This is my new meta BaBurn deck. Please rate / fix as you see fit. Please no negative comments as you will be reported.
Thank You.

Monsters: 21

1 Green Baboon, Defender of the forest
3 Giant Rat
3 Des Koala
3 Kuraz the Light Monarch
3 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
2 Gyaku-Gire Panda
1 Spirit Reaper
1 Marshmallon
1 Treeborn Frog
1 Neo-Spaican Grand Mole
1 Injection Fairy Lily
1 Morphing Jar

Spells: 9

2 Foolish Burial
2 Book of Moon
1 Level Limit-Area B
1 Monster Reborn
1 Premature Burial
1 Heavy Strom
1 Brain Control

Traps: 10

3 Secret Barrel
3 Just Deserts
1 Ojama Trio
1 Ceasefire
1 Gravity Bind
1 Magic Cylinder

Side Deck: 15

3 Royal Oppression
2 Threatening Roar
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
2 Dust Tornado
2 Legendary Jujitsu Master
2 Light-Imprisoning Mirror
2 Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror

Thanks!
Well shadowcaptain, there are so much wrong with your statment, I don’t know where to begin.
First of all, I assume you don’t know what a side deck is because you are talking about it as though it was my main deck. Injection fairy lily and spirit reaper are not light types, so they are not affected by light-imprisoning mirror. I also assume you know nothing of the competitive metagame, as baburn was a strong deck before the banlist and if you were in competitive play at least a little, you would know the strategy. Also spirit reaper hasn’t been unlimited since September 2006, so I can deduce you haven’t been playing for 2 years. If I could explain it a little more easily, the main strategy is a comfortable mix of burn and aggro. Gravity Bind and Level Limit-Area B are worst-case stall cards that I can hide behind whal burning my opponent, set up a counter-attack, and control the flow of the game. Royal Oppression is a great SIDE DECK card as it stops gladiator beast and DaD decks.

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hello guys,i would like to know if tornadoes in Florida exist or not.

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A. Brief, heavy precipitation
B. Cloudy and rain
C. cloudy, followed by rain/snow
D. clouds and thunderstorms
E. fair weather
F. freezing rain or ice storm
G. possible tropical storm or hurricane
H. possible tornado

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Gregory Maguire’s book, What-the-Dickens, tells the story of a mischievous tooth fairy. Dinah, Zeke and Rebecca Ruth’s parents have left in a medical emergency during a hurricane. They are left under the supervision of their mother’s distant cousin, Gage. Due to a heavy storm, there is no electricity and food supply is short because of the fear of thieves outside. Gage doesn’t know how to do much in this type of situation, so all he can offer is affection and a story while the storm raged on the other side of the walls. As his story unravels we learn about a skibbereen (tooth fairy) named What-the-Dickens. What-the-Dickens hatched out of a tuna can far away from any of his kind. He is curious to find out about himself and his surroundings. One of the most intriguing things he finds is teeth, another discovery he makes is his crush on a cat named McCavity, and a fondness of getting into trouble. One day he happens to meet a feisty girl skibbereen named Pepper, she belongs to a skibbereen colony and What-the-Dickens is determined to find his place there too. Dinah narrates the overall story but Gage narrates the story of the tooth fairy. The overall story is about the rouge What-the-Dickens finding his place in the world and what he’s best at doing.I believe that the main theme to this story is finding yourself because What-the-Dickens is searching for his place in the world; the siblings are also getting to see how life is if they were stranded for a long time, so they learn more about themselves throughout the story. What-the-Dickens was motivated to find his place since he was born and he got even more motivated when he met Pepper. He became more motivated because he saw there was more of his kind and wasn’t alone. The motivation for Dinah, Zeke, Rebecca Ruth, and Gage was to get out of the storm safely and find their parents soon with out panicking though. I think that the setting effect both of the stories going on in this book. What-the-Dickens was born alone and now where near home, so he had to be independent and search for answers. The Ormsby siblings and Gage’s setting affected the plot because there wasn’t much Gage could do but share a story with the kids. There is symbolism used through out such as the names given to some of the characters. Some examples of this are McCavity to a cat What-the-Dickens had a crush on; Old Flossie was a skibbereen What-the-Dickens met in the colony Pepper lived in; and the headmaster of the colony was names Dr. Ill. I would recommend this book to every one of all ages. Even though it is a fairy tale about a tooth fairy, it suits all ages and will grab the attention of any audience. The description Maguire uses through out the book is very precise and makes you imagine every thing, you get a clear image of how every scene would look like. The imagination set in this one book is fascinating.What-the-Dickens reminds me of a famous children’s book by P.D. Eastman, Are You My Mother?. When the skibbereen is hatched out of a discarded tuna can, he is searching where he came from, what he’s supposed to be doing, how to talk, what his name is and everything in between. The short story Are You My Mother? , is a story about a baby bird that hatched while his mother was out for food. He jumped out of the nest and began searching for his mother. He had many encounters with different animals and machines, but in the end he found his mother. In What-the-Dickens, the skibbereen is born alone as well and he encounters many animals in his search of finding his place. They are both very similar and are both about finding something. The main theme that Gregory Maguire depicted in What-the-Dickens is finding yourself, like the young skibbereen did.

