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We not so long ago downsized. We had a fantastic an older custom made English Tudor home with all the ammenities, heated garage, in-ground heated pool, seperate artist cabin all on 2 acres of gardens and lawn with a beautiful view over looking a valley, for 20 years.
We sold it and purchased a much smaller city home with a nice,small back yard and we love it.
There is a time and place for everything. We would never change having our large home but as we grew older and the kids had left it was time to downsize.
We now totally enjoy living smaller and much more efficiently
Now that you've posted the link to fantasy land and purged this plastic diarrhea from your bowels, can we please try living in reality again and report on something that actually matters?
For example, how about talking about the fact that over 1 billion people worldwide are on the verge of starvation in part because of the greed of Americans needing ethanol to continue their happy motoring. Or, how about reporting the fact that the Fukushima nuclear plant failures have been linked to serious flaws in the design of the plants. Plants that were designed by GE, owner of MSNBC.
Obviously, ethanol isn't the only reason. Fires in Russia, floods in Asia and Australia wiped out most of the worlds grain supply's last year, contributing to the massive shortage. Meanwhile, back in fantasy land......I mean the USA, people are happily going about their business of pretending nothings wrong and avoiding the truth. Meanwhile, moronic journalists, such as the ones that created this disneyland ride of a web page, continue perpetuating a lifestyle which has contributed to climate change, which of course is the direct cause of those fires, floods and the loss of open space through suburban sprawl and shopping malls that could have been used for something much better and much more responsible.
I'll be laughing at all of you in a few years when you finally wake up (much too late btw), to the fact the party is over and growth isn't going to return, ever. At least not without drastic changes in how we live our lives. To bad most people who like this kind of reporting will never understand this until it's already too late.
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Live like a diva
By Melissa Friedling of MainStreet
The term "diva" is derived from the Italian word for "goddess" and was originally used to refer to divinely talented and fanatically celebrated female opera stars. The term is now more widely used to describe gifted female performers in all forms of music as well as theater and cinema.
"Diva" has also acquired some negative connotations, being used to suggest a star is difficult or has an inflated opinion of herself — but that really misses the celebratory spirit of the term. What might be fairly said about a diva is that she has high expectations — of herself and of the people and things she surrounds herself with — and a taste for the finer things in life. So when a diva moves to a new house, the property she leaves behind should satisfy even the most discriminating tastes.
Here are some divas’ former homes, ready to give anyone with the cash a taste of the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
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Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera, a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, is unloading her ultramod 1960-vintage Los Angeles home. Listed for $5.99 million, it’s a property fit for a young diva.
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In the Bird Streets
Aguilera's mansion is in swanky West Hollywood, in an area known as the Bird Streets because most of the streets are named after birds. The area is an enclave for the rich and famous, with easy access to all things Los Angeles as well as great views of the city, canyon and ocean.
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Spacious glass home
The home's more than 6,500 square feet are enclosed by glass walls that open onto a large pool, a 12-person spa and an outdoor fireplace.
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Screening room and studio
The former "Star Search" contestant and Mickey Mouse Club member is also a mom who recently split from her husband, music producer Jordan Bratman. Surely wanting to work while staying at home with her family, she equipped the home with a screening room and music studio.
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Alicia Keys
Another Grammy Award winner, newlywed and new mom — Alicia Keys — is unloading her Long Island, N.Y., house for the fire-sale price of $2.29 million. She bought the home in 2005 for $3.99 million.
While the 2.2-acre, seven-bedroom mansion will serve anyone with an Empire state of mind, it's plenty big enough for a family.
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Grand staircase
Keys is selling the traditional home on a tree-lined cul-de-sac, having already bought Lenny Kravitz’s old blinged-out Manhattan penthouse for $14.5 million with her husband, producer Swizz Beatz.
The Long Island home features quite a bit of bling as well — just take a look at the grand entryway.
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Outdoor retreat
The home also features a 50-foot pool with a spa, a pool house and a patio.
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Keeping warm
The formal dining room and living room off the grand foyer feature two of the home’s three fireplaces for those cold Long Island nights.
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Gourmet kitchen
If you do your own cooking — and some divas do — you’ll especially enjoy the gourmet eat-in kitchen.
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Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson, the singer who won the first season of "American Idol," is selling her "modest" 4,900-square-foot home in Belle Meade, Tenn., a posh suburb of Nashville. The house listed for $1.45 million, $41,000 less than Clarkson paid for it in 2007.
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Home office
The songwriter and actress, who was born and raised in Texas, is also a two-time Grammy winner and multiplatinum-selling artist. While her awards are enough to earn her diva status, she was also granted the title when she headlined VH1’s "Divas" in September 2009.
The stone house has enough diva extras to suit anyone, including a wood-paneled office.
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Three fireplaces
The five-bedroom, five-bathroom home includes a screened porch with one of the home's three fireplaces. It overlooks the newly landscaped grounds, which exemplify the best in Southern comfort.
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Luxurious bath
The master bedroom on the main level has an en-suite bath with a luxurious soaking tub. No diva should be without her bubble bath.
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Part-time home
Clarkson's property also features a recreation room above the three-car garage, a den and a living room for relaxing in front of the fire. Clarkson reportedly did not live here full-time, as her primary residence is a 50-acre property in Fort Worth, Texas, but she needed a place to stay while collaborating with country singer Reba McEntire on a project.
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Judy Garland
Judy Garland earned her diva title with multiple Academy, Golden Globe and Grammy awards, though she might be best-known for the role she played at 16 as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz."
As she says in the movie, "There’s no place like home." Her Hollywood mansion is on sale for $3.85 million.
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Sweeping views
The 5,000-square-foot main house and 1,100-square-foot guest house are on a huge double lot in the hills above the Sunset Strip, affording sweeping views of city lights, the canyon and beyond.
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Restored and renovated
Garland and her second husband, Vincent Minnelli — that's Liza's dad — built the home together. It was later owned by Garland’s fellow Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr.
The property recently underwent a full restoration and renovation. A home theater and custom chef’s kitchen are just two of the updates.
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Private luxury
The sprawling, landscaped grounds afford plenty of privacy, essential for any aspiring diva, and the pool and cabana area rivals any luxury hotel in Cannes.
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Updated Rat Pack feel
The renovation by Davis Design and Development aimed to keep the property’s original features, honor its celebrity history and give it a sophisticated and updated Rat Pack feel. There are multiple fireplaces and oversized windows throughout the property, making it cozy, bright and very cool.
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