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I find an answer to my question. Going to Goole and typing the keywords "Sex and Real Estate' I found a series of posts written by an other ActiveRain member: Jeff Turner

• Sex And Real Estate :: Part 1
• Sex And Real Estate: The House As Beloved
• Sex And Real Estate: The House As Mother
• Sex And Real Estate - The Conclusion

He is referring to the book "Sex and Real Estate" written by Marjorie Garber

• Introduction: Sex and Real Estate
• 1: The House as Beloved
• 2: The House as Mother
• 3: The House as Body
• 4: The Dream House
• 5: The Trophy House
• 6: The Summer House
• Epilogue: Why We Love Houses 

As you can see at an unique view and interpretation of emotional process that takes place along the process of buying a Real Estate. The the major cultural reasons why buying a house is such an emotion filled decision. Buying a home is NOT about information. It's about emotion... Right!  

I still don't understand what sex has to do with buying a real estate. Buying a home is NOT about sex. It's about emotion... Right? But never the less to employ our undivided attention, challenge our interest and trigger our curiosity she came up with a title of the book quite shocking. If the title would be "Love and Real Estate" or "Emotions and Real Estate"... wouldn't get the same attention. Right?

So, to answer to myself, and those of you who found quite unacceptable to mix business with sex (agreed!) I'll say that it is quite possible in a metaphoric way to put those two together in order to make a point. (it's not all about sex... the way we relate... it's about love... and emotions!) 

Bellagio in list of America's favorite architecture - The only building in Las Vegas to make it to that list.

The American Institute of Architects reports that its survey to determine the public's favorite architecture found the Bellagio Hotel and Casino to rank number 22 of 150! The press release is at http://www.aia.org/release_020707_150Buildings

The Top 10 List

Washington’s public buildings and memorials dominated the top 10 list, but New York city easily led the list for the sheer number of structures in the top 150. Following are the top 10 structures and their architects and designers:

The complete list is reported in the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-poparch07-sort2.html
The Wall Street Journal sites allows you to sort by category, so by year, state, architect and building type. The Bellagio is the only building in Nevada to make the list -- not so surprising when you realize that only 21 buildings on the list were built 1997 or later.

	1. Empire State Building - Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
	2. The White House - James Hoban
	3. Washington National Cathedral - George Bodley and Henry Vaughan, FAIA
	4. Jefferson Memorial - John Russell Pope, FAIA
	5. Golden Gate Bridge – Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude C. Morrow
	6. U.S. Capitol - William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, FAIA, Montgomery C. Meigs
	7. Lincoln Memorial - Henry Bacon, FAIA
	8. Biltmore Estate/Vanderbilt Mansion - Richard Morris Hunt, FAIA
	9. Chrysler Building - William Van Alen, FAIA
	10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership

If I made you come that far... don't leave until you view the video here below! This is the best song that they have ever done at the Fountains of Bellagio. Let Andrea Bocelli take you for a breathtaking water dance on the sound of  "Time to say Goodbye"... Simply beautiful!

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The Fountains of Bellagio Music