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Are there tornadoes in Minnesota and how bad are they usually, when they strike? I have always wanted to live in Minnesota, coming from California we have a lot of wildfires and earthquakes, so I know I should not fear tornadoes, but I still do.

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I’m just curious, I’ve heard about all of these terms since i was in the fifth grade but even though i was fascinated then and still am now, they seem more like a faded memory 6 years later…
TERMINAL VELOCITY: when an object stays motionless and reaches an appropriate elevation, the velocity of the object will eventually become constant as soon as the downward force of gravity equals to the upward force of drag.
FLUID FRICTION: friction between solid objects as it moves through liquid or gas.
THE GOLDEN RATIO: not sure about this one all i remember is something about how everything in life somehow relates to it.5 squared plus 1 divided by 2=1.61803399 <——this is the only number in mathematics that if squared, equals itself plus 1
THE MAGNETOSHPERE: earth magnetic field that protects us from solar winds
THE CHAOS THEORY:small disturbances in one area can lead to large disturbances in other areas. -eg- a butterfly flapping its wings in brazil can cause a tornado in texas
I know i should have simply searched for these terms on the internet but they are somewhat complex and im looking for a straight forward explanation.

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YAEWF
Blaze

Event 1: The GM of Blaze, Mike Adams, comes out to the ring to a huge applause. He welcomes everyone to the very first episode of YAEWF Blaze! He says that we have a great card in line for tonight, where all the championships will be decided.
He then says that it is an honour and a privilege to run this new efed and he then introduces the participants of the first match.

Match 1: Total Extreme Championship – Extreme Rules match
Raven vs. Blue Voodoo King vs. Cory Pearce

Winner= Blue Voodoo King after he hits the Tornado DDT on Corey Pearce, Cory stumbles by the ropes and Raven clotheslines hits him with a steel chair, sending him flying through the ropes to the arena floor, BVK then runs up behind Raven and locks in a school boy for the 3 count. New Total Extreme Champion – Blue voodoo King

Event 2: Backstage interview with King Cliff, the interviewer asks him what it is like to be here at YAEWF. He replies by saying that it is an honour and that he intends on making his mark quickly and efficiently.

Match 2: Domination Championship – Steel Cage Match
Kurt Angle vs. Shyno

Winner= Kurt Angle, the match ends when Shyno hits the Gore on Kurt and then starts climbing the cage to escape. But Kurt manages to catch up to Shyno, he grabs hold of his leg and then out of nowhere hits the Angle Slam from the top rope and gets a 3 count. New Domination Champion – Kurt Angle

Event 3: Video promotion hyping our very first ppv here in YAEWF, Bloody and Broken on January 7th.
The GM Mike Adams comes down to the ring and hypes our main event which is a Six Pac Challenge match to crown the first ever World Heavyweight champion.

