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Ingrown nails, the most common toenail problem, occur when the nail borders curve into the soft tissue of nail grooves. Ingrown nails cause pressure and pain along the nail borders. The edge of the nail may cut into the skin, causing redness, swelling, pain, drainage and infection.
Ingrown toenails are most commonly caused by shoe pressure. Ingrown toenails are also caused by:
Following the preventative steps above can help you avoid the need for treatment. To relieve discomfort from ingrown toenails, soak your foot in a solution of lukewarm water and salt or lukewarm soapy water. Then apply an antiseptic and bandage the area.
If self-care measures are unsuccessful or if you have a nail infection, you may need a doctor's care. Ingrown nails may be corrected with surgery by removing part of the toenail and growth plate. Continuing to care for your nails properly and wearing well-fitting footwear can help you prevent ingrown nails from recurring.
Mycotic nails are nails that become infected with a fungus. The nail may be discolored (yellowish-brown or opaque), thick, brittle, and separated from the nail bed. In some cases, the nail may crumble.
If you notice an infected nail, do not try to remove any part of it. Also avoid over-the-counter medications unless prescribed by your health care provider.
Fungal nail infections are difficult to treat. Topical medications are available, but they only help a small number of fungal nail problems. Oral medications may be prescribed instead, including:
Other treatment methods include periodic removal of the damaged nail tissue and preventative management techniques.
Corns are a build-up of callus tissue (hard skin) near a bony prominence of a toe or between toes.
Corns may be the result of pressure from shoes, which rubs against the toes or causes friction between the toes.
If you have a corn, do not try to cut it or remove it with a sharp object. Instead, soak your feet first in lukewarm, soapy water and then use a pumice stone to gently remove the build-up of tissue. Do not use over-the-counter remedies to dissolve corns.
Corns may be treated by wearing shoes with increased height or width in the toe area and using cushioned pads and insoles. Medications may also be prescribed to treat corns.
When other treatments have not been successful, surgery may be recommended.
Corrective surgery involves removing internal pressure by removing a piece of the bone or changing the position of the bone so corns do not form.
Calluses are a build-up of hard skin, generally beneath weight bearing bony surfaces. Calluses generally occur on the surface under the foot.
Note: Some degree of callus formation on the sole of the foot is normal.
Calluses are caused by an uneven distribution of weight, generally on the bottom of the forefoot or heel. Calluses can also be caused by improperly-fitting shoes or a skin abnormality.
If you have a callus, do not try to cut it or remove it with a sharp object. Instead, soak your feet first in lukewarm, soapy water and then use a pumice stone to gently remove the build-up of tissue. Use cushioned pads and insoles. Medications may also be prescribed to soften calluses.
When other treatments have not been successful, surgery may be recommended. Corrective surgery involves removing internal pressure by removing a piece of the bone or changing the position of the bone so calluses do not form.
A blister is a shell on the skin surface that often contains a clear liquid. Blisters can become infected.
Blisters can form when the skin is repeatedly rubbed; for instance, when your shoes keep rubbing the same spot on your foot, when you wear shoes that don't fit properly, or when you wear shoes without socks.
Do not break or "pop" the blister; the skin covering the blister helps protect it from infection. Gently wash the area with mild soap and water or a cleansing towelette, and then apply antibacterial cream to the blister. Cover it with gauze, and secure it with hypoallergenic tape to help protect the skin and prevent infection. Change the dressing at least once a day, and wear different shoes until the blister heals.
Plantar warts look like calluses on the ball of the foot or heel. They may appear to have small pin holes or tiny black spots in the center. They are usually painful and may develop singly or in clusters.
Plantar warts are caused by a viral skin infection that occurs on the outer layer of skin on the soles of the feet.
Do not use over-the-counter medications to dissolve the wart. If you are not sure if you have a plantar wart or a callus, let your doctor decide.
Plantar warts are difficult to treat with a 100 percent cure rate, since warts generally have an average lifespan of about 18 months, depending on the infecting virus. There is no vaccine to prevent against plantar warts.
In a doctor's office, topical medications and pads are often used to soften the thickened skin and relieve some discomfort. Freezing the plantar wart with liquid nitrogen is another form of treatment. Surgery may also be considered when other treatment methods are not successful.
If you have persistent foot pain, redness or swelling, it is important to visit your doctor. Self-diagnosis and treatment with over-the-counter remedies or "bathroom surgery" may delay treatment and cause more problems. Some foot problems are inherited or could be the sign of another health condition.
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SHERIDAN — The next Concert in the Park will be held Tuesday and will feature the Sheridan Concert Band. From 7:30-9 p.m. in the Kendrick Park Bandshell, the concert will be directed by Diane Knutson. The concert is free and open to all members of the community. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Food concessions will be available. For more information on the concert call David Kuzara at 751-7960.
SHERIDAN— Easter Seals, RENEW, and Eagle Ridge present "Superheroes in the Park" Friday at Kendrick Park. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. attendees are encouraged to come in a superhero costume, either a known superhero, or one of their own design, and enjoy games and a free lunch. There will also be inflatable slides, a superhero parade, and a photo booth. All programs provide for individuals with developmental disabilities or acquired brain injuries. For more information call Wendy Bruso at 672-2816.
SHERIDAN— Join the Sheridan Wesleyan Church and Vertical Church for family movies in the park next Friday, August 15, at dusk in Kendrick Park. Each film is a surprise but is appropriate for all ages. For more information call 763-7320.
SHERIDAN— The Big Horn Mountain Polka Club will meet at the Elks Lodge, 45 W. Brundage St., Sunday at 1 p.m. The Wyo Drifters will be playing polka, waltzs, two steps, and round dances. Free and open to the public. For questions call Jean Arzy at 672-3623.
SHERIDAN — The next and final offering of the "Tidbit Tuesday" educational program at the Sheridan County Museum will be held on Tuesday. The program gives children and their families an opportunity to explore history together from 10 a.m. to noon every other Tuesday throughout the summer. The events are free and open to all, but space is limited to 24 children so pre-registration is requested. For more information or to register call 675-1150. The museum is located at 850 Sibley Circle.
SHERIDAN — The next and final Concert in the Park will be held Tuesday and will feature the Zac Hacker Band from Nashville. From 7:30-9 p.m. in the Kendrick Park Bandshell. The concert is free and open to all members of the community. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Food concessions will be available. For more information on the concert call David Kuzara at 751-7960.
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Farmers Market will be moved farther up Grinnell Street this Thursday, in front of The Sheridan Press, to celebrate the Third Thursday Street Festival.
From 5-7 p.m. vendors will sell produce, arts and crafts and more as live music, children's activities, demonstrations and nonprofit booths are hosted.
Rockin Jake will perform from 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. on the Main Stage and Canary Joe will perform at the same time on Loucks and Main Street.
Attendance is free for customers and vendor booths are available to rent. For more information or to sign up as a vendor call Bonnie Gregory at the Downtown Sheridan Association 672-8881 or see www.downtownsheridan.org.
SHERIDAN— The Wyoming Drifters will be playing Friday at the Sheridan Senior Center. Come dance to their music for free from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.
BILLINGS— The Big Sky Dowser will meet at its 37th annual convention from Aug. 23-24 at the Moose Lodge in Billings, Mont.
Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil and many other objects and materials without the use of scientific apparatus.
Come to the convention and learn about dowsing and see it demonstrated and learn the technique. The special presenter will be Big Sky Dowser Charter Member Vern Bandy who will demonstrate dowsing rods he personally designed.
For further information call Edris at 406-255-0928, Lois at 406-252-4215, or Gary at 406-670-0821.
BIG HORN— The first annual Big Horn Market will be Saturday, Aug. 30th from 9a.m.-2 p.m. Collette Eliason has been working with the Smokehouse and the Big Horn Mercantile to participate through great food and music. Although the event is small, there is a nice variety of participants from local artists paintings, pottery, baked goods (gluten free), home goods, locally made bath and body items, face-painting, wagon rides, locally grown vegetables and kids' activities. Big Horn Heritage Days will also bring live music to the Big Horn Smokehouse Friday and Saturday night. For more information call Collette Eliason at 752-3764.
SHERIDAN—Sheridan Fulmer Library will host the Celtic/Folk/World music duo Four Shillings Short on Thursday in the Inner Circle from 7-8 p.m. The concert, "Around the World in 30 Instruments" features traditional and original music from the Celtic lands, medieval and renaissance Europe, India and the Americas on a fantastic array of instruments including hammered and mountain dulcimer, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, tinwhistles, recorders, medieval and renaissance woodwinds, north Indian sitar, Andean charango, medieval psaltery, banjo, bodhran, guitar, percussion and even a Krumhorn. This program is free and open to the public. For more information call 674-8585 ext. 29.
