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1 | Jehoram's reign. |
4 | Mesha rebels. |
6 | Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, by Elisha obtains water, and promise of victory. |
21 | The Moabites, deceived by the colour of the water, coming to spoil, are overcome. |
26 | The king of Moab, failing in his attempt to break through to the king of Edom, sacrifices his son, and raises the siege. |
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Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.


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When Slum Village released their debut in 2000, Fantastic Vol. 2, they became the Little Brother of their time, as the trio received critical praise, heavy interest from major labels and saw the man responsible for their sound (Jay Dee) star rise. However, due to inter-group turmoil (Jay Dee left the group before their 2002 major-label debut, Trinity, was finished) and roster shakeups, SV has yet to attain the heights many predicted for them.
Now on their third LP, Detroit Deli (A Taste Of Detroit), SV's personnel roster has undergone yet another facelift, as they have now dwindled down to two members; with only newcomer Elzhi and Slum Village "survivor" T-3 remaining. While the group's sophomoric slump can be directly attributed to the departure of Jay Dee, with Detroit Deli SV begins to the right the ship; thanks in large part to Elzhi's emergence and the consistently vibrant production of newcomers Black and Young RJ.
Though SV's original members were at best mediocre emcees that sounded dope over Jay Dee's hydro scented beats, Elzhi adds a lyrical element that had long been missing, as he waxes sentimental on the horn laden "Intro" and snugly nestles himself around yet another infectious soulful nod from Kanye West on the LP's plush lead-single "Selfish" which also features John Legend—and with lines like "I got Paris you got Nikki/and for those fake boobie's I paid the benji's" it seems as if Kanye is growing tired of the conscious stylings that highlighted The College Dropout.
However, Elzhi really gets his chance to shine on "Keep Holdin On" where he drinks away the pain over Black and Young RJ's spaghetti noodle acoustic guitar strains "when I'm alone I be thinking I'm against all odds/praying to God will show me the evens/but I'm sick of being poor thru the seasons/smoking dro thru the drinking with two hoes thru the weekend/bout to bone till I semen" and the aptly-titled "Reunion" where Jay Dee returns to add his spacey production. Perhaps, the most interesting facet of "The Reunion" is how each member is assigned a different task pertaining to the group's past, present and future, as Jay Dee speaks of new beginnings, Elzhi works on mending the past with erstwhile former member Baatin (in a contemplative and assertive manner) and T3 bridges middle ground. And while the prospects of a full-fledged SV reunion are left unanswered, "The Reunion" is more then enough to tide us over for the immediate future. Yet, perhaps the most telling examples of SV's growth are "Keep Holding On" and their touching ode to Mom dukes, "Old Girl/Shining Star," as both display a depth that was previously absent and prove they can do more then rehash their usual freaky tales.
While the previously unknown tandem Black and Young RJ are given the unenviable role of filling Jay Dee's shoes, they do an admirable job of chipping in an assortment of diverse beats; from the celestial horns of "Intro," to the funky "Do You" which features a reinvigorated and scene-stealing MC Breed sounds as if the mothership has touched back down in Detroit.
With appearances from Kanye West, Dwele and John Legend, Detroit Deli is not lacking in star power. Yet, the aforementioned collaborations all exude a natural chemistry, the lone exception being Ol' Dirty Bastard's appearance on "Dirty", as he seems to appear for namesake alone. But sans O.D.B.'s misplaced hook and a reliance on still going to the "sex talk" well more then needed, Detroit Deli is enough to make up for the transgression SV committed on Trinity. By finally letting down their guard, SV truly gives us A Taste Of Detroit. I guess it takes two to make this thing go right?
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County Courthouse
Norton County Courthouse
101 S Kansas Avenue
Norton, KS 67654-0070
Phone: 785.877.5710
Name changed to Billings 6 Mar 1873. Name changed back to Norton 19 Feb 1874
Clerk District Court has marriage and divorce records, and
probate court court records
Register of Deeds has land records from 1874
and some cemetery records. City Clerks have birth and death records. [1]
Parent County
1867--Norton County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Norton [2]
Boundary Changes
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Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Lenora Cemetery Association Index may provide the following information of three cemeteries: Lenora East, Lenora South, and Pairie Gem:
- Surname
- Given Names
- Birth Date
- Death Date
- Age
- Inscription
- Other Information
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Norton County Kansas Cemeteries Index by the Norton County Genealogical Society has information on all cemeteries, providing essentially the same information as above.