Match 3: Divas Championship
Lita vs. Trish Status vs. Cameron Dianna Hart

Winner= Cameron Dianna Hart, she wins the match after Trish Stratus avoids a clothesline with her matrix style move , Trish then turns around and kicks Lita straight in the head, sending her careening to the floor. Cameron Dianna Hart then hits the Eye Candy Crusher on Trish Stratus for the 3 count. New Divas Champion – Cameron Dianna Hart

Match 4: Tag Team Championships
Beast King and Ace D. Vs. Dylan Klein and Kas Money

Winners= Beast King and Ace D. The match ends after Ace D hits the Ace of Spade on Kas Money, Beast King then runs into the ring and dropkicks Dylan Klein off the ring apron while Ace D acquires the 3 count. New Tag team Champions – Beast King and Ace D.

Event 4: The new tag team champions cut promos about being the most dominant tag team in YAEWF and the entire world for that fact. They then say that they plan on holding onto the tag titles for a very long time.

Match 5: Pure Light Heavyweight Championship
Justin (Serj Tankian Edition) vs. Jeff Hardy

Winner= Draw, the match ends as Justin and Jeff Hardy fight it outside the ring. Justin nearly makes it back into the ring before the ref makes the ten count, but first Justin sends Jeff flying over the security rail and that costs him the match as both men get counted out.

After the match Justin grabs a microphone and demands the GM gives him the Pure Light Heavyweight title because he was only just on the outside. The GM Mike Adams then walks out to the ring and says that he was close, but not close enough, but he will grant him another match next week, a no-count out match for the Pure Light Heavyweight title.
Pure Light Heavyweight Champion to be decided next week in a rematch.

Match 6: NO-DQ Match
Icon vs. Ted Dibiase Jr

Winner= Icon after a Big Boot followed up by an Iconic Splash onto a trash can for the 3 count. After the match Ted Dibiase attacks Icon with a steel chair multiple times, he then pulls out a table from underneath the ring and hits the Dream Street on Icon through the table.

Main Event: Six Pack Challenge – World Heavyweight Championship
King Cliff vs. Risky Business vs. Goldberg vs. Adam Moon vs. The Dark Demon vs. Chris Jericho

Winner= King Cliff, he wins the match after he hits the Tombstone on The dark Demon, he then throws Chris Jericho, who is the only other wrestler in the ring, to the outside. He then pins Dark Demon. New World Heavyweight Champion – king Cliff

After the match King Cliff poses with the World Heavyweight championship until the show goes off air.

Thank you and don’t miss next week’s episode of YAEWF Blaze!
If you weren’t featured on this weeks episode of blaze then you will be on next week.

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I like a boy and he’s my best friend. he’s gonna sit next to me on the 2-hour bus-ride for my senior trip. He put his mouth all over a book as if he was kissing it but he didn’t do it on purpose but he asked me to hold it and he forgot i had it so i kissed the book. my favorite color is purple. I can swim,but i hate wearing 2-piece bathing suits. i have eczema so i was and still am kinda bullied. haven’t had my 1st kiss yet. i love books like the twilight saga,romeo and juliet,and i love to write and act!1 i know miley cyrus(no joke i swear). im dominican(hispanic). I have short hair and i like it that way. i am christian. and if i could wish for 3 wishes its that 1. my crush will like me 2. i had an acting career 3. there was no such thing as tornadoes or hurricanes or any of those natural disasters. i love making jokes and i laugh and smile A LOT but im a drama queen.Tell me my personality and please no harsh answers

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in some grave yards like it does the sur roundings of them. I read were the storms messed up a few thangs in my folks plot and whatever else it did. other places too,

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I have heard some can be black, some can be white, and some can be grey.