SHERIDAN— The Sheridan County Fairgrounds will be the host for "Sludge Trudge", a 5k muddy obstacle run on Saturday. Competitive waves start at 9 a.m. with non-competitive waves from 10a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The kids race is at 1:30 p.m. with a harvest festival dinner at 7 p.m. If you plan to stay all day, bring lawn chairs, clean clothes, shoes and a towel. Outdoor showers will be provided. There will be food vendors, live music, a beer garden, and muddy exhibits. You can register at www.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=1862.
SHERIDAN— All five-year-olds in the community are invited to the Sheridan Memorial Hospital Auxiliary's Annual 5-Year-Old Birthday Party on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the hospital. The birthday party will be held on the back cafeteria patio area at the hospital from 10-11 a.m. All children born in 2009 are invited to attend with their parents. Other siblings are also welcome to join in the fun. Parents may park in employee parking in back of the hospital building. All five-year olds will be given prizes and a special grand prize will be awarded at 10:45 a.m. The Shriner clowns will be on hand with their fire engine to give rides. There will also be face painting and balloons. Children can enjoy popcorn, cookies and other treats. Invitations to the party are being distributed around town and sent home with area Kindergartners. The Hospital Auxiliary has sponsored this event since 1959. The party was first held that year to celebrate the 5th birthday of all babies born during the new hospital building's first year: 1954. For more information call Cecile Pattinson, 672-1017.
SHERIDAN— The third annual "Suds n' Spurs" Brewfest will be Saturday, Sept. 6 from 3-8 p.m. at the Whitney Plaza.
Advanced tickets are now on sale for $30 until the evening of Sept. 5. Tickets will be $35 on the day of the event. You event ticket gets you a wristband, an event cup, and unlimited beer sampling.
If you are under 21 years old or will not be drinking, you do not need to buy an event ticket.
There will be live music from The Dirty Shame, and food vendors. Tickets can be found at the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce, Blacktooth Brewing, or by calling 672-2485.
DAYTON— The Craft Brothers are playing a concert in the park Friday. At Scott Park in Dayton from 6-9 p.m. come enjoy music, food and drinks. BYOB or pop and water will be for sale. For more information call Erin Kilbride at 655-9419.
SHERIDAN—The annual "Science Saturday" is kicking off Saturday. Starting at 9 a.m. the public is invited to go to the Sheridan College Dinosaur Quarry. Attendees will meet at the Museum of Discovery at the Sheridan College, 3059 Coffeen Ave. Transportation will not be provided, however, there will be an organizing of carpools that morning. For more information call Sarah Mentock at 763-0976.
SHERIDAN— The Koltiska pumpkin patch will be open for the season on Wednesday. This year is their tenth anniversary, and each purchaser will get a raffle ticket and they will draw for ten prizes. Cost is $6 to pick a pumpkin, and cost includes a wagon ride and refreshments. No dogs, please. Their hours will be Wednesday through Friday, 3-6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, noon until 6 p.m. and they will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The last day they'll be open will be Oct. 12. The patch is located at 120 Cat Creek Rd. For more information call 307-737-2272.
SHERIDAN— The Sheridan Senior Center is having an Autumn Fest dinner Friday. At 6:30 p.m. in the Dayton Community Hall, there will be chicken, potato salad, beet salad, rolls, and apple pie served. There will also be music from Midnight Special starting at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7 per person and there will be bus pick-up locations in Sheridan. For more information or to sign-up and reserve a bus pick-up call 672-2240.
SHERIDAN — Join instructor Dr. Jackie Canterbury for "Birding at the Brinton" on Saturday from 8-10 a.m.
All ages and abilities are welcome, especially beginners.
This event is free and open to the public.
The museum is located 239 Brinton Road in Big Horn.
For more information call Sarah Mentock at 763-0976.
SHERIDAN—The Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming is seeking members and volunteers. They will be at the Walmart Subway on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. If you sign up for the Girls Scouts, you will receive a free six inch sub sandwich, and bring a sock for a fun craft. For more information contact Jean Harn at email@example.com or Mackenzie Ivie at firstname.lastname@example.com.
SHERIDAN— The Big Horn Mountain Polka Club will have a dance Sunday from 1-5 p.m. The Rapid Creek Band will be playing at the Elk's Lodge at 45 W. Brundage St. The public is welcome and for more information call Jean Arzy at 672-3623.
SHERIDAN — The next and final Sheridan Farmers Market will be held Thursday on Grinnell Plaza. From 5-7 p.m. vendors will sell produce, arts and crafts and more as live music, children's activities, demonstrations and nonprofit booths are hosted. This week's activities include an acoustic set by Bill Heide. Attendance is free for customers and vendor booths are available to rent. For more information or to sign up as a vendor call Bonnie Gregory at the Downtown Sheridan Association 672-8881 or visit sheridanfarmersmarket.org online.
SHERIDAN—Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 more than 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Organized by Rev. Charles Brace to rid New York City of homeless street children and provide them with a chance to find new homes, this nearly 80 year experiment in child migration is filled with horror stories and happy endings. Sheridan Fulmer Library will host "Riders on the Orphan Trains", the official outreach program of the National Orphan Train Complex, at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Inner Circle. There will be a one hour presentation including music and photos. The library is located at 335 W. Alger St. For more information, contact Christina Schmidt at 674-8585 ext. 29.
SHERIDAN—The Kendrick Mansion at Trail End State Historic Site will open its doors free of charge for ticket holders on Saturday, as part of Smithsonian Magazine's tenth annual Museum Day Live! nationwide event. Museum Day Live! offers free admission to visitors presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket at a participating museum or cultural institution. The Museum Day Live! tickets are now available to download at Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive. Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! ticket will gain free entrance for two at a participating venue for one day only. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. For more information about Museum Day Live! 2014 and a list of participating museums and cultural institutions, go to Smithsonian.com/museumday/venues. Trail End State Historic Site is located at 400 Clarendon Ave. Call curator Sharie Prout with any questions at 674-4589. The museum will be open from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, and visitors must present a Museum Day Live! ticket to gain free entrance.
SHERIDAN— The Ken Mellinger Memorial Foundation is hosting a "Pints for Prostate" event at Blacktooth Brewery on Tuesday from 5-9 p.m. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and live music by the Alphorns, Josh and Amber Hanson, Mick Johnson and Mitch Craft. There will also be the "Pie in the Sky" food truck. For more information call Leslie Mellinger at 752-6823.

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Some building societies are paying 13% to Pibs investors... but there are dangers
Building societies are paying some investors interest of up to 13 per cent. That may come as a surprise to those on much lower rates, but members earning such returns are not ordinary depositors.
They are investors holding permanent interest-bearing shares (Pibs) issued by the society - usually many years ago - that pay a fixed rate of interest. In the past two decades, building societies including Nationwide, Newcastle, Leeds, Principality, Manchester, Nottingham and Skipton have issued Pibs worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
Most were issued when interest rates were much higher than today and as a result pay a 'coupon' - annual interest - of up to 13p for each £1 share originally issued.
Losing out: Peter Morgan is battling with West Bromwich over his Pibs
Like bonds, Pibs can change hands once issued in a 'secondary market'. This is where one broker acts for the buyer and another for the seller and the market price agreed is based largely on two factors - the coupon paid by the Pib and the risk that the society behind it could go bust.
Before the financial crisis, Pibs
were popular and widely used by investors to boost income. But the
banking crisis of 2007 to 2009 hit investors such as Peter Morgan, 65,
and prices slumped.
Some confidence has returned and yields - the yearly return as a percentage of the price paid for Pibs in the market - range between seven and just over ten per cent.
The table below shows recent prices and yields from all Pibs-issuing societies still in business. Other Pibs are still traded if societies have become banks and a full list of these, with prices updated weekly, is available at thisismoney.co.uk/pibs.
The first column of the table shows the original coupon at the Pib's issue. The second column is the current market price.
So 'Newcastle 103/4 per cent' for instance, paid 103/4p per £1 share when first issued by Newcastle Building Society about 20 years ago. Today they are priced in the market at 104p, giving a gross yield (before tax) of
Sounds amazing? Yes, but beware. Apart from the possibility of a society failing, other factors can go against investors.
If wider interest rates rise, Pibs' coupons will lose their attraction and their price could fall. And 'liquidity' - meaning enough buyers and sellers for Pibs to be traded - is sometimes poor so you may not be able to buy or sell at a reasonable price.
Although a majority of Pibs can be bought in lots of 1,000 shares, some require higher minimums of 10,000 or even 20,000.
The Newcastle Pibs' high yield reflects, among other factors, the society's comparative financial weakness. By contrast, Pibs issued by Nationwide, the biggest and most 10.34 per cent.
secure of all societies, yield about seven per cent. Principality Building Society, another of the weaker societies, yields about nine per cent.
