlet street adjacent to eberso
Neighborhood: Downers Grove Subdivision: Hillcrest
Subdivision: Hillcrest
Reduced by $51,000 (14.57%) on 10/10/19
2210 COLLEGE Road, Downers Grove, IL 60516
Total overhaul or land opportunity in belmont park! Easily dividable (by deed) 151 x 206 lot approved by county for two single f
4227 Venard Road, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tear down & build or live in till you're ready - exceptional lot walking distance to schools, close to transportation, excel
1024 Claremont Drive, Downers Grove, IL 60516
Fine town home living awaits you in this hidden pines estates gem! Chef's delight kitchen is ready for every occasion. Lots of c
Nice two bedroom ranch that has an office/ den and basement laundry. Quite street across from oak brook. Large lot, patio and a
Reduced by $10,000 (3.71%) on 01/10/20
1046 Pinewood Drive, Downers Grove, IL 60516
Desirable hidden pines town home. Impeccably maintained! Dramatic two story living room with ample sunlight pouring in is the fi
Neighborhood: Downers Grove Subdivision: Hidden Pines
Subdivision: Hidden Pines
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M.Ngede Smith better known as Vivid, is a Cameronian artist born 10 June. He started singing as a child in YP church choir and later became a member of the University of Buea orchestra Band as a lead singer. Lead singer of a music group REALM SQUAD were they dropped their 1st and 2nd official singles in 2015.
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