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Art of War
- For some time now I have struggled with the juxtaposition of art and war. Sometimes a stark black and white photo isn't enough of a dramatization of war. I believe that the effects of war and conflict become more dramatic when juxtaposed with something beautiful. It is more of a reminder that with death and destruction we forever lose the beauty that is life. Is there life after death? Perhaps, but I can imagine nothing more beautiful than what I witness on this planet. I, for one, would rather spend my moments living a beautiful life just in case the end is really the end. Each image in the series will have a different look, dependent wholly upon my emotions at the time of creation. No image is meant to malign the victims, but rather bring a new perspective on the constant cycle of destruction by humankind.
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Housing Bubble
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
More than 1,000 Florida Loan Originators are Felons
What I haven't been able to understand is why so many economically challenged people were approved for mortgages on overpriced pressboard and fake rock crap. Sure, there's fraud, but how bad could it be? Well, a lot worse than even I, the Queen of Doom and Gloom, thought it could be. More than a thousand felons serve as loan originators in Florida.
Gary Kafka, former body builder with a long rap sheet and violent past, wrote millions of dollars in mortgages in South Florida without ever applying for a state license.
Fresh out of prison after serving time for bank fraud, he never went through a criminal background check before selling loans. He never took a competency exam.
He never had to.
More than half the mortgage professionals registered in Florida -- 120,563 -- entered the industry this decade without being licensed by the state, The Miami Herald found.
Known as loan originators, they perform the same job as mortgage brokers but aren't bound by the same rules.
Read the rest of the Miami Herald story here.