South Star Cemetery transcription gives directions to the cemetery and provides the essentially the same information as above.
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Kansas Church Records.
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Kansas Land and Property for additional information about early Kansas land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Norton County, Kansas. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Kansas Local Histories.
Standard Atlas of Norton County, Kansas, 1917 published by George A. Ogle & Co., 1917. The atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory, and plats of towns as of the year of publication. Available on Kansas Memory.
- Norton County was not organized until after the Civil War.
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Norton County, Kansas newspapers in online catalogs like:
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- FamilySearch. Do a Norton County, Kansas Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
In most counties in Kansas, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, inventories, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Kansas, Norton and click Probate records.
Kansas tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. Tax lists were usually made every year, however, there may be gaps of several years. For more information, see the wiki page Kansas Taxation.
Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.
A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Kansas Vital Records. For information about restrictions and costs for certificates, see the CDC Where to Write for Vital Records site.
Societies and Libraries
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Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Norton County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Solomon Valley Chronicles - a website for genealogy and local history of Graham, Norton and Sheridan Counties.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Norton County, Kansas page 254, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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Lafayette, La. (KADN) — The wonderful season rolls on for the UL baseball team as they won their 53rd game of the year and won the Bun Belt conference yesterday beating UT Arlington in Mobile, Alabama. The field of 64 teams for the NCAA baseball championship was announced nationally and before a large crowd of UL fans at Moore Field.
The second ranked UL Ragin Cajuns are the number 6 seed and will host Jackson State, Mississippi State and San Diego State in the regional that starts Friday in Lafayette.
The Ragin Cajun's earned that national seed for the first time ever in the school's history and the team is loving it and ready to play ball. The road to Omaha starts this Friday night at 6p vs. Jackson State in the regional at Moore Field and it will be a packed house.
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I think it is a cool idea, but all you are really suggesting is a game world representation of the achievements you have received except instead of looking at a list you are looking at a room. So you get all the heart containers in Zelda.. Instead of seeing a trophy for it on your profile, you get to invite Mii's over to your e-elf house to see your decorative Master Sword in your electronic Polly Pocket world.. There is no way Nintendo will ever convince TP's to do this for the Nintendo version of games.It is a cool little gimmick, but resources will simply be deemed better spent elsewhere.
If you beat zelda 100% invested 80 hours wouldn't you want to tell someone? achievements are bragging rights. If i beat halo 4 on legendary in under 2 hours i want other gamers to know.


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"Subject: Jerry Hobbs President of PLP has died.
Tribute to Jerry Hobbs
It is with extreme sadness and regret that Public Lands for the People announced the passing of one of its founders, Jerry Hobbs. Jerry passed away peacefully in his sleep Dec. 28th, 2014, after six weeks of struggling with heart issues. He will be missed terribly by Public Lands for the People, the mining community and especially by his family and friends. The Board of Directors for Public Lands for the People pledged to continue to carry the torch in the fight for public lands and mining rights. They have always been committed to doing this, but they are now even more determined to do so in Jerry's honor. In lieu of flowers, it was Jerry's wish that people would join PLP; not only donating funds, but getting involved, volunteering to link arms in the cause that he gave his life represented.
Some men seem larger than life by their size, others by what they accomplish in life. Jerry was definitely the latter. He accomplished so much in his life for small scale miners, and especially for property rights and for freedom granted us by the Constitution, that any one tribute could not cover it all. Jerry was a mountain of a man when it came to fighting to keep our Public Lands rights, and he stood up to everyone no matter the odds, fighting for what he knew to be right, fair and just. He was a visionary, seeing the onslaught of the environmentalist groups and government regulations long before anyone else hardly had an inkling of the threat to our freedom. He was rare in that he not only identified the threats, but acted proactively to thwart those threats by forming what is now known as Public Lands for the People, a 501-c3 non-profit organization that has been spearheading the fight to restore dredging rights in California over the last 5 years, as well as many other, lesser known battles (with many victories!).