Matthew Ellis of broker Collins Stewart says: 'If you are looking at a high yield, you have to realise a risk is attached. In most cases we are able to trade in small tranches of £1,000.'
To trade, you will need an account
with a stockbroker and you will pay commission and possibly other
costs, such as a charge for putting the Pibs inside an Isa.
THE DANGERS: How you can get badly burned
Investors in Pibs issued by building societies must be aware that their money, unlike cash in a deposit account, is not protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
After the collapses of Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley, Pibs investors with these societies were eventually offered cash equivalent to about one third of their face value.
Pibs investors were also burnt in Lloyds' takeover of HBOS because the complex restructuring there meant some investors were forced to sell attractive Pibs holdings, often against their wishes.
But arguably worst hit are Pibs investors with West Bromwich, the building society that in 2009 underwent an eleventh-hour restructuring.
At a stroke this swept away Pib investors' future entitlement to interest, causing the Pibs' price to fall by about 80 per cent. Today, West Brom Pibs originally priced at £1 are 19p - and may not fetch even that.
Retired accountant Peter Morgan is part of a group of West Brom Pibs investors that wants the mutual's board to consider reinstating some of the income payments. Peter says: 'We feel unfairly treated in having to carry losses on this scale. The restructuring was rushed through, largely at our expense.'
West Brom says it does not want to waste resources by discussing the matter further and has advised Pibs holders to take their dispute to court.
The society says it will 'fight their claims very vigorously' in court and pursue them for the costs incurred by West Brom.
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Set in formidable isolation, a lighthouse complex was built on the island in 1867 for obvious reasons. But in early 2006,
John McKinney and I (FILA co-founders, along with H. Joerg Rothenberger), got an e-mail from two kayakers asking for assistance.
Steve Zimmerman and Jim Viviano from Kalamazoo were planning what they termed one of the most important journeys of their lifetime - a 150 mile kayaking sojourn that would take them from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through the Mackinaw Straits to Cheboygan.
As lay-person keepers of a lonely offshore light, we had to inform them that they were on their own on such a trip, but we sure would try to be there to greet them and help in any way we could.
With weather playing first fiddle in
the endeavor, and safety and equipment closely following, the pair spent the winter training, building up strength and endur-ance for the journey. Their starting point was to be the Cannery at Glen Haven in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The pair had to face several open water crossings that exceeded five miles - the most formidable of which was the
17-mile stretch between North Manitou and South Fox Island. They felt it crucial
to stay overnight on South Fox to both
lessen any risks and keep their mandatory mileage to a minimum.
One of the main reasons for their trip was an interest in lighthouses, especially the remote ones. They were granted permission to camp on Squaw Island, and they had friends to stay with on Beaver Island. There was no problem staying on the Manitou Islands because they are both part of the national lakeshore.
Zimmerman and Viviano had kayaked the Manitou Islands several times in the past. Mindful of Lake Michigans many moods, they coordinated departure and support for the first leg of the trip with the NPS rangers at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Viviano said the duo planned on reaching their destination in six days. We chose June as our time frame after researching past weather patterns in order to try and predict when we will have the most consistent mild weather, and we have three days for weather contingency built into our schedules.
In addition to the typical safety equipment carried while kayak touring, the pair carried a cell phone and a VHF radio, as well as visual signaling devices. The VHF radio gave access to 10 NOAA weather channels, as well as emergency frequencies. They left virtually nothing left to chance, logging a float-plan with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and maintaining communication with them throughout the trip.
Zimmerman and Viviano did a practice run for the long crossing the day before their embarkment. They paddled the 18-mile stretch from South Haven to Saugatuck nonstop before driving north to begin their trip from Leelanau County.
With perfect weather in early June, it was around three in the afternoon when the pair approached the sandy western shore of South Fox Island. FILA board members John McKinney, George Carpenter and I eagerly greeted the pair as they landed.
Having the kayakers as our guests was fun, to say the least there was hardly a break in our conversation the rest of the day. After a leisurely breakfast cooked outdoors the next morning, it was all too soon for our kayakers to pack up and continue on their adventure.
Our trip went better than we could have ever imagined, Zimmerman wrote when they completed their trip. Except for Saturday and Sunday morning, the lake was like plate glass. We made such good time that we were able to continue on from our original recovery site and visit St. Ignace, Mackinaw Island, Round Island, Bois Blanc Island and still meet our families on time in Cheboygan!
Thanks to cooperative weather, we hauled butt wherever we went (except after shore leave at the Shamrock in St. James ). The final tally was 150+ miles in six days, Viviano added in an e-mail. One of the biggest things I came away with from this trip is a need to go back. I could spend a month out there and not see everything Id like to.
The miles paddled had more to do with sublime weather, but its still a nice accomplishment for a couple of 30-something, working-stiff, dads/husbands, Viviano added. I would have been just as happy with the original 115 to Wilderness State Park and been stranded on one of those gorgeous islands for a few days. You know, after a couple 20-30 mile days, the work starts to become irrelevant. Then time and effort just blur. We probably could have done 300, but our wives and bosses might have objected.


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PMSE brain exhibits abnormal brain architecture. Left, region of the cerebral cortex obtained post-mortem from PMSE patient. Inset depicts neurons trapped in the white matter that have failed to move into the cortex during brain development. Right, three examples of abnormally large neurons in the cerebral cortex in PMSE.
Credit: Peter B. Crino, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Ideological Bias
Galloping Historical Illiteracy
Dear Spectrum:
We are writing to condemn the message of the anti-abortion protest that took place outside the Commons this week.
Yes, we certainly wouldn't want to give anyone the impression that a modern university is a place where opposing viewpoints are welcomed and debated.
In particular, we are disturbed by the equation of those who support women's reproductive rights with those who lynched thousands of African American men and women in the 19th and 20th centuries.
It is an unfair comparison. Between 1882-1968 approximately 3,446 blacks, along with 1,297 whites, were lynched in this country. That is less than a morning's work in the abortion clinics of this country.
We do not condemn the protest itself; in fact, we believe that the right to peaceably assemble is one of the foundational rights of American citizenship.
I am sure there is a "but" coming.
However, as historians, we feel it is imperative to speak out against this crass, uninformed and dangerous misuse of history.
Yep, I am certain it is the purity of History, and not voices raised against your right to slay your offspring, that has your knickers in a twirl.
From the end of the Civil War through the mid-20th century, white lynch mobs throughout the United States, although mostly in the South, deliberately and with extraordinary malice, terrorized and murdered African Americans under the pretense of "protecting" white womanhood from the supposed threat of rape by black men.
Actually, lynch mobs had various motivations. In regard to blacks, one of the chief motivations immediately after the Civil War was to ensure that black Republicans did not vote, lynch mobs often acting as the terrorist arm of the Democrat Party, the party of abortion today. The Republicans in Congress and in the White House made attempt after attempt to pass federal legislation against lynching, some 200 bills being introduced between 1882 to 1968. Each time the legislation was blocked by Southern Democrats in the Senate.
Of course, this mock chivalry was just a ruse. Lynchers could not imagine a world in which a white woman might choose to love a black man, and no doubt some of those lynched were guilty only of crossing the South's prohibition against consensual interracial sex.
Lynchings involving accusations of rape were almost always based upon a white woman making the charge of rape. Of course that is an inconvenient fact for the professors, so they don't mention that.
Others were simply guilty of owning their own land or trying to make a way for their families. Regardless, all of them paid the price for the white South's brutal effort to control not only black bodies but white female ones, as well.
Oh give me a break. The idea that white females making accusations of rape were merely pawns in the hands of male lynch mobs is feminist clap trap and has virtually no basis in the historical record.
The inability to see women as capable of making decisions about their own sexuality. The use of violent, inaccurate, and misleading imagery. The pretense of protection. Anti-abortion protesters appear to have a lot in common with those who supported lynching.
Only if one views history as through a glass, darkly, combined with a bad case of feminist stigmatism. Pro-lifers of course wish to stop the slaughter of black babies just as they wish to stop the slaughter of all babies. No doubt the professors would view the main problem with Kermit Gosnell as being, not that he slaughtered hundreds, maybe thousands, of nearly full term black babies, but that his case threatens the sacred rite of abortion.
We applaud vigorous, thoughtful debate and protest.
Sure you do, so long as the debate and protest agrees with you.
It is the lifeblood of democracy. However, this kind of political action requires much deliberation, which unfortunately was missing from yesterday's anti-abortion protest.
I would certainly hope that anyone undertaking political action engages in much more deliberation than you put into this letter.
If students wish to learn more about the history of racial and sexual violence, including lynching, we welcome them to take any of our classes.
Thanks for closing on a humorous note.