Why don’t they just take their dogs with them? I would take my dog with me and if I can’t bring him into a shelter, I would keep driving farther from the hurricane and stay in my car. Can’t they do that? I don’t understand. It is too sad to do that to a dog, abandon it during a scary traumatic storm!

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I live in a location without municipal water supply. I could buy a natural gas generator, and hire an electrician to connect it to my breaker box, but I believe there is a way to connect solar panels to a battery system to provide enough power for my 220 volts submerged pump. I have 2 horses, 24 chickens, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 3 parakeets, and 3 people that need water in the event of a hurricane, national power grid attack,etc. There are solar powered generators advertised, but they are not powerful enough for 220. Also, my whole neighborhood of over 200 homes all lives off their own water wells, and we all suffered during hurricane Ike: 10 days without a water supply.

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We bought a house in IL without a basement.. yeah I know.. it’s not good. We have a gravel/dirt crawlspace which creeps me out AND we have a utility closet under our stairs. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats and don’t want to compromise their safety. What is the safest place during a tornado?

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My husband got a job offer in Houston and we are considering moving there but we are from south TX as in 5 min from the border and we NEVER get tornadoes. I am a little concerned about this. I was also wondering if it snows there because we have never gotten snow either. Thankyou

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Remember its in our movies.and John Waynes Green Berets whome needed Great Theifs when they were cut off from main supply routes and hed to sqrounge for needed item like unto the 442,nd with in our U;S History we do still bear our teeth & Claws unto our foe on A Global size scale.most either went to prison for small crimes just like unto those in our Movies.true they got caught and are not Military grade,yet we do use the brain control stuff to set their modes of thinking correct.if they are going to kill = Hell Raiseo Texas Cahinsaw massacre style why not suck them into our military retrain their brains psycotrophicley & ease Prison over crowding as the actor Playing Jon Luc Piccard had said Crime & Criminals were fazed out over this Time farm with in Global & U:S History.I had to be the real Life man whome looks like him and the Damian The Omen Stories during my Awakening.the perks unto your school age kids is the fact the our Police have Jurisdition Problems az that Hell Raiser + Pin Head & Pine & Sol = Man Shaped Sun + Para Normal eX Men * Man Titles & pet names Pan Dracula La in melting pot American Spanlish yet we house Irsish asians Africans and Cajuns too.and leprekaun spelt correct.our battle field equiptment should be Hell Raiser qualified even if light wieght armour be its skelitonish Armour Platting and could be made form nothing more than Stacked Rippled Tin and coated with rust proof egg shell = Casium and powered by unknown Gases still hidden below Volcanoes not yet apon our periodic Charts.the Hurricane Razor Back Ram Tom Kat ish design the springdale Arkansas Areonautics Company Pratt & Whitney had wanted is donated unto the fortsmith based 5 Star studio & Shared with them the homless & the Citizen of the fine Continent.the old Choo Choo from the spy movies awaits my person should I locate it & Pass all the Hell Raiser Test Life ,Strife , Destiney & Magick send my wAy.not much different A picture thew lOrd of the Rings stories paints.its us Harry Potter Para Normals Normal Folks count apon when attacked by somthings they cant fight.our wizards & Witches verses theirs.as I had sang the U K C S S B song & recorede it in the vocal black berries voice area.all the Ant Colonies General Mandevle may hath needed is his modes of thinking rebooted unto correctness modivated.hence the Bohemian winged Ant saying "Sir this iz the colony"setting great generals like him free may hath only = soley required belief in the S:S:B & its Bohemian Royal Gaurd like the Omen with in our Local F:F:A chapters refuses to abandone this nation & its Citizens.I wish they would give the movi version some new task children get carried off from townships each date = Day and the Movie version of the Hell Raiser = John Wayne & the Hellish Cattle Drive western version of yester year.its no different than Hollywoods wizards and witches casting their spells & Bindings to stay apon the Life & Religion Chosen Paths.punnishing folks for sinning iz =is old modes of thinking & Hollywood schript write=ters need Employment .its my Alladdin & his magick Lamp wish for the real life Him and you all set free from the Sinnish Movie versions of Horrors Pergitory.the other versions only give you your sex = pleasure world & Realms + Realities input.A Jet able to smash through comets and other Battle fielf Foe is worth each Abraham Lincoln Freedom loving Penny.