Even while lying in his hospital bed, Jerry was more concerned about the affairs of PLP and the legal battles that are underway than his own welfare. Those of us that have known and worked with him over the years were not at all surprised with his dedication to his life's work, right to the end. You see, these past many years he has dedicated his entire life, morning till night, to helping others. He would often do legal research for anyone that requested answers to public lands/ mining rights/ roads issues. When he wasn't doing that, he was working on fundraising to keep PLP able to stay in the legal fights.He always had a good sense of humor, except if you were on the wrong side of the issues, then, well, you just don't cross a man on a mission!
Jerry Hobbs, we will miss you. Your legacy will continue in the capable hands and leadership of PLP. We will continue to build on the solid foundation you have laid. We will never give up my friend; for you, for our kids, and for their kids. We will continue to carry the freedom torch in your honor, the one you inspired to be lit in each one of us. You were a rare leader, a man among men; and in many ways, larger than life. We were blessed to be counted among your friends. You are missed. Good bye friend.
Ron Kliewer, On behalf of the Board of Directors, Public Lands for the People
After two days of negotiations, California Superior Court Judge Gilbert G. Ochoa has ordered the Mandatory Settlement Conference on the statewide ban on section dredge mining to continue in September. The conference, which was closed to the public, was held June 24-25, 2014 in San Bernardino, California.
Among the plaintiffs and their attorneys on the pro-dredging side were Public Lands for the People, the New 49'ers and the Western Mining Alliance. Representatives for the anti-dredging faction were the Karuk Tribe, Center for Biological Diversity, California Department of Fish & Wildlife and the State of California.
PLP Vice-President Walt Wegner said that each attorney met with the Judge privately, and then each plaintiff was given time to speak with Judge Ochoa 'one-on-one,' but with their attorneys present in a casual setting in his chambers.
"It was very personal. In my opinion, it was surreal to address the Judge without being in a courtroom. I'm absolutely impressed with this guy. He's going above and beyond and he is being fair," Wegner said. "He listened. He heard me."
At the end of the second day, Judge Ochoa listed numerous points of contention between all parties, and ordered the continuance of the Mandatory Settlement Conference to September 4-5, 2014. In the interim, the parties are to negotiate in an attempt to narrow or eliminate all points of contention between them.
"This is going to be our starting point for negotiating a settlement," Wegner said. "We got the impression the Judge wants to see us back in the water through the Mandatory Settlement Conference."
Public Lands for the People, its President Gerald Hobbs, its officers and directors, and its attorney, David Young, will be working hard in the next two months to present to Judge Ochoa in early September, a means and mechanism for ending the ban on suction dredge mining, and allowing the miners to work their claims in an economical and environmentally sound manner.
Judge ends fees at SoCal national forests for visitors who park and hike
By Teresa Rochester
Originally published 11:01 a.m., April 29, 2014 Updated 05:26 p.m., April 29, 2014
Visitors do not have to pay a fee to enter national forests in Southern California if they do not use bathrooms, picnic tables or other amenities, a federal judge determined this week.
Four hikers, including two from Ojai, filed a lawsuit in late 2012 challenging the U.S. Forest Service's right to charge visitor fees at Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland national forests.
Senior U.S. District Court Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr. on Monday agreed that the fee, called an Adventure Pass, cannot be levied if people use the forests but not amenities such as campgrounds.
Adventure Passes are $5 for a day or $30 for a year.
"If all a person wants to do is park and have a picnic or go for a hike or camping or backpacking, they do not have to pay a fee," said Matt Kenna, the hikers' Colorado-based attorney. "Now if you go and use a developed campground then you will have to pay a fee, as you should."
John Heil, U.S. Forest Service press officer for the Pacific Southwest Region, said the forest service is reviewing the decision and had nothing further to add at this time.
Alasdair Coyne, conservation director of the Keep Sespe Wild group, said he was pleased with Hatter's ruling.
The Ojai man was ticketed a couple years ago for parking and hiking in Rose Valley. Instead of fight the ticket, he joined the lawsuit.
