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    RAZING OF JERUSALEM
    January 15, 1970 - Israel

    The first evidence was uncovered of the razing by fire, of Jerusalem by Roman troops led by General Titus in 70 A.D. upon orders from Caesar. Israeli archaeologist Prof. Nahumn Avigad excavated ruins in the Jewish Quarter of Old Jerusalem, a few hundred yards from the Wailing Wall. Three meters (10 feet) under the earth, he found two rooms with evidence of intense heat and ashes. One was apparently a pharmacy, with beautifully carved stone jars, stone weights, and measuring cups. The second was perhaps a woodworking shop. The coins were found which helped precisely date the event. Despite the destruction, the site was valuable because the objects were found buried there as they had been used.

    SOLAR HEATED HOUSE
    January 15, 1955 - Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

    The first U.S. house to be both solar-heated and radiation-cooled started its system. It was built in Tucson, Arizona by solar physicist Raymond W. Bliss, Jr. (6 Oct 1915 - 7 Nov 2004). The system was built at a cost of nearly $4,000 for labor and materials. It was made using a large slanted slab of steel and glass that converted sunlight into heat, which was directed into the house. Summer cooling used the same ducts and associated fans and controls. The first U.S. house to be completely solar heated was occupied in Dover, Mass. On 24 Dec 1948. That heating system was designed by Dr. Maria Telkes from the MIT Solar Laboratory, used black sheet metal collectors to capture solar energy, stored by the phase-change of sodium sulfate decahydrate in “heat bins.”

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How to Sell Your Home and Continue to Stay in It By: Oliver Wingrove
Are you having problems with mortgage repayments being unable to keep up with the repayment schedule? If it is any consolation to you, every year there are numerous homes being reacquired through the courts? In case you want to avoid such a situation, then you need to act swiftly regarding your mortgage repayments. When you fail to meet the repayment obligations, your lender might expect you to dispose off your property, so that you are able to repay the loan to them, but this may warrant your immediate vacation of the house. There is another alternative by which you could sell the house, clear your mortgage dues and at the same time retain your property.

Under this option, you may decide to sell your home to a company, repay your mortgage loan from the sale proceeds, and then you may stay put in your home by paying a monthly nominal rent to the company. This way, you would not only pay off your dues, you get to stay in your property too, thereby avoiding unnecessary humiliation of moving out of the house.

You may browse the internet and look for a reputed and dependable company that allows you to rent back your house within a day and you will also get a picture as to the market value of your property. You will receive an oral figure and if both of you are agreeable, then a representative from the company will inspect your home, assess the value and give you a written estimate, which would depend on the area, quality of construction and the maintenance, etc. The company will also let you know about your rent liability if you want to stay put in your home and what you will need to pay in order to buy back the house when your financial situation eases in due course.

This option of selling your property to a company and paying back the mortgage loan from the sale proceeds takes a lot of pressure off your mind and there is no fear of the lender seizing your property or running behind you every month, demanding mortgage repayment. In case you have some money left with you after repaying the mortgage loan, you could also pay off any other dues which have to be paid. You will now be able to heave a big sigh of relief.

Mortgage dues and the looming fear of repossession of the property can have devastating repercussions on all the members of the family, monetarily as well as psychologically. Loan arrears and dues can trigger unnecessary depression, worry, harrowing moments as also lack of sleep, and when you suffer; it is likely that other members of family might suffer too consequently, as they cannot watch you suffering silently. When you are not in a position to repay your mortgage loan at regular intervals, then it is prudent to sell it and rent it back so that you may put an end to all your worries and start your life afresh from then on.

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