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Welcome to another episode of Xplosion! Live from Las Vegas! Im JR alongside my broadcast partner the always annoying Kyle! Kyle: Hey!… ah its true. Punk: Well, looks like Kingstons little hot streak has come to an end. Boom Boom! Yeah right. That guy World Heavyweight champion. Edge what the hell are you thinking back there these people what main event worthy challengers to wrestle CM Punk their straightedge savior! Edge: Oh? is that right Punk? You are their savior? Well i seem to recall another superstar calling himself their savior and he is definitely a main event worthy challenger. CM Punk: Who is it? You? Edge: Why does everyone call me out? But since i am having fun toying with you you will just have to find out later tonight like everyone else!
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Match 1: Kofi Kingston v. MVP(w/ The Boogeyman)
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Edge: Lets see if everyone else is having fun. If anyone in the back feels like they are good enough to take me on……Angle: well, i think i am. But i have my shot at your I-C championship this Sunday at Xtravaganza. So, tonight here is my handpicked opponent for you.
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Match 2: Edge v. Tazz
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Jeff: As the new members of The Council we have been told to deal with anyone we feel needs dealing with. Sting: So, this week we have decided to target one guy who seems to be a thorn in our sides. The Rock: Woah, woah, woah. Stop right their fellas. Who were you about to say? Jeff Hardy: We…. The Rock: It doesnt matter who you were about to say! because the Rock challenges both of your candy @$$ to a handicap match so he can take you down know your role…. Sting: Yeah, yeah sure. All of that nonsense you always say why…. The Rock: How dare you interrupt The Rock and now you will truly smell what…. Jeff Hardy: would you just get the hell down here!
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Match 3: The Rock v. Sting and Jeff Hardy
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Dolph: As your X-Division champion i feel i should compete in high flying action week after week to show you just why i am champion. Daivari: Okay, I have an " X-Divison " wrestler who is willing to take you on in any type of high flying match as long as i am involved to. Dolph: Right, i have no idea who you are but i am sure i can take you and your pal in an Ultimate X match.
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Match 4: Daivari v. Dolph Ziggler v. Umaga
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Joey Stylez: As the newest wrestler in this company i feel as if you fans think i am not a good wrestler and fighter so i put together a little video of me training. A video rolls of him doing jumping jacks and push ups and….. JR: hey wait a minute, thats not joey styles thats AJ Styles! AJ: You may have my last name, but you in no way have my wrestling ability. i hear Brother Ray needs a new tag team partner so ill find one and meet you in the ring after the break.
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Match 5: Brother Ray and Joey Stylez v. AJ Styles and Robert Roode (Tornado Style)
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Edge: Alright, you can beat Punk right. ???: Edge, you always underestimate me even when we were a tag team. Edge: yeah, remember what happened? ???: That was completely your fault, but yeah i got Punk easy.
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Main Event: CM Punk(w/Abyss) v. Chris Jericho(w/Edge)
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*in the back* Masked Man: Hey, Punk, up here. Remember your good friend Joey Mercury? Do you know who this is? * camera rolls on to a guy so bloodied we can barely see his face* Thats Joey Mercury. We gave him an " initiation " sound familiar? JR: Well, i dont know what ties Punk has with Mercury these days, but apparently today he is hanging out with Abyss so why piss him off?
Kyle: dont try to be cool JR. JR: what are you talking about Kyle, it doesnt matter we are out of time so good night everybody. Kyle: We hope you enjoyed the show and thank you for watching please join us this Sunday for Xtravaganza!
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i live in colorado and for the last few days we have been having tornado warnings and i am terrified of tornadoes. what time of day do they happen. also, we are having a thunder storm right now and is there a chance there will be a tornado.
no warnings right now

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I need this for my report on tornados.Pleez help!