"The fee law that was enacted in 2004 very clearly stated that there could not be fees charged for parking (and hiking)," Coyne said. "This is a clear-cut ruling and the message couldn't be more clear."
The fee law is formally called the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. It allows for fees in "high-impact" recreation areas that have amenities such as picnic tables, developed parking and security.
The lawsuit that led to Monday's decision followed several legal challenges to the fees in recent years.
In February 2012, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with plaintiffs who sued the Forest Service over fees at Mount Lemmon in Arizona.
The Forest Service went too far in levying those fees on visitors who parked their cars to hike, picnic or camp on land that hadn't been improved, the Arizona suit alleged.
Fees are used for improvements such as purchasing toilets or picnic tables, officials have said.
Kenna said that while the decision in the Mount Lemon case applied only to that forest, he and others expected the Forest Service to apply the ruling at other sites.
When that didn't happen, the local lawsuit was filed. Both sides tried to hammer out a deal last year but were unable to reach consensus, Coyne said.
In light of Monday's decision, which only applies to four Southern California forests, Kenna said he expected the federal agency to eliminate the fee at additional locations.
"If they don't start following this in other forests, we will just keep suing them," Kenna said.
On May 1, 2014, David Young, Counsel for Public Lands For The People and other plaintiffs, appeared before Judge Gilbert G. Ochoa in Rancho Cucamonga to argue our Motions for Summary Judgments, and oppose the State's cross-motions for Summary Judgments. These Motions regarded the issue of Federal preemption of the State's prohibition of suction dredge mining in California. Judge Ochoa was knowledgeable about the pleadings that had been filed, the arguments made, and asked challenging questions regarding the State's position that there was only a temporary moratorium, and not a prohibition of suction dredge mining in California. The State could give no assurance to Judge Ochoa as to a date when the so called "moratorium" would end. At the end of all arguments, Judge Ochoa took the matters under advisement, making no ruling from the bench.
Judge Ochoa then asked all counsel to meet with him in chambers. He stated that he would like to see the matter settled, if at all possible, before he ruled on the various motions. We discussed the previous settlement attempts with judge Ochoa which were not successful. Nevertheless, Judge Ochoa exercised his judicial authority to order a Mandatory Settlement Conference ("MSC") beginning June 24, 2014, which may continue for one or two more days. Judge Ochoa will personally preside at the MSC as the settlement Judge, and is prepared to make a substantial personal commitment of time and effort to see if any settlement can be achieved. Judge Ochoa will require all parties to the litigation to be either personally present in Court for the MSC, or to be available by telephone. Those parties who cannot attend personally, should be able to attend by telephone conference at no cost to them. Judge Ochoa has the authority to sanction any party who does not attend the MSC either in person, or by telephone.
When available, a copy of Judge Ochoa's written Order regarding the MSC, and the mandatory attendance of all parties will be provided. Under any circumstances, Jerry Hobbs and David Young will be attending the MSC in person, and all other parties to the litigation are urged to attend in person. Judge Ochoa further stated that he would want to personally address the parties. The parties would have an opportunity, either through counsel, or personally to address Judge Ochoa. Since Judge Ochoa has yet to rule on the Motions now pending before him, the MSC should give everyone a more complete education on the realities of what it takes to actually engage in suction dredge mining in California, and the impact that the State's prohibition has had on suction dredge miners.
Be advised small mining community, suction dredging is about to disappear permanently in California if PLP does not immediately obtain substantial additional funding. The California outcome will reverberate throughout all of the states with suction dredge mining. If we lose, the radical environmentalists have a roadmap to replicate their success everywhere.
PLP's preliminary injunction arguing irreparable harm to the small miner was denied by our judge despite the fact that a Siskiyou County case found in favor of irreparable harm to the miners. Our trial is again delayed, this time until May 2014.
Our deep pocket opponents: the radical environmentalists; the Karuk Indians; and the State of California; have no financial issues. Their combined effort to delay our case has successfully run PLP out of money. Without additional funding, PLP will not be able to continue hiring legal representation nor pay our share of the estimated $100,000 administrative fees required by the State to compile the complete record of all the previous trials.