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We Didn't Mean Intellectual Diversity!
Don't you see the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the language of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it.
George Orwell, 1984
You know that you are living in topsy-turvy times when the most close-minded institutions are colleges and universities which are purportedly dedicated to free inquiry. A hilarious example of the type of brain-dead ideological conformity enforced at most laughably described "institutions of higher learning occurred last week:
Angela McCaskill was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., a school for the deaf and hard of hearing. She has now worked at Gallaudet for over 20 years, and in January 2011 she was named its chief diversity officer. Last year, she helped open a resource center for sexual minorities on campus. But she has now been placed on leave because of pressure from some students and faculty. Her job is on the line.
McCaskill's sin? She was one of 200,000 people to sign a petition demanding a referendum on a law recognizing gay marriage, which was signed by Maryland's Democratic governor, Martin O'Malley, in March. The referendum will be on the ballot next month, and the vote is expected to be close.
McCaskill's signature became public when the Washington Blade posted a database online "outing" all those who had signed the petition. Even though her signature indicated only that she wanted the decision on gay marriage to be made by the people and not by the legislature and the governor, her critics declared that it demonstrated "bias."
Gallaudet University's president, T. Alan Hurwitz, announced that he was putting McCaskill on paid leave because "some feel it is inappropriate for an individual serving as chief diversity officer" to have signed such a petition. "I will use the extended time while she is on administrative leave to determine the appropriate next steps," said Hurwitz, "taking into consideration the duties of this position at the university." Just last year, Hurwitz had praised McCaskill as "a longtime devoted advocate of social justice and equity causes." But she is apparently not allowed to have private political views. Continue reading


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It would help if you started by drawing a rough sketch of the region to be integrated. It should be clear that since it's bounded by x = 0, y = 0 and z = 0, that the region is only in the first octant. Then it will be bounded above by the paraboloid z = x^2 + y^2 + 6 (why would it be bounded above btw?) and bounded on the right by x + y = 2.
Can you come up with a triple integral from that?


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Must Get There
- Artists Dubka, Drop Out Orchestra, Majestique
- Release Date 2013-06-10
- Labels Eskimo Recordings
- Catalog 541416506006D
Must Get There marks the debut for Majestique on Eskimo Recordings. The original is situated in that wide area we call "disco" and is backed with remixes by Martin Dubka and Drop Out Orchestra.
Bursting from the digital underground is Majestique, a Dutch production duo that grew up in the mid eighties. After they ran into each other, they discovered a shared passion for strange chords, running arpeggiators and dusty drum computers. A passion that is possibly programmed in their brains by influencers like Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis and Giorgio Moroder. With sudden access to unlimited analog machines, it felt like a higher power was trying to tell these guys it was time to create something timeless in a digital era where music is consumed so quickly.
Must Get There is taken from the upcoming Eskimo compilation that will be out after summer.


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Hope Lodge services are for children – infants to age 21 – receiving cancer treatment in Puerto Rico. Patients must be accompanied by one adult family member responsible for the patient's primary needs. Parents or guardians should bring photo identification.
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On Wednesday, May 28, the Department's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability hosted Clear Path II, a pre-hurricane season energy sector emergency response forum and exercise, at Energy Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. The purpose of Clear Path II is to assess plans, policies and procedures across all levels of the energy sector in order to identify strengths and weaknesses needed to improve the Energy Department community's response effort. | Video courtesy of the Energy Department.
In preparation for the upcoming hurricane season -- starting June 1 -- the Department of Energy hosted the second annual Clear Path Energy Emergency Response Forum and Exercise focused on disaster preparedness and response on Wednesday, May 28. This successful event, called "Clear Path II," brought together leaders from the private sector and federal government, as well as state and local governments -- with the common goal to work together to address key challenges.
Clear Path II focused on two critical elements of disaster response: communication and information sharing across the energy sector. During the morning session, Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman and I underscored the Department's commitment to a robust disaster preparedness and response posture. When emergencies happen, the Department coordinates the energy sector response, working to mitigate disruptions in energy supply, accelerate restoration of infrastructure and reduce the impact of events in affected areas.
A core mission of my office, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, is emergency preparedness and response -- developing relationships and establishing priorities in advance of an emergency and being ready to respond at a moment's notice. Our Energy Response Center in Washington, D.C., serves as a hub where industry and government representatives gather to provide real-time situational awareness, conduct analyses and coordinate response and restoration efforts related to energy systems. Additionally, in the event of an emergency, we have a team of expert responders who specialize in energy restoration that can be deployed to the disaster area to work with partners to solve problems and support stabilization of communities.
Over the last year, the Department has worked to increase awareness capabilities through in-house enhancements to technology such as EAGLE-I, a Geographic Information System mapping system with the capability to monitor the nation's energy infrastructure in near real-time. We are also testing a new mobile application, called Lantern Live, which is under development by a Presidential Innovation Fellow, and will provide useful mapping of electrical outages, available fuel and disaster tips and recommendations.
Through the dialogue of Clear Path II, we have tested new communications processes, reinforced critical relationships and made progress on coordinating the interdependencies across the energy sector as we head into the 2014 hurricane season. Through sustained engagement, the energy sector continues to evolve its capability to enable a more efficient and effective response when the next disaster strikes.
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Another U-turn
No work yesterday.
Nothing but a ballgame at Yankee Stadium…at least that was my plan.
I slept until 1pm, rushed through a bunch of e-mails, devoured a peach and a day-old slice of pizza, cranked out my blog entry, gathered my things for the game, and ran to the subway. Two trains and a brisk five-minute walk later, I was standing at the ticket window. It was nearly three hours before the first pitch.
The game, I was told, was nearly sold out and the cheapest remaining ticket was $42.
No way I was paying that much.
I had a little time to spare, so I hung around and approached the window half an hour later to see if anything cheaper had been released in the system.
"Sorry," said the woman. "Everything's still at least forty-two, but you can check back in around gametime. You never know."
Oh thanks. Gametime. That's helpful.
For whatever reason, I have no problem spending $1,000 to see a few games in Cincinnati and Houston, but I refuse to pay $42 for an evening at Yankee Stadium.
So I left.
Another U-turn.
Very frustrating.
The game ended up being the Yankees' 10th consecutive sellout and 21st of the season. What a disaster.
Today's game will probably extend the sellout streak because it's "Thurman Munson Bronze Statuette Night" for the first 18,000 fans 21 and over. I really don't understand why people go crazy for these things…and for giveaways in general. I prefer to earn my souvenirs. Some might argue that the way to "earn" a ball would be to catch it at a sold out game. Whatever. Good for them. Let them do it. I want no part of these sellouts. If that means I don't go to another Yankee game all year, so be it. There's always Shea…and there's Baltimore. I'm free on Thursday, and the Orioles are hosting the Rangers. Should I go? I don't know. It might be worth it just to get to boo Kenny Rogers. (Of course, if he throws me a ball, I'll love him forever.)
The official Cincinnati countdown is at 19 days. Oh baby.
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I finally found the mistake in FHM, it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. And it defenitly was laughable.
GO TWINS! did you go to the game tonight?
Once again, another thrown back HR ball in Yankee Stadium tonight, Justin Morneau's 9th inning homerun was thrown back… its just a shame.
Glad you found the mistake. It's so bad that I was tempted to call FHM and chew them out.
No Yanks-Twins for me. I was working, and I'm glad. It was another 50,000+ crowd.
Are you going to Baltimore?
Nope…and I just explained why in my latest entry. Very frustrating to go this long without a game.
Some day, it'll be my hope that you understand why people go crazy over these things.
It's because we're invested in the history of our team. Thurman Munson represents a ton of things in my life. He's how I learned about life and death as a kid. That someone as strong and willful is not stronger than death. And his performance on the field, that you can be riddled by injuries and still give it everything you got.
I went to Munson night Wednesday. I was disgruntled to hear a teen ask "who was Thurman Munson" and even more upset to hear the reply from her, I guess, relative. "An old-timer Yankee."
Thurman Munson was not just an old-timer Yankee. He was the first captain since Lou Gehrig. And there are a multitude of reasons for that. I think of every one of them when I look at that statuette. THAT'S why it means something to me.
I suppose I said what I said mainly because I'm frustrated that these promos cause 53,000 people to cram into Yankee Stadium…and perhaps because I knew (and hoped) that you'd be reading. ;-)
I know about Munson, but I don't REALLY know about Munson since I was still in diapers when his career and life came to such a tragic end. I appreciate what you said. I think I learned something about him just from these few parahraphs.


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"TADLOW is a parish on the river Cam and on the borders of Bedfordsbire, 6 miles north from Ashwell station on the Hitchin, Royston and Cambridge branch of the London and North Eastern railway, 5 south from Potton station on the Bedford and Cambridge section of the London, Midland and Scottish railway, and 8 north-west from Royston, in the hundred of Armingford, petty sessional division of Arrington and Melbourn, union of Caxton and Arrington, county court district of Biggleswade, rural deanery of Shingay and archdeaconry and diocese of Ely.
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution states:
"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time."
This is the "Power of the Purse" clause, which Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 makes clear is exclusively held by the House of Representatives:
"All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."
Actually, there are two "powers of the purse" – to spend money or to deny its being spent. For the US Federal Government to spend any money, one single dime on anything, three things need to happen in this order: 1) an Appropriation must be authorized and passed by the House, 2) such Appropriation must then be passed by the Senate (any differences in the House and Senate versions must be reconciled via joint agreement and passage), and finally 3) be signed into Law by the President.
To deny the federal government the authority to spend any money, one single dime on any program or activity, only one thing needs to happen: the House does not pass an Appropriation for it. Period. Neither the Senate, nor the President, nor the Supreme Court, nor any federal agency secretary or bureaucrat, has the constitutional authority to spend one single dime by themselves, without a majority of the House giving it to them. That is the power of the purse.
There is, however, a problem – a legal problem, not just a psychological one, such as Congressistas being spendaholics or too cowardly to refuse the begging of various constituencies for handouts.
This problem is epitomized by the Senate Republicans' inability to force Harry Reid to pass an annual budget, even though there is a law requiring the Senate to do so. Thanks to Reid's blocking all attempts, the Senate hasn't passed a budget since April, 2009, which clearly violates federal law – the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
So how come Reid can't be prosecuted? Why can't the Senate Pubs take legal action against him? As Byron York explains, "the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 doesn't have an enforcement mechanism.


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Ever since the Nissan GT-R was named Motortrend's Car of the Year (back in 2009), it has received a massive amount of attention. And rightfully so, since this is car that can hold its head high in exalted company — the Porsche 911 Turbo S ($170,000), Ferrari 458 Spyder ($260,000) and even the Lamborghini Aventador ($387,000).
In fact, many people have even called this one the "budget" super car, given it's much smaller price tag—at least when compared to the above-listed models. Even the new 2013 model is going to come in at just $97,820 in the US for the Black Edition. You could put together a nice collection of three of these and a BMW 5 series for the same price as the Aventador.
The GT-R Has More Updates Than Windows
The thing which has impressed us the most about the GT-R is the fact that Nissan is committed to regularly updating and adding new features. And unlike Windows updates, these aren't to patch bugs. No, these Nissan updates are making a great car even better. In this day and age of budget and cost-cutting it is very rare to see anything updated as aggressively on an annual basis, even if it is a high end sports vehicle. The only comparable car in this regard is another 3.8 lieter turbo car, the McLaren MP4-12C.
If you recall, the GT-R started out (way back in 2008) producing a 'measly' 480 horsepower. After several updates, the current 2013 edition will now crank out 545 horsepower and 463 pound-feet of torque. And that is from a relatively small engine — a 3.8 liter twin turbo V6.
You will notice a new handmade carbon fiber wing and light weight six-spoke Rays alloys. These new wheels will save 2.2 pounds per corner — a useful weight saving with the potential to also improve the already superb handling. The seats are Recaro and there is now red leather trim all around the seats, shifter and door panels.
The new GT-R is not only stronger, but also smoother. But remember — it likes to be driven fast. So put some of that money you are saving over the Aventador and put it aside to pay for tickets!
The Final Word
While many have made claims that driving the GT-R is not a whole lot of fun, or even "unemotional," we think they are just plain wrong. Sure, it might not be quite as raw and sheer tactile experience as the Ferrari 458, but this car still is incredibly fun and exciting to drive with limits that are far beyond anything a normal driver could possibly reach on public roads.
And then there is the everyday useability. The price, driving position and whiplash gear change pretty much rules out the Aventador as a daily driver. The GT-R on the other hand can be used as your main car, with only the rather stiff ride taking the shine off the experience.leave a response, trackback from your own site


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Press Release from State Senator Rodney Ellis
For Immediate ReleaseTuesday, May 8, 2001Contact: Jeremy Warren, (512) 463-8393
(Austin)// The Senate Criminal Justice Committee today approved a plan to ban the death penalty for mentally retarded offenders. The legislation, HB 236 by Representative Juan Hinojosa (D McAllen) and Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston), moves on for consideration by the full Senate. "Over the past two years our criminal justice system has been under the microscope, and Texans have not liked what they have seen," said Ellis. "With this bill, Texas -- the global leader in executions -- can send the world a signal that we can be both tough and compassionate."
A recent Houston Chronicle poll showed 68% of Texans support the death penalty, but 81% oppose the execution of the mentally retarded. Under HB 236, life without parole would become the maximum penalty a mentally retarded offender could face if convicted of a capital crime.
"I support the death penalty, but I know that prohibiting the death penalty against the mentally retarded is the right thing to do," said Ellis. "An overwhelming majority of Texans agree that it is time to ban this practice."
Last session, similar Ellis legislation, SB 326, passed the Senate 22-8 but died in the House Calendars Committee. Currently, 14 states -- Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Mexico, Nebraska, New York, Tennessee, and Washington -- and the federal government have passed laws prohibiting the execution of people with mental retardation. In Texas, six offenders with mental retardation have been executed since 1976.
Under HB 236, prior to trial, a hearing will be held by the judge to decide whether an offender is mentally retarded. Mental retardation includes three things: significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, deficits in adaptive functioning, and onset before maturity. If the judge finds that the defendant does have mental retardation, the trial proceeds but the death penalty is excluded as a potential punishment. Experts have maintained that, in most cases, mental retardation is professionally diagnosed early on in an offender's life, well before the issue is raised at trial.
"Justice is not served when we put someone to death who does not understand the consequences of their actions, said Ellis.


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Cablevision program, "Meet the Leaders " with David Smith recently met with students of Stamford High School for discussions on current issues facing government. The meeting was part of Cablevision's "Power to Learn" educational initiative.
The 12th-grade AP government and AP microeconomics students and 10th-grade honors civic students had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with State Sen. Carlo Leone, State Sen. L. Scott Frantz and State Rep. Gerald Fox III.
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Today lawmakers hear from the CDC the State Department and others, including Samaritans Purse - the relief organization whose two American Ebola patients are in Atlanta being given an experimental treatment. "I think we've got to let the science guide us. I don't think all the information is in on whether this drug is helpful," said President Barack Obama.
Wednesday the CDC upped its alert to level one, signaling a serious health emergency that could last a while.
As flu season begins, the CDC is pulling people off that, sending 50 more to Africa in the next month.
With concerns growing here, experts are clarifying what Ebola can and cannot do. "If you're just sitting in a room with someone and you're talking to them or you're accidentally walking down the street past one, it's not contagious," said Dr. Anthony Fauci National Institutes of Health.
But contact with bodily fluids is highly contagious. That's why we're seeing extraordinary attempts to isolate patients. "They'll come into an emergency room and say 'I have a fever, I have diarrhea.' The first thing you ask is ''What is your travel history?' And if they say 'I've been to a West African country', then immediately you would isolate them and protect the people that are taking care of them," said Dr. Fauci.
That's why experts think an outbreak here is possible, but highly unlikely.
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The Hateful World of Fundraisers
School has finally gotten underway for everyone, so we should all be in the same boat: fundraisers! I have yet to find a fundraiser that appeals to me. Some are dumber than others (a discount card for 10% off oil changes? Thanks but no). In our elementary school we get… Read More


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It's Now Obama's Housing Market: Street Whispers
Under the proposed plan, borrowers with standard non-GSE mortgages (not jumbo loans) who have been current on their payments for at least the last 6 months -- and not skipped more than one payment in the 6 months prior -- and who have a minimum credit score of 580 will be eligible to get their loans refinanced through the FHA into a 4.25% 30-year loan.
The plan, which requires Congressional approval, could save borrowers upto $3,000 a year in mortgage payments. Republicans have balked at the plan, especially because the White House proposed it be funded by a "tax" on the largest banks.
With Republicans still in control of the House, Obama has a fight on his hands.
But he sounded hopeful in a recent address in October. " Let's be honest - Republicans in Congress won't act on this plan before the election. But maybe they'll come to their senses afterward if you give them a push. So contact your Representative, especially if this plan will help you or someone you know. Tell him or her that American homeowners have waited long enough. Tell them that it's time for Congress to stop standing in the way of our recovery and to start standing up for you."
Another controversial issue would be a proposal to eliminate the mortgage interest deduction as the U.S. works to reduce its deficit. In tackling deductions, President Obama would try to ensure that middle-class borrowers are not unduly affected.