Hey, Yahoo storm chasers and meteorologists. The tornado is my favorite meteorological force (for lack of a better description). I’ve lived in Kansas all my life and have never seen one! I feel cheated! What is it like to see a tornado? I would think it would be as exhilarating as it is terrifying.

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I live in Florida now (no choice) and as a kid I lived in Oklahoma. So I’ve always been around hurricanes and tornadoes (but lucky enough to stay away from them.)
When I get old enough to move out on my own, I want to move to some place that doesn’t have hurricanes, tornadoes, or earthquakes. I’m okay with snow storms. Does anyone know anywhere in the US that would be best without all of those please?

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maybe he’s fed up with redneck racism?

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If you could only choose from these titles what 12 games would be worth the time to play?
Which ones would you avoid?
Any detail as to why or why not would be appreciated

Alien Vs. Predator
Army of Two
Army of Two: 40th Day
Assassins Creed
Assassins Creed 2
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
Bayonetta
Bionic Commando
BlazBlue Continuum Shift
Brutal Legend
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: World At War
Castlevania – Lord of Shadows
Crackdown 2
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Death Smiles
Destroy All Humans: The Path of Furon
Devil May Cry 4
Fairytale Fights
Fallout 3 – Game of the Year Edition
Fallout 3: New Vegas
FEAR
FEAR 2 Project Origin
FEAR Files
FIFA Soccer 08
FIFA Soccer 11
Flatout Ultimate Carnage
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Golden Axe: Beast Rider
HAWX
Just Cause 2
Lego Batman
Lost Planet 2
Madden 2k
Mafia 2
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: The Fate of Two Worlds *
Mass Effect 2
Mini Ninjas
MySims SkyHeroes
Naild
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
NHL 2k
Ninja Gaiden II
Prototype
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Resident Evil 5
Sacred 2 – Fallen Angel
Singularity
The Saboteur
Tekken 6
Tiger Woods
Tornado Outbreak
Two Worlds II
Venetica
Way of the Samurai 3
Ya, I thought that Reach or another game would come up. I have basically any game that has been released in the past few years, with the ones on this list being the exceptions.

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My property was hit by an F4 tornado last spring and I thought my house only suffered minor damages (shingles ripped off, siding ripped off, and porch over hang supports completely removed). But now it is 7 months later and it feels like my house is collapsing. My floors are real wood and the boards are separating drastically and they are wavy (not level). Plus, there are cracks in my walls and my doors aren’t shutting correctly. After some crawling around in the crawl space I found out approximately 10 floor joists are splitting and/or separating. The beams that are located in the center of the house, that support the joists perpendicularly, are also being crush, cracking, and sagging. I don’t believe this is from the house settling; since they house was built in 1956. I have noticed hairline cracks in the mortar between the cinder blocks of the foundation, but none of them looked like that are falling or breaking away. I believe the house has been tweaked on the foundation. Does anyone have an idea if the insurance company will condemn the house or fix it? Its only a 1110 sq-ft house. Oh… it keeps getting worse daily and the structural engineer won’t be able to inspect it for another 3 weeks.

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I am planning on taking some graduate studies.I am a mechanical engineer and I want to come to SF as soon as possible.What are the pros and cons on living to SF and generally california? What other state and city you suggest.I want to stay away from hurricanes, tornado’s and crime.Plus I want to learn how much money does a mechanical engineer get payed there and ho much does it cost to build a 2000 square foot house.I have the ability to take a green card so don’t say anything about that.

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