There are two ways for miners to never be able to suction dredge in California again: have our judge rule against us on the merit of the case, which is appealable; or PLP failing to show up for the case because we ran out of money, which is not appealable.
Folks, we need a grassroots effort here. PLP is requesting that each club immediately become creative and initiate fund raising opportunities. Designate the resultant funds for our collective legal fight.
PLP is calling on all clubs to immediately encourage each one of their club members to enroll as individual PLP members. The annual individual membership is $35.00. That is only 9.6 cents per day per member. Is there any small miner who cannot afford a dime a day? A family membership for $50.00 is only 14 cents a day. But, why stop there? Imagine what can be done if every small miner gave 30 cents a day. PLP could really go on the offensive and take the small miner fight to the rest of the nation. Thirty cents is just the change that you take out of your pocket and throw into a jar at the end of your day.
Let's be clear fellow miners, suction dredging is only the opening gambit in the admitted radical environmentalist effort to eliminate all prospecting & mining in the country, not just California. Highbanking, sluicing, dry-washing, panning and even metal detecting are all on the chopping block. You need to look no further than Oregon to see that prediction coming true.
For this case, it is the bottom of the ninth inning. We either open our wallets or we permanently lose prospecting and small mining in California. Remember folks, in so many ways where California goes so goes the rest of the nation. If they beat us here, they will beat us everywhere. Let's give the radical environmentalists and the complicit government a legal whopping that they won't soon forget.
To join or donate to PLP visit www.plp1.org and access USA EPay or send a letter to Public Lands for the People, Inc. at 20929 Ventura Blvd., Ste 47-466,Woodland Hills, CA 91364 or call (909)-889-3039.
October 16, 2013
On August 28, 2013, Judge Gilbert G. Ochoa, of the San Bernardino County Superior Court, denied PLP's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction on the grounds there was no proof of irreparable harm caused to miners by California's ban on suction dredge mining. Judge Ochoa appeared to take the position that whatever harm occurred to the miners could eventually be made good by the payment of money damages. Among numerous matters, PLP, in its Motion papers, and at oral argument, vigorously asserted that the fact that the miners face criminal prosecution if they violate an unconstitutional statute, was in and of itself irreparable harm. A criminal record attaching to a miner's good name is not something that can be made whole by the payment of money damages.
One of the cases that PLP brought to Judge Ochoa's attention was the criminal conviction of Brandon Rhinehart for suction dredge mining in violation of California's prohibition on such mining. PLP help retain an attorney for Mr. Rhinehart in defense of his prosecution for violating the ban on suction dredge mining. The conviction of Mr. Rhinehart has been appealed, and PLP has been informed that the California Court of Appeal has accepted Mr. Rhinehart's case for review.
In addition, PLP's attorney is appealing to the Court of Appeal Judge Ochoa's denial of a Preliminary Injunction staying the ban on suction dredge mining. The Rhinehart case will figure as an example of irreparable harm caused to miners should they violate California's unconstitutional prohibition on suction dredge mining. Both appeals will raise issues not only of irreparable harm, but also of Federal preemption allowing suction dredge mining, making the California prohibition on suction dredge mining unconstitutional.
PLP has previously been successful in the Court of Appeal in having that Court overturn the decision of a Superior Court Judge who prohibited issuing of permits for suction dredge mining, prior to the California statute banning such mining that is now in intensive litigation.
PLP's appeal, as well as the Rhinehart appeal, does give miners hope for light at the end of the tunnel, and could well bring suction dredge mining back to California before the next dredging season. PLP would like to thank all of the folks who have supported us in the past, and thank those who will continue their support in the future. PLP is fighting for you!
Jerry Hobbs
President, Public Lands for the People, Inc.
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A recent US Supreme Court ruling regarding the transfer of "pollutants" from one portion of a river to another is a win for miners.The Natural Resources Defense Council sued the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, alleging the county was polluting a stream when it took polluted water from one portion of a river and transferred it to another portion of the same river through a concrete channel.
The Ninth Circuit had ruled that the water transfer violated the Clean Water Act. In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Ninth Circuit.