• Title: One, Singular Sensation. Artist: Original Broadway Cast. Composer: Marvin Hamlisch. Work: A Chorus Line, Broadway Musical. Year: 1975. Length 4:43
• Title: Hoe-Down. Artist: London Symphony Orchestra. Composer: Aaron Copland. Work: Rodeo. Year: 1988. Length 3:30
• Title: Simple Gifts. Artist: London Symphony Orchestra. Composer: Aaron Copland. Work: Appalachian Spring. Year: 1988. Length 3:12
• Title: Singin' in the Rain. Artist: Gene Kelly. Composer: Alex North. Work: Singin' in the Rain, Movie Musical. Year: 1952. Length 3:32
• Title: Rondine al Nido. Artist: Luciano Pavarotti. Composer: Vicenzo deCrescenzo. Work: La Rondine, Opera. Year: 1990. Length 3:23
• Title: Luck Be A Lady. Artist: Frank Sinatra. Composer: Frank Losser. Work: Guys & Dolls, Broadway Musical. Year: 1955. Length 5:14
• Title: Winter Games. Artist: David Foster. Composer: David Foster. Work: Composed for Winter Olympics. Year: 1987. Length 3:00
• Title: Hey, Big Spender. Artist: Gwen Verdon & Original Broadway Cast. Composer: Cy Coleman. Work: Sweet Charity, Broadway Musical. Year: 1966. Length 3:35
• Title: Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye). Artist: Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman. Composer: F.Sartori, L.Quarantotto. Work: Pop Song. Year: 1996. Length 4:04
• Title: Hallelujah Chorus. Artist: Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Composer: Handel. Work: The Messiah. Year: 1992. Length 3:53
• Title: Carol of the Bells. Artist: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Composer: M. Leontovich. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1996. Length 1:29
• Title: O Holy Night. Artist: Placido Domingo. Composer: Placide Clappeau. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1984. Length 3:57
• Title: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. Artist: Johnny Mathis. Composer: Meredith Wilson. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1997. Length 2:18
• Title: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Artist: Johnny Mathis. Composer. Eddie Pola & George Wyle. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1997. Length 2:45
• Title: We Need a Little Christmas. Artist: Johnny Mathis. Composer: Jerry Herman. Work: Mame, Broadway Musical. Year: 1997. Length 1:54
• Title: Sleigh Ride. Artist: Johnny Mathis. Composer: Leroy Anderson. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1997. Length 2:57
• Title: Santa Baby. Artist: Madonna. Composer: J. Javita & P. Springer. Work: Christmas Carol. Year: 1987. Length 3:57
• Title: Your Song. Artist: Elton John. Lyrics: Bernie Taupin. Work: Elton John. Year: 1970. Length 4:10
• Title: God Bless The USA. Artist: Lee Greenwood. Composer: Lee Greenwood. Work: American Patriot. Year: 1992. Length 3:57
• Title: Star Spangled Banner. Artist: Whitney Houston. Composer: Francis Scott Key. Work: CD Single. Year: 2001. Length 5:08
• Title: PinkPanther. Artist: Henry Mancini. Composer: Henry Mancini. Work: The Pink Panther, Movie Soundtrack. Year: 1964. Length 2:39
• Title: My Heart Will Go On. Artist: Celine Dion. Composer: James Horner. Lyrics by Will Jennings. Work: Let's Talk About Love & Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture. Year: 1997. Length 5:08
• Title: Fly Me To The Moon. Artist: Frank Sinatra with Count Basie. Composer is Bart Howard; from the work The Very Best of Frank Sinatra, 1957; Length: 2:28
• Title: This Kiss. Artist: Faith Hill. Composer: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff and Robin Lerner; Work: Faith; 1998, Length: 3:00
• Title: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Artist: Mikhail Rudy. Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Work: Theme of Paganini; 1992, Length: 2.55
• Title: Gayaneh - Suite: Dawn, Ayeshe’s Dance. Artist: London Symphony Orchestra. Composer: Aram Ll’yich Khachaturian; Work: Spartacus; 1942, Length: 4:12
• Title: Overture/And All That Jazz. Artist: Catherine Zeta-Jones. Composer: Fred Ebb & John Kander; Work: Chicago Soundtrack; 2002, Length : 4:37
• Title: Ecstasy of Gold. Composer: Ennio Morricone; Work: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Soundtrack; 1966, Length: 3.22
• Title: Viva Las Vegas. Artist: Elvis Presley. Composer: George E. Stoll; Work: Viva Las Vegas Soundtrack; 1963, Length: 2.25

As a homeowner, one of your most important financial obligations is your monthly mortgage payment, and it's crucial that you pay your mortgage every month and on time. But what happens when you are no longer able to fulfill your financial obligation???

The stress that foreclosure brings can lead to depression, feelings of worthlessness, lack of motivation, embarrassment around family and friends, and the list goes on. Rising foreclosure rates and rising incidences of exhibited mental health disorders will go hand in hand, to a certain extent. The financial hardships that often lead to foreclosure, and the realization by homeowners that they have no other options than to give up their homes, generate enormous amounts of stress.

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Here are some statistic from: Harris Interactive poll of 1,334 U.S. homeowners, conducted December 5-7, 2007

• Emotionally the stress of foreclosure can have serious effects on your well-being ... 38% experience depression as result of foreclosure stress related.

• Children of homeowners are likely to perform higher on academic achievement test and are more likely to finish high school. They also have fewer behavioral problems in school and are less likely to become pregnant as teenagers. That all changes in the climate of foreclosures. The impact of foreclosure on your children is as devastating as for the rest members of that household.

"The housing market will recover, the mortgage industry will recover. But these children won't recover. This will have a lasting impact on their lives," First Focus' Christopher Spina told the PD

• Hundreds of foreclosed homes are raising concerns about a potential public health issue because their abandoned pools can be a nesting ground for mosquitoes. Abandoned homes are source of polution and health hazard, that dramatically impact the neighborhood homes values and life style.

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	Willis has never trademarked the sign. “It’s my gift to the city,” she said.
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, which in 1959 has stood on the south end of the Strip just west of the old Klondike Inn, has been moved. The sign hasn’t always been in the same spot - as the Strip has grown the sign has been moved further and further south.
	Few evenings ago at a Friends of Classic Las Vegas panel discussion at Springs Preserve. Betty Willis (85 years old) answered few questions about what was behind her work and what motivated her to create the sign. At the question why the word “fabulous” was used to describe Las Vegas on her iconic Welcome sign, she said:  "There was not other word to use,”.... “Las Vegas was fabulous, and we wanted to advertise that.”
Photo: John Katsilometes
read more >>>      Famed designer Willis never tires of, “What’s your sign?”

Some fellow designer tried to challenge her by asking if the back of the sign should write, "Keep Nevada Green,” (not only as a reminder of an environmental issues but more to be read by the tourists, as they leave town, many of whom lost money at the casinos). Willis argued for a more friendly send-off. “I didn’t think (Keep Nevada Green) was very nice,” she said. “Repeat business is always better.”