Then there is the tried-and-failed attempt to get the Federal Housing Finance Agency- the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac- to reduce principal on mortgages backed by the GSEs.
Acting FHFA director Edward DeMarco has remained steadfastly opposed to principal reductions because it will increase losses to the taxpayer, encourage strategic defaults and offer a backdoor bailout to banks who own second liens on the mortgages.
Proponents have argued that principal reductions in the long run will reduce loan defaults and thereby save the taxpayer from future losses.
There has been plenty of speculation that the President will replace DeMarco when Congress is in recess, in much the way he appointed Richard Cordray to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So that is something to watch out for.
Of course, there is the $180-bilion question of what to do with bailed out mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie. Both Republicans and Democrats agree that the role of the GSEs needs to reduce, but neither parties have offered a concrete solution.
But perhaps Obama could focus on that in the second term. Some analysts contend that Obama will have more freedom to dive into the politically charged issue of mortgage finance and role of government in housing, when he does not face the pressure of being re-elected.


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Here are two thousand years of London's history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar's and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam. Westminster Abbey and St. Martin in the Fields. Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, the Great Fire, the Blitz. London at all times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive.
About the Author
Peter Ackroyd is a bestselling writer of both fiction and nonfiction. His most recent books include the biographies Dickens, Blake," "and Thomas More" "and the novels The Trial of Elizabeth Cree, Milton in America," "and The Plato Papers." "He has won the Whitbread Biography Award, the Royal Society of Literature s William Heinemann Award (jointly), the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and "The Guardian" fiction prize. He lives in London."
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"Magnificent. . . . Succeeds in animating on the page the life of one of the oldest and greatest cities in the world."--The New York Times Book Review
"Ackroyd is the most effortless guide. . . . This is much more than history: it is a tapestry of inspiration and love." --The Observer
"An erudite labour of love, a fan-letter to a fabulous city. . . . As exuberant, energetic and alarming as the city itself." --Independent on Sunday
"A fat and filling feast: pretty much everything of interest about the capital is crammed into the eight-hundred pages."--The Times
"If London had the ability to choose its biographer it undoubtedly would tap Peter Ackroyd."--Vanity Fair
"A wonderful book, a treasure of information and anecdote about one of the world's great cities, a book to be taken up again and again for the pleasures that lie within."--Chicago Tribune
"A book to match its subject . . . one gratefully rediscovers that urban unreality, the city of romance and mystery as well as the one of shops, pubs, and thoroughfares." --The Washington Post


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Odessa FL Real Estate & Homes for Sale
200 Properties Found
The median home value in Odessa, FL is $392,714.
This is
higher than
the county median home value of $107,900.
The national median home value is $177,414.
The average price of homes sold in Odessa, FL is $392,714.
Approximately 68.8% of Odessa homes are owned,
compared to 15.48% rented, while
15.72% are vacant.
Odessa real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale.
Commercial properties are also available.
If you see a property you're interested in, contact a Odessa real estate agent to arrange a tour today!
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Courtesy: CENTURY 21 LIST WITH BEGGINS
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - As you meander down the winding entrance of this new community, your eyes are drawn to the beauty and tranquil setting that is Starkey Ranch. Set against an old Florida, natural backdrop, this West Pasco County, master planned community will make all whom enter feel right at home. As you enter into the large foyer, to your side is the flex room where you can set up your reading section or create an office space so when work is busy you can still enjoy your home and family. On the other side is the elegant dining room. Head further into the home to see where the magic happens: the kitchen. This beautiful kitchen is appointed with only the finest upgrades including Cambria countertops and a large island facing the family room. The family room is very spacious right next to the kitchen. On the second floor you will find the HUGE bonus room that you can create any space you need whether it is a nice open space for relaxation or filled with a comfy couch to stretch out on and take that much needed afternoon nap on the weekends. At the back right you will find the master bedroom filled with all of your necessities like a large walk-in closet, dual vanities, a walk-in shower, and enclosed toilet. On the same side of the home you will find three bedrooms separated by a full bathroom, so in the morning you can get to see the whole family before you are off and running on your daily activity. **Pictures shown MAY be a REPRESENTATION of the home/floorplan and NOT the actual home itself***
Courtesy: BHHS FLORIDA PROPERTIES
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Location, Location, Location.... If you have been looking for a 2 bedroom townhome then you need to see this one. It is located within a gated community just off the Veterans Expressway so makes for an easy commute to Tampa, Clearwater or Springhill. This townhome has all that you will need such as 2.5 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms, rear patio, storage room on patio, large open living room and so much more. Call today to schedule a time to see this property. This home is a Homepath Property so please go to their website for additional information.
Courtesy: FUTURE HOME REALTY
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WOW! Once you enter this amazing Samuelsen custom home nothing else will do. You will feel like youâre in a multi-million NY open loft with its high ceilings, expansive interior and gleaming hardwood floors. Sought-after open floor plan and floor-to-ceiling windows view screened in lanai and in-ground pool. The kitchen boasts a host of high-end stainless steel appliances, wine storage and large island with additional seating. A separate, sunny dining area sports a dramatic trey ceiling and arched window panes. Library/home office features a wall of large windows that bathe you in natural light. If the open entertaining area, dramatic master bathroom, or outdoor pool living area isnât enough for you, try upstairs with a large bonus room and a theater room for entire family to enjoy! This home can NOT be duplicated or built for this price and no where will you find a lot in a master planned neighborhood like this. The homesite is one-of-a-kind with conservation wrapping the entire property and views from all windows. Grey Hawk is a beautiful, gated, small community thatâs conveniently located to the Suncoast Veterans Expressway, restaurants, shopping, schools and more.
18510 Burrell Road Odessa, FL 33556
Courtesy: RE/MAX CHAMPIONS
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Location! Location! Odessa-Keystone Area. Beautiful 4.55 acre equestrian Home with scenic land views! This 2 story home features 2730 SF of Living Space, 4 Bedroom, 2 Bathrooms, plus Pool. Updated Kitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances, Tile Flooring, 2 Wood Burning Fireplaces, Bonus Room, Double Sinks , Walk-In Closets, Vaulted Ceilings, Large porch area, plus Barn, detached In-Law Suite/Rental Apartment, and much more. Close to Tampa, Shopping, Medical, Schools, and more.
Courtesy: PINNACLE REALTY GROUP
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BACK ON THE MARKET! CONTRACT FELL THRU. ONLY $153/SQFT. Stunning Waterfront / Golf Course EXECUTIVE HOME nestled on arguably the best oversized private corner lot in the exclusive village of Turnberry Reserve at the Eagles Golf & Country Club community in the Westchase area. This extensively upgraded 4240 SF home features 4/5 large Bedrooms, 4 Baths, an Office/Den, Formal Living & Dining Rooms, Spacious Family Room with Gas Fireplace, huge Game Room, and a Home Theatre. Home has a very open floorplan. All rooms have a view of the Lake or the Golf Course! 3 Bedrooms are downstairs including Master. All Bedrooms are extra large like Master Bedroom. The delightful kitchen with Center Island features Granite Counters, sub zero refrigerator, Custom Backsplashes, Extended Maple Cabinets, and Stainless Steel Appliances. Lush landscaping and strategic lighting around the house is further enhanced with pavers on the oversized Porch, Driveway, and walkways leading to the front entrance with etched glass double doors. Extended pool deck with pavers and defined with planter beds around the parameters of a kidney-shaped heated pool with spa and dual fountains can easily accommodate 75 guests, making this an ideal entertaining home! Eagles is a 24-hour guard-gated Golf & Country Club community with No CDD Fees, and features 36 holes of golf, tennis and basketball courts, and playground. It is just 20 minutes from Tampa International Airport and beaches. A+ rated school district.
3119 Riders Pass Odessa, FL 33556
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION- Your eyes will be drawn to the beauty of Florida and the tranquil setting that is Starkey Ranch. Set against an old Florida, natural backdrop, this West Pasco Co. master planned community will make all whom enter feel right at home. Entering the foyer you are welcomed by the elegant dining room on the side glistening in the natural light that comes in through the windows. On the opposite side take a couple of minutes in the 4th bedroom downstairs to relax and decompress from the day's activities. Past the dining room you will find the family room conveniently located within just a couple feet from the dining room and kitchen, making this the focal point of the first floor. Plus, from the family room you have easy access through the sliding glass doors out to the lanai, so you can enjoy a breath of fresh air when you need it. Adjacent to the family room, the oversized elegant kitchen is perfect for entertaining guests with a large granite countertop, walk-in pantry, and a large island. Your friends and neighbors will continually choose you to host the dinner parties so they have an excuse to come back. Heading upstairs, the second floor is just as impressive as the first floor, featuring a bonus room. Two bedrooms are located next to each other in the corner. On the opposite side of the home you will find the very spacious master suite, with dual vanities, walk-in shower, and walk-in closet. *Pictures shown MAY be a REPRESENTATION of the home/floorplan and NOT the actual home itself*
Courtesy: WEST COAST MANAGEMENT & RLTY
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Must see spacious waterfront home overlooking Ashley Lakes. This rooms 3,219 SF home features a large kitchen with solid wood cabinets, pantry, island and room for a table. The family room is big enough for any large screen T.V. and seating combination! The living room/dining room combo is perfect for larger or more formal entertaining. Upstairs you will find a huge master suite complete with sitting area and a cavernous walk in closet that is almost big enough to be considered a separate room! The master bath features a garden tub/shower combo and dual sinks. The guest bedrooms are generously sized and a loft that could serve nicely as a play area or office space. Stepping out of the kitchen you find yourself in a large screened in pool/patio area perfect for entertaining or just relaxing. Swim is the pool or pull up a lounge chair and enjoy the view as you look out over the beautiful lake and enjoy watching the birds and other wildlife! The community has two parks/playgrounds.
Courtesy: TUSCANO REALTY
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Beautiful condo for sale in the Tuscano community. Upgraded with stainless steel appliances and wood laminate flooring. Very spacious one bedroom with great location attached to the clubhouse! Quick and easy access with the gym, pool, sauna, and library just steps away. Don't miss out on a great opportunity!
Courtesy: RE/MAX ACR ELITE GROUP, INC.
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Exquisite 4+ study+ game room estate perfectly situated on a quarter of an acre on the 13th hole of the Eagles Golf Course!! The beautiful home boasts appointments including a double door entry into soaring foyer with gleaming hardwood floors and art niche, Formal living area with hardwood flooring and built in art niche shelving, spacious formal dining room with hardwood flooring, chefâs kitchen with granite center island and countertops, stainless steel appliances, integrated sink, goose neck faucet, built in soap dispenser, built in desk, hardwood floors, plantation shutters, oversized double pantry with built in shelving and custom pull outs, eat in area with plantation shutters, pendulum lighting, granite serving bar and double sliders to brick pavered lanai and caged pool overlooking the lusciously landscaped grounds, family room with hardwood flooring and triple plantation sliders , study downstairs with hardwood floors and custom ceiling fan with light kit, French door entry into the master bedroom with sitting area with new carpeting , custom built in clothes/shoes organizer and separate walk in closet, secondary French doors leading to the open sun deck overlooking the grounds, master bathroom with double sinks, cultured marble countertops, garden tub, separate stand up shower and new flooring, all guest bedrooms with new carpeting, oversized game room w/projector and screen, surround sound, Bamboo floors and wet bar, new interior paint, roof installed in 2010 and more
18928 Crescent Road Odessa, FL 33556
Courtesy: WEICHERT REALTORS YATES&ASSOC
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Charming lakefront home, beautiful wood interior, with picturesque setting and breath taking view of ski sized Lake Island ford. Enjoy the lake view and the private setting from your 65 foot screened porch. Great neighborhood and just a short walk to the 3,000 acre Lake Francis Preserve. Quiet country atmosphere but just minutes to the Citrus Park Mall. Must see to appreciate. Be sure to view the virtual tour.
Courtesy: WEICHERT REALTORS YATES&ASSOC
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Private drive through approx. 2.6 acres with citrus trees as well as beautiful Oaks and Pines, to charming lakefront home on beautiful Lake Hiawatha. This is a "one of a kind" estate parcel. This warm, well maintained home, is the perfect place to entertain family and friends-Exceptional breath taking view of lake and totally private from the road. Quiet Country atmosphere with easy access to shopping at the Citrus Park Mall. This property has been owned by the same pioneer family for several generations. Must see to appreciate. Be sure to view the virtual tour.
Courtesy: FLORIDA REALTY INVESTMENTS
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This beautiful pool home looks amazing. Features include granite counter tops, ceramic tile flooring, real wood floors, covered lanai with screened enclosed pool, vaulted ceilings, and a large balcony. Updates include kitchen and master bath, 16 Seer Air conditioner, roof, water heater, pool heater and irrigation system. This is a must see, everything has been done and is move in ready. Great schools and easy access to expressway. You are going to love it!
Courtesy: WINGATE & ASSOCIATES,INC
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Delightful Odessa lakefront home in a gated community. This outstanding property offers countless amenities for entertaining and gathering with family & friends, including tons of sun and fun with swimming, jet skiing, fishing, boating and tubing. The superb outdoor amenities include a covered and screened lanai, tropical landscaping, a sparkling pool that overlooks the water and a newer covered dock with boat lift and jet-ski port! As you step into this light and bright home your eyes are immediately drawn to the beautiful lake beyond. Interior features including volume ceilings, panoramic water views, handsome wood built-ins, plantation shutters, closet built-ins and beautiful attention to detail to make this home comfortable and inviting. The expansive kitchen/family room combination features wonderful ceiling detail, surround sound, a spacious breakfast nook, granite counter tops and dreamy views of the lake. The master suite also offers gorgeous views of the pool and lake, his and her walk-in closets and an elegant master bath with a sumptuous soaking tub, large shower and double vanities. With new carpet and freshly painted this home is also move-in ready. Exterior amenities include a beautiful brickâ"paved driveway and new tile roof in 2015. This guard-gated neighborhood is convenient to shopping, dining, good schools and offers community tennis courts, a picnic pavilion and a park with swings. Hurry, this wonderful home won't last!
14207 Chisholm Lane Odessa, FL 33556
Courtesy: PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY SVC LLC
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Live the Florida dream! Spacious 4 bed, 2 bath home on canal, leading to 100 acre, Ski lake, Lake Anne/Lake Parker, offering peace & tranquility just outside of the hustle and bustle of Hillsborough county. Breathtaking water-view from your own backyard will give you just want you want to come home to. Home features a Great-room plan with beautiful flooring, over-sized eat in kitchen, formal dining, split bedroom plan, updated hall bath. Master suite with garden tub/separate shower and his & her sinks. Situated on just under .5 acre with fenced rear yard and great views and great schools! Call me for additional information about this home and to schedule your private showing!
Courtesy: RE/MAX DYNAMIC
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Gorgeous 5br/3ba/3cg + Office + POOL home nestled on a beautiful lot in one of Odessaâs most sought after communities- Lake Parker Estates. Situated on a huge .50 acre lot, you will be impressed with the stunning CURB APPEAL enhanced with $75K in professional landscaping. Showcasing over 3050SF of living space, this picturesque home is perfect for a large family or a home to grow your family. The GOURMET kitchen is in the heart of the home and boasts GRANITE counter tops, a center island, and ample cabinet space. The kitchen overlooks the spacious family room, allowing plenty of interaction and entertaining. The master retreat features private access to the lanai and a luxurious en suite bath with garden tub, separate shower, and his & hers sinks. The four additional bedrooms are all bright and offer ample space. The office/den is perfect for a home office or for guests! The amazing FENCED BACKYARD is truly a must see! In addition to this wonderful green space, you will enjoy entertaining in your screened lanai featuring an inviting POOL and outdoor kitchenette! NO CDD FEES and LOW HOAS! Located in an "A rated" school district, minutes to fabulous shopping and delicious dining at Citrus Park Mall, the famous Gulf beaches, with easy access to I-75/275/Veteran's Expressway, making the commute to Downtown Tampa a breeze!
Courtesy: KELLER WILLIAMS - NEW TAMPA
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Great location, prime property! Bring your RV and boat, plenty of room (.95 acre ) No HOA's CDD's. Highly rated schools just minutes to Lake Rogers Park, Citrus Park Mall and the Veterans expressway for convenient travel to downtown Tampa. Property features well maintained manufactured home with in ground pool (new pump) newer metal roof (3 years), New AC (8 months), New well tank and points. Open kitchen (granite counter top) and living area, bonus room not listed in tax record.
16611 Fairbolt Way Odessa, FL 33556
Courtesy: COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL
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Located in desirable gated community of Ivy Lake Estates. This popular split floor plan home features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining room/family room combo, and a bonus room off the kitchen that can be used as an additional dining area, office, play area or sitting room. The kitchen is complete with dorian countertops, stainless steel appliances, and closet pantry. In addition there is a enclosed air condition/heat and tiled porch that is perfect for entertaining. This porch overlooks the completely fence backyard. Excellent curb appeal. New carpet in all bedrooms. Ivy Lakes amenities include 2 basketball courts, soccer field sand volleyball court. No CDD fees. Ivy Lakes is located conveniently of Highway 54 and the Veterans Expressway just minutes to shops, restaurants, and hospitals.
6912 Arabian Road Odessa, FL 33556
Courtesy: COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL
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Amazing place to call home⦠Van Dyke Farms! As you enter you will feel completely at peace with the beautiful tree-lined streets and upscale neighborhood. Attractive 5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath all focusing around the sparkling cage pool and spa. The floorplan will accommodate any family with the three-way split bedroom plan. Designer kitchen features (not your ordinary) granite countertops with glass tile backsplash ⓠabsolutely gorgeous! High end choices include, wood cabinets, wood floors, two zone air-conditioning, crown molding, plantation shutters, main living area freshly and tastefully painted, tile roof, and a three car garage. This beautiful one story home rests on a lovely 100 x 171 lot. You will appreciate the low annual homeowners dues, presently $600 per year and no CDD fees! Van Dyke Farms is located just off the veterans Expressway approximately 10 minutes to citrus Park mall and down the street from St Joseph's hospital, restaurants and shopping. Van Dyck offers tennis courts, basketball, racquetball, and a park for children, plus great schools. Popular Steinbrenner high school⦠Owner has shown pride in maintaining this home.
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Fully remodeled Large 2 story condo. 2 Bedroom, 3 1/2 bath with a view of Pond and Community Pool! New stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, new dark laminate throughout entry , kitchen and living areas. All new plush carpeting in bedrooms and upstairs loft. Unique Spiral staircase leads from living room to upstairs loft. Each Bedroom has spacious bathroom with New granite counter tops and vanity as well as tub/shower combo. Loft Includes full bath as well with pedestal sink an shower. Inside utility located next to kitchen. Fresh paint throughout. Balcony offers great views and added storage. Don't miss out on this turn key beauty! (room sizes are approximate- to be verified by buyer)
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MODEL LEASEBACK OPPORTUNITY! As you meander down the winding entrance of this new community, your eyes are drawn to the beauty of Florida and the tranquil setting that is Starkey Ranch. As you enter into the foyer, lit by the natural lighting coming from the top light above the front door, you have a room to your left and a room to your right; you are just surrounded by beauty. The room on one side is the living room for a nice relaxing area, and the room on the other side is the dining room. As you head further into the home you will find the large family room. Adjacent to the family room is the kitchen with a large island and a nice large walk-in pantry. Around the back of the kitchen you will find a 2nd Master Suite and separate pool bath with shower. As you enter the second floor from the stairs you can make a turn and find yourself in the game room. Further into the second floor you will find three bedrooms, all with walk-in closets. The master bedroom is the oasis of bedrooms and a master bathroom you can only dream of. As you approach the master bathroom you pass through two large walk-in closets facing each other and then you enter into your escape. The master bathroom features an enclosed toilet, a walk-in shower, dual vanity, barn door entrance. Do not let this model home get away!
Courtesy: BHHS FLORIDA PROPERTIES GROUP
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This stunning home is nestled in St Andrews at the Eagles Golf Community on a manicured golf course and lake frontage lot offering a three-way split floor plan, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and 3 car garage. Pavered walk takes you to DOUBLE GLASS DOORS that welcome you to a large foyer and enormous open floor plan! Warm HARDWOOD FLOORS spill into this great room open to fantastic kitchen complete with THICK RICH GRANITE, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES and more! Built in desk area, FABULOUS STONE BACKSPLASH and eat-in space too! Master retreat is to your right and offers oversized walk-in closet, stately UNDER MOUNT DOUBLE SINKS, GORGEOUS GRANITE, FRAMELESS GLASS SHOWER & garden tub! Bedrooms 2,3 & 4 are on the opposite side and share freshly updated guest bath! Triple sliders offer tons of natural light and make entertaining around the CAGED POOL effortless! Views of SERENE LAKE & LARGE BACKYARD with the 4th hole in the backround make this home an easy choice! Did I mention the home has a BRAND NEW ROOF & NEWER A/C TOO!
Courtesy: KELLER WILLIAMS TAMPA PROP.
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This gorgeous waterfront home is located in the neighborhood of Arbor Lakes. The 4 bedroom 2 bath 2 car garage split floor plan property features hardwood floors and ceramic tile throughout the main living areas and attention to detail on all finishes, including the garage floor. . The kitchen leads out to the screened-in lanai overlooking the water and conservation area, perfect for relaxing and watching the sun set after a long day. Enjoy the master suite boasting large windows, capitalizing on the natural light and featuring great views of the conservation lot. The master bath has a separate walk-in shower and a garden tub. All guest bedrooms are located on the other side of the home and are generously sized. Location, location, location â" just 5 minutes to Ed Radice Park and in a great school zone! Improve your swing at the Old Memorial Golf Course close by and enjoy the nearby equestrian park. Call now for your private showing!
17113 Journeys End Drive Odessa, FL 33556
Courtesy: TAYLORMADE PROPERTIES, INC.
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Exquisite four bedroom/six bath LAKEFRONT pool home with dock and the finest luxuries located in the gated community of Keystone Shores in the heart of Odessa. With 175' on the water, this 3/4 acre lushly landscaped lot provides the perfect setting for this home, which offers just under 6,000 square feet of living space. Highlighted by an open kitchen with rich wood cabinetry, granite countertops, top quality appliances and a breakfast area all overlooking the lake. As a former winner of the "Parade of Homes" this home is richly appointed with travertine and hardwood floors throughout, a wood paneled library, stone fireplace, refrigerated wine room, butler's pantry, wood and iron front entry doors, an upstairs media room and a 'bonus room' ideal for a home gym or craft room all on beautiful waterfront. Open the recessed sliding glass doors to create an open air living space leading to the infinity edge pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, covered lanai and dock. Recently reduced to an incredible value. Owner financing available.
Courtesy: FLORIDA EXECUTIVE REALTY
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" ABSOLUTELY STUNNING HOME - ON CONSERVATION HOMESITE " *** THIS GORGEOUS HOME HAS EVERY UPGRADE POSSIBLE *** Double Door Entry to Large Foyer which is Open to FORMAL LIVING AND DINING ROOM with TRIPLE SLIDERS OUT TO POOL, PATIO & CONSERVATION VIEWS *** DEN/STUDY Off Foyer***Fabulous Oversized Remodeled KITCHEN Featuring WOOD CABINETRY WITH WINE RACK, GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, ISLAND, BREAKFAST BAR, TILED BACKSPLASH, UPDATED APPLIANCES *** BREAKFAST NOOK WITH MITERED GLASS BAY WINDOW ***Overlooks SPACIOUS FAMILY Room WITH "GAS FIREPLACE" BUILT-IN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER WITH LARGE FLAT SCREEN T.V. *** MASTER BEDROOM FEATURES 2 WALK-IN CLOSETS, GARDEN BATH WITH GARDEN TUB AND LARGE SHOWER, DOUBLE VANITY WITH GRANITE AND WOOD CABINETRY & LINEN CLOSET ***3-WAY BEDROOM SPLIT*** BEDROOM 2 and 3 SHARE FULL BATH with GRANITE COUNTERTOP ***BEDROOM 4 with its own FULL/POOL BATH *** INSIDE LAUNDRY WITH WASH-TUB, CABINETRY, LAUNDRY FOLDING COUNTERS WITH GRANITE *** GORGEOUS CAGED POOL & SPA, COVERED LANAI with PEACEFUL & SERENE VIEWS OF THE CONSERVATION *** Other Quality and Tasteful Features of This Immaculate & Updated Home Include: NEWER ROOF, WINDOWS, SLIDERS, GARAGE DOOR, TRANE 4 TON A/C, KITCHEN, BATHS, PAINT, APPLIANCES, POOL CAGE RE-SCREENED, LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING, TERMIDOR INSTALLED AT EXTERIOR OF HOME, UPGRADED ATTIC INSULATION ***INCLUDED IS 20KW ONAN CUMMINGS GENERATOR **** LOW HOA FEE OF $500 P/YR. - ENJOY PARK, PLAYGROUND AND TENNIS *** WONDERFUL ODESSA LOCATION
3248 Barbour Trail Odessa, FL 33556
Courtesy: HOMES BY WESTBAY REALTY
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Under Construction. The Key Largo is a traditional Florida open style plan that gives you the most comfortable and practical spaces where it counts most! The foyer, formal dining room, grand room and spectacular kitchen all boast soaring 12-foot ceilings with upgraded tile throughout. Kitcen boast 42" Espresso Cabinets with zodiac counter-tops, stainless steel gas appliancs including a GE Profile Refrigerator. Home boast an expansive, open floor plan with grand features such as double door entry into the owner's retreat complete with two walk-in closets and luxurious bath with espresso cabinets and granite counter-tops. Additionally, the Key Largo offers an over-sized laundry/hobby room, a large covered lanai and bonus room with a Tile Roof and paver driveway.
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