The Court stated, "...the transfer of polluted water between two parts of the same water body does not constitute a discharge of pollutants under the CWA. 541 U. S., at 109-112. We derived that determination from the CWA's text, which defines the term 'discharge of a pollutant' to mean 'any addition of any pollutant to navigable waters from any point source.' 33 U.S.C. §1362(12). Under a common understanding of the meaning of the word 'add,' no pollutants are 'added' to a water body when water is merely transferred between different portions of that water body."A link to the decision is available on our website under the Legislative and Regulatory Update column for February 2013.
One of the major regulatory tools agencies have used against in-stream placer miners-and suction dredgers in particular-has been struck down by this decision!
Other courts have also blocked overzealous water regulators In Virginia, District Judge Liam O'Grady ruled that the EPA exceeded its authority by attempting to regulate storm water runoff as a pollutantAnd in Siskiyou County, California, Superior Court Judge Karen Dixon found that the California Department of Fish & Game overstepped its authority by requiring permits for farmers and ranchers to take water from the Shasta and Scott Rivers
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Years before Jennifer Lopez signed a $12 million deal to be "American Idol's" newest judge, she was just another Fly Girl trying to make a buck.
Check out how she's gone from Jenny from the Block to the fierce diva she is today!
takeourcountryback: 1536 days ago
She is unrecognizable now. Just another "down to earth" girl who has decided being herself isn't good enough. Thanks for the lessons you are teaching the children.
You could have put a couple of deserving youth through college with what you paid for that new face.
PS: the old face was MUCH prettier
Loretta: 1534 days ago
Remember me? I'm just like you! From the block/bronx (except for my many plastic surgeries and furs). But 'I know where I came from'. My song says. I mean, I'm not saying you have to be from the hood and always from the hood. Just pick a story and stick with it!
angela: 1533 days ago
i personally never paid that much attention to jen til she told me she was jenny from the block, and silly me i believed her, but since then i feel like i was just fooled by the clothes she bought or borrowed from the real poor people on the block. i wish she would havt come to mmy block, and help this sista out so i could get off the block!
ella jay: 1533 days ago
i'm confused. those are a bunch of different angles, but it appears to me that she hasn't even had a nose job. when you take 15 photos of somebody from varying angles, with different shades of tan, hairdoes and lighting, of course it's gonna look weird.
Amanda: 1532 days ago
I dont look the same as I did 10 or 15 years ago either. I would hope she looked different. If she stayed wxactly the same then I would go with the plastic surgery comment. Also, if you made millions and your husband made millions wouldnt you have nice clothes and a nice car and a nice house? What's the big deal? Just because she makes millions doesnt mean she has to share it with everyone.
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I don't know why people hate so much. If she did have plastic surgery on her face so what. I completely agree with the comment of putting youth through college with that kind of money. But she didn't do that and we shouldn't place judgment on her because of that. Money chances everyone, and that is a true statement. You all look at the bad but what about the good that she done with her money? Can you answer that or are you all to focused on the negative aspects?
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As of this writing, the recently announced changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) have yet to be implemented by many lenders.
To recap, HARP began a couple of years ago, designed to help homeowners with good credit and qualifying income and assets to refinance their home and lower their interest rate.
Because of tumbling property values, however, millions of homeowners failed to meet the loan-to-value (LTV) requirements to refinance their mortgages.
HARP's intent was to tell the homeowner this: "If you have good credit, income and assets but you fail to qualify for a refinance because the value of your home dropped through no fault of your own, HARP will waive the LTV requirement so you can lower your rate and payment and help jump-start the economy."
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- Require lenders holding a second trust to automatically subordinate to the first mortgage holder during the refinance process.
- Require private mortgage insurance companies to automatically transfer the PMI to the new lender.
- Most important, prevent mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from requiring lenders to buy back a loan in the event they find a flaw in the loan file.
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HARP is something totally different. It seeks to help qualified and responsible homeowners refinance to today's low rates. Taking cash out is not permitted, and good credit, income and assets are required.
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Henry Savage is president of PMC Mortgage in Alexandria. Send email to firstname.lastname@